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A new survey from law firm Weightmans has found that only 24% of renters read tenancy agreements.  It says this is largely...

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum.  Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...

It claims that “following a significant increase in the number of new homes advertised on the site” its new build listings...

Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...

Even as he was being elected as Mayor of London for a record-beating third successive time, Sadiq Khan was under pressure...

The average gross rental yield reported by landlords has reached the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, according to...

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord reveals that rents are now up by 5.7% over the year.  The price per property over...

Rightmove says there are still nearly 50,000 rental properties needed to head back to the pre-pandemic level of rental supply. The latest...

HMRC has launched a pilot for the proposed Making Tax Digital service for quarterly reporting - and agents can sign up...

A new communications log feature has been introduced by a PropTech supplier which allegedly makes it easier to gather evidence for...

The Prime Central London lettings market is returning to normality, a prominent agency says. JLL says average rents fell 1.4% between Q4...

There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

Recent substantial fines issued by HMRC are a harsh reminder to agents to ensure that their Anti-Money Laundering policies are up...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

The UK's rental market is experiencing a slowdown says a lettings chief. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine & Country notes that...

Lettings giant Foxtons has hired merger and acquisition bankers from Rothschild following pressure from shareholders to sell itself for £160m, the...

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

Propertymark has batted away any possible market pessimism as a result of a downbeat price index result from the Halifax  Just before...

The latest rental data from PropTech supplier Goodlord has shown that March rents are now up by over 6% year-on-year.  And looking...

Prime London rental values ticked up 0.3% over the first three months of 2024, according to Savills, as the market continues...

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the Lettings markets.   The new logbooks...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...

Agents have expressed their anger at permanent rent controls proposed by the SNP and Green Party politicians running the Scottish Government. The...

The Belvoir 2024 Annual Awards have crowded a father-and-son franchisee pairing as the big winners. Paul Wallace-Tarry and his son Richard Wallace-Tarry...

OnTheMarket continues on its path to try to become the number one property portal, with a boast that it has a...

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

There’s been a rise of over 400 per cent in the monetary total of fines issued for Right To Rent offences...

Knight Frank’s Richmond residential lettings team has welcomed Ivanka Modesteva-Gyurova as Head of Lettings. Modesteva-Gyurova began her career at Foxtons in 2007,...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their...

Repairs and maintenance specialist Fixflo is running a webinar examining how one client, Umega, used PropTech to more than double its...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...

Corporate student accommodation provider Unite Group has reported a big jump in earnings on the back of a shortage of lets...

Propertymark says the regulation of property agents and the creation of a statutory Code of Practice can improve the transparency of...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has confirmed that Awaab’s Law - putting a strict timescale on urgent repairs being done -...

A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...

The British Property Federation claims the time required for Build To Rent planning applications has significantly increased over the past decade...

The Martyn Gerrard agency has acquired a London independent - Range Homes. Range Homes, based in the north London suburb of Palmers...

Prime London rental values fell closer to their longer-term average in January, as supply continued to increase - but worries about...

A buying agent claims that rents could finally be tailing off despite some indices showing rises still taking place. According to Rightmove,...

Rents have risen seven per cent in the past year while voids have lengthened in the past month - although remain...

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

Seventeen housing organisations have sent an open letter to the government rejecting its idea of prioritising British families when it comes...

A return of pent-up demand and mortgage rates falling below five per cent have boosted the start of the year for...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

The average advertised rent for new properties coming to market hits another new record outside of London of £1,280 per calendar...

Foxtons’ unaudited end-of-year trading statement makes no bones about it - the lettings division saved the agency’s bacon in 2023. It suffered...

Two former housing ministers are at war with each other after an attack on Rishi Sunak’s premiership in today’s Daily Telegraph. Sir...

Figures released by HMRC show that the Treasury raked in £5.7 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the nine months from...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the fifth quarter...

A leading lettings agency says 2023 was a record-breaking year for rental growth.   The average rent on a newly let property in...

A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...

The latest rental index from Goodlord shows average rents in England rose nearly nine per cent higher across 2023. In 2022, rents...

Propertymark has stepped into the row over a bank chief’s comments on first time buyers. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, responded...

Owner occupiers have been competing with landlords in the battle to purchase smaller properties, new figures show. Smaller properties are often preferred...

ARLA Propertymark has responded to the Scottish Parliament’s examination of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill, calling for clarity on contributions...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given what some commentators have interpreted as a sign that private rental sector licensing from councils...

London has seen the strongest rental growth over the last year according to an analysis by lettings agency Hamptons.   The average rent...

A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...

Strutt & Parker’s London New Homes staff attribute 50 per cent of their market this year as dollar-based - 30 per...

Independent polling gives Labour a big lead when it comes to its approach to housing policy. Detailed polling by the Ipsos pollster...

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

LonRes says rents in prime London are still rising but the rate of rental growth has slowed to two-year low. That took...

There were 3.7 new prospective tenants for every rental property listed in prime London postcodes last month says Knight Frank. The figure,...

The scale of rent rises has peaked with future increases likely to be smaller, says Zoopla. The portal’s latest report into the...

The total amount of rent paid by tenants in Great Britain this year will hit £85.6 billion - over twice the...

A prominent London buying agent and property consultant says the slowly improving supply of rental property means more tenants are now...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued advice to agencies on how to comply with data protection law.  The UK data protection regulator...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech firm Goodlord has shown that year-on-year rents are up by 7.3 per cent across England...

The shareholders of OnTheMarket have reached their decision on the portal's controversial takeover by CoStar.  A statement released this afternoon says: "The...

Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...

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

Sally Lawson of Agent Rainmaker writes: Online information sessions are a vital way to network with landlords and showcase your expertise. That’s what...

Propertymark has issued a strongly-worded statement aimed at politicians demanding rent controls. Labour Members of the Scottish Parliament have urged the declaration...

The company which in 2021 tried to introduce the concept of asking potential tenants and buyers to pay to view a...

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

The Office for National Statistics official government lettings index shows that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased...

Annual rental growth across prime London slowed slightly to 8.1 per cent in October according to property data firm LonRes.  However, rents...

The lettings market shows little sign of slowing as rents rose 11.7 per cent year-on-year across Britain in October, says the...

Over seven in 10 landlords report rising tenant demand during the third quarter – a new record high, research conducted on...

The share of homes sold by a landlord in Britain has fallen from 15.7 per cent last year to 14.0 per...

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

There’s been widespread dismay in the industry as the outcome of a Judicial Review has backed the Scottish Government’s objective of...

Rents saw an autumn dip in October, following three months of rapidly escalating prices across England.  According to PropTech firm Goodlord the...

New data reveals a 68 per cent surge in reports of meter tampering and energy theft during winter. The data - revealed...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

A council has launched its own social lettings agency to work with private sector landlords in tackling the record numbers living...

Reapit has inked a deal with fast-expanding PropTech service Kamma to automate information about private rental sector council licensing. This year is...

A charity claims the Renters Reform Bill, which gets its Second Reading in the Commons next week, will help reduce homelessness. New...

The latest edition of the Home housing index shows Conti suing close links between both the lettings and sales markets. The Home...

Belvoir has expanded its presence in Scotland following the opening of a brand-new office in Kirkcaldy.  The branch is the sixth Belvoir...

London-focused agency Chestertons says it’s enjoyed a record month for lettings. This was driven by increasing demand for short-term rentals from business...

Annual rental growth across remained in double-digits during September, with the average cost of a new let up 11.7 per cent...

Rent levels and voids held steady over the past month with strong demand keeping annual price growth at nearly eight per...

Letting agents are currently managing 25 email and phone enquiries on average for every property they have to let across Britain,...

A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipate stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...

Apartments are underperforming when it comes to capital growth, according to the Nationwide. The lender, in its latest house price index, says...

The chief executive of Propertymark has reiterated his call for the government to make investment in buy to let attractive. Nathan Emerson says:...