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The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...

New figures indicate the ongoing growth of buy to let. Analysing data on additional property purchases made in the financial year 2020/21,...

Zoopla - which in recent years has gone out of its way to win agent support - has come out strongly...

The closely-fought battle between franchise lettings agencies in the private rental sector continues apace.  Maryam Bham, franchise sales manager at Hunters -...

The sole director of a lettings agency, who was recently made the subject of an anti-social behaviour injunction and banning order,...

The costs of buy to let fixed rate mortgages have risen sharply with more increases likely if, as expected, the Bank...

A selection of property industry figures have spoken out against the government’s latest proposals to extend Right To Buy to housing...

A specialist rental platform says its research shows a growing number of people intentionally renting long-term. Ocasa says the reason is the...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes has categorically stated that the government is not considering rent controls in England. In a written reply to...

Fresh data from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the average cost of rent in England reached £1,020 per property in May, up...

Activists are calling on the government to impose swingeing taxes on some lettings properties “to bring them back into the residential...

Letting agents should consider how the properties they manage can become more energy efficient, says Propertymark. And they should tap into new...

Property management business James Gibb has acquired the residential division of Dundee-based J Reavley Factoring Limited. The acquisition will increase the number...

Local and central government is losing out on millions of pounds of council tax income this year because of the business...

Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...

A prominent letting agency on the south coast of England, Mishon Mackay, says PropTech is allowing it to offer a unique...

Propertymark says it welcomes measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will mean swifter action to get the hundreds...

Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...

The government is admitting that its rental reform agenda is aimed primarily at the north of England - which just happens...

A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...

Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...

The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has signed a six year software deal with Zoopla’s Alto service. This means that...

The head of a prominent brand in a fast-expanding lettings and sales agency group has given a cautious welcome to government...

An activist group claims that homeless cases arising from Section 21 evictions are now at their highest level since records began...

Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...

Shelter has made an outspoken attack on a government proposal to extend Right To Buy to housing association tenants. The idea -...

Propertymark has dismissed suggestions from critics of the lettings industry that higher rents are leading to more homelessness.  The trade body says...

One of the UK’s largest lettings groups has made an outspoken attack on the policies of a political party standing in...

Propertymark has said that the government’s ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties should go further. The government revealed over the...

Annual rental yields in England and Wales have dipped but tenant demand is set to stay strong for the rest of...

Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start...

The chief executive of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the UK government, accusing it of a “blatant disregard...

The chief executive and founder of an award-winning sales and lettings brand is set to discuss the best practice approaches to...

Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...

A new investment league table has been drawn up to show best aggregate rent and capital appreciation income for those in...

Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...

A PropTech supplier which helps agents and landlords identify private rental sector licensing issues has announced a new partnership. Geospatial technology firm...

There’s been a big rise in rents and a large drop in voids in the past month according to PropTech supplier...

Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution. The trade body also...

A new Home Office code of practice comes into force today making changes to what letting agents in England need to...

A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...

A lettings agency has identified where tenant demand is strongest right now - and where demand is lower than some agents...

Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England. The research by rental platform Rentd looked at the current average income of a...

The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark. In February, Propertymark...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

The chief executive of an online mortgage broker is warning that yesterday’s base rate rise announced by the Bank of England...

An eye-watering annualised rent rise in Greater London of 27.3 per cent has helped pushed the all-UK total yearly hike to...

A business news website is reporting that an agency has been ordered to pay £1,550 for displaying a board illegally. Charles Lear...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...

The government has issued revised guidelines for the possession process in the private and social rented sectors in the light of...

Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons is warning that the record-breaking rental growth of the past year has seen tenants pay a rocketing...

Lower income households, often found in the private rental sector, are set to bear the brunt of the rising inflation and...

The lettings and management platform teclet, owned by OnTheMarket, is now available to agents and property managers in Scotland. The product offer...

New data reveals that over 80 per cent of renters spend more than 30 per cent of their take home pay...

A south of England agency has acquired a further two independents, taking the brands total number of acquisitions up to seven...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...

The latest lettings market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord suggests that voids are reducing in almost all regions but that rents...

New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...

A north of England lettings agency has successfully qualified five members of its staff through The Able Agent training programme. The agency...

A north of England agency is going green as it replaces its existing car fleet electric vehicles. The purchase of two Volkswagen...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...

The leader of one of Britain’s highest profile lettings agency operations has let rip at the government for what he calls...

Online property training qualifications service The Able Agent has launched a new apprenticeship programme. The Able Agent says it’s spotted a critical...

A major holiday let company in one of the country’s prime tourist destinations says more affordable homes should be built to...

One of the country's leading agency groups has signed a multi-year deal with PropTech firm Goodlord.  Andrews Property Group, which has 49...

Rightmove is advising the private rental sector not to pass on interest rate rises to tenants. Yesterday the Bank of England increased...

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a new Tenancy Compliance service through its pre-tenancy progression software, BOX.  The Lettings Hub says...

The latest lettings market snapshot from HomeLet suggests another record average UK monthly rent level of £1,064 pcm - up a...

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

A radical shake up of the private rental sector is expected to be announced tomorrow by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The main...

ARLA Propertymark is warning that new landlords must be drafted in to the private rental sector to replace those exiting in...

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords and agents claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from...

A prominent agent says the shortage of rental property is now so acute, and like to get still worse, that those...

Average UK rents increased for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q4 2021 according to The Deposit Protection Service, as stock shortages...

Volume developer Crest Nicholson has announced its biggest Build To Rent deal, worth £120m, organised in tandem with financial firm Oaktree. The...

A prominent provider in the Build To Rent sector is to offer over 1,300 new rental homes over three sites in...

Wales and Scotland are ahead of the game when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the...

Rents are rising at around twice the level of a year ago according to data from Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons. Despite rental...

There’s still some way to go for the lettings market to return to its pre-pandemic best according to Knight Frank -...

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for letting and estate agents in England.  - Isolation...

A report from the House of Lords has condemned the private rental sector as being ”increasingly unaffordable” as well as being...

MPs and the wider public have been presented with a lengthy report on the growth of Airbnb and similar platforms across...

A leading lettings agent has warned tenants against using social media to find rental properties.  David Alexander - head of DJ Alexander,...

The rental market appears not to have slowed down this winter - not even over the Christmas break. According to the latest...

Capital appreciation over the past decade has been driven more by the value of homes in the rental market than by...

One of the most respected figures in British housing has joined one of the growing number of Rent To Buy companies. Lord...

Shelter claims that women are impacted by homelessness more than men, and says rising private rents are a contributory factor. In a...

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents has lifted the lid on how buy to let came about,...

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

Rental guarantor service Housing Hand has announced a new partnership with student accommodation provider Kexgill. The firms claim the arrangement will challenge...

Voids are ending the year 25 per cent down on the position at the start of 2021 - an indicator of...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords and agents in England, telling them how to enact the...

One of the country’s oldest agencies may be under new ownership soon. The fast-expanding Lomond Group - which just last week announced...

John D Wood & Co. Is the latest agency to go green with a move to making its fleet of company...

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...

Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...

North east of England agency My Property Box has acquired Newcastle independent Groves as part of its strategic growth plan. All 12...

The National Residential Landlords Association says average rent debt owed by tenants as a direct result of the pandemic is still...

A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...

Shocking figures produced by a council in the south west show the vast number of short lets available - and by...

A letting agency has been issued with penalty notices worth £3,000 for operating illegally. Back in 2014 it became a legal requirement...

Void periods dropped across England during November as demand for rental properties continued apace.  According to the latest Goodlord rental index some...

ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...

‘Generation rent’ was a term first coined in 2011 by the Halifax in a survey on the future of homeownership. It...

Effective enforcement is crucial to stamp out rogue lettings agents and protect consumers says safeagent. In the latest edition of its Effective...

A prominent consultancy advising the Build To Rent sector has identified one British city as the prime location for investment in 2022. BNP...

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...

The latest market snapshot from lettings agency Hamptons suggests that rents have risen, nationally, 7.9 per cent over the last 12 months. It...

New figures show how effective the stamp duty holiday was in stimulating buy to let - and how similar measures could...

Results have been released of an analysis of over 20,000 Build To Rent tenants in over 15,000 homes across the UK...

The long term undersupply of rental properties across the country is expected to support rental growth into 2022, says Zoopla. In addition,...

An agent who six months ago expanded his franchise empire to four branches has now added a fifth. Craig Pearson, who opened the...

Home, the property website that publishes an authoritative market snapshot for lettings and sales each month, says the long-standing supply drought...

It’s understood there will be a Christmas truce with tenants not enduring bailiff-enforced evictions between December 13 and January 10. HM Courts...

A north of England lettings agency is claiming an all-time record for enquiries relating to student accommodation - and the biggest...

A new government survey of private renters is checking whether they received the correct documentation from their agent when they begin...

Charters Group, the south of England agency, has announced a further acquisition that will grow its residential lettings operations. Charters Estate Agents will combine...

The private rental sector is already attempting to improve its EPC results according to research from Shawbrook Bank.  From 2025 new rules...

ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a new dispute resolution service as a quicker and less expensive alternative to court...

Almost £300,000 has been awarded to a consortium of councils to improve energy efficiency in the private rental sector. York council will lead...

Figures from the Deposit Protection Service suggest that students returned to university in greater numbers this year compared to 2020. The service...

All sides of the industry have expressed anger and frustration that yesterday’s Budget effectively ignored the private rental sector. ARLA Propertymark’s policy...

Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...

Propertymark has taken the unusual step of thanking the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and the Communities for the...

Letting agents in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a council-run £65m rent fund. Although...

The room-letting sector known as co-living, now growing in London, has seen occupancy levels bounce back since some Covid restrictions have...

New research published by Build To Rent operator L&G reveals what it believes to be a crisis surrounding rental properties, affordable...

Research by a student accommodation search platform suggests that the sector may rely too heavily on the apparent year-on-year growth in...

As energy efficiency becomes increasingly key for the private rental sector and owner occupiers alike, new data from PropTech firm Sprift...

North of England agency Robert Watts is expanding into Halifax after completing the acquisition of independent firm Bennett Kaye for an...

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says it will take a year for court backlogs to be reduced substantially and even longer to...

Shelter claims the health of one in five renters in England is harmed by poor housing, and says grants covering Covid-related...

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...

Average annual rental growth across Britain hit 8.0 per cent in September, the third fastest annual rate of growth recorded this...

ARLA Propertymark is calling on the government to properly fund local authorities so they can combat rogue operators in the private...

A senior Conservative in Wales wants the Welsh Government to consider creating a housing tribunal in the light of rising tenant arrears. Janet Finch-Saunders,...

A new call has come for government action to stop the hemorrhage of properties shifting from long term rental to Airbnb...

A prominent industry supplier is warning the government not to damage the private rental sector in its push to promote ever-more...

The latest rental index from PropTech platform Goodlord shows voids inching up - although still remaining much lower than the long-term...

With house prices at an all-time high, showing no signs of waning, the age of first-time buyers is on the rise...

The chief executive of Shelter says the experience of Scotland shows that the scrapping of S21 eviction powers produces benefits that...

Councils across Scotland have been given £10m to provide grants to tenants who have Covid-related arrears and risk eviction. The grants will...

The House of Commons Library, an independent body not controlled by government, has published a detailed history of the many measures...

Campaign group Generation Rent, led by former Labour Baroness Alicia Kennedy, has renewed its call for the scrapping of Section 21...

Tenants are paying almost £70bn of rent to landlords a year, research claims. Buy-to-let specialist Sequre Property Investment has found the best...

Lettings platform Goodlord has opened its doors north of the border.  Agents based in Scotland can now sign up to Goodlord, which...

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...

An estate and lettings agent has analysed how the level of rental arrears has grown between each wave of the pandemic. The...

The Welsh Government has revealed that it hasn’t had time to evaluate its tenant fee ban due to the pandemic. Tenant fees...

Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...

Almost half of renters in England have been victims of illegal behaviour from landlords or lettings agents, Shelter claims. The stark allegations...

The government has set in motion a Parliamentary procedure meaning the notice periods for evictions in England return to normal from...

There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...

Reluctance to move during the pandemic is thought to be a key reason for a sharp drop in tenancy disputes between...

Let Tech Solutions, a PropTech firm which now works with more than half of all property managers in Scotland, is expanding...

A lettings agent has taken the unorthodox approach of advising tenants to take their landlords to court in a bid to...

Research by Paragon Bank has revealed the sector that has out-performed the rest of the private rental investment landscape - student...

There’s been a 21 per cent rise in demand for properties from buy to let investors according to a new analysis...

The scale of demand in the private rental sector is now the highest on record according to ARLA Propertymark.  The average number...

The value of the Private Rented Sector in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8 per cent to a jaw dropping...

New rules out for consultation concerning block management aim to improve professionalism across the sector, root out rogue agents, and increase...

Demand for private rental housing is now at a five year high according to the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s...

After a successful 18 month pilot with a Northwood branch, franchise giant Belvoir has entered a deal with B-hive Block Management...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of the Generation Rent campaign, says rents in Wales, Scotland and South West England have soared thanks...

Agents’ body Propertymark says it wants a dedicated housing court because it’s lost faith in the mainstream court system to handle...

Propertymark has joined a series of charities and a landlord body to warn about the poverty risk of expected changes to...

The niche co-living portion of the private rental sector has been boosted by the pandemic according to one operator. Built Asset Management...

Another index is showing that a scarcity of rental properties has prompted a rise in every single region of Britain -...

The Property Ombudsman and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors are seeking views of agents, landlords and tenants on a new...

Flats, so long the favourite of buy to let investors, still constitute 15 per cent of all homes purchased according to...

A lettings agent who has made a series of outbursts against landlords and councils, has now turned his anger on proposed...

Agents will be aware that demand for rental property is high right now - so a property consultancy has worked out...

The average rent in the UK is now at a record high of £1,029, up 6.6 per cent on the same time last year,...

Voids are at their lowest level since August 2019 while rents are on the rise, according to the latest Goodlord snapshot...

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...

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...