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An analysis of tenants renting between 2020 and 2023 shows a big rise in those on high salaries asked to provide...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
At a time when the agency industry is being wooed by new self employed business models, a new survey suggests most...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
New research shows that the majority of letting agents believe they are not paid sufficiently for their work. Research from the Goodlord...
26 September 2023
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A personal finance expert has revealed that a new group which he calls Guppies are reconciled to possibly renting forever. Alan Davison,...
16 August 2023
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Professional cleaning firm Prompt Cleaners has created a league table of regions and local authorities where renting is cheapest and dearest. The...
16 August 2023
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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
Finances have never been more stretched in the UK, with almost every bill and expense soaring for employees and employers alike,...
18 July 2023
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Annual staff turnover in the property industry is nearing 30 per cent according to a survey by online agency Nested. The most...
12 April 2023
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An agency is giving every one of its 600 full time employees a £750 one-off payment to help with the cost...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
New long-term analysis by Hamptons says rental growth will cool over the coming years but will still outperform house prices between...
02 September 2022
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The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...
04 August 2022
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Data from Rightmove shows how an interest rate rise today, when the Bank of England meets, might effectively boost demand in...
04 August 2022
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Landlords and agents face a growing risk of rent arrears and tenant fraud because of the cost of living crisis. That’s the...
08 July 2022
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The latest lettings market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord suggests that voids are reducing in almost all regions but that rents...
04 March 2022
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The number of prospective tenants asked to provide guarantors ahead of renting has risen by a huge 36 per cent over...
14 February 2022
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A major holiday let company in one of the country’s prime tourist destinations says more affordable homes should be built to...
09 February 2022
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Voids are at their lowest level since August 2019 while rents are on the rise, according to the latest Goodlord snapshot...
03 August 2021
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A trades union claims that lettings software provider Goodlord is slashing some staff salaries by a quarter - that’s £6,000 per...
12 February 2021
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The latest market snapshot for the private lettings sector shows rents holding steady into 2021 but voids increasing across the board. The...
02 February 2021
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The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...
16 December 2020
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The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the November lockdown creating a subdued picture - but with early...
02 December 2020
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Housing Minister Chris Pincher says the eviction ban is formally over but the situation remains under “constant review” as the second...
21 September 2020
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The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...
11 September 2020
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The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter says she is expecting a “deluge” of cases when the eviction ban ends, but...
24 July 2020
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New figures on pay and perks in the industry show that letting agents are better rewarded than their sales counterparts. A survey...
17 July 2020
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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given Letting Agent Today a statement trying to soothe critics of its...
06 July 2020
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A PropTech platform claims that an area where the average rent is 50 per cent of less of an average salary...
16 March 2020
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Unusual research undertaken by an alternative deposit scheme suggests that women pay a substantially higher proportion of their salary than men,...
13 December 2019
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A lettings platform has analysed the current average annual rental cost of different parts of the UK and how that relates...
05 September 2019
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The head of the country's oldest agency recruitment consultancy says the tenant fee ban will hit staffing levels in the industry...
04 June 2019
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Rent in London is the most expensive in Europe for expats, new research shows. The UK capital’s rent averages US$7,189 - that’s...
15 March 2019
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OnTheMarket, which is beginning to undertake occasional property research, has released data identifying what proportion of tenants’ salaries are spent on...
28 November 2018
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Even those earning average salaries risk being priced out of the lettings market by high rents according to an insurance agency. Research...
29 September 2017
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Private renters go on fewer holidays, save less money and are more likely to make forced cutbacks than home owners according...