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.
Social landlords across the UK are struggling to handle complaints about damp and mould within acceptable timeframes, raising fears that many will miss the law’s strict 24-hour and 10-day deadlines.…
A purpose-built student accommodation development is being launched in Stratford, East London. Poland House will have 284 student beds, 35% of which will be affordable accommodation, while it comes from…
Some 19 build-to-rent two-bedroom apartments are being developed at Chatham Waterfront, with an open-plan layout and a private balcony or terrace The Orion Wharf development comes from Three Sixty Space…
The cost of renting is continuing to escalate, increasing by 1.5% outside London in the third quarter of 2025, Rightmove research shows. This brings annual rental growth outside London to…
Posting before-and-after pictures of home renovations on social media sites like TikTok can invalidate home insurance cover, MoneySuperMarket has warned. By using old property listing photos as ‘before’ shots people…
Social housing landlords need to comply with Awaab’s Law from today, meaning they need to do more to respond to any issues with their properties. They now have to: investigate…
If National Insurance was charged on landlords’ rental income that would have dire consequences for personal landlords operating in their own names. That is according to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders…
A mortgage broker has warned landlords to be careful with how they manage their rental income and mortgage repayments, after seeing a number of applications hindered due to one easily…
The Mayor of London can now override planning decisions on developments of more than 50 homes, in signs Sadiq Khan is taking more drastic actions to boost housebuilding. City Hall…
The Renters’ Rights Bill is now moving into Royal Assent, three and half years after the Queen’s Speech announced that tenant rights would be bolstered. In a final debate in…