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Electric Vehicle charging points in rental properties are going to be expensive and should be planned and saved for now, according...

A prominent lettings industry supplier has asked whether the earlier-than-expected arrival of the rental reform white paper was a distraction from...

The Deposit Protection Service claims the single largest reason why private tenants move is to find properties accepting pets. Around a thousand...

The fast-growing Lomond Group has consolidated its market dominance in Scotland by snapping up another independent. Lomond’s Stonehouse brand, which operates throughout Aberdeenshire,...

A consultation over the summer looks set to be the first part of a radical change to the structure of communal...

Letting agents have been told they must have the right technology to reduce the risk of fraud. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk...

A specialist rental platform says its research shows a growing number of people intentionally renting long-term. Ocasa says the reason is the...

A leading light in the Generation Rent group is disputing the findings of a Propertymark survey of letting agents.  Agents from businesses...

There’s been a big rise in the number of private rental properties on the past decade, despite sweeping tax and regulation...

There’s just a week left - including the long Jubilee celebration period - for agents to respond to a major property tax...

Crossrail rental values have climbed by 15 per cent on average in the last year alone - before this week’s opening...

A new survey gives an indication of how quickly properties with poor Energy performance Certificates are falling out of favour in...

A Conservative MP is suggesting that there could be a ’25 mile limit’ imposed around certain rental properties to ensure they...

A mortgage lender specialising in working with ex-pat and foreign buy to let investors says the city apartment and house remain...

Many of the country’s leading letting agency brands have joined forces with Propertymark to deliver a training and development strategy for...

A prominent lettings agency chief says the lifecycle of a typical tenancy has been transformed in recent years, as a result...

London-focussed agency Foxtons says the tenancy renewal numbers seen by the company this year are “unprecedented”. Gareth Atkins, lettings managing director at...

The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...

A survey conducted by financial institutions has found the first suggestion that rental properties are slowly becoming more energy efficient. A study...

The new material information requirements recently announced by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team will be the topic...

The small number of rental properties listed on websites and portals as Price on Application have now been deemed illegal by...

The average rent in the UK has hit another record high of £1,091 after a 1.2 per cent increase in the...

London lettings platform Rentd says a property rented with bills included may be convenient but it will also be expensive. Rentd says...

The UK lettings and estate agency is being targeted by crime syndicates in order to launder dirty money. That’s the claim of...

A new and huge private rental licensing scheme has launched in County Durham. A total of at least 29,000 properties, or 42...

A technology platform claims that as many as a third of lettings agencies that should be compliant with anti-money laundering regulations...

The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...

Unsurprisingly, perhaps, buy to let investors are becoming increasingly keen on upgrading homes to make them more energy efficient according to...

There’s been a big rise in rents and a large drop in voids in the past month according to PropTech supplier...

An agency has made its 11th acquisition in just over a year. Thornley Groves - a brand in the Lomond Group -...

A lettings agency has identified where tenant demand is strongest right now - and where demand is lower than some agents...

Two more London boroughs are consulting about licensing schemes which will require landlords or their agents to pay hundreds of pounds...

Owners of some rental properties, and agents acting on their behalf, can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost...

A leading lettings agency says increasing numbers of tenants are seeking pet-friendly homes to rent. Chestertons claims up to 35 per cent...

The allAgents reviews platform is calling on letting agents to ensure rental properties’ energy suppliers have up to date meter readings...

A property finance company says increased taxes and regulations for the private rental sector mean that energy efficiency improvements to raise...

There’s been a broad welcome from letting agents to the Spring Statement not loading more tax or restrictions on buy to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sarah Davies, Commercial Director at The Letting Partnership What is The...

A large majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...

Rental market stock levels have plummeted further - even to below the pre-pandemic levels of late 2019. New research shows that in...

Family-run independent agency Websters, has made its second acquisition in two years. It’s now snapped up Langford Estates, a Norwich based agency...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

A PropTech supplier claims that increased automation can help letting agents meet the demands of the government’s Levelling Up agenda. Openview –...

Cornwall has been in the spotlight as an area with an acute shortage of long-term rental properties because landlords have switched...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

A service which describes itself as Europe’s “largest end-to-end rental accommodation marketplace” has announced a new acquisition. Housing Anywhere has acquired a...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

The rental market continues to boom despite the growing cost of living crisis, with average rents rising at a 13 year...

It’s now been made clear that there will be a detailed White Paper in the spring explaining radical changes to the...

ARLA Propertymark has identified a key weakness in the government’s ambitious plans to reform the private rental sector as part of...

The Property Franchise Group now manages in excess of 74,000 rental properties on behalf of landlords, according to a new trading...

A radical shake up of the private rental sector is expected to be announced tomorrow by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The main...

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...

Asking rents in Britain are now rising at their fastest ever rate according to Rightmove. Average asking rents hit annual growth of...

Tenants are complaining that lengthy application processes at lettings agencies contribute to their frustration at missing available properties.  The results of a...

One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...

A little-known law may require tenants to pay stamp duty on the rental properties they do not actually own. London lettings agency...

The London rental market stock surplus spurred by pandemic uncertainty has started to subside, with prime boroughs seeing some of the...

A council is warning letting agents to adhere to health and safety laws or else face the legal consequences. Telford & Wrekin...

An agency owned by Foxtons says there’s been a 120 per cent surge in demand for pet-friendly rental properties since the...

There’s been a slump in demand for rental properties as a result of tenants staying put in the latter part of...

A leading lettings agent has warned tenants against using social media to find rental properties.  David Alexander - head of DJ Alexander,...

One of the UK’s first ever Build To Rent companies, Fizzy Living, has been sold to a global real estate company...

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...

Voids are ending the year 25 per cent down on the position at the start of 2021 - an indicator of...

Rents in London are now rising as steeply as they were falling at the start of the year according to Knight...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords and agents in England, telling them how to enact the...

A PropTech firm claims to have saved a client more than £160,000 by preventing a criminal from illegally renting one of...

Lloyds Banking Group, which is known to be investing huge sums in the UK private rental sector, has published the results...

Paul and Sharon Collins are to mark 25 years as owners of the Belvoir Lincoln lettings agency in the New Year.  Looking...

Void periods dropped across England during November as demand for rental properties continued apace.  According to the latest Goodlord rental index some...

Belvoir Group has given yet another upbeat trading report to shareholders. It says in the 10 months to the end of October...

Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms.  Earlier this week the government...

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...

There’s been an increase in demand for rental properties with electric charging points for cars, according to ARLA Propertymark. The news has...

Staging a home during the selling process could boost a sale price by up to £47,000; meanwhile lettings asking prices could...

The long term undersupply of rental properties across the country is expected to support rental growth into 2022, says Zoopla. In addition,...

The demand for London rental properties has increased by almost 60 per cent in the third quarter compared to the same...

The private rental sector is already attempting to improve its EPC results according to research from Shawbrook Bank.  From 2025 new rules...

Data from central London lettings agency Bective shows returning tenant demand in the capital. The agency’s analysis of new lettings applicants shows...

A leading lettings agency wants next week’s Budget to unveil incentives to bolster supply in the long term rental sector. Richard Davies,...

A London lettings agent says it welcomes increasing moves towards allowing pets in rental properties - with some conditions.  Bective’s head of...

New research published by Build To Rent operator L&G reveals what it believes to be a crisis surrounding rental properties, affordable...

New research by the Benham and Reeves agency has revealed how a lack of London rental properties has pushed up the...

A lettings agency says a new HMO licensing regime in one of London’s highest profile boroughs will reduce the number of rental properties. This...

The head of a lettings agency has drawn up a wish list for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to address in his Budget...

One of the industry’s leading suppliers says the controversy over pets in private rental properties could be defused relatively easily. Inventory management firm...

Campaigners against letting agents and landlords appear to suggest that the issue of rising rents is uniquely confined to the UK...

New data from Rightmove reveals that the imbalance of supply and demand for rental properties in suburban and rural areas has...

The lettings arm of a leading Edinburgh-based property portal has reported a surge of Edinburgh properties being rented on the same...

We may still be some months off 2022, but property experts are already beginning to make their predictions for next year...

Agents need to be diligent regarding the the growth of cannabis in rental properties and the devastating lengths tenants will go to...

Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...

A new idea put forward by a student-focussed Build To Rent operator is likely to increase the momentum behind campaigners wanting...

ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...

New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...

There’s been a 21 per cent rise in demand for properties from buy to let investors according to a new analysis...

The tide is turning for the London rental market at last according to data from the Benham and Reeves lettings agency. In...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of the Generation Rent campaign, says rents in Wales, Scotland and South West England have soared thanks...

A survey of some 600 agents and landlords by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme has revealed the most popular cause of deposit...

An analysis of new government legislation on energy efficiency suggests it may lead to chaos in the private rental sector. Geospatial technology...

Another index is showing that a scarcity of rental properties has prompted a rise in every single region of Britain -...

Agents will be aware that demand for rental property is high right now - so a property consultancy has worked out...

A leading private rental trade body says only bespoke financial help can ensure the private rental sector meets government energy efficiency...

A Bill is being introduced into both Houses of Parliament this week which will ramp up the pressure on the private...

Bury council in Greater Manchester has adopted new measures to fine agents or landlords up to £30,000 if their properties fail...

Record tenant demand and record-fast lettings have combined to create an average asking rent above £1,000 per calendar month for homes...

The latest English Housing Survey shows a dramatic rise in the energy efficiency of private rental property. Some 38 per cent of...

The John Lewis Partnership has released more details of an ambitious plan to build and furnish private rental properties. In a bid...

High profile London lettings agency Chestertons says there’s been an increase in Hong Kong residents looking to rent a home in...

There’s a large scale recovery underway in London’s rental sector according to the website Home. The site says that while average rents...

Areas of the country which appear to have had a surplus of rental stock in the past is now reporting a...

The latest rental market snapshot produced by HomeLet shows average rents outside of London soaring to higher levels and dropping in the capital itself.  The...

Some low-cost energy efficiency improvements to a property could boost its EPC rating according to an analysis undertaken by Rightmove. The portal...

A lettings agency which markets private rental properties and units operated by a housing association has apologised for its ‘No DSS’...

The most vocal campaign group for tenants, Generation Rent, has warned government that renters have already been waiting two years for...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...

Zoopla says rents outside London are rising at an average three per cent per year, the highest level since late 2018. However...

The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...

A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...

Agents are being warned about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding rental property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest provider of...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests it was reducing in size for some years before the pandemic. Nationwide’s specialist...

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of purpose built student accommodation, has signed a deal guaranteeing a fifth of its annual...

Councils are failing to protect tenants in three out of four cases where they discover rental homes are unsafe, according to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says agents should continue to help landlords and tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. Although the vaccine...

Despite rent controls being a vote-catching policy for some local election candidates next week, the reality is that asking rents in...

Real estate fund management company Moorfield has teamed up with PropTech company Bricklane to buy a portfolio of 2,000 homes to...

A leading veterinary body - the National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH - wants pets to be allowed in private rental...

The Home website has produced its latest rental market snapshot - and once again London is the odd region out compared...

Demand is still moving away from cities and towards suburbs and rural areas, according to Rightmove. “Areas around the North and South...

Kevin Hollinrake, who until recently was the chairman of Hunters, has been named in an article about Tory MPs who have...

As debate rages about whether pets should be allowed in more private rental properties, a senior house building figure has spoken up for...

A quarterly index suggests that there’s been a sharp uplift in tenant demand for rental properties across the UK’s major cities...

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...

Changes to electrical safety standards rules applying to existing tenancies came into force at the start of the Easter break and...

Lettings agency Intus Lettings has announced the opening of a new Sheffield office — its first base in Yorkshire. The Sheffield office...

The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...

The pandemic has had a major impact on the student rental market with landlords suffering significant losses of income. A new analysis...

The vast majority of tenants would pay more if rental properties better suited their needs, a prominent lettings agency claims. Manchester-based Ascend...

The head of a lettings agency says there are up to 60 enquiries for every rental property he lists - and those...

Foxtons has made no bones about how it sees future growth - it wants to acquire lettings books from other agencies. “There...

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 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...

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...

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...