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It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

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

Birmingham property agency Davidson Estates has completed the first of what it pledges to be a number of acquisitions with the...

The new Labour leader in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has received an early shot across the bows from Propertymark. Gething was elected Welsh...

Propertymark has pledged its support for the Good Landlord Charter initiated by Labour Mayor Andy Burnham but has urged for greater...

Agency software suppliers Inventory Base and Street.co.uk has struck an integration partnership that pledges to “drive operational change for property professionals...

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

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

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

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

Propertymark has urged its members who feel frustrated by the changes to the Scottish Government’s so-called Cost of Living regulations ending...

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchise brand, wants to merge with long-time rival Belvoir. Both are listed on the...

Agents’ group Propertymark is discounting early-bird tickets for its flagship Propertymark One event. The day, run in partnership with Rightmove, is billed...

Homelessness charity Crisis says the long-standing government pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers can’t come soon enough. The charity has backed...

Long-standing activist investor Brett Stone has made a last-ditch bid to scupper a proposed takeover of OnTheMarket by US firm CoStar. CoStar...

With less than a week to go before the Court Meeting and the General Meeting which will decide the fate of...

Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...

An industry supplier owned by the Leaders Romans Group says the government’s pledge to reform - not replace - leasehold should...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the Renters Reform Bill will be mentioned in today’s King’s Speech - and is part of...

Propertymark has pledged its continued support for the annual Smart Meter Awareness Week.  Launched by Smart Energy GB, the UK government-backed campaign...

Propertymark has welcomed the pledge by Housing Secretary Michael Gove not to introduce rent controls in England. The trade body says such...

A lettings and property management platform has broken ranks with much of the industry over the Renters Reform Bill.  While most agents...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

A government minister has pledged to act on the threat to lettings agents posed by banks acting against pooled client accounts. Many...

Reapit has inked a deal with fast-expanding PropTech service Kamma to automate information about private rental sector council licensing. This year is...

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner has given her party’s conference an outline of future policy plans. She says:...

An industry body - the Property Energy Professionals Association - has condemned the Prime Minister’s abandonment of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards...

The owners of one of the first Build To Rent schemes in Edinburgh is bidding to improve the EPC rating while...

A lettings industry trade body has written to the government urging fundamental reform of the court system to prevent it grinding...

Crisis, the homelessness charity, has slammed the government over the growing gap between housing benefit levels and even the lower end...

Propertymark has branded the plans by Housing Secretary Michael Gove to increase housebuilding “disappointing”. Nathan Emerson, Propertymark chief executive, says: “The UK...

A three branch lettings and sales business which describes itself as one of its region’s fastest growing agencies has named a...

A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

A franchise lettings agency is reported to have agreed to stop potential tenants bidding against each other to secure rental properties. The...

The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

A Leaders branch office revamp has been launched with claims of it being fully sustainable. The Lewes branch of Leaders - part...

A respected property lawyer is accusing the government of helping nuisance tenants at the expense of the weak and vulnerable. Ian Narberth,...

LSL Property Services - owner of the Reeds Rains and Your Move brands - says it’s movement of agency branches to...

A chief executive who pledged to beef up her agency’s lettings division - but failed to do so - is leaving...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

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

PropTech rental platform  Goodlord has partnered with an open banking platform to enhance its tenant referencing service. Goodlord, which first integrated open...

A newspaper says Labour is seeking to woo renter voters by allowing councils to restrict new build homes to first time...

The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports that “procedural issues”...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament this...

The Cambridge Building Society has invested in two family-sized houses to expand its unique ‘Rent to Home’ rent-return housing scheme. The two...

Leaders lettings agency has launched its new sustainable office in Aylesbury. The company insists that by 2030 all of its branches will...

Corrupt elites and criminal gangs who abuse the property and financial sectors will be identified and stripped of their cash, the...

Labour’s much-publicised pledge to freeze council tax for the next year excludes empty buy to let properties and second homes it...

A charity is claiming that new powers to evict anti-social private tenants could lead to more homelessness, while those already living...

A prominent lettings agent has criticised leading candidates for the leadership of the Scottish National Party for anti-holiday let policies. David Alexander,...

A combination of regular inspections and pro-active installation of ventilation can help to reduce the risk of dangerous damp and mould...

Propertymark has told the government it should have three priorities for next month’s Budget. 1. Improving welfare system for vulnerable and low-waged...

The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...

An influential housing body has criticised the Green and SNP politicians behind the Scottish Government’s rent cap, which has been renewed...

There will be up to six new branches opened this year for the franchise brand Winkworth. The agency made its announcement in...

Propertymark pledges that an event being held next summer will be “colossal” - and will haver the likes of lettings agents...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

The John Lewis Partnership has agreed a £500m multi-decade joint venture with global investment company abrdn to deliver around 1,000 new...

The government has made a general commitment to work with those who want council tax reforms for Homes in Multiple Occupation. Earlier...

Labour’s new housing spokesperson, Matthew Pennycook, says his party would go further than the government on the subject of private rental...

Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...

Cluttons is rolling out a family and wellbeing policy to its employees this week, after several months of consultation. The policy will...

Campaigners who turned on the Prime Minister on Tuesday were cock-a-hoop just 24 hours later when Liz Truss did another U-turn...

The government may be changing its mind on scrapping Section 21 eviction powers according to a bombshell story in The Times. Outlining what...

Shadow housing minister Lisa Nandy has unveiled a Charter for Renters which she says will be implemented within 100 days of...

This is a crunch week for the UK economy - and likely the housing market too - with a meeting of...

A lettings agency group has made two moves to signal its commitment to being a forces-friendly employer.  Spicerhaart has signed the Armed...

Grainger, the UK’s largest landlord and a huge player in the Build To Rent sector, says it’s going to implement only...

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Letting agencies will soon be able to calculate their carbon footprint as part of an initiative called The Sustainable Agents scheme. It’s...

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

The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...

A new national lettings-only portal is planning to launch this October with a pledge to revolutionise the rental sector. Its aim is...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says he will use his role on the board of The Deposit Service to fight for...

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

A new PropTech link up pledges to be a win-win for agents, landlords and tenants. Muuvo, a platform which is free to...

The chief executive of industry accreditation service Safeagent has made another plea for unity within the private rental sector. In a response...

Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...

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

Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...

Airbnb, so often criticised for operating in the largely-unregulated short lets market, has called on the UK government to scrap Section...

LettsPay, an automated service aiming to simplify the reconciling of tenant rental payments, has won investment from the nurtur.group - the...

PropTech company Canopy is partnering with deposit funding firm Fronted to launch the concept of a lifetime deposit, which can be...

Build To Rent operator Avanton has pledged to build hundreds of new homes in two London hotspots under its A:Living brand. They...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

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

A London council is urging letting agents and landlords to sign a pledge to encourage tenants to use the local recycling...

Online agency Hortons is the latest agency to off-set its environmental impact. Hortons operates from a non-branch office in central Leicester with...

Rightmove says added functionality for its tenant referencing portal is now being tested and will be rolled out later this year. In...

A PropTech supplier claims that increased automation can help letting agents meet the demands of the government’s Levelling Up agenda. Openview –...

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

Agent Rainmaker is holding another of its ARX Mastery events, in a bid to promote growth in the lettings agency sector...

A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...

One of the institutions behind Build To Rent in the UK is pledging to have up to 1,000 new rental homes...

Charters Group, the south of England agency, has announced a further acquisition that will grow its residential lettings operations. Charters Estate Agents will combine...

Labour has joined with campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction...