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Rents rose 9% on average in the UK in Q1 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, says flatshare site SpareRoom. Out...
16 April 2024
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Propertymark has batted away any possible market pessimism as a result of a downbeat price index result from the Halifax Just before...
08 April 2024
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NatWest Group has announced a new package of what it calls ”targeted lending and support” to help local councils provide more...
27 March 2024
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Average UK private rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024 according to the Office for National Statistics. This...
21 March 2024
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A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...
20 March 2024
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A property portal claims it’s struck an industry-first by making a “substantial investment” of over £250,000 in Artificial Intelligence. The local portal...
20 March 2024
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Propertymark is highlighting new advice for agents and landlords given by Lets With Pets, the website of The Dogs Trust charity. The...
20 March 2024
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A new Build To Rent scheme launches in Manchester this summer with the first residents moving in during June. The Castings is...
15 March 2024
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Propertymark has welcomed proposed reforms to evict tenants who show persistent anti-social behaviour. In 2018, a Northern Ireland Department of Justice consultation...
12 March 2024
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Airbnb - which recently announced it’s sharing some information about its landlord hosts with HMRC - is now sharing data with...
12 March 2024
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The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...
07 March 2024
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The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...
06 March 2024
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One of the Republic of Ireland's largest agency chains, Sherry Fitzgerald, has snapped up Belfast independent Simon Brien Residential, known as...
05 February 2024
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A return of pent-up demand and mortgage rates falling below five per cent have boosted the start of the year for...
29 January 2024
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A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...
12 January 2024
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A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...
11 January 2024
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Newspaper report claims some 710 properties have been put into the private rental market by the government - and they are...
03 January 2024
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Propertymark has responded to two consultations on the proposals to introduce electrical safety standards and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in...
22 December 2023
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A new report claims that Airbnb has generated tens of thousands of jobs in the UK and enables people to work...
07 December 2023
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Government data shows that as of 2022 some 15.29 per cent of homes in England are privately rented, with 14.9 per...
13 October 2023
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An independent agency managing 115 lettings units has been snapped up its local Belvoir franchise. Tim Hughes, owner of Belvoir Newbury, has...
10 October 2023
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Airbnb has taken the unusual step of buying space on an influential Labour Party website, just ahead of the party’s conference. Amanda...
27 September 2023
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Propertymark is urging agents to give it their views on two consultations on health and safety issues coming out of Northern...
15 September 2023
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The historic Cluttons agency has moved its London office HQ to what it calls “a new prime trophy building.” It’s taken a...
29 August 2023
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Zoopla’s research team says the rise in mortgage interest rates means it’s now cheaper to rent than to buy for the...
22 August 2023
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A new northern version of a popular property awards ceremony makes its debut this autumn. The North West PROPS, a northern-focused version...
22 August 2023
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A leading agency says the squeeze on tenants facing high rent rises is not going to end anytime soon. The comment -...
17 August 2023
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A property website has produced startling figures giving an insight into the frenzied rental market. Property Pal, which looks at the housing...
14 August 2023
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There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...
14 August 2023
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HM Treasury has published a consultation on reform of the anti-money laundering supervisory system, giving four options. Currently the supervisory system is...
27 July 2023
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Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...
24 July 2023
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The average rent on a newly let property in Britain rose to £1,273 pcm in June, a new record according to...
19 July 2023
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Propertymark has put forward a six-point plan to slash economic crime in the property sector. The trade body says a series of...
17 July 2023
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Rents continue to soar across the UK according to data released by flatshare website SpareRoom. It says average UK room rents were...
13 July 2023
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After numerous stories of councils and letting agencies at each others’ throats over To Let boards, Trading Standards and other controversies,...
12 July 2023
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Propertymark has revealed its latest top table of elected and unelected spokespeople forming its new leadership team. The new chair of the...
04 July 2023
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Ukrainians in the UK will be helped into private rental homes as part of a £150m government injection. The funding will be...
19 June 2023
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Airbnb is offering a £50 travel voucher to any Liverpool household hosting their first Airbnb guest in a private room in...
05 May 2023
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Airbnb is warning the UK government not to be heavy handed in its planning controls restricting the short lets sector. At the...
17 April 2023
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A trio of agents working in a hybrid agency have setup an LGBTQ+-focused mentoring, learning and networking group. James Hummerstone-Pope, Danielle Andrews...
13 April 2023
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Revenue from property taxes in Scotland has dropped significantly so far this year, according to a prominent lettings agency. DJ Alexander Ltd...
12 April 2023
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Airbnb says any new rules for short lets in Wales should protect hosts and the benefits they bring to the tourism...
31 March 2023
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The average rent in the UK is now £1,175 per calendar month according to HomeLet. This is a tiny 0.3 per cent...
08 March 2023
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A new analysis suggests that the number of first time buyers has plummeted by over 10 per cent in the past...
23 February 2023
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Rental yields have increased by as much as 2.5 per cent in the past year as rent values outperform house prices. The...
22 February 2023
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Trading Standards officers check for agents’ compliance by scrutinising their websites, it’s being claimed. Agents are being warned to ensure their websites...
20 February 2023
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The equity release market has expanded by 27 per cent to hit a record £5.58 billion of new lending last year,...
31 January 2023
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The availability of stock within the owner-occupied market is now back to a pre-pandemic norm, but the reverse is true for...
26 January 2023
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Airbnb has come out in favour of a short lets registration scheme across the UK - similar to the one promised...
10 January 2023
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The housing market slowdown is gathering pace and has now hit every region of the UK according to the Nationwide. In data...
03 January 2023
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New research predicts that northern regions of England will see many of the best investment opportunities in 2023. It is also these...
23 December 2022
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Annual rental growth strengthened for the third month running, with average rents up 7.9 per cent across Britain on the same...
14 December 2022
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A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...
17 November 2022
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Propertymark has reiterated its opposition to rent controls in its latest statement on proposals in Northern Ireland. The NI Assembly has published...
04 November 2022
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Northern property specialist Bradley Hall has opened a new rental and sales office in Leeds city centre. The firm has expanded its...
03 November 2022
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The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, says the limited cut in stamp duty in England and Northern Ireland announced in the mini-Budget...
17 October 2022
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In Scotland - where a rent freeze kicked in last weekend - Scottish private rents have fallen nearly 15 in real...
10 October 2022
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The details of the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill will be the main focus of the Propertymark annual conference in Belfast...
05 October 2022
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Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that stamp duty will be cut. In future there will be no stamp duty on the first...
23 September 2022
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There’s more evidence today that cleaning remains the largest cause of disputes between agents and tenants. Data released by The Dispute Service...
06 September 2022
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Latest figures from the Tenancy Deposit Service shows a slight reduction in typical deposits for rental properties in England and Wales. At...
23 August 2022
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Airbnb has outlined plans to invest £500,000 to “preserve and showcase the West Midlands' cultural assets and boost tourism in the...
11 August 2022
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A company claims that some 18 per cent of property firms have seen a rise in criminals attempting to launder money...
18 July 2022
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Senior figures in the agency industry have backed new guidance from the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agent Team regarding...
13 July 2022
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The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team has published fresh guidance to help letting agents meet new requirements regarding...
12 July 2022
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A new market snapshot suggests that the cost of renting just a room in London has reached an average of over...
07 July 2022
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A prominent agency says it believes a city in northern England is the UK’s top spot for Chinese property investment -...
07 July 2022
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Airbnb has signed what it calls “a landmark agreement” with the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, becoming the official hosting provider for ...
05 July 2022
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Airbnb says that its so-called ‘party ban’ - introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic - is being made...
30 June 2022
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Housing minister Eddie Hughes has categorically stated that the government is not considering rent controls in England. In a written reply to...
08 June 2022
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The average rent in the UK has hit another record high of £1,103 per calendar month after a 1.1 per cent...
08 June 2022
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London rents are rising at a record pace with growth being driven by tenants returning from outside the capital. That’s the suggestion...
16 May 2022
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Propertymark members are to get a briefing on Northern Ireland’s new Private Tenancies Act at a webinar hosted by the trade...
05 May 2022
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Airbnb is giving away £100 vouchers to anyone in the UK who shifts into the short lets sector for the first...
29 April 2022
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Propertymark is calling on candidates in next week's Northern Ireland Assembly elections to support policies that will increase housing supply and...
29 April 2022
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The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...
21 April 2022
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Annual rental yields in England and Wales have dipped but tenant demand is set to stay strong for the rest of...
21 April 2022
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The monthly costs for a first time buyer are some 13 per cent lower than that of a similar renter -...
22 March 2022
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A player in the rental insurance field is warning that the growing cost of living crisis makes it more important than...
04 March 2022
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Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has accused governments across the UK of using Covid 19 rule changes to slip in...
28 February 2022
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A lettings agency says renters must pay an average of up to 77 per cent of their monthly household income to...
04 February 2022
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Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...
03 February 2022
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The latest lettings market snapshot from HomeLet suggests another record average UK monthly rent level of £1,064 pcm - up a...
03 February 2022
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Extending the length of Notice to Quit periods in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland to up to six months...
27 January 2022
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Buy to let investors many quit the sector if proposals in the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill go-ahead in their existing...
23 November 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has released its latest lettings market snapshot showing demand reducing - but even so still being a record for...
27 October 2021
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The House of Commons Library, an independent body not controlled by government, has published a detailed history of the many measures...
28 September 2021
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New laws to limit rent increases to once a year in Northern Ireland have moved a step closer and lettings agents...
15 September 2021
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The lettings market continues to boom, with HomeLet’s latest index showing average UK rents at a record high for the third...
06 September 2021
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Reluctance to move during the pandemic is thought to be a key reason for a sharp drop in tenancy disputes between...
03 September 2021
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Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities is extending the regulations for the period of notice a landlord must give a tenant before...
03 September 2021
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There’s been a 21 per cent rise in demand for properties from buy to let investors according to a new analysis...
26 August 2021
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Airbnb has launched a scheme it calls the UK Trust and Safety Alliance to offer hosts information on health, safety and...
23 July 2021
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A new estimate put the value of the UK private rental sector at almost £1.4 trillion. Buy to let and investment consultancy...
20 July 2021
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Propertymark has given its broad support to a new Private Members Bill introduced into the Northern Ireland assembly, aimed at improving...
08 July 2021
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There’s still no sign of a lettings market slowdown according to the latest report from ARLA Propertymark. It says that the average...
29 June 2021
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Airbnb, which has been criticised by some for its impact on local rental markets, is to set up its own ‘tax’...
07 June 2021
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The Build to Rent market remains small in volume but it is making some inroads, leading to BTR rent rises predominantly...