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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...

Labour must build “a new generation of New Towns” if it gets into government, according to a parliamentary candidate linked to...

Law firm Bishop & Sewell is hosting a webinar to give leaseholders information and advice about the Right to Manage, a...

An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year.  The analysis, carried out by...

Propertymark wants the government to cool down on its enthusiasm for brownfield development. It says in a response to a consultation that...

Propertymark has batted away any possible market pessimism as a result of a downbeat price index result from the Halifax  Just before...

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

Promising figures from the latest house price index doesn’t mean underlying problems in the market have been solved, warns Propertymark. UK house...

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

Propertymark says its Lettings Helpline for agent members in England and Wales has become “an essential membership benefit for dealing with...

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

A new Build To Rent scheme launches in Manchester this summer with the first residents moving in during June. The Castings is...

Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

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

Propertymark has welcomed proposed reforms to evict tenants who show persistent anti-social behaviour.   In 2018, a Northern Ireland Department of Justice consultation...

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 –...

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

Caerphilly council in Wales has bought privately owned properties to provide housing for families who would otherwise find themselves in temporary...

Karen Stanley of Stanley Strategic Consultants, and Filomena Crolla of Domus Stay are the first students to pass the highest level...

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

PropTech player Technology Blueprint Ltd has completed the integration of compliance software firm, CheckDocs.  The move is the first in a series...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

Lettings and sales agency Gascoines is this week celebrating 70 years of serving the property market in Nottinghamshire. Founded by Doug Gascoine...

A wealthy landlord who set up a fake lettings agency in Hull has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...

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

A buying agent claims that rents could finally be tailing off despite some indices showing rises still taking place. According to Rightmove,...

The Bank of England has kept its base rate at 5.25 per cent but markets forecast this will drop from the summer as...

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

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

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

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

The UK Apartment Association - a Build To Rent trade body - has given details of an expo it’s hosting in...

A free webinar for agents is being held next week, again devoted to the Renters Reform Bill as well as the...

Letting agents’ body Propertymark is throwing its weight behind a mandatory licensing and registration scheme for short let landlords. Anyone who lets...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

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

An agency which currently has £350m of property under management and boasts a 98 per cent client retention rate, has opened...

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

The Guild of Property Professionals has given its backing to the concept of mystery shopping as a way of improving agents’...

The president elect of ARLA Propertymark has created a comprehensive list of female experts in different property disciplines. Angharad Trueman, Group Lettings...

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

Propertymark has listed a string of legal reforms it wants as part of the government’s modernisation of the court process -...

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...

A property portal has announced the inaugural graduation of its first-ever qualification. Some 55 students were awarded the SPC Property Practice Certification,...

A prominent London buying agent and property consultant says the slowly improving supply of rental property means more tenants are now...

Long-standing activist investor Brett Stone has made a last-ditch bid to scupper a proposed takeover of OnTheMarket by US firm CoStar. CoStar...

Attention estate agents: if you're looking for a bumper Christmas bonus, then maintaining your marketing spend throughout December might just be...

A private lettings agency run by a council is holding open days to woo potential landlord clients. Test Valley Lettings is later...

Savills has moved into a new office in Bath, occupying over 2,500 square feet in a prominent on a prominent shopping...

An overwhelming number of letting and sales agents back the idea of more so-called Material Information on property details.  That’s according to...

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

There’s growing optimism that tomorrow’s Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting will see base rate held for another month -...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director   What is Southernbrook Lettings and...

Husband-and-wife team John and Shirley Ounsworth have completed on the acquisition of Osprey Lettings. The couple - who run a Northwood franchise...

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner has given her party’s conference an outline of future policy plans. She says:...

Propertymark says it hopes that a Welsh Government White Paper proposing that nine devolved housing tribunals are consolidated into a single...

Propertymark is introducing a new dedicated Lettings Helpline for ARLA members in England and Wales.  Until now Propertymark has provided members with access...

Latest market data from LSL Property Services - which includes the Your Move and Reeds Rain brands - shows a 10...

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

Propertymark, together with Gas Safe Register, has produced top tips to be passed by agents to landlords and tenants as part...

More people are struggling to pay their rent according to a new government survey. The study, by the Office for National Statistics,...

The Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team is one of two new non-executive directors at The Property Ombudsman. Louise Baxter...

A long-established agency has created what it calls a “super office” in its city. John Payne Estate Agents, which has been active...

An agency’s survey of tenants reveals that three quarters feel ‘trapped’ because of the lack of choice in the private rental...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team has issued new guidance on terminology used in property advertising - particularly lettings. The...

A respected measure of investor confidence says it’s on the rise as a result of growing optimism over UK inflation figures...

A property website has produced startling figures giving an insight into the frenzied rental market. Property Pal, which looks at the housing...

A law firm says the Renters Reform Bill is driving buy to let investors to quit because of their fears over...

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

Buy to let mortgages have seen the largest interest rate increase of any mortgage category according to new research. Barrows and Forrester...

It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...

After numerous stories of councils and letting agencies at each others’ throats over To Let boards, Trading Standards and other controversies,...

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

John Lewis is pushing ahead with its commitment to build and manage rental homes as part of a drive which it...

An agency is claiming a record for the sum at which it is letting a seven bedroom property in north London. Aston...

Small but fast-growing agency Propertynest has been confirmed as a British Franchise Association member. BFA members commit to running an ethical standards-based...

One of the largest vacation lettings agencies - Sykes Holiday Cottages - says a survey shows that two thirds of holiday...

A prominent lettings and sales agency says there are four reasons why house prices won’t fall off a cliff, despite interest...

A franchise lettings agency is reported to have agreed to stop potential tenants bidding against each other to secure rental properties. The...

A survey of nearly 700 letting agents from across England has revealed that the abolition of Section 21 continues to be...

A London lettings and sales agency has launched an apprenticeship scheme. The JOHNS&CO Academy invites young people to train via courses ranging...

The rental market is set to benefit from a surge in potential buyers putting their purchase plans on hold. Data from NerdWallet...

Free legal help for agents on what Renters Reform Bill really means A free webinar hosted by PropTech firm Goodlord is being...

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

A franchise network boss has sharply criticised both Labour and the Tories for their pro-tenant policies. Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth,...

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...

A property management firm says it recently compiled a check-out report for a property which was 414 pages in total. The property...

The scale of investment in UK commercial property has fallen in all sectors, new research suggests.  Sirius Property Finance has analysed UK...

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

A new survey of lettings agents and landlords has put the reinstatement of Section 24 mortgage tax relief at the top...

Lettings agency Hamptons is backing Earth Day tomorrow in partnership with removals firm Doree Bonner International and the charity Mind. As part...

The legendary Oxfordshire-based lettings agency Finders Keepers has won gold at the local British Property Lettings Award and silver in the...

As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...

PropTech supplier Goodlord this week launches what it calls “a manifesto” demanding government help for the lettings industry.  Few details of the...