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

Propertymark wants the government to cool down on its enthusiasm for brownfield development. It says in a response to a consultation that...

NatWest Group has announced a new package of what it calls ”targeted lending and support” to help local councils provide more...

England’s county councils want the next government to set out a long-term plan for housing, as a new report claims there’s...

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

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

Hamptons is linking with retirement rental specialist provider Birchgrove, pledging to offer “a unique proposition for those seeking quality senior rental...

Sharpened rules to double council tax on long term empty properties will come into force from April 1, says the government.  A...

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Earlier this week Housing Secretary Michael...

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of suggesting a government proposal for the housing market is high-risk and could even...

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

Tom Davies has started with Leaders Romans Group as the company’s first group financial services managing director. This new position coincides with...

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

The trade body representing short lets providers and support companies has reacted angrily to government proposals for a radical shake up. Housing...

The excessive enforcement of council rules on private landlords while social housing is so poorly run will be ‘the next Post...

The British Property Federation claims the time required for Build To Rent planning applications has significantly increased over the past decade...

Prominent MPs from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have renewed their onslaught on Airbnb and other short let platforms.  Former Lib...

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

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

A managing partner at a letting agency has given an insight into the unique forces which he says is “strangling” the...

A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...

New research shows there are 36,210 long-term vacant homes across London - that’s around one in every 100 properties. The borough in...

Controversy surrounds a government idea - floated over the weekend - to allow renters to secure mortgages with just one per...

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...

ARLA Propertymark has responded to the Scottish Parliament’s examination of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill, calling for clarity on contributions...

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

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

A survey of more than 1,000 landlords in the Deposit Protection Service shows the scale of change in the private rental...

A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...

Another large Build To Rent scheme is in the offing, this time in Devon’s capital city, Exeter. Plans to build 246 BTR...

A webinar is being held tomorrow, aimed to urging agents to get ahead of changes to the industry likely to be...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement to reveal measures affecting both the rental market and the wider property industry.  The Local Housing...

There may be a substantial number of small-scale private landlords selling up right now, but no fewer than 88 per cent...

Senior Labour MP Clive Betts says the party’s official house building policy won’t actually solve the shortage of homes. Labour deputy leader...

A row has broken out over Section 21 between Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and an all-party...

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

The latest annual report on Build To Rent in London again talks of issues with costs and delivery. A report from the...

PropTech service The Lettings Hub has announced a new strategic partnership with client accounting platform LettsPay.  This follows on from four additional...

The lettings agency Winkworth has taken the unusual step of criticising policies of a series of councils. The councils are all Labour...

A new director of property has been named by the John Lewis Partnership, to lead its controversial Build To Rent initiative. Martin...

The government has changed the way shared ownership rents can be increased. This change will apply to the leases of new shared...

UK consumers feel worse off than a year ago, but remain relatively optimistic about the property . That’s the conclusion of a...

A Bristol estate agent has hit the acquisition trail, snapping up a local independent. Bristol Property Centre Estate Agents, which is situated...

Midlands-based land and property company Sheldon Bosley Knight has made another lettings acquisition - its fifth in 2023. Leicestershire-based Andrew Granger &...

Propertymark is pressing Housing Secretary Michael Gove to adopt a housing court system to solve the problem of abandoned tenancies. The agents...

The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...

A body largely consisting of councils wants more controls over Airbnbs and other short lets - and it wants local authorities...

New figures showing the growing size of first time buyer deposits suggest that many would-be purchasers will be staying with the...

A planning committee meeting discussion on an application for 100 new apartments in Manchester turned into a forum for complaints about...

The number of completed Build to Rent homes in the UK has increased 13 per cent in the past year to...

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

The Scottish Government does not intend to abandon its licensing scheme for Airbnbs and other short term lets, nor to delay...

Buy to let investors who want to convert family homes into HMOs in Hounslow for three to six tenants will now...

A mortgage lender has conducted a survey of homeowners which has produced a string of anti-landlord and anti-overseas investor attitudes. Market Financial...

A new action plan to tackle issues around HMOs is being drawn up by a Midlands council next week. West Northamptonshire council’s...

An independent agency with a lettings portfolio of 400 units has been snapped up by franchise holders in the Newton Fallowell...

John Lewis is pushing ahead with its commitment to build and manage rental homes as part of a drive which it...

Chris Harris, seen as the architect of the move by the John Lewis Partnership into rental housing, is stepping down this...

The leader of the council that was rebuffed by a court when it tried to control the spread of Airbnb-style short...

A trade body has criticised the various UK governments for “rushing blindly” into poorly-constructed regulation of short lets. The angry words from...

A holiday lettings agency has come out fighting on behalf of its clients. Following calls by local leaders in Cornwall and Devon...

Large portfolio professional landlords are in a confident mood, with the majority planning to acquire at least one new asset in...

Rightmove has launched the first rollout phase of products for agents, described as linking the rental journey from advertising and receiving...

Free legal help for agents on what Renters Reform Bill really means A free webinar hosted by PropTech firm Goodlord is being...

A franchise network boss has sharply criticised both Labour and the Tories for their pro-tenant policies. Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth,...

A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...

Shelter is telling the government it “must deliver” on the revolution it pledges under the Renters Reform Bill. Chief executive Polly Neate...

A lack of direction and constant shifts in planning policy at local and national government level is putting a block on...

Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...

One of the high end lettings agencies dominating the prime London rental landscape says there’s no end in sight to the...

A survey of nearly 700 landlords by Paragon Bank found that 67 per cent experienced increased tenant demand during the first...

Senior Labour figures have come out with sharply opposing views on whether the party backs rent controls. Shabana Mahmood, a senior MP...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the idea of a compulsory national register of landlords and hosts operating Airbnb and other...

Airbnb is warning the UK government not to be heavy handed in its planning controls restricting the short lets sector. At the...

The new trade body for short lets has reacted angrily to a government plan for AirBnb and other short let hosts...

A London lettings agency has been ordered to pay over £12,000 in a fine and costs for its part in running...

New powers have been revealed to tackle what the Welsh Government calls the ‘problem’ of second homes.  A statement from the Senedd...

A Midlands-based agency is celebrating its 180th year with the opening of a new flagship office. Sheldon Bosley Knight has launched the...

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

Introduce yourself A: My name is Sean Hooker. I have worked for the HFIS group for sixteen years, originally helping set...

Connells Group is making a bid to win business in the Build To Rent sector, launching what it calls “the UK’s...

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

Cheshire has topped a new ranking of the best places in the UK to invest in a holiday let, according to...

Propertymark is speaking out about problems with some conversions of commercial property into residential.The warning comes in the trade body’s response...

Upmarket lettings agency Savills has moved its 30-strong team in Reading into a prominent new office in the town centre. The firm’s...

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

A council is introducing a service which it claims will help identify properties which cannon future be used as private rental...

A lettings agency says it’s vital that the government reconsiders the new laws and regulations seen as attacking landlords. The Leaders Romans...

The British Property Federation, which typically has relatively little to say about the private rental sector, has issued a series of...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

The mass exodus of landlords unhappy with increased tax and regulation appears not to have happened - at least yet. A quarterly...

The owner of a property in the Leicestershire village of Great Dalby has been fined after removing two trees within a...

A council says it’s using planning powers to try to control the proliferation of Airbnbs, but suggests the real answer may...

A new block of apartments on the banks of a photogenic canal has been given the planning green light - but...

Agents’ body Propertymark wants more government action to boost housing supply - and it wants the views of the industry on...

Housebuilders have branded a west country council’s decision to ask for all new homes to be net zero as ‘unaffordable' and...

London has continued to dominate the list of the most attractive cities for buy to let investment for the second year...