In the last quarter of 2025, the Government held a consultation on its proposed home buying and selling reforms, and the feedback is now being analysed. They recognise that the buying and selling process is currently “long, complicated and frustrating”, with offer to completion taking an average of around four months and […]
In 2026 the UK residential investment landscape continues to be shaped by structural undersupply, affordability pressures, and regulatory change. Within this environment, high-quality, professionally managed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) have emerged as one of the most resilient and compelling income-focused asset classes. This is no longer a volume or […]
Your home is likely to be one of your biggest financial assets, so when you’re buying, it’s important to think about how desirable and, therefore, valuable it will be in the future when you come to sell or pass it on. The biggest driver of a property’s increase in value […]
Most property investors don’t lose money because they picked the “wrong area”. They lose money because they skipped one critical check, assumed something was “fine”, or trusted a deal pack that only showed the best case. Also, I’ve seen too many deals that looked solid on paper, but fell apart […]
Specialist Supported Housing (SSH) refers to properties designed to support individuals who need extra assistance to live independently. This includes older adults, people with disabilities, or those with specific mental health or social care needs. Unlike traditional care homes, SSH promotes autonomy while ensuring residents have access to professional support. […]
In property sales there are people who need to move and people who want to move. In the last few years, only those who have had to move have been active. Once conditions improve, those who want to move return to the show homes too. That shift creates a positive […]
By Howard Sefton, Managing Director, Real Estate at Ingenious As we move into 2026, the UK real estate market stands at a pivotal crossroads. Economic uncertainty, political shifts, and changing lifestyles are converging to reshape how people live, work, rent, and invest. With a major Budget announced just weeks before […]
The UK government presented its 2025 Autumn Budget to Parliament yesterday with a clear intention to plug a large hole in public finances. The Budget relies heavily on the addition of personal and property-related taxes. Some of these measures will have a material long-term impact on the UK housing and […]
As property investors look for some great deals over the course of the Black Friday run in, we would like to bring to your attention some of the properties we are currently marketing for our friends at Residential Estates to close out the year, that are forecast to do very […]
The latest internal data release from award-winning mortgage adviser, Alexander Hall, has revealed that it’s not just younger, first-time buyers taking advantage of new-build benefits to buy one-bed flats. Multiple homebuyer demographics are purchasing at all levels of the property ladder, buoyed by improvements to the mortgage market landscape, which have […]
