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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...

Despite once claiming it would abolish Section 21 evictions “on its first day in office”, Labour appears to have gone cool...

An AI-powered Customer Relationship Management system tailored specifically for letting and estate agents has been launched by an individual agency.  Preston Baker...

Propertymark has come out in support of the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team’s probe into Rent-to-Rent.    NTSELAT has...

A Labour MP is calling for rent controls to be introduced, with powers for councils to tweak them as they see...

The Property Franchise Group is to roll out a partnership with PropTech firm Coadjute TPFG, the largest franchise estate agency group in...

Some 50% of tenants who moved last year did so because their landlords decided to sell the property.  By contrast, eviction was...

Anti-second home posters seen in parts of North Wales and on social media have been reported to the police as a...

The husband-and-wife directors of a Cornish lettings and estate agency have been disqualified from being company directors for a combined 12...

Savills has moved to a new office in Petworth town centre, from which its lettings and other services will operate.  Savills, and...

The agency Centrick has been appointed to launch and operate a new multi-million-pound Build To Rent development in Leicester.  Centrick will provide...

Propertymark has given its view on why private rents have risen so much - 6.1% in England, 7.0% in Wales and...

Rental PropTech platform Krispyhouse has secured £1.3m in second-round fundraising. The residential rentals app and online platform is reported to have secured...

A council claims it’s reached an important stage in the process of deciding whether to implement the Article 4 Direction power...

A prominent lettings expert and former president of ARLA Propertymark has berated agents who advertise ‘free valuations.’ Sally Lawson, now well known...

The Cotswolds is the most lucrative place in the UK to own a holiday let, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages. With annual...

The corporate freeholder which has been obliged to fix serious building safety issues at a tower block has issued a statement...

Two London agents who traded fraudulently through their lettings business and scammed victims out of over £24,000 have been sentenced. After a...

The government has won a landmark legal challenge against a freeholder forcing it to fix serious building safety issues in a...

Number one portal Rightmove has upgraded growth expectations in its latest statement to shareholders - and is again growing its average...

Propertymark says the lettings market is beginning to stabilise as rent arrears decrease. Propertymark member agents reported that on average, 2.5% of...

The pressure on rents for new tenancies in Scotland’s private rented sector have started to ease with all major cities now...

A new survey from law firm Weightmans has found that only 24% of renters read tenancy agreements.  It says this is largely...

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum.  Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...

Boutique Knightsbridge estate agency Nicolas Van Patrick (NVP) has acquired Chelsea lettings and management company HLR. HLR was established in 1986, growing...

Propertymark has urged Scotland’s new First Minister to end the country’s housing emergency. John Swinney is now First Minister and says he...

It claims that “following a significant increase in the number of new homes advertised on the site” its new build listings...

Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...

It's reported that the Lomond estate agency group, which is heavily backed by private equity and which has expanded through serial...

Claire Williams, the former team principal of the legendary Williams Formula One Team , has been named as one of the...

A prominent lettings agency says concern is growing in the private rental sector about the prospect of more pets in properties.  A...

A prominent agent campaigning for business tax reform is urging Labour to come clean on its policies for business rates and...

A lettings sector trade body predicts that the House of Lords is unlikely to make substantive changes to the Renters Reform...

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord reveals that rents are now up by 5.7% over the year.  The price per property over...

The ValPal Network has partnered with agency software provider Street.co .uk. This will facilitate the integration of Street’s CRM with TVPN’s lead...

A call has gone out from an industry group for letting agents to be sure they know the distinctions between statutory...

The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...

Campaigning charity Shelter is demanding an overhaul of the Renters Reform Bill, which will shortly begin its passage through the House...

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is to bring more than 150 new family homes to the rental market in...

Rightmove says there are still nearly 50,000 rental properties needed to head back to the pre-pandemic level of rental supply. The latest...

Half of all private renters would not know where to turn to if a letting agent failed to address a problem...

A council has placed a Banning Order on a lettings agency operating unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation. Trophy Homes Ltd was hit...

The political chaos in Scotland presents sensible politicians with an ideal chance to resent housing policies and ditch rent controls. That’s the...

The ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has unveiled new headline partners for 2024. Reapit and PayProp will become the Headline...

Propertymark says the controversial Renters Reform Bill still misses the mark, despite a string of amendments made to it as it...

HMRC has launched a pilot for the proposed Making Tax Digital service for quarterly reporting - and agents can sign up...

A prominent lettings agency operator says he hopes the “toxic” attitude to the private rental sector by the Scottish Government may...

A coalition of higher education and student housing organisations have called on the government to make further changes to the Renters...

A trade body representing Build To Rent operators claims that the sector “already accommodates the Bill’s proposals” in terms of tenants’...

A new communications log feature has been introduced by a PropTech supplier which allegedly makes it easier to gather evidence for...

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...

There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

Propertymark says it will continue lobbying government for the implementation of the Regulation of Property Agents - even though the government...

Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...

PropTech firm Pikl is launching an insurance-backed cancellation product specifically for holiday lets that will enable operators to offer the same...

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...

Recent substantial fines issued by HMRC are a harsh reminder to agents to ensure that their Anti-Money Laundering policies are up...

An amendment is expected to be made by the government to its Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill. The Bill, put forward by...

Propertymark is urging member agents in Wales to attend a so-called Cultural Awareness Course which will explain their responsibilities under the...

The government’s failure to act on the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working party - chaired by Lord Richard Best and...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

Stephen Castellani has been confirmed as the new owner of Martin & Co’s Tonbridge office, taking the reins from Robert Gordon-James...

The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...

Property investment and management company The Sourced Group says its new lettings division which “presents franchisees with the chance to generate...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

A deposit alternative service claims the cost of rent has outpaced salary growth by 5.2% over the past 10 years, leaving...

An agency has snapped up a substantial regional firm involving 60 staff, 1,100 properties under management, as well as commercial, new...

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...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...

Two agencies are merging their lettings operations and launching a Joint Venture company to enable continued growth in their respective areas...

Rents rose 9% on average in the UK in Q1 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, says flatshare site SpareRoom. Out...

Interest rates are expected to stay high despite good inflation news likely to be announced this week. The Office for Budget Responsibility...

Lettings giant Foxtons has hired merger and acquisition bankers from Rothschild following pressure from shareholders to sell itself for £160m, the...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...

Foxtons says it wants to extend what it calls its “full digitisation of the lettings journey” to its sales side, as...

The ESTAS awards event in October has a new principal partner. It’s Landmark Information Group, which includes Landmark Estate Agency Services, Searchflow,...

Labour must build “a new generation of New Towns” if it gets into government, according to a parliamentary candidate linked to...

Law firm Bishop & Sewell is hosting a webinar to give leaseholders information and advice about the Right to Manage, a...

A prominent PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents and other in the property industry to engage with those wishing to introduce regulation...

A representative of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents team has told agents to accept new rules about material...

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

Propertymark is demanding equal treatment with the social housing sector. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove intends to boost standards in social housing...

An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year.  The analysis, carried out by...

Propertymark wants HM Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  HMLR launched a consultation last month as...

Propertymark wants the government to cool down on its enthusiasm for brownfield development. It says in a response to a consultation that...

A major technology programme has secured what it calls “a landmark co-investment partnership” with Propertymark and the Tenancy Deposit Service group.  And...

Supply has continued to build while demand remained steady, which increased downwards pressure on rents in the first quarter of 2024...

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

Propertymark has batted away any possible market pessimism as a result of a downbeat price index result from the Halifax  Just before...

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

The latest rental data from PropTech supplier Goodlord has shown that March rents are now up by over 6% year-on-year.  And looking...

A webinar is coming up aiming to help agents make better decisions and more rapidly. It’s being run by Propertymark which says...

A deposit alternative company is calling on agents to help tenants save an average of £1,000 on up-front costs. Flatfair chief executive...

Lettings and property management agency Xenia Lettings has appointed a new director.  Daryl Tomlinson first entered the industry in 2007 as a...

Prime London rental values ticked up 0.3% over the first three months of 2024, according to Savills, as the market continues...