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The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has spent some £150m acquiring a portfolio of six Purpose Built...

The company which acquired London-focussed agency Chestertons in October has now snapped up another lettings and sales operation. This latest purchase is...

Another large Build To Rent scheme is in the offing, this time in Devon’s capital city, Exeter. Plans to build 246 BTR...

The autumn roadshow being hosted by Fine & Country resumes next week with the first of six dates throughout the rest...

A Build To Rent scheme is now ready for move-in by tenants, following the completed conversion of an ambulance station into...

A body largely consisting of councils wants more controls over Airbnbs and other short lets - and it wants local authorities...

Lloyds Banking Group has announced the lettings agency chain that it wants to look after its upcoming Build To Rent units. The...

A prominent provider of student rental accommodation has appointed an international property consultancy to consider growth options. Study Inn Group has a...

Exeter council in Devon is promoting a scheme to private landlords by calling it a “cost-effective solution for landlords who want...

Rental yields have increased by as much as 2.5 per cent in the past year as rent values outperform house prices.  The...

A new dedicated Build To Rent company, Adler Estates, has launched in the westcountry. It’s part of the Eagle One group of private property companies...

New research claims students in the UK are currently paying as much as £16,500 per year in living costs - a...

Student landlords have seen record increases in rental prices of over 20 per cent in some cases, according to a lettings...

Voids hit what has been described as an historic low in recent weeks, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. It says the average...

A student lettings platform now operating in seven cities is reported to have raised £700,000 in its first funding round. HYBR –...

A lettings platform set up by a 24 year old is today announcing an expansion from its Bristol start up to...

Grainger, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has announced two new Build To Rent developments. The company has acquired Exmouth Junction in...

A trading statement from franchise agency Winkworth has revealed that its network now derives 75 per cent of its revenue from...

A rogue tenant has tried to bribe two letting agents with hush money after they discovered his cannabis growing factory. Anisi Hamollari,...

If agents want to emphasise the green credentials of their local area, then a new league table may be of help. An...

A 133-unit co-living rental scheme is to be built in the Devon city of Exeter. The scheme will place an emphasis on community living...

The average cost of renting in England is almost unchanged from five years ago - although that masks significant localised variations.  The...

A heroic lettings agency in the south west of England has stepped up to the plate this half-term week by offering...

Trading Standards in one region of the UK is staging Twitter quizzes aimed at students, and asking about agents’ fees surrounding...

Deposits have risen as much as 24 per cent in the past year in some parts of the UK - according...

New research has produced a series of league tables to identify where in Britain the best rental yields can be found. The...

A project called NHS Homes, run by a number of suppliers within the short lets sector, has now made available some...

A lettings management boss has been disqualified for six years after failing to safeguard over £68,000 worth of tenants’ deposits. Kelly Louise Forrester...

Franchise giant Hunters is continuing its expansion with the acquisition of Forte Lettings & Property Management, an independent in Exeter. The Devon...

Legal & General, one of the largest specialist builders of so-called retirement communities for the over-55s, is now going to let...

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

A crooked letting agent took £220,000 from tenants and landlords and has been exposed as buying a home in Florida, renting...

A mortgage firm claims the lettings industry is ripping off students by overcharging them. Mojo Mortgages says it has compared the rent...

Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme. The first is Bower & Bower (B&B), a sales and lettings...

Build To Rent developer and operator PLATFORM_ has announced its first scheme in Scotland and an expansion of an existing development...

A league table drawn up by a rental sector insurance specialist claims private rental accommodation in university locations can produce yields...

A specialist student lettings agency says the drop in the number of applicants for UK higher education courses this year threatens...

An estate agent from Devon who conned landlords, tenants and even his friends out of a total of £157,250 has been...

Student accommodation provider Student Cribs has secured £200m in funding from institutions to expand its portfolio - and it’s looking for...

An unregistered gas fitter has been received a suspended prison sentence for illegally installing a gas boiler and undertaking landlord’s gas...

A former letting agent has pleaded guilty of nine offences of fraud involving the retention of deposits and rents belonging to...