Top 20 Property Blogs

This page provides you with links to the top 20 property blogs avaialble on the internet. We have included blogs from the UK as well as from overseas. Please let us know if you know of any sites that might be included on this list.

Top 20 Property Blogs On The Web

The Rat and Mouse - www.theratandmouse.co.uk/weblog/index.php - Probably the most informed property enthusiasts blog, The Rat and Mouse blogs wittily on topics gleaned from the press and elsewhere on the web, as well as its own stories.

Zoopla blog - http://blog.zoopla.co.uk - Unusual for a corporate blog, the Zoopla blog features stories on interesting and useful topics such as "Who Ryan Gigs bough his house from..." and "Revealing the Apprentice House". The blog uses the data from its main site (see above) to good effect on this creative blog.

Property Owl - blog.propertyowl.co.uk/ - Property Owl is a popular blog based on the UK property market. They like to have guest blog posters blog on topics such as "Owning a Listed Building" and "The Benefits of Renting Office Space".

Landlord Law Blog - www.landlordlawblog.co.uk - This blog is run by solicitor Tessa Shepperson, who specialises in residential landlord and tenant law. Tessa blogs about topics in her niche, such as tenancy agreements, tenancy deposits, evictions, landlords' legal obligations and the like.

Agent's Diary - agentsdiary.blogspot.com - Agent's Diary offers a humorous and reasonably well updated take on the estate agent business. The writer is an anonymous blogger, writing about life in his estate agent office. Seems to have built up quite a good community.

Property Investment Project - www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/ - Another landlord based blog, this time with more colourful language included. Log on here to read rants about tenants drilling holes into walls and other issues...

Renthusiast - www.renthusiast.com/ - Visit here for an in depth, statistical look at economics, politics and the property market on both sides of the Atlantic. The latest post asks the question "Is London becoming the global property 'safe bank?'" It goes on to discuss whether London is bucking the Global trend in the housing market through foreign investors. Interesting.

House 2.0 - www.markbrinkley.blogspot.com/ - House 2.0 is a great blog for those people building their own property. Written by author Mark Brinkley, this blog is quite technical and specialised, so its perfect for the self builder niche. Latest posts include advice on heating, plus news of a study on energy efficient homes. Mark Brinkley has authored the book "House Builder's Bible", which you can buy on his blog (via Amazon).

Property Hawk - blog.propertyhawk.co.uk - This blog is run by a property software company based in the UK, and has a wide aspect look at the property market/industry. Includes useful posts giving advice on shopping in Ikea to kit out buy-to-let properties, plus mortgage rate comparison charts.

Letting Focus - www.lettingfocus.com/blogs/ - Letting focus is written by best selling author and media pundit David Lawrenson. His blog gives advice on subjects such as planning law and tax advice for landlords. Includes some in-depth and detailed posts.

Curbed - curbed.com/ - Curbed is a comprehensive US real estate site that has sections on NYC, LA, and Washington D.C. Contains such postings as: "Is $12B House Totally, Completely Fake?" and "Guy Offers To Become Pet Dinosuar In Exchange For Housing". Has a slight focus on luxury properties.

Treehugger - www.treehugger.com/design_architecture/ - Treehugger gives an ethical angle on a variety of subjects - travel, cars and business, plus this architecture blog. The blog discusses the ethical angle to real estate and property stories. Good for friends of the earth.

Design Sponge - www.designsponge.com - Design Sponge is an interesting and arresting interior design blog which has pictures of all things gorgeous for the home and beyond. Receives 75,000 daily visitors.

Royals of Rent - http://www.royalsofrent.com - Informative blog covering renting in the Capital. Includes info on how the rental market in London is booming, plus data refelecting trends in letting in London.

Upad blog - www.upad.co.uk/blog/ - This blog is part of upad, a successful lettings agency based in London. This blog has news of buy-to-let, landlording and the letting market. Updated regularly.

Apartment Therapy - www.apartmenttherapy.com/ - Popular US interior design blog. Gives plenty of decoration, furniture and design tips for the discenring homeowner.

The Housing Bubble Blog - thehousingbubbleblog.com/index.html - This blog, based in the US, includes long, regularly updated posts on doom and gloom in the housing market. Useful for getting an inside view on where the UK housing market may be heading.

Matrix - matrix.millersamuel.com/ - This US based real estate blog is part of the real estate firm Miller Samuel. The blog features news on the US economy and housing market, giving info on mortgage rates and statistical insight into the industry. Worth a look.

Letting a Property blog - www.lettingaproperty.com/property-blog/ - This blog has lettings news and views, and is run by lettings company lettingaproperty.com Includes such posts as the fascinating news that renters will occupy 20% of all properties by 2020, up from 10% today - renting/letting is big, and is only going to get bigger.

Cognac Property - www.cognacproperty.blogspot.com/ - Cognac Property has been voted one of the best property blogs in the UK. It is run by property professional Graham Downie, who lives in France. The blog offers a unique take on the French property market, including tax tips for moving to France.

Foothills of France - foothillsoffrance.com/blog/ - Foorhills of France provides some personsl views on living, working and bringing up a family in the south of France. Also includes a property finding service for the Pyrenees region.