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As the UK prepares to vote for its new government on Thursday 7th May, housing has become an increasingly key topic for the general election.  With 8.5 million tenants in the UK, the expanding private rented sector is set to be a major factor in the final count. Who, though, would tenants vote for? A […]

May Bank Holiday may never be the same again for those in the UK looking forward to a long weekend. One of the biggest questions what to do with the extra day has been answered by several prominent property experts. UK property portal The House Shop asked 15 UK property experts what advice they would

London, where only 43 properties are affordable enough for an average family buying their first home UK house prices have risen by the highest monthly amount since June 2014, according to Nationwide. The lender’s new house price index shows that house prices edged up 1 per cent in April 2015 compared to March 2015, a

Brits spent more than Â£7 billion moving home in 2015, according to new research. The report from Lloyds Bank found that the average cost of moving home in the UK has risen by 5 per cent to Â£8,689 in 2014. The average cost rose Â£431 across the 12 months, a hike that has been primarily driven by estate

Spanish property is still overvalued, according to study by the OCU. The Spanish Consumers’ Association’s report carried out its research for a buy-to-let study, comparing prices and rents for four cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and Valencia. “Despite accumulated property prices drops since 2008, the vast majority of areas studied still offer poor rental returns,” concludes

Uncertainty surrounding the upcoming general election has hit the UK housing market. Research earlier this year from broker Jefferies found that on average sales slow down in the four months immediately preceding elections. Now, a growing range of indices suggest that pre-voting jitters have struck in the run-up to May’s vote. Mortgage lending in the

A YouGov survey commissioned by property website The House Shop shows that Labour leader Ed Miliband comes out top as the leader that people from the North East would like most as a neighbour. This is in contrast with national results where David Cameron comes top of the leaderboard of the best party leader as

Foreign sales of Turkish property have soared 28 per cent in the past year, according to new figures. Official data from the Turkish Statistical Institute shows that sales in February reached 95,021, up 15 per cent year-on-year. The number of purchases made by overseas buyers in February 2015 climbed to 1,369, up 28 per cent

Middle Eastern interest in Brazilian property is rising, as the country’s real estate become Shariah-compliant for the first time. Shariah compliance is founded on the principle of “social justice” where companies are required to adhere to Islamic laws, which include prohibition of liquor, pork and vice, as well as fair and responsible trading practices. Earlier