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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...

Lomond - a firm that now calls itself “one of the UK’s largest acquirers of estate and letting agency businesses” -...

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax.  London, the...

Asking rents continue to show pos­itive annualised growth in all regions except Greater London and Scotland.  That’s according to respected property website...

Rents have risen seven per cent in the past year while voids have lengthened in the past month - although remain...

A new analysis shows that - unsurprisingly - London remains the most competitive region for letting agents, having seen the largest...

A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...

Newspaper report claims some 710 properties have been put into the private rental market by the government - and they are...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech firm Goodlord has shown that year-on-year rents are up by 7.3 per cent across England...

Lomond has consolidated its growing foothold in the lettings sector after sealing its biggest acquisition to date in the Midlands. In what...

A prominent lettings agent says there’s been a definite improvement in rental affordability in most areas - but he doubts all...

Over seven in 10 landlords report rising tenant demand during the third quarter – a new record high, research conducted on...

Lomond has snapped up another lettings book - it’s of the Royston & Lund agency in the East Midlands. The 600 properties...

Rent levels and voids held steady over the past month with strong demand keeping annual price growth at nearly eight per...

Midlands-based land and property company Sheldon Bosley Knight has made another lettings acquisition - its fifth in 2023. Leicestershire-based Andrew Granger &...

The buy to let sector appears more heavily reliant on mortgages than some analysts have previously suggested. Specialist lending service Octane Capital has...

New research shows that the majority of letting agents believe they are not paid sufficiently for their work. Research from the Goodlord...

The north of England is outperforming the south when it comes to yields and capital appreciation, a new survey has discovered. In...

A new assessment of the average cost to a UK property owner of improving their EPC rating suggests it’s soared to...

The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June.  The average cost of rent per...

Leaders Romans Group has announced another new lettings acquisition. It has snapped up Liberty Gate, a single-office Nottingham-based business which also operates...

Two agents who helped establish a multi-million-pound drugs ring in two cities have been jailed. Ossama Omar and Mohamed Latif ran Platinum...

After a hectic period of rent rises it appears that the lettings market is at a standstill according to PropTech firm...

After what appeared to be a lull over the New Year, the rental market is firing on all cylinders again according...

Derby-based serviced apartment provider The Stay Company has snapped up another site for its portfolio. The development in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, is called...

England’s HMO market is shrinking despite a widespread need for more affordable rental accommodation. In 2019/20, there were an estimated 510,776 HMOs...

A debt advisory service claims it has calculated the overall size of the private rental sector. Sirius Property Finance analysed the current...

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord shows a mixed market with rents holding steady but voids increasing in certain regions. The cost...

The housing market slowdown is gathering pace and has now hit every region of the UK according to the Nationwide. In data...

A former lettings agent who now helps tenants take legal action against landlords says 25 per cent of the complaints he...

Currently, the average void period across England is 16.8 days a year. With an average monthly rent of £940, equating to...

Maintenance costs now account for over a fifth of the average rental income of a property, it’s been claimed. A company called...

A company claims that some 18 per cent of property firms have seen a rise in criminals attempting to launder money...

The private rental sector could grow an additional 6.5 per cent in just three years, it’s been forecast. This would bring the...

Fresh data from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the average cost of rent in England reached £1,020 per property in May, up...

A student-specialising lettings agency has been named as franchise of the year at the brand’s annual awards. Nicholas Humphreys Nottingham, one of...

Annual rental yields in England and Wales have dipped but tenant demand is set to stay strong for the rest of...

There’s been a big rise in rents and a large drop in voids in the past month according to PropTech supplier...

The average HMO is worth a third more than a comparably sized house according to new research. The typical HMO now costs...

Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...

Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England. The research by rental platform Rentd looked at the current average income of a...

The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark. In February, Propertymark...

The latest lettings market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord suggests that voids are reducing in almost all regions but that rents...

A player in the rental insurance field is warning that the growing cost of living crisis makes it more important than...

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

Asking rents in Britain are now rising at their fastest ever rate according to Rightmove. Average asking rents hit annual growth of...

The rental market appears not to have slowed down this winter - not even over the Christmas break. According to the latest...

Propertymark says arrears in the private rental sector are rising once again as the Omicron variant continues to push across the...

Void periods dropped across England during November as demand for rental properties continued apace.  According to the latest Goodlord rental index some...

One of the largest private residential landlords in the Midlands has appointed Principle Estate Management to start collecting various ground rents...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the market cooling, but with year-on-year demand still high in comparison...

Tenants returning to the office and city centres has triggered strong rental growth in the largest urban centres. Rightmove’s Quarterly Rental Trends...

The latest rental index from PropTech platform Goodlord shows voids inching up - although still remaining much lower than the long-term...

An estate and lettings agent has analysed how the level of rental arrears has grown between each wave of the pandemic. The...

Voids are at their lowest level since August 2019 while rents are on the rise, according to the latest Goodlord snapshot...

It’s been yet another strong month for the rental market as reported in the latest statistics from PropTech supplier Goodlord. Voids dropped...

Rents have climbed up to 68 per cent across England since the financial crash in 2008. Research by Ascend Property shows that...

The latest rental market snapshot produced by HomeLet shows average rents outside of London soaring to higher levels and dropping in the capital itself.  The...

The increasingly strong rental market is set to last throughout summer and beyond according to the latest analysis by PropTech platform...

The ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech company Goodlord shows rents holding steady across England but as lockdown restrictions ease voids...

Despite rent controls being a vote-catching policy for some local election candidates next week, the reality is that asking rents in...

Latest figures from ARLA Propertymark suggest the rental market continues to perform strongly. Data for February - the latest available from the...

New modular homes built to rent have been delivered to Northstowe, a new town in Cambridgeshire.  Each Town House home has been...

The UK’s average rent is now £984, showing a three per cent increase on last year according to HomeLet. But there’s a...

February was another strong month for the lettings market according to the latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord. The average cost...

Leaders Romans Group has announced the acquisition of another independent agency, this time in the East Midlands. It’s snapped up Hill &...

The latest market snapshot for the private lettings sector shows rents holding steady into 2021 but voids increasing across the board. The...

A rental market snapshot says the UK-wide lettings picture is dragged down by Greater London's excess of supply, and by the...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the November lockdown creating a subdued picture - but with early...

Some 90 per cent of branches from franchise giant Belvoir believe house rents will rise or at least stay static in 2021,...

The average cost of renting in England is almost unchanged from five years ago - although that masks significant localised variations.  The...

A PropTech lettings platform is reporting that the level of income required to cover the cost of renting has increased across...

Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how is the UK rental market coping with the fallout from...

Rents in the UK dropped in six of the eight regions monitored by PropTech supplier Goodlord.  During September, the average rent for...

The number of new prospective tenants is at its highest level ever according to data just released by ARLA Propertymark. The association’s...

Charnwood council in the East Midlands is proposing to introduce two different licensing schemes for private landlords, with agents and others...

An agency chain has opened its second so-called ‘virtual office’ in two weeks - and again it doesn’t involve any bricks...

The Leaders Romans Group says it’s opening a new virtual office in the East Midlands, with a long-standing lettings expert at...

The splendidly named East Midlands lettings agency Monkey vs Owl - known as MOVO - has opened a second office. Its first,...

The latest snapshot of the lettings market from PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that activity is much stronger now than a year...

The number of rental deposit disputes lodged with one of the government-authorised deposit schemes has fallen 15 per cent across England...

PropTech firm Goodlord says there’s been “a remarkable bounce back” in the lettings sector since the market resumed. It’s been three weeks...

For Jill Griffiths, working exactly 25 years at the same agency is a cause for celebration - and her time serving...

The latest market snapshot by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that while new and completed tenancy volumes dropped rapidly in the first...

Demand for rental properties has predictably plummeted thanks to the lockdown. Data from PropTech company Goodlord shows that while a surge for...

The departure of almost all students from UK universities and colleges back to their parental homes for possibly several months has...

A PropTech platform claims that an area where the average rent is 50 per cent of less of an average salary...

It’s steady-as-she-goes in the rental market according to the latest market snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord.  Void periods dropped slightly in...

Two estate agencies in the same city have merged - but it means one long-standing agency’s name will disappear. The Leicester firm...

The government’s official index for the private rental sector has shown that rents rose by 1.5 per cent in the 12...

The latest market snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that even in the south west of England - where renters...

The latest lettings market snapshot by referencing firm HomeLet shows the average rent in the UK is now £947. This is up...

Owners of buy to let properties across the UK could be entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges according...

A trade body suggests that the votes of private landlords could decide the results in over 100 constituencies in next week’s...

The latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord shows some regions enjoying lower void periods with others slower to stabilise.  Specifically, the...

Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...

UK-wide rental prices are up 2.0 per cent annually to £876 – a three-year high – according to a new quarterly...

Average UK rents continued to rise between July and September, but failed to keep up with inflation, according to The Deposit...