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.
Agents are worried about soaring costs, economic uncertainty and sweeping regulatory change in 2026, the Alto Agency Trends Report has revealed. When asked which upcoming regulations worry them most, 79%…
The cost of renting rose by 2% in December 2025, cooling from highs of 4.6% recorded in January and March 2025. Average rents across England were £1,214 per property, per…
Leaking bathrooms, emergency plumbers and flushing issues are by far the worst in Inverness, the northernmost city in the UK, analysis from CCL Wetrooms shows. The city records the highest…
Housebuilder Eccleston Homes is building 57 homes in Greater Manchester after receiving £9.25 million of funding from Paragon Bank. The homes are being built at Willow Bank in Ramsbottom, which…
Technology can significantly streamline the conveyancing process, though reducing regulatory burdens would also make the work easier to streamline, the Law Society of England and Wales said. The government is…
New research from Butterfield Mortgages in the UK, commissioned through Censuswide, reveals that demand for UK property is becoming increasingly global, with brokers now seeing interest from every continent. The…
Two thirds (66%) of landlords are planning to make acquisitions, refurbishments and/or refinance their properties this year. Some 58% of landlords expect buy and hold to be their main investment…
Some 176 new homes are being to be built at Jacksons Lane in Hazel Grove, Stockport. Half of the homes planned for the 19-acre site would be affordable housing, while…
A planning application for 48 affordable homes at Ravenscraig has been approved by North Lanarkshire Council in Scotland. The new homes will be built on Prospecthill Road, adding to the…
Three quarters of large-scale planning decisions are being pushed back by councils and developers, The Financial Times reports. These extensions are known as “performance agreements”, and their use means decisions…