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The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...

A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...

The UK's rental market is experiencing a slowdown says a lettings chief. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine & Country notes that...

Supply has continued to build while demand remained steady, which increased downwards pressure on rents in the first quarter of 2024...

A deposit alternative company is calling on agents to help tenants save an average of £1,000 on up-front costs. Flatfair chief executive...

Long-standing Hunters franchisee Adrian Lawrence has grown his lettings business by a massive 200% after acquiring the portfolio of nearby Hunters...

England’s county councils want the next government to set out a long-term plan for housing, as a new report claims there’s...

Co-living specialist Built Asset Management has snapped up a fourth rival operator in three years.  ProCo-Living joins the BAM business portfolio with...

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

Sharpened rules to double council tax on long term empty properties will come into force from April 1, says the government.  A...

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

Repairs and maintenance specialist Fixflo is running a webinar examining how one client, Umega, used PropTech to more than double its...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

The British Property Federation claims the time required for Build To Rent planning applications has significantly increased over the past decade...

Prominent MPs from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have renewed their onslaught on Airbnb and other short let platforms.  Former Lib...

Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the fifth quarter...

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

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

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

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

Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after a major deal involving a 10 branch agency, Beal's. Beal’s employs...

London has seen the strongest rental growth over the last year according to an analysis by lettings agency Hamptons.   The average rent...

Strutt & Parker’s London New Homes staff attribute 50 per cent of their market this year as dollar-based - 30 per...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...

A survey of more than 1,000 landlords in the Deposit Protection Service shows the scale of change in the private rental...

The scale of rent rises has peaked with future increases likely to be smaller, says Zoopla. The portal’s latest report into the...

The total amount of rent paid by tenants in Great Britain this year will hit £85.6 billion - over twice the...

Almost two in five UK owners - landlords and homeowners - now consider improving the energy efficiency of their property an...

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

Second homes in the area of Essex known as Tendring - including popular holiday lets resort Frinton on Sea and the...

More multi-millionaires and billionaires are choosing to rent super-prime homes in London, rather than purchase, reveals a new wealth report Beauchamp Estates’...

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

A Belvoir franchisee has doubled the size of his business by buying out a local independent agency - his third acquisition...

The lettings market shows little sign of slowing as rents rose 11.7 per cent year-on-year across Britain in October, says the...

The ValPal Network - a lead generation product from Angels Media, publisher of Letting Agent Today and other Today titles -...

Propertymark is hailing its new Lettings Helpline as a success, just a month after it launched. In that four week period the...

The latest edition of the HomeLet Rental Index shows a near double-digit average annual rent rise across the UK. Renters can now...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private sector have risen by double digits for the fourth quarter in a...

A business consortium is calling for bold measures to encourage landlords and owner occupiers to retrofit their homes, with the introduction...

Annual rental growth across remained in double-digits during September, with the average cost of a new let up 11.7 per cent...

A Bristol estate agent has hit the acquisition trail, snapping up a local independent. Bristol Property Centre Estate Agents, which is situated...

The Scottish Government is proposing to give local councils the discretion to charge Council Tax premiums of up to 100 per...

The Financial Times, using sources in the Parliamentary Conservative party, are blaming some Tory MPs for blocking the route of the...

The average rate of annual rental growth on a newly let property in Britain hit 12.0 per cent in August, the...

Propertymark kicks off its regional conference campaign this week - the start of a programme that’s doubled in size this year. Across...

New analysis reveals that other family members beyond parents are increasingly lending their financial support to first-time buyers.   So far this year...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says the lettings market is defined now by the “alarming disparity” between demand and supply. In the...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the third time...

There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...

TV property guru Phil Spencer is urging lettings agents to prepare for a surge in the number of older tenants and...

New figures released this morning from The Property Ombudsman show that the overwhelming number of disputes in the past year involved...

A retirement forecast suggests older renters may struggle as demographic and property market figures change over time. Scottish Widows’ annual retirement report,...

Council tax premiums being considered in Wales would be insufficient to persuade short let and holiday home owners to move their...

A strong lettings division has allowed Foxtons to record strong growth in its latest trading statement, despite the challenging sales market. The...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London reach another new record this quarter of £1,231 per calendar month. That’s the...

The average rent on a newly let property in Britain rose to £1,273 pcm in June, a new record according to...

After a decade of steady growth, the number of older renters is poised to increase rapidly over the next 10 years...

A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...

An independent agency with a lettings portfolio of 400 units has been snapped up by franchise holders in the Newton Fallowell...

The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June.  The average cost of rent per...

New research shows that over half of parents charge their adults children for living at home - although the sums involved...

A prominent lettings and sales agency says there are four reasons why house prices won’t fall off a cliff, despite interest...

A Liberal Democrat council leader says all properties - even those in properly established lettings businesses - should be charged council...

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

The pace of rental growth cooled in May, with the average rent on a newly let home in Britain rising 9.1...

The pace of rental growth cooled in May, with the average rent on a newly let home in Britain rising 9.1...

Five franchisees who purchased an investment platform say they want to double the size of the business by 2028. Established in 2007,...

According to new research from Mortgage Advice Bureau, two-fifths of landlords believe that new EPC requirements are important for the environment and will...

A new consultation by one of the national governments within the UK advocates giving more councils power to make huge rises...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to yet another new record of £1,190 per calendar month. This...

One of the most respected financial organisations says markets are now betting that the Bank of England base rate will hit...

Landlords who bought soon after the launch of the first buy-to-let mortgage in 1996 are retiring in increasing numbers.   Research from lettings...

Fast-growing agency network Lomond is launching its own national and regional market information - and it claims it’s using data rarely...

An agent has spoken out about a proposal to allow huge council tax rises on second homes and empty properties. New Scottish...

Hamptons says rental growth across Britain in March posted its third ever double-digit increase since the agency records began almost a...

Revenue from property taxes in Scotland has dropped significantly so far this year, according to a prominent lettings agency.  DJ Alexander Ltd...

The cost of coastal homes in Britain more than doubled - rising 56 per cent - between 2012 and 2022 says...

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

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets today to decide on its base interest rate amidst shock at the latest...

Rightmove says growing numbers of renters are leaving Britain’s cities to find a cheaper place to live or to get more...

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

Campaigning charity Shelter is angry with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt over his Budget  While most in the property industry have expressed relief that there...

Annual rent rises that are currently 10 per cent or more are likely to halve to “mid-single digits” according to a...

The latest restrictions imposed on holiday lets by a UK government are hurting local economies. The Welsh Government has confirmed there will...

A poll of 2,000 non-freehold tenants suggests that almost two-thirds claim not to feel 100 per cent safe in their homes. Some...

There’s a slowly growing optimism amongst property industry figures that the 2023 housing market will be relatively pain-free and not seeing...

Rental growth is showing no sign of slackening with average rents up 8.3 per cent on the same time last year...

The availability of stock within the owner-occupied market is now back to a pre-pandemic norm, but the reverse is true for...

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

Prime rental growth in London ended 2022 up 10.9 per cent on the year, according to Savills prime lettings index, as...

The mismatch between demand and supply will keep the rental market strong in 2023 according to an agency chief. Nicky Stevenson, managing...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says a survey of its members suggests that 2023 will be a tough year for...

The founder of a Barnsley based lettings and property management company is celebrating transforming his business - and winning an award...

South Hams council in south Devon - one of the UK’s top holiday spots - has unanimously agreed proposals for second...

East Yorkshire letting agency Ultralets has opened a new office in Beverley after what it calls “an impressive period of growth.” Ultralets...

Over the last decade, the proportion of people aged 24 to 64 living in their own home has fallen and the...