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A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...

Propertymark says its Lettings Helpline for agent members in England and Wales has become “an essential membership benefit for dealing with...

Propertymark is highlighting new advice for agents and landlords given by Lets With Pets, the website of The Dogs Trust charity. The...

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

Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

Propertymark has welcomed proposed reforms to evict tenants who show persistent anti-social behaviour.   In 2018, a Northern Ireland Department of Justice consultation...

Propertymark has again urged the UK government to continue with its target of building 300,000 new homes in England a year...

Another index has suggested a small monthly increase in house prices in England and Wales - even though the annual rate...

A group of rental activists claims that police in England are disproportionately using a 19th century law that criminalises rough sleeping...

One of the UK’s leading lettings agents is bemoaning what he calls “the missed opportunity “ to help the rental sector...

Propertymark has listed a string of legal reforms it wants as part of the government’s modernisation of the court process -...

Propertymark has urged the government to do more to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens heat their homes.   Office for National Statistics...

Measures contained in the Renters Reform Bill will fail without sufficient resources to ensure they can be enforced. The warning comes from...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

Propertymark is urging the government to use next month’s Autumn Statement to support low-income households in the private rented sector in...

One of the players in the controversial Deposit Alternative field is stepping up its case for this kind of service to...

Propertymark has backed the idea of a new property tribunal system for Wales to simplify court processes. The proposal merges nine current...

Propertymark says it hopes that a Welsh Government White Paper proposing that nine devolved housing tribunals are consolidated into a single...

The buy to let sector appears more heavily reliant on mortgages than some analysts have previously suggested. Specialist lending service Octane Capital has...

Propertymark is introducing a new dedicated Lettings Helpline for ARLA members in England and Wales.  Until now Propertymark has provided members with access...

Landlords in England and Wales have seen their rental portfolio income increase by 8.7 per cent in the past year.  That’s according...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords and their letting agents to take responsibility for...

Private rents have continued to soar in Scotland according to DJ Alexander, the largest lettings agency in the country.  It says rental...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service - introduced this month - will make possession court case delays even worse. That’s the...

Almost a quarter of England and Wales will become less affordable to buyers by 2025, it’s been claimed. The findings - from...

An overseas agency trying to establish itself in the UK has taken a swipe at domestic agencies’ love of High Street...

Housing legal aid is increasingly out of reach for tenants who need help, the Law Society of England and Wales claims.  Quarterly...

The Law Society is raising concerns over the effectiveness of a new support service aimed at tenants at risk of losing...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thrown his weight behind Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to delay deadlines for EPC improvements in...

HM Treasury has published a consultation on reform of the anti-money laundering supervisory system, giving four options. Currently the supervisory system is...

A lettings agency claims foreign homeowners are sitting on £84.2 billion worth of property across England and Wales - but with...

New research reveals that there is an estimated £21.4 billion worth of holiday homes in England and Wales with the South...

A prominent lettings and sales agency says there’s been a dramatic 54 per cent slump in sales this year.  Research from Barrows...

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

It looks as if the Labour Party is turning its back on rent controls on England and Wales. In the past year...

New research from lettings agency Hamptons shows that since 2018, average service charges for flats across England and Wales have increased...

New data from the Office for National Statistics, based on the 2021 Census results, show growth in the number of holiday...

Off-plan new build properties - at one time a solid favourite amongst landlords - are now falling out of favour with...

The latest data shows that while rents continue to climb, growth is starting to slow down.  According to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

A survey of nearly 700 landlords by Paragon Bank found that 67 per cent experienced increased tenant demand during the first...

Lettings agency Fine & Country believes that tenants will continue to feel the pressure this spring with rental growth expected to...

London’s renters are most at risk from finding their homes either being un-lettable or their landlord selling up due to the...

A survey of 2,000 tenants in England and Wales shows that some 23 per cent claim to be struggling to pay...

The letting agent’s trade body Propertymark is concerned that the court system could buckle if eviction case numbers rise as a...

A charity is claiming that new powers to evict anti-social private tenants could lead to more homelessness, while those already living...

Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives...

A mediation and conciliation service which has previously been restricted to landlords and tenants is now on offer to letting agents.  The...

Large areas of the country  will remain without vital legal advice to prevent evictions if the government fails to persuade law...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show that between October and December last year, across England and Wales, there were...

Agency giant Leaders Romans Group has launched a nationwide partnership with the Trussell Trust, which operates many of the country’s food...

The private rented sector has an important economic and social role to play across the country, according to a new report...

Buy to let specialist lender Fleet Mortgages says almost every region of the UK is now seeing increased yields for investors.  The...

A leading agency says there are now clear indications that supply in the lettings market is growing and that rent levels...

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

Demographic data from the latest Census suggests that the Private Rental Sector now provides homes for 20.3 per cent of the...

House prices in York - where the local MP is leading an onslaught on the proliferation of short lets - have...

A London borough has been identified as having 42 per cent rental inflation in the past year. Lambeth in the south of...

Annual rental growth strengthened for the third month running, with average rents up 7.9 per cent across Britain on the same...

The controversial Boiler Upgrade Scheme - which Propertymark say is so complex many people don’t think it’s worth applying to -...

Agents and landlords are to face even longer waits for eviction court cases following the spending cuts announced in the Autumn...

Rent rises are predicted to outpace house price growth over the next five years.  This is according to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with a PropTech service to provide agents with 3D Showcase scans and 2D floorplans. NicheCom has been...

The agents’ trade body Propertymark says the government must “get realistic” over the difficulties involved in reaching Net Zero targets when...

In Scotland - where a rent freeze kicked in last weekend - Scottish private rents have fallen nearly 15 in real...

The government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme application process is so complex property agents and their landlords do not think it is worth...

Rising interest rates are eroding the profitability of buy to let for mortgaged landlords, says Connells-owned agency Hamptons.   It says that its...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The new Liz...

Households living in rental properties across the North of England face the biggest financial headache from soaring fuel price rises, according...

There’s more evidence today that cleaning remains the largest cause of disputes between agents and tenants. Data released by The Dispute Service...

Latest figures from the Tenancy Deposit Service shows a slight reduction in typical deposits for rental properties in England and Wales. At...

A lettings agency chief says the rental market continues to be red hot but with affordability beginning to play a part...

An analysis of lettings data across England and Wales shows that  there have been 3,737 rental property repossession orders granted in...

An end-of-tenancy PropTech platform set up by a high profile agent has announced a major enhancement to its service. The Depository was...

Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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