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The latest rental data from PropTech supplier Goodlord has shown that March rents are now up by over 6% year-on-year.  And looking...

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

Managing agents in London have been instructed to pay a £15,000 fine for operating a House in Multiple Occupation without the...

Asking rents continue to show pos­itive annualised growth in all regions except Greater London and Scotland.  That’s according to respected property website...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...

Another index has suggested a small monthly increase in house prices in England and Wales - even though the annual rate...

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

Rents have risen seven per cent in the past year while voids have lengthened in the past month - although remain...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

A leading lettings agency says 2023 was a record-breaking year for rental growth.   The average rent on a newly let property in...

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

The latest rental index from Goodlord shows average rents in England rose nearly nine per cent higher across 2023. In 2022, rents...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech firm Goodlord has shown that year-on-year rents are up by 7.3 per cent across England...

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

One of the first forecasts for the rental market for 2024 suggests that strong growth will continue. Property consultancy JLL says that...

Rent levels and voids held steady over the past month with strong demand keeping annual price growth at nearly eight per...

New research shows that the majority of letting agents believe they are not paid sufficiently for their work. Research from the Goodlord...

The rental market remained strong in August says PropTech firm Goodlord. Despite average rents dipping marginally after a record breaking July -...

July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...

The average rent on a newly let property in Britain rose to £1,273 pcm in June, a new record according to...

London letting agents and landlords have so far been hit with more than £900,000 in fines in the first half of...

The chief executive of a respected industry supplier is warning that the lack of supply is making the rental sector “more...

A new assessment of the average cost to a UK property owner of improving their EPC rating suggests it’s soared to...

The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June.  The average cost of rent per...

A left-leaning think tank which says it champions ‘left-behind Londoners’ is demanding a turbo-charged version of selective licensing to be run...

After a hectic period of rent rises it appears that the lettings market is at a standstill according to PropTech firm...

A council is introducing a service which it claims will help identify properties which cannon future be used as private rental...

After what appeared to be a lull over the New Year, the rental market is firing on all cylinders again according...

Rents across Greater London are up 21 per cent year-on-year according to the Home property website, which prepares a mon they...

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord shows a mixed market with rents holding steady but voids increasing in certain regions. The cost...

Buy to let specialist lender Fleet Mortgages says almost every region of the UK is now seeing increased yields for investors.  The...

New data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals that rents reached an all-time high in Q4 2022, with the average UK room...

Knight Frank is partnering with licensing compliance firm Kamma. The growth of discretionary licensing schemes across the 408 local authorities in the...

The rental market remained relatively steady in recent weeks, according to the latest index from PropTech firm Goodlord. Void periods have remained...

The John Lewis Partnership has agreed a £500m multi-decade joint venture with global investment company abrdn to deliver around 1,000 new...

The average rent on a newly let home in Britain rose has hit £1,204 pcm - passing the £1,200 mark for...

The National Audit Office has made scathing criticisms of government efforts to build more affordable housing. The public spending watchdog says the...

The average cost of rent across England dipped one per cent during August, taking prices down to a national average of...

A leading market analysis suggests that the private rental sector may be set to benefit from large scale corporate investors seeking...

PropTech firm Kamma says total fines for agents and landlords have now topped £8m in London alone with a £238,000 increase...

The John Lewis Partnership has revealed the first three locations where it will build new rental homes. The properties “would offer the...

Fresh data from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the average cost of rent in England reached £1,020 per property in May, up...

A new market snapshot puts the average rental rise across the UK at a remarkable 18 per cent over the past...

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

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

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

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

The imposition of rent controls - urged by a growing number of politicians and pressure groups in different parts of the...

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants is introducing a new qualification and training for borough council housing enforcement officers to...

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

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

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

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

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

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the market cooling, but with year-on-year demand still high in comparison...

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

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...

An industry poll has revealed that tech is now so important in our lives that a fifth of UK tenants say...

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

Rapidly rising rents may trigger a new wave of investment buyers in London, helping to resuscitate the capital’s sales market in...

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

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

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

The Home website has produced its latest rental market snapshot - and once again London is the odd region out compared...

An upbeat market snapshot for the lettings sector claims that one region of the UK has seen rent increases in excess...

February was another strong month for the lettings market according to the latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord. The average cost...

The fall out from Coronavirus is forcing the rental market into a once in a lifetime change as tenants reassess priorities. This...

The latest market snapshot for the private lettings sector shows rents holding steady into 2021 but voids increasing across the board. The...

London lettings network Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has been appointed to manage and let a huge new portfolio of around 3,000...

The rate of rental growth accelerated sharply in December according to Countrywide agency brand Hamptons. Its research department shows that over the...

A rental market snapshot says the UK-wide lettings picture is dragged down by Greater London's excess of supply, and by the...

Rental growth expectations remain “slightly positive” across most of the UK according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the November lockdown creating a subdued picture - but with early...

Another market snapshot from HomeLet suggests that there was a 2.2 per cent average rent increase across the UK in the...

John Lewis Partnership, until now best known for its department stores and ownership of Waitrose, is to build homes for rent. The...

The rental market is heading into the normally-quieter autumn period with strength but increasing void periods. Data from PropTech firm Goodlord, which...

The latest house price index, produced by the website Home, gives a broadly optimistic outlook for landlords and other buy to...

The latest snapshot of the lettings market from PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that activity is much stronger now than a year...

A foundation which receives substantial funding from trade unions and a charity linked to the Nationwide is calling for rents to...

The latest market snapshot by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that while new and completed tenancy volumes dropped rapidly in the first...

Home offices aren’t all about laptops and wifi routers….they’re about gorgeous views too. So thanks to Marc Morrish, a director and auctioneer...

Demand for rental properties has predictably plummeted thanks to the lockdown. Data from PropTech company Goodlord shows that while a surge for...

A lettings market snapshot conducted before the worst effects of the Coronavirus were known suggests the rental market is relatively strong...

Pressure group Generation Rent claims half of London’s councils did not fine any landlords for letting out unsafe homes in the...

It’s steady-as-she-goes in the rental market according to the latest market snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord.  Void periods dropped slightly in...

Another housing market snapshot suggests demand and confidence are improving as a result of the new political and economic landscape following...

The latest market snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that even in the south west of England - where renters...

A third of all landlords live in Greater London and the South East according to data collated by a property management...

The rental market is stable as it enters 2020 according to the latest index from PropTech company Goodlord.  Five out of the...

The property management platform Apropos, scheduled to launch early next year, says it’s signed up 25 business partners ahead of schedule. The...

The latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord shows some regions enjoying lower void periods with others slower to stabilise.  Specifically, the...

Greater London rents have risen an average of four per cent in the past year - but some boroughs performing above-average...

Rents in London are rocketing but a leading market commentator says this is no reason to give in to a “Marxist dystopia”...

Media reports in London suggest that Labour’s hyper-active housing spokesman on the Greater London Assembly may be under threat from Jeremy...

Average rents performed strongly across many parts of the country last month, but floundered in London and the South East. Goodlord's Rental...

The average cost of a new let in Great Britain has risen to £977 per calendar month.  That’s a 2.6 per cent...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has released its annual report for 2018, showing that for the first time the value of awards...

The average cost of a new let in Great Britain is now £969 pcm as rental growth continues to rise.  Data from Hamptons...

The rapid growth of Airbnb-style short lets could lead to the loss of private rented homes and displacement of long-term residents...