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![Agents fear for future of Private Rental Sector - RICS](/upload/images/shutterstock_714410761(2).jpg)
The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors contains a raft of worried statements from agents. A large...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour has a mandate to help renters become buyers - PropTech claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy(F)Landlord-400x310.png)
The incoming Labour government has a social mandate to support the next generation of homeowners in the UK, says financial PropTech...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election result already priced-in to housing market, says top analyst](/upload/images/Election%20housing%20.jpg)
The result of the election isn’t likely to be a gamechanger for the housing market, a prominent business consultancy says. An analysis...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![RICS rings alarm bells over state of lettings market](/upload/images/shutterstock_1313087447.jpg)
The latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is raising a red flag over what it calls...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Prioritise First Time Buyers - demand grows for next government to take action](/upload/images/shutterstock_1460401067.jpg)
Four fifths of developers believe that the next government needs to do more to support first time buyers, according to the...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Looking Up! Foxtons internal data shows rental sentiment improving](/upload/images/shutterstock_1654338310.jpg)
Internal data from Foxtons, London’s largest lettings agent, indicates sentiment may be improving across the capital as data shows a 12%...
24 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenant Turnover - landlord sales and not evictions are chief cause](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Some 50% of tenants who moved last year did so because their landlords decided to sell the property. By contrast, eviction was...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![RICS: Landlord instructions in short supply as market slows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum. Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Expansion for well known London lettings and sales brand](/upload/images/shutterstock_1998770639.jpg)
London lettings agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is expanding with the opening of a new branch in the centre of Camberwell. Anthony...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Improving market doesn’t solve underlying problems - Propertymark](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
Promising figures from the latest house price index doesn’t mean underlying problems in the market have been solved, warns Propertymark. UK house...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Get On With It! - agents say Bank should cut rates now](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MPowered%20Mortgages%20cuts%20rates%20MortgageRatesdecrease_400x310.png)
Propertymark is telling the Bank of England that now is the perfect time to cut base rate and trigger wider interest...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![House Prices see small monthly gains - new index shows stronger market](/upload/images/2023%2011%2023%202.jpg)
Another index has suggested a small monthly increase in house prices in England and Wales - even though the annual rate...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent cheerleaders complain about slow planning consents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
The British Property Federation claims the time required for Build To Rent planning applications has significantly increased over the past decade...
07 February 2024
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
![How investing in a CRM is the best way to NTS compliance](/upload/images/Ricardo%20Dawson(2).png)
I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...
06 December 2023
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![Latest RICS survey shows start of lettings market shift](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
The latest RICS lettings market survey shows another increase in rental demand - but that demand appears to be slowing. The institution’s...
09 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Top agency insists rental sector negativity is exaggerated](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
Leaders Romans Group claims the pessimistic mood which many say surrounds the private rental sector is exaggerated. It has surveyed its landlord...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency claims landlords not quitting rental sector in droves](/upload/images/shutterstock_714410761.jpg)
A lettings agency - Leaders Romans Group - claims that landlords are not quitting the private rental sector in droves after...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Public optimistic about housing market despite feeling worse off](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
UK consumers feel worse off than a year ago, but remain relatively optimistic about the property . That’s the conclusion of a...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Cash investors snap up prime London flats from fleeing landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Prime London markets are proving more resilient to rising interest rates than their mainstream equivalents, says Savills. Prices in prime central London...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![RICS survey predicts yet more rent rises](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that a significant majority of members expect yet...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fears grow around Renters Reform Bill - new report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A new report on the state of the lettings industry suggests figures are growing fearful of the impact of the Renters...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shock at size of fall in landlord instructions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Stormy%20weather%20for%20homebuyers%20Introducer%20today%20team%20LandlordNews.png)
The results of the latest RICS UK Residential Survey, out today, point to a renewed worry about the housing market. The survey...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another industry survey launched by PropTech supplier](/upload/images/shutterstock_2155743629.jpg)
PropTech firm Goodlord and its Vouch brand are again holding a so-called State of the Lettings Industry survey. It’s now in...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Show Green! Tenants want agents to display eco-credentials](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/green-deal400x310.png)
Tenants want letting agents, landlords and other property industry figures to more openly demonstrate their green credentials. That’s the message from a...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lawyer hits out at court delays and growing anti-rental sentiment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Large scale investors in optimistic mood despite volatile economy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agent1-400x310.png)
Large portfolio professional landlords are in a confident mood, with the majority planning to acquire at least one new asset in...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - just a delay or a major rethink?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports that “procedural issues”...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Many renters want government help for first time buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/remortgage_400x310.png)
New research from The Mortgage Lender reveals that 44 per cent of renters would like more cost-of-living support from the government. Specifically...
14 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents react to Bank of England interest rate decision](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BankofEngland_4-400x310.png)
The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...
24 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Introduce yourself A: My name is Sean Hooker. I have worked for the HFIS group for sixteen years, originally helping set...
23 March 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
![Investment hotspots for holiday home buyers revealed by survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1251325300.jpg)
Cheshire has topped a new ranking of the best places in the UK to invest in a holiday let, according to...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let sentiment downbeat for many landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
A new sentiment survey suggests that only a minority of landlords are now feeling positive about the future of buy to...
14 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ hopes rise for a soft landing for sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
“Optimism has survived another difficult month” says business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown in response to the latest house price index. Indeed, the industry...
08 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Demand falling at last as rental market stabilises - new RICS data](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Tenant demand in the past month has been the lowest since February 2021 and suggests that the pace of demand growth...
19 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
![Rock Bottom! Housing market sentiment nears all-time low, say lenders](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-2-400x310.png)
The Building Societies Association says housing market sentiment remains close to the all-time low. In a sentiment survey some 47 per cent...
29 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents angry at Gove scrapping meaningful housing targets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Agents have expressed their anger at the government effectively scrapping any meaningful house building targets. Housing Secretary Michael Gove scrapped the mandatory...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lettings market continues to fly, says latest RICS survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
The headlines surrounding today’s new RICS market snapshot will concentrate on dramatic house price falls but the drop off in the...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lettings save the bacon for agency group facing challenging market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseMarketConfusion-400x310.png)
Lettings income for LSL Property Services increased two per cent in the past year - at just the time the company...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revolutionary PropTech launch - supplier claims “phenomenal” feedback](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
A PropTech supplier claims to be shaking up the lettings market with the launch of its revolutionary Property Management software this...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sunak in No 10 - Sigh of relief from agents and industry](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
There seems to be an industry-wide sigh of relief that Rishi Sunak has become Prime Minister. His coronation marks the end of...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Too Dear! London tenants say housing in the capital is unaffordable](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/London2-400x310.png)
More than a quarter of renters responding to a survey say they are considering leaving the city within the next 12...
20 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents welcome Hunt tax change - but who knows what’s coming?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Propertymark’s chief executive Nathan Emerson has welcomed the dramatic government U-turn on taxes - but most importantly has retained the stamp...
18 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mini-Budget leads to house prices falls in 2023 and maybe 2024 - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Budget-Purse-400x310.jpg)
The Knight Frank lettings and estate agency is warning that it expects house prices to fall in 2023. Tom Bill, its head...
03 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Supply of homes to rent stays static for three straight months](/upload/images/library/BuytoLet3-400x310.jpg)
The rental sector remains strong according to the latest market survey by Propertymark. The number of new tenants registered on average per...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Market strong but losing a little momentum, says RICS](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/AdobeStock_345890261.jpeg)
The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that the market is strong - but off its...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![White Paper fall-out - private rental sector set to contract](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Summer-400x310.jpg)
It looks as if the private rental sector will contract as a result of the threat of new regulations contained in...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![High number of landlords claim agents charge too much](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/business-competition400x310.png)
More than four in 10 landlords claim their letting agents charge too much - and one in six has been hit...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Up! Up! Up! - Rental market strong and getting stronger, says RICS](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/house-prices-rise400x310.png)
The latest sentiment survey amongst members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that the rental market is strong -...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rent to rise this year and the long term - latest market info](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
The latest market sentiment survey of the lettings market from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rent rises will...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Michael Gove slammed by agents over cladding comments](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
The criticism by landlords aimed at Housing Secretary Michael Gove for some of his comments regarding the cladding issue, has now...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents to increase “firmly” over the next 12 months says RICS](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rents are to increase “firmly” in the near...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Lettings guru to discuss future for agents and rentals sector](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/rental-sector26615.png)
Leading industry figure Peter Knight is to discuss the future of the rental sector and the role of agents in a...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent giant sets out blueprint for solving Britain’s housing crisis](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
New research published by Build To Rent operator L&G reveals what it believes to be a crisis surrounding rental properties, affordable...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![New RICS forecast of rising tenant demand and higher rent](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarket400x310.jpg)
Tenant demand continues to rise and is now way beyond the long term average according to the latest market snapshot by...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Arrears slashed during pandemic, shows major industry report](/upload/images/Coronavirus/Coronavirus6-400x310-min.jpeg)
One of the industry’s leading surveys comes out next week - and a preview suggests it’s going to show increasing optimism...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: What landlords are thinking, saying and planning right now](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/TenantsLandlordTalking-400x310.png)
The value of the Private Rented Sector in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8 per cent to a jaw dropping...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![What’s Your Reputation?](/img/default/lat.png)
I want you to ask yourself a question, what is your reputation? By that I mean your personal reputation and your...
15 July 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Renting is terrible? Not at all: for many it’s the preferred tenure…](/img/default/lat.png)
The narrative from some activists and pressure groups is that private renting is some kind of ordeal endured by those who...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Most tenants using virtual viewings sign up without ‘real’ visit](/img/default/lat.png)
Data from a property consultancy suggests that two thirds of renters who use virtual viewings sign tenancies without actually visiting their chosen...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Anti-agent campaigners brand eviction ban extension ‘inadequate’](/img/default/lat.png)
Acorn, a prominent campaign group targeting letting agency offices for protests, says the latest eviction ban extension doesn't go far enough. While...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Short lets will be first rental sector to recover post-pandemic - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
Airbnb and other short let operators will be the first part of the rental sector to recover once the pandemic eases, it’s...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rental demand moderating just as landlord instructions fall](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors study suggests tenant demand has increased over the past quarter but at a slowing...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rental growth ‘slightly positive’ for 2021 say surveyors](/img/default/lat.png)
Rental growth expectations remain “slightly positive” across most of the UK according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents can do more to speed up transactions by adopting technology](/img/default/lat.png)
Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Another ‘virtual office’ for agency chain not using High St branches](/img/default/lat.png)
An agency chain has opened its second so-called ‘virtual office’ in two weeks - and again it doesn’t involve any bricks...
11 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Market activity well-above-average claims sentiment tracker](/img/default/lat.png)
A complex ‘sentiment tracker’ suggests demand is still strong in the lettings market. PropTech supplier Yomdel publishes a weekly tracker index; it...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![London lettings: over 80% of enquiries to agency want more space](/img/default/lat.png)
Independent London agency chain Dexters says it’s seen a 200 per cent jump in enquiries from this time last year, and...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Video to remain a key part of viewing - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
A new survey of tenants’ sentiment suggests that 54 per cent of renters feel confident to view a property with appropriate...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![25% drop in new tenancies in prime London and SE - forecast](/img/default/lat.png)
Knight Frank is predicting that the number of tenancies agreed in the prime markets across London and the Home Counties in...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Lettings sector optimism on the rise, despite string of obstacles](/img/default/lat.png)
Optimism amongst investors in the private rental sector is on the rise, despite the various tax and regulation obstacles facing the...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![More letting agents want to sell-up, says PropTech report](/img/default/lat.png)
A survey by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests a growing number of agents want to sell up. Goodlord surveyed 200 agencies for its...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent giant reveals four new developments for 2020](/img/default/lat.png)
Grainger, one of the biggest names in Build To Rent in the UK, says its current BTR pipeline stands at 24...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Landlord sentiment: things are bad…and getting worse](/img/default/lat.png)
[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Battered and Bruised: but a few buy to let investors remain optimistic](/img/default/lat.png)
Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![We're Happy! Vast majority of tenants perfectly content to rent](/img/default/lat.png)
Contrary to the impressions given in some quarters, no fewer than 75 per cent of tenants are happy to rent, and...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tory says government “war on landlords” will make housing crisis worse](/img/default/lat.png)
An outspoken Conservative party figure says government policies such as the scrapping of Section 21 will play into the hands of...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Lettings trade body congratulates Johnson on election success](/img/default/lat.png)
The lettings establishment has sent its congratulations to Boris Johnson on his election as Tory leader and, from this afternoon, Prime...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Top agent blasts government for going to war on buy to let](/img/default/lat.png)
A senior London lettings agent has accused the government of “going to war” on buy to let investors. The director of Benham...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Increasing number of large-scale landlords as buy to let amateurs quit](/img/default/lat.png)
A new survey by one of the sector’s most respected lenders, Paragon, suggests large scale landlords are now a bigger force...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Ban these short let adverts! - trade body and Labour unite in plea](/img/default/lat.png)
The Mayor of London is under pressure to pull advertisements calling on landlords to stop providing homes for Londoners and move...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Investment sentiment improving, despite Brexit and rental red tape](/img/default/lat.png)
A property investment platform claims that investor sentiment in buy to let is actually improving despite ongoing political and economic uncertainty...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Confidence in buy to let sector remains stable despite recent upheavals](/img/default/lat.png)
Buy to let sector confidence across a range of measures remained stable or increased in the first quarter of 2018 compared...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Inventory clerks say it's no surprise lettings complaints are surging](/img/default/lat.png)
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it is not surprised the majority of complaints made to The Property Redress Scheme...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Confidence ebbing away in private rental sector, says trade body](/img/default/lat.png)
Buy to let investors are losing confidence in their ability to rely on steady rental yields, according to recent figures from...
08 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agency says enquiries and tenancies up but rents are falling](/img/default/lat.png)
The number of prospective new tenants in the Home Counties over the first three months of the year has risen 15...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sector confident despite political and economic uncertainty](/img/default/lat.png)
So much for Brexit and economic uncertainty disrupting the buy to let market - a new survey out today shows it’s...
26 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![More tenants agree to pay above asking rent - except in London](/img/default/lat.png)
Across the UK as a whole there has been a slight increase in the number of tenants who agree to pay...
12 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Removals industry adapting to cater for tenants instead of buyers](/img/default/lat.png)
A removals firm has claimed it is currently dealing with more tenants moving between properties than home buyers. Aussie Man & Van...
24 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Would property investment be damaged by Brexit?](/img/default/lat.png)
Unique summary: What does a potential exit from the EU mean for the UK's property market. Ever since the recession hit much...
01 March 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Lenders tell government: buy to let reforms may be overkill](/img/default/lat.png)
The three per cent stamp duty surcharge proposed for purchases of buy to let and holiday homes risks being seen as...
01 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlords' tax sell-off will reduce London rental supply](/img/default/lat.png)
Franchise letting agency giant Winkworth is warning that London’s tenants face higher rents as some landlords sell investment properties in the...