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10 May 2024
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The trade body representing the Build To Rent industry wants to recruit people from that sector to sit in its board. The...
10 May 2024
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London lettings agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is expanding with the opening of a new branch in the centre of Camberwell. Anthony...
09 May 2024
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Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...
08 May 2024
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The average gross rental yield reported by landlords has reached the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, according to...
03 May 2024
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The latest market report from Propertymark’s lettings agents suggests the demand is slowing. The latest data - for March - shows that...
03 May 2024
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The latest Rental Index from Goodlord reveals that rents are now up by 5.7% over the year. The price per property over...
02 May 2024
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Housing minister Lee Rowley will be taking centre stage at the largest property agency conference in the UK this summer, Propertymark...
30 April 2024
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Winkworth has appointed an ex-Chestertons and ex-Strutt and Parker industry figure to recruit new offices to the agency’s network. Chris Brand, who...
29 April 2024
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The ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has unveiled new headline partners for 2024. Reapit and PayProp will become the Headline...
29 April 2024
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HMRC has launched a pilot for the proposed Making Tax Digital service for quarterly reporting - and agents can sign up...
26 April 2024
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The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...
25 April 2024
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The Prime Central London lettings market is returning to normality, a prominent agency says. JLL says average rents fell 1.4% between Q4...
25 April 2024
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Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...
24 April 2024
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There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...
23 April 2024
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Five Labour MPs have put forward an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling for rent controls - even...
22 April 2024
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Top tips will be provided for landlords in the private rental market in a seminar next month organised by high profile...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...
19 April 2024
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The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...
18 April 2024
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Leaders - part of the Leaders Romans Group - has unveiled what it claims to one its latest “sustainable office” in...
17 April 2024
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Average rent arrears claims climbed to £1,816 in the first quarter of this year. That’s a rise of 27% from £1,435 in...
17 April 2024
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Developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for its luxury development of Build To Rent apartments in Sheffield. Sheffield Gardens will include...
17 April 2024
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Rents rose 9% on average in the UK in Q1 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, says flatshare site SpareRoom. Out...
16 April 2024
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Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook. In both 2022 and 2023,...
12 April 2024
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Labour must build “a new generation of New Towns” if it gets into government, according to a parliamentary candidate linked to...
12 April 2024
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Law firm Bishop & Sewell is hosting a webinar to give leaseholders information and advice about the Right to Manage, a...
12 April 2024
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A major technology programme has secured what it calls “a landmark co-investment partnership” with Propertymark and the Tenancy Deposit Service group. And...
09 April 2024
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Supply has continued to build while demand remained steady, which increased downwards pressure on rents in the first quarter of 2024...
09 April 2024
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The search for the best of the property industry is underway as nominations are now open for the 2024 Variety North...
09 April 2024
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There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...
08 April 2024
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An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...
08 April 2024
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Almost one in three buy to let landlords are set to sell up in the next 12 months. That’s the shock statistic...
08 April 2024
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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
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The number of new prospective tenants registered per Propertymark member branch decreased from 97 in January to 89 in February -...
05 April 2024
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Promising figures from the latest house price index doesn’t mean underlying problems in the market have been solved, warns Propertymark. UK house...
04 April 2024
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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
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A fledgling trade body has introduced what it calls “principles for a new Build to Rent Code of Practice that will...
02 April 2024
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An industry online event which organisers claim bring business-boosting benefits to attendees, is back for another year. The ARX Mastery Challenge is...
28 March 2024
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The Belvoir 2024 Annual Awards have crowded a father-and-son franchisee pairing as the big winners. Paul Wallace-Tarry and his son Richard Wallace-Tarry...
28 March 2024
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There appears to be more evidence that these are good times for auctions. Network Auctions says it’s witnessed a sales surge, with...
26 March 2024
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Average UK private rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024 according to the Office for National Statistics. This...
21 March 2024
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The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...
20 March 2024
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Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to resolve the country’s ongoing housing emergency. The news comes as Scottish Labour MSP Mark Griffin...
20 March 2024
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...
19 March 2024
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Knight Frank’s residential operation has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards 2024. The agency says its...
18 March 2024
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An umbrella group called London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep money...
13 March 2024
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The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...
12 March 2024
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A survey from property portal Share to Buy suggests that over three quarters of buyers believe they cannot afford to purchase...
11 March 2024
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Leaders Romans Group claims to have achieved carbon neutrality for a second consecutive year. A statement claims LRG has undertaken “several notable...
07 March 2024
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The Chancellor has one last chance to come good on the election promise of lowering the burden of business rates –...
06 March 2024
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A figure in one of the country’s highest profile lettings companies has hit out at a government proposal to penalise the...
05 March 2024
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Nationwide has taken the unusual step of using its buy to let lending arm - The Mortgage Works - to make...
05 March 2024
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The chief executive of Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government in response to its latest attempt to extract...
04 March 2024
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Repairs and maintenance specialist Fixflo is running a webinar examining how one client, Umega, used PropTech to more than double its...
04 March 2024
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The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...
04 March 2024
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The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the rental sector according to a report this morning -...
03 March 2024
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Corporate student accommodation provider Unite Group has reported a big jump in earnings on the back of a shortage of lets...
28 February 2024
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Alto says it’s introducing new Lettings Progression functionality which will roll out in the first half of this year - so...
27 February 2024
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Shelter is calling for the construction of 90,000 rental properties each year for a decade - and it claims this would...
27 February 2024
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Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024. Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...
23 February 2024
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HM Treasury raked in £6.3 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the 10 months from April 2023 to January 2024 according...
23 February 2024
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Specialist property management firm Xenia Estates has announced a shake up ahead of entry into the residential lettings sector. Xenia currently looks...
22 February 2024
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PropTech player Technology Blueprint Ltd has completed the integration of compliance software firm, CheckDocs. The move is the first in a series...
21 February 2024
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Tom Davies has started with Leaders Romans Group as the company’s first group financial services managing director. This new position coincides with...
20 February 2024
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There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...
20 February 2024
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Data released today from Foxtons has found that the number of new instructions in January 2024 was 25 per cent higher...
19 February 2024
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A free webinar next week will explore how agents can use technology solutions to attract and win new landlords for their...
16 February 2024
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Lettings, property management and sales agency Johns&Co - which celebrates its 10th year in business in 2024 - is opening a...
16 February 2024
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Rental growth across prime London slowed again in January, with average rents falling on a monthly basis for the third time...
16 February 2024
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London landlords have started the new year by dropping their rents according to lettings agency Chestertons, whose data suggests that there...
14 February 2024
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Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...
09 February 2024
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A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...
09 February 2024
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Lettings and sales agency Gascoines is this week celebrating 70 years of serving the property market in Nottinghamshire. Founded by Doug Gascoine...
08 February 2024
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Lomond has snapped up another rental portfolio. It’s been acquired from the Rendall & Rittner Sales & Letting agency which had a...
07 February 2024
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The ESTAS Group says its 2024 Best in Postcode Category Winners will be announced on April 26. This new category was announced...
07 February 2024
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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
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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
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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
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Stamp duty receipts dipped four per cent to £2.4 billion in Q3 of last year - no less than 25 per...
01 February 2024
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A return of pent-up demand and mortgage rates falling below five per cent have boosted the start of the year for...
29 January 2024
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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
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The average advertised rent for new properties coming to market hits another new record outside of London of £1,280 per calendar...
26 January 2024
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Foxtons’ unaudited end-of-year trading statement makes no bones about it - the lettings division saved the agency’s bacon in 2023. It suffered...
26 January 2024
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Leaders Romans Group has acquired three major lettings, sales and surveying businesses operating multiple branches across London, Surrey, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. The...
23 January 2024
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Thousands of lettings and estate agencies, and other property businesses, are in ‘critical’ or ‘significant’ financial distress, it’s been claimed. The latest...
23 January 2024
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Foxtons’ internal lettings data shows that the 2024 lettings market in the capital is likely to be more balanced than in...
23 January 2024
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Propertymark’s monthly political and government update webinars are set to continue in 2024 - General Election year. A statement from the trade...
22 January 2024
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Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the fifth quarter...
19 January 2024
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Agents who want to put their arguments for lettings fiscal reform to the Chancellor have until 5pm next Wednesday to submit...
19 January 2024
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There are more rental properties for tenants to choose from than any other time since Covid, according to London estate agency...
18 January 2024
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There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...
18 January 2024
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Two agencies have today joined eXp UK, the platform which now wants existing branch-based firm to convert to its self employed...
18 January 2024
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Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...
17 January 2024
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Property agency James Douglas has acquired a rental service and launched its own lettings arm in the south Wales city of...
16 January 2024
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A new analysis shows that - unsurprisingly - London remains the most competitive region for letting agents, having seen the largest...
16 January 2024
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Knight Frank has revised its housing market forecasts for 2024, just two weeks into the new year. It’s done this on the...
15 January 2024
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A leading lettings agency says 2023 was a record-breaking year for rental growth. The average rent on a newly let property in...
15 January 2024
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A free webinar for agents is being held next week, again devoted to the Renters Reform Bill as well as the...
12 January 2024
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Fast-growing Lomond has snapped up another regional agency - this time one in the Midlands. Centrick - which had a High Street...