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A huge number of additional transactions completing in the next few weeks due to the stamp duty holiday provides estate agents...

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and shifting tenant requirements are reinforcing the need for good broadband in the rental market...

Rightmove’s analysis of its own listings for January suggests demand in the rental market is 14 per cent up on a year...

There’s been a small change to the Coronavirus regulations as they apply to the maintenance and upkeep of properties in Scotland. First...

What’s life-changing, involves months of anticipation, and ends with a big arrival? You might think we’re talking about pregnancy. But research...

Letting agents and the rental market in England are still in business even during the national lockdown already in force. The government’s...

Weekend statements from the government and Housing Secretary have made it clear that the rental market remains open for business even...

There have been more Coronavirus-inspired changes to lettings regulations in Scotland. Firstly the Scottish Government has passed the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment...

Some 25,000 investors and landlords have signed up to receive a free expert guide from Zoopla in just over a week...

New tenancies recorded by The Deposit Protection Service suggests the market is back almost to its pre-pandemic levels of activity. Data in...

The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...

Competition between various deposit alternative providers continues apace, with one of the earliest companies - Reposit - naming a new agency...

The government is considering the idea of a deposit passport for use by tenants when they move from one property to...

A think tank is blaming high rents for apparently stopping Millennials moving to better paying parts of the country. A report from...

An analysis of 30,000 tenancies by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that the upcoming ban on tenants’ fees could impact most on...

A new study has revealed that the key reason tenants move between rental properties is to experience a different area. This is...

A Select Committee of MPs investigating the proposed ban on agents’ fees levied on tenants says the measure could save renters...

The government's plan to cap tenancy deposits at six weeks rent threatens to cost Britain’s renters an average of £1391 –...

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

London politician Sian Berry - who was the Green Party candidate for the Mayoral elections in the capital in May -...

The complete list of this year’s ESTAS award winners has now been released after a hugely successful ceremony in London hosted...

Measures which discourage investment in the private rented sector can only push up rents and harm tenants more than landlords, a...