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Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo makes The Red Sea destination his private paradise

Footballing legend and longtime visitor buys luxury villas at Nujuma, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve Residence

Riyadh, 22 December 2025 – Red Sea Global (RSG), the developer behind regenerative tourism destinations The Red Sea and AMAALA, has welcomed football icon Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez as homeowners at Nujuma, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve Residence. The homes are part of The Red Sea...

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Construction employment boom

Property sector bucks national trend with rising employment and renewed confidence

The latest research from GetAgent.co.uk has found that, while many industries across the UK have reduced headcount over the last year, the property sector has gone against the grain, adding more than 5,000 additional employees and underlining its long-term confidence.

GetAgent analysed the latest data from the Office for National Statistics * on the number of payrolled employees...

Building wraps

New report reveals hotspots outside of London where property and construction is thriving

Tunbridge Wells has the most thriving construction landscape outside of London, according to a new report released by Monster-Mesh, construction branding specialists. The study analysed five key indicators across 84 UK locations, to reveal construction hotspots outside of the capital.

Construction is one of the UK’s most vital sectors, supporting the economy through housing delivery...

New Builds

New-build demand dips in Q3 as homebuyers sit tight ahead of autumn statement

The latest market analysis from Property Inspect has found that fewer than one in five new homes are currently securing a buyer, with homebuyer demand for new-build properties falling on both a quarterly and annual basis.

Property Inspect analysed current market listings looking at what proportion of new-build properties are already marked as sold subject to contract to reveal how...

Stamp Duty

Homebuyers have already paid £3.24bn in stamp duty this year

New analysis from over-50s property specialists, Regency Living , reveals that homebuyers in England have already paid more than £3.24 billion in Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in 2025 (Jan to Aug), an amount that would have been saved under new Conservative Party proposals to abolish the tax entirely on primary home purchases.

Unveiled at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester...

Posh Houses

£5m paid in SDLT on nation's most expensive property

The latest research from global HNW finance brokerage, Enness Global , has found that whilst the wider UK property market may be treading water at present, high-end properties are continuing to change hands for eye-watering sums, with the most expensive homes sold across the nation going for as much as £41m - a purchase that comes with a stamp duty bill of almost £5m!

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Expensive Houses

Most expensive homes sold so far this year revealed – where does your region rank?

The latest research from global HNW finance brokerage, Enness Global , has found that whilst the wider UK property market may be treading water at present, high-end properties are continuing to change hands for eye-watering sums, with the top five most expensive homes sold so far this year going for between £25 million and £41 million.

Enness analysed thousands of sold price records...

First time buyers

First-time buyer demand falls sharply across Britain's major cities, with Nottingham leading the decline

The latest research by Yopa has shown that first-time buyer demand has dropped significantly across a number of major British cities, with Nottingham seeing the sharpest decline since the start of the year.

Yopa analysed first-time buyer (FTB) demand based on the proportion of homes listed under buying schemes* that have already sold subject to contract as a percentage of total...

As speculation grows around Donald Trump's proposed 'Gold Card' scheme for foreign investors,  international property consultancy, Astons, explores whether the initiative offers genuine value, or whether tried and tested alternatives in Europe present a b

Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ no golden ticket for global investors

As speculation grows around Donald Trump's proposed 'Gold Card' scheme for foreign investors, international property consultancy, Astons , explores whether the initiative offers genuine value, or whether tried and tested alternatives in Europe present a better proposition for international clients.

An unclear proposition at a high price

The Gold Card, first mentioned in the context...

Greek property

Greek Property Hotspots

The latest market insight from international property consultancy, Astons , highlights the Greek property hotspots where investors are most likely to find real estate that meets the value threshold required to qualify for residency through investment (RBI), also known as the Golden Visa.

Greece's Golden Visa programme has long been a key route for non-EU investors seeking residency...

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