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The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

A deposit alternative service claims the cost of rent has outpaced salary growth by 5.2% over the past 10 years, leaving...

Developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for its luxury development of Build To Rent apartments in Sheffield. Sheffield Gardens will include...

A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...

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

The search for the best of the property industry is underway as nominations are now open for the 2024 Variety North...

The latest rental data from PropTech supplier Goodlord has shown that March rents are now up by over 6% year-on-year.  And looking...

The number of new prospective tenants registered per Propertymark member branch decreased from 97 in January to 89 in February -...

The UK’s largest multi-disciplinary property conference - Propertymark One in association with Rightmove - is in June and the organisers claim...

Promising figures from the latest house price index doesn’t mean underlying problems in the market have been solved, warns Propertymark. UK house...

Prime London rental values ticked up 0.3% over the first three months of 2024, according to Savills, as the market continues...

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

Propertymark says its Lettings Helpline for agent members in England and Wales has become “an essential membership benefit for dealing with...

Propertymark is joining a growing chorus demanding an annual uprate of working age benefits and Local Housing Allowance. LHA rates have been...

Co-living specialist Built Asset Management has snapped up a fourth rival operator in three years.  ProCo-Living joins the BAM business portfolio with...

Knight Frank’s residential operation has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards 2024. The agency says its...

A new Build To Rent scheme launches in Manchester this summer with the first residents moving in during June. The Castings is...

Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

Fast-growing Lomond has acquired a rental portfolio of in excess of 2,000 units. It has bought Tay Letting and its rental portfolio...

The Chancellor has one last chance to come good on the election promise of lowering the burden of business rates –...

Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically...

One of the first Building To Rent schemes in Wales - a 22 storey tower - has seen its first residents...

There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...

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

One of the highest profile groups in the private rental sector supplier space - Hamilton Fraser - is restructuring. In future the...

A buying agent claims that rents could finally be tailing off despite some indices showing rises still taking place. According to Rightmove,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...

Rents have risen seven per cent in the past year while voids have lengthened in the past month - although remain...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

A new networking service for letting agents and all other property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched today by...

A property management firm claims that energy efficiency is apparently renters’ most important quality when choosing a place to live.  Centrick says...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

The average advertised rent for new properties coming to market hits another new record outside of London of £1,280 per calendar...

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

Over £100m has been invested into a new site that will offer purpose b built accommodation for 713 students beds in...

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has spent some £150m acquiring a portfolio of six Purpose Built...

Strutt & Parker is leaving its HQ to share premises with other parts of its parent company - and to have a...

Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...

TV host Jenni Falconer is to reprise her role as compere of Propertymark’s ‘One Conference’ when it’s repeated at London’s ExCel...

A leading lettings agency says 2023 was a record-breaking year for rental growth.   The average rent on a newly let property in...

A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...

The UK rental market is experiencing a gradual easing in demand, marking a shift from the peak levels witnessed in recent...

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

The latest rental index from Goodlord shows average rents in England rose nearly nine per cent higher across 2023. In 2022, rents...

A historic former school and hospital building in Glasgow City Centre will be restored as part of a plan to create...

Residential buy to let in the North West of England, London industrial property and retail warehouses are set to be the...

Lomond has announced one more acquisition in the North West of England - the 17th it has completed in the region...

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

London has seen the strongest rental growth over the last year according to an analysis by lettings agency Hamptons.   The average rent...

One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...

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

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

LonRes says rents in prime London are still rising but the rate of rental growth has slowed to two-year low. That took...

The scale of rent rises has peaked with future increases likely to be smaller, says Zoopla. The portal’s latest report into the...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

Lomond has snapped up another small lettings agency - its fifth acquisition in as many weeks. It’s purchased Sussex-based Howard & Co...

Propertymark has outlined an extensive regional programme for next year. It’s going to hold 19 regional events under the #morefor24 campaign slogan. The...

Savills is warning that despite strong income growth, rising rents are stretching the finances of those in the private rental sector.  Savills...

Attention estate agents: if you're looking for a bumper Christmas bonus, then maintaining your marketing spend throughout December might just be...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...

Lomond has consolidated its growing foothold in the lettings sector after sealing its biggest acquisition to date in the Midlands. In what...

A new report suggests London’s Build To Rent sector is being held back by a “stark inconsistency” from local councils in...

Savills has moved into a new office in Bath, occupying over 2,500 square feet in a prominent on a prominent shopping...

The latest RICS lettings market survey shows another increase in rental demand - but that demand appears to be slowing. The institution’s...

The UK lettings market, after experiencing recent surges in prices, is now displaying signs of returning to its seasonal patterns.  This is...

The innovative lettings and estate agency Hat and Home has opened its fifth office - and once again it’s an unusual...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private sector have risen by double digits for the fourth quarter in a...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

A new rental property listings platform - called Krispyhouse - can completely by-pass letting agents. It describes itself as a ‘dating service’...

Annual rental growth across remained in double-digits during September, with the average cost of a new let up 11.7 per cent...

The latest lettings market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows rental demand continuing to rise.  A net balance of...

Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...

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

Propertymark is introducing a new dedicated Lettings Helpline for ARLA members in England and Wales.  Until now Propertymark has provided members with access...

Airbnb has taken the unusual step of buying space on an influential Labour Party website, just ahead of the party’s conference. Amanda...

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

A Build To Rent scheme is now ready for move-in by tenants, following the completed conversion of an ambulance station into...

Zoopla has issued the first major private rental sector market forecast for 2024. Rental growth this year is on track to end...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that a significant majority of members expect yet...

The average rental deposit in the UK is now £1,434, based on the requirement that a deposit is set at up...

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

What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7.  PropTech Connect will...

Financial support from family members - not just parents - is expected to help fund 318,400 housing transactions in 2023, according...

The historic Cluttons agency has moved its London office HQ to what it calls “a new prime trophy building.” It’s taken a...

The company which owned and was responsible for a five-storey block of rented flats in Bridlington has been ordered to pay...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the third time...

A respected measure of investor confidence says it’s on the rise as a result of growing optimism over UK inflation figures...

There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...

A consultation setting out proposals to reform domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates has been opened by the Scottish Government.  It feels...

July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thrown his weight behind Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to delay deadlines for EPC improvements in...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

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

The average rent on a newly let property in Britain rose to £1,273 pcm in June, a new record according to...

My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...

Tenants want letting agents, landlords and other property industry figures to more openly demonstrate their green credentials. That’s the message from a...

Proptech firm The Lettings Hub has launched a trio of integrations - with Reapit, Home Telecom, and Live Chat software Tawk. Reapit...

Concern remains that the mayhem surrounding the mortgage market may yet trigger a housing market crash. At the start of the weekend...