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09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Expect more rent rises in July following long-term trend](/upload/images/shutterstock_2367412269(3).jpg)
Rents in June 2024 rose by 6.7% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Goodlord Rental Index. The Index, which analyses...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Deposit Alternative service predicts student rental rush](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents3-400x310.png)
Deposit alternative supplier flatfair says it’s seen a 30% year-on-year increase in No Deposit tenancies. It also claims 14% more landlords are...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Independent agency snapped up by private equity cash](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
An agency group with an acquisition programme funded by a private equity operation has snapped up another independent agency. Lomond - which...
03 June 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
![Shock figures show half of tenants struggle to find next home](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tenant_Dispute-400x310.png)
Half of all tenants who moved during the past 12 months found it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to secure a new...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![50,000 student rental beds in the pipeline - agency figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents3-400x310.png)
Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill “still misses the mark” says Propertymark](/upload/images/shutterstock_1902168286.jpg)
Propertymark says the controversial Renters Reform Bill still misses the mark, despite a string of amendments made to it as it...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - groups still lobbying for further changes](/upload/images/shutterstock_2078570446.jpg)
A coalition of higher education and student housing organisations have called on the government to make further changes to the Renters...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Extraordinary 200 amendments to Renters Reform Bill in Commons today](/upload/images/shutterstock_1059911315.jpg)
There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark not giving up on the Regulation of Property Agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
Propertymark says it will continue lobbying government for the implementation of the Regulation of Property Agents - even though the government...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Get On With It - major agency tells government to reform renting](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
A major agency has told the government to get on with ensuring the Renters Reform Bill is passed into law as...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill back in the Commons next week](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Top 10 Hotspots for portfolio buy to let investors](/upload/images/shutterstock_1640429362(2).jpg)
Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency appoints seasoned management figure as new director](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agent1-400x310.png)
Lettings and property management agency Xenia Lettings has appointed a new director. Daryl Tomlinson first entered the industry in 2007 as a...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Angry tenant groups slam Renters Reform Bill changes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to the proposed changes to the Renters Reform Bill being advocated...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Changes to Renters Reform Bill after Easter](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark rejects politician’s criticism of agency qualifications](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
Propertymark’s training arm, Propertymark Qualifications, says there’s been a strong uptake across the board with the first of its candidates passing...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Working from home triggers higher rents in outer commuter areas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1708606831.jpg)
Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill threat to student accommodation, say experts](/upload/images/shutterstock_522554425.jpg)
New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Student rental income soars as supply lags behind demand](/upload/images/shutterstock_385347088.jpg)
Corporate student accommodation provider Unite Group has reported a big jump in earnings on the back of a shortage of lets...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property management qualifications - two agents' success stories](/upload/images/shutterstock_637073704.jpg)
Karen Stanley of Stanley Strategic Consultants, and Filomena Crolla of Domus Stay are the first students to pass the highest level...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shelter demands radical changes to Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/shutterstock_1750387934.jpg)
Shelter is asking for public support for radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill, now going through Parliament. The campaigning charity is...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents making special offers to students to clear glut of properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/MillenialAgents1-400x310.png)
Letting agents are reported to be making special offers to students in one of the biggest UK university cities. Durham’s student newspaper...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ desperate plea to prevent exodus of student landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_646163290.jpg)
Propertymark has called on the UK Government to prevent a mass exodus of student landlords. The news comes as a poll conducted...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech student lettings platform expanding further overseas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents3-400x310.png)
Student accommodation booking platform Housemates is expanding overseas. The expansion will cover several major Canadian cities including Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Currently Housemates...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![London Mayor capping some student rents in the capital](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Over £100m has been invested into a new site that will offer purpose b built accommodation for 713 students beds in...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Huge £150m investment into student renting by financial services giant](/upload/images/shutterstock_387290149.jpg)
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has spent some £150m acquiring a portfolio of six Purpose Built...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Neil Cobbold, Managing Director at PayProp UK](/upload/images/400x310.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...
08 January 2024
From: 60 Second Interview
![More guarantors demanded as economy slump goes on](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
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
![Homelessness charities receive thousands from agents’ carol concert](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The Fine & Country Foundation’s Annual Carols by Candlelight concert, held in collaboration with King's College Cambridge, has raised £21,061. This will...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Portal announces agent qualification before possible mandatory regulation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
A property portal has announced the inaugural graduation of its first-ever qualification. Some 55 students were awarded the SPC Property Practice Certification,...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents list major problems with Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Propertymark has set out its pro-agency position on a range of issues contained in the Renters Reform Bill, currently trundling through...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Activists oppose move away from Open Ended Tenancies](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
The Generation Rent activist group has come out against an amendment to the Renters Reform Bill which reversed the threat of...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![New portal takes on letting agents, lists “all available homes for young people”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/AgentOnline-400x310.png)
A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Earliest ever ‘panic buying’ start to student lettings season](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents3-400x310.png)
A student lettings business claims the cycle of booking accommodation for the 2024-25 academic year has already started in some cities. The...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Huge rent rises for Purpose Built Student Accommodation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
Rents for student accommodation have increased by an average of 14.6 in two years and swallow up nearly all of the...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - government concession on Section 21](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Growth slows in Prime London rental markets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Prime London rents are still rising - but that growth is slowing, says Knight Frank. And the number of new prospective tenants...
12 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![UK accommodation platform links with Scandi tech firm](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AgentWebsiteMock-400x310.jpg)
A Manchester-based company which runs what it calls “an instant booking student accommodation marketplace” has joined forces with Norwegian tech firm...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - where 38 tenants compete for each rental property](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
London-focussed agency Foxtons says there is a part of the capital which is seeing an average of 38 prospective tenants for...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency says London rental market lull down to fewer overseas students](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/StudentResearch2-695x395.jpeg)
Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled. That’s the view of high...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fraud alert for fake properties issued by classified ad website](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind1-400x310.png)
The classified ad website Gumtree is issuing an alert about what it claims is the growing threat of rental fraud. It says...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Legal advice to agents: Spotting ‘illegal migrants’ isn’t easy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
Law firm Brevis Law is shedding light on the difficulties agents and landlords have in meeting Right To Rent requirements in...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Union urges government not to give in to private rental experts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The National Union of Students is urging the government not to give in to what it calls “exploitative” private rental sector...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![“Quite Staggering” Rent Rises Last Month - figures](/upload/images/shutterstock_2220387893.jpg)
July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Inspiring’ franchisee takes control of his fourth branch](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Belvoir franchisee Lloyd Rumbold has completed on the acquisition of Belvoir West Bridgford, adding a fourth franchise to his portfolio of...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Busy summer lettings season kicks off - soaring agency figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Latest data from London-focussed lettings agency Chestertons confirms that the traditionally busy ‘summer season’ has kicked off. In June some 19 per...
17 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rebranded agency launches all-inclusive tenancy deal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Prime Central London rental supply improving at last - agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-3-400x310.png)
The story of low supply in the prime London lettings market appears to be coming to an end, says Knight Frank. The...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Warning to tenants - it’s going to be a tough summer](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Tenant400x310.png)
London agency Chestertons has warned tenants in the capital to be prepared for a highly competitive property search this summer. The firm’s...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rents to rise throughout summer - agency’s warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
Lettings chain Fine & Country says rents are likely to steadily rise through the summer. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine &...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents - which parts of the Renters Reform Bill worry you most?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
A survey of nearly 700 letting agents from across England has revealed that the abolition of Section 21 continues to be...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shock forecast of 20% rent rises in coming months](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
A senior director at Chestertons, one of London’s largest lettings agencies, has warned that tenants in the capital will face an...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![First sign of government U-turn on Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Propertymark says it’s spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Message To Gove - ditch the rhetoric, give us details](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rebranded agency says students now drive the lettings market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AdultChildren-400x310.png)
Investors looking to add to their portfolios in 2023 should be urged to consider student housing opportunities, according to a Newcastle...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Student activists allege high incidence of damp and mould](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Mould-400x310.png)
An activist group claims that 54 per cent of students are currently living with damp and mould. The group - Students Organising...
04 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnbs and Holiday Lets give huge cash boost to communities - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/airbnb400x310.jpg)
The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped create an economy featuring jobs that benefit local communities and fit...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand revealed for 20 year old regional agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LettingAgent-400x310.png)
A north of England lettings agency has rebranded after two decades. Walton Robinson - which specialises in residential lettings for students, professionals...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent guarantor provider strikes deal with large letting agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A rent guarantor provider has announced a deal with agency Clever Student Lets. The provider - called RentGuarantor - says the deal...
24 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investing in 2023? New buy to let hotspots identified in survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RightToRent1-400x310.png)
New research predicts that northern regions of England will see many of the best investment opportunities in 2023. It is also these...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Chaos - trade group despairs at open-ended tenancy suggestion](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Students face chaos as government plans to reform the rental market threaten to cause widespread uncertainty as to whether housing will...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Leading agent writes to Gove with ‘lay off the rental sector’ message](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
A prominent letting agent has written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt on government attacks...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Vik Tara, CTO of Technology Blueprint](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/TechBlue/Vik-Avatar-400x310.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Vik Tara and on my business card it says...
22 November 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
![‘Ethical’ lettings agency to close after 10 years](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Banned_400x310.png)
A lettings agency in the Brighton area which describes itself as “ethical” is closing down due to staffing issues and the...
21 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Two more independents acquired by Lomond Group brand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
The Lomond Group has strengthened its position in Scotland by acquiring two more independent agencies and adding some 600 properties to...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour MP tells letting agents to explain high rents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ManSavingMoney_400x310.png)
A Labour MP has written to letting agents in her constituency demanding they explain high rents and their student allocation policies. Mary...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Manic, Panic - Tenants queue overnight at lettings agencies](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Stressed(F)Tenant-400x310.png)
University students have queued on the street overnight to secure a home for next year in one of the UK’s most...
28 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency plays down impact of rent freeze and evictions ban](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Rent_Freeze1-400x310.png)
A lettings agency in Scotland has played down the impact of the emergency rent freeze and eviction ban which have been...
20 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rent controls crush hopes for thousands of affordable homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rent freeze fast-tracked and may last much longer than expected](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
Emergency legislation containing a private sector rent freeze is to be debated by Scottish politicians this week - and the surprise...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency offers bespoke investment property-sourcing service](/upload/images/library/Investment(3)-400x310-min.jpeg)
Newcastle-based agency Walton Robinson is offering a buy to let property sourcing service. This year, the agency claims it’s secured rental increases...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Boomtime for lettings market as big student room shortfall predicted](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Studentsimage400x310.jpg)
Rising numbers of young people going to university and a relatively low supply of new student housing means that by 2025...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenants demand better quality and bigger HMOs, survey shows](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BuildingPapersPlans-400x310.jpg)
Tenants are demanding better quality HMOs according to new research from specialist buy to let lender Paragon Bank. The bank’s survey of...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency backing Purpose Built Student Accommodation over buy to let](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentsTogether400x310.jpeg)
New research claims students in the UK are currently paying as much as £16,500 per year in living costs - a...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Soaring student rents - agency insight into university city market](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentHouse-400x310.jpg)
Student landlords have seen record increases in rental prices of over 20 per cent in some cases, according to a lettings...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Prime London lettings market some way from normality, admits agency](/upload/images/Locations/London400x310.jpg)
Knight Frank has made a candid observation about the prime London lettings market, saying it remains “a long way from normality.” While...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Periodic Tenancies - new data shows threat to private renting](/upload/images/Tables%2C%20Graphs%2C%20Infographics/HousingMarket-7-400x310.jpg)
HMOs rented by students can be up to £30 a week cheaper than purpose built student accommodation in halls of residence. That’s...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents hit record high and voids hit record low - here’s why…](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-Small-InArticle.jpg)
Voids hit what has been described as an historic low in recent weeks, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. It says the average...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Upbeat London market snapshot thanks to ongoing stock shortage](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BuyToLet-360x280.png)
The first six months of 2022 saw 171 per cent more enquiries from tenants looking for properties in London compared to...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![MPs want agent feedback on Rental Reform - but be quick…](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
Agents have only four weeks to respond to a committee of MPs’ ‘call for evidence’ ahead of an investigation into the...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents must carry increased costs of Right To Rent checks](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EvictionNotice-400x310-min.jpeg)
Propertymark is warning that higher Right To Rent costs are likely to hit agents when new processes kick in this autumn. From...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agent confronted by tenant ‘pushed out’ to make way for short let](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/MillennialTenantHome-2-400x310.jpg)
A tenant has allegedly confronted an unnamed lettings agent over being “pushed out” of his long-term tenancy to make way for...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents roar ahead of pre-pandemic levels in prime areas](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/house-prices-rise400x310.png)
Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Low supply means rents set to rise more than expected](/upload/images/Logos/Knight-Frank-logo400x310.png)
Low supply has kept rental growth high - and it’s unlikely to slow any time soon. Knight Frank says it expects stock...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![New tenancy rules may be threat to student lettings - claim](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/Co-living400x310.jpg)
There’s concern in the student lettings sector about the impact of the government’s Fairer Private Rental Sector White Paper. For this specialist...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Apprentice reveals why she loves working at agency letting team](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/FemaleInvestor-400x310-min.jpeg)
An apprentice working at Newcastle’s Walton Robinson agency has revealed why she believes it’s her dream job. The agency specialises in residential...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency wins race to manage high profile Build To Rent scheme](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/360x280_ARPM.png)
A lettings agency is celebrating winning the obstruction to let and manage a 63 unit Build To Rent scheme for students...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Study reveals best place for student accommodation investment](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentResearch-400x310.jpeg)
A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![New PropTech ‘Disruptor’ - Major cash injection for lettings platform](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialTenants-1-400x310.jpg)
A student lettings platform now operating in seven cities is reported to have raised £700,000 in its first funding round. HYBR –...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords’ market strengthens in prime London - rents up, voids down](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/london-property400x310.png)
The number of properties available for let in prime central parts of the capital has consistently trended down from the peak...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agent fails to secure renewal of landlord’s licence in controversial case](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/ID-Checks-400x310.jpg)
An agent’s plea to councillors to renew the HMO license for a landlord client fell on deaf ears in a controversial...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Do we still need To Let boards in 2022?](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/RentingImage-400x310.jpg)
A business news website is reporting that an agency has been ordered to pay £1,550 for displaying a board illegally. Charles Lear...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Brexit not hurting growth of Purpose Built Student Accommodation](/upload/images/Brexit/Brexit-People-400x310.jpg)
Research by the UK’s largest student accommodation search platform shows a 3.7 per cent uplift in London’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation bed...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Huge 22.5 per cent rent rise in prime London, says LonRes](/upload/images/Locations/PrimeLondonHousesArc-400x310.jpg)
Rents in prime areas of London are rocketing at an annual level of 22.5 per cent according to LonRes. Despite the falls...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![They're Back! City Centre rents and demand on the rise at last](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
New data from Zoopla suggests that lettings demand has now recovered across the central districts of all major cities including Birmingham,...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![London lettings some way from full recovery, says agency](/upload/images/Locations/LondonMapPins-400x310.jpg)
There’s still some way to go for the lettings market to return to its pre-pandemic best according to Knight Frank -...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Student accommodation giant reveals figures on Covid recovery](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentHouse-400x310.jpg)
The largest provider of purpose built student accommodation in the UK, Unite, has issued a trading statement giving the latest state...