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Property investment and management company The Sourced Group says its new lettings division which “presents franchisees with the chance to generate...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...

Expanding agency group My Property Box has completed its 10th acquisition in six years, buying Teesside lettings and property investment specialist...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...

A new networking service for letting agents and all other property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched today by...

Glasgow has been revealed as the UK city with the biggest rise in the number of buy to let properties in...

The UK government has taken an equity stake in the rental investment platform Shojin through the conversion of a pandemic-era loan...

One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...

A new lettings franchise is being launched, which claims its franchisees can earn £100,000-plus annually.  The Sourced Group has launched Sourced Living,...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...

Residential buy to let in the North West of England, London industrial property and retail warehouses are set to be the...

Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with agents...

A property investment group has released its latest research on the top five most searched for property features that UK renters...

Online lettings agency Hortons has launched an Investors Club search portal, aimed at property investors and developers. The agency describes this as...

The scale of investment in UK commercial property has fallen in all sectors, new research suggests.  Sirius Property Finance has analysed UK...

The head of a property investment firm has been disqualified from being a director for 12 years following the discovery that...

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

One of the politicians backing a tax surcharge on the purchase of second homes and buy to lets has been put...

A buy to let investment site has used Artificial Intelligence to identify 10 top property investment opportunities in 2023.  Based on analysis...

The head of an estate agency and property investment firm says the government should do more to reform the rental sector...

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...

Leaders Romans Group is offering its landlord clients a new investment service. ‘Smart Investment’, powered by GetGround, is described as a fully...

An investment firm which has helped guide £100m into the UK buy to let market is to set up its second...

The sales director of a property investment firm says high house prices, rising interest rates and the broader cost of living...

A prominent agency says it believes a city in northern England is the UK’s top spot for Chinese property investment -...

New figures indicate the ongoing growth of buy to let. Analysing data on additional property purchases made in the financial year 2020/21,...

A property investment company says Build To Rent is key to helping Britain meet its current housing and climate change challenges...

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

A new Midlands property investment group has been launched, and says it will target both investors and landlords. Joseph Mews Property Group...

Property is fast becoming a preferred investing option for advocates of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, an investment company claims.  Sequire Property Investment...

A new bank called Monument is aiming at property investors and established buy to let landlords seeking to grow their portfolios. Its...

Confirming many Covid-related trends, it appears that outer city properties have seen their yields and rents grow to a greater degree...

Savills says an increase in the number of new builds bought for buy to let and other property investment will help...

Data from property investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests foreigners are returning to the UK capital as travel restrictions ease -...

New research reveals that student property portfolios based in smaller university towns or cities typically generate the best returns. The findings, from...

Tenants are paying almost £70bn of rent to landlords a year, research claims. Buy-to-let specialist Sequre Property Investment has found the best...

Agents will be aware that demand for rental property is high right now - so a property consultancy has worked out...

A Labour council leader has hit after being attacked for his support for buy to let and property investment. Last week we...

A new estimate put the value of the UK private rental sector at almost £1.4 trillion. Buy to let and investment consultancy...

Leeds property investment agency ERE Property has undergone a company-wide rebrand in the UK and Hong Kong. No images have been released...

Police were called to a protect outside a lettings firm in Oxfordshire after a crowd picketed the office over a dispute...

A property investment platform has taken the unusual approach of accusing the government of driving up homelessness through its policy of...

Mistoria is opening its sixth office in the north west of England. The new branch in Cheadle follows Mistoria’s existing outlets in...

An agency which has for the past 11 years specialised in south west London is now expanding with a new office...

The fast-accelerating trend of takeovers and mergers continues this morning with news that two Kent agencies are combining. Oakwood Homes in Thanet...

Some £3.5 billion of investment was placed in the growing Build To Rent sector in 2020, despite concerns over the pandemic...

A prominent industry figure is warning Chancellor Rishi Sunak not to use property taxes to bail out the government over the costs...

An investment group of companies specialising in student accommodation says letting agents can be very important - but it also says...

Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic.  Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...

Knight Knox has unveiled a new property investment website as it marks its 16th anniversary. The new site features the tagline ‘property...

The decline of the high street - which has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic - is forcing commercial investors to...

Some 25,000 investors and landlords have signed up to receive a free expert guide from Zoopla in just over a week...

The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...

A specialist mortgage broker is suggesting that this is the right time for buy to let investors to bag bargain properties,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

McCarthy & Stone, long associated with retirement properties only available to buy, has introduced a renting option at a number of...

A lettings agency has marked six months in business by embarking on a £100,000 project to create what it calls its...

High-profile property management firm DJ Alexander is set for expansion following a £7m investment from Santander.  The capital funding package will be...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests the typical buy to let investor will be lucky to generate annual...

A portal called Oneandonlypro says it’s using Artificial Intelligence to try to identify the top 10 best areas in London for...

The operations director of letting agency haart has told landlords not to 'stress too much' over Brexit. Paul Sloan says it's easy...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  My name is Daniel and I’m a director at...

A property investment platform claims that investor sentiment in buy to let is actually improving despite ongoing political and economic uncertainty...

A leading accountancy firm has analysed buy to let taxation policies north and south of the border and claims that from...

London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has produced figures showing, indirectly at least, exactly why buy to let and property investment...

Over 250 new units constructed by Telford Homes are to be used for Build To Rent according to a deal announced...

A property investment company operating a Ponzi scheme based on claims of capital appreciation and rental income has been shut down...

The UK's second city Birmingham takes top spot when it comes to student property returns for buy-to-let investors. Analysis by online letting...

A leading letting agent argues that the UK housing market is not prepared to deal with a growing number of lifetime...

The average age of buyers of properties for buy to let has dropped from 52.3 years in 2014 to 42 years...

A new analysis of rental yields across all of the UK’s local authorities has revealed exactly where the best places are for...

Sourced, which describes itself as the largest property investment platform in the UK, has secured its 25th franchise some 10 months...

A letting agency says it is on course to manage 1,000 properties before it marks its tenth anniversary next year.  Tay Letting,...

Buy-to-let lender Paragon says it has seen a 'marked shift' towards buy-to-let activity among professional investors. The organisation reports that this is...

No fewer than 44 per cent of landlords plan to expand their portfolios before July 2018 despite tax obstacles, according to...

Liverpool and Nottingham are the UK’s best performing property investment locations, according to mortgage broker Private Finance.  Both cities enjoy average rental...

New figures appear to show that younger people may prefer investing in property over pensions - giving new hope to the...

Surrenden Invest, which specialises in selling off-market new-build properties to buy to let investors, has opened an office in the north...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing a consolidation of agencies ahead of the ban on agents’ fees...

The specialist property investment lender Together is diversifying its product range to cater for investors who want to let out their...

A leading figure in the buy to let broker industry has called for would-be ‘pension pot’ landlords to seek advice before...

A survey for online letting agency Upad claims that 66 per cent of landlords are not going to change their property...

Property investment platform LendInvest has raised £50m thanks to the over-subscription of its first retail bond, launched on the London Stock...

The impact of recent changes to the way buy to let properties are taxed could create the next pension crisis, a...

Stoke-on-Trent has been named as the UK's buy-to-let 'sweet spot'. Analysis of data from Home.co.uk by property crowdfunding plaform Property Partner shows...

The production company behind Grand Designs and Escape to the Country is looking for landlords to feature in a new BBC...

Property investors based in the capital are increasingly purchasing buy-to-let properties outside of London, according to Countrywide. The UK's largest agency's latest...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                             What is The World Property Network...

A landlord has set up a company to handle the ownership and management of buy to let properties - and the...

A property investment financing specialist says an increasing number of buy to let investors are converting properties into Houses in Multiple...