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A prominent agent campaigning for business tax reform is urging Labour to come clean on its policies for business rates and...

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

Latest data from agency Chestertons reveals a 125 per cent increase in the number of landlords choosing to reduce asking rents...

Alto says it’s introducing new Lettings Progression functionality which will roll out in the first half of this year - so...

Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...

Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with agents...

The average rate of annual rental growth on a newly let property in Britain hit 12.0 per cent in August, the...

Chestertons’ latest data on London’s rental market reveals that there were 39 per cent more rental properties on the market in...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says the lettings market is defined now by the “alarming disparity” between demand and supply. In the...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London reach another new record this quarter of £1,231 per calendar month. That’s the...

A new survey reveals that the safety of client funds is one of the key reasons why letting agents look to...

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

A year on from the Elizabeth Line opening, new Rightmove analysis reveals the latest renter trends near stations along the line. The...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to yet another new record of £1,190 per calendar month. This...

As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming...

Jo Eccles, director of London-focussed buying agency and property consultancy Eccord, says she is witnessing some landlords willing to quit the...

Speculation is growing that the deadline for the private rental sector to meet new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for new tenants...

The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...

The government has delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document - it had been expected today.  The How to Rent...

Letting agents say the latest review of how Right To Rent has been carried out demonstrates “a knowledge gap” by landlords. This...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside London have risen to another new record of £1,172 per calendar month says Rightmove. This...

Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to a new record of £1,162 per calendar month according...

Propertymark’s latest rental market snapshot shows that since February, the number of new tenants wanting to register on agents’ books has increased...

The rental sector remains strong according to the latest market survey by Propertymark. The number of new tenants registered on average per...

teclet, part of the OnTheMarket Group, has completed the integration of Muuvo into its lettings and management platform. The Muuvo platform uses...

The rental market across Prime London continues to suffer from a combination of low supply and rapidly rising rents, according to...

Tenants are being offered what’s called a “fixed price green energy option” ahead of another fuel price hike this autumn. The deal...

A new PropTech platform allows letting agents free access to the information required to set up a tenancy and register renters...

A London council is urging letting agents and landlords to sign a pledge to encourage tenants to use the local recycling...

ARLA Propertymark is warning that new landlords must be drafted in to the private rental sector to replace those exiting in...

Propertymark says arrears in the private rental sector are rising once again as the Omicron variant continues to push across the...

The Guild of Property Professionals has entered into a partnership with one of the many deposit replacement services now available. It’s teamed...

The private rental sector is already attempting to improve its EPC results according to research from Shawbrook Bank.  From 2025 new rules...

Some agents allied with deposit alternative service flatfair - and who previously offered the service to new tenants - are now going...

ARLA Propertymark has released its latest lettings market snapshot showing demand reducing - but even so still being a record for...

Data from property investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests foreigners are returning to the UK capital as travel restrictions ease -...

It’s been announced that UK Sotheby’s International Realty has secured tenants for 20 apartments in record time at Embassy Gardens, a...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

Agents will be aware that demand for rental property is high right now - so a property consultancy has worked out...

The latest rental market snapshot released by ARLA Propertymark shows a little of the heat coming out of the rental market...

There’s still no sign of a lettings market slowdown according to the latest report from ARLA Propertymark. It says that the average...

Areas of the country which appear to have had a surplus of rental stock in the past is now reporting a...

There’s now an unprecedented level of demand from tenants for properties, according to the latest survey findings from ARLA Propertymark. The survey...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says agents should continue to help landlords and tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. Although the vaccine...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued updated guidance to include the recent extension of the bailiff enforcement...

Latest figures from ARLA Propertymark suggest the rental market continues to perform strongly. Data for February - the latest available from the...

Central London’s prime rental market is witnessing a wave of enquiries from tenants wanting to strike a deal according to a...

Foxtons has made no bones about how it sees future growth - it wants to acquire lettings books from other agencies. “There...

The number of new prospective tenants soared 27 per cent in the New Year according to figures released over the weekend...

The latest rental market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark suggests that only 30 per cent of tenants experienced rent increases in December...

A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic...

Letting agents say the number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell for the third month in a row. The latest ARLA Propertymark...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell for the second month in a row according to ARLA Propertymark. Its latest snapshot...

A lettings firm has been ordered to pay over £18,000 after failing to provide adequate living conditions for his tenants. Chelmsford magistrates...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell by almost a fifth in the year to the end of September according...

A new PropTech tool called Covid Profile tells lettings agents if tenants are self-isolating or in quarantine because of Coronavirus.  The cloud-based...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...

The number of new prospective tenants is at its highest level ever according to data just released by ARLA Propertymark. The association’s...

ARLA Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants continued to rise in July, hitting the highest number on record. The average...

Letting agents are being warned they are likely to face a higher number of mandatory electrical checks as the sector expands...

The number of new prospective tenants has risen markedly according to figures from ARLA Propertymark. In June - the latest data available...

One of the capital’s largest lettings agencies says business is recovering well, although ironically rents are down 10% and increased activity...

The latest market snapshot produced by agent data suggests that rent increases have hit a new low as the Coronavirus impacts on...

Average room rents in the capital have dipped seven per cent compared to this time last year according to a flat-sharing...

An online lettings agency says landlords should take up mortgage holiday offers and be willing to accept reduced rent during the...

Tenants’ safety should be letting agents’ first priority in the new era of activity during the Coronavirus pandemic. In a new document...

The consumer group Which? claims some agents and landlords are not honouring break clauses and therefore not allowing tenants to move...

A surge in rental activity has encouraged a London-focussed agency to un-furlough some of its staff ahead of an expected relaxation...

Private landlords want the government to stop local authorities charging council tax on rented homes left empty because of the Coronavirus.  The National...

London agency Chestertons reports that despite the lockdown it’s registered 2,369 new tenants needing to move, conducted 3,432 virtual viewings, received...

Hot weather combined with a lockdown can only mean one thing - a record number of searches for rental properties with...

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

A new survey suggests there may be an exodus of investors out of buy to let - some 27 per cent...

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

High end agency JLL says it’s seen a consistent rise in London owners becoming landlords, with a 15.3 per cent increase...

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month.  The company...

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was...

Monday marks the one month anniversary of the Tenant Fees ban coming into force, but a senior London agent warns the...

Tenancy deposit alternative provider Reposit has been taken on by Devon-based agency chain Webbers.  The agency’s 15 offices operate in north Cornwall,...

A lettings agent and investment adviser says there is a positive interpretation of the fees ban introduced this month in England. Abi...

Tenancy deposit alternative Reposit has announced a partnership with Pattinson, the largest independent agency network in the North East. The 26-branch network...

How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...

A buy to let investor has received a hefty fine “for endangering the lives of his tenants by failing to meet...

The BBC’s Reality Check service, respected for giving a more realistic assessment of many politicians’ promises, has looked at London mayor...

Lettings agency Haart says it will return up to £20m in deposits to existing tenants if they sign up to a...

The death of the high street agency is a familiar headline, but PropTech can lower costs for bricks-and-mortar agencies and help...

In what seems to be increasingly rare good news for the private rental sector, ARLA says demand from new tenants has...

A specialist buy to let mortgage lender says buy to let investors should act now - even if it means borrowing...

The government has issued a new How To Rent guide - a key document which agents or landlords managing their properties...

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

A leading property law specialist has warned that many buy to let investors remain unaware of the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

The How To Rent guide - the document which has to be given to new tenants by letting agents or landlords...

Build To Rent developer Be says it is moving to a no-fees model for its development at Hayes in west London....

The Secretary of State for Wales has called on the Welsh Government to take measures against what he calls “unjust fees...

New figures assembled by the Nationwide reveal precisely how much, on average, it costs to operate a privately rented property.    The numbers...

The Residential Landlords Association has secured a £1.5m funding pot from energy company E.ON - the only such funding dedicated solely...

The number of letting agents who saw landlords increasing rent costs for tenants remained at 31 per cent in July -...

Former Countrywide chief executive and chairman Grenville Turner is one of a number of high profile new investors unveiled for Zero...