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UK house prices rise across most regions while London property values decline by 3.6% in April

House prices rise 1.7% as London values fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th May 2026, 6 days ago | 2

House prices are rising in most parts of Britain, but the latest figures show London moving in the opposite direction....

Property investor reviewing UK housing portfolio and homes for sale amid changing landlord regulations

Professional landlords still eyeing portfolio growth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 7 days ago | 0

Landlords with larger portfolios are still looking to buy despite the Renters’ Rights Act, higher costs and uncertainty over the...

Collapsing house sale symbolising failed UK property transactions and wasted moving costs

Collapsed house moves cost the UK £2bn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Landlords watching the sales market face another warning sign, with failed house moves now estimated to be costing the UK...

Queue of prospective tenants outside homes for rent in a UK residential street amid housing shortages

Tenant demand is rising as home supply falls – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 5

Tenant demand continues to rise while the supply of available homes for rent remains is falling, the latest RICS UK...

Wooden house keyring beside a key and stopwatch showing 104 days to exchange on UK home sales

Home sales now take 104 days to exchange

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Home sales are taking more than 100 days to reach exchange for the first April on record, with leasehold deals...

Sign showing declining commercial property demand with downward arrow outside modern office buildings

Commercial property demand falls as rate rises loom

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th May 2026, 4 weeks ago | 0

Commercial property demand slipped across most sectors in the first quarter, with both leasing and investment activity down year on...

Estate agency window with property listings and upward arrow reflecting rising homes for sale in England

England’s property listings rise 6.3%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2026, 1 month ago | 1

An estimated 471,619 properties were listed for sale across England in March, based on residential listings data, new figures reveal....

Young professional viewing two UK houses with sold and to rent signs, illustrating Gen Z property investment trends

Gen Z rents, but buys to let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2026, 1 month ago | 2

Nearly 400,000 company directors aged under 28 are now running UK-registered businesses, with property investment forming part of a model...

Rising rents illustrated by stacked coins and upward red arrow beside a model house

RICS survey shows housing slowdown and rising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Tenant demand rose again in March even as the housing market lost momentum, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

Kevin Shaw from LRG smiling in a blue zip-up jumper against a plain light background.

Will the government’s Home Buying and Selling reform consultation increase or decrease the speed at which the market moves?

Author: Kevin Shaw

9th April 2026, 2 months ago | 3

The government’s consultation on Home Buying and Selling reform is a step in the right direction. It recognises what every...

Map of England highlighting proposed new towns and large-scale housing developments across multiple regions

Seven new towns proposed across England

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th March 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Seven locations across England have been put forward for a new generation of towns, as ministers outline plans to expand...

Long queue of prospective homebuyers outside terraced houses with “For Sale” signs in London suburb

London leads demand rebound as housing supply rises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd March 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Homebuyer demand picked up in February as falling mortgage rates drew more people back into the market, with London accounting...

First-time homebuyer contemplating career choices while planning to buy a house

First-time buyers rethink careers to afford homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th March 2026, 3 months ago | 0

First-time buyers are rethinking their careers in a bid to close a £21,646 income shortfall and secure a home, research...

Red house with a “for rent” sign among white homes symbolising UK rental market pressures

RICS warns rental supply is still falling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th March 2026, 3 months ago | 3

The latest RICS survey shows that tenant demand is broadly stable over the three months to February, but landlord instructions...

UK, Ireland and Portugal flags illustrating diverging rental policy directions in Europe

Why are comparable housing markets moving in opposite directions on rental policy?

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd March 2026, 3 months ago | 6

Across Europe, governments facing similar housing pressures are making markedly different choices about how to regulate and tax private rental...

Red house model above a for sale sign symbolising rising UK home listings

Homes for sale reach highest levels in 10 years – Zoopla

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th February 2026, 3 months ago | 0

February is on track to record the highest number of new home listings in a decade as the housing market...

Interactive map showing UK regions with sold homes and international buyers, highlighting overseas property ownership

More than 200,000 UK homes owned by overseas buyers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2026, 4 months ago | 2

There are 202,568 homes in the UK that are now registered to owners based outside the country, research reveals. The findings...

Businessman viewing a to let commercial property sign on a UK high street amid steady leasing demand

Autumn Budget fails to derail commercial property confidence

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Commercial property demand across the UK stayed broadly positive at the end of last year, despite political uncertainty surrounding November’s...