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EU citizens with settled status in the UK, but who have stayed in their native countries during the pandemic, are likely...

A generally upbeat trading statement from franchise agency giant Winkworth reports that prime London’s rental market’s long term return to normality...

The Liberal Democrats have proposed sharp restrictions on holiday rentals at the heart of the party’s plans to solve the housing...

A report from the House of Lords has condemned the private rental sector as being ”increasingly unaffordable” as well as being...

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

Capital appreciation over the past decade has been driven more by the value of homes in the rental market than by...

Purplebricks says a newspaper story suggesting it will sell off its rental business is not true. A company statement this morning, issued...

A report prepared by housing experts in Manchester shows a massive surge in the number of Airbnbs in the city -...

Shocking figures produced by a council in the south west show the vast number of short lets available - and by...

A fake lettings operation has been uncovered by a leading legitimate agency - and now the National Trading Standards Estate and...

A think tank says it would take a major policy change to fulfil Boris Johnson’s goal to turn generation rent into...

New figures show how effective the stamp duty holiday was in stimulating buy to let - and how similar measures could...

A trading statement from franchise agency Winkworth has revealed that its network now derives 75 per cent of its revenue from...

The government says it’s finalising plans for a new tax regime to apply to additional homes, and in particular those used...

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

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

Leading industry figure Peter Knight is to discuss the future of the rental sector and the role of agents in a...

The room-letting sector known as co-living, now growing in London, has seen occupancy levels bounce back since some Covid restrictions have...

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

A prominent industry supplier is warning the government not to damage the private rental sector in its push to promote ever-more...

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

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

Agency and real estate company JLL is going head-to-head with Airbnb after launching its own short term rentals platform.  The website, called...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

New data released by franchise agency Winkworth showed that the rental market so far this year has been divided between house...

One HMO had 78 viewings while in the same city a £7,000 rental property was let after just one day of...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

A buying agency says it’s seen what it calls “a huge uptake in furnished lettings requests” following recent floods in London,...

A new survey suggests Airbnb owners are charging over 300 per cent more to stay at their properties during major events...

A 360-degree virtual tour supplier says there’s been a 600 per cent increase in use of the technology since late 2019...

London’s short lets sector has bounced back from the Covid shutdowns and is now stronger than hotels and serviced apartments. That's the result...

Yet another buy to let lender has released new products aiming to push the sector into more environmentally-friendly properties.  The Foundation Home...

A lettings agency that works closely with Build To Rent developers says half of the schemes allow pets. Pet rentals have been...

PropTech start up Halo claims that what it calls a new “tenant engagement platform” will streamlines the rental onboarding process. The firm...

Halo.rent, a proptech startup from the UK, announces the launch of its tenant engagement platform that streamlines the entire rental onboarding...

Many letting agents fail to conduct the obligatory identity checks on landlord clients according to an industry supplier. Blinc UK says that...

One year on from the beginning of the pandemic, London’s reversal of fortunes in the rental market continues according to the...

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

Winkworth says its London rental activities have suffered because of a lack of international travel, and students and young professionals returning to...

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

Consolidation within the industry continues apace with the Belvoir Group acquiring the Nicholas Humphreys Franchise Limited in a move announced over...

Central London’s prime rental market is witnessing a wave of enquiries from tenants wanting to strike a deal according to a...

A new rentals platform claims to have signed up 150 London agencies prior to launch this spring. Findingaplace says it has signed up...

Agents must be ready for an influx of new business according to outsourced telephone and live chat service Moneypenny. Its latest figures...

Rightmove has set out its innovation programme for the private rental sector. The portal has given over a substantial amount of its...

Airbnb and other short let operators will be the first part of the rental sector to recover once the pandemic eases, it’s...

Rightmove’s analysis of its own listings for January suggests demand in the rental market is 14 per cent up on a year...

HousingAnywhere, a rental platform specialising in accommodation for young professionals and students, has raised some €24m for further expansion. The service covers some UK...

International research suggests that short lets - Airbnb and similar platforms - cause housing shortages and push up private rents. Research by...

A trade body wants the government to ensure its latest lockdown grants cover short lets businesses. The UK Short Term Accommodation Association...

The next 12 months could be a surprisingly good year for the private rental sector despite some obvious challenges, according to...

A senior lettings agency figure says virtual viewings have transformed the rental sector. “The increased level of requests for virtual viewings has...

A prominent lettings agent and property management expert says the industry has been reluctant to recognise the increasing trend of consumers...

An MP claims the proliferation of short lets via Airbnb and similar online platforms is indirectly pricing local people out of...

Rental operators specialising in short lets are signing up to a tracking study to assess the sector’s size and significance.  The exercise...

The long-running uncertainty over Brexit may lead to a glut of British expats returning home and renting rather than buying. That’s the...

The new trade group representing short lets operators is asking the government to make sure the short lets sector is specifically...

Countrywide’s latest trading statement covering the first half of 2020 shows it was hit more than most corporates by the market...

The Welsh government has given details of the rentals and sales house moving process during the 16 day lockdown beginning 6pm on Friday...

Two former Keller Williams agents have their own BBC Three TV show now available on the iPlayer. It’s called Rent Like a...

A Czech-based PropTech firm called Flatio says it’s entering the UK market and aims to have at least 10,000 properties listed...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association, a new trade body representing the short-term rental sector, has added two new members to...

Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how is the UK rental market coping with the fallout from...

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

North of England lettings agency Matthew & Evans Rentals has been kicked out of the Property Redress Scheme, one of the two...

A fully electronic check-in process can help to protect landlords’ properties and tenants’ deposits as students return to university over the...

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

A property management firm says there’s been a big surge in rentals with the majority of deals being completed using virtual...

A trade body is reminding new landlords tempted by the stamp duty holiday of the raft of health and safety measures they...

A new web platform is launching encouraging reviews of landlords - but it claims not to be another opportunity for tenants...

The average rental asking price outside of London has hit an all-time high says Rightmove - whereas inside the capital, the...

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

Former Labour Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the new director of the campaign group Generation Rent, claims 500,000 renters are in arrears as...

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...

A council with a large number of short let properties within its boundaries is urging owners to convert them to traditional...

For Jill Griffiths, working exactly 25 years at the same agency is a cause for celebration - and her time serving...

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

Rental property website SearchSmartly is thought to be the first in the world to display air quality ratings on every listing. In...

PropTech company Teal Legal has designed a new tool which it says will help restore confidence in the property market once...

The typical rent for a London property makes it “the undefeated number one most expensive city in Europe” despite increases slowing...

A leading London lettings agency is reporting only a very low rent default rate so far, despite fears that the Coronavirus...

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

Airbnb and similar platforms have seen a collapse of business since the start of the Coronavirus crisis with some 70 per...

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

London agency Draker Lettings is expanding its patch - and offering landlords a free service for six months. Draker, which is 10...

Nearly half a million properties could be removed from the long-term lettings market as disenchanted landlords move to short-lets. A survey by...

ARLA Propertymark has named Angela Davey as president elect, following Richard Selwyn stepping down last year due to personal circumstances. Davey has...

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

McCarthy & Stone, long associated with retirement properties only available to buy, has introduced a renting option at a number of...

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...

A high end lettings agency says the most expensive rural rental market in the north west of England is dominated by...

Longstanding Leeds based property company Adair Paxton has acquired boutique estate agency firm, Hudson Moody Wass. Founded in 2001, Hudson Moody Wass...

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

Fast-growing Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson has opened a new office in Leeds after acquiring a long-standing lettings firm. Snapping up Morgans...

Scottish legal firm Gilson Gray has shaped up Coulters Letting, meaning it now enters the residential rentals sector for the first...

One in six landlords is seeking to reduce the size of their portfolio in the next 12 months and around half...

A rental provider specialising in property for older tenants has attacked what he calls “hidden costs” involved when people buy purpose-built...

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

Recent figures suggesting that nearly £1 billion was withdrawn by over-55s through equity release in the first three months of 2019...

Housing charity Shelter has announced the launch of a £600,000 fund it is hosting, with the aim of improving the private...

New data looking specifically at room rental rates suggest that across the UK rents rose by an average three per cent...

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

A PropTech firm says buy to let investors should not respond to the slowing market by selling up, but should instead...

One of Britain’s most experienced lettings experts has condemned the government for “almost singlehandedly destroying the traditional lettings market.” Lisa Simon -...

Demand for room rentals in London is so high their average charge has risen two per cent in 2019 already, claims...

An online platform says its management service for landlords can vary depending on individual client needs - a vital response to...

A rental platform says it welcomes government plans to overhaul redress for tenants and others in the housing system but it...

A PropTech firm is offering landlords the opportunity to manage their portfolios from £35 a month, suggesting it could be a...

A PropTech platform claims landlords can cut administration costs so much that they could afford to offer their lettings units furnished...

Zoopla is withdrawing its lettings listings from Facebook Marketplace, only three months after putting them on. Officially the withdrawal takes place this...

Five homeless people will have a roof over their heads this Christmas thanks to a kind-hearted PropTech chief. Mike Georgeson, founder of...

Labour claims it was the driving force behind the government’s decision to cap tenants’ security deposits from six weeks to five...

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

Agents and landlords have united against what is being seen as the latest attack on the private rental sector by the...

The government has this afternoon confirmed that the amount tenants have to pay up front to secure a home will be...

The first-ever pet think tank has launched to address what is claimed to be a lack of pet-friendly rental accommodation in...

Good tenant referencing should include awareness of would-be renters’ social media history according to RentalStep - but it says more thorough...

One of London’s most respected lettings agencies says it’s recorded its best-ever quarter for business - defying claims from some that...

Urgent action is needed to tackle discrimination against benefit claimants by buy to let mortgage providers according to a leading trade...

A branch of Martin & Co has substantially boosted its managed portfolio following the acquisition of independent agency County Rentals. The goodwill...

Rent recognition platform CreditLadder, which enables renters to add their payments to their credit history, has announced a partnership which aims...

An agency in the Experts In Property trade group has snapped up the lettings side of a rival independent company. Collyers Properties,...

The Rent Recognition Challenge, an initiative to use technology to help share renters' payment histories with lenders and credit reference agencies,...

One of the country’s largest independent property management firms says it’s seeing a clear shift within the rental sector from traditional...

Letting agents and landlords have been warned to expect a possible rise in arrears in the coming months if conditions in...

The next phase of the government’s Rent Recognition Challenge takes place this week, as six short-listed PropTech companies know which will...

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

The introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of buy-to-let properties and the phasing out of buy-to-let mortgage...

One of the PropTech companies at the centre of the Rent Recognition Challenge contest is calling on letting agents to use...

There’s been a huge 43 per cent rise in the number of London properties registered to be short let on Airbnb...

One of the six PropTech start-ups shortlisted to develop a system allowing tenants’ rental histories to count towards their creditworthiness says...

A PropTech firm which uses so-called ‘sherpas’ to find lettings properties for would-be renters, is now seeking £250,000 through crowdfunding to...

A growing number of over 60s in the UK are renting, according to new research from the Centre for Ageing Better. It...

The government says that later this year it will allocate a further £1.4m to PropTech firms looking at how tenants’ rent...

Spotahome, a London-based student lettings platform, has acquired another platform aimed at students, Erasmusu, in a bid to expand its international...

Countrywide’s latest analysis of the lettings market says millennials are slowly but surely becoming homeowners, giving ground in the rentals sector...

Politicians in London and Scotland are looking at new controls which could be imposed on home owners letting out their properties...

Countrywide’s Hamptons International is to work with a PropTech firm to try out a no-deposit lettings scheme in four of its offices. Hamptons’...

Harrison Murray, the lettings division of the Nottingham Building Society, has launched a portal for landlords and tenants. The agency says it...

The lettings director of high-end London lettings agency Russell Simpson says he expects the capital’s rentals market to blossom next year...

Loveitts Estate Agents says it is “extending its reach” with the opening of a new expanded office in Nuneaton. The move to...

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

Leasehold enfranchisement specialist operator Leasehold Solutions is the latest to welcome the government’s suggestion of a regulatory watchdog to oversee leasehold...

Plans for new measures regarding leasehold tenancies to help create “a fairer property management system that works for everyone” have been...

Prime Central London’s lettings market has improved gradually during the first two quarters of the year according to JLL.   It says transaction...

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

If you think Airbnb and similar platforms have received a rough ride from some UK letting agencies and the hospitality industry,...

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

Knight Frank is warning that changes to regulatory supervision of the European Central Bank could, if they went the wrong way,...

A growing sales and lettings agency in Leeds has announced the recruitment of nine new members of staff. Morgans, which describes itself...

A seven per cent fall in the number of EU students seeking places at UK universities, matched with a 4.3 per...

The Middleton Advisors buying agency has launched a rental service triggered by growing demand for prime property rentals in London and...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has written to six short-term lets websites calling on them to introduce a 90-day limit on rentals...

The explosion in the short-lets sector continues apace with one third of London councils telling the BBC that Airbnb’s 90-day time...

Despite the challenges faced by the buy to let sector, mortgage companies are fighting hard for business - and two and...

A letting agency which has pleaded guilty of poorly managing a house in multiple occupation has ended up with a bill...

At the end of an already-challenging week for the industry, a landlord group has distanced itself from comments made in its...

Local authorities appear to be at the forefront of identifying abuses of the Airbnb short-let platform and have called executives from...

A London agency has reported that its lettings revenues increased by a fifth during August. ludlowthompson's lettings revenue increased by 20% year-on-year...

Average rents in some of the UK's most popular university locations have increased significantly over the last year, according to SpareRoom.co.uk. As...

An industry group is advising agents and landlords to be vigilant against a problem that has been stopping vendors selling their...

Leeds Building Society has changed its mortgage criteria in a bid to encourage longer-term private rentals.    The UK’s fifth largest society will...

Five new staff have been appointed at Leeds-based Morgans, bolstering the sales division of a company once known solely for its...

The Daily Telegraph - an outspoken critic of George Osborne’s fiscal changes aimed at extracting more money from the buy to...

Speculation is mounting that other European cities including London could follow the example of Berlin in effectively banning short-lets through online...

The three per cent stamp duty surcharge being imposed on buy to let and other properties is set to hurt tenants...

Franchise letting agency giant Winkworth is warning that London’s tenants face higher rents as some landlords sell investment properties in the...

Leeds company Morgans is expanding its lettings and sales operations - putting to bed once and for all the city’s former...

The rise and rise of Airbnb - the global online short-lets system that could be used by landlords to short-circuit letting...

Rents continue to rise across the UK with many regions now keeping pace with or exceeding the pace of price increases...

Almost half of students (49%) surveyed by Glide Utilities said their weekly rent represents good value for money, the firm has...