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

PropTech firm Pikl is launching an insurance-backed cancellation product specifically for holiday lets that will enable operators to offer the same...

A major agency has told the government to get on with ensuring the Renters Reform Bill is passed into law as...

Top tips will be provided for landlords in the private rental market in a seminar next month organised by high profile...

The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...

A deposit alternative service claims the cost of rent has outpaced salary growth by 5.2% over the past 10 years, leaving...

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

An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year.  The analysis, carried out by...

Supply has continued to build while demand remained steady, which increased downwards pressure on rents in the first quarter of 2024...

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

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

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been alleged. A survey of over 2,000 private...

England’s county councils want the next government to set out a long-term plan for housing, as a new report claims there’s...

A prominent lettings agent is calling for an end to what he calls the “archaic” system under which some tenants end...

Propertymark has emphasised the importance of retaining fixed term tenancies under the Renters Reform Bill. Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson met Housing...

A prominent property expert who runs a buying and property management service for high end clients says London still attracts international...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

A lettings industry supplier claims one in nine renters use foodbanks. A survey of tenants, commissioned by Zero Deposit, found that just...

Rental growth across prime London slowed again in January, with average rents falling on a monthly basis for the third time...

Over a third of ARLA Propertymark members reported in December that rental prices have increased, according to their latest Housing Insight...

A managing partner at a letting agency has given an insight into the unique forces which he says is “strangling” the...

Savills says prime rental growth across London and the country has stalled for the first time in almost three years. In prime...

Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...

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

There are more rental properties for tenants to choose from than any other time since Covid, according to London estate agency...

A PropTech supplier this week hosts a free webinar for agents to shed light on the rise of attempted tenancy fraud...

A new analysis shows that - unsurprisingly - London remains the most competitive region for letting agents, having seen the largest...

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

High end lettings agency Savills has appointed a new head of residential lettings for its offices in Beaconsfield and Amersham. Daniel Spratley...

The UK rental market is experiencing a gradual easing in demand, marking a shift from the peak levels witnessed in recent...

David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...

A council is considering borrowing £50m to buy properties to rent on the private market and for affordable housing. West Norfolk council...

Newspaper report claims some 710 properties have been put into the private rental market by the government - and they are...

The chief executive of Propertymark says seasonal trends are returning to the housing market after several ‘unusual’ years. Nathan Emerson says: “In...

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

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

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

Propertymark has urged the government to do more to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens heat their homes.   Office for National Statistics...

An analysis of tenants renting between 2020 and 2023 shows a big rise in those on high salaries asked to provide...

A survey of more than 1,000 landlords in the Deposit Protection Service shows the scale of change in the private rental...

It looks as if the rental market is set to stay strong for some years to come. That’s because lending for house...

Next year will see “a strong resurgence” in the rental market, a leading agent predicts. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine &...

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...

Propertymark has set out its pro-agency position on a range of issues contained in the Renters Reform Bill, currently trundling through...

Leaders Romans Group is calling for a Landlords Reform Bill to balance the challenges and apparent disincentives now deterring landlords from...

An agency has issued its rental market forecast for 2024. Chestertons says rents are forecast to have increased by 6.5 per cent...

New research has identified locations with the largest volume of available rental stock, based on those units at or below the...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement to reveal measures affecting both the rental market and the wider property industry.  The Local Housing...

There may be a substantial number of small-scale private landlords selling up right now, but no fewer than 88 per cent...

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

The London rental market is shifting towards equilibrium for the first time since the end of the pandemic, according to Foxtons. In...

One of the first forecasts for the rental market for 2024 suggests that strong growth will continue. Property consultancy JLL says that...

Normality appeared on the horizon in the prime London rental market in October according to high end agency Knight Frank.  Average rents...

Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...

The cheapest end of the rental market is under-supplied and overly competitive, a deposit alternative service claims. The provider - Zero Deposit...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

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

Propertymark has urged the government to tackle rising landlord costs immediately.The warning comes as new research suggests that landlords are spending...

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...

Landlords in the UK are paying 40 per cent more mortgage interest than in August 2022, forcing more of them to...

Propertymark’s regional conferences are now in full swing with the next event at the Canterbury Cathedral Lodge in Kent on  November...

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

Prime London rents are still rising - but that growth is slowing, says Knight Frank. And the number of new prospective tenants...

A PR exercise has discovered that 89 per cent of UK MPs would not give priority to Build-to-Rent schemes in their...

Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...

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

Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove will address the main Conservative party Conference on Tuesday morning next week - but perhaps his most...

London-focussed agency Foxtons says there is a part of the capital which is seeing an average of 38 prospective tenants for...

Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled.  That’s the view of high...

Zoopla has issued the first major private rental sector market forecast for 2024. Rental growth this year is on track to end...

The average rental deposit in the UK is now £1,434, based on the requirement that a deposit is set at up...

The rental market remained strong in August says PropTech firm Goodlord. Despite average rents dipping marginally after a record breaking July -...

The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...

Propertymark is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The think tank E3G...

The National Union of Students is urging the government not to give in to what it calls “exploitative” private rental sector...

New analysis reveals that other family members beyond parents are increasingly lending their financial support to first-time buyers.   So far this year...

Reposit has increased the number of agencies offering its deposit alternative product.   This increase in agent customers comes as Reposit reports growth...

Chestertons’ latest data on London’s rental market reveals that there were 39 per cent more rental properties on the market in...

New figures suggest soaring numbers of tenants are at risk from criminals taking advantage of the tough rental market. Scammers place fake...

Annual rental growth in July was 9.1 per cent across prime London according to LonRes.   This figure took rents to 28.4 per...

Professional cleaning firm Prompt Cleaners has created a league table of regions and local authorities where renting is cheapest and dearest. The...

A property website has produced startling figures giving an insight into the frenzied rental market. Property Pal, which looks at the housing...

July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...

The post-Covid prime lettings market in London has seen remarkable growth, an agency says. The latest data from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices London...

The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning.  Dutton Gregory’s...

A new study claims to reveal what it calls “a significant disparity in the spare room rental market.”  The research shows that...

Latest data from London-focussed lettings agency Chestertons confirms that the traditionally busy ‘summer season’ has kicked off. In June some 19 per...

The head of a consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition has given her views on what a General Election might mean...

New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...

The chief executive of a respected industry supplier is warning that the lack of supply is making the rental sector “more...

John Lewis is pushing ahead with its commitment to build and manage rental homes as part of a drive which it...

The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June.  The average cost of rent per...

One of the country’s first Belvoir branch franchises has changed hands after approaching three decades.  The resale of Belvoir Lincoln, one of...

London agency Chestertons has warned tenants in the capital to be prepared for a highly competitive property search this summer. The firm’s...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...

The latest lettings market snapshot produced by London-focussed property data firm LonRes shows little change in the supply-constrained rental sector. However, figures...