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.
Property investors and experts are concerned about Labour’s leaked idea to charge landlords national insurance contributions on their rental income. While details have yet to be announced, such contributions are…
Yet another tax on landlords in the form of National Insurance contributions would result in fewer smaller landlords and more corporate ownership. That is according to Nick Latimer, partner, private…
The Treasury should tax commercial banks to compensate for the effects of quantitative easing, according to think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). This would be reminiscent of…
Over half (52%) of the nation’s property investors expect to purchase new properties in the next 12 months, despite upcoming regulatory changes, Landbay research shows. This marks an uptick in…
The HM Courts and Tribunals Service is looking to address delays in bailiff enforcement affecting landlords by strengthening bailiff recruitment and retention. That is according to minister of state for…
Talk of the Chancellor replacing stamp duty and taxing homes over £500,000 is likely to result in a slower market over the next few months, Zoopla has warned. Zoopla said:…
Coastal areas in southern England have the most competition amongst sellers, meaning property buyers are well placed to haggle in those areas. Zoopla analysis said this particularly applies in Truro,…
One in five agents (20%) say landlords are already pulling out of the student market, and another 10% say landlords are actively reconsidering, according to software provider Alto. The Renters’…
Workers are leaving their city lives behind in favour of new lives by the coast during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, analysis of 300 locations from International Workplace Group has…
Some 40% of properties owned by anonymous firms based in tax havens are in the UK capital, analysis from international NGO Global Witness has found. This has served to push…