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.
Strict environmental targets for commercial properties could leave landlords with an unlettable portfolio, warns Joe Collison, managing director of specialist electrical contractors CES. Landlords need to make sure their properties…
A letting agent and law firm will take Leicester City Council to court for charging buy-to-let landlords onerous licensing fees of £1,290 per property. Leicester’s biggest letting agent Martin &…
Mark Bailey, partner at Landwood Group Attempts to improve the energy efficiency of UK properties are laudable but, without adequate funding and support, are doomed to fail. Energy Performance Certificates…
The government has launched a publicly owned ‘National Housing Bank’ to support small housebuilders and provide certainty on funding for housing projects. SMEs will be backed by via lending alliances…
Athens, one of the most popular locations for Golden Visa investors in Greece, has seen double digit house price growth in 2025, analysis from investment immigration firm Astons shows. In…
Mortgage deals are unlikely to fall drastically in the months ahead, despite two-year rates dropping to their lowest level in two years. Two-year fixes are at their lowest average rate…
Three estate agents and two letting agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation awards to consumers. Prime Property Agents, Cowlings Estate Agents, Nexmove, The…
Estate and lettings agents say they feel unsupported by the government after ‘drip pricing’ was outlawed, which is when consumers see a low initial price but extra fees are added…
Tenant demand for green features like heat pumps, solar panels, and EV chargers are surging, the Property Investor Report 2025 from Handelsbanken has revealed. Some 77% of UK investors are…
An iconic railway viaduct crucial to the Peak District quarrying industry is getting a multi-million-pound upgrade this summer. Network Rail is investing £7.5m to improve one of Chapel Milton’s twin…