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Propertymark says the controversial Renters Reform Bill still misses the mark, despite a string of amendments made to it as it...

A coalition of higher education and student housing organisations have called on the government to make further changes to the Renters...

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

A seasoned lettings expert has been taken on to boost the success of an agency branch in Surrey. James Clarke, with 25...

Property investment and management company The Sourced Group says its new lettings division which “presents franchisees with the chance to generate...

Rents rose 9% on average in the UK in Q1 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, says flatshare site SpareRoom. Out...

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

Lomond - a firm that now calls itself “one of the UK’s largest acquirers of estate and letting agency businesses” -...

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

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

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

Curchods is making a bid to expand its activities in the high end Surrey market with a rebrand of its latest...

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

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

Parkers franchisee Craig Pearson claims to have added a “substantial” number of properties to his Reading branch portfolio after buying an...

The founder of an agency which started life in a front room is handing the family firm over to her son...

Burns & Webber, a long-established name in the Surrey property market, is rebranding by adopting its parent company’s name, Curchods.  The four...

A new franchisee has been confirmed for Martin & Co’s branches in Caterham and Redhill & Reigate. A portfolio landlord who lives...

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the Lettings markets.   The new logbooks...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...

Propertymark has issued a no-holds-barred plea to the politician who has been named as the new housing minister in Wales -...

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...

There appears to be more evidence that these are good times for auctions. Network Auctions says it’s witnessed a sales surge, with...

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

Birmingham property agency Davidson Estates has completed the first of what it pledges to be a number of acquisitions with the...

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

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

Two of Martin & Co’s Oxfordshire branches are under new ownership. David Rebe has taken on the Oxford and Thame branches from...

The new Labour leader in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has received an early shot across the bows from Propertymark. Gething was elected Welsh...

Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...

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

Propertymark has pledged its support for the Good Landlord Charter initiated by Labour Mayor Andy Burnham but has urged for greater...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their...

OnTheMarket is starting another round of its Town Hall in-person sessions - once again in a bid to win agents. Jason Tebb...

London lettings agency Martyn Gerrard has opened a new flagship office in Hampstead, expanding its network across the North and Northwest...

A TV presenter with experience of property shows - Laura Hamilton - will be presenting the gongs at the Annual Guild...

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

A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...

Home Counties agency Bridges today launches Platinum Homes, which it describes as “a bespoke sales and lettings service catering to premium...

Property professionals have less than 48 hours to submit entries for the Midlands PROPs Awards.  The search for the very best of...

Letting agents are reported to be making special offers to students in one of the biggest UK university cities. Durham’s student newspaper...

Lettings, property management and sales agency Johns&Co - which celebrates its 10th year in business in 2024 - is opening a...

One of the highest profile groups in the private rental sector supplier space - Hamilton Fraser - is restructuring. In future the...

Birmingham’s Labour council is considering closing its social housing waiting list to new applicants - and this is likely to trigger...

Just four months after opening a fourth office of lettings agency Martin & Co in London, franchisee Michael van de Vyver...

Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...

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

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...

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

A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...

A property management firm claims that energy efficiency is apparently renters’ most important quality when choosing a place to live.  Centrick says...

Glasgow has been revealed as the UK city with the biggest rise in the number of buy to let properties in...

New research shows there are 36,210 long-term vacant homes across London - that’s around one in every 100 properties. The borough in...

Propertymark is hosting a webinar where Scott Bailey - policy manager at the Home Office - will answer questions on Right...

Over £100m has been invested into a new site that will offer purpose b built accommodation for 713 students beds in...

An event which claims to change the fortunes of letting agents has been recognised by the Professional Speakers Academy. Agent Rainmaker Live...

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

Two agencies have today joined eXp UK, the platform which now wants existing branch-based firm to convert to its self employed...

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...

Fast-growing Lomond has snapped up another regional agency - this time one in the Midlands. Centrick - which had a High Street...

A severe shortage of properties to rent, fierce competition to secure the homes that are available, and rising rental prices led...

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...

High end lettings agency Savills has appointed a new head of residential lettings for its offices in Beaconsfield and Amersham. Daniel Spratley...

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

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...

Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after a major deal involving a 10 branch agency, Beal's. Beal’s employs...

The UK Apartment Association - effectively a trade body for the Build To Rent sector - is beefing up its top...

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

A Build To Rent scheme which fell into administration two years ago has been rescued by a property developer. Torsion Group has...

A group of rental activists claims that police in England are disproportionately using a 19th century law that criminalises rough sleeping...

London has seen the strongest rental growth over the last year according to an analysis by lettings agency Hamptons.   The average rent...

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

Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...

Berriman Eaton has reported a 30 per cent rise in its dedicated lettings business since 2020, with more than 420 properties...

The total amount of rent paid by tenants in Great Britain this year will hit £85.6 billion - over twice the...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

Shelter says there are nearly 139,000 children officially homeless and living in temporary accommodation - and it’s blaming the private rental...

More multi-millionaires and billionaires are choosing to rent super-prime homes in London, rather than purchase, reveals a new wealth report Beauchamp Estates’...

Lloyds Banking Group, which announced back in 2020 that it was to become involved in the private rental sector, is buying...

A webinar is being held tomorrow, aimed to urging agents to get ahead of changes to the industry likely to be...

The first meeting has been held of the Housing Coalition, a new group including Propertymark and some landlord bodies. A statement from...

It’s claimed that as many as one in five tenants has lost out in a rental bidding war during the last...

Lomond has consolidated its growing foothold in the lettings sector after sealing its biggest acquisition to date in the Midlands. In what...

A prominent lettings agent says there’s been a definite improvement in rental affordability in most areas - but he doubts all...

The Federation of Independent Agents has selected an automated client account platform as a supplier.  The FIA was established in by Graham...

A new report suggests London’s Build To Rent sector is being held back by a “stark inconsistency” from local councils in...

Knight Frank has bolstered its prime offering across north London with a new head of lettings in its Hampstead office. Jared Kilgarriff...

The lettings market shows little sign of slowing as rents rose 11.7 per cent year-on-year across Britain in October, says the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Gary Wright - Chief Executive Officer. What is flatfair and what...

The share of homes sold by a landlord in Britain has fallen from 15.7 per cent last year to 14.0 per...

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

A council’s lettings service - first set up a decade ago - says it is stepping up its campaign to recruit...

The lettings agency Winkworth has taken the unusual step of criticising policies of a series of councils. The councils are all Labour...

Some 48 per cent of tenants are currently living with one or more housing disrepair issues, it’s being claimed. The problems include...

A council has launched its own social lettings agency to work with private sector landlords in tackling the record numbers living...