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A property portal claims it’s struck an industry-first by making a “substantial investment” of over £250,000 in Artificial Intelligence.  The local portal...

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

A property management firm claims that energy efficiency is apparently renters’ most important quality when choosing a place to live.  Centrick says...

High end lettings agency Savills has appointed a new head of residential lettings for its offices in Beaconsfield and Amersham. Daniel Spratley...

Next year will see “a strong resurgence” in the rental market, a leading agent predicts. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine &...

A 335-unit Build To Rent scheme has reached practical completion stage in Sheffield. Going under the (perhaps bizarre) name of PLATFORM_, the...

Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...

A lettings service called Smarter Rent is partnering with agents and developers to provide what it calls ”“an innovative property rental...

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

A new action plan to tackle issues around HMOs is being drawn up by a Midlands council next week. West Northamptonshire council’s...

Move iQ, the consumer-facing online service operated by TV property guru Phil Spencer, is linking with the Build To Rent trade...

One of the country’s biggest Build To Rent players has secured funding for 1,000 new BTR homes. Legal & General has signed...

The latest Build To Rent scheme announced by the UK’s largest listed rental homes firm is in fact a 22 storey...

The way to solve the rental sector supply shortage is through Build To Rent, a leading agency claims.  Leaders Romans Group says...

Increasing demand for homes in cities was the driving force behind the rapid house price inflation witnessed earlier this year, with...

OnTheMarket Group says new functionality coming in the autumn will improve letting agents’ client relationships while generating leads and developing their...

A high profile PropTech entrepreneur is amongst a series of investors linked to a new fund, launched today, cashing in on...

New research claims students in the UK are currently paying as much as £16,500 per year in living costs - a...

Rightmove’s Landlord and Tenant Services division is moving to a new headquarters. It’s 110 staff will shift from Killingworth to Quorum Park in...

Agents with landlord clients who let properties in Central West Bromwich are being reminded to check if they should apply for...

The man behind the Ideal Flatmate rental platform has now set up a Build To Rent portal called Your Place. All properties...

One of the leading names in property land and regeneration has announced what it calls Project Spur - a massive launch...

A new investment league table has been drawn up to show best aggregate rent and capital appreciation income for those in...

Build To Rent operator Avanton has pledged to build hundreds of new homes in two London hotspots under its A:Living brand. They...

Am umbrella platform supporting Build To Rent developers says a survey suggests BTR tenants regard the sector as offering good value...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent operators, Legal & General, has acquired a new scheme from volume housebuilders Countryside....

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...

Rents in some of the most popular locations of the country have risen 25 per cent in the past year according...

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic rents across all prime London regions saw a return to positive...

The Leaders Romans Group has identified four locations which it says have come into their own since the working-from-home craze started...

A council is offering free training to letting agents, via online courses starting next Monday. Dorset council says it wants to work...

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...

It’s not just the owner occupier whose property demands have changed radically because of the pandemic - a new survey suggests...

One of the largest players in the Build To Rent sector, Legal & General, says it’s to have a second significant...

One of the biggest commercial property operators in the country is to build 338 apartments to rent on the site of...

Knight Frank says it’s seeing tenants in the prime London niche reflecting the same trends as those in the wider property...

Online lettings company Monkey vs Owl - also known as MOVO - has expanded from a regional and mostly student service...

A leading PropTech figure says a political issue north of the border demonstrates the advantages of voluntary industry codes of practice over...

A council in London, where landlords yields and margins are already tight, says it wants to charge £550 for a renewed...

Harrow council in north London has launched a formal consultation on its plan to renew its landlord licensing scheme in the...

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

One in seven British renters expect their landlords to resolve arguments over bill payments, a utilities provider claims. The study, by Glide,...

Property development and investment firm SevenCapital has released a top 10 league table of UK cities which it claims will perform...

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

Housing minister Esther McVey has hinted that the government may finally decide as soon as next month on whether to introduce...

Build To Rent developer Simple Life has launched 28 new BTR family homes in Newhall Harlow, Essex.  Part of a larger development of...

Could this be the latest way for letting agents to spread their risk and diversify their offer to clients - by...

The owner of a buy to let HMO has been found guilty of six offences but has received a fine of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Taha Dar, founder and CEO of SearchSmartly. What is SearchSmartly and...

London’s lettings sector is changing with tenants still wanting to buy but increasingly accepting they must rent for longer in the...

Labour’s proposal to introduce indefinite tenancies along the lines in a bid to emulate the German model reveals the party’s “fundamental...

The latest property completed in the ever-growing Build To Rent sector is a 44 storey tower standing at 141 metres tall. The...

One of the largest players in the Build To Rent sector has snapped up a site in a major city centre...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a reminder to the industry of the need to understand and abide by...

The British Property Federation says there are now 124,037 Build To Rent homes complete, under construction and in planning across the...

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the Fitness for Human Habitation requirements for...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a 10 point guide for tenants - with the emphasis very much on...

Prime central London is seeing the rise of the micro-apartment, according to new research, as squeezed accommodation budgets have seen singles...

Rental growth in London remained relatively stable during the first quarter of 2017, according to Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings. The firm's...

Airbnb, until now regarded as a platform used mainly by holidaymakers, is now preparing a tool that will identify apartments and...

Another London borough is consulting on a further extension of its existing selective licensing - this time it’s Harrow council. It wants...

There are now over 38,000 active listings of London properties on Airbnb according to a monitoring service that analyses the platform’s...

An apartment is to let in prime central London at £1.17m per year - it is believed to be one of...

A survey suggests that the three facilities demanded most by student tenants are security, wi-fi and clothes washing.  The research, conducted amongst...

It's more important than ever that letting agents stand out with their marketing messages. The British rental market is more crowded than...

The rising phenomenon of agent-rating and review websites is a topic that seems to have caused considerable division and controversy among...

A portal is launching this week that claims to be the UK’s first helping landlords and letting agents reach students looking...

Whether you are single or a family, looking to invest in rental property or want to lay down roots of your...