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Hunters says it’s opened seven new branches this year so far - well ahead of the three it had launched at...

The impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has not hit the central London lettings sector as much as...

The operations director of letting agency haart has told landlords not to 'stress too much' over Brexit. Paul Sloan says it's easy...

Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...

A quarter of private landlords are looking to sell at least one property over the next year according to new research...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says there is a record number of homes available to renters - but this does...

Student demand for places across the UK - and therefore for accommodation - is holding up well despite Brexit uncertainty, according...

How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...

The official government consultation period on the scrapping of Section 21 eviction begins shortly, but now a leading lettings sector trade...

Figures calculated by Rightmove suggest that even when the Fees Ban and Deposit Caps kick in on June 1, some deposits...

Startling figures released this morning by Rightmove suggest that rents have risen 8.2 per cent in London in the past year...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

Average monthly UK rent is now at its lowest level for three years according to the Deposit Protection Service. Average rent fell...

London’s lettings sector is changing with tenants still wanting to buy but increasingly accepting they must rent for longer in the...

It’s a vital time for letting agents to hammer home the benefits of buy to let and the dangers to landlords...

The number of agents seeing rent rises imposed on tenants hit 34 per cent in February, well up on the 26...

The average rent across England and Wales in February was a mere 0.4 per cent higher than the same point a...

The UK’s holiday lets sector could be a beneficiary of the current Brexit uncertainty and people not vacationing abroad because they...

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...

A PropTech firm says buy to let investors should not respond to the slowing market by selling up, but should instead...

A lettings sector trade body is demanding that the government brings forward tax measures to address what it calls “the scourge...

New research from Zoopla suggests that parking sits firmly at the top of requirements for renters - but with pet-friendly facilities...

Data from Knight Frank shows that annual rental values actually grew in parts of prime outer London last month for the...

Property management firm Mcilroy Smith has launched a mental health policy for its employees - possibly the first company in the...

Rents over three prime London areas rose by 1.9 per cent in the final quarter of 2018 according to property data...

Demand for room rentals in London is so high their average charge has risen two per cent in 2019 already, claims...

More tenants are seeing rent increases, according to the latest market snapshot delivered by the Association of Residential Letting Agents. It says...

The lettings department of a central London independent agency is claiming its busiest January in some years. Russell Simpson, a family-run independent...

Foxtons has given a relatively upbeat assessment of the capital’s rental market in its survey of the sector in 2018. It says...

Belvoir says a survey of its franchisees shows that Brexit is having what it calls “a significant impact” on the rental...

Rental values in prime London show early signs of bottoming out, says Savills, with the annual rate of falls now at...

A survey of mortgage experts conducted by one of the largest specialist buy to let lenders suggests that Brexit is hitting...

Latest official figures show that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1.0 per cent in the...

You may be forgiven for thinking that rent takes up an ever-greater proportion of tenants’ income - but new figures out...

Throughout 2018 the number of homes available to rent in prime areas of London dropped 13 per cent. In particular, 80 per...

Knight Frank’s student accommodation partner has given the thumbs up to new figures suggesting a surge in overseas and domestic students...

The Residential Landlords Association says the government’s changes to Universal Credit don’t go far enough to prevent rent arrears. The RLA says...

High-end lettings agency Knight Frank is predicting that £75 billion of investment will be committed to the Build To Rent sector...

Belvoir is launching a new TV advertising campaign on the ITV Hub, which is the ITV on-demand service.  The ad, which features...

Tenants are in for a rocky ride this year - and it’s chiefly the fault of government, says the chief executive...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is demanding 'property MOTs' to help landlords trying to meet new energy efficiency targets. The government’s...

A lettings market snapshot from Rightmove suggests asking rents in London are now increasing at an annual rate not seen for...

Home ownership rates for families aged 25 to 34 are rising for the first time in 30 years but high barriers...

Rents are likely to rise 2.5 per cent in 2019, then 3.0 per cent in 2020 and a further 2.0 per...

It’s the lull before the storm for private tenants according to the Association of Residential Lettings Agents. In its market snapshot looking...

High end lettings agency Knight Frank says the proportion of properties listed for rent in prime London residential markets in October...

The number of tenants saying they are using letting agents to find a place to live has increased 12 per cent...

One of London’s most respected independent lettings agencies has given a hugely upbeat report on the capital’s lettings market performance throughout...

Continued political and economic uncertainty is likely to fuel increased tenant demand in the private rented sector, says Haart.  The company’s latest...

There’s been a large jump in the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions according to the Association of Residential Letting...

New figures show why the rental market is seeing such strong demand. The data shows that some 28 per cent of Britons...

The BBC claims that a lettings agency has been demanding hundreds of pounds in payment before prospective tenants are allowed to...

The head of a lettings agency has launched a petition in opposition to a bid by a local council to extend...

A pressure group that in the past has protested outside letting agency branches has staged more direct action - this time against...

LAT recently carried a story of a lettings agency diversifying by renting out parking spaces for landlord owners - and now...

The head of a buy to let specialist mortgage broker insists the sector remains a solid investment despite the slew of...

A rental management firm has launched a new home-sharing platform which it says is aimed at everyone wanting a place to...

The power held by tenants is growing across the UK, as new research indicates 61 per cent of buy to let...

The Scottish private lettings sector is on the march again with the latest index suggesting a 2.2 per cent annual rise,...

The Labour MP who chairs the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee in the House of Commons is pressing the government...

Some broadly good news to end the week - rents are predicted to grow 13.7 per cent in the next five...

The Republic of Ireland has adopted new policies requiring owners in 'high housing demand areas' to secure planning consent if they...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

The number of tenants seeing their rents rise continues to go up according to the latest market snapshot produced by the...

One of London’s most respected lettings agencies says it’s recorded its best-ever quarter for business - defying claims from some that...

JLL says its London offices saw increased demand in the third quarter of the year, underpinned by the student sector. Lonres data...

The growth in tenancies agreed in London’s super-prime sector has slowed sharply from 20 per cent earlier this year to just...

Brexit is causing concern among landlords, according to HomeLet. The initial results of HomeLet’s annual landlord survey says nine out of 10...

A call has been made for the Tenants’ Fees Bill to be made even stricter following a claim that over a...

A new quarterly overview of the UK lettings sector reveals three key trends: viewings are rising and more tenancies are being...

With an average rental return of 7.69 per cent Ireland has been named as the top location in Europe for buy to...

A new branch of franchise agency Century 21 has opened in Chelmsford with two unusual pitches - its own ‘ban’ on...

Knight Frank says the annual rental value growth has returned to prime central London due to declining supply levels - the...

The head of a lettings agency has refused to sign a pledge document put to him by a protest group - and...

The first of the industry trade bodies to issue a series of demands for this month’s Budget is the National Landlords Association...

The percentage of tenants experiencing rent hikes in August was the highest for almost four years according to the Association of...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released details of its response to the government’s official consultation on possible three year...

Latest government figures show that private rents paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 0.9 per cent in the 12...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £947, up 0.9 per cent on last year - or up...

The lettings director at Urban, the online agency recently snapped up by Emoov, says the rental market is faced with significant...

Trading Standards departments in London are asking renters to name and shame letting agents who are not complying with the law...

A landmark report on private renting provides the opportunity to stop blaming letting agents and landlords for the sector’s problems, a...

Generation Rent, the controversial pressure group campaigning alongside Shelter and others for the scrapping of landlords’ rights to evict under Section...

In what seems to be increasingly rare good news for the private rental sector, ARLA says demand from new tenants has...

Belvoir says more landlords are selling up and fewer newcomers are investing in the private rental sector because of increased legislation...

The ongoing debate over some letting agents and landlords allegedly refusing to accept tenants in receipt of housing benefit has now...

First the good news - investors are still purchasing buy to let properties; the less good news is that it’s a...

A new analysis of the buy to let market forecasts more bad news for agents, landlords and investors over the next...

The lettings sector is in the midst of a summer slowdown with no pick up in activity expected until next month,...

Rent rises in the private rental sector have merely tracked inflation and the Retail Price Index over the past five years...

Rents are expected to surge 15 per cent over the next five years thanks to increasing demand and limited supply following...

A buy to let investor has been fined £1,750 because of his alleged “aggressive practices”.  Shafaqat Ali Sadiq, of Derby, has been...

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

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

Which?, the consumer body that appears to be taking an increasingly-aggressive line against letting agents and landlords, has now issued a...

A trade body is backing a call by a parliamentary committee for the government to fund certain fire safety improvements in...

The pressure group Generation Rent has joined forces with other critics of the private rental sector to demand an end to...

A trade body says the country faces a net loss of 133,000 homes for private rent over the next year -...

One of the most respected buying agencies, Black Brick, says the collapse in demand for buy to let is the most...

Buy to let landlords are welcoming proposals being considered by the government to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. In...

Arguments have already started over the government’s proposals to make three year tenancies the norm in the private rental sector. Letting Agent...

The latest monthly report from the Association of Residential Letting Agents puts the  number of rental properties managed by agents at...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has unveiled a new specialist training course for letting agents. The NALS Level 3 Award in Letting...

The government should scrap the tax on new homes which is punishing those in need of a home to rent, the...

Landlords exiting the market because of tax and red tape have led to “an acute shortage of available properties to rent”...

The growth of the private rental sector has slowed thanks to government intervention and economic uncertainty - but it will expand...

Outsourcing has long been an effective strategy in business. It enables you to provide a new, improved or more streamlined service...

Multi-brand agency company Acorn Group says it has rolled out a no-deposit scheme to all 31 of its offices “with a...

An electrical testing equipment firm and an MP are setting up a national campaign to demand new laws on appliance testing...

A rent guarantor service based in London and previously aiming itself at the UK market is expanding into the Republic of...

There’s been a huge 15 per cent slump in the number of properties to let in prime central London over the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing the highest number of landlords selling their buy to let properties...

Repair and maintenance management software firm Fixflo and emergency contractor supplier AXA Partners are rolling out a pilot scheme for lettings...

Over 70% of Conservative councillors and housing leads have indicated that £2 billion pledged for affordable housing is not enough to...

The introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of buy-to-let properties and the phasing out of buy-to-let mortgage...

There was a decline in both the number of To Let and Let By properties during April, according to the latest...

The latest major piece of research into the private rental sector is forecasting a huge surge in demand - meaning there...

A trade body has stepped up its calls on government to help the lettings industry do more for older renters. Responding to...

Buy to let sector confidence across a range of measures remained stable or increased in the first quarter of 2018 compared...

The lettings market remains steady with demand roughly unchanged in March compared to the previous month according to the latest figures...

MPs want a review of laws surrounding private rental standards, including councils having the right to confiscate buy to let properties...

An influential think tank is calling on government to radically reform the private rental sector because a generation of young people...

A leading lettings sector trade body has repeated its call on government to offer a range of incentives to landlords and...

The UK Association of Letting Agents has revealed where voids are at their worst in the rental sector - and where...

The number of buy to let investors in the UK has hit a record high of 2.5m in the latest tax...

A leading Conservative peer says the government should cut taxes for buy to let investors and regard them as part of...

A specialist buy to let lender is making changes to its lending conditions to ensure its residential and commercial borrowers conform...

A lettings trade body says a major house builder has blamed, in part, recent tax increases on private landlords as a...

The Bank of England has issued gloomy figures on buy to let lending, suggesting the clampdown on mortgage interest tax relief...

Knight Frank says prime central London rents have fallen on a quarterly basis for the 28th consecutive month - a record. The...

Average rental values in prime central London fell 2.1 per cent in the year to February according to Knight Frank -...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members to tell landlord clients that they have only a month to...

The number of properties available to rent in London is now 46 per cent below the national average according to ARLA...

The online lettings agency Upad has launched what it describes as a “pay on success” option for landlord clients.  The company says...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a downbeat report on the lettings sector’s start to 2018.  Its report on the market's performance in January says...

Senior Labour MPs have spoken out about what they believe are the anti-social and detrimental effects of short lets on surrounding...

We’re grateful to The Property Group, an agency in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, for alerting us to an incident involving its Mayfair Town...

An online petition urging MPs to make it compulsory for privately let properties to be subject to independent inventory reporting is...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

Tenant demand edged up in the three months to January, according to RICS, but landlord instructions have fallen back - suggesting...

The National Landlords’ Association is reporting that around 16 per cent of its members in outer London have reduced rents over...

Specialist buy to let lender Commercial Trust claims at least two other regions of the UK are now vying with London...

The average number of properties managed by letting agents rose from 192 in November to 200 in December – the highest...

A lettings agency has written to MPs setting out an eloquent case for a cap on agents’ fees levied on tenants...

The lettings director of high-end London lettings agency Russell Simpson says he expects the capital’s rentals market to blossom next year...

Loveitts Estate Agents says it is “extending its reach” with the opening of a new expanded office in Nuneaton. The move to...

Foxtons insists the London rental market may now be in recovery mode with 9.2 prospective tenants per property registered in the third...

One of the industry’s leading trade bodies wants the government to halt the Right To Rent programme after evidence shows some...

A fall in the supply of available rental properties suggests some landlords may be quitting the buy to let sector as...

Some 70 per cent of letting agents expect taxes on the rental sector to rise further next year according to research...

The rental market in Prime Central London has shown signs of recovery at the end of 2017, according to a new...

Larger scale landlords with 10 properties or more appear to be the most confident about the private rental sector, and are...

A man is reported to have launched “a campaign of harassment” against a lettings agent just an hour after signing a...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing a consolidation of agencies ahead of the ban on agents’ fees...

The number of properties that agents managed per branch fell to a 12-month low in October according to new figures released...

One of Britain’s best known and highest profile buy to let specialist lenders says the number of new BTL mortgages being...

Reporting software company InventoryBase has backed a campaign urging for inventories to be made mandatory in the lettings sector. The Association of...

A trade body says there are 15 formal government consultations going on within the private rental sector - and now it’s...

A survey has been undertaken of the top 25 UK postcodes in terms of yields for investors - and London and...

Student rents in some parts of the country have risen by as much as 18 per cent in the past year...

Agency groups have spoken in favour of the government’s call for letting agents to be trained as a mandatory part of...

Letting agents and landlords are being urged by a trade body to sign a petition calling on the government to make...

The Nationwide has set out a comprehensive study of how migrstion impacts on housing demand in the UK, especially in the...

The specialist property investment lender Together is diversifying its product range to cater for investors who want to let out their...

After several months of rising rent costs, the number of letting agents who saw landlords increasing prices for tenants fell substantially...

A leading legal firm is staging a free and interactive seminar on sub-letting, aimed at letting agents. The event takes place on...

Industry figures have broadly welcomed the latest consultations and proposed additional regulation for the lettings sector, announced by the government yesterday.   The...

Interest from prospective tenants edged up during September according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.    Of agent members who responded to...

Average rental values fell three per cent in the year to September 2017 according to Knight Frank.   This decline is the smallest...

Rents in the UK rose by an average of 2.1 per cent during September according to HomeLet.   HomeLet says last month’s rise continues...

Rents outside of London have dropped by 0.2 per cent in the third quarter of this year according to new data...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has welcomed the government commitment to introduce regulation for agencies - but it is warning...

Latest data from Your Move’s rental indices suggest that rents are growing, with the average in England and Wales now £904,...

Trade groups have reacted angrily to Labour’s proposal to introduce rent controls if the party enters government.   The announcement, made by Labour...

A trade body says the expanding Build To Rent sector will never be large enough to meet tenant demand and as...

A leading figure in the buy to let broker industry has called for would-be ‘pension pot’ landlords to seek advice before...

  Agency Express says there has been a bounce in the number of new lettings listings across the UK.   Following unusually slow activity...

Some 61 per cent of chartered surveyors believe there will be a net exodus of landlords over the coming year thanks...

The local authority in Islington, north London, is attempting to close what it calls a loophole concerning private rental property and...

As applications from EU students to UK universities fall for the first time in six years, an over-supply of purpose-built student...

A respected letting agency research head says Build To Rent could be a significant step towards solving the overall shortage of...

Graduates sharing in London spend upwards of 45 per cent of their monthly take home pay on accommodation according to a...

A London letting agency is opening a new branch thanks to continued high demand from EU nationals looking for rental property...

A study by an online letting agent suggests that client demand and void periods are two of landlords' biggest concerns, and...

Your Move says a shrinking supply of properties, in part created by government measures against the lettings sector, has led to...

SDL Group - owner of the UK franchise for Century 21 lettings and estate agency branches - has been named as the...

Political uncertainty across the UK and increased restrictions on buy to let are leading many landlords to raise rents and review...

The number of letting agents who saw landlords increasing rent costs for tenants remained at 31 per cent in July -...

Prime Central London’s lettings market has improved gradually during the first two quarters of the year according to JLL.   It says transaction...

The National Landlords Association is urging buy to let investors to consider remortgaging in the very near future ahead of new...

The boss of a lettings agency in London says there is a need for the private rental sector to become more professional...

The number of tenants entering the market across the UK has risen by 7.3 per cent on the month - but...

Foxtons reports that average rents continued to fall across many parts of the capital in the second quarter of this year,...

Allsopp & Allsopp, an agency operating across Warwickshire, has launched a lettings division and has immediately scored big thanks to its...

Skipton is the latest lender to confirm that it will continue lending to so-called portfolio landlords after new Bank of England...

The annual rate of rental growth across Britain doubled between June and July driven by a turnaround in the London market,...

A survey of almost 3,000 landlords suggests more than one in five plans to sell at least one of their investment...

Property investment platform LendInvest has raised £50m thanks to the over-subscription of its first retail bond, launched on the London Stock...

Rents are gently rising again after some months of small dips according to HomeLet.    It says the average new tenancy signed during...

New data from a survey of tenants suggests demand for the private rental sector looks set to be high for the...

Prime central London is seeing the rise of the micro-apartment, according to new research, as squeezed accommodation budgets have seen singles...

Campaigning charity Shelter - which last week suggested landlords were more likely to quit buy to let because they grew old...

The number of letting agents reporting rent rises over the past month is the highest for over a year according to...

It is being reported that one of the major providers of purpose-built student accommodation to let - Unite - could temporarily...

With a host of changing regulations hitting the private rental sector, some landlords may be put off using letting agents, but...

Activity in the super prime London market, where tenants are prepared to pay £5,000 or more per week for a home,...

A specialist student lettings agency says the drop in the number of applicants for UK higher education courses this year threatens...

Purpose-built and professionally-managed Build To Rent - until now seen as a primarily London phenomenon - appears on the march in Scotland...

Bristol council is resuscitating a so-called ‘rental standard’ which it expects local letting agents to meet. Back in January 2016 Letting Agent...

Asking rents outside London continue to hold up despite the market having more available properties, according to Rightmove.   Prices rose 2.8 per...

Rents fell in June by 0.3 per cent when compared to the same time last year, the second successive month in...

Rented housing in London is at its least affordable levels for 10 years after typical rent rises of 47 per cent...

The Residential Landlords’ Association says recent fiscal changes hitting the private rented sector are hurting tenants but failing to achieve their...

Knight Frank is warning that changes to regulatory supervision of the European Central Bank could, if they went the wrong way,...

Rents in prime central London have dropped 4.4 per cent in the past year - although that annual drop is not...

Stoke-on-Trent has been named as the UK's buy-to-let 'sweet spot'. Analysis of data from Home.co.uk by property crowdfunding plaform Property Partner shows...

The pace of decreasing rental values in Prime Central London (PCL) has slowed, according to the latest data from Knight Frank. Average...

High street operator Metro Bank has announced that it is entering the consumer buy-to-let market and will now accept consumer applications...

The proportion of households living in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) will rise to 24% over the next four years, according...

Who are you? Rebecca Johnston What does it say on your business card? Managing Director (TDS Custodial) What is TDS Custodial? TDS Custodial is a government-approved...

The prospect of today's General Election as well as ongoing uncertainty surrounding Britain's exit from the European Union is having a...

Property marketplace TheHouseShop.com has announced a partnership with home services marketplace Plentific. Users of TheHouseShop will now be able to use Plentific’s...

The latest analysis of buy to let trends by letting agency franchise chain Belvoir has identified a specific lack of rental...

A new report says buy to let will continue to provide good investment opportunities but requires an increasingly professional approach.   The report,...

ARLA Propertymark says the number of properties managed per member increased marginally last month, from 183 to 185 - but there was...

The Residential Landlords’ Association is demanding that the new government improves the “slow, complex, and underfunded” system which means that it...

An analysis by investment specialists London Central Portfolio reveals that in areas of central London swamped with new builds coming to...

Data from Agency Express suggests that the lettings market is wobbling with a sharp decline in its usual measure - the...

Rental growth in London remained relatively stable during the first quarter of 2017, according to Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings. The firm's...

A letting agency is urging landlords to respond to the consultations for three selective licensing schemes in its local area. homes4u, which...

A seven per cent fall in the number of EU students seeking places at UK universities, matched with a 4.3 per...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                             What is The World Property Network...

Greenwich council in London is the latest to announce an extension to its HMO licensing policy. The council is already legally obliged...

Hybrid agency Purplebricks has given details of a mystery shopping exercise it has undertaken across over 280 letting agencies throughout the...

Letting agents have reporting an average of four landlords per branch selling up and quitting the buy to let sector in...

The number of people committing to tenancies for two years or more is declining according to new data released by Foxtons.   In...

New data from HomeLet shows that rental price inflation in the UK remained modest during March, increasing a small amount for...

The number of prospective new tenants in the Home Counties over the first three months of the year has risen 15...

A US firm that is believed to want a slice of the UK’s growing short-lets market has made a key business...

The remaining overhand of last year’s buy to let buying surge by landlords means the annual rate of rent rises has...

Steve Bolton, founder of investment consultancy Platinum Property Partners and one of two landlords who have led a campaign against restricting...

The fall in rents across prime central London’s lettings market are slowing according to Knight Frank. It claims rents have dropped 4.9...

The range and pricing of buy to let mortgage products for limited companies has never been better according to a survey...

What does it say on your business card? Luke Burton Sales and Marketing Director, Rent4sure Who is Rent4sure? Rent4sure, is an established tenant referencing company. We provide...

A survey of students in Birmingham has discovered that over 44 per cent of respondents claim to have paid what the...

New lettings data from Agency Express supports the belief that the rental market may be slowing down across much of the...

The Middleton Advisors buying agency has launched a rental service triggered by growing demand for prime property rentals in London and...

The number of new landlords instructing agents is at its lowest for two years - and with worse to come thanks...

A 27 year old father of two has secured over 140,000 signatures for an online petition demanding that rent payments be...

Figures from the Association of Residential Letting Agents, now formally known as ARLA Propertymark, suggest there has been a surge in...

Tenant demand for private rented accommodation is continuing to rise according to a market report from specialist lender Paragon Mortgages.    While a...

Professional independent inventories can save money for landlords at a time when tax changes threaten to make private letting for expensive...

A trade magazine and a national newspaper are reporting anger amongst landlords, tenants and housing groups following the discovery of a...

A campaigning lettings agent is demanding action over what he suggests is a tenancy deposit system that is in need of...

There were 26 prospective tenants registered at each member branch of the Association of Residential Letting Agents - the lowest level...

The Residential Landlords Association has been quick off the mark to issue what it calls a seven point wish list to...

The National Landlords Association is making only three demands on the government for its next Budget, because it recognises further reforms...

The Bank of England's decision to keep the base interest rate at the record low of 0.25% has kept buy-to-let headline...

A buy to let mortgage lender claims that five out of six areas affected by the long-running spate of strikes on...

The central London rental market is beginning to show signs of topping out as tenant demand slides and landlords look to...

A property investment financing specialist says an increasing number of buy to let investors are converting properties into Houses in Multiple...

Despite what many in the industry believe to be an upsurge in specialist student accommodation construction in recent years, one student...

Some 80 per cent of letting agents say they expect rents to rise next year.   In the latest market survey by the...

Martin & Co claims to have identified the 10 key factors that influence local rental markets in terms of tenant numbers...

The average London rent in November was 0.7 per cent lower than last year - not an enormous fall but nonetheless...

The latest market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests rents will rise in 2017 for one simple reason...

The Leeds Building Society is the latest buy to let mortgage lender to amend its criteria for borrowers ahead of new...

Tenants are becoming increasingly eco-conscious according to a new survey.   Some 80 per cent of those questioned agree that landlords or their...

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

Phillip Hammond has delivered his first Autumn Statement, tackling amongst other things, what he called “the housing challenge.” The speech made no...

In a sign of how prominent Build To Rent has become, this niche sector has now triggered a company to set...

New research suggests the UK is on the brink of a large-scale, commercially developed, owned and operated Build To Rent sector. A...

There has been relief within the industry following an Appeal Court judgement that landlords are not responsible for paying the council...

Property data company LonRes is the latest to report that the supply of property available to let in prime central London...

There has been another market survey suggesting a significant rise in the number of homes available to rent.   There were 11.4 per...

There has been a 25 per cent rise in the number of prime central London tenancies according to Knight Frank -...

A leading mortgage industry spokesman says he hopes Theresa May's "more balanced approach" to housing policy will trigger government support for...

Property consultancy Dataloft has produced an index to monitor what it says are the four key factors behind buy to let investors'...

In an otherwise-downbeat set of predictions for 2017 and beyond, Savills says that rental growth is likely to outstrip sales price growth...

Who are you? Peter Grant, currently serving year 27 of my sentence in the property industry and still loving every moment of working...

Average rents across the UK are up eight per cent over the past 15 months according to Connells Group - but...

Buy to let landlords may be forced to raise rents or even sell their properties because of the government’s new tax...

The latest demand by anti-letting agent pressure group Generation Rent is for the government to abolish the right of landlords or...

Anyone who thought the buy to let sector’s recent anger at higher government taxes may have been misplaced may wish to...

Members of the Association of Residential Letting Agents are reporting stock at an 18 month high.  Members managed on average 193 properties...

Buyer enquiries from potential landlords and investors are now up 30 per cent since May according to Rightmove, suggesting that the...

New data produced by Knight Frank shows that the number of tenancies agreed in August this year was the highest on...

ARLA says its letting agent members have an average of 37 prospective tenants registered per branch – the highest number since...

Average rents in some of the UK's most popular university locations have increased significantly over the last year, according to SpareRoom.co.uk. As...

Across the UK as a whole there has been a slight increase in the number of tenants who agree to pay...

The news editor of London financial daily City AM has made an outspoken attack on the government’s fiscal assaults on the...