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Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...

The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...

Labour must build “a new generation of New Towns” if it gets into government, according to a parliamentary candidate linked to...

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has confirmed that Awaab’s Law - putting a strict timescale on urgent repairs being done -...

Two former housing ministers are at war with each other after an attack on Rishi Sunak’s premiership in today’s Daily Telegraph. Sir...

A new analysis shows that - unsurprisingly - London remains the most competitive region for letting agents, having seen the largest...

A leading lettings agency says 2023 was a record-breaking year for rental growth.   The average rent on a newly let property in...

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

Propertymark has stepped into the row over a bank chief’s comments on first time buyers. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, responded...

London has seen the strongest rental growth over the last year according to an analysis by lettings agency Hamptons.   The average rent...

One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...

Independent polling gives Labour a big lead when it comes to its approach to housing policy. Detailed polling by the Ipsos pollster...

Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...

Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property association has warned.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

The total amount of rent paid by tenants in Great Britain this year will hit £85.6 billion - over twice the...

Low-income renters will get a boost next spring - but a pressure group wants more government help for this sector. The Chancellor’s...

A new report claims that Airbnb has generated tens of thousands of jobs in the UK and enables people to work...

New research has identified locations with the largest volume of available rental stock, based on those units at or below the...

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

The lettings market shows little sign of slowing as rents rose 11.7 per cent year-on-year across Britain in October, says the...

The share of homes sold by a landlord in Britain has fallen from 15.7 per cent last year to 14.0 per...

Annual rental growth across remained in double-digits during September, with the average cost of a new let up 11.7 per cent...

Landlords wanting to make a healthy return from their investment should target student properties in the North of England and Scotland,...

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner has given her party’s conference an outline of future policy plans. She says:...

Letting agents are currently managing 25 email and phone enquiries on average for every property they have to let across Britain,...

Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...

The average rate of annual rental growth on a newly let property in Britain hit 12.0 per cent in August, the...

One of the controversial Bruce brothers, founders of the ill-fated Purplebricks venture, is back in the agency business. It’s almost a decade...

A personal finance expert has revealed that a new group which he calls Guppies are reconciled to possibly renting forever. Alan Davison,...

There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...

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

The average rent on a newly let property in Britain rose to £1,273 pcm in June, a new record according to...

Increasing numbers of relatively well-paid tenants are being asked to provide a guarantor. That’s the view of PropTech firm Goodlord which says...

The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...

An agency is claiming a record for the sum at which it is letting a seven bedroom property in north London. Aston...

Ukrainians in the UK will be helped into private rental homes as part of a £150m government injection.  The funding will be...

The pace of rental growth cooled in May, with the average rent on a newly let home in Britain rising 9.1...

The pace of rental growth cooled in May, with the average rent on a newly let home in Britain rising 9.1...

Rising rents mean the share of young people leaving the family home and moving into rented accommodation has plunged, says Hamptons...

A year on from the Elizabeth Line opening, new Rightmove analysis reveals the latest renter trends near stations along the line. The...

Strong rental growth pushed the average monthly rent on a newly let property outside London up to £1,002 pcm in April,...

A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...

OnTheMarket has been named amongst the UK’s best employers in The Times Best Places to Work 2023 initiative. The nationwide workplace survey...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

Landlords who bought soon after the launch of the first buy-to-let mortgage in 1996 are retiring in increasing numbers.   Research from lettings...

A think tank claims one in six young people live in poor quality housing, often in the private rental sector. The claim...

Lloyds Banking Group and homelessness charity Crisis have joined forces in a new two-year partnership including the establishment of a so-called...

Hamptons says rental growth across Britain in March posted its third ever double-digit increase since the agency records began almost a...

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

The cost of coastal homes in Britain more than doubled - rising 56 per cent - between 2012 and 2022 says...

Scottish rents in the private sector rose at a faster rate than the rest of Britain according to analysis by DJ...

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

Rents across Great Britain hit another record high in February, averaging £1,230 pcm for a newly let home.   The figure - which...

New buy to let purchases are increasingly being funded by cash rather than a mortgage, says Hamptons lettings agency.   So far this...

The Competition and Markets Authority is launching a three month probe into how letting agents operate within the private rental sector. It says...

An online lettings platform has shut its crowdfunding campaign after easily exceeding its target of £850,000. Lettingaproperty - founded by brothers Jonathan...

An online lettings platform used by 20,000 landlords has beaten its target to raise £850,000 In investment - and it’s still...

A property firm has been fined £8,000 for operating an HMO on one of Britain’s most famous roads. Westminster council has won...

An online lettings platform used by 20,000 landlords is seeking an additional £850,000 In investment. Lettingaproperty is using crowdfunding site Seedrs for...

The average rent on a newly let home in Britain is £1,216 pcm in December, 7.7 per cent up on a...

A tax expert says the current economic climate has made it so hard to save for a deposit that many tenants...

The director of a property development firm says Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer must do more to boost housing supply as...

Rightmove forecasts average asking prices will drop two per cent in 2023 - meaning they will remain higher than after the...

Annual rental growth strengthened for the third month running, with average rents up 7.9 per cent across Britain on the same...

Trends in the lettings market “do not bode well for renters on low incomes” according to an analyst. Jack Godby of lettings...

A holiday lettings agency has criticised the proposed rise in capital gains tax which may be introduced this week in the...

The average rent on a newly let home in Britain rose has hit £1,204 pcm - passing the £1,200 mark for...

The growth of the Build To Rent sector is a symbol of a changing Britain, in says one of the players...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to a new record of £1,162 per calendar month according...

It’s been an embarrassing weekend for Housing Secretary Simon Clarke - backing a candidate for the Tory leadership who didn’t turn...

A scheme which some regard as the most controversial landlord licensing regime in the country is coming under scrutiny. Labour councillors on...

The cost of living crisis could have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on homelessness unless an immediate eviction ban is introduced. That’s the view...

Landlord numbers may have dropped in recent months but a longer term analysis shows the reverse. Total Landlord Insurance analysed the current...

Rents across Great Britain rose by an average of 8.3 per cent over the last 12 months, marking a gradual slowdown...

Connells makes no reference about its lettings division in a terse statement about its business performance in the first half of...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s been...

A new breakdown have been released of the nationalities of overseas buyers investing in British homes - thought to be overwhelmingly...

One of Britain’s largest cities wants to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms. The proposed scheme in Glasgow follows legal changes...

For the first time since November 2019, rents in London grew faster than any other region in the country.   That’s the claim...

The private rental sector could grow an additional 6.5 per cent in just three years, it’s been forecast. This would bring the...

The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...

A property investment company says Build To Rent is key to helping Britain meet its current housing and climate change challenges...

London rents are rising at a record pace with growth being driven by tenants returning from outside the capital.   That’s the suggestion...

Speculation is growing that a high profile former leader of the Association of Residential Letting Agents may become the next chief...

An increasing number of house purchases are made by buyers who are not in chains - a trend driven by the...

The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...

New data from Connells-owned brand Hamptons shows that the average cost of a new let in Britain rose to £1,115 pcm,...

A new analysis of prospective first time buyers suggests that the cost of their initial deposit has soared in the past...

Agents and landlords are being warned by a government minister not to charge all-inclusive HMO tenants more than necessary in a...

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

The leader of one of Britain’s highest profile lettings agency operations has let rip at the government for what he calls...

Rightmove is advising the private rental sector not to pass on interest rate rises to tenants. Yesterday the Bank of England increased...

Many people - including agents, landlords and tenants - are unprepared for the domestic heating revolution on its way to Britain. That’s...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning, includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

Asking rents in Britain are now rising at their fastest ever rate according to Rightmove. Average asking rents hit annual growth of...

Rents are rising at around twice the level of a year ago according to data from Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons. Despite rental...

One of Britain’s largest property companies may be sold in one of Britain’s biggest private equity deals. Sky News reports that Terra Firma...