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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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Londoners looking to buy a home can expect to spend 42% more on monthly mortgage payments than tenants pay on rent,...
16 May 2024
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The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum. Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...
09 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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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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Some 83% of estate agents are proud of their profession, says a new survey. The poll of 1,728 estate agents, commissioned by...
25 April 2024
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Propertymark wants HM Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members. HMLR launched a consultation last month as...
10 April 2024
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Supply has continued to build while demand remained steady, which increased downwards pressure on rents in the first quarter of 2024...
09 April 2024
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For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax. London, the...
27 March 2024
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The Open Property Data Association has released a new version of its property data standards framework to help letting agents comply...
25 March 2024
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The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...
20 March 2024
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Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to resolve the country’s ongoing housing emergency. The news comes as Scottish Labour MSP Mark Griffin...
20 March 2024
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Propertymark will appear in front of the House of Lords’ Industry and Regulators Committee tomorrow morning, urging the regulation of lettings...
05 March 2024
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There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...
21 February 2024
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Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...
05 February 2024
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The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...
25 January 2024
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Strutt & Parker is leaving its HQ to share premises with other parts of its parent company - and to have a...
18 January 2024
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Propertymark is hosting an Understanding Material Information for Lettings Agents on Thursday January 18 from 1230 to 1400. The National Trading Standards...
16 January 2024
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Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...
16 January 2024
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A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...
08 January 2024
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A group of rental activists claims that police in England are disproportionately using a 19th century law that criminalises rough sleeping...
28 December 2023
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A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...
20 December 2023
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Purplebricks has appointed a new media agency - mSix&Partners - as it launches its ‘free’ sales offer to landlords and other...
15 December 2023
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I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...
06 December 2023
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Latest data from The Deposit Protection Service suggests rents have risen faster than inflation over the past year. The organisation’s Rent Index...
05 December 2023
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Parts B and C of the process to improve material information disclosure in property listings are published today within comprehensive new guidance...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has teamed up with the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team to create a new course on compliance...
24 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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An overwhelming number of letting and sales agents back the idea of more so-called Material Information on property details. That’s according to...
06 November 2023
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Five outstanding women were honoured at the first ESTAS Women in Estate Agency award, parts of the ESTAS. The five were Wendy...
25 October 2023
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The latest lettings market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows rental demand continuing to rise. A net balance of...
12 October 2023
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Tenants in Bristol are paying 41 per cent more for a rental property than they did just five years ago, it...
05 October 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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There’s to be a consultation this autumn about a proposed selective licensing regime in Scarborough. The proposal covers parts of the Castle,...
12 September 2023
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A retirement forecast suggests older renters may struggle as demographic and property market figures change over time. Scottish Widows’ annual retirement report,...
01 August 2023
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Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...
25 July 2023
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The results of the latest RICS UK Residential Survey, out today, point to a renewed worry about the housing market. The survey...
13 July 2023
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Prime London’s rental growth has started to slow on an annual basis, according to the latest Savills prime lettings index. But the...
11 July 2023
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Tomorrow sees the start of a month of webinars hosted by Rightmove to help agents understand compliance changes and how they...
03 July 2023
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A survey of nearly 700 letting agents from across England has revealed that the abolition of Section 21 continues to be...
14 June 2023
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The Guild of Property Professionals has revealed that over 80 of its member agents have been shortlisted for The ESTAS 2023. The...
06 June 2023
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One of the lettings industry’s highest profile agents has been shortlisted by the Huntingdon’s Disease Association as Fundraiser of the Year. Kristjan...
27 April 2023
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A veteran Conservative is calling on his government to clamp down on HMOs and ensure there is better council regulation and...
05 April 2023
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New Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf is bad news for the private rental sector, a prominent lettings agent warns. David Alexander -...
28 March 2023
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A clampdown on HMOs is to begin this week - and the council behind it is describing it as ‘preserving the...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
At PayProp, customer service is a top priority. Our UK-based platform experts are always ready to go the extra mile to...
16 March 2023
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A council is set to renew its war on To Let boards. In summer 2018, Leciester council brought into effect a new...
16 March 2023
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OnTheMarket is introducing a range of features which it claims will make ‘serious seekers’ stand out to letting agents. And it says...
28 February 2023
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A prominent Scottish lettings agent says the decision of Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scotland’s First Minister may offer a chance...
16 February 2023
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Fine & Country holds its international conference on March 10 and according to the agency it will be attended by representatives...
09 February 2023
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A new survey of over 8,000 commercial estate agents indicates a challenging 2023 - suggesting a possible alternative investment option for...
04 January 2023
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Legal & General says it’s seeing signs of optimism in different parts of the buy to let sector. Firstly it’s seen a...
29 December 2022
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The latest market snapshot by London-focussed data company LonRes shows that a shortage of homes available to rent across all parts...
16 December 2022
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07 December 2022
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Vik Tara and on my business card it says...
22 November 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
A lettings agency in the Brighton area which describes itself as “ethical” is closing down due to staffing issues and the...
21 November 2022
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One of the country’s most respected lettings agencies says tax is dominating the agenda ahead of Thursday’s Autumn Statement from Chancellor...
15 November 2022
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Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, held a summit yesterday about the capital’s private rental sector - but he did not...
15 November 2022
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Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, will explain how investment in the private rented sector can be better incentivised when...
28 October 2022
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The agents’ trade body Propertymark says the government must “get realistic” over the difficulties involved in reaching Net Zero targets when...
17 October 2022
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As expected there has been another substantial U-turn by Prime Minister Liz Truss. A few minutes after sacking her former Chancellor Kwasi...
14 October 2022
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Rising interest rates are eroding the profitability of buy to let for mortgaged landlords, says Connells-owned agency Hamptons. It says that its...
28 September 2022
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GetGround - which until now has been a service to help landlords form companies - has launched GetProperty, a service guiding...
26 September 2022
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A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...
16 September 2022
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A consultation period has started on another council’s set of proposals to clampdown on HMOs. Blackburn with Darwen council wants to impose...
08 September 2022
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Propertymark is calling on letting agents to share their thoughts and experiences on the impact of Airbnb and other short lets. At...
06 September 2022
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New long-term analysis by Hamptons says rental growth will cool over the coming years but will still outperform house prices between...
02 September 2022
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Uncertainty over the coming recession, wholesale reforms of the rental sector, higher interest rates and National Insurance payments are all reasons...
25 August 2022
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Airbnb is piloting new tools which it claims may identify and block prospective renters who want to stage anti-social parties. The technology...
22 August 2022
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New plans to help control the numbers of residential properties turned into HMOs in parts of Coventry are moving a step...
18 August 2022
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A leading market analysis suggests that the private rental sector may be set to benefit from large scale corporate investors seeking...
16 August 2022
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A Labour MP says the government should introduce emergency rent controls as part of a package of measures to combat the...
11 August 2022
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Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...
05 August 2022
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Average monthly room rentals are at their most expensive ever according to lettings platform SpareRoom. It says in London the typical monthly...
03 August 2022
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Some parts of London have recorded over 50 per cent of sales as second or additional properties. Research by lending firm Octane...
01 July 2022
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The former president of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government for failing to regulate the agency industry. Maxine...
30 June 2022
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Maxine Fothergill, who has just completed her year as President of ARLA Propertymark, is the latest recruit to Zoopla’s Lettings Advisory...
29 June 2022
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Speculation in national newspapers suggests that the government is considering giving local mayors some powers over parts of the private rented...
28 June 2022
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A property investment company says Build To Rent is key to helping Britain meet its current housing and climate change challenges...
20 June 2022
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A prominent lettings industry supplier has asked whether the earlier-than-expected arrival of the rental reform white paper was a distraction from...
16 June 2022
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A consultation over the summer looks set to be the first part of a radical change to the structure of communal...
14 June 2022
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The pandemic has fuelled an appetite for working from home amongst those seeking employment at lettings agencies and other parts of...
25 May 2022
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A senior lettings chief says the supply drought is making the rental market as overheated now as at any time in...
18 May 2022
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The small number of rental properties listed on websites and portals as Price on Application have now been deemed illegal by...
05 May 2022
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The number of properties available for let in prime central parts of the capital has consistently trended down from the peak...
22 April 2022
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Another council is to conduct a consultation process to expand selective and additional licensing schemes for the next five years. Under existing...
28 March 2022
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Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England. The research by rental platform Rentd looked at the current average income of a...
25 March 2022
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Expanding North East agency Hive Estates has acquired a Newcastle lettings business as part of its plans for growth - and...
23 March 2022
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A local authority is launching an investigation into what housing options there are for younger people within its patch, and whether...
21 March 2022
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A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The imposition of rent controls - urged by a growing number of politicians and pressure groups in different parts of the...
18 February 2022
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The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland wants to investigate the existing qualification and training requirements for letting agencies in that...
02 February 2022
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A little-known law may require tenants to pay stamp duty on the rental properties they do not actually own. London lettings agency...
12 January 2022
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For landlords, finding a tenant for a property can be challenging. Today, people expect modern, high quality, clean appliances as standard...
07 January 2022
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The coming year should be about promoting harmony in the lettings market says the head of an agency that’s now part of a...
04 January 2022
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Bristol council has approved plans to introduce licensing in more parts of the city. Additional Licensing and Selective Licensing schemes will be...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News
How can agents improve their position in society? A report has been published following a roundtable discussion between prominent agency figures...