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PropTech firm Pikl is launching an insurance-backed cancellation product specifically for holiday lets that will enable operators to offer the same...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023,...

An industry online event which organisers claim bring business-boosting benefits to attendees, is back for another year. The ARX Mastery Challenge is...

A boutique agency with branches in prime central and south west London has expanded its lettings operation by acquiring two agencies...

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

February saw significant improvements in activity across the prime London lettings market, and annual rental growth also increased slightly after four...

Propertymark is highlighting new advice for agents and landlords given by Lets With Pets, the website of The Dogs Trust charity. The...

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

Airbnb - which recently announced it’s sharing some information about its landlord hosts with HMRC - is now sharing data with...

A holiday lettings agency and an estate agent in a tourist hotspot have joined forces.  Suffolk Coastal will continue with its sales...

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

A charity providing support for older people facing financial hardship has hit out at the government over rumours concerning the Renters...

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 -...

Email and instant messaging contact details must be kept up to date for HMRC to contact agents about Anti-Money Laundering supervision. Propertymark...

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

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

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

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

The trade body representing short lets providers and support companies has reacted angrily to government proposals for a radical shake up. Housing...

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

Prominent MPs from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have renewed their onslaught on Airbnb and other short let platforms.  Former Lib...

New data released by insurance firm HomeLet claims that average rents have fallen now for three months on the bounce. The past...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

A new study claims holiday rental providers could increase business five fold or more through improved communication. The study asked more than...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the fifth quarter...

One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...

Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...

Letting agents’ body Propertymark is throwing its weight behind a mandatory licensing and registration scheme for short let landlords. Anyone who lets...

Insurance giant Aviva is urging consumers to be on their guard after seeing a seven per cent increase in customer claims...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

A new lettings franchise is being launched, which claims its franchisees can earn £100,000-plus annually.  The Sourced Group has launched Sourced Living,...

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after a major deal involving a 10 branch agency, Beal's. Beal’s employs...

Airbnb and other short let platforms are from this week required to send data on their clients’ earnings to HMRC. And a...

The company which acquired London-focussed agency Chestertons in October has now snapped up another lettings and sales operation. This latest purchase is...

LonRes says rents in prime London are still rising but the rate of rental growth has slowed to two-year low. That took...

The scale of rent rises has peaked with future increases likely to be smaller, says Zoopla. The portal’s latest report into the...

A new report claims that Airbnb has generated tens of thousands of jobs in the UK and enables people to work...

A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...

Second homes in the area of Essex known as Tendring - including popular holiday lets resort Frinton on Sea and the...

Propertymark has told politicians that an additional homes tax will not succeed in increasing housing supply. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and...

Propertymark has called on the government to retain the option of fixed-term tenancies in the private rental sector where it is...

Annual rental growth across prime London slowed slightly to 8.1 per cent in October according to property data firm LonRes.  However, rents...

The share of homes sold by a landlord in Britain has fallen from 15.7 per cent last year to 14.0 per...

Self employed agency brand Harding Green has appointed a former Hamptons agent to handle short lets for clients. Nina Wallrock, who has...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private sector have risen by double digits for the fourth quarter in a...

The lettings agency Winkworth has taken the unusual step of criticising policies of a series of councils. The councils are all Labour...

A free webinar on the controversial Renters Reform Bill is to feature one of the industry’s top legal experts. David Smith is...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

Airbnb’s global chief executive has suggested that the short lets platform may handle longer term rentals in future. Brian Chesky, in an...

Media reports in Brighton say that a lettings agency which serve tenants with illegal eviction notices and unjustified legal threats has...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

A lettings service called Smarter Rent is partnering with agents and developers to provide what it calls ”“an innovative property rental...

Airbnb has taken the unusual step of buying space on an influential Labour Party website, just ahead of the party’s conference. Amanda...

Westminster’s Labour controlled council is stepping up its war on Airbnbs and other short lets. It was a mandatory registration system for...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Nakul Patel and on my business card...

The auction house appears to be bucking the downward trend in the wider housing market. And much of it is down to...

There are no signs of rental growth slowing in prime London lettings market, says LonRes. The property data firm says annual rental...

A lettings service called Smarter Rent claims to be “an innovative property rental agency with a difference” which lets high quality...

A lettings agent who describes himself as “a responsible and ethical property professional” has met with a Liberal Democrat MP to...

A move to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short lets has been put forward in the westcountry -...

The rental market remained strong in August says PropTech firm Goodlord. Despite average rents dipping marginally after a record breaking July -...

A body largely consisting of councils wants more controls over Airbnbs and other short lets - and it wants local authorities...

HSBC is increasing its maximum mortgage term to 40 years for buy to let, purchase, remortgaging and additional borrowing. Second homes will...

Leaders Romans Group has made three internal promotions at a senior level to beef up its property management team. Karen Shepherd, George...

A report being considered by a council says one of the UK’s biggest cities could see an 80 per cent collapse in...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the third time...

The private rental sector could play a far greater role in helping to end homelessness in Scotland, according to a new...

Annual rental growth in July was 9.1 per cent across prime London according to LonRes.   This figure took rents to 28.4 per...

A hate campaign against AirBnb appears to have been launched in a Welsh village. Newspaper reports say a sticker reading 'Death to...

July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...

A planning committee meeting discussion on an application for 100 new apartments in Manchester turned into a forum for complaints about...

Belvoir franchisee Lloyd Rumbold has completed on the acquisition of Belvoir West Bridgford, adding a fourth franchise to his portfolio of...

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

Chester-based Residential Estates, established over 30 years ago, has been rebranded as Guestz.  The firm says it’s from a local lettings and...

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

The Scottish Government does not intend to abandon its licensing scheme for Airbnbs and other short term lets, nor to delay...

The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...

A lettings agency claims foreign homeowners are sitting on £84.2 billion worth of property across England and Wales - but with...

A property firm which admitted misleading tenants on their rights and threatening them to leave has been ordered to pay £8,000. Four...

My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...

OnTheMarket says the frantic lettings market of the past year or more is bad news for agents. In a trading statement to...

An attempt to introducing statutory licensing for Airbnbs and some other tourist accommodation has got a frosty reception. The Welsh Government -...

Clyde Valley Lets - which describes itself as an ethical lettings agency - has unveiled a new website as the organisation...

A property company director who admitted misleading tenants on their rights and threatening them to leave has been ordered to pay...

A mortgage lender has conducted a survey of homeowners which has produced a string of anti-landlord and anti-overseas investor attitudes. Market Financial...

A lettings agency dealing primarily with Prime Central London is reporting that tenancy renewal volumes are shooting upwards as renters stay...

A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...

Canary Wharf was once seen as the future of London - now it’s the location that’s seen the greatest loss in...

One of the largest vacation lettings agencies - Sykes Holiday Cottages - says a survey shows that two thirds of holiday...

Typical UK rents now account for 28.3 per cent of average pre-tax earnings - slightly above the 10-year average of 27...

Build To Rent operator Apo is partnering with PropTech platform Lavanda to offer increased exposure to Airbnb-style short-lets. The partnership will see Apo...

Grosvenor Billinghurst, the Surrey lettings agency that serves the towns and surrounding areas of Cobham, Claygate and Hinchley Wood, is now...