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A prominent lettings agency operator says he hopes the “toxic” attitude to the private rental sector by the Scottish Government may...

There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...

Five Labour MPs have put forward an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling for rent controls - even...

Leaders - part of the Leaders Romans Group - has unveiled what it claims to one its latest “sustainable office” in...

Agents have expressed their anger at permanent rent controls proposed by the SNP and Green Party politicians running the Scottish Government. The...

The politician widely regarded as being the architect of rent controls in Scotland says he will shortly present a wider package...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

Hamptons is linking with retirement rental specialist provider Birchgrove, pledging to offer “a unique proposition for those seeking quality senior rental...

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

Leaders Romans Group claims to have achieved carbon neutrality for a second consecutive year.  A statement claims LRG has undertaken “several notable...

There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...

A new report suggests that past impressions of Build To Rent and other institution-funded rental units as expensive and concentrating on...

A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...

The Martyn Gerrard agency has acquired a London independent - Range Homes. Range Homes, based in the north London suburb of Palmers...

A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...

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

David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

The controversial minister who steered rent controls through the Scottish Parliament has contacted Propertymark to reveal details of the next stage. Patrick...

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

Owner occupiers have been competing with landlords in the battle to purchase smaller properties, new figures show. Smaller properties are often preferred...

One of the UK’s leading lettings agents is bemoaning what he calls “the missed opportunity “ to help the rental sector...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

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

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

Controversial website content by the high profile website GetAgent must never appear again, according to the ad industry watchdog. The Advertising Standards...

Leaders Romans Group claims it reached carbon neutrality in 2022, eight years ahead of its original target of 2030.  The firm says...

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

Propertymark has issued a strongly-worded statement aimed at politicians demanding rent controls. Labour Members of the Scottish Parliament have urged the declaration...

The Scottish Greens - who are in effect the architects of rent controls north of the border - have welcomed a...

Self employed agency brand Harding Green has appointed a former Hamptons agent to handle short lets for clients. Nina Wallrock, who has...

The government has been warned by trade body Propertymark that the controversial Renters Reform Bill must fairly reflect the importance of...

Reapit has inked a deal with fast-expanding PropTech service Kamma to automate information about private rental sector council licensing. This year is...

Propertymark has issued a statement warning politicians not to introduce rent controls by the backdoor through processes which tinker with the...

Propertymark has given strong support to the government’s “flexible and affordable” approach to the green policy agenda,  Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy...

Following the merger of the South Scotland and North Cumbria branches of Fine & Country, the  agency has added a further...

The Green Party - which ran the Brighton and Hove council until being swept from office in May’s local elections -...

New figures from flat-sharing site SpareRoom suggest that while rents are still climbing, there are early signs of a lettings market...

A legal expert says there is too little practical help available to transform the energy efficiency reputation of the private rental...

The political alliance between the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens is likely to stay in place until 2026. Arguably the...

A consultation setting out proposals to reform domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates has been opened by the Scottish Government.  It feels...

Details have been given of Lloyds Bank’s latest dive into the Build To Rent market. Its BTR arm, Citra, has acquired 49...

Rightmove will host a webinar for agents tomorrow at 10:00am focused on tenergy efficiency, Energy Performance Certificates and greener homes. The portal...

A new analysis by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform with stricter energy...

Savills has announced a new head of its lettings department in its Bishops Park office in Fulham. Christina McLean steps into the...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thrown his weight behind Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to delay deadlines for EPC improvements in...

Stricter proposals for energy efficiency under review by the government risk damaging the private rental sector if they remain unchanged. That’s the...

Propertymark has branded the plans by Housing Secretary Michael Gove to increase housebuilding “disappointing”. Nathan Emerson, Propertymark chief executive, says: “The UK...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

A new office in the London suburb of North Acton has been announced by the LIFE Residential agency. The firm already has...

Propertymark has given details of how it believes the Scottish Government rent control system has backfired and works against the interests...

Tenants want letting agents, landlords and other property industry figures to more openly demonstrate their green credentials. That’s the message from a...

The head of a consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition has given her views on what a General Election might mean...

The National Residential Landlords Association is looking for help from letting agents in building a case against rent controls. The association is...

Two thirds of pet owning tenants have faced challenges finding a place to rent - at least according to a survey...

Midlands-based property company Sheldon Bosley Knight has acquired its third business in five months. It’s snapped up Chipping Campden-based Andrew Greenwood Estate...

Two prominent trade bodies representing elements of the private rental sector are fighting back against the latest attempt to impose rent...

One of the biggest lenders in the rental space - Paragon Bank - recorded a 19 per cent increase in buy...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months, despite widespread opposition from the lettings...

A Leaders branch office revamp has been launched with claims of it being fully sustainable. The Lewes branch of Leaders - part...

A development site sourcing firm claims that reclassifying just one per cent of England’s Green Belt could unlock space for almost...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

The Nationwide Building Society is embarking on an experiment - at first for owner occupiers only - which may be extended...

Propertymark has recognised the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) offered by Rightmove. Both Propertymark and its training arm...

A new consultation by one of the national governments within the UK advocates giving more councils power to make huge rises...

Property portal Citylets says average rents in Scotland rose 12.4 per cent in the past year to £1,007 per month -...

Research from Propertymark highlights a growing concern for the private rental sector in Scotland. As the Scottish National Party lurches from crisis...

An agent has spoken out about a proposal to allow huge council tax rises on second homes and empty properties. New Scottish...

A lettings agency chief says tighter EPC targets will be “devastating” for the private rental sector. Ben Quaintrell - managing director of...

Leaders lettings agency has launched its new sustainable office in Aylesbury. The company insists that by 2030 all of its branches will...

The cost of coastal homes in Britain more than doubled - rising 56 per cent - between 2012 and 2022 says...

Speculation is growing that the deadline for the private rental sector to meet new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for new tenants...

Propertymark has given advice to the new Scottish National Party leader and Scotland’s First Minister, Humza Yousaf. The trade group’s head of...

Councillors in one part of London are considering asking agents to include ‘green features’ on property details. Camden’s Labour controlled council has...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has announced a link up with eco organisations in a tree-planting initiative. TDS says the campaign was driven...

An agent claims that if Labour wins the next General Election there will be what he calls “misguided meddling” across the...

Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers is backing a clean air zone in its city.  The agency’s two cars, both Volkswagen ID-3s, are part...

RMT rail union leader Mick Lynch and Labour leaders including Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan are leading a call for an...

The British Property Federation, which typically has relatively little to say about the private rental sector, has issued a series of...

An estate agency has been prosecuted and ordered to pay £35,000 for falling foul of property licensing rules. Green House Estate Agents...

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model is appealing to letting agents to sign up. Harding Green...

A new block of apartments on the banks of a photogenic canal has been given the planning green light - but...

Propertymark has told the government it should have three priorities for next month’s Budget. 1. Improving welfare system for vulnerable and low-waged...

The political party propping up the Scottish Government says higher taxes on buy to lets will help the housing market be...

The housing crisis will be made worse by rent caps, two property experts have said. Various activist groups, much of the Green...

An influential housing body has criticised the Green and SNP politicians behind the Scottish Government’s rent cap, which has been renewed...

The controversial ban on private rental sector rent rises and evictions is to continue in Scotland for another six months at...

Leaders Romans Group is unveiling what it claims is a new ‘sustainable’ branch office for its Portico brand in Fulham, London. The...

The Stirling Ackroyd Group says it’s delivered 20 per cent revenue growth alongside the opening of five lettings and sales offices...

Winkworth is expanding in the south west with a new office opening in the Bishopston area of Bristol, tapping into a...

Propertymark has become embroiled in a war of words with a Scottish politician who has made a series of anti-agent and...

Propertymark wants the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy to widen access to cash help to those that need it...

One of the politicians backing a tax surcharge on the purchase of second homes and buy to lets has been put...

It’s been announced that a deadline for existing hosts on AirBnb and other short let platforms to register with the Scottish...

The volatile economy is forcing small agencies and other modest-sized businesses to put on hold millions of pounds of spending on...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

Research released today by Legal & General, a player in the Build To Rent sector, claims that renters are willing to...

Agents have only until the end of tomorrow, December 2, to feed into Propertymark’s response to a new consultation on the...

As energy prices have increased 70 per cent in the UK this year, so more homeowners have fitted small-scale solar panel...