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Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...

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

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

Prime London rental values ticked up 0.3% over the first three months of 2024, according to Savills, as the market continues...

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

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

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

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

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

The merger of two of the largest names in the lettings industry has passed its final hurdle. Belvoir shareholders have now backed...

Lomond has snapped up another rental portfolio. It’s been acquired from the Rendall & Rittner Sales & Letting agency which had a...

New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

Savills says prime rental growth across London and the country has stalled for the first time in almost three years. In prime...

A new analysis shows that - unsurprisingly - London remains the most competitive region for letting agents, having seen the largest...

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchise brand, wants to merge with long-time rival Belvoir. Both are listed on the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

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...

Lomond has announced one more acquisition in the North West of England - the 17th it has completed in the region...

Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...

More multi-millionaires and billionaires are choosing to rent super-prime homes in London, rather than purchase, reveals a new wealth report Beauchamp Estates’...

New research has identified locations with the largest volume of available rental stock, based on those units at or below the...

Lomond has consolidated its growing foothold in the lettings sector after sealing its biggest acquisition to date in the Midlands. In what...

A new report suggests London’s Build To Rent sector is being held back by a “stark inconsistency” from local councils in...

Strutt & Parker has announced a new National head of lettings. Anna Ambrose brings with her 18-years’ experience within the sector, including...

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

London-focused agency Chestertons says it’s enjoyed a record month for lettings. This was driven by increasing demand for short-term rentals from business...

A new director of property has been named by the John Lewis Partnership, to lead its controversial Build To Rent initiative. Martin...

Landlords wanting to make a healthy return from their investment should target student properties in the North of England and Scotland,...

Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...

Prime London markets are proving more resilient to rising interest rates than their mainstream equivalents, says Savills. Prices in prime central London...

Property consultancy Knight Frank is beefing up its super prime lettings team.  Amy Pritchard has joined as Senior Lettings Negotiator in the...

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

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

UKSotheby’s International Realty - which handles high end lettings and sales - has opened a new London office. It’s in St John’s...

The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...

Propertymark kicks off its regional conference campaign this week - the start of a programme that’s doubled in size this year. Across...

Belvoir has snapped up a regional mortgage provider for £1m. It’s acquired MAB (South West) Ltd and follows the earlier acquisition of...

Zoopla’s research team says the rise in mortgage interest rates means it’s now cheaper to rent than to buy for the...

Professional cleaning firm Prompt Cleaners has created a league table of regions and local authorities where renting is cheapest and dearest. The...

Lloyds Banking Group has announced the lettings agency chain that it wants to look after its upcoming Build To Rent units. The...

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

Yorkshire estate agency North Residential - led by ex-Knight Frank staff - has launched a new premium lettings service. A statement from...

A new office in the London suburb of North Acton has been announced by the LIFE Residential agency. The firm already has...

Prime London’s rental growth has started to slow on an annual basis, according to the latest Savills prime lettings index. But the...

John Lewis is pushing ahead with its commitment to build and manage rental homes as part of a drive which it...

A buyer has been announced for part of the lettings portfolio of Purplebricks, it has been announced today. The deal, finalised for...

A lack of direction and constant shifts in planning policy at local and national government level is putting a block on...

High profile Propertymark lettings expert Angharad Trueman is joining Andrews agency as group lettings director. Trueman has been in the property industry...

Lettings agency Hamptons, now part of Connells, has hired a former Strictly Come Dancing and Countryfile star to front a property...

The cost of coastal homes in Britain more than doubled - rising 56 per cent - between 2012 and 2022 says...

A veteran Conservative is calling on his government to clamp down on HMOs and ensure there is better council regulation and...

Leaders Romans Group's Suburban Build To Rent team has been appointed to jointly manage and maintain over 100 Build to Rent...

A senior figure in the financial services sector says only Build To Rent can solve the stock shortage in the lettings...

Upmarket lettings agency Savills has moved its 30-strong team in Reading into a prominent new office in the town centre. The firm’s...

Rightmove says growing numbers of renters are leaving Britain’s cities to find a cheaper place to live or to get more...

A council is introducing a service which it claims will help identify properties which cannon future be used as private rental...

An estate agency formed by ex-Knight Frank staff says it plans to roll out nationwide. North Residential, a Harrogate firm which rebranded...

Lomond, which in the past two years has made 40 acquisitions of mostly small independent agencies, has marked its second anniversary...

Registrations are now open for Propertymark Qualifications’ multi-discipline Level 4 Certificate in Property Agency Management. The trade body describes this as a...

Three months after becoming an independent estate agency, North Residential has opened a second branch. The new office - in Pocklington, East...

A nationwide agency is holding a recruitment evening … but anyone interested has to go to Mayfair to take part. Fine &...

Automated client account platform Lettspay is to become a supplier to the Federation of Independent Agents.  Lettspay, which is registered with the...

The Stirling Ackroyd Group says it’s delivered 20 per cent revenue growth alongside the opening of five lettings and sales offices...

The way to solve the rental sector supply shortage is through Build To Rent, a leading agency claims.  Leaders Romans Group says...

A buy to let investment site has used Artificial Intelligence to identify 10 top property investment opportunities in 2023.  Based on analysis...

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

Propertymark pledges that an event being held next summer will be “colossal” - and will haver the likes of lettings agents...

The John Lewis Partnership has agreed a £500m multi-decade joint venture with global investment company abrdn to deliver around 1,000 new...

Rent rises are predicted to outpace house price growth over the next five years.  This is according to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

A so-called Renters Union is organising a day of action after claiming letting agents are behind recent rent rises. London Renters Union...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with a PropTech service to provide agents with 3D Showcase scans and 2D floorplans. NicheCom has been...

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

A north west England lettings agency has expanded with a swoop on a Preston-based business. Keenans Group has acquired Letting Locations for...

Knight Frank’s latest market report for Prime London locations suggests that stock levels remain low by historical standards, with the number...

Prime London rental growth reached 14.0 per cent in the year to the end of September according to Savills, but the...

A developer building flats and houses in Cornwall has set up a lettings operation promising a fixed 10 per cent gross...

A market snapshot of the growing Build To Rent sector outside of London suggests units are letting rapidly with low voids. Figures...

An analysis of lettings data across England and Wales shows that  there have been 3,737 rental property repossession orders granted in...

UK hosts on Airbnb collectively earned over £1.5 billion in 2021 the short let platform claims. Some £668m of that was over...

The first six months of 2022 saw 171 per cent more enquiries from tenants looking for properties in London compared to...

Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...

House price growth in prime country and coastal locations is beginning to plateau after two years of runaway growth, with urban...

Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...

Rightmove’s Landlord and Tenant Services division is moving to a new headquarters. It’s 110 staff will shift from Killingworth to Quorum Park in...

The independent Harpenden-based Home County Sales & Lettings has just been acquired by Ashtons, the company’s third acquisition in just 15...

The Shepherd’s Bush office has the largest lettings portfolio of all the Winkworth offices across the capital - and now it...

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

The closely-fought battle between franchise lettings agencies in the private rental sector continues apace.  Maryam Bham, franchise sales manager at Hunters -...

The John Lewis Partnership has revealed the first three locations where it will build new rental homes. The properties “would offer the...

Letting agents should consider how the properties they manage can become more energy efficient, says Propertymark. And they should tap into new...

The man behind the Ideal Flatmate rental platform has now set up a Build To Rent portal called Your Place. All properties...

One of the leading names in property land and regeneration has announced what it calls Project Spur - a massive launch...

A holiday lettings company says it’s the first in the industry to introduce a voluntary cap on the number of bookings...

New research from holiday lettings agency Classic Cottages shows that 2021 was a record year in one of the country’s staycation...

An eye-watering annualised rent rise in Greater London of 27.3 per cent has helped pushed the all-UK total yearly hike to...

A large majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...

A new player in the Build To Rent sector says it’s targeting locations in the London commuter belt with chronic supply...

The Lomond Group - which has ambitions to become a national operation - has announced two further acquisitions for one of...

Figures obtained by ITV News suggest that one of the country's most popular tourist locations has as many Airbnbs listed as...