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Anti-second home posters seen in parts of North Wales and on social media have been reported to the police as a...

An Office of National Statistics survey shows that the top three issues facing the UK are still the cost-of-living crisis (89%),...

Number one portal Rightmove has upgraded growth expectations in its latest statement to shareholders - and is again growing its average...

Propertymark says the lettings market is beginning to stabilise as rent arrears decrease. Propertymark member agents reported that on average, 2.5% of...

North east England operator Pattinson Estate Agency is taking over another local rival firm. It’s acquired NS Bennett Estate Agents, in Stanley,...

A new survey from law firm Weightmans has found that only 24% of renters read tenancy agreements.  It says this is largely...

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum.  Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...

It claims that “following a significant increase in the number of new homes advertised on the site” its new build listings...

Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...

A lettings agent who is also on the executive of Propertymark claims one of Britain’s tourist hotspots has been over-run with...

The latest market report from Propertymark’s lettings agents suggests the demand is slowing. The latest data - for March - shows that...

The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...

A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...

HMRC has launched a pilot for the proposed Making Tax Digital service for quarterly reporting - and agents can sign up...

A new communications log feature has been introduced by a PropTech supplier which allegedly makes it easier to gather evidence for...

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

Some 83% of estate agents are proud of their profession, says a new survey. The poll of 1,728 estate agents, commissioned by...

Recent substantial fines issued by HMRC are a harsh reminder to agents to ensure that their Anti-Money Laundering policies are up...

Top tips will be provided for landlords in the private rental market in a seminar next month organised by high profile...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

A prominent supplier of deposit alternatives to lettings agents has come out and said that “renting negatively impacts quality of life,...

A deposit alternative service claims the cost of rent has outpaced salary growth by 5.2% over the past 10 years, leaving...

Lettings giant Foxtons has hired merger and acquisition bankers from Rothschild following pressure from shareholders to sell itself for £160m, the...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...

A prominent PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents and other in the property industry to engage with those wishing to introduce regulation...

Landlords’ champion Paul Shamplina says more landlords should use lettings agents, who he describes as their “allies” in the battle to...

Seymours, one of the largest independent agency networks operating in the South East of England, is to advertise its lettings and sales...

A deposit alternative company is calling on agents to help tenants save an average of £1,000 on up-front costs. Flatfair chief executive...

Prime London rental values ticked up 0.3% over the first three months of 2024, according to Savills, as the market continues...

Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest and Rightmove have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business.  This is the first...

The Belvoir 2024 Annual Awards have crowded a father-and-son franchisee pairing as the big winners. Paul Wallace-Tarry and his son Richard Wallace-Tarry...

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax.  London, the...

A prominent lettings agent is calling for an end to what he calls the “archaic” system under which some tenants end...

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

A former housing minister responsible for the sell off of huge numbers of social homes has told the Prime Minister he...

Family-owned agency Boydens has signed a deal to offer deposit alternative service Reposit to landlord clients. Paul Buck, a representative of Boydens,...

New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy.  This is...

Propertymark is urging the government to tackle the problem of banks closing down undesignated or pooled client accounts of letting agents. HM...

An umbrella group called London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep money...

A Parliamentary committee has heard that thousands of small and medium-sized letting agencies were debanked in 2023, with financial institutions forcibly...

A survey from property portal Share to Buy suggests that over three quarters of buyers believe they cannot afford to purchase...

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...

The Chancellor has one last chance to come good on the election promise of lowering the burden of business rates –...

Nationwide has taken the unusual step of using its buy to let lending arm - The Mortgage Works - to make...

A charity providing support for older people facing financial hardship has hit out at the government over rumours concerning the Renters...

A prominent property expert who runs a buying and property management service for high end clients says London still attracts international...

Data released from Reposit, a deposit alternative service, reveals what it calls “a concerning surge in rent arrears” during the final...

A lettings industry supplier claims one in nine renters use foodbanks. A survey of tenants, commissioned by Zero Deposit, found that just...

Renters are less financially resilient than recent remortgagers according to an analysis by business consultants Hargreaves Lansdown. It says over two thirds...

Tom Davies has started with Leaders Romans Group as the company’s first group financial services managing director. This new position coincides with...

Belvoir Group has linked up with Propertymark in a deal which they say will “help further improve standards and enhance financial...

A prominent industry expert says lettings agents and other property sector insiders should be extra-vigilant over cybersecurity breaches. Neil Cobbold, managing director...

Expanding agency group My Property Box has completed its 10th acquisition in six years, buying Teesside lettings and property investment specialist...

Lettings agency Edward Mellor, which operates its 15 branches across Greater Manchester, has signed up to OnTheMarket. This follows the controversial CoStar...

Almost half of more than 400 letting agents quizzed for a new study have expressed their optimism about the impact of...

New data released by insurance firm HomeLet claims that average rents have fallen now for three months on the bounce. The past...

A five year old consumer reviews website has been acquired by Rightmove. Homeviews was set up in 2019 and at the time...

Stamp duty receipts dipped four per cent to £2.4 billion in Q3 of last year - no less than 25 per...

Over a third of ARLA Propertymark members reported in December that rental prices have increased, according to their latest Housing Insight...

There were 12,000 first time buyers over the age of 50 in the UK in 2022, the latest figures available. This means...

Foxtons’ unaudited end-of-year trading statement makes no bones about it - the lettings division saved the agency’s bacon in 2023. It suffered...

The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...

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

Thousands of lettings and estate agencies, and other property businesses, are in ‘critical’ or ‘significant’ financial distress, it’s been claimed. The latest...

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

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the fifth quarter...

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

Strutt & Parker is leaving its HQ to share premises with other parts of its parent company - and to have a...

A large multi-brand lettings agency group is dropping its listings on Zoopla and instead going to list rental properties on OnTheMarket...

Knight Frank has revised its housing market forecasts for 2024, just two weeks into the new year. It’s done this on the...

The long-running aspiration of many to allow rental payments to be counted towards credit ratings appears to have taken a step...

A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchise brand, wants to merge with long-time rival Belvoir. Both are listed on the...

An organised crime group involved in producing and distributing an estimated £2.4m of cannabis has been found to have e used...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...

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

Residential buy to let in the North West of England, London industrial property and retail warehouses are set to be the...

Newspaper report claims some 710 properties have been put into the private rental market by the government - and they are...

Labour says it will keep the controversal Right To Buy policy in England if it wins this year’s General Election. This is...

The Housing Ombudsman - currently active in the social housing sector but tipped to take a wider role involving private renting...

ARLA Propertymark has responded to the Scottish Parliament’s examination of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill, calling for clarity on contributions...

A register launched to shed light on overseas property ownership in the UK now has over 30,000 registrations.  The Register of Overseas...

A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...

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

Homelessness charity Crisis says the long-standing government pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers can’t come soon enough. The charity has backed...

An analysis of tenants renting between 2020 and 2023 shows a big rise in those on high salaries asked to provide...

Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...

Low-income renters will get a boost next spring - but a pressure group wants more government help for this sector. The Chancellor’s...

Scores of councils that enforce licensing regimes on the private rental sector claim they are on the verge of bankruptcy. Almost one...

Almost two in five UK owners - landlords and homeowners - now consider improving the energy efficiency of their property an...

A thieving lettings agent stole over £128,000 which should have gone to landlord clients - and with it she funded an...

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

Second homes in the area of Essex known as Tendring - including popular holiday lets resort Frinton on Sea and the...

Parts B and C of the process to improve material information disclosure in property listings are published today within comprehensive new guidance...

The long-term shortage of rental accommodation is now addressed by a short-term clampdown on second homes and empty properties, a leading...

Franchise giant Belvoir is the latest agency group to sign a deal with geospatial technology firm Kamma. The partnership will offer all...

An agency has issued its rental market forecast for 2024. Chestertons says rents are forecast to have increased by 6.5 per cent...

It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...