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An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

A London agency says the lettings sector in the capital appears to be reacting positively to the government's roadmap out of...

A survey of private rental sectors in major European cities suggests London is one of the tougher locations for tenants working...

An MP who says no one should have to give up their pet to live in a rental property insists that...

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and shifting tenant requirements are reinforcing the need for good broadband in the rental market...

The controversial subject of pets in private rental properties is likely to be the chief point of debate at a webinar...

The controversial subject of pet-friendly tenancies has been grabbed by the scruff of the neck by the government. The Ministry of Housing,...

Another major agency operating in central London confirms that the fall-out from the pandemic continues to produce a glut of units...

A new lettings market snapshot from Rightmove suggests that asking rents in some major city centres have seen annual falls up...

The number of tenants that moved home in London in December was double that of December 2019, according to an agency...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

A council claims that as many as a fifth of all the private rental sector homes in its area have a...

January 29th is the date set for MPs to hold the Second Reading of a Private Members’ Bill aimed at the...

Higher levels of supply and weaker demand have dominated prime London lettings markets this month says Knight Frank. This meant that average...

The debate over rental properties listed on portals with ‘No DSS’ statements has reignited over the weekend. This follows a BBC investigation...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

ARLA Propertymark has written to the government to voice fears that letting agents will not be able to comply with new...

A controversial Labour council that locked horns with the government over landlord licensing is now submitting a new proposal for its...

A property entrepreneur critical of the quality of traditional buy to let says the government should create a Minister for Renting...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a warning to government not to use Capital Gains Tax reform to further punish the private rental...

The latest Build To Rent snapshot up to late summer shows the number of BTR homes in stages of planning across...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell by almost a fifth in the year to the end of September according...

Pressure appears to be building for more pet-friendly lettings properties with two Build To Rent operators promoting animal-friendly tenancies. BTR operator Fizzy Living...

John Lewis Partnership, until now best known for its department stores and ownership of Waitrose, is to build homes for rent. The...

Anger continues to mount over government plans to make rental properties more energy efficient, with one agent advising his landlords to make...

A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...

Light has been shed at last on the long-running uncertainty about why some landlords choose to use lettings agents and some...

Rents continue to fall in Prime Central London according to agency Knight Frank. After September’s data is taken into account the annual...

Automated lettings platform PlanetRent has agreed a partnership with another PropTech operator to offer virtual tours of rental properties. The partnership with...

Shelter has returned to the attack on the private rental sector. In a new report it claims a third of tenants in England...

Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...

A lettings agent has been awarded the contract to take over the rental properties, marketing and inspections of the entire residential...

A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...

The number of new prospective tenants is at its highest level ever according to data just released by ARLA Propertymark. The association’s...

A police force is warning potential tenants to check before handing over money after scammers conned people into making rent pre-payments...

The private rental sector dedicated to student accommodation in London could see a 24 per cent drop in income in the...

The first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...

The acquisition of a Newcastle independents has allowed Northwood to become one of the city’s largest lettings agencies. Inderpal Dhillon and Aman Singh of...

A new report demands that online rental platforms and portals allowing direct advertising by clients do more to deter fake landlords...

A council says it's identified hundreds of rental properties within its boundaries which apparently do not comply with key energy efficiency...

A proposed licensing regime in Kent has been abandoned because of fears it would drive landlords away. Medway council proposed a scheme...

ARLA Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants continued to rise in July, hitting the highest number on record. The average...

The latest survey of buy to let landlords suggests a relatively healthy private rental sector notwithstanding the challenges of the Coronavirus...

Strutt and Parker says the low level growth in the lettings market seen in prime central London in 2019 is being...

The National Residential Landlords Association is giving the thumbs up to the government’s Green Homes Grant, which it claims has taken...

The number of new prospective tenants has risen markedly according to figures from ARLA Propertymark. In June - the latest data available...

A survey by The Tenancy Deposit Service suggests that half of landlords have experienced damage to their rental properties by pets.  And...

An influential think-tank wants private rental properties to have a minimum EPC rating of B by 2030. The Institute for Public Policy...

Room rents in the capital have dropped seven per cent in the past three months as the Coronavirus crisis saps demand...

The volume of UK home-hunters searching for pet-friendly rental properties has jumped since the start of lockdown, according to a rental platform. Searches for homes...

One of the capital’s largest lettings agencies says business is recovering well, although ironically rents are down 10% and increased activity...

The government has released new guidance regarding electrical safety checks - and there's a worry it may include thousands of additional...

A PropTech platform claims to allow agents to generate a fully-compliant tenancy agreement with a standardised pet-friendly clause which includes a...

The latest snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord shows “huge gains for the lettings market” since transactions resumed a month ago. The...

Harrow council in north London has launched a formal consultation on its plan to renew its landlord licensing scheme in the...

We’re familiar with the rental market being strong across England - now there’s news of it doing well north of the...

Rents in London have dropped by between 10 and 15 per cent as fewer people are willing or able to move...

Aldermore Bank is this week resuming physical mortgage valuations on properties for house purchase and remortgage in England, where strict social...

An online agency has denied a claim that it is allowing High Street agents to use its platform to avoid paying...

The number of new rental listings reaching the market has soared as much as 44 per cent in some areas following...

A consumer group wants buy to let properties to be re-let only if the tenants in them want to move. The call...

The rental market effectively disintegrated in the early days of lockdown before showing signs of a rebound which are still active...

A surge in rental activity has encouraged a London-focussed agency to un-furlough some of its staff ahead of an expected relaxation...

A raft of measures from government and courts intended to help private tenants during the Coronavirus lockdown may be storing up a...

Buy to let investors should be exempted from the three per cent stamp duty surcharge even if purchasers of holiday homes still...

There was just a two per cent rise in late rental payments over the last month according to figures from an...

Hot weather combined with a lockdown can only mean one thing - a record number of searches for rental properties with...

A new renovation start-up is working with letting agents and landlords to allow key workers to use empty rental properties for...

Rental demand has dropped significantly across London and other major UK cities as a result of the pandemic. When comparing current levels...

Demand for homes to rent has surged back by some 30 per cent in the two weeks to April 14 according...

Gas and electrical safety certificates should be extended for six months to cover for the impact of the Coronavirus.  The call comes...

Demand for rental properties with gardens or other outdoor space has soared in terms of portal listings - perhaps no surprise...

Demand for rental properties has predictably plummeted thanks to the lockdown. Data from PropTech company Goodlord shows that while a surge for...

Knight Frank is reporting that tenants in high-value London markets are agreeing deals that allow them to delay the start of...

Despite the challenges being thrown up to the lettings sector by Coronavirus, this is a reminder that new MEES regulations on...

New research suggests the damage to the private rental sector in terms of non-payment of rent could be a remarkable £15...

The average rent for a newly let property rose 3.3 per cent in the year to the end of February -...

It’s easy to forget in the Coronavirus frenzy but from tomorrow, Friday March 20, all tenancies are to become subject to...

A lettings market snapshot conducted before the worst effects of the Coronavirus were known suggests the rental market is relatively strong...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does...

Growing demand and a shrinking supply of rental properties in prime central London has led to a 50 per cent surge...

Another council is consulting on introducing a selective licensing scheme - and again it claims it will “create better housing for...

Demand for rental properties in January increased to the highest level on record with 88 prospective tenants registered per lettings agency...

New regulations mean highest risk rental properties may not have legally binding electrical safety cover for a prolonged period of time. That’s...

An online lettings agency has accused High Street rivals of being “inefficient” and making voids longer than necessary.  Home Made, which operates...

It’s been revealed that a clampdown on the buy to let sector by HM Revenue and Customs has produced millions of...

Another housing market snapshot suggests demand and confidence are improving as a result of the new political and economic landscape following...

Zoopla says it’s now in what it calls “a clear, market-leading position” in terms of rental properties in the capital. In a...

Pet-friendly tenancies of the kind envisaged by the government could oblige some private landlords to quit the sector, it’s claimed. Over the...

Agents and landlords are advised to think carefully before allowing tenants to keep pets, despite a government push to relax restrictions. The...

London’s asking rents hit a new record average of £2,119 per calendar month as the ongoing shortage of property for tenants...

Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...

A leading trade body is voicing concern over yet another council private rental sector licensing scheme - with particular worry over...

Officers from a local council simultaneously staged 10 dawn raids on properties owned by unlicensed landlords. All the terraced homes, in Slough,...

A new survey suggests there may be an exodus of investors out of buy to let - some 27 per cent...

A leading agency in a part of the UK where local government wants to clamp down on the spread of Airbnb...

There’s been an angry response by the rental sector following the latest attack by campaigning charity Shelter. The organisation claims that private...

A rental management platform has compiled a league table of where tenant demand is strongest for homes to let - and...

A legal firm is warning agents and landlords that they have less than three months to prepare for the latest MEES...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is to overhaul the model tenancy contract to make it easier for tenants to have pets. A surprise statement from the...

There’s been an upbeat prediction on the lettings market given by leading market commentator Lucian Cook, head of residential research at...

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

An industry supplier says letting agents should respond supportively to the growing eco-consciousness shown by younger people who are likely to...

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...

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

A landlord has been hit with court fines for a fourth time for failing to properly manage his rental properties.  Landlord Jack...

Labour has given shocking new details of its proposals for the private rental sector including £100.000 fines if properties are deemed...

A controversial private rental licensing regime that has already made the headlines for the wrong reasons has now been branded a...

Labour has dropped its controversial policy under which private tenants would have been able to buy their homes at a discount. Press...

A north of England letting agent who conned home owners out of thousands of pounds has been ordered to pay it back...

Labour’s controversial proposal to oblige landlords to sell their buy to let properties to tenants who wished to purchase them, unveiled...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

A police force has issued a warning to agents and owners of short-let properties to look for signs of modern slavery...

The government is being urged to speed up the release details of the future it sees for selective licensing following revelations...

Three criminals have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering involving an online lettings agency. The sentences follow an investigation spearheaded...

New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...

New analysis by Direct Line for Business reveals a surge in the number of police investigations into the theft of electricity,...

Two housing charities have called for the government to invest more in housing benefit so it rises in line with private...

The majority of the UK’s private renters don’t want to purchase a home according to new research, coming just as the...

The weekly economic and financial research magazine The Economist has made a scathing attack on rent controls. The publication says rent controls...

Landlords in a part of Teesside are to be allowed to operate a “collaborative” licensing scheme after a council backed down...

The most controversial local council rental licensing scheme in the country has been deemed a success - at least by the...

The Liberal Democrat conference, which begins on Saturday, is to debate a resolution calling for the scrapping of Section 21 -...

A national awareness campaign is required to help landlords get to grip with new Energy Performance Certificate legislation. That’s the view of...

A joint operation between Avon and Somerset Police and North Somerset council has uncovered a string of issues connected with rental...

An analysis of rental properties in Scotland to discover the most numerous overseas landlords has discovered, perhaps surprisingly, that they come...

The latest data from the Agency Express Property Activity Index, looking at the market’s performance in June, has revealed year on...

Buy to let investors in the UK are spending nearly £4.7 billion a year on their rental properties, an average of...

Letting agents need to adapt to changing landlord and tenant habits The way letting agents, landlords and tenants communicate has changed significantly...

Rents are rising at the fastest rate since 2017, pushing the average yield on residential property to 4.5 per cent, its...

A family-run property management and letting agency, launched at the start of the year, has doubled its year one target within...

A rise in the number of professional landlords means letting agents need to ensure their service meets the expectations of experienced...

Junior housing minister Heather Wheeler MP has written to Hull City Council to express her concerns about the authority's controversial accreditation...

If you are a letting agent who has begun to question your worth, stop. The value of property management is rising...

Belvoir brand Newton Fallowell has acquired the sales and lettings business of Grantham’s oldest independent agency, Escritt Barrell Golding.  EBG, which was...

A property management chief is arguing that rent controls would restrict mortgage loans to buy to let investors and drive existing...

A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...

One of the country’s youngest lettings franchise holders has opened a second branch by acquiring an independent agency. Kuljeet Aujla, owner of...

The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...

With the Tenant Fee Ban obliterating a key income stream, letting agents should be looking at ways they can increase the...

Agents and landlords are being warned to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once the fees ban kicks in...

Letting agents are being urged to consider how they can reduce their administrative workload, following huge growth in the size of...

A compliance company has accused “thousands” of buy to let investors of failing to address major household hazards which render properties...

Increased use of technology could boost gas-related health and safety in the private rental sector according to the people behind a...

A senior lettings agent has raised the spectre of rental properties in future being German-style ‘empty shells’ - without even white...

Startling figures released this morning by Rightmove suggest that rents have risen 8.2 per cent in London in the past year...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

Two buy to let investors have been fined thousands of pounds after failing to carry out improvements to unfit rental properties. Adur...

The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...

TrustMark, the government-backed quality kite mark scheme for tradespeople, is launching a pilot with Trading Standards to improve the quality and...

A local authority in the Midlands has admitted what many people have believed for some time - despite a slew of...

Throughout 2018 the number of homes available to rent in prime areas of London dropped 13 per cent. In particular, 80 per...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it backs the stricter rules on mandatory electricity checks in rental properties announced by...

New rules are to be introduced to ensure mandatory electrical inspections on private rental properties are carried out by competent and...

A new study suggests that rental properties now account for 40 per cent of the available housing stock.  Looking at the final...

A controversial Labour-controlled local authority which already has 91 per cent of its private rental properties inside licensing schemes is now...

A lettings market snapshot from Rightmove suggests asking rents in London are now increasing at an annual rate not seen for...

Councils have been accused of routinely pursuing the most serious enforcement option open to them if they find a local licensing...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding members of tax changes ahead - a timely intervention with the deadline for...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says letting agents must provide value for their landlord clients through technology, transparency and service if they...

A property website says tenants and prospective renters in London are set to have ‘a torrid 2019’ because of a shortage of...

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill has achieved Royal Assent, meaning that it will soon become an act of Parliament. Put...

The number of tenants saying they are using letting agents to find a place to live has increased 12 per cent...

One of London’s most respected independent lettings agencies has given a hugely upbeat report on the capital’s lettings market performance throughout...

An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...

The website TheHouseShop says it aims to recruit some 30 per cent of the country’s letting agents by the end of...

We regularly carry stories about fines for landlords and letting agents who have apparently broken council or national laws - but...

A landlord is almost £42,000 worse off after repeatedly ignoring council orders to stop illegally letting so called “beds in sheds”...

Local press reports say that one of the country’s most controversial buy to let licensing schemes has seen thousands of applications...

The online agency Home Made, which says it’s London’s only premium online platform for the rental sector, has raised a further...

It should perhaps come as no surprise that this week’s tightening up of the energy efficiency regulations for the private rental...

The power held by tenants is growing across the UK, as new research indicates 61 per cent of buy to let...

A warning has gone out to the lettings sector to check that rental properties are ‘Gas Safe’ as the colder weather...

The heavy-handed administration of selective licensing schemes is driving out buy to let investors. That’s the claim from David Kirwan of Kirwans...

Rightmove is reporting that average asking rents outside London have topped £800 per month for the first time, fuelled by a...

The government is to undertake a wide-ranging review of health and safety regulations for the private rental sector. In an announcement this afternoon...

Countrywide says landlords spent £12.1 billion buying rental properties in the first half of this year - a full 30 per...

Brexit is causing concern among landlords, according to HomeLet. The initial results of HomeLet’s annual landlord survey says nine out of 10...

Rightmove’s chief executive officer, Peter Brooks-Johnson, is joining the board of an offshoot of a global classified listings operation. He is to...

The Haart agency is calling on the government to give the private rental sector a break in the autumn Budget, as...

Rent-to-rent operator Residently says area with high volumes of tech company employees are leading the lettings market’s growth in London. The firm...

A survey has revealed that 44% of landlords are looking to sell properties as a challenging market takes its toll. Octopus Choice,...

Leading portals Zoopla and OnTheMarket have today announced that they will both be advertising agents' rental property listings on Facebook Marketplace. Marketplace...

A London lettings agency is warning landlords who let out their properties via Airbnb or similar short let platforms to ensure...

The council behind a controversial private rental sector licensing scheme is trying to justify its introduction on health and safety grounds. On...

The Scottish Government’s private rental reforms are shaking up the sector according to new data, which reveals rental property sales have...

Rents are expected to surge 15 per cent over the next five years thanks to increasing demand and limited supply following...

It appears that take-up of an apparently compulsory licensing scheme in one city has been shockingly low - and the scheme...

Chestertons has announced record lettings results for the first half of 2018, claiming growth in market share and increased productivity. The agency...

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes rose to 35 per cent in June, up from 28 per cent in May...

A lack of new rental properties coming to the market in London has helped push the annual rate of London asking...

From August 1 Nottingham council is introducing a new selective licensing regime covering an estimated 32,000 privately rented homes. This is an...

Some 18 per cent of properties let in the first half of 2018 were registered in the name of a company...

A gas safety engineer has pleaded guilty with a landlord of falsifying gas safety certificates for a string of private rental...

A specialist buy to let mortgage lender says buy to let investors should act now - even if it means borrowing...

The latest monthly report from the Association of Residential Letting Agents puts the  number of rental properties managed by agents at...

A PropTech company chief is backing the controversial idea of spot checks on private rental sector properties in a bid to...

Landlords are most likely to have invested in a boiler upgrade in the last 12 months to boost the energy efficiency...

Landlords exiting the market because of tax and red tape have led to “an acute shortage of available properties to rent”...

A prominent PropTech startup is questioning whether long-term tenants need to go through the traditional referencing process when moving between rental...

An electrical testing equipment firm and an MP are setting up a national campaign to demand new laws on appliance testing...

A council tax fraud totaling over £2,800 across three properties and over six years has resulted in the buy to let...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing the highest number of landlords selling their buy to let properties...

A new study has revealed that the key reason tenants move between rental properties is to experience a different area. This is...

Data from Your Move's England and Wales Rental Tracker shows that the number of tenants in arrears increased for the fourth...

A London council has launched its own online letting agency with the aim of creating a buzz in the 'London property...

Flatsharing website Ideal Flatmate has passed the seed funding milestone of £1 million. The website - which includes former Green & Co...

The Build To Rent provider Grainger has reported a 23 per cent rise in profits and says it is looking for...

Countrywide - which is making the lettings sector a key part of its ‘back to basics’ programme - is proposing to...

The lettings market remains steady with demand roughly unchanged in March compared to the previous month according to the latest figures...

A leading property law specialist has warned that many buy to let investors remain unaware of the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

The new sole chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says he wants the service to be at the heart...

A council says it is adopting a new approach to proactively tackling poor housing conditions in privately rented homes in one...

The buy to let sector still requires £400m spending on improving the energy efficiency of its stock in order to conform...

A specialist buy to let lender is making changes to its lending conditions to ensure its residential and commercial borrowers conform...

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has selected a software supplier to handle some of the exceptions to the...

With only three weeks to go to the introduction of the first phase of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards, a specialist mortgage...

Average rental values in prime central London fell 2.1 per cent in the year to February according to Knight Frank -...

The number of properties available to rent in London is now 46 per cent below the national average according to ARLA...

Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has launched a scheme of 29 two, three and four bedroom houses aimed...

An ambitious PropTech startup has raised £2.8 million to fund its bid to 'reinvent the London renting experience'. Homie, a search platform...

The city council in Nottingham claims it has taken action against no fewer than 561 unauthorised To Let boards under powers...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

The average number of properties managed by letting agents rose from 192 in November to 200 in December – the highest...

Vesper Homes, a high-end London property management firm, has developed an Alexa Skill which will mean landlords and tenants can receive...

Agents and landlords with responsibilities to ensure gas checks are carried out in private rental properties may have more flexibility over...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is the latest industry body to throw its weight behind the Private Members’ Bill that...

There have been more expressions of support from industry bodies for the Private Members’ Bill from Labour’s Karen Buck MP which...

Letting Agent Today understands that Foxtons has been asked to appear at a hearing staged by a London council to prove...

The average asking rent across the UK - excluding London - rose by just 0.7 per cent in 2017 according to...

There has been another prosecution under the controversial Rent Smart Wales regulations - although this time the landlord in question was...

A fall in the supply of available rental properties suggests some landlords may be quitting the buy to let sector as...

The rental market in Prime Central London has shown signs of recovery at the end of 2017, according to a new...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing a consolidation of agencies ahead of the ban on agents’ fees...

Rent Smart Wales, the licensing and training regime which is now a year old, has taken an agent and a landlord...

Reporting software company InventoryBase has backed a campaign urging for inventories to be made mandatory in the lettings sector. The Association of...

A Mayfair lettings agency has taken on two new rental properties with an unusual perk for the tenant - private club...

Letting agents and landlords are being urged by a trade body to sign a petition calling on the government to make...

The lettings market typically heats up in autumn, with landlords and tenants back off their holidays and ready to start the...

Wear and tear can be a highly contentious issue for many tenants and landlords; many arguments have arisen because of unclear definitions...

Rents outside of London have dropped by 0.2 per cent in the third quarter of this year according to new data...

A leading figure in the buy to let broker industry has called for would-be ‘pension pot’ landlords to seek advice before...

A landlord has been prosecuted and ordered to repay over £5,000 to his tenants for letting an unlicensed House of Multiple...

Rokstone has launched a new lettings division, operating out of the firm’s existing Marylebone offices and covering both short and long term...

The number of landlords has fallen over the last two years despite a rise in supply of homes available to rent,...

A landlord from Cornwall has been fined after failing to maintain gas appliances at his rental properties in Launceston.   Truro Crown Court...

A third of tenants can't imagine ever taking their first step on the property ladder and owning their own home. This is...

Changes to buy-to-let lending criteria being introduced at the end of this month could encourage a surge of rental stock as...

The average UK private rental tenancy is now 20 months, almost a fifth longer than in 2014 according to research from...

A leading trade body says a cap on damage deposits paid by tenants - as proposed by the government - could...

The National Landlords Association is urging buy to let investors to consider remortgaging in the very near future ahead of new...

July’s activity data from board company Agency Express has revealed a significant slowdown in the number of rental properties coming on...

Foxtons reports that average rents continued to fall across many parts of the capital in the second quarter of this year,...

A survey of almost 3,000 landlords suggests more than one in five plans to sell at least one of their investment...

Leeds Building Society is the latest major lender to reveal changes to buy to let lending ahead of new rules coming...

Rents are gently rising again after some months of small dips according to HomeLet.    It says the average new tenancy signed during...

Prime central London is seeing the rise of the micro-apartment, according to new research, as squeezed accommodation budgets have seen singles...

The BBC’s reality programme The Week The Landlords Moved In should act as an eye-opener for the lettings industry when it...

With a host of changing regulations hitting the private rental sector, some landlords may be put off using letting agents, but...

The current ‘busy season’ for lettings turnovers at the end of student terms would be made significantly easier if agents and...

Asking rents outside London continue to hold up despite the market having more available properties, according to Rightmove.   Prices rose 2.8 per...

The Residential Landlords’ Association says recent fiscal changes hitting the private rented sector are hurting tenants but failing to achieve their...

Rents in prime central London have dropped 4.4 per cent in the past year - although that annual drop is not...

Police in Yorkshire are on the look out for empty rental properties which could be used for ‘sting’ operations tackling burglaries...

High street operator Metro Bank has announced that it is entering the consumer buy-to-let market and will now accept consumer applications...

A new rental auction website is inviting letting agents to preview its launch at an event later this month. LetsBid4Lets.com, which claims...

A student landlord has been fined for failing to obtain the appropriate licences for two rental properties. Lisa Chatfield was ordered to...

Online lettings agency Upad claims 20 per cent of landlords are set to increase their rents to their tenants thanks to...

An analysis by investment specialists London Central Portfolio reveals that in areas of central London swamped with new builds coming to...

Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.   As we reported when the story broke yesterday afternoon, one...

Two lettings agencies have this afternoon been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. In one case, TPO expelled Lettings Solutions Ltd...

Agents and landlords are being warned by a property management agency to prepare for the next round of energy-efficiency regulation changes...

A buy to let expert says there should be stronger enforcement and streamlining of legislation in the private rental sector. In a...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the costs of tenant referencing must be exempt from the government’s proposed ban on...

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

Another London borough is consulting on a further extension of its existing selective licensing - this time it’s Harrow council. It wants...

A remarkable one in five properties now being let are operated by a company landlord - and the figure surges to...

A new study of landlords reveals that far more believe they will be affected by today’s buy to let mortgage interest...

The founder of Rightmove and former chief executive of Countrywide, Harry Hill, has joined a lettings start-up company called Lavanda which...

Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are being urged to help private tenants personalise their rental properties.    The plea comes from...

Online agency OpenRent has secured a £4.4 million investment to help grow its offering. The agency, which was founded in 2012, says...

As the introduction of new energy efficiency regulations moves closer, landlords are being urged to check the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)...

Figures from the Association of Residential Letting Agents, now formally known as ARLA Propertymark, suggest there has been a surge in...

The need for letting agencies to assist landlords with the increasingly-complicated private rental sector has been hammered home by the results...

The government has announced in its Housing White Paper that it is still “working with industry experts” to consider whether Client...

The government should think again about punitive tax changes to the private rented sector after receiving greater-than-expected revenue from the three...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has repeated it call for the government to ban up-front letting agent fees at the...

There were 26 prospective tenants registered at each member branch of the Association of Residential Letting Agents - the lowest level...

Paragon Bank, one of the country’s leading specialist buy to let mortgages houses, almost halved its lending to landlords in the...

Belvoir Cardiff has completed the acquisition of a management portfolio of 130 rental properties. The purchase of all properties managed by Letwise...