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 City of London commercial law firm Laytons ETL has launched a real estate corporate team. The division will service large corporate occupiers, including PLCs, as well as corporate investors,…
Rents have fallen in the North West and Yorkshire & The Humber, in a rare situation where an area has become more affordable for tenants. In the North West, the…
Glasgow is struggling compared to Edinburgh when it comes to creating new housing stock, analysis of government statistics from estate agency DJ Alexander has found. Between 2023/24 Edinburgh had the…
A marketplace for sellers to appoint estate agents before listing their property has launched, called Swoople. Sellers can negotiate, appoint, and confirm an agent online, potentially quickening up the process.…
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves against using the housing market as a target for tax rises in November’s Budget. Any more tax rises in the…
Commercial property tenants are at risk of having higher rents if government proposals to abolish upward only rent reviews become law, research from Watling Real Estate has revealed. Joint managing…
The Conservative Party has pledged to get rid of the stamp duty land tax if they won the next general election. This would apply to primary residences, meaning investors would…
Landlords in the North East of England are making 9.0% yields in the third quarter of 2025, Fleet Mortgages’ latest Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer for Q3 2025 has revealed. This still…
The number of landlords looking to buy property in September dropped sharply, indicating a degree of caution ahead of the Autumn Budget. The RICS UK Residential Market Survey revealed there…
Kemi Badenoch’s pledge to abolish stamp duty if the Conservatives win the next General Election has attracted a mixture of optimism and cynicism. While the stamp is seen as prohibitive…