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A major agency has told the government to get on with ensuring the Renters Reform Bill is passed into law as...
22 April 2024
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Five Labour MPs have put forward an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling for rent controls - even...
22 April 2024
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Property investment and management company The Sourced Group says its new lettings division which “presents franchisees with the chance to generate...
18 April 2024
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A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...
18 April 2024
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Developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for its luxury development of Build To Rent apartments in Sheffield. Sheffield Gardens will include...
17 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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Labour must build “a new generation of New Towns” if it gets into government, according to a parliamentary candidate linked to...
12 April 2024
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Seymours, one of the largest independent agency networks operating in the South East of England, is to advertise its lettings and sales...
09 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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Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to the proposed changes to the Renters Reform Bill being advocated...
02 April 2024
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The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...
28 March 2024
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...
19 March 2024
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A former housing minister responsible for the sell off of huge numbers of social homes has told the Prime Minister he...
18 March 2024
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A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their...
08 March 2024
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London lettings agency Martyn Gerrard has opened a new flagship office in Hampstead, expanding its network across the North and Northwest...
06 March 2024
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Nationwide has taken the unusual step of using its buy to let lending arm - The Mortgage Works - to make...
05 March 2024
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Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...
29 February 2024
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Home Counties agency Bridges today launches Platinum Homes, which it describes as “a bespoke sales and lettings service catering to premium...
29 February 2024
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National property services group, Leaders Romans Group has snapped up Purplebricks’ lettings chief to become a director in its property management...
28 February 2024
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Lettings, property management and sales agency Johns&Co - which celebrates its 10th year in business in 2024 - is opening a...
16 February 2024
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A pressure group unhappy about lack of progress on the Renters Reform Bill wants MPs to be bombarded with complaint emails. Over...
12 February 2024
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Prominent MPs from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have renewed their onslaught on Airbnb and other short let platforms. Former Lib...
06 February 2024
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The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...
01 February 2024
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The Renters Reform Bill cannot succeed without proper engagement with letting agents and landlords, Propertymark argues. According to a Freedom of Information...
31 January 2024
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Reposit is the latest deposit alternative service to announce strategic partnerships with agencies - the latest signings are Symonds & Sampson,...
25 January 2024
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Two former housing ministers are at war with each other after an attack on Rishi Sunak’s premiership in today’s Daily Telegraph. Sir...
24 January 2024
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Qualifications for property managers in the social housing sector should be extended to the private rental sector too. That’s the view of...
22 January 2024
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Fast-growing Lomond has snapped up another regional agency - this time one in the Midlands. Centrick - which had a High Street...
12 January 2024
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Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...
22 December 2023
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The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...
18 December 2023
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Private sector tenants in rural areas are facing the brunt of growing rents, according to new research. Whilst some measures suggest tenants...
14 December 2023
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Measures contained in the Renters Reform Bill will fail without sufficient resources to ensure they can be enforced. The warning comes from...
13 December 2023
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Campaigning charity Shelter claims there’s a conspiracy amongst MPs, landlords and others in the private rental sector to water down the...
08 December 2023
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A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...
07 December 2023
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Leaders Romans Group is calling for a Landlords Reform Bill to balance the challenges and apparent disincentives now deterring landlords from...
30 November 2023
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More multi-millionaires and billionaires are choosing to rent super-prime homes in London, rather than purchase, reveals a new wealth report Beauchamp Estates’...
29 November 2023
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It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...
24 November 2023
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The Department for Work and Pensions will recommence the Private Rented Sector Universal Credit Engagement Group next month, following a concerted...
23 November 2023
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The board of Foxtons is under pressure from a minority of shareholders to put the agency group up for sale, according...
20 November 2023
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A prominent housing expert has told MPs that letting agents could be used to police the standards off homes made available...
20 November 2023
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Senior Labour MP Clive Betts says the party’s official house building policy won’t actually solve the shortage of homes. Labour deputy leader...
17 November 2023
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A row has broken out over Section 21 between Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and an all-party...
16 November 2023
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Propertymark has called on the government to retain the option of fixed-term tenancies in the private rental sector where it is...
15 November 2023
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Knight Frank has bolstered its prime offering across north London with a new head of lettings in its Hampstead office. Jared Kilgarriff...
15 November 2023
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A senior Propertymark official will today tell MPs of the industry’s concerns about the Renters Reform Bill. The Bill has reached the...
14 November 2023
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The new Housing Minister is Lee Rowley - who was a former housing minister during the short lived premiership of Liz Truss. Rowley...
13 November 2023
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The autumn roadshow being hosted by Fine & Country resumes next week with the first of six dates throughout the rest...
08 November 2023
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Foxtons has snapped up London lettings agency Ludlow Thompson for £10m. Ludlow Thompson, founded 30 years ago, has seven branches in London, generating...
07 November 2023
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One of Scotland’s oldest property and legal brands - Simpson & Marwick - has been snapped up by a newcomer to...
02 November 2023
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A leading PropTech entrepreneur has written to MPs outlining detailed plans that he believes would ensure the controversial Renters Reform Bill...
26 October 2023
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Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...
25 October 2023
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Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...
25 October 2023
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MPs have given the Renters Reform Bill its Second Reading - a procedure which means it now continues into the Committee...
24 October 2023
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The latest stage of the Renters Reform Bill - and the likely delay in the abolition of Section 21 - will...
24 October 2023
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The government has been warned by trade body Propertymark that the controversial Renters Reform Bill must fairly reflect the importance of...
23 October 2023
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Savills has appointed Marielle Papadopoullos as head of lettings in its key Hampstead office. Papadopoullos, who joins as a director, has over...
23 October 2023
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The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...
20 October 2023
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A government minister has pledged to act on the threat to lettings agents posed by banks acting against pooled client accounts. Many...
20 October 2023
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The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from today’s Financial...
18 October 2023
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A PR exercise has discovered that 89 per cent of UK MPs would not give priority to Build-to-Rent schemes in their...
11 October 2023
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Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...
10 October 2023
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove will address the main Conservative party Conference on Tuesday morning next week - but perhaps his most...
28 September 2023
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Some prospective buy to let landlords may be about to use their equity to snap up investment properties at discounted rates,...
27 September 2023
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A leading agent has welcomed the dramatic U turn by the government on how it is to meet its net zero...
21 September 2023
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Fewer than one in five homeowners support the government’s plans to ban gas boilers in new homes by 2025, with 83...
21 September 2023
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A prominent industry supplier is urging agents and landlords to lobby MPs to suggest improvements to the Renters Reform Bill. PayProp UK...
21 September 2023
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The Times is reporting that a delay to the controversial ban on gas boilers is being considered by the government as...
20 September 2023
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The Select Committee that shadows the work of Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is complaining that its...
20 September 2023
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The Financial Times, using sources in the Parliamentary Conservative party, are blaming some Tory MPs for blocking the route of the...
18 September 2023
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A Build To Rent scheme is now ready for move-in by tenants, following the completed conversion of an ambulance station into...
18 September 2023
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The Build To Rent sector has now joined those parts of the property sector with a dedicated awards event. The awards -...
14 September 2023
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UKSotheby’s International Realty - which handles high end lettings and sales - has opened a new London office. It’s in St John’s...
07 September 2023
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What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7. PropTech Connect will...
05 September 2023
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Parliament resumes today following its summer recess but there is still a lack of detail on aspects of the Renters Reform...
04 September 2023
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Franchise giant Winkworth is opening a new office in West Hampstead, extending its north London footprint from existing offices in neighbouring...
01 September 2023
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Connells’ high end brand John D Wood & Co. Is opening of a new office in Winchester, Hampshire. It occupies a stone-built...
29 August 2023
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Annual rental growth in July was 9.1 per cent across prime London according to LonRes. This figure took rents to 28.4 per...
18 August 2023
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The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has announced its decision on base rate. It will rise by 0.25 per cent to...
03 August 2023
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Prominent figures from Foxtons and Chestertons are amongst the agency leaders featured on a new six-part podcast series from OnTheMarket. Hosted by...
02 August 2023
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thrown his weight behind Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to delay deadlines for EPC improvements in...
27 July 2023
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Stricter proposals for energy efficiency under review by the government risk damaging the private rental sector if they remain unchanged. That’s the...
26 July 2023
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...
23 July 2023
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The Co-Op Bank is joining forces with campaigning charity Shelter to argue against Section 21 evictions, and together they have organised...
19 July 2023
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It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...
14 July 2023
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It appears that a “wider range of behaviours” are likely to be taken into account in future when tenants are considered...
14 July 2023
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The Renters Reform Bill is being discussed by MPs this afternoon - although not as part of its long-running passage through...
10 July 2023
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Propertymark has revealed its latest top table of elected and unelected spokespeople forming its new leadership team. The new chair of the...
04 July 2023
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Propertymark has set out the case for an increase in benefits for private tenants. Timothy Douglas, Propertymark's Head of Policy and Campaigns...
03 July 2023
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Jackson-Stops has announced the opening of its newest branch in Colchester, Essex. This follows the launch of its virtual office covering Stockbridge,...
29 June 2023
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A Liberal Democrat council leader says all properties - even those in properly established lettings businesses - should be charged council...
15 June 2023
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Two animal charities - Cats Protection and Dogs Trust - have started recruiting MPs to their campaign in favour of pets...
13 June 2023
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Chestertons - London’s oldest estate agency which is itself up for sale - has snapped up a small independent. It has acquired...
12 June 2023
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High end lettings agency Aston Chase has let a house modelled on Windsor Castle for the princely sum of £247,000 per...
06 June 2023
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Propertymark says it’s going to send a briefing on behalf of letting agents to every MP and member of the House...
23 May 2023
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The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...
17 May 2023
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Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the...
15 May 2023
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An unnamed Conservative MP cited in a newspaper claims up to 30 colleagues may vote against the Renters Reform Bill in...
11 May 2023
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The scale of investment in UK commercial property has fallen in all sectors, new research suggests. Sirius Property Finance has analysed UK...