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The chief executive of Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government in response to its latest attempt to extract...

The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the rental sector according to a report this morning -...

Respected energy industry consultancy Cornwall Insight says the price cap for the April to June period this year - to be...

Propertymark has called on the UK Government to prevent a mass exodus of student landlords.   The news comes as a poll conducted...

Prominent MPs from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have renewed their onslaught on Airbnb and other short let platforms.  Former Lib...

It’s all change for a regional agents’ group which has announced a new chair and new directors. Cornwall-based former estate agent Steve...

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

Five regional police and crime commissioners have written to letting agents highlighting the problems of cannabis farms in private rental properties.  The...

New research reveals that there is an estimated £21.4 billion worth of holiday homes in England and Wales with the South...

A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...

One of the country’s most popular destinations for both visitors and short let accommodation is likely to be hit with a...

A holiday lettings agency has come out fighting on behalf of its clients. Following calls by local leaders in Cornwall and Devon...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has slammed the current lack of consistency of council tax on HMOs. It describes today’s system...

Cornwall is the hottest spot in the rental market, not only home to the highest level of tenant demand, but also...

A new analysis of the market released this morning by Rightmove shows that this year has seen the most competitive on...

The Observer newspaper has investigated the way letting agents apply so-called zero deposit schemes - and claims that in some cases...

Propertymark has given its backing to a clampdown by Housing Secretary Michael Gove on private landlords - although landlords themselves appear...

The number of long-term empty homes has risen in every region of the UK during 2022 according to new government figures. The...

A developer building flats and houses in Cornwall has set up a lettings operation promising a fixed 10 per cent gross...

A warrant backed without bail has been issued for the arrest of a lettings agent who failed to appear in court. Gareth Wills...

The former director of a lettings agency has received a suspended jail sentence for making threats of violence against ex-colleagues in...

The number of active holiday lets has increased by a third in some of England’s most popular short break destinations. The biggest...

One of the country’s second home and holiday let hotspots has been told it will be unable to levy extra council...

New research predicts a record year for holiday home owners in the UK with more people than ever planning to staycation...

A politician has called on Airbnb hosts in his local area to switch their properties to long-term rentals. Isle of Wight councillor...

Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...

The closely-fought battle between franchise lettings agencies in the private rental sector continues apace.  Maryam Bham, franchise sales manager at Hunters -...

Local and central government is losing out on millions of pounds of council tax income this year because of the business...

An agency in an Airbnb hotspot is offering incentives to landlords who switch from short lets to long-term mainstream letting. Dan Roskilly,...

A holiday lettings company says it’s the first in the industry to introduce a voluntary cap on the number of bookings...

A lettings agency has identified where tenant demand is strongest right now - and where demand is lower than some agents...

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...

A council says it’s considering introducing criminal record checks on individuals who apply to run HMOs as part of a wide-ranging...

A lettings firm specialising in holiday properties is reported to have disappeared with all items taken from its office and calls...

Cornwall has been in the spotlight as an area with an acute shortage of long-term rental properties because landlords have switched...

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

A major holiday let company in one of the country’s prime tourist destinations says more affordable homes should be built to...

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

The Liberal Democrats have proposed sharp restrictions on holiday rentals at the heart of the party’s plans to solve the housing...

Shocking figures produced by a council in the south west show the vast number of short lets available - and by...

A petition calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase tax on holiday lettings has still not hit its 45,000-signature target. Former long...

Two lettings agencies in Cornwall are campaigning for more affordable rental accommodation for NHS staff in the county. Camel and Homequest Lettings...

New research published by Build To Rent operator L&G reveals what it believes to be a crisis surrounding rental properties, affordable...

Rental stock has dropped as landlords seek to profit from the staycation boom, Rightmove claims. Data from the portal suggests seaside towns...

A part of the country which has seen a severe long term rental stock shortage as a result of switches from...

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

A tenant who says his former rental property has been turned into an Airbnb has set up a petition demanding Chancellor...

A Conservative MP says he is to declare a “state of housing emergency” in his constituency because of the loss of...

A fund instituted by Airbnb to help compensate for the effects of short let accommodation should be extended, local politicians say. In...

Cornish MPs have spoken up in the House of Commons to highlight what they claim is the danger of having too...

A politician in one of the poorest parts of the UK wants his local authority to declare a ‘housing emergency’. Cornish councillor...

Almost 40,000 people have signed a petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners. The...

A letting agent in Cornwall has told local TV how she finds herself in ”heartbreaking” situations because of the lack of...

Demand is still moving away from cities and towards suburbs and rural areas, according to Rightmove. “Areas around the North and South...

Almost one year to the day since the first national lockdown began, Rightmove has analysed millions of data points to confirm...

The head of a lettings agency says there are up to 60 enquiries for every rental property he lists - and those...

A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in a landmark legal ruling. Julie Stoddern, of Camborne,...

It’s taken what Propertymark calls “a rigorous selection process” to find the latest four regional representatives for the Association of Residential...

Trading Standards in one region of the UK is staging Twitter quizzes aimed at students, and asking about agents’ fees surrounding...

The legal industry says the end of the eviction ban must be the moment to ensure the widest number of tenants...

Some 60% of London office workers who rent in the capital say the pandemic has made them reconsider their living situation,...

A jailed letting agent in a long-running legal saga has now been told she must repay her victims some £43,000 -...

A new service called Cornwall Housing Private Lets has been set up in the west country to try to lure private...

A council is lobbying the government to ask for landlords using Airbnb and other short let platforms to be charged business...

Martin & Co says it has compensated clients fully after a rogue lettings agent in Cornwall added sums to invoices sent...

Another Martin & Co franchisee has acquired a nearby independent agency. The franchise firm’s Falmouth branch, run since 2013 by Felicia and...

Tenancy deposit alternative provider Reposit has been taken on by Devon-based agency chain Webbers.  The agency’s 15 offices operate in north Cornwall,...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is one of many industry groups in a new coalition calling for S21 repossessions to be...

A local authority has written to purchasers of former council houses and apartments warning them against illegally letting them out -...

Cornwall council has confirmed that it’s to use the Proceeds of Crime Act to try to win compensation for victims of...

Mother and daughter lettings agency fraudsters have been told to expect jail sentences after defrauding landlords and tenants of £266,000 over...

The holiday lets market is just starting to pick up and new research shows that 80 per cent of those who...

Well known lettings industry figure John Hards is re-joining Countrywide as National Lettings Director with immediate effect. He first joined Countrywide in...

A landlord from Cornwall has been fined after failing to maintain gas appliances at his rental properties in Launceston.   Truro Crown Court...

The Property Ombudsman scheme (TPO) has extended its expulsion of a letting agency by an additional four years. Premier Property Management, based...

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

The landlord of an HMO above a Chinese takeway in Cornwall has been fined for failing to comply with the requirements...

Conservative MP Oliver Colvile is calling for urgent action following a recent spate of fraud involving rogue letting agents.   When approached by...

No fewer than 14 ‘pop up brothels’ have been discovered in one seaside town in six months, with all of them...

A landlord has been given a conditional discharge and a four-figure bill after being found guilty of unlawfully evicting a tenant.   Cornwall...

Connells has appointed a new lettings area manager for Essex and Suffolk.    Tracey Dumont, who has over 17 years in the industry,...

Connells has made a key appointment to drive the growth of its lettings division in the south of England.  Stuart Cornwall, who...

Countrywide has revealed that it has acquired 30 lettings businesses in the past year alone, expanding the firm’s rental sector headcount...

A landlord has been cautioned and has agreed to pay £1,000 compensation to a tenant, and pay £2,000 towards legal costs,...

A landlord who did not remedy a string of safety concerns about a property he was letting has been ordered to...

Poldark, a period drama recently on the BBC, has inspired a new trend dubbed the 'Poldark Effect'.  Rather than an increase in...