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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 deposit alternative service claims the cost of rent has outpaced salary growth by 5.2% over the past 10 years, leaving...
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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HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...
03 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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A Hunters franchisee has made his first acquisition - after 14 years. Lester Hurst, who has owned the Otley and Ilkley branches...
12 March 2024
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Just weeks after announcing that it was launching a new residential lettings and property management division, regional agency Dacre, Son &...
04 March 2024
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A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...
26 February 2024
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Major regional independent agency Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding its offering by re-entering the residential lettings and property management market...
14 February 2024
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Expanding agency group My Property Box has completed its 10th acquisition in six years, buying Teesside lettings and property investment specialist...
08 February 2024
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A wealthy landlord who set up a fake lettings agency in Hull has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...
07 February 2024
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A return of pent-up demand and mortgage rates falling below five per cent have boosted the start of the year for...
29 January 2024
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A new analysis shows that - unsurprisingly - London remains the most competitive region for letting agents, having seen the largest...
16 January 2024
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A prominent lettings agent says there’s been a definite improvement in rental affordability in most areas - but he doubts all...
21 November 2023
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Reapit has inked a deal with fast-expanding PropTech service Kamma to automate information about private rental sector council licensing. This year is...
19 October 2023
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Hunters’ first ever franchised branch in the North Yorkshire town of Selby is under new ownership after 16 years. James Powell, who...
05 October 2023
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The buy to let sector appears more heavily reliant on mortgages than some analysts have previously suggested. Specialist lending service Octane Capital has...
02 October 2023
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Young couples are delaying marriage and starting families until they get out of the rental sector, research by Yorkshire Building Society...
29 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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An established High Street agency has launched a “partner’ business model that it claims will be the future shape of the...
01 September 2023
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The company which owned and was responsible for a five-storey block of rented flats in Bridlington has been ordered to pay...
23 August 2023
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A new analysis shows growth in the trend for buy to let properties to be sold with tenants in situ. The analysis...
23 August 2023
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A leading agency says the squeeze on tenants facing high rent rises is not going to end anytime soon. The comment -...
17 August 2023
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Professional cleaning firm Prompt Cleaners has created a league table of regions and local authorities where renting is cheapest and dearest. The...
16 August 2023
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Agency group My Property Box is continuing its long-term partnership with Darlington FC as sleeve sponsors for the 2023/24 season. The Darlington-headquartered...
08 August 2023
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London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the government to allow him to levy effectively uncapped council tax bills on...
02 August 2023
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The average rent on a newly let property in Britain rose to £1,273 pcm in June, a new record according to...
19 July 2023
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Yorkshire estate agency North Residential - led by ex-Knight Frank staff - has launched a new premium lettings service. A statement from...
18 July 2023
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New research reveals that there is an estimated £21.4 billion worth of holiday homes in England and Wales with the South...
12 July 2023
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Rising rents mean the share of young people leaving the family home and moving into rented accommodation has plunged, says Hamptons...
12 June 2023
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A lettings agency maintenance manager stole almost £100,000 from her company - but has escaped prison. Farida Mughal was working at the...
19 April 2023
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Fast-growing agency network Lomond is launching its own national and regional market information - and it claims it’s using data rarely...
19 April 2023
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Speculation is growing that the deadline for the private rental sector to meet new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for new tenants...
30 March 2023
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A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...
22 March 2023
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An estate agency formed by ex-Knight Frank staff says it plans to roll out nationwide. North Residential, a Harrogate firm which rebranded...
01 March 2023
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Three months after becoming an independent estate agency, North Residential has opened a second branch. The new office - in Pocklington, East...
06 February 2023
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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...
03 February 2023
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A debt advisory service claims it has calculated the overall size of the private rental sector. Sirius Property Finance analysed the current...
03 February 2023
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Buy to let specialist lender Fleet Mortgages says almost every region of the UK is now seeing increased yields for investors. The...
25 January 2023
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A tax expert says the current economic climate has made it so hard to save for a deposit that many tenants...
11 January 2023
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The number of first-time buyers is estimated to have fallen by nine per cent in 2022, Yorkshire Building Society says. Analysis by...
05 January 2023
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The housing market slowdown is gathering pace and has now hit every region of the UK according to the Nationwide. In data...
03 January 2023
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New research predicts that northern regions of England will see many of the best investment opportunities in 2023. It is also these...
23 December 2022
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East Yorkshire letting agency Ultralets has opened a new office in Beverley after what it calls “an impressive period of growth.” Ultralets...
22 December 2022
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Property consultancy Walker Singleton has snapped up the independent Daniel & Hirst agency in Yorkshire. The deal, which was for an undisclosed...
29 November 2022
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The well-known York agency Blenkin & Co has launched a prime lettings service to complement its long-established sales side. The new service...
28 November 2022
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A holiday lettings agency has taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of higher council tax for second home...
21 November 2022
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Northern property specialist Bradley Hall has opened a new rental and sales office in Leeds city centre. The firm has expanded its...
03 November 2022
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Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to a new record of £1,162 per calendar month according...
26 October 2022
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The relentless expansion of Lomond Group continues apace with the acquisition of a Leeds-based independent, ERE Lettings. ERE’s 600 units under management...
13 October 2022
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The owners of second homes in a key short lets and tourist hotspot are set to have to pay a premium...
29 September 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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The fast-growing Lomond Group of agencies has acquired a major online lettings service. But it's going to manage the properties through physical...
10 August 2022
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UK hosts on Airbnb collectively earned over £1.5 billion in 2021 the short let platform claims. Some £668m of that was over...
08 August 2022
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A lettings agency says the cost of living crisis calls into question the viability of a selective licensing scheme in its...
05 August 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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A quarter of homebuyers are putting off their purchase due to cost of living fears - and when it comes to...
22 July 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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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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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 leading brand in the fast-growing and heavily-funded Lomond Group has snapped up another independent agency. Linley & Simpson has added another...
27 May 2022
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Many of the country’s leading letting agency brands have joined forces with Propertymark to deliver a training and development strategy for...
19 May 2022
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One of the leading names in property land and regeneration has announced what it calls Project Spur - a massive launch...
11 May 2022
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A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...
05 May 2022
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A property ownership and management company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works...
28 April 2022
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One of the brands at the centre of the new Lomond Group has snapped up a 640-home lettings portfolio - taking...
22 April 2022
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Annual rental yields in England and Wales have dipped but tenant demand is set to stay strong for the rest of...
21 April 2022
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An activist group that has staged many protests against letting agents must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...
07 April 2022
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A lettings agency has identified where tenant demand is strongest right now - and where demand is lower than some agents...
31 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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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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Housing ministers come and go with brutal frequency in UK governments of all colours, so yesterday’s departure of Chris Pincher -...
09 February 2022
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The latest lettings market snapshot from HomeLet suggests another record average UK monthly rent level of £1,064 pcm - up a...
03 February 2022
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One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...
25 January 2022
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Average UK rents increased for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q4 2021 according to The Deposit Protection Service, as stock shortages...
21 January 2022
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There’s been yet another acquisition of an independent agency. Leeds-based property company, Adair Paxton, has snapped up longstanding Rothwell estate agent, William...
20 January 2022
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The Liberal Democrats have proposed sharp restrictions on holiday rentals at the heart of the party’s plans to solve the housing...
11 January 2022
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An agency which has been operating for over 160 years has moved to a large and modern new headquarters. Leeds-based Adair Paxton...
06 January 2022
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Linley & Simpson, a joint founder of the Lomond Group, has acquired two more independent agencies. The firms snapped up are family-run...
17 December 2021
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A PropTech firm says Open Banking could help to transform the lettings industry for the better if it is fully embraced. And...
17 November 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has released its latest lettings market snapshot showing demand reducing - but even so still being a record for...
27 October 2021
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The former home of The Yorkshire Post has been turned into a new build-to-rent property by Grainger. The building, one of Leeds’...
24 September 2021
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Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...
17 September 2021
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The agency My Property Box has completed the acquisition of established North Yorkshire letting agent WardHorne – its sixth such deal...
02 September 2021
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The new owner of a lettings agency is aiming to fuel growth in his new business after swapping petrol stations and...
26 August 2021
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The value of the Private Rented Sector in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8 per cent to a jaw dropping...
25 August 2021
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Demand for private rental housing is now at a five year high according to the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s...
23 August 2021
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Agents will be aware that demand for rental property is high right now - so a property consultancy has worked out...
09 August 2021
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The latest rental market snapshot released by ARLA Propertymark shows a little of the heat coming out of the rental market...
29 July 2021
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A firm creating an app showing live streams of properties to let or for sale claims one agency attracted 18 offers...
06 July 2021
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14 June 2021
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Independent agency Hardisty And Co has acquired a fourth branch in Leeds. It will be headed up by former owner and office...
09 June 2021
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A major student accommodation platform says its local area has become a regeneration hotspot for proper investment. UniHomes says Sheffield has already...
28 May 2021
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The ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...
10 May 2021
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The highest profile agency in the big-spending Lomond Group has sealed a trio of deals in the first week of April...
07 May 2021
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Yorkshire’s Verity Frearson lettings and sales company has unveiled a new fleet of electric vehicles, and says it is the first agency...
30 April 2021
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The Yorkshire town immortalised in the long-running BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine - Holmfirth - is the location of the latest...
26 April 2021
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Linley & Simpson and Lomond Capital - which joined forces at the end of 2020 to create a new national agency...