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Landlords have been urged to seek advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties after a landmark tribunal case. A...

A call by Shelter for England to adopt Scotland’s model of indefinite tenancies in the private rented sector has been attacked...

The online platform teclet, which enables agents to automate the lettings and management process, has announced that Movinghub has become an...

The average cost of a new let in Great Britain has risen to £977 per calendar month.  That’s a 2.6 per cent...

More nightmare tenants have been the subject of investigation in a Channel 5 TV programme to be shown this evening. In the...

A research report claims letting agents could be missing out on thousands of pounds of potential income each year by not...

New figures out this morning show that the over-50s are becoming a larger part of the rental market.  So far this year...

High profile agency Haart has issued a warning to landlords on what it sees as the three key risks to successful letting...

Two housing organisations have come together to fund a major research programme to improve standards in the private rental sector. They are...

A lettings sector trade body has written to a council accusing it of initiating an “unlawful” fee structure for a licensing...

A leading buy to let specialist lender says the vast number of BTL mortgage products now on the market has made...

Whirlpool has been ordered to recall 500,000 tumble dryers in what has been described as an “unprecedented” government move. Around half a million...

A leading housing market analyst says the sales market is increasingly determined by the acts of buy to let and other...

As competition hots up between different deposit replacement scheme providers, three new Build To Rent sign-ups have been announced by one...

Private landlords are being asked to consider letting out their properties through the local council.  Slough council is looking for flats and...

Another independent agency has been acquired by franchise giant Martin & Co.  The firm’s Southend franchisee purchased the managed properties of local...

Some observers think it may be unwise for agencies to reveal too many details of perks for staff but Connells has...

The 24 year old head of an online lettings platform called Bunk says it’s up to letting agents to show they...

The government says thousands of families could benefit from changes to mortgage rules announced by Metro Bank. Currently the bank prevents landlords...

A London council has successfully prosecuted a so-called “dodgy operator” landlord for failing to comply with fire safety regulations and carry...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following a complaint about the online lettings agency Upad. The agency had a reference ion...

Consultation is underway to extend a landlord licensing scheme in a London borough where a third of households rents privately.  Three types...

We may be all-too-familiar with the challenges facing letting agents and landlords in the private rental sector but there is at...

Administrators have been appointed as a result of action taken by a major creditor of Brighton Holiday Homes, the agency which...

A record number of tenancies have been agreed above £5,000 per week in London during the first four months of the...

A PropTech product is claiming a breakthrough for letting agents who can now access same-day referencing on prospective tenants. LetAlliance claims that...

A branch of the Property Franchise Group brand Whitegates has acquired a local independent lettings agency. Whitegates Huddersfield now has over 700...

Two landlords will this evening be seen securing the £16,000 they are owed by a rogue lettings agent - and TV...

A holiday lettings company says it’s seen a 23 per cent increase in its portfolio over the past year as owners...

A leading lettings expert insists that greater regulation in the private rental sector can work for the benefit of landlords and...

Tenancy deposit alternative provider Reposit has been taken on by Devon-based agency chain Webbers.  The agency’s 15 offices operate in north Cornwall,...

Airbnb has issued a statement distancing itself from controversial advertisements from a short lets management service. Hostmaker - which describes itself as...

A statement issued by short lets management firm Hostmaker about its controversial advertising campaign has been branded “disgusting” by a campaign...

One of the growing number of deposit alternative services, flatfair, has announced a partnership with lettings platform Goodlord. Agents and landlords can...

A specialist broker says the costs of most fixed rate buy to let mortgages are beginning to rise.  Property Master warned last...

A trade body has hit out at government policy following a think tank’s claims that young people are less mobile because of...

A lettings agent and investment adviser says there is a positive interpretation of the fees ban introduced this month in England. Abi...

A branch of national agency Parkers has bolstered its managed portfolio by acquiring independent company Samuel James. Parkers’ Reading branch has also...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech firm Goodlord shows that average rent increased in four of the eight regions of...

A think tank is blaming high rents for apparently stopping Millennials moving to better paying parts of the country. A report from...

A prominent consumer group claims that one in 10 tenants currently renting say they have at some point been evicted “for...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests the typical buy to let investor will be lucky to generate annual...

The owners of Cardiff’s branch of national sales and lettings agency Martin & Co have more than doubled their managed portfolio...

Belvoir brand Newton Fallowell has acquired the sales and lettings business of Grantham’s oldest independent agency, Escritt Barrell Golding.  EBG, which was...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is one of many industry groups in a new coalition calling for S21 repossessions to be...

The head of the country's oldest agency recruitment consultancy says the tenant fee ban will hit staffing levels in the industry...

A property management chief is arguing that rent controls would restrict mortgage loans to buy to let investors and drive existing...

The consumer charity Citizens Advice has hailed the Tenant Fees Act and the ban on letting agents’ charges to renters as...

Airbnb and short let management service Hostmaker - at the centre of a dispute involving a landlord trade body and the...

Seven agencies have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman after failing to pay compensation awards made by TPO. All are...

Agents have reacted angrily to the way in which the government released a new set of rental documents updated to include...

The government has agreed that a council in London where all 51 councillors are Labour should go ahead with a five...

Controversial London lettings agency Flintons has again been named by a BBC TV programme for allegedly unreasonable behaviour in relation to...

The Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with deposit alternative service Zero Deposit. The RLA says the service will be...

The head of an automated payment system for the rental sector says lettings agents can help offset losses caused by the...

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says the feared sell-off of private rental units is continuing apace on the eve of...

The management company of a private New York City rental apartment complex is to install a facial recognition system which must...

The public are described as being “sceptical and confused” over the fees ban that comes into effect tomorrow.  A survey by insurance...

The Tenant Fees Act coming into effect tomorrow and banning fees on tenants in England has been given a ringing endorsement...

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been put on the spot by the person many consider to be the country’s most...

The National Landlords Association says it’s concerned the Fees Ban coming into effect in just two days’ time may limit access...

Thousands of pounds have been paid to a short let and holiday accommodation agency in Brighton which appears to have closed...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says that success of its information centre shows that the industry wants more information on the deposit...

An online lettings agency that has been operating for 12 years has now opened a High Street office. Nantwich-based LetLord, founded in...

The best lettings agents will survive and shine through the ban of fees levied on tenants, which comes into effect this weekend. The...

One of the country’s youngest lettings franchise holders has opened a second branch by acquiring an independent agency. Kuljeet Aujla, owner of...

The head of a firm that seeks investors to put money into residential property funds rather than individual homes for tenants...

A company appearing to call on landlords to abandon tenants and instead let their properties to short-let visitors is now trying...

Lettings agents are being urged to educate themselves as much as possible about rival deposit alternative schemes which are becoming increasingly...

The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...

A survey of 500 undergraduates has given a rare insight into what they want as accommodation priorities.  The study, by a landlord...

A lettings agency chief in Scotland says the upcoming ban on agents levying fees on tenants - to be introduced in...

PropTech supplier Goodlord says it’s updated its core product to ensure compliance with new regulations - and it says it’s offering...

A Midlands MP says he has spoken with housing minister Kit Malthouse about the case of a two-branch lettings agency that...

A PropTech tool wants landlords to manage their own properties and is accusing agents of being likely to increase charges to...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of the two government-backed redress operators for the lettings and sales service, has outlined its work...

The Mayor of London is under pressure to pull advertisements calling on landlords to stop providing homes for Londoners and move...

The Property Ombudsman has issued a reminder to all agents to ensure they have the correct redress membership to cover the...

Inventory reports are increasingly revealing illegal safety and compliance issues within tenanted property, a trade body claims. The Association of Independent Inventory...

A portal called Oneandonlypro says it’s using Artificial Intelligence to try to identify the top 10 best areas in London for...

A leading buy to let mortgage provider says the professional landlord with multiple properties is increasingly becoming the backbone of its...

A lettings agency in the West Midlands is reported to have closed its two offices at short notice, leaving clients angry...

There’s been another major industry survey revealing that a high number of lettings agents and landlords may quit the private rental...

The latest Your Move lettings index for England and Wales shows the average rent stagnating - rising just 0.5 per cent...

A PropTech platform launched three years ago acting as a search system for students wanting purpose-built accommodation is evolving into a...

Recent figures suggesting that nearly £1 billion was withdrawn by over-55s through equity release in the first three months of 2019...

Six months on from the introduction of stricter licencing for Homes in Multiple Occupation, awareness “remains limited” according to one of...

There’s been another call on the government to rethink its plans to change the Section 21 eviction process.  The founder of Landlord...

The Residential Landlords Association and Gas Safe Register have joined forces to promote gas safety awareness in the private rental sector. The...

Only one in six private landlords say they would support the Conservatives in an election according to a new poll. Buy to...

A council claims that its decision to set up its own lettings agency has prevented homelessness for almost 50 families and...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has rebranded as safeagent.  NALS has helped coordinate the safeagent campaign since 2011, focussing during that time...

ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...

Hunters says it’s opened seven new branches this year so far - well ahead of the three it had launched at...

Not-for-profit operator Tenancy Deposit Scheme says early intervention between landlords and tenants across the UK is resulting in many more deposit...

Over 6,000 people have responded to the Residential Landlord Association’s survey asking what a post-Section 21 private rented sector should look...

Belvoir, the UK's largest property franchise, says its trading during the first quarter of this year suggests it’s outperforming its expectation...

The agency handling the largest volume of student accommodation in Lincoln is celebrating its fourth birthday by opening a second office...

An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...

An MP says he will raise with local police chiefs a series of claims from landlords and tenants concerning a lettings...

Agents and landlords are being warned to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once the fees ban kicks in...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on two adjacent sites in south London to deliver its largest Built To Rent scheme...

A study claims as many as a fifth of private renters in the UK have developed an illness due to issues...

An estate agency that describes itself as a ‘social enterprise’ says it will spend its profits on the homeless and related...

London agency Stirling Ackroyd - owned by Nick Dunning Associates, led by senior ex-Countrywide staff - has snapped up another independent...

The impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has not hit the central London lettings sector as much as...

A new PropTech tool already used by three leading agencies claims to identify and speed up contact between pre-qualified tenants and...

A rent guarantor provider claims that deposits which prospective tenants are required to pay are often reduced if such a service...

Housing minister Heather Wheeler has pledged that the government will make changes to the court repossession process alongside its plans to...

Foxtons has been named as one of almost 100 firms which will be highlighted for failing to boost the number of...

Letting agents are being urged to consider how they can reduce their administrative workload, following huge growth in the size of...

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday May 10,...

The online property management platform Howsy, formerly known as NoAgent, has launched a new package for landlords. The platform says Howsy Protect...

The typical landlord who sold a rental property in England and Wales made a gross gain of £79,770 before tax last...

Average rents across the UK continue to rise ahead of the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act next month, according to...

The operations director of letting agency haart has told landlords not to 'stress too much' over Brexit. Paul Sloan says it's easy...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has urged the government to 'fix' the court system before it goes ahead with its plan...

A damning report on taxation in the private rental sector (PRS) has accused the treasury of appearing not to understand 'the...

There was a notable increase in the number of older buy-to-let investors in 2018, according to Commercial Trust Limited. The specialist buy-to-let...

A slow rental market in London is weighing down on growth across the rest of the UK, according to the latest...

A rogue landlady has been hit with a fine of £24,000 after conning her tenants and the local authorities with a...

The newly-formed Federation of Independent Agents (FIA), the network set up by former Property Franchise Group managing director Graham Lock, has...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is threatening Oxford Council with a judicial review of its landlord and letting agent accreditation scheme. The...

Housing charity Shelter has announced the launch of a £600,000 fund it is hosting, with the aim of improving the private...

Revenue raised by landlord licensing schemes should be used to enforce rental sector regulation, according to PayProp. It says that the money...

National sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has launched what it calls a 'pioneering new service' in the North East. The...

Tenancy deposit alternative Reposit has announced a partnership with Pattinson, the largest independent agency network in the North East. The 26-branch network...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has released its annual report for 2018, showing that for the first time the value of awards...

A rental market expert is urging landlords to be cautious when considering to use short-term lets websites such as Airbnb to...

The Scottish Government is investigating 114 businesses suspected of carrying out letting agency work without registration and has issued 86 compliance...

A new solution to help letting agents deal with the introduction of the security deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act...

A compliance company has accused “thousands” of buy to let investors of failing to address major household hazards which render properties...

It’s now under four weeks to the introducing of the Tenant Fees Ban across England and the Association of Residential Letting...

New data from Proptech firm Goodlord suggests that the average void period for England and Wales is just 21 days. The longest...

HomeLet, the tenant referencing and specialist letting insurance company, has been announced as an ESTAS partner for the Estate & Letting...

Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...

Increased use of technology could boost gas-related health and safety in the private rental sector according to the people behind a...

A buy to let investor has been left with a £2,000 bill and a criminal conviction after letting out his property...

New data looking specifically at room rental rates suggest that across the UK rents rose by an average three per cent...

A quarter of private landlords are looking to sell at least one property over the next year according to new research...

A London council has won one of the largest-ever Proceeds of Crime claims from an unscrupulous buy to let investor. Andre Charles Trepel,...

A new PropTech start-up that claims to make student house-hunting easier is offering free listings to lettings agents with London properties. Polygon...

Online lettings agency RentMyHome is partnering with a trade group for home stagers in order to offer clients discounted services. MyHomeGroup owns...

New data from specialist mortgage firm Commercial Trust suggests that London’s buy to let sector turned a corner in the first...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

A new report by a leading lettings sector expert cautions parents who are considering entering the Buy To Let sector by...

Northwood has snapped up two independent agencies - Northwood Warminster have successfully completed on the acquisition of Wilsons of Westbury while...

Two rogue landlords have been convicted of failing to comply with a Prohibition Order on the rental property they owned. Sandeep Jarjapu...

A controversial review website which says it identifies “good (and bad) letting agents” has introduced tools aiming to reduce disputes at...

A local authority has written to purchasers of former council houses and apartments warning them against illegally letting them out -...

A property investment platform claims that investor sentiment in buy to let is actually improving despite ongoing political and economic uncertainty...

A former agent made redundant by LSL Property Services is the 125th franchisee for EweMove.  Damien Guest, who has worked in agency...

One of London’s best known lettings agents says unfurnished properties can take 30 per cent longer to let than a furnished...

Three years after the introduction of the second homes stamp duty surcharge, landlords are “beginning to come to terms with the...

An agency in the north east of England is moving its HQ off the High Street and into an office block...

The chief executive of a specialist buy to let lender says increasing the rent to combat additional costs put on landlords...

A senior figure at a deposit replacement service says the current flurry of changes in the private rental sector are positive. Daniel...

A trade union says the government’s intention to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is “a huge victory” - but...

Rents across England and Wales have not moved in the last 12 months, according to Your Move.  The agency says the typical...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says there is a record number of homes available to renters - but this does...

A former employee of Martin & Co has admitted operating a fraud scheme that involved agency clients paying money into his...

A 23 year old lettings agent has tragically died from a bacterial form of meningitis, a serious infection of the thin...

Clyde Property in Scotland now has over 3,000 properties under management, making it one of the largest portfolios north of the...

An online platform claims it has found a new and easy way for investors to become landlords, describing itself as ‘PayPal...

The chief executive of Hunters has told MPs there are 19 properties on its books which specify ‘No DSS’ - but...

Cornwall council has confirmed that it’s to use the Proceeds of Crime Act to try to win compensation for victims of...

Increased use of PropTech by lettings agencies should allow staff to be freed up to engage in all-important face-to-face contact with...

Student demand for places across the UK - and therefore for accommodation - is holding up well despite Brexit uncertainty, according...

The Mayor of London is calling on government to introduce a new registration system for anyone wishing to rent out a...

Senior lettings agency figures are amongst those who will this morning give evidence to a committee of MPs investigating so-called ‘DSS...

A Liberal Democrat activist is considering establishing a landlords’ group consisting of party members. Tony Harris, writing on the LibDem Voice website,...

The senior executive who has bought out the lettings side of a Glasgow agency business says increased use of PropTech is...

Location, Location, Location star Phil Spencer has launched a new podcast aimed at helping listeners through what he calls “the minefield”...

A national newspaper story suggests that a couple seeking an apartment to rent in Brixton were signed up to the wrong...

A rogue letting agent has been ordered to pay £42,596 in fines and costs of £10,626 after pleading guilty to a...

The official government consultation period on the scrapping of Section 21 eviction begins shortly, but now a leading lettings sector trade...

With the tenants’ fees ban just five weeks away focus is shifting to how agents can make up for lost income...

A husband and wife must pay joint fines, penalties and costs totalling over £8,000 after complaints about a bungalow they owned...

A senior lettings agent has raised the spectre of rental properties in future being German-style ‘empty shells’ - without even white...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it backs a new Trading Standards-led body which will enforce the Fees Ban starting  on...

Figures calculated by Rightmove suggest that even when the Fees Ban and Deposit Caps kick in on June 1, some deposits...

Startling figures released this morning by Rightmove suggest that rents have risen 8.2 per cent in London in the past year...

One of the most vocal critics of lettings agents in recent years appears to be moving away from the property industry. Campbell...

A formal consultation process has started to consider government plans to extend Anti-Money Laundering from property sales to lettings as well. Unveiled...

The scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers has been welcomed by the London Assembly - but apparently it doesn’t go far...

A Freedom of Information request by The Guardian newspaper has produced the startling admission from government that not even one landlord...

Belvoir has snapped up another independent lettings agency in the south east.  Grey & Co, located at Wembley Park in north London,...

The scrapping of Section 21, as proposed by the government, shows that Whiteall has “a Dickensian view” of the buy to...

The head of a major property management firm says the controversial proposal to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is...

Rightmove has fallen in line with Zoopla and is banning the term ‘No DSS’ from its lettings agents’ listings from the...

The government’s wish to use a modified Section 8 as an alternative to Section 21 for landlords seeking possession of their...

A new utilities management platform for tenants says it will generate additional revenue streams for letting agents. Love Resident gives tenants online...

The government consultation process which fuelled its decision to axe Section 21 eviction powers and move towards longer tenancies received only...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

The government’s plan to scrap Section 21 is personally backed by the Prime Minister and will begin formal consultations today. If the...

Data from a Countrywide agency shows that 59 per cent of landlords who live in London purchased their buy to let...

The average cost of a new let in Great Britain is now £969 pcm as rental growth continues to rise.  Data from Hamptons...

A building expert is warning buy to let investors that they won’t enjoy unfettered rights to extend their properties upwards when...

A leading legal firm is warning that Right To Rent could become even more complicated for letting agents and landlords after...

A dispute concerning a ‘no deposit option’ put forward by a letting agency has reached the Daily Mail. The newspaper’s online service...

The Build To Rent sector continues to grow, albeit slowly - now volume house builder Crest Nicholson has teamed up with...

SDL Property Partners, which describes itself as the industry’s first property management franchising scheme, is pushing for new members. Its training has...

A buy to let investor has received a hefty fine “for endangering the lives of his tenants by failing to meet...

There will be less buy to let remortgaging in future as landlords consolidate rather than expand their portfolios. The prediction comes from...

Average monthly UK rent is now at its lowest level for three years according to the Deposit Protection Service. Average rent fell...

Savills has launched a new residential lettings service in one of the country’s most successful buy to let and investment locations...

Tenant referencing, rent protection and insurance provider Rent4sure is to join other leading suppliers as an ESTAS partner for the 16th...

Buy to let investors are facing a double whammy as stagnating rents and reduced tax relief are hitting profitability. A study from...

Mother and daughter lettings agency fraudsters have been told to expect jail sentences after defrauding landlords and tenants of £266,000 over...

Connells Group has acquired the lettings business portfolio of an independent agency in a move it describes as “part of its...

The government has beefed up its support for councils identifying and prosecuting rogue landlords. Yesterday the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local...

The owner of a buy to let HMO has been found guilty of six offences but has received a fine of...

It’s been revealed that the Welsh version of the Tenants Fees ban will come into effect on September 1. “Agents need to...

The rapid growth of Airbnb-style short lets could lead to the loss of private rented homes and displacement of long-term residents...

Rental growth remains in positive territory - just - but on average it’s still well below the general level of inflation...

Agents and prospective buy to let investors keen to grab a slice of the capital’s growing lettings market now have a...

High end lettings agency Harrods Estates says it has seen a 10 per cent rise in tenancy renewals in the Knightsbridge...

A lettings sector trade body says EU citizens may face problems getting private rented accommodation after Brexit. And the body - the...

Flatfair, which describes itself as the UK’s fastest-growing tenancy deposit alternative, has been shortlisted in the Best Newcomer category of the...

A trade body has welcomed calls by a parliamentary committee for tax incentives for the buy to let sector to improve...

A PropTech firm says buy to let investors could earn in excess of double the eight per cent yield most aim...

One of the most pro-licensing local authorities in the country has extended its own scheme to include the entire centre of...

One of the country’s largest networks of franchised lettings agents says the impact of the Fees Ban coming into effect in...

The latest lettings sector index suggests that monthly rents increased from February to March in six of the eight regions of...

Two buy to let investors have been fined thousands of pounds after failing to carry out improvements to unfit rental properties. Adur...

The final - and some say most prestigious - shortlist for this year’s ESTAS awards has been revealed. The People Awards, sponsored...

Prospective tenants are being warned about a fraud scam that cons people into paying an advance fee to rent a property. The...

A PropTech lead generation app that dubs itself the ‘Uber for Lettings Agents’ has launched in Manchester. The app, from Movebubble, already...

London’s lettings sector is changing with tenants still wanting to buy but increasingly accepting they must rent for longer in the...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme is the latest player in the private rental sector to launch online tools to help letting agents cope...

A controversial new survey claims to have identified the best cities for millennials to live in based on factors such as...

A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...

Lettings agency Northwood has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority to ensure that photographs of a specific property are updated...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has launched a 10-element tool kit for agents ahead of the fees ban on June...

Belvoir Lettings has continued its solid growth with a trading statement revealing a 40 per cent rise in pre-tax profit and...

A regional property developer and investment firm has unveiled a Build To Rent division with a target of building 2,500 homes. The...

The government has issued new guidance notes on the Tenant Fees Act, aimed at agents, landlords and tenants. The publications come ahead...

PropTech company Goodlord is the latest entrant in the deposit alternative field. Under Goodlord Deposit Replacement Insurance agents can provide landlords with...

Fergus Wilson, arguably Britain’s most controversial landlord and almost certainly the individual with the largest number of buy to lets in...

A buy to let investor has been hit with a £4,000 fine plus costs of over £5,000 after failing to license...

The mandatory Client Money Protection scheme membership that comes into effect today will protect landlords and tenants from letting agents that...

Buy to let mortgage costs remain stable with little movement recorded over the past three months according to a market snapshot...

Latest lettings market data from high-end agency Knight Frank shows that average rents in prime central London rose 1.1 per cent...

A new survey suggests that long-term renting could be substantially less expensive than a mortgage. The study, for Ocean Finance, has analysed...

There’s been a big boost to the movement towards deposit alternatives in the private rental sector following a survey released this...

Figures given through a Parliamentary answer have revealed just how bad councils in England are at policing and enforcement action against...

The number of London landlords exiting the market last month was a whopping 125 per cent higher than the national average. The...

A leading accountancy firm has analysed buy to let taxation policies north and south of the border and claims that from...

Legal & General is to develop a Brighton industrial estate into the town’s first Build To Rent scheme. The work will go on...

It’s a vital time for letting agents to hammer home the benefits of buy to let and the dangers to landlords...

Changes to Capital Gains Tax which reach their full impact in the next 12 months could fuel property changing hands between...

A buy to let investor who hid families in windowless rooms after failing to get planning permission for a block of...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill passed its final hurdle in the Welsh Assembly yesterday evening. This has similar policies to...

The number of agents seeing rent rises imposed on tenants hit 34 per cent in February, well up on the 26...

A lettings agent who stole over £350,000 is reported to have been told to pay back…£1. Local media in the south of...

The council for one of the wealthiest areas in the country says it will be “educating and advising letting agents” on...

New ‘best practice’ guidance to letting agents and landlords has been introduced ahead of the introduction of the tenants’ fees ban...

The average rent across England and Wales in February was a mere 0.4 per cent higher than the same point a...

Utilities and comparative platform Tenant Shop has linked up with Reposit to offer a security deposit alternative product for agents. Tenant Shop’s...

The government is back to business attacking the lettings sector with an extraordinary claim by a minister that many students are...

Fergus Wilson - the controversial buy to let landlord who with his wife once owned 1,000 homes - has named his...

A property management company is taking the unusual approach of suggesting to buy to let investors that they purchase properties with...

Lettings software provider teclet is launching its platform across the network of franchise agency Hunters. teclet has been working with Hunters on...

Large-scale buy to let investors are continuing to move to limited company status in a bid to limit their exposure to...

The PropTech firm CreditLadder is working with the Nationwide Building Society on a pioneering scheme to try to help tenants buy...

A survey of 500 buy to let landlords suggests that well over a third are planning to increase the size of...

Hamilton Fraser’s Academy programme has announced its next workshop, on May 14, to target how lettings agents can future-proof their business...

With the government already on the ropes over Brexit, there’s a call today for one of its flagship immigration policies to...

Leicester is the latest council to begin consultations on selective licensing in six parts of the city - with the threat...

A buy to let investment service says its podcasts are now downloaded over 200,000 times a month and it has an...

A postgraduate’s study of people who live in cars and vans on Bristol’s streets says they make the choice to do...

Another think-tank has come up with reforms which it wants the government to make to the private rental sector - and...

The Nationwide is the latest lender to say it will not insist its buy to let borrowers enforce a No DSS...

Rent rises in the year to the end of February, as released by the government’s Office of National Statistics, show growth...

The UK’s holiday lets sector could be a beneficiary of the current Brexit uncertainty and people not vacationing abroad because they...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a series of events to educate letting agents and landlords on deposit protection. Starting next month...

The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...

An online lettings service says it will pay existing tenants for finding replacements and handling viewings, in a bid to reduce...

A lettings agency has withdrawn a leaflet which featured a woman’s cleavage; the leaflet had been the subject of a complaint...

A trade body says a recent court case threatens the right of buy to let landlords to repossess their properties. The Residential...

Today the long-awaited Homes (Fitness For Human Habitation) Act comes into force, pioneered by Labour MP Karen Buck and giving people...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has asked the government for urgent clarification on how Right To Rent will work post-Brexit...

The JLL lettings agency is warning that the five week deposit cap enshrined in the Tenant Fees Act is likely to...

Property Franchise Group brand Martin & Co has snapped up West Yorkshire independent agent Red Box Residential. Martin & Co’s Saltaire branch, operated...

The average age of those buying investment property has fallen by more than three and a half years in the past...

A dawn raid on unlicensed HMOs in north London last week were the latest sign of a crackdown on rogue operators...

A crooked letting agent took £220,000 from tenants and landlords and has been exposed as buying a home in Florida, renting...

TrustMark, the government-backed quality kite mark scheme for tradespeople, is launching a pilot with Trading Standards to improve the quality and...

The proportion of landlords purchasing buy to let homes in London with cash rose from 33 per cent in 2017 to...

The Residential Landlords Association has given its backing to Zoopla’s ban on agents and landlords advertising properties to rent as ‘No...