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There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...

Agents need more clarity and transparency about the future of Right to Rent checks post-pandemic and post-Brexit, according to the UK’s...

A grace period for Right To Rent changes following Britain’s exit from the EU expires at the end of this month. And...

There are just two weeks left for letting agents to register with HM Revenue & Customs if they want to be...

A third of buy to let investors would change the way they voted in the EU referendum if they could. That’s the...

Some £3.5 billion of investment was placed in the growing Build To Rent sector in 2020, despite concerns over the pandemic...

An analysis by investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests Asian students in particular favour London as a study location. The consultancy has...

The government says it’s reviewing the checking process that agents and landlords have to follow under Right To Rent. The revelation has...

The next 12 months could be a surprisingly good year for the private rental sector despite some obvious challenges, according to...

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

The architect of the Regulation of Property Agents working group - which has called for agents to be trained and licensed...

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

It’s a case of London versus The Rest when it comes to the rental market, according to HomeLet. Its latest market snapshot shows...

One of the largest Build To Rent operators in the country is reporting that the pandemic has had relatively minor effects...

ARLA Propertymark is warning government that the majority of letting agents and landlords won’t be able to conduct retrospective full-scale Right...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

The long-running uncertainty over Brexit may lead to a glut of British expats returning home and renting rather than buying. That’s the...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

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...

Hamptons International has given a rental market forecast for 2021 - and it doesn’t make for happy reading. The agency says the rental...

It appears that the Renters Reform Bill - a key measure in the 2019 Conservative General Election manifesto - has been...

Labour’s housing spokeswoman has accused the government of wasting the last four weeks before the eviction ban ended by putting its...

A specialist mortgage operator is warning letting agents and landlords to gear up for a winter of discontent as a result...

Knight Frank is the latest agency to produce evidence that the lettings sector has rebounded in the four weeks since the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has been informed that the controversial Right To Rent checks forced on to agents and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

Belvoir, which describes itself as the UK’s largest property franchise, has just released figures showing its 23rd successive year of uninterrupted...

A lettings sector trade group says lavish additional services are being offered by landlords who are nervous that Brexit will lead...

A new survey suggests there may be an exodus of investors out of buy to let - some 27 per cent...

It’s here - the Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive comes into force today with significant challenges and implications for letting agents. The...

London rents increased by an average of 3.5 per cent in 2019 according to a European lettings monitor called HousingAnywhere. While this...

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

Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...

A high end lettings agency says the most expensive rural rental market in the north west of England is dominated by...

Reports from China suggest that property investors from that country - a staple in the buy to let market in many...

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

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

New research from the National Landlords Association reveals that migrant workers, and not professional executives, provide the best rental yield. The NLA...

The Black Brick agency, which operates with high net worth clients, is forecasting that 2020 will see the arrival of a...

There’s been an upbeat assessment of how the private rental sector will fare in the next five years from a leading...

A pressure group that has spoken out against letting agents and landlords is urging private tenants to take part in a...

One might have thought that if private rental tenants were as badly treated as some people suggest, housing would be their...

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

The proportion of homes in Great Britain let by overseas based landlords is 11 per cent, up from seven per cent...

Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...

One of the industry’s leading trade groups has repeated a warning to the Conservatives that they cannot rely on the votes...

A new report from Knight Frank shows how the country’s most expensive lettings market - prime central London - has boomed. The...

A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...

New research suggests that the recent fall in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages may be coming to a halt. Online...

Property investors are concerned that Brexit could deter international buyers from purchasing property in the UK, which could in turn weaken...

October 31, known as All Hallows' Eve, is now less than three weeks away. While the government continues with its botched Brexit...

One of London's largest agencies, Chestertons, has reported a record month for revenues in September as well as its best ever...

Uncertainty around the UK's planned departure from the EU and the stability of the government is causing the super-rich to rent instead...

Buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage rates continue to drop but at a slower rate than in previous months, according to the latest Property...

New research indicates that the majority of property investors in the UK have their plans on pause for the next six...

Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents is urging member agents and the industry to ensure it is up to date with...

Franchise agency group Winkworth claims the lettings fee ban impact has been less severe on its agents than on other companies,...

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

Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir.  The franchise...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents made a short sharp attack on the government last night, over freedom of movement and...

Knight Frank says the number of new prospective tenants registering for prime central London properties in the second quarter of this...

A property education business says it’s targeting a major expansion with the launch of online additions to its nationwide courses in...

A lettings agency is believed to be the first to offer landlords a year's rent in advance in one lump sum...

Rents are rising at the fastest rate since 2017, pushing the average yield on residential property to 4.5 per cent, its...

A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...

Property investors are calling for the government to provide more support to the UK property market. A survey of investors, carried out...

A senior London lettings agent has accused the government of “going to war” on buy to let investors. The director of Benham...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

A new survey by a specialist property sector lender reveals that 19 per cent of landlords are looking to sell in...

A holiday lettings company says it’s seen a 23 per cent increase in its portfolio over the past year as owners...

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been put on the spot by the person many consider to be the country’s most...

An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...

The impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has not hit the central London lettings sector as much as...

The operations director of letting agency haart has told landlords not to 'stress too much' over Brexit. Paul Sloan says it's easy...

New data looking specifically at room rental rates suggest that across the UK rents rose by an average three per cent...

New data from specialist mortgage firm Commercial Trust suggests that London’s buy to let sector turned a corner in the first...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  My name is Daniel and I’m a director at...

A property investment platform claims that investor sentiment in buy to let is actually improving despite ongoing political and economic uncertainty...

Student demand for places across the UK - and therefore for accommodation - is holding up well despite Brexit uncertainty, according...

A formal consultation process has started to consider government plans to extend Anti-Money Laundering from property sales to lettings as well. Unveiled...

A leading legal firm is warning that Right To Rent could become even more complicated for letting agents and landlords after...

A lettings sector trade body says EU citizens may face problems getting private rented accommodation after Brexit. And the body - the...

A controversial new survey claims to have identified the best cities for millennials to live in based on factors such as...

A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...

It’s a vital time for letting agents to hammer home the benefits of buy to let and the dangers to landlords...

With the government already on the ropes over Brexit, there’s a call today for one of its flagship immigration policies to...

The UK’s holiday lets sector could be a beneficiary of the current Brexit uncertainty and people not vacationing abroad because they...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has asked the government for urgent clarification on how Right To Rent will work post-Brexit...

Rent in London is the most expensive in Europe for expats, new research shows. The UK capital’s rent averages US$7,189 - that’s...

A PropTech firm says buy to let investors should not respond to the slowing market by selling up, but should instead...

Brexit is not a good reason for delaying buy to let investment, insists a mortgage chief. Andrew Turner is chief executive at...

Northwood, which is part of the Belvoir group, is launching a new TV advertising campaign to highlight its Guaranteed Rent Scheme. “We...

The lettings department of a central London independent agency is claiming its busiest January in some years. Russell Simpson, a family-run independent...

Belvoir says a survey of its franchisees shows that Brexit is having what it calls “a significant impact” on the rental...

Rental values in prime London show early signs of bottoming out, says Savills, with the annual rate of falls now at...

A survey of mortgage experts conducted by one of the largest specialist buy to let lenders suggests that Brexit is hitting...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

A flat-share website claims typical rents in some 38 per cent of London are now so high they render the areas...

The latest index from specialist buy to let platform Landbay says the slowdown in London’s lettings market since the Brexit vote...

Knight Frank’s student accommodation partner has given the thumbs up to new figures suggesting a surge in overseas and domestic students...

Another major franchise agency says its preparation work ahead of the June 1 tenants fees ban mean the impact of the...

A rental platform says it welcomes government plans to overhaul redress for tenants and others in the housing system but it...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it backs the stricter rules on mandatory electricity checks in rental properties announced by...

Landlords in London are possibly £1,806 worse off since the vote to leave the EU in June 2016, according to specialist...

Today’s vote in the House of Commons on Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal may be dominating the headlines but it’s the...

One of the buy to let sector’s main mortgage lenders, Paragon, has refreshed its range of mortgages with new products which...

A property website says tenants and prospective renters in London are set to have ‘a torrid 2019’ because of a shortage of...

A trade body has spoken out about the lack of detail in government plans for Right To Rent, as contained in...

Research by franchise lettings agency company Belvoir suggests that landlords are continuing to exit the property market, although not at the...

The High Court today begins a Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme. The scheme began operating nationwide in...

The UK’s student accommodation sector is still booming according to Knight Frank, despite Brexit creating uncertainty over the future of foreign...

Rents in major regional cities are growing significantly faster than both London and the UK average, according to data from buy...

Former owner occupiers who want to be ‘chain-free’ if they buy again are pouring into the private rental sector according to...

A new survey suggests that the demise of the High Street for shopping could lead to a surge in the supply...

Continued political and economic uncertainty is likely to fuel increased tenant demand in the private rented sector, says Haart.  The company’s latest...

The government has unveiled the spectre of a ‘global immigration system’ to be introduced from the end of 2020 - but...

The power held by tenants is growing across the UK, as new research indicates 61 per cent of buy to let...

The party conferences of the two main political parties threw up some interesting developments with regards to housing and the rental...

One of London’s most respected lettings agencies says it’s recorded its best-ever quarter for business - defying claims from some that...

Fergus Wilson, frequently labelled Britain’s biggest individual landlord, says he is stopping letting out properties because of a shortage of East...

The growth in tenancies agreed in London’s super-prime sector has slowed sharply from 20 per cent earlier this year to just...

Brexit is causing concern among landlords, according to HomeLet. The initial results of HomeLet’s annual landlord survey says nine out of 10...

With an average rental return of 7.69 per cent Ireland has been named as the top location in Europe for buy to...

The Home Secretary has been asked by a leading lettings sector trade organisation to ensure hard copy documents are given to...

Here’s a date which the private rental sector may want to make a note of…even if it is with some nervousness. The...

OneSavings Bank, the parent organisation of specialist buy to let lender Kent Reliance, has given a warning on the possible impact...

A leading trade body says EU citizens living in the UK run the risk of losing their rental homes without swift...

No fewer than 93 per cent of landlords financing buy to let property chose a fixed rate mortgage in the second...

Well-respected London lettings agent and former ARLA president Lucy Morton is the latest key figure to pour cold water on government...

The Independent online newspaper says Conservative MP Gary Streeter will tomorrow meet with Prime Minister Theresa May and urge her to...

A rent guarantor service based in London and previously aiming itself at the UK market is expanding into the Republic of...

Telford Homes says some of its massive 35 per cent growth in pre-tax profits over the past year is down to...

One of the most respected buying agencies says it believes that with well under a year before the UK quits the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

The government has been told is should simply adopt some Labour rental policies or risk losing the next General Election -...

The price of some buy to let mortgages looks set to rise across the board following the decisions of two of...

The number of buy to let investors in the UK has hit a record high of 2.5m in the latest tax...

The Treasury has confirmed to Letting Agent Today that the ban on credit card surcharges which came into effect in recent...

The rental market in Prime Central London has shown signs of recovery at the end of 2017, according to a new...

Grainger - Britain’s largest listed residential landlord, which has pledged to invest £850m in Build To Rent - says the rental...

The average UK rent increased just £11.55 or 1.51 per cent over the last year according to The Deposit Protection Service. The new DPS...

The Nationwide has set out a comprehensive study of how migrstion impacts on housing demand in the UK, especially in the...

The specialist property investment lender Together is diversifying its product range to cater for investors who want to let out their...

Online lettings agency Upad says that with the volume of purpose-built student accommodation set to increase 17 per cent this year,...

Yields from buy to let in the UK are now amongst the worst in Europe according to a new league table drawn...

As applications from EU students to UK universities fall for the first time in six years, an over-supply of purpose-built student...

Carter Jonas has reported a record quarter across its lettings business in the period to August 2017. In London turnover was up...

A survey for online letting agency Upad claims that 66 per cent of landlords are not going to change their property...

Almost a fifth of landlords say they are now less likely to let to EU nationals or people from the European...

A London letting agency is opening a new branch thanks to continued high demand from EU nationals looking for rental property...

Your Move says a shrinking supply of properties, in part created by government measures against the lettings sector, has led to...

Political uncertainty across the UK and increased restrictions on buy to let are leading many landlords to raise rents and review...

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

The head of an online letting agency specialising in student accommodation says the controversial Right To Rent legislation may have to...

A specialist student lettings agency says the drop in the number of applicants for UK higher education courses this year threatens...

Knight Frank is warning that changes to regulatory supervision of the European Central Bank could, if they went the wrong way,...

After criticism of many younger voters allegedly failing to turn out during the June 2016 EU Referendum, new analysis of voter...

The controversial Right To Rent, which obliges letting agents and landlords to check the right of prospective tenants to live in...

The weakness of the pound since Britain’s decision to quit the European Union a year ago means that holiday properties are...

The number of EU nationals looking to move to the UK and rent has fallen in the year since the UK...

Former Conservative Party leader and Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith is set to speak at a lettings sector event...

Who are you? Rebecca Johnston What does it say on your business card? Managing Director (TDS Custodial) What is TDS Custodial? TDS Custodial is a government-approved...

The prospect of today's General Election as well as ongoing uncertainty surrounding Britain's exit from the European Union is having a...

A new report says buy to let will continue to provide good investment opportunities but requires an increasingly professional approach.   The report,...

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

Research experts at high-end agency Savills say a total of £5.3 billion is expected to be invested in the student accommodation...

A seven per cent fall in the number of EU students seeking places at UK universities, matched with a 4.3 per...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                             What is The World Property Network...

The number of people committing to tenancies for two years or more is declining according to new data released by Foxtons.   In...

Prime Purchase, the buying arm of estate agency Savills, says renting may be “a more financially sound route” for some wealthy...

What does it say on your business card? Luke Burton Sales and Marketing Director, Rent4sure Who is Rent4sure? Rent4sure, is an established tenant referencing company. We provide...

The government’s Housing White Paper may have made many broad pledges aimed at the private rental sector, but it still remains...

The National Landlords Association is making only three demands on the government for its next Budget, because it recognises further reforms...

Specialist student rental company Studenttenant.com has expressed concern at Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement this week that Britain would not seek...

Despite what many in the industry believe to be an upsurge in specialist student accommodation construction in recent years, one student...

City investment consultancy Jefferies has calculated the impact on landlords if the country’s second largest agency group - LSL Property Services...

Paragon Mortgages’ parent firm, the Paragon Group of Companies, remains bullish about the buy to let sector despite the series of...

The Residential Landlords’ Association says it stands by a claim that one in four landlords may sell up, and it refutes...

A lettings agent has poured scorn on a survey suggesting a quarter of landlords are about to quit buy to let,...

Another lettings agency has decided to stage a seminar for landlords to explain what Brexit and recent tax changes mean for the...

Another prominent mortgage chief has called on the government to show its support for the private rental sector by repealing some...

A major survey has given a vote of confidence to buy to let despite the wave of fiscal, political and economic...

In an otherwise-downbeat set of predictions for 2017 and beyond, Savills says that rental growth is likely to outstrip sales price growth...

So much for Brexit and economic uncertainty disrupting the buy to let market - a new survey out today shows it’s...

Members of the Association of Residential Letting Agents are reporting stock at an 18 month high.  Members managed on average 193 properties...

The British Property Federation is urging Chancellor Phillip Hammond to bring in tax measures to help the purpose-built Build To Rent...

Rents are rising faster in northern cities than those in the south, narrowing the divide between the two halves of the...

Some 35 per cent of landlords think that leaving the EU will have a negative impact on their ability to attract...

New data produced by Knight Frank shows that the number of tenancies agreed in August this year was the highest on...

ARLA says its letting agent members have an average of 37 prospective tenants registered per branch – the highest number since...

A London agency has reported that its lettings revenues increased by a fifth during August. ludlowthompson's lettings revenue increased by 20% year-on-year...

The average rent in England and Wales has reached an all-time high of £846 per month - a year-on-year increase of...

The number of rental properties on the market is at the highest level this year so far according to the Association...

"A large proportion of 25 to 45 year olds will be permanent tenants rather than buyers" a senior economist has predicted.   Tony...

New data from referencing company Equifax Touchstone suggests that this July’s buy to let mortgage lending total is 39 per cent...

Sequre Property Investment says it has seen a five per cent increase in enquiries and a 12.4 per cent increase in...

Thirty one per cent of European Union citizens living in the UK’s private rented sector say they are worried that the...

Rents across the UK are still rising but the rate of growth continues to slow.   Data from HomeLet shows that rents agreed...

Data from London agency Portico suggests rents dipped 1.7 per cent during the May to July period, covering six weeks leading up...

New research by an online property lending company reveals that those towns which were strongest in voting ‘Leave’ in the EU...

One of the biggest players in the burgeoning Build To Rent sector says this new segment of the lettings market is...

Almost half of letting agents say they have seen uncertainty from their landlord clients “which could cause waves in the rental...

The long-term aspiration of most Britons to own their home has not been deterred by the Brexit vote, according to the...

The Residential Landlords’ Association says Gavin Barwell, the new housing minister appointed by Theresa May this week, is a known critic...

A hospitality start-up company claims the Brexit vote adds to uncertainty in the sales market - and it wants vendors to...

Prime central London’s letting sector appears to be thriving despite the uncertainty leading up to, and since, the shock referendum result.   “Relocation...

The Belvoir franchise letting agency group has taken the unusual step of calling for clarity on government migration policy.   Belvoir managing director...

There was an eight per cent surge in the number of homes available to rent in the second quarter of the...

Two thirds of landlords are completely undeterred by the Brexit result according to a new survey.   The sample size is small -...

A leading London lettings agency chief suggests that Brexit may - against the expectations of many - actually be a good...

Rents across the UK continued to rise during June, but the first half of 2016 has been characterised by a slowing...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says the bank is keeping a close eye on the buy to let market -...

What does it say on your business card? Just ‘Director’ – I’m involved in every area of the business at the moment. What...

A London buying agent is forecasting that the Brexit vote will mean there will be “more and more would-be-buyers opting to rent”...

So, Britain voted out of the European Union. What are the implications for UK landlords, from the immigration laws point of...

The Residential Landlords’ Association says a period of economic and policy confusion lies ahead for the private rental sector as a...

The National Landlords’ Association is warning that knee-jerk reactions to the Brexit vote could damage the buy to let sector.  Chief executive...

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...

Whatever the outcome of today’s EU Referendum, ARLA says its lettings agent members do not believe supply, demand or rental costs...

Around 30 per cent of private rental sector landlords are still undecided about whether they will vote to leave or remain...

A removals firm has claimed it is currently dealing with more tenants moving between properties than home buyers.  Aussie Man & Van...

Rent increases in Prime Central London have slowed due to uncertainty surrounding next month's EU Referendum, according to a new report. London...

The head of lettings and estate agency recruitment company Property Personnel claims Brexit campaigners are “playing Russian roulette” with the industry. “The...

Unique summary: What does a potential exit from the EU mean for the UK's property market. Ever since the recession hit much...