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29 November 2023
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A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...
28 November 2023
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Lloyds Banking Group, which announced back in 2020 that it was to become involved in the private rental sector, is buying...
28 November 2023
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Property portal Rightmove has increased its key revenue target in a bullish set of results which shows it has not been...
28 November 2023
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An agency has issued its rental market forecast for 2024. Chestertons says rents are forecast to have increased by 6.5 per cent...
28 November 2023
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A webinar is being held tomorrow, aimed to urging agents to get ahead of changes to the industry likely to be...
27 November 2023
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It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...
24 November 2023
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Propertymark has issued a strongly-worded statement aimed at politicians demanding rent controls. Labour Members of the Scottish Parliament have urged the declaration...
24 November 2023
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Propertymark has told politicians that an additional homes tax will not succeed in increasing housing supply. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and...
23 November 2023
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New research has identified locations with the largest volume of available rental stock, based on those units at or below the...
23 November 2023
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The prospect of a long-term eviction ban appears to have been lifted in one part of the UK. The Welsh Government is...
22 November 2023
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Lomond has consolidated its growing foothold in the lettings sector after sealing its biggest acquisition to date in the Midlands. In what...
21 November 2023
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There may be a substantial number of small-scale private landlords selling up right now, but no fewer than 88 per cent...
20 November 2023
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A prominent housing expert has told MPs that letting agents could be used to police the standards off homes made available...
20 November 2023
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Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...
17 November 2023
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Senior Labour MP Clive Betts says the party’s official house building policy won’t actually solve the shortage of homes. Labour deputy leader...
17 November 2023
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A revised code of practice for Right To Rent has been issued to agents and landlords. This sixth revision supersedes the previous...
16 November 2023
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A Belvoir franchisee has doubled the size of his business by buying out a local independent agency - his third acquisition...
16 November 2023
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Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...
15 November 2023
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Connells has launched what it calls a “pioneering” Rent to Buy scheme to shift apartments in a 163-unit scheme. The agency likens...
15 November 2023
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Knight Frank has bolstered its prime offering across north London with a new head of lettings in its Hampstead office. Jared Kilgarriff...
15 November 2023
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Annual rental growth across prime London slowed slightly to 8.1 per cent in October according to property data firm LonRes. However, rents...
15 November 2023
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The lettings market shows little sign of slowing as rents rose 11.7 per cent year-on-year across Britain in October, says the...
14 November 2023
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Husband and wife Daren and Susan Cope, alongside son James and daughter Annie, are bringing their different agencies under one roof. So...
14 November 2023
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Propertymark wants Housing Secretary Michael Gove to continue with ground rent reforms for leaseholders following the launch of a consultation into this...
14 November 2023
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Gary Wright - Chief Executive Officer. What is flatfair and what...
13 November 2023
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The share of homes sold by a landlord in Britain has fallen from 15.7 per cent last year to 14.0 per...
13 November 2023
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The latest annual report on Build To Rent in London again talks of issues with costs and delivery. A report from the...
10 November 2023
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Savills has moved into a new office in Bath, occupying over 2,500 square feet in a prominent on a prominent shopping...
10 November 2023
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The UK lettings market, after experiencing recent surges in prices, is now displaying signs of returning to its seasonal patterns. This is...
09 November 2023
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Propertymark says it’s delivering a powerful message to the Scottish Government - despite losing a recent key legal case. The agents trade...
09 November 2023
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An industry supplier owned by the Leaders Romans Group says the government’s pledge to reform - not replace - leasehold should...
08 November 2023
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One of the first forecasts for the rental market for 2024 suggests that strong growth will continue. Property consultancy JLL says that...
08 November 2023
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the Renters Reform Bill will be mentioned in today’s King’s Speech - and is part of...
07 November 2023
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New figures have shown that 2,086 people were found to be sleeping on London’s streets for the first time between July...
07 November 2023
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An overwhelming number of letting and sales agents back the idea of more so-called Material Information on property details. That’s according to...
06 November 2023
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HomeLet claims its new VISTA service will revolutionise the lettings industry by eliminating fraud through the use of detection technology and...
06 November 2023
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David Wilson Homes has launched a scheme where prospective buyers who can muster a 2.5 per cent deposit can reserve a...
02 November 2023
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The latest edition of the HomeLet Rental Index shows a near double-digit average annual rent rise across the UK. Renters can now...
02 November 2023
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The innovative lettings and estate agency Hat and Home has opened its fifth office - and once again it’s an unusual...
01 November 2023
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Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...
31 October 2023
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Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private sector have risen by double digits for the fourth quarter in a...
31 October 2023
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The cheapest end of the rental market is under-supplied and overly competitive, a deposit alternative service claims. The provider - Zero Deposit...
27 October 2023
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Some 48 per cent of tenants are currently living with one or more housing disrepair issues, it’s being claimed. The problems include...
27 October 2023
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A council has launched its own social lettings agency to work with private sector landlords in tackling the record numbers living...
26 October 2023
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Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...
25 October 2023
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One of the players in the controversial Deposit Alternative field is stepping up its case for this kind of service to...
25 October 2023
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A business consortium is calling for bold measures to encourage landlords and owner occupiers to retrofit their homes, with the introduction...
24 October 2023
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Harlow council says it wants to take a harder line against agents and landlords who knowingly let unsafe and substandard properties...
20 October 2023
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A charity claims the Renters Reform Bill, which gets its Second Reading in the Commons next week, will help reduce homelessness. New...
19 October 2023
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The latest edition of the Home housing index shows Conti suing close links between both the lettings and sales markets. The Home...
19 October 2023
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The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from today’s Financial...
18 October 2023
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A prominent lettings agent has called for a wider reform of eviction rules. This follows a demand by a group of...
17 October 2023
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The National Audit Office says the government will soon have to take hard decisions on the future for the Homes For...
17 October 2023
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Landlords in the UK are paying 40 per cent more mortgage interest than in August 2022, forcing more of them to...
16 October 2023
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A new director of property has been named by the John Lewis Partnership, to lead its controversial Build To Rent initiative. Martin...
16 October 2023
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The government has changed the way shared ownership rents can be increased. This change will apply to the leases of new shared...
16 October 2023
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Government data shows that as of 2022 some 15.29 per cent of homes in England are privately rented, with 14.9 per...
13 October 2023
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UK consumers feel worse off than a year ago, but remain relatively optimistic about the property . That’s the conclusion of a...
13 October 2023
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Propertymark has urged the government to take the potential Help to Buy ‘timebomb’ seriously. The news comes as London lettings agent Benham...
13 October 2023
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director What is Southernbrook Lettings and...
12 October 2023
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Propertymark has called on the government to reintroduce the Empty Homes Programme following the latest news that England has a growing...
12 October 2023
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A Bristol estate agent has hit the acquisition trail, snapping up a local independent. Bristol Property Centre Estate Agents, which is situated...
11 October 2023
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A PR exercise has discovered that 89 per cent of UK MPs would not give priority to Build-to-Rent schemes in their...
11 October 2023
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Five councils are delivering what they call “a ground-breaking project” aimed at improving the experience and environment for landlords and tenants...
11 October 2023
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Landlords wanting to make a healthy return from their investment should target student properties in the North of England and Scotland,...
11 October 2023
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Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...
10 October 2023
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Media reports in Brighton say that a lettings agency which serve tenants with illegal eviction notices and unjustified legal threats has...
10 October 2023
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Propertymark has urged Labour to licence letting agents under its plans to ‘fundamentally reform the private rented sector’. The trade body also...
09 October 2023
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Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner has given her party’s conference an outline of future policy plans. She says:...
09 October 2023
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Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...
09 October 2023
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A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...
06 October 2023
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Prime London markets are proving more resilient to rising interest rates than their mainstream equivalents, says Savills. Prices in prime central London...
06 October 2023
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Moving overseas can be an exciting yet stressful endeavour. As international removals experts who have been helping people emigrate abroad for...
04 October 2023
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At a time when the agency industry is being wooed by new self employed business models, a new survey suggests most...
04 October 2023
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Propertymark has cautiously welcomed the Nationwide’s house price index showing a 5.3 per cent fall in the year to September. It says...
04 October 2023
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Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...
03 October 2023
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A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipate stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...
03 October 2023
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Spicerhaart is setting up a remote centralised lettings management service which it says will operate “from Cardiff to Colchester, and Birmingham...
03 October 2023
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An industry body - the Property Energy Professionals Association - has condemned the Prime Minister’s abandonment of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards...
02 October 2023
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The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Letting...
02 October 2023
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...
02 October 2023
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The lettings chief in a prominent regional agency says she’s delighted that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has done a dramatic U-turn...
29 September 2023
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Property consultancy Knight Frank is beefing up its super prime lettings team. Amy Pritchard has joined as Senior Lettings Negotiator in the...
29 September 2023
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Young couples are delaying marriage and starting families until they get out of the rental sector, research by Yorkshire Building Society...
29 September 2023
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove will address the main Conservative party Conference on Tuesday morning next week - but perhaps his most...
28 September 2023
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A lettings service called Smarter Rent is partnering with agents and developers to provide what it calls ”“an innovative property rental...
28 September 2023
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An estimated seven million UK households are struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage payments, Which? warns, with millions...
28 September 2023
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Airbnb has taken the unusual step of buying space on an influential Labour Party website, just ahead of the party’s conference. Amanda...
27 September 2023
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It’s getting worse - the supply-demand mismatch in the rental sector is now “drastic” says Propertymark. The number of new prospective tenants...
26 September 2023
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Parsons, Head of Partnership Development What is flatfair and what...
25 September 2023
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Shelter has published what it calls a General Election manifesto with rent controls at its heart. Called The Way Home: a manifesto to...
25 September 2023
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A prominent agent has called on politicians to scrap the Renters Reform Bill . He says it’s “ill thought-through and would be...
25 September 2023
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Propertymark has given strong support to the government’s “flexible and affordable” approach to the green policy agenda, Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy...
22 September 2023
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The Scottish Government is proposing to give local councils the discretion to charge Council Tax premiums of up to 100 per...
22 September 2023
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A leading agent has welcomed the dramatic U turn by the government on how it is to meet its net zero...
21 September 2023
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Fewer than one in five homeowners support the government’s plans to ban gas boilers in new homes by 2025, with 83...
21 September 2023
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The chief executive of Propertymark has reiterated his call for the government to make investment in buy to let attractive. Nathan Emerson says:...
21 September 2023
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The Times is reporting that a delay to the controversial ban on gas boilers is being considered by the government as...