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

Lettings PropTech platform teclet says its product is key for agents seeking to comply with new electrical safety regulations in a...

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

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

Technology has completely transformed the lettings landscape over the past decade, but perhaps not in the way many expected it would. Letting...

Investment into the purpose-built Build To Rent sector in the UK dropped significantly last year. Some £273.8m was invested in the fourth...

Some 26 per cent of buy to let investors plan to sell one or more of their properties in 2020 according...

London rents increased by an average of 3.5 per cent in 2019 according to a European lettings monitor called HousingAnywhere. While this...

McCarthy & Stone, long associated with retirement properties only available to buy, has introduced a renting option at a number of...

Knight Frank forecasts cumulative rental growth of 11 per cent in prime outer London and 10 per cent in prime central...

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

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

Richard Donnell, research director at Zoopla, is warning the government that future reform of the private rental sector must not jeopardise...

Number 10 briefings to the national media suggest that the scrapping of Section 21 - long talked about by the previous...

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...

A mortgage lender’s new Buy to Let City Tracker tool has calculated the best cities in the UK for buy to...

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...

New research from the National Landlords Association reveals that migrant workers, and not professional executives, provide the best rental yield. The NLA...

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

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

High-profile property management firm DJ Alexander is set for expansion following a £7m investment from Santander.  The capital funding package will be...

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

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

Labour’s controversial proposal to oblige landlords to sell their buy to let properties to tenants who wished to purchase them, unveiled...

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

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

Martin & Co says it has compensated clients fully after a rogue lettings agent in Cornwall added sums to invoices sent...

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

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

Property investors are concerned that Brexit could deter international buyers from purchasing property in the UK, which could in turn weaken...

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

Rental platform Canopy, which allows tenants to rent without a deposit, has announced a new partnership which will allow agents and...

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

A group of landlords in the North East are the latest to criticise Labour's plans to introduce a Right to Buy...

A fifth of buy-to-let landlords claim they have reduced the number of properties in their portfolios due to a range of...

The number of landlords looking to sell properties decreased slightly between Q2 and Q3 2019, according to a survey by Paragon. The...

A prominent trade body is urging its members and the wider industry to back a crowdfunding exercise to pay for a...

An agency that specialises in letting and managing properties in one of the country’s investment hotspots is expanding into a new...

A huge US property investment firm valued at over $10 billion is entering the UK’s purpose build student accommodation sector. Chicago-based CA...

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

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

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

A PropTech firm says it has calculated the true cost of being a buy to let investor.  Howsy says the average landlord...

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...

Online rental services platform Howsy - which last week revealed £5m new investment from backers - has acquired online lettings agency...

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

With the country in febrile election mode, it’s perhaps unsurprising that the Association of Residential Letting Agents has got in on...

A London-focused PropTech startup has just won another £7m in funding. Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly to...

A PropTech lettings platform is claiming to be valued at over £2.8m. Inadash describes itself as an “on-demand marketplace” which via an...

There should be open-ended tenancies with reduced rent for long-term contracts and any rent increase tied only to inflation. This dramatic reform...

A new rental option for landlords could see them receiving an upfront annual lump sum of over £10,000. The Advanced Rent Option...

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

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

What is your business?    Bonds Estate Agents, the modern hybrid agent bridging the gap between the traditional high street agent and online...

Research by London agency Benham and Reeves says the cumulative cost of a landlord suffering a bad tenant and then evicting...

A lettings agent in London has been fined for the third time in as many years – this time for failing...

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

A man who claimed he needed a council house but was actually a landlord has been ordered to pay back more...

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a remarkable attack on a lettings agency, accusing it of “an abuse of power” over its...

Zillios looking to become the leading portal for international property listings, appealing to property owners, estate agents, and property hunters alike....

A London lettings agency is launching a service to enable landlords to invest in mainstream buy to let or Airbnb-style short...

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

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

Manchester is becoming a buy to let investment hotspot according to the boss of a leading property management firm.  David Alexander of...

London is growing in its importance as a Build To Rent market according to new research released today. International property consultancy JLL...

A property education business says it’s targeting a major expansion with the launch of online additions to its nationwide courses in...

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

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

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

A lettings agency is believed to be the first to offer landlords a year's rent in advance in one lump sum...

A PropTech supplier specialising in rent passports and tenancy deposit replacement has launched an advanced version of its primary product, on...

Work has started on a new 216-unit Build To Rent project in Leeds; it’s to be known as Fabrik. Grainger is the...

A new white-labelled outsourced lettings management service is launching today, claiming to undercut all rivals. F%ur - a brand from 4percentproperty -...

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

There’s been an “unprecedented” across-the-board fall in fixed rate buy to let mortgage rates according to an online investment platform.   Property Master...

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

Property investors are calling for the government to provide more support to the UK property market. A survey of investors, carried out...

A rise in the number of professional landlords means letting agents need to ensure their service meets the expectations of experienced...

Institutional investment in the Build to Rent (BTR) sector reached a record high last year, according to fresh research from Bidwells.  The...

A senior London lettings agent has accused the government of “going to war” on buy to let investors. The director of Benham...

 – use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...

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

A new survey by a specialist property sector lender reveals that 19 per cent of landlords are looking to sell in...

University towns in the north of England and the Midlands score highest when it comes to yields and capital appreciation. The assessment...

A holiday lettings company says it’s seen a 23 per cent increase in its portfolio over the past year as owners...

A leading lettings expert insists that greater regulation in the private rental sector can work for the benefit of landlords and...

A lettings agent and investment adviser says there is a positive interpretation of the fees ban introduced this month in England. Abi...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests the typical buy to let investor will be lucky to generate annual...

The head of the country's oldest agency recruitment consultancy says the tenant fee ban will hit staffing levels in the industry...

One of the country’s youngest lettings franchise holders has opened a second branch by acquiring an independent agency. Kuljeet Aujla, owner of...

A portal called Oneandonlypro says it’s using Artificial Intelligence to try to identify the top 10 best areas in London for...

An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...

Agents and landlords are being warned to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once the fees ban kicks in...

The impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has not hit the central London lettings sector as much as...

Foxtons has been named as one of almost 100 firms which will be highlighted for failing to boost the number of...

The operations director of letting agency haart has told landlords not to 'stress too much' over Brexit. Paul Sloan says it's easy...

There was a notable increase in the number of older buy-to-let investors in 2018, according to Commercial Trust Limited. The specialist buy-to-let...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  My name is Daniel and I’m a director at...

A property investment platform claims that investor sentiment in buy to let is actually improving despite ongoing political and economic uncertainty...

An online platform claims it has found a new and easy way for investors to become landlords, describing itself as ‘PayPal...

A Liberal Democrat activist is considering establishing a landlords’ group consisting of party members. Tony Harris, writing on the LibDem Voice website,...

Data from a Countrywide agency shows that 59 per cent of landlords who live in London purchased their buy to let...

Savills has launched a new residential lettings service in one of the country’s most successful buy to let and investment locations...

A PropTech firm says buy to let investors could earn in excess of double the eight per cent yield most aim...

A PropTech lead generation app that dubs itself the ‘Uber for Lettings Agents’ has launched in Manchester. The app, from Movebubble, already...

A regional property developer and investment firm has unveiled a Build To Rent division with a target of building 2,500 homes. The...

A leading accountancy firm has analysed buy to let taxation policies north and south of the border and claims that from...

New ‘best practice’ guidance to letting agents and landlords has been introduced ahead of the introduction of the tenants’ fees ban...

A buy to let investment service says its podcasts are now downloaded over 200,000 times a month and it has an...

Another think-tank has come up with reforms which it wants the government to make to the private rental sector - and...

The average age of those buying investment property has fallen by more than three and a half years in the past...

Labour’s proposal to introduce indefinite tenancies along the lines in a bid to emulate the German model reveals the party’s “fundamental...

The London-focussed rental app Movebubble has revealed major new investment from Build To Rent developer Quintain, which is taking a 10...

A lettings agency that has analysed HMRC data says rental income for buy to let landlords has leaped 15 per cent...

An independent letting agency in the north of England is offering landlords two free cinema tickets when they book a valuation...

Brexit is not a good reason for delaying buy to let investment, insists a mortgage chief. Andrew Turner is chief executive at...

London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has produced figures showing, indirectly at least, exactly why buy to let and property investment...

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

Over 250 new units constructed by Telford Homes are to be used for Build To Rent according to a deal announced...

Latest official figures show that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1.0 per cent in the...

You may be forgiven for thinking that rent takes up an ever-greater proportion of tenants’ income - but new figures out...

The latest property completed in the ever-growing Build To Rent sector is a 44 storey tower standing at 141 metres tall. The...

Knight Frank’s student accommodation partner has given the thumbs up to new figures suggesting a surge in overseas and domestic students...

High-end lettings agency Knight Frank is predicting that £75 billion of investment will be committed to the Build To Rent sector...

A new Build To Rent developer brand, Core Living, has been launched by development and investment company Godwin Group. Godwin is targeting...

A software platform has been launched which allows Build To Rent units to be short-let on the likes of Airbnb during...

An online agency specialising in the sale of investment properties with tenants in situ claims the average time for a tenanted...

CGT Lettings Limited has acquired Gloucestershire based residential lettings company All About Property. All About Property has been run by Darren Loftus...

There’s been a strong start to the year for Build To Rent with news that a real estate investment trust dedicated...

JLL has been appointed by Aberdeen Standard Investments to manage Aireside, a Build To Rent scheme of 107 apartments in Leeds. The...

Research by franchise lettings agency company Belvoir suggests that landlords are continuing to exit the property market, although not at the...

New data from online buy to let agency Yieldit claims to give an insight into which property types produce the best...

The UK’s student accommodation sector is still booming according to Knight Frank, despite Brexit creating uncertainty over the future of foreign...

Rents in major regional cities are growing significantly faster than both London and the UK average, according to data from buy...

An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...

Continued political and economic uncertainty is likely to fuel increased tenant demand in the private rented sector, says Haart.  The company’s latest...

A lettings agency says proposals for landlords to pay more council tax on homes they leave empty could indirectly help the...

Letting Agent Today can reveal that the agency at the centre of the scandal over alleged charges for viewings has been...

A new investment company says its latest tool, powered by Artificial Intelligence, helps buy to let investors search for the best...

The head of a lettings agency has launched a petition in opposition to a bid by a local council to extend...

The head of a buy to let specialist mortgage broker insists the sector remains a solid investment despite the slew of...

The online agency Home Made, which says it’s London’s only premium online platform for the rental sector, has raised a further...

The countryside lettings sector will be badly hit by new energy efficiency rules being introduced by the government next year. That’s the...

A property investment company operating a Ponzi scheme based on claims of capital appreciation and rental income has been shut down...

Rental sector experts are expressing growing fears that the relatively low-key Budget announcements made on Monday could herald something more dramatic...

The heavy-handed administration of selective licensing schemes is driving out buy to let investors. That’s the claim from David Kirwan of Kirwans...

One of London’s most respected lettings agencies says it’s recorded its best-ever quarter for business - defying claims from some that...

Plans have been unveiled for a 23-storey development comprising 307 Build To Rent units, located overlooking Cardiff Bay. IM Properties and its...

A new investment company has launched offering what it calls “opportunities to invest in key residential and commercial developments across the...

New research has attempted to quantify the number and scale of rent rises that are likely to take place as landlords...

A major property platform says London’s rental and sales market may well be on the road to recovery - but that...

Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson has acquired another independent firm, Angus Roberts. The deal will see Linley & Simpson, which operates...

An agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman after receiving over 100 separate complaints, and failing to pay over £419,000...

A property management firm chief who had to pay over £20,000 after being found guilty of nine offences relating to an...

An investment trust has been launched and looks likely to be competing for individual investors who may see it as an...

Some industry observers say letting agents and Build To Rent are daggers drawn, but one agency in the Midlands is having...

Fast-growing regional Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson has announced the details of two new acquisitions. It has picked up the lettings books...

The UK's second city Birmingham takes top spot when it comes to student property returns for buy-to-let investors. Analysis by online letting...

Reports have emerged this week that the government is planning a U-turn on its proposals to introduce mandatory three-year minimum tenancies...

A leading letting agent argues that the UK housing market is not prepared to deal with a growing number of lifetime...

Student landlords and letting agents are being warned by the Master Locksmiths Association (MLA) to tighten up security in their properties...

The popular belief that equity release damages the housing market is being challenged by claims from ER company Retirement Advantage. It claims...

Belvoir says more landlords are selling up and fewer newcomers are investing in the private rental sector because of increased legislation...

The average age of buyers of properties for buy to let has dropped from 52.3 years in 2014 to 42 years...

The ownership of buy to let property is much more evenly split between women and men than amongst other forms of...

Over a third of London investors no longer view property as a good investment, according to a survey of over 1,000...

There’s more evidence today that the largest buy to let investment yields are coming from the north of England and the...

A letting agent who stole a reported £700,000 from clients has been jailed for five years and has been described by...

London is back as the most popular part of the UK for buy to let investment according to an analysis undertaken...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it still believes there is an opportunity for the government to introduce mandatory inventory...

The concept of deposit alternatives is gathering pace and now one PropTech firm closely involved in it - Reposit - has...

Britain’s most controversial buy to let investor, Fergus Wilson, has hit back and given his side of events on a series...

Buy to let is still an attractive investment compared to other asset classes but to make the best of the opportunity...

One of London’s leading letting agencies says in the current neutral rental market, buy to let owners must work hard to...

Air Agents, a London Airbnb Management company, has signed what it calls “a significant investment deal” with BBC Dragon’s Den entrepreneur...

An online agency selling only buy to let units to would-be investors says it’s experiencing “positive growth” despite the challenges of...

One of the most respected buying agencies, Black Brick, says the collapse in demand for buy to let is the most...

The British Property Federation says there are now 124,037 Build To Rent homes complete, under construction and in planning across the...

There has been strong support for an e-petition calling for the scrapping of the stamp duty surcharge on buy to let...

The independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says there is now a record number of mortgage deals for those entering the buy...

A private equity company has made a £10m investment in Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson to fund further expansion. Founded by...

A new analysis of rental yields across all of the UK’s local authorities has revealed exactly where the best places are for...

A specialist buy to let broker is urging landlords to tread with caution before jumping feet first into incorporating their property...

The Mistoria Group has opened its third office in the north of England - it now has a branch in Bolton...

Buy to let landlords are on the way out and Build To Rent will dominate the sector in the foreseeable future.  That’s...

The conclusions of a new think tank analysing the private rental sector are “fundamentally wrong” according to a trade body.  The Residential...

The chief executive of franchise giant Belvoir says government interference in the lettings sector will be to blame for higher rent...

Sourced, which describes itself as the largest property investment platform in the UK, has secured its 25th franchise some 10 months...

Propio, another crowdfunding platform, has launched with the ambitious claim of expecting returns from residential investments of between six and 15...

Investors in buy to let in the UK are losing thousands of pounds in income - and it’s their own fault...

An analysis of over 580,000 properties has produced a league table of Britain’s best and worst buy to let postcodes in...

Outsourcing has long been an effective strategy in business. It enables you to provide a new, improved or more streamlined service...

One in five UK landlords have entered buy to let without even planning to, finding themselves with a property ‘accidentally’ or...

What is the biggest challenge in estate agency today? At the risk of sounding flippant, selling houses! It’s a unique industry...

A trade body is advising landlords and agents acting on their behalf to take precautions to protect their investments if they...

Knight Knox, a property consultancy specialising in investment, has launched an online platform, yieldit, which aims to simplify the sale and...

Over 70% of Conservative councillors and housing leads have indicated that £2 billion pledged for affordable housing is not enough to...

A letting agency says it is on course to manage 1,000 properties before it marks its tenth anniversary next year.  Tay Letting,...

Buy-to-let lender Paragon says it has seen a 'marked shift' towards buy-to-let activity among professional investors. The organisation reports that this is...

An experienced agent claims that forgoing the services of a letting agent to save money is a false economy for landlords. In...

Flatsharing website Ideal Flatmate has passed the seed funding milestone of £1 million. The website - which includes former Green & Co...

The latest major piece of research into the private rental sector is forecasting a huge surge in demand - meaning there...

Grainger says it’s ready to respond to the growing need for longer tenancies for families and older renters - the latter...

Time to put the gloom and doom about buy to let to one side - a new analysis shows that a...

Grainger, the UK's largest listed residential landlord, has snapped up a 132-flat Build To Rent scheme in Southampton for £27m.  The project...

Buy to let investors are taking a wait and see approach when it comes to additional investment in the sector according...

Rules introduced last autumn by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority are hurting the buy to let mortgage market according...

Property crowdfunding projects are now the investments of choice for millennials according to a PropTech platform.  Shojin Property Partners claims to have...

A leading property law specialist has warned that many buy to let investors remain unaware of the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

The chief of a PropTech firm says letting agents should consider participating in the growing Build to Rent sector.  Until now, many...

A new survey appears to buck the trend of recent rental market snapshots by showing that buy to let investors are...

The number of landlords re-mortgaging to release money for home improvements has reached a record high according to Countrywide. In the last...

Some 43 per cent of all stamp duty comes from buy to let investors and holiday home purchasers - and almost...

Foxtons is warning that the private rental sector - traditionally a strong earner for the company even in times of challenging...

A leading Conservative peer says the government should cut taxes for buy to let investors and regard them as part of...

Build To Rent provider Get Living has revealed plans to invest up to £180m in 756 units in Leeds. Acquired by Get...

Another property crowdfunding investment product has been launched, aiming to offer investors an alternative to the increasingly regulated and taxed buy...

Increased volatility in the private rental sector and rising costs for landlords and investors have combined to lead to an increased...

A trade body says new figures released by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility show that the government’s recent tax increases...

Airsorted, which describes itself as “the world’s largest hosting management service” says it has secured £5m in funding to expand.  Airsorted provides...

An analysis of data released by HM Revenue and Customs shows that 1.9 million people earned money from property in 2015-16...

Three one-day courses are being held this year - the first next week - aimed at updating letting agents on changes...

Tax increases on the rental sector are leaving young people unable to access the homes they need, an industry body claims. The...

Your buy-to-let investment is an extremely valuable asset and you need to know the income generated from it will be safely...

The ZPG-backed Zero Deposit scheme, one of a number now existing putting forward an alternative to traditional deposits, has announced four...

A new website specifically dedicated to marketing rented property with tenants in place has raised over £2m investment in the past...

Lettings agency IPS Estates is partnering with Midlands auction specialist SDL Auctions to sell tenanted properties online. IPS Estates, based in Derbyshire, will...

No fewer than 44 per cent of landlords plan to expand their portfolios before July 2018 despite tax obstacles, according to...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

A new website called Vesta has launched aiming to sell investment properties with tenants in place.  The team behind the site describe...

Net buy to let investment has fallen 80 per cent in the past two years, a mortgage lenders’ group claims.  The Intermediary...

Specialist buy to let lender Commercial Trust claims at least two other regions of the UK are now vying with London...

A mortgage lender has created a special buy to let product aimed at landlords who let a property to a close...

A PropTech firm that simplifies utility billing, with the aim of reducing property management effort by letting agents, has received £650,000...

Liverpool and Nottingham are the UK’s best performing property investment locations, according to mortgage broker Private Finance.  Both cities enjoy average rental...

New figures appear to show that younger people may prefer investing in property over pensions - giving new hope to the...

Homes in Multiple Occupation produced average yields of 8.9 per cent in 2017, the highest of all buy to let property...

The former executive director of LSL Property Services, David Newnes, is one of the key backers of a new property management...

A digital start-up that uses algorithms to match the requirements of landlords against the entire buy to let mortgage market of...

Surrenden Invest, which specialises in selling off-market new-build properties to buy to let investors, has opened an office in the north...

The UK’s army of buy to let landlords will still benefit from £16.7 billion worth of tax relief even after the...

Online letting agency Upad is linking with high profile independent finance service John Charcol in a bid to make it easier...

A local authority is setting up a not-for-profit ‘ethical’ lettings agency and is aiming to woo landlords with a promise of...

A survey from a specialist rental insurance firm suggests that contrary to popular belief, landlords care more than a little about...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £20,000 after being found guilty of nine offences in relation to a house in...

Research by a student lettings software company suggests that 70 per cent of landlords say they would prefer not to let...

The director of a property management firm has been found guilty of nine offences of breaching regulations relating to a house...

The rental market in Prime Central London has shown signs of recovery at the end of 2017, according to a new...

There has been a record number of new student accommodation bed spaces delivered in 2017, with possible consequences for future buy...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing a consolidation of agencies ahead of the ban on agents’ fees...

The search arm of Knight Frank, The Buying Solution, has a new recruit to handle both rental and sales clients in...

Grainger - Britain’s largest listed residential landlord, which has pledged to invest £850m in Build To Rent - says the rental...

A portal which allows renters to review their lettings experiences and which encourages agents to buy and download tenants' references has...

No Agent, a platform for landlords which says circumnavigates the need for letting agents, has announced $1.1m in investment - around...

A new online service backed by newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror says it wants to enable tenants to bypass lettings agents. HomeRenter offers what...

The specialist property investment lender Together is diversifying its product range to cater for investors who want to let out their...

A leading independent mortgage market monitor is warning that increases in mortgage costs are now proving the latest blow to the...

A rental investment platform is claiming to have succeeded with the world’s largest property crowdfunding exercise, raising £2,992,800. Property Partner says it...

An online agency is urging landlords to try to avoid unnecessary voids or tenant gripes by preparing their investment properties for...

A crowdfunding site describing itself as an ‘ethical investment platform’ is the first international crowdfunder to enable investment in debt-free buy...

Online lettings and sales agency Vesper Homes says the £100,000 investment secured via crowdfunding will create “a significantly enhanced user experience...

The private rental sector in Wales is at risk of contracting next year, warns the Residential Landlords’ Association.   RLA Wales policy officer...

The mortgage director of Romans, one of the country’s largest agency groups, says the new Bank of England rules being introduced...

Trade groups have reacted angrily to Labour’s proposal to introduce rent controls if the party enters government.   The announcement, made by Labour...

A trade body says the expanding Build To Rent sector will never be large enough to meet tenant demand and as...

The National Landlords’ Association appears to be first off the starting blocks with its submission to government ahead of the next...

A leading figure in the buy to let broker industry has called for would-be ‘pension pot’ landlords to seek advice before...

Yields from buy to let in the UK are now amongst the worst in Europe according to a new league table drawn...

The buy to let market risks becoming a car crash following the changes of lending rules for so-called portfolio landlords with...

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...

Rokstone has launched a new lettings division, operating out of the firm’s existing Marylebone offices and covering both short and long term...

LSL Property Services’ new consultancy and management service for the Build To Rent sector - PRSim - has teamed up with...

A survey for online letting agency Upad claims that 66 per cent of landlords are not going to change their property...

The Dispute Service (TDS) has announced today that it will provide dispute resolution for a new deposit replacement company.  The 'long-term strategic...

Romans says one in four of its registered buyers in the first half of this year has been an investor, suggesting...

Consumer group Which? says ‘micro-apartments’ - which have proliferated in recent years - may not be good investments.    The group has focussed...

A league table drawn up by a rental sector insurance specialist claims private rental accommodation in university locations can produce yields...

Skipton is the latest lender to confirm that it will continue lending to so-called portfolio landlords after new Bank of England...

Humberts has launched an online-only lettings option for landlords with a PropTech firm which has previously operated a service described as...

A survey of almost 3,000 landlords suggests more than one in five plans to sell at least one of their investment...

Property investment platform LendInvest has raised £50m thanks to the over-subscription of its first retail bond, launched on the London Stock...

Former Countrywide chief executive and chairman Grenville Turner is one of a number of high profile new investors unveiled for Zero...

New government figures reveal that there are 80,855 Built To Rent homes either completed or planned.    It says investment in this element...

Accord Buy To Let is the latest lender to change its lending criteria for portfolio landlords with four or more investment...

The impact of recent changes to the way buy to let properties are taxed could create the next pension crisis, a...

Ian Duncan Smith is the latest Conservative to criticise his own government’s fiscal policies regarding buy to let.   Writing on the Conservative...