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A coalition of higher education and student housing organisations have called on the government to make further changes to the Renters...

The Prime Central London lettings market is returning to normality, a prominent agency says. JLL says average rents fell 1.4% between Q4...

Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...

The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...

The latest rental data from PropTech supplier Goodlord has shown that March rents are now up by over 6% year-on-year.  And looking...

The number of new prospective tenants registered per Propertymark member branch decreased from 97 in January to 89 in February -...

Promising figures from the latest house price index doesn’t mean underlying problems in the market have been solved, warns Propertymark. UK house...

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

An industry online event which organisers claim bring business-boosting benefits to attendees, is back for another year. The ARX Mastery Challenge is...

Long-standing Hunters franchisee Adrian Lawrence has grown his lettings business by a massive 200% after acquiring the portfolio of nearby Hunters...

There appears to be more evidence that these are good times for auctions. Network Auctions says it’s witnessed a sales surge, with...

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

Average UK private rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024 according to the Office for National Statistics. This...

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

A property portal claims it’s struck an industry-first by making a “substantial investment” of over £250,000 in Artificial Intelligence.  The local portal...

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

Asking rents continue to show pos­itive annualised growth in all regions except Greater London and Scotland.  That’s according to respected property website...

An umbrella group called London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep money...

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...

Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying...

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

Pattinson Estate Agency has taken over a local firm on Teesside. The agency taken over is Browns Estate Agents in Stockton and...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

The trade body representing short lets providers and support companies has reacted angrily to government proposals for a radical shake up. Housing...

Lettings, property management and sales agency Johns&Co - which celebrates its 10th year in business in 2024 - is opening a...

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

Major regional independent agency Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding its offering by re-entering the residential lettings and property management market...

London landlords have started the new year by dropping their rents according to lettings agency Chestertons, whose data suggests that there...

While most agents remain relatively tight lipped about party politics, the chief executive of Purplebricks has said the Tories should take...

Expanding agency group My Property Box has completed its 10th acquisition in six years, buying Teesside lettings and property investment specialist...

A wealthy landlord who set up a fake lettings agency in Hull has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...

The former Foxtons managing director Peter Rollings is to give agent a masterclass in obtaining higher lettings and sales fees. Rollings will...

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

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

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

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

Foxtons’ internal lettings data shows that the 2024 lettings market in the capital is likely to be more balanced than in...

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

A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...

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

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchise brand, wants to merge with long-time rival Belvoir. Both are listed on the...

An organised crime group involved in producing and distributing an estimated £2.4m of cannabis has been found to have e used...

The chief executive of Propertymark says seasonal trends are returning to the housing market after several ‘unusual’ years. Nathan Emerson says: “In...

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...

One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...

Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to build more affordable homes. The latest data from the Scottish Government itself shows that the...

Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...

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

LonRes says rents in prime London are still rising but the rate of rental growth has slowed to two-year low. That took...

Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...

Data from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons has found that rent is up eight per cent year-on-year, with the London average now...

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

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

Leaders Romans Group is calling for a Landlords Reform Bill to balance the challenges and apparent disincentives now deterring landlords from...

Pattinson estate agency in the north east of England has snapped up Ryedales Estate Agents, an independent in Northumberland. Ryedales owners Geoff...

Savills is warning that despite strong income growth, rising rents are stretching the finances of those in the private rental sector.  Savills...

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

A survey over 2,400 tenants has found that 55 per cent would prefer to have their utility bills included within the...

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

Glasgow’s lettings market is the strongest it’s been in up to 10 years, with a shortage of rental flats driving demand...

A Belvoir franchisee has doubled the size of his business by buying out a local independent agency - his third acquisition...

Annual rental growth across prime London slowed slightly to 8.1 per cent in October according to property data firm LonRes.  However, rents...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Gary Wright - Chief Executive Officer. What is flatfair and what...

One of the first forecasts for the rental market for 2024 suggests that strong growth will continue. Property consultancy JLL says that...

The well know Finders Keepers lettings agency, which operates across Oxfordshire, has acquired a local independent to bring its total number...

The lettings agency Winkworth has taken the unusual step of criticising policies of a series of councils. The councils are all Labour...

The cheapest end of the rental market is under-supplied and overly competitive, a deposit alternative service claims. The provider - Zero Deposit...

The Welsh Housing Minister has committed to a Housing Survey to assist its policies for the private rental sector. Propertymark has been...

The Belvoir franchise giant has scooped a London Stock Exchange award for business, environmental, governance and social issues. It’s won the Best...

The latest edition of the Home housing index shows Conti suing close links between both the lettings and sales markets. The Home...

Propertymark has called on the government to reintroduce the Empty Homes Programme following the latest news that England has a growing...

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

Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...

Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled.  That’s the view of high...

Two massive new rental licensing schemes are set to be approved in Brighton - and part of the reason is “uninterested...

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

Private rents have continued to soar in Scotland according to DJ Alexander, the largest lettings agency in the country.  It says rental...

Two letting agents have been quoted in a newspaper report as saying landlord clients have instructed them to create ‘tracker’ rents...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says the lettings market is defined now by the “alarming disparity” between demand and supply. In the...

Annual rental growth in July was 9.1 per cent across prime London according to LonRes.   This figure took rents to 28.4 per...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...

A property website has produced startling figures giving an insight into the frenzied rental market. Property Pal, which looks at the housing...

Lloyds Banking Group has announced the lettings agency chain that it wants to look after its upcoming Build To Rent units. The...

The long-awaited supply increase in the prime London lettings market is underway, says high-end agency Knight Frank.  The agency says the underlying...

New figures released this morning from The Property Ombudsman show that the overwhelming number of disputes in the past year involved...

July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...

Council tax premiums being considered in Wales would be insufficient to persuade short let and holiday home owners to move their...

The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning.  Dutton Gregory’s...

A study by consumer intelligence service TwentyCi shows a continued severe under-supply of properties in the private rental sector.  It says that...

The directors of Winkworth are warning shareholders of a challenging period thanks to higher and faster-raising interest rates - with only...

Prime London’s rental growth has started to slow on an annual basis, according to the latest Savills prime lettings index. But the...

Clyde Valley Lets - which describes itself as an ethical lettings agency - has unveiled a new website as the organisation...

The auction - often seen as an ideal opportunity for investment buyers - is going through a torrid time in the...

A lettings agency dealing primarily with Prime Central London is reporting that tenancy renewal volumes are shooting upwards as renters stay...

Propertymark has set out the case for an increase in benefits for private tenants. Timothy Douglas, Propertymark's Head of Policy and Campaigns...

Details have emerged of a flagship agent training event to be held later this year. Agent Rainmaker Live is to be a...

Jackson-Stops has announced the opening of its newest branch in Colchester, Essex.  This follows the launch of its virtual office covering Stockbridge,...