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Two thirds of letting agents will still have staff on furlough next month according to a survey of 231 agencies -...

Research shows that half of those in the private rental sector are aged 16 to 34, making the lettings industry vulnerable...

A group of private rental activists says Labour proposals to give tenants two years to repay arrears accrued during the virus...

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...

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

Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...

There’s been an upbeat prediction on the lettings market given by leading market commentator Lucian Cook, head of residential research at...

A PropTech firm says it is going to eliminate tenant screening costs by 2021 for lettings agents and landlords who use...

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

A new ethical letting agency has launched in partnership with a housing association and is promoting its low fee structure. Home Makers,...

The majority of the UK’s private renters don’t want to purchase a home according to new research, coming just as the...

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

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

A BBC investigation of 52 lettings agents has found that two thirds were levying charges on tenants, but it is uncertain...

Rent rises in the year to the end of February, as released by the government’s Office of National Statistics, show growth...

Another online lettings agency launches in March with a claim that it “will streamline and automate the majority of admin tasks...

The area of staffing can be a very uncomfortable one, but as the future of the lettings industry crystalises, it’s clear...

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

MPs will today undertake the second reading of the Tenant Fees Bill which proposes to ban upfront tenant fees and introduce...

A prominent campaigner for alternatives to traditional rental sector deposits is welcoming the government’s commitment to consider the issue in the...

Build To Rent developer and operator PLATFORM_ has announced its first scheme in Scotland and an expansion of an existing development...

The average UK rent increased just £11.55 or 1.51 per cent over the last year according to The Deposit Protection Service. The new DPS...

Letting agents have been accused of failing to carry out sufficient financial checks on prospective tenants.    Tenant referencing and insurance operator Landlord...

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

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

A growing sales and lettings agency in Leeds has announced the recruitment of nine new members of staff. Morgans, which describes itself...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is keeping up its campaign against a ban on agents’ fees in England by showing...

Half of England’s local authorities claim it is ‘very difficult’ to assist homeless applicants into privately rented accommodation, according to a...

A new report suggests that institutional investment in the burgeoning Build To Rent sector could see the creation of 240,000 new...

The couple believed to be the owners of Britain’s largest buy to let portfolio have defended sending letting agents an 11-point...

Following a period of substantial growth, Property Service Holdings (PSH) - which operates Leaders and Romans - has a huge variety of...

A consumer group dedicated to reducing tax says recent fiscal changes introduced by the government will end up hurting private rental...

A London buying agent is forecasting that the Brexit vote will mean there will be “more and more would-be-buyers opting to rent”...

Cambridge-based agency Bidwells is expanding its lettings division.  The lettings team has grown from eight to 10 professionals thanks to the recent...

There were 3,100 fewer private rental households in serious rent arrears in the first quarter of this year compared to the...

Buy to let returns have exceeded those from the FTSE-100 with average gains of 9.6 per cent across England and Wales...

The influencial cross-party Commons Treasury Committee says the whole economy could suffer is George Osborne’s fiscal measures against the private rental...

Rents climbed 0.7 per cent in October to a UK average of £1,294. There were increases in every region with the...

Stephen Moss, CEO of based Pring.co.uk the UK’s leading property investment search engine, takes a look at the impact of ‘Corbynmania’...

Countrywide has announced plans to recruit over 200 apprentices in the next year, working on a training programme drawn up with...

When Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, recently announced that interest rates would have to start to rise sooner...

A Build To Let scheme led by developer Dandara and property investment operator LaSalle is to be the first of its...

This publication recently reported on Russell Quirk's latest attempt to upset the establishment, this time by attacking the hallowed ground of...

Private sector rents in England and Wales have grown 4.6 per cent year-on-year – the fastest rate of increase since November...

Gentrification is a divisive, provocative issue, but why are estate agents (especially Foxtons) appearing to bear the brunt of the public’s...

A new survey suggests 40 per cent of landlords derive their main source of income from letting property. The study of 500...