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.
Residential construction activity is failing to recover to the same degree as commercial, analysis from Glenigan found. Non-residential project starts – meaning offices, schools, hospitals, retail stores, and warehouses –…
Construction insiders think rising material costs are the biggest challenge facing the industry, a survey from SafeSite Facilities has found. Building materials are 37% more expensive since 2020, government data…
Saffron Building Society has started lending up to 80% loan-to-value across its expat buy-to-let range. The society caters for first-time landlords where at least one applicant meets minimum income requirements.…
Some 95 homes are close to completion in Llantwit Fardre near Cardiff. The development comes from a disused industrial site near Pontypridd, where so far 90 homes have been built.…
Foxtons Estate Agents reckons the market will “move forward with renewed confidence” now the Autumn Budget has financially been delivered. While some changes are being viewed negatively by the industry,…
The Financial Policy Committee’s move to relax loan-to-income (LTI) limits has spurred on more activity among first-time buyers, early evidence shows. There were 11% more first-time buyer loans in Q3…
New research from Butterfield Mortgages Limited in the UK, commissioned through Censuswide, indicates that the majority of UK brokers find it increasingly difficult to secure finance for international clients, with…
Some 22% of landlords hold at least one rental property within a limited company, reflecting the growing popularity of operating as a company. One in three landlords are mixed-status, meaning…
The number of first-time buyers looking to buy a new build property has declined by 10% over the last four years, research from new homes website newhomesforsale.co.uk has found. In…
By Howard Sefton, managing director, real estate, at Ingenious As we move into 2026, the UK real estate market stands at a pivotal crossroads. Economic uncertainty, political shifts, and changing…