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A 20-branch agency focused on Surrey has relocated its flagship office in the county. Seymours’ new 3,000 square feet office space is...

A lettings agent who is also on the executive of Propertymark claims one of Britain’s tourist hotspots has been over-run with...

Property investment and management company The Sourced Group says its new lettings division which “presents franchisees with the chance to generate...

Developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for its luxury development of Build To Rent apartments in Sheffield. Sheffield Gardens will include...

Property management and facilities firm Pinnacle is to become the leading managing agent for Legal & General Affordable Homes. In recent weeks, the...

Managing agents in London have been instructed to pay a £15,000 fine for operating a House in Multiple Occupation without the...

Co-living specialist Built Asset Management has snapped up a fourth rival operator in three years.  ProCo-Living joins the BAM business portfolio with...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

A new Build To Rent scheme launches in Manchester this summer with the first residents moving in during June. The Castings is...

A figure in one of the country’s highest profile lettings companies has hit out at a government proposal to penalise the...

One of the first Building To Rent schemes in Wales - a 22 storey tower - has seen its first residents...

A new report suggests that past impressions of Build To Rent and other institution-funded rental units as expensive and concentrating on...

A council that is buying private properties in second home hotspots to let to local people has struck a new agreement...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...

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

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

The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark says one of the UK governments should go further in ensuring the safety of tenants...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

The UK Apartment Association - effectively a trade body for the Build To Rent sector - is beefing up its top...

A historic former school and hospital building in Glasgow City Centre will be restored as part of a plan to create...

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

Newspaper report claims some 710 properties have been put into the private rental market by the government - and they are...

ARLA Propertymark has responded to the Scottish Parliament’s examination of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill, calling for clarity on contributions...

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

The Fine & Country Foundation’s Annual Carols by Candlelight concert, held in collaboration with King's College Cambridge, has raised £21,061. This will...

A Labour-run London council is consulting on a new licensing scheme for private rented property.  If it goes ahead it will be...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

Propertymark has set out its pro-agency position on a range of issues contained in the Renters Reform Bill, currently trundling through...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued advice to agencies on how to comply with data protection law.  The UK data protection regulator...

Michael Gove’s Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, currently going through Parliament, has won praise from the industry body The Property Institute. There...

Lloyds Banking Group, which announced back in 2020 that it was to become involved in the private rental sector, is buying...

A 335-unit Build To Rent scheme has reached practical completion stage in Sheffield. Going under the (perhaps bizarre) name of PLATFORM_, the...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

The owners of one of the first Build To Rent schemes in Edinburgh is bidding to improve the EPC rating while...

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...

Propertymark has created a series of fact sheets to help letting agents understand the Building Safety Act 2022, which carries complex...

A series of new BTR schemes have been named by developers. In Coggeshall, north Essex, Vistry Group will deliver 36 homes, the...

An MP says owner occupiers are “scared, unable to sleep at night, worried about their safety and even concerned about whether...

A planning committee meeting discussion on an application for 100 new apartments in Manchester turned into a forum for complaints about...

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

Buy to let investors who want to convert family homes into HMOs in Hounslow for three to six tenants will now...

A property firm which admitted misleading tenants on their rights and threatening them to leave has been ordered to pay £8,000. Four...

An attempt to introducing statutory licensing for Airbnbs and some other tourist accommodation has got a frosty reception. The Welsh Government -...

A property company director who admitted misleading tenants on their rights and threatening them to leave has been ordered to pay...

A mortgage lender has conducted a survey of homeowners which has produced a string of anti-landlord and anti-overseas investor attitudes. Market Financial...

A new action plan to tackle issues around HMOs is being drawn up by a Midlands council next week. West Northamptonshire council’s...

New research from lettings agency Hamptons shows that since 2018, average service charges for flats across England and Wales have increased...

Build To Rent operator Apo is partnering with PropTech platform Lavanda to offer increased exposure to Airbnb-style short-lets. The partnership will see Apo...

A comparison website has compiled a list of what it claims to be the most common lies on tenancy applications -...

The leader of the council that was rebuffed by a court when it tried to control the spread of Airbnb-style short...

A management company and a lettings agency involved in running a London HMO have been prosecuted for fire safety failures. Monsoon Properties...

Airbnb claims there has been a 75 per cent drop in party reports made to Airbnb in the UK since its...

The Centre for Ageing Better claims older tenants will benefit most from some of the provisions in the Renters Reform Bill. As...

A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...

A £5,000 fine has been upheld against a landlord who failed to declare himself as a property agent and did not join a mandatory...

A think tank claims one in six young people live in poor quality housing, often in the private rental sector. The claim...

Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...

New legal provisions within Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 that form the latest part of the Home Office's...

A veteran Conservative is calling on his government to clamp down on HMOs and ensure there is better council regulation and...

A senior figure in the financial services sector says only Build To Rent can solve the stock shortage in the lettings...

Propertymark is speaking out about problems with some conversions of commercial property into residential.The warning comes in the trade body’s response...

A PropTech startup called EVO is claiming to revolutionise repairs and maintenance in the “broken” rented housing sector. EVO says it connects...

Councillors in one part of London are considering asking agents to include ‘green features’ on property details. Camden’s Labour controlled council has...

West Oxfordshire council is the latest to demand new government legislation to increase council tax on empty and second homes in...

A council is introducing a service which it claims will help identify properties which cannon future be used as private rental...

The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let.  A...

Propertymark wants letting agents to join its leadership team and ambassadorial positions. The trade body says it is seeking new directors for...

A local authority in West Sussex is proposing to build its own Airbnb four bedroom house on the site of old...

The government claims buildings will be made safer under new proposals including compulsory second staircases for new tower blocks. It says this...

Airbnb-style short-lets in another part of Scotland are to be subject to new licensing rules. The scheme, introduced by the Scottish Government,...

The council in the London borough of Merton will fund an additional payment of £100 per month to residents who host...

A risk management service says agents and landlords must do more to create a culture of safety, particularly around fire. Research released...

With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing...

A Build To Rent scheme has been handed a huge cash boost from City investors. Investec Real Estate has given Edmond de...

A consultation period has started on another council’s set of proposals to clampdown on HMOs. Blackburn with Darwen council wants to impose...

A Build To Rent operator is cashing in on the surge in demand for allotments by creating mini-versions at one London...

A council has purchased some 40 properties to avoid them becoming holiday homes and Airbnbs. Highland council in Scotland is spending up...

A new breakdown have been released of the nationalities of overseas buyers investing in British homes - thought to be overwhelmingly...

A park home specialist is claiming that this property niche is better suited than conventional rental or owned homes for energy...

A prominent agency says it believes a city in northern England is the UK’s top spot for Chinese property investment -...

Airbnb says that its so-called ‘party ban’ - introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic - is being made...

One of Britain’s largest cities wants to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms. The proposed scheme in Glasgow follows legal changes...

A Build To Rent operator has created what it calls a one-stop app for tenants. The operator Apo says the new app...

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

The John Lewis Partnership has revealed the first three locations where it will build new rental homes. The properties “would offer the...

A property management company has been punished with a hefty fine for failing to both clear up and also keep free...

The man behind the Ideal Flatmate rental platform has now set up a Build To Rent portal called Your Place. All properties...

Local and central government is losing out on millions of pounds of council tax income this year because of the business...

A large Build To Rent scheme of almost 300 flats is launching a scheme allowing local businesses to market themselves to...

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...

A Labour MP says a surge in the number of stag and hen parties in her constituency - undertaken by people...

Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...

The launch of a new collection of high end homes aimed at renters aged 60-plus has triggered enthusiastic responses from agents. Developer...

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

A lettings and sales agency is offering eagle eyed residents the chance to win a £2,000 holiday if they spot one...

Airbnb, so often criticised for operating in the largely-unregulated short lets market, has called on the UK government to scrap Section...

Another new Build To Rent scheme has been announced by Grainger. Launching next month, the 158-unit Gilders Yard scheme sits on the...