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![Pub group boss set to be head of 85-brand agency group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Connells’ new chief executive is to be Helen Charlesworth, who for the past eight years has been managing director at Stonegate...
25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revolution! Agents could represent buyers AND sellers](/upload/images/shutterstock_534365146.jpg)
A prominent industry trainer is working with a fledgling sales agency to launch what it calls a “buyer representation programme” -...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Half of tenants living with damp or mould - charity’s claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2135425805.jpg)
Citizens Advice claims that 45% of private renters in England are currently experiencing damp, mould or excessive cold in their home,...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Double digit annual rent rises still happening in some areas](/upload/images/shutterstock_2220387893(1).jpg)
The low supply of rental homes continues to put upward pressure on rents, reports Hamptons. The average tenant paid £1,347 pcm to...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let investors plummet while the rest focus on high yield areas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
New figures from lettings agency Hamptons suggest that investors purchasing buy to let properties are increasingly looking to the north of...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![New senior lettings figures at high-end London business](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
London high end agency Eccord has bolstered its property management team with two experienced new hires. Steve Wilson joins as Senior Property...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![No details of Renters Rights Bill until October - expert](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
David Cox, the former chief executive of ARLA Propertymark and now a senior executive at Rightmove, says it’s unlikely we’ll see...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Concern over Rental White Paper after latest political resignation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The resignation of Labour’s First Minister of Wales has raised alarm with Propertymark. Vaughan Gething quit yesterday after the Welsh Housing Secretary...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Alarm Bells for Build To Rent as building starts show huge slump](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Builders-400x310.png)
New analysis from the British Property Federation (BPF) shows a dramatic slump in the number of Build To Rent units started. Although...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants get agents’ advice on how to “jump the rental queue”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
A lettings agency is offering tenants guidance on what it calls “how to jump the rental queue.” Benham and Reeves outlines a...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agent appointed to manage company’s 14 lettings branches](/upload/images/shutterstock_2100071413(3).jpg)
Hamptons, one of the high-end brands owned by Connells, had appointed Graeme Young as regional lettings director. Young assumes responsibility for 14-branches...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants reveal biggest ‘deal breakers’ when looking for rental property](/upload/images/shutterstock_1197102829(4).jpg)
Data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages rose just 1.5% year-on-year in June –...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Call for Starmer to review Energy Performance Certificates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenHome-400x310.png)
There’s a call from a prominent international building science service for the new Labour government to review the Energy Performance Certificates. EPCs...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour “serious about change” and “grasping the nettle” - top agent](/upload/images/shutterstock_739797655.jpg)
Labour’s proposed planning reforms indicates that the new government is serious about change and grasping the nettle on housebuilding. That’s the view...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Foreign-based tenants and investors targeted by high end lettings agency](/upload/images/shutterstock_2319482101.jpg)
High end lettings agency Hamptons has launched a new international department to woo overseas investors and tenants seeking rental properties in...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency reveals head of fast-expanding super prime lettings office](/upload/images/shutterstock_528642268(1).jpg)
Knight Frank has named Francesca Fox as Head of Super Prime Lettings in North London. The agency says this newly created role...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rates, not election worry, hold back housing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Leading property players and analysts suggest that the lacklustre housing market figures produced by the Halifax over the weekend owe more...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank warns Labour not to push Rental Reform too far](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Knight Frank says the incoming Labour government faces a potential clash between what is politically desirable and economically possible, in terms...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency to use Private Equity cash to acquire rivals](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
My Property Box – a North East-headquartered lettings and sales agency – has struck a multi-million pound private equity deal for it...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![High profile agency launches new dedicated lettings branch](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
One of the longest standing and best known lettings agencies in the south east has opened a new office in Esher. Curchods...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour’s Housing Policies - next five years start today](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Taxes and Rent Controls top worries ahead of election - agency survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. LRG this...
04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![High-value tenancies agreed in June were below asking rent - Knight Frank](/upload/images/shutterstock_2156575995(1).jpg)
Knight Frank says tenancies agreed in June for properties asking over £1,000 per week were at a level below the asking...
04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour will regulate lettings because it's a cheap option - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election result already priced-in to housing market, says top analyst](/upload/images/Election%20housing%20.jpg)
The result of the election isn’t likely to be a gamechanger for the housing market, a prominent business consultancy says. An analysis...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning - ‘new normal’ interest rates to be far higher than before](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesIncrease_400x310.png)
Although much focus is on the Bank of England and when it will begin to cut interest rates, a sobering warning...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency worried over Rayner scrapping Section 21 “on day one”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Section21-400x310.png)
A lettings agency which has given broad support to the Renters Reform Bill now says it’s concerned that shadow housing Secretary...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![ARLA agent leaders revealed by Propertymark](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Propertymark has named its new ARLA leaders for the year ahead. They are: - Vice President ARLA Propertymark: Kim Lidbury; - Vice President NAEA...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning - new leasehold law ‘could take years to come into effect’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property-court-400x310.png)
New rules on renewing leases may take years to come into effect, a leading property lawyer warns. The Leasehold Reform Act became...
28 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency that Refurbs and offers Guaranteed Rent is expanding](/upload/images/shutterstock_1906337941(2).jpg)
A lettings agency that works by giving a fixed rental income to its landlord clients each month, and paying for the...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Call for a new Ministry of Housing with long-term minister](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
The next Government should create a separate Ministry of Housing and encourage MPs of all parties to work together to solve...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Energy group slams “irresponsible” criticism of EPCs and assessors](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
The Property Energy Professionals Association - a trade group representing accreditation schemes for energy assessors - is complaining that it’s not...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rate Decision announced by Bank of England](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
The Bank of England has kept base interest rate at 5.25%. Some industry figures hoped for a cut following yesterday’s inflation news,...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Northern Ireland joins The ValPal Network](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/TVPN/TVPN_NI_EAT_Jun24.png)
We’re absolutely delighted to announce that, after 10 years, we’re able to expand The ValPal Network to Northern Ireland. Since our launch...
19 June 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents join call for Radical Reform of inaccurate EPCs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-3-400x310.png)
Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has backed a call by consumer group Which? for radical reforms to Energy Performance Certificates. Yesterday we...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renting Still Cheaper Than Buying with a 5% Deposit](/upload/images/shutterstock_2322919583.jpg)
Would-be buyers with a 5% deposit face paying £300 per month more in mortgage repayments than if they continued renting, says...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Two new London offices for Connells’ high-end brand](/upload/images/shutterstock_2153864217(2).jpg)
John D Wood & Co., one of the UK’s oldest lettings and estate agents dating back over 150 years, has expanded...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Housing Market ‘back to the same size as before Covid’ - Savills](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The UK housing market has returned to its pre-pandemic size, according to Savills analysis. Overall, the total value of the UK housing...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Propertymark Qualifications target ambitious agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
The Propertymark Qualifications Level 3 (Level 6 SCQF) Certificate in Property Agency has been launched to enable and support learners who...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Eco-Improvements demanded by most tenants - new bank survey](/upload/images/shutterstock_2208680371.jpg)
A small survey by a bank suggests that almost 100% of buy to let investors surveyed have received requests from tenants...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election and Lettings - free webinars explain what’s happening](/upload/images/shutterstock_1144449074.jpg)
Two webinars between now and General Election Day will seek to explain what the manifesto pledges mean for the lettings and...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Section 21 to be scrapped by Labour immediately](/upload/images/shutterstock_2189665543.jpg)
Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![RICS rings alarm bells over state of lettings market](/upload/images/shutterstock_1313087447.jpg)
The latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is raising a red flag over what it calls...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Deposit Alternative firm joins Propertymark suppliers list](/upload/images/shutterstock_1820301725.jpg)
A deposit alternative service has been added to Propertymark’s industry supplier list. Tenants can purchase a Zero Deposit Guarantee from £7.50 upwards...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Sarah Beeny is high-profile late booking for Propertymark One](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Property makeover queen and former estate agency owner Sarah Beeny is a late booking for Propertymark One on Friday. Beeny has in recent...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jitters: Reform Bill failure and July Election hit lettings market](/upload/images/shutterstock_250676278(1).jpg)
Knight Frank is suggesting that a growing degree of uncertainty is hitting the rental market, particularly the high-end sector in the...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ Election Briefing - free webinar update on industry issues](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Webinar-400x310.png)
The future of the UK lettings market will be determined by the July 4 election and now PropTech player Reapit |...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Guidance for Agents on smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propcert%20March%20blog%202%20-%20Why%20carbon%20monoxide%20alarms%20are%20important%20.jpg)
Mandatory smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms will be introduced to private rented sector properties in Northern Ireland. Under the Smoke, Heat...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters increasingly reconciled to not owning a home in future](/upload/images/shutterstock_87219307.jpg)
Data sourced from millions of bank accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages increased 6.3 per cent year-on-year in May. Barclays data...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Key London office head named by leading lettings agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Property consultancy Knight Frank has appointed Olivia Firmin as Head of Lettings in its Wimbledon office. Firmin, already an associate in the...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency hails “transformational” merger with lettings giant](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
The Property Franchise Group, which calls itself the UK’s largest multi-brand property franchisor, says its merging with lettings giant Belvoir has...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![RICS guide for investors, landlords and other users at auctions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property-court-400x310.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched what it calls an “impartial”guide for landlords, investors and others buying or selling...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Almost 350 new Build To Rent flats in vast regeneration scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-3-400x310.png)
A £300m transformation of part of Glasgow is continuing apace following the completion of a 346-unit Build To Rent scheme. The scheme,...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Eviction Court Delays still in place for new government to resolve](/upload/images/shutterstock_1850873275.jpg)
A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Forget party policies - check interest rate movement](/upload/images/shutterstock_2355420851(1).jpg)
A prominent housing market analyst says people shouldn’t bother reading election literature but instead study interest rates if they want to...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Educational Video Series launched to up-skill lettings agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_1676998303.jpg)
The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a new series of educational videos for agents. The Guild’s Learning Platform serves as a...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Vote Labour, says high profile lettings industry figure](/upload/images/shutterstock_797688190.jpg)
The chief executive of Goodlord, the prominent PropTech supplier to the lettings sector, has been revealed as one of the 121...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Timers stuck renting because of lack of understanding - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1007757514.jpg)
A mortgage lender claims many potential first time buyers are missing out because they don’t understand the concept of shared ownership. Just...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Many agents relieved Renters Reform Bill dropped - Propertymark](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The agents’ trade body says many in the industry will be pleased that the Renters Reform Bill has bitten the dust...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Second homes and incomer buyers are good news - Propertymark](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
Propertymark has stepped into the row over whether there should be more controls over second homes, holiday lets and people from...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental growth forecasts cut as supply catches up with demand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
Knight Frank says the normalisation of supply and demand in Prime London has happened more quickly than anticipated, forcing it to...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Beef Up Renters Reform Bill to stop even more evictions - call](/upload/images/shutterstock_199526675.jpg)
A charity claims that new official figures on rent rises will “create more worry among private renters.” StepChange charity is referring to...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Hot Money now on August Interest Rate Cut](/upload/images/shutterstock_1510264187.jpg)
Inflation figures are down - but not as much as many analysts expected. The basic Consumer Price Index figure fell from 3.2%...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest rate cuts this year, suggests IMF - but it isn’t all rosy…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesdecrease_400x310.png)
The International Monetary Fund has suggested that the British economy could accommodate three interest rate cuts this year, with Kate cuts...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents encouraged to get mystery shopping analysis of performance](/upload/images/shutterstock_2206920481.jpg)
Letting agents are being encouraged to sign up so a mystery shopper can assess their performance. KnowYourMarket, a market research firm in...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants Renewing on Existing Contracts hit with high rent rises - new data](/upload/images/shutterstock_150297281.jpg)
Tenants renewing an existing contracts have been faced with high rent rises according to Hamptons lettings agency. It says they rose 8.3%...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Good news on Inflation expected this week](/upload/images/shutterstock_2289278283.jpg)
Inflation is expected to drop sharply in the April figures due out this week. The Office for Budget Responsibility and Bank of...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark tells politicians - add agent regulation to Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
As the Renters Reform Bill makes its way through the House of Lords, Propertymark has advised peers not to miss this...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pity The Poor Renter - analyst says tenants face tough conditions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-2-400x310.png)
An Office of National Statistics survey shows that the top three issues facing the UK are still the cost-of-living crisis (89%),...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election Gimmick Stamp Duty Cut would trigger evictions - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A stamp duty cut in the run up to a General Election would see house prices go up and evictions soar,...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove Money-Making Machine set to hike agent fees again](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Number one portal Rightmove has upgraded growth expectations in its latest statement to shareholders - and is again growing its average...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![RICS: Landlord instructions in short supply as market slows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum. Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Self-employed agency provides analysis of industry recruitment pattern](/upload/images/shutterstock_1182749707.jpg)
An estate agency that promotes the self-employed model claims that three areas of the country lead when it comes to industry...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stop Killing Market with Rent Controls, agents tell minister](/upload/images/shutterstock_2083876012.jpg)
Propertymark has urged Scotland’s new First Minister to end the country’s housing emergency. John Swinney is now First Minister and says he...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants pushing back against large rent rises: Knight Frank](/upload/images/shutterstock_1586677396.jpg)
Rental growth in prime London postcodes has narrowed to levels last seen in the summer of 2021, says Knight Frank. Average rents...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket claims parity with Rightmove for new-build listings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-2-400x310.png)
It claims that “following a significant increase in the number of new homes advertised on the site” its new build listings...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![50,000 student rental beds in the pipeline - agency figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents3-400x310.png)
Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lights Out and Away We Go: F1 star to address agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Claire Williams, the former team principal of the legendary Williams Formula One Team , has been named as one of the...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour must come clean on Business Rates, says agency](/upload/images/shutterstock_414153883.jpg)
A prominent agent campaigning for business tax reform is urging Labour to come clean on its policies for business rates and...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lords won’t wreck Renters Reform Bill - trade body](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A lettings sector trade body predicts that the House of Lords is unlikely to make substantive changes to the Renters Reform...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency urges second home owners to be Airbnb hosts for tax reasons](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent rises moderating as market stabilises ahead of summer](/upload/images/shutterstock_1775103674.jpg)
The latest Rental Index from Goodlord reveals that rents are now up by 5.7% over the year. The price per property over...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Specialist accommodation listings service recruits extra staff](/upload/images/shutterstock_1827019811.jpg)
Student accommodation listings service StuRents has added three new hires as it expands. Chris Glen is the new head of customer success....
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental demand to stay strong as first time buyers struggle](/upload/images/shutterstock_1313187740.jpg)
Startling regional differences are acting as barriers to those looking to step onto the property ladder for the first time, according...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shelter demands “overhaul” of Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Campaigning charity Shelter is demanding an overhaul of the Renters Reform Bill, which will shortly begin its passage through the House...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![50,000 new rental homes needed to meet historic demand - Rightmove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
Rightmove says there are still nearly 50,000 rental properties needed to head back to the pre-pandemic level of rental supply. The latest...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Half of Tenants 'get stuck' if letting agents fail to solve problems](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TenantDispute-400x310.png)
Half of all private renters would not know where to turn to if a letting agent failed to address a problem...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Housing Minister to address agents ahead of General Election](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Housing minister Lee Rowley will be taking centre stage at the largest property agency conference in the UK this summer, Propertymark...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Political Chaos is perfect time to ditch rent controls - housing bodies](/upload/images/shutterstock_2414859941.jpg)
The political chaos in Scotland presents sensible politicians with an ideal chance to resent housing policies and ditch rent controls. That’s the...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![ESTAS announce new PropTech headline partners for 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_377461951.jpg)
The ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has unveiled new headline partners for 2024. Reapit and PayProp will become the Headline...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill “still misses the mark” says Propertymark](/upload/images/shutterstock_1902168286.jpg)
Propertymark says the controversial Renters Reform Bill still misses the mark, despite a string of amendments made to it as it...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax Alert - Agents can urge landlord clients to take part in pilot scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
HMRC has launched a pilot for the proposed Making Tax Digital service for quarterly reporting - and agents can sign up...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Extraordinary 200 amendments to Renters Reform Bill in Commons today](/upload/images/shutterstock_1059911315.jpg)
There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark not giving up on the Regulation of Property Agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
Propertymark says it will continue lobbying government for the implementation of the Regulation of Property Agents - even though the government...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Get On With It - major agency tells government to reform renting](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
A major agency has told the government to get on with ensuring the Renters Reform Bill is passed into law as...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent Ceilings Have Been Reached - agency's stark warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Franchise group claims letting agents revenue could be £100k a year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Property investment and management company The Sourced Group says its new lettings division which “presents franchisees with the chance to generate...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![TV Property Guru to give keynote speech at Propertymark One](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
TV property guru and Move iQ founder Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One this year, the trade...