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The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum.  Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...

Even as he was being elected as Mayor of London for a record-beating third successive time, Sadiq Khan was under pressure...

Propertymark says the controversial Renters Reform Bill still misses the mark, despite a string of amendments made to it as it...

Some 83% of estate agents are proud of their profession, says a new survey. The poll of 1,728 estate agents, commissioned by...

Propertymark wants HM Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  HMLR launched a consultation last month as...

Supply has continued to build while demand remained steady, which increased downwards pressure on rents in the first quarter of 2024...

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax.  London, the...

The Open Property Data Association has released a new version of its property data standards framework to help letting agents comply...

The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...

Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to resolve the country’s ongoing housing emergency. The news comes as Scottish Labour MSP Mark Griffin...

Propertymark will appear in front of the House of Lords’ Industry and Regulators Committee tomorrow morning, urging the regulation of lettings...

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...

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

Propertymark is hosting an Understanding Material Information for Lettings Agents on Thursday January 18 from 1230 to 1400. The National Trading Standards...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

A group of rental activists claims that police in England are disproportionately using a 19th century law that criminalises rough sleeping...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

Purplebricks has appointed a new media agency - mSix&Partners - as it launches its ‘free’ sales offer to landlords and other...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

Latest data from The Deposit Protection Service suggests rents have risen faster than inflation over the past year. The organisation’s Rent Index...

Parts B and C of the process to improve material information disclosure in property listings are published today within comprehensive new guidance...

Rightmove has teamed up with the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team to create a new course on compliance...

A prominent housing expert has told MPs that letting agents could be used to police the standards off homes made available...

An overwhelming number of letting and sales agents back the idea of more so-called Material Information on property details.  That’s according to...

Five outstanding women were honoured at the first ESTAS Women in Estate Agency award, parts of the ESTAS. The five were Wendy...

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

Tenants in Bristol are paying 41 per cent more for a rental property than they did just five years ago, it...

The Build To Rent sector has now joined those parts of the property sector with a dedicated awards event. The awards -...

There’s to be a consultation this autumn about a proposed selective licensing regime in Scarborough. The proposal covers parts of the Castle,...

A retirement forecast suggests older renters may struggle as demographic and property market figures change over time. Scottish Widows’ annual retirement report,...

Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...

The results of the latest RICS UK Residential Survey, out today, point to a renewed worry about the housing market. The survey...

Prime London’s rental growth has started to slow on an annual basis, according to the latest Savills prime lettings index. But the...

Tomorrow sees the start of a month of webinars hosted by Rightmove to help agents understand compliance changes and how they...

A survey of nearly 700 letting agents from across England has revealed that the abolition of Section 21 continues to be...

The Guild of Property Professionals has revealed that over 80 of its member agents have been shortlisted for The ESTAS 2023.   The...

One of the lettings industry’s highest profile agents has been shortlisted by the Huntingdon’s Disease Association as Fundraiser of the Year. Kristjan...

A veteran Conservative is calling on his government to clamp down on HMOs and ensure there is better council regulation and...

New Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf is bad news for the private rental sector, a prominent lettings agent warns. David Alexander -...

A clampdown on HMOs is to begin this week - and the council behind it is describing it as ‘preserving the...

At PayProp, customer service is a top priority. Our UK-based platform experts are always ready to go the extra mile to...

A council is set to renew its war on To Let boards. In summer 2018, Leciester council brought into effect a new...

OnTheMarket is introducing a range of features which it claims will make ‘serious seekers’ stand out to letting agents. And it says...

A prominent Scottish lettings agent says the decision of Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scotland’s First Minister may offer a chance...

Fine & Country holds its international conference on March 10 and according to the agency it will be attended by representatives...

A new survey of over 8,000 commercial estate agents indicates a challenging 2023 - suggesting a possible alternative investment option for...

Legal & General says it’s seeing signs of optimism in different parts of the buy to let sector. Firstly it’s seen a...

The latest market snapshot by London-focussed data company LonRes shows that a shortage of homes available to rent across all parts...

The tax on property purchased in one part of the UK has reached a new record figure - and a top...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Vik Tara and on my business card it says...

A lettings agency in the Brighton area which describes itself as “ethical” is closing down due to staffing issues and the...

One of the country’s most respected lettings agencies says tax is dominating the agenda ahead of Thursday’s Autumn Statement from Chancellor...

Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, held a summit yesterday about the capital’s private rental sector - but he did not...

Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, will explain how investment in the private rented sector can be better incentivised when...

The agents’ trade body Propertymark says the government must “get realistic” over the difficulties involved in reaching Net Zero targets when...

As expected there has been another substantial U-turn by Prime Minister Liz Truss. A few minutes after sacking her former Chancellor Kwasi...

Rising interest rates are eroding the profitability of buy to let for mortgaged landlords, says Connells-owned agency Hamptons.   It says that its...

GetGround - which until now has been a service to help landlords form companies - has launched GetProperty, a service guiding...

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...

A consultation period has started on another council’s set of proposals to clampdown on HMOs. Blackburn with Darwen council wants to impose...

Propertymark is calling on letting agents to share their thoughts and experiences on the impact of Airbnb and other short lets.  At...

New long-term analysis by Hamptons says rental growth will cool over the coming years but will still outperform house prices between...

Uncertainty over the coming recession, wholesale reforms of the rental sector, higher interest rates and National Insurance payments are all reasons...

Airbnb is piloting new tools which it claims may identify and block prospective renters who want to stage anti-social parties. The technology...

New plans to help control the numbers of residential properties turned into HMOs in parts of Coventry are moving a step...

A leading market analysis suggests that the private rental sector may be set to benefit from large scale corporate investors seeking...

A Labour MP says the government should introduce emergency rent controls as part of a package of measures to combat the...

Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...

Average monthly room rentals are at their most expensive ever according to lettings platform SpareRoom. It says in London the typical monthly...

Some parts of London have recorded over 50 per cent of sales as second or additional properties. Research by lending firm Octane...

The former president of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government for failing to regulate the agency industry. Maxine...

Maxine Fothergill, who has just completed her year as President of ARLA Propertymark, is the latest recruit to Zoopla’s Lettings Advisory...

Speculation in national newspapers suggests that the government is considering giving local mayors some powers over parts of the private rented...

A property investment company says Build To Rent is key to helping Britain meet its current housing and climate change challenges...

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

A consultation over the summer looks set to be the first part of a radical change to the structure of communal...

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

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

The small number of rental properties listed on websites and portals as Price on Application have now been deemed illegal by...

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

Another council is to conduct a consultation process to expand selective and additional licensing schemes for the next five years. Under existing...

Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England. The research by rental platform Rentd looked at the current average income of a...

Expanding North East agency Hive Estates has acquired a Newcastle lettings business as part of its plans for growth - and...

A local authority is launching an investigation into what housing options there are for younger people within its patch, and whether...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...

The imposition of rent controls - urged by a growing number of politicians and pressure groups in different parts of the...

The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland wants to investigate the existing qualification and training requirements for letting agencies in that...

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

For landlords, finding a tenant for a property can be challenging. Today, people expect modern, high quality, clean appliances as standard...

The coming year should be about promoting harmony in the lettings market says the head of an agency that’s now part of a...

Bristol council has approved plans to introduce licensing in more parts of the city. Additional Licensing and Selective Licensing schemes will be...

How can agents improve their position in society? A report has been published following a roundtable discussion between prominent agency figures...

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

Shocking figures produced by a council in the south west show the vast number of short lets available - and by...

Spicerhaart says some 600 hopefuls turned up for a series of recruitment days in three parts of the country. Around a third...

The demand for London rental properties has increased by almost 60 per cent in the third quarter compared to the same...