Category: UK Property Insights

Guernsey house prices rose 4.1% year-on-year to £604,094 in Q1 2026, while average rents climbed 45% in five years to £2,170 a month. Investor analysis here.

Homes for sale with tenants in situ have collapsed by nearly 44% in two years, with the South East down 60%, as landlords shy away from inheriting unvetted occupants under the Renters’ Rights Act.

Off-plan new build sales have crashed to a 12-year low as buy-to-let landlords retreat and higher rates slow demand. Northern hotspots like Oldham now lead investor activity, with 94% of new flats sold before completion.

Property investors warn Labour’s commonhold reforms could trap leaseholders in unsellable flats, creating a two-tier market that hits values and lending. Read the analysis.

UK house prices are flatlining and inflation is back on the move. Here’s why Britain’s most disciplined property investors are turning the squeeze into an opportunity – and how to follow suit.

Locked out of homeownership, Britain’s Gen Z is quietly building buy-to-let portfolios in lower-cost regions while renting in London. Hiscox data reveals the trend.

England’s households will swell 17% to 27.6 million by 2040, piling pressure on supply as 320,600 social homes face the axe. What it means for property investors.

HMO licence applications across the UK have soared 40% since 2018, with Edinburgh leading the charge and the Midlands and North seeing explosive growth. Here’s what it means for investors.

Propertymark calls for urgent action to bring 359,000 long-term empty homes back into use, warning of housing shortages and community decline.