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The politician widely regarded as being the architect of rent controls in Scotland says he will shortly present a wider package...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Airbnb - which recently announced it’s sharing some information about its landlord hosts with HMRC - is now sharing data with...
12 March 2024
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Respected energy industry consultancy Cornwall Insight says the price cap for the April to June period this year - to be...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...
04 February 2024
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Aereon - a European software provider that owns high profile PropTech operator Fixflo - has entered a strategic partnership with automated...
23 January 2024
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Fines for agents and landlords who breach Right To Rent rules increase today from £80 per lodger and £1,000 per occupier...
22 January 2024
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Almost two in five UK owners - landlords and homeowners - now consider improving the energy efficiency of their property an...
08 December 2023
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A new report claims that Airbnb has generated tens of thousands of jobs in the UK and enables people to work...
07 December 2023
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The partners of high end agency and property consultancy Cluttons have announced the completion of a management buyout. James Gray continues as...
06 December 2023
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Leaders Romans Group has launched a new benefit which supports employees undergoing fertility treatment. The benefit allows staff time off (unpaid for...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s been widespread dismay in the industry as the outcome of a Judicial Review has backed the Scottish Government’s objective of...
03 November 2023
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Propertymark has issued a statement warning politicians not to introduce rent controls by the backdoor through processes which tinker with the...
18 October 2023
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Airbnb has taken the unusual step of buying space on an influential Labour Party website, just ahead of the party’s conference. Amanda...
27 September 2023
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The Centre for Economics and Business Research says the Bank of England should increase UK interest rates by another 0.25 per...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A survey of local authorities in some of the poorest areas of the country - bodies which enforce many private rental...
06 September 2023
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What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7. PropTech Connect will...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The US central bank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 22 years - even though inflation in that...
28 July 2023
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Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...
24 July 2023
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Two cities have been identified as the UK’s highest-growth cities across multiple property sectors over the next 10 years, according to...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Two prominent trade bodies representing elements of the private rental sector are fighting back against the latest attempt to impose rent...
09 June 2023
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Airbnb is offering a £50 travel voucher to any Liverpool household hosting their first Airbnb guest in a private room in...
05 May 2023
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London’s renters are most at risk from finding their homes either being un-lettable or their landlord selling up due to the...
19 April 2023
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Airbnb is warning the UK government not to be heavy handed in its planning controls restricting the short lets sector. At the...
17 April 2023
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Airbnb says any new rules for short lets in Wales should protect hosts and the benefits they bring to the tourism...
31 March 2023
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Airbnb has come out in favour of a short lets registration scheme across the UK - similar to the one promised...
10 January 2023
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The John Lewis Partnership has agreed a £500m multi-decade joint venture with global investment company abrdn to deliver around 1,000 new...
05 December 2022
From: Breaking News
With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing...
02 November 2022
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There’s widespread concern that the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, which meets tomorrow, is to unveil a 0.75 per cent...
02 November 2022
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The short lets industry - consisting of suppliers and operators within the burgeoning sector of Airbnb-style lettings - is to stage...
07 October 2022
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The government should do more to promote energy efficiency or risk finding itself in an even more difficult position next year. That’s...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has outlined plans to invest £500,000 to “preserve and showcase the West Midlands' cultural assets and boost tourism in the...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...
05 August 2022
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A trade body representing the Airbnb-style short lets sector says this kind of accommodation now has a five per cent market...
04 August 2022
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An Austrian-based property management PropTech service, which already has links to Knight Frank, is now launching in the UK. iDWELL, which describes...
20 July 2022
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Airbnb has signed what it calls “a landmark agreement” with the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, becoming the official hosting provider for ...
05 July 2022
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Airbnb says that its so-called ‘party ban’ - introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic - is being made...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A Parliamentary group currently investigating the possible implementation of rent controls is to be joined by a senior figure from Propertymark. The...
07 June 2022
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A holiday lettings company says it’s the first in the industry to introduce a voluntary cap on the number of bookings...
04 May 2022
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Airbnb is giving away £100 vouchers to anyone in the UK who shifts into the short lets sector for the first...
29 April 2022
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The TrustedStays platform, where users can book short let accommodation, is linking with business-centric service London & Partners. London & Partners’ role...
09 March 2022
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Agents, landlords and tenants alike face the prospect of higher bills because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. In terms of energy costs, an...
24 February 2022
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Research by the UK’s largest student accommodation search platform shows a 3.7 per cent uplift in London’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation bed...
17 February 2022
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A service which describes itself as Europe’s “largest end-to-end rental accommodation marketplace” has announced a new acquisition. Housing Anywhere has acquired a...
16 February 2022
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Finance companies have announced the development of a new 440-unit Build To Rent scheme in Birmingham. Harrison Street, an alternative real assets...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Alexander Siedes, CEO and Founder of Homeppl What is Homeppl and...
18 October 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
Campaigners against letting agents and landlords appear to suggest that the issue of rising rents is uniquely confined to the UK...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
An international residential platform which manages 200,000 properties in 29 countries across Europe - including the UK - has signed an...
29 September 2021
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It’s been announced that UK Sotheby’s International Realty has secured tenants for 20 apartments in record time at Embassy Gardens, a...
22 September 2021
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Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A PropTech platform which uses Open Banking to help with tenant due diligence has raised another £1m in funding. Homeppl - which...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Plentific - the PropTech firm that offers block management agents and Build To Rent operators a cloud-based maintenance platform - has...
25 August 2021
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Recovery in the UK is being channeled towards regional cities, says a leading investment expert. Martha Peyton, managing director and head of...
25 August 2021
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Rent controls are to be introduced into part of the UK as a result of a deal between two political parties. The...
23 August 2021
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Airbnb has launched a scheme it calls the UK Trust and Safety Alliance to offer hosts information on health, safety and...
23 July 2021
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A grace period for Right To Rent changes following Britain’s exit from the EU expires at the end of this month. And...
14 June 2021
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Airbnb, which has been criticised by some for its impact on local rental markets, is to set up its own ‘tax’...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Fixflo, the well known provider of property repairs and maintenance software across the lettings sector, has been acquired by a European...
25 May 2021
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PropTech start up Halo claims that what it calls a new “tenant engagement platform” will streamlines the rental onboarding process. The firm...
19 May 2021
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Halo.rent, a proptech startup from the UK, announces the launch of its tenant engagement platform that streamlines the entire rental onboarding...
13 May 2021
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The first short lets sector trade bodies’ conference since 2019 is to be held in London on September 14. The conference -...
05 May 2021
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An automated payments service has teamed up with a student accommodation provider to devise an eCommerce system allowing simpler rent payments. Vyne uses...
28 April 2021
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Some £3.5 billion of investment was placed in the growing Build To Rent sector in 2020, despite concerns over the pandemic...
11 March 2021
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A survey of private rental sectors in major European cities suggests London is one of the tougher locations for tenants working...
02 March 2021
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HousingAnywhere, a rental platform specialising in accommodation for young professionals and students, has raised some €24m for further expansion. The service covers some UK...
04 February 2021
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Build To Rent completions are estimated to double by 2025, a property company forecasts. Between 2017 and 2018, the number of new...
03 February 2021
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The new chief executive of Propertymark has outlined what he sees as the main challenges for the rental sector for 2021. In...
31 December 2020
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Airbnb has unveiled a set of restrictions which it is operating across the UK - and the rest of western Europe...
22 December 2020
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If you think 2020 has been complicated, just wait until 2021: that’s the claim of a rental guarantor service which warns...
08 December 2020
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The long-running uncertainty over Brexit may lead to a glut of British expats returning home and renting rather than buying. That’s the...
29 October 2020
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Overseas and domestic students have returned to the Central London lettings market 'in force' so far this month, according to Dexters. The...
16 September 2020
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Long-standing industry figure Robin Paterson has described how a company has re-shaped its service post-pandemic to offer high quality short lets...
08 September 2020
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Striving for higher yields remains the holy grail for buy to let, and new research suggests investors could be attracted by...
04 September 2020
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Successes for the private rental sector may seem few and far between these days but the Court of Appeal has now...
19 June 2020
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The typical rent for a London property makes it “the undefeated number one most expensive city in Europe” despite increases slowing...
01 May 2020
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PropTech company Goodlord, already used by hundreds of agencies across the UK, has revealed a £10m investment windfall after its latest...
10 March 2020
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A company that slots temporary tenants into properties that it manages has been found guilty of 15 charges connected with Homes...
13 January 2020
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London rents increased by an average of 3.5 per cent in 2019 according to a European lettings monitor called HousingAnywhere. While this...
08 January 2020
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A new trade body set up to represent companies working with hosts using Airbnb and similar platforms says the government should...
03 January 2020
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The proportion of homes in Great Britain let by overseas based landlords is 11 per cent, up from seven per cent...
11 November 2019
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Rent controls similar to those demanded by Labour in London and other major cities in the UK do not work, and...
29 October 2019
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The Association of Residential Lettings Agents is urging member agents and the industry to ensure it is up to date with...
12 September 2019
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New research from an international law firm shows that the rental sector in major cities is now changing its demographic make-up...
10 September 2019
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Agents and landlords are being urged to back a legal case to protect their rights to repossess properties. This follows a recent...
22 August 2019
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A local authority is being warned that its landlord licensing and accreditation scheme is potentially unlawful. The Residential Landlords Association, which represents...
05 August 2019
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An analysis of rental properties in Scotland to discover the most numerous overseas landlords has discovered, perhaps surprisingly, that they come...
30 July 2019
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London is growing in its importance as a Build To Rent market according to new research released today. International property consultancy JLL...
29 July 2019
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A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...
05 July 2019
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A European law firm has set out a critique of the driving forces behind Build To Rent - and it says...
24 June 2019
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As competition hots up between different deposit replacement scheme providers, three new Build To Rent sign-ups have been announced by one...
13 June 2019
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The impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has not hit the central London lettings sector as much as...
15 May 2019
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The operations director of letting agency haart has told landlords not to 'stress too much' over Brexit. Paul Sloan says it's easy...
13 May 2019
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is threatening Oxford Council with a judicial review of its landlord and letting agent accreditation scheme. The...
09 May 2019
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A formal consultation process has started to consider government plans to extend Anti-Money Laundering from property sales to lettings as well. Unveiled...
17 April 2019
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A leading legal firm is warning that Right To Rent could become even more complicated for letting agents and landlords after...
12 April 2019
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A lettings sector trade body says EU citizens may face problems getting private rented accommodation after Brexit. And the body - the...
08 April 2019
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The UK’s holiday lets sector could be a beneficiary of the current Brexit uncertainty and people not vacationing abroad because they...
21 March 2019
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Rent in London is the most expensive in Europe for expats, new research shows. The UK capital’s rent averages US$7,189 - that’s...