Dallas-based private equity firm Lone Star Real Estate Fund VII has agreed to buy nine purpose-built student accommodation assets for £212 million. The seller is Unite Student, the UK’s largest

May was especially busy this year, with agreed sales reaching a four-year high, Rightmove research has revealed. More favourable mortgage conditions have helped, as the average five-year fixed mortgage rate

The National Residential Landlords Association has accused the government of setting ‘unachievable’ and ‘unrealistic’ goals when it comes to EPC targets. It’s being proposed that every property across the private

The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) has called on Labour to focus on detailed infrastructure projects to boost economic growth. These could include the building of new hospitals, roads, schools

Flatshare adverts have surged amidst the looming spectre of the Renters’ Rights Bill, research from flatshare site SpareRoom has found. Between January and April both the number of landlords using

UK landlords should prepare for a shift in how they manage tenancies, given how the Renters’ Rights Bill is rapidly moving through parliament, according to Allison Thompson of property services

Nearly half of buy-to-let landlords (44%) plan to pre-emptively raise rents in response to the new Renters’ Rights Bill, survey data from Landbay can reveal. Under the Renters’ Rights Bill,

A rogue landlord is letting out properties as emergency accommodation via a third-party provider, The Bristol Cable reports. Naomi Knapp, the owner of 29 properties, was handed a ban by

Chris Hemmings, partner, Carter Jonas Do the changes to the NPPF really open up opportunity? The publication of a substantially revised NPPF shortly before Christmas was the first in a series of

Leaseholders are increasingly responding with legal action as freeholders and property managers look to develop flat roofs. That is according to solicitor firm Thackray Williams, which said legal challenges are

Mortgage intermediaries are very confident in the state of their own business, signaling that most are confident in the thriving nature of the mortgage market. Some 98% felt ‘very confident’

HMO investors can net a 10% return by turning a 3–4-bedroom property into a 6-bed, analysis from debt advisory and investment firm Excellion Capital has revealed. This is despite the

Areas like Sheffield and Rotherham are some of the worst for burglaries in the UK, research by Go.Compare Home Insurance shows. In South Yorkshire there is one burglary for every

Savills has expanded its super prime lettings business beyond the capital with a team covering the prime rental market across the UK. The advice firm said the growth of the

Mark Wilson, director of Myleasehold and a member of ALEP (Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners) The government wants to make leasehold ‘easier and cheaper’. That’s the headline. It is a

Buyers in North Eastern United States are attracting the most buyer interest, led by Buffalo in New York state, Zillow research has found. Buffalo has relatively affordable homes ($234.9) and