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A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has written an article strongly defending the private rental sector, agents and landlords. Baroness Altmann...

The research department of Countrywide’s Hamptons International brand says the stamp duty holiday introduced yesterday on homes selling for £500,000 or...

Former Labour Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the new director of the campaign group Generation Rent, claims 500,000 renters are in arrears as...

Four buy to let investors have each been fined £10,000 for letting out unlicensed HMOs. The unlicensed properties , all in the...

While England’s housing market is almost fully operational, within social distancing guidelines, there are still some restrictions in Wales. Now the Welsh...

In what is claimed to be an industry first, PropTech platform Goodlord has signed the Race Fairness Commitment. This commits Goodlord to...

Another agent reports huge surge in supply of London properties to let Yesterday Chestertons reported a large rise in the supply of...

The volume of UK home-hunters searching for pet-friendly rental properties has jumped since the start of lockdown, according to a rental platform. Searches for homes...

Automated lettings and management platform teclet has announced a new inventory solution with No Letting Go and its Kaptur inventory app. Kaptur...

One of the capital’s largest lettings agencies says business is recovering well, although ironically rents are down 10% and increased activity...

A council with a large number of short let properties within its boundaries is urging owners to convert them to traditional...

A lettings sector trade body, acting with homelessness charities, is urging the government to do more as young people in rented...

Shelter has launched an email campaign to the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, urging him to act to avoid “unfair evictions that...

A Bill which would have introduced a general cap on rent increases in the private rental sector has been abandoned by...

Activists who praised the government for its eviction ban in recent months have now turned on it in a last-ditch attempt...

The National Residential Landlords Association has dismissed the latest claims by campaigning charity Shelter that landlords have not done enough to...

Propertymark has announced that the leadership structure of the lettings side is to be merged with the estate agency section, with...

David Smith - a solicitor specialising in residential property, agency and regulatory law - today launches a book advising property professionals...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given Letting Agent Today a statement trying to soothe critics of its...

ARLA Propertymark and other organisations from across the housing sector have joined forces to support tenants and landlords facing rent arrears...

Deposits have risen as much as 24 per cent in the past year in some parts of the UK - according...

The latest snapshot of the lettings market from PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that activity is much stronger now than a year...

A council in London, where landlords yields and margins are already tight, says it wants to charge £550 for a renewed...

Specialist letting agent My Property Box has teamed up with a private equity firm to go on the acquisition trail. The Darlington-headquartered...

The government says it’s currently working to ensure the eviction process returns smoothly when the ban expires in late August. In the...

ARLA Propertymark has expressed its pleasure that the eviction ban, already extended by two months, will now expire at the end...

A new league table has been produced listing locations where a mix of rental yield and capital growth have given buy...

London Fire Brigade’s deputy assistant commissioner for fire safety has praised the new safety regulations which have now come in to...

Deposit alternative system and rental financial services platform Canopy has raised over £2m in a funding round that was oversubscribed within...

The government appears to have confirmed that the evictions ban will end in late August and courts will resume hearing possession...

A pro-tenant campaign group has this morning kicked off its campaign to have the eviction ban - already extended until late...

One of the rental sector’s highest-profile trade bodies has accused pro-tenant group Generation Rent of needlessly scaring renters with the spectre...

In another sign of concern at the speed and volume of eviction cases once the ban is lifted at the end...

Some 47 per cent of all properties in the private rental sector in England are now managed by ARLA Propertymark member...

One of the biggest names in the Build To Rent sector, Legal & General, says all of its new housing stock...

Confusion over Electrical Inspection Condition Reports, created by inaccurate statements from the government, has been slammed by a housing law expert.  Last...

Agents and landlords are urged to lobby MPs to highlight the threat of the current eviction ban and to urge no...

The latest market snapshot produced by agent data suggests that rent increases have hit a new low as the Coronavirus impacts on...

The council at the centre of one of the planning controversies involving Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has issued a warning to...

Landlords who are remortgaging are currently doing so primarily to build a war chest. That’s the view of mortgage brokerage Mortgages for...

A prominent economist who has called for a raft of measures to protect tenants during the Coronavirus crisis is now calling...

Shelter is calling for stricter enforcement against letting agents in Northern Ireland which it claims are illegally charging tenants fees for...

The militantly pro-tenant Generation Rent group says it’s working with local councils to have a new “tenants’ charter” introduced. The new director...

A stamp duty cut could reinvigorate the buy to let market and the wider economy as the country comes out of...

Some weeks later than usual for understandable reasons, the ESTAS Awards 2020 are almost here - and for the first time...

Two thirds of letting agents will still have staff on furlough next month according to a survey of 231 agencies -...

Pro-tenant campaign group Generation Rent says judges should have more power to protect tenants from eviction while the Coronavirus outbreak continues. The...

Figures unearthed by the Daily Telegraph show the scale of the arrears and eviction court case backlog likely to face the...

The BBC has shone a spotlight on lockdown parties being held in contravention of social distancing rules at properties advertised on...

A new book from a prominent industry supplier aims to help lettings and estate agents modernise their business and futureproof it...

A Labour Baroness, Alicia Kennedy, has been named as the new director of the fiercely pro-tenant Generation Rent campaign group. The announcement...

The number of rental deposit disputes lodged with one of the government-authorised deposit schemes has fallen 15 per cent across England...

Belvoir says it is on the lookout for agencies wanting to sell or join a franchise operation as they come out...

A property built without planning consent and then illegally let to a family has been knocked down by Ealing council in...

A complex ‘sentiment tracker’ suggests demand is still strong in the lettings market. PropTech supplier Yomdel publishes a weekly tracker index; it...

A lettings agency is launching a service that allows landlords to list their properties on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for just...

Two Bristol landlords have been ordered to repay nearly £5,000 following investigations by the council’s so called rogue landlord unit. One, Lucy...

A local authority is imploring private landlords and providers of short-term lets, including Airbnb hosts, to lease their properties and thus...

The Deposit Protection Service has issued seven ways to help agents and students in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs during...

A new PropTech platform backed by Countrywide and Foxtons says it offers agents an opportunity to reduce admin, increase revenue and...

Landlords or their agents wanting to obtain possession of their property should act sooner rather than later despite the current ban. That’s...

A solicitor involved in the Court of Appeal case which ruled in favour of the private rental sector has spoken of...

The arrival of mandatory enhanced electrical checks so soon after the chaos of the Coronavirus pandemic represents a perfect storm for...

New research has produced a series of league tables to identify where in Britain the best rental yields can be found. The...

The director of renters’ campaign group Generation Rent says the long-running scandal of a planning decision made by the Housing Secretary...

A new Labour group - Labour Tenants United - has issued a four-prong attack on the current private rental sector including...

A legal expert says the Court of Appeal ruling on S21 possession orders last week has resolved one of the most...

Average room rents in the capital have dipped seven per cent compared to this time last year according to a flat-sharing...

The government has withdrawn its latest electrical safety checks guidance for the private rental sector, with immediate effect. However, there remains...

The government has released new guidance regarding electrical safety checks - and there's a worry it may include thousands of additional...

Successes for the private rental sector may seem few and far between these days but the Court of Appeal has now...

A call has gone out for agents to offer extra support to landlords in the coming months as arrears may well...

A PropTech platform claims to allow agents to generate a fully-compliant tenancy agreement with a standardised pet-friendly clause which includes a...

A survey suggests that 77 per cent of  buy to letinvestors believe their tenants can pay full rent during the Coronavirus...

One bedroom properties provide the best returns to buy to let investors according to new research by a lettings management platform. Single...

A westcountry landlord is only the second in England to have received a banning order preventing him from letting or managing...

The next formal review of lockdown processes in Wales takes place today, with high expectation that the housing market is likely...

A new online self-screening bot questionnaire has been launched to check agents and customers are symptom-free before a physical viewing takes...

Labour has thrown its weight behind campaigning pressure groups in a general call to avoid what the party’s housing spokeswoman calls...

The latest snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord shows “huge gains for the lettings market” since transactions resumed a month ago. The...

It’s been revealed that a legal group is considering how courts will consider eviction cases when the current ban is lifted...

Research from franchise giant Belvoir is the latest to show what may be rapidly changing aspirations from private tenants. “The results confirm...

The extension to the evictions ban will compound the suffering of victims of domestic violence and anti-social behaviour. That’s the view of...

Airbnb has been ordered to pay some 52,000 euros in compensation to the owner of an apartment in Paris after a...

Proptech platform Residently claims its technology is now “free to the property sector.” The platform currently offers a contactless rental process which...

ARLA Propertymark has set out its concerns over draft guidance on anti-money laundering produced by a body called the Joint Money...

The industry’s major landlord trade body is urging its members to write to MPs to explains what it calls “the devastating...

New figures show that typical capital gains for buy to let investors are on the way down. Hamptons International says that landlords...

Rents on renewed tenancies across Great Britain fell 1.6 per cent in May, the third consecutive monthly fall.   Data from Hamptons International...

PropTech lettings platform Herddle has announced two new senior hires. Hurdle describes itself as the tech-enabled lettings and property management agency that...

The Federation of Independent Agents has revealed four new PropTech and training strategic partnerships for member agencies. They are Inventory Base, Vaboo,...

The lettings market in Northern Ireland is resuming on Monday after its lockdown because of the Coronavirus crisis. Arlene Foster, first minister of...

Age UK is the latest campaigning charity to call for the repeal of S21 and the introduction of greater controls over...

The short let sector says it’s been agreed that it can open Airbnb and similar platforms for bookings from July 4...

Government data shows that private renters spend a higher proportion of their budget on essential items that have not been cut...

The Law Society for England and Wales says legal aid should be made available for tenants who face eviction once the...

Knight Frank is the latest agency to produce evidence that the lettings sector has rebounded in the four weeks since the...

Harrow council in north London has launched a formal consultation on its plan to renew its landlord licensing scheme in the...

Agents and landlords of private rented homes are urging the Scottish Government to continue work on improving the energy efficiency of...

The managing director of an insurer and legal services supplier to the lettings industry has accused some tenants of using the...

The chairman of an agency chain is advising landlords to prepare for stock surpluses in some areas and to win tenants...

One of the country’s largest independent agencies has emerged out of lockdown with a spring in its step, acquiring two small...

Hunters has revealed that it’s used the lockdown period to train staff with a range of e-learning modules as well as...

Registration is open for The Property Ombudsman’s annual conference, being held as a webinar later this month. The event can be watched...

Campaigning organisations that demanded an extension to the evictions ban imposed because of the Coronavirus crisis have been quick to return...

There’s been a significant increase in the mortgage choice available to landlords as the buy to let market gets closer to...

We’re familiar with the rental market being strong across England - now there’s news of it doing well north of the...

A PropTech service says it wants to by-pass professional agents and cater just for self-managing landlords.  What’s more, it’s promoting the fact...

Landlords have expressed disappointment at the government decision to extend the ban on evictions by a further two months.  It will be...

A lettings sector group says there was never any eviction crisis looming for private tenants, contrary to a slew of recent claims. New independent...

The current restriction on Airbnb-style short lets to 90 nights a year in London could spread to other cities - and...

Two new handbooks have been released offering advice to the private rental sector on how to improve energy efficiency.  Electricity distributor UK...

The MRI Software company is hosting a free webinar with key figures from two companies it works with.  Viewber co-founder Ed Mead...

The government is extending the eviction ban for a further two months. A tweet early this evening from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...

Rent to the value of £10,982.25 is to be returned to tenants by a landlord who was operating without a licence. Mrs...

More than a third of furloughed private renters are worried about being able to pay their rent when the coronavirus lockdown...

Demand in the prime London lettings market is catching up with supply, reducing short-term downwards pressure on rental values. That’s the view...

ARLA Propertymark has put out a call for agents to provide support to vulnerable tenants who may be self-isolating during the...

The so-called King and Queen of Buy To Let, the controversial husband and wife team of Fergus and Judith Wilson, are...

A buy to let investor who kept a group of men as slaves – making them work 90-hour weeks in return...

An analysis of buy to let returns from mortgage lender Mojo has produced a league table with no London locations in...

A local council is warning the HMO rental sector that tenants may be put at unnecessary risk as a result of...

PropTech firm Goodlord says there’s been “a remarkable bounce back” in the lettings sector since the market resumed. It’s been three weeks...

A prominent figure in the lettings industry has warned that any extension to the current evictions ban would risk hurting the...

A new app called Rentd by-passes lettings agents but charges landlords £799 for a full listing. Landlords pay the one-off £799 fixed...

The campaigning charity Shelter says young adults are more in danger of homelessness than any other age group - and puts...

Accreditation service NAPIT has produced a publication for the rental sector ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued guidelines ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

The Chartered Institute of Housing has published proposals aimed at avoiding a spike in private rental sector evictions when the current...

The country’s largest provider of inventory services has launched its new processes, overhauled to cope with social distancing and the remaining...

For Jill Griffiths, working exactly 25 years at the same agency is a cause for celebration - and her time serving...

A group of activists in London claim as many as 2,500 tenants are on a rent-strike during the Coronavirus crisis. The number is...

Residents at home during lockdown who may have seen families crammed into overcrowded HMOs are being asked to report the properties...

Independent London agency chain Dexters says it’s seen a 200 per cent jump in enquiries from this time last year, and...

A think-tank claims one in eight tenants has fallen behind with rent since the start of the Coronavirus crisis - a...

Rents in London have dropped by between 10 and 15 per cent as fewer people are willing or able to move...

Research shows that half of those in the private rental sector are aged 16 to 34, making the lettings industry vulnerable...

A new survey of COVID-19 related rental arrears shows that fewer than five per cent of tenants are behind with their...

Propertymark says it’s continuing to talk to government departments about making the furlough scheme flexible enough to meet agency industry needs.  A...

The Deposit Protection Service and safeagent (formerly NALS) have created a free, online course showing best practice in starting tenancies.  The new...

The HMRC’s long-awaited online register for letting agents to register their anti-money laundering activities has opened - almost six months after...

The market for successful lettings businesses is still strong according to one of the country’s leading business transfer agents. Adam J Walker...

Research by insurance firm Aviva suggests private tenants are now more pessimistic about being able to buy their own home. In December,...

There’s been a surge in Google searches for issues concerning renters’ rights during the Coronavirus crisis. Research by heating company Boiler Plan...

A company is marketing an app which monitors social distancing; it says this could be applicable in agents’ offices. Called iTWOsafe is...

Government advice to local authorities to sit tight with new licensing proposals during the Coronavirus pandemic appears to have been ignored...

A document outlining options for the future regulation of Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK is to be...

A council wants buy to let landlords with one-bed flats or rooms in shared homes to help it find homes for...

Hunters has reported a small increase in pre-tax profit in it full-year results despite the impact of the ban on tenant...

Aldermore Bank is this week resuming physical mortgage valuations on properties for house purchase and remortgage in England, where strict social...

A London council has sent an open letting to its buy to let landlords urging them to show understanding to tenants...

Citizens Advice claims that in the two months since the lockdown began it has helped over 10,000 people with issues related...

A leading trade body is backing calls by MPs for additional financial support to tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. The National Residential...

Marsh & Parsons, the LSL-owned London chain, has appointed a litigation firm for Covid-19 support to its Lettings team. A statement from...

A new survey of tenants’ sentiment suggests that 54 per cent of renters feel confident to view a property with appropriate...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13.  Propertymark...

An online agency has denied a claim that it is allowing High Street agents to use its platform to avoid paying...

The return of the housing market has seen demand for rental property boom - and it’s a third higher now than...

The possibility of an extended mortgage holiday being introduced, for landlords as well as home owners, has been sharply criticised by...

The UK’s largest property franchise group says the current Coronavirus crisis shows precisely how robust its franchise business model is. In a...

It’s a Bank Holiday weekend and if you’re taking time off we hope you and your families enjoy a well-earned break. We’ll...

An online lettings agency says landlords should take up mortgage holiday offers and be willing to accept reduced rent during the...

A leading trade body is pleading with the government not to make it harder for landlords or their agent representatives to...

Chancellors, the independent agency chain with over 50 offices across southern England and mid Wales, is launching a deposit-free renting option. Working with...

An agency has rebranded following a ‘de-merger’ with a rival firm. Earlier this week we reported that Chichester husband-and-wife agency Hancock and...

For the coming Bank Holiday on Monday, we’d like to show images of how agency offices have adapted to cope with...

A landlord website claims the current ban on evictions is not to be extended beyond its scheduled close of June 29...

Rental property website SearchSmartly is thought to be the first in the world to display air quality ratings on every listing. In...

The number of new rental listings reaching the market has soared as much as 44 per cent in some areas following...

Activists in a body called the London Renters Union has returned to the theme of calling for tenants to not pay...

One of the country’s largest lettings agencies is to lose 17 jobs out of 100 in what the company founder calls...

A consumer group wants buy to let properties to be re-let only if the tenants in them want to move. The call...

Repairs and maintenance management software provider Fixflo is hosting a webinar later this week to debate how letting agents can find...

A husband and wife lettings and estate agency in Chichester is re-launching as its own operation, separately from the firm it...

Inventory BaseAcademy has released new online training to address safeguarding issues that may face the lettings industry. Property professionals, especially managers and...

The plethora of support companies around Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK have told the government that it...

A mailing list operated by the left wing activists’ group Momentum has been used to win support for a rent strike...

Rental app service Movebubble has launched its Home Walkthrough feature which it says it the first of its kind in the...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme is inviting agents and landlords to a series of webinars to discuss the three stages of a...

Rents on renewed tenancies fell for the second month in a row according to data from Hamptons International.   In April the average...

A foundation which receives substantial funding from trade unions and a charity linked to the Nationwide is calling for rents to...

The Lettings Hub is to roll out its Property Passport free tenant referencing product for letting agents. A beta test exercise already...

Campaigning charity Shelter, which has been outspoken in its criticism of many letting agents in recent years, has now produced a...

Grainger, one of the biggest forces in the UK’s Build To Rent sector, says it has proved the resilience of the...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick says the government is “thinking carefully” about what more it can do for private tenants, especially after...

Tenants’ safety should be letting agents’ first priority in the new era of activity during the Coronavirus pandemic. In a new document...

A specialist mortgage broker is suggesting that this is the right time for buy to let investors to bag bargain properties,...

Private rents are expected to fall across the UK in the coming three months, but stabilise over the course of the...

From midnight lettings agents in England have been able to resume work thanks to an amendment to Coronavirus legislation that was...

Three groups of rental activists have demanded the government scrap all rent payments immediately and cancel all arrears - but mystery...

The rental market effectively disintegrated in the early days of lockdown before showing signs of a rebound which are still active...

A digital property management platform has gone live with a network of local agents covering some of the UK’s key cities.  Apropos has recruited a network of what it calls...

The Generation Rent pressure group is wrong to claim that the majority of landlords are failing to support tenants needing help...

Labour’s proposal to extend the current ban on private rental sector evictions could end up with some landlords in financial ruin.  Landlord...

Some buy to let mortgages are now more expensive than before for borrowers, despite the recent fall in the Bank of...

A group of private rental activists says Labour proposals to give tenants two years to repay arrears accrued during the virus...

Deposit alternative service Flatfair has launched a tool for letting agents to help administer arrears run up by tenants during the...

PropTech company Teal Legal has designed a new tool which it says will help restore confidence in the property market once...

Labour wants tenants running up arrears during the Coronavirus crisis to have two years to repay them, as part of a...

There’s been a substantial 20 per cent rise in formal complaints about agents taken up by The Property Ombudsman.  The figures refer...

Shelter has delivered a 14,000-signature petition claiming that thousands of private renters who have lost their jobs could be facing eviction...

Reapit is offering lettings and sales agents free training courses for its CRM software.  The offer will provide non-customers with complimentary access...

New research suggested that yields across the UK rental market are remaining broadly unchanged despite the Coronavirus crisis. The current average sits...

Strutt and Parker is an agency that’s got long-standing team spirit and that shows in how different areas have been working...

Lenwell is a busy lettings agency covering Luton, Dunstable, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Biggleswade, Hitchin and Northampton - and now, busy in...

There’s no escaping team activity at epropservices - and in a good way. The company, which is the parent firm of The...

We’re very grateful to Andy Wicking, managing director of Red Door Homes, an agency that punches well above its weight in beautiful...

Have you heard of Psych? No, me neither - but that’s our loss according to the London team of Auction House.  The...

An economist who previously suggested tenants should live rent-free for three months during the Coronavirus crisis has revised his thinking -...

Winkworth says its London offices are reporting significant numbers of landlords who used to advertise on Airbnb and similar short-let platforms...

ARLA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a formal written...

A group of local landlords and others in the private rental sector are challenging a local authority’s licensing proposals with their...

A new automated lettings platform claims to automate key processes around compliance, marketing, leasing and management for letting agents. Ringley Group, a...

Tomorrow, Bank Holiday Friday, we’re revealing what agents have been doing to maintain morale in their teams during lockdown. You’ve been generous...

Agents and landlords who use unorthodox methods of securing obligations from tenants to pay their rent during the Coronavirus crisis may...

Coventry council has been branded as irresponsible by a leading trade body for allegedly ignoring government advice on licensing schemes during...

It’s only eight weeks to the start off the new Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector which come into...

The Scottish government has announced a £5m fund that will offer interest-free loans to landlords whose tenants are having difficulty paying...

The latest market snapshot by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that while new and completed tenancy volumes dropped rapidly in the first...

A commission investigating affordable homes in the UK has called for annual private sector rent increases to be limited to a...

The consumer group Which? claims some agents and landlords are not honouring break clauses and therefore not allowing tenants to move...

The Deposit Protection Scheme is warning of a possible online scam affecting agents, landlords and tenants A statement on the DPS website...

A surge in rental activity has encouraged a London-focussed agency to un-furlough some of its staff ahead of an expected relaxation...

Nearly half of households in the private rental sector have regrets about their home according to a survey by the HomeOwners...

A pressure group representing private tenants wants government to help housing associations purchase buy to let properties “at knockdown prices.” A blog...

A raft of measures from government and courts intended to help private tenants during the Coronavirus lockdown may be storing up a...

The Property Ombudsman has announced the expulsion of eight agencies, all for contravening TPO codes of practice. Most of the expulsions were...

New research claims to show that the lockdown could end up with higher rents as demand in the lettings sector outstrips...

A council is being asked to prioritise consent to use a property as an HMO during the pandemic, with its four...

Buy to let investors should be exempted from the three per cent stamp duty surcharge even if purchasers of holiday homes still...

A consumer charity has been blasted by a landlords' trade body for making “irresponsible” claims about tenants and the Coronavirus crisis. Research...

The typical rent for a London property makes it “the undefeated number one most expensive city in Europe” despite increases slowing...

London-focussed agency Chestertons has become the latest business to use the teclet platform to manage tenancy, renewal and management processes. Around 40...

Zoopla is promoting 12 lesson plans for agents and other property professionals who are teaching their children at home during the...

Once the worst of the Coronavirus crisis passes there’s likely to be much more regulation of parts of the rental sector...

There was just a two per cent rise in late rental payments over the last month according to figures from an...

Several local authorities at different stages of implementing rental licensing schemes have put their proposals on ice until the Coronavirus crisis...

Lockdown may be over soon - but who knows what a relaxation of the current restrictions will really mean for our...

The new trade body for companies working in the beleaguered short lets sector has recruited 14 new member firms - although...

The Labour head of a special ‘taskforce’ looking at London housing issues in the light of the Coronavirus crisis says he...

The boss of a company that manages thousands of properties across the UK claims some tenants should be able to ask...

A leading PropTech expert has urged lettings agents to improve their administration and paperwork if they want to avoid what could...

Tenants paid a UK average monthly rent of £775 during the first quarter of this year according to the Deposit Protection...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players, Legal & General, says it’s to construct another 350 homes as part...

One of the official redress operators - Property Redress Scheme - has launched a tenancy mediation service for agents, landlords and...

The number of mortgage lenders still offering products to landlords is 42 - only seven fewer than at the peak of...

Different guidelines have been issued for the rental sector in different parts of the British Isles as devolved administrations get to...

A former estate agent who has set up an online platform giving information on property values for London renters and buyers...

A new analysis reveals three key figures that suggest the rental market will bounce back from the lockdown and the Coronavirus...

Private landlords want the government to stop local authorities charging council tax on rented homes left empty because of the Coronavirus.  The National...

Student lettings and management company Uni2 Rent has expanded its business with the acquisition of Nottingham West Lettings, for an undisclosed...

A new automated lettings platform is launching next week and promising to ensure agents and buy to let investors stay compliant. PlanetRent...

Seven out of 10 tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed according to Hamptons International - the highest...

A real estate litigation partner at a leading law firm is warning that the Coronavirus crisis could lead to an 18...

Agents and other property professionals have a week to submit their views to an enquiry into the impact of Coronavirus on...

London agency Chestertons reports that despite the lockdown it’s registered 2,369 new tenants needing to move, conducted 3,432 virtual viewings, received...

Hot weather combined with a lockdown can only mean one thing - a record number of searches for rental properties with...

A pro-Build To Rent online platform is hosting a webinar to discuss whether the sector will emerge from the Coronavirus crisis...

The new National Residential Landlords Association has backed calls from the Labour Mayor of London to ensure the benefits system covers...

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting two webinars - the first of which is today - looking at issues surrounding rent defaulting...

A new renovation start-up is working with letting agents and landlords to allow key workers to use empty rental properties for...

Rental demand has dropped significantly across London and other major UK cities as a result of the pandemic. When comparing current levels...

There’s been a 12 per cent increase in the number of Built To Rent homes across the UK that have been...

One of London’s largest lettings agencies is warning its landlord clients to only use mortgage payment holidays offered by lenders as a...

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the government’s controversial Right To Rent scheme, overturning a decision reached last...

A leading London lettings agency is reporting only a very low rent default rate so far, despite fears that the Coronavirus...

The lettings and management software platform teclet has announced its latest partner - LegalforLandlords. Agents using teclet - which is currently offering...

HSBC says its unable to accept any new buy to let mortgage applications during the Coronavirus crisis. The same applies to applications...

The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be essential to keeping payments flowing through the rental sector, according to a leading...

Demand for homes to rent has surged back by some 30 per cent in the two weeks to April 14 according...

A PropTech firm is making its Covid-19 functionality free to use for agents, landlords and tenants facing challenges in accessing properties.  Launched...

The Property Academy’s latest webinar, to be held this afternoon, is to be addressed by a behavioural economist and frequent contributor...

Research by the National Residential Landlords Association and the Which? consumer body has revealed that some 53 councils in England alone...

High-end lettings agency Knight Frank says the lettings market “could explode quite quickly” when the lockdown ends. The agency says that in...

Gas and electrical safety certificates should be extended for six months to cover for the impact of the Coronavirus.  The call comes...

Student bodies want letting agents to acknowledge that many students have lost their incomes and have been forced to return to...

Veteran Countrywide figure John Hards has joined the board of still-to-launch property portal OpenBrix. In 2018 Hards rejoined Countrywide as national lettings...

An agency and its landlord clients have come to the aid of nurses who are in the frontline of the fight...

The director of the website Home says that investment in buy to let will look like a highly attractive safe haven...

A short-lets rental platform says it has evidence to show that nights booked in April are down 90 per cent compared...

Hello, this is the final Conquering Corona for the week as we continue to help agents with advice and guidance through...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the key for getting through the virus crisis is good communications, both with clients...

Landlords have been sharply criticised by a broker for allegedly trying to cash in on the Coronavirus crisis by demanding mortgage...

A London council has pressed ahead with the launch of a borough-wide additional licensing scheme despite the lockdown and uncertainty created...

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Lettings PropTech company teclet has announced that its partnership with the Mortgage Advice Bureau has been extended to offer mortgage and...

New and newly-refurbished properties are letting more readily as virtual viewings become more widespread during the lockdown. That’s the view of Knight...

The private equity firm that snapped up Zoopla Property Group two years ago has revealed that it’s one of two companies...