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A community interest company is setting up a rival platform to Airbnb, with the aim of using the commission to benefit...

A Newcastle lettings agency says it’s cracked how to help reduce tenancy disputes at check out and speed up the return...

The House of Lords will today discuss the apparently-growing Sex for Rent scandal. Campaigners say a search on websites such as Craigslist...

It’s been revealed by a short lets trade body that the typical Airbnb day rate in London in September was £151.40...

A scam in one city has reportedly seen scores of individuals robbed of thousands of pounds as short lets have been...

An agent in one major university city says it’s faced with 50 students applying for each available property. Edinburgh residential property lettings,...

The once-popular idea of parents buying a property for their offspring to use while at university, and then letting it to other...

Two lettings agencies in Cornwall are campaigning for more affordable rental accommodation for NHS staff in the county. Camel and Homequest Lettings...

A north of England lettings agency is claiming an all-time record for enquiries relating to student accommodation - and the biggest...

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

Almost £300,000 has been awarded to a consortium of councils to improve energy efficiency in the private rental sector. York council will lead...

Proposals to regulate Airbnbs and other short lets in one part of the UK should be modified, a trade body says. Currently,...

PropTech platform Lavanda says urban property is changing thanks to the pandemic, and it tells agents, landlords and other providers to...

Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...

Consultation begins today on a selective licensing scheme for privately rented housing in 25 wards of Birmingham. Under the suggested scheme, all...

Research by a student accommodation search platform suggests that the sector may rely too heavily on the apparent year-on-year growth in...

‘Room wanted’ ads are currently outnumbering ads for ‘rooms available’ on flatshare site SpareRoom for only the third time in six...

A senior Conservative in Wales wants the Welsh Government to consider creating a housing tribunal in the light of rising tenant arrears. Janet Finch-Saunders,...

Campaigners against letting agents and landlords appear to suggest that the issue of rising rents is uniquely confined to the UK...

The short lets sector - already receiving political and community criticism for eroding the wider private rental sector - needs better...

A lack of longer term rental accommodation thanks to the growth of Airbnb and other short lets has led to a...

New research reveals that student property portfolios based in smaller university towns or cities typically generate the best returns. The findings, from...

The lettings arm of a leading Edinburgh-based property portal has reported a surge of Edinburgh properties being rented on the same...

We may still be some months off 2022, but property experts are already beginning to make their predictions for next year...

Agency and real estate company JLL is going head-to-head with Airbnb after launching its own short term rentals platform.  The website, called...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

A new idea put forward by a student-focussed Build To Rent operator is likely to increase the momentum behind campaigners wanting...

The number of international tenants searching for UK property has reached its highest level since before the pandemic. High end agency Knight...

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...

Research by Paragon Bank has revealed the sector that has out-performed the rest of the private rental investment landscape - student...

New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...

Labour shadow housing secretary Lucy Powell has resuscitated the eviction ban, this time for furloughed workers whose government support ends in...

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

The majority of short lets operators in a sector trade body say they will maintain Covid-safe protocols for the foreseeable future,...

The trade body for short lets operators - the Short Term Accommodation Association - says it wants even more travel restrictions...

Upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures make the case for increased automation of the process to save agents from additional...

Propertymark has joined four so-called ‘action groups’ advocating housing policy changes including the setting up of a national landlord register and...

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...

A prominent member of the House of Lords and a rental activist are calling for an immediate suspension of all Section...

London’s short lets sector has bounced back from the Covid shutdowns and is now stronger than hotels and serviced apartments. That's the result...

Online lettings agency Accommodation has pledged to plant a new tree for every property let - it has already planting 1,190...

There was much publicity this week for the efforts of the Welsh Government to deter the letting of second homes. Now it...

Wales’ Labour-led administration is to announce a three-pronged approach to affordability issues - and it looks likely to involve a clampdown...

A fund instituted by Airbnb to help compensate for the effects of short let accommodation should be extended, local politicians say. In...

A new £10m grant will be introduced in part of the UK to help private rented tenants struggling to pay rent...

Deposit alternative firm flatfair has teamed up with an accommodation service to supply short lets. Users who find short lets through the...

ARLA Propertymark says a new government online checker to help private tenants establish what repairs they may be entitled to should...

The Labour-run Haringey council in London says some housing conditions in the private rental sector lead to anti-social behaviour. Letting Agent Today...

A Manchester agency says there’s been a 400 per cent increase in enquiries from international students. This huge number of enquiries for...

Mistoria is opening its sixth office in the north west of England. The new branch in Cheadle follows Mistoria’s existing outlets in...

The activist group Generation Rent is urging tenants to scrutinise the paperwork they get from agents to use against possible eviction.  Failure...

A local authority has explained its role in ensuring that a private landlord could arrange for an electrical safety inspection to...

A major student accommodation platform says its local area has become a regeneration hotspot for proper investment. UniHomes says Sheffield has already...

A study by a trade group representing the short lets sector says it’s confident of recovering to 2019 levels of business...

An anti-money laundering PropTech consultancy claims agents are in serious danger of non-compliance with new regulations, unless they ditch paper documents and...

A 133-unit co-living rental scheme is to be built in the Devon city of Exeter. The scheme will place an emphasis on community living...

A student accommodation provider has been granted planning consent to turn a building in central Leeds into a 350-bed purpose-built block. Study...

Sulets - a not-for-profit, charitable trust providing accommodation for students - has struck gold. It’s won a Gold award from Investors in...

A landlord who appealed against a local council decision regarding the letting of her apartment on Airbnb has lost - and...

A prominent London Conservative MP has made a scathing attack on the current rental sector’s structure, saying it is skewed in...

A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...

The first short lets sector trade bodies’ conference since 2019 is to be held in London on September 14. The conference -...

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of purpose built student accommodation, has signed a deal guaranteeing a fifth of its annual...

An automated payments service has teamed up with a student accommodation provider to devise an eCommerce system allowing simpler rent payments. Vyne uses...

Real estate fund management company Moorfield has teamed up with PropTech company Bricklane to buy a portfolio of 2,000 homes to...

A leading veterinary body - the National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH - wants pets to be allowed in private rental...

New PropTech company Ministry of Rooms says its platform has 350 landlords and agents signed up in its first six weeks. The property-tenant matching...

A Scottish agency has strengthened its specialism in managing HMOs with the acquisition of a lettings book of 90 more units. Braemore Sales...

A property company and its director will have to shell out £10,000 after a blaze left six tenants homeless in the...

Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham, says he wants to clamp down on the private rental sector. In his manifesto for next month’s...

More students would like to see utility charges integrated into the overall costs of their accommodation, according to a specialist lettings...

Kevin Hollinrake, who until recently was the chairman of Hunters, has been named in an article about Tory MPs who have...

Rent guarantees and upfront cash payments from local authorities are the most effective means of opening the private rented sector to...

Knight Frank is this year’s headline sponsor of the LandAid Sleep Out, one of the causes many in the industry support. This...

Lettings agency Intus Lettings has announced the opening of a new Sheffield office — its first base in Yorkshire. The Sheffield office...

Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...

Central London’s prime rental market is witnessing a wave of enquiries from tenants wanting to strike a deal according to a...

A London council has embarked on consultation over two new private rental licensing schemes - and says they are needed as...

Unite Students, the UK’s largest owner, manager and developer of purpose-built student accommodation, has been granted planning approval for a new...

Britain’s largest supplier of purpose-built student accommodation, Unite, says students are bored with Zoom and will return en masse to their rental...

The pandemic has had a major impact on the student rental market with landlords suffering significant losses of income. A new analysis...

The head of a lettings agency says there are up to 60 enquiries for every rental property he lists - and those...

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

A fast-growing regional chain of agencies has purchased another independent operator in the lettings sector. Yorkshire's Linley & Simpson has bought Sinclair Properties...

A council says it’s looking for lettings agencies that worked with a rogue landlord who's been issued with a four year banning order. Bristol...

An MP who says no one should have to give up their pet to live in a rental property insists that...

Lettings agents are being told by an online platform to be extra-vigilant as increasing numbers of student tenants are getting pets. The...

Airbnb and other short let operators will be the first part of the rental sector to recover once the pandemic eases, it’s...

The controversial subject of pets in private rental properties is likely to be the chief point of debate at a webinar...

Scotland’s official clampdown on short lets is gathering pace with the country’s housing minister advocating a licensing regime and so-called ‘control...

Unite Students, the UK’s largest manager and developer of purpose-built accommodation for the student sector, is extending its 50 per cent...

HousingAnywhere, a rental platform specialising in accommodation for young professionals and students, has raised some €24m for further expansion. The service covers some UK...

Members of a short lets group are offering free or discounted accommodation to NHS and other frontline workers during this current...

Another major agency operating in central London confirms that the fall-out from the pandemic continues to produce a glut of units...

It’s been reported that a London council is considering spending £10m on purchasing 25 former council homes it previously sold off...

A Midlands not-for-profit student lettings agency is giving a rent discount to students who live in its leased houses. The offer comes from Sulets,...

The government has been urged to backtrack on proposals for letting agents to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on day one...

A charity claims that young people under 25 in full-time work across England are unable to afford privately rented accommodation anywhere in the...

How did you get into property? My grandparents did some small property developments when I was growing up which always interested me,...

International research suggests that short lets - Airbnb and similar platforms - cause housing shortages and push up private rents. Research by...

Lambeth council is consulting agents, landlords and others on its latest licensing proposals for Houses in Multiple Occupation. The new proposals would...

A new property identification system which has won the backing of ARLA Propertymark and substantial parts of the industry has said...

A second student accommodation provider has announced a rent discount. Student Roost has told its residents they can apply for a discount...

Unite Students, one of the UK's leading student accommodation providers, is giving tenants a rent reduction. Students will be able to apply...

While the Westminster government has extended its version of the eviction ban in England until February 21, a longer ban -...

A trade body wants the government to ensure its latest lockdown grants cover short lets businesses. The UK Short Term Accommodation Association...

January 29th is the date set for MPs to hold the Second Reading of a Private Members’ Bill aimed at the...

Labour housing spokesperson Thangam Debbonaire has released details of a letter seeking further clarity and commitments on the rental sector eviction...

UniHomes, a student accommodation platform, has snapped up Split The Bills, a bill sharing service aimed at the student market. UniHomes -...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has outlined what he sees as the main challenges for the rental sector for 2021. In...

London agency Chestertons is warning that it’s going to be “another difficult year for the lettings market” in 2021. It says that...

There are growing calls for so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ to face the same controls that are exerted over the rest of the...

A rental guarantor service claims that it and companies like it have helped keep the UK’s private rental sector buoyant during...

An investment group of companies specialising in student accommodation says letting agents can be very important - but it also says...

An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...

If you think 2020 has been complicated, just wait until 2021: that’s the claim of a rental guarantor service which warns...

Activists are attempting to build rent strike momentum amongst students who rent property across the country. ‘Rent Strike” is a national network...

Two landlords in the same town - one the director of a lettings firm - have been prosecuted as their properties...

A warning about illegal fees by letting agents has been produced by a local council Trading Standards team.  It has come from...

A property entrepreneur critical of the quality of traditional buy to let says the government should create a Minister for Renting...

A new online platform for students to search for and book accommodation has been launched, claiming to be “the fastest, simplest and...

A Labour MP and a newspaper have joined forces to campaign against so-called ‘exempted rental accommodation’. One of Birmingham’s MPs - Jack...

One of Britain’s largest purpose built student accommodation providers says there’s been a 10 per cent slump in the number of...

Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic.  Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...

Two thorny subjects are back on the agenda for letting agents - break clauses and what happens when students leave their...

There’s been a flurry of new PropTech products launched, mostly focussed on lettings agencies. Australian-based supplier Movinghub, which works the UK market...

Hybrid lettings agency Accommodation is launching a drive to recruit agents in 10 regions across the UK. The company says this is...

A Conservative MP’s bid to ensure pets are allowed in private rental accommodation reaches its next stage in the New Year. Andrew Rosindell,...

The absence of traditional holiday and business users of short let accommodation has prompted a trade body to introduce a discount...

A Green Party councillor has been refunded fees he and his partner were charged by a letting agency five years ago,...

Rental operators specialising in short lets are signing up to a tracking study to assess the sector’s size and significance.  The exercise...

The new trade group representing short lets operators is asking the government to make sure the short lets sector is specifically...

Pressure appears to be building for more pet-friendly lettings properties with two Build To Rent operators promoting animal-friendly tenancies. BTR operator Fizzy Living...

A hybrid has been named lettings agency of the year by comparison website Rentround. Accommodation.co.uk has won the award after being the most...

Several pet charities are supporting an attempt by an MP to reform lettings regulations to permit more pets in private rental...

A local authority is launching a six month probe into rooms let out but exempt from rental sector regulation. The project is...

The fledgling trade association representing short lets companies wants public cash and other forms of aid to help the sector through winter. Merilee...

A Conservative MP is urging his colleagues in government to end “cruel” discrimination against pet owners by much of the private...

A new agency set up in Wiltshire says it goes beyond the traditional lettings services of existing operators, and instead seeks...

A new free-to-list ‘lifestyle’ app that aims to be bigger than Rightmove says it will pay lettings agents when renters switch...

A student accommodation search portal has speculated on how the sector could change in the long term as Coronavirus hits education. “Whilst...

It’s a year today since the closure of the formal government consultation into scrapping Section 21 powers for agents and landlords. In last...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association, a new trade body representing the short-term rental sector, has added two new members to...

Shelter has returned to the attack on the private rental sector. In a new report it claims a third of tenants in England...

The huge disruption of the Coronavirus crisis to the UK's university education does not alter the sector’s long-term fundamentals, a specialist lettings...

New long-term targets for improving energy efficiency across the private rental sector simply are not realistic, the government has been warned. The...

Consumer charity Citizens Advice has given guidance to student tenants who may have to return home early this term because of...

Letting agencies and landlords are being invited by a local council to take part in what it describes as a “risk...

Activists from the controversial renters’ group Acorn have picketed the headquarters of a national rental firm in a dispute over a...

The private rental sector dedicated to student accommodation in London could see a 24 per cent drop in income in the...

A consultation process by the Scottish Government may herald stricter restrictions on Airbnb and similar short let platforms north of the border. The...

Housing Minister Chris Pincher says the eviction ban is formally over but the situation remains under “constant review” as the second...

The Citizens Advice charity claims that new figures suggest concern is building amongst renters about the possibility of losing their home.  It...

Overseas and domestic students have returned to the Central London lettings market 'in force' so far this month, according to Dexters. The...

The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...

Two suspended sentences, community service, a fine and disqualification from being a director - those form the penalty for a rogue...

Long-standing industry figure Robin Paterson has described how a company has re-shaped its service post-pandemic to offer high quality short lets...

A new private rental licensing regime in a London borough is being described as “a major step forward in improving living...

Knight Frank says one week in August saw the lettings market in London and the Home Counties hit a 10 year...

A deposit scheme has launched a new service designed to help tenants and landlords who have experienced issues with rent arrears as...

Student renters want break clauses automatically included in tenancy agreements to protect them financially in the event of a second wave of...

Labour leader Keir Starmer says the latest extension of the eviction ban is insufficient without a comprehensive plan by government.  “This eleventh...

A leading lettings sector trade body has set out reasons why the eviction ban should be lifted - which may help...

A new student accommodation property platform has been launched which aims to deliberately by-pass letting agents.  Housemates is for students, landlords and...

Charnwood council in the East Midlands is proposing to introduce two different licensing schemes for private landlords, with agents and others...

The Short Term Accommodation Association, a trade body representing suppliers to the Airbnb-style short-term rental sector, has announced four new members. This brings...

A leading politician is calling for a rethink of the six month possession period which has been imposed in Wales. Mark Isherwood,...

The lettings market in Wales reopened almost fully yesterday. ARLA Propertymark, which has analysed the restrictions that were in place until this...

The splendidly named East Midlands lettings agency Monkey vs Owl - known as MOVO - has opened a second office. Its first,...

A £266m package of help to support vulnerable people into long term accommodation includes possible options to use the private rental...

Buy to let landlords specialising in student accommodation are facing huge challenges with increased government legislation and the impact of Coronavirus. That’s...

There’s been another increase in the proportion of private tenants saying they are satisfied with their housing according to data published...

An insurance firm claims many tenants “make the mistake of thinking the items in their home aren’t worth” and so do...

Four buy to let investors have each been fined £10,000 for letting out unlicensed HMOs. The unlicensed properties , all in the...

A lettings sector trade body, acting with homelessness charities, is urging the government to do more as young people in rented...

London Fire Brigade’s deputy assistant commissioner for fire safety has praised the new safety regulations which have now come in to...

A pro-tenant campaign group has this morning kicked off its campaign to have the eviction ban - already extended until late...

The militantly pro-tenant Generation Rent group says it’s working with local councils to have a new “tenants’ charter” introduced. The new director...

The BBC has shone a spotlight on lockdown parties being held in contravention of social distancing rules at properties advertised on...

A local authority is imploring private landlords and providers of short-term lets, including Airbnb hosts, to lease their properties and thus...

The Deposit Protection Service has issued seven ways to help agents and students in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs during...

The short let sector says it’s been agreed that it can open Airbnb and similar platforms for bookings from July 4...

The government is extending the eviction ban for a further two months. A tweet early this evening from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...

A buy to let investor who kept a group of men as slaves – making them work 90-hour weeks in return...

A prominent figure in the lettings industry has warned that any extension to the current evictions ban would risk hurting the...

Rents in London have dropped by between 10 and 15 per cent as fewer people are willing or able to move...

A document outlining options for the future regulation of Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK is to be...

A council wants buy to let landlords with one-bed flats or rooms in shared homes to help it find homes for...

The plethora of support companies around Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK have told the government that it...

Campaigning charity Shelter, which has been outspoken in its criticism of many letting agents in recent years, has now produced a...

Shelter has delivered a 14,000-signature petition claiming that thousands of private renters who have lost their jobs could be facing eviction...

The new trade body for companies working in the beleaguered short lets sector has recruited 14 new member firms - although...

Student lettings and management company Uni2 Rent has expanded its business with the acquisition of Nottingham West Lettings, for an undisclosed...

Seven out of 10 tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed according to Hamptons International - the highest...

A new renovation start-up is working with letting agents and landlords to allow key workers to use empty rental properties for...

High-end lettings agency Knight Frank says the lettings market “could explode quite quickly” when the lockdown ends. The agency says that in...

Student bodies want letting agents to acknowledge that many students have lost their incomes and have been forced to return to...

An agency and its landlord clients have come to the aid of nurses who are in the frontline of the fight...

A Northern Ireland lettings agent is providing rent-free housing for NHS staff who have moved out of their own homes to...

Birmingham agent Bobby Singh, who runs the Love Your Postcode agency, epitomises the heart of the industry right now.  He has created...

A project called NHS Homes, run by a number of suppliers within the short lets sector, has now made available some...

Families living in private rented accommodation are more exposed to the economic shock of the Coronavirus than homeowners, which could mean...

A leading supplier says the current market standstill is an opportunity for the industry to rethink how short lets can be...

A BBC News investigation has exposed some Airbnb and other short let platform users as flouting lockdown regulations. The probe has found...

The commercial arm of Countrywide is urging landlords currently facing huge void periods because students have been ordered home, to reconfigure...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

Airbnb and similar platforms have seen a collapse of business since the start of the Coronavirus crisis with some 70 per...

Knight Frank is reporting that tenants in high-value London markets are agreeing deals that allow them to delay the start of...

The former operations director at Purplebricks says he is waiving fees for letting agents who want to join his new online...

All court possession orders are being suspended from today as part of the changes to the private rental sector to cope...

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it has contacted the government to see whether its members are deemed ‘essential’ and...

There are few silver linings to today’s Coronavirus crisis but there’s a heroic effort being made by a short let accommodation...

The government’s announcement that no new eviction proceedings from either social or private rented accommodation can start for at least three...

The growing number of companies offering support services to hosts and agencies that operate short lets on Airbnb and similar platforms...

The government has announced a complete ban on evictions in the private and social sectors for any tenant affected by the...

A leading PropTech expert says there’s still more that can be done by the rental sector to drive up the quality...

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act came into force across the country on the 20th March 2019. The act is designed...

A lettings agent has completed a £2.6million property acquisition plan in one city on behalf of investors, and will go on...

A buy to let investor has been found guilty of letting out poor quality living accommodation that was said to pose...

Labour’s London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has put his call for powers to control private rents at the heart of his campaign...

Hostmaker, a property management firm working with properties listed on Airbnb and other short-let platforms, has ceased trading with its parent...

Demand for rental properties in January increased to the highest level on record with 88 prospective tenants registered per lettings agency...

A jailed letting agent in a long-running legal saga has now been told she must repay her victims some £43,000 -...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent developers says it is specifically targeting certain tenant types for one of its...

A trade group’s submission to the Treasury ahead of next month’s Budget includes a call for the new Chancellor to slash...

A council in a leafy area of south east England has issued an emergency prohibition order to a buy to let...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made an uncompromising set of demands on the government, asking it to implement a...

Pet-friendly tenancies of the kind envisaged by the government could oblige some private landlords to quit the sector, it’s claimed. Over the...

A lettings agency is calling on local councils to tackle the growing problem of long-term empty homes. My Property Box says that...

Another branch of The Property Franchise Groups’s brand Martin & Co has snapped up an independent rival - and it’s the...

New research claims that one in every 50 homes in the capital is let on a short-term platform like Airbnb or...

The new body representing short let digital platforms like Airbnb and the large number of associated companies that have sprung up...

Specialist letting agency and property management company Student Housing has had its busiest quarter, it says. The Lincoln-based agency added 30 new...

There’s been an angry response by the rental sector following the latest attack by campaigning charity Shelter. The organisation claims that private...

Plans to end the freeze on housing benefits will still leave many tenants unable to afford rent say landlords. Following the announcement...

Durham county council wants to spend just over £250,000 setting up a lettings agency to place tenants with private landlords. The authority...

Politicians from several parties say they want their local council in Bristol to have the powers to regulate the number and...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has thrown its weight behind an initiative by the Scottish Government to control the growth...

A new trade body set up to represent companies working with hosts using Airbnb and similar platforms says the government should...

A huge survey of students, seeking their views on accommodation, has ended with a question mark over the value for money...

Just over third of private landlords are planning to quit the sector or cut the number of homes they let in...

The government’s Queen’s Speech has confirmed what the industry has effectively been expecting for some months. There will be a new lifetime...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims 135,000 children in Britain are homeless and living in temporary accommodation this Christmas - the highest number...

An undercover investigation by the LBC radio station has revealed unscrupulous landlords who expect sex from women tenants in return for...

Luton council has opened Lets Squared, a High Street lettings and estate agency using public funds - even though the town...

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...

A short lets firm that describes itself as an “Airbnb management service” is launching an advertising campaign to woo landlords away...

A dawn raid by enforcement officers from a London council has discovered 17 men sleeping on mattresses in a three bedroom...

The London Airbnb property management company previously known as AirAgents, has rebranded as Nestor. Established in 2015, AirAgents went on to win...

A lettings agency has marked six months in business by embarking on a £100,000 project to create what it calls its...

Labour has given shocking new details of its proposals for the private rental sector including £100.000 fines if properties are deemed...

As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...

A former Labour councillor and solicitor Muhammad Harun has been jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to two counts of...

A Labour council is leading a trial by local authorities of a new digital platform that checks whether agents, landlords and...

Landlords’ confidence in their lettings business has slumped to an all-time low, according to research by the National Landlords Association. In a...

A lettings agency has voluntarily decided to scrap To Let boards in densely populated areas, because they are unsightly and in...

A lettings guru who worked at Purplebricks for five years in a string of key roles has quit the company to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has launched his party’s General Election campaign with an attack on what he describes as “dodgy landlords.” He...

One of the leading lettings sector trade bodies has unveiled what it describes as “a positive vision for the private rented...

A police force has issued a warning to agents and owners of short-let properties to look for signs of modern slavery...

Giant glow-in-the-dark swear words, a sex toy and a pet python are among some of the items that students left in...

Consumer charity Citizens’ Advice says government proposals to reform or possibly scrap S21 eviction rights do not go far enough.  The group...

An online letting agency which launched last month has announced the recruitment of two former Purplebricks staff. Michael Booth, the hybrid agency's...

Two university dropouts who started their own student letting agency have recorded their busiest ever start to an academic year. Harry Conti,...

The quality of accommodation in the private rental sector has drastically improved in the past decade according to a survey by...

A huge US property investment firm valued at over $10 billion is entering the UK’s purpose build student accommodation sector. Chicago-based CA...

A new lettings agency has sprung up, catering almost entirely for the burgeoning Airbnb-style short lets market. Shoreside Lettings, based at Cowes...

Private landlords are to be given a month’s rent upfront and 12 months’ membership of a trade body if they sign...

High profile eviction company Landlord Action says as many as 50 per cent of Section 21 cases it handles involve tenants...

The most controversial local council rental licensing scheme in the country has been deemed a success - at least by the...

The Liberal Democrat conference, which begins on Saturday, is to debate a resolution calling for the scrapping of Section 21 -...

New research from an international law firm shows that the rental sector in major cities is now changing its demographic make-up...

Enfield wants to be the latest London council to introduce large-scale additional and selective licensing schemes which would affect most private rented...

A specialist lettings agency claims it is the first in the UK to only use renewable energy in the accommodation it...

A husband and wife pair of buy to let investors have been prosecuted after letting out a property that contained serious...

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month.  The company...

An agency which says it aims to be “the UK’s premier residential lettings company” says it’s offering itself free to landlords...

A pioneering lettings agency that allocates second and subsequent year students with private sector and university-owned homes has delivered its best...

Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...

The government has blocked a council rolling out selective licensing across no fewer than 3,000 homes in its patch.  Under Stoke on...

A lettings group says the high-profile struggle performers at the Edinburgh Fringe now face to find affordable short-term accommodation was entirely...

Rents in London are rocketing but a leading market commentator says this is no reason to give in to a “Marxist dystopia”...

A local authority in Manchester is pioneering a ban to prevent buyers of homes at a new development from selling them to private...

Over-regulation of short-term let accommodation in some areas of rural Scotland could pose a risk to rural tourism, a business organisation...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has sharply criticised the PRS as being ill-equipped to cater...

A leading industry trade body says the latest English Housing Survey report proves that criticisms of the private rental sector’s costs...

Data from a student accommodation specialist firm shows average rents across many cities are stuck at around a 20-year average of...