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![Tax fears may drive landlords to sell this autumn, says agent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
A regional agent says the fear of further taxes on the private rental sector may lead to a spurt of landlords...
20 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech platform to use AI in next upgrade, as fees rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
PropTech entrepreneur and lettings agent Kristjan Byfield is announcing an upgrade to his platform The Depositary, which will see its first...
19 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour threat is sapping lettings confidence, claims Knight Frank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Just as the prospect of tax rises in the Budget is causing uncertainty in the prime London sales market, so Labour’s...
13 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![RICS Forecast - Rent rises set to be slower and lower](/upload/images/shutterstock_2155248931(1).jpg)
The latest rental market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests there’s still a significant mismatch between supply and...
08 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rents surge in all regions with one reporting 10% rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
The latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord shows record-breaking rises. William Reeve, chief executive of Goodlord, comments: “These July figures show...
02 August 2024
From: Breaking News
01 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Awaab’s Law extended to private renting welcomed by tech experts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The Building Engineering Services Association has welcomed the new government’s commitment to reinforce the rules that require landlords and their agents...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Controversial ex-Housing Secretary to run for Conservative leader](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Robert Jenrick, who was appointed Housing Secretary by Robert Jenrick in 2019, is to run for Tory party leader. During his time...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla demands mandatory training for all lettings agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_2238369719.jpg)
Zoopla lettings chiefs have told the government it should tighten up its imminent Renters Rights Bill by demanding all lettings agents...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Connells’ new index shows affordability crisis gripping renters](/upload/images/shutterstock_2340278007.jpg)
A new lettings market index has been launched by the Skipton Group, parent company of Connells, the country’s largest lettings and...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency veteran turned MP will run for Conservative leader - report](/upload/images/shutterstock_2388444915.jpg)
The veteran founder of Hunters, Kevin Hollinrake, is reported to be in the race to be Conservative Party leader. He is MP...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rents fall in some areas but Connells enjoys lettings growth](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
Lettings agency giant Connells says the private rental sector performed strongly in the second quarter of 2024 despite worries over future...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![High-value tenancies agreed in June were below asking rent - Knight Frank](/upload/images/shutterstock_2156575995(1).jpg)
Knight Frank says tenancies agreed in June for properties asking over £1,000 per week were at a level below the asking...
04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Soaring Council Tax Arrears prompts call for new bailiff rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
Outstanding council tax arrears have soared according to new government figures. Data from he Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities shows...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Housing Market ‘back to the same size as before Covid’ - Savills](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The UK housing market has returned to its pre-pandemic size, according to Savills analysis. Overall, the total value of the UK housing...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jitters: Reform Bill failure and July Election hit lettings market](/upload/images/shutterstock_250676278(1).jpg)
Knight Frank is suggesting that a growing degree of uncertainty is hitting the rental market, particularly the high-end sector in the...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Independent agency snapped up by private equity cash](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
An agency group with an acquisition programme funded by a private equity operation has snapped up another independent agency. Lomond - which...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Beefed Up EPC must be priority for next government - call](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Political parties should not allow the lengthy General Election campaign to delay work on a new and beefed-up Energy Performance Certificate...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents, Start Your Engines - Formula 1 figures to address agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_1723539334.jpg)
Letting agents are being invited to two senior Formula 1 figures on how to improve their performance. Neil Martin has held senior...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Hot Money now on August Interest Rate Cut](/upload/images/shutterstock_1510264187.jpg)
Inflation figures are down - but not as much as many analysts expected. The basic Consumer Price Index figure fell from 3.2%...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Banned - rogue agents disqualified for abusing Covid loan scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Banned_400x310.png)
The husband-and-wife directors of a Cornish lettings and estate agency have been disqualified from being company directors for a combined 12...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Regional agency set up 28th branch after latest acquisition](/upload/images/shutterstock_2153864217(1).jpg)
North east England operator Pattinson Estate Agency is taking over another local rival firm. It’s acquired NS Bennett Estate Agents, in Stanley,...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![RICS: Landlord instructions in short supply as market slows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum. Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket claims parity with Rightmove for new-build listings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-2-400x310.png)
It claims that “following a significant increase in the number of new homes advertised on the site” its new build listings...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lights Out and Away We Go: F1 star to address agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Claire Williams, the former team principal of the legendary Williams Formula One Team , has been named as one of the...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![How Knight Frank sees it - market update from research guru](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rents Under Pressure in parts of London, admits top agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
Supply has continued to build while demand remained steady, which increased downwards pressure on rents in the first quarter of 2024...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rents over a quarter higher than at the start of Covid - new stats](/upload/images/shutterstock_1929426920(1).jpg)
The latest rental data from PropTech supplier Goodlord has shown that March rents are now up by over 6% year-on-year. And looking...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency warns on landlords’ and tenants’ differing rent expectations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Prime London rental values ticked up 0.3% over the first three months of 2024, according to Savills, as the market continues...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket hits record high advertising totals](/upload/images/shutterstock_62980678.jpg)
OnTheMarket continues on its path to try to become the number one property portal, with a boast that it has a...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Local Housing Allowance - momentum grows for annual increase](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Propertymark is joining a growing chorus demanding an annual uprate of working age benefits and Local Housing Allowance. LHA rates have been...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![London lettings becoming more stable, says LonRes](/upload/images/shutterstock_340410452.jpg)
February saw significant improvements in activity across the prime London lettings market, and annual rental growth also increased slightly after four...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![RICS Warning: rents still rising as landlords quit lettings sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Working from home triggers higher rents in outer commuter areas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1708606831.jpg)
Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Key appointments made to agency’s relaunched lettings division](/upload/images/shutterstock_1350916184.jpg)
Just weeks after announcing that it was launching a new residential lettings and property management division, regional agency Dacre, Son &...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency pays £20,000 to employee for Injury To Feelings](/upload/images/shutterstock_409135339.jpg)
A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC reminds agents to update email and instant messaging contacts](/upload/images/shutterstock_662220520.jpg)
Email and instant messaging contact details must be kept up to date for HMRC to contact agents about Anti-Money Laundering supervision. Propertymark...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons says Build To Rent has vast growth potential as tenants age](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mould and Damp: Agents should act now, says Propertymark](/upload/images/shutterstock_2135683647(1).jpg)
Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Nearly two-thirds more homes to let in Prime London than a year ago](/upload/images/shutterstock_1487630333%20(1)(3).jpg)
Rental growth across prime London slowed again in January, with average rents falling on a monthly basis for the third time...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Fast-expanding agency reveals 10th acquisition in six years](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
Expanding agency group My Property Box has completed its 10th acquisition in six years, buying Teesside lettings and property investment specialist...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government rules out council tax reform - no matter how unfair it is](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
The government has ruled out any reform to the council tax system. There has been long standing criticism of council tax because...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rents Shock - they’ve fallen for the past three months](/upload/images/HomeLet-August23-blog-5-What's-updated-in-the-new-How-To-Rent-Guide(1).jpg)
New data released by insurance firm HomeLet claims that average rents have fallen now for three months on the bounce. The past...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Union slams Bank decision as workers face high rents](/upload/images/shutterstock_651677062.jpg)
A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rate Decision - all eyes on Bank of England](/upload/images/shutterstock_2155405011.jpg)
The Bank of England has kept its base rate at 5.25 per cent but markets forecast this will drop from the summer as...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Supply-Demand imbalance eases in prime areas - and rents stall](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
Savills says prime rental growth across London and the country has stalled for the first time in almost three years. In prime...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech student lettings platform expanding further overseas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents3-400x310.png)
Student accommodation booking platform Housemates is expanding overseas. The expansion will cover several major Canadian cities including Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Currently Housemates...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government takes stake in property investment PropTech platform](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
The UK government has taken an equity stake in the rental investment platform Shojin through the conversion of a pandemic-era loan...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![London Mayor capping some student rents in the capital](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Over £100m has been invested into a new site that will offer purpose b built accommodation for 713 students beds in...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons’ internal data shows ‘balanced market’ likely this year](/upload/images/shutterstock_200541344.jpg)
Foxtons’ internal lettings data shows that the 2024 lettings market in the capital is likely to be more balanced than in...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark backs extending agency regulation and decent homes standard](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
Qualifications for property managers in the social housing sector should be extended to the private rental sector too. That’s the view of...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shock figure reveals tax burden paid by private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £600m over the last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by the country’s largest...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill won’t take effect until late 2024 at the earliest](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let investors compete with owner occupiers - Nationwide](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Owner occupiers have been competing with landlords in the battle to purchase smaller properties, new figures show. Smaller properties are often preferred...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill causing unease amongst investors - agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TenantDispute-400x310.png)
The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Recent rise in buy to let landlords quitting, confirms Bank of England](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Covid Fraud - property company bosses given suspended sentences](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
Two property company bosses have been sentenced following an Insolvency Service investigation which found they had abused a £30,000 Bounce Back...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![More guarantors demanded as economy slump goes on](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
An analysis of tenants renting between 2020 and 2023 shows a big rise in those on high salaries asked to provide...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Prime lettings market now near normal says Knight Frank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
There were 3.7 new prospective tenants for every rental property listed in prime London postcodes last month says Knight Frank. The figure,...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Regional agency celebrates 30 per cent rise in lettings business](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Berriman Eaton has reported a 30 per cent rise in its dedicated lettings business since 2020, with more than 420 properties...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rents soar as new demographics change face of renting in Britain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
The total amount of rent paid by tenants in Great Britain this year will hit £85.6 billion - over twice the...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Local Housing Allowance - call for even more help for low-income renters](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Low-income renters will get a boost next spring - but a pressure group wants more government help for this sector. The Chancellor’s...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lloyds Bank buys homes from house builder to let to tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Lloyds Banking Group, which announced back in 2020 that it was to become involved in the private rental sector, is buying...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big rise in tax receipts as Chancellor ponders Autumn Statement](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
Inheritance Tax totalled £4.6 billion for the HM Treasury between April and October - that’s £500,000 up on the same period...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent says he’s getting 150+ enquiries per property within 24 hours](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
Glasgow’s lettings market is the strongest it’s been in up to 10 years, with a shortage of rental flats driving demand...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![National agency chain named new head of lettings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Strutt & Parker has announced a new National head of lettings. Anna Ambrose brings with her 18-years’ experience within the sector, including...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Independent agency brand remains even after acquisition by chain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Winkworth is expanding further in Dorset, with the acquisition of Christopher Batten in Wimborne – its seventh office in the county. Christopher...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Smart Meters - letting agents back drive to use them to rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Propertymark has pledged its continued support for the annual Smart Meter Awareness Week. Launched by Smart Energy GB, the UK government-backed campaign...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Husband and wife triple their lettings business overnight](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BTR-400x310.png)
Husband-and-wife team John and Shirley Ounsworth have completed on the acquisition of Osprey Lettings. The couple - who run a Northwood franchise...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lettings PropTech firm passes big rental sector milestone](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
PropTech service Propoly says it’s handled £50m of rental transactions so far this year. Propoly - launched in 2020 and boasting early...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Yet another record rent rise reported by agency Hamptons](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
The average rate of annual rental growth on a newly let property in Britain hit 12.0 per cent in August, the...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency says London rental market lull down to fewer overseas students](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/StudentResearch2-695x395.jpeg)
Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled. That’s the view of high...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another small rental portfolio snapped up by Lomond](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Lomond has acquired the rental portfolio of a lettings agency operating in Greater Manchester. Lomond snapped up the lettings book of Harvey...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Controversy surrounds Deposit Alternative schemes as probe begins](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The Competition and Markets Authority’s in depth investigation into the controversial deposit alternative concept has been welcomed by one of the...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Growing family cash help to lift buyers out of rental sector](/upload/images/shutterstock_577141876.jpg)
Financial support from family members - not just parents - is expected to help fund 318,400 housing transactions in 2023, according...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Swathes of England and Wales becoming less affordable - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Almost a quarter of England and Wales will become less affordable to buyers by 2025, it’s been claimed. The findings - from...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Up and Up! Hamptons says rent growth shows no sign of slowing](/upload/images/shutterstock_276584945.jpg)
There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Joy as London stock supply improves - but no respite for renters yet](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The long-awaited supply increase in the prime London lettings market is underway, says high-end agency Knight Frank. The agency says the underlying...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Impossible? The housing target Gove and Sunak must hit](/upload/images/shutterstock_1559871887.jpg)
Research from a property developer suggests that the government needs to deliver an average of 67,500 new homes a quarter by...
07 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Prime London rental market’s “remarkable growth” - agent’s data](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceRising_400x310.png)
The post-Covid prime lettings market in London has seen remarkable growth, an agency says. The latest data from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices London...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another interest rate rise likely - but might it be the last for now?](/upload/images/shutterstock_795256498.jpg)
Most economic and housing analysts believe another base rate rise is on the cards for next month - but the sharp...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big rise in affluent tenants needing to provide guarantors](/upload/images/shutterstock_689039443.jpg)
Increasing numbers of relatively well-paid tenants are being asked to provide a guarantor. That’s the view of PropTech firm Goodlord which says...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shock at size of fall in landlord instructions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Stormy%20weather%20for%20homebuyers%20Introducer%20today%20team%20LandlordNews.png)
The results of the latest RICS UK Residential Survey, out today, point to a renewed worry about the housing market. The survey...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls backfire - Propertymark speaks out](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Propertymark has given details of how it believes the Scottish Government rent control system has backfired and works against the interests...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Prime London rental growth starts to slow - Savills](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
Prime London’s rental growth has started to slow on an annual basis, according to the latest Savills prime lettings index. But the...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill measures may be extended - BBC report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Bad to disastrous’ - sharp fall in private rental listings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenancy renewals shoot up as renters delay decisions to buy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Top%20tips%20property%20investment%20rent-calculation-1-400x310.png)
A lettings agency dealing primarily with Prime Central London is reporting that tenancy renewal volumes are shooting upwards as renters stay...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fraudster agent must repay £123,000 or face more jail time](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310-min.jpg)
A fraudster lettings agent must repay £122,922.68 to her old firm within three months - or face yet more time in...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants selected for building society’s unique rental scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
The Cambridge Building Society has selected two tenants by ballot to receive up to 70 per cent of their rent back...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Anti-Social Short Lets - Airbnb reveals crackdown details](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1251325300.jpg)
Airbnb claims there has been a 75 per cent drop in party reports made to Airbnb in the UK since its...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer urges letting agents to go on the offensive](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants ‘more likely to have Netflix than contents insurance’](/upload/images/shutterstock_1143370019.jpg)
A PropTech supplier to letting agents claims that tenants are more likely to have Netflix than contents insurance. A survey of 1,013...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Average rents pass four-figure milestone as stock shortage goes on](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceRising_400x310.png)
Strong rental growth pushed the average monthly rent on a newly let property outside London up to £1,002 pcm in April,...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Building Society opens applications for unique rental scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
The Cambridge Building Society has opened applications for its unique Rent to Home scheme. Last month it announced that it had invested...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Politicians told to do more to help tenants on benefits](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent stalls - good news for buy to let agents and landlords?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
The number of Build To Rent completions has fallen by 56 per cent in the past year, a decline being very...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![High rents push more first timers into buying - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
The property market could be emerging from the downturn, Zoopla says. Annual house price growth remains just 3.0 per cent according to...