
Liz Morrell
Retail and Business Journalist at Freelance
Freelance Research Editor and Whitepapers and Ebooks Author at Internet Retailing
Freelance retail & business journalist | content creator | research editor for @etail | camping writer & addict. Shopaholic, chocaholic and wordaholic!
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3 weeks ago |
propertyinvestortoday.co.uk | Liz Morrell
The Dubai real estate market achieved a total sales value of AED 114 billion in the first quarter, up by 29% on the same period last year, according to the Dubai Land Department (DLD). It was accompanied by a 23% rise in transaction volumes to 42,269 deals. According to Ray Verma, luxury broker at Eden Realty UAE, a key highlight this quarter is the growing preference for homeownership, especially in villas and townhouses, which experienced a 65% year-on-year increase in sales.
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3 weeks ago |
propertyinvestortoday.co.uk | Liz Morrell
Buy-to-let mortgage searches hit one of their highest-ever seven-day totals last month as landlords prepare for looming regulatory changes. Activity on 18 March 2025 reached twice the volume of the previous day, according to adviser tech platform Twenty7tec, with the surge contributing to the seven-day peak.
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3 weeks ago |
propertyinvestortoday.co.uk | Liz Morrell
The Northern Ireland housing market has seen a strong start to 2025, according to PropertyPal’s latest housing market update. There were 6,200 agreed sales in the first three months of the year, with homes reaching ‘sale agreed’ 16 days faster than normal. House prices have increased by 8% on a like-for-like basis for Q1 2025 compared to last year.
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3 weeks ago |
propertyinvestortoday.co.uk | Liz Morrell
Property investors in Manchester are benefitting from the best rental yields across England and Wales, while London is seeing the largest improvements, according to the latest research from Cohab. It analysed government data to estimate annual returns across local authorities. It found that in Manchester landlords are making average annual yields of 6.35%, stronger than any other area. Merthyr Tydfil in Wales is the second best-yielding region at 6.28%, followed by Portsmouth at 6.21%.
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2 months ago |
propertyinvestortoday.co.uk | Liz Morrell
Dubai property prices have risen by 27% year-on year as of January 2025, with villas seeing a rise of 31.2% and apartments also showing substantial growth. The surge in prices is indicative of the strong demand and limited supply in the market, which has been a consistent trend over the past few years, according to Ray Verma, luxury broker at Eden Realty UAE. He said that the price growth outpaces that of major cities globally, such as London, Paris, and Madrid.
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