North-east residential lettings agency Xenia Lettings says it has seen a tenfold rise in instructions from property owners since the start of 2026 as private landlords seek expert help to navigate the Renters’ Rights Act, the biggest phase of which ...
Estate and letting agents could be exposed to fines of up to £7000 per breach under the Renters’ Rights Act, rising to £40,000 for repeat offences, with many at risk of unknowingly breaching the new rules from 1st May. ...
Campions Group continues its expansion across London with the acquisition of the residential agency division of Madison Brook, further strengthening its sales and lettings platform. ...
Letting agents will be more crucial to landlords than ever after the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force later this week, according to the UK’s chief property ombudsman, Lesley Horton. ...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reported to be thinking about imposing rent controls on Private Rented Sector landlords as part of a range of measures to limit the impact of the Iran War on household finances. ...
Despite a marginal lowering of rental forecasts, pressure on rents is set to continue as the economic impact of the Iran War feeds through to the housing market and uncertain buyers rent for longer. ...
A combination of the war, its economic impacts and changing mortgage rates has meant that residential buyers are holding off buying in London and renting for longer instead, increasing rental demand and putting further upward pressure on rent prices. ...
Zoopla hopes to enable agents to engage potential customers earlier and help movers move more quickly after signing an enterprise agreement with OpenAI that will allow it to develop sophisticated new AI tools. ...
Bidwells has launched a new full-service residential property agency in Oxford, bringing together sales, lettings and new homes capability for the first time under a single integrated offer in the city. ...
Estate and Letting Agencies are losing ground in the battle against AI-powered fraud - not because they lack awareness, but because they're still fighting it by hand, according to new research. ...
Although nearly nine in ten (89%) of letting agents claim they are ready for the Renters’ Rights Act, less than two-thirds (61%) say they feel prepared to handle the new eviction processes after section 21 is abolished on May 1. ...
Letting agents should encourage their landlords to consider making improvements to EPC ratings now, with consumer demand for more energy efficient properties stronger than ever. ...
Two leading agency software specialists are lining up major product developments which they claim will transform the sector…and the announcements will come within a matter of days of each other. ...
Tenancy deposit protection scheme SafeDeposits Scotland has announced the addition of four more CRMs to the growing list of providers integrated with its API. ...
Landlords will need to carefully navigate the challenges of tenant affordability after the latest ONS figures for rental growth and inflation were released yesterday. ...
More than eight in ten (84%) of landlords are unprepared for Renters’ Rights Act compliance, even though it comes into force in less than a fortnight. ...
New research has found that the London Marathon route offers a snapshot of the capital’s rental market, with average rents ranging from just £1,500 per month at some points of the course, to as much as £6,000 per month in ...
