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A prominent lettings agency operator says he hopes the “toxic” attitude to the private rental sector by the Scottish Government may...

A coalition of higher education and student housing organisations have called on the government to make further changes to the Renters...

A trade body representing Build To Rent operators claims that the sector “already accommodates the Bill’s proposals” in terms of tenants’...

Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...

There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

PropTech firm Pikl is launching an insurance-backed cancellation product specifically for holiday lets that will enable operators to offer the same...

Recent substantial fines issued by HMRC are a harsh reminder to agents to ensure that their Anti-Money Laundering policies are up...

Propertymark is urging member agents in Wales to attend a so-called Cultural Awareness Course which will explain their responsibilities under the...

Top tips will be provided for landlords in the private rental market in a seminar next month organised by high profile...

A statement from a city council claims that a property company failed to attend court in a case of deposit protection,...

TV property guru and Move iQ founder Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One this year, the trade...

Developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for its luxury development of Build To Rent apartments in Sheffield. Sheffield Gardens will include...

Rents rose 9% on average in the UK in Q1 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, says flatshare site SpareRoom. Out...

Propertymark is demanding equal treatment with the social housing sector. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove intends to boost standards in social housing...

Landlords’ champion Paul Shamplina says more landlords should use lettings agents, who he describes as their “allies” in the battle to...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

Seymours, one of the largest independent agency networks operating in the South East of England, is to advertise its lettings and sales...

Propertymark has batted away any possible market pessimism as a result of a downbeat price index result from the Halifax  Just before...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

A webinar is coming up aiming to help agents make better decisions and more rapidly. It’s being run by Propertymark which says...

The UK’s largest multi-disciplinary property conference - Propertymark One in association with Rightmove - is in June and the organisers claim...

Prime London rental values ticked up 0.3% over the first three months of 2024, according to Savills, as the market continues...

Propertymark is urging agents to get ahead of the curve and be ready for the next big initiative - Regulation.  Propertymark has...

Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to the proposed changes to the Renters Reform Bill being advocated...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been alleged. A survey of over 2,000 private...

Propertymark says its Lettings Helpline for agent members in England and Wales has become “an essential membership benefit for dealing with...

An industry online event which organisers claim bring business-boosting benefits to attendees, is back for another year. The ARX Mastery Challenge is...

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

A prominent lettings agent is calling for an end to what he calls the “archaic” system under which some tenants end...

Propertymark is telling the Bank of England that now is the perfect time to cut base rate and trigger wider interest...

Average UK private rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024 according to the Office for National Statistics. This...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

Knight Frank’s residential operation has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards 2024. The agency says its...

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

A survey from property portal Share to Buy suggests that over three quarters of buyers believe they cannot afford to purchase...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget is set to hit Build To Rent. The British Property Foundation is reacting to news that Multiple dwellings...

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

Tenant reference and tech supplier The Lettings Hub claims 25 per cent of fraudulent documents submitted by would-be tenants were identified...

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...

Propertymark says the regulation of agents has come a step closer.   The trade body gave evidence at a House of Lords Industry...

OnTheMarket is starting another round of its Town Hall in-person sessions - once again in a bid to win agents. Jason Tebb...

Nationwide has taken the unusual step of using its buy to let lending arm - The Mortgage Works - to make...

The chief executive of Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government in response to its latest attempt to extract...

The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the rental sector according to a report this morning -...

Winkworth has appointed a new franchisee to take over its Worthing office on the South Coast. After 15 years working in estate...

A prominent property expert who runs a buying and property management service for high end clients says London still attracts international...

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

Pattinson Estate Agency has taken over a local firm on Teesside. The agency taken over is Browns Estate Agents in Stockton and...

Data released today from Foxtons has found that the number of new instructions in January 2024 was 25 per cent higher...

A free webinar next week will explore how agents can use technology solutions to attract and win new landlords for their...

Propertymark is urging the Sunak government to introduce specialist housing courts with expert Judges who can expedite cases and create a...

Agency software service Alto has announced a new integration with Zero Deposit.  Research by Zero Deposit shows that 65 per cent of...

Inspirational broadcaster and author Katie Piper is set to take to the stage at the Propertymark One Conference at the ExCel...

London landlords have started the new year by dropping their rents according to lettings agency Chestertons, whose data suggests that there...

Propertymark has called on the UK Government to prevent a mass exodus of student landlords.   The news comes as a poll conducted...

While most agents remain relatively tight lipped about party politics, the chief executive of Purplebricks has said the Tories should take...

Letting agents looking to boost the power of lead generation are invited to an exclusive event later this week. Agent Rainmaker is...

A prominent industry expert says lettings agents and other property sector insiders should be extra-vigilant over cybersecurity breaches. Neil Cobbold, managing director...

The excessive enforcement of council rules on private landlords while social housing is so poorly run will be ‘the next Post...

Just four months after opening a fourth office of lettings agency Martin & Co in London, franchisee Michael van de Vyver...

Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...

Expanding agency group My Property Box has completed its 10th acquisition in six years, buying Teesside lettings and property investment specialist...

The government has ruled out any reform to the council tax system. There has been long standing criticism of council tax because...

New data released by insurance firm HomeLet claims that average rents have fallen now for three months on the bounce. The past...

A buying agent claims that rents could finally be tailing off despite some indices showing rises still taking place. According to Rightmove,...

A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...

Stamp duty receipts dipped four per cent to £2.4 billion in Q3 of last year - no less than 25 per...

A new networking service for letting agents and all other property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched today by...

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

Seventeen housing organisations have sent an open letter to the government rejecting its idea of prioritising British families when it comes...

A law professor has dismissed a Labour call for agents to have qualifications as “eye poppingly silly” and “snobby.” Labour’s shadow housing...

A return of pent-up demand and mortgage rates falling below five per cent have boosted the start of the year for...

Savills says prime rental growth across London and the country has stalled for the first time in almost three years. In prime...

A former Economics Editor and Chief Political Correspondent of ITN will be a keynote speaker at the Propertymark One conference in...

Glasgow has been revealed as the UK city with the biggest rise in the number of buy to let properties in...

The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...

Two former housing ministers are at war with each other after an attack on Rishi Sunak’s premiership in today’s Daily Telegraph. Sir...

Leaders Romans Group has acquired three major lettings, sales and surveying businesses operating multiple branches across London, Surrey, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. The...

Foxtons’ internal lettings data shows that the 2024 lettings market in the capital is likely to be more balanced than in...

Controversy surrounds a government idea - floated over the weekend - to allow renters to secure mortgages with just one per...

Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

Two agencies have today joined eXp UK, the platform which now wants existing branch-based firm to convert to its self employed...

Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £600m over the last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by the country’s largest...

TV host Jenni Falconer is to reprise her role as compere of Propertymark’s ‘One Conference’ when it’s repeated at London’s ExCel...

A PropTech supplier this week hosts a free webinar for agents to shed light on the rise of attempted tenancy fraud...

Propertymark is hosting an Understanding Material Information for Lettings Agents on Thursday January 18 from 1230 to 1400. The National Trading Standards...

Knight Frank has revised its housing market forecasts for 2024, just two weeks into the new year. It’s done this on the...

Propertymark is hosting a client money security webinar tomorrow lunchtime between 12.30 and 13.30. The webinar will discuss the rise of Artificial...

A free webinar for agents is being held next week, again devoted to the Renters Reform Bill as well as the...

A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

Insurance giant Aviva is urging consumers to be on their guard after seeing a seven per cent increase in customer claims...

Winkworth’s first trading statement of 2024 reveals that it saw a five per cent rise in rental revenues in 2023 -...

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

A new lettings franchise is being launched, which claims its franchisees can earn £100,000-plus annually.  The Sourced Group has launched Sourced Living,...

David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...