While many buy-to-let investors are holding back amid higher borrowing costs and growing regulation, property entrepreneur Mike Robson is actively looking for opportunities to expand his portfolio.
And his advice to other investors is to resist following the herd and look more closely at locations where buyers have retreated.
Speaking on the opening episode of the relaunched...
The latest research* from Foxtons has revealed that just 31% of first-time buyers considered purchasing a new-build home, with the premium attached to new-build properties proving the biggest barrier. However, almost two-thirds (62%) were unaware of the financial and practical incentives developers can already offer to help overcome the upfront cost of buying, with 53% stating they would have...
The latest research by Lyons Bowe has found that first-time buyer affordability, measured against the national average price paid by first-time buyers, has improved across the South West over the past decade, despite rising property prices. More than half (53.8%) of the region's local authority areas now have average first-time buyer property prices below the England benchmark, compared with...
Homebuyers in England are racing to secure properties before Christmas as longer completion times and market uncertainty drive a surge in autumn enquiries, according to a leading property law firm.
Pepperells Solicitors , which has acted on home purchases nationwide for more than 40 years, predicts the 2026 festive period will be busier than usual as buyers and sellers rush...
The latest research from Inventory Base shows that search interest in damp and mould has increased by 34.2% in the latest two-month comparison, while searches for damp have risen by 29.1% and mould by 16.8%.
The analysis of Google search interest trends* found that searches for "damp and mould" rose from an average search interest score of 38.65 in the previous two months to 51.88 in...
Alto has highlighted the UK's top ten fastest rising picture postcard villages and towns - where values have soared over the last decade.
Tourism hotspot Fowey in Cornwall tops the list, bucking the overall downturn to shoot up by 67% in the last ten years - average prices rising from £350,000 to £585,000.
Alto software is connected to more than 6,000 estate agents across...
Almost one in 10 homes currently listed for sale in London would have fallen within the scope of the Government's mansion tax had the threshold been reduced from £2m to £1.5m, according to the latest research from Yopa, highlighting the significance of the Government's reported decision to rule out the expansion.
The full-service estate agency analysed current for-sale stock across...
The latest research by Lyons Bowe reveals that almost 40% of homes on England's housing market are chain-free, giving buyers a better chance of avoiding one of the biggest headaches of moving home.
With recent figures showing that almost half of homebuyers are being impacted by broken chains, Lyons Bowe has analysed current property listings across England and the South West region...
Summer 2026 was one of the hottest on record, with Kew Gardens hitting 38.1°C and 40 days over 30°C nationwide - beating the previous record of 34 days set back in 1995.
But while many enjoyed the sunshine, a new report from MyBuilder.com , the reliable way to hire tradespeople, reveals that Brits' own homes made the heat far harder to live with. The "Heat-Trap Homes Report" found...
More than three quarters (79%) of homeowners admit they judge a home by how it looks from the outside, according to new research from Redrow .
First impressions can have real consequences, with almost half (46%) saying they have been put off from viewing or buying a property because of the appearance of its front garden.
The premium homebuilder surveyed 500 homeowners to...
