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The Building Engineering Services Association has welcomed the new government’s commitment to reinforce the rules that require landlords and their agents...

The boss of a rental flatshare agency claims tenants are sacrificing summer holidays because of high rents. Matt Hutchinson, director of the...

A new lettings market index has been launched by the Skipton Group, parent company of Connells, the country’s largest lettings and...

A prominent lettings agent says banning agents and landlords conducting bidding wars for a rental property is not addressing the real...

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...

The Housing Secretary in the Welsh Government, Julie James, was one of several ministers to quit in yesterday's dramatic day of...

The trade union UNISON has partnered with activist group Generation Rent to demand root-and-branch reform of the private rental sector. Four key...

Labour MP Matthew Pennycook has been named as the principal housing minister in the new government. He was shadow housing minister when...

The incoming Labour government has a social mandate to support the next generation of homeowners in the UK, says financial PropTech...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

Some 8,000 people were forced to sleep rough for the first time in London last year, an increase of 25% on...

The embattled short let and holiday let industry has hit out at what it calls the “rampant hypocrisy” of councils when...

An interview with a figure from one of the many deposit alternative services reveals a significant rise in interest in this...

The decision of property developer Berkeley Group to enter the private rental sector is bad news for tenants, it’s claimed. Berkeley plans...

The next Government should create a separate Ministry of Housing and encourage MPs of all parties to work together to solve...

Inflation back on target and following speculation about a summer interest rate cut have prompted Propertymark to insist that the Bank...

Deposit alternative supplier flatfair says it’s seen a 30% year-on-year increase in No Deposit tenancies. It also claims 14% more landlords are...

The number of tenancies ending in a claim for more than five weeks’ rent has risen to 17%, a deposit alternative...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

The latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is raising a red flag over what it calls...

Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...

London’s rental market has weakened in recent months according to the fledgling online service Hello Neighbour. Rents are 1% down compared to...

In an unusually outspoken intervention into the election campaign, Rightmove has criticised the absence of debate over housing. The issue has not...

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

The failure of Labour and Conservatives to agree that the Renters Reform Bill should become law by July 4 has been...

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

Around half of letting agents and landlords say they are unsure about how they will vote in the General Election. A joint...

A low profile family company called the Griffin Property Company has acquired Emoov, the online agency which was a pioneering name...

An Office of National Statistics survey shows that the top three issues facing the UK are still the cost-of-living crisis (89%),...

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

A coalition of higher education and student housing organisations have called on the government to make further changes to the Renters...

A trade body representing Build To Rent operators claims that the sector “already accommodates the Bill’s proposals” in terms of tenants’...

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

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

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...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

Labour must build “a new generation of New Towns” if it gets into government, according to a parliamentary candidate linked to...

A deposit alternative company is calling on agents to help tenants save an average of £1,000 on up-front costs. Flatfair chief executive...

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to the proposed changes to the Renters Reform Bill being advocated...

A fledgling trade body has introduced what it calls “principles for a new Build to Rent Code of Practice that will...

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

England’s county councils want the next government to set out a long-term plan for housing, as a new report claims there’s...

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

An umbrella group called London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep money...

New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...

A figure in one of the country’s highest profile lettings companies has hit out at a government proposal to penalise the...

Nationwide has taken the unusual step of using its buy to let lending arm - The Mortgage Works - to make...

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...

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

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

The trade body representing short lets providers and support companies has reacted angrily to government proposals for a radical shake up. Housing...

A council that is buying private properties in second home hotspots to let to local people has struck a new agreement...

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

While most agents remain relatively tight lipped about party politics, the chief executive of Purplebricks has said the Tories should take...

A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...

Stamp duty receipts dipped four per cent to £2.4 billion in Q3 of last year - no less than 25 per...

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

A managing partner at a letting agency has given an insight into the unique forces which he says is “strangling” the...

New research shows there are 36,210 long-term vacant homes across London - that’s around one in every 100 properties. The borough in...

Propertymark has stepped into the row over a bank chief’s comments on first time buyers. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, responded...

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

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

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

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...

Savills is warning that despite strong income growth, rising rents are stretching the finances of those in the private rental sector.  Savills...

Last week’s Autumn Statement - which fell short of expectations in terms of help for the private rental sector - is...

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

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

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 growing optimism that tomorrow’s Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting will see base rate held for another month -...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

A council has launched its own social lettings agency to work with private sector landlords in tackling the record numbers living...

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

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

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

Landlords in the UK are paying 40 per cent more mortgage interest than in August 2022, forcing more of them to...

Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...

Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...

Propertymark has responded to an HM Treasury consultation on anti-money laundering processes - and in doing so it’s slammed “heavy handed...

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

It’s getting worse - the supply-demand mismatch in the rental sector is now “drastic” says Propertymark. The number of new prospective tenants...

The UK’s housing market is increasingly driven by older, affluent home owners with younger generations squeezed out.  That’s the view of data...

New data from flatshare site SpareRoom has revealed just under three quarters of renters are either actively looking or considering moving...

A lettings agent who describes himself as “a responsible and ethical property professional” has met with a Liberal Democrat MP to...

The classified ad website Gumtree is issuing an alert about what it claims is the growing threat of rental fraud. It says...

New figures suggest soaring numbers of tenants are at risk from criminals taking advantage of the tough rental market. Scammers place fake...

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...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the government to allow him to levy effectively uncapped council tax bills on...

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...

Buy to let mortgages have seen the largest interest rate increase of any mortgage category according to new research. Barrows and Forrester...