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Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to the proposed changes to the Renters Reform Bill being advocated...

New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...

Shelter is calling for the construction of 90,000 rental properties each year for a decade - and it claims this would...

A free webinar next week will explore how agents can use technology solutions to attract and win new landlords for their...

Propertymark has called on the UK Government to prevent a mass exodus of student landlords.   The news comes as a poll conducted...

A pressure group unhappy about lack of progress on the Renters Reform Bill wants MPs to be bombarded with complaint emails.  Over...

Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...

Almost half of more than 400 letting agents quizzed for a new study have expressed their optimism about the impact of...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

Qualifications for property managers in the social housing sector should be extended to the private rental sector too. That’s the view of...

The date has been set for the Spring Budget - the last before the General Election.  It’s to be on Wednesday March...

Independent polling gives Labour a big lead when it comes to its approach to housing policy. Detailed polling by the Ipsos pollster...

Plans for leasehold reform face a major early stumbling block as analysis shows plans to retrospectively introduce a cap on ground...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

Shelter says there are nearly 139,000 children officially homeless and living in temporary accommodation - and it’s blaming the private rental...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 activist groups and charities demanding changes to the private rental sector...

The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from today’s Financial...

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

Young couples are delaying marriage and starting families until they get out of the rental sector, research by Yorkshire Building Society...

It may still be 16 months until the furthest date for the next General Election but with party conference season in...

Shelter has published what it calls a General Election manifesto with rent controls at its heart. Called The Way Home: a manifesto to...

A new report on the state of the lettings industry suggests figures are growing fearful of the impact of the Renters...

Knight Frank, in conjunction with Build To Rent operator Moda Living, has published a highly supportive report about BTR. Creating what it’s...

Connells’ high end brand John D Wood & Co. Is opening of a new office in Winchester, Hampshire. It occupies a stone-built...

The Co-Op Bank is joining forces with campaigning charity Shelter to argue against Section 21 evictions, and together they have organised...

Yorkshire estate agency North Residential - led by ex-Knight Frank staff - has launched a new premium lettings service. A statement from...

Social media has moved on from being a “nice to have” to a necessity for most businesses, but how do you...

The head of a consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition has given her views on what a General Election might mean...

Two thirds of pet owning tenants have faced challenges finding a place to rent - at least according to a survey...

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

Nearly a third of tenants are borrowing money to fund a cash deposit, a survey claims. A poll of 1,000 current renters...

Lettings agency Fine & Country believes that tenants will continue to feel the pressure this spring with rental growth expected to...

New research from The Mortgage Lender reveals that 44 per cent of renters would like more cost-of-living support from the government. Specifically...

Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives...

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

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

Campaigning charity Shelter is angry with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt over his Budget  While most in the property industry have expressed relief that there...

An estate agency formed by ex-Knight Frank staff says it plans to roll out nationwide. North Residential, a Harrogate firm which rebranded...

Propertymark says current government policy over leaseholder protections is too weak. The letting agents’ trade body has thrown its weight behind a...

Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers is backing a clean air zone in its city.  The agency’s two cars, both Volkswagen ID-3s, are part...

A poll of 2,000 non-freehold tenants suggests that almost two-thirds claim not to feel 100 per cent safe in their homes. Some...

Three months after becoming an independent estate agency, North Residential has opened a second branch. The new office - in Pocklington, East...

The private rented sector has an important economic and social role to play across the country, according to a new report...

New data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals that rents reached an all-time high in Q4 2022, with the average UK room...

This may be 2022’s least surprising research finding - most property professionals want interest rates to fall. A webinar poll undertaken by...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again this week with a further interest rate rise likely if base rate...

A risk management service says agents and landlords must do more to create a culture of safety, particularly around fire. Research released...

A survey promoted by campaigners for smart meters claims most renters don’t believe their properties to be as energy efficient as...

More than a quarter of renters responding to a survey say they are considering leaving the city within the next 12...

The man behind a new survey of tenants’ voting intentions claims the Conservatives need to worry about losing support amongst young...

The details of the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill will be the main focus of the Propertymark annual conference in Belfast...

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

The finance arm of LSL Property Services - known as Pivotal Growth - has snapped up a specialist mortgage service. Pivotal Growth...

The famous seaside town of Whitby in Yorkshire has voted in a referendum considering a ban on new build properties being...

A selection of property industry figures have spoken out against the government’s latest proposals to extend Right To Buy to housing...

A new survey is a warning the government that it must stop forcing landlords out of the private rental sector by...

Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...

Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...

Shelter has made an outspoken attack on a government proposal to extend Right To Buy to housing association tenants. The idea -...

Thousands of tenants have no choice but to accept “appalling conditions” according to the chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter. Polly Neate...

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

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

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

Shelter claims that women are impacted by homelessness more than men, and says rising private rents are a contributory factor. In a...

An agency that made a complete switch of its car fleet from petrol to electric has won the ‘Private Sector Car...

Shelter - so often critical of the private rental sector - has instead turned its fire on the government over what...

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

All sides of the industry have expressed anger and frustration that yesterday’s Budget effectively ignored the private rental sector. ARLA Propertymark’s policy...

A Foxtons-owned lettings agency says 60 per cent of tenants and would-be buyers say they are not confident negotiating asking rents...

Shelter claims the health of one in five renters in England is harmed by poor housing, and says grants covering Covid-related...

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

The chief executive of Shelter says the experience of Scotland shows that the scrapping of S21 eviction powers produces benefits that...

An industry poll has revealed that tech is now so important in our lives that a fifth of UK tenants say...

Agents need to be diligent regarding the the growth of cannabis in rental properties and the devastating lengths tenants will go to...

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

Almost half of renters in England have been victims of illegal behaviour from landlords or lettings agents, Shelter claims. The stark allegations...

A prominent lettings agency owner has given his verdict on the concept of charging renters to view a property - “it...

A survey of some 600 agents and landlords by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme has revealed the most popular cause of deposit...

A housing market analyst is warning of "one heck of a dark cloud on the horizon for the lettings market” as...

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

Lettings agencies should continue to use IT solutions like livestream viewings even as the pandemic eases, according to one of the...

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

If agents want to emphasise the green credentials of their local area, then a new league table may be of help. An...

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

The activist group Generation Rent is urging tenants to scrutinise the paperwork they get from agents to use against possible eviction.  Failure...

Another report by the campaigning charity Shelter is critical of the quality of Britain’s private rental sector - and indeed the...

Labour’s candidate for London Mayor wants to control private rents - and he wants the capital to be a template for...

Councils are failing to protect tenants in three out of four cases where they discover rental homes are unsafe, according to...

A third of buy to let investors would change the way they voted in the EU referendum if they could. That’s the...

Some 39 agents and landlords have had banning orders over the past three years according to a report in The Guardian. Under the...

A charity is calling for a new national body to oversee the private rental sector. Citizens Advice makes this one of three...

Shelter has launched a fund-raising campaign because of what it calls a huge rise in demand for its emergency services, and in anticipation of what...

Campaigning charity Shelter has criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for allegedly leaving “far more people on the brink of homelessness than homeownership.”  Chief...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Two lettings and property management firms have merged with the aim of increasing market share in Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex. Property...

Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...

Shelter has returned to the attack on the private rental sector. In a new report it claims a third of tenants in England...

The first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of causing needless fear for renters by claiming all those in arrears due to...