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![Zoopla tells letting agents exactly how much it does for them](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Leading property website Zoopla has delivered strong results for letting agents in the run-up to the busiest time of year for...
27 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council bid to run private lettings agency ends in failure](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
A lettings agency set up by a council to buy properties on the open market and let them at open market...
27 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Scrapping Section 21 isn’t such a big deal, claims top agent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
The abolition of Section 21 isn’t really that big a deal, a prominent lettings agent claims. Kristjan Byfield, who runs the base...
23 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![First details released for Agent Rainmaker’s latest flagship event](/upload/images/shutterstock_2364334291.jpg)
Letting agents keen to scale their business fast are being encouraged to attend what the organisers call “an industry flagship event”...
22 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Prospective tenants lose millions through rental scams](/upload/images/shutterstock_631947908.jpg)
Consumer organisation Which? claims there are some 1,000 reports of rental fraud scams a month at this time of year. It says...
20 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Four buyers in the frame to pay £100m for Lomond - report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
It’s being reported that Lomond Group, the chain of lettings agencies owned by a division of Lloyds Banking Group, is likely...
19 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants in ‘misery’ thanks to high rents - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
New figures showing no slowdown in the rate of private rental inflation is just additional “misery” for tenants, a leading financial...
16 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rents so high they make mortgage-saving nearly impossible - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyValue_400x310.png)
One in 10 UK tenants are now spending at least 60% of their take home salary on their rent, according to...
16 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Sixth PropTech award of 2024 for automated rental platform](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1697309575.jpg)
Automated rental payment platform PayProp has been named the Overall PropTech Company of the Year at the 2024 PropTech Breakthrough Awards. This...
16 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax expert says ‘act now’ over Furnished Holiday Lettings change](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
A tax expert is advising anyone involved in the furnished holiday lettings sector to ‘act now’ ahead of upcoming tax changes. Ben...
14 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour has “golden opportunity” to solve renting crisis says agency boss](/upload/images/shutterstock_2159738307.jpg)
The new Labour government has a “golden opportunity its” to resolve the rental crisis, but must give clarity to the industry...
12 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Law Society says evictions risk “tens of thousands losing their homes”.](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
The Law Society claims over 29,000 eviction claims in recent months leave “tens of thousands at risk of losing their homes.” The...
09 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let property purchases plummet as tax threats mount](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
The number of buy to let property purchases in the UK fell 14% from 224,700 in 2022/23 to 193,700 in the...
08 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks backs Labour plans ‘because rental sector is a mess’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The chief executive of Purplebricks says he’s backing Labour’s house building plans because of the state of the private rental sector. Sam...
08 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech integration aims to improve agents’ offer to tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind1-400x310.png)
Rent Reporting platform CreditLadder has integrated into SME Professional, a software service sold to the letting and sales industries. It says...
06 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tories’ Section 24 tax change leaves some “with precarious finances”](/upload/images/shutterstock_2123306888.jpg)
A report from Propertymark has laid out the stark and in some cases unforeseen consequence of the Conservative government’s phased removal...
05 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax revenue up as buy to let investors quit](/upload/images/4%20shutterstock_2178241605.jpg)
New figures published by HMRC show a 7% rise in Capital Gains Tax liabilities on the sale of residential property in...
05 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stealth Tax strikes property once again, claims financial expert](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
New figures show the average inheritance tax (IHT) bill in 2021/22 rose to a new high of £215,000. The number of estates...
02 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Ex-rental properties make up well over 10% of sales listings](/upload/images/shutterstock_730204513.jpg)
A new analysis by Zoopla suggests and one in eight homes currently for sale were previously let out. The portal says this...
02 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rate Decision - it’s touch and go, admits analyst](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The chance of the Bank of England deciding to cut base rate today and thus trigger further interest rate cuts, is...
01 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents demand leasehold reforms make transactions easier](/upload/images/5%20shutterstock_1141644755.jpg)
Propertymark is urging the UK government to implement reforms that will make it more cost effective and simpler for people to...
31 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Co-living and Build To Rent link-up for deposit alternative service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Deposit alternative service flatfair has entered a partnership with Fresh, a Build To Rent and co-living operator. Instead of paying a traditional...
30 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove backs Labour efforts to turn renters into first time buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Rightmove has thrown its weight behind the new Labour government’s bid to help first time buyers - and it wants it...
29 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Trusted lettings manager stole £30,000 from company](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
A court has heard that a trusted lettings manager was discovered to have been diverting company funds to her personal bank...
29 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Awaab’s Law extended to private renting welcomed by tech experts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The Building Engineering Services Association has welcomed the new government’s commitment to reinforce the rules that require landlords and their agents...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Time to modernise deposit system, says family-owned agency](/upload/images/shutterstock_2032893149.jpg)
A lettings agent says ‘times are changing with deposits” and claims more landlords and tenants are choosing alternatives. The comment by Paul...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Section 21: Only small proportion of renters evicted, official data shows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
The latest edition of the English Housing Survey reveals precisely how relatively rarely Section 21 is used. Data from the survey analysed...
25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Half of tenants living with damp or mould - charity’s claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2135425805.jpg)
Citizens Advice claims that 45% of private renters in England are currently experiencing damp, mould or excessive cold in their home,...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Latest house-building figures just 50% of what Labour wants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/PropertyPlanning.png)
Figures from the National House Building Council show that housebuilding is currently running at only half the rate the new Labour...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Get Stuck In! - Agents told to campaign to change Labour’s Renters Rights Bill](/upload/images/shutterstock_2250668215.jpg)
Agents are being urged to campaign to change Labour’s Renters Rights Bill to stop it damaging the lettings industry. Neil Cobbold, commercial...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Will new unfair dismissal rules hit lettings agencies?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/EvictionNotice-400x310.png)
While much of the property industry’s response to the King’s Speech focussed on government plans for rental sector and planning reform,...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Ending S21 is fine says leading agent - but safeguards needed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
The government’s renewed pledge to end Section 21 eviction powers for agents and landlords is fine, a leading industry figure has...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Cost Of Rent Day launched by free-market think tank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
The right wing think tank the Adam Smith Institute has launched something called the Cost Of Rent Day. The institute has calculated...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants get agents’ advice on how to “jump the rental queue”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
A lettings agency is offering tenants guidance on what it calls “how to jump the rental queue.” Benham and Reeves outlines a...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Households will have to invest in Green technology - Carney](/upload/images/EcoHomes-2-400x310.png)
Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney is warning that homeowners, including those serving the private rental sector, will have to...
12 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative provider claims record first half of year](/upload/images/shutterstock_576771979(1).jpg)
Deposit alternative provider flatfair claims to have enjoyed a record-breaking start to 2024, forming 61 new partnerships. These include Concept Estate Agents,...
12 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents warn Rayner - “don’t scrap Section 21 without a replacement”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Propertymark has warned Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister against scrapping Section 21 eviction powers without an adequate replacement. If Angela Rayner does fulfil...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants reveal biggest ‘deal breakers’ when looking for rental property](/upload/images/shutterstock_1197102829(4).jpg)
Data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages rose just 1.5% year-on-year in June –...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour’s Housing Policies - next five years start today](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Most self-managing landlords regard property as their full time job](/upload/images/shutterstock_2022462029.jpg)
Over 50% of landlords regard the management of their properties as a full-time job, a survey by a buy to let...
04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour will regulate lettings because it's a cheap option - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents have “toughest job” in era of high rent rises - claim](/upload/images/NB-Movepal-June24-blog-1-Are-we-set-for-summer-surge.jpg)
Letting agents have the toughest job trying to balance the needs of landlord and tenants while politicians create uncertainty around the...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents managing HMOs without licences hit by council fines](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
Fines totalling £108,000 have been issued to letting agents and landlords breaching HMO rules in part of London. An additional HMO licensing...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning - ‘new normal’ interest rates to be far higher than before](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesIncrease_400x310.png)
Although much focus is on the Bank of England and when it will begin to cut interest rates, a sobering warning...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency that Refurbs and offers Guaranteed Rent is expanding](/upload/images/shutterstock_1906337941(2).jpg)
A lettings agency that works by giving a fixed rental income to its landlord clients each month, and paying for the...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents prefer PropTech to extra staff to ease workload](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
PropTech - not more staff - can make letting agencies more productive and reduce costs. A new rental confidence survey of lettings...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Want your agency to be successful? Then pay staff more!](/upload/images/shutterstock_2198130819.jpg)
Paying staff too little is a sure-fire way to hinder growth and profits, according to letting expert and former ALRA President,...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Activist claims “horrendous exploitation” by “profiteering” letting agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_2167511393.jpg)
The deputy chief executive of an organisation funded by the Nationwide Foundation claims to have suffered “horrendous exploitation” at the hands...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bidding Wars - letting agents mostly to blame, says campaigner](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
A ban on so-called bidding wars, which Labour now proposes, would have to include letting agents as well as landlords a...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants skip food and heat to pay rent, claims industry group](/upload/images/shutterstock_2051940527.jpg)
The Deposit Protection Service's charitable foundation claims that a significant proportion of tenants who have recently moved are cutting back on...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Soaring Council Tax Arrears prompts call for new bailiff rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
Outstanding council tax arrears have soared according to new government figures. Data from he Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities shows...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour to ban bidding wars and high upfront rental payments](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renting Still Cheaper Than Buying with a 5% Deposit](/upload/images/shutterstock_2322919583.jpg)
Would-be buyers with a 5% deposit face paying £300 per month more in mortgage repayments than if they continued renting, says...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Energy Performance Certificates slammed as “inaccurate”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Energy Performance Certificates can be riddled with inaccuracies and give unhelpful advice to property owners. That’s the view of consumer service Which? Which?...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Material Information - PropTech tool launched to help agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_2280558533(3).jpg)
Reapit has launched a new feature to help agents comply with material information guidelines from the National Trading Standards Estate and...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shelter backs Labour eviction and housing policies](/upload/images/shutterstock_1690158259.jpg)
Shelter has spoken out in favour of what it calls “bold” commitments by Labour on the private rental sector and house...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election and Lettings - free webinars explain what’s happening](/upload/images/shutterstock_1144449074.jpg)
Two webinars between now and General Election Day will seek to explain what the manifesto pledges mean for the lettings and...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Proposed Capital Gains Tax rise would hit rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
A political party has proposed that Capital Gains Tax be equalised with Income Tax - meaning landlords and investors who sold...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![New PropTech tool launched by Goodlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
PropTech supplier Goodlord is launching something called Complete Tenancy Management This claims to give agents tools to manage a tenancy over its...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents Distinctly Underwhelmed by Tories’ manifesto pledges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Word-for-Word - Conservative Rental and Housing Manifesto Pledges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
The Conservatives have this afternoon set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ Election Briefing - free webinar update on industry issues](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Webinar-400x310.png)
The future of the UK lettings market will be determined by the July 4 election and now PropTech player Reapit |...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![We Can’t Pay More! Affordability crisis dents London lettings market](/upload/images/shutterstock_769272595(1)(1).jpg)
London’s rental market has weakened in recent months according to the fledgling online service Hello Neighbour. Rents are 1% down compared to...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters increasingly reconciled to not owning a home in future](/upload/images/shutterstock_87219307.jpg)
Data sourced from millions of bank accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages increased 6.3 per cent year-on-year in May. Barclays data...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Would Tories’ Stamp Duty Policy really turn renters into buyers?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty_400x310.png)
Over the weekend the Conservatives pledged that if elected on July 4 they would permanently scrap stamp duty for first time...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Challenge - Tories pledge 'no change' but will Labour follow?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty--2-400x310.png)
The housing market has suddenly become a major part of the General Election campaign as a result of a challenge thrown...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings agency chain in three year PropTech tenancy management deal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
The 85 branches of Spicerhaart have signed a three-year partnership with The Lettings Hub to use its tenancy management platform. Spicerhaart also...
06 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![The Property Franchise Group new deal worth £5m more than early reports](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculator.png)
More details have emerged of the deal - reported on Letting Agent Today and Sky News on Sunday - for Property...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency will have 1,800 branches following latest acquisition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The Property Franchise Group is buying the Fine and Country chain, plus the membership body the Guild of Property Professionals. The deal is worth...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Eviction Court Delays still in place for new government to resolve](/upload/images/shutterstock_1850873275.jpg)
A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Change from Tomorrow - reminder to agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
As a result of an announcement back in March, in the government’s final Budget, a major change to stamp duty comes into...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental Eco-grants and first time buyer help - Rightmove’s Election Wishlist](/upload/images/shutterstock_2028954719.jpg)
Rightmove has produced five core demands on behalf of the rental sector, which it would like the next government to meet. These...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mydeposits custodial scheme - new platform launched](/upload/images/shutterstock_518693581.jpg)
A new platform for the mydeposits custodial scheme has launched this week, incorporating features inspired by feedback from members and designed...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Reviews are key to success in saturated market - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2461408399.jpg)
An insurance firm’s assessment of how to market a holiday let successfully claims that strongly favourable reviews are far and away...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council-run lettings agency claims to beat rivals on fees and upfront rent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
A council-run lettings agency called YorHome is offering new incentives to woo private landlords away from conventional agents. Besides offering what it...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning To Labour - Rent Controls Just Won’t Work](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
If Labour plans to bring in rent controls they won’t work, a property association has warned. The National Association of Property Buyers...
24 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Today - ESTAS shortlists for three top industry awards](/upload/images/shutterstock_2332847259.jpg)
The ESTAS has revealed the nominations for three of its most prestigious categories to complete the shortlist for the 2024 awards. The...
24 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Beef Up Renters Reform Bill to stop even more evictions - call](/upload/images/shutterstock_199526675.jpg)
A charity claims that new official figures on rent rises will “create more worry among private renters.” StepChange charity is referring to...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Half of Agents say they Don’t Know who they’ll vote for](/upload/images/shutterstock_1332472799.jpg)
Around half of letting agents and landlords say they are unsure about how they will vote in the General Election. A joint...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Record business claimed by deposit alternative service](/upload/images/shutterstock_1892499931.jpg)
Deposit alternative provider, flatfair, has reported record figures for the first quarter of 2024. From January to March, 56% of tenants chose...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shock figures show half of tenants struggle to find next home](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tenant_Dispute-400x310.png)
Half of all tenants who moved during the past 12 months found it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to secure a new...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents encouraged to get mystery shopping analysis of performance](/upload/images/shutterstock_2206920481.jpg)
Letting agents are being encouraged to sign up so a mystery shopper can assess their performance. KnowYourMarket, a market research firm in...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants Renewing on Existing Contracts hit with high rent rises - new data](/upload/images/shutterstock_150297281.jpg)
Tenants renewing an existing contracts have been faced with high rent rises according to Hamptons lettings agency. It says they rose 8.3%...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Most homes cheaper to rent than buy, even with large deposit](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuyRent-400x310.png)
A third of homes currently for sale can be bought with a mortgage and monthly repayments that cost less than the...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Good news on Inflation expected this week](/upload/images/shutterstock_2289278283.jpg)
Inflation is expected to drop sharply in the April figures due out this week. The Office for Budget Responsibility and Bank of...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenant Turnover - landlord sales and not evictions are chief cause](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Some 50% of tenants who moved last year did so because their landlords decided to sell the property. By contrast, eviction was...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Far cheaper to rent than to buy in London - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuyRent-400x310.png)
Londoners looking to buy a home can expect to spend 42% more on monthly mortgage payments than tenants pay on rent,...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pity The Poor Renter - analyst says tenants face tough conditions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-2-400x310.png)
An Office of National Statistics survey shows that the top three issues facing the UK are still the cost-of-living crisis (89%),...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Banned - rogue agents disqualified for abusing Covid loan scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Banned_400x310.png)
The husband-and-wife directors of a Cornish lettings and estate agency have been disqualified from being company directors for a combined 12...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax - that’s why rents are rising so much](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Propertymark has given its view on why private rents have risen so much - 6.1% in England, 7.0% in Wales and...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election Gimmick Stamp Duty Cut would trigger evictions - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A stamp duty cut in the run up to a General Election would see house prices go up and evictions soar,...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![UK’s most lucrative locations for holiday let income](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
The Cotswolds is the most lucrative place in the UK to own a holiday let, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages. With annual...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour must come clean on Business Rates, says agency](/upload/images/shutterstock_414153883.jpg)
A prominent agent campaigning for business tax reform is urging Labour to come clean on its policies for business rates and...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property management firm hit with £500,000 health and safety fine](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined400x310.jpg)
A housing company has been fined £528,000 after an employee repairing a fence post inadvertently struck an underground cable, suffering burns...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency urges second home owners to be Airbnb hosts for tax reasons](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to understand key tenancy agreement differences](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
A call has gone out from an industry group for letting agents to be sure they know the distinctions between statutory...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tory says councils lose out by levying second home taxes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![50,000 new rental homes needed to meet historic demand - Rightmove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
Rightmove says there are still nearly 50,000 rental properties needed to head back to the pre-pandemic level of rental supply. The latest...