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![Bidding Wars not the problem - they’re just a symptom](/upload/images/shutterstock_1948159747.jpg)
A prominent lettings agent says banning agents and landlords conducting bidding wars for a rental property is not addressing the real...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords are getting younger, new data shows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy_EstateAgent-400x310.png)
The average age of landlords acquiring new rental property with a buy to let mortgage has fallen over the past decade,...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants get agents’ advice on how to “jump the rental queue”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
A lettings agency is offering tenants guidance on what it calls “how to jump the rental queue.” Benham and Reeves outlines a...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants reveal biggest ‘deal breakers’ when looking for rental property](/upload/images/shutterstock_1197102829(4).jpg)
Data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages rose just 1.5% year-on-year in June –...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents have “toughest job” in era of high rent rises - claim](/upload/images/NB-Movepal-June24-blog-1-Are-we-set-for-summer-surge.jpg)
Letting agents have the toughest job trying to balance the needs of landlord and tenants while politicians create uncertainty around the...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Experts warn against corporates monopolising private rentals](/upload/images/shutterstock_467960120.jpg)
The decision of property developer Berkeley Group to enter the private rental sector is bad news for tenants, it’s claimed. Berkeley plans...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rents may be rising again over the summer - new prediction](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
The latest Rental Index from PropTech platform Goodlord shows rents hit their highest levels since October over the last month. Rents across...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lloyds Bank rental property initiative signs PropTech deal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Citra Living, the Build To Rent offshoot of Lloyds Banking Group, continues with its growth strategy into the private rental sector. Citra...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shock figures show half of tenants struggle to find next home](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tenant_Dispute-400x310.png)
Half of all tenants who moved during the past 12 months found it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to secure a new...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax - that’s why rents are rising so much](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Propertymark has given its view on why private rents have risen so much - 6.1% in England, 7.0% in Wales and...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![50,000 new rental homes needed to meet historic demand - Rightmove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
Rightmove says there are still nearly 50,000 rental properties needed to head back to the pre-pandemic level of rental supply. The latest...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Half of Tenants 'get stuck' if letting agents fail to solve problems](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TenantDispute-400x310.png)
Half of all private renters would not know where to turn to if a letting agent failed to address a problem...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings chief claims “renting negatively impacts life”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-2-400x310.png)
A prominent supplier of deposit alternatives to lettings agents has come out and said that “renting negatively impacts quality of life,...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rents over a quarter higher than at the start of Covid - new stats](/upload/images/shutterstock_1929426920(1).jpg)
The latest rental data from PropTech supplier Goodlord has shown that March rents are now up by over 6% year-on-year. And looking...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Digital Property Logbook tested for lettings market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the Lettings markets. The new logbooks...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agent demands end of bizarre rule making tenants pay stamp duty](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A prominent lettings agent is calling for an end to what he calls the “archaic” system under which some tenants end...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Key appointments made to agency’s relaunched lettings division](/upload/images/shutterstock_1350916184.jpg)
Just weeks after announcing that it was launching a new residential lettings and property management division, regional agency Dacre, Son &...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Latest Rent Changes and Voids revealed in fresh analysis](/upload/images/shutterstock_1750387934(8).jpg)
The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Nearly two-thirds more homes to let in Prime London than a year ago](/upload/images/shutterstock_1487630333%20(1)(3).jpg)
Rental growth across prime London slowed again in January, with average rents falling on a monthly basis for the third time...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Major agency reinstates lettings division three years after sell-off](/upload/images/shutterstock_1309929943.jpg)
Major regional independent agency Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding its offering by re-entering the residential lettings and property management market...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Soaring population likely to trigger much higher rental demand](/upload/images/HomeLet-August23-blog-5-What's-updated-in-the-new-How-To-Rent-Guide.jpg)
Government figures suggest the UK population could reach nearly 74m as soon as 2036, largely attributed to rising net migration. This is...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent rises slow to a trickle - new figures for London and beyond](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-400x310.png)
The average advertised rent for new properties coming to market hits another new record outside of London of £1,280 per calendar...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Major agency group signs deal with deposit alternative supplier](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Deposit alternative company flatfair has announced a major new agency partnership with the Andrews Property Group. Andrews branches will be able to...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer warns that Summer will be hectic for lettings sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental growth to decline this year warns muted Winkworth](/upload/images/shutterstock_2250281321.jpg)
Winkworth’s first trading statement of 2024 reveals that it saw a five per cent rise in rental revenues in 2023 -...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings Market Problems - supply-demand mismatch through to Christmas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
New figures released this week by Propertymark reveal that even in the run-up to Christmas there was no significant change in...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry figure backs Renters Reform Bill pets policy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/DogsandCats-400x310.png)
The head of a major supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep pets is...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove reveals this year’s busiest rental location](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency failed to return vacant possession of rental property to landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Prime lettings market now near normal says Knight Frank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
There were 3.7 new prospective tenants for every rental property listed in prime London postcodes last month says Knight Frank. The figure,...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![More tenants now shop around, says high profile agent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
A prominent London buying agent and property consultant says the slowly improving supply of rental property means more tenants are now...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Many renters will be Home Alone this Christmas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1708606831.jpg)
A survey suggests that a third of UK tenants who plan to spend Christmas in their rental property will be alone. A...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Two of PropTech’s biggest names announce merger](/upload/images/shutterstock_796863820(1).jpg)
Two of the highest profile PropTech suppliers to the lettings and wider property sectors have announced a merger. Reapit and PayProp say...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent rises outstrip inflation in every part of the UK - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Latest data from The Deposit Protection Service suggests rents have risen faster than inflation over the past year. The organisation’s Rent Index...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Should letting agents police the quality of homes to rent?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
A prominent housing expert has told MPs that letting agents could be used to police the standards off homes made available...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent says he’s getting 150+ enquiries per property within 24 hours](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
Glasgow’s lettings market is the strongest it’s been in up to 10 years, with a shortage of rental flats driving demand...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Surprise as rents drop and voids increase as weather cools](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Rents saw an autumn dip in October, following three months of rapidly escalating prices across England. According to PropTech firm Goodlord the...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![tlyfe's Rent-Ready Solution: Revolutionising the Lettings Market with Over 50,000 Tenants and 200 Agent Branches on Board](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/openbrix/360x280.png)
Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...
31 October 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Rental Supply Drought - cheaper sector of market is worst affected](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
The cheapest end of the rental market is under-supplied and overly competitive, a deposit alternative service claims. The provider - Zero Deposit...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents attacked for getting “money for nothing” from landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_379140319.jpg)
An online lettings platform is attacking agents for their fees, which it describes as a “waste” of landlord funds. Hello Neighbour, a...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![New Rental Listings Portal designed to by-pass letting agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Homeowners%20driving%20Google%20search%20Weekend%20Estate%20agent%20AgentOnline-400x310.png)
A new rental property listings platform - called Krispyhouse - can completely by-pass letting agents. It describes itself as a ‘dating service’...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Parents and Pet Owners Pay More for Renting - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FamilyBuyers-400x310.png)
Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Where Rents Have Risen 41% in Five Years](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Tenants in Bristol are paying 41 per cent more for a rental property than they did just five years ago, it...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent Reports Tenants In Tears as Landlords Quit Sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Stressed(F)Tenant-400x310.png)
Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Deposit Alternative firm claims tenants need multiple finance sources](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
A deposit alternative service says increasing numbers of renters need multiple sources of funding for traditional deposits. Zero Deposit says its survey...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency in the dock for failing to licence rental property](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
An agency has been fined by a London council for failing to licence a property it was managing. Gracechurch Property Services has...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - where 38 tenants compete for each rental property](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
London-focussed agency Foxtons says there is a part of the capital which is seeing an average of 38 prospective tenants for...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - why no details of court reform?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
A lettings trade body is urging the government to make clear how it will help courts tackle a growing backlog of...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency says London rental market lull down to fewer overseas students](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/StudentResearch2-695x395.jpeg)
Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled. That’s the view of high...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Deposit Alternative chief says tenants face “incredible challenge”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/StressedTenant-400x310.png)
The average rental deposit in the UK is now £1,434, based on the requirement that a deposit is set at up...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Squeeze on tenants not ending any time soon - top agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-2-400x310.png)
A leading agency says the squeeze on tenants facing high rent rises is not going to end anytime soon. The comment -...
17 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![How Many? Huge number of enquiries per rental property](/upload/images/shutterstock_1809642622.jpg)
A property website has produced startling figures giving an insight into the frenzied rental market. Property Pal, which looks at the housing...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stricter EPCs - Rightmove warns it could take DECADES to retrofit](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Low_EPC-400x310.png)
A new analysis by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform with stricter energy...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big rise in affluent tenants needing to provide guarantors](/upload/images/shutterstock_689039443.jpg)
Increasing numbers of relatively well-paid tenants are being asked to provide a guarantor. That’s the view of PropTech firm Goodlord which says...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Research reveals time it takes to arrange interim inspections](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Inventory%20Hive/shutterstock_1710746851.jpg)
Interim inspections are a necessity if you want to avoid property issues and tenant relationship breakdowns. They’re a no brainer –...
04 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![John Lewis pushes into private rental market with 800 homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
John Lewis is pushing ahead with its commitment to build and manage rental homes as part of a drive which it...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rents spike and voids plummet in fast and furious market](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarketImage-1-400x310.jpg)
The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June. The average cost of rent per...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Family agency scoops major award for second year in a row](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1697309575.jpg)
A family business has been named Residential Letting Team of the Year for the second time. The small At Home In Edinburgh...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bring back Help To Buy to combat soaring rents - legal call](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A prominent property law consultancy wants Help To Buy, or similar schemes, to be resurrected. Dutton Gregory Solicitors says that with the...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Insurer woos tenants with monthly subscription model](/upload/images/shutterstock_227416507.jpg)
General insurance platform provider Paymentshield has launched a rolling subscription model for tenants’ contents insurance. Now tenants pay for their contents cover...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - most common lies on rental applications](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
A comparison website has compiled a list of what it claims to be the most common lies on tenancy applications -...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent operator plays the ‘pets in lets’ card](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/WomanWithDog-400x310'.png)
Two thirds of pet owning tenants have faced challenges finding a place to rent - at least according to a survey...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Economists tell government - rental reform will backfire](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Portal launches ‘passport’ service for renters on the move](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_712767091.jpg)
OnTheMarket has completed a new integration with Canopy which it claims will provide valuable pre-qualified leads to letting agents. The latest integration...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![How to write the perfect blog to attract more vendors and landlords](/upload/images/adv-2021/Guides%20%26%20Tips/VP_Blog_May1_400x310.png)
As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...
12 May 2023
From: Marketing & Social Media
![Steady As She Goes - rental market at a standstill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LettingAgent-400x310.png)
After a hectic period of rent rises it appears that the lettings market is at a standstill according to PropTech firm...
13 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Politicians blasted for ‘lack of balance’ in private rental sector policies](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buying agent reports landlords willing to sell at a loss](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
Jo Eccles, director of London-focussed buying agency and property consultancy Eccord, says she is witnessing some landlords willing to quit the...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent tells Gove: cease attacks on private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters quit big city centres in search of lower rent locations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
Rightmove says growing numbers of renters are leaving Britain’s cities to find a cheaper place to live or to get more...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Back With A Bang - rental market surges yet again](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
After what appeared to be a lull over the New Year, the rental market is firing on all cylinders again according...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental property energy efficiency soars - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
There’s been a 165 per cent increase in the number of private rental homes with an Energy Performance Certificate rating of...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sign up to scrap tax changes hurting landlords - agents told](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
A letting agents’ trade body is urging the industry to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes for...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental demand still incredibly high, says Propertymark](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
There were 108 new applicants registered per Propertymark member lettings agency branch on average in January, compared to just 64 in...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Industry insider demands damp and mould rental property campaign](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Inspection_1-400x310.png)
A national campaign warning about the dangers of damp and mould could help save lives, a property industry insider says. A recent...
08 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lettings Market - Change clearly on the way, says Knight Frank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
The supply of lettings property is finally increasing says Knight Frank. The agency says that in London and elsewhere, mortgage rates and...
01 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark reveals long-term lettings trends](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BTR-400x310.png)
Demand for rental property has grown by 57 per cent since 2018 when Propertymark records began, the trade body has revealed. At...
20 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Guess what tenants worry about most?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
A new survey by PropTech firm Goodlord has the unsurprising conclusion that the biggest worry for tenants is that their rent...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Should Rival Bids Be Banned? Activists demand change](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
A campaign group has protested outside letting agencies in Bristol, protesting against what they describe as “bidding wars” between rival tenants. The...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Wrench - Tenants really worried about ability to pay](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Stressed(F)Tenant-400x310.png)
A new survey by HomeLet and Dataloft shows that of 12,000 tenants questioned, over three quarters are worried about the cost...
28 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agent reveals his answer to the private rental stock shortage](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentBuy-400x310(1).png)
The drastic shortage of rental properties will lessen during 2023 according to the Leaders Romans Group - and much of that...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Soaring demand for ‘bills included’ rental property - Rightmove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-400x310.png)
A new analysis of the market released this morning by Rightmove shows that this year has seen the most competitive on...
21 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Council campaigns for rent controls - with no power to introduce them](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Rent-Mobile-400x310.png)
A new survey has been launched to gather views from people in a major English city on the idea of introducing...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech referencing service moves into Right To Rent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
Referencing service Homeppl is expanding into Right to Rent checks. A digital R2R check can be integrated into Homeppl tenant referencing checks...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage experts give gloomy forecasts on buy to let](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/remortgage_400x310.png)
Mortgage experts appearing before a committee of MPs have given an especially gloomy forecast for the buy to let sector in...
07 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Online agency says demand so hot, landlords are pulling listings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
An online lettings agency claims some properties are receiving up to 50 viewing requests - prompting landlords to pull listings to...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenants hot under the collar about energy efficiency, survey claims](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Low_EPC-400x310.png)
A survey promoted by campaigners for smart meters claims most renters don’t believe their properties to be as energy efficient as...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenants with Pets - protection for landlords key to progress](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
A group wanting pets to be allowed in private rental properties says its research shows the issue is not opposition from...
13 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![17% of UK Rental Property Now Managed by TBL](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/TechBlue/tbl-advertorial-360x280.jpg)
Following new business wins, PropTech leaders Technology Blueprint Ltd now handles over a sixth of the entire UK’s agent-managed rental properties. After...
22 September 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Tory MP challenged on shock call for rent freeze](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarketImage-1-400x310.jpg)
The landlords’ main trade body is directly challenging a Tory MP who has called for a rent freeze. Natalie Elphicke - in...
12 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government backs unusual licensing scheme linked to EPCs](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
An extension to a private rental property licensing scheme in London has been given the green light by the government. Haringey council’s...
26 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Soaring maintenance costs eat up fifth of rental income](/upload/images/library/Maintenance-400x310.png)
Maintenance costs now account for over a fifth of the average rental income of a property, it’s been claimed. A company called...
26 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency warns of tough time ahead for tenants](/upload/images/library/London400x310.png)
A major lettings agency in London says the imbalance between the number of tenants and available rental properties continues to cause...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenants demand better quality and bigger HMOs, survey shows](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BuildingPapersPlans-400x310.jpg)
Tenants are demanding better quality HMOs according to new research from specialist buy to let lender Paragon Bank. The bank’s survey of...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - rental repossession capital of England and Wales](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Cash%20property%20buyers%20image.jpg)
An analysis of lettings data across England and Wales shows that there have been 3,737 rental property repossession orders granted in...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents hit record high and voids hit record low - here’s why…](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-Small-InArticle.jpg)
Voids hit what has been described as an historic low in recent weeks, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. It says the average...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property investment salesman predicts buy to let renaissance](/upload/images/Back-link-images/AdobeStock_103723164.jpeg)
The sales director of a property investment firm says high house prices, rising interest rates and the broader cost of living...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents rising again - but not at record levels](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/House-Percentage-MortgageRates-400x310.jpg)
Rents rose by an average of 2.8 per cent during June, taking the average cost of a rental property in England...