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Savills says an increase in the number of new builds bought for buy to let and other property investment will help...

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

Letting agents using rent protection and legal expenses insurance via Goodlord will have their rent protected until vacant possession, with no cap...

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...

More and more people are committing tenancy fraud and it’s having a massive impact on the industryAs a lettings agency, you...

Not-for-profit accreditation scheme safeagent wants the government to help tenants clear Covid-related arrears through an overhaul of Discretionary Housing Payments. Enhancing these...

Councils across Scotland have been given £10m to provide grants to tenants who have Covid-related arrears and risk eviction. The grants will...

The House of Commons Library, an independent body not controlled by government, has published a detailed history of the many measures...

The letting agents’ trade body has issued a warning to landlords that short lets may provide quick profits - but they...

An industry poll has revealed that tech is now so important in our lives that a fifth of UK tenants say...

It’s been announced that UK Sotheby’s International Realty has secured tenants for 20 apartments in record time at Embassy Gardens, a...

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

An estate and lettings agent has analysed how the level of rental arrears has grown between each wave of the pandemic. The...

The Welsh Government has revealed that it hasn’t had time to evaluate its tenant fee ban due to the pandemic. Tenant fees...

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

The latest research by lettings agency Benham and Reeves has analysed how the pandemic has affected the UK rental market when...

As a letting agent in the UK, you might think what happens in China has no bearing on your work here....

The property industry has broadly welcomed Michael's Gove appointment as Housing Secretary after he replaced Robert Jenrick yesterday afternoon. “We welcome today’s...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

Propertymark has called for a return of mortgage interest relief and a review of landlord taxes to boost the rental sector. The...

The government has set in motion a Parliamentary procedure meaning the notice periods for evictions in England return to normal from...

There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...

Reluctance to move during the pandemic is thought to be a key reason for a sharp drop in tenancy disputes between...

Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities is extending the regulations for the period of notice a landlord must give a tenant before...

A lettings agent has taken the unorthodox approach of advising tenants to take their landlords to court in a bid to...

Virtual Right To Rent checks by agents, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...

Propertymark is alerting agents to ever-more sophisticated fraudulent documents being used in the private rental sector. The organisation recently requested agents to...

The deal to introduce rent controls in Scotland - the result of a deal between two parties in the Scottish Parliament...

As the summer begins to draw to a close and the letting market regains its stride, attention is turning to the...

Recovery in the UK is being channeled towards regional cities, says a leading investment expert.  Martha Peyton, managing director and head of...

Demand for private rental housing is now at a five year high according to the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heidi Shackell, CEO of The Lettings Hub. How has your...

A housing market analyst is warning of "one heck of a dark cloud on the horizon for the lettings market” as...

Research carried out on behalf of Paragon Bank has highlighted each landlord has an average of 1.3 tenants with rent arrears...

The majority of short lets operators in a sector trade body say they will maintain Covid-safe protocols for the foreseeable future,...

Upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures make the case for increased automation of the process to save agents from additional...

There’s a warning today that office-to-resi conversions - popular with landlords in recent years - are at an increased risk of...

Last month says the largest rental demand in the last three years across London according to Foxtons.  The agency says the gradual...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

A new report calls for large scale reform of the private rental sector, including a national landlord register and changes to...

An agency has marked its 30th anniversary by sealing a brace of acquisitions. The deals see Thornley Groves, the Lomond Group agency...

The latest version of the government’s guidance to agents over how to operate during the continuing pandemic suggests that virtual viewings...

There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...

A new £10m scheme to help renters with Covid-related arrears has been launched in Wales.  Called the Tenancy Hardship Grant, and introduced...

Agents say not enough is being done to help tenants with Covid-related problems - and that’s despite the issue repeatedly being...

A prominent member of the House of Lords and a rental activist are calling for an immediate suspension of all Section...

London’s short lets sector has bounced back from the Covid shutdowns and is now stronger than hotels and serviced apartments. That's the result...

Rapidly rising rents may trigger a new wave of investment buyers in London, helping to resuscitate the capital’s sales market in...

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...

As we slowly ease out of lockdown and back to something closer to normality, some legacies of the pandemic will be...

The average UK rent now stands at a record £1,007 per calendar month - the highest ever, according to HomeLet. It’s up...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a controversial scheme allocating £10m of taxpayers’ money to assist tenants with Covid-related arrears. The Tenancy Hardship Grant...

A new £10m grant will be introduced in part of the UK to help private rented tenants struggling to pay rent...

Rents have climbed up to 68 per cent across England since the financial crash in 2008. Research by Ascend Property shows that...

A proposal for one of the country’s largest ever private rental sector licensing schemes has gone out to consultation. Manchester’s Labour council...

Tomorrow sees the start of a three-day debate over the extension of the eviction ban in Scotland - and Propertymark appears...

The government has extended the ‘special arrangements’ for Right To Rent checks - these will now be in force until September...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy has accused the government of hypocrisy over its diverging approach to evictions for commercial and residential tenants. On Wednesday...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

Propertymark has joined forces with the likes of Generation Rent and Shelter to step up the campaign for the provision of...

A property investment platform has taken the unusual approach of accusing the government of driving up homelessness through its policy of...

ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a call for HMRC to extend the time limit for the payment of Capital...

A poll of over 1,300 renters by a flat share platform suggests that over half have been deterred from moving in...

A survey of property professionals and IT experts across a range of industries has revealed that better remote working technology is...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That's very retro - I have not had one of...

As we all know, there is an increasing number of PropTech solutions aiming to service the property and lettings industry, with...

Helping those in the private rental sector understand the latest changes to regulations due to Covid-19 is one of the aims...

A branch of The Property Franchise Group’s Martin & Co brand is stopping potential tenants from booking a physical tour of...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is now finally at an end and from today there is a change to the notice...

A global ban on parties in Airbnb properties, started back in August last year, has been extended until the end of...

The president of the Law Society of England and Wales says tenants facing eviction as a result of the ban being...

There are just two weeks left for letting agents to register with HM Revenue & Customs if they want to be...

A study by a trade group representing the short lets sector says it’s confident of recovering to 2019 levels of business...

Now is the ideal time for agents to consider their PropTech needs, as lockdown restrictions ease significantly and firms draw up...

A 133-unit co-living rental scheme is to be built in the Devon city of Exeter. The scheme will place an emphasis on community living...

Coming out of Covid and realising that relaxed procedures will be tightened up once again, will present challenges to letting agents...

Propertymark has produced new guidance for letting agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid restrictions. It says:...

A former employee at the Staines-upon-Thames office of lettings agency Martin & Co has returned – as the branch’s new owner. Doreen...

A compliance specialist is reminding the industry that the deadline by which letting agents must register with HMRC if they are...

Rental guarantor service Housing Hand claims there’s been a rise in the number of universities enquiring about white label deals, as...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

The head of the tenants’ campaign group Generation Rent has condemned the government as “reckless” for ending the eviction ban on May...

The city centre rental market, considered to be one of the industry’s losers during the worst of the pandemic, is beginning...

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions.  Whilst some notice...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

One of the country’s largest lettings operations has outlined the challenges it faced during the Coronavirus crisis. LSL Property Services’ latest trading statement...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says agents should continue to help landlords and tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. Although the vaccine...

Letting agents are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March...

Flatshare website SpareRoom says over a fifth of 18 to 24 years olds have moved back in with their parents to...

A survey by a comparison website suggests landlords are evenly split about how they find letting agents. Some 28 per cent favour physically searching...

One of the industry’s leading experts wants letting agents to engage with tenants and landlords over Covid-related arrears, agree to mediation,...

Franchise giants Belvoir has revealed strong figures in a trading statement to shareholders - but it’s warning that 2021 remains shrouded...

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...

With Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirming the next phase of the roadmap out of lockdown, a PropTech firm has reflected on...

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

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

Targeting the specialist student rental market can be rewarding for letting agents and landlords if they take the right approach. The current...

A House of Lords committee is urging the government to find alternatives to court possession cases in a bid to deal...

The government has revised its official guidance for the private rental sector and local authorities in the light of imminently-changing Coronavirus advice. The...

The pandemic has had a major impact on the student rental market with landlords suffering significant losses of income. A new analysis...

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...

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

Many months on from its call for evidence, an influential committee of MPs has still to report on whether it considers...

Acorn, a prominent campaign group targeting letting agency offices for protests, says the latest eviction ban extension doesn't go far enough. While...

Foxtons has made no bones about how it sees future growth - it wants to acquire lettings books from other agencies. “There...

Over the last year, the majority of the UK workforce will have spent some time working from home as a result...

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

An agency in the north of England has outlined how it proposes to take investors to what it calls “multiple viewings”...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector.  “Extending...

A London agency says the lettings sector in the capital appears to be reacting positively to the government's roadmap out of...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

A PropTech supplier says rental market activity remains relatively robust through this third lockdown, with a 25 per cent drop in...

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...

Rightmove is reporting a big rise in the proportion of properties listed with video content. It says rental listings with either a...

Some 60 per cent of multi-property landlords have expanded their portfolio since the introduction of the Stamp Duty Holiday last summer...

An online petition which appears to inaccurately say private tenants can still be evicted “for no reason” has won 30,000 signatures...

A new agency is opening in the Home Counties and claims to offer vendors and landlords “a fresh, modern and energetic...

A prominent industry figure is warning Chancellor Rishi Sunak not to use property taxes to bail out the government over the costs...

A PropTech firm says agencies adopting livestream viewing could win more instructions and save thousands of pounds, all the while abiding...

A think tank says large scale intervention in the rental market via loans to tenants is the only way of addressing...

Labour says the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions doesn’t go far enough to help tenants. The extension to the...

A 24 month community order and 200 hours of unpaid work are the price being paid for an unlawful eviction.  Buy to...

Foxtons says it staged 300,000 virtual viewings last year as the pandemic’s lockdowns and temporary market closure severely restricted physical viewings. Chief operating...

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and shifting tenant requirements are reinforcing the need for good broadband in the rental market...

Another council wants an extension to the existing ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, which is scheduled to end on February 22.  Yesterday our...

The fall out from Coronavirus is forcing the rental market into a once in a lifetime change as tenants reassess priorities. This...

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a list of 10 demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s long-awaited Budget on March 3, with a financial...

Build To Rent completions are estimated to double by 2025, a property company forecasts. Between 2017 and 2018, the number of new...

An enterprising mother and daughter are bouncing back from being made redundant due to Covid-19 by setting up their own lettings...

New research suggests even those renters who want to be owner occupiers are likely to remain in the lettings sector in the...

Members of a short lets group are offering free or discounted accommodation to NHS and other frontline workers during this current...

A trading announcement by Belvoir reveals the company has seen another year of significant growth - its 24th on the trot. The...

Another major agency operating in central London confirms that the fall-out from the pandemic continues to produce a glut of units...

A prominent agent says a huge over-supply of available rental property is now flooding the central London market, just as demand...

A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic...

Earlier this week ARLA branded local councils pursuing private rental licensing during the pandemic as “socially irresponsible” - but one of...

Data from PropTech platform SpareRoom suggests that London’s typical room rent has dropped further, this time in response to the new...

ARLA Propertymark has hit out at a growing number of local councils introducing licensing schemes, calling it “socially irresponsible” to do...

Two Labour MPs have made extensive claims about the number of evictions from the private rental sector likely to happen if...

The long-awaited Renters' Reform Bill, promised 14 months ago, is likely to be introduced to the House of Commons “very soon.” The...

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...

There’s been a small change to the Coronavirus regulations as they apply to the maintenance and upkeep of properties in Scotland. First...

A leading market commentator and PropTech chief says the extension of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban was predictable, but presents agents with...

Franchise giant Belvoir has issued a statement to shareholders emphasising the success of its financial services wing. The Belvoir Group established its...

Unite Students, one of the UK's leading student accommodation providers, is giving tenants a rent reduction. Students will be able to apply...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

Activists from a range of pressure groups have reacted angrily to what they call a half-baked eviction ban announced by the...

While the Westminster government has extended its version of the eviction ban in England until February 21, a longer ban -...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

A trade body wants the government to ensure its latest lockdown grants cover short lets businesses. The UK Short Term Accommodation Association...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players, Legal & General, says it’s started work on 6,000 residential units in...

It is “extremely likely” there will be an extension to the current ban on bailiffs conducting evictions even after court orders...

Labour housing spokesperson Thangam Debbonaire has released details of a letter seeking further clarity and commitments on the rental sector eviction...

Letting agents and the rental market in England are still in business even during the national lockdown already in force. The government’s...

A family-run lettings and sales agency has launched an employee of the year award in memory of a late colleague.   The...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has outlined what he sees as the main challenges for the rental sector for 2021. In...

London agency Chestertons is warning that it’s going to be “another difficult year for the lettings market” in 2021. It says that...

Many agents will be closed on New Year’s Day - the last Bank Holiday for some months and at the start...

Fast-growing letting specialists Linley & Simpson has added over 600 homes to its portfolio after another major acquisition. It’s acquired the lettings and management division...

Higher levels of supply and weaker demand have dominated prime London lettings markets this month says Knight Frank. This meant that average...

Airbnb has unveiled a set of restrictions which it is operating across the UK - and the rest of western Europe...

Weekend statements from the government and Housing Secretary have made it clear that the rental market remains open for business even...

One of the largest players in the Build To Rent sector, Legal & General, says it’s to have a second significant...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

Fast-growing regional agency Linley & Simpson has taken over the rental portfolios of two more independent firms. The deal has transferred 750...

London’s lettings market may never return to its pre-pandemic appearance according to a flat-sharing rental platform. SpareRoom says 49 per cent of...

If you think 2020 has been complicated, just wait until 2021: that’s the claim of a rental guarantor service which warns...

Two industry suppliers are asking agents to contribute to a survey assessing how the lettings sector has performed in 2020. Government-authorised deposit...

ARLA Propertymark wants the government to make the current business rates exemption for High Street branches permanent. The exemption, introduced in the spring...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

An extremely upbeat trading statement from Stock Market-quoted agency Belvoir suggests business has been ahead of even its pre-Coronavirus expectations in...

Rightmove is hosting a live webinar this morning to help agents protect and maintain mental health.  Agents will be able to watch live...

The last year was one which none of us will forget both personally and professionally. Every aspect of life has been...

A late-year surge in the number of Build To Rent applications has been forecast by a market commentator. Alex Blagden, senior researcher...

Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...

There’s widespread concern that a freeze on the Local Housing Allowance will worsen rental arrears. Although Chancellor Rishi Sunak failed to mention...

The private rental sector should embrace the idea of tenants with pets and not object to the prospect. That’s the view of...

There’s been a further tweak to the eviction controls introduced in England for the duration of the lockdown, lasting until December...

The Resolution Foundation has added its voice to that of many charities and other think tanks demanding more government support for...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a warning to government not to use Capital Gains Tax reform to further punish the private rental...

Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic.  Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...

The latest Build To Rent snapshot up to late summer shows the number of BTR homes in stages of planning across...

One of the country’s major lettings agency chiefs says there is a “massive” change in tenant priorities underway. Michael Cook, national lettings...

A top property law firm is questioning whether the government’s current eviction moratorium - effectively banning evictions until mid-January at the...

A large-scale survey of private tenants has attempted to uncover what renters feel about the sector and their individual properties in...

The main trade body representing lettings agents has described the government’s latest eviction ban as “a further blow” for the sector. At...

A property company that owns and manages premises occupied by a politician has returned some £10,000 in furlough money received under...

The government has formally announced a pause in evictions in England until January 11 at the earliest. The only exceptions to this...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

Inventory clerks can continue their regular work through the lockdown so long as they adhere to Cobid-safe protocols. That’s the message from...

A lockdown emergency webinar is to be held tomorrow to help letting agents get the regulatory and restriction lowdown on how...

Another market snapshot from HomeLet suggests that there was a 2.2 per cent average rent increase across the UK in the...

The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...

It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell by almost a fifth in the year to the end of September according...

The absence of traditional holiday and business users of short let accommodation has prompted a trade body to introduce a discount...

There’s no denying it, job hunting can be hard work – even more so at the moment, with all that’s going...

The long-running uncertainty over Brexit may lead to a glut of British expats returning home and renting rather than buying. That’s the...

2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to...

In a dramatic return to the agency world, the former chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is joining...

Opposition Labour councillors on a local authority says HMOs should only be let if each bedroom has an en suite bathroom.  The...

The new trade group representing short lets operators is asking the government to make sure the short lets sector is specifically...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

A new PropTech tool called Covid Profile tells lettings agents if tenants are self-isolating or in quarantine because of Coronavirus.  The cloud-based...

Countrywide’s latest trading statement covering the first half of 2020 shows it was hit more than most corporates by the market...

A survey by two PropTech firms wants to know how agents are coping with the pandemic. Fixflo and MRI Software have launched...

A leading PropTech figure says using text messages to remind tenants when rent is due and chase late payments is a...

The Guild of Property Professionals has set out what it thinks letting agents should be considering in the short, medium and...

A student accommodation search portal has speculated on how the sector could change in the long term as Coronavirus hits education. “Whilst...

Light has been shed at last on the long-running uncertainty about why some landlords choose to use lettings agents and some...

Rents continue to fall in Prime Central London according to agency Knight Frank. After September’s data is taken into account the annual...

Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how is the UK rental market coping with the fallout from...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

The huge disruption of the Coronavirus crisis to the UK's university education does not alter the sector’s long-term fundamentals, a specialist lettings...

New long-term targets for improving energy efficiency across the private rental sector simply are not realistic, the government has been warned. The...

The business model underpinning most lettings agencies is set to change fundamentally if there is the much-anticipated second wave of Coronavirus. That’s...

It appears that the Renters Reform Bill - a key measure in the 2019 Conservative General Election manifesto - has been...

A leading trade body has broadly welcomed the Winter Economy Plan outlined by Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday, but says this still...

A leading figure in the private rental sector says the lettings industry has been largely ignored once again by Chancellor Rishi...

Nearly half of prospective home buyers have delayed their plans because of the Coronavirus crisis, a mortgage company says. Research by Aldermore...

A prominent PropTech figure says agents have a key role in reducing evictions in the short term - and he suggests...

A police force is warning potential tenants to check before handing over money after scammers conned people into making rent pre-payments...

The private rental sector dedicated to student accommodation in London could see a 24 per cent drop in income in the...

A Liberal Democrat Baroness says she is to make a last-ditch bid in the House of Lords tomorrow to stop evictions...

A survey of 2,750 tenants by a prominent PropTech firm suggests a quarter are concerned about not being able to pay...

A definitive document has been published by the House of Commons library listing every eviction-related measure taken by UK governments during...

Labour’s housing spokeswoman has accused the government of wasting the last four weeks before the eviction ban ended by putting its...

The Citizens Advice charity claims that new figures suggest concern is building amongst renters about the possibility of losing their home.  It...

The lettings industry is today preparing for the current ban on repossessions to be lifted on Sunday with courts to hear...

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

Ahead of the evictions ban being lifted on Sunday, ARLA Propertymark has written to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick, setting out a...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has slammed London Mayor Sadiq Khan's call for a rent freeze in the capital. Yesterday, ahead...

The decline of the high street - which has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic - is forcing commercial investors to...

Overseas and domestic students have returned to the Central London lettings market 'in force' so far this month, according to Dexters. The...

Landlords operating in England are increasingly seeking evictions advice from their Scottish counterparts, according to property management firm Apropos. The platform says...

Lettings supplier Blinc UK has acquired a 50% stake in Pink Chilli, a new pre-tenancy software platform for letting agents. Pink Chilli...

Prospective tenants are increasingly searching for properties outside of commuter hubs and urban areas, according to Rightmove. Its analysis of over 60 million...

Campaigners against evictions during the Coronavirus crisis have launched a last-ditch call for the government to grant another extension to the current...

A survey of 350 lettings agents suggests the large majority feel positive about the rental market despite the challenges of new...

Data from Knight Frank suggests that average rental values in prime central London fell one per cent last month, taking the...

The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...

The first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...

With college and university terms about to start, and ever-more diligence required over Coronavirus, the Deposit Protection Service is offering an...

A Tory member has used the Conservative Home website to tell his party that it should introduce interest-free loans to help tenants...

Long-standing industry figure Robin Paterson has described how a company has re-shaped its service post-pandemic to offer high quality short lets...

Last month, we were all caught by the surprise news that the government was extending the temporary ban on evictions just...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging its members to write to their MPs over the provision of cash help...

A scheme providing interest-free loans to tenants with Covid-related arrears should be offered across the UK. That’s the view of David Alexander...

ARLA Propertymark is holding a webinar later this month to discuss the impact of Coronavirus on the private rental sector. It will...

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

The average rent across the UK is now £985 per calendar month, up some 2.1 per cent on four weeks ago...

Agents and landlords must now give tenants six months’ notice before they can evict, except in the most serious of cases,...

A rent guarantor service has rejected criticism of so-called Coronavirus break clauses in rental contracts. There’s been criticism in recent months of...

Reduce buy to let regulation or face a worsening housing crisis - that’s the message from a leading property lawyer.  Mary Rouse,...

Rents are higher for Londoners living near busy high streets - for the moment at least.  Research by rental platform Spotahome has...

In the latest twist in the long-running saga of the eviction ban, the government has revealed changes to notice periods. The changes...

A leading trade body has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that some landlords face receiving no rent for two years.  In a...

A deposit scheme has launched a new service designed to help tenants and landlords who have experienced issues with rent arrears as...

Student renters want break clauses automatically included in tenancy agreements to protect them financially in the event of a second wave of...

The latest survey of buy to let landlords suggests a relatively healthy private rental sector notwithstanding the challenges of the Coronavirus...

One of the leading figures in the lettings industry has described the government’s eviction ban U-turn as “devastating.” Paul Shamplina, founder of...

The government has made a last minute U-turn on the eviction ban - extending it for four weeks until September 20. Housing...

Belvoir is backing a call for a loans scheme in England - similar to one in Wales - to protect tenants...

A leading lettings sector trade body has set out reasons why the eviction ban should be lifted - which may help...

A new student accommodation property platform has been launched which aims to deliberately by-pass letting agents.  Housemates is for students, landlords and...

A leading PropTech figure says a political issue north of the border demonstrates the advantages of voluntary industry codes of practice over...

The largest survey yet conducted about rent payments during the pandemic shows the claims of pressure groups about widespread evictions are unfounded. Over...

The Welsh Government has launched a new Tenancy Saver Loans scheme to allow tenants to borrow to pay off arrears built up...

The lettings agency Portico is partnering with Goodlord to offer a new insurance policy to its landlords. Portico landlords can now benefit...

A senior lettings expert with almost four decades experience says evictions should not be considered during the virus crisis, irrespective of the...

One of the country’s biggest lettings agencies is reporting that both revenue and operating profit are “comfortably” up on 2019 levels...

The Citizens Advice charity is warning it has seen a huge surge in private renters worried about arrears.  And it says many...

There’s a warning this morning that the consequences of the Coronavirus crisis mean that rents will fall at least five per...

A service called Landlord Advice UK is offering free no-obligation consultations with landlords dealing with evictions over the coming months. Under the...

The Generation Rent campaign group has made its second plea to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick in 24 hours - both on...

There’s likely to be a further surge of new tenancies in the weeks to come, challenging agents’ ability to cope with...

A new online self-screening bot helps agents and landlords manage viewers’ safety more easily, before any face-to-face meetings take place. That’s the...

Coaching and development organisation Agent Rainmaker is holding three day-long virtual events for agents “to rethink their business approach and focus...

The government has outlined new court procedures to address the expected backlog of cases when eviction proceedings resume on August 24. For...

The housing minister says the resumption of eviction possession court cases at the end of next month must be done in...

There’s a warning that buy to let investors will simply hold on to properties and not sell them if rumoured Capital...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, has told the government of “illegal evictions by letting agents” - without specifying the incidents he refers...

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has written an article strongly defending the private rental sector, agents and landlords. Baroness Altmann...

One of the capital’s largest lettings agencies says business is recovering well, although ironically rents are down 10% and increased activity...

A Bill which would have introduced a general cap on rent increases in the private rental sector has been abandoned by...

The National Residential Landlords Association has dismissed the latest claims by campaigning charity Shelter that landlords have not done enough to...

David Smith - a solicitor specialising in residential property, agency and regulatory law - today launches a book advising property professionals...