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Scotland’s new Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill - passed this week by politicians at Holyrood - represents a dark day...

A prominent Labour politician in Scotland has made an outspoken attack on the private landlord sector in her call for an...

Airbnb says that its so-called ‘party ban’ - introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic - is being made...

Another prominent industry voice is warning of the dangers of the Scottish Government’s new eviction policies. So far the National Residential Landlords...

Propertymark is questioning whether the Scottish Government is adequately funding the First-tier Tribunal to cope with any extra demand placed on...

A new agency index looking at luxury rental properties across 10 major global cities shows the extent of London’s listings drought. In...

A fresh analysis of house sizes for new build homes shows they are getting smaller. A study by Tiger Sheds looked at...

A PropTech supplier is warning lettings agents that they risk being outpaced by competitors if they neglect social media. Craig Vile, director...

Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...

The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...

A prominent lettings industry supplier has asked whether the earlier-than-expected arrival of the rental reform white paper was a distraction from...

Build To Rent may win a lot of publicity but it’s still largely unknown outside London according to new research. BTR completions...

The Deposit Protection Service claims the single largest reason why private tenants move is to find properties accepting pets. Around a thousand...

Rents in Prime London are still rising rapidly and the number of new lettings is limited thanks to the lack of...

Activists are calling on the government to impose swingeing taxes on some lettings properties “to bring them back into the residential...

Demand for pied a terres from those working in offices for only three days of the week is fuelling demand for...

The pandemic has fuelled an appetite for working from home amongst those seeking employment at lettings agencies and other parts of...

A company providing virtual tours insists the technology delivers “undeniable results” but is still not used universally by agents. Virtual tours became...

Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...

The cost-of-living crisis is leading to further dependence on the Bank of Mum and Dad, following an extended period of support...

A senior lettings chief says the supply drought is making the rental market as overheated now as at any time in...

A prominent lettings agency chief says the lifecycle of a typical tenancy has been transformed in recent years, as a result...

New figures show that post-pandemic rental prices are on the rise across the majority of the capital but that some rents...

Zoopla is warning that the recent sharp rise in rents has stretched affordability with the average rent now accounting for 37...

A new market snapshot puts the average rental rise across the UK at a remarkable 18 per cent over the past...

The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...

The appeal of city living has been reignited across Scotland with new figures showing a surge in demand and rents for...

A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...

A guide has been launched to help letting agents put empathy at the heart of customer care and ensure customers benefit...

Rental values in prime areas of London are now nine per cent higher than they before the pandemic, with Knight Frank...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

Rents in prime areas of London are nine per cent higher today than before the pandemic according to Knight Frank.  The high...

Three organisations have written a joint open letter to the Scottish Government warning that the supply of homes for rent –...

The average rent in the UK has hit another record high of £1,091 after a 1.2 per cent increase in the...

Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...

The number of properties available for let in prime central parts of the capital has consistently trended down from the peak...

Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start...

The latest market sentiment survey of the lettings market from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rent rises will...

A new investment league table has been drawn up to show best aggregate rent and capital appreciation income for those in...

Winkworth has told its shareholders that the rental market is to boom - a lot. “In lettings we anticipate that prices will...

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...

New data from Connells-owned brand Hamptons shows that the average cost of a new let in Britain rose to £1,115 pcm,...

A PropTech business just acquired by Iamproperty is warning agents to take advantage of what it calls the digital revolution. Openview -...

A new Home Office code of practice comes into force today making changes to what letting agents in England need to...

A lettings agency has identified where tenant demand is strongest right now - and where demand is lower than some agents...

A leading lettings agency says increasing numbers of tenants are seeking pet-friendly homes to rent. Chestertons claims up to 35 per cent...

One of the country’s most outspoken advocates of rent controls has been told why agents and landlords oppose them. Propertymark has hosted...

The Property Investor Show is back for its 20th year with 100 property sector experts and exhibitors in London this week. The...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management...

A prominent industry supplier has hit out at what he calls “the merry go round of housing ministers” following yet another...

Rental portal Rentd says the pandemic-long decline in the London rental market is now “reversing at speed”. Rental values are climbing annually...

Am umbrella platform supporting Build To Rent developers says a survey suggests BTR tenants regard the sector as offering good value...

The growing importance of virtual tours for properties to let and for sale during the pandemic shows little sign of easing,...

A warning has gone out to politicians from lettings agency trade body ARLA Propertymark - don’t try to fix a system...

A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of...

Rental market stock levels have plummeted further - even to below the pre-pandemic levels of late 2019. New research shows that in...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

The rental market shows no signs of slowing with ongoing high demand, fuelled in part by the pandemic, creating a buoyant...

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has accused governments across the UK of using Covid 19 rule changes to slip in...

Propertymark has waded into the controversy surrounding regulations removing extended notice periods in Scotland. The notice periods for residential tenancies - extended...

There’s been yet another deadline change for the revised Right To Rent rules. Temporary checks introduced at the height of the pandemic...

Another prominent Labour politician has thrown his weight behind rent controls. And Mark Griffin - who is the party’s housing spokesman in...

The UK Apartment Association - set up six years ago as a form of trade body for Build To Rent operators...

Research by the UK’s largest student accommodation search platform shows a 3.7 per cent uplift in London’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation bed...

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...

A rental platform has revealed the wide disparity in rents to the north and south of the Thames in London, and...

Rents in prime areas of London are rocketing at an annual level of 22.5 per cent according to LonRes.  Despite the falls...

The number of prospective tenants asked to provide guarantors ahead of renting has risen by a huge 36 per cent over...

Bookings for staycations continue to surpass pre-pandemic levels, according to holiday home rental agency Sykes Holiday Cottages.  The company has revealed that...

Campaigning charity Shelter says new government figures reveal an increasing number of renters are facing eviction.  And it warns that more renters are...

New data from Zoopla suggests that lettings demand has now recovered across the central districts of all  major cities including Birmingham,...

Rental values in London and the Home Counties have climbed to five per cent above their pre-pandemic level in March 2020,...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

The rental market continues to boom despite the growing cost of living crisis, with average rents rising at a 13 year...

A suite of new ‘pet-let’ products is to be offered by The Lettings Hub, which already has some 1,000-plus agents on...

In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process.  Over...

Westminster council wants central London to have the same powers as Paris and Amsterdam to stop anti-social behaviour caused by Airbnb...

Rightmove is advising the private rental sector not to pass on interest rate rises to tenants. Yesterday the Bank of England increased...

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...

A prominent London buying agent says her property management team is letting out homes in the capital in a matter of...

The fast-growing Lomond Group, backed by private equity cash, has snapped up another independent.  Lomond’s John Shepherd brand, which operates throughout the...

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

Semi-detached houses have overtaken terraced homes as the preferred property type landlords plan to buy, reflecting growing tenant demand for larger...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

Asking rents in Britain are now rising at their fastest ever rate according to Rightmove. Average asking rents hit annual growth of...

Birmingham, Bristol and Leicester are seeing the fastest growth in Buy To Let investment according to new figures from a business...

Extending the length of Notice to Quit periods in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland to up to six months...

Another report is talking up the Build To Rent niche in the British rental market. Sirius Property Finance has compiled BTR sector...

A prominent agent says the shortage of rental property is now so acute, and like to get still worse, that those...

Central London rents are now 7.5 per cent higher than pre-pandemic levels. A detailed analysis of just 100 properties by property consultancy...

Rents are rising at around twice the level of a year ago according to data from Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons. Despite rental...

There’s still some way to go for the lettings market to return to its pre-pandemic best according to Knight Frank -...

EU citizens with settled status in the UK, but who have stayed in their native countries during the pandemic, are likely...

While the number of companies set up by individual landlords to hold buy to lets reached a record high last year,...

A senior Welsh politicians has urged anyone who has fallen behind in paying rent because of the pandemic to contact their...

A little-known law may require tenants to pay stamp duty on the rental properties they do not actually own. London lettings agency...

The London rental market stock surplus spurred by pandemic uncertainty has started to subside, with prime boroughs seeing some of the...

The government is clamping down - at least a little - on unvaccinated tenants in some specific circumstances.  New guidelines issued by...

A successful lettings and sales agency in Birmingham has doubled in size in its first year of business. Davidson Estates, which has...

MPs and the wider public have been presented with a lengthy report on the growth of Airbnb and similar platforms across...

There’s been a slump in demand for rental properties as a result of tenants staying put in the latter part of...

Opposition appears to be growing to the first major bid in the UK to regulate the spread of Airbnbs and properties...

Letting Agent Today would like to wish all agents and their families, staff and colleagues a wonderful Christmas 2021. It’s been an...

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

Linley & Simpson, a joint founder of the Lomond Group, has acquired two more independent agencies.  The firms snapped up are family-run...

The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a call for the government to set a clear vision for how it sees the private rental...

For the first time since January 2020, rents in Inner London rose on an annual basis - they were up 3.9...

A report by the National Audit Office claims that the way private renting is regulated makes the sector unfair to renters. It...

Lloyds Banking Group, which is known to be investing huge sums in the UK private rental sector, has published the results...

Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...

The National Residential Landlords Association says average rent debt owed by tenants as a direct result of the pandemic is still...

A PropTech startup says faster and easier onboarding is crucial in the fight against rent arrears - especially with the Omicron...

A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...

A senior Labour politician in the capital claims that there’s been “a stark rise” in people losing their homes since the...

ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...

A think tank says it would take a major policy change to fulfil Boris Johnson’s goal to turn generation rent into...

Property should take a leaf from some other industries’ books and embrace increased automation to help the sector recover quicker and...

The desire for more living space, a key feature of the pandemic, has driven up rents on larger properties faster than...

A high-profile four-day bootcamp designed to sharpen up lettings agents has returned from the pandemic with a bang.  Agent Rainmaker - set up...

The long term undersupply of rental properties across the country is expected to support rental growth into 2022, says Zoopla. In addition,...

Airbnb is adding property characteristics such as verified WiFi speed to its details in a bid to win more business and...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...

It’s understood there will be a Christmas truce with tenants not enduring bailiff-enforced evictions between December 13 and January 10. HM Courts...

A trading statement from franchise agency Winkworth has revealed that its network now derives 75 per cent of its revenue from...

Two lettings agencies in Cornwall are campaigning for more affordable rental accommodation for NHS staff in the county. Camel and Homequest Lettings...

A new bank called Monument is aiming at property investors and established buy to let landlords seeking to grow their portfolios. Its...

A local authority has launched a free service seeking to avoid evictions. New Forest council says its new 'Call Before You Serve' programme is a free service providing...

Data from central London lettings agency Bective shows returning tenant demand in the capital. The agency’s analysis of new lettings applicants shows...

Figures from the Deposit Protection Service suggest that students returned to university in greater numbers this year compared to 2020. The service...

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

Rents in much of London have not only bounced back from the pandemic but now exceed the levels reached in 2020. Research...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a modest 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...

There may be a breakthrough in clearing the huge backlog of possession cases as the government is allocating an extra £324m...

Campaigning charity Shelter says new official figures show evictions since the lifting of the ban have created a surge in homelessness. Shelter...

PropTech platform Lavanda says urban property is changing thanks to the pandemic, and it tells agents, landlords and other providers to...

New figures from the National Home Building Council suggests the popularity of detached properties has soared during the pandemic - prompting...

The pandemic has brought with it a whole new way of working, with many businesses now offering a hybrid model, and...

Agent Rainmaker’s bootcamp - which aims to focus letting agents on the structure of their business whilst also breaking boards and...

Some 4,500 people and 90 exhibitors attended the Property Investor Show a few days ago - the first face-to-face event of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings...

Propertymark has taken the unusual step of thanking the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and the Communities for the...

Research from lettings management software provider teclet shows how important 24/7 transactions are in the industry today. Results show that 33 per...

Letting agents in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a council-run £65m rent fund. Although...

The room-letting sector known as co-living, now growing in London, has seen occupancy levels bounce back since some Covid restrictions have...

A lettings agency with links to Saudi Arabian investors has produced a case study of how faith is returning to the long...

Savills says an increase in the number of new builds bought for buy to let and other property investment will help...

Data consultancy LonRes says a dramatic fall in prime London rental stock is forcing rents to rise at last.   The number of...

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

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

Tenants returning to the office and city centres has triggered strong rental growth in the largest urban centres. Rightmove’s Quarterly Rental Trends...

‘Room wanted’ ads are currently outnumbering ads for ‘rooms available’ on flatshare site SpareRoom for only the third time in six...

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

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...

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

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

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...

The ESTAS has announced another partner for its awards ceremony later this month. It’s customer rewards service Vaboo, which will be presenting...

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

Not-for-profit accreditation scheme safeagent wants the government to help tenants clear Covid-related arrears through an overhaul of Discretionary Housing Payments. Enhancing these...

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

Councils across Scotland have been given £10m to provide grants to tenants who have Covid-related arrears and risk eviction. The grants will...

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...

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 flurry of increased interest in buy to let means the choice of mortgage products for investors is now greater than...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

A £360 million wall of rental debt built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave...

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

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

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

Rental stock has dropped as landlords seek to profit from the staycation boom, Rightmove claims. Data from the portal suggests seaside towns...

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,...

The number of new prospective tenants registering with Knight Frank in August was 73 per cent higher than the same month...

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

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

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

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

A new trend developing in prime central London suggests that tenants are demanding smaller properties - and that’s despite the pandemic...

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...

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

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

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

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

One HMO had 78 viewings while in the same city a £7,000 rental property was let after just one day of...

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

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

Earlier this week Propertymark revealed it had co-signed an open letter criticising proposed government cuts to benefits.  That open letter was co-signed...

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

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

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

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

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...

An existing Belvoir franchisee in the Midlands has purchased two additional offices in Manchester. Sharanjit Gill of Belvoir Leicester Central now owns...

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

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

The lettings market in London and the Home Counties continued its journey back towards normality in July according to data from...

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,...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

A 360-degree virtual tour supplier says there’s been a 600 per cent increase in use of the technology since late 2019...

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

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...

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...

A lettings agency is using its latest podcast to explore the retail-to-resi trend in the housing market. Winkworth’s podcast under The Property...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

ARLA Propertymark is backing a controversial scheme allocating £10m of taxpayers’ money to assist tenants with Covid-related arrears. The Tenancy Hardship Grant...

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

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

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...

One of the insurers at the centre of the Business Interruption controversy is believed to have reached a settlement with some...

High profile London lettings agency Chestertons says there’s been an increase in Hong Kong residents looking to rent a home in...

Rents have climbed up to 68 per cent across England since the financial crash in 2008. Research by Ascend Property shows that...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

Tomorrow sees the start of a three-day debate over the extension of the eviction ban in Scotland - and Propertymark appears...

Almost 40,000 people have signed a petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners. The...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy has accused the government of hypocrisy over its diverging approach to evictions for commercial and residential tenants. On Wednesday...

London’s rental market is witnessing a strong recovery in spite of the pandemic, according to the latest analysis by lettings agency...

There’s a large scale recovery underway in London’s rental sector according to the website Home. The site says that while average rents...

A Manchester agency says there’s been a 400 per cent increase in enquiries from international students. This huge number of enquiries for...

A property investment platform has taken the unusual approach of accusing the government of driving up homelessness through its policy of...

It is now cheaper to rent a home than buy one - the first time this has been the case since...

A poll of over 1,300 renters by a flat share platform suggests that over half have been deterred from moving in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That's very retro - I have not had one of...

Airbnb, which has been criticised by some for its impact on local rental markets, is to set up its own ‘tax’...

The prime London rental market is still in the doldrums but the rent falls are less pronounced than before.  Knight Frank says...

The latest rental market snapshot produced by HomeLet shows average rents outside of London soaring to higher levels and dropping in the capital itself.  The...

Helping those in the private rental sector understand the latest changes to regulations due to Covid-19 is one of the aims...

We’re only a little over a week away from the Euros, happening at last a year later than scheduled because of...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is now finally at an end and from today there is a change to the notice...

The president of the Law Society of England and Wales says tenants facing eviction as a result of the ban being...

There are just two weeks left for letting agents to register with HM Revenue & Customs if they want to be...

A study by a trade group representing the short lets sector says it’s confident of recovering to 2019 levels of business...

Now is the ideal time for agents to consider their PropTech needs, as lockdown restrictions ease significantly and firms draw up...

An anti-money laundering PropTech consultancy claims agents are in serious danger of non-compliance with new regulations, unless they ditch paper documents and...

Official figures show that far from seeing a rise during the pandemic, there has been what the government calls “a massive...

The UK Association of Letting Agents - a trade body rival to ARLA Propertymark - says it’s seen “a robust membership...

A 133-unit co-living rental scheme is to be built in the Devon city of Exeter. The scheme will place an emphasis on community living...

Rents in London have risen an average six per cent this year, a leading agency claims - and some areas are...

There’s been a huge 263 per cent increase in the value of fraudulent tenant applications in just three months, it’s been...

Fresh data from Knight Frank shows how uncertainty continues to dog the lettings market in some parts of central London. There appears...