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Renting cheaper than owning for most first time buyers says Halifax

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax.  London, the...

27 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Passive income from buy to let is a myth, warns legal expert

New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy.  This is...

14 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Agency pays £20,000 to employee for Injury To Feelings

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

Ukrainians given visa extension - likely impact on private rental sector

Ukrainians who came to the UK following the Russian invasion will be able to apply for 18-month extensions to their visas,...

19 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Private rental demand to soar if bankrupt council ends social housing

Birmingham’s Labour council is considering closing its social housing waiting list to new applicants - and this is likely to trigger...

12 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Soaring population likely to trigger much higher rental demand

Government figures suggest the UK population could reach nearly 74m as soon as 2036, largely attributed to rising net migration. This is...

31 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Most competitive locations for letting agents revealed by research

A new analysis shows that - unsurprisingly - London remains the most competitive region for letting agents, having seen the largest...

16 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Lettings agency was front for multi million pound drugs gang

An organised crime group involved in producing and distributing an estimated £2.4m of cannabis has been found to have e used...

10 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Self-employed agency marks major expansion into rentals

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

09 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Annual rent rise in England still near double digits

The latest rental index from Goodlord shows average rents in England rose nearly nine per cent higher across 2023. In 2022, rents...

09 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Council to borrow millions to buy homes for private rental exercise

A council is considering borrowing £50m to buy properties to rent on the private market and for affordable housing. West Norfolk council...

08 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Short lets tax change this week just the first of many in 2024

Airbnb and other short let platforms are from this week required to send data on their clients’ earnings to HMRC. And a...

03 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Generation Rent claims Black people victimised by “outdated” Vagrancy Act

A group of rental activists claims that police in England are disproportionately using a 19th century law that criminalises rough sleeping...

28 December 2023

From: Breaking News

More guarantors demanded as economy slump goes on

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

Energy Efficiency - owners all at sea over where to start

Almost two in five UK owners - landlords and homeowners - now consider improving the energy efficiency of their property an...

08 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Data Protection - agency advice from the Information Commissioner’s Office

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued advice to agencies on how to comply with data protection law.  The UK data protection regulator...

06 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency group hits eco-target eight years ahead of schedule

Leaders Romans Group claims it reached carbon neutrality in 2022, eight years ahead of its original target of 2030.  The firm says...

05 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Business Rates - ‘last chance for government to help High Street’

A prominent agency says tomorrow’s Autumn Statement is the Chancellor’s last chance to come good on the election promise to lower...

21 November 2023

From: Breaking News

New record rents for three-bed houses and one-bed flats

The lettings market shows little sign of slowing as rents rose 11.7 per cent year-on-year across Britain in October, says the...

14 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Interest Rate optimism fuelled by surprise improvement in inflation

There’s growing optimism that tomorrow’s Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting will see base rate held for another month -...

01 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Renters Reform Bill will slash homelessness, claims charity

A charity claims the Renters Reform Bill, which gets its Second Reading in the Commons next week, will help reduce homelessness. New...

19 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Homes For Ukraine - government faces hard decisions on scheme future

The National Audit Office says the government will soon have to take hard decisions on the future for the Homes For...

17 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Parents and Pet Owners Pay More for Renting - claim

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

06 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Where Rents Have Risen 41% in Five Years

Tenants in Bristol are paying 41 per cent more for a rental property than they did just five years ago, it...

05 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Build To Rent operator pledges dramatic EPC improvement

The owners of one of the first Build To Rent schemes in Edinburgh is bidding to improve the EPC rating while...

08 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Swathes of England and Wales becoming less affordable - claim

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

Buy To Let yields and capital appreciation show sharp North-South divide

The north of England is outperforming the south when it comes to yields and capital appreciation, a new survey has discovered. In...

16 August 2023

From: Breaking News

How Many? Huge number of enquiries per rental property

A property website has produced startling figures giving an insight into the frenzied rental market. Property Pal, which looks at the housing...

14 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Chaos! Lettings chief claims high rents show market not working

A letting platform says what it calls “the rental chaos” of the current market has now end in sight. New data from...

04 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Airbnb fights back against Sadiq Khan’s call for clampdown

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

24 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Big rise in affluent tenants needing to provide guarantors

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

Lettings chief says market isn’t working “for anyone”

Rents continue to soar across the UK according to data released by flatshare website SpareRoom.  It says average UK room rents were...

13 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Holiday Homes - here’s where they are and what they’re worth

New research reveals that there is an estimated £21.4 billion worth of holiday homes in England and Wales with the South...

12 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Show Green! Tenants want agents to display eco-credentials

Tenants want letting agents, landlords and other property industry figures to more openly demonstrate their green credentials. That’s the message from a...

07 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Fraudster agent must repay £123,000 or face more jail time

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

Renters Reform Bill - webinar teach-in for agents

There’s another free webinar for agents to learn about the Renters Reform Bill next week. This one is organised by lettings-focussed PropTech...

19 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Working From Home still a major factor for UK housing

Agents whose rental properties became workplaces during the pandemic are unlikely to see any major change in the situation soon. That’s because...

02 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Buy To Let mortgage deals pulled from market

Moneyfacts, the respected independent mortgage market monitor, is warning that lenders have been withdrawing buy to let fixed deals. Within the buy...

31 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Commercial property investment slumps as UK economy weakens

The scale of investment in UK commercial property has fallen in all sectors, new research suggests.  Sirius Property Finance has analysed UK...

02 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Licensing fines for agents go through the roof

It already looks like 2023 is on track to see licensing fines for agents and landlords reaching nearly double the 2022...

06 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency brand expands once again in London

After announcing a new license in Southwark and Camberwell earlier this month Fine & Country is now expanding further in London...

30 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Independent agency swallowed up in five year acquisition plan

Leaders Romans Group has snapped up another independent lettings firm in what it calls a five year acquisition programme. Stanley & Partners...

20 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Will Chancellor Hunt’s Budget dare help the rental sector?

A prominent lettings agency chief wants a raft of measures to help the private rental sector and investors in next week’s...

08 March 2023

From: Breaking News

So much for online agents - High Street firms are booming

New data shows that online agents have failed in their bid to replace traditional agencies - and that there are more...

18 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Rents drop as lettings market hunkers down for winter

The average rent in the UK is now £1,174 pcm, down 0.1 per cent from December after seeing the first month-on-month...

06 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Buy to let investors flock to the regions for better yields

The share of Londoners purchasing property outside of the capital slowed in 2022, back towards pre-Covid norms.   That’s the view of lettings...

28 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Rent Freeze - time for agents to say what they REALLY think

Agents have only until the end of tomorrow, December 2, to feed into Propertymark’s response to a new consultation on the...

01 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Controversial city HMO licensing scheme to go ahead

A new licensing scheme for HMOs, agreed by leaders of Portsmouth council, will be implemented from September 1 2023. Licensing of HMOs...

30 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Stark warning over massive rent rises to come - letting platform predicts

An online rental platform warns the average rent bill could reach as much as £2,270/month if prices rise in line with...

11 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Build To Rent could plug the gap as landlords exit - claim

Investment in the Build To Rent sector has almost doubled year-on-year, according to new research. Property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield says that...

07 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Energy Efficiency - Build To Rent player claims its homes are superior

Build To Rent operator Sigma Capital Group Limited, which markets its homes under the private rental brand Simple Life, claims newer...

03 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Thousand extra properties under management for franchise giant

The Property Franchise Group - which includes a host of High Street brands - saw a rise in managed properties of...

14 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Homes with poor EPCs - regional breakdown shows worst areas

Households living in rental properties across the North of England face the biggest financial headache from soaring fuel price rises, according...

08 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Tenancy deposits dip slightly across England and Wales

Latest figures from the Tenancy Deposit Service shows a slight reduction in typical deposits for rental properties in England and Wales. At...

23 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Lettings income saves the day for franchise agency brands

The Property Franchise Group says it’s increased the size of its lettings portfolio by around 1,000 units over the past year...

05 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Purplebricks reveals cost of lettings error and slams poor marketing

Purplebricks has given its interpretation of how much its lettings sector compliance crisis has cost the company. Back in December the Daily...

02 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Some buy to let investors get £800 capital appreciation PER DAY - claim

A high profile London lettings agency says some owners of properties in prime areas of the capital have seen capital appreciation...

21 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Millions of tenants expect to rent all their lives - claim

A new survey by business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown suggests that out of the 20 per cent of households who now rent...

11 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Activists want sweeping new taxes on some lettings properties

Activists are calling on the government to impose swingeing taxes on some lettings properties “to bring them back into the residential...

01 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Rental properties become more energy efficient, say tenants

A survey conducted by financial institutions has found the first suggestion that rental properties are slowly becoming more energy efficient. A study...

09 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Up! Up! Up!  Rents leap further to yet another new record

The average rent in the UK has hit another record high of £1,091 after a 1.2 per cent increase in the...

05 May 2022

From: Breaking News

We Told You! Propertymark warns on impact of government policy

The chief executive of Propertymark says a warning from agents about rents rising and stock diminishing as a result of a...

04 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Government has “blatant disregard for renting” says angry industry chief

The chief executive of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the UK government, accusing it of a “blatant disregard...

20 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Mind The Gap! Here’s the rent gap between London and the suburbs

New research claims to show the rent gap between lets in London and those in suburbs up to an hour from the...

08 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Agency giant announces huge jump in managed properties

The Property Franchise Group says that in the past year the number of managed properties it handles has risen from 58,000...

06 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Are we at Peak Rent? Affordability worsens in much of country

Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England. The research by rental platform Rentd looked at the current average income of a...

25 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Cheaper to buy than rent IF you can afford the deposit

The monthly costs for a first time buyer are some 13 per cent lower than that of a similar renter -...

22 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Tenants like their rental homes - big majority of renters are happy

A large majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...

16 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Stats show stock drought across UK’s private rental market

Rental market stock levels have plummeted further - even to below the pre-pandemic levels of late 2019. New research shows that in...

11 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Soaring inflation could trigger major arrears problem - warning

A player in the rental insurance field is warning that the growing cost of living crisis makes it more important than...

04 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Rents still booming - growth hits 13 year high according to Zoopla

The rental market continues to boom despite the growing cost of living crisis, with average rents rising at a 13 year...

09 February 2022

From: Breaking News

Massive rise on managed properties for agency group

The Property Franchise Group now manages in excess of 74,000 rental properties on behalf of landlords, according to a new trading...

02 February 2022

From: Breaking News

It’s A Record!  Rents rising at their fastest ever rate - Rightmove

Asking rents in Britain are now rising at their fastest ever rate according to Rightmove. Average asking rents hit annual growth of...

27 January 2022

From: Breaking News

Tenants complain of slow on-boarding process by letting agents

Tenants are complaining that lengthy application processes at lettings agencies contribute to their frustration at missing available properties.  The results of a...

26 January 2022

From: Breaking News

Up! Up! Up! - Rents rise for the fifth consecutive quarter

Average UK rents increased for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q4 2021 according to The Deposit Protection Service, as stock shortages...

21 January 2022

From: Breaking News

Ending eviction ban added to homelessness - Shelter on warpath

Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...

10 December 2021

From: Breaking News

Agent Alert - fake firm posing as legitimate lettings agency

A fake lettings operation has been uncovered by a leading legitimate agency - and now the National Trading Standards Estate and...

06 December 2021

From: Breaking News

London agents hit with more and larger fines by local councils

Council-imposed fines on letting agents and landlords that fall foul of licensing regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...

25 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Huge fine for agency and boss who perverted course of justice

Over £80,000 pounds of fines have been imposed on a letting agency and its director. Zenith Accommodation Ltd’s boss, Mohammad Mallick of...

08 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Race For Space means rents soaring on detached houses

Rents for detached homes increased twice as fast as the average for all UK properties during Q3 2021 says the Deposit...

14 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Voids fall sharply - but there's a warning they shouldn't fall further

There’s been a sharp reduction in average void periods this year - a sign of how strong the rental market has...

29 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Who says print's dead? Former Yorkshire Post HQ becomes latest BTR development

The former home of The Yorkshire Post has been turned into a new build-to-rent property by Grainger. The building, one of Leeds’...

24 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Smart renting - fifth of UK renters would pay over £1k more for tech-led homes

An industry poll has revealed that tech is now so important in our lives that a fifth of UK tenants say...

22 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Rogue tenants – how long has it taken to evict them during Covid?

The latest research by lettings agency Benham and Reeves has analysed how the pandemic has affected the UK rental market when...

17 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Webinar - how will China’s new data protection law affect UK's letting agents?

As a letting agent in the UK, you might think what happens in China has no bearing on your work here....

17 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Agents back charity groups over poverty threat from benefit cuts

Propertymark has joined a series of charities and a landlord body to warn about the poverty risk of expected changes to...

17 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Furnished Lets - do the premiums justify the initial cost?

The Furnished versus Unfurnished debate in the rental sector has been going on for years but new research attempts to quantify...

12 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Flats still popular purchases, despite bad press during pandemic

Flats, so long the favourite of buy to let investors, still constitute 15 per cent of all homes purchased according to...

11 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Tax Take: Petition for Sunak to close holiday lets tax loophole

A tenant who says his former rental property has been turned into an Airbnb has set up a petition demanding Chancellor...

06 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Lettings front-liners to speak about agency qualifications

Two front line success stories in the lettings agency industry are to address a webinar on the importance of qualifications. Megan Eighteen...

02 July 2021

From: Breaking News

Renting is terrible? Not at all: for many it’s the preferred tenure…

The narrative from some activists and pressure groups is that private renting is some kind of ordeal endured by those who...

29 June 2021

From: Breaking News

Immersive virtual viewing boost thanks to new deal with FocalAgent

Well known industry supplier FocalAgent has signed a new deal with Matterport to bring what it calls best-in-class 360° virtual tours...

09 June 2021

From: Breaking News

Agency boasts huge number of virtual viewings during lockdown

A local estate agency network says it has hosted an extraordinary 96,524 virtual viewings during lockdown. The Miles & Barr agency -...

16 April 2021

From: Breaking News

Record number of buy to let landlord companies set up

Research by Countrywide agency Hamptons shows that during 2020 some 41,700 new buy to let limited companies were formed. That’s a record...

18 January 2021

From: Breaking News

2021 will not hold back Agents who are prepared to adapt

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

08 January 2021

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Small number of tenancies end with deposit disputes, says government

Only 0.3 per cent of all tenancies in England and Wales ended with a dispute over the deposit in the six...

04 January 2021

From: Breaking News

Surge in buy to let purchases in bid to beat stamp duty deadline

Around one in seven residential properties purchased in November were snapped up by buy to let investors, according to Countrywide research. A...

14 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Vocal supporter of rental licensing arrested in corruption probe

Liverpool's mayor Joe Anderson has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation. Anderson has been an outspoken...

07 December 2020

From: Breaking News

London rents down as much as 16% while rest of UK booms

It’s a case of London versus The Rest when it comes to the rental market, according to HomeLet. Its latest market snapshot shows...

07 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Agents can do more to speed up transactions by adopting technology

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

04 December 2020

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