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Greater regulation of lettings agents, and all other property professionals, is required to ‘finish the job’ of reforming the industry which...

Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...

A prominent letting agency on the south coast of England, Mishon Mackay, says PropTech is allowing it to offer a unique...

A company providing virtual tours insists the technology delivers “undeniable results” but is still not used universally by agents. Virtual tours became...

Propertymark says it welcomes measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will mean swifter action to get the hundreds...

Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...

Many of the country’s leading letting agency brands have joined forces with Propertymark to deliver a training and development strategy for...

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...

The appeal of city living has been reignited across Scotland with new figures showing a surge in demand and rents for...

The government is admitting that its rental reform agenda is aimed primarily at the north of England - which just happens...

A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...

Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...

Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...

The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

A survey conducted by financial institutions has found the first suggestion that rental properties are slowly becoming more energy efficient. A study...

Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...

Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has signed a six year software deal with Zoopla’s Alto service. This means that...

The head of a prominent brand in a fast-expanding lettings and sales agency group has given a cautious welcome to government...

An activist group claims that homeless cases arising from Section 21 evictions are now at their highest level since records began...

Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...

Shelter has made an outspoken attack on a government proposal to extend Right To Buy to housing association tenants. The idea -...

Propertymark has dismissed suggestions from critics of the lettings industry that higher rents are leading to more homelessness.  The trade body says...

Airbnb is giving away £100 vouchers to anyone in the UK who shifts into the short lets sector for the first...

One of the UK’s largest lettings groups has made an outspoken attack on the policies of a political party standing in...

An agency tomorrow opens a new lettings and sales office in a location about to hear whether it’s won city status...

Propertymark has said that the government’s ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties should go further. The government revealed over the...

Foxtons has reported to its shareholders that its lettings revenue in the first quarter of this year was a stunning 21...

Annual rental yields in England and Wales have dipped but tenant demand is set to stay strong for the rest of...

Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start...

The chief executive of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the UK government, accusing it of a “blatant disregard...

The chief executive and founder of an award-winning sales and lettings brand is set to discuss the best practice approaches to...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...

Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...

A new investment league table has been drawn up to show best aggregate rent and capital appreciation income for those in...

Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...

A PropTech supplier which helps agents and landlords identify private rental sector licensing issues has announced a new partnership. Geospatial technology firm...

There’s been a big rise in rents and a large drop in voids in the past month according to PropTech supplier...

Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution. The trade body also...

A new Home Office code of practice comes into force today making changes to what letting agents in England need to...

A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...

A lettings agency has identified where tenant demand is strongest right now - and where demand is lower than some agents...

Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England. The research by rental platform Rentd looked at the current average income of a...

The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark. In February, Propertymark...

There’s been a broad welcome from letting agents to the Spring Statement not loading more tax or restrictions on buy to...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

Shock figures suggest that Airbnb owners are charging up to 600 per cent more to stay at their properties during major...

The chief executive of an online mortgage broker is warning that yesterday’s base rate rise announced by the Bank of England...

An eye-watering annualised rent rise in Greater London of 27.3 per cent has helped pushed the all-UK total yearly hike to...

A business news website is reporting that an agency has been ordered to pay £1,550 for displaying a board illegally. Charles Lear...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...

The government has issued revised guidelines for the possession process in the private and social rented sectors in the light of...

Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons is warning that the record-breaking rental growth of the past year has seen tenants pay a rocketing...

Lower income households, often found in the private rental sector, are set to bear the brunt of the rising inflation and...

Major London agency Dexters has acquired the lettings business Howsy, which handles the property management of 6,000 units across the country. Dexters...

The lettings and management platform teclet, owned by OnTheMarket, is now available to agents and property managers in Scotland. The product offer...

New data reveals that over 80 per cent of renters spend more than 30 per cent of their take home pay...

A south of England agency has acquired a further two independents, taking the brands total number of acquisitions up to seven...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...

The latest lettings market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord suggests that voids are reducing in almost all regions but that rents...

The success of Foxtons’ lettings division has directly attributed to the London-focussed agency’s strong performance in the past year. A trading statement...

Presenter, broadcaster and former Sky Sports anchor Kirsty Gallacher has been confirmed as the presenter of The Guild of Property Professional’s...

New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...

The criticism by landlords aimed at Housing Secretary Michael Gove for some of his comments regarding the cladding issue, has now...

A north of England lettings agency has successfully qualified five members of its staff through The Able Agent training programme. The agency...

A north of England agency is going green as it replaces its existing car fleet electric vehicles. The purchase of two Volkswagen...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...

The leader of one of Britain’s highest profile lettings agency operations has let rip at the government for what he calls...

Online property training qualifications service The Able Agent has launched a new apprenticeship programme. The Able Agent says it’s spotted a critical...

A major holiday let company in one of the country’s prime tourist destinations says more affordable homes should be built to...

One of the country's leading agency groups has signed a multi-year deal with PropTech firm Goodlord.  Andrews Property Group, which has 49...

Rightmove is advising the private rental sector not to pass on interest rate rises to tenants. Yesterday the Bank of England increased...

ARLA Propertymark has identified a key weakness in the government’s ambitious plans to reform the private rental sector as part of...

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a new Tenancy Compliance service through its pre-tenancy progression software, BOX.  The Lettings Hub says...

The latest lettings market snapshot from HomeLet suggests another record average UK monthly rent level of £1,064 pcm - up a...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning, includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

A radical shake up of the private rental sector is expected to be announced tomorrow by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The main...

ARLA Propertymark is warning that new landlords must be drafted in to the private rental sector to replace those exiting in...

Propertymark has entered the debate about whether buy to let landlords should be amongst those receiving help from the government in...

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...

The integration of the lettings division of London agency Douglas & Gordon into the lettings wing of Foxtons will happen next...

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

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords and agents claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from...

A prominent agent says the shortage of rental property is now so acute, and like to get still worse, that those...

Average UK rents increased for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q4 2021 according to The Deposit Protection Service, as stock shortages...

Volume developer Crest Nicholson has announced its biggest Build To Rent deal, worth £120m, organised in tandem with financial firm Oaktree. The...

A prominent provider in the Build To Rent sector is to offer over 1,300 new rental homes over three sites in...

Wales and Scotland are ahead of the game when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the...

Rents are rising at around twice the level of a year ago according to data from Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons. Despite rental...

There’s still some way to go for the lettings market to return to its pre-pandemic best according to Knight Frank -...

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for letting and estate agents in England.  - Isolation...

A report from the House of Lords has condemned the private rental sector as being ”increasingly unaffordable” as well as being...

An agency owned by Foxtons says there’s been a 120 per cent surge in demand for pet-friendly rental properties since the...

MPs and the wider public have been presented with a lengthy report on the growth of Airbnb and similar platforms across...

A leading lettings agent has warned tenants against using social media to find rental properties.  David Alexander - head of DJ Alexander,...

The rental market appears not to have slowed down this winter - not even over the Christmas break. According to the latest...

Capital appreciation over the past decade has been driven more by the value of homes in the rental market than by...

One of the most respected figures in British housing has joined one of the growing number of Rent To Buy companies. Lord...

Shelter claims that women are impacted by homelessness more than men, and says rising private rents are a contributory factor. In a...

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents has lifted the lid on how buy to let came about,...

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

Rental guarantor service Housing Hand has announced a new partnership with student accommodation provider Kexgill. The firms claim the arrangement will challenge...

Voids are ending the year 25 per cent down on the position at the start of 2021 - an indicator of...

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

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords and agents in England, telling them how to enact the...

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

John D Wood & Co. Is the latest agency to go green with a move to making its fleet of company...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...

Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...

North east of England agency My Property Box has acquired Newcastle independent Groves as part of its strategic growth plan. All 12...

The National Residential Landlords Association says average rent debt owed by tenants as a direct result of the pandemic is still...

Spicerhaart has announced two new lettings directors to support its £30m expansion programme. Liam Davorn, 57, has 30 years in the profession...

A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...

Shocking figures produced by a council in the south west show the vast number of short lets available - and by...

A letting agency has been issued with penalty notices worth £3,000 for operating illegally. Back in 2014 it became a legal requirement...

Void periods dropped across England during November as demand for rental properties continued apace.  According to the latest Goodlord rental index some...

ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...

‘Generation rent’ was a term first coined in 2011 by the Halifax in a survey on the future of homeownership. It...

Effective enforcement is crucial to stamp out rogue lettings agents and protect consumers says safeagent. In the latest edition of its Effective...

A prominent consultancy advising the Build To Rent sector has identified one British city as the prime location for investment in 2022. BNP...

Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms.  Earlier this week the government...

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...

The latest market snapshot from lettings agency Hamptons suggests that rents have risen, nationally, 7.9 per cent over the last 12 months. It...

New figures show how effective the stamp duty holiday was in stimulating buy to let - and how similar measures could...

Results have been released of an analysis of over 20,000 Build To Rent tenants in over 15,000 homes across the UK...

The long term undersupply of rental properties across the country is expected to support rental growth into 2022, says Zoopla. In addition,...

An agent who six months ago expanded his franchise empire to four branches has now added a fifth. Craig Pearson, who opened the...

Home, the property website that publishes an authoritative market snapshot for lettings and sales each month, says the long-standing supply drought...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...

It’s understood there will be a Christmas truce with tenants not enduring bailiff-enforced evictions between December 13 and January 10. HM Courts...

A north of England lettings agency is claiming an all-time record for enquiries relating to student accommodation - and the biggest...

A new government survey of private renters is checking whether they received the correct documentation from their agent when they begin...

Charters Group, the south of England agency, has announced a further acquisition that will grow its residential lettings operations. Charters Estate Agents will combine...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the director of Generation Rent, is to be one of the speakers in a debate at the ARLA...

The private rental sector is already attempting to improve its EPC results according to research from Shawbrook Bank.  From 2025 new rules...

Large scale Scottish factoring operation James Gibb Residential Factors has acquired the residential division of Aberdeen-based commercial property consultancy FG Burnett. The...

Media reports in Stoke on Trent say a man was arrested after a police raid on the Homes2Let lettings agency in...

ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a new dispute resolution service as a quicker and less expensive alternative to court...

Almost £300,000 has been awarded to a consortium of councils to improve energy efficiency in the private rental sector. York council will lead...

Figures from the Deposit Protection Service suggest that students returned to university in greater numbers this year compared to 2020. The service...

All sides of the industry have expressed anger and frustration that yesterday’s Budget effectively ignored the private rental sector. ARLA Propertymark’s policy...

Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...

Propertymark has taken the unusual step of thanking the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and the Communities for the...

Letting agents in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a council-run £65m rent fund. Although...

Propertymark has told the government that imposing the same solution to the Net Zero challenge on all of the private rental...

The room-letting sector known as co-living, now growing in London, has seen occupancy levels bounce back since some Covid restrictions have...

ARLA Propertymark has blasted the government over its net zero policy of banning new boilers from 2035 and giving landlords £5,000...

New research published by Build To Rent operator L&G reveals what it believes to be a crisis surrounding rental properties, affordable...

Research by a student accommodation search platform suggests that the sector may rely too heavily on the apparent year-on-year growth in...

Pressure continues to build on letting agents to play a greater role in the adoption of smart meters across the private...

As energy efficiency becomes increasingly key for the private rental sector and owner occupiers alike, new data from PropTech firm Sprift...

A Foxtons-owned lettings agency says 60 per cent of tenants and would-be buyers say they are not confident negotiating asking rents...

North of England agency Robert Watts is expanding into Halifax after completing the acquisition of independent firm Bennett Kaye for an...

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says it will take a year for court backlogs to be reduced substantially and even longer to...

Shelter claims the health of one in five renters in England is harmed by poor housing, and says grants covering Covid-related...

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...

Average annual rental growth across Britain hit 8.0 per cent in September, the third fastest annual rate of growth recorded this...

ARLA Propertymark is calling on the government to properly fund local authorities so they can combat rogue operators in the private...

A senior Conservative in Wales wants the Welsh Government to consider creating a housing tribunal in the light of rising tenant arrears. Janet Finch-Saunders,...

A new call has come for government action to stop the hemorrhage of properties shifting from long term rental to Airbnb...

A prominent industry supplier is warning the government not to damage the private rental sector in its push to promote ever-more...

A lettings agency’s research has revealed that rental demand has continued to climb across most major UK cities during the third quarter...

The latest rental index from PropTech platform Goodlord shows voids inching up - although still remaining much lower than the long-term...

With house prices at an all-time high, showing no signs of waning, the age of first-time buyers is on the rise...

The chief executive of Shelter says the experience of Scotland shows that the scrapping of S21 eviction powers produces benefits that...

Councils across Scotland have been given £10m to provide grants to tenants who have Covid-related arrears and risk eviction. The grants will...

The House of Commons Library, an independent body not controlled by government, has published a detailed history of the many measures...

Campaign group Generation Rent, led by former Labour Baroness Alicia Kennedy, has renewed its call for the scrapping of Section 21...

Tenants are paying almost £70bn of rent to landlords a year, research claims. Buy-to-let specialist Sequre Property Investment has found the best...

Lettings platform Goodlord has opened its doors north of the border.  Agents based in Scotland can now sign up to Goodlord, which...

It’s been announced that UK Sotheby’s International Realty has secured tenants for 20 apartments in record time at Embassy Gardens, a...

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...

An estate and lettings agent has analysed how the level of rental arrears has grown between each wave of the pandemic. The...

The Welsh Government has revealed that it hasn’t had time to evaluate its tenant fee ban due to the pandemic. Tenant fees...

Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...

Almost half of renters in England have been victims of illegal behaviour from landlords or lettings agents, Shelter claims. The stark allegations...

The government has set in motion a Parliamentary procedure meaning the notice periods for evictions in England return to normal from...

There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...

The farcical implementation of the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme has been sharply criticised by Propertymark. Timothy Douglas, the organisation’s policy and...

Reluctance to move during the pandemic is thought to be a key reason for a sharp drop in tenancy disputes between...

Let Tech Solutions, a PropTech firm which now works with more than half of all property managers in Scotland, is expanding...

A lettings agent has taken the unorthodox approach of advising tenants to take their landlords to court in a bid to...

Research by Paragon Bank has revealed the sector that has out-performed the rest of the private rental investment landscape - student...

New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...

There’s been a 21 per cent rise in demand for properties from buy to let investors according to a new analysis...

The scale of demand in the private rental sector is now the highest on record according to ARLA Propertymark.  The average number...

The value of the Private Rented Sector in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8 per cent to a jaw dropping...

Rent controls are to be introduced into part of the UK as a result of a deal between two political parties. The...

New rules out for consultation concerning block management aim to improve professionalism across the sector, root out rogue agents, and increase...

Demand for private rental housing is now at a five year high according to the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s...

After a successful 18 month pilot with a Northwood branch, franchise giant Belvoir has entered a deal with B-hive Block Management...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of the Generation Rent campaign, says rents in Wales, Scotland and South West England have soared thanks...

Agents’ body Propertymark says it wants a dedicated housing court because it’s lost faith in the mainstream court system to handle...

Propertymark has joined a series of charities and a landlord body to warn about the poverty risk of expected changes to...

The niche co-living portion of the private rental sector has been boosted by the pandemic according to one operator. Built Asset Management...

Another index is showing that a scarcity of rental properties has prompted a rise in every single region of Britain -...

The Property Ombudsman and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors are seeking views of agents, landlords and tenants on a new...

Flats, so long the favourite of buy to let investors, still constitute 15 per cent of all homes purchased according to...

A lettings agent who has made a series of outbursts against landlords and councils, has now turned his anger on proposed...

Agents will be aware that demand for rental property is high right now - so a property consultancy has worked out...

The average rent in the UK is now at a record high of £1,029, up 6.6 per cent on the same time last year,...

Voids are at their lowest level since August 2019 while rents are on the rise, according to the latest Goodlord snapshot...

A new survey suggests Airbnb owners are charging over 300 per cent more to stay at their properties during major events...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

A leading private rental trade body says only bespoke financial help can ensure the private rental sector meets government energy efficiency...

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...

A new estimate put the value of the UK private rental sector at almost £1.4 trillion. Buy to let and investment consultancy...

A controversial lettings agent who has set up a business to sell rental insurance has accused landlords of not taking their...

The Generation Rent campaign group and Labour are again uniting to argue in favour of rent controls in London. Just last week...

Bury council in Greater Manchester has adopted new measures to fine agents or landlords up to £30,000 if their properties fail...

Record tenant demand and record-fast lettings have combined to create an average asking rent above £1,000 per calendar month for homes...

Lettings PropTech platform teclet - part of Glanty, now owned outright by OnTheMarket - has signed off on a link with...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back at a demand from London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan that he be given the powers to...

The latest English Housing Survey shows a dramatic rise in the energy efficiency of private rental property. Some 38 per cent of...

Two major south of England agency have merged in what they describe as a “transformational deal.”  Brand Vaughan, part of the expanding...

Research by a lettings sector trade body has revealed precisely how outdated some regulations are.  According to the latest analysis, by the...

The average UK rent now stands at a record £1,007 per calendar month - the highest ever, according to HomeLet. It’s up...

It’s been yet another strong month for the rental market as reported in the latest statistics from PropTech supplier Goodlord. Voids dropped...

Agents need more clarity and transparency about the future of Right to Rent checks post-pandemic and post-Brexit, according to the UK’s...

A politician in one of the poorest parts of the UK wants his local authority to declare a ‘housing emergency’. Cornish councillor...

Rents have climbed up to 68 per cent across England since the financial crash in 2008. Research by Ascend Property shows that...

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

A private agency and management firm that says it’s grown from a one man band into a large team of 35...

Almost 40,000 people have signed a petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners. The...

ARLA Propertymark says letting agents have a vital role to play in highlighting the rights of private rental sector tenants. The comment...

Propertymark has waded into the controversy over whether private rental tenants should be allowed to keep pets in their properties. As reported...

There’s a large scale recovery underway in London’s rental sector according to the website Home. The site says that while average rents...

A property investment platform has taken the unusual approach of accusing the government of driving up homelessness through its policy of...

Reliable referencing remains the cornerstone of every letting agent’s business. Landlords rely on their agents to get it right, and to protect...

ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a call for HMRC to extend the time limit for the payment of Capital...

Mistoria is opening its sixth office in the north west of England. The new branch in Cheadle follows Mistoria’s existing outlets in...

South East of England sales and lettings agency Parkers is continuing to expand across Berkshire with the opening of a new...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents’ wing of Propertymark is demanding to see the results of a mediation project initiated by...

The latest rental market snapshot produced by HomeLet shows average rents outside of London soaring to higher levels and dropping in the capital itself.  The...

Some low-cost energy efficiency improvements to a property could boost its EPC rating according to an analysis undertaken by Rightmove. The portal...

The increasingly strong rental market is set to last throughout summer and beyond according to the latest analysis by PropTech platform...

We’re only a little over a week away from the Euros, happening at last a year later than scheduled because of...

The president of the Law Society of England and Wales says tenants facing eviction as a result of the ban being...

A London council has secured banning orders against rogue property agents who were previously fined over £70,000 for letting an unlicensed...

A student accommodation provider has been granted planning consent to turn a building in central Leeds into a 350-bed purpose-built block. Study...

With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...

Propertymark has produced new guidance for letting agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid restrictions. It says:...

The Build to Rent market remains small in volume but it is making some inroads, leading to BTR rent rises predominantly...

The five years since the introduction of the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes has led to a...

The government’s pledge to introduce a lifetime deposits concept, theoretically making it easier and cheaper for tenants to move, has been...

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions.  Whilst some notice...

Preventative measures are everything where referencing is concerned. But with so many solutions out there, promising so much, it can be difficult...

The most vocal campaign group for tenants, Generation Rent, has warned government that renters have already been waiting two years for...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...

A leading banking and wealth management company says a growth area for the rental sector in the years to come will...

A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...

The ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...

The highest profile agency in the big-spending Lomond Group has sealed a trio of deals in the first week of April...

Labour’s candidate for London Mayor wants to control private rents - and he wants the capital to be a template for...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech company Goodlord shows rents holding steady across England but as lockdown restrictions ease voids...

A lettings company has paid an undisclosed sum - described only as “a six figure deal” - to acquire a large...

A bank has seen a surge in Honk Kong residents purchasing UK buy to let properties. Skipton International, the Guernsey-licensed bank, says...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests it was reducing in size for some years before the pandemic. Nationwide’s specialist...

There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...

Councils are failing to protect tenants in three out of four cases where they discover rental homes are unsafe, according to...

A letting agent in Cornwall has told local TV how she finds herself in ”heartbreaking” situations because of the lack of...

A block management company owned by the Leaders Romans Group has been awarded over £6.5m in government building safety funds to...

Real estate fund management company Moorfield has teamed up with PropTech company Bricklane to buy a portfolio of 2,000 homes to...

ARLA Propertymark says there should be a long term appropriately funded strategy to help the private rental sector and home owners...

Housing charity Crisis says government statistics show almost one in five private renters in England in arrears or likely to fall...

A regional agency group is providing training courses free of charge to members “for the foreseeable future.” The training - usually heavily...

A group of rental campaign bodies have come together to claim that some 694,000 tenants apparently face eviction when the current...

Buy to let investors are not cashing out of the private rental sector despite the restrictions and taxes imposed by government. Hamptons’...

Letting agents body ARLA Propertymark has joined the criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan who wants to be given the power...

Rent guarantees and upfront cash payments from local authorities are the most effective means of opening the private rented sector to...

Winkworth says its London rental activities have suffered because of a lack of international travel, and students and young professionals returning to...

Some 39 agents and landlords have had banning orders over the past three years according to a report in The Guardian. Under the...

Changes to electrical safety standards rules applying to existing tenancies came into force at the start of the Easter break and...

Lettings agency Intus Lettings has announced the opening of a new Sheffield office — its first base in Yorkshire. The Sheffield office...

A House of Lords committee is urging the government to find alternatives to court possession cases in a bid to deal...

Paul Shamplina, the man behind Landlord Action and a Channel 5 show on handling rental crises, is warning that county courts...

The government’s embarrassing axing of the Green Homes Grant means there must now be a replacement to help the private rental...

The initiative which the government hoped would transform energy efficiency in the private rental sector is being axed this week. The Green...

The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...

OnTheMarket now owns PropTech firm Glanty outright. Glanty is best known for its lettings platform teclet, a cloud-based lettings software service. Glanty's revenues grew...

New modular homes built to rent have been delivered to Northstowe, a new town in Cambridgeshire.  Each Town House home has been...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary claims that private renters have been “barely considered” during the past year of the pandemic. Thangam Debbonaire made...

The pandemic has had a major impact on the student rental market with landlords suffering significant losses of income. A new analysis...