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A compliance specialist is reminding the industry that the deadline by which letting agents must register with HMRC if they are...

Keller Williams UK - one of the growing number of agencies to operate with self-employed agents working from a central hub...

Lettings agency Hamptons says there’s been “an unprecedented fall” in the number of rental homes on the market, leading to double-digit...

The five years since the introduction of the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes has led to a...

The Home Office has told agents and landlords that Right To Rent checks can continue to be conducted via video calls...

A leading buy to let mortgage expert has backed the government’s pledge to issue a White Paper and additional consultation before...

Halo.rent, a proptech startup from the UK, announces the launch of its tenant engagement platform that streamlines the entire rental onboarding...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

Some lettings industry figures are beginning to express doubt as to whether the government’s broad commitment to reform the private rental...

The head of the tenants’ campaign group Generation Rent has condemned the government as “reckless” for ending the eviction ban on May...

The city centre rental market, considered to be one of the industry’s losers during the worst of the pandemic, is beginning...

The government’s pledge to introduce a lifetime deposits concept, theoretically making it easier and cheaper for tenants to move, has been...

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions.  Whilst some notice...

Preventative measures are everything where referencing is concerned. But with so many solutions out there, promising so much, it can be difficult...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

The most vocal campaign group for tenants, Generation Rent, has warned government that renters have already been waiting two years for...

London lettings agency Kalmar is thought to be the first to use the increasingly-fashionable social media platform TikTok to let and...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...

Zoopla says rents outside London are rising at an average three per cent per year, the highest level since late 2018. However...

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

A landlord who appealed against a local council decision regarding the letting of her apartment on Airbnb has lost - and...

Today’s Queen’s Speech, setting out the government’s legislative programme for the next year, is expected to include rental reform. It’s thought one...

Many letting agents fail to conduct the obligatory identity checks on landlord clients according to an industry supplier. Blinc UK says that...

A prominent London Conservative MP has made a scathing attack on the current rental sector’s structure, saying it is skewed in...

Even before the pandemic, the estate agency sector was evolving considerably as a younger generation started buying, selling and letting homes,...

A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...

A scheme being proposed in Northern Ireland has been branded as a threat to letting agents. The Northern Ireland Executive is considering...

The latest HomeLet market index shows that the average rent in the UK is now at a record high of £996...

The highest profile agency in the big-spending Lomond Group has sealed a trio of deals in the first week of April...

An agency which has for the past 11 years specialised in south west London is now expanding with a new office...

Agents are being warned about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding rental property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest provider of...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme and industry supplier Inventory Hive are working together to provide two new training courses.  Led by Michael Hill...

The owner of the Bedford branch of Martin & Co has grown his business by more than 50 per cent thanks...

Labour’s candidate for London Mayor wants to control private rents - and he wants the capital to be a template for...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech company Goodlord shows rents holding steady across England but as lockdown restrictions ease voids...

A London council has taken a landlord company to court after complaints of poor housing conditions in five of its rented...

Propertymark has waded in to the debate over flood prevention measures in the UK:il it wants insurance for homeowners and landlords faced...

The government has admitted that “hundreds of thousands” of people will use the new Breathing Space system, during which they cannot...

A prominent industry figure says lettings agents will have a key role educating landlords over the controversial Breathing Space scheme introduced...

A bank has seen a surge in Honk Kong residents purchasing UK buy to let properties. Skipton International, the Guernsey-licensed bank, says...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests it was reducing in size for some years before the pandemic. Nationwide’s specialist...

There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...

Activists from the Acorn renters' campaign group have held a protest outside a branch of Chancellors in Oxford. The group says the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents' wing of Propertymark says the recent expulsion of three agents from The Property Ombudsman demonstrates the...

A lettings agency director has been issued with a Criminal Behaviour Order for unlawfully evicting a tenant back in 2019. CFDP Ltd, trading as...

Councils are failing to protect tenants in three out of four cases where they discover rental homes are unsafe, according to...

One of the country’s largest lettings operations has outlined the challenges it faced during the Coronavirus crisis. LSL Property Services’ latest trading statement...

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

Despite rent controls being a vote-catching policy for some local election candidates next week, the reality is that asking rents in...

The managing director of Fixflo, Rajeev Nayyar, says the pandemic has changed the context in which agents should view tenants’ complaints. In...

A leading figure in the lettings sector says the government’s new Housing Possession Mediation Scheme can help agencies and landlords recover...

An automated payments service has teamed up with a student accommodation provider to devise an eCommerce system allowing simpler rent payments. Vyne uses...

A letting agent in Cornwall has told local TV how she finds herself in ”heartbreaking” situations because of the lack of...

One year on from the beginning of the pandemic, London’s reversal of fortunes in the rental market continues according to the...

A Manchester-based lettings agency has won a long-term deal with one of the UK’s most prominent Build To Rent operators.  Ascend Properties...

A block management company owned by the Leaders Romans Group has been awarded over £6.5m in government building safety funds to...

ARLA Propertymark says there should be a long term appropriately funded strategy to help the private rental sector and home owners...

The State Opening of Parliament will take place on Tuesday May 11, with many expecting this to be when the government confirms...

A leading veterinary body - the National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH - wants pets to be allowed in private rental...

The extended stamp duty holiday is having a significant positive impact on the rental market, according to new research. In a survey...

Housing charity Crisis says government statistics show almost one in five private renters in England in arrears or likely to fall...

Leading property lawyer David Smith is to give agents an update on a key legal case at a webinar next week. Smith,...

The Property Franchise Group has made another acquisition, this time in the seaside town of Weymouth. TPFG’s Martin & Co brand has...

Ascend Properties in Manchester has acquired another small independent agency. It’s snapped up Elavace Estates, a lettings management portfolio on Merseyside.  This follows acquisitions...

New PropTech company Ministry of Rooms says its platform has 350 landlords and agents signed up in its first six weeks. The property-tenant matching...

Another lettings agency has been found to have unlawfully discriminated against a tenant receiving benefits. Worthing County Court declared that Michael Jones & Company unlawfully...

The two letting agents’ trade groups have backed a call for more upfront information to be given to prospective renters. The National...

Letting agents are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March...

The DPS is hosting free dispute webinars to enable landlords and letting agents to navigate the dispute resolution process. More than 2,000...

There’s a new driver in the lettings market - the need for a flexible location and property type. Market consultancy TwentyCi says...

One of the most active lenders for international investors in UK buy to let claims to have produced a market-leading mortgage...

Booming demand for homes in commuter zones and well-connected towns is causing a mini-boom in the lettings market. That’s the view of...

Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham, says he wants to clamp down on the private rental sector. In his manifesto for next month’s...

Linley & Simpson and Lomond Capital - which joined forces at the end of 2020 to create a new national agency...

A regional agency group is providing training courses free of charge to members “for the foreseeable future.” The training - usually heavily...

A major trade body has called for a tapering down of notice periods for Section 8 and Section 21. The government has...

Another lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay an outstanding compensation award - but...

Lettings franchise giant Hunters has struck a commercial deal with a geospatial technology firm. The partnership offers immediate access to Kamma’s full...

More students would like to see utility charges integrated into the overall costs of their accommodation, according to a specialist lettings...

A lettings agency that failed to pay a compensation award ordered by The Property Ombudsman has been expelled from the scheme...

A group of rental campaign bodies have come together to claim that some 694,000 tenants apparently face eviction when the current...

London rents climbed for the first time for over a year during Q1 2021 —although the rise was a mere £8...

A lettings agent in Slough, called Saville Park Ltd, has been excluded from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay an outstanding award of £300.  TPO received a complaint from tenants...

The Home website has produced its latest rental market snapshot - and once again London is the odd region out compared...

A survey by a comparison website suggests landlords are evenly split about how they find letting agents. Some 28 per cent favour physically searching...

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

Average rents in prime central London declined 14.3 per cent in the year to March - but one agency reckons that may be...

Demand is still moving away from cities and towards suburbs and rural areas, according to Rightmove. “Areas around the North and South...

One of the industry’s leading experts wants letting agents to engage with tenants and landlords over Covid-related arrears, agree to mediation,...

Buy to let investors are not cashing out of the private rental sector despite the restrictions and taxes imposed by government. Hamptons’...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and predictably, he’s chosen an upmarket letting agent. Strutt &...

Franchise giants Belvoir has revealed strong figures in a trading statement to shareholders - but it’s warning that 2021 remains shrouded...

Letting agents body ARLA Propertymark has joined the criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan who wants to be given the power...

Kevin Hollinrake, who until recently was the chairman of Hunters, has been named in an article about Tory MPs who have...

A property company and a landlord have each been found guilty of 27 charges relating to the management of two properties...

London rents have started to fall again - just as every other region of Britain is showing significant annual increases. Figures for...

Inventories PropTech service Inventory Hive has integrated with Reapit via its Foundations platform, meaning agents who use both services will be...

Rent guarantees and upfront cash payments from local authorities are the most effective means of opening the private rented sector to...

At least one lettings agency is on a list of targets for socially-distanced protests tomorrow by anti-eviction campaigners in the left...

A lettings management platform is hitting out at the government over the uncertainty surrounding travel restrictions, because of its impact on...

As debate rages about whether pets should be allowed in more private rental properties, a senior house building figure has spoken up for...

The government has at last released details of its mediation scheme - this was hinted at when Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...

A quarterly index suggests that there’s been a sharp uplift in tenant demand for rental properties across the UK’s major cities...

Franchise giant Belvoir has held its annual awards including the naming of the prestigious ‘franchise of the year’. The accolade went to...

The property market has performed strongly in recent months  as the impact of the pandemic has encouraged more people to move...

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...

Average rents across the UK have risen for the fourth time in as many months according to the HomeLet index. Typical rent...

London lettings and estate agency Benham and Reeves has calculated a league table of the most popular postcodes in the capital...

Some 39 agents and landlords have had banning orders over the past three years according to a report in The Guardian. Under the...

Consolidation within the industry continues apace with the Belvoir Group acquiring the Nicholas Humphreys Franchise Limited in a move announced over...

Leaders Romans Group is launching a consultancy and management service for Build To Rent developers - a bid to engage with institutions in...

Changes to electrical safety standards rules applying to existing tenancies came into force at the start of the Easter break and...

With Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirming the next phase of the roadmap out of lockdown, a PropTech firm has reflected on...

Knight Frank is this year’s headline sponsor of the LandAid Sleep Out, one of the causes many in the industry support. This...

An industry partner has donated more than £10,000 to local charities and community good causes over the past 18 months. Former journalist...

There’s been great work by Auction House over the past year, working with local charities at the heart of communities thrown...

FirstPort, the residential property services provider, has teamed up with The Turing Trust to help equip a new computer lab at...

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

The government has told estate agents to ensure at least one Union Jack is present in properties during both physical and...

One of the London boroughs synonymous with wealth has revealed that 44 per cent of its housing stock is now actually...

Lettings agency Intus Lettings has announced the opening of a new Sheffield office — its first base in Yorkshire. The Sheffield office...

Propertymark says its Inspire programme is continuing to help agents via its small group network - and it’s taking bookings for...

Targeting the specialist student rental market can be rewarding for letting agents and landlords if they take the right approach. The current...

An influential group of MPs wants an end to repeated last minute extensions to the ban on evictions and instead wants financial support...

A House of Lords committee is urging the government to find alternatives to court possession cases in a bid to deal...

Paul Shamplina, the man behind Landlord Action and a Channel 5 show on handling rental crises, is warning that county courts...

The popularity of buy to let mortgage products offering exclusive rates for higher value loans is a sign of optimism in...

Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...

Letting agents have been accused of creating confusion amongst renters when it comes to smart meters. A company promoting smart meters claims...

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

The initiative which the government hoped would transform energy efficiency in the private rental sector is being axed this week. The Green...

Rent controls are being discussed again as candidates prepare for May's local elections. In London Green Party mayoral candidate Sian Berry -...

A charity is calling for a new national body to oversee the private rental sector. Citizens Advice makes this one of three...

An estimated 840,000 private tenants have arrears over the past year since the first eviction ban was announced, according to a...

There’s been a spectacular surge in demand for lettings properties as vendors take advantage of the stamp duty holiday by selling...

The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...

A lettings trade body says the sector - and local councils - should do more to cater for the older and...

ARLA Propertymark is asking agent members to ensure the safety of lone workers in branches and on viewings. A statement from the association...

Two franchise giants - Hunters and The Property Franchise Group - say their combined lettings book underpins their recent deal. In a...

The government has revised its official guidance for the private rental sector and local authorities in the light of imminently-changing Coronavirus advice. The...

The lettings book of one of the UK’s oldest property and law companies has been snapped up by a firm in the...

The government’s much-vaunted ‘tax day’ produced few challenges to the status quo - but holiday lets are under scrutiny. Currently the holiday let...

The lettings sector is giving a sigh of relief at the absence of any change to Capital Gains Tax by HM Treasury. CGT...

Agents must be ready for an influx of new business according to outsourced telephone and live chat service Moneypenny. Its latest figures...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Hi, I’m Kersteen McConnell and I am a Business Development...

An influential group of MPs has called for the replacement of “outdated” Energy Performance Certificates with new ‘Building Renovation Passports’. Currently EPCs...

A London council has embarked on consultation over two new private rental licensing schemes - and says they are needed as...

New modular homes built to rent have been delivered to Northstowe, a new town in Cambridgeshire.  Each Town House home has been...

Unite Students, the UK’s largest owner, manager and developer of purpose-built student accommodation, has been granted planning approval for a new...

Letting agents have only 10 days to open segregated client accounts or they could face being expelled by their client money...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary claims that private renters have been “barely considered” during the past year of the pandemic. Thangam Debbonaire made...

Almost one year to the day since the first national lockdown began, Rightmove has analysed millions of data points to confirm...

Britain’s largest supplier of purpose-built student accommodation, Unite, says students are bored with Zoom and will return en masse to their rental...

Real estate as an industry has remained unchallenged throughout all of these years. For the industry worth more than 217 trillion...

ARLA Propertymark says its disappointed over the latest extension to an eviction ban and the requirement for six months notice to tenants. The latest...

After years of deliberation there still appears to many to be little progress on the recommendations of the Regulation of Property...

Letting agencies are being urged to help to shape the future of the rental sector by completing a survey as part...

The pandemic has had a major impact on the student rental market with landlords suffering significant losses of income. A new analysis...

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

Leaders Romans Group has acquired another lettings agency - the fourth lettings-led acquisition this year. This time it is Guardian Residential Lettings...

Propertymark - embracing the Association of Residential Letting Agents as well as sales agents, auctioneers and valuers - says it’s been...

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

Propertymark is reminding all agents and suppliers, including sole traders, that they must register with the Information Commissioner’s Office if they...

A lettings agency in central London has been issued with a fine for not belonging to a Client Money Protection scheme. The...

A charity wants yet another extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions. Step Change says new research it has conducted shows...

An agency has been hit with a £330,000 bill after being found guilty of poor management of an HMO. Magistrates have found...

Marketing platform TheHouseShop says letting agents can secure over £300 per property listed as it is “redefining the relationship between agents...

Many months on from its call for evidence, an influential committee of MPs has still to report on whether it considers...

An upbeat market snapshot for the lettings sector claims that one region of the UK has seen rent increases in excess...

There's been a warning that tenants should not be deceived when a landlords wants possession of their property. Lindsays law firm says...

Research by Hamptons suggests that the increased house prices caused by the stamp duty holiday sales surge has indirectly obliged more...

The week begins with news of another agency acquiring an independent. This time it’s Alexander & Co, a Bedfordshire firm, which has...

As we emerge out of the pandemic there is a growing need for agents to reflect on how the lettings business...

A veteran lettings expert says most rental activity will soon be online and conducted outside office hours - a further boost...

The head of a lettings agency says there are up to 60 enquiries for every rental property he lists - and those...

Acorn, a prominent campaign group targeting letting agency offices for protests, says the latest eviction ban extension doesn't go far enough. While...

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

A head tenant who posed as a landlord has been taken to court by a London council. Sonia Nascimento rented a converted...

Propertymark, which embraces the Association of Residential Letting Agents, is seeking two new non-executive directors. The body has been in the news of...

Some £3.5 billion of investment was placed in the growing Build To Rent sector in 2020, despite concerns over the pandemic...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

Over the last year, the majority of the UK workforce will have spent some time working from home as a result...

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...

ARLA Propertymark is warning politicians fighting elections this spring that rent controls should be firmly off the agenda. The organisation traditionally sets...

Campaigning charity Shelter has criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for allegedly leaving “far more people on the brink of homelessness than homeownership.”  Chief...

Manchester-based Ascend Properties has acquired its second company in as many months.  Ascend has now purchased Rent Smart UK, a Lancashire firm...

Rightmove’s David Cox - formerly of the Association of Residential Letting Agents - is to talk through the Budget fallout for...

Letting agents and landlords in a major city have been requested to see if there is a ‘spare’ four bedroom property that...

A report in the Financial Times over the weekend suggests that Lloyds Bank is poised to become a major residential landlord,...

A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in a landmark legal ruling. Julie Stoddern, of Camborne,...

Independent agency EuroLet, operating in Bishop’s Stortford for the past 20 years, has been acquired by Leaders Romans Group. LRG has welcomed...

A property lawyer is forecasting a surge in buy to let purchasing in the coming months as the stamp duty extension...

Local media in the Homes Counties report that two arrests were made after police were called by a lettings agency where...

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

An agency in the north of England has outlined how it proposes to take investors to what it calls “multiple viewings”...

Knight Frank says the plummeting rents in prime central London have at least managed to attract a surge in the number...

One of the lettings industry’s most prominent suppliers says it’s dispelled five myths surrounding the employment of apprentices.  The Letting Partnership insists apprentices...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil.  Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...

A fast-growing regional chain of agencies has purchased another independent operator in the lettings sector. Yorkshire's Linley & Simpson has bought Sinclair Properties...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector.  “Extending...

The UK’s average rent is now £984, showing a three per cent increase on last year according to HomeLet. But there’s a...

A London agency says the lettings sector in the capital appears to be reacting positively to the government's roadmap out of...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

A council says it’s looking for lettings agencies that worked with a rogue landlord who's been issued with a four year banning order. Bristol...

Foxtons says the reason behind its purchase of rival London agency Douglas & Gordon was to get its lettings book. The deal, for...

A leading tax expert is forecasting that Chancellor Rishi Sunak will duck making any changes to CGT in tomorrow’s Budget and...

A new survey suggests only a small minority of landlords use agents to partly or wholly manage their portfolios. The survey, by...

A survey of private rental sectors in major European cities suggests London is one of the tougher locations for tenants working...

A PropTech supplier says rental market activity remains relatively robust through this third lockdown, with a 25 per cent drop in...

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...

An MP who says no one should have to give up their pet to live in a rental property insists that...

Rightmove has set out its innovation programme for the private rental sector. The portal has given over a substantial amount of its...

Movinghub, the platform that showcases a range of home moving services, is now available on the Reapit Marketplace app. This new Marketplace...

The new head of the Association of Residential Letting Agents admits that the organisation - within its parent body Propertymark - has “had...

Agents Together, the agency charity set up by Purplebricks and Boomin founders Michael and Kenny Bruce, says it’s hit an important...

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...

One of the first franchisees for a new business model put forward by the Century 21 UK agency is a buy...

LSL Property Services has secured new banking arrangements with a £90m revolving credit facility in anticipation of what it calls “attractive...

A clampdown on letting agents who fail to safeguard landlords’ and tenants’ money is now underway.  A statement from the National Trading Standards...

Two letting agents have been ordered to pay £16,000 to a landlord after their activities were found to be unregistered and...

A 24-year-old Chinese heiress has rented a property for what is said to be a record £1.55m a year.  The heiress, who...

A leading PropTech expert says the lettings industry hopes next week’s Budget will provide clarity on taxes - but he’s also...

An online petition which appears to inaccurately say private tenants can still be evicted “for no reason” has won 30,000 signatures...

Manchester-based Ascend Properties has acquired independent firm NW Estates in Warrington, for an undisclosed sum. Ascend says the acquisition - which includes the...

A new agency is opening in the Home Counties and claims to offer vendors and landlords “a fresh, modern and energetic...

There’s an hour-long webinar this morning, aimed at giving property professionals the latest information on arrears, possession cases and evictions.  It’s at...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

A first attempt to regulate Airbnb-style short lets through licensing has been withdrawn. The SNP-led Scottish Government had drawn up a licensing...

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...

An analysis by investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests Asian students in particular favour London as a study location. The consultancy has...

A prominent industry figure is warning Chancellor Rishi Sunak not to use property taxes to bail out the government over the costs...

A landlord who built unlawful extensions to a family home and squeezed up to 14 people into the rooms has forfeited...

ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that new energy efficiency targets for EPCs could stifle buy to let investment in future. In...

Property data service Homesearch is to host digital conferences each month through the rest of the year.  They’re to be held via...

The latest shock resignation from Propertymark leaves the lettings agency sector rudderless - although enthusiasm for the organisation has arguably never...

A PropTech firm says agencies adopting livestream viewing could win more instructions and save thousands of pounds, all the while abiding...

The Daily Mail says it has informed Trading Standards of a lettings agent which is claims is “illegally working” despite not...

A London council describes two new licensing schemes as ‘making renting fairer’ - even though they are launched during the pandemic. Islington’s Labour...

Airbnb and other short let operators will be the first part of the rental sector to recover once the pandemic eases, it’s...

Deposit alternative firm flatfair has linked with a PropTech firm to enhance its offer to Build To Rent users.  The partnership with...

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

The Law Society of England and Wales has come out in favour of the latest ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  The extension to...

An agency is warning that possible Capital Gains Tax changes are now a cause of major worry to their landlord customers.  Barrows and...

A think tank says large scale intervention in the rental market via loans to tenants is the only way of addressing...

Two landlords - one of them an agent - have been given fines totalling £135,000 and must pay costs for failing to...

Labour says the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions doesn’t go far enough to help tenants. The extension to the...

The rate of rental growth picked up for the sixth month running according to lettings agency Hamptons.  Across Great Britain rents rose 4.3...

A 24 month community order and 200 hours of unpaid work are the price being paid for an unlawful eviction.  Buy to...

A tenant referencing service and lettings insurance provider is linking with an anti-money laundering compliance consultancy. HomeLet and Let Alliance, part of...

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...

A trades union claims that lettings software provider Goodlord is slashing some staff salaries by a quarter - that’s £6,000 per...

Government data suggests that scare stories talking of a glut of evictions if the current ban is lifted are simply unfounded. Data...

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors study suggests tenant demand has increased over the past quarter but at a slowing...

Chestertons in London says it wants to become the country’s greenest estate agency and has taken a first step by being...

There could be 700,000 private tenants in arrears by the end of this year - an unsustainable burden on agents and landlords,...

Foxtons says it staged 300,000 virtual viewings last year as the pandemic’s lockdowns and temporary market closure severely restricted physical viewings. Chief operating...

There’s a been a slight fall in the size of the private rental sector in England according to government figures.  Latest data...

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

Another council wants an extension to the existing ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, which is scheduled to end on February 22.  Yesterday our...

Letting agents should help landlords through a blizzard of red tape and regulation cause by local licensing schemes, a PropTech entrepreneur...

The controversial subject of pets in private rental properties is likely to be the chief point of debate at a webinar...

A search agent says virtual viewings for prospective tenants or purchasers are useful - but less sophisticated ones reveal more than...

The Law Society is raising concerns about the government’s mediation scheme announced at the time of the last eviction ban decision. The...

The fall out from Coronavirus is forcing the rental market into a once in a lifetime change as tenants reassess priorities. This...

Some of the most prominent names in the rental sector are taking part in a debate on threats and challenges for...

It’s now the annual National Apprenticeship Week and Leaders Romans Group has outlined how it’s opening up opportunities to newcomers to...

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...

A free digital training academy has been launched to guide agents on getting the best out of virtual viewings.  Holofy Spaces, a PropTech...

An online petition is voicing opposition to government calls for ever-improving EPCs in the private rental sector.  Nottingham landlord Tricia Urquhart has started the...

A call has gone out for the longer-term buy to let rental sector to have a similar tax regime as the largely-unregulated...

A senior buying agent is warning that new regulations over the length of notice given to tenants is having an unexpected...

Scotland’s official clampdown on short lets is gathering pace with the country’s housing minister advocating a licensing regime and so-called ‘control...

The new chief executive of Propertymark, Tim Balcon, says he’s putting mental health and wellbeing within the property sector high on...

For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...

Average rents in prime central London fell 13 per cent in the year to January as over-supply still dominated the market, according...

Unite Students, the UK’s largest manager and developer of purpose-built accommodation for the student sector, is extending its 50 per cent...

HousingAnywhere, a rental platform specialising in accommodation for young professionals and students, has raised some €24m for further expansion. The service covers some UK...

Leaders Romans Group has announced another acquisition - this time it’s the EuroLet agency at Bishops Stortford in Hertfordshire. The single-branch office...

Build To Rent completions are estimated to double by 2025, a property company forecasts. Between 2017 and 2018, the number of new...

A PropTech supplier says that financial worries for renters have not been placated by the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  In a...

The latest market snapshot for the private lettings sector shows rents holding steady into 2021 but voids increasing across the board. The...

A major agency and property consultancy has initiated ‘Wellness Wednesdays’ amongst a programme of activities to prioritise staff mental health during the...

A branch of Martin & Co has completed its second independent lettings book acquisition in 18 months. Martin & Co Chelmsford, part...

Letting agents have been told to document all arranging, planning and scheduling of work related to electrical checks in a bid...

New research suggests even those renters who want to be owner occupiers are likely to remain in the lettings sector in the...

The takeover of Hunters by The Property Franchise Group means the combined operations will manage over 70,000 tenanted properties across the...

The controversial subject of pet-friendly tenancies has been grabbed by the scruff of the neck by the government. The Ministry of Housing,...

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