Second Home is your dedicated category for exploring vacation homes, lifestyle properties, and investment opportunities in top domestic and international destinations. Whether you’re looking for a beachside villa, a mountain retreat, or a city apartment, this is the place to discover your perfect home away from home.
Owning a property can offer both personal enjoyment and long-term financial benefits. From sun-soaked Mediterranean coasts to tranquil countryside escapes, this type of accents are ideal for family holidays, rental income, or future relocation.
Browse exclusive listings, get expert tips on buying second home abroad, and stay informed about legal, tax, and financing considerations. Your next escape – or smart investment – starts here.
The UK short-term rental (STR) market is seeing higher prices but softer demand, figures from short-term rental analytics company Key Data show. Forward bookings for autumn are tracking slightly below…
Despite tenant demand barely changing, house share availability is dropping, analysis from HMO management platform COHO has found. In England the number of available house shares has fallen by -15.2%…
Work has begun on an 83-home development in Billingshurst, West Sussex, which will be known as Elmfield Green. The Bellway development will feature a range of one to five-bedroom homes,…
Static house prices and lower mortgage rates are benefitting buyers across the south of England buyers most, Rightmove analysis shows. In London, where average asking prices are now 1.1% lower…
The Bank of England is widely expected to hold the base rate at 4% today. Inflation stood at 3.8% for the second consecutive month in August, wage growth is slowing,…
Semi-detached properties are in the crosshairs of first-time buyers, as a fifth (22%) of homeowners are buying properties with more bedrooms than they need. Over a third (33.5%) bought semi-detached…
A coalition of SME experts, including a parliamentary group, has called for SME developers to be given regulatory exemptions to help them compete with the big players. They could be…
Santander urges government to digitise homebuying process Santander has advised the government and regulators to digitise the homebuying process, as well as prevent gazumping ad gazundering. A government-owned centralised property…
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched a consultation on global construction standards. The plan is to release a combined professional standard in Q1 2026, which will portray…
Realstar – which operates using the UNCLE brand – has been acquired by Canada-based QuadReal Property Group. As part of the deal, QuadReal acquired 6,000 residential units across London, Manchester,…