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Propertymark says it welcomes measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will mean swifter action to get the hundreds...

The government has released more details of the powers being given to local authorities to levy additional taxes on second homes.  The...

One of the leading names in property land and regeneration has announced what it calls Project Spur - a massive launch...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning, includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

The trade body which serves as a cheer leader for Build To Rent says the niche sector is part of the...

Lloyds Banking Group - which this year announced its intention to become a private landlord through the acquisition of new build...

Fenn Wright, which operates in East Anglia, has opened its latest office in Felixstowe and will focus on sales and lettings.  Managing...

It’s been announced that UK Sotheby’s International Realty has secured tenants for 20 apartments in record time at Embassy Gardens, a...

It’s been reported that the Lloyds Banking Group is set to buy its first property as it seeks to become a...

A new Lancashire estate agency, Jusa Homes, has opened new premises thanks to a £10,000 local council grant.  Julie Hardy and Sarah...

A major student accommodation platform says its local area has become a regeneration hotspot for proper investment. UniHomes says Sheffield has already...

The first part of a massive Build To Rent scheme from developer Lendlease is nearing completion at Elephant Park in the...

A major player in the Build To Rent sector has announced another large scheme - 346 units - on a major...

Striving for higher yields remains the holy grail for buy to let, and new research suggests investors could be attracted by...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players, Legal & General, says it’s to construct another 350 homes as part...

The commercial arm of Countrywide is urging landlords currently facing huge void periods because students have been ordered home, to reconfigure...

An agency that specialises in letting and managing properties in one of the country’s investment hotspots is expanding into a new...

A local authority in Manchester is pioneering a ban to prevent buyers of homes at a new development from selling them to private...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts to complete the largest privately funded development in Wales, Cardiff Central Square, which will include...

The right wing Adam Smith Institute is the latest organisation to voice its strong opposition to Labour’s proposed rent controls for...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on two adjacent sites in south London to deliver its largest Built To Rent scheme...

A trade body has welcomed calls by a parliamentary committee for tax incentives for the buy to let sector to improve...

One of the country’s major Build To Rent providers has signed a deal to deliver 324 flats in a major city...

One of the largest players in the Build To Rent sector has snapped up a site in a major city centre...

First the good news - investors are still purchasing buy to let properties; the less good news is that it’s a...

Grainger says it’s ready to respond to the growing need for longer tenancies for families and older renters - the latter...

Spring – the season of rebirth, revitalisation and regeneration – is now upon us, and it’s a time of the year...

Build To Rent developer and operator PLATFORM_ has announced its first scheme in Scotland and an expansion of an existing development...

Jeremy Corbyn has used his leader’s speech at the end of this week’s Labour conference in Brighton to commit the party...

The Conservatives should introduce rent controls to kick-start a seaside town renaissance, suggests an organisation set up originally by the David Cameron...

The fast-growing Build To Rent sector has seen another boost in investment from a major player - Legal & General.    Earlier this week...

The burgeoning Build To Rent sector has received another shot in the arm with news that regeneration specialist Sigmas is setting...

Legal & General Capital, which is set to be one of the biggest names in the burgeoning Build To Rent sector...

Haringey Council in North London is the latest local authority to launch its own letting agency for private tenants. Move 51⁰ North...

Legal & General Capital, which last week announced its intention to work with a Dutch pension fund manager to build 3,000...

Legal & General Capital - which has recently made clear its intention to become a major Build To Rent player in...

Rendall & Rittner, which currently manages 40,000 residential properties for institutions and developers, is opening a new office as part of...

Brandon in Suffolk is the most profitable location for pensioners to invest in buy-to-let property with an average yield of 8.59%. This...

Urban regeneration specialist Sigma Capital is the latest firm to announce it is entering the Build To Rent sector, seeking to...

The council which became a standard bearer for so-called ‘landlord licensing’ - Enfield in north London - appears to have abandoned...

There has been much debate in recent years about Britain’s desperate need for more housing stock. Demand has been outstripping supply...

Gentrification is a divisive, provocative issue, but why are estate agents (especially Foxtons) appearing to bear the brunt of the public’s...

Hamptons International has been appointed sole agent for two of the latest private Build To Let schemes in the capital. Hamptons will...