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A prominent lettings agency operator says he hopes the “toxic” attitude to the private rental sector by the Scottish Government may...

A coalition of higher education and student housing organisations have called on the government to make further changes to the Renters...

A deposit alternative service claims the cost of rent has outpaced salary growth by 5.2% over the past 10 years, leaving...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...

Landlords’ champion Paul Shamplina says more landlords should use lettings agents, who he describes as their “allies” in the battle to...

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

The politician widely regarded as being the architect of rent controls in Scotland says he will shortly present a wider package...

Regional estate agency group Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up its second business in recent weeks. It’s acquired Charles Kimbell Lettings in...

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

Owners of vacant properties are being offered an improved incentive to bring their house back into use. Plymouth council is re-launching its...

An umbrella group called London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep money...

Tenant reference and tech supplier The Lettings Hub claims 25 per cent of fraudulent documents submitted by would-be tenants were identified...

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

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

Nationwide has taken the unusual step of using its buy to let lending arm - The Mortgage Works - to make...

Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying...

Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants...

Ukrainians who came to the UK following the Russian invasion will be able to apply for 18-month extensions to their visas,...

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

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has confirmed that Awaab’s Law - putting a strict timescale on urgent repairs being done -...

One of the highest profile groups in the private rental sector supplier space - Hamilton Fraser - is restructuring. In future the...

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

The Renters Reform Bill cannot succeed without proper engagement with letting agents and landlords, Propertymark argues.    According to a Freedom of Information...

Scottish councils must engage with letting agents and landlords if radical rental reforms have any chance of working. Propertymark argues that the...

Over a third of ARLA Propertymark members reported in December that rental prices have increased, according to their latest Housing Insight...

Aereon - a European software provider that owns high profile PropTech operator Fixflo - has entered a strategic partnership with automated...

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

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the fifth quarter...

Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...

Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £600m over the last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by the country’s largest...

A PropTech supplier this week hosts a free webinar for agents to shed light on the rise of attempted tenancy fraud...

Labour says it will keep the controversal Right To Buy policy in England if it wins this year’s General Election. This is...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given what some commentators have interpreted as a sign that private rental sector licensing from councils...

A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...

Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to build more affordable homes. The latest data from the Scottish Government itself shows that the...

Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...

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

Campaigning charity Shelter claims there’s a conspiracy amongst MPs, landlords and others in the private rental sector to water down the...

Scores of councils that enforce licensing regimes on the private rental sector claim they are on the verge of bankruptcy. Almost one...

Propertymark has set out its pro-agency position on a range of issues contained in the Renters Reform Bill, currently trundling through...

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

Savills is warning that despite strong income growth, rising rents are stretching the finances of those in the private rental sector.  Savills...

Lloyds Banking Group, which announced back in 2020 that it was to become involved in the private rental sector, is buying...

Last week’s Autumn Statement - which fell short of expectations in terms of help for the private rental sector - is...

It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...

The first meeting has been held of the Housing Coalition, a new group including Propertymark and some landlord bodies. A statement from...

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

Propertymark has called on the government to retain the option of fixed-term tenancies in the private rental sector where it is...

There’s been widespread dismay in the industry as the outcome of a Judicial Review has backed the Scottish Government’s objective of...

Leaders Romans Group claims the pessimistic mood which many say surrounds the private rental sector is exaggerated. It has surveyed its landlord...

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

The Welsh Housing Minister has committed to a Housing Survey to assist its policies for the private rental sector. Propertymark has been...

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

Councils have become increasingly hostile towards agents in recent times, with increased regulation and licensing of the private rental sector in...

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

A lettings agency - Leaders Romans Group - claims that landlords are not quitting the private rental sector in droves after...

Government data shows that as of 2022 some 15.29 per cent of homes in England are privately rented, with 14.9 per...

Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...

Proposals for rent controls made in a government consultation document have been slammed by a prominent industry commentator and PropTech entrepreneur. The...

The chief executive of Propertymark has reiterated his call for the government to make investment in buy to let attractive. Nathan Emerson says:...

Zoopla has issued the first major private rental sector market forecast for 2024. Rental growth this year is on track to end...

Labour’s new shadow Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary, Angela Rayner, says she will put council Housing at the heart of...

The Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team is one of two new non-executive directors at The Property Ombudsman. Louise Baxter...

A survey of local authorities in some of the poorest areas of the country - bodies which enforce many private rental...

An agency’s survey of tenants reveals that three quarters feel ‘trapped’ because of the lack of choice in the private rental...

A leading property agency is demanding more certainty over new Energy Performance Certificate regulations.  Fisher German says the government should act now...

Propertymark’s policy and campaigns director is one of the founding members of a body called the Landlord Leaders Community, which has just...

The National Union of Students is urging the government not to give in to what it calls “exploitative” private rental sector...

A report being considered by a council says one of the UK’s biggest cities could see an 80 per cent collapse in...

A legal expert says there is too little practical help available to transform the energy efficiency reputation of the private rental...

The private rental sector could play a far greater role in helping to end homelessness in Scotland, according to a new...

The Nationwide Foundation - a pressure group funded by the Nationwide - says more effective enforcement is required for the private...

Lloyds Banking Group has announced the lettings agency chain that it wants to look after its upcoming Build To Rent units. The...

A second lettings sector body is demanding government action over the problem of client account closures. Accreditation service Safeagent says the government...

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

Details have been given of Lloyds Bank’s latest dive into the Build To Rent market. Its BTR arm, Citra, has acquired 49...

Propertymark has issued another plea to the government to be fair to the private rental sector - this time regarding a...

A law firm says the Renters Reform Bill is driving buy to let investors to quit because of their fears over...

A new analysis by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform with stricter energy...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thrown his weight behind Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to delay deadlines for EPC improvements in...

Stricter proposals for energy efficiency under review by the government risk damaging the private rental sector if they remain unchanged. That’s the...

A study by consumer intelligence service TwentyCi shows a continued severe under-supply of properties in the private rental sector.  It says that...

The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...

It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...

Clyde Valley Lets - which describes itself as an ethical lettings agency - has unveiled a new website as the organisation...

London letting agents and landlords have so far been hit with more than £900,000 in fines in the first half of...

Spicerhaart Lettings has expanded expands its property management division with two key appointments. Natalie Giles has been appointed as the new Property...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...

Ukrainians in the UK will be helped into private rental homes as part of a £150m government injection.  The funding will be...

The Renters Reform Bill can be the perfect opportunity for the industry to become more professional - just so long as...

Two prominent trade bodies representing elements of the private rental sector are fighting back against the latest attempt to impose rent...

Propertymark has made a strident set of demands of the government in a bid to end the so-called Sex For Rent...

A new survey reveals that the safety of client funds is one of the key reasons why letting agents look to...

Zoopla has announced it’s hosting its quarterly market update next Wednesday, June 14, to discuss how agents can keep their business...

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...

Investors and second home buyers contributed over a quarter of all property taxes in the last year according to a property...