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Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...

The Tenancy Deposit Service, the provider of tenancy deposit protection and dispute resolution services, has appointed Fay Selvan as its new...

Legal & General’s suburban Build To Rent business, called LGSBTR, has exchanged on 41 new BTR homes in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.   Consisting...

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

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

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

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

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

Shelter is calling for the construction of 90,000 rental properties each year for a decade - and it claims this would...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Earlier this week Housing Secretary Michael...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

Respected energy industry consultancy Cornwall Insight says the price cap for the April to June period this year - to be...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

Ukrainians who came to the UK following the Russian invasion will be able to apply for 18-month extensions to their visas,...

Prominent MPs from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have renewed their onslaught on Airbnb and other short let platforms.  Former Lib...

The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...

Thousands of lettings and estate agencies, and other property businesses, are in ‘critical’ or ‘significant’ financial distress, it’s been claimed. The latest...

Qualifications for property managers in the social housing sector should be extended to the private rental sector too. That’s the view of...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark says one of the UK governments should go further in ensuring the safety of tenants...

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

Insurance giant Aviva is urging consumers to be on their guard after seeing a seven per cent increase in customer claims...

ARLA Propertymark has urged letting agents to take breaches of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s  data protection principle regarding GDPR seriously.   The call comes...

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

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

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

An analysis of tenants renting between 2020 and 2023 shows a big rise in those on high salaries asked to provide...

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

Measures contained in the Renters Reform Bill will fail without sufficient resources to ensure they can be enforced. The warning comes from...

A Labour-run London council is consulting on a new licensing scheme for private rented property.  If it goes ahead it will be...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued advice to agencies on how to comply with data protection law.  The UK data protection regulator...

Pattinson estate agency in the north east of England has snapped up Ryedales Estate Agents, an independent in Northumberland. Ryedales owners Geoff...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...

New figures have shown that 2,086 people were found to be sleeping on London’s streets for the first time between July...

Harlow council says it wants to take a harder line against agents and landlords who knowingly let unsafe and substandard properties...

Landlords wanting to make a healthy return from their investment should target student properties in the North of England and Scotland,...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

Proposals for rent controls made in a government consultation document have been slammed by a prominent industry commentator and PropTech entrepreneur. The...

A high profile lettings agent has written to his local council seeking information about an Additional Licensing scheme which has expired...

Propertymark is urging agents to give it their views on two consultations on health and safety issues coming out of Northern...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords and their letting agents to take responsibility for...

Lettings income has saved the bacon of franchise agency Winkworth after a sales slump hit profits.  A trading statement from the agency...

Knight Frank, in conjunction with Build To Rent operator Moda Living, has published a highly supportive report about BTR. Creating what it’s...

The company which owned and was responsible for a five-storey block of rented flats in Bridlington has been ordered to pay...

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

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

We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...

Propertymark has revealed its latest top table of elected and unelected spokespeople forming its new leadership team. The new chair of the...

The story of low supply in the prime London lettings market appears to be coming to an end, says Knight Frank. The...

Three property management companies and a landlord have been fined approaching £80,000 for health and safety failings. Mohammed Ali Abbas Rasool, Cadogan...

The fast growing agency Lomond - which has snapped up a string of independents in the past two years - is...

Two animal charities - Cats Protection and Dogs Trust - have started recruiting MPs to their campaign in favour of pets...

EweMove Northampton North has confirmed the acquisition of Martin & Co Northampton.  Both brands are in The Property Franchise Group parent company. Having...

Propertymark has made a strident set of demands of the government in a bid to end the so-called Sex For Rent...

Propertymark is backing the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all residential buildings in Wales. The Welsh Government is proposing to amend...

The Centre for Ageing Better claims older tenants will benefit most from some of the provisions in the Renters Reform Bill. As...

A keynote speaker at the upcoming Propertymark One event is Gerald Ratner. In 1991 Ratner - then chief executive of a down...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

The property market could be emerging from the downturn, Zoopla says.  Annual house price growth remains just 3.0 per cent according to...

Lettings agency Hamptons, now part of Connells, has hired a former Strictly Come Dancing and Countryfile star to front a property...

Any lettings portfolio should receive ongoing care and maintenance. A disorganised portfolio, weighed down by junk data, loose ends or lax...

A lettings agency has been accused of falsely claiming deposits were being held in a deposit protection scheme and other related...

A think tank claims one in six young people live in poor quality housing, often in the private rental sector. The claim...

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

Lloyds Banking Group and homelessness charity Crisis have joined forces in a new two-year partnership including the establishment of a so-called...

A consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition says funding options exist for companies wishing to buy others, despite rising interest rates. Lucy...

Agents Together, set up by Purplebricks founders the Bruce Brothers, has reached the milestone of arranging 800 mentorships. Agents Together is a...

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

New legal provisions within Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 that form the latest part of the Home Office's...

The head of a property management company has been fined £25,800 after serious safety issues were discovered at a shared house...

Propertymark’s showcase event this year is to be addressed by a person who is a chartered psychologist, neuroscientist, science communicator, author...

The government must focus on measures in next week’s Budget that will boost significantly the supply of homes, according to lettings...

“Optimism has survived another difficult month” says business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown in response to the latest house price index.  Indeed, the industry...

A combination of regular inspections and pro-active installation of ventilation can help to reduce the risk of dangerous damp and mould...

New analysis of the English Housing Survey by the Building Research Establishment has found that excessively cold homes in England could...

Lettings agents will be able to book their exam this week for the new Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...

A Build To Rent operator has struck a deal with Lloyds Pharmacy to offer a so-called Health Concierge Service allowing tenants...

Atomic Consultancy, the specialist acquisition management business, believes that 2023 is likely to present significant opportunities for those looking to sell...

The Letting Partnership has been helping UK agents build successful lettings businesses since 2006. Despite the current challenging financial landscape, The Letting...

A property firm is claiming that nearly half of the UK’s younger generation of renters stay up at night worrying about...

A national campaign warning about the dangers of damp and mould could help save lives, a property industry insider says. A recent...

One of the most controversial subjects affecting letting agents, tenants and landlords alike is back on the agenda. Two of the UK’s...

Today we are publishing a letter sent to us regarding the death of a relative who was living in rental accommodation.  We...

A former lettings agent who now helps tenants take legal action against landlords says 25 per cent of the complaints he...

The Women In Estate Agency group is holding its first conference in London in March, where lettings industry gurus will be...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being asked to take urgent action over housing conditions across social and private rental sectors.  Following the...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks is hosting a webinar this evening for letting agents and other industry employers responsible for...

Tenants should brace themselves for soaring rents in the New Year, a property expert warns.  The National Association of Property Buyers predicts...

Just about every agency that has commented on yesterday’s Autumn Statement are in agreement - changes to Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance...

Hybrid franchise operator The Agency UK is to host its first industry exhibition in two weeks’ time. Entitled ‘Grow your Agency in...

A safety training service is warning of “alarming statistics” showing an increase in the number of fires and fatalities and a...

Propertymark’s chief executive Nathan Emerson has welcomed the dramatic government U-turn on taxes - but most importantly has retained the stamp...

The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, says the limited cut in stamp duty in England and Northern Ireland announced in the mini-Budget...

As expected there has been another substantial U-turn by Prime Minister Liz Truss. A few minutes after sacking her former Chancellor Kwasi...

Campaigners who turned on the Prime Minister on Tuesday were cock-a-hoop just 24 hours later when Liz Truss did another U-turn...

A group wanting pets to be allowed in private rental properties says its research shows the issue is not opposition from...

Currently, the average void period across England is 16.8 days a year. With an average monthly rent of £940, equating to...

The first step within the UK to officially monitor Airbnb-style short lets comes into effect on Saturday, which is October 1. Scotland’s...

GetGround - which until now has been a service to help landlords form companies - has launched GetProperty, a service guiding...

The cost of living crisis could have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on homelessness unless an immediate eviction ban is introduced. That’s the view...