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A leading private rental trade body says only bespoke financial help can ensure the private rental sector meets government energy efficiency...

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...

A new estimate put the value of the UK private rental sector at almost £1.4 trillion. Buy to let and investment consultancy...

A controversial lettings agent who has set up a business to sell rental insurance has accused landlords of not taking their...

Bury council in Greater Manchester has adopted new measures to fine agents or landlords up to £30,000 if their properties fail...

Record tenant demand and record-fast lettings have combined to create an average asking rent above £1,000 per calendar month for homes...

The latest English Housing Survey shows a dramatic rise in the energy efficiency of private rental property. Some 38 per cent of...

Two major south of England agency have merged in what they describe as a “transformational deal.”  Brand Vaughan, part of the expanding...

Research by a lettings sector trade body has revealed precisely how outdated some regulations are.  According to the latest analysis, by the...

The average UK rent now stands at a record £1,007 per calendar month - the highest ever, according to HomeLet. It’s up...

It’s been yet another strong month for the rental market as reported in the latest statistics from PropTech supplier Goodlord. Voids dropped...

Agents need more clarity and transparency about the future of Right to Rent checks post-pandemic and post-Brexit, according to the UK’s...

A politician in one of the poorest parts of the UK wants his local authority to declare a ‘housing emergency’. Cornish councillor...

Rents have climbed up to 68 per cent across England since the financial crash in 2008. Research by Ascend Property shows that...

A private agency and management firm that says it’s grown from a one man band into a large team of 35...

Almost 40,000 people have signed a petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners. The...

ARLA Propertymark says letting agents have a vital role to play in highlighting the rights of private rental sector tenants. The comment...

There’s a large scale recovery underway in London’s rental sector according to the website Home. The site says that while average rents...

A property investment platform has taken the unusual approach of accusing the government of driving up homelessness through its policy of...

Reliable referencing remains the cornerstone of every letting agent’s business. Landlords rely on their agents to get it right, and to protect...

Mistoria is opening its sixth office in the north west of England. The new branch in Cheadle follows Mistoria’s existing outlets in...

South East of England sales and lettings agency Parkers is continuing to expand across Berkshire with the opening of a new...

The latest rental market snapshot produced by HomeLet shows average rents outside of London soaring to higher levels and dropping in the capital itself.  The...

Some low-cost energy efficiency improvements to a property could boost its EPC rating according to an analysis undertaken by Rightmove. The portal...

The increasingly strong rental market is set to last throughout summer and beyond according to the latest analysis by PropTech platform...

We’re only a little over a week away from the Euros, happening at last a year later than scheduled because of...

The president of the Law Society of England and Wales says tenants facing eviction as a result of the ban being...

A London council has secured banning orders against rogue property agents who were previously fined over £70,000 for letting an unlicensed...

Propertymark has produced new guidance for letting agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid restrictions. It says:...

The Build to Rent market remains small in volume but it is making some inroads, leading to BTR rent rises predominantly...

The five years since the introduction of the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes has led to a...

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions.  Whilst some notice...

Preventative measures are everything where referencing is concerned. But with so many solutions out there, promising so much, it can be difficult...

The most vocal campaign group for tenants, Generation Rent, has warned government that renters have already been waiting two years for...

A leading banking and wealth management company says a growth area for the rental sector in the years to come will...

The ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...

The highest profile agency in the big-spending Lomond Group has sealed a trio of deals in the first week of April...

Labour’s candidate for London Mayor wants to control private rents - and he wants the capital to be a template for...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech company Goodlord shows rents holding steady across England but as lockdown restrictions ease voids...

A bank has seen a surge in Honk Kong residents purchasing UK buy to let properties. Skipton International, the Guernsey-licensed bank, says...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests it was reducing in size for some years before the pandemic. Nationwide’s specialist...

There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...

Councils are failing to protect tenants in three out of four cases where they discover rental homes are unsafe, according to...

A letting agent in Cornwall has told local TV how she finds herself in ”heartbreaking” situations because of the lack of...

Real estate fund management company Moorfield has teamed up with PropTech company Bricklane to buy a portfolio of 2,000 homes to...

Housing charity Crisis says government statistics show almost one in five private renters in England in arrears or likely to fall...

A regional agency group is providing training courses free of charge to members “for the foreseeable future.” The training - usually heavily...

A group of rental campaign bodies have come together to claim that some 694,000 tenants apparently face eviction when the current...

Buy to let investors are not cashing out of the private rental sector despite the restrictions and taxes imposed by government. Hamptons’...

Rent guarantees and upfront cash payments from local authorities are the most effective means of opening the private rented sector to...

Winkworth says its London rental activities have suffered because of a lack of international travel, and students and young professionals returning to...

Some 39 agents and landlords have had banning orders over the past three years according to a report in The Guardian. Under the...

Changes to electrical safety standards rules applying to existing tenancies came into force at the start of the Easter break and...

Lettings agency Intus Lettings has announced the opening of a new Sheffield office — its first base in Yorkshire. The Sheffield office...

A House of Lords committee is urging the government to find alternatives to court possession cases in a bid to deal...

Paul Shamplina, the man behind Landlord Action and a Channel 5 show on handling rental crises, is warning that county courts...

The government’s embarrassing axing of the Green Homes Grant means there must now be a replacement to help the private rental...

The initiative which the government hoped would transform energy efficiency in the private rental sector is being axed this week. The Green...

The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...

New modular homes built to rent have been delivered to Northstowe, a new town in Cambridgeshire.  Each Town House home has been...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary claims that private renters have been “barely considered” during the past year of the pandemic. Thangam Debbonaire made...

The pandemic has had a major impact on the student rental market with landlords suffering significant losses of income. A new analysis...

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...

An agency has been hit with a £330,000 bill after being found guilty of poor management of an HMO. Magistrates have found...

The campaigning charity Shelter claims 14 per cent of adults in England - that’s six million people - are more worried...

An upbeat market snapshot for the lettings sector claims that one region of the UK has seen rent increases in excess...

The Law Society says it’s concerned about how the government will taper the end of the eviction ban, now extended until...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...

An assessment by Savills suggests capital values - including those for properties in the lettings sector - are likely to soar...

Campaigning charity Shelter has criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for allegedly leaving “far more people on the brink of homelessness than homeownership.”  Chief...

A lettings agency in the growing Lomond Group has purchased a rental portfolio on the south coast.  Brand Vaughan has bought the lettings...

Manchester-based Ascend Properties has acquired its second company in as many months.  Ascend has now purchased Rent Smart UK, a Lancashire firm...

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

A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in a landmark legal ruling. Julie Stoddern, of Camborne,...

An agency in the north of England has outlined how it proposes to take investors to what it calls “multiple viewings”...

The extension of the furlough scheme might be an indirect saviour for many lettings agencies says a leading PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold,...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector.  “Extending...

February was another strong month for the lettings market according to the latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord. The average cost...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

The Law Society of England and Wales has come out in favour of the latest ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  The extension to...

Government data suggests that scare stories talking of a glut of evictions if the current ban is lifted are simply unfounded. Data...

There’s a been a slight fall in the size of the private rental sector in England according to government figures.  Latest data...

The Law Society is raising concerns about the government’s mediation scheme announced at the time of the last eviction ban decision. The...

An online petition is voicing opposition to government calls for ever-improving EPCs in the private rental sector.  Nottingham landlord Tricia Urquhart has started the...

An agency says it has recently let 26 properties in one month without conducting any physical viewings. Oakwood Homes, operating in Kent,...

The latest market snapshot for the private lettings sector shows rents holding steady into 2021 but voids increasing across the board. The...

Letting agents have been told to document all arranging, planning and scheduling of work related to electrical checks in a bid...

The takeover of Hunters by The Property Franchise Group means the combined operations will manage over 70,000 tenanted properties across the...

The government has been urged to backtrack on proposals for letting agents to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on day one...

A charity claims that young people under 25 in full-time work across England are unable to afford privately rented accommodation anywhere in the...

Propertymark has responded to the official consultation on the government proposals called Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and...

Research by Countrywide agency Hamptons shows that during 2020 some 41,700 new buy to let limited companies were formed. That’s a record...

The rate of rental growth accelerated sharply in December according to Countrywide agency brand Hamptons. Its research department shows that over the...

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...

There’s been a small change to the Coronavirus regulations as they apply to the maintenance and upkeep of properties in Scotland. First...

A leading market commentator and PropTech chief says the extension of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban was predictable, but presents agents with...

The annual ARLA Propertymark conference and exhibition, which wasn’t held at all last year because of Coronavirus, has been pushed back...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind an idea from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to create a mediation service to arbitrate in...

While the Westminster government has extended its version of the eviction ban in England until February 21, a longer ban -...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

The ban on private rental evictions in Scotland has been formally extended by two months, with a high expectation that a...

A council claims that as many as a fifth of all the private rental sector homes in its area have a...

It is “extremely likely” there will be an extension to the current ban on bailiffs conducting evictions even after court orders...

The average rent in the UK, measured just before the turn of the year, is £979, showing a 2.7 per cent...

Letting agents and the rental market in England are still in business even during the national lockdown already in force. The government’s...

Only 0.3 per cent of all tenancies in England and Wales ended with a dispute over the deposit in the six...

Rent arrears in the private sector have actually dipped from their pandemic peak over the past two months - but they...

A leading property law expert says there is now pressure on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to raise stamp duty on buy to...

The government has told letting agents in Tier 4 areas that their first priority must be the safety of their tenants. The...

ARLA Propertymark has written to the government to voice fears that letting agents will not be able to comply with new...

There is mounting evidence that rental growth is picking up steam, according to the latest analysis by Countrywide brand Hamptons. Average rents...

Today is the start of the official Christmas eviction ban ‘truce’ in the private rental sector - and it continues until...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the November lockdown creating a subdued picture - but with early...

Generation Rent’s campaign for more public funds for private tenants continues unabated with a call on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase...

Lettings agents have until January 11 to respond to the latest consultation proposal stiffening health and safety in the private rental...

New and tougher Coronavirus restrictions have been announced in Scotland with decisions on England’s new controls expected to be revealed today or...

The Generation Rent campaign has renewed its call for public money to be allocated to clear at least some rent arrears...

Letting agencies should review banking and payment systems in the light of rule changes and the ongoing challenge of the pandemic. This advice...

London’s Westminster council - with 43 per cent of housing stock in the private rental sector - has launched a consultation on...

The average cost of renting in England is almost unchanged from five years ago - although that masks significant localised variations.  The...

A PropTech lettings platform is reporting that the level of income required to cover the cost of renting has increased across...

There’s been a further tweak to the eviction controls introduced in England for the duration of the lockdown, lasting until December...

The gap between typical City rents and Country rents is closing according to an analysis of Countrywide properties by the company’s...

An exercise by PropTech company Goodlord has given an insight into what the lettings market may look like in parts of...

Two thorny subjects are back on the agenda for letting agents - break clauses and what happens when students leave their...

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...

It appears the much-hyped exodus of people from London to the country doesn’t apply to the rental market. Despite rents falling in...

The main trade body representing lettings agents has described the government’s latest eviction ban as “a further blow” for the sector. At...

The government has formally announced a pause in evictions in England until January 11 at the earliest. The only exceptions to this...

Labour has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding the return of the eviction ban - even though, to all intents...

A rebranded agency is now focussing on selling only tenanted buy to let properties in what it calls ‘second tier’ cities...

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...

A market snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord shows rents dropping a hefty nine per cent across the UK. This follows several...

It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...

A heroic lettings agency in the south west of England has stepped up to the plate this half-term week by offering...

The government is asking bailiffs not to enforce court possession orders in areas with the highest Coronavirus restrictions.  So although evictions can...

A major north of England local authority wants to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live, following analysis...

It’s a year today since the closure of the formal government consultation into scrapping Section 21 powers for agents and landlords. In last...

A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...

Trading Standards in one region of the UK is staging Twitter quizzes aimed at students, and asking about agents’ fees surrounding...

Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how is the UK rental market coping with the fallout from...

Shelter has returned to the attack on the private rental sector. In a new report it claims a third of tenants in England...

Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...

Scotland must encourage more investors into its property market as a way of supporting its economy once the Coronavirus recedes according...

A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...

North of England lettings agency Matthew & Evans Rentals has been kicked out of the Property Redress Scheme, one of the two...

A leading trade body has broadly welcomed the Winter Economy Plan outlined by Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday, but says this still...

Much has been made of the backlog of court cases - including landlords’ possession attempts - and now the Ministry of Justice...

A London council has launched a strategy it claims will protect private tenants and ensure they live in good quality and...

The legal industry says the end of the eviction ban must be the moment to ensure the widest number of tenants...

A definitive document has been published by the House of Commons library listing every eviction-related measure taken by UK governments during...

Housing Minister Chris Pincher says the eviction ban is formally over but the situation remains under “constant review” as the second...

The government has set out confirmation of the new regulations and protocols that agents and landlords will have to follow if...

Landlords operating in England are increasingly seeking evictions advice from their Scottish counterparts, according to property management firm Apropos. The platform says...

Campaigners against evictions during the Coronavirus crisis have launched a last-ditch call for the government to grant another extension to the current...

The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...

The first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...

With college and university terms about to start, and ever-more diligence required over Coronavirus, the Deposit Protection Service is offering an...

Zoopla has revealed its top 10 hotspots for buy to let investors seeking high rental yields.  The analysis is based on rental returns...

A Tory member has used the Conservative Home website to tell his party that it should introduce interest-free loans to help tenants...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging its members to write to their MPs over the provision of cash help...

Oxford council, which has 49 per cent of its housing stock in the private rental sector, is starting a formal consultation...

A council says it's identified hundreds of rental properties within its boundaries which apparently do not comply with key energy efficiency...

Pressure is building on the UK government to ensure England follows the example of both Scotland and Wales and creates a...

The Law Society has set out exactly what the extension of the eviction ban, announced on Friday, means to agents, landlords...

Belvoir is backing a call for a loans scheme in England - similar to one in Wales - to protect tenants...

Letting agents are being warned they are likely to face a higher number of mandatory electrical checks as the sector expands...

A leading lettings sector trade body has set out reasons why the eviction ban should be lifted - which may help...

A group of Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs have together claimed that England could witness "a new wave of homelessness" when...

The campaigning pressure group Generation Rent has returned to the battle to win an extension to the current evictions ban in...

The ban on evictions in the private rented sector looks almost certain to be extended until March next year in Scotland...

A leading PropTech figure says a political issue north of the border demonstrates the advantages of voluntary industry codes of practice over...

New research pours cold water on claims by anti-agency campaigners that there will be a glut of evictions when the ban ends...

The Local Government Association, which represents almost all councils in England, is calling on the government to scrap section 21. The call comes...

One of the north of England’s largest independent agencies has made another acquisition - taking its property portfolio to 10,000 units.  Linley &...

A lettings agent comparison website, Rentround, says the stamp duty holiday has spurred existing and would-be landlords to search for new...

New data from Hamptons International reveals that in June the average rent on a newly let property in Britain dipped 0.6...

While England’s housing market is almost fully operational, within social distancing guidelines, there are still some restrictions in Wales. Now the Welsh...

Deposits have risen as much as 24 per cent in the past year in some parts of the UK - according...

ARLA Propertymark has expressed its pleasure that the eviction ban, already extended by two months, will now expire at the end...

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

One of the rental sector’s highest-profile trade bodies has accused pro-tenant group Generation Rent of needlessly scaring renters with the spectre...

In another sign of concern at the speed and volume of eviction cases once the ban is lifted at the end...

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

Confusion over Electrical Inspection Condition Reports, created by inaccurate statements from the government, has been slammed by a housing law expert.  Last...

Shelter is calling for stricter enforcement against letting agents in Northern Ireland which it claims are illegally charging tenants fees for...

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

The number of rental deposit disputes lodged with one of the government-authorised deposit schemes has fallen 15 per cent across England...

The Deposit Protection Service has issued seven ways to help agents and students in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs during...

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

A legal expert says the Court of Appeal ruling on S21 possession orders last week has resolved one of the most...

The government has withdrawn its latest electrical safety checks guidance for the private rental sector, with immediate effect. However, there remains...

The government has released new guidance regarding electrical safety checks - and there's a worry it may include thousands of additional...

A westcountry landlord is only the second in England to have received a banning order preventing him from letting or managing...

The next formal review of lockdown processes in Wales takes place today, with high expectation that the housing market is likely...

ARLA Propertymark has set out its concerns over draft guidance on anti-money laundering produced by a body called the Joint Money...

New figures show that typical capital gains for buy to let investors are on the way down. Hamptons International says that landlords...

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

There’s been a significant increase in the mortgage choice available to landlords as the buy to let market gets closer to...

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

A lettings sector group says there was never any eviction crisis looming for private tenants, contrary to a slew of recent claims. New independent...

The so-called King and Queen of Buy To Let, the controversial husband and wife team of Fergus and Judith Wilson, are...

An analysis of buy to let returns from mortgage lender Mojo has produced a league table with no London locations in...

Accreditation service NAPIT has produced a publication for the rental sector ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

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

Aldermore Bank is this week resuming physical mortgage valuations on properties for house purchase and remortgage in England, where strict social...

Chancellors, the independent agency chain with over 50 offices across southern England and mid Wales, is launching a deposit-free renting option. Working with...

A foundation which receives substantial funding from trade unions and a charity linked to the Nationwide is calling for rents to...

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

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

Winkworth says its London offices are reporting significant numbers of landlords who used to advertise on Airbnb and similar short-let platforms...

Research by the National Residential Landlords Association and the Which? consumer body has revealed that some 53 councils in England alone...

Families living in private rented accommodation are more exposed to the economic shock of the Coronavirus than homeowners, which could mean...

There’s growing concern across the lettings sector about the buy to let mortgage market seeing lenders pull product ranges, tighten lending...

All court possession orders are being suspended from today as part of the changes to the private rental sector to cope...

The government has yet to give explicit guidance relating to private rental maintenance, but new advice this morning appears to shed...

New research suggests the damage to the private rental sector in terms of non-payment of rent could be a remarkable £15...

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

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

It’s easy to forget in the Coronavirus frenzy but from tomorrow, Friday March 20, all tenancies are to become subject to...

A PropTech platform claims that an area where the average rent is 50 per cent of less of an average salary...

The Guild of Letting and Management has thrown helpful light on the responsibilities and recommended approach of letting agents faced with...

The typical UK private rental deposit, often considered high in this country, is thought to be relatively low by international standards...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

The latest lettings market snapshot by HomeLet shows that average rents across the UK are still not breaking through the £1,000...

The chief executive of a new lettings sector trade body is to address his first conference next month, giving an indication...

An online student publication is urging readers who are tenants to “go lawsuit crazy” when the full provisions of the Homes...

Two bedroom properties produce the best yields for buy to let investors according to the latest research. Lettings management platform Howsy has...

The government’s official index for the private rental sector has shown that rents rose by 1.5 per cent in the 12...

A council in a leafy area of south east England has issued an emergency prohibition order to a buy to let...

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

Confusion among renters over the complex Tenant Fees Act could trigger a surge in complaints about agents to redress schemes -...

A government report suggests the private rental sector is attracting an increasing number of older tenants - and the sector needs...

The latest market snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that even in the south west of England - where renters...

Generation Rent - an outspoken organisation sharply critical of lettings agents and many aspects of the private rental sector - is...

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

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

The Property Franchise Group, which has a string of major agency brands, has reported a strong performance in 2019 despite the...

One of the country’s top law groups has backed government moves to scrap Section 21.  The call comes from the Law Society for...

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

Accreditation body safeagent has announced a new designation for lettings and management agents who successfully pass its NCFE accredited courses. The designation...

A lettings agency admits that the proportion of net income required to cover rent has hit 75 per cent in some...

It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new...

The government - which over the weekend made a surprise move to try to stop landlords banning tenants from keeping pets...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is to overhaul the model tenancy contract to make it easier for tenants to have pets. A surprise statement from the...

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

A high end lettings agency says the most expensive rural rental market in the north west of England is dominated by...

The chief executive of Shelter - the campaigning charity which has been sharply critical of letting agents in the past -...

This month sees the launch of a new trade body for the lettings sector - the National Residential Landlords Association. It’s the...

Countrywide has calculated that with many landlords exiting the buy to let market, the number of homes available to rent has...

Rental growth in Great Britain picked up throughout 2019 according to Countrywide.   In an analysis of the market released under the name...

The fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents has this morning revealed that it’s linking with Training For Professionals, the largest provider of...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims 135,000 children in Britain are homeless and living in temporary accommodation this Christmas - the highest number...

A landlord has been banned for two and half years after repeatedly putting tenants’ lives at risk by letting unsafe housing. This...

The National Landlords’ Association says the new Conservative government must do two things in its early phase in office. The NLA, which...

A leading law firm has highlighted four key dates for letting agents and landlords to watch for in 2020. Paul Barnes, head...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...

Almost 40 per cent of battery-powered smoke alarms failed to activate in residential fires in England in the past year –...

A compliance consultant has explained why a local council’s penalty on a rogue landlord - initially £31,499 - was slashed to...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled in favour of deposit alternative scheme flatfair in a dispute which began with a complaint...

A trade body suggests that the votes of private landlords could decide the results in over 100 constituencies in next week’s...

One of the north east of England’s higher profile estate agencies has restructured and merged with a rival ahead of what...

A new PropTech app-based service claiming to reduce paperwork in property management is rolling out in London and the south east. Herddle...

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

A pressure group that has spoken out against letting agents and landlords is urging private tenants to take part in a...

The Property Franchise Group has issued an upbeat trading statement indicating that it’s mitigated much of the financial impact of the...

Just over a fifth of lettings agents questioned in a major industry survey are concerned that may not be complying with...

The Welsh Government says it’s going to issue clarifications to some issues before the end of this year; if agreed by...

A north of England letting agent who conned home owners out of thousands of pounds has been ordered to pay it back...

The average rent of a newly let property in Great Britain rose to £999 pcm in October according to data from...

The proportion of homes in Great Britain let by overseas based landlords is 11 per cent, up from seven per cent...

Countrywide has issued an unusual statement saying that the veteran lettings expert recruited to steer the organisation through the tenant fee...

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...

A new piece of legislation has been invoked to ban a landlord from any involvement in the private rental sector for...

Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...

A leading agent has repeated his controversial belief that the proposed scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers should be seen as...

New research suggests that the recent fall in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages may be coming to a halt. Online...

New analysis by Direct Line for Business reveals a surge in the number of police investigations into the theft of electricity,...

Countrywide’s monthly rental index - based on achieved rather than advertised rents on newly let properties - says the average rent...

Buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage rates continue to drop but at a slower rate than in previous months, according to the latest Property...

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

A rental market slump in September has led to a rise in average void periods across many parts of England and...

A prominent trade body is urging its members and the wider industry to back a crowdfunding exercise to pay for a...

The quality of accommodation in the private rental sector has drastically improved in the past decade according to a survey by...