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The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum.  Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...

Rental growth in prime London postcodes has narrowed to levels last seen in the summer of 2021, says Knight Frank.  Average rents...

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

Fine & Country says it’s staging so-called Masterclass sessions with experts creating strategies “to help agents dominate the prime property market...

The Prime Central London lettings market is returning to normality, a prominent agency says. JLL says average rents fell 1.4% between Q4...

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

TV property guru and Move iQ founder Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One this year, the trade...

Lettings giant Foxtons has hired merger and acquisition bankers from Rothschild following pressure from shareholders to sell itself for £160m, the...

It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...

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

Supply has continued to build while demand remained steady, which increased downwards pressure on rents in the first quarter of 2024...

Lettings and property management agency Xenia Lettings has appointed a new director.  Daryl Tomlinson first entered the industry in 2007 as a...

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the Lettings markets.   The new logbooks...

A prominent lettings agent is calling for an end to what he calls the “archaic” system under which some tenants end...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

Propertymark has urged the Sunak government to press ahead with leasehold reform ahead of the Second Reading of the Leasehold and...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

Specialist property management firm Xenia Estates has announced a shake up ahead of entry into the residential lettings sector. Xenia currently looks...

Knight Frank has appointed Louna Del Barrio as lettings associate in a key London office. Del Barrio comes to Knight Frank following...

London landlords have started the new year by dropping their rents according to lettings agency Chestertons, whose data suggests that there...

The ESTAS Group says its 2024 Best in Postcode Category Winners will be announced on April 26. This new category was announced...

Prime London rental values fell closer to their longer-term average in January, as supply continued to increase - but worries about...

The Bank of England has kept its base rate at 5.25 per cent but markets forecast this will drop from the summer as...

A return of pent-up demand and mortgage rates falling below five per cent have boosted the start of the year for...

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

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

Knight Frank has revised its housing market forecasts for 2024, just two weeks into the new year. It’s done this on the...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

A severe shortage of properties to rent, fierce competition to secure the homes that are available, and rising rental prices led...

The UK rental market is experiencing a gradual easing in demand, marking a shift from the peak levels witnessed in recent...

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

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of warning that Tory splits over Rwanda and immigration could force an early election...

The UK Apartment Association - effectively a trade body for the Build To Rent sector - is beefing up its top...

Residential buy to let in the North West of England, London industrial property and retail warehouses are set to be the...

New figures released this week by Propertymark reveal that even in the run-up to Christmas there was no significant change in...

Foxtons claims it’s reached new heights under its latest management team. The agency has been described as the is fastest growing UK...

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

The boss of a prominent UK lettings and property management agency says new regulations planned for the industry are to be...

A register launched to shed light on overseas property ownership in the UK now has over 30,000 registrations.  The Register of Overseas...

A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...

All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...

There were 3.7 new prospective tenants for every rental property listed in prime London postcodes last month says Knight Frank. The figure,...

It’s claimed that as many as one in five tenants has lost out in a rental bidding war during the last...

The board of Foxtons is under pressure from a minority of shareholders to put the agency group up for sale, according...

Knight Frank has bolstered its prime offering across north London with a new head of lettings in its Hampstead office. Jared Kilgarriff...

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

A deposit alternative service claims online searches by tenants reflect increased uncertainty over affordability. Deposit alternatives are under scrutiny at the moment...

There’s growing optimism that tomorrow’s Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting will see base rate held for another month -...

One of the players in the controversial Deposit Alternative field is stepping up its case for this kind of service to...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

The latest edition of the Home housing index shows Conti suing close links between both the lettings and sales markets. The Home...

Prime London rents are still rising - but that growth is slowing, says Knight Frank. And the number of new prospective tenants...

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...

A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipate stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...

A website and digital services supplier has partnered with a social media marketing firm. Property Webmasters is working with flow to provide...

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

The average rental deposit in the UK is now £1,434, based on the requirement that a deposit is set at up...

Following the merger of the South Scotland and North Cumbria branches of Fine & Country, the  agency has added a further...

The Competition and Markets Authority’s in depth investigation into the controversial deposit alternative concept has been welcomed by one of the...

The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving letting agents and landlords and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...

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

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

The relatively good news over inflation delivered by the government yesterday will not stop a 15th successive base rate rise from...

The long-awaited supply increase in the prime London lettings market is underway, says high-end agency Knight Frank.  The agency says the underlying...

The head of one of the country’s highest profile franchise agency empires says the self-employed ethos of some advisers and entrepreneurial...

Most economic and housing analysts believe another base rate rise is on the cards for next month - but the sharp...

Colliers, the agency and property consultancy, has issued another outspoken attack on government policy - this time prompted by a formal...

Tenants want letting agents, landlords and other property industry figures to more openly demonstrate their green credentials. That’s the message from a...

London agency Chestertons has warned tenants in the capital to be prepared for a highly competitive property search this summer. The firm’s...

The latest lettings market snapshot produced by London-focussed property data firm LonRes shows little change in the supply-constrained rental sector. However, figures...

The Competition and Markets Authority is beefing up its enforcement work against illegal cartels and offering a reward of up to...

A senior director at Chestertons, one of London’s largest lettings agencies, has warned that tenants in the capital will face an...

A holiday lettings agency has come out fighting on behalf of its clients. Following calls by local leaders in Cornwall and Devon...

Prime London’s housing market lacks its usual seasonal spring bounce with prices flat and transactions down, admits property data consultancy LonRes. And...

One of the high end lettings agencies dominating the prime London rental landscape says there’s no end in sight to the...

Propertymark has recognised the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) offered by Rightmove. Both Propertymark and its training arm...

One of the most respected financial organisations says markets are now betting that the Bank of England base rate will hit...

Platforms like Facebook are infiltrated by fake review factories, despite the imminent publication of a new Bill which will look to make...

Leaders lettings agency has launched its new sustainable office in Aylesbury. The company insists that by 2030 all of its branches will...

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets today to decide on its base interest rate amidst shock at the latest...

Connells Group is making a bid to win business in the Build To Rent sector, launching what it calls “the UK’s...

The rental market in Prime London continues to suffer from a severe stock shortage according to recent data from property consultancy...

The Competition and Markets Authority is launching a three month probe into how letting agents operate within the private rental sector. It says...

The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Nathan Emerson,...

A prominent legal firm has given its view on the five key trends facing the private rental sector in 2023. These come...

Global luxury real estate brand Christie’s International Real Estate has signed Carter Jonas as its exclusive affiliate in the United Kingdom.  Carter...

A statement to shareholders by the Savills lettings and estate agency admits that it under-estimated how strong the high end prime...

A new survey of over 8,000 commercial estate agents indicates a challenging 2023 - suggesting a possible alternative investment option for...

Rightmove says yesterday’s Bank of England base rate rise to 3.5 per cent - the ninth hike in as many Bank...

The latest market snapshot by London-focussed data company LonRes shows that a shortage of homes available to rent across all parts...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again this week with a further interest rate rise likely if base rate...

Trends in the lettings market “do not bode well for renters on low incomes” according to an analyst. Jack Godby of lettings...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has sent a letter to the Competitions and Markets Authority saying the watchdog is independent - but...

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...