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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...

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

Average rent arrears claims climbed to £1,816 in the first quarter of this year. That’s a rise of 27% from £1,435 in...

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

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

Propertymark is joining a growing chorus demanding an annual uprate of working age benefits and Local Housing Allowance. LHA rates have been...

Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to resolve the country’s ongoing housing emergency. The news comes as Scottish Labour MSP Mark Griffin...

Caerphilly council in Wales has bought privately owned properties to provide housing for families who would otherwise find themselves in temporary...

Data released from Reposit, a deposit alternative service, reveals what it calls “a concerning surge in rent arrears” during the final...

Propertymark has again urged the UK government to continue with its target of building 300,000 new homes in England a year...

A lettings industry supplier claims one in nine renters use foodbanks. A survey of tenants, commissioned by Zero Deposit, found that just...

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

VISTA, a tenant referencing service first announced back in November, launches today. Insurance and referencing service HomeLet says the product will “provide...

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

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...

David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...

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

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 In...

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

A Labour-run London council is consulting on a new licensing scheme for private rented property.  If it goes ahead it will be...

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

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...

A business consortium is calling for bold measures to encourage landlords and owner occupiers to retrofit their homes, with the introduction...

In September last year, flatfair, a deposit alternative provider, released their latest rental solution called flatfair Deposits, to the lettings market....

Young couples are delaying marriage and starting families until they get out of the rental sector, research by Yorkshire Building Society...

Airbnb has taken the unusual step of buying space on an influential Labour Party website, just ahead of the party’s conference. Amanda...

Some prospective buy to let landlords may be about to use their equity to snap up investment properties at discounted rates,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Parsons, Head of Partnership Development What is flatfair and what...

More people are struggling to pay their rent according to a new government survey. The study, by the Office for National Statistics,...

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

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

An MP says owner occupiers are “scared, unable to sleep at night, worried about their safety and even concerned about whether...

There’s a blunt warning to renters this morning from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution...

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

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

OnTheMarket says the frantic lettings market of the past year or more is bad news for agents. In a trading statement to...

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

The rental market is set to benefit from a surge in potential buyers putting their purchase plans on hold. Data from NerdWallet...

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

A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...

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

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

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 -...

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

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...

Average room rents rose by 10 per cent or more in every UK region, every London region and almost every major...

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...

Annual staff turnover in the property industry is nearing 30 per cent according to a survey by online agency Nested.  The most...

Prime London rents picked up again over the first three months of this year, says Savills. Rental prices are up 1.4 per...

Labour’s much-publicised pledge to freeze council tax for the next year excludes empty buy to let properties and second homes it...

Trade bodies have been trying to shore up investor confidence after the latest house price index, by the Nationwide, showing another...

Airbnb says any new rules for short lets in Wales should protect hosts and the benefits they bring to the tourism...

A survey of 2,000 tenants in England and Wales shows that some 23 per cent claim to be struggling to pay...

A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...

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

An agency is giving every one of its 600 full time employees a £750 one-off payment to help with the cost...

The Local Government Association, which comprises 331 of the 333 councils in England and all 22 Welsh unitary councils, is calling on...

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

RMT rail union leader Mick Lynch and Labour leaders including Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan are leading a call for an...

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

A property firm is claiming that nearly half of the UK’s younger generation of renters stay up at night worrying about...

A national campaign warning about the dangers of damp and mould could help save lives, a property industry insider says. A recent...

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

The political party propping up the Scottish Government says higher taxes on buy to lets will help the housing market be...

Propertymark has told a UK government to stop ignore the damaging effect of its policies on the private rental sector. An outspoken...

The average house price in Wales reached a new peak of £249,076 at the end of 2022 but cost of living...

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

An influential housing body has criticised the Green and SNP politicians behind the Scottish Government’s rent cap, which has been renewed...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has personally written to  a leading politician about a tax threat to the rental sector.  Emerson has...

A survey of letting agents suggests arrears will rise this year, and yet more landlords will quit the private rental sector. The...

The controversial ban on private rental sector rent rises and evictions is to continue in Scotland for another six months at...

Airbnb has come out in favour of a short lets registration scheme across the UK - similar to the one promised...

The government is, as expected, scaling back support for businesses with energy bills from April. Under the new and less expensive scheme,...

Agents have spent the weekend insisting that the latest house price fall is not indicative of a crash - and may...

A campaign group has protested outside letting agencies in Bristol, protesting against what they describe as “bidding wars” between rival tenants. The...

A new survey of over 8,000 commercial estate agents indicates a challenging 2023 - suggesting a possible alternative investment option for...

A prominent businessman has told the Scottish media that the country’s rent freeze policy has led to two major housing schemes...

A new survey by HomeLet and Dataloft shows that of 12,000 tenants questioned, over three quarters are worried about the cost...

An end-of-year assessment by Zoopla suggests the price of flats across the UK have underperformed the rest of the market and...

It’s been announced that a deadline for existing hosts on AirBnb and other short let platforms to register with the Scottish...

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

The Halifax has released a snapshot of the housing market as the year ends - with the cost of living crisis...

A prominent letting agent has written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt on government attacks...

Data from the mortgage lenders’ trade body UK Finance shows the wisdom of agents having a lettings division. The body says: “We...

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being asked to take urgent action over housing conditions across social and private rental sectors.  Following the...

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

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association has named a new chief executive.  Andy Fenner will support STAA chairperson Merilee Karr and director...

Activists say they are planning protests outside lettings agency offices this weekend. Activists in the London Renters Union and Greater Manchester Tenants...

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

The downbeat results of a survey by a finance company suggest that half of tenants are worried that they will be...

A new survey from Aviva has revealed that over a million people may rule themselves out of the first-time buyer market,...

Lettings income for LSL Property Services increased two per cent in the past year - at just the time the company...