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A trade body representing Build To Rent operators claims that the sector “already accommodates the Bill’s proposals” in terms of tenants’...

An agency has snapped up a substantial regional firm involving 60 staff, 1,100 properties under management, as well as commercial, new...

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

Labour must build “a new generation of New Towns” if it gets into government, according to a parliamentary candidate linked to...

Propertymark wants the government to cool down on its enthusiasm for brownfield development. It says in a response to a consultation that...

Seymours, one of the largest independent agency networks operating in the South East of England, is to advertise its lettings and sales...

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...

Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...

Propertymark has again urged the UK government to continue with its target of building 300,000 new homes in England a year...

A new report suggests that past impressions of Build To Rent and other institution-funded rental units as expensive and concentrating on...

While most agents remain relatively tight lipped about party politics, the chief executive of Purplebricks has said the Tories should take...

Lettings and sales agency Gascoines is this week celebrating 70 years of serving the property market in Nottinghamshire. Founded by Doug Gascoine...

A five year old consumer reviews website has been acquired by Rightmove. Homeviews was set up in 2019 and at the time...

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

A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...

Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...

Rhodri Evans, director of land and new homes at Andrews Property Group, has been named as one of several industry figures...

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

Strutt & Parker’s London New Homes staff attribute 50 per cent of their market this year as dollar-based - 30 per...

Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to build more affordable homes. The latest data from the Scottish Government itself shows that the...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...

Property portal Rightmove has increased its key revenue target in a bullish set of results which shows it has not been...

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

Fewer than one in five homeowners support the government’s plans to ban gas boilers in new homes by 2025, with 83...

The Times is reporting that a delay to the controversial ban on gas boilers is being considered by the government as...

A long-established agency has created what it calls a “super office” in its city. John Payne Estate Agents, which has been active...

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

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

Research from a property developer suggests that the government needs to deliver an average of 67,500 new homes a quarter by...

Prominent figures from Foxtons and Chestertons are amongst the agency leaders featured on a new six-part podcast series from OnTheMarket.  Hosted by...

Council tax premiums being considered in Wales would be insufficient to persuade short let and holiday home owners to move their...

Propertymark has branded the plans by Housing Secretary Michael Gove to increase housebuilding “disappointing”. Nathan Emerson, Propertymark chief executive, says: “The UK...

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

Off-plan new build properties - at one time a solid favourite amongst landlords - are now falling out of favour with...

A development site sourcing firm claims that reclassifying just one per cent of England’s Green Belt could unlock space for almost...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

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

Senior Labour figures have come out with sharply opposing views on whether the party backs rent controls. Shabana Mahmood, a senior MP...

The new trade body for short lets has reacted angrily to a government plan for AirBnb and other short let hosts...

The number of new prospective tenants registering per Propertymark member branch held at 91 in February - very close to last...

Pre-tax profits for Connells Group have plummeted from £111.3m in 2021 to £67.5m last year - but its lettings division has...

Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...

The latest Build To Rent scheme announced by the UK’s largest listed rental homes firm is in fact a 22 storey...

The man who led the sale of prominent lettings agency Finders Keepers to Countrywide has landed a new role as group...

Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital Group Limited has announced plans to deliver 865 new homes across 11 sites around the...

Agency launches dedicated lettings team for rejuvenated London area Savills has launched a dedicated residential lettings office in an area of prime...

CJ Hole, part of The Property Franchise Group, has expanded with the acquisition of an independent firm in Bristol. CJ Hole owner...

Housebuilders have branded a west country council’s decision to ask for all new homes to be net zero as ‘unaffordable' and...

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

Propertymark is querying why there’s no help for the private rental sector to meet energy efficiency targets expressed in a new...

Legal & General - one of the country’s biggest Build To Rent players - has struck a deal with new build...

Legal & General Capital helped fund over 17,000 new homes last year across a range of tenures, chiefly Build To Rent.  Chief...

The government claims buildings will be made safer under new proposals including compulsory second staircases for new tower blocks. It says this...

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

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

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

The head of an estate agency and property investment firm says the government should do more to reform the rental sector...

Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer picked on the buy to let and holiday home sectors as targets for future restrictions, in...

Increased demand and investor appetite for purpose built Single Family Rental schemes have seen this niche market grow at scale, according...

A prominent brand in the Lomond Group - Linley & Simpson - has expanded its portfolio by over 600 properties in...

The franchise owners of a Parkers branch have marked their third year under the brand by opening a second office. Brendan and...

The famous seaside town of Whitby in Yorkshire has voted in a referendum considering a ban on new build properties being...

A selection of property industry figures have spoken out against the government’s latest proposals to extend Right To Buy to housing...

Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...

The latest market sentiment survey of the lettings market from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rent rises will...

An agency has made its 11th acquisition in just over a year. Thornley Groves - a brand in the Lomond Group -...

Build To Rent operator Avanton has pledged to build hundreds of new homes in two London hotspots under its A:Living brand. They...

New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

A developer says its new state-of-the-art sales centre in Hong Kong in set to boost Chinese investment in London. Galliard, the developer...

The fast-growing Lomond Group, backed by private equity cash, has snapped up another independent.  Lomond’s John Shepherd brand, which operates throughout the...

Chancellors Estate Agents is opening its 57th branch early in the New Yesr. The office is in central Basingstoke and will offer...

Only 15 per cent of adults are confident the housing crisis will be resolved in their lifetime. New research among 2,000 individuals...

Lloyds Banking Group, which is known to be investing huge sums in the UK private rental sector, has published the results...

There’s been an increase in demand for rental properties with electric charging points for cars, according to ARLA Propertymark. The news has...

Property group Nick Dunning Associates, which includes the brands Townends and Regents, has rebranded to Stirling Ackroyd Group, effective from today.  All...

New figures from the National Home Building Council suggests the popularity of detached properties has soared during the pandemic - prompting...

Savills says an increase in the number of new builds bought for buy to let and other property investment will help...

Leaders Romans Group has completed the purchase of Dewhurst Lettings in Swindon - the latest in its acquisition programme announced earlier...

A new £40m Build To Rent scheme has opened in Leeds city centre. The Headline, from Grainger, features 242 new homes and...

A lettings agency is using its latest podcast to explore the retail-to-resi trend in the housing market. Winkworth’s podcast under The Property...

A politician is stepping up his bid to ban buy to let purchasers acquiring any units at a 150-home scheme. ITV News...

Hunters - now subsumed into The Property Franchise Group - has opened a new branch in Bicester.  The new branch follows a...

A leading banking and wealth management company says a growth area for the rental sector in the years to come will...

The fast-accelerating trend of takeovers and mergers continues this morning with news that two Kent agencies are combining. Oakwood Homes in Thanet...

There’s been another fall in the proportion of new-builds sold off-plan. Data from Hamptons says 33 per cent of new home completions...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players, Legal & General, says it’s started work on 6,000 residential units in...

Fast-growing letting specialists Linley & Simpson has added over 600 homes to its portfolio after another major acquisition. It’s acquired the lettings and management division...

One of the largest Build To Rent operators in the country is reporting that the pandemic has had relatively minor effects...

John Lewis Partnership, until now best known for its department stores and ownership of Waitrose, is to build homes for rent. The...

There’s to be a new editor for Landlord Today from tomorrow, Thursday October 1. It’s to be Graham Norwood, currently editor of...

Hampshire independent agency Harcourts Property Agents in Southampton has been acquired by another independent, Beal’s. Harcourts has over 35 years experience in...

The Labour head of a special ‘taskforce’ looking at London housing issues in the light of the Coronavirus crisis says he...

Home offices aren’t all about laptops and wifi routers….they’re about gorgeous views too. So thanks to Marc Morrish, a director and auctioneer...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it has contacted the government to see whether its members are deemed ‘essential’ and...