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

A long-standing Martin & Co franchisee is expanding his network of London offices following an independent agency acquisition. Michael van de Vyver, who...

Knight Frank has appointed a temporary head of lettings in what it calls its “strategically important” Chelsea office in London. Willow Bushnell...

Prime London’s rental growth has started to slow on an annual basis, according to the latest Savills prime lettings index. But the...

In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...

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

Knight Frank has named Camillo Degregorio as head of lettings in its Richmond office in London. Degregorio started his career in 2010...

High end agency Knight Frank has made two key lettings appointments in recent weeks. Oliver Hepplewhite, already an associate within the firm,...

Central London rents are now 7.5 per cent higher than pre-pandemic levels. A detailed analysis of just 100 properties by property consultancy...

The demand for London rental properties has increased by almost 60 per cent in the third quarter compared to the same...

Data consultancy LonRes says a dramatic fall in prime London rental stock is forcing rents to rise at last.   The number of...

It’s been announced that UK Sotheby’s International Realty has secured tenants for 20 apartments in record time at Embassy Gardens, a...

John D Wood - one of two high end brands formerly owned by Countrywide but recently acquired by Connells - is...

London’s rental market gathered momentum in June as tenants anticipated a return to the office with 24 per cent more tenancies...

Rightmove says falling rents in central London have led to a surge in interest from prospective tenants. Rightmove has analysed over 23 million...

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

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

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

One of Ed Sheeran’s first massive hits was Lego House. And now, not many years later, it’s been revealed that he’s...

A local council says it has now successfully prosecuted a landlord for flouting the law that protects the health and safety...

The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...

Agents and prospective buy to let investors keen to grab a slice of the capital’s growing lettings market now have a...

Rent-to-rent operator Residently says area with high volumes of tech company employees are leading the lettings market’s growth in London. The firm...

Barratt Homes’ London division is offering what it describes as ‘free property management’ on new-builds purchased at selected schemes and then...

Wear and tear can be a highly contentious issue for many tenants and landlords; many arguments have arisen because of unclear definitions...

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...

An analysis by investment specialists London Central Portfolio reveals that in areas of central London swamped with new builds coming to...

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

A property company owner who waged a campaign of harassment and intimidation against a young mother he wanted to illegally evict...

A rogue landlord found guilty of waging a campaign of harassment and intimidation against a young mother he wanted to illegally...

Developers of major London developments, including Battersea Power Station, may be considering 'downsizing' apartments that can't sell to make them more suitable...

The ESTAS organisation has announced its latest Agent Of The Month award winners, with the two successful lettings category firms being...

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

There has been much debate in recent years about Britain’s desperate need for more housing stock. Demand has been outstripping supply...