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Rightmove has produced five core demands on behalf of the rental sector, which it would like the next government to meet. These...
31 May 2024
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Political parties should not allow the lengthy General Election campaign to delay work on a new and beefed-up Energy Performance Certificate...
30 May 2024
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A prominent housing market analyst says people shouldn’t bother reading election literature but instead study interest rates if they want to...
30 May 2024
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The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a new series of educational videos for agents. The Guild’s Learning Platform serves as a...
30 May 2024
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Four fifths of developers believe that the next government needs to do more to support first time buyers, according to the...
30 May 2024
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Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital says it’s enjoyed a record breaking period of growth. Over 2023 and so far in 2024...
30 May 2024
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A lettings agency trading as Bowden Property Group Ltd has been fined £4,000 and £1,470 for failing to protect two tenancy...
29 May 2024
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The agents’ trade body says many in the industry will be pleased that the Renters Reform Bill has bitten the dust...
28 May 2024
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The failure of Labour and Conservatives to agree that the Renters Reform Bill should become law by July 4 has been...
28 May 2024
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Propertymark has stepped into the row over whether there should be more controls over second homes, holiday lets and people from...
28 May 2024
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Knight Frank says the normalisation of supply and demand in Prime London has happened more quickly than anticipated, forcing it to...
28 May 2024
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If Labour plans to bring in rent controls they won’t work, a property association has warned. The National Association of Property Buyers...
24 May 2024
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Internal data from Foxtons, London’s largest lettings agent, indicates sentiment may be improving across the capital as data shows a 12%...
24 May 2024
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A charity claims that new official figures on rent rises will “create more worry among private renters.” StepChange charity is referring to...
23 May 2024
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Letting agents are being invited to two senior Formula 1 figures on how to improve their performance. Neil Martin has held senior...
23 May 2024
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Around half of letting agents and landlords say they are unsure about how they will vote in the General Election. A joint...
23 May 2024
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Inflation figures are down - but not as much as many analysts expected. The basic Consumer Price Index figure fell from 3.2%...
23 May 2024
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A General Election has been called for July 4. So what happens to the Renters Reform Bill, which has been the subject...
22 May 2024
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A low profile family company called the Griffin Property Company has acquired Emoov, the online agency which was a pioneering name...
22 May 2024
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Half of all tenants who moved during the past 12 months found it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to secure a new...
22 May 2024
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The International Monetary Fund has suggested that the British economy could accommodate three interest rate cuts this year, with Kate cuts...
22 May 2024
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London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...
21 May 2024
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A previously low-profile property and land research platform, has entered a partnership with Rightmove. Addland, which claims to have “a community” of...
21 May 2024
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Lettings agency giant Belvoir has struck a partnership with a PropTech firm majoring in inventories. InventoryBase Academy has been appointed as Belvoir's...
20 May 2024
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Propertymark wants Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities to regulate property agents via professional bodies such as itself. The Department for Communities is...
20 May 2024
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As the Renters Reform Bill makes its way through the House of Lords, Propertymark has advised peers not to miss this...
17 May 2024
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Despite once claiming it would abolish Section 21 evictions “on its first day in office”, Labour appears to have gone cool...
17 May 2024
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The Property Franchise Group is to roll out a partnership with PropTech firm Coadjute TPFG, the largest franchise estate agency group in...
17 May 2024
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Anti-second home posters seen in parts of North Wales and on social media have been reported to the police as a...
16 May 2024
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The husband-and-wife directors of a Cornish lettings and estate agency have been disqualified from being company directors for a combined 12...
15 May 2024
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The agency Centrick has been appointed to launch and operate a new multi-million-pound Build To Rent development in Leicester. Centrick will provide...
15 May 2024
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Rental PropTech platform Krispyhouse has secured £1.3m in second-round fundraising. The residential rentals app and online platform is reported to have secured...
14 May 2024
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A council claims it’s reached an important stage in the process of deciding whether to implement the Article 4 Direction power...
14 May 2024
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A prominent lettings expert and former president of ARLA Propertymark has berated agents who advertise ‘free valuations.’ Sally Lawson, now well known...
14 May 2024
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The corporate freeholder which has been obliged to fix serious building safety issues at a tower block has issued a statement...
14 May 2024
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The government has won a landmark legal challenge against a freeholder forcing it to fix serious building safety issues in a...
13 May 2024
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Number one portal Rightmove has upgraded growth expectations in its latest statement to shareholders - and is again growing its average...
13 May 2024
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The pressure on rents for new tenancies in Scotland’s private rented sector have started to ease with all major cities now...
10 May 2024
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Jones Robinson, a lettings and sales agency in Wiltshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire, has snapped up Manningford Croft, a rival operation in...
10 May 2024
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Boutique Knightsbridge estate agency Nicolas Van Patrick (NVP) has acquired Chelsea lettings and management company HLR. HLR was established in 1986, growing...
09 May 2024
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London lettings agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is expanding with the opening of a new branch in the centre of Camberwell. Anthony...
09 May 2024
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A snap poll of letting agents has revealed that only a tiny percentage have taken steps to prepare for the shift...
08 May 2024
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Propertymark has urged Scotland’s new First Minister to end the country’s housing emergency. John Swinney is now First Minister and says he...
08 May 2024
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Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...
08 May 2024
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Even as he was being elected as Mayor of London for a record-beating third successive time, Sadiq Khan was under pressure...
07 May 2024
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A prominent lettings agency says concern is growing in the private rental sector about the prospect of more pets in properties. A...
07 May 2024
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A prominent agent campaigning for business tax reform is urging Labour to come clean on its policies for business rates and...
03 May 2024
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The average gross rental yield reported by landlords has reached the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, according to...
03 May 2024
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A lettings sector trade body predicts that the House of Lords is unlikely to make substantive changes to the Renters Reform...
03 May 2024
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The latest market report from Propertymark’s lettings agents suggests the demand is slowing. The latest data - for March - shows that...
03 May 2024
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The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...
02 May 2024
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Student accommodation listings service StuRents has added three new hires as it expands. Chris Glen is the new head of customer success....
02 May 2024
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A call has gone out from an industry group for letting agents to be sure they know the distinctions between statutory...
01 May 2024
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The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...
01 May 2024
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Campaigning charity Shelter is demanding an overhaul of the Renters Reform Bill, which will shortly begin its passage through the House...
01 May 2024
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A council has placed a Banning Order on a lettings agency operating unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation. Trophy Homes Ltd was hit...
29 April 2024
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Winkworth has appointed an ex-Chestertons and ex-Strutt and Parker industry figure to recruit new offices to the agency’s network. Chris Brand, who...
29 April 2024
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Propertymark says the controversial Renters Reform Bill still misses the mark, despite a string of amendments made to it as it...
26 April 2024
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A prominent lettings agency operator says he hopes the “toxic” attitude to the private rental sector by the Scottish Government may...
26 April 2024
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A coalition of higher education and student housing organisations have called on the government to make further changes to the Renters...
26 April 2024
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Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...
25 April 2024
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There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...
24 April 2024
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Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...
24 April 2024
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A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...
23 April 2024
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Recent substantial fines issued by HMRC are a harsh reminder to agents to ensure that their Anti-Money Laundering policies are up...
23 April 2024
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An amendment is expected to be made by the government to its Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill. The Bill, put forward by...
23 April 2024
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A statement from a city council claims that a property company failed to attend court in a case of deposit protection,...
19 April 2024
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A seasoned lettings expert has been taken on to boost the success of an agency branch in Surrey. James Clarke, with 25...
19 April 2024
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TV property guru and Move iQ founder Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One this year, the trade...
18 April 2024
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A deposit alternative service claims the cost of rent has outpaced salary growth by 5.2% over the past 10 years, leaving...
18 April 2024
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An agency has snapped up a substantial regional firm involving 60 staff, 1,100 properties under management, as well as commercial, new...
17 April 2024
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Average rent arrears claims climbed to £1,816 in the first quarter of this year. That’s a rise of 27% from £1,435 in...
17 April 2024
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Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...
17 April 2024
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A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...
16 April 2024
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Two agencies are merging their lettings operations and launching a Joint Venture company to enable continued growth in their respective areas...
16 April 2024
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Interest rates are expected to stay high despite good inflation news likely to be announced this week. The Office for Budget Responsibility...
15 April 2024
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Lettings giant Foxtons has hired merger and acquisition bankers from Rothschild following pressure from shareholders to sell itself for £160m, the...
15 April 2024
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A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...
15 April 2024
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It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...
15 April 2024
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Foxtons says it wants to extend what it calls its “full digitisation of the lettings journey” to its sales side, as...
15 April 2024
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The Guild of Property Professionals is launch a new Ezine system for members to market properties to let and for sale. According...
11 April 2024
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Lomond - a firm that now calls itself “one of the UK’s largest acquirers of estate and letting agency businesses” -...
11 April 2024
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Propertymark is demanding equal treatment with the social housing sector. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove intends to boost standards in social housing...
11 April 2024
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The Tenancy Deposit Service, the provider of tenancy deposit protection and dispute resolution services, has appointed Fay Selvan as its new...
11 April 2024
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An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year. The analysis, carried out by...
10 April 2024
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Landlords’ champion Paul Shamplina says more landlords should use lettings agents, who he describes as their “allies” in the battle to...
10 April 2024
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Propertymark wants the government to cool down on its enthusiasm for brownfield development. It says in a response to a consultation that...
10 April 2024
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A major technology programme has secured what it calls “a landmark co-investment partnership” with Propertymark and the Tenancy Deposit Service group. And...
09 April 2024
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Curchods is making a bid to expand its activities in the high end Surrey market with a rebrand of its latest...
09 April 2024
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An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...
08 April 2024
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Almost one in three buy to let landlords are set to sell up in the next 12 months. That’s the shock statistic...
08 April 2024
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London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...
08 April 2024
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The number of new prospective tenants registered per Propertymark member branch decreased from 97 in January to 89 in February -...
05 April 2024
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Legal & General’s suburban Build To Rent business, called LGSBTR, has exchanged on 41 new BTR homes in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. Consisting...
05 April 2024
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A deposit alternative company is calling on agents to help tenants save an average of £1,000 on up-front costs. Flatfair chief executive...
04 April 2024
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Lettings and property management agency Xenia Lettings has appointed a new director. Daryl Tomlinson first entered the industry in 2007 as a...
04 April 2024
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Promising figures from the latest house price index doesn’t mean underlying problems in the market have been solved, warns Propertymark. UK house...
04 April 2024
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Parkers franchisee Craig Pearson claims to have added a “substantial” number of properties to his Reading branch portfolio after buying an...