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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...

A property industry commentator wants buy to let mortgage rules to be relaxed so that frustrated sellers can let out their...

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...

John Lewis is pushing ahead with its commitment to build and manage rental homes as part of a drive which it...

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

A prominent property law consultancy wants Help To Buy, or similar schemes, to be resurrected.  Dutton Gregory Solicitors says that with the...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...

The Bank of England has announced its latest change in base rate, which is used by most lenders to determine interest...

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...

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

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

A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

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

Financial analysts are unanimously warning that Bank of England base rate will rise yet again tomorrow. If they are correct this will...

Renters are being offered a 100 per cent mortgage by the Skipton Building Society - the first time such a product...

The number of Build To Rent completions has fallen by 56 per cent in the past year, a decline being very...

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

The Guild of Property Professionals says PropTech may be the answer to the ongoing problem with client accounts. Since 2019 many banks...

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...

As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming...

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...

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...

A veteran Conservative is calling on his government to clamp down on HMOs and ensure there is better council regulation and...

Leaders Romans Group's Suburban Build To Rent team has been appointed to jointly manage and maintain over 100 Build to Rent...

Propertymark has renewed its call for Local Housing Allowance  - which has remained static since 2020 - to be increased. It says...

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

A charity is claiming that new powers to evict anti-social private tenants could lead to more homelessness, while those already living...

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