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

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

Sharpened rules to double council tax on long term empty properties will come into force from April 1, says the government.  A...

The Chancellor has one last chance to come good on the election promise of lowering the burden of business rates –...

HM Treasury raked in £6.3 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the 10 months from April 2023 to January 2024 according...

A lettings industry supplier claims one in nine renters use foodbanks. A survey of tenants, commissioned by Zero Deposit, found that just...

Respected energy industry consultancy Cornwall Insight says the price cap for the April to June period this year - to be...

There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...

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

Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...

A severe shortage of properties to rent, fierce competition to secure the homes that are available, and rising rental prices led...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...

The head of a major supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep pets is...

The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on no fault evictions and banks repossessing people’s homes...

Propertymark has urged the government to do more to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens heat their homes.   Office for National Statistics...

Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...

Private sector tenants in rural areas are facing the brunt of growing rents, according to new research. Whilst some measures suggest tenants...

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

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement to reveal measures affecting both the rental market and the wider property industry.  The Local Housing...

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

A survey over 2,400 tenants has found that 55 per cent would prefer to have their utility bills included within the...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the Renters Reform Bill will be mentioned in today’s King’s Speech - and is part of...

The Scottish Greens - who are in effect the architects of rent controls north of the border - have welcomed a...

New data reveals a 68 per cent surge in reports of meter tampering and energy theft during winter. The data - revealed...

A business consortium is calling for bold measures to encourage landlords and owner occupiers to retrofit their homes, with the introduction...

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

An estimated seven million UK households are struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage payments, Which? warns, with millions...

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

A property investment group has released its latest research on the top five most searched for property features that UK renters...

Propertymark has set out a five point plan to improve the status and usefulness of the Energy Performance Certificate and to...

The relatively good news over inflation delivered by the government yesterday will not stop a 15th successive base rate rise from...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the government to allow him to levy effectively uncapped council tax bills on...

Citizens Advice is calling on the government to provide an unspecified amount of assistance to renters during the current cost of...

A new analysis by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform with stricter energy...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thrown his weight behind Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to delay deadlines for EPC improvements in...

A new study claims to reveal what it calls “a significant disparity in the spare room rental market.”  The research shows that...

Finances have never been more stretched in the UK, with almost every bill and expense soaring for employees and employers alike,...

A sales agency specialising in disposing of buy to let portfolios says it’s now received an averaged 240 enquires a month...

My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...

The results of a new survey show widespread ignorance about how interest rates work and about how the Bank of England’s...

A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...

According to new research from Mortgage Advice Bureau, two-fifths of landlords believe that new EPC requirements are important for the environment and will...

A company that tries to encourage people to buy a home in ‘chunks’ says few first time buyers are interested in...

An estimated 700,000 households across the UK missed rent or mortgage payments in April, according to the consumer body Which? It has...

An activist group claims that 54 per cent of students are currently living with damp and mould. The group - Students Organising...

An online newspaper has named the lettings agency at the heart of a high profile dispute with tenants over mould. The i...

More property is likely to come onto the sales market in the weeks and months ahead as rising numbers of landlords...

London’s renters are most at risk from finding their homes either being un-lettable or their landlord selling up due to the...

A lettings agency chief says tighter EPC targets will be “devastating” for the private rental sector. Ben Quaintrell - managing director of...

New research from The Mortgage Lender reveals that 44 per cent of renters would like more cost-of-living support from the government. Specifically...

Letting agencies with physical offices are being presented with a new business rates system in the future. But Propertymark says the changes...

Jo Eccles, director of London-focussed buying agency and property consultancy Eccord, says she is witnessing some landlords willing to quit the...

Trade bodies have been trying to shore up investor confidence after the latest house price index, by the Nationwide, showing another...

Speculation is growing that the deadline for the private rental sector to meet new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for new tenants...

A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...

Cheshire has topped a new ranking of the best places in the UK to invest in a holiday let, according to...

Rightmove says growing numbers of renters are leaving Britain’s cities to find a cheaper place to live or to get more...

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

New research from Rightmove suggests that all-inclusive rents are rising up the list of priorities for tenants using the portal.  The research...

Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...

Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers is backing a clean air zone in its city.  The agency’s two cars, both Volkswagen ID-3s, are part...

A property firm is claiming that nearly half of the UK’s younger generation of renters stay up at night worrying about...

A young family have started 2023 in their new permanent home after a London council recovered the property from an illegal...

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

The government has been accused of pushing up the cost of home insulation because of a poorly timed public campaign. The National...

The government is, as expected, scaling back support for businesses with energy bills from April. Under the new and less expensive scheme,...

An all-party and influential committee of MPs says the UK should be put on a war footing to improve the energy...

A new survey of over 8,000 commercial estate agents indicates a challenging 2023 - suggesting a possible alternative investment option for...

The drastic shortage of rental properties will lessen during 2023 according to the Leaders Romans Group - and much of that...

A new analysis of the market released this morning by Rightmove shows that this year has seen the most competitive on...

Research released today by Legal & General, a player in the Build To Rent sector, claims that renters are willing to...

The government has made a general commitment to work with those who want council tax reforms for Homes in Multiple Occupation. Earlier...

Data from different firms suggest there’s been an upsurge in the purchase of rent protection insurance by agents. Firstly Goodlord and Vouch...

The head of an estate agency and property investment firm says the government should do more to reform the rental sector...

A lettings network is urging landlords to back a campaign to abolish council tax re-banding for shared houses. Platinum Property Partners says...

A news website is reporting that a landlord cut the asking rent of a property after social media criticism of its...

The overwhelming majority of people who live in shared rented properties say that the rising cost of household bills is likely...

With EPC ratings now a prominent part of letting a property, with stricter government regulations likely, new research suggests substantial numbers...

One of the country’s most respected lettings agencies says tax is dominating the agenda ahead of Thursday’s Autumn Statement from Chancellor...

Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, held a summit yesterday about the capital’s private rental sector - but he did not...

A so-called Renters Union is organising a day of action after claiming letting agents are behind recent rent rises. London Renters Union...

A senior lettings industry figure says the Bank of England should delay future base rate rises to allow the housing market...

A survey promoted by campaigners for smart meters claims most renters don’t believe their properties to be as energy efficient as...

With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing...

Propertymark has issued key points for lettings agents to note following the introduction of The Energy Prices Bill to the House...

The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, says the limited cut in stamp duty in England and Northern Ireland announced in the mini-Budget...

Propertymark says there’s already been a decline in the number of homes available for rent in Scotland because of rising costs...

Emergency legislation containing a private sector rent freeze is to be debated by Scottish politicians this week - and the surprise...

The owners of second homes in a key short lets and tourist hotspot are set to have to pay a premium...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...

Agencies and other businesses are to receive help facing soaring energy costs in measures outlined this morning by the government. Through a...

This is a crunch week for the UK economy - and likely the housing market too - with a meeting of...

The landlords’ main trade body is directly challenging a Tory MP who has called for a rent freeze. Natalie Elphicke - in...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The new Liz...

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

Activist renters want Liz Truss to follow Scotland’s lead and introduce a rent freeze and eviction ban.  The emergency measures - announced...

An emergency rent freeze in the private and public sectors has been announced this afternoon in Scotland. It will last until...

London faces a possible homelessness spike this winter due to the cost-of-living crisis and increases in private rents, a group of...

ARLA Propertymark says it’s a strong fan of New Zero ambitions but warns that the private rental sector needs incentives to...

The number of ‘bills inclusive’ tenancies has plummeted, just as energy prices soar. That’s the claim from PropTech firm Vouch, which says...