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![Foxtons reveals mixed-bag lettings market in London](/upload/images/shutterstock_1100834378(1)(1).jpg)
Foxtons says London’s lettings market is now at its summer peak. New internal data from the company claims demand rose by 15%...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents fear for future of Private Rental Sector - RICS](/upload/images/shutterstock_714410761(2).jpg)
The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors contains a raft of worried statements from agents. A large...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![RICS urges Labour to do more on housing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it welcomes the new Labour government’s ambitious housing plans - but it also casts...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour “serious about change” and “grasping the nettle” - top agent](/upload/images/shutterstock_739797655.jpg)
Labour’s proposed planning reforms indicates that the new government is serious about change and grasping the nettle on housebuilding. That’s the view...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![RICS urges Labour to move fast on housing pledges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-3-400x310.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has congratulated Labour on forming the next government but says it must move quickly to...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rates, not election worry, hold back housing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Leading property players and analysts suggest that the lacklustre housing market figures produced by the Halifax over the weekend owe more...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rate Decision announced by Bank of England](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
The Bank of England has kept base interest rate at 5.25%. Some industry figures hoped for a cut following yesterday’s inflation news,...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![RICS rings alarm bells over state of lettings market](/upload/images/shutterstock_1313087447.jpg)
The latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is raising a red flag over what it calls...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![RICS guide for investors, landlords and other users at auctions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property-court-400x310.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched what it calls an “impartial”guide for landlords, investors and others buying or selling...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental growth forecasts cut as supply catches up with demand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
Knight Frank says the normalisation of supply and demand in Prime London has happened more quickly than anticipated, forcing it to...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents encouraged to get mystery shopping analysis of performance](/upload/images/shutterstock_2206920481.jpg)
Letting agents are being encouraged to sign up so a mystery shopper can assess their performance. KnowYourMarket, a market research firm in...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![RICS: Landlord instructions in short supply as market slows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum. Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![How Knight Frank sees it - market update from research guru](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Homes Under The Hammer - good times are here for auctions](/upload/images/shutterstock_477964318(1).jpg)
There appears to be more evidence that these are good times for auctions. Network Auctions says it’s witnessed a sales surge, with...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Get On With It! - agents say Bank should cut rates now](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MPowered%20Mortgages%20cuts%20rates%20MortgageRatesdecrease_400x310.png)
Propertymark is telling the Bank of England that now is the perfect time to cut base rate and trigger wider interest...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government figures show another sharp rent rise](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-Small-InArticle.jpg)
Average UK private rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024 according to the Office for National Statistics. This...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![London lettings becoming more stable, says LonRes](/upload/images/shutterstock_340410452.jpg)
February saw significant improvements in activity across the prime London lettings market, and annual rental growth also increased slightly after four...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency - new RICS standard for agents to launch this year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCx400x310.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![RICS Warning: rents still rising as landlords quit lettings sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shock figures put interest rate cut on the back burner](/upload/images/shutterstock_2148997377.jpg)
There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lomond snaps up another regional lettings agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Fast-growing Lomond has snapped up another regional agency - this time one in the Midlands. Centrick - which had a High Street...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Top agent senses change of mood in rental market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRates1_400x310.png)
One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![This week’s inflation news may determine a New Year interest rate cut](/upload/images/shutterstock_2164169901.jpg)
All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![ARLA agent is new head of Experts In Property](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
It’s all change for a regional agents’ group which has announced a new chair and new directors. Cornwall-based former estate agent Steve...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shelter blames private rental sector for growing child homelessness](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Shelter says there are nearly 139,000 children officially homeless and living in temporary accommodation - and it’s blaming the private rental...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Latest RICS survey shows start of lettings market shift](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
The latest RICS lettings market survey shows another increase in rental demand - but that demand appears to be slowing. The institution’s...
09 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![RICS warns that rents are to go still higher as demand soars](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
The latest lettings market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows rental demand continuing to rise. A net balance of...
12 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Industry first for agency winning OFSTED support for staff training](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20Equality%20comes%20through%20learning%20-%20PIT%20by%20Chitra%20Stern.jpg)
London lettings and sales agency Dexters is the first in the UK to gain OFSTED accreditation for its training. Its academy offers...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![RICS tells Tories - do more to improve supply of rental properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![RICS survey predicts yet more rent rises](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that a significant majority of members expect yet...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove and RICS star at this week's big PropTech event](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7. PropTech Connect will...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPCs and Energy Efficiency - agents to discuss issue this autumn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
A consultation setting out proposals to reform domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates has been opened by the Scottish Government. It feels...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![RICS warns tenants - rents will rise further despite cost of living crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
There’s a blunt warning to renters this morning from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shock at size of fall in landlord instructions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Stormy%20weather%20for%20homebuyers%20Introducer%20today%20team%20LandlordNews.png)
The results of the latest RICS UK Residential Survey, out today, point to a renewed worry about the housing market. The survey...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![How to write the perfect blog to attract more vendors and landlords](/upload/images/adv-2021/Guides%20%26%20Tips/VP_Blog_May1_400x310.png)
As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...
12 May 2023
From: Marketing & Social Media
![Private rental sector housing quality blasted by think tank report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents3-400x310.png)
A think tank claims one in six young people live in poor quality housing, often in the private rental sector. The claim...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency network to reveal hitherto-unseen market information](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
Fast-growing agency network Lomond is launching its own national and regional market information - and it claims it’s using data rarely...
19 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![RICS slams government over energy strategy “lacking ambition”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenHome-400x310.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...
13 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Analyst gives bleak warning about housing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
A prominent business analyst has given a bleak warning about the prospects for property investors and other home owners in 2023. Sarah...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![RICS slams government over energy strategy “lacking ambition”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents react to Bank of England interest rate decision](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BankofEngland_4-400x310.png)
The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...
24 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Over £25,000 fine for property management firm boss](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
The head of a property management company has been fined £25,800 after serious safety issues were discovered at a shared house...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax incentives for rental sector - top agent’s plea to Chancellor](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-400x310.png)
A prominent agent and former RICS residential chairman has made an impassioned plea to the government to help the private rental...
14 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenant demand still on the rise as RICS calls for Budget help](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors - out today - shows tenant demand continuing to increase...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ hopes rise for a soft landing for sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
“Optimism has survived another difficult month” says business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown in response to the latest house price index. Indeed, the industry...
08 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Demand falling at last as rental market stabilises - new RICS data](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Tenant demand in the past month has been the lowest since February 2021 and suggests that the pace of demand growth...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sinking mortgage approvals suggest fewer moving out of rentals](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/remortgage_400x310.png)
The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in November came to 46,075 according to the Bank of England. The 46,075 figure...
05 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent wants rental properties to have their own planning class](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ConstructionBlueprints-400x310.png)
A prominent independent lettings agency says the typical tenant outside of London now spends 63 per cent of their household income...
09 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove woos agents with personalised marketing videos](/upload/images/Logos/RightmoveNewLogo2016-400x310.jpg)
Rightmove has created thousands of personalised videos to help letting agency branches highlight this year’s achievements to prospective landlords. The video can...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lettings market continues to fly, says latest RICS survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
The headlines surrounding today’s new RICS market snapshot will concentrate on dramatic house price falls but the drop off in the...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenants will pay more for low-carbon home - Build To Rent firm’s claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenHome-400x310.png)
Research released today by Legal & General, a player in the Build To Rent sector, claims that renters are willing to...
02 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Vik Tara, CTO of Technology Blueprint](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/TechBlue/Vik-Avatar-400x310.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Vik Tara and on my business card it says...
22 November 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
![On It Goes - RICS says rental market shows no sign of slowing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows another robust performance for lettings. RICS says tenant demand continues...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![OTM reveals latest PropTech deal offering exclusives to members](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/AgentOnline-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket has signed a deal with a PropTech service to provide agents with 3D Showcase scans and 2D floorplans. NicheCom has been...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents - what are your views on tenant referencing?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
Letting Agent Today has been approached by researchers at the University of York and University of Bristol doing a study on...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Interest rate rise announced by the Bank of England](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BankofEngland-400x310.png)
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/QueenMainImage400x310.png)
* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - A statement from...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Truss cost of living measures will impact lettings market - agency](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizTruss02-400x310.png)
* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The new Liz...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![RICS issues forecast for rent rise in 2023](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests tenant demand is rising further with a net...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Market strong but losing a little momentum, says RICS](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/AdobeStock_345890261.jpeg)
The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that the market is strong - but off its...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents brought in to beef up Propertymark Qualifications board](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BusinessResults-400x310-.jpg)
Two senior agents are joining the Propertymark Qualifications board to bring a combined 64 years of experience. Jan Hytch - residential and...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenants at risk because of delay to rental reforms - claim](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Sad-Tenants-Evicted-400x310.jpg)
Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s been...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Conservative lettings agent lets rip at government over regulation delays](/upload/images/Logos/ARLA-PropertyMark-400x310.jpg)
The former president of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government for failing to regulate the agency industry. Maxine...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Chief executive pledges to protect agent’s interests in new role](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Angels%20Sales%20%26%20Lettings%20-%20Client%20Money%20Protection%20-%20what%20do%20landlords%20need%20to%20know.png)
Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says he will use his role on the board of The Deposit Service to fight for...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Study reveals best place for student accommodation investment](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentResearch-400x310.jpeg)
A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Over 40% annual rent rises reported in pockets of UK](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingCrisis-400x310.jpg)
A new market snapshot puts the average rental rise across the UK at a remarkable 18 per cent over the past...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Up! Up! Up! - Rental market strong and getting stronger, says RICS](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/house-prices-rise400x310.png)
The latest sentiment survey amongst members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that the rental market is strong -...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental Revolution - agents worried at government proposals](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rent to rise this year and the long term - latest market info](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
The latest market sentiment survey of the lettings market from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rent rises will...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Going Up! Five year rental forecast makes happy reading…](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BuytoLet3-400x310.jpg)
The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![How agents can reduce fraud before, during and after the referencing process](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-Tech-400x310.jpg)
In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process. Over...
07 February 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Long-leasehold property management firm snaps up independent](/upload/images/library/Investment(3)-400x310-min.jpeg)
London-based block and facilities services provider SBA Property Management has acquired management agency Paul Samuel Associates. A specialist property management firm with...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents to increase “firmly” over the next 12 months says RICS](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rents are to increase “firmly” in the near...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Industry anger as Budget ignores private rental sector](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/rental-sector26615.png)
All sides of the industry have expressed anger and frustration that yesterday’s Budget effectively ignored the private rental sector. ARLA Propertymark’s policy...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![New RICS forecast of rising tenant demand and higher rent](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarket400x310.jpg)
Tenant demand continues to rise and is now way beyond the long term average according to the latest market snapshot by...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News
!['Drugs, booby-traps and rentals' – an expanding issue for agents?](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Cannabis-Farm-1-400x310.jpg)
Agents need to be diligent regarding the the growth of cannabis in rental properties and the devastating lengths tenants will go to...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agent urges tenants to take landlords to court over conditions](/upload/images/library/Court-400x310.jpg)
A lettings agent has taken the unorthodox approach of advising tenants to take their landlords to court in a bid to...
31 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![New consultation aims to “root out rogue agents” says RICS](/upload/images/Logos/RICS-logo400x310.png)
New rules out for consultation concerning block management aim to improve professionalism across the sector, root out rogue agents, and increase...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Green With Envy? Agency switches to hybrids and electrics](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/ElectricCar-400x310.jpg)
Senior managers in the lettings and sales side of independent chain Spicerhaart are reducing their carbon footprint by taking up the...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Have Your Say: Ombudsman wants agents’ views on block management](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-2020-400x310.jpg)
The Property Ombudsman and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors are seeking views of agents, landlords and tenants on a new...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tenant demand up for the fifth consecutive quarter, according to RICS](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/TenancyAgreement400x310.png)
Tenant demand for private rental property has risen for the fifth consecutive quarter according to the latest market snapshot from the...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Safety warning over quality of office-to-resi conversions](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
There’s a warning today that office-to-resi conversions - popular with landlords in recent years - are at an increased risk of...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rents set to rise three per cent in next 12 months, say surveyors](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests little easing of the strong tenant demand and...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rental demand moderating just as landlord instructions fall](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors study suggests tenant demand has increased over the past quarter but at a slowing...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rental growth ‘slightly positive’ for 2021 say surveyors](/img/default/lat.png)
Rental growth expectations remain “slightly positive” across most of the UK according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents can do more to speed up transactions by adopting technology](/img/default/lat.png)
Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Revealed - what prospective tenants miss on viewings](/img/default/lat.png)
A new survey has highlighted what prospective renters and buyers are likely to miss during a property viewing. The study, by the...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![So just how important IS the short lets rental sector?](/img/default/lat.png)
Rental operators specialising in short lets are signing up to a tracking study to assess the sector’s size and significance. The exercise...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Keeping the property market moving](/img/default/lat.png)
It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Fire brigade chief praises new rental sector electricity regulations](/img/default/lat.png)
London Fire Brigade’s deputy assistant commissioner for fire safety has praised the new safety regulations which have now come in to...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rents set to fall across the UK for next three months, say surveyors](/img/default/lat.png)
Private rents are expected to fall across the UK in the coming three months, but stabilise over the course of the...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Over half of tenants regret aspects of their property - survey](/img/default/lat.png)
Nearly half of households in the private rental sector have regrets about their home according to a survey by the HomeOwners...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: Rental market may quickly bounce back, new analysis shows](/img/default/lat.png)
A new analysis reveals three key figures that suggest the rental market will bounce back from the lockdown and the Coronavirus...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rents set to stagnate over next 12 months, warns RICS](/img/default/lat.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns that rents are likely to stagnate for the rest of the year - although...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conquering Corona: Daily tips and news for agents to beat the virus](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Council steps in to prevent tenants having to use outside staircase](/img/default/lat.png)
A council’s intervention has stopped a landlord forcing his private tenants to use an external staircase to enter their home -...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Government policy on rental sector is a failure says trade body](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has failed the private rental sector says the Residential Landlords Association. In a statement released even before the resignation of...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Labour outrage at licensing scheme extension being rejected](/img/default/lat.png)
The fallout continues over the government’s shock refusal to allow Liverpool council to continue its huge landlord licensing scheme. Yesterday we reported that...