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David Cox, the former chief executive of ARLA Propertymark and now a senior executive at Rightmove, says it’s unlikely we’ll see...

The right wing think tank the Adam Smith Institute has launched something called the Cost Of Rent Day. The institute has calculated...

A lettings agency chief says there’s growing discussion about rent controls in his area - and he fears this may be...

The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors contains a raft of worried statements from agents. A large...

A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. LRG this...

The deputy chief executive of an organisation funded by the Nationwide Foundation claims to have suffered “horrendous exploitation” at the hands...

The Scottish National Party, which as part of an alliance with the Greens introduced controversial rent controls in Scotland in 2022,...

A political party has proposed that Capital Gains Tax be equalised with Income Tax - meaning landlords and investors who sold...

Knight Frank is suggesting that a growing degree of uncertainty is hitting the rental market, particularly the high-end sector in the...

A pro-tenant group wants the next government to take Right To Buy properties back to public ownership when they come up...

In an early General Election skirmish, London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of failing to enact key private rental...

Propertymark has stepped into the row over whether there should be more controls over second homes, holiday lets and people from...

If Labour plans to bring in rent controls they won’t work, a property association has warned.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

Propertymark wants Labour to come clean on its rent control policy, as the party repeatedly flip-flops on the issue. The agents’ body...

Propertymark wants Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities to regulate property agents via professional bodies such as itself. The Department for Communities is...

A Labour MP is calling for rent controls to be introduced, with powers for councils to tweak them as they see...

The pressure on rents for new tenancies in Scotland’s private rented sector have started to ease with all major cities now...

Propertymark has urged Scotland’s new First Minister to end the country’s housing emergency. John Swinney is now First Minister and says he...

Even as he was being elected as Mayor of London for a record-beating third successive time, Sadiq Khan was under pressure...

The Housing Secretary in Wales says that nation is unlikely to follow the example of Scotland by introducing rent controls. At a...

The political chaos in Scotland presents sensible politicians with an ideal chance to resent housing policies and ditch rent controls. That’s the...

A prominent lettings agency operator says he hopes the “toxic” attitude to the private rental sector by the Scottish Government may...

Five Labour MPs have put forward an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling for rent controls - even...

A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

Agents have expressed their anger at permanent rent controls proposed by the SNP and Green Party politicians running the Scottish Government. The...

Propertymark has issued a no-holds-barred plea to the politician who has been named as the new housing minister in Wales -...

The politician widely regarded as being the architect of rent controls in Scotland says he will shortly present a wider package...

The new Labour leader in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has received an early shot across the bows from Propertymark. Gething was elected Welsh...

A Parliamentary committee has heard that thousands of small and medium-sized letting agencies were debanked in 2023, with financial institutions forcibly...

Scottish councils must engage with letting agents and landlords if radical rental reforms have any chance of working. Propertymark argues that the...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the fifth quarter...

Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

Propertymark has urged its members who feel frustrated by the changes to the Scottish Government’s so-called Cost of Living regulations ending...

The controversial minister who steered rent controls through the Scottish Parliament has contacted Propertymark to reveal details of the next stage. Patrick...

Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to build more affordable homes. The latest data from the Scottish Government itself shows that the...

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

Propertymark has issued a strongly-worded statement aimed at politicians demanding rent controls. Labour Members of the Scottish Parliament have urged the declaration...

Propertymark says it’s delivering a powerful message to the Scottish Government - despite losing a recent key legal case. The agents trade...

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

There’s been widespread dismay in the industry as the outcome of a Judicial Review has backed the Scottish Government’s objective of...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private sector have risen by double digits for the fourth quarter in a...

Propertymark has welcomed the pledge by Housing Secretary Michael Gove not to introduce rent controls in England. The trade body says such...

Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 activist groups and charities demanding changes to the private rental sector...

Propertymark has issued a statement warning politicians not to introduce rent controls by the backdoor through processes which tinker with the...

A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...

Propertymark has urged Labour to licence letting agents under its plans to ‘fundamentally reform the private rented sector’. The trade body also...

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

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

Proposals for rent controls made in a government consultation document have been slammed by a prominent industry commentator and PropTech entrepreneur. The...

Shelter has published what it calls a General Election manifesto with rent controls at its heart. Called The Way Home: a manifesto to...

Private rents have continued to soar in Scotland according to DJ Alexander, the largest lettings agency in the country.  It says rental...

A body largely consisting of councils wants more controls over Airbnbs and other short lets - and it wants local authorities...

The Green Party - which ran the Brighton and Hove council until being swept from office in May’s local elections -...

A report being considered by a council says one of the UK’s biggest cities could see an 80 per cent collapse in...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the third time...

The political alliance between the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens is likely to stay in place until 2026. Arguably the...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

The Scottish Government does not intend to abandon its licensing scheme for Airbnbs and other short term lets, nor to delay...

Propertymark has given details of how it believes the Scottish Government rent control system has backfired and works against the interests...

A mortgage lender has conducted a survey of homeowners which has produced a string of anti-landlord and anti-overseas investor attitudes. Market Financial...

It looks as if the Labour Party is turning its back on rent controls on England and Wales. In the past year...

There’s another free webinar for agents to learn about the Renters Reform Bill next week. This one is organised by lettings-focussed PropTech...

The National Residential Landlords Association is looking for help from letting agents in building a case against rent controls. The association is...

Two prominent trade bodies representing elements of the private rental sector are fighting back against the latest attempt to impose rent...

Two lettings experts are set to discuss what the government’s Bill means for agents at a free webinar. Well known property lawyer...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months, despite widespread opposition from the lettings...

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

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

Senior Labour figures have come out with sharply opposing views on whether the party backs rent controls. Shabana Mahmood, a senior MP...

Property portal Citylets says average rents in Scotland rose 12.4 per cent in the past year to £1,007 per month -...

A compliance expert is criticising unnamed agencies for risking fines “and wasting time and money” by relying on inadequate compliance reporting...

Research from Propertymark highlights a growing concern for the private rental sector in Scotland. As the Scottish National Party lurches from crisis...

A new survey of lettings agents and landlords has put the reinstatement of Section 24 mortgage tax relief at the top...

Airbnb is warning the UK government not to be heavy handed in its planning controls restricting the short lets sector. At the...

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

The new trade body for short lets has reacted angrily to a government plan for AirBnb and other short let hosts...

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

A seminar is to be held to look at the impact of rent controls on the burgeoning Build To Rent sector. Private...

The Scottish Parliament’s so called Cost of Living Act - imposing rent controls on the private sector - is backfiring. That’s the...

The housing crisis will be made worse by rent caps, two property experts have said. Various activist groups, much of the Green...

The anti-agent pro-renter group Acorn has protested outside some agents’ offices in Bristol demanding an end to rival bids for properties...

Propertymark is one of three lettings organisations behind a bid to get a Judicial Review of the Scottish Government’s rent controls...

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

Propertymark has become embroiled in a war of words with a Scottish politician who has made a series of anti-agent and...

No fewer than 85 per cent of letting agents say that landlord clients have expressed a wish to sell up in...

A new survey has been launched to gather views from people in a major English city on the idea of introducing...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

Agents have only until the end of tomorrow, December 2, to feed into Propertymark’s response to a new consultation on the...

A lettings agency chief has listed how rent controls have failed across the world. Writing in The Scotsman, David Alexander - chief...

Propertymark has reiterated its opposition to rent controls in its latest statement on proposals in Northern Ireland. The NI Assembly has published...

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

Another political party is calling for a winter eviction ban as the first part of a reform programme for the private...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

Propertymark says it’s opened compliance cases against five member agencies following the latest HMRC publication of businesses who have failed to...

Welsh nationalists have called for a rent freeze and eviction ban to emulate that happening now in Scotland. Plaid Cymru, the party...