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The government has withdrawn its latest electrical safety checks guidance for the private rental sector, with immediate effect.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

New research has thrown light for the first time on the gap between the rental affordability of male and female workers...

A Shropshire man has become the first in England to be banned from being a landlord.  In a case brought by Telford...

Members of the industry’s two major landlord bodies have backed a merger which will now take place on January 1. Members of...

A Labour think tank considered on the right wing of the party says it wants rent controls that make a difference...

Data from Countrywide estate agents analysed by Hamptons International reveals that the average rent of a newly-let property in the UK...

An agency in the north of England is continuing its strategy of acquisitions in a bid to offset the effects of...

There is increasing evidence of the so-called unintended consequences of the tenant fee ban according to a major regional lettings agency. Linley &...

A lettings platform has analysed the current average annual rental cost of different parts of the UK and how that relates...

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

A husband and wife pair of buy to let investors have been prosecuted after letting out a property that contained serious...

London-focussed lettings agency Portico, which has expanded into the north of England, has identified part of Liverpool as the area where...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed...

The Deposit Protection Service has revealed that more than four out of 10 of the tenancy deposits it manages are currently...

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a remarkable attack on a lettings agency, accusing it of “an abuse of power” over its...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says there has been a record number of rent increases reported by its members. In a...

A London lettings agency is launching a service to enable landlords to invest in mainstream buy to let or Airbnb-style short...

An investment company has revealed that it’s acquired land in the north of England to create a Build To Rent scheme. Godwin...

Manchester is becoming a buy to let investment hotspot according to the boss of a leading property management firm.  David Alexander of...

Rental growth continues to accelerate, reaching the highest level since April 2016 according to data from Hamptons International, part of Countrywide.   The...

There’s been a sceptical response to news leaked from government over the weekend suggesting that a database of rogue landlords would...

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

A lettings agency is believed to be the first to offer landlords a year's rent in advance in one lump sum...

The chairman of Hunters estate agency, who is also a Conservative MP, has hit out at the government over its handling...

Data from rental insurance firm HomeLet suggests that the Tenant Fees Act may already be causing more movement amongst tenants. The firm...

The Welsh government is planning to make changes to the notice period for eviction which would see tenants given 12-month contracts...

There has been no change to rental yields across the UK over the past month as the lettings market settles down...

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

Competition between various deposit alternative providers continues apace, with one of the earliest companies - Reposit - naming a new agency...

The corner may have turned for the London rental market as prices grew between April and May, according to the latest...

Weak regulation of private renting is leaving hundreds of thousands of tenants living in hazardous homes in England, claims Citizens Advice. A...

An average of 34 per cent of a tenant’s typical salary is spent on rent across the UK, according to an...

A managing agent and several landlords have been fined almost £5,000 after forcing tenants to live in unacceptable conditions in a...

University towns in the north of England and the Midlands score highest when it comes to yields and capital appreciation. The assessment...

New research shows that some buy to let investors in London could typically lose over £19,000 a year if Berlin-style rent...

A call by Shelter for England to adopt Scotland’s model of indefinite tenancies in the private rented sector has been attacked...

The average cost of a new let in Great Britain has risen to £977 per calendar month.  That’s a 2.6 per cent...

New figures out this morning show that the over-50s are becoming a larger part of the rental market.  So far this year...

A specialist broker says the costs of most fixed rate buy to let mortgages are beginning to rise.  Property Master warned last...

A lettings agent and investment adviser says there is a positive interpretation of the fees ban introduced this month in England. Abi...

A prominent consumer group claims that one in 10 tenants currently renting say they have at some point been evicted “for...

The Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with deposit alternative service Zero Deposit. The RLA says the service will be...

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...

The Tenant Fees Act coming into effect tomorrow and banning fees on tenants in England has been given a ringing endorsement...

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been put on the spot by the person many consider to be the country’s most...

A lettings agency chief in Scotland says the upcoming ban on agents levying fees on tenants - to be introduced in...

PropTech supplier Goodlord says it’s updated its core product to ensure compliance with new regulations - and it says it’s offering...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of the two government-backed redress operators for the lettings and sales service, has outlined its work...

The latest Your Move lettings index for England and Wales shows the average rent stagnating - rising just 0.5 per cent...

ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...

Not-for-profit operator Tenancy Deposit Scheme says early intervention between landlords and tenants across the UK is resulting in many more deposit...

An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...

The typical landlord who sold a rental property in England and Wales made a gross gain of £79,770 before tax last...

A slow rental market in London is weighing down on growth across the rest of the UK, according to the latest...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has released its annual report for 2018, showing that for the first time the value of awards...

It’s now under four weeks to the introducing of the Tenant Fees Ban across England and the Association of Residential Letting...

New data from Proptech firm Goodlord suggests that the average void period for England and Wales is just 21 days. The longest...

Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...

New data looking specifically at room rental rates suggest that across the UK rents rose by an average three per cent...

New data from specialist mortgage firm Commercial Trust suggests that London’s buy to let sector turned a corner in the first...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  My name is Daniel and I’m a director at...

Three years after the introduction of the second homes stamp duty surcharge, landlords are “beginning to come to terms with the...

An agency in the north east of England is moving its HQ off the High Street and into an office block...

A trade union says the government’s intention to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is “a huge victory” - but...

Rents across England and Wales have not moved in the last 12 months, according to Your Move.  The agency says the typical...

Increased use of PropTech by lettings agencies should allow staff to be freed up to engage in all-important face-to-face contact with...

A Freedom of Information request by The Guardian newspaper has produced the startling admission from government that not even one landlord...

The head of a major property management firm says the controversial proposal to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

A leading legal firm is warning that Right To Rent could become even more complicated for letting agents and landlords after...

Buy to let investors are facing a double whammy as stagnating rents and reduced tax relief are hitting profitability. A study from...

A PropTech firm says buy to let investors could earn in excess of double the eight per cent yield most aim...

The latest lettings sector index suggests that monthly rents increased from February to March in six of the eight regions of...

A regional property developer and investment firm has unveiled a Build To Rent division with a target of building 2,500 homes. The...

There’s been a big boost to the movement towards deposit alternatives in the private rental sector following a survey released this...

Figures given through a Parliamentary answer have revealed just how bad councils in England are at policing and enforcement action against...

A leading accountancy firm has analysed buy to let taxation policies north and south of the border and claims that from...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill passed its final hurdle in the Welsh Assembly yesterday evening. This has similar policies to...

A lettings agent who stole over £350,000 is reported to have been told to pay back…£1. Local media in the south of...

The average rent across England and Wales in February was a mere 0.4 per cent higher than the same point a...

A postgraduate’s study of people who live in cars and vans on Bristol’s streets says they make the choice to do...

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

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a series of events to educate letting agents and landlords on deposit protection. Starting next month...

The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...

Today the long-awaited Homes (Fitness For Human Habitation) Act comes into force, pioneered by Labour MP Karen Buck and giving people...

A lettings sector trade body is demanding that the government brings forward tax measures to address what it calls “the scourge...

Income tax paid by buy to let landlords now exceeds £3.8 billion annually – that’s more than double Tesco’s entire annual...

Labour says it will introduce new ‘indefinite’ tenancies for private tenants, based on rules currently in place in Germany. It claims German...

A leading trade body says the argument that councils have insufficient powers to tackle rogue operators isn’t supported by the facts...

New research from Zoopla suggests that parking sits firmly at the top of requirements for renters - but with pet-friendly facilities...

The Home Office says it will reassess the Right To Rent scheme following last week’s decision by the High Court that...

The government has issued guidelines for the implementation of the new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act which comes into effect...

A new index for the lettings sector in England and Wales by PropTech company Goodlord gives a clean bill of health...

An independent letting agency in the north of England is offering landlords two free cinema tickets when they book a valuation...

New figures from a leading trade body suggest that councils across England have cut by a quarter the amount they are...

Propertymark’s Money Shield service and the National Approved Letting Scheme have each received government approval to operate Client Money Protection schemes. From...

PropTech company teclet has announced it will this year once again be a main category partner at The ESTAS estate and...

London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has produced figures showing, indirectly at least, exactly why buy to let and property investment...

The Dispute Service, which operates the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, has been ranked among the Sunday Times’ 100 best not-for-profit companies to...

Another client money protection scheme has been given approval to launch itself before regulations go live on April 1.  From that date...

Client Money Protect has gained formal government approval to operate a client money protection scheme when the regulations go live on...

More local authorities have announced that they want to increase the size of the areas covered by their existing selective licensing...

March 19 has been set as the next date for the Welsh equivalent of the Tenant Fees Ban Bill to be...

Latest official figures show that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1.0 per cent in the...

You may be forgiven for thinking that rent takes up an ever-greater proportion of tenants’ income - but new figures out...

The Tenants’ Fees Bill has now become law, receiving formal Royal Assent yesterday afternoon - and within minutes, the government issued...

A lettings sector trade body has put the blame firmly on government for the scale of poverty amongst those who privately...

The latest index from specialist buy to let platform Landbay says the slowdown in London’s lettings market since the Brexit vote...

Another major franchise agency says its preparation work ahead of the June 1 tenants fees ban mean the impact of the...

The London-focussed lettings agency Portico is expanding its short-lets service Portico Host into Manchester and Liverpool - but it isn’t spending...

The government has published an independent assessment of its Tenants Fees Bill proposal - the ban on fees levied by letting...

Rent controls of the kind which London mayor Sadiq Khan wishes to introduce will worsen what is already a huge exodus...

Private rental sector tenants in England stay an average of 4.1 years in their property - casting doubt over the justification...

Almost the entire lettings industry has viewed the upcoming ban on tenants fees levied by agents in England and Wales as...

The latest rental market snapshot from YourMove suggests that typical rents rose 1.8 per cent across England and Wales in the...

A new Build To Rent developer brand, Core Living, has been launched by development and investment company Godwin Group. Godwin is targeting...

There’s been an angry reaction to the suggestion that London’s Labour mayor, Sadiq Khan, is seeking to introduce rent controls in...

Renting became more affordable in 2018 thanks to a combination of a once-in-a-decade fall in annual rents and wage inflation, according...

Rents have risen over the past year but at a very low level according to new property consultancy Apropos.  Across Britain as...

A report claims that England has just 825 homes for every 1,000 families as a result of two decades of house...

The government has been accused of not helping thousands of landlords who may have inadvertently granted assured tenancies instead of the...

The latest market snapshot from LSL Property Services once again shows that buy to let investors in northern regions have enjoyed...

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

The government says it will shortly respond to over 8,700 responses it received about its suggestions for longer standard tenancies in...

The government says it will not reveal an implementation date for the banning on agents’ fees on tenants in England until...

The number of landlords exiting the market in the East of England is 100 per cent higher than the national average...

Former owner occupiers who want to be ‘chain-free’ if they buy again are pouring into the private rental sector according to...

New rules to protect rent paid by tenants to letting agents will fail to provide adequate protection for landlords, a trade...

Deposit protection provider The Dispute Service says it has seen a big rise in the number of deposits it protects in...

Continued political and economic uncertainty is likely to fuel increased tenant demand in the private rented sector, says Haart.  The company’s latest...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has published the latest version of its Effective Enforcement Toolkit - aimed at helping councils clamp...

Research released this morning reveals that university cities offer some of the highest buy to let yields in the country. The Free...

Two thirds of local authorities in England and Wales brought no prosecutions against private landlords in 2017/18 according to research by the...

Rents are rising very gently across almost all of England and Wales with only London and East Anglia showing falls in...

Today sees the Second Reading in the House of the Lords for the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, promoted by...

More landlords will leave the private rented sector in the next year as annual rental price growth has been flat or...

Salford-based student-focussed lettings agency Student Haus has been acquired by the Mistoria Group, which runs Mistoria Estate Agents in the north...

The average rent in the UK is now £928 per calendar month, up by 2.1 per cent on the same time...

The chief executive of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker is warning that mortgages for landlords are likely to become...

One of the country’s leading buy to let experts has given her reasoning behind the surge in the number of people...

A council in the north of England has issued its first-ever Civil Penalty Notice on a landlord - and it involved...

The party conferences of the two main political parties threw up some interesting developments with regards to housing and the rental...

Buy to let investors in England and Wales who own particularly cold homes are being targeted by new regulations. Since April this...

A warning has gone out to the lettings sector to check that rental properties are ‘Gas Safe’ as the colder weather...

Just one region of England and Wales saw rents fall in the year to September 2018, according to the latest Your...

New data from Countrywide’s luxury brand agency Hamptons International says the average price of a home bought by a landlord in...

With an average rental return of 7.69 per cent Ireland has been named as the top location in Europe for buy to...

North west lettings and student accommodation specialist Mistoria Group has purchased an independent with 200 properties under management across Greater Manchester.  The...

A salary of £51,200 a year is required to rent a one bedroom home in London according to research conducted by...

The Association of Residential Letting Agencies has set up a course - for non-members as well as members - on Ending...

The latest rental figures produced by Your Move for Scotland have prompted a claim that the country now has better yields...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released details of its response to the government’s official consultation on possible three year...

Labour has outlined its proposals for the private rental sector if it gains power at the next General Election - and...

Latest government figures show that private rents paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 0.9 per cent in the 12...

The Home Office is to reconvene its private rental sector stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. This follows a controversial period for...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £947, up 0.9 per cent on last year - or up...

New figures out show that buy to let mortgage rates are showing the effects of last month’s base rate rise. Online mortgage...

The National Landlords Association is the latest trade body to back what is being described as a landmark review of the...

The House of Commons has published a briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes ahead of the Report Stage of the Tenant...

The parent company of The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) says its group companies will be taking a more 'joined up' approach...

Propertymark has launched a new Client Money Protection system, Money Shield, with a support statement from much of the lettings sector...

Airbnb, the short lets platform that has received substantial criticism from the buy to let sector over its largely unregulated status,...

There’s more evidence today that the largest buy to let investment yields are coming from the north of England and the...

LetsBid, a digital online auction service for lettings and sales, has extended its pre-screening service for agents with a new agreement...

Rent rises in the private rental sector have merely tracked inflation and the Retail Price Index over the past five years...

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has increased rents on all new tenancies in his property portfolio by £50 a week because of...

Rents in the UK, excluding London, are still increasing but at their slowest rate for five years. Figures from specialist lender Landbay...

The latest Your Move rental tracker suggests that London’s lettings market has continued to cool with prices falling by 0.5 per...

Campaigning group Generation Rent has secured over 20,000 signatures for a petition it says will “end unfair evictions”. The petition, on the...

Which?, the consumer organisation which this week revealed details of an undercover investigation of 30 viewings of properties marketed by lettings...

The latest LendInvest buy to let report, which ranks 105 postcode areas around England and Wales based on a combination of...

A new analysis reveals that it takes an average of 118 days for court-appointed bailiffs to remove tenants from private homes...

A trade body says the country faces a net loss of 133,000 homes for private rent over the next year -...

The government has issued a new How To Rent guide - a key document which agents or landlords managing their properties...

Rents in London rose by 0.1 per cent in the 12 months to June - it’s the first annual rental increase...

Rural landlords say the government’s idea of making three year tenancies the norm across the private rental sector would damage the...

A consumer group which conducted 30 undercover viewings in five different UK cities claims letting agents are showing potential tenants around...

Buy to let landlords are welcoming proposals being considered by the government to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. In...

Arguments have already started over the government’s proposals to make three year tenancies the norm in the private rental sector. Letting Agent...

Leaks from government sources to at least two mainstream news outlets today suggest that radical proposals on longer tenancies and possible...

A new analysis of rental yields across all of the UK’s local authorities has revealed exactly where the best places are for...