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The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of suggesting a government proposal for the housing market is high-risk and could even...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

The merger of two of the largest names in the lettings industry has passed its final hurdle. Belvoir shareholders have now backed...

The UK government has taken an equity stake in the rental investment platform Shojin through the conversion of a pandemic-era loan...

Controversy surrounds a government idea - floated over the weekend - to allow renters to secure mortgages with just one per...

Propertymark has stepped into the row over a bank chief’s comments on first time buyers. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, responded...

The date has been set for the Spring Budget - the last before the General Election.  It’s to be on Wednesday March...

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

There were 3.7 new prospective tenants for every rental property listed in prime London postcodes last month says Knight Frank. The figure,...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

The partners of high end agency and property consultancy Cluttons have announced the completion of a management buyout.  James Gray continues as...

Two of the highest profile PropTech suppliers to the lettings and wider property sectors have announced a merger. Reapit and PayProp say...

Five outstanding women were honoured at the first ESTAS Women in Estate Agency award, parts of the ESTAS. The five were Wendy...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

Some prospective buy to let landlords may be about to use their equity to snap up investment properties at discounted rates,...

The UK’s housing market is increasingly driven by older, affluent home owners with younger generations squeezed out.  That’s the view of data...

A prominent property law consultancy wants Help To Buy, or similar schemes, to be resurrected.  Dutton Gregory Solicitors says that with the...

A prominent lettings and sales agency says there are four reasons why house prices won’t fall off a cliff, despite interest...

Purplebricks has given its most pessimistic trading update yet, admitting its effects to find a buyer are tanking and its financial...

Renters are being offered a 100 per cent mortgage by the Skipton Building Society - the first time such a product...

A consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition says funding options exist for companies wishing to buy others, despite rising interest rates. Lucy...

Introduce yourself A: My name is Sean Hooker. I have worked for the HFIS group for sixteen years, originally helping set...

Figures out this morning from high end agency Savills shows a 5.1 per cent increase in capital appreciation on average across...

There’s a slowly growing optimism amongst property industry figures that the 2023 housing market will be relatively pain-free and not seeing...

The equity release market has expanded by 27 per cent to hit a record £5.58 billion of new lending last year,...

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in November came to 46,075 according to the Bank of England. The 46,075 figure...

Savills is the latest agency to suggest significant house price falls next year - although in its long-range forecast it says...

Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in to investigate allegations about advertising for shared ownership homes.  In 2021 an advertisement appeared on...

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...

A new survey shows a significant majority of investors believe buy to let has lost its shine. Investment platform Shojin’s survey -...

The Lomond Group has made another acquisition of an independent lettings firm, this time in the Midlands. Its John Shepherd brand has...

Historic agency Chestertons has appointed its long-serving lettings chief Richard Davies as its new chief executive. This follows the departure of high...

A leading brand in the fast-growing and heavily-funded Lomond Group has snapped up another independent agency.  Linley & Simpson has added another...

The cost-of-living crisis is leading to further dependence on the Bank of Mum and Dad, following an extended period of support...

The fast-growing Lomond Group, backed by private equity cash, has snapped up another independent.  Lomond’s John Shepherd brand, which operates throughout the...

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

Bowmark Capital is selling its Leaders Romans Group, one of the UK’s largest property services groups, to another private equity operator, Platinum...

The coming year should be about promoting harmony in the lettings market says the head of an agency that’s now part of a...

One of Britain’s largest property companies may be sold in one of Britain’s biggest private equity deals. Sky News reports that Terra Firma...

The Lomond Group, already reported to be in talks to buy London agency Chestertons, has revealed it’s snapped up another leading...

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

Travel Chapter, which owns the high profile Holidaylettings brand, is to float on the London Stock Exchange's junior AIM market. Devon-based Travel...

The flurry of increased interest in buy to let means the choice of mortgage products for investors is now greater than...

There is a report that the private equity owner of Leaders Romans Group has appointed bankers to work on a ‘strategic...

Yet another buy to let lender has released new products aiming to push the sector into more environmentally-friendly properties.  The Foundation Home...

There’s good news for the buy to let sector today as an independent mortgage market monitor reports a 15-month high in...

A lettings agency which markets private rental properties and units operated by a housing association has apologised for its ‘No DSS’...

Linley & Simpson and Lomond Capital - which joined forces at the end of 2020 to create a new national agency...

A new agency doesn’t hold back about its importance, describing itself as “the future of buy to let property offering a...

Lomond Capital, which owns Scottish lettings and estate agents Braemore and Stonehouse, is to merge with Yorkshire firm Linley & Simpson. The...

Fast-growing regional agency Linley & Simpson has taken over the rental portfolios of two more independent firms. The deal has transferred 750...

The hyper-active Linley & Simpson agency group has announced its fourth acquisition since the lifting of the national lockdown. The Yorkshire-focussed company...

Independent service Moneyfacts says that while the buy to let mortgage sector remains resilient, it has contracted slightly in recent weeks...

The acquisition of an independent agency in Yorkshire has resulted in a branch closure and the two staff being transferred to...

The National Residential Landlords Association has dismissed the latest claims by campaigning charity Shelter that landlords have not done enough to...

Specialist letting agent My Property Box has teamed up with a private equity firm to go on the acquisition trail. The Darlington-headquartered...

One of the country’s largest independent agencies has emerged out of lockdown with a spring in its step, acquiring two small...

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

Hot weather combined with a lockdown can only mean one thing - a record number of searches for rental properties with...

The private equity firm that snapped up Zoopla Property Group two years ago has revealed that it’s one of two companies...

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

The government has announced a complete ban on evictions in the private and social sectors for any tenant affected by the...

The private rental sector has come under attack for its conditions and costs to tenants in a report looking into health...

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 mortgage firm claims some 22 per cent of existing lettings sector investors plan to buy at least another one lettings...

New research from an international law firm shows that the rental sector in major cities is now changing its demographic make-up...

A PropTech lettings platform is claiming to be valued at over £2.8m. Inadash describes itself as an “on-demand marketplace” which via an...

Rents in London are rocketing but a leading market commentator says this is no reason to give in to a “Marxist dystopia”...

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

Recent figures suggesting that nearly £1 billion was withdrawn by over-55s through equity release in the first three months of 2019...

We regularly carry stories about fines for landlords and letting agents who have apparently broken council or national laws - but...

Urgent action is needed to tackle discrimination against benefit claimants by buy to let mortgage providers according to a leading trade...

A new investment company has launched offering what it calls “opportunities to invest in key residential and commercial developments across the...

Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson has acquired another independent firm, Angus Roberts. The deal will see Linley & Simpson, which operates...

The popular belief that equity release damages the housing market is being challenged by claims from ER company Retirement Advantage. It claims...

OneSavings Bank, the parent organisation of specialist buy to let lender Kent Reliance, has given a warning on the possible impact...

If you’re a landlord who owns a buy to let property or perhaps a portfolio and need to raise money against...

A private equity company has made a £10m investment in Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson to fund further expansion. Founded by...

Propio, another crowdfunding platform, has launched with the ambitious claim of expecting returns from residential investments of between six and 15...

Rental compliance platform GetRentr has raised over £500,000 from investors including a private equity firm and private individuals. GetRentr uses artificial intelligence...

Another property crowdfunding investment product has been launched, aiming to offer investors an alternative to the increasingly regulated and taxed buy...

A record 65 per cent of landlord purchases over the last 12 months were made by cash buyers according to Countrywide. In the...

A crowdfunding site describing itself as an ‘ethical investment platform’ is the first international crowdfunder to enable investment in debt-free buy...

The fast-expanding Nick Dunning Associates - which acquired London agency Stirling Ackroyd over the summer - has strengthened its leadership team...

Equity release firm Retirement Advantage - which recently launched two new products aimed at buy to let operators aged 55 and...

Portfolio landlords unable to borrow or contemplating selling because of new Prudential Regulation Authority rules are being urged to consider equity...

The insurance group Direct Line says it is taking a 15 per cent equity stake in Canopy, an ‘alternative deposit’ company. Canopy...

Consumer group Which? is warning that buy to let investors with multiple properties in one locality could risk being turned down...

Equity release specialist Retirement Advantage has launched a range of products specifically for owners of Buy To Let properties.    These products will...

The boss of a lettings agency in London says there is a need for the private rental sector to become more professional...

Two board members of Shelter who have links with the Grenfell Towers fire tragedy have resigned, according to a report in...

Tenant referencing and insurance provider Van Mildert has secured private equity funding from a private family office and the principals of...

Over 112,000 properties have been purchased through the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme since its launch in 2013 - and...

Online agency OpenRent has secured a £4.4 million investment to help grow its offering. The agency, which was founded in 2012, says...

Tenants face potential rent increases of between 20 and 30 per cent as a result of tax rises hitting landlords, says...

A firm run by the former commercial director of Countrywide has made its first large scale acquisition with the purchase of...