Buying your first home can be exciting, but it can also be scary. After years of saving up, searching, and finally checking out a home that you will probably have for the rest of your life, you can feel a sigh of relief as the process is almost complete. However, one of the pitfalls that many new homeowners fall into is the legal liabilities and checks that you should make before and after...
According to new research by Cyprus-based Philippou Law Firm, Limassol ranks as the best European city to buy a second home, offering the highest post-tax rental yield.
The researchers analysed 50 major European cities to rank the best places to buy a second home based on rental yield after non-resident income tax. Each city was assessed on the estimated purchase price of a 60m² city...
New insight from Propoly reveals that, despite the hype around AI replacing human workers, the technology is more likely to replace individual tasks than letting agents themselves. But while AI may not replace the agent, it will raise the bar for them, enabling faster service, smarter decision-making and higher expectations from landlords and tenants.
The latest internal data from Street.co.uk has revealed that estate agency branches using the platform are handling an average of 4.7 property sales per branch each month across Britain's major cities, some two properties more per branch than the estimated wider market average of 2.7.
Street.co.uk analysed transactional activity across its own agent base to identify the average...
Up to 32% of leads generated through ValPal Pro are being created outside traditional estate agency opening hours, new data from The ValPal Network shows.
The figures underline how homeowner activity increasingly extends beyond the working day, with prospective sellers continuing to engage online during evenings and weekends when agency teams may be unavailable to respond immediately...
The kitchen of a property is often referred to as the heart of the home. It's the place where families can gather after their long, busy days - and where every morning begins. For this reason, many homeowners spend fortunes on renovating their kitchens into fully functioning spaces that feel modern but homely at once. There are several different aspects of a kitchen renovation to consider -...
For the first time since 2023, UK house prices have dropped. However, many areas are bucking the recent news, with strong growth overall in the last 5 and 10 years.
The cash house buyers and property experts at Sell House Fast have compiled 'The Property Prosperity Index', revealing the best places to buy and sell property in the UK for 2026: https://sellhousefast.uk/blog/best-places...
Summer 2026 has been one for the record books, with several heatwaves pummelling the nation over the last few months. But it’s not just ourselves that may have cracked in the heat - an expert is warning that the extreme heat poses a very real threat to our homes and gardens.
According to a home expert from MyBuilder.com , the reliable way to hire tradespeople, prolonged hot weather...
Over 50,000 homes have hit the market since the nation's schools returned following the summer holidays, with the level of property for sale climbing by as much as 35% across some areas of England, according to the latest research by Yopa .
The full-service estate agency analysed the number of homes listed for sale across each county in England on 31st August and again on 14th...
There is one hour in the week when Britain mainly looks round houses, and anyone who has tried to book a viewing already knows which one it is: Saturday at 11:00am.
Almost 250,000 viewings started in that single slot last year, according to new figures from Alto , the CRM provider behind roughly a third of UK estate agency.
That is 4.60% of an entire week's viewings, crammed...
