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A prominent supplier of deposit alternatives to lettings agents has come out and said that “renting negatively impacts quality of life,...

Average rent arrears claims climbed to £1,816 in the first quarter of this year. That’s a rise of 27% from £1,435 in...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...

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

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

Prime London rental values ticked up 0.3% over the first three months of 2024, according to Savills, as the market continues...

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

Propertymark is joining a growing chorus demanding an annual uprate of working age benefits and Local Housing Allowance. LHA rates have been...

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

Propertymark is telling the Bank of England that now is the perfect time to cut base rate and trigger wider interest...

February saw significant improvements in activity across the prime London lettings market, and annual rental growth also increased slightly after four...

Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...

New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...

Shelter is calling for the construction of 90,000 rental properties each year for a decade - and it claims this would...

Propertymark is launching the latest phase of its research into diversity in the agency sector. Last year it worked with the University...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Earlier this week Housing Secretary Michael...

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

New research shows that agency leads generated by Facebook ads are much more effective than previously thought - but most agents...

There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...

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

Propertymark is urging the Sunak government to introduce specialist housing courts with expert Judges who can expedite cases and create a...

VISTA, a tenant referencing service first announced back in November, launches today. Insurance and referencing service HomeLet says the product will “provide...

Agency software service Alto has announced a new integration with Zero Deposit.  Research by Zero Deposit shows that 65 per cent of...

Propertymark has called on the UK Government to prevent a mass exodus of student landlords.   The news comes as a poll conducted...

Another index has suggested a small monthly increase in house prices in England and Wales - even though the annual rate...

Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...

According to the BBC, the Government is no longer committed to increase the amount disabled people in England can claim to...

Rents are approaching an affordability ceiling according to Savills - but the agency admits it doesn’t see substantial new supply on...

The British Property Federation claims the time required for Build To Rent planning applications has significantly increased over the past decade...

Prime London rental values fell closer to their longer-term average in January, as supply continued to increase - but worries about...

A five year old consumer reviews website has been acquired by Rightmove. Homeviews was set up in 2019 and at the time...

New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

The Bank of England has kept its base rate at 5.25 per cent but markets forecast this will drop from the summer as...

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

A property management firm claims that energy efficiency is apparently renters’ most important quality when choosing a place to live.  Centrick says...

A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...

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

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

New research shows there are 36,210 long-term vacant homes across London - that’s around one in every 100 properties. The borough in...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...

A new study claims holiday rental providers could increase business five fold or more through improved communication. The study asked more than...

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

Knight Frank has revised its housing market forecasts for 2024, just two weeks into the new year. It’s done this on the...

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

A free webinar for agents is being held next week, again devoted to the Renters Reform Bill as well as the...

A severe shortage of properties to rent, fierce competition to secure the homes that are available, and rising rental prices led...

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of warning that Tory splits over Rwanda and immigration could force an early election...

The Guild of Property Professionals has given its backing to the concept of mystery shopping as a way of improving agents’...

The head of a major supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep pets is...

The Housing Ombudsman - currently active in the social housing sector but tipped to take a wider role involving private renting...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...

The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on no fault evictions and banks repossessing people’s homes...

Independent polling gives Labour a big lead when it comes to its approach to housing policy. Detailed polling by the Ipsos pollster...

Plans for leasehold reform face a major early stumbling block as analysis shows plans to retrospectively introduce a cap on ground...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

There were 3.7 new prospective tenants for every rental property listed in prime London postcodes last month says Knight Frank. The figure,...

Private sector tenants in rural areas are facing the brunt of growing rents, according to new research. Whilst some measures suggest tenants...

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

A new report claims that Airbnb has generated tens of thousands of jobs in the UK and enables people to work...

Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...

The long-term shortage of rental accommodation is now addressed by a short-term clampdown on second homes and empty properties, a leading...

Propertymark has told politicians that an additional homes tax will not succeed in increasing housing supply. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and...

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

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

A prominent housing expert has told MPs that letting agents could be used to police the standards off homes made available...

Over seven in 10 landlords report rising tenant demand during the third quarter – a new record high, research conducted on...

A deposit alternative service claims online searches by tenants reflect increased uncertainty over affordability. Deposit alternatives are under scrutiny at the moment...

PropTech firm Kamma - which specialises in information about landlord licensing - has inked another partnership. This latest link is with Goodlord.  Kamma’s...

Some 48 per cent of tenants are currently living with one or more housing disrepair issues, it’s being claimed. The problems include...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur has written to MPs outlining detailed plans that he believes would ensure the controversial Renters Reform Bill...

Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...

One of the players in the controversial Deposit Alternative field is stepping up its case for this kind of service to...

The average cash deposit of five weeks rent rose by four per cent over the last quarter from £1,217 at the...

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

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

Landlords wanting to make a healthy return from their investment should target student properties in the North of England and Scotland,...

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

Prime London markets are proving more resilient to rising interest rates than their mainstream equivalents, says Savills. Prices in prime central London...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

Tenants in Bristol are paying 41 per cent more for a rental property than they did just five years ago, it...

Young couples are delaying marriage and starting families until they get out of the rental sector, research by Yorkshire Building Society...

Airbnb has taken the unusual step of buying space on an influential Labour Party website, just ahead of the party’s conference. Amanda...

New research shows that the majority of letting agents believe they are not paid sufficiently for their work. Research from the Goodlord...

A prominent agent has called on politicians to scrap the Renters Reform Bill . He says it’s “ill thought-through and would be...

Fewer than one in five homeowners support the government’s plans to ban gas boilers in new homes by 2025, with 83...

Landlords in England and Wales have seen their rental portfolio income increase by 8.7 per cent in the past year.  That’s according...

The Centre for Economics and Business Research says the Bank of England should increase UK interest rates by another 0.25 per...

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

New data from flatshare site SpareRoom has revealed just under three quarters of renters are either actively looking or considering moving...

An ex-ARLA supremo says technology is the best way for letting agents to cope with a huge rise in telephone calls. ARLA...

Financial support from family members - not just parents - is expected to help fund 318,400 housing transactions in 2023, according...

Knight Frank, in conjunction with Build To Rent operator Moda Living, has published a highly supportive report about BTR. Creating what it’s...

A property investment group has released its latest research on the top five most searched for property features that UK renters...

Zoopla’s research team says the rise in mortgage interest rates means it’s now cheaper to rent than to buy for the...