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A housing company has been fined £528,000 after an employee repairing a fence post inadvertently struck an underground cable, suffering burns...

The average gross rental yield reported by landlords has reached the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, according to...

The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...

A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...

Campaigning charity Shelter is demanding an overhaul of the Renters Reform Bill, which will shortly begin its passage through the House...

The Housing Secretary in Wales says that nation is unlikely to follow the example of Scotland by introducing rent controls. At a...

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is to bring more than 150 new family homes to the rental market in...

Rightmove says there are still nearly 50,000 rental properties needed to head back to the pre-pandemic level of rental supply. The latest...

Half of all private renters would not know where to turn to if a letting agent failed to address a problem...

A council has placed a Banning Order on a lettings agency operating unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation. Trophy Homes Ltd was hit...

A controversial rental sector figure claims over half of the properties listed to let are actually available for a tenant to...

The political chaos in Scotland presents sensible politicians with an ideal chance to resent housing policies and ditch rent controls. That’s the...

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

A prominent lettings agency operator says he hopes the “toxic” attitude to the private rental sector by the Scottish Government may...

A trade body representing Build To Rent operators claims that the sector “already accommodates the Bill’s proposals” in terms of tenants’...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

The Prime Central London lettings market is returning to normality, a prominent agency says. JLL says average rents fell 1.4% between Q4...

Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...

Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

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

An agency has snapped up a substantial regional firm involving 60 staff, 1,100 properties under management, as well as commercial, new...

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

Developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for its luxury development of Build To Rent apartments in Sheffield. Sheffield Gardens will include...

A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...

Property management and facilities firm Pinnacle is to become the leading managing agent for Legal & General Affordable Homes. In recent weeks, the...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

The ESTAS awards event in October has a new principal partner. It’s Landmark Information Group, which includes Landmark Estate Agency Services, Searchflow,...

Labour must build “a new generation of New Towns” if it gets into government, according to a parliamentary candidate linked to...

Propertymark wants the government to cool down on its enthusiasm for brownfield development. It says in a response to a consultation that...

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

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

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

Propertymark has batted away any possible market pessimism as a result of a downbeat price index result from the Halifax  Just before...

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

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

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

Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest and Rightmove have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business.  This is the first...

Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to the proposed changes to the Renters Reform Bill being advocated...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been alleged. A survey of over 2,000 private...

A fledgling trade body has introduced what it calls “principles for a new Build to Rent Code of Practice that will...

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax.  London, the...

NatWest Group has announced a new package of what it calls ”targeted lending and support” to help local councils provide more...

A new borough-wide landlord licensing scheme is set to launch in the London borough of Brent on April 1, the council...

The politician widely regarded as being the architect of rent controls in Scotland says he will shortly present a wider package...

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

A group founded eight years ago to represent the Build To Rent niche has now rebranded in a bid to win...

England’s county councils want the next government to set out a long-term plan for housing, as a new report claims there’s...

Co-living specialist Built Asset Management has snapped up a fourth rival operator in three years.  ProCo-Living joins the BAM business portfolio with...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...

Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to resolve the country’s ongoing housing emergency. The news comes as Scottish Labour MSP Mark Griffin...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

Propertymark has urged the Sunak government to press ahead with leasehold reform ahead of the Second Reading of the Leasehold and...

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

A former housing minister responsible for the sell off of huge numbers of social homes has told the Prime Minister he...

Owners of vacant properties are being offered an improved incentive to bring their house back into use. Plymouth council is re-launching its...

An umbrella group called London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep money...

Sharpened rules to double council tax on long term empty properties will come into force from April 1, says the government.  A...

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

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

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

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget is set to hit Build To Rent. The British Property Foundation is reacting to news that Multiple dwellings...

Fast-growing Lomond has acquired a rental portfolio of in excess of 2,000 units. It has bought Tay Letting and its rental portfolio...

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...

A figure in one of the country’s highest profile lettings companies has hit out at a government proposal to penalise the...

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

A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...

The chief executive of Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government in response to its latest attempt to extract...

The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the rental sector according to a report this morning -...

Caerphilly council in Wales has bought privately owned properties to provide housing for families who would otherwise find themselves in temporary...

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

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

Corporate student accommodation provider Unite Group has reported a big jump in earnings on the back of a shortage of lets...

Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying...

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

A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...

Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants...

Propertymark has again urged the UK government to continue with its target of building 300,000 new homes in England a year...

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

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of suggesting a government proposal for the housing market is high-risk and could even...

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...

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,...

A new report suggests that past impressions of Build To Rent and other institution-funded rental units as expensive and concentrating on...

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

Rental growth across prime London slowed again in January, with average rents falling on a monthly basis for the third time...

A council that is buying private properties in second home hotspots to let to local people has struck a new agreement...

Major regional independent agency Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding its offering by re-entering the residential lettings and property management market...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has confirmed that Awaab’s Law - putting a strict timescale on urgent repairs being done -...

While most agents remain relatively tight lipped about party politics, the chief executive of Purplebricks has said the Tories should take...

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

Propertymark wants the Bank of England to cut interest rates following data showing soaring mortgage arrears and repossessions. Lenders trade body UK...

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

Legal & General senior executive David Reid has been named as the chair of an influential committee driving forward Build To...

Rents are approaching an affordability ceiling according to Savills - but the agency admits it doesn’t see substantial new supply on...

Expanding agency group My Property Box has completed its 10th acquisition in six years, buying Teesside lettings and property investment specialist...