Graham Norwood

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Editor at LettingAgentToday

Editor at Landlord Today

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Journalist at Property Investor Today

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Articles

Capital appreciation: rural properties beat urban units for price growth

1 week ago | propertyinvestortoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

House prices in predominantly rural areas have risen by 23% over the last five years, compared to 18% in predominantly urban areas, says the Nationwide. And while rural terraced properties have seen the strongest rate of price growth, urban flats have suffered the weakest. Commenting on the figures, Andrew Harvey – Nationwide’s senior economist – says: “Average house price growth in predominantly rural local authorities has continued to outpace that in predominantly urban areas.
Council markets sites to investors for development - Property Investor Today

1 week ago | propertyinvestortoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

Surrey Heath council is selling off buildings and sites to raise money, targeting property investors. This includes 5-13 Obelisk Way, Camberley; Part of this building once traded as the Litten Tree pub, and it has the potential to be developed into modern and desirable town centre housing or retained for commercial use. The current occupiers are Tivoli Interiors, Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice and Charity Aid Store, and the building is being marketed with the leases for those occupiers in place.
Nine apartment development opportunity on the market

1 week ago | propertyinvestortoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

A prime site for investors and developers has come on the market in Coventry with commercial agents Bromwich Hardy. The former office premises at 11-13 Queen Victoria Road has planning permission for nine apartments and is for sale with a guide price of £875,000.
Design-led apartments in commuter haven seek investor buyers - Property Investor Today

1 week ago | propertyinvestortoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

Agency Knight Frank has launched The Crofton, a collection of 40 contemporary one- to three-bedroom apartments in Orpington, Kent.
Labour council’s private lettings agency expands rental portfolio

1 week ago | lettingagenttoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

A Labour council is running what it calls “a quality lettings company … offering great homes for private rent in great locations.”The agency – called Nuplace and owned by Labour-controlled Telford & Wrekin council – was set up some years ago and now builds and manages its own private rental properties.
One year possession court delays - agents now have a say

1 week ago | lettingagenttoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

With court eviction proceeding delays of up to a year in parts of the country, agents are being encouraged to make their voices heard on possible reforms. The High Court Enforcement Officers Association (HCEOA) – backed by Propertymark and the National Residential Landlords Association – wants agents to share their experiences of deadline problems with the courts.
National Insurance tax threat to landlords will backfire - warning

1 week ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

Taxing landlords in the forthcoming spending review would make the housing crisis worse according to a prominent property firm. There’s been speculation that Capital Gains Tax and possibly other taxes, targeting landlords, could be at the centre of new revenue-raising proposals in the upcoming spending review in June, and in the autumn Budget.
Third of landlords at risk of £30,000 fine for safety breaches - Landlord Today

1 week ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

A third of landlords are running the risk of a fine if £30,000, it’s claimed. New research shows one in five landlords are unaware that not having a valid Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) could result in a fine, while one in 12 admit they either do not currently have a valid EICR in place or are not sure if their report is validAnd only one in 10 landlords across the UK can identify all the documents required should they need to evict a tenant.
Renters Rights Bill likely to be law by late summer

1 week ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

The next part of the Renters Rights Bill’s progress in the House of Lords is expected next week, shortly after peers return from their Whitsun recess on June 2. Lords spent some 30 hours of debate on the Bill between April 22 and May 15 on the Committee Stage of the Bill’s passage. Over 300 proposed changes were discussed, with only a small number being agreed to. The Bill now proceeds to the Report Stage where the Lords will review and debate those amendments made at Committee Stage.
A 50% investment surge for Build To Rent in the past year

1 week ago | propertyinvestortoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

New analysis reveals that investment into the UK Build To Rent (BTR) sector has increased by 50% in the past year alone. Property Inspect looked at investment data for the BTR sector and found that in the first quarter of 2025 alone, an estimated total of £832m was pumped in. This marks an annual increase of 49.9% since Q1 2024 when investment totalled £555m.