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The search for the best of the property industry is underway as nominations are now open for the 2024 Variety North...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been alleged. A survey of over 2,000 private...

Propertymark is highlighting new advice for agents and landlords given by Lets With Pets, the website of The Dogs Trust charity. The...

A charity providing support for older people facing financial hardship has hit out at the government over rumours concerning the Renters...

Shelter is calling for the construction of 90,000 rental properties each year for a decade - and it claims this would...

Shelter is asking for public support for radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill, now going through Parliament. The campaigning charity is...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Earlier this week Housing Secretary Michael...

Inspirational broadcaster and author Katie Piper is set to take to the stage at the Propertymark One Conference at the ExCel...

Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...

Seventeen housing organisations have sent an open letter to the government rejecting its idea of prioritising British families when it comes...

Homelessness charity Crisis says the long-standing government pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers can’t come soon enough. The charity has backed...

The Fine & Country Foundation’s Annual Carols by Candlelight concert, held in collaboration with King's College Cambridge, has raised £21,061. This will...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims there’s a conspiracy amongst MPs, landlords and others in the private rental sector to water down the...

Shelter says there are nearly 139,000 children officially homeless and living in temporary accommodation - and it’s blaming the private rental...

Inheritance Tax totalled £4.6 billion for the HM Treasury between April and October - that’s £500,000 up on the same period...

The prospect of a long-term eviction ban appears to have been lifted in one part of the UK. The Welsh Government is...

Hundreds of letting agents from across the UK joined forces at an annual event to raise £40,000 for children with life-limiting...

A deposit alternative service claims online searches by tenants reflect increased uncertainty over affordability. Deposit alternatives are under scrutiny at the moment...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark has pencilled in June 14 2024 as the date for its second Propertymark One event. Last summer’s event,...

New figures have shown that 2,086 people were found to be sleeping on London’s streets for the first time between July...

Propertymark has donated £5,200 to the industry charity Agents Giving, which works with lettings and estate agents to encourage, support and...

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

A free webinar on the controversial Renters Reform Bill is to feature one of the industry’s top legal experts. David Smith is...

Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...

One of the players in the controversial Deposit Alternative field is stepping up its case for this kind of service to...

Councils have become increasingly hostile towards agents in recent times, with increased regulation and licensing of the private rental sector in...

A charity claims the Renters Reform Bill, which gets its Second Reading in the Commons next week, will help reduce homelessness. New...

The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from today’s Financial...

The average rental deposit in the UK is now £1,434, based on the requirement that a deposit is set at up...

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 new northern version of a popular property awards ceremony makes its debut this autumn. The North West PROPS, a northern-focused version...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...

Campaigning charity Shelter has renewed its calls for the abolition of S21 eviction powers. It says new Ministry of Justice data shows...

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

Crisis, the homelessness charity, has slammed the government over the growing gap between housing benefit levels and even the lower end...

The Co-Op Bank is joining forces with campaigning charity Shelter to argue against Section 21 evictions, and together they have organised...

The fast growing agency Lomond - which has snapped up a string of independents in the past two years - is...

New government figures show how overdue the government's reform of private renting is, claims campaigning charity Shelter. The charity says the figures...

A keynote speaker at the upcoming Propertymark One event is Gerald Ratner. In 1991 Ratner - then chief executive of a down...

Lettings agency Hamptons is backing Earth Day tomorrow in partnership with removals firm Doree Bonner International and the charity Mind. As part...

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

Agents Together, set up by Purplebricks founders the Bruce Brothers, has reached the milestone of arranging 800 mentorships. Agents Together is a...

Propertymark has renewed its call for Local Housing Allowance  - which has remained static since 2020 - to be increased. It says...

A charity is claiming that new powers to evict anti-social private tenants could lead to more homelessness, while those already living...

The Property Ombudsman has ruled that a letting agency’s ban on renting to a family with children was discriminatory against women...

Campaigning charity Shelter is angry with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt over his Budget  While most in the property industry have expressed relief that there...

Citizens Advice is the latest charity to argue for improved housing standards in the private rental sector. It claims that its research...

The Lettings Hub is celebrating its 10th birthday this week with 10 days of giveaways to customers, clients, employees, suppliers and...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show that between October and December last year, across England and Wales, there were...

One of the most controversial subjects affecting letting agents, tenants and landlords alike is back on the agenda. Two of the UK’s...

Zoopla has given details of its collaboration with homelessness charity Crisis following the announcement of a three-year partnership earlier this year. Crisis’s...

Shelter claims government figures show 5,940 households were “threatened with homelessness” in England as a result of Section 21 evictions between April...

The average gap between housing benefit rates and the actual cost of rents has grown by more than 40 per cent...

Campaigners who turned on the Prime Minister on Tuesday were cock-a-hoop just 24 hours later when Liz Truss did another U-turn...

The man behind a new survey of tenants’ voting intentions claims the Conservatives need to worry about losing support amongst young...

Zoopla is warning that low-income renters across England are facing a ‘housing black hole’ due to soaring rents and the freeze...

A recent suggestion by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation charity, for government help to allow private tenants to buy their landlords’ homes,...

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

Knight Frank is offering its 2,200 UK staff a company-branded debit card which allows them to buy cheap foreign currency. Currensea’s card,...

More than one in eight private renters may miss out on support to cope with rising energy costs, Citizens Advice claims.  The...

A selection of property industry figures have spoken out against the government’s latest proposals to extend Right To Buy to housing...

Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...

Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...

Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...

Thousands of tenants have no choice but to accept “appalling conditions” according to the chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter. Polly Neate...

Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...

Figures obtained by ITV News suggest that one of the country's most popular tourist locations has as many Airbnbs listed as...

Campaigning charity Shelter says new government figures reveal an increasing number of renters are facing eviction.  And it warns that more renters are...

Shelter claims that women are impacted by homelessness more than men, and says rising private rents are a contributory factor. In a...

Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...

Shelter claims its helpline has received 1,000 callers a day since the eviction ban began easing at the start of summer. It says...

Shelter - so often critical of the private rental sector - has instead turned its fire on the government over what...

Campaigning charity Shelter says new official figures show evictions since the lifting of the ban have created a surge in homelessness. Shelter...

Shelter claims the health of one in five renters in England is harmed by poor housing, and says grants covering Covid-related...

The long-awaited White Paper on rental reform is some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying he and...

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...

A £360 million wall of rental debt built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave...

Almost half of renters in England have been victims of illegal behaviour from landlords or lettings agents, Shelter claims. The stark allegations...

Propertymark has joined a series of charities and a landlord body to warn about the poverty risk of expected changes to...

The Citizens Advice consumer charity is warning that fake investment scams are amongst the fraudulent activity that’s on the rise across...

An estate agency has sponsored an eco-art exhibition that involves 100 life-sized elephant sculptures in a central London park. Savills has sponsored...

A lettings agency which markets private rental properties and units operated by a housing association has apologised for its ‘No DSS’...

Another report by the campaigning charity Shelter is critical of the quality of Britain’s private rental sector - and indeed the...

Sulets - a not-for-profit, charitable trust providing accommodation for students - has struck gold. It’s won a Gold award from Investors in...

Today’s Queen’s Speech, setting out the government’s legislative programme for the next year, is expected to include rental reform. It’s thought one...

A prominent London Conservative MP has made a scathing attack on the current rental sector’s structure, saying it is skewed in...

Housing charity Crisis says government statistics show almost one in five private renters in England in arrears or likely to fall...

Another lettings agency has been found to have unlawfully discriminated against a tenant receiving benefits. Worthing County Court declared that Michael Jones & Company unlawfully...

Knight Frank is this year’s headline sponsor of the LandAid Sleep Out, one of the causes many in the industry support. This...

An industry partner has donated more than £10,000 to local charities and community good causes over the past 18 months. Former journalist...

'Forward in Unity' is a mural painted by Gent48, a renowned Birmingham street artist. It's situated in the centre of Digbeth...

There’s been great work by Auction House over the past year, working with local charities at the heart of communities thrown...

FirstPort, the residential property services provider, has teamed up with The Turing Trust to help equip a new computer lab at...

A charity is calling for a new national body to oversee the private rental sector. Citizens Advice makes this one of three...

The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...

Shelter has launched a fund-raising campaign because of what it calls a huge rise in demand for its emergency services, and in anticipation of what...

A charity wants yet another extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions. Step Change says new research it has conducted shows...

The campaigning charity Shelter claims 14 per cent of adults in England - that’s six million people - are more worried...