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Urgent action is needed to tackle discrimination against benefit claimants by buy to let mortgage providers according to a leading trade...

A poll of 1,250 landlords suggests that far from being concerned about the profitability of buy to let, almost 80 per...

Since one London local authority introduced private rental sector licensing in 2013 an extra £5,002,203 in council tax has been collected...

Zero Deposit, one of the insurance-based schemes offering an alternative to traditional tenancy deposits, has signed up its first independent agency...

A lettings agent says the fees ban expected to be introduced next year may end up indirectly helping to save the...

PropTech repairs service Fixflo has published its latest annual report on the industry, based on information from over 400 lettings professionals...

Some 1.5m tenants could be at risk of losing their deposits, claims a campaigner for insurance-based alternatives to deposits. Ajay Jagota, head...

A London agency has been fined for the second time in 11 months. Local media in Barking, east London, report that Primelodge...

The growth in tenancies agreed in London’s super-prime sector has slowed sharply from 20 per cent earlier this year to just...

New data from Countrywide’s luxury brand agency Hamptons International says the average price of a home bought by a landlord in...

A newspaper claims landlords who ‘game’ the current tax regime for short term lets and lodging may be in the firing...

Countrywide says landlords spent £12.1 billion buying rental properties in the first half of this year - a full 30 per...

Brexit is causing concern among landlords, according to HomeLet. The initial results of HomeLet’s annual landlord survey says nine out of 10...

Around two thirds of private landlords with tenants receiving Universal Credit have experienced rent arrears according to new research. Based on responses...

The head of the online lettings agency recently scooped up by Emoov says traditional lettings agents have made a rod for...

A call has been made for the Tenants’ Fees Bill to be made even stricter following a claim that over a...

Trade bodies have welcomed a government initiative to get more homeless people, as well as those at risk of becoming homeless,...

New research may explain why the government and Labour appear to be competing with each other to attack landlords and letting...

A new quarterly overview of the UK lettings sector reveals three key trends: viewings are rising and more tenancies are being...

With an average rental return of 7.69 per cent Ireland has been named as the top location in Europe for buy to...

Croydon council is reported to have become the first local authority to back the scrapping of Section 21 of the 1988...

A post on a landlord website suggests that a new trade body is being set up to challenge the dominance of...

The head of an online lettings agency says tenants are now left confused by what she calls “ill thought-out policy changes”...

The Home Secretary has been asked by a leading lettings sector trade organisation to ensure hard copy documents are given to...

Rental platform Goodlord - which in January made around 40 staff redundant in a restructuring move - has now announced that...

There has been limited support given from some parts of the lettings industry to a proposal offering Capital Gains Tax relief...

Media speculation over the weekend has suggested that the government may be about to give tax breaks to landlords agreeing to...

The shock findings of a new survey suggest that 32 per cent of landlords would be less likely to buy new...

North west lettings and student accommodation specialist Mistoria Group has purchased an independent with 200 properties under management across Greater Manchester.  The...

The Deposit Protection Service says almost a quarter of students lost part of their tenancy deposit when they left their accommodation...

Knight Frank says the annual rental value growth has returned to prime central London due to declining supply levels - the...

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

A PropTech entrepreneur says all agents would benefit from the introduction of more automation, but that those with student tenants may...

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

A comparison website claims that over 1.5m tenants know their landlord has not placed their deposits into a government-backed deposit protection...

Lettings agents, landlords and consumers are being warned about a growing number of ‘for-profit’ companies claiming to be independent inventory trade...

Two new PropTech services launched, targeting the lettings industry. Tenancy referencing firm FCC Paragon has launched MyMoveIn, an online platform that supports...

The Association of Residential Letting Agencies has set up a course - for non-members as well as members - on Ending...

The head of a lettings agency has refused to sign a pledge document put to him by a protest group - and...

The first of the industry trade bodies to issue a series of demands for this month’s Budget is the National Landlords Association...

Changes to the Section 21 Notice come into force for letting agents and landlords on Monday.  This will require all Assured Shorthold...

The latest rental figures produced by Your Move for Scotland have prompted a claim that the country now has better yields...

The Haart agency is calling on the government to give the private rental sector a break in the autumn Budget, as...

Three London lettings sub-markets performed relatively weakly according to data just released by Knight Frank. Wimbledon’s rental values fell 1.5 per cent...

The Labour-led local authority in Hackney has issued a statement pledging fines or even bans if landlords fail to get appropriate...

One of Scotland’s top lettings agents is warning of “an air of criminality” in the rental industry north of the border. His...

Online lettings agency Upad has drastically overhauled its product range, introducing a ‘pick and mix’ option allowing landlords to choose services...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released details of its response to the government’s official consultation on possible three year...

Two private landlords have been found guilty of managing Houses in Multiple Occupation with dangerous and sub-standard conditions, following a successful...

There has been a furious response from landlords and tenants to a police letter which says a local force is not...

There’s less than a week to go to the introduction of new rules broadening the range of houses including in mandatory HMO...

Labour has outlined its proposals for the private rental sector if it gains power at the next General Election - and...

Latest government figures show that private rents paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 0.9 per cent in the 12...

The number of available properties to rent is falling at an alarming rate, particularly in Greater London, according to property platform...

More than 77,000 UK landlords will be shelling out a combined £95 million this month, as new occupancy laws come into...

Two more lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman as a result of unpaid awards following disputes involving landlords...

Liquidators Grant Thornton says funds found in the accounts of a Guernsey lettings agent are likely to be sufficient to pay...

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

20% more landlords* are struggling compared to last year. They’ve been caught in a perfect storm of higher interest rates, bigger...

The Home Office is to reconvene its private rental sector stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. This follows a controversial period for...

There have been “significant leaps forward” in the standards of the private rental sector in the past four years, but safety...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a reminder to the industry of the need to understand and abide by...

Rent-to-rent operator Residently says area with high volumes of tech company employees are leading the lettings market’s growth in London. The firm...

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

Free seminars are to be held next month to help letting agents restructure their business to optimise opportunities in the current...

One in nine landlords now check prospective tenants’ social media accounts to try to assess how they may behave as renters,...

There’s a growing call for more police action over tracing a lettings agent who is apparently missing - as is some...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £947, up 0.9 per cent on last year - or up...

The lettings director at Urban, the online agency recently snapped up by Emoov, says the rental market is faced with significant...

New figures out show that buy to let mortgage rates are showing the effects of last month’s base rate rise. Online mortgage...

A landmark report on private renting provides the opportunity to stop blaming letting agents and landlords for the sector’s problems, a...

Shadow housing minister John Healey has given his backing to a Labour MP’s attempt to introduce a mandatory national register for...

The National Landlords Association is the latest trade body to back what is being described as a landmark review of the...

A letting agent operating in Cambridgeshire has seemingly 'gone to ground', owing landlords and tenants thousands of pounds. Frank Smart, who has...

It is now just three weeks until licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) is extended. The new rules, which will require...

The policy director of the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on local councils to use the 'extensive powers' they have...

The average rent in the UK increased by 0.13% last month - the highest level of monthly growth recorded since April...

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...

MPs have proposed a series of amendments to the Tenant Fees Bill as part of its Report Stage and Third Reading...

Cleaning and property damage are the most common reasons landlords make deposit deductions, according to data released by The Deposit Protection...

A survey has revealed that 44% of landlords are looking to sell properties as a challenging market takes its toll. Octopus Choice,...

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

The police have launched a fraud probe against a Norfolk estate agency which closed in June.  The Eastern Daily Press (EDP) reports...

The House of Commons has published a briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes ahead of the Report Stage of the Tenant...

The chief commercial officer of PropTech startup Canopy says that letting agents and Build to Rent landlords need to accommodate the...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has this week launched a new Training Academy which aims to help landlords, agents and property...

The government's director of rented housing is set to address the industry at an upcoming event open to letting agents and...

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

A top London letting agent working for Knight Frank has commented on the 'irony' that the government's series of tax changes...

A retail executive with specialist knowledge of customer loyalty has become the new chief executive of the Residential Landlords Association.   Andrew...

The New Forest district council in Hampshire is appealling to letting agents and private tenants to sign up to its Private...

Generation Rent, the controversial pressure group campaigning alongside Shelter and others for the scrapping of landlords’ rights to evict under Section...

OneSavings Bank, the parent organisation of specialist buy to let lender Kent Reliance, has given a warning on the possible impact...

If you’re a landlord who owns a buy to let property or perhaps a portfolio and need to raise money against...

A trade body says it has been assured by the government that there will be no premature announcement introducing longer tenancies...

A London lettings agency is warning landlords who let out their properties via Airbnb or similar short let platforms to ensure...

Data produced by Sainsbury’s Bank Mortgages gives a trend-bucking upbeat assessment of investors’ renewed interest in buy to let.  Figures siuggest that...

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

The ongoing debate over some letting agents and landlords allegedly refusing to accept tenants in receipt of housing benefit has now...

Lettings agents for or against the government’s proposals for longer tenancies have only a very short time left to respond to...

The National Approved Lettings Scheme has issued a sharp rebuke to Shelter and the National Housing Federation following their controversial ‘End...

The mystery surrounding a lettings and estate agency on the island of Guernsey offers an insight into a system where companies...

Lettings agents’ representatives have hit back at an accusation of discrimination made against the industry. A report by Shelter and the National...

First the good news - investors are still purchasing buy to let properties; the less good news is that it’s a...

Almost one in five landlords intend to remain in the buy to let market indefinitely according to a new survey.  Research for...

The campaign group Generation Rent is back on the warpath in opposition of Section 21, which it describes as “the leading...

A new analysis of the buy to let market forecasts more bad news for agents, landlords and investors over the next...

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

Speculation is growing that three year tenancies for private renters - long favoured by the government - could be announced as...

The council behind a controversial private rental sector licensing scheme is trying to justify its introduction on health and safety grounds. On...

One of the lettings industry’s senior figures has welcomed the introduction of mandatory five yearly inspections of electrical installations in private...

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

The Rent Recognition Challenge, an initiative to use technology to help share renters' payment histories with lenders and credit reference agencies,...

The Scottish Government’s private rental reforms are shaking up the sector according to new data, which reveals rental property sales have...

The government has outlined increases in powers it wants to give social housing tenants - but no details of increases in social housing building. The...

Just under a third of people moving from one privately rented property to another in the past two years had to...

Rent rises in the private rental sector have merely tracked inflation and the Retail Price Index over the past five years...

Agents and landlords are being advised to check the status of their HMO licenses in the London Borough of Harrow following...

The proportion of landlords of British buy to let properties who are themselves based overseas has fallen to a record low...

A leading trade body says EU citizens living in the UK run the risk of losing their rental homes without swift...

One of the country’s largest independent property management firms says it’s seeing a clear shift within the rental sector from traditional...

The government’s controversial Right To Rent policy is to be challenged in the High Court just before Christmas. It was announced in...

Rents are expected to surge 15 per cent over the next five years thanks to increasing demand and limited supply following...

The Residential Landlords Association has told another council that its plans to introduce selective licensing in areas of its town are...

A local authority has taken the unusual step of naming seven buy to let landlords prosecuted in the past month in...

There are now only eight weeks left for agents to apply to join a new statutory register which comes into effect...

Negative media portrayals of the buy to let sector could help to tip Britain into a housing crisis, claims an online...

The government should be more ambitious when it comes to ensuring the private rented sector becomes increasingly energy efficient. That’s the message...

A London council has agreed to a TV crew taking part in a raid on an overcrowded and unlicensed HMO. The surprise...

The proportion of visitors to Edinburgh using Airbnb surged 70 per cent in 2017 compared to the previous year. Commercial agency Colliers,...

A date has been set for the next stage of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, which is being promoted...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says lettings agents should be more vocal in providing the government with feedback on council rental licensing...

The latest Your Move rental tracker suggests that London’s lettings market has continued to cool with prices falling by 0.5 per...

Government plans aimed at stopping the abuse of the current Rent A Room tax perk may overcomplicate the system and deter...

A new online rental platform claims that landlords could save enough to afford an additional holiday this year if they signed...

More big fines have been handed out in recent legal action regarding buy to let investors who have not stuck by...

Data from Knight Frank’s lettings division suggests that rents in the troubled Prime Central London area have risen for the second...

The government has produced new guidelines on setting up client money protection schemes for the private rented sector. They are evidently aimed...

It appears that take-up of an apparently compulsory licensing scheme in one city has been shockingly low - and the scheme...

It’s been a difficult summer for Airbnb and other short-let platforms operating in the UK. Recently the European Commission gave Airbnb until the...

Chestertons has announced record lettings results for the first half of 2018, claiming growth in market share and increased productivity. The agency...

No fewer than 93 per cent of landlords financing buy to let property chose a fixed rate mortgage in the second...

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

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes rose to 35 per cent in June, up from 28 per cent in May...

The number of landlords with more than 10 Airbnb accommodations listed in London has risen by 8.4 per cent in the...

Connells Group says a growing number of small-scale landlords are likely to quit because of the tax and regulation red tape...

A lack of new rental properties coming to the market in London has helped push the annual rate of London asking...

The Residential Landlords’ Association says proposals from Great Yarmouth council to introduce selective licensing in one part of the town contains...

Britain’s most controversial landlord, Fergus Wilson, says the recent changes in buy to let legislation means that if he was starting...

An insurer is launching a new referral scheme for letting agents to market to landlords and tenants as a way of...

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...

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

Which?, the consumer body that appears to be taking an increasingly-aggressive line against letting agents and landlords, has now issued a...

From August 1 Nottingham council is introducing a new selective licensing regime covering an estimated 32,000 privately rented homes. This is an...

A tenant who was ripping off other tenants in an overcrowded bungalow "death trap" has been fined tens of thousands of...

Campaigning group Generation Rent has secured over 20,000 signatures for a petition it says will “end unfair evictions”. The petition, on the...

A letting agent responsible for a property in Huddersfield which caught fire and killed two young boys has been jailed for...

Councillors in Stockton-on-Tees are under pressure to rethink plans to introduce Selective Licensing of private rented housing in two areas of...

An online lettings agency is the latest to voice opposition to the government’s proposed three year standard tenancies for the private...

Prime central London lettings agency Draker has teamed up with a luxury interiors retailer and interior designer to launch what it...

A trade body is backing a call by a parliamentary committee for the government to fund certain fire safety improvements in...

Letting agents and landlords have been warned to expect a possible rise in arrears in the coming months if conditions in...

Let’s make no bones about it. When the Tenant Fee Ban comes into force you WILL: See a DROP in your income...

Crooked letting agents and landlords have so far this year been convicted of illegally pocketing over £900,000 of tenant’s cash – and there’s...

Fixflo is launching its fifth annual Rental Repairs Survey for lettings professionals  The survey, supported by ARLA Propertymark, gauges the opinions of...

A new analysis reveals that it takes an average of 118 days for court-appointed bailiffs to remove tenants from private homes...

The pressure group Generation Rent has joined forces with other critics of the private rental sector to demand an end to...

Some 18 per cent of properties let in the first half of 2018 were registered in the name of a company...

There are now well over 125 pieces of legislation and regulations - most introduced in modern times - governing the private...

A large majority of private sector tenants, 84 per cent, are satisfied with their housing according to the English Housing Survey...

A trade body says the country faces a net loss of 133,000 homes for private rent over the next year -...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has heaped praise on a local authority which has fined 27 lettings and managing agents...

A gas safety engineer has pleaded guilty with a landlord of falsifying gas safety certificates for a string of private rental...

The government has issued a new How To Rent guide - a key document which agents or landlords managing their properties...

The government has suggested that it is at least considering changing the terms of its Rent A Room system which could...

Yet another leading lettings agent has hit out at the government over its proposals for three year tenancies being the norm...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a new database to help its agent members keep abreast of compliance issues in the lettings sector.  The...

A respected property lawyer says she wants a change in the law to prevent unscrupulous landlords from offering accommodation in return for sex.  Liz...

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

A Tory activist has made an outspoken attack on the government’s policies towards the private rental sector on the pages of...

Online accommodation platform Student.com has linked with mental health charity Student Minds in a bid to prioritise mental health awareness amongst...

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

Two senior London politicians are backing a campaign to scrap the powers of agents and landlords to evict tenants under Section...

Well-respected London lettings agent and former ARLA president Lucy Morton is the latest key figure to pour cold water on government...

A petition has appeared on the government’s e-petition website calling for a review of a city council’s newly-introduced selective licensing system. Nottingham...

Close examination of the consultation document on possible three year tenancies issued by the government suggest that it may want rent...

Rural landlords say the government’s idea of making three year tenancies the norm across the private rental sector would damage the...

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

A local authority has started a one-year trial of a ‘social lettings agency’ which aims to match those at risk of...

Buy to let landlords are welcoming proposals being considered by the government to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. In...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

Arguments have already started over the government’s proposals to make three year tenancies the norm in the private rental sector. Letting Agent...

The latest monthly report from the Association of Residential Letting Agents puts the  number of rental properties managed by agents at...

A buy to let mortgage firm says it’s likely that there will be a spike in refinancing enquiries as landlords meet...

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

The government should scrap the tax on new homes which is punishing those in need of a home to rent, the...

A PropTech company chief is backing the controversial idea of spot checks on private rental sector properties in a bid to...

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

A students’ union is the latest body to partner a review platform allowing renters to give their verdict on dealing with...

Tenants, landlords and buy to let investors are the targets for new online rental guides introduced by the Ministry of Housing,...

Landlords are most likely to have invested in a boiler upgrade in the last 12 months to boost the energy efficiency...

Property expert Kate Faulkner says the massive surge in new regulations, legislation and fiscal measures aimed at the private rental sector...

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...

Mortgage lenders and brokers have been too quiet over changes to buy to let lending, according to a trade body. The National...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has provided a check-list for so-called accidental landlords. The association says that with 145 pieces of...

Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme. The first is Bower & Bower (B&B), a sales and lettings...

A head tenant who changed the locks on a property that was illegally sublet to no fewer than 35 men has...

Letting agents and others in the private rental sector have responded to the latest government intervention - a review into how...

It’s been revealed that a church is amongst those owed thousands of pounds by a letting agent who has gone to...

The government has announced a review to assess how selective licensing is used and find out how well it is working...

A trade body says it has evidence that families take up the least amount of property management time when compared to...

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

The government has written to two senior MPs in a bid to clarify two detailed provisions in the Tenants Fees Bill,...

A regional newspaper claims that a lettings agency has collapsed, its boss has gone to ground, and thousands of pounds are...

A collection of rental sector protest organisations is getting together to campaign against S21 powers under which landlords or agents on...

Norfolk-based estate agency Sowerbys is the latest to announce that it is offering its landlords the opportunity to use a deposit-free...

Landlords exiting the market because of tax and red tape have led to “an acute shortage of available properties to rent”...

The growth of the private rental sector has slowed thanks to government intervention and economic uncertainty - but it will expand...

Figures from UK Finance show there were 5,000 new buy to let house purchase mortgages completed in April - the latest data...

A buy to let investor has ended up with a bill for thousands of pounds after being found guilty of breaching...

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

The lettings industry has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban agents’ fees levied on tenants. A Bill was put...

An online property platform that last year said tenants prefer to deal directly with landlords has returned to the theme with...

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

Letting agents and landlords could be missing out on £61m of rent every month because families in temporary and emergency accommodation...

A Bill which is likely to end up banning letting agents’ fees levied on tenants in Wales has been introduced into...

Letting agents and landlords will have to win planning consent to erect To Let signs in student areas of Leicester from...

A survey suggests that 40 per cent of tenants have ‘issues’ with their agents or landlords and when they check out...

Multi-brand agency company Acorn Group says it has rolled out a no-deposit scheme to all 31 of its offices “with a...

A Build To Rent business says investors in the private rental sector should be more flexible in their approach to private...

A Member of Parliament who says “the majority of agents” engage in “dirty tactics” when it comes to fees imposed on...

New research nearly two out of five landlords will use limited companies to buy properties over the next year compared to...

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

A council leader in London, so outraged after a bust of a rogue lettings property, has asked: “What kind of monster...

The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants is now crowdfunding to pay for the Judicial Review of the government’s controversial...

The chief of what is described as Britain’s largest lettings agency has told an influential group of MPs that the proposed...

A prominent PropTech startup is questioning whether long-term tenants need to go through the traditional referencing process when moving between rental...

A campaign opposing the government’s recent tax changes which have penalised buy to let investors has taken a leaf out of...

The High Court has this afternoon agreed to allow a judicial review of the government’s Right to Rent policy. Right to Rent...

The Residential Landlords Association has reiterated its support for a legal challenge to Right To Rent which is to be made...

An electrical testing equipment firm and an MP are setting up a national campaign to demand new laws on appliance testing...

Renee Wells, on behalf of Just Landlords, has compiled a list of what letting agents can do to ensure that tenants...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his call for letting agents to use more technology to clean up their act when...

The controversial Right To Rent regime whereby agents and landlords are expected to check the immigration status of would-be tenants is...

There’s been a huge 15 per cent slump in the number of properties to let in prime central London over the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing the highest number of landlords selling their buy to let properties...

A trade body is claiming that armed service personnel who let out their homes whilst stationed away are being hit by...

Two million tenants will this year be hit with rent rises totalling a combined £46m a month according to an online...

A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...

There’s been a big rise in the proportion of landlords remortgaging according to one of the sector’s most prominent lenders, Paragon. In...

A high-profile landlord says the upcoming ban on letting agent fees 'can't come soon enough'. Writing a column in the Evening Standard's...

Figures from the Home Office show that as of the end of March, a total of 405 fines for non-compliance with...

The government has responded to a petition calling for it to abolish the 3% stamp duty surcharge and reintroduce full buy-to-let...

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...

A new study has revealed that the key reason tenants move between rental properties is to experience a different area. This is...

The introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of buy-to-let properties and the phasing out of buy-to-let mortgage...

Data from Your Move's England and Wales Rental Tracker shows that the number of tenants in arrears increased for the fourth...

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

This week marks a major milestone in Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's efforts to crack down on the capital's rogue letting...

A London council has launched its own online letting agency with the aim of creating a buzz in the 'London property...

A national charity is calling on the government to tighten the 'default fees' clause which is part of the Tenant Fees...

Foxtons has lost an appeal against the £35,000 fine it was hit with at the end of last year.  The agency was...

London landlords and letting agents could be missing out on up to £111 million of short-term rental revenue each year, according...

Today Trading Standards teams across the country will highlight the work they do to protect landlords and tenants from rogue letting...

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

An online petition which calls on the government to reintroduce full buy-to-let mortgage interest tax relief and abolish the 3% stamp...

The government has announced that it is to formally consult on proposals for longer tenancies in the private rental sector. Although there...

A lettings agency that started life as an idea between two friends 15 years ago is now celebrating managing over £100m...

The Build To Rent provider Grainger has reported a 23 per cent rise in profits and says it is looking for...

A rental sector supplier claims huge numbers of tenants are extremely ignorant of the health and safety issues surrounding their rental...

A lettings trade body says 380,000 landlords may be about to sell at least one property - potentially flooding the sales market. The...

Spicerhaart says that with the lettings agency industry under attack there is a danger of some within the sector focussing too...

A prominent campaigner for alternatives to traditional rental sector deposits is welcoming the government’s commitment to consider the issue in the...

One of the PropTech companies at the centre of the Rent Recognition Challenge contest is calling on letting agents to use...

The National Federation of Builders is linking up with a lettings trade body to make it easier for reputable craftspeople to...

A trade body has stepped up its calls on government to help the lettings industry do more for older renters. Responding to...

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

A specialist insurance provider says there is substantial mis-buying of insurance products by buy to let investors.  A survey of 500 landlords...

Countrywide - which is making the lettings sector a key part of its ‘back to basics’ programme - is proposing to...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says he welcomes reforms currently moving through Parliament to professionalise the lettings sector - but he wants...

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

One of the most famous names in buy to let mortgages, Paragon, has revealed that it’s on the acquisition trail. There had...

A lettings agency has been fined over £20,000 for failing to licence an overcrowded semi detached house in London. The fine was...

We’re delighted to announce that Elaine Kellington from Kelso in the Scottish Borders is winner of the Landlord Of The Year...

The government has confirmed that all property agents in England will need to be part of an approved Client Money Protection...

Buy to let sector confidence across a range of measures remained stable or increased in the first quarter of 2018 compared...

The industry has reacted angrily to the announcement yesterday that the Tenants’ Fees Bill is now formally starting its progress through...

Midlands-based SDL Group has announced the sale of a Birmingham residential lettings portfolio to Lomond Capital. SDL Property Management now focuses on...