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A prominent supplier of deposit alternatives to lettings agents has come out and said that “renting negatively impacts quality of life,...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launch a new Ezine system for members to market properties to let and for sale. According...

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

Hamptons is linking with retirement rental specialist provider Birchgrove, pledging to offer “a unique proposition for those seeking quality senior rental...

A new Build To Rent scheme launches in Manchester this summer with the first residents moving in during June. The Castings is...

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

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

Next year will see “a strong resurgence” in the rental market, a leading agent predicts. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine &...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords and their letting agents to take responsibility for...

Savills has announced a new head of its lettings department in its Bishops Park office in Fulham. Christina McLean steps into the...

Legal & General - one of the country’s biggest Build To Rent players - has struck a deal with new build...

New research predicts that northern regions of England will see many of the best investment opportunities in 2023. It is also these...

The drastic shortage of rental properties will lessen during 2023 according to the Leaders Romans Group - and much of that...

The well-known York agency Blenkin & Co has launched a prime lettings service to complement its long-established sales side. The new service...

A new study from Rightmove reveals what aspiring first-time buyers are most likely to cut back on in a bid to...

Increasing demand for homes in cities was the driving force behind the rapid house price inflation witnessed earlier this year, with...

Travel Chapter, one of the UK’s largest holiday lettings firms specialising in self-catering accommodation, has become the latest organisation to join...

Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...

An agency connected with high profile developer Churchill Retirement Living has been rebranded and is offering a new lettings service. Churchill Sales...

A lettings platform has joined forces with - wait for it - an astrologer, to find ideal places for people with...

A prominent lettings agency chief says the lifecycle of a typical tenancy has been transformed in recent years, as a result...

Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start...

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned.  Sarah...

Property management specialist Pinnacle Group has strengthened its digital offer for customers across its residential portfolio, signing a three-year deal with...

Capital appreciation over the past decade has been driven more by the value of homes in the rental market than by...

The coming year should be about promoting harmony in the lettings market says the head of an agency that’s now part of a...

A think tank says it would take a major policy change to fulfil Boris Johnson’s goal to turn generation rent into...

Foxtons is extensively praising the apparent benefits of Build To Rent, a sector in which the agency is keen to become...

A London lettings agent says it welcomes increasing moves towards allowing pets in rental properties - with some conditions.  Bective’s head of...

The agency My Property Box has completed the acquisition of established North Yorkshire letting agent WardHorne – its sixth such deal...

The value of the Private Rented Sector in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8 per cent to a jaw dropping...

Lettings agencies should continue to use IT solutions like livestream viewings even as the pandemic eases, according to one of the...

Last month says the largest rental demand in the last three years across London according to Foxtons.  The agency says the gradual...

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic rents across all prime London regions saw a return to positive...

A lettings agency that works closely with Build To Rent developers says half of the schemes allow pets. Pet rentals have been...

High profile London lettings agency Chestertons says there’s been an increase in Hong Kong residents looking to rent a home in...

Almost 40,000 people have signed a petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners. The...

A leading veterinary body - the National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH - wants pets to be allowed in private rental...

Letting agency My Property Box is moving into property sales as part of a significant expansion of its business. The decision follows...

A lettings agency in the growing Lomond Group has purchased a rental portfolio on the south coast.  Brand Vaughan has bought the lettings...

The Daily Mail says it has informed Trading Standards of a lettings agent which is claims is “illegally working” despite not...

A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic...

One of the largest players in the Build To Rent sector, Legal & General, says it’s to have a second significant...

A property entrepreneur critical of the quality of traditional buy to let says the government should create a Minister for Renting...

A Labour MP and a newspaper have joined forces to campaign against so-called ‘exempted rental accommodation’. One of Birmingham’s MPs - Jack...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

A new free-to-list ‘lifestyle’ app that aims to be bigger than Rightmove says it will pay lettings agents when renters switch...

Some 60% of London office workers who rent in the capital say the pandemic has made them reconsider their living situation,...

Move iQ, the consumer-facing property service led by Phil Spencer, has teamed up with a lettings sector insurance provider which could...

We’re familiar with the rental market being strong across England - now there’s news of it doing well north of the...

Rental property website SearchSmartly is thought to be the first in the world to display air quality ratings on every listing. In...

A pro-Build To Rent online platform is hosting a webinar to discuss whether the sector will emerge from the Coronavirus crisis...

A jailed letting agent in a long-running legal saga has now been told she must repay her victims some £43,000 -...

The average deposit paid by a new private tenant is now £1,299 according to a new player in the deposit alternative...

You don’t need to go far for news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to proposed...

Life insurance sold to tenants could provide a valuable additional income stream for agents whose revenue has been hit by the...

Utilities management service Tenant Shop says demographic changes leading to more families and older individuals renting privately represent an opportunity for...

New research from an international law firm shows that the rental sector in major cities is now changing its demographic make-up...

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir.  The franchise...

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

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

Legal & General, one of the largest specialist builders of so-called retirement communities for the over-55s, is now going to let...

As competition hots up between different deposit replacement scheme providers, three new Build To Rent sign-ups have been announced by one...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Taha Dar, founder and CEO of SearchSmartly. What is SearchSmartly and...

A controversial new survey claims to have identified the best cities for millennials to live in based on factors such as...

A crooked letting agent took £220,000 from tenants and landlords and has been exposed as buying a home in Florida, renting...

A crooked lettings agent who illegally pocketed tenants’ deposits to pay for his gambling addiction and lavish lifestyle has been convicted...

Good tenant referencing should include awareness of would-be renters’ social media history according to RentalStep - but it says more thorough...

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

A new survey released this morning gives an insight into how tenants manage rental payments and their willingness - in some...

When it comes to growing your business sustainably, maintaining a brand that is eye-catching and identifiable with your audience is vital...

The cash value of tenancy deposits crooked landlords and letting agents have been convicted of pocketing in 2018 has already passed...

The director of a lettings agency who who stole hundreds of thousands of pounds to spend on holidays and other luxuries...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and its sister organisation the National Association of Estate Agents has launched the second phase of...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a 10 point guide for tenants - with the emphasis very much on...

Portfolio landlords unable to borrow or contemplating selling because of new Prudential Regulation Authority rules are being urged to consider equity...

A London letting agency is opening a new branch thanks to continued high demand from EU nationals looking for rental property...

Prime central London is seeing the rise of the micro-apartment, according to new research, as squeezed accommodation budgets have seen singles...

Mortgage Advice Bureau increased revenue by 15 per cent to £49m in the first half of 2017, and reports that the...

A new app called UrbanCo is launched today in London as part of a buying agent-style service aimed at busy would-be renters.    A...

A study of over 3,000 tenants has found that an increasing number of renters are 'very happy' with their living situation. LSL...

Rental growth in London remained relatively stable during the first quarter of 2017, according to Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings. The firm's...

London agency Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings has surveyed its tenants and, based on 1,400 responses - a third of the...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

The Middleton Advisors buying agency has launched a rental service triggered by growing demand for prime property rentals in London and...

Wembley Park in north London is to host Britain’s largest Build To Rent scheme yet after Quintain revealed a programme for...

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The largest Build To Rent deal in Bristol has been announced.  Grainger, the UK's largest listed residential landlord, will forward fund, acquire...

Some 40% of private tenants are aged over 46, according to a study by Your Move.  The agency researched 36,500 tenants and...

The average UK tenant expects to remain part of the Private Rented Sector for a further decade, according to a new...

A man who posed as a letting agent to swindle landlords and tenants has been jailed for just over two years.   Legal...

Data produced by Scottish lettings agency DJ Alexander Lettings appears to show a growing trend towards long-term letting over buying. The agency,...

L&Q has launched its programme to create 5,000 new homes for the Build To Rent sector in London and south east...

The struggling London sales market is provoking a boom in the capital’s rental sector according to data from Benham & Reeves...

A new service attempting to match prospective renters with available properties is emphasising its similarity to Tinder, the controversial online dating...