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

One of the most respected financial organisations says markets are now betting that the Bank of England base rate will hit...

Leaders Romans Group's Suburban Build To Rent team has been appointed to jointly manage and maintain over 100 Build to Rent...

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

The headlines from yesterday’s Bank of England announcement are dominated by the base rate rise, but there’s been some unexpected good...

The way to solve the rental sector supply shortage is through Build To Rent, a leading agency claims.  Leaders Romans Group says...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again this week with a further interest rate rise likely if base rate...

Agents have expressed their anger at the government effectively scrapping any meaningful house building targets. Housing Secretary Michael Gove scrapped the mandatory...

A financial expert says the latest house price index, showing the biggest monthly fall for over two years, is the “first...

Agents should look to lettings to protect themselves when the sales market is hit by the coming recession and drop in...

A shrill press release from a quick buy property firm claims it could take the housing market almost seven years to...

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

A leading lettings agency has warned the government not to forget the importance of small-scale landlords in its plans for the...

Uncertainty over the coming recession, wholesale reforms of the rental sector, higher interest rates and National Insurance payments are all reasons...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...

Letting agents have joined forces with other players in the rental industry to demand the government finally get a grip on...

A family-run lettings and sales agency has launched an employee of the year award in memory of a late colleague.   The...

Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how is the UK rental market coping with the fallout from...

The huge disruption of the Coronavirus crisis to the UK's university education does not alter the sector’s long-term fundamentals, a specialist lettings...

Belvoir is backing a call for a loans scheme in England - similar to one in Wales - to protect tenants...

Independent service Moneyfacts says that while the buy to let mortgage sector remains resilient, it has contracted slightly in recent weeks...

There’s a warning this morning that the consequences of the Coronavirus crisis mean that rents will fall at least five per...

Three groups of rental activists have demanded the government scrap all rent payments immediately and cancel all arrears - but mystery...

Families living in private rented accommodation are more exposed to the economic shock of the Coronavirus than homeowners, which could mean...

Paul Shamplina, the founder of Landlord Action and star of a Channel 5 programme on evictions, says he fully backs the...

A gloomy report from The Deposit Protection Service says the UK’s rental market is in recession for the first time since...

The growth of the private rental sector has slowed thanks to government intervention and economic uncertainty - but it will expand...

Following a period of substantial growth, Property Service Holdings (PSH) - which operates Leaders and Romans - has a huge variety of...

An online lettings agency says tenants’ arrears are likely to be the biggest issue facing the rental sector next year unless...

Letting agencies Your Move and Reeds Rains claim rents have started to drop in many areas following the arrival of a...

The gap between average incomes and the pay of tenants who want to buy their first property has reached a post-recession...

Unique summary: What does a potential exit from the EU mean for the UK's property market. Ever since the recession hit much...

Countrywide says average rents across the UK are now at their highest-ever levels, some 12 per cent above their pre-recession peak.  This...

Figures from the 211-office agency Belvoir shows that average rents in Britain exceed the pre-downturn late 2008 figure by a mere...

UK landlords own their properties for an average of 17 years before selling up, according to Countrywide's latest Lettings Index. This is...

When Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, recently announced that interest rates would have to start to rise sooner...

HomeLet’s rental index figures for June shows another rise with average rents outside of London now standing at £747 per month,...

Wednesday’s budget proved a grim viewing for those who have worked in the rental sector for some time and watched the...

Given that I wrote my last article on the day of the General Election but well before the result was known,...