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London-focussed agency Foxtons says the tenancy renewal numbers seen by the company this year are “unprecedented”. Gareth Atkins, lettings managing director at...

The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...

A council is launching a form on online letting agency which wants to push agents and landlords into agreeing two year...

Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

The classic winter time arguments between tenants and agents over what is damp and what is mildew can be resolved by...

A lettings trade body says the sector - and local councils - should do more to cater for the older and...

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

The private rental sector should embrace the idea of tenants with pets and not object to the prospect. That’s the view of...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

The Labour party has mocked the government’s £4m new funding for councils to combat rogue agents and landlords as “puny.” A statement...

The Liberal Democrats is the first of the major parties to release its party manifesto for the December 12 manifesto, and...

Housing minister Esther McVey has hinted that the government may finally decide as soon as next month on whether to introduce...

Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rising by 1.3...

A research report claims letting agents could be missing out on thousands of pounds of potential income each year by not...

The head of a firm that seeks investors to put money into residential property funds rather than individual homes for tenants...

The government consultation process which fuelled its decision to axe Section 21 eviction powers and move towards longer tenancies received only...

A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...

The JLL lettings agency is warning that the five week deposit cap enshrined in the Tenant Fees Act is likely to...

Momentum is building in the campaign to end ‘No DSS’ discrimination against private rental sector tenants in receipt of housing benefit. Late...

Private rental sector tenants in England stay an average of 4.1 years in their property - casting doubt over the justification...

The government says it will shortly respond to over 8,700 responses it received about its suggestions for longer standard tenancies in...

Home ownership rates for families aged 25 to 34 are rising for the first time in 30 years but high barriers...

Private landlords have to wait an average of over five months to regain possession of a property when applying to the...

The party conferences of the two main political parties threw up some interesting developments with regards to housing and the rental...

Rental sector experts are expressing growing fears that the relatively low-key Budget announcements made on Monday could herald something more dramatic...

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

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...

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

Last week Shelter and the National Housing Federation took a swipe at lettings agents, and now Citizens Advice has joined the...

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

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

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

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

Agents and others wishing to respond to the official consultation on government proposals for longer tenancies have only until late evening...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

Leaks from government sources to at least two mainstream news outlets today suggest that radical proposals on longer tenancies and possible...

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

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

A Build To Rent company that scrapped deposits for tenants a year ago says it has saved renters almost £3m in...

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

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

Grainger says it’s ready to respond to the growing need for longer tenancies for families and older renters - the latter...

Research by a prominent letting agency suggests that the majority of renters in his city would be happy to sign tenancy...

The government has been told is should simply adopt some Labour rental policies or risk losing the next General Election -...

A leading lettings sector trade body has repeated its call on government to offer a range of incentives to landlords and...

Well over twice as many Scottish tenants have seen their rents rise at the start of the year compared to those...

Trade bodies including ARLA, RICS, NALS and landlord organisations have met with the government to send a clear message - think...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has used a holiday season interview to repeat his pledge to swing powers back towards private tenants...

Prime minister Theresa May has repeated that the current government will not introduce rent controls in the private sector. The issue of...

The industry is awaiting details of the latest government consultation concerning the private rental sector which will consider longer tenancies. The consultation...

Stamp duty reform for first time buyers has taken pride of place in the Budget speech of Chancellor Phillip Hammond.   From today,...

The buy to let sector should prepare itself for issues which may arise if the government goes ahead with its intention...

The will exists in the private rental sector to provide the longer term tenancies advocated by the government, says a trade...

Wear and tear can be a highly contentious issue for many tenants and landlords; many arguments have arisen because of unclear definitions...

A trade body says the expanding Build To Rent sector will never be large enough to meet tenant demand and as...

Younger people will have more difficulty finding rented accommodation in coming months as a substantial proportion of landlords actively cut back...

The Queen’s Speech, outlining the government’s proposals for the next two years, has confirmed a pledge to introduce a ban on...

In a blog which appears - perhaps surprisingly - to be supportive of Theresa May’s General Election manifesto, campaigning charity Shelter...

The Liberal Democrats want a raft of additional controls on the private rented sector aimed at addressing what it describes as...

The British Property Federation says it is doing all it can to urge the fledgling Build To Rent sector to fall...

The number of people committing to tenancies for two years or more is declining according to new data released by Foxtons.   In...

Tenants in private rented housing are staying longer than ever in their current homes as the proportion of tenants with children...

Letting Agent Today’s Conor Shilling was in the audience of The Great Buy To Let Debate - always one of the...

The government has stepped in to clear up misunderstandings emerging from the Housing White Paper following its high profile call for...

Shelter - the campaigning charity many feel has had influence on government policies for the lettings sector - has now turned around and...

The government has set out 29 key points in its Housing White Paper.   Introducing in the Commons this afternoon, Communities Secretery Sajid...

A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that she is in favour of a tax regime that would reward...

Leeds Building Society has changed its mortgage criteria in a bid to encourage longer-term private rentals.    The UK’s fifth largest society will...

The new housing minister, Gavin Barwell, says he is behind the concept of longer tenancies for renters in the private sector.   In...

Letting agents and landlords should prepare for longer-term tenancies by improving their management and giving more choice to interior design, fixtures...

The controversial campaign group ACORN, which has made headlines by protesting outside letting agency offices in Bristol, is launching a new...

Eight out of 10 in rental accommodation want tenancy agreements of one year or less, a large survey by The Deposit Protection...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made a detailed case against so-called 'rent stabilisation' measures advocated by some on the...

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has backtracked on suggestions that the government may introduce longer standard tenancy agreements in the private rental...

One of five people vying for selection as Labour’s candidate in the 2016 London Mayoral election says private sector rents can...

Alex Hilton - a fiercely outspoken critic of the property establishment, especially letting agents - is stepping down tomorrow from his...

The National Landlords’ Association has set out a table of where the political parties stand on issues of lettings sector reform...

There are “advantages all round” in the certainty that three-year tenancies and even rent controls can offer, according to the head...