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28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A return of pent-up demand and mortgage rates falling below five per cent have boosted the start of the year for...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Two former housing ministers are at war with each other after an attack on Rishi Sunak’s premiership in today’s Daily Telegraph. Sir...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of warning that Tory splits over Rwanda and immigration could force an early election...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s been widespread dismay in the industry as the outcome of a Judicial Review has backed the Scottish Government’s objective of...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
It may still be 16 months until the furthest date for the next General Election but with party conference season in...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Canary Wharf was once seen as the future of London - now it’s the location that’s seen the greatest loss in...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
An agent claims that if Labour wins the next General Election there will be what he calls “misguided meddling” across the...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The director of a property development firm says Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer must do more to boost housing supply as...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is reminding letting agents in England to be ready for significant changes to the way they carry out Right to...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
In a late night announcement it was confirmed by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that Lee Rowley MP...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Lee Rowley is the new housing minister, specifically responsible for taking charge of the government’s rental reform agenda. The government has confirmed...
20 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it’s going to propose evolutionary changes at its upcoming annual general meeting. This will include...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Research by the UK’s largest student accommodation search platform shows a 3.7 per cent uplift in London’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation bed...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A service which describes itself as Europe’s “largest end-to-end rental accommodation marketplace” has announced a new acquisition. Housing Anywhere has acquired a...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News
EU citizens with settled status in the UK, but who have stayed in their native countries during the pandemic, are likely...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...
02 November 2021
From: Sponsored Content
A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...
15 September 2021
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Recovery in the UK is being channeled towards regional cities, says a leading investment expert. Martha Peyton, managing director and head of...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures make the case for increased automation of the process to save agents from additional...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Agents need more clarity and transparency about the future of Right to Rent checks post-pandemic and post-Brexit, according to the UK’s...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A grace period for Right To Rent changes following Britain’s exit from the EU expires at the end of this month. And...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
There are just two weeks left for letting agents to register with HM Revenue & Customs if they want to be...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
A third of buy to let investors would change the way they voted in the EU referendum if they could. That’s the...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Some £3.5 billion of investment was placed in the growing Build To Rent sector in 2020, despite concerns over the pandemic...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News
An analysis by investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests Asian students in particular favour London as a study location. The consultancy has...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The government says it’s reviewing the checking process that agents and landlords have to follow under Right To Rent. The revelation has...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The next 12 months could be a surprisingly good year for the private rental sector despite some obvious challenges, according to...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The new chief executive of Propertymark has outlined what he sees as the main challenges for the rental sector for 2021. In...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The architect of the Regulation of Property Agents working group - which has called for agents to be trained and licensed...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News
If you think 2020 has been complicated, just wait until 2021: that’s the claim of a rental guarantor service which warns...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s a case of London versus The Rest when it comes to the rental market, according to HomeLet. Its latest market snapshot shows...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News
One of the largest Build To Rent operators in the country is reporting that the pandemic has had relatively minor effects...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark is warning government that the majority of letting agents and landlords won’t be able to conduct retrospective full-scale Right...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...
05 November 2020
From: Proptech & Innovation
The long-running uncertainty over Brexit may lead to a glut of British expats returning home and renting rather than buying. That’s the...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...
28 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media
Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...
28 October 2020
From: Proptech & Innovation
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...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Hamptons International has given a rental market forecast for 2021 - and it doesn’t make for happy reading. The agency says the rental...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
It appears that the Renters Reform Bill - a key measure in the 2019 Conservative General Election manifesto - has been...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Labour’s housing spokeswoman has accused the government of wasting the last four weeks before the eviction ban ended by putting its...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
A specialist mortgage operator is warning letting agents and landlords to gear up for a winter of discontent as a result...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank is the latest agency to produce evidence that the lettings sector has rebounded in the four weeks since the...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The Association of Residential Letting Agents has been informed that the controversial Right To Rent checks forced on to agents and...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...
06 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
Belvoir, which describes itself as the UK’s largest property franchise, has just released figures showing its 23rd successive year of uninterrupted...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
A lettings sector trade group says lavish additional services are being offered by landlords who are nervous that Brexit will lead...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s here - the Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive comes into force today with significant challenges and implications for letting agents. The...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News
London rents increased by an average of 3.5 per cent in 2019 according to a European lettings monitor called HousingAnywhere. While this...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News
A new trade body set up to represent companies working with hosts using Airbnb and similar platforms says the government should...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News
A high end lettings agency says the most expensive rural rental market in the north west of England is dominated by...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Reports from China suggest that property investors from that country - a staple in the buy to let market in many...
17 December 2019
From: Breaking News
[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News
[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News
New research from the National Landlords Association reveals that migrant workers, and not professional executives, provide the best rental yield. The NLA...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News
The Black Brick agency, which operates with high net worth clients, is forecasting that 2020 will see the arrival of a...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News
There’s been an upbeat assessment of how the private rental sector will fare in the next five years from a leading...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News
A pressure group that has spoken out against letting agents and landlords is urging private tenants to take part in a...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
One might have thought that if private rental tenants were as badly treated as some people suggest, housing would be their...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Landlords’ confidence in their lettings business has slumped to an all-time low, according to research by the National Landlords Association. In a...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News
The proportion of homes in Great Britain let by overseas based landlords is 11 per cent, up from seven per cent...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News
One of the industry’s leading trade groups has repeated a warning to the Conservatives that they cannot rely on the votes...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
A new report from Knight Frank shows how the country’s most expensive lettings market - prime central London - has boomed. The...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News
A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News
New research suggests that the recent fall in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages may be coming to a halt. Online...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Property investors are concerned that Brexit could deter international buyers from purchasing property in the UK, which could in turn weaken...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News
October 31, known as All Hallows' Eve, is now less than three weeks away. While the government continues with its botched Brexit...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News
One of London's largest agencies, Chestertons, has reported a record month for revenues in September as well as its best ever...
10 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Uncertainty around the UK's planned departure from the EU and the stability of the government is causing the super-rich to rent instead...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage rates continue to drop but at a slower rate than in previous months, according to the latest Property...
08 October 2019
From: Breaking News
New research indicates that the majority of property investors in the UK have their plans on pause for the next six...
20 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
The Association of Residential Lettings Agents is urging member agents and the industry to ensure it is up to date with...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Franchise agency group Winkworth claims the lettings fee ban impact has been less severe on its agents than on other companies,...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Housing minister Esther McVey has hinted that the government may finally decide as soon as next month on whether to introduce...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News
The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir. The franchise...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News
The Association of Residential Letting Agents made a short sharp attack on the government last night, over freedom of movement and...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank says the number of new prospective tenants registering for prime central London properties in the second quarter of this...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News
A property education business says it’s targeting a major expansion with the launch of online additions to its nationwide courses in...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency is believed to be the first to offer landlords a year's rent in advance in one lump sum...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Rents are rising at the fastest rate since 2017, pushing the average yield on residential property to 4.5 per cent, its...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News
A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Property investors are calling for the government to provide more support to the UK property market. A survey of investors, carried out...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News
A senior London lettings agent has accused the government of “going to war” on buy to let investors. The director of Benham...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...
01 July 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
A new survey by a specialist property sector lender reveals that 19 per cent of landlords are looking to sell in...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News
A holiday lettings company says it’s seen a 23 per cent increase in its portfolio over the past year as owners...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been put on the spot by the person many consider to be the country’s most...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News
An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News
The impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has not hit the central London lettings sector as much as...