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Two agencies are merging their lettings operations and launching a Joint Venture company to enable continued growth in their respective areas...

Propertymark wants the government to cool down on its enthusiasm for brownfield development. It says in a response to a consultation that...

Propertymark has urged the Sunak government to press ahead with leasehold reform ahead of the Second Reading of the Leasehold and...

Legal & General senior executive David Reid has been named as the chair of an influential committee driving forward Build To...

A new networking service for letting agents and all other property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched today by...

A managing partner at a letting agency has given an insight into the unique forces which he says is “strangling” the...

A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...

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

The UK Apartment Association - effectively a trade body for the Build To Rent sector - is beefing up its top...

ARLA Propertymark has responded to the Scottish Parliament’s examination of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill, calling for clarity on contributions...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...

New housing minister Lee Rowley has spoken out in favour of Build To Rent. At the inaugural Build To Rent Innovators conference...

Property portal Rightmove has increased its key revenue target in a bullish set of results which shows it has not been...

Senior Labour MP Clive Betts says the party’s official house building policy won’t actually solve the shortage of homes. Labour deputy leader...

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner has given her party’s conference an outline of future policy plans. She says:...

A lettings service called Smarter Rent is partnering with agents and developers to provide what it calls ”“an innovative property rental...

A series of new BTR schemes have been named by developers. In Coggeshall, north Essex, Vistry Group will deliver 36 homes, the...

The head of a consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition has given her views on what a General Election might mean...

A new action plan to tackle issues around HMOs is being drawn up by a Midlands council next week. West Northamptonshire council’s...

Online lettings agency Hortons has launched an Investors Club search portal, aimed at property investors and developers. The agency describes this as...

A newspaper says Labour is seeking to woo renter voters by allowing councils to restrict new build homes to first time...

A lettings agency chief says tighter EPC targets will be “devastating” for the private rental sector. Ben Quaintrell - managing director of...

Propertymark is speaking out about problems with some conversions of commercial property into residential.The warning comes in the trade body’s response...

The government must focus on measures in next week’s Budget that will boost significantly the supply of homes, according to lettings...

Lomond, which in the past two years has made 40 acquisitions of mostly small independent agencies, has marked its second anniversary...

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

A prominent independent lettings agency says the typical tenant outside of London now spends 63 per cent of their household income...

The head of an estate agency and property investment firm says the government should do more to reform the rental sector...

The advocates of Build To Rent have made another ambitious target for the sector’s growth.  Research from the British Property Federation and...

Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...

Leaders Romans Group has announced the creation of a Build To Rent Taskforce, using a different brand name - Three Sixty...

Lee Rowley is the new housing minister, specifically responsible for taking charge of the government’s rental reform agenda. The government has confirmed...

A leading lettings agency has warned the government not to forget the importance of small-scale landlords in its plans for the...

New plans to help control the numbers of residential properties turned into HMOs in parts of Coventry are moving a step...

A market snapshot of the growing Build To Rent sector outside of London suggests units are letting rapidly with low voids. Figures...

A politician has called on Airbnb hosts in his local area to switch their properties to long-term rentals. Isle of Wight councillor...

The man behind the Ideal Flatmate rental platform has now set up a Build To Rent portal called Your Place. All properties...

A lettings agency is celebrating winning the obstruction to let and manage a 63 unit Build To Rent scheme for students...

Energy efficiency is the hot topic in the lettings sector right now with new minimum EPC levels expected to be introduced...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management...

Am umbrella platform supporting Build To Rent developers says a survey suggests BTR tenants regard the sector as offering good value...

Property management specialist Pinnacle Group has strengthened its digital offer for customers across its residential portfolio, signing a three-year deal with...

Another council is considering dramatic moves to limit the numbers of houses in multiple occupation. A public consultation is being planned this...

A developer says its new state-of-the-art sales centre in Hong Kong in set to boost Chinese investment in London. Galliard, the developer...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning, includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

Propertymark has entered the debate about whether buy to let landlords should be amongst those receiving help from the government in...

A new Midlands property investment group has been launched, and says it will target both investors and landlords. Joseph Mews Property Group...

Grainger, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has announced two new Build To Rent developments. The company has acquired Exmouth Junction in...

Tell us about your role. I am the Customer Service Technology Group Manager at BSH (group brands include Bosch, NEFF and Siemens)...

PropTech platform Lavanda says urban property is changing thanks to the pandemic, and it tells agents, landlords and other providers to...

Savills says an increase in the number of new builds bought for buy to let and other property investment will help...

A lack of longer term rental accommodation thanks to the growth of Airbnb and other short lets has led to a...

Build to rent providers are taking the lead against private rental sector homes by advertising developments as pet-friendly.  Research by furnishings provider...

It is understood that Lloyds Bank may use local agencies to find tenants for new private rental sector activities. In recent weeks...

A part of the country which has seen a severe long term rental stock shortage as a result of switches from...

Propertymark has given its support to a free and independent dispute resolution service, the Business Banking Resolution Service, which is being offered to...

The John Lewis Partnership has released more details of an ambitious plan to build and furnish private rental properties. In a bid...

A lettings agency that works closely with Build To Rent developers says half of the schemes allow pets. Pet rentals have been...

The Oxfordshire based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant,...

An agency which has for the past 11 years specialised in south west London is now expanding with a new office...

Leaders Romans Group is launching a consultancy and management service for Build To Rent developers - a bid to engage with institutions in...

Marketing platform TheHouseShop says letting agents can secure over £300 per property listed as it is “redefining the relationship between agents...

One of the leading deposit alternative providers, flatfair, has partnered with a major property management service with some 3,000 tenants. The deal...

A report in the Financial Times over the weekend suggests that Lloyds Bank is poised to become a major residential landlord,...

Lettings agency Carter Jonas predicts the housing market - for both owner-occupiers and landlords - will become increasingly eco-focussed in 2021. It says...

The latest Build To Rent snapshot up to late summer shows the number of BTR homes in stages of planning across...

John Lewis Partnership, until now best known for its department stores and ownership of Waitrose, is to build homes for rent. The...

A lettings management company has been selected by a Far Eastern developer to manage units on a new 756 home scheme...

One of the country’s first specialist residential property fund managers has named the agency to handle its latest Build To Rent...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

Online lettings agency Upad is offering to refund users whose rental listings did not appear on Zoopla and PrimeLocation as they...

The Prime Minister has stepped into the ongoing row over a Labour claim that last week’s stamp duty holiday was merely...

PropTech lettings platform Herddle has announced two new senior hires. Hurdle describes itself as the tech-enabled lettings and property management agency that...

From midnight lettings agents in England have been able to resume work thanks to an amendment to Coronavirus legislation that was...

A pressure group representing private tenants wants government to help housing associations purchase buy to let properties “at knockdown prices.” A blog...

The developers behind the prestigious Television Centre scheme and its nearby White City Place development in west London are showing support...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent developers says it is specifically targeting certain tenant types for one of its...

A Build To Rent developer has revealed plans to construct over 10,000 units in just five years. Wise Living, part of SDL,...

New regulations governing HMOs are coming into effect in a north of England council. Landlords and developers will now need planning permission...

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

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

1. Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Terry Fisher, Marketing Director at Movebubble 2. What is Movebubble...

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

London is growing in its importance as a Build To Rent market according to new research released today. International property consultancy JLL...

A platform which works with independent lettings agents and Build To Rent operators says it is linking them to provide mutual...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

Landlords have been urged to seek advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties after a landmark tribunal case. A...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Paul Skinner, Operations manager at LetHQ. My business card...

Online lettings agency RentMyHome is partnering with a trade group for home stagers in order to offer clients discounted services. MyHomeGroup owns...

An online platform claims it has found a new and easy way for investors to become landlords, describing itself as ‘PayPal...

A building expert is warning buy to let investors that they won’t enjoy unfettered rights to extend their properties upwards when...

Flatfair, which describes itself as the UK’s fastest-growing tenancy deposit alternative, has been shortlisted in the Best Newcomer category of the...

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

There has been a massive surge in the volume of lettings properties under construction for the burgeoning Built To Rent sector. Data...

JLL has been appointed by Aberdeen Standard Investments to manage Aireside, a Build To Rent scheme of 107 apartments in Leeds. The...

A new survey suggests that the demise of the High Street for shopping could lead to a surge in the supply...

The website TheHouseShop says it aims to recruit some 30 per cent of the country’s letting agents by the end of...

The private rental sector can help reduce smoking according to a report from Action on Smoking and Health, a pressure group. The...

The British Property Federation says there are now 124,037 Build To Rent homes complete, under construction and in planning across the...