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The latest snapshot of the lettings market from PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that activity is much stronger now than a year...

A pro-tenant campaign group has this morning kicked off its campaign to have the eviction ban - already extended until late...

Some 47 per cent of all properties in the private rental sector in England are now managed by ARLA Propertymark member...

The latest market snapshot produced by agent data suggests that rent increases have hit a new low as the Coronavirus impacts on...

A stamp duty cut could reinvigorate the buy to let market and the wider economy as the country comes out of...

Pro-tenant campaign group Generation Rent says judges should have more power to protect tenants from eviction while the Coronavirus outbreak continues. The...

A complex ‘sentiment tracker’ suggests demand is still strong in the lettings market. PropTech supplier Yomdel publishes a weekly tracker index; it...

A local authority is imploring private landlords and providers of short-term lets, including Airbnb hosts, to lease their properties and thus...

The arrival of mandatory enhanced electrical checks so soon after the chaos of the Coronavirus pandemic represents a perfect storm for...

The director of renters’ campaign group Generation Rent says the long-running scandal of a planning decision made by the Housing Secretary...

A new Labour group - Labour Tenants United - has issued a four-prong attack on the current private rental sector including...

The latest snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord shows “huge gains for the lettings market” since transactions resumed a month ago. The...

Research from franchise giant Belvoir is the latest to show what may be rapidly changing aspirations from private tenants. “The results confirm...

The Law Society for England and Wales says legal aid should be made available for tenants who face eviction once the...

Knight Frank is the latest agency to produce evidence that the lettings sector has rebounded in the four weeks since the...

The chairman of an agency chain is advising landlords to prepare for stock surpluses in some areas and to win tenants...

One of the country’s largest independent agencies has emerged out of lockdown with a spring in its step, acquiring two small...

Campaigning organisations that demanded an extension to the evictions ban imposed because of the Coronavirus crisis have been quick to return...

We’re familiar with the rental market being strong across England - now there’s news of it doing well north of the...

Demand in the prime London lettings market is catching up with supply, reducing short-term downwards pressure on rental values. That’s the view...

Independent London agency chain Dexters says it’s seen a 200 per cent jump in enquiries from this time last year, and...

Rents in London have dropped by between 10 and 15 per cent as fewer people are willing or able to move...

Propertymark says it’s continuing to talk to government departments about making the furlough scheme flexible enough to meet agency industry needs.  A...

The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...

The market for successful lettings businesses is still strong according to one of the country’s leading business transfer agents. Adam J Walker...

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

The return of the housing market has seen demand for rental property boom - and it’s a third higher now than...

One of the country’s largest lettings agencies is to lose 17 jobs out of 100 in what the company founder calls...

A consumer group wants buy to let properties to be re-let only if the tenants in them want to move. The call...

Three groups of rental activists have demanded the government scrap all rent payments immediately and cancel all arrears - but mystery...

The rental market effectively disintegrated in the early days of lockdown before showing signs of a rebound which are still active...

The Generation Rent pressure group is wrong to claim that the majority of landlords are failing to support tenants needing help...

Some buy to let mortgages are now more expensive than before for borrowers, despite the recent fall in the Bank of...

New research suggested that yields across the UK rental market are remaining broadly unchanged despite the Coronavirus crisis. The current average sits...

ARLA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a formal written...

A new automated lettings platform claims to automate key processes around compliance, marketing, leasing and management for letting agents. Ringley Group, a...

The latest market snapshot by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that while new and completed tenancy volumes dropped rapidly in the first...

A surge in rental activity has encouraged a London-focussed agency to un-furlough some of its staff ahead of an expected relaxation...

New research claims to show that the lockdown could end up with higher rents as demand in the lettings sector outstrips...

Buy to let investors should be exempted from the three per cent stamp duty surcharge even if purchasers of holiday homes still...

The typical rent for a London property makes it “the undefeated number one most expensive city in Europe” despite increases slowing...

Once the worst of the Coronavirus crisis passes there’s likely to be much more regulation of parts of the rental sector...

The Labour head of a special ‘taskforce’ looking at London housing issues in the light of the Coronavirus crisis says he...

A new analysis reveals three key figures that suggest the rental market will bounce back from the lockdown and the Coronavirus...

Private landlords want the government to stop local authorities charging council tax on rented homes left empty because of the Coronavirus.  The National...

Student lettings and management company Uni2 Rent has expanded its business with the acquisition of Nottingham West Lettings, for an undisclosed...

Seven out of 10 tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed according to Hamptons International - the highest...

The new National Residential Landlords Association has backed calls from the Labour Mayor of London to ensure the benefits system covers...

Rental demand has dropped significantly across London and other major UK cities as a result of the pandemic. When comparing current levels...

There’s been a 12 per cent increase in the number of Built To Rent homes across the UK that have been...

The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be essential to keeping payments flowing through the rental sector, according to a leading...

Demand for homes to rent has surged back by some 30 per cent in the two weeks to April 14 according...

The Property Academy’s latest webinar, to be held this afternoon, is to be addressed by a behavioural economist and frequent contributor...

High-end lettings agency Knight Frank says the lettings market “could explode quite quickly” when the lockdown ends. The agency says that in...

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

Landlords have been sharply criticised by a broker for allegedly trying to cash in on the Coronavirus crisis by demanding mortgage...

The Generation Rent pressure group, fiercely critical of agents and landlords in recent months, wants the government to implement a 12 month...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns that rents are likely to stagnate for the rest of the year - although...

The proportion of homes bought last month by buy to let investors plummeted to a record low of just eight per...

A project called NHS Homes, run by a number of suppliers within the short lets sector, has now made available some...

Demand for rental properties with gardens or other outdoor space has soared in terms of portal listings - perhaps no surprise...

One of the lettings sector’s biggest trade bodies is calling on government to make a clear statement to help landlords who...

A campaign group is urging its members to write to landlords asking them to “suspend” rent demands until the Coronavirus crisis...

Lettings management platform Howsy claims it has seen an increase in business since the lockdown 10 days ago.  It says it’s enjoyed...

Demand for rental properties has predictably plummeted thanks to the lockdown. Data from PropTech company Goodlord shows that while a surge for...

Airbnb and similar platforms have seen a collapse of business since the start of the Coronavirus crisis with some 70 per...

When it comes to good works, one frequently-featured agency is Chestertons in London - and again it’s come up trumps during...

Knight Frank is reporting that tenants in high-value London markets are agreeing deals that allow them to delay the start of...

Part of the controversial Spicerhaart empire want the government to guarantee that some landlords receive 80 per cent of their usual...

The average rent for a newly let property rose 3.3 per cent in the year to the end of February -...

Activists with a record of opposing agents and landlords want a blanket ban on rent rises and evictions in the current virus...

The Budget has failed tenants by doing nothing to increase the supply of private rental property according to two lettings sector...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does...

Growing demand and a shrinking supply of rental properties in prime central London has led to a 50 per cent surge...

Another council is consulting on introducing a selective licensing scheme - and again it claims it will “create better housing for...

Optimism amongst investors in the private rental sector is on the rise, despite the various tax and regulation obstacles facing the...

Demand for rental properties in January increased to the highest level on record with 88 prospective tenants registered per lettings agency...

The government is driving landlords into the short let sector according to a trade body. The Residential Landlords Association, responding to recent...

A survey by lettings agency Carter Jonas has revealed what the firm calls the top priorities for tenants as the 2020s...

Nearly four out of 10 landlords believe that tenant demand will rise this year, according to a study by high-profile buy...

Almost three quarters of Belvoir’s lettings franchisees anticipate rent increases this year.  In a survey of the franchise firm’s offices across the...

Another housing market snapshot suggests demand and confidence are improving as a result of the new political and economic landscape following...

The government has failed the private rental sector says the Residential Landlords Association. In a statement released even before the resignation of...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made an uncompromising set of demands on the government, asking it to implement a...

Grainger, one of the biggest names in Build To Rent in the UK, says its current BTR pipeline stands at 24...

A lettings agency in one of the most competitive markets in Britain says it’s enjoyed a record year winning landlords from...

Knight Frank has released its latest rental market summary for London, and it paints a mixed picture. Firstly the number of properties...

Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...

A lettings agency is calling on local councils to tackle the growing problem of long-term empty homes. My Property Box says that...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions has hit an all time low...

There was a surge in the number of fake lettings inventories submitted last year, allowing tenants to be conned out of...

A lettings sector trade group says lavish additional services are being offered by landlords who are nervous that Brexit will lead...

A third of all landlords live in Greater London and the South East according to data collated by a property management...

The latest lettings market snapshot by mortgage lender Paragon has found that of the landlords planning to purchase property in the...

A landlord in one of the most scenic parts of Devon had been served with a £18,000 civil penalty because he...

New investment in private rented housing has fallen since 2016 as some private landlords have dipped out of the sector in...

Investment into the purpose-built Build To Rent sector in the UK dropped significantly last year. Some £273.8m was invested in the fourth...

A leading agency in a part of the UK where local government wants to clamp down on the spread of Airbnb...

A campaign group that has held protests outside letting agents’ branches and has been fiercely critical of fees, says it’s seen a...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has rejected a bid by Labour-controlled Liverpool council to extend its licensing scheme for five years. Government approval...

A rental management platform has compiled a league table of where tenant demand is strongest for homes to let - and...

A protest has been held outside a lettings agency in Manchester by tenants demanding that the firm ‘sacks’ one of its...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has set out its demands should the governmental go ahead with proposals for lifetime deposits. In...

Knight Frank forecasts cumulative rental growth of 11 per cent in prime outer London and 10 per cent in prime central...

A rogue landlord has been found guilty of unlawful harassment and misleading and aggressive practices, and will be sentenced next month. Ragoopathy...

Just over third of private landlords are planning to quit the sector or cut the number of homes they let in...

An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...

One of the highest profile buy to let mortgage lenders predicts that 2020 will see increasing numbers of investors going into...

New data from the Association of Residential Lettings Agents shows how the festive slowdown has hit the market. The number of tenants...

A prominent industry trade group says the new government must honour its manifesto commitment to strengthen the right of “good landlords”...

A trade body is warning of a crisis in the private rental market as new figures show a sharp drop in...

Haart is trying to shift the mood music around the private rental sector from challenging to celebratory, saying there is plenty...

Once again the monthly market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reports a decline in the stock of rental...

Owners of buy to let properties across the UK could be entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges according...

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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...

Fast-growing Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson has opened a new office in Leeds after acquiring a long-standing lettings firm. Snapping up Morgans...

The Black Brick agency, which operates with high net worth clients, is forecasting that 2020 will see the arrival of a...

The latest rental market snapshot from the Association of Residential Letting Agents suggests that 50 per cent of agents witnessed an...

There’s been an upbeat assessment of how the private rental sector will fare in the next five years from a leading...

Agency Express, the board company that monitors the lettings market through demand for its To Let and Let By boards, warns...

The Liberal Democrats is the first of the major parties to release its party manifesto for the December 12 manifesto, and...

The normally-sedate Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued an unusually stark warning to government, telling it to “stop meddling” in...

Landlords’ confidence in their lettings business has slumped to an all-time low, according to research by the National Landlords Association. In a...

Citizens Advice wants the next government to radically alter the private rental sector in favour of tenants.  The charity’s 2019 election manifesto,...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

A collective of activist renter groups has set out a manifesto of what it wants from the winner of next month’s...

One of the leading providers of deposit alternatives in the UK wants the government to embrace the option - even to...

One of the leading lettings sector trade bodies has unveiled what it describes as “a positive vision for the private rented...

A new report from Knight Frank shows how the country’s most expensive lettings market - prime central London - has boomed. The...

Rent controls similar to those demanded by Labour in London and other major cities in the UK do not work, and...

The likely general election is an opportunity for the government to make the lettings sector more appealing for would-be landlords, says...

A trade body says the private rental sector is facing a major crisis - more landlords are selling properties than buying...

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets....

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...

Property development and investment firm SevenCapital has released a top 10 league table of UK cities which it claims will perform...

A co-founder of a room rental PropTech service says there’s no clear evidence yet that the fees ban introduced in April...

New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...

UK-wide rental prices are up 2.0 per cent annually to £876 – a three-year high – according to a new quarterly...

A senior Labour housing spokesman is urging the government to press on with plans to outlaw the use of Section 21...

Uncertainty around the UK's planned departure from the EU and the stability of the government is causing the super-rich to rent instead...

Landlords have urged the authorities not to introduce rent controls in Manchester as they would 'choke off' supply of housing in...

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

Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...

Two university dropouts who started their own student letting agency have recorded their busiest ever start to an academic year. Harry Conti,...

There has been a significant spike in activity in the East Hampshire lettings market, according to analysis from Zoopla. Over the last...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act continued its upward curve in August. The...

There’s a warning from a leading agent that the unregulated proliferation of Airbnb-style short lets will lead to mainstream rent rises...

High end London estate agency Chestertons has signed up with Zero Deposits, one of the deposit replacement services expanding across the...

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

As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...

Greater London rents have risen an average of four per cent in the past year - but some boroughs performing above-average...

Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...

An influential think tank says Capital Gains Tax on buy to let properties and second homes should be levied at the...

New research from an international law firm shows that the rental sector in major cities is now changing its demographic make-up...

There is increasing evidence of the so-called unintended consequences of the tenant fee ban according to a major regional lettings agency. Linley &...

Rents across prime central London have been roughly flat over the past year - although yields are up as a result...

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir.  The franchise...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...

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

London-focussed lettings agency Portico, which has expanded into the north of England, has identified part of Liverpool as the area where...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rising by 1.3...

A lettings agent in London has been fined for the third time in as many years – this time for failing...

Private tenants are being disadvantaged because of the government’s focus on boosting homeownership. According to the latest figures from the Royal Institution...

It took an average of just 20 days to let a home between January and July this year according to a...

Prime London’s lettings market is growing but has seen fewer new lets over the second quarter of the year according to...

PropTech, and specifically Artificial Intelligence, could help letting agents better cope with new demands created by further industry regulation. That’s the view...

Rents in London are rocketing but a leading market commentator says this is no reason to give in to a “Marxist dystopia”...

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was...

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a remarkable attack on a lettings agency, accusing it of “an abuse of power” over its...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says there has been a record number of rent increases reported by its members. In a...

The supply of lettings property has begun to increase in higher price brackets in prime central London, leading rents to fall...

Calls by Labour’s London Mayor Sadiq Khan to secure powers to implement private sector rent controls are facing increasing opposition. Business organisation...

The number of film-related enquiries for short lets received by Knight Frank in the year to May has shown a rise...

Data from Rightmove suggests that demand from tenants looking for a new home has soared seven per cent since the Tenants...

Letting agents need to adapt to changing landlord and tenant habits The way letting agents, landlords and tenants communicate has changed significantly...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has sharply criticised the PRS as being ill-equipped to cater...

A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

A senior London lettings agent has accused the government of “going to war” on buy to let investors. The director of Benham...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

A short lets management firm has acquired a PropTech platform and claims it will help owners “see their true profit potentials”...

There’s been a dramatic 37 per cent rise in rental instructions for prime properties in the capital during the first quarter...

A leading housing market analyst says the sales market is increasingly determined by the acts of buy to let and other...

A record number of tenancies have been agreed above £5,000 per week in London during the first four months of the...

A holiday lettings company says it’s seen a 23 per cent increase in its portfolio over the past year as owners...

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

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says the feared sell-off of private rental units is continuing apace on the eve of...

A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...

The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...

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...