Property

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent The Property Finance Expo will launch this year, designed to make the property finance sector better connected. Aimed at investors, developers, buy-to-let professionals and both accomplished and first time landlords, the show will take place on 15th September 2016 at Old Billingsgate in Central London. The event will take a fresh new approach on the traditional landlord show, uniting a wide range of delegates, lenders, and providers...

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent In 2001 – in the film Bridget Jones’s Diary – Bridget’s bachelorette pad was above a pub in London’s Borough. If she was to make her big screen debut today, it’s unlikely her flat would be located here. Ahead of the release of the third film – Bridget Jones’s Baby – later this year, research from property portal OnTheMarket.com found mid-30s single women would struggle to afford...

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent Westminster’s concentration of historic landmarks and visitor attractions is one of the highest in London. It includes the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Cathedral and Westminster Abbey. Now there’s a rare opportunity to buy a home there. A luxury two-bedroom show home has opened to the public for the first time on Saturday 30 January 2016 - the final phase of apartments at Berkeley Homes' new...

If you have not yet heard about the new cross rail project in the UK, you have missed out on one of the most innovative and talked about building projects for generations. It will essentially provide fast and accessible transportation links between London and the surrounding regions in the South West and South East. The project has been inspired by a rise in the number of people who desire to work in the capital while living in surrounding, nearby regions...

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent With rising rail fare prices hitting commuters across the UK in 2016, could your house pay for your commute? Website data analysed by Zoopla from 2015 compared average annual house price increases in some of the UK's most popular commuter towns over the previous 12 months, to the cost of an annual train ticket. Results revealed how long it can take houses to increase in value enough...

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent 2015 was an interesting year for real estate in the emerging markets. While there were a number of challenges because of fluctuating oil prices, currency stability and changing investment laws, the New Year may bring new prospects. But what will the next 12 months hold for developing countries and their real estate markets? Global real estate platform Lamudi reveals the real estate markets to watch this year....

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent Liverpool's overall city centre population rose by 160 per cent between 2001 and 2011. Its younger residents - aged 22-29 -more than quadrupled in number. It has a growing reputation as the start-up capital for the North, based on the entrepreneurial spirit of the city’s community. Santander also opened its first business incubator there in 2014. Liverpool is also home to the SparkUp accelerator programme and Launch22...

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent There was much talk over the imbalance of supply and demand in 2015. But has much changed as we enter 2016? According to search engine Home, supply of homes on the market has fallen to a new record low despite a small rise. With only 386,000 properties on the market in England and Wales, it's 47 per cent fewer than in 2008. A lack of properties on...

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent Rising demand and higher property prices make it increasingly difficult for buyers to stand on their own two feet. Indications point to a worsening picture during the next 12 months, despite recent government moves to help first-time buyers, as outlined in the recent Comprehensive Spending Review. JMW Solicitors, a Manchester law firm predict that in 2016, we’ll see a record number of family-funded house moves, as property...