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A prominent lettings agent is calling for an end to what he calls the “archaic” system under which some tenants end...

Average UK private rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024 according to the Office for National Statistics. This...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

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

Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants...

New research shows that agency leads generated by Facebook ads are much more effective than previously thought - but most agents...

Data released today from Foxtons has found that the number of new instructions in January 2024 was 25 per cent higher...

Another index has suggested a small monthly increase in house prices in England and Wales - even though the annual rate...

Rents have risen seven per cent in the past year while voids have lengthened in the past month - although remain...

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

Over a third of ARLA Propertymark members reported in December that rental prices have increased, according to their latest Housing Insight...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

Savills says prime rental growth across London and the country has stalled for the first time in almost three years. In prime...

Reposit is the latest deposit alternative service to announce strategic partnerships with agencies - the latest signings are Symonds & Sampson,...

The UK government has taken an equity stake in the rental investment platform Shojin through the conversion of a pandemic-era loan...

Figures released by HMRC show that the Treasury raked in £5.7 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the nine months from...

Foxtons’ internal lettings data shows that the 2024 lettings market in the capital is likely to be more balanced than in...

Qualifications for property managers in the social housing sector should be extended to the private rental sector too. That’s the view of...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

There are more rental properties for tenants to choose from than any other time since Covid, according to London estate agency...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £600m over the last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by the country’s largest...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

Knight Frank has revised its housing market forecasts for 2024, just two weeks into the new year. It’s done this on the...

A leading lettings agency says 2023 was a record-breaking year for rental growth.   The average rent on a newly let property in...

The latest rental index from Goodlord shows average rents in England rose nearly nine per cent higher across 2023. In 2022, rents...

A series of lenders have slashed their buy to let mortgage rates in a bid to win business. These include: - LendInvest Mortgages...

Owner occupiers have been competing with landlords in the battle to purchase smaller properties, new figures show. Smaller properties are often preferred...

The chief executive of Propertymark says seasonal trends are returning to the housing market after several ‘unusual’ years. Nathan Emerson says: “In...

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...

The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on no fault evictions and banks repossessing people’s homes...

Dealing in OnTheMarket shares will cease at 7.30am on December 12 following yesterday evening’s announcement that the CoStar takeover had won...

A surprising one in seven lettings agents is now reporting a fall in rents rather than a rise. Although far more agents...

Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...

Pattinson estate agency in the north east of England has snapped up Ryedales Estate Agents, an independent in Northumberland. Ryedales owners Geoff...

Attention estate agents: if you're looking for a bumper Christmas bonus, then maintaining your marketing spend throughout December might just be...

Propertymark has told politicians that an additional homes tax will not succeed in increasing housing supply. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and...

The Department for Work and Pensions will recommence the Private Rented Sector Universal Credit Engagement Group next month, following a concerted...

Propertymark has called on the government to retain the option of fixed-term tenancies in the private rental sector where it is...

One of the first forecasts for the rental market for 2024 suggests that strong growth will continue. Property consultancy JLL says that...

Foxtons has snapped up London lettings agency Ludlow Thompson for £10m. Ludlow Thompson, founded 30 years ago, has seven branches in London, generating...

A limited number of tickets are still available for this year’s Propertymark Qualifications Awards.  Olympian Roger Black MBE will appear at the...

It may still be 16 months until the furthest date for the next General Election but with party conference season in...

There is under a fortnight remaining for agents to nominate for Propertymark Qualifications annual awards, to be held at the London...

The Bank of England has revealed its latest decision on base rate - which in turn has a strong influence on...

A legal advice service for landlords and their agents says it’s identified several areas with particularly lengthy delays in finding court...

The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...

The apparent rise and rise of Belvoir Group is down to its resilient business model and the entrepreneurs who run its...

Parliament resumes today following its summer recess but there is still a lack of detail on aspects of the Renters Reform...

Belvoir has snapped up a regional mortgage provider for £1m. It’s acquired MAB (South West) Ltd and follows the earlier acquisition of...

More than 20,000 UK estate agency branches have registered with HMRC for money laundering supervision – but thousands have yet to...

Research from a property developer suggests that the government needs to deliver an average of 67,500 new homes a quarter by...

A landlord who is also the owner of a High Street lettings agency has been fined £17,293 for breaching housing licence...

The results of the latest RICS UK Residential Survey, out today, point to a renewed worry about the housing market. The survey...

My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...

A prominent lettings and sales agency says there’s been a dramatic 54 per cent slump in sales this year.  Research from Barrows...

London letting agents and landlords have so far been hit with more than £900,000 in fines in the first half of...

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

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

A fraudster lettings agent must repay £122,922.68 to her old firm within three months - or face yet more time in...

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

The results of a new survey show widespread ignorance about how interest rates work and about how the Bank of England’s...

General insurance platform provider Paymentshield has launched a rolling subscription model for tenants’ contents insurance. Now tenants pay for their contents cover...

Agents are being urged to sign a new petition has been launched on the UK Parliament website to reverse the move...

Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants registering per member branch rose slightly to 118 in April.  This figure is up...

Airbnb is offering a £50 travel voucher to any Liverpool household hosting their first Airbnb guest in a private room in...

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

The number of new prospective tenants registering at each branch of a Propertymark-member lettings agency held steady at 106 in March,...

It already looks like 2023 is on track to see licensing fines for agents and landlords reaching nearly double the 2022...

The number of new prospective tenants registering per Propertymark member branch held at 91 in February - very close to last...

Numbers of possessions have soared in Scotland since the introduction of a rent cap and eviction ban according to DJ Alexander,...

The head of a property management company has been fined £25,800 after serious safety issues were discovered at a shared house...

Location, Location, Location star Phil Spencer says it’s time for agents to go for the ‘hard sell’ on Buy To Let,...

The head of a property investment firm has been disqualified from being a director for 12 years following the discovery that...

There’s been a big rise in the number of complaints about agents lodged with the Property Redress Scheme, which says it’s...

A combination of regular inspections and pro-active installation of ventilation can help to reduce the risk of dangerous damp and mould...

There were 108 new applicants registered per Propertymark member lettings agency branch on average in January, compared to just 64 in...

A former lettings manager has pleaded guilty to defrauding her agency employers for almost five years - but there’s uncertainty over...

Agents are confused over so-called digital identity verification - and some suppliers may be trying to dupe agents. That’s the claim from...

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

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord shows a mixed market with rents holding steady but voids increasing in certain regions. The cost...

Agents’ body Propertymark wants more government action to boost housing supply - and it wants the views of the industry on...

Agency launches dedicated lettings team for rejuvenated London area Savills has launched a dedicated residential lettings office in an area of prime...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside London have risen to another new record of £1,172 per calendar month says Rightmove. This...

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

Private rents rose by 4.2 per cent in the year to December according to official government figures released this week -...

Tenant demand in the past month has been the lowest since February 2021 and suggests that the pace of demand growth...

New figures from London-focussed agency Foxtons show that rents climbed steadily throughout 2022, finishing 20 per cent higher than in 2021.  High...

The average rent on a newly let home in Britain is £1,216 pcm in December, 7.7 per cent up on a...

The private rented sector is enjoying record demand. According to Hometrack, rental enquiries per estate agency branch were 46% higher in...

New data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals that rents reached an all-time high in Q4 2022, with the average UK room...

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

The average rent in the UK is now £1,174 pcm, down 0.1 per cent from December after seeing the first month-on-month...

The rental market remained relatively steady in recent weeks, according to the latest index from PropTech firm Goodlord. Void periods have remained...

A lettings agent has been banned from holding office in a company for 11 years for abusing Covid loans - but...

New figures released after Christmas by Knight Frank show that the number of new prospective tenants is 26.7 per cent above...

Rightmove forecasts average asking prices will drop two per cent in 2023 - meaning they will remain higher than after the...

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax - the Scottish equivalent of stamp duty - has risen to six per cent for all...

A London borough has been identified as having 42 per cent rental inflation in the past year. Lambeth in the south of...

The Bank of England has increased base rate by 0.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent. This is the ninth consecutive base...