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An agency in the north of England has outlined how it proposes to take investors to what it calls “multiple viewings”...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the lettings industry’s most prominent suppliers says it’s dispelled five myths surrounding the employment of apprentices. The Letting Partnership insists apprentices...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS What...
04 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector. “Extending...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech supplier says rental market activity remains relatively robust through this third lockdown, with a 25 per cent drop in...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The number of new prospective tenants soared 27 per cent in the New Year according to figures released over the weekend...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Movinghub, the platform that showcases a range of home moving services, is now available on the Reapit Marketplace app. This new Marketplace...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Property data service Homesearch is to host digital conferences each month through the rest of the year. They’re to be held via...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A huge number of additional transactions completing in the next few weeks due to the stamp duty holiday provides estate agents...
16 February 2021
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The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors study suggests tenant demand has increased over the past quarter but at a slowing...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency is warning that fraudsters have copied property listings and put them on Facebook Marketplace, demanding deposits from the...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and shifting tenant requirements are reinforcing the need for good broadband in the rental market...
10 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Another council wants an extension to the existing ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, which is scheduled to end on February 22. Yesterday our...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The fall out from Coronavirus is forcing the rental market into a once in a lifetime change as tenants reassess priorities. This...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An online petition is voicing opposition to government calls for ever-improving EPCs in the private rental sector. Nottingham landlord Tricia Urquhart has started the...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove’s analysis of its own listings for January suggests demand in the rental market is 14 per cent up on a year...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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ARLA Propertymark has issued a list of 10 demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s long-awaited Budget on March 3, with a financial...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The 60-branch London focussed agency chain Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is the latest agency to invest in Zero Deposit. The firm joins Andrews,...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A new lettings market snapshot from Rightmove suggests that asking rents in some major city centres have seen annual falls up...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent agent says a huge over-supply of available rental property is now flooding the central London market, just as demand...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The lettings sector has softened over the past year as the demand for urban living with shorter commutes has been replaced...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The current need to work from home, and the prospect of continuing to do so in part after the pandemic, is changing...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of industry recruitment consultancy Property Personnel is calling on agencies to be more tolerant of the struggles working parents...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents have joined forces with other players in the rental industry to demand the government finally get a grip on...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Prime Minister has told MPs that the eviction ban effectively in place now but scheduled to expire on January 11...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour housing spokesperson Thangam Debbonaire has released details of a letter seeking further clarity and commitments on the rental sector eviction...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The next 12 months could be a surprisingly good year for the private rental sector despite some obvious challenges, according to...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

London agency Chestertons is warning that it’s going to be “another difficult year for the lettings market” in 2021. It says that...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Lettings agency Carter Jonas predicts the housing market - for both owner-occupiers and landlords - will become increasingly eco-focussed in 2021. It says...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A senior lettings agency figure says virtual viewings have transformed the rental sector. “The increased level of requests for virtual viewings has...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency has called in the police after a protest involving anti-agent activists demanding compensation for past tenants. The Eastern Daily...
24 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Higher levels of supply and weaker demand have dominated prime London lettings markets this month says Knight Frank. This meant that average...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

High end agency Savills says it’s raised over £270m in nine auctions this year, with an average sold price of over...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

There are growing calls for so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ to face the same controls that are exerted over the rest of the...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A new rental system allowing licensed lettings agents to offer landlords a year’s rent up-front has had hundreds of responses in...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has written to the government to voice fears that letting agents will not be able to comply with new...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Another local authority is considering a clampdown on the spread and condition of HMOs. Bath and North East Somerset Council, which is...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Activists are attempting to build rent strike momentum amongst students who rent property across the country. ‘Rent Strike” is a national network...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark wants the government to make the current business rates exemption for High Street branches permanent. The exemption, introduced in the spring...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A warning about illegal fees by letting agents has been produced by a local council Trading Standards team. It has come from...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank says it’s seeing tenants in the prime London niche reflecting the same trends as those in the wider property...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A property entrepreneur critical of the quality of traditional buy to let says the government should create a Minister for Renting...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The last year was one which none of us will forget both personally and professionally. Every aspect of life has been...
01 December 2020
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The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell for the second month in a row according to ARLA Propertymark. Its latest snapshot...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is one of seven trade and charity groups calling on the government to help bail out private renters with...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The private rental sector should embrace the idea of tenants with pets and not object to the prospect. That’s the view of...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has drawn up a league table of which boroughs in the capital have had their...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Resolution Foundation has added its voice to that of many charities and other think tanks demanding more government support for...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The gap between typical City rents and Country rents is closing according to an analysis of Countrywide properties by the company’s...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey claims millions of renter households have concerns about their ability to pay landlords this winter - and the charity...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s major lettings agency chiefs says there is a “massive” change in tenant priorities underway. Michael Cook, national lettings...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It appears the much-hyped exodus of people from London to the country doesn’t apply to the rental market. Despite rents falling in...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new report from the Nationwide and campaigning charity Shelter puts letting agents in the dock over the standards in the...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A prominent lettings agent and property management expert says the industry has been reluctant to recognise the increasing trend of consumers...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Labour has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding the return of the eviction ban - even though, to all intents...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A rebranded agency is now focussing on selling only tenanted buy to let properties in what it calls ‘second tier’ cities...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Another market snapshot from HomeLet suggests that there was a 2.2 per cent average rent increase across the UK in the...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A market snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord shows rents dropping a hefty nine per cent across the UK. This follows several...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell by almost a fifth in the year to the end of September according...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has posted what many consider to be disappointing lettings figures for the third quarter of the year. The company’s lettings-related revenue...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...
28 October 2020
From: Proptech & Innovation

The new trade group representing short lets operators is asking the government to make sure the short lets sector is specifically...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The team behind Glasgow’s first major city centre Build to Rent housing development has announced another multi-million-pound BTR project. Kelvin Properties, which...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
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Pressure appears to be building for more pet-friendly lettings properties with two Build To Rent operators promoting animal-friendly tenancies. BTR operator Fizzy Living...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

London Central Portfolio, an investment consultancy, says the capital’s prime central area is seeing a demographic change as younger British tenants...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

PropTech firm Goodlord is for the first time offering ‘bank-grade’ facial recognition to letting agents. As part of an update to its...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The fledgling trade association representing short lets companies wants public cash and other forms of aid to help the sector through winter. Merilee...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

An organisation that wants rent controls, the scrapping of Section 21 and what it calls “indefinite tenancies” claims to have 4,000...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A Czech-based PropTech firm called Flatio says it’s entering the UK market and aims to have at least 10,000 properties listed...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Asking rents outside London have hit a new high according to Rightmove’s latest market snapshot. The pressure comes from record demand from...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A student accommodation search portal has speculated on how the sector could change in the long term as Coronavirus hits education. “Whilst...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Rents continue to fall in Prime Central London according to agency Knight Frank. After September’s data is taken into account the annual...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how is the UK rental market coping with the fallout from...
08 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new PropTech tool called Lettings Intelligence is being launched this week with the claim that it is “revolutionising the way that lettings...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

It appears lettings agents may have escaped the recommended demands for referral fees to be made more transparent to customers. A statement...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A rental demand league table produced by a lettings management platform shows the winners and losers across the UK - and...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Activists from the controversial renters’ group Acorn have picketed the headquarters of a national rental firm in a dispute over a...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hamptons International has given a rental market forecast for 2021 - and it doesn’t make for happy reading. The agency says the rental...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...
24 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The private rental sector dedicated to student accommodation in London could see a 24 per cent drop in income in the...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Overseas and domestic students have returned to the Central London lettings market 'in force' so far this month, according to Dexters. The...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Data from Knight Frank suggests that average rental values in prime central London fell one per cent last month, taking the...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Build To Rent specialist operator Wise Living has announced a new scheme in Lincolnshire being built in partnership with developer Seagate...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Long-standing industry figure Robin Paterson has described how a company has re-shaped its service post-pandemic to offer high quality short lets...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the leading figures in the PropTech world is warning that letting agents must not be tempted into charging illegal...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A new report demands that online rental platforms and portals allowing direct advertising by clients do more to deter fake landlords...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The rental market is heading into the normally-quieter autumn period with strength but increasing void periods. Data from PropTech firm Goodlord, which...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The average rent across the UK is now £985 per calendar month, up some 2.1 per cent on four weeks ago...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...
01 September 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

A rent guarantor service has rejected criticism of so-called Coronavirus break clauses in rental contracts. There’s been criticism in recent months of...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA and the NRLA have teamed up with charities - some usually critical of letting agents and landlords - to lobby...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Rents are higher for Londoners living near busy high streets - for the moment at least. Research by rental platform Spotahome has...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There is little doubt that the coronavirus has changed the way we live and rapidly created a new normality as different...
28 August 2020
From: Sponsored Content

ARLA Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants continued to rise in July, hitting the highest number on record. The average...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Student renters want break clauses automatically included in tenancy agreements to protect them financially in the event of a second wave of...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent campaign group has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding answers to five questions regarding the eviction extension...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A specialist mortgage operator is warning letting agents and landlords to gear up for a winter of discontent as a result...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The Citizens Advice charity is calling for tenants with arrears directly created by the Coronavirus to be offered government grants to...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A league table has been drawn up to show which large cities in the UK have the highest demand for investment...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being warned they are likely to face a higher number of mandatory electrical checks as the sector expands...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A new student accommodation property platform has been launched which aims to deliberately by-pass letting agents. Housemates is for students, landlords and...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News

New research by lettings management platform Howsy shows which major London commuter hubs make the most attractive potential for buy to...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Uncertainty around the start of the academic year and pressure on corporate budgets means lettings activity has been lower than normal...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Research by a lettings agency suggests the pandemic has radically reshaped tenants’ demands. - and the process is still going on. Benham...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Strutt and Parker says the low level growth in the lettings market seen in prime central London in 2019 is being...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlords have been accused of tax evasion which could cost the Treasury as much as £1.73 billion a year. The accusation...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News

New data from Zoopla shows that a two-speed rental market is operating across the UK, with London in particular hitting major...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News
04 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Campaign group Generation Rent says private tenants could miss out on an energy efficiency drive if they are not given the...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s biggest lettings agencies is reporting that both revenue and operating profit are “comfortably” up on 2019 levels...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of new prospective tenants has risen markedly according to figures from ARLA Propertymark. In June - the latest data available...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Four out of 10 mortgage brokers expect more buy to let business in the coming 12 months, according to a Paragon...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s a warning this morning that the consequences of the Coronavirus crisis mean that rents will fall at least five per...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent comparison website, Rentround, says the stamp duty holiday has spurred existing and would-be landlords to search for new...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s likely to be a further surge of new tenancies in the weeks to come, challenging agents’ ability to cope with...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

New data from Hamptons International reveals that in June the average rent on a newly let property in Britain dipped 0.6...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The average rental asking price outside of London has hit an all-time high says Rightmove - whereas inside the capital, the...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Room rents in the capital have dropped seven per cent in the past three months as the Coronavirus crisis saps demand...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy to let landlords specialising in student accommodation are facing huge challenges with increased government legislation and the impact of Coronavirus. That’s...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Average rents in most regions of the UK have fallen slightly in the past month according to the latest HomeLet market...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Another agent reports huge surge in supply of London properties to let Yesterday Chestertons reported a large rise in the supply of...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the capital’s largest lettings agencies says business is recovering well, although ironically rents are down 10% and increased activity...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest snapshot of the lettings market from PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that activity is much stronger now than a year...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A pro-tenant campaign group has this morning kicked off its campaign to have the eviction ban - already extended until late...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Some 47 per cent of all properties in the private rental sector in England are now managed by ARLA Propertymark member...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot produced by agent data suggests that rent increases have hit a new low as the Coronavirus impacts on...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A stamp duty cut could reinvigorate the buy to let market and the wider economy as the country comes out of...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Pro-tenant campaign group Generation Rent says judges should have more power to protect tenants from eviction while the Coronavirus outbreak continues. The...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A complex ‘sentiment tracker’ suggests demand is still strong in the lettings market. PropTech supplier Yomdel publishes a weekly tracker index; it...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A local authority is imploring private landlords and providers of short-term lets, including Airbnb hosts, to lease their properties and thus...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The arrival of mandatory enhanced electrical checks so soon after the chaos of the Coronavirus pandemic represents a perfect storm for...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The director of renters’ campaign group Generation Rent says the long-running scandal of a planning decision made by the Housing Secretary...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A new Labour group - Labour Tenants United - has issued a four-prong attack on the current private rental sector including...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord shows “huge gains for the lettings market” since transactions resumed a month ago. The...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Research from franchise giant Belvoir is the latest to show what may be rapidly changing aspirations from private tenants. “The results confirm...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Law Society for England and Wales says legal aid should be made available for tenants who face eviction once the...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank is the latest agency to produce evidence that the lettings sector has rebounded in the four weeks since the...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The chairman of an agency chain is advising landlords to prepare for stock surpluses in some areas and to win tenants...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s largest independent agencies has emerged out of lockdown with a spring in its step, acquiring two small...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Campaigning organisations that demanded an extension to the evictions ban imposed because of the Coronavirus crisis have been quick to return...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News

We’re familiar with the rental market being strong across England - now there’s news of it doing well north of the...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand in the prime London lettings market is catching up with supply, reducing short-term downwards pressure on rental values. That’s the view...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Independent London agency chain Dexters says it’s seen a 200 per cent jump in enquiries from this time last year, and...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Rents in London have dropped by between 10 and 15 per cent as fewer people are willing or able to move...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says it’s continuing to talk to government departments about making the furlough scheme flexible enough to meet agency industry needs. A...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...
28 May 2020
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The market for successful lettings businesses is still strong according to one of the country’s leading business transfer agents. Adam J Walker...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13. Propertymark...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The return of the housing market has seen demand for rental property boom - and it’s a third higher now than...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s largest lettings agencies is to lose 17 jobs out of 100 in what the company founder calls...
19 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A consumer group wants buy to let properties to be re-let only if the tenants in them want to move. The call...
19 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Three groups of rental activists have demanded the government scrap all rent payments immediately and cancel all arrears - but mystery...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The rental market effectively disintegrated in the early days of lockdown before showing signs of a rebound which are still active...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent pressure group is wrong to claim that the majority of landlords are failing to support tenants needing help...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Some buy to let mortgages are now more expensive than before for borrowers, despite the recent fall in the Bank of...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

New research suggested that yields across the UK rental market are remaining broadly unchanged despite the Coronavirus crisis. The current average sits...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis. In a formal written...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A new automated lettings platform claims to automate key processes around compliance, marketing, leasing and management for letting agents. Ringley Group, a...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that while new and completed tenancy volumes dropped rapidly in the first...
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A surge in rental activity has encouraged a London-focussed agency to un-furlough some of its staff ahead of an expected relaxation...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News

New research claims to show that the lockdown could end up with higher rents as demand in the lettings sector outstrips...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy to let investors should be exempted from the three per cent stamp duty surcharge even if purchasers of holiday homes still...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The typical rent for a London property makes it “the undefeated number one most expensive city in Europe” despite increases slowing...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Once the worst of the Coronavirus crisis passes there’s likely to be much more regulation of parts of the rental sector...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Labour head of a special ‘taskforce’ looking at London housing issues in the light of the Coronavirus crisis says he...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A new analysis reveals three key figures that suggest the rental market will bounce back from the lockdown and the Coronavirus...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Private landlords want the government to stop local authorities charging council tax on rented homes left empty because of the Coronavirus. The National...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Student lettings and management company Uni2 Rent has expanded its business with the acquisition of Nottingham West Lettings, for an undisclosed...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Seven out of 10 tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed according to Hamptons International - the highest...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The new National Residential Landlords Association has backed calls from the Labour Mayor of London to ensure the benefits system covers...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Rental demand has dropped significantly across London and other major UK cities as a result of the pandemic. When comparing current levels...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a 12 per cent increase in the number of Built To Rent homes across the UK that have been...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be essential to keeping payments flowing through the rental sector, according to a leading...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand for homes to rent has surged back by some 30 per cent in the two weeks to April 14 according...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Academy’s latest webinar, to be held this afternoon, is to be addressed by a behavioural economist and frequent contributor...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

High-end lettings agency Knight Frank says the lettings market “could explode quite quickly” when the lockdown ends. The agency says that in...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A short-lets rental platform says it has evidence to show that nights booked in April are down 90 per cent compared...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords have been sharply criticised by a broker for allegedly trying to cash in on the Coronavirus crisis by demanding mortgage...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent pressure group, fiercely critical of agents and landlords in recent months, wants the government to implement a 12 month...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns that rents are likely to stagnate for the rest of the year - although...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The proportion of homes bought last month by buy to let investors plummeted to a record low of just eight per...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A project called NHS Homes, run by a number of suppliers within the short lets sector, has now made available some...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand for rental properties with gardens or other outdoor space has soared in terms of portal listings - perhaps no surprise...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the lettings sector’s biggest trade bodies is calling on government to make a clear statement to help landlords who...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A campaign group is urging its members to write to landlords asking them to “suspend” rent demands until the Coronavirus crisis...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Lettings management platform Howsy claims it has seen an increase in business since the lockdown 10 days ago. It says it’s enjoyed...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand for rental properties has predictably plummeted thanks to the lockdown. Data from PropTech company Goodlord shows that while a surge for...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Airbnb and similar platforms have seen a collapse of business since the start of the Coronavirus crisis with some 70 per...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News

When it comes to good works, one frequently-featured agency is Chestertons in London - and again it’s come up trumps during...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank is reporting that tenants in high-value London markets are agreeing deals that allow them to delay the start of...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Part of the controversial Spicerhaart empire want the government to guarantee that some landlords receive 80 per cent of their usual...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Activists with a record of opposing agents and landlords want a blanket ban on rent rises and evictions in the current virus...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Budget has failed tenants by doing nothing to increase the supply of private rental property according to two lettings sector...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does...
10 March 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Growing demand and a shrinking supply of rental properties in prime central London has led to a 50 per cent surge...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Another council is consulting on introducing a selective licensing scheme - and again it claims it will “create better housing for...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Optimism amongst investors in the private rental sector is on the rise, despite the various tax and regulation obstacles facing the...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand for rental properties in January increased to the highest level on record with 88 prospective tenants registered per lettings agency...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The government is driving landlords into the short let sector according to a trade body. The Residential Landlords Association, responding to recent...
24 February 2020
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A survey by lettings agency Carter Jonas has revealed what the firm calls the top priorities for tenants as the 2020s...
19 February 2020
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Nearly four out of 10 landlords believe that tenant demand will rise this year, according to a study by high-profile buy...
19 February 2020
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Almost three quarters of Belvoir’s lettings franchisees anticipate rent increases this year. In a survey of the franchise firm’s offices across the...
18 February 2020
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Another housing market snapshot suggests demand and confidence are improving as a result of the new political and economic landscape following...
17 February 2020
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The government has failed the private rental sector says the Residential Landlords Association. In a statement released even before the resignation of...
14 February 2020
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made an uncompromising set of demands on the government, asking it to implement a...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Grainger, one of the biggest names in Build To Rent in the UK, says its current BTR pipeline stands at 24...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency in one of the most competitive markets in Britain says it’s enjoyed a record year winning landlords from...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank has released its latest rental market summary for London, and it paints a mixed picture. Firstly the number of properties...
04 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...
30 January 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

A lettings agency is calling on local councils to tackle the growing problem of long-term empty homes. My Property Box says that...
30 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions has hit an all time low...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

There was a surge in the number of fake lettings inventories submitted last year, allowing tenants to be conned out of...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings sector trade group says lavish additional services are being offered by landlords who are nervous that Brexit will lead...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A third of all landlords live in Greater London and the South East according to data collated by a property management...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest lettings market snapshot by mortgage lender Paragon has found that of the landlords planning to purchase property in the...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord in one of the most scenic parts of Devon had been served with a £18,000 civil penalty because he...
23 January 2020
From: Breaking News

New investment in private rented housing has fallen since 2016 as some private landlords have dipped out of the sector in...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Investment into the purpose-built Build To Rent sector in the UK dropped significantly last year. Some £273.8m was invested in the fourth...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading agency in a part of the UK where local government wants to clamp down on the spread of Airbnb...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A campaign group that has held protests outside letting agents’ branches and has been fiercely critical of fees, says it’s seen a...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has rejected a bid by Labour-controlled Liverpool council to extend its licensing scheme for five years. Government approval...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A rental management platform has compiled a league table of where tenant demand is strongest for homes to let - and...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A protest has been held outside a lettings agency in Manchester by tenants demanding that the firm ‘sacks’ one of its...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has set out its demands should the governmental go ahead with proposals for lifetime deposits. In...
30 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank forecasts cumulative rental growth of 11 per cent in prime outer London and 10 per cent in prime central...
30 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been found guilty of unlawful harassment and misleading and aggressive practices, and will be sentenced next month. Ragoopathy...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Just over third of private landlords are planning to quit the sector or cut the number of homes they let in...
23 December 2019
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An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the highest profile buy to let mortgage lenders predicts that 2020 will see increasing numbers of investors going into...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News

New data from the Association of Residential Lettings Agents shows how the festive slowdown has hit the market. The number of tenants...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A prominent industry trade group says the new government must honour its manifesto commitment to strengthen the right of “good landlords”...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A trade body is warning of a crisis in the private rental market as new figures show a sharp drop in...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Haart is trying to shift the mood music around the private rental sector from challenging to celebratory, saying there is plenty...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Once again the monthly market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reports a decline in the stock of rental...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Owners of buy to let properties across the UK could be entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges according...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...
06 December 2019
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[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...
06 December 2019
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Fast-growing Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson has opened a new office in Leeds after acquiring a long-standing lettings firm. Snapping up Morgans...
04 December 2019
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The Black Brick agency, which operates with high net worth clients, is forecasting that 2020 will see the arrival of a...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest rental market snapshot from the Association of Residential Letting Agents suggests that 50 per cent of agents witnessed an...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been an upbeat assessment of how the private rental sector will fare in the next five years from a leading...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Agency Express, the board company that monitors the lettings market through demand for its To Let and Let By boards, warns...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Liberal Democrats is the first of the major parties to release its party manifesto for the December 12 manifesto, and...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The normally-sedate Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued an unusually stark warning to government, telling it to “stop meddling” in...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlords’ confidence in their lettings business has slumped to an all-time low, according to research by the National Landlords Association. In a...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Citizens Advice wants the next government to radically alter the private rental sector in favour of tenants. The charity’s 2019 election manifesto,...
08 November 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A collective of activist renter groups has set out a manifesto of what it wants from the winner of next month’s...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the leading providers of deposit alternatives in the UK wants the government to embrace the option - even to...
31 October 2019
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One of the leading lettings sector trade bodies has unveiled what it describes as “a positive vision for the private rented...
31 October 2019
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A new report from Knight Frank shows how the country’s most expensive lettings market - prime central London - has boomed. The...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Rent controls similar to those demanded by Labour in London and other major cities in the UK do not work, and...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The likely general election is an opportunity for the government to make the lettings sector more appealing for would-be landlords, says...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A trade body says the private rental sector is facing a major crisis - more landlords are selling properties than buying...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets....
23 October 2019
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Countrywide’s high-end Hamptons International brand says it’s growing its lettings business “ethically and sustainably, regardless of market conditions.” It has ended the...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Property development and investment firm SevenCapital has released a top 10 league table of UK cities which it claims will perform...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A co-founder of a room rental PropTech service says there’s no clear evidence yet that the fees ban introduced in April...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

UK-wide rental prices are up 2.0 per cent annually to £876 – a three-year high – according to a new quarterly...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A senior Labour housing spokesman is urging the government to press on with plans to outlaw the use of Section 21...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Uncertainty around the UK's planned departure from the EU and the stability of the government is causing the super-rich to rent instead...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlords have urged the authorities not to introduce rent controls in Manchester as they would 'choke off' supply of housing in...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlords must look at their finances as a range of tax changes continue to 'hit home', according to Apropos. The property management...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Two university dropouts who started their own student letting agency have recorded their busiest ever start to an academic year. Harry Conti,...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant spike in activity in the East Hampshire lettings market, according to analysis from Zoopla. Over the last...
03 October 2019
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The number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act continued its upward curve in August. The...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s a warning from a leading agent that the unregulated proliferation of Airbnb-style short lets will lead to mainstream rent rises...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

High end London estate agency Chestertons has signed up with Zero Deposits, one of the deposit replacement services expanding across the...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A huge US property investment firm valued at over $10 billion is entering the UK’s purpose build student accommodation sector. Chicago-based CA...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News

As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Greater London rents have risen an average of four per cent in the past year - but some boroughs performing above-average...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

An influential think tank says Capital Gains Tax on buy to let properties and second homes should be levied at the...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

New research from an international law firm shows that the rental sector in major cities is now changing its demographic make-up...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

There is increasing evidence of the so-called unintended consequences of the tenant fee ban according to a major regional lettings agency. Linley &...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Rents across prime central London have been roughly flat over the past year - although yields are up as a result...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir. The franchise...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech lettings platform is claiming to be valued at over £2.8m. Inadash describes itself as an “on-demand marketplace” which via an...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

London-focussed lettings agency Portico, which has expanded into the north of England, has identified part of Liverpool as the area where...
27 August 2019
From: Breaking News

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...
19 August 2019
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Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rising by 1.3...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent in London has been fined for the third time in as many years – this time for failing...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Private tenants are being disadvantaged because of the government’s focus on boosting homeownership. According to the latest figures from the Royal Institution...
13 August 2019
From: Breaking News

It took an average of just 20 days to let a home between January and July this year according to a...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Prime London’s lettings market is growing but has seen fewer new lets over the second quarter of the year according to...
09 August 2019
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PropTech, and specifically Artificial Intelligence, could help letting agents better cope with new demands created by further industry regulation. That’s the view...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Rents in London are rocketing but a leading market commentator says this is no reason to give in to a “Marxist dystopia”...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies. The agency was...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a remarkable attack on a lettings agency, accusing it of “an abuse of power” over its...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says there has been a record number of rent increases reported by its members. In a...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The supply of lettings property has begun to increase in higher price brackets in prime central London, leading rents to fall...
25 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Calls by Labour’s London Mayor Sadiq Khan to secure powers to implement private sector rent controls are facing increasing opposition. Business organisation...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of film-related enquiries for short lets received by Knight Frank in the year to May has shown a rise...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from Rightmove suggests that demand from tenants looking for a new home has soared seven per cent since the Tenants...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Letting agents need to adapt to changing landlord and tenant habits The way letting agents, landlords and tenants communicate has changed significantly...
18 July 2019
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The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has sharply criticised the PRS as being ill-equipped to cater...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...
03 July 2019
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A senior London lettings agent has accused the government of “going to war” on buy to let investors. The director of Benham...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...
01 July 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

A short lets management firm has acquired a PropTech platform and claims it will help owners “see their true profit potentials”...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been a dramatic 37 per cent rise in rental instructions for prime properties in the capital during the first quarter...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading housing market analyst says the sales market is increasingly determined by the acts of buy to let and other...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A record number of tenancies have been agreed above £5,000 per week in London during the first four months of the...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A holiday lettings company says it’s seen a 23 per cent increase in its portfolio over the past year as owners...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A property management chief is arguing that rent controls would restrict mortgage loans to buy to let investors and drive existing...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says the feared sell-off of private rental units is continuing apace on the eve of...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...
29 May 2019
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The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Hunters says it’s opened seven new branches this year so far - well ahead of the three it had launched at...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has not hit the central London lettings sector as much as...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The operations director of letting agency haart has told landlords not to 'stress too much' over Brexit. Paul Sloan says it's easy...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A quarter of private landlords are looking to sell at least one property over the next year according to new research...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says there is a record number of homes available to renters - but this does...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Student demand for places across the UK - and therefore for accommodation - is holding up well despite Brexit uncertainty, according...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News

How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...
24 April 2019
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The official government consultation period on the scrapping of Section 21 eviction begins shortly, but now a leading lettings sector trade...
23 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Figures calculated by Rightmove suggest that even when the Fees Ban and Deposit Caps kick in on June 1, some deposits...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Startling figures released this morning by Rightmove suggest that rents have risen 8.2 per cent in London in the past year...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Average monthly UK rent is now at its lowest level for three years according to the Deposit Protection Service. Average rent fell...
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News

London’s lettings sector is changing with tenants still wanting to buy but increasingly accepting they must rent for longer in the...
04 April 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s a vital time for letting agents to hammer home the benefits of buy to let and the dangers to landlords...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of agents seeing rent rises imposed on tenants hit 34 per cent in February, well up on the 26...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The average rent across England and Wales in February was a mere 0.4 per cent higher than the same point a...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The UK’s holiday lets sector could be a beneficiary of the current Brexit uncertainty and people not vacationing abroad because they...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Rent in London is the most expensive in Europe for expats, new research shows. The UK capital’s rent averages US$7,189 - that’s...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm says buy to let investors should not respond to the slowing market by selling up, but should instead...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings sector trade body is demanding that the government brings forward tax measures to address what it calls “the scourge...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News

New research from Zoopla suggests that parking sits firmly at the top of requirements for renters - but with pet-friendly facilities...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from Knight Frank shows that annual rental values actually grew in parts of prime outer London last month for the...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Property management firm Mcilroy Smith has launched a mental health policy for its employees - possibly the first company in the...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Rents over three prime London areas rose by 1.9 per cent in the final quarter of 2018 according to property data...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Demand for room rentals in London is so high their average charge has risen two per cent in 2019 already, claims...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

More tenants are seeing rent increases, according to the latest market snapshot delivered by the Association of Residential Letting Agents. It says...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The lettings department of a central London independent agency is claiming its busiest January in some years. Russell Simpson, a family-run independent...
21 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has given a relatively upbeat assessment of the capital’s rental market in its survey of the sector in 2018. It says...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Belvoir says a survey of its franchisees shows that Brexit is having what it calls “a significant impact” on the rental...
19 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental values in prime London show early signs of bottoming out, says Savills, with the annual rate of falls now at...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A survey of mortgage experts conducted by one of the largest specialist buy to let lenders suggests that Brexit is hitting...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Latest official figures show that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1.0 per cent in the...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News

You may be forgiven for thinking that rent takes up an ever-greater proportion of tenants’ income - but new figures out...
14 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Throughout 2018 the number of homes available to rent in prime areas of London dropped 13 per cent. In particular, 80 per...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank’s student accommodation partner has given the thumbs up to new figures suggesting a surge in overseas and domestic students...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association says the government’s changes to Universal Credit don’t go far enough to prevent rent arrears. The RLA says...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

High-end lettings agency Knight Frank is predicting that £75 billion of investment will be committed to the Build To Rent sector...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Belvoir is launching a new TV advertising campaign on the ITV Hub, which is the ITV on-demand service. The ad, which features...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Tenants are in for a rocky ride this year - and it’s chiefly the fault of government, says the chief executive...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is demanding 'property MOTs' to help landlords trying to meet new energy efficiency targets. The government’s...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings market snapshot from Rightmove suggests asking rents in London are now increasing at an annual rate not seen for...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Home ownership rates for families aged 25 to 34 are rising for the first time in 30 years but high barriers...
27 December 2018
From: Breaking News
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s the lull before the storm for private tenants according to the Association of Residential Lettings Agents. In its market snapshot looking...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News

High end lettings agency Knight Frank says the proportion of properties listed for rent in prime London residential markets in October...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants saying they are using letting agents to find a place to live has increased 12 per cent...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News

One of London’s most respected independent lettings agencies has given a hugely upbeat report on the capital’s lettings market performance throughout...
10 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Continued political and economic uncertainty is likely to fuel increased tenant demand in the private rented sector, says Haart. The company’s latest...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s been a large jump in the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions according to the Association of Residential Letting...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

New figures show why the rental market is seeing such strong demand. The data shows that some 28 per cent of Britons...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The BBC claims that a lettings agency has been demanding hundreds of pounds in payment before prospective tenants are allowed to...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The head of a lettings agency has launched a petition in opposition to a bid by a local council to extend...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A pressure group that in the past has protested outside letting agency branches has staged more direct action - this time against...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News

LAT recently carried a story of a lettings agency diversifying by renting out parking spaces for landlord owners - and now...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The head of a buy to let specialist mortgage broker insists the sector remains a solid investment despite the slew of...
20 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A rental management firm has launched a new home-sharing platform which it says is aimed at everyone wanting a place to...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The power held by tenants is growing across the UK, as new research indicates 61 per cent of buy to let...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The Scottish private lettings sector is on the march again with the latest index suggesting a 2.2 per cent annual rise,...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The Labour MP who chairs the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee in the House of Commons is pressing the government...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Some broadly good news to end the week - rents are predicted to grow 13.7 per cent in the next five...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The Republic of Ireland has adopted new policies requiring owners in 'high housing demand areas' to secure planning consent if they...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants seeing their rents rise continues to go up according to the latest market snapshot produced by the...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News

One of London’s most respected lettings agencies says it’s recorded its best-ever quarter for business - defying claims from some that...
23 October 2018
From: Breaking News

JLL says its London offices saw increased demand in the third quarter of the year, underpinned by the student sector. Lonres data...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The growth in tenancies agreed in London’s super-prime sector has slowed sharply from 20 per cent earlier this year to just...
16 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Brexit is causing concern among landlords, according to HomeLet. The initial results of HomeLet’s annual landlord survey says nine out of 10...
15 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A call has been made for the Tenants’ Fees Bill to be made even stricter following a claim that over a...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A new quarterly overview of the UK lettings sector reveals three key trends: viewings are rising and more tenancies are being...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News

With an average rental return of 7.69 per cent Ireland has been named as the top location in Europe for buy to...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A new branch of franchise agency Century 21 has opened in Chelmsford with two unusual pitches - its own ‘ban’ on...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank says the annual rental value growth has returned to prime central London due to declining supply levels - the...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The head of a lettings agency has refused to sign a pledge document put to him by a protest group - and...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The first of the industry trade bodies to issue a series of demands for this month’s Budget is the National Landlords Association...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The percentage of tenants experiencing rent hikes in August was the highest for almost four years according to the Association of...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released details of its response to the government’s official consultation on possible three year...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Latest government figures show that private rents paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 0.9 per cent in the 12...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News
17 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The lettings director at Urban, the online agency recently snapped up by Emoov, says the rental market is faced with significant...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Trading Standards departments in London are asking renters to name and shame letting agents who are not complying with the law...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A landmark report on private renting provides the opportunity to stop blaming letting agents and landlords for the sector’s problems, a...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent, the controversial pressure group campaigning alongside Shelter and others for the scrapping of landlords’ rights to evict under Section...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News

In what seems to be increasingly rare good news for the private rental sector, ARLA says demand from new tenants has...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Belvoir says more landlords are selling up and fewer newcomers are investing in the private rental sector because of increased legislation...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The ongoing debate over some letting agents and landlords allegedly refusing to accept tenants in receipt of housing benefit has now...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News

First the good news - investors are still purchasing buy to let properties; the less good news is that it’s a...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A new analysis of the buy to let market forecasts more bad news for agents, landlords and investors over the next...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The lettings sector is in the midst of a summer slowdown with no pick up in activity expected until next month,...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rent rises in the private rental sector have merely tracked inflation and the Retail Price Index over the past five years...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents are expected to surge 15 per cent over the next five years thanks to increasing demand and limited supply following...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy to let investor has been fined £1,750 because of his alleged “aggressive practices”. Shafaqat Ali Sadiq, of Derby, has been...
07 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Chestertons has announced record lettings results for the first half of 2018, claiming growth in market share and increased productivity. The agency...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes rose to 35 per cent in June, up from 28 per cent in May...