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It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...

There appears to be more evidence that these are good times for auctions. Network Auctions says it’s witnessed a sales surge, with...

Propertymark is telling the Bank of England that now is the perfect time to cut base rate and trigger wider interest...

Average UK private rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024 according to the Office for National Statistics. This...

February saw significant improvements in activity across the prime London lettings market, and annual rental growth also increased slightly after four...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

Fast-growing Lomond has snapped up another regional agency - this time one in the Midlands. Centrick - which had a High Street...

One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...

All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...

It’s all change for a regional agents’ group which has announced a new chair and new directors. Cornwall-based former estate agent Steve...

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

The latest RICS lettings market survey shows another increase in rental demand - but that demand appears to be slowing. The institution’s...

The latest lettings market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows rental demand continuing to rise.  A net balance of...

London lettings and sales agency Dexters is the first in the UK to gain OFSTED accreditation for its training. Its academy offers...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that a significant majority of members expect yet...

What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7.  PropTech Connect will...

A consultation setting out proposals to reform domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates has been opened by the Scottish Government.  It feels...

There’s a blunt warning to renters this morning from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution...

The results of the latest RICS UK Residential Survey, out today, point to a renewed worry about the housing market. The survey...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

A think tank claims one in six young people live in poor quality housing, often in the private rental sector. The claim...

Fast-growing agency network Lomond is launching its own national and regional market information - and it claims it’s using data rarely...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...

A prominent business analyst has given a bleak warning about the prospects for property investors and other home owners in 2023. Sarah...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

The head of a property management company has been fined £25,800 after serious safety issues were discovered at a shared house...

A prominent agent and former RICS residential chairman has made an impassioned plea to the government to help the private rental...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors - out today - shows tenant demand continuing to increase...

“Optimism has survived another difficult month” says business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown in response to the latest house price index.  Indeed, the industry...

Tenant demand in the past month has been the lowest since February 2021 and suggests that the pace of demand growth...

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in November came to 46,075 according to the Bank of England. The 46,075 figure...

A prominent independent lettings agency says the typical tenant outside of London now spends 63 per cent of their household income...

Rightmove has created thousands of personalised videos to help letting agency branches highlight this year’s achievements to prospective landlords. The video can...

The headlines surrounding today’s new RICS market snapshot will concentrate on dramatic house price falls but the drop off in the...

Research released today by Legal & General, a player in the Build To Rent sector, claims that renters are willing to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Vik Tara and on my business card it says...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows another robust performance for lettings. RICS says tenant demand continues...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with a PropTech service to provide agents with 3D Showcase scans and 2D floorplans. NicheCom has been...

Letting Agent Today has been approached by researchers at the University of York and University of Bristol doing a study on...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - A statement from...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The new Liz...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests tenant demand is rising further with a net...

The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that the market is strong - but off its...

Two senior agents are joining the Propertymark Qualifications board to bring a combined 64 years of experience. Jan Hytch - residential and...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s been...

The former president of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government for failing to regulate the agency industry. Maxine...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says he will use his role on the board of The Deposit Service to fight for...

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...

A new market snapshot puts the average rental rise across the UK at a remarkable 18 per cent over the past...

The latest sentiment survey amongst members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that the rental market is strong -...

Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...

The latest market sentiment survey of the lettings market from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rent rises will...

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...

In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process.  Over...

London-based block and facilities services provider SBA Property Management has acquired management agency Paul Samuel Associates. A specialist property management firm with...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rents are to increase “firmly” in the near...

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

Tenant demand continues to rise and is now way beyond the long term average according to the latest market snapshot by...

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

A lettings agent has taken the unorthodox approach of advising tenants to take their landlords to court in a bid to...

New rules out for consultation concerning block management aim to improve professionalism across the sector, root out rogue agents, and increase...

Senior managers in the lettings and sales side of independent chain Spicerhaart are reducing their carbon footprint by taking up the...

The Property Ombudsman and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors are seeking views of agents, landlords and tenants on a new...

Tenant demand for private rental property has risen for the fifth consecutive quarter according to the latest market snapshot from the...

There’s a warning today that office-to-resi conversions - popular with landlords in recent years - are at an increased risk of...

The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests little easing of the strong tenant demand and...

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors study suggests tenant demand has increased over the past quarter but at a slowing...

Rental growth expectations remain “slightly positive” across most of the UK according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

A new survey has highlighted what prospective renters and buyers are likely to miss during a property viewing. The study, by the...

Rental operators specialising in short lets are signing up to a tracking study to assess the sector’s size and significance.  The exercise...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

London Fire Brigade’s deputy assistant commissioner for fire safety has praised the new safety regulations which have now come in to...

Private rents are expected to fall across the UK in the coming three months, but stabilise over the course of the...

Nearly half of households in the private rental sector have regrets about their home according to a survey by the HomeOwners...

A new analysis reveals three key figures that suggest the rental market will bounce back from the lockdown and the Coronavirus...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns that rents are likely to stagnate for the rest of the year - although...

Letting Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat.  This is where you’ll find news, advice...

A council’s intervention has stopped a landlord forcing his private tenants to use an external staircase to enter their home -...

The government has failed the private rental sector says the Residential Landlords Association. In a statement released even before the resignation of...

The fallout continues over the government’s shock refusal to allow Liverpool council to continue its huge landlord licensing scheme. Yesterday we reported that...

The owner of a Derbyshire property must pay out more than £3,000 after being found guilty of failing to comply with...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a brief but optimistic assessment of the private rental market for next year. “As...

A trade body is warning of a crisis in the private rental market as new figures show a sharp drop in...

Once again the monthly market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reports a decline in the stock of rental...

Specialist buy to let mortgage lender Paragon has welcomed Labour's General Election pledge to force rental properties to undergo an annual...

A new PropTech app-based service claiming to reduce paperwork in property management is rolling out in London and the south east. Herddle...

The normally-sedate Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued an unusually stark warning to government, telling it to “stop meddling” in...

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

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

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

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

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

Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rising by 1.3...

Private tenants are being disadvantaged because of the government’s focus on boosting homeownership. According to the latest figures from the Royal Institution...