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A London council says nearly half of the Airbnb-style short let properties available in its patch last year exceeded their legal...

The Property Ombudsman has expelled five agencies, mostly for failures to honour awards: four of them are lettings operations and one...

Grainger, one of the biggest names in Build To Rent, has agreed to buy a proposed 348 home-scheme in central Nottingham. The...

Who are you? Jed Topping, Business Development Executive for Virgin Media How can sales and letting agents work with Virgin Media to earn extra revenue? By...

There’s a new warning today for buy to let investors who will be hit by tax changes coming into effect on...

An online lettings agency has accused High Street rivals of being “inefficient” and making voids longer than necessary.  Home Made, which operates...

The typical landlord’s income from property has plummeted by a fifth in under a decade according to the National Landlords’ Association. Its...

Nearly four out of 10 landlords believe that tenant demand will rise this year, according to a study by high-profile buy...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent developers says it is specifically targeting certain tenant types for one of its...

A trade group’s submission to the Treasury ahead of next month’s Budget includes a call for the new Chancellor to slash...

The government has given the green light to a council’s huge licensing scheme, set to cover 18 of its 20 wards...

Another housing market snapshot suggests demand and confidence are improving as a result of the new political and economic landscape following...

A seminar roadshow has been announced for letting agents considering quitting the sector.  LegalforLandlords says it’s organised the six events after discovering...

The Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson has revealed more acquisitions of independent agencies as it tightens its grip on the regional...

The PropTech platform Movebubble has upgraded its features to increase rivalry between lettings agents and thus enhance the renting experience for...

Agents have come out fighting against a proposal being considered in one part of the UK to triple the time to...

Zoopla says it’s now in what it calls “a clear, market-leading position” in terms of rental properties in the capital. In a...

A room-finding portal, along with the owners of a London lettings agency and management firm, must pay over £100,000 for letting...

The latest lettings market snapshot provided by HomeLet shows that the average rent across the UK as a whole is now...

One of Ed Sheeran’s first massive hits was Lego House. And now, not many years later, it’s been revealed that he’s...

A new service called Cornwall Housing Private Lets has been set up in the west country to try to lure private...

A government report suggests the private rental sector is attracting an increasing number of older tenants - and the sector needs...

A BBC investigation suggests some agents may be mis-selling deposit alternative schemes. Tenants are then hit by what the probe says are...

The government says it’s working on an online digital Right To Rent status checking service for agents and landlords to use,...

An analysis of HMRC data reveals that the number of small buy-to-let landlords has dropped for the first time in five...

Pet-friendly tenancies of the kind envisaged by the government could oblige some private landlords to quit the sector, it’s claimed. Over the...

Grainger, one of the biggest names in Build To Rent in the UK, says its current BTR pipeline stands at 24...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

Generation Rent - an outspoken organisation sharply critical of lettings agents and many aspects of the private rental sector - is...

A lettings agency in one of the most competitive markets in Britain says it’s enjoyed a record year winning landlords from...

A Build To Rent developer has revealed plans to construct over 10,000 units in just five years. Wise Living, part of SDL,...

Home ownership is increasingly out of reach for British consumers, who say the market has become expensive and inaccessible and that...

Liverpool’s Labour mayor says he is confident that the city will, after all, be able to renew its city-wide licensing scheme. Housing...

Nearly half a million properties could be removed from the long-term lettings market as disenchanted landlords move to short-lets. A survey by...

The prime London lettings market has returned to growth after three years of falling rents, according to new five-year forecasts from...

A judge has ordered two landlords to pay a total of £14,858 for illegally renting out an unlicensed house without working...

A lettings agency is calling on local councils to tackle the growing problem of long-term empty homes. My Property Box says that...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has backed a five year extension for a massive London council landlord licensing...

One of the country’s top law groups has backed government moves to scrap Section 21.  The call comes from the Law Society for...

More tenants save to go on holiday than to put a deposit down on a home to own according to buy...

  Zoopla says its new digital ‘guide’ programme has been a tremendous success and is evidence that the portal’s investment in new...

A third of all landlords live in Greater London and the South East according to data collated by a property management...

New research claims that one in every 50 homes in the capital is let on a short-term platform like Airbnb or...

Another Labour council wants to introduce a city-wide landlord licensing scheme - a proposal that would require government approval to implement. Last...

Officers from a local council simultaneously staged 10 dawn raids on properties owned by unlicensed landlords. All the terraced homes, in Slough,...

An accountancy trade body is warning of another possible tax hike to hit the lettings industry. The Association of Accounting Technicians is...

New investment in private rented housing has fallen since 2016 as some private landlords have dipped out of the sector in...

The average cost of a rental home in Great Britain rose to £999 pcm in December according to figures just released...

Research from Hamptons International suggests that millennials are paying a lower proportion of the total rental burden in Britain than a...

A council is lobbying the government to ask for landlords using Airbnb and other short let platforms to be charged business...

A leading agency in a part of the UK where local government wants to clamp down on the spread of Airbnb...

A council getting government cash for rental enforcement is using it to introduce a review service allowing tenants to comment on...

A rental management platform has compiled a league table of where tenant demand is strongest for homes to let - and...

The Welsh Government says new regulations are to be introduced to combat carbon monoxide poisoning. The regulations will require landlords and their...

Durham county council wants to spend just over £250,000 setting up a lettings agency to place tenants with private landlords. The authority...

A company that slots temporary tenants into properties that it manages has been found guilty of 15 charges connected with Homes...

A Labour council serving one of the largest private rental communities in the country is reported to have failed to have...

A former director at LSL’s Build To Rent division has today been named as head of business development at a London...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is to overhaul the model tenancy contract to make it easier for tenants to have pets. A surprise statement from the...

A new trade body set up to represent companies working with hosts using Airbnb and similar platforms says the government should...

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

A high end lettings agency says the most expensive rural rental market in the north west of England is dominated by...

The chief executive of Shelter - the campaigning charity which has been sharply critical of letting agents in the past -...

Countrywide has calculated that with many landlords exiting the buy to let market, the number of homes available to rent has...

A rogue landlord has been fined £1,384 for failing to get a council licence for two buy to let properties. The case...

Rental growth in Great Britain picked up throughout 2019 according to Countrywide.   In an analysis of the market released under the name...

Just over third of private landlords are planning to quit the sector or cut the number of homes they let in...

An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...

The national homelessness charity Crisis has unearthed shocking findings about a common but under-reported form of homelessness – sofa surfing. The report,...

The government’s Queen’s Speech has confirmed what the industry has effectively been expecting for some months. There will be a new lifetime...

One of the highest profile buy to let mortgage lenders predicts that 2020 will see increasing numbers of investors going into...

The latest lettings market snapshot by referencing firm HomeLet shows the average rent in the UK is now £947. This is up...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims 135,000 children in Britain are homeless and living in temporary accommodation this Christmas - the highest number...

Generation Rent, a campaign group that is consistently critical of lettings agencies and landlords, says a priority of the new government...

The National Landlords’ Association says the new Conservative government must do two things in its early phase in office. The NLA, which...

London as a whole has seen rental stock plummet by 22 per cent in just one year according to a market...

A prominent industry trade group says the new government must honour its manifesto commitment to strengthen the right of “good landlords”...

A trade body is warning of a crisis in the private rental market as new figures show a sharp drop in...

Haart is trying to shift the mood music around the private rental sector from challenging to celebratory, saying there is plenty...

Luton council has opened Lets Squared, a High Street lettings and estate agency using public funds - even though the town...

The sales market in London continues to wreak havoc with agencies, as yesterday’s Foxtons story revealed, but one lettings agency is...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...

Almost 40 per cent of battery-powered smoke alarms failed to activate in residential fires in England in the past year –...

Lobbying government can work, at least in some circumstances, as the Association of Residential Lettings Agents has seen in Wales.  Letting agents...

A prominent buy to let mortgage chief says lenders should be able to access the rogue landlord database launched last year. John...

Owners of buy to let properties across the UK could be entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges according...

An industry supplier says letting agents should respond supportively to the growing eco-consciousness shown by younger people who are likely to...

Longstanding Leeds based property company Adair Paxton has acquired boutique estate agency firm, Hudson Moody Wass. Founded in 2001, Hudson Moody Wass...

A developer offering a rent guarantee on its homes has amended its advertisement wording after an intervention by the Advertising Standards...

Fast-growing Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson has opened a new office in Leeds after acquiring a long-standing lettings firm. Snapping up Morgans...

A short lets firm that describes itself as an “Airbnb management service” is launching an advertising campaign to woo landlords away...

A dawn raid by enforcement officers from a London council has discovered 17 men sleeping on mattresses in a three bedroom...

More details have emerged of the long-term scheme to site Build To Rent homes at Transport for London tube stations and...

The London Airbnb property management company previously known as AirAgents, has rebranded as Nestor. Established in 2015, AirAgents went on to win...

You don’t need to go far for news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to proposed...

The relatively low profile 99home online agency says it is now the UK’s fifth largest operation in the online sector after...

The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru is pledging tax credits for private tenants whose rent and utilities bills add up to...

A lettings agency has marked six months in business by embarking on a £100,000 project to create what it calls its...

A pressure group that has spoken out against letting agents and landlords is urging private tenants to take part in a...

Labour has given shocking new details of its proposals for the private rental sector including £100.000 fines if properties are deemed...

A leading provider of deposit alternatives has voiced concern at the Conservatives’ proposal to have a lifetime deposit scheme to make...

Two specific elements of Labour’s tax proposals, outlined in its manifesto, could “drive a nail into the coffin of buy to...

As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...

Lettings platform teclet has announced another API partner - the latest of many in recent months.  It’s the Product Care Repair or...

On the day that Labour launches its proposals to reform the private rental sector, the Tories have announced so-called Lifetime Rental...

The Liberal Democrats is the first of the major parties to release its party manifesto for the December 12 manifesto, and...

The pressure group Generation Rent, which in the past has been highly critical of letting agents and other aspects of the...

A former Labour councillor and solicitor Muhammad Harun has been jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to two counts of...

A controversial private rental licensing regime that has already made the headlines for the wrong reasons has now been branded a...

Some 45 per cent of those who don’t yet own a home think they never will, according to a new report.  While...

Labour has dropped its controversial policy under which private tenants would have been able to buy their homes at a discount. Press...

An independent Yorkshire letting agency has broken new ground by extending into Humberside for the first time, after striking a major...

The latest lettings market snapshot by insurance firm HomeLet says the average rent across the UK is now £953, up 2.7...

The normally-sedate Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued an unusually stark warning to government, telling it to “stop meddling” in...

ESTAS, the national customer service award scheme which recognises estate and letting agents,  conveyancers and mortgage advisors, has now fully launched...

The growing chorus of calls to professionalise the short lets sector has won influential backing from a senior PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold...

Almost two thirds of landlords say their next buy to let purchase will be through a limited company, not by themselves...

A leading agent is the latest industry figure to speak out against rent controls, which continue to be advocated by Labour...

The Welsh Government says it’s going to issue clarifications to some issues before the end of this year; if agreed by...

A north of England letting agent who conned home owners out of thousands of pounds has been ordered to pay it back...

The safeagent accreditation scheme says the next government should not scrap landlord licensing as some trade groups have requested, but should...

The proportion of homes in Great Britain let by overseas based landlords is 11 per cent, up from seven per cent...

A rented home in Mansfield was found to have serious health and safety hazards, including a leaking roof and a lack of smoke...

Higher housing costs - including private sector rents - have reduced incomes and increased inequality as the poorest families have borne...

The National Union of Students claims young people at college and university are being unfairly targeted by agents and landlords when...

Citizens Advice wants the next government to radically alter the private rental sector in favour of tenants.  The charity’s 2019 election manifesto,...

A leading London lettings agent wants increased regulation over Airbnb in a bid to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. Martin Bikhit, managing...

A lettings agency has voluntarily decided to scrap To Let boards in densely populated areas, because they are unsightly and in...

Knight Frank says the supply of new lettings properties in prime central London is likely to slow - and as a...

Industry supplier Let Alliance has merged with the Barbon Insurance Group, which includes HomeLet and Rentshield     The announcement was made at...

Around 40 per cent of tenants currently in the private rental sector believe they will never be able to buy their...

The government has given an extra £3.8m to councils to come up with ways of catching rogue landlords - and in...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...

A collective of activist renter groups has set out a manifesto of what it wants from the winner of next month’s...

The Scottish Government says it’s looking at whether to regulate Airbnb and other short let activities after a consultation found widespread...

Lettings agents are being invited to tell a big city council how to improve its private rental sector strategy.  Manchester local authority...

An insurance firm has broken down the causes of major problems for buy to let landlords and tenants - and, perhaps...

One of the leading lettings sector trade bodies has unveiled what it describes as “a positive vision for the private rented...

A new trade body is being set up in a bid to professionalise the short lets sector. The sector - which embraces...

Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...

The growing deposit alternative sector continues to be ultra-competitive with 15-branch agency Kings Lettings signing up to Zero Deposit. Kings Lettings operates...

Rent controls similar to those demanded by Labour in London and other major cities in the UK do not work, and...

A landlord has been found guilty of failing to license an HMO - and has ended up with a bill of...

A trade body says the private rental sector is facing a major crisis - more landlords are selling properties than buying...

Research by the British Property Federation shows that there are now 148,046 build-to-rent homes complete, under construction or in planning across...

Contrary to the impressions given in some quarters, no fewer than 75 per cent of tenants are happy to rent, and...

Belvoir has confirmed that its Brighton franchisees have acquired the independent Homelets agency in the town - for a cool £1m. Existing...

A seaside council has issued over £15,000 in fines to owners of unlicensed HMOs.  Torbay council in south Devon adds that “a...

Apprentice star Lord Alan Sugar has warned about the dangers of short let scams after an American family was apparently conned out...

A statement from Hackney council in north east London says those who break its licensing provisions for the private rental sector...

Three criminals have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering involving an online lettings agency. The sentences follow an investigation spearheaded...

Property development and investment firm SevenCapital has released a top 10 league table of UK cities which it claims will perform...

New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...

Another online lettings agency has come forward with a deal to help landlords and tenants stranded after the closure of Upad. Last...

UK-wide rental prices are up 2.0 per cent annually to £876 – a three-year high – according to a new quarterly...

Another law firm has sharply criticised the government’s proposals to abolish Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Devonshires says the government should...

Consumer charity Citizens’ Advice says government proposals to reform or possibly scrap S21 eviction rights do not go far enough.  The group...

Several lettings agencies have stepped up to offer help to stranded customers of the collapsed online service Upad. A notice on Upad’s...

A lettings agent jailed in March for taking £220,000 from tenants and landlords is now in trouble over her legal representation. Heather...

A senior Labour housing spokesman is urging the government to press on with plans to outlaw the use of Section 21...

As winter is coming, it’s time to think about how to protect your property from damp and mould. This silent assassin...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has submitted its response to the government's consultation on scrapping Section 21 evictions, which closes tomorrow...

1. Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Terry Fisher, Marketing Director at Movebubble 2. What is Movebubble...

Two housing charities have called for the government to invest more in housing benefit so it rises in line with private...

A letting agency has denied that 'highly toxic' gas is leaking into one of its tenant's homes in Worcester. Leaders has said...

A new ethical letting agency has launched in partnership with a housing association and is promoting its low fee structure. Home Makers,...

Landlords have urged the authorities not to introduce rent controls in Manchester as they would 'choke off' supply of housing in...

Landlords must look at their finances as a range of tax changes continue to 'hit home', according to Apropos. The property management...

Two university dropouts who started their own student letting agency have recorded their busiest ever start to an academic year. Harry Conti,...

An independent letting agency has reported its success in helping two large Build to Rent (BTR) developments to successfully let properties...

A PropTech platform devised by Build To Let specialist Grainger is to be used in a bid to differentiate the company from...

Lettings platform teclet has announced its latest API partner - and says more will be revealed in the coming months. The partner...

A leading lettings and sales agency in West Sussex is launching a hub-style structure centralising branch activities in a town centre. Michael...

The private rented sector would shrink by 20 per cent if Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions are abolished, according to an economic...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused Labour of being thin on detail when it comes to the housing policies...

The quality of accommodation in the private rental sector has drastically improved in the past decade according to a survey by...

The majority of the UK’s private renters don’t want to purchase a home according to new research, coming just as the...

Private landlords are to be given a month’s rent upfront and 12 months’ membership of a trade body if they sign...

One of the UK’s highest profile lettings agencies - Countrywide band Beresford Adams - has been fined £22,500 for health and...

The weekly economic and financial research magazine The Economist has made a scathing attack on rent controls. The publication says rent controls...

High profile eviction company Landlord Action says as many as 50 per cent of Section 21 cases it handles involve tenants...

The rental sector needs to prepare for the demographic challenge of an increasingly older population, says the head of a high...

The Nationwide is investing in a digital lettings service called Bunk - it’s headed by a 24 year old who has...

Labour is backing new guidelines which ban adverts which can be interpreted as encouraging landlords and home owners to flout restrictions...

A rogue landlord who divided his three-bedroom home in central London into eight flats has ended up with a bill of...

As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...

A home being pet-friendly is the most desirable attribute in a rental property, according to research by a specialist mortgage lender.  The...

A Labour think tank considered on the right wing of the party says it wants rent controls that make a difference...

The most controversial local council rental licensing scheme in the country has been deemed a success - at least by the...

Young adults aged 20 to 29 spend up to a third of their pre-tax income on rent for a room according...

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

London Trading Standards has made the startling claim that 46 per cent of almost 2,000 agents it has surveyed are falling...

Greater London rents have risen an average of four per cent in the past year - but some boroughs performing above-average...

Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents is urging member agents and the industry to ensure it is up to date with...

The Liberal Democrat conference, which begins on Saturday, is to debate a resolution calling for the scrapping of Section 21 -...

An influential think tank says Capital Gains Tax on buy to let properties and second homes should be levied at the...

The government has been criticised yet again for what is described as its “incoherent” approach to the private rental sector. David Miles,...

New research from an international law firm shows that the rental sector in major cities is now changing its demographic make-up...

Housing minister Esther McVey has hinted that the government may finally decide as soon as next month on whether to introduce...

There is increasing evidence of the so-called unintended consequences of the tenant fee ban according to a major regional lettings agency. Linley &...

Rents across prime central London have been roughly flat over the past year - although yields are up as a result...

As the row over Labour’s proposal rumbles on the think tank Centre for Policy Studies - which has previously argued that...

Enfield wants to be the latest London council to introduce large-scale additional and selective licensing schemes which would affect most private rented...

There’s more evidence today that pet-friendly properties are becoming increasingly popular with tenants.  A study by specialist lender Landbay quizzed 2,000 tenants...

There’s been a fierce outcry from Conservative MPs and the lettings industry in response to Labour’s threat to give private rental...

Labour has this morning pledged to introduce a shock new policy if it wins the next general election - giving private...

A specialist lettings agency claims it is the first in the UK to only use renewable energy in the accommodation it...

A joint operation between Avon and Somerset Police and North Somerset council has uncovered a string of issues connected with rental...

The two largest landlord trade groups are to merge. The National Landlords Association and the Residential Landlords Association will unite to form...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...

Build To Rent developer Simple Life has launched 28 new BTR family homes in Newhall Harlow, Essex.  Part of a larger development of...

More efforts are being made to urge London homeowners to consider short-term lets which in some cases can routinely earn an...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants the government to implement recent recommendations to regulate the agency industry, starting with the...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

A pioneering lettings agency that allocates second and subsequent year students with private sector and university-owned homes has delivered its best...

One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that...

Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rising by 1.3...

Claims that the use of Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices is the leading cause of homelessness in the UK are...

A London lettings agency that has already acquired an independent has now received what is described as a “six figure” loan...

PropTech supplier Movebubble claims that over 450,000 tenants use its app. Users can schedule viewings, share feedback with agents or landlords or...

The housing association Cadwyn is calling for private sector landlords with properties in Cardiff to lease their houses to those on...

A Labour council which has become famous for its critical approach to the private rental sector has now been given almost £200,000...

Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant...

The government has blocked a council rolling out selective licensing across no fewer than 3,000 homes in its patch.  Under Stoke on...

If you want a barometer of a stable lettings market, this appears to be it - rents are now rising at...

Private tenants are being disadvantaged because of the government’s focus on boosting homeownership. According to the latest figures from the Royal Institution...

The Haart lettings agency says the government’s plan to abolish landlords’ Section 21 eviction powers may not be a bad thing. The...

It took an average of just 20 days to let a home between January and July this year according to a...

A short lets management firm which was earlier this year at the centre of an advertisement controversy is now partnering with...

Rents in London are rocketing but a leading market commentator says this is no reason to give in to a “Marxist dystopia”...

A Cardiff lettings agent claims to have become the first in Wales to stop charging fees to new and existing tenants. CPS...

Confusion reigns over inventory reports and how letting agents and landlords comply with the Homes (Fit for Human Habitation) Act 2018. That’s...

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was...

The Mirror newspaper says eight members of the new Boris Johnson-led Cabinet are buy to let investors - and it accuses...

A local authority in Manchester is pioneering a ban to prevent buyers of homes at a new development from selling them to...

New guidance from the government on its controversial Right To Rent scheme would see agents and landlords breaking the law if...

A rogue landlord who housed more than 25 tenants in a rundown property has been found guilty of serious housing and...

An investment company has revealed that it’s acquired land in the north of England to create a Build To Rent scheme. Godwin...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts to complete the largest privately funded development in Wales, Cardiff Central Square, which will include...

A tenant pretending to be landlord has been ordered to pay more than £21,000 after he carved up five family homes...

A council tenant has been fined £100,000 and evicted because he let out his flat via Airbnb.  The Times reports that Toby...

If the government follows through with its plan to scrap Section 21 there could be more work for agents as a...

The right wing Adam Smith Institute is the latest organisation to voice its strong opposition to Labour’s proposed rent controls for...

An analysis of rental properties in Scotland to discover the most numerous overseas landlords has discovered, perhaps surprisingly, that they come...

An outspoken Conservative party figure says government policies such as the scrapping of Section 21 will play into the hands of...

Legal & General, one of the largest specialist builders of so-called retirement communities for the over-55s, is now going to let...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following a complaint about an advertisement which claimed a flat was just a one...

The lettings establishment has sent its congratulations to Boris Johnson on his election as Tory leader and, from this afternoon, Prime...

Over-regulation of short-term let accommodation in some areas of rural Scotland could pose a risk to rural tourism, a business organisation...

Calls by Labour’s London Mayor Sadiq Khan to secure powers to implement private sector rent controls are facing increasing opposition. Business organisation...

There’s been a sceptical response to news leaked from government over the weekend suggesting that a database of rogue landlords would...

Some 12 per cent of homes to let are operated by a ‘company landlord’ according to an analysis by Countrywide high-end...

The number of film-related enquiries for short lets received by Knight Frank in the year to May has shown a rise...

Data from Rightmove suggests that demand from tenants looking for a new home has soared seven per cent since the Tenants...

Vulnerable tenants suffering a higher risk of rent arrears will be hit hardest by plans to change the way landlords can...

Letting agents need to adapt to changing landlord and tenant habits The way letting agents, landlords and tenants communicate has changed significantly...

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has sharply criticised the PRS as being ill-equipped to cater...

A leading industry trade body says the latest English Housing Survey report proves that criticisms of the private rental sector’s costs...

Portsmouth council is the latest local authority to offer to rent properties from private landlords to let out to the homeless.  The...

Throughout April and May, we ran a high-profile campaign across our sites, Landlord Today, Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and...

The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...

Rents are rising at the fastest rate since 2017, pushing the average yield on residential property to 4.5 per cent, its...

Data from rental insurance firm HomeLet suggests that the Tenant Fees Act may already be causing more movement amongst tenants. The firm...

The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...

Both sides of the Right To Rent debate are squaring up for their latest court battle. Earlier this year the High Court...

A rental provider specialising in property for older tenants has attacked what he calls “hidden costs” involved when people buy purpose-built...

The Welsh government is planning to make changes to the notice period for eviction which would see tenants given 12-month contracts...

Eviction expert Paul Shamplina has urged letting agents and referencing companies to invest in technology to improve fraud detection. The call comes...

A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

A leading trade body is urging the candidates to lead the Conservative Party to adopt a more positive approach to the...

Competition between various deposit alternative providers continues apace, with one of the earliest companies - Reposit - naming a new agency...

The government is considering the idea of a deposit passport for use by tenants when they move from one property to...

Second home owners, landlords and property investors are being urged to beware a “dramatic change” to the current capital gains tax...

The corner may have turned for the London rental market as prices grew between April and May, according to the latest...

If you are a letting agent who has begun to question your worth, stop. The value of property management is rising...

Weak regulation of private renting is leaving hundreds of thousands of tenants living in hazardous homes in England, claims Citizens Advice. A...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay over £60,000 after - in the words of the council - “being found...

An independent review into selective licensing in the private rental sector makes a series of recommendations to tighten processes, with the...

A senior Labour politician has claimed that there is a city in the UK where two out of every 13 residential...

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have been given a message from a consortium of groups this morning - Scrap Right To...

Savills says some 120,000 buy to let mortgages have been redeemed since the launch of the additional homes stamp duty surcharge...

A European law firm has set out a critique of the driving forces behind Build To Rent - and it says...

Local authority officers have found three tenants living inside a shed in the garden of a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brent,...

A landlord who illegally converted a London home into two flats without planning permission has been given a prison sentence after...

There’s been a dramatic 37 per cent rise in rental instructions for prime properties in the capital during the first quarter...