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29 April 2024
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A trade body representing Build To Rent operators claims that the sector “already accommodates the Bill’s proposals” in terms of tenants’...
26 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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Property management and facilities firm Pinnacle is to become the leading managing agent for Legal & General Affordable Homes. In recent weeks, the...
16 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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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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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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NatWest Group has announced a new package of what it calls ”targeted lending and support” to help local councils provide more...
27 March 2024
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England’s county councils want the next government to set out a long-term plan for housing, as a new report claims there’s...
25 March 2024
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Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...
12 March 2024
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The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...
07 March 2024
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Propertymark has again urged the UK government to continue with its target of building 300,000 new homes in England a year...
26 February 2024
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A new report suggests that past impressions of Build To Rent and other institution-funded rental units as expensive and concentrating on...
19 February 2024
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While most agents remain relatively tight lipped about party politics, the chief executive of Purplebricks has said the Tories should take...
13 February 2024
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Lettings and sales agency Gascoines is this week celebrating 70 years of serving the property market in Nottinghamshire. Founded by Doug Gascoine...
08 February 2024
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A five year old consumer reviews website has been acquired by Rightmove. Homeviews was set up in 2019 and at the time...
02 February 2024
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New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...
02 February 2024
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A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...
29 January 2024
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Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...
25 January 2024
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Rhodri Evans, director of land and new homes at Andrews Property Group, has been named as one of several industry figures...
10 January 2024
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The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...
28 December 2023
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Strutt & Parker’s London New Homes staff attribute 50 per cent of their market this year as dollar-based - 30 per...
22 December 2023
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Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to build more affordable homes. The latest data from the Scottish Government itself shows that the...
21 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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A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...
01 December 2023
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Property portal Rightmove has increased its key revenue target in a bullish set of results which shows it has not been...
28 November 2023
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A new director of property has been named by the John Lewis Partnership, to lead its controversial Build To Rent initiative. Martin...
16 October 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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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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A long-established agency has created what it calls a “super office” in its city. John Payne Estate Agents, which has been active...
11 September 2023
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The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...
05 September 2023
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Lloyds Banking Group has announced the lettings agency chain that it wants to look after its upcoming Build To Rent units. The...
09 August 2023
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Research from a property developer suggests that the government needs to deliver an average of 67,500 new homes a quarter by...
07 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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Council tax premiums being considered in Wales would be insufficient to persuade short let and holiday home owners to move their...
31 July 2023
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Propertymark has branded the plans by Housing Secretary Michael Gove to increase housebuilding “disappointing”. Nathan Emerson, Propertymark chief executive, says: “The UK...
26 July 2023
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John Lewis is pushing ahead with its commitment to build and manage rental homes as part of a drive which it...
04 July 2023
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Off-plan new build properties - at one time a solid favourite amongst landlords - are now falling out of favour with...
23 May 2023
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A development site sourcing firm claims that reclassifying just one per cent of England’s Green Belt could unlock space for almost...
23 May 2023
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The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...
22 May 2023
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A lack of direction and constant shifts in planning policy at local and national government level is putting a block on...
15 May 2023
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Senior Labour figures have come out with sharply opposing views on whether the party backs rent controls. Shabana Mahmood, a senior MP...
04 May 2023
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The new trade body for short lets has reacted angrily to a government plan for AirBnb and other short let hosts...
13 April 2023
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The number of new prospective tenants registering per Propertymark member branch held at 91 in February - very close to last...
23 March 2023
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Pre-tax profits for Connells Group have plummeted from £111.3m in 2021 to £67.5m last year - but its lettings division has...
02 March 2023
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Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...
28 February 2023
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The latest Build To Rent scheme announced by the UK’s largest listed rental homes firm is in fact a 22 storey...
22 February 2023
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The man who led the sale of prominent lettings agency Finders Keepers to Countrywide has landed a new role as group...
13 February 2023
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Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital Group Limited has announced plans to deliver 865 new homes across 11 sites around the...
07 February 2023
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Agency launches dedicated lettings team for rejuvenated London area Savills has launched a dedicated residential lettings office in an area of prime...
31 January 2023
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CJ Hole, part of The Property Franchise Group, has expanded with the acquisition of an independent firm in Bristol. CJ Hole owner...
30 January 2023
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Housebuilders have branded a west country council’s decision to ask for all new homes to be net zero as ‘unaffordable' and...
30 January 2023
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Global luxury real estate brand Christie’s International Real Estate has signed Carter Jonas as its exclusive affiliate in the United Kingdom. Carter...
23 January 2023
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Propertymark is querying why there’s no help for the private rental sector to meet energy efficiency targets expressed in a new...
17 January 2023
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Legal & General - one of the country’s biggest Build To Rent players - has struck a deal with new build...
11 January 2023
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Legal & General Capital helped fund over 17,000 new homes last year across a range of tenures, chiefly Build To Rent. Chief...
05 January 2023
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The government claims buildings will be made safer under new proposals including compulsory second staircases for new tower blocks. It says this...
28 December 2022
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove has sent a letter to the Competitions and Markets Authority saying the watchdog is independent - but...
07 December 2022
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The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...
06 December 2022
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The John Lewis Partnership has agreed a £500m multi-decade joint venture with global investment company abrdn to deliver around 1,000 new...
05 December 2022
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The head of an estate agency and property investment firm says the government should do more to reform the rental sector...
24 November 2022
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Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...
24 October 2022
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer picked on the buy to let and holiday home sectors as targets for future restrictions, in...
28 September 2022
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Increased demand and investor appetite for purpose built Single Family Rental schemes have seen this niche market grow at scale, according...
28 September 2022
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A prominent brand in the Lomond Group - Linley & Simpson - has expanded its portfolio by over 600 properties in...
27 July 2022
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The franchise owners of a Parkers branch have marked their third year under the brand by opening a second office. Brendan and...
23 June 2022
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The famous seaside town of Whitby in Yorkshire has voted in a referendum considering a ban on new build properties being...
14 June 2022
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A selection of property industry figures have spoken out against the government’s latest proposals to extend Right To Buy to housing...
10 June 2022
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Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...
06 May 2022
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The latest market sentiment survey of the lettings market from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rent rises will...
19 April 2022
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An agency has made its 11th acquisition in just over a year. Thornley Groves - a brand in the Lomond Group -...
07 April 2022
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Build To Rent operator Avanton has pledged to build hundreds of new homes in two London hotspots under its A:Living brand. They...
29 March 2022
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New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...
01 March 2022
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New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...
23 February 2022
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New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...
18 February 2022
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A developer says its new state-of-the-art sales centre in Hong Kong in set to boost Chinese investment in London. Galliard, the developer...
15 February 2022
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The fast-growing Lomond Group, backed by private equity cash, has snapped up another independent. Lomond’s John Shepherd brand, which operates throughout the...
02 February 2022
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Chancellors Estate Agents is opening its 57th branch early in the New Yesr. The office is in central Basingstoke and will offer...
29 December 2021
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Only 15 per cent of adults are confident the housing crisis will be resolved in their lifetime. New research among 2,000 individuals...
15 December 2021
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Lloyds Banking Group, which is known to be investing huge sums in the UK private rental sector, has published the results...
10 December 2021
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There’s been an increase in demand for rental properties with electric charging points for cars, according to ARLA Propertymark. The news has...
24 November 2021
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Property group Nick Dunning Associates, which includes the brands Townends and Regents, has rebranded to Stirling Ackroyd Group, effective from today. All...
01 November 2021
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New figures from the National Home Building Council suggests the popularity of detached properties has soared during the pandemic - prompting...
29 October 2021
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Savills says an increase in the number of new builds bought for buy to let and other property investment will help...
19 October 2021
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Leaders Romans Group has completed the purchase of Dewhurst Lettings in Swindon - the latest in its acquisition programme announced earlier...
06 September 2021
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A new £40m Build To Rent scheme has opened in Leeds city centre. The Headline, from Grainger, features 242 new homes and...
10 August 2021
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A lettings agency is using its latest podcast to explore the retail-to-resi trend in the housing market. Winkworth’s podcast under The Property...
14 July 2021
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A politician is stepping up his bid to ban buy to let purchasers acquiring any units at a 150-home scheme. ITV News...
05 July 2021
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Hunters - now subsumed into The Property Franchise Group - has opened a new branch in Bicester. The new branch follows a...
21 May 2021
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A leading banking and wealth management company says a growth area for the rental sector in the years to come will...
12 May 2021
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The fast-accelerating trend of takeovers and mergers continues this morning with news that two Kent agencies are combining. Oakwood Homes in Thanet...
18 March 2021
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There’s been another fall in the proportion of new-builds sold off-plan. Data from Hamptons says 33 per cent of new home completions...
22 February 2021
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One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players, Legal & General, says it’s started work on 6,000 residential units in...
08 January 2021
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Fast-growing letting specialists Linley & Simpson has added over 600 homes to its portfolio after another major acquisition. It’s acquired the lettings and management division...
23 December 2020
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One of the largest Build To Rent operators in the country is reporting that the pandemic has had relatively minor effects...
23 November 2020
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John Lewis Partnership, until now best known for its department stores and ownership of Waitrose, is to build homes for rent. The...
19 October 2020
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There’s to be a new editor for Landlord Today from tomorrow, Thursday October 1. It’s to be Graham Norwood, currently editor of...
30 September 2020
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Hampshire independent agency Harcourts Property Agents in Southampton has been acquired by another independent, Beal’s. Harcourts has over 35 years experience in...
07 August 2020
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The Labour head of a special ‘taskforce’ looking at London housing issues in the light of the Coronavirus crisis says he...