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Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says it will take a year for court backlogs to be reduced substantially and even longer to...

Tenant demand continues to rise and is now way beyond the long term average according to the latest market snapshot by...

A new report suggests that agents may already be seeing more middle-aged and older landlords - and if that hasn’t happened...

Rents for detached homes increased twice as fast as the average for all UK properties during Q3 2021 says the Deposit...

The head of a lettings agency has drawn up a wish list for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to address in his Budget...

One of the industry’s leading suppliers says the controversy over pets in private rental properties could be defused relatively easily. Inventory management firm...

A PropTech chief says there’s substantial opportunity for letting agents to earn more revenue - so long as they understand their...

Shelter claims the health of one in five renters in England is harmed by poor housing, and says grants covering Covid-related...

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

Letting agents using rent protection and legal expenses insurance via Goodlord will have their rent protected until vacant possession, with no cap...

Airbnb has backed the Scottish Government's backtrack on pledges to exercise more centralised regulation over short let properties. The country’s ruling SNP-Green coalition...

The Property Redress Scheme has expelled an agent operating a guaranteed rent scheme which failed to pay £150,000 to a former landlord client. The agent...

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...

Average annual rental growth across Britain hit 8.0 per cent in September, the third fastest annual rate of growth recorded this...

The Scottish Government - which earlier this year suggested it would be clamping down heavily on Airbnbs, especially in Edinburgh -...

Lettings agency Hamptons, part of Connells, says there’s little sign that the stamp duty holiday led to large numbers of new...

Lettings technology platform Goodlord has acquired a new app called acasa.  acasa is a fintech platform which allows tenants to manage household...

ARLA Propertymark is calling on the government to properly fund local authorities so they can combat rogue operators in the private...

A senior Conservative in Wales wants the Welsh Government to consider creating a housing tribunal in the light of rising tenant arrears. Janet Finch-Saunders,...

Campaigners against letting agents and landlords appear to suggest that the issue of rising rents is uniquely confined to the UK...

More and more people are committing tenancy fraud and it’s having a massive impact on the industryAs a lettings agency, you...

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...

A high profile and respected lettings sector legal expert is inviting questions from agents at a webinar next week - and he’ll...

The short lets sector - already receiving political and community criticism for eroding the wider private rental sector - needs better...

The lettings agents’ group Propertymark has told Chancellor Rishi Sunak that unless the private rented sector is overhauled many landlords will...

Henry Adams Lettings has acquired Country & Coastal Lettings, a small independent in Hampshire.  Ian Wiggett, chief executive of Henry Adams, says:...

A PropTech company says it will support agents left in the lurch by the collapse of ARPM. Ash Residential Property Management -...

The long-awaited White Paper on rental reform is some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying he and...

A new call has come for government action to stop the hemorrhage of properties shifting from long term rental to Airbnb...

New data from Rightmove reveals that the imbalance of supply and demand for rental properties in suburban and rural areas has...

A lack of longer term rental accommodation thanks to the growth of Airbnb and other short lets has led to a...

A prominent industry supplier is warning the government not to damage the private rental sector in its push to promote ever-more...

A leading property lawyer is warning that a tribunal case between a London letting agent and a tenant - involving a...

The latest rental index from PropTech platform Goodlord shows voids inching up - although still remaining much lower than the long-term...

A PropTech company says virtual tours should now be made to abide by GDPR regulations to increase privacy for landlords and...

After 10 days of reports of soaring energy costs, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced a series of tips for letting agents...

The end of the stamp duty holiday today has triggered a reduction in the number of buy to let investors saying...

A branch of Northwood has snapped up an independent agency. Bassets Lettings, which is based in Salisbury, was set up in 2002...

More buy to let properties are being put on the sales market, despite the strength in the lettings sector, says Zoopla. In...

New research reveals that student property portfolios based in smaller university towns or cities typically generate the best returns. The findings, from...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

Propertymark is telling politicians to stop demonising letting agents and landlords. The unusualy bluntl message has come in response to the latest...

New forms have been posted online which must be used by landlords and letting agents from October 1. New legislation regarding eviction...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the Labour Party conference that if her party wins the next General Election she will...

The rush for space to work and relax at home will still dominate the rental market for the short term at...

The House of Commons Library, an independent body not controlled by government, has published a detailed history of the many measures...

The letting agents’ trade body has issued a warning to landlords that short lets may provide quick profits - but they...

Campaign group Generation Rent, led by former Labour Baroness Alicia Kennedy, has renewed its call for the scrapping of Section 21...

The rapid pace of growth in the rental market will slow in 2022 but the enduring rate of increase should still...

A statement from ARLA Propertymark has hinted that it believes politicians may be out of touch with the reality of how...

Tenants are paying almost £70bn of rent to landlords a year, research claims. Buy-to-let specialist Sequre Property Investment has found the best...

Record demand and low levels of supply have pushed the number of tenants experiencing rental increases to new highs, lettings agents...

Landlords in Wales have been told that rules giving tenants six months’ notice to vacate a property will remain in place...

The former home of The Yorkshire Post has been turned into a new build-to-rent property by Grainger. The building, one of Leeds’...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...

An investment firm has flagged up the recently announced move by banking giant Lloyds to enter the private rented sector as...

A property app firm, which describes itself as a second-generation digital property management service, is aiming to raise a ‘significant six figure...

The lettings arm of a leading Edinburgh-based property portal has reported a surge of Edinburgh properties being rented on the same...

We may still be some months off 2022, but property experts are already beginning to make their predictions for next year...

A new survey has revealed that just 11% of people think Michael Gove, who was announced as the new Housing Secretary...

An industry poll has revealed that tech is now so important in our lives that a fifth of UK tenants say...

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

Agents need to be diligent regarding the the growth of cannabis in rental properties and the devastating lengths tenants will go to...

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...

An estate and lettings agent has analysed how the level of rental arrears has grown between each wave of the pandemic. The...

The Welsh Government has revealed that it hasn’t had time to evaluate its tenant fee ban due to the pandemic. Tenant fees...

When it comes to gathering evidence for deposit disputes, the need for thoroughness is understandable. However, on occasion some landlords take...

A lettings agent has been jailed for three years for defrauding tenants and landlords out of more than £182,000.  Lee Clarke, 42,...

Build to rent providers are taking the lead against private rental sector homes by advertising developments as pet-friendly.  Research by furnishings provider...

Knight Frank is anticipating a “sprint for stock” in the lettings market as offices reopen and travel restrictions ease.  Tom Bill, Knight...

The latest research by lettings agency Benham and Reeves has analysed how the pandemic has affected the UK rental market when...

Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...

As a letting agent in the UK, you might think what happens in China has no bearing on your work here....

The end of the stamp duty holiday, which was introduced in July 2020, is now only a few weeks away. The upcoming...

A dramatic day, which saw a Cabinet reshuffle seemingly come out of the blue, ended with Michael Gove as the new...

The property industry has broadly welcomed Michael's Gove appointment as Housing Secretary after he replaced Robert Jenrick yesterday afternoon. “We welcome today’s...

LettingaProperty.com has appointed Kevin Neary, ex-GameStop Group managing director and co-founder, as Board Chairman, to help drive the company's growth. This...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

Lettings agents have highlighted a lack of stock as their main concern, research claims. The latest State of the Lettings Industry report...

Propertymark has called for a return of mortgage interest relief and a review of landlord taxes to boost the rental sector. The...

New laws to limit rent increases to once a year in Northern Ireland have moved a step closer and lettings agents...

Almost half of renters in England have been victims of illegal behaviour from landlords or lettings agents, Shelter claims. The stark allegations...

A lettings agent has expressed his amazement after an emotional LinkedIn post about paying himself a salary for the first time...

One in four homes in the UK has a potentially dangerous gas appliance, new research claims. Analysis of inspection figures by Gas...

A lettings agent who sold his business to Chestertons last year has claimed the sector has come to the “end of...

Portfolio landlords can be the key to running a successful lettings agency. That is the latest claim from lead generation software provider...

Landlords are being reminded of their responsibilities for gas safety checks on properties being rented to tenants. Gas Safety Week runs from...

Tenants are now paying less rent than five years ago, research claims. Analysis by Hamptons claims the total amount of rent paid...

More than a third of renters haven’t taken out contents insurance for their possessions. Analysis by insurance provider Trōv has found that...

The government has set in motion a Parliamentary procedure meaning the notice periods for evictions in England return to normal from...

One of the industry’s leading surveys comes out next week - and a preview suggests it’s going to show increasing optimism...

There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...

One of the country’s largest commercial and retail landlords - Capital & Regional - is to expand is current programme of...

The farcical implementation of the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme has been sharply criticised by Propertymark. Timothy Douglas, the organisation’s policy and...

A PropTech platform which uses Open Banking to help with tenant due diligence has raised another £1m in funding. Homeppl - which...

New data released by franchise agency Winkworth showed that the rental market so far this year has been divided between house...

It is understood that Lloyds Bank may use local agencies to find tenants for new private rental sector activities. In recent weeks...

Rents in some of the most popular locations of the country have risen 25 per cent in the past year according...

A PropTech supplier claims letting agents can now register deposits at the click of a button thanks to a new integration...

Agents should go further in allowing tenants to have digital access to key documents such as contracts and fees information. That’s one...

A new idea put forward by a student-focussed Build To Rent operator is likely to increase the momentum behind campaigners wanting...

Agents who are members of The Guild of Property Professionals and who have been hit by the uncertainties surrounding outsourced property...

Letting Agents should aim for 50 per cent profit margins according to a high profile former president of ARLA. Sally Lawson says...

The number of international tenants searching for UK property has reached its highest level since before the pandemic. High end agency Knight...

An auctioneer says the strong interest of investors from around the world shows how Buy To Let has a second wind...

There is a report that the private equity owner of Leaders Romans Group has appointed bankers to work on a ‘strategic...

ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...

The lettings market continues to boom, with HomeLet’s latest index showing average UK rents at a record high for the third...

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

ARLA Propertymark has voiced its concern over rent controls to a politicians who is leading the charge to introduce them to...

Reluctance to move during the pandemic is thought to be a key reason for a sharp drop in tenancy disputes between...

Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities is extending the regulations for the period of notice a landlord must give a tenant before...

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...

The agency My Property Box has completed the acquisition of established North Yorkshire letting agent WardHorne – its sixth such deal...

Let Tech Solutions, a PropTech firm which now works with more than half of all property managers in Scotland, is expanding...

A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...

An agency says its bizarre list of items left behind by departing tenants shows how many renters actually appear to keep pets. A...

John D Wood - one of two high end brands formerly owned by Countrywide but recently acquired by Connells - is...

A lettings agent has taken the unorthodox approach of advising tenants to take their landlords to court in a bid to...

The UK’s largest ever additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect over the long weekend.  Westminster council’s scheme will focus...

Data from Leaders Romans Group shows that lettings attracted 5,941 requests for viewings in June – an average of 42 per...

A senior lettings agent and property management company owner has set out how rent controls could work in very specific circumstances...

Propertymark is alerting agents to ever-more sophisticated fraudulent documents being used in the private rental sector. The organisation recently requested agents to...

The deal to introduce rent controls in Scotland - the result of a deal between two parties in the Scottish Parliament...

New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents says agencies should ensure they charge for all services they offer...

There’s been a 21 per cent rise in demand for properties from buy to let investors according to a new analysis...

The new owner of a lettings agency is aiming to fuel growth in his new business after swapping petrol stations and...

As the summer begins to draw to a close and the letting market regains its stride, attention is turning to the...

The scale of demand in the private rental sector is now the highest on record according to ARLA Propertymark.  The average number...

The value of the Private Rented Sector in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8 per cent to a jaw dropping...

Plentific - the PropTech firm that offers block management agents and Build To Rent operators a cloud-based maintenance platform - has...

A part of the country which has seen a severe long term rental stock shortage as a result of switches from...

Lettings once again dominated the complaints received by The Property Ombudsman according to its latest annual report - out today but...

A local authority in Essex is cracking down on what it claims to be the increase of illegally positioned estate agent...

Lomond Group has partnered with PropTech player Goodlord to provide IT services across the group's brands, which include Braemore, Stonehouse, Linley...

Rent controls are to be introduced into part of the UK as a result of a deal between two political parties. The...

New rules out for consultation concerning block management aim to improve professionalism across the sector, root out rogue agents, and increase...

Demand for private rental housing is now at a five year high according to the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s...

Senior managers in the lettings and sales side of independent chain Spicerhaart are reducing their carbon footprint by taking up the...

After a successful 18 month pilot with a Northwood branch, franchise giant Belvoir has entered a deal with B-hive Block Management...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heidi Shackell, CEO of The Lettings Hub. How has your...

The controversy over whether a new PropTech service can be used by agents to charge people to view a property to...

The tide is turning for the London rental market at last according to data from the Benham and Reeves lettings agency. In...

Planners have given the go-ahead for a 23-storey Build To Rent development in Sheffield. The scheme, from Godwin Developments, will have 336...

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

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of the Generation Rent campaign, says rents in Wales, Scotland and South West England have soared thanks...

A bizarre fine imposed on a managing agent by a local authority appears to have been reversed because the council flouted...

Two lettings agencies are amongst three property agents which have been fined by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering...

A survey of some 600 agents and landlords by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme has revealed the most popular cause of deposit...

An analysis of new government legislation on energy efficiency suggests it may lead to chaos in the private rental sector. Geospatial technology...

Agents’ body Propertymark says it wants a dedicated housing court because it’s lost faith in the mainstream court system to handle...

One of the largest new additional licensing schemes for HMOs anywhere in the country is set to come into force in...

A housing market analyst is warning of "one heck of a dark cloud on the horizon for the lettings market” as...

A study by Hamptons shows that so far this year 10 per cent of new tenancies have been taken by someone...

New data from Connells-owned agency Hamptons shows that nationally the rate of annual rental growth moderated slightly last month. Rents across Britain rose...

The niche co-living portion of the private rental sector has been boosted by the pandemic according to one operator. Built Asset Management...

Another index is showing that a scarcity of rental properties has prompted a rise in every single region of Britain -...

A landlord and the property company of which he is director have been convicted and ordered to pay more than £17,000...

The Property Ombudsman and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors are seeking views of agents, landlords and tenants on a new...

Agents and landlords are being warned that the Fire Safety Act 2021 will make a huge impact on their responsibilities -...

If you haven’t been to the Agent Rainmaker LIVE event before, then it is pretty difficult to explain how this event...

Prop Home, a new online property management and lettings agency, pledges to “transform the way rented homes are managed on behalf...

Over a quarter of lettings and estate agents say sustainability is just a box-ticking exercise and only one in nine have...

Labour shadow housing secretary Lucy Powell has resuscitated the eviction ban, this time for furloughed workers whose government support ends in...

The Furnished versus Unfurnished debate in the rental sector has been going on for years but new research attempts to quantify...

Tenant demand for private rental property has risen for the fifth consecutive quarter according to the latest market snapshot from the...

A consultation is to begin next month regarding the designation of an entire city as a Short Term Let Control Area. If...

There has still been no formal response to a government consultation on the database of rogue agents and landlords, 25 months...

Research carried out on behalf of Paragon Bank has highlighted each landlord has an average of 1.3 tenants with rent arrears...

Flats, so long the favourite of buy to let investors, still constitute 15 per cent of all homes purchased according to...

Guidance from Trading Standards suggests that it is possible, in some cases, to charge tenants to view a property to let...

A lettings agent who has made a series of outbursts against landlords and councils, has now turned his anger on proposed...

The majority of short lets operators in a sector trade body say they will maintain Covid-safe protocols for the foreseeable future,...

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

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

A petition has been launched on the Channel Island of Jersey to prevent agents and landlords banning pets from the local...

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

A tenant who says his former rental property has been turned into an Airbnb has set up a petition demanding Chancellor...

The trade body for short lets operators - the Short Term Accommodation Association - says it wants even more travel restrictions...

The average rent in the UK is now at a record high of £1,029, up 6.6 per cent on the same time last year,...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents and The Institute of Residential Property Management have informed their respective memberships that they are pondering combining forces. The...

An analysis of the Mayor of London’s Rogue Landlord and Letting Agent Checker shows that since it was introduced in 2018...

Lettings agencies should continue to use IT solutions like livestream viewings even as the pandemic eases, according to one of the...

Student rent has increased almost 20 per cent over the last year.  In data released as part of the 2021 NatWest Student...

Propertymark has given its support to a free and independent dispute resolution service, the Business Banking Resolution Service, which is being offered to...

Upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures make the case for increased automation of the process to save agents from additional...

Barbon Insurance Group, which already owns Let Alliance and HomeLet, has now acquired PropTech platform Rent4sure. Luke Burton, Rent4sure’s chief operating officer,...

A PropTech lettings platform boasting investment from the Foxtons agency has been snapped up by LegalforLandlords for an undisclosed figure. Propoly, launched...

A Conservative MP says he is to declare a “state of housing emergency” in his constituency because of the loss of...

A long-standing estate agency is launching a lettings service for the first time in its 30 year history. The Carver Group, based...

Agents using Reapit now have access to tenant due diligence and guarantee firm Homeppl, which will assist in combating rental fraud. Homeppl...

A buying agency says it’s seen what it calls “a huge uptake in furnished lettings requests” following recent floods in London,...

Voids are at their lowest level since August 2019 while rents are on the rise, according to the latest Goodlord snapshot...

Through our FREE online deposit dispute webinars, we’ve trained thousands of landlords and letting agents about how the dispute resolution process...

A Labour council leader has hit after being attacked for his support for buy to let and property investment. Last week we...

There’s a warning today that office-to-resi conversions - popular with landlords in recent years - are at an increased risk of...

London-based buy to let purchasers in the first half of the year have looked outside the capital in high numbers according...

The Merthyr Tydfil branch of sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has completed a second acquisition in 12 months –...

Two PropTech companies say tenant fraud - reported to be a growing problem in buy to let - is now an...

A new survey suggests Airbnb owners are charging over 300 per cent more to stay at their properties during major events...

Propertymark has joined four so-called ‘action groups’ advocating housing policy changes including the setting up of a national landlord register and...

One of the most pessimistic lettings operations about the London market during the pandemic says that at last the capital is...

Principle Estate Management has won another major contract - completing the firm’s transformation from little more than a one man band...

A PropTech company has revealed what letting agent hate and love most about their work. On the plus side the RentProfile platform’s...

Flexible working for letting agents, so much a part of activities for the past 18 months, is here to stay according...

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

Last month says the largest rental demand in the last three years across London according to Foxtons.  The agency says the gradual...

The rate at which holiday let businesses is being set up has more than doubled during the pandemic according to the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

A letter from a tenant’s union is demanding that a Labour councillor “publicly explain” his actions as an accountant advising investors...

More details have emerged of the Guild of Property Professionals’ Ofqual-accredited, Level-Three and Level-Four qualifications for lettings and sales agents. Guild compliance...

Zero Deposit has outlined three top tips for letting agents - with a focus on what the Proptech firm calls “customer...

A town with one of the UK’s heaviest concentrations of holiday homes is clamping down on future purchases by outsiders who...

Propertymark wants agents to come forward with examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement...

A new report calls for large scale reform of the private rental sector, including a national landlord register and changes to...

A new web-based listing management platform for small estate agencies is being launched in the UK, claiming to allow modest firms...

An agency has marked its 30th anniversary by sealing a brace of acquisitions. The deals see Thornley Groves, the Lomond Group agency...

A respected buy to let mortgage monitor is suggesting that investors in the sector may be more successful if they allow...

The latest version of the government’s guidance to agents over how to operate during the continuing pandemic suggests that virtual viewings...

The franchisee of a new Martin & Co branch in his hometown has opened with the recruitment of five new staff. Hamza...

There’s a new warning the rental fraud could be on the rise. Due diligence firm Homeppl says the combination of possible job...

Airbnb has launched a scheme it calls the UK Trust and Safety Alliance to offer hosts information on health, safety and...

There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...

A new partnership with a PropTech supplier means Purplebricks is now offering landlord clients improved compliance over energy efficiency and other...

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...

The capital appreciation of the past year proves that there’s no better investment than bricks and mortar, according to an agency...

New categories have been added to this year’s Propertymark Qualifications Awards, to recognise educational success in the industry.  Propertymark Qualifications says that...

A new £10m scheme to help renters with Covid-related arrears has been launched in Wales.  Called the Tenancy Hardship Grant, and introduced...

Californian PropTech firm Trov, specialising in digital insurance for tenants, has announced a deal with major UK rental companies.  The deal is...

There may be bad news for agencies with reliance on office workers who rent - a new survey suggests 10 per...

Midlands estate agency Webb’s is expanding its operations after opening a new office in Lichfield city centre. The agency already has offices in Cannock,...

The rental sector bounce back in London and the Home Counties is now underway according to Knight Frank. The agency forecasts rental...

A Bill is being introduced into both Houses of Parliament this week which will ramp up the pressure on the private...

Last week the tax firm Blick Rothenberg advised John Lewis and Lloyds Bank to stay out of the private rental sector...

A new estimate put the value of the UK private rental sector at almost £1.4 trillion. Buy to let and investment consultancy...

A controversial lettings agent who has set up a business to sell rental insurance has accused landlords of not taking their...

Agents say not enough is being done to help tenants with Covid-related problems - and that’s despite the issue repeatedly being...

The newly rebranded Rightmove Landlord & Tenant Services has made improvements to the time it takes for an agent to request...

A prominent member of the House of Lords and a rental activist are calling for an immediate suspension of all Section...

There’s a warning from an industry trade body that some agents may have failed to take compliance obligations seriously enough.  Paul Offley,...

I want you to ask yourself a question, what is your reputation? By that I mean your personal reputation and your...

The Generation Rent campaign group and Labour are again uniting to argue in favour of rent controls in London. Just last week...

Bury council in Greater Manchester has adopted new measures to fine agents or landlords up to £30,000 if their properties fail...

Record tenant demand and record-fast lettings have combined to create an average asking rent above £1,000 per calendar month for homes...

Rapidly rising rents may trigger a new wave of investment buyers in London, helping to resuscitate the capital’s sales market in...

Supermarket chains like John Lewis and banks like Lloyds - both entering the private rental sector as large scale landlords -...

Lettings PropTech platform teclet - part of Glanty, now owned outright by OnTheMarket - has signed off on a link with...

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...

Complaints referred to the Property Redress Scheme against its members grew by more than a quarter during 2020. In its annual report...

The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back at a demand from London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan that he be given the powers to...

Across Great Britain the pace of rental growth continued to climb in June, with rents rising 8.5 per cent year-on-year. The data...

Connells-owned high end agency Hamptons has declared the bottom of the rental market for Inner London, saying it’s now on the...

The latest English Housing Survey shows a dramatic rise in the energy efficiency of private rental property. Some 38 per cent of...

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic rents across all prime London regions saw a return to positive...

As we slowly ease out of lockdown and back to something closer to normality, some legacies of the pandemic will be...

Two major south of England agency have merged in what they describe as a “transformational deal.”  Brand Vaughan, part of the expanding...

Lloyds Bank says tenants will “within the next few weeks” move into the first of a series of new developments it...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has made a new call for power to cap private rents. He’s claimed that rents in the...

Propertymark has given its broad support to a new Private Members Bill introduced into the Northern Ireland assembly, aimed at improving...

Rental demand has started to return to the majority of major UK cities during the second quarter of this year, with...

Average rents in London declined during the second quarter of 2021, according to the latest market snapshot from the  Deposit Protection...

Yet another buy to let lender has released new products aiming to push the sector into more environmentally-friendly properties.  The Foundation Home...

London’s rental market gathered momentum in June as tenants anticipated a return to the office with 24 per cent more tenancies...

A pet referencing service is being launched next month - but it expects agents and landlords to pay to see the...

There’s good news for the buy to let sector today as an independent mortgage market monitor reports a 15-month high in...

Wales’ Labour-led administration is to announce a three-pronged approach to affordability issues - and it looks likely to involve a clampdown...

Research by a lettings sector trade body has revealed precisely how outdated some regulations are.  According to the latest analysis, by the...

It always pays to rely on the services of a reputable referencing company. The lure of free credit checks or basic referencing...

The John Lewis Partnership has released more details of an ambitious plan to build and furnish private rental properties. In a bid...

The average UK rent now stands at a record £1,007 per calendar month - the highest ever, according to HomeLet. It’s up...

It’s been yet another strong month for the rental market as reported in the latest statistics from PropTech supplier Goodlord. Voids dropped...

Demand continues to build in prime lettings markets in London and the Home Counties, with Knight Frank data showing the number...

Two front line success stories in the lettings agency industry are to address a webinar on the importance of qualifications. Megan Eighteen...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

A lettings agency that works closely with Build To Rent developers says half of the schemes allow pets. Pet rentals have been...

Agents joining one of the industry’s major trade bodies is to be offered exclusive digital marketing packs created by Starberry. Members of...

Rental and other households should replace optical smoke alarms every 12 years unless manufacturers recommend otherwise, according to a study by...

A new maintenance management app connecting agents and their tenants allows the tracking of repairs. Refectio compiles tenants’ faults onto a dashboard,...

A new £10m grant will be introduced in part of the UK to help private rented tenants struggling to pay rent...

Agents need more clarity and transparency about the future of Right to Rent checks post-pandemic and post-Brexit, according to the UK’s...

The Dogs Trust campaign ‘lets with pets’ states: “Landlords and letting agencies who exclude pet owners from their properties are missing out...

ARLA Propertymark says a new government online checker to help private tenants establish what repairs they may be entitled to should...

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

The narrative from some activists and pressure groups is that private renting is some kind of ordeal endured by those who...

A lettings agent has told the BBC that he has spotted illegal rental scams using online platforms, but the police have...

Propertymark has accused the Scottish Government of rushing through the latest eviction ban extension without proper consultation. At the end of last...

The government has launched an online checker in a bid to avoid disputes between landlords and tenants over the entitlement for...