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A controversial private rental licensing regime that has already made the headlines for the wrong reasons has now been branded a...

Registration has opened for the 2020 ARLA Propertymark Conference, with an early bird discount available to members until January 24. The event,...

Some 45 per cent of those who don’t yet own a home think they never will, according to a new report.  While...

The Chartered Institute of Taxation is urging tenants not to ignore a letter if they receive one from HM Revenue &...

Labour has dropped its controversial policy under which private tenants would have been able to buy their homes at a discount. Press...

An independent Yorkshire letting agency has broken new ground by extending into Humberside for the first time, after striking a major...

Just over a fifth of lettings agents questioned in a major industry survey are concerned that may not be complying with...

New figures just released by the government emphasise the significance of creating a specialist housing court says one of the lettings...

A lettings agency that launched just two years ago has snapped up an independent firm in the same city in a...

The property management platform Apropos, scheduled to launch early next year, says it’s signed up 25 business partners ahead of schedule. The...

ESTAS, the national customer service award scheme which recognises estate and letting agents,  conveyancers and mortgage advisors, has now fully launched...

The growing chorus of calls to professionalise the short lets sector has won influential backing from a senior PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold...

Almost two thirds of landlords say their next buy to let purchase will be through a limited company, not by themselves...

The government and local authorities run by all political parties are keen to advocate measures to curb rogue letting agents and...

The average rent of a newly let property in Great Britain rose to £999 pcm in October according to data from...

Landlords’ confidence in their lettings business has slumped to an all-time low, according to research by the National Landlords Association. In a...

The proportion of homes in Great Britain let by overseas based landlords is 11 per cent, up from seven per cent...

A rented home in Mansfield was found to have serious health and safety hazards, including a leaking roof and a lack of smoke...

The National Union of Students claims young people at college and university are being unfairly targeted by agents and landlords when...

A leading London lettings agent wants increased regulation over Airbnb in a bid to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. Martin Bikhit, managing...

The latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord shows some regions enjoying lower void periods with others slower to stabilise.  Specifically, the...

Labour’s controversial proposal to oblige landlords to sell their buy to let properties to tenants who wished to purchase them, unveiled...

Three of the country’s most senior agents have told a PropTech supplier how they use technology to aid their compliance work...

Around 40 per cent of tenants currently in the private rental sector believe they will never be able to buy their...

A lettings guru who worked at Purplebricks for five years in a string of key roles has quit the company to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Lettings agents who diversify to offer tenant liability insurance not only broaden their own business but also increase peace of mind...

Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...

Martin & Co says it has compensated clients fully after a rogue lettings agent in Cornwall added sums to invoices sent...

The Deposit Protection Service has teamed up with Comparethemarket in a bid to offer utility deals to tenants.  Renters who have their...

An insurance firm has broken down the causes of major problems for buy to let landlords and tenants - and, perhaps...

One of the leading providers of deposit alternatives in the UK wants the government to embrace the option - even to...

A new trade body is being set up in a bid to professionalise the short lets sector. The sector - which embraces...

A new piece of legislation has been invoked to ban a landlord from any involvement in the private rental sector for...

Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...

The owner of a house believed to be occupied by multiple tenants has been prosecuted by a Kent council for failing...

A new building society mortgage product is aimed at allowing students to become first time buyers and to simultaneously become first...

A police force has issued a warning to agents and owners of short-let properties to look for signs of modern slavery...

A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...

Labour-run Leeds city council is introducing a licensing scheme which requires landlords to pay up to £825 per property. The deadline for...

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark’s Qualifications division has held its annual awards ceremony in the House of Lords, recognising achievement and celebrating...

A landlord has been found guilty of failing to license an HMO - and has ended up with a bill of...

A leading agent has repeated his controversial belief that the proposed scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers should be seen as...

The government is being urged to speed up the release details of the future it sees for selective licensing following revelations...

A trade body says the private rental sector is facing a major crisis - more landlords are selling properties than buying...

The typical delay in tenants receiving their returned deposits is “crippling” for many. That’s the view of the Association of Independent Inventory...

The Property Ombudsman has expelled three lettings agencies from its scheme because of unpaid awards to landlord clients. The first is Kingsman...

New research suggests that the recent fall in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages may be coming to a halt. Online...

Research by the British Property Federation shows that there are now 148,046 build-to-rent homes complete, under construction or in planning across...

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets....

Government data suggests that almost 54 per cent of the UK’s remaining smokers are tenants - and against that backdrop, an...

A seaside council has issued over £15,000 in fines to owners of unlicensed HMOs.  Torbay council in south Devon adds that “a...

A long-term legal critic of selective licensing is warning that letting agents could be held jointly accountable with the landlords, -...

Apprentice star Lord Alan Sugar has warned about the dangers of short let scams after an American family was apparently conned out...

A PropTech firm says it is going to eliminate tenant screening costs by 2021 for lettings agents and landlords who use...

There are just a few days remaining for entrants to the UK PropTech Awards - the submission deadline is Wednesday October 23. The...

Three criminals have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering involving an online lettings agency. The sentences follow an investigation spearheaded...

Property development and investment firm SevenCapital has released a top 10 league table of UK cities which it claims will perform...

One of the country’s leading lettings experts has outlined why the government is wrong to suggest that Section 8 powers could...

New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...

If you want to know why inventories are vital for agents and landlords, look no further than the high-profile dispute over...

Another online lettings agency has come forward with a deal to help landlords and tenants stranded after the closure of Upad. Last...

UK-wide rental prices are up 2.0 per cent annually to £876 – a three-year high – according to a new quarterly...

Another law firm has sharply criticised the government’s proposals to abolish Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Devonshires says the government should...

Government plans to end so-called ‘no fault’ evictions may backfire and not improve tenants’ security at all. That’s the warning from Osbornes...

Several lettings agencies have stepped up to offer help to stranded customers of the collapsed online service Upad. A notice on Upad’s...

Research by safeagent - the new name for the National Approved Letting Scheme - has found over 130,000 unlicensed properties in...

In addition to the apparent collapse of Upad at the weekend, there has been unconfirmed speculation about redundancies at a second...

As winter is coming, it’s time to think about how to protect your property from damp and mould. This silent assassin...

Average UK rents continued to rise between July and September, but failed to keep up with inflation, according to The Deposit...

The Leaders Romans Group has announced an acquisition to mark further expansion into the corporate lettings and block management market. The agency...

Property investors are concerned that Brexit could deter international buyers from purchasing property in the UK, which could in turn weaken...

October 31, known as All Hallows' Eve, is now less than three weeks away. While the government continues with its botched Brexit...

Agent and co-founder of new end of tenancy PropTech solution The Depositary, Kristjan Byfield, has spoken to Letting Agent Today about...

A landlord has been fined almost £2,500 for breaching an improvement notice issued by Cambridge City Council. Noelle Salameh was fined after...

A Plymouth sales and letting agency has taken a number of measures to help raise awareness of climate change in its...

A letting agency has denied that 'highly toxic' gas is leaking into one of its tenant's homes in Worcester. Leaders has said...

Rental platform Canopy, which allows tenants to rent without a deposit, has announced a new partnership which will allow agents and...

A new ethical letting agency has launched in partnership with a housing association and is promoting its low fee structure. Home Makers,...

Buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage rates continue to drop but at a slower rate than in previous months, according to the latest Property...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has accused courts across the country of failing to follow their own rules when it comes...

The cost of renting a room in the UK remained steady during Q3, according to SpareRoom. The country's biggest flatsharing site says...

Landlords must look at their finances as a range of tax changes continue to 'hit home', according to Apropos. The property management...

Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...

An online letting agency which launched last month has announced the recruitment of two former Purplebricks staff. Michael Booth, the hybrid agency's...

A group of landlords in the North East are the latest to criticise Labour's plans to introduce a Right to Buy...

Two university dropouts who started their own student letting agency have recorded their busiest ever start to an academic year. Harry Conti,...

A rental market slump in September has led to a rise in average void periods across many parts of England and...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act continued its upward curve in August. The...

North east agency My Property Box has announced it has merged with Sandersons Lettings, the firm which gave its founder his...

A fifth of buy-to-let landlords claim they have reduced the number of properties in their portfolios due to a range of...

A branch of a regional agency has expanded its managed portfolio following its third acquisition in 18 months. CJ Hole Cheltenham has...

The number of landlords looking to sell properties decreased slightly between Q2 and Q3 2019, according to a survey by Paragon. The...

Rightmove has at last completed on its acquisition of tenancy referencing firm Van Mildert, first announced two months ago. The deal, reported...

A PropTech platform devised by Build To Let specialist Grainger is to be used in a bid to differentiate the company from...

An umbrella organisation representing councils is calling for greater freedom to introduce more and larger rental sector licensing schemes, without the...

A leading lettings and sales agency in West Sussex is launching a hub-style structure centralising branch activities in a town centre. Michael...

A prominent trade body is urging its members and the wider industry to back a crowdfunding exercise to pay for a...

An agency that specialises in letting and managing properties in one of the country’s investment hotspots is expanding into a new...

Did you know that preparing for a deposit dispute starts at the beginning of a tenancy? When tenants and landlords disagree about...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused Labour of being thin on detail when it comes to the housing policies...

Franchise giant Hunters is continuing its expansion with the acquisition of Forte Lettings & Property Management, an independent in Exeter. The Devon...

The quality of accommodation in the private rental sector has drastically improved in the past decade according to a survey by...

The Tunbridge Wells office of Martin & Co has boosted its managed portfolio by 43 per cent by snapping up yet...

A huge US property investment firm valued at over $10 billion is entering the UK’s purpose build student accommodation sector. Chicago-based CA...

A new lettings agency has sprung up, catering almost entirely for the burgeoning Airbnb-style short lets market. Shoreside Lettings, based at Cowes...

Private landlords are to be given a month’s rent upfront and 12 months’ membership of a trade body if they sign...

One of the UK’s highest profile lettings agencies - Countrywide band Beresford Adams - has been fined £22,500 for health and...

A leading PropTech chief says there is nothing inherently wrong with private tenants being given the right to buy their property,...

The weekly economic and financial research magazine The Economist has made a scathing attack on rent controls. The publication says rent controls...

The rental sector needs to prepare for the demographic challenge of an increasingly older population, says the head of a high...

A typical lettings agent could save some two and a half hours’ time each working day if they adopted more Artificial...

New research indicates that the majority of property investors in the UK have their plans on pause for the next six...

The Nationwide is investing in a digital lettings service called Bunk - it’s headed by a 24 year old who has...

A Shropshire man has become the first in England to be banned from being a landlord.  In a case brought by Telford...

Two London agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to honour two compensation awards. The first is Chase...

A rogue landlord who divided his three-bedroom home in central London into eight flats has ended up with a bill of...

As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...

A landlord who failed to provide information regarding a buy to let property has been fined £2,080.  Tenants contacted Colchester council in...

A home being pet-friendly is the most desirable attribute in a rental property, according to research by a specialist mortgage lender.  The...

A Labour councillor on Islington council - which is controlled by the party and has Jeremy Corbyn as a local member...

Landlords in a part of Teesside are to be allowed to operate a “collaborative” licensing scheme after a council backed down...

Data from Countrywide estate agents analysed by Hamptons International reveals that the average rent of a newly-let property in the UK...

The most controversial local council rental licensing scheme in the country has been deemed a success - at least by the...

A PropTech firm says it has calculated the true cost of being a buy to let investor.  Howsy says the average landlord...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging tenants to “walk straight out” if they believe an agency is breaking the...

We are at the beginning of the end for let only tenancies which have effectively been subsidised in the past by...

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

Greater London rents have risen an average of four per cent in the past year - but some boroughs performing above-average...

A university student who fled from his private rental apartment owing over £1,000 has posted a message on Facebook: “Catch me...

Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...

Utilities management service Tenant Shop says demographic changes leading to more families and older individuals renting privately represent an opportunity for...

An influential think tank says Capital Gains Tax on buy to let properties and second homes should be levied at the...

The government has been criticised yet again for what is described as its “incoherent” approach to the private rental sector. David Miles,...

Data published by specialist lender Precise Mortgages suggests that over a fifth of landlords are planning to expand their portfolio with...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...

New research from an international law firm shows that the rental sector in major cities is now changing its demographic make-up...

More details have emerged about Labour’s controversial proposal to allow private rental tenants that right to buy their landlord’s property, at...

Online rental services platform Howsy - which last week revealed £5m new investment from backers - has acquired online lettings agency...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents wants agents and tenants to have access to the government’s high profile but so far...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £14,500 after he was found to be illegally letting his property out to 11...

Flatfair, one of the leading deposit alternative providers fighting it out for dominance in the burgeoning sector, has scored a coup...

A respected transfer agent who has been selling lettings businesses for 25 years has issued a warning that tenant-find let-only portfolios...

A national awareness campaign is required to help landlords get to grip with new Energy Performance Certificate legislation. That’s the view of...

As the row over Labour’s proposal rumbles on the think tank Centre for Policy Studies - which has previously argued that...

Enfield wants to be the latest London council to introduce large-scale additional and selective licensing schemes which would affect most private rented...

There’s more evidence today that pet-friendly properties are becoming increasingly popular with tenants.  A study by specialist lender Landbay quizzed 2,000 tenants...

Belvoir says consolidation between lettings and sales agencies across the industry is likely to increase as a result of greater regulation...

Void periods have fallen to record lows across the UK in August, with average voids standing at just 11 days.  The data,...

Property management platform Howsy has revealed new funding to the tune of £5m - and it now claims to be one...

There’s been a fierce outcry from Conservative MPs and the lettings industry in response to Labour’s threat to give private rental...

Birmingham council has issued its first civil penalty against a House in Multiple Occupation landlord - and it says that move...

One in six landlords is seeking to reduce the size of their portfolio in the next 12 months and around half...

Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...

A specialist lettings agency claims it is the first in the UK to only use renewable energy in the accommodation it...

With the country in febrile election mode, it’s perhaps unsurprising that the Association of Residential Letting Agents has got in on...

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir.  The franchise...

A London-focused PropTech startup has just won another £7m in funding. Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly to...

A husband and wife pair of buy to let investors have been prosecuted after letting out a property that contained serious...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...

A PropTech lettings platform is claiming to be valued at over £2.8m. Inadash describes itself as an “on-demand marketplace” which via an...

One of the country’s leading property management experts says buy to let is here to stay - but only if individual...

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month.  The company...

One of the suppliers in the fiercely competitive world of deposit alternatives has introduced an ‘unlocking deposits’ option. From today, Zero Deposit...

Activity in the lettings market has picked up over the summer after a surprising lull in the spring, according to the...

A lettings agent says she has just spent three months trying to get evidence of her Client Money Protection policy -...

Agents and landlords are being urged to back a legal case to protect their rights to repossess properties. This follows a recent...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants the government to implement recent recommendations to regulate the agency industry, starting with the...

There should be open-ended tenancies with reduced rent for long-term contracts and any rent increase tied only to inflation. This dramatic reform...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released a five point plan on how the public can choose a letting agent. 1....

A new rental option for landlords could see them receiving an upfront annual lump sum of over £10,000. The Advanced Rent Option...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

The Guild of Property Professionals has received confirmation that the government’s proposed changes to Section 21 will not be retrospective. “What this...

A pioneering lettings agency that allocates second and subsequent year students with private sector and university-owned homes has delivered its best...

Claims that the use of Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices is the leading cause of homelessness in the UK are...

A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed...

What is your business?    Bonds Estate Agents, the modern hybrid agent bridging the gap between the traditional high street agent and online...

Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...

Research by London agency Benham and Reeves says the cumulative cost of a landlord suffering a bad tenant and then evicting...

A Labour council which has become famous for its critical approach to the private rental sector has now been given almost £200,000...

A lettings agent in London has been fined for the third time in as many years – this time for failing...

Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant...

The government has blocked a council rolling out selective licensing across no fewer than 3,000 homes in its patch.  Under Stoke on...

The Property Ombudsman has announced a slew of expulsions after six agents failed to comply with redress rules. They failed to abide...

The Haart lettings agency says the government’s plan to abolish landlords’ Section 21 eviction powers may not be a bad thing. The...

New research shows more than half of landlords plan to use limited companies to buy properties in the year ahead.  The study...

It took an average of just 20 days to let a home between January and July this year according to a...

The Ministry of Justice says it takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a repossession claim to the...

Average rents dropped in five of the eight UK regions monitored by property technology company Goodlord. The biggest drop was recorded in...

A flat-sharing website has created a league table of average rents in locations surrounding the top-ranked universities in the United Kingdom....

A short lets management firm which was earlier this year at the centre of an advertisement controversy is now partnering with...

PropTech, and specifically Artificial Intelligence, could help letting agents better cope with new demands created by further industry regulation. That’s the view...

A respected lettings and sales agent has opened up about his own mental health issues and those which exist thanks to...

Rents in London are rocketing but a leading market commentator says this is no reason to give in to a “Marxist dystopia”...

A man who claimed he needed a council house but was actually a landlord has been ordered to pay back more...

Confusion reigns over inventory reports and how letting agents and landlords comply with the Homes (Fit for Human Habitation) Act 2018. That’s...

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was...

The Mirror newspaper says eight members of the new Boris Johnson-led Cabinet are buy to let investors - and it accuses...

Lettings experts are being invited to the unveiling of a service described by its creators as “a revolutionary rental product.” It is...

New guidance from the government on its controversial Right To Rent scheme would see agents and landlords breaking the law if...

A local authority is being warned that its landlord licensing and accreditation scheme is potentially unlawful. The Residential Landlords Association, which represents...

Zillios looking to become the leading portal for international property listings, appealing to property owners, estate agents, and property hunters alike....

Another local authority has announced that it wants to introduce another selective licensing scheme and designate its entire patch for HMO...

A rogue landlord who housed more than 25 tenants in a rundown property has been found guilty of serious housing and...

A London lettings agency is launching a service to enable landlords to invest in mainstream buy to let or Airbnb-style short...

The vast majority of letting agents and private landlords with experience of using the courts to repossess properties say the system...

A London council’s action against a property agent it has accused of “repeated negligence” has resulted in £37,000 of fines and...

Foxtons has announced that it is officially freezing its fees to landlords. The move was previewed in Foxtons’ recent trading statement which...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts to complete the largest privately funded development in Wales, Cardiff Central Square, which will include...

If the government follows through with its plan to scrap Section 21 there could be more work for agents as a...

The right wing Adam Smith Institute is the latest organisation to voice its strong opposition to Labour’s proposed rent controls for...

An analysis of rental properties in Scotland to discover the most numerous overseas landlords has discovered, perhaps surprisingly, that they come...

An outspoken Conservative party figure says government policies such as the scrapping of Section 21 will play into the hands of...

The latest data from the Agency Express Property Activity Index, looking at the market’s performance in June, has revealed year on...

Manchester is becoming a buy to let investment hotspot according to the boss of a leading property management firm.  David Alexander of...

London is growing in its importance as a Build To Rent market according to new research released today. International property consultancy JLL...

An ‘open banking’ PropTech platform has partnered with two rental organisations which will offer agents, landlords and tenants direct payments and...

A property education business says it’s targeting a major expansion with the launch of online additions to its nationwide courses in...

A buy to let investor has been fined almost £5,000 after admitting overcrowding.  Matteo Mariano, from Gedling in Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty at...

The supply of lettings property has begun to increase in higher price brackets in prime central London, leading rents to fall...

Warwick district council has issued its first civil penalty to the landlord of an HMO. Glenn Gamblin, the landlord of the property...

We all know that certain business functions are quicker to achieve and more cost-effective than others. By considering the services you provide...

A relatively new firm in the crowded central London buying agency market is expanding into property management. Aykroyd & Co was launched...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair has been chosen by CBRE UK Residential Lettings as the race for prominence in the sector continues. This is...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it fears the government needs to do more to prevent the possibility of banned...

Over-regulation of short-term let accommodation in some areas of rural Scotland could pose a risk to rural tourism, a business organisation...

Calls by Labour’s London Mayor Sadiq Khan to secure powers to implement private sector rent controls are facing increasing opposition. Business organisation...

There’s been a sceptical response to news leaked from government over the weekend suggesting that a database of rogue landlords would...

The number of film-related enquiries for short lets received by Knight Frank in the year to May has shown a rise...

Another Martin & Co franchisee has acquired a nearby independent agency. The franchise firm’s Falmouth branch, run since 2013 by Felicia and...

There’s a warning this morning that the root-and-branch reform of the agency industry recommended by a government-backed working party will be...

Vulnerable tenants suffering a higher risk of rent arrears will be hit hardest by plans to change the way landlords can...

Buy to let investors in the UK are spending nearly £4.7 billion a year on their rental properties, an average of...

Letting agents need to adapt to changing landlord and tenant habits The way letting agents, landlords and tenants communicate has changed significantly...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

Trade organisations including the Association of Residential Letting Agents have welcomed today’s publication of the report of the Regulation of Property...

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has sharply criticised the PRS as being ill-equipped to cater...

A rogue landlord in Chesterfield has received a hefty fine for a second time after the council took her to court...

A campaign by HM Revenue & Customs to encourage buy to let investors to ‘fess up’ to their unpaid tax has...

Portsmouth council is the latest local authority to offer to rent properties from private landlords to let out to the homeless.  The...

A lettings agency is believed to be the first to offer landlords a year's rent in advance in one lump sum...

A new white-labelled outsourced lettings management service is launching today, claiming to undercut all rivals. F%ur - a brand from 4percentproperty -...

Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt will face an immediate crisis in the private rented sector if government doesn’t rethink its plans to...

Throughout April and May, we ran a high-profile campaign across our sites, Landlord Today, Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and...

The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...

The Southampton branch of Martin & Co has more than doubled its business after acquiring an independent agent in the city. It’s...

The concept of a so-called rental property passport would rapidly improve the quality of accommodation and landlords, and would be far...

The chairman of Hunters estate agency, who is also a Conservative MP, has hit out at the government over its handling...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair has teamed up with mydeposits - and claims to now be the first provider to bring tenancy...

In the past 18 months more than 200 landlords from across Scotland have been found to be in breach of a...

Rents are rising at the fastest rate since 2017, pushing the average yield on residential property to 4.5 per cent, its...

The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...

Both sides of the Right To Rent debate are squaring up for their latest court battle. Earlier this year the High Court...

There’s been an “unprecedented” across-the-board fall in fixed rate buy to let mortgage rates according to an online investment platform.   Property Master...

A managing agent has been convicted by a local council for failing to properly license his property. Leon Hill, of Leighton Buzzard,...

A rental provider specialising in property for older tenants has attacked what he calls “hidden costs” involved when people buy purpose-built...

A trade association has called for a 'moratorium' on any further government intervention in the buy-to-let sector in order to stop...

The Welsh government is planning to make changes to the notice period for eviction which would see tenants given 12-month contracts...

A family-run property management and letting agency, launched at the start of the year, has doubled its year one target within...

The chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is predicting that augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology...

Eviction expert Paul Shamplina has urged letting agents and referencing companies to invest in technology to improve fraud detection. The call comes...

The number of landlords admitting to not paying tax has soared in the past year, according to new data. During 2018/2019, 16,110...

The 45+ age demographic is the fastest growing tenant market, according to flatsharing site SpareRoom. The website's data shows that the total...

A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...

Property investors are calling for the government to provide more support to the UK property market. A survey of investors, carried out...

A survey of landlords has found that 39% would like to see a fast track housing tribunal introduced if and when...

A rise in the number of professional landlords means letting agents need to ensure their service meets the expectations of experienced...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

Only one in three landlords across the buy-to-let market earn their sole living from their property portfolio, according to research. Specialist lender...

A senior London lettings agent has accused the government of “going to war” on buy to let investors. The director of Benham...

The number of buy to let products for first time landlords has risen to an all-time high. Data from independent mortgage market...

 – use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

A BBC investigation of 52 lettings agents has found that two thirds were levying charges on tenants, but it is uncertain...

The government is considering the idea of a deposit passport for use by tenants when they move from one property to...

Second home owners, landlords and property investors are being urged to beware a “dramatic change” to the current capital gains tax...

Monday marks the one month anniversary of the Tenant Fees ban coming into force, but a senior London agent warns the...

If you are a letting agent who has begun to question your worth, stop. The value of property management is rising...

A new survey by a specialist property sector lender reveals that 19 per cent of landlords are looking to sell in...

A branch of Whitegates, part of The Property Franchise Group, has purchased an independent local operation to increase its managed property...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay over £60,000 after - in the words of the council - “being found...

A new survey by one of the sector’s most respected lenders, Paragon, suggests large scale landlords are now a bigger force...

Letting agencies can reduce the number of complaints about the industry and improve their own customer service and relationships by improving...

A senior Labour politician has claimed that there is a city in the UK where two out of every 13 residential...

A director of a lettings agency has been fined for creating false tenancies in a bid to avoid paying council tax...

A specialist student accommodation lettings and property management company says it’s preparing to grow through a series of strategic acquisitions. Bankers have...

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have been given a message from a consortium of groups this morning - Scrap Right To...

A managing agent and several landlords have been fined almost £5,000 after forcing tenants to live in unacceptable conditions in a...