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22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Alarm Bells for Build To Rent as building starts show huge slump](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Builders-400x310.png)
New analysis from the British Property Federation (BPF) shows a dramatic slump in the number of Build To Rent units started. Although...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Hands Off Short Lets - long term empty homes are bigger problem](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2%20shutterstock_1251325300.jpg)
The embattled short let and holiday let industry has hit out at what it calls the “rampant hypocrisy” of councils when...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings drives huge profits surge for 27-branch agency chain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceRising_400x310.png)
London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m - and much of that rise is...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents Distinctly Underwhelmed by Tories’ manifesto pledges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lloyds Bank rental property initiative signs PropTech deal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Citra Living, the Build To Rent offshoot of Lloyds Banking Group, continues with its growth strategy into the private rental sector. Citra...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Second homes and incomer buyers are good news - Propertymark](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
Propertymark has stepped into the row over whether there should be more controls over second homes, holiday lets and people from...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency appointed to service new Build To Rent scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
The agency Centrick has been appointed to launch and operate a new multi-million-pound Build To Rent development in Leicester. Centrick will provide...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![UK’s most lucrative locations for holiday let income](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
The Cotswolds is the most lucrative place in the UK to own a holiday let, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages. With annual...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Politicians should realise how rent controls force landlords out - call](/upload/images/shutterstock_2144683563.jpg)
The pressure on rents for new tenancies in Scotland’s private rented sector have started to ease with all major cities now...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![50,000 student rental beds in the pipeline - agency figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents3-400x310.png)
Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Managing agent bags hundreds of homes in new deal with L&G](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/UKHomesTraditional-400x310.png)
Property management and facilities firm Pinnacle is to become the leading managing agent for Legal & General Affordable Homes. In recent weeks, the...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Top 10 Hotspots for portfolio buy to let investors](/upload/images/shutterstock_1640429362(2).jpg)
Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency warns on landlords’ and tenants’ differing rent expectations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Prime London rental values ticked up 0.3% over the first three months of 2024, according to Savills, as the market continues...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bank aims to support building of new rental homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-3-400x310.png)
NatWest Group has announced a new package of what it calls ”targeted lending and support” to help local councils provide more...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Rental Crisis - big rise in countryside lets as rural house prices soar](/upload/images/shutterstock_1438059821.jpg)
England’s county councils want the next government to set out a long-term plan for housing, as a new report claims there’s...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer asks: Should Agents Manage Short Let Properties?](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer%20NEW%20image(2).png)
It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Over £2,150 pcm for new Build To Rent scheme - and it’s outside London](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
A new Build To Rent scheme launches in Manchester this summer with the first residents moving in during June. The Castings is...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building society bans mortgages on holiday let properties](/upload/images/shutterstock_1953578092.jpg)
A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings Giants Merge - final shareholder approval secured](/upload/images/shutterstock_1181919937.jpg)
The merger of two of the largest names in the lettings industry has passed its final hurdle. Belvoir shareholders have now backed...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lomond announces another regional rental portfolio acquisition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Lomond has snapped up another rental portfolio. It’s been acquired from the Rendall & Rittner Sales & Letting agency which had a...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tens of thousands of new homes built on flood plains, claims insurer](/upload/images/2051783474.png)
New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Wealthy tenants demand prime rental units ‘with highest spec’](/upload/images/shutterstock_1892708161.jpg)
A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Supply-Demand imbalance eases in prime areas - and rents stall](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
Savills says prime rental growth across London and the country has stalled for the first time in almost three years. In prime...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Most competitive locations for letting agents revealed by research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
A new analysis shows that - unsurprisingly - London remains the most competitive region for letting agents, having seen the largest...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Two of the largest lettings agencies propose to merge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchise brand, wants to merge with long-time rival Belvoir. Both are listed on the...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Neil Cobbold, Managing Director at PayProp UK](/upload/images/400x310.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...
08 January 2024
From: 60 Second Interview
![10-branch brand and thousands of lets become part of fast-growing agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
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...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![More acquisitions in 2024 says fast-growing agency group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Lomond has announced one more acquisition in the North West of England - the 17th it has completed in the region...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove reveals this year’s busiest rental location](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Super-Rich rent as they baulk at high Stamp Duty purchase costs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty--2-400x310.png)
More multi-millionaires and billionaires are choosing to rent super-prime homes in London, rather than purchase, reveals a new wealth report Beauchamp Estates’...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - Britain’s worst city for rental availability](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
New research has identified locations with the largest volume of available rental stock, based on those units at or below the...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Huge lettings book snapped up in deal set to ‘transform’ agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Lomond has consolidated its growing foothold in the lettings sector after sealing its biggest acquisition to date in the Midlands. In what...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent problems highlighted in latest report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
A new report suggests London’s Build To Rent sector is being held back by a “stark inconsistency” from local councils in...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![National agency chain named new head of lettings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Strutt & Parker has announced a new National head of lettings. Anna Ambrose brings with her 18-years’ experience within the sector, including...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Client money accounting made easy with PayProp](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp_SC_Oct23.png)
A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...
26 October 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Some landlords cutting rents as tenant demand eases at last](/upload/images/1%20House_pound-400x310.png)
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...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![New boss for controversial John Lewis private rental initiative](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
A new director of property has been named by the John Lewis Partnership, to lead its controversial Build To Rent initiative. Martin...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the best yields for investors near universities](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
Landlords wanting to make a healthy return from their investment should target student properties in the North of England and Scotland,...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Market Showing - prime rental growth starting to moderate](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Cash investors snap up prime London flats from fleeing landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Prime London markets are proving more resilient to rising interest rates than their mainstream equivalents, says Savills. Prices in prime central London...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![High end agency beefs up prime lettings team](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
Property consultancy Knight Frank is beefing up its super prime lettings team. Amy Pritchard has joined as Senior Lettings Negotiator in the...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents sign up to niche property management service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A lettings service called Smarter Rent is partnering with agents and developers to provide what it calls ”“an innovative property rental...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![New agency sources, refurbs and lets properties to renters](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
A lettings service called Smarter Rent claims to be “an innovative property rental agency with a difference” which lets high quality...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![New London branch is first of three for high end lettings operation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
UKSotheby’s International Realty - which handles high end lettings and sales - has opened a new London office. It’s in St John’s...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![John Lewis private rental bid faces “extreme challenges”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove and Propertymark conference collaboration kicks off](/upload/images/shutterstock_1908799612.jpg)
Propertymark kicks off its regional conference campaign this week - the start of a programme that’s doubled in size this year. Across...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Belvoir’s new mortgage deals aim to boost property franchises](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Belvoir has snapped up a regional mortgage provider for £1m. It’s acquired MAB (South West) Ltd and follows the earlier acquisition of...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renting cheaper than mortgages for first time in 13 years](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Zoopla’s research team says the rise in mortgage interest rates means it’s now cheaper to rent than to buy for the...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the cheapest and dearest places to rent in England](/upload/images/shutterstock_23187856.jpg)
Professional cleaning firm Prompt Cleaners has created a league table of regions and local authorities where renting is cheapest and dearest. The...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lloyds Bank names agency to manage its private rental stock](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agent1-400x310.png)
Lloyds Banking Group has announced the lettings agency chain that it wants to look after its upcoming Build To Rent units. The...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand for corporate and leisure short lets company](/upload/images/guestz.jpg)
Chester-based Residential Estates, established over 30 years ago, has been rebranded as Guestz. The firm says it’s from a local lettings and...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rebranded Knight Frank team launch new lettings service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
Yorkshire estate agency North Residential - led by ex-Knight Frank staff - has launched a new premium lettings service. A statement from...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![New London office for agency with 4,800 units under management](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
A new office in the London suburb of North Acton has been announced by the LIFE Residential agency. The firm already has...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Prime London rental growth starts to slow - Savills](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
Prime London’s rental growth has started to slow on an annual basis, according to the latest Savills prime lettings index. But the...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![John Lewis pushes into private rental market with 800 homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
John Lewis is pushing ahead with its commitment to build and manage rental homes as part of a drive which it...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buyer announced for part of Purplebricks lettings portfolio](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A buyer has been announced for part of the lettings portfolio of Purplebricks, it has been announced today. The deal, finalised for...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency’s outspoken attack on government planning policy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/UKStreetHousing-400x310.png)
A lack of direction and constant shifts in planning policy at local and national government level is putting a block on...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Industry leader takes over as lettings director of national chain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents3-400x310.png)
High profile Propertymark lettings expert Angharad Trueman is joining Andrews agency as group lettings director. Trueman has been in the property industry...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Strictly star to front lettings agency podcast](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/HomeInternet-400x310.png)
Lettings agency Hamptons, now part of Connells, has hired a former Strictly Come Dancing and Countryfile star to front a property...
25 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Holiday Lets contribute to soaring costs of coastal homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2%20shutterstock_1251325300.jpg)
The cost of coastal homes in Britain more than doubled - rising 56 per cent - between 2012 and 2022 says...
11 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tory wants clampdown on HMOs run by “dubious people”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgent-400x310.png)
A veteran Conservative is calling on his government to clamp down on HMOs and ensure there is better council regulation and...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Suburban Build To Rent niche gets boost from lettings agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Leaders Romans Group's Suburban Build To Rent team has been appointed to jointly manage and maintain over 100 Build to Rent...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Only City cash in Build To Rent can ease supply crisis - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
A senior figure in the financial services sector says only Build To Rent can solve the stock shortage in the lettings...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agencies unveil impressive new office locations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Upmarket lettings agency Savills has moved its 30-strong team in Reading into a prominent new office in the town centre. The firm’s...
20 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters quit big city centres in search of lower rent locations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
Rightmove says growing numbers of renters are leaving Britain’s cities to find a cheaper place to live or to get more...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bid to identify future private rental properties in London](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentOnlineSearch-400x310.png)
A council is introducing a service which it claims will help identify properties which cannon future be used as private rental...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank spin-off plans to become national agency brand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
An estate agency formed by ex-Knight Frank staff says it plans to roll out nationwide. North Residential, a Harrogate firm which rebranded...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand and new name for fast-growing lettings agency](/upload/images/Lomond(1).png)
Lomond, which in the past two years has made 40 acquisitions of mostly small independent agencies, has marked its second anniversary...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark claims “progressive” new qualification is industry first](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents2-400x310.png)
Registrations are now open for Propertymark Qualifications’ multi-discipline Level 4 Certificate in Property Agency Management. The trade body describes this as a...
15 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Breakaway agency plans three new offices a year in massive growth plan](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Three months after becoming an independent estate agency, North Residential has opened a second branch. The new office - in Pocklington, East...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency holds recruitment evening…but you’ve got to go to Mayfair](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgent-400x310.png)
A nationwide agency is holding a recruitment evening … but anyone interested has to go to Mayfair to take part. Fine &...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Automated client account platform to supply agents’ trade group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/BroadbandConnection-400x310.png)
Automated client account platform Lettspay is to become a supplier to the Federation of Independent Agents. Lettspay, which is registered with the...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency reveals major expansion with plans for more in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/2023HappyNY-400x310.png)
The Stirling Ackroyd Group says it’s delivered 20 per cent revenue growth alongside the opening of five lettings and sales offices...
10 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency slams government for failing to boost rental supply](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
The way to solve the rental sector supply shortage is through Build To Rent, a leading agency claims. Leaders Romans Group says...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Where to Invest in 2023 - hotspots enjoy over 15% yields](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.png)
A buy to let investment site has used Artificial Intelligence to identify 10 top property investment opportunities in 2023. Based on analysis...
28 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investing in 2023? New buy to let hotspots identified in survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RightToRent1-400x310.png)
New research predicts that northern regions of England will see many of the best investment opportunities in 2023. It is also these...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents and suppliers take centre stage at “colossal” conference](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Propertymark pledges that an event being held next summer will be “colossal” - and will haver the likes of lettings agents...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![John Lewis reveals details of huge rental residential developments](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ConstructionBlueprints-400x310.png)
The John Lewis Partnership has agreed a £500m multi-decade joint venture with global investment company abrdn to deliver around 1,000 new...
05 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents to outpace house prices for years to come - agent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/London1-400x310.png)
Rent rises are predicted to outpace house price growth over the next five years. This is according to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...
15 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents accused of pushing landlords into raising rents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgencyBoards-Lettings-400x310.png)
A so-called Renters Union is organising a day of action after claiming letting agents are behind recent rent rises. London Renters Union...
14 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![OTM reveals latest PropTech deal offering exclusives to members](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/AgentOnline-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket has signed a deal with a PropTech service to provide agents with 3D Showcase scans and 2D floorplans. NicheCom has been...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Covid reversal as search for city living drives capital appreciation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/London1-400x310.png)
Increasing demand for homes in cities was the driving force behind the rapid house price inflation witnessed earlier this year, with...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![10-branch family-owned agency expands into new territory](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
A north west England lettings agency has expanded with a swoop on a Preston-based business. Keenans Group has acquired Letting Locations for...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Prime London - top agency boosts market forecast for rest of year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
Knight Frank’s latest market report for Prime London locations suggests that stock levels remain low by historical standards, with the number...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![London rentals market - prime areas boom, commuter belt slows](/upload/images/Locations/London-WestEnd-400x310.jpg)
Prime London rental growth reached 14.0 per cent in the year to the end of September according to Savills, but the...
03 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Developer sets up lettings agency and guarantees 10% yield](/upload/images/library/LandlordAndTenant-695x395.jpg)
A developer building flats and houses in Cornwall has set up a lettings operation promising a fixed 10 per cent gross...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent schemes out of London claim rapid lettings, low voids](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
A market snapshot of the growing Build To Rent sector outside of London suggests units are letting rapidly with low voids. Figures...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - rental repossession capital of England and Wales](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Cash%20property%20buyers%20image.jpg)
An analysis of lettings data across England and Wales shows that there have been 3,737 rental property repossession orders granted in...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb reveals typical incomes of hosts in staycation locations](/upload/images/Logos/Airbnb2-400x310.png)
UK hosts on Airbnb collectively earned over £1.5 billion in 2021 the short let platform claims. Some £668m of that was over...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Upbeat London market snapshot thanks to ongoing stock shortage](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BuyToLet-360x280.png)
The first six months of 2022 saw 171 per cent more enquiries from tenants looking for properties in London compared to...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fighting Back - short lets and holiday homes do NOT hit affordability](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Urban capital appreciation fights back after rural price rises](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarketImage-1-400x310.jpg)
House price growth in prime country and coastal locations is beginning to plateau after two years of runaway growth, with urban...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents roar ahead of pre-pandemic levels in prime areas](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/house-prices-rise400x310.png)
Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove’s new HQ is start of hybrid working initiative](/upload/images/Logos/RightmoveNewLogo2016-400x310.jpg)
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...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency makes its third acquisition in just 15 months](/upload/images/Logos/AshtonsLogo-400x310.jpg)
The independent Harpenden-based Home County Sales & Lettings has just been acquired by Ashtons, the company’s third acquisition in just 15...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![New co-owner of busy lettings branch is IT expert](/upload/images/Logos/WinkworthBoard-400x310.jpg)
The Shepherd’s Bush office has the largest lettings portfolio of all the Winkworth offices across the capital - and now it...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Backlash over wide-ranging holiday lets rules change](/upload/images/Locations/WalesFlag-400x310.jpg)
A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Hybrid agency scheme claims it's better for agents than rival firms](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BusinessWomen3-695x395-min.jpeg)
The closely-fought battle between franchise lettings agencies in the private rental sector continues apace. Maryam Bham, franchise sales manager at Hunters -...