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![Rent Ceilings Have Been Reached - agency's stark warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Huge £150m investment into student renting by financial services giant](/upload/images/shutterstock_387290149.jpg)
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has spent some £150m acquiring a portfolio of six Purpose Built...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings agency snapped up by Chestertons parent company](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
The company which acquired London-focussed agency Chestertons in October has now snapped up another lettings and sales operation. This latest purchase is...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Hundreds of objections to large Build To Rent development](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
Another large Build To Rent scheme is in the offing, this time in Devon’s capital city, Exeter. Plans to build 246 BTR...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Success Plans for 2024 promised at regional roadshow](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The autumn roadshow being hosted by Fine & Country resumes next week with the first of six dates throughout the rest...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Eco Build To Rent scheme promotes air source heat pumps](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
A Build To Rent scheme is now ready for move-in by tenants, following the completed conversion of an ambulance station into...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Clampdown needed on Airbnb and other short lets - new demand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A body largely consisting of councils wants more controls over Airbnbs and other short lets - and it wants local authorities...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lloyds Bank names agency to manage its private rental stock](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agent1-400x310.png)
Lloyds Banking Group has announced the lettings agency chain that it wants to look after its upcoming Build To Rent units. The...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Student rental accommodation - key provider aims for growth](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/StudentResearch2-695x395.jpeg)
A prominent provider of student rental accommodation has appointed an international property consultancy to consider growth options. Study Inn Group has a...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council promotes scheme to “avoid letting agents’ fees”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_336450779.jpg)
Exeter council in Devon is promoting a scheme to private landlords by calling it a “cost-effective solution for landlords who want...
02 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Yields rise in areas where rents outstrip capital appreciation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-400x310.png)
Rental yields have increased by as much as 2.5 per cent in the past year as rent values outperform house prices. The...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![New Build To Rent firm says it’s helping reverse rental stock shortage](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
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...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency backing Purpose Built Student Accommodation over buy to let](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentsTogether400x310.jpeg)
New research claims students in the UK are currently paying as much as £16,500 per year in living costs - a...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Soaring student rents - agency insight into university city market](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentHouse-400x310.jpg)
Student landlords have seen record increases in rental prices of over 20 per cent in some cases, according to a lettings...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents hit record high and voids hit record low - here’s why…](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-Small-InArticle.jpg)
Voids hit what has been described as an historic low in recent weeks, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. It says the average...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![New PropTech ‘Disruptor’ - Major cash injection for lettings platform](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialTenants-1-400x310.jpg)
A student lettings platform now operating in seven cities is reported to have raised £700,000 in its first funding round. HYBR –...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![24-year-old launches lettings platform to fix ‘toxic’ rental market](/upload/images/Property%20People/Hannah%20Chappatte%20400%20x%20310.png)
A lettings platform set up by a 24 year old is today announcing an expansion from its Bristol start up to...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Two more cities targeted for major Build To Rent schemes](/upload/images/Locations/SheffieldTownHall-400x310.jpg)
Grainger, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has announced two new Build To Rent developments. The company has acquired Exmouth Junction in...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Lettings now account for 75% of Winkworth revenue](/upload/images/Logos/WinkworthBoard-400x310.jpg)
A trading statement from franchise agency Winkworth has revealed that its network now derives 75 per cent of its revenue from...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tenant offers agents hush money over cannabis factory](/img/default/lat.png)
A rogue tenant has tried to bribe two letting agents with hush money after they discovered his cannabis growing factory. Anisi Hamollari,...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘Greenest areas to rent’ identified in latest survey](/img/default/lat.png)
If agents want to emphasise the green credentials of their local area, then a new league table may be of help. An...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Pioneering Co-Living rental conversion scheme gets go-ahead](/img/default/lat.png)
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...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Average rent in England almost unchanged from five years ago](/img/default/lat.png)
The average cost of renting in England is almost unchanged from five years ago - although that masks significant localised variations. The...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Heroic lettings agency helps tenants with school meal vouchers](/img/default/lat.png)
A heroic lettings agency in the south west of England has stepped up to the plate this half-term week by offering...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Trading Standards blitzing students with lettings fee info](/img/default/lat.png)
Trading Standards in one region of the UK is staging Twitter quizzes aimed at students, and asking about agents’ fees surrounding...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Still possible to get strong buy to let rental yields - and here’s where…](/img/default/lat.png)
New research has produced a series of league tables to identify where in Britain the best rental yields can be found. The...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![800 short let properties given over to NHS staff with more to come](/img/default/lat.png)
A project called NHS Homes, run by a number of suppliers within the short lets sector, has now made available some...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Disgraced agency boss disqualified over deposit scandal](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings management boss has been disqualified for six years after failing to safeguard over £68,000 worth of tenants’ deposits. Kelly Louise Forrester...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Another day, another independent agency snapped up](/img/default/lat.png)
Franchise giant Hunters is continuing its expansion with the acquisition of Forte Lettings & Property Management, an independent in Exeter. The Devon...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Major retirement housebuilder now letting homes, not just selling](/img/default/lat.png)
Legal & General, one of the largest specialist builders of so-called retirement communities for the over-55s, is now going to let...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Fees Ban: agents must prepare immediately, trade body urges](/img/default/lat.png)
ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Crooked letting agent had a Land Rover, Porsche and a Florida home](/img/default/lat.png)
A crooked letting agent took £220,000 from tenants and landlords and has been exposed as buying a home in Florida, renting...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rip-off! Agents and landlords accused of overcharging students in most cities](/img/default/lat.png)
A mortgage firm claims the lettings industry is ripping off students by overcharging them. Mojo Mortgages says it has compared the rent...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Kicked out: two lettings agencies expelled by The Property Ombudsman](/img/default/lat.png)
Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme. The first is Bower & Bower (B&B), a sales and lettings...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent operator and developer announces two new projects](/img/default/lat.png)
Build To Rent developer and operator PLATFORM_ has announced its first scheme in Scotland and an expansion of an existing development...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![League table claims student accommodation gives up to 12% yield](/img/default/lat.png)
A league table drawn up by a rental sector insurance specialist claims private rental accommodation in university locations can produce yields...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Brexit and tuition fees hurting student housing sector, warns agency](/img/default/lat.png)
A specialist student lettings agency says the drop in the number of applicants for UK higher education courses this year threatens...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Suspended sentence for rogue agent after £157,000 fraud con](/img/default/lat.png)
An estate agent from Devon who conned landlords, tenants and even his friends out of a total of £157,250 has been...
11 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Cash-rich student accommodation company wants to buy HMOs](/img/default/lat.png)
Student accommodation provider Student Cribs has secured £200m in funding from institutions to expand its portfolio - and it’s looking for...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Suspended sentence after dangerous boiler installed at private let](/img/default/lat.png)
An unregistered gas fitter has been received a suspended prison sentence for illegally installing a gas boiler and undertaking landlord’s gas...