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A leading property industry figure says Airbnb is attempting to persuade traditional buy to let landlords into going down the short-let...

There’s still life in the buy to let market despite the regulatory and financial changes in recent years according to a...

The property management platform Apropos, scheduled to launch early next year, says it’s signed up 25 business partners ahead of schedule. The...

Labour’s controversial proposal to oblige landlords to sell their buy to let properties to tenants who wished to purchase them, unveiled...

A leading agent has repeated his controversial belief that the proposed scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers should be seen as...

Landlords must look at their finances as a range of tax changes continue to 'hit home', according to Apropos. The property management...

A group of landlords in the North East are the latest to criticise Labour's plans to introduce a Right to Buy...

The rental sector needs to prepare for the demographic challenge of an increasingly older population, says the head of a high...

We are at the beginning of the end for let only tenancies which have effectively been subsidised in the past by...

There’s been a fierce outcry from Conservative MPs and the lettings industry in response to Labour’s threat to give private rental...

One of the country’s leading property management experts says buy to let is here to stay - but only if individual...

A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed...

Manchester is becoming a buy to let investment hotspot according to the boss of a leading property management firm.  David Alexander of...

A property management chief is arguing that rent controls would restrict mortgage loans to buy to let investors and drive existing...

A lettings agency chief in Scotland says the upcoming ban on agents levying fees on tenants - to be introduced in...

A rental market expert is urging landlords to be cautious when considering to use short-term lets websites such as Airbnb to...

The head of a major property management firm says the controversial proposal to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is...

Buy to let investors are facing a double whammy as stagnating rents and reduced tax relief are hitting profitability. A study from...

Almost the entire lettings industry has viewed the upcoming ban on tenants fees levied by agents in England and Wales as...

Rents have risen over the past year but at a very low level according to new property consultancy Apropos.  Across Britain as...

A leading letting agent argues that the UK housing market is not prepared to deal with a growing number of lifetime...

One of the country’s largest independent property management firms says it’s seeing a clear shift within the rental sector from traditional...

A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...

The managing director of one of the most prominent letting agencies in Edinburgh and Glasgow - where agents’ fees on tenants...

People coming to work in Scotland from overseas are making up an increasing proportion of private sector tenants according to a...

David Alexander, managing director of the letting agency DJ Alexander, has come across some unusual requests in over 30 years doing business...

A Scottish agent has warned that government proposals to restrict landlord repossessions could negatively impact accommodation costs at the Edinburgh Festival. David...