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A council says it’s let 21 properties thanks to a rent guarantee system launched to woo private landlords to supply homes...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a warning to government not to use Capital Gains Tax reform to further punish the private rental...

One of the country’s major lettings agency chiefs says there is a “massive” change in tenant priorities underway. Michael Cook, national lettings...

It appears the much-hyped exodus of people from London to the country doesn’t apply to the rental market. Despite rents falling in...

A prominent lettings agent and property management expert says the industry has been reluctant to recognise the increasing trend of consumers...

A rebranded agency is now focussing on selling only tenanted buy to let properties in what it calls ‘second tier’ cities...

Another market snapshot from HomeLet suggests that there was a 2.2 per cent average rent increase across the UK in the...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell by almost a fifth in the year to the end of September according...

The absence of traditional holiday and business users of short let accommodation has prompted a trade body to introduce a discount...

The new trade group representing short lets operators is asking the government to make sure the short lets sector is specifically...

The Welsh Government wants to reform compulsory purchase powers - meaning any landlord with a long-term empty property in the region...

Rents continue to fall in Prime Central London according to agency Knight Frank. After September’s data is taken into account the annual...

New long-term targets for improving energy efficiency across the private rental sector simply are not realistic, the government has been warned. The...

A rental demand league table produced by a lettings management platform shows the winners and losers across the UK - and...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

West Midlands Police have revealed that a major drugs racket being run by a rogue landlord from his properties in Coventry...

Data from Knight Frank suggests that average rental values in prime central London fell one per cent last month, taking the...

The first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...

The average rent across the UK is now £985 per calendar month, up some 2.1 per cent on four weeks ago...

ARLA Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants continued to rise in July, hitting the highest number on record. The average...

A new student accommodation property platform has been launched which aims to deliberately by-pass letting agents.  Housemates is for students, landlords and...

The latest house price index, produced by the website Home, gives a broadly optimistic outlook for landlords and other buy to...

Uncertainty around the start of the academic year and pressure on corporate budgets means lettings activity has been lower than normal...

Strutt and Parker says the low level growth in the lettings market seen in prime central London in 2019 is being...

New data from Zoopla shows that a two-speed rental market is operating across the UK, with London in particular hitting major...

The number of new prospective tenants has risen markedly according to figures from ARLA Propertymark. In June - the latest data available...

Propertymark is the latest industry body to warn the government against Capital Gains Tax changes that may disincentivise landlords. A joint statement...

The average rental asking price outside of London has hit an all-time high says Rightmove - whereas inside the capital, the...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has entered the row over Labour claiming that the stamp duty holiday announced last week was in...

Labour has described the stamp duty holiday introduced last week as “a £1.3 billion bung for landlords” because the tax break...

Another agent reports huge surge in supply of London properties to let Yesterday Chestertons reported a large rise in the supply of...

One of the capital’s largest lettings agencies says business is recovering well, although ironically rents are down 10% and increased activity...

The arrival of mandatory enhanced electrical checks so soon after the chaos of the Coronavirus pandemic represents a perfect storm for...

Average room rents in the capital have dipped seven per cent compared to this time last year according to a flat-sharing...

Research from franchise giant Belvoir is the latest to show what may be rapidly changing aspirations from private tenants. “The results confirm...

Knight Frank is the latest agency to produce evidence that the lettings sector has rebounded in the four weeks since the...

Demand in the prime London lettings market is catching up with supply, reducing short-term downwards pressure on rental values. That’s the view...

The so-called King and Queen of Buy To Let, the controversial husband and wife team of Fergus and Judith Wilson, are...

A buy to let investor who kept a group of men as slaves – making them work 90-hour weeks in return...

A prominent figure in the lettings industry has warned that any extension to the current evictions ban would risk hurting the...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued guidelines ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

Rents in London have dropped by between 10 and 15 per cent as fewer people are willing or able to move...

The return of the housing market has seen demand for rental property boom - and it’s a third higher now than...

The number of new rental listings reaching the market has soared as much as 44 per cent in some areas following...

One of the country’s largest lettings agencies is to lose 17 jobs out of 100 in what the company founder calls...

ARLA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a formal written...

The latest market snapshot by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that while new and completed tenancy volumes dropped rapidly in the first...

New research claims to show that the lockdown could end up with higher rents as demand in the lettings sector outstrips...

Seven out of 10 tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed according to Hamptons International - the highest...

Rental demand has dropped significantly across London and other major UK cities as a result of the pandemic. When comparing current levels...

Demand for homes to rent has surged back by some 30 per cent in the two weeks to April 14 according...

The Property Academy’s latest webinar, to be held this afternoon, is to be addressed by a behavioural economist and frequent contributor...

New and newly-refurbished properties are letting more readily as virtual viewings become more widespread during the lockdown. That’s the view of Knight...

The proportion of homes bought last month by buy to let investors plummeted to a record low of just eight per...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with the...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

There are few silver linings to today’s Coronavirus crisis but there’s a heroic effort being made by a short let accommodation...

The average rent for a newly let property rose 3.3 per cent in the year to the end of February -...

A lettings market snapshot conducted before the worst effects of the Coronavirus were known suggests the rental market is relatively strong...

The Budget has failed tenants by doing nothing to increase the supply of private rental property according to two lettings sector...

An online student publication is urging readers who are tenants to “go lawsuit crazy” when the full provisions of the Homes...

Labour’s London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has put his call for powers to control private rents at the heart of his campaign...

Growing demand and a shrinking supply of rental properties in prime central London has led to a 50 per cent surge...

A landlord has been ordered to pay nearly £6,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to harassing and financially exploiting...

Demand for rental properties in January increased to the highest level on record with 88 prospective tenants registered per lettings agency...

The government is driving landlords into the short let sector according to a trade body. The Residential Landlords Association, responding to recent...

Nearly four out of 10 landlords believe that tenant demand will rise this year, according to a study by high-profile buy...

A trade group’s submission to the Treasury ahead of next month’s Budget includes a call for the new Chancellor to slash...

Almost three quarters of Belvoir’s lettings franchisees anticipate rent increases this year.  In a survey of the franchise firm’s offices across the...

Another housing market snapshot suggests demand and confidence are improving as a result of the new political and economic landscape following...

The government has failed the private rental sector says the Residential Landlords Association. In a statement released even before the resignation of...

The PropTech platform Movebubble has upgraded its features to increase rivalry between lettings agents and thus enhance the renting experience for...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made an uncompromising set of demands on the government, asking it to implement a...

An analysis of HMRC data reveals that the number of small buy-to-let landlords has dropped for the first time in five...

A lettings agency in one of the most competitive markets in Britain says it’s enjoyed a record year winning landlords from...

Knight Frank has released its latest rental market summary for London, and it paints a mixed picture. Firstly the number of properties...

A landlord has ended up with fines totalling over £90,000 after repeatedly ignoring a council’s selective licensing regime. Stephen Ige pleaded guilty...

Nearly half a million properties could be removed from the long-term lettings market as disenchanted landlords move to short-lets. A survey by...

London’s asking rents hit a new record average of £2,119 per calendar month as the ongoing shortage of property for tenants...

The prime London lettings market has returned to growth after three years of falling rents, according to new five-year forecasts from...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions has hit an all time low...

New research claims that one in every 50 homes in the capital is let on a short-term platform like Airbnb or...

New investment in private rented housing has fallen since 2016 as some private landlords have dipped out of the sector in...

The average cost of a rental home in Great Britain rose to £999 pcm in December according to figures just released...

A leading agency in a part of the UK where local government wants to clamp down on the spread of Airbnb...

It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new...

The fallout continues over the government’s shock refusal to allow Liverpool council to continue its huge landlord licensing scheme. Yesterday we reported that...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has thrown its weight behind an initiative by the Scottish Government to control the growth...

The owner of a Derbyshire property must pay out more than £3,000 after being found guilty of failing to comply with...

There’s been an upbeat prediction on the lettings market given by leading market commentator Lucian Cook, head of residential research at...

Knight Frank forecasts cumulative rental growth of 11 per cent in prime outer London and 10 per cent in prime central...

Countrywide has calculated that with many landlords exiting the buy to let market, the number of homes available to rent has...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a brief but optimistic assessment of the private rental market for next year. “As...

Just over third of private landlords are planning to quit the sector or cut the number of homes they let in...

An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...

The new government must prioritise the implementation of proposals to ensure letting agents and others in the industry are appropriately qualified. That’s...

New data from the Association of Residential Lettings Agents shows how the festive slowdown has hit the market. The number of tenants...

Richard Donnell, research director at Zoopla, is warning the government that future reform of the private rental sector must not jeopardise...

The National Landlords’ Association says the new Conservative government must do two things in its early phase in office. The NLA, which...

London as a whole has seen rental stock plummet by 22 per cent in just one year according to a market...

A prominent industry trade group says the new government must honour its manifesto commitment to strengthen the right of “good landlords”...

A trade body is warning of a crisis in the private rental market as new figures show a sharp drop in...

Once again the monthly market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reports a decline in the stock of rental...

A compliance consultant has explained why a local council’s penalty on a rogue landlord - initially £31,499 - was slashed to...

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...

The latest rental market snapshot from the Association of Residential Letting Agents suggests that 50 per cent of agents witnessed an...

Labour’s policies for the private rental sector are “too extreme ... unrealistic and will be hugely damaging to housing supply in...

As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...

A leading agent is the latest industry figure to speak out against rent controls, which continue to be advocated by Labour...

Knight Frank says the supply of new lettings properties in prime central London is likely to slow - and as a...

Industry supplier Let Alliance has merged with the Barbon Insurance Group, which includes HomeLet and Rentshield     The announcement was made at...

A collective of activist renter groups has set out a manifesto of what it wants from the winner of next month’s...

One of the leading lettings sector trade bodies has unveiled what it describes as “a positive vision for the private rented...

Rent controls similar to those demanded by Labour in London and other major cities in the UK do not work, and...

The likely general election is an opportunity for the government to make the lettings sector more appealing for would-be landlords, says...

A trade body says the private rental sector is facing a major crisis - more landlords are selling properties than buying...

Research by the British Property Federation shows that there are now 148,046 build-to-rent homes complete, under construction or in planning across...

Countrywide’s high-end Hamptons International brand says it’s growing its lettings business “ethically and sustainably, regardless of market conditions.” It has ended the...

Property development and investment firm SevenCapital has released a top 10 league table of UK cities which it claims will perform...

UK-wide rental prices are up 2.0 per cent annually to £876 – a three-year high – according to a new quarterly...

Another law firm has sharply criticised the government’s proposals to abolish Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Devonshires says the government should...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has submitted its response to the government's consultation on scrapping Section 21 evictions, which closes tomorrow...

Property investors are concerned that Brexit could deter international buyers from purchasing property in the UK, which could in turn weaken...

Landlords have urged the authorities not to introduce rent controls in Manchester as they would 'choke off' supply of housing in...

There has been a significant spike in activity in the East Hampshire lettings market, according to analysis from Zoopla. Over the last...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act continued its upward curve in August. The...

There’s a warning from a leading agent that the unregulated proliferation of Airbnb-style short lets will lead to mainstream rent rises...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused Labour of being thin on detail when it comes to the housing policies...

A huge US property investment firm valued at over $10 billion is entering the UK’s purpose build student accommodation sector. Chicago-based CA...

The weekly economic and financial research magazine The Economist has made a scathing attack on rent controls. The publication says rent controls...

As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...

Greater London rents have risen an average of four per cent in the past year - but some boroughs performing above-average...

Utilities management service Tenant Shop says demographic changes leading to more families and older individuals renting privately represent an opportunity for...

The government has been criticised yet again for what is described as its “incoherent” approach to the private rental sector. David Miles,...

Rents across prime central London have been roughly flat over the past year - although yields are up as a result...

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir.  The franchise...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants the government to implement recent recommendations to regulate the agency industry, starting with the...

Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rising by 1.3...

PropTech supplier Movebubble claims that over 450,000 tenants use its app. Users can schedule viewings, share feedback with agents or landlords or...

Private tenants are being disadvantaged because of the government’s focus on boosting homeownership. According to the latest figures from the Royal Institution...

It took an average of just 20 days to let a home between January and July this year according to a...

Prime London’s lettings market is growing but has seen fewer new lets over the second quarter of the year according to...

Rents in London are rocketing but a leading market commentator says this is no reason to give in to a “Marxist dystopia”...

A platform which works with independent lettings agents and Build To Rent operators says it is linking them to provide mutual...

The supply of lettings property has begun to increase in higher price brackets in prime central London, leading rents to fall...

The lettings establishment has sent its congratulations to Boris Johnson on his election as Tory leader and, from this afternoon, Prime...

Over-regulation of short-term let accommodation in some areas of rural Scotland could pose a risk to rural tourism, a business organisation...

Calls by Labour’s London Mayor Sadiq Khan to secure powers to implement private sector rent controls are facing increasing opposition. Business organisation...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has sharply criticised the PRS as being ill-equipped to cater...

Rents are rising at the fastest rate since 2017, pushing the average yield on residential property to 4.5 per cent, its...

A trade association has called for a 'moratorium' on any further government intervention in the buy-to-let sector in order to stop...

A leading trade body is urging the candidates to lead the Conservative Party to adopt a more positive approach to the...

There’s been a dramatic 37 per cent rise in rental instructions for prime properties in the capital during the first quarter...

A call by Shelter for England to adopt Scotland’s model of indefinite tenancies in the private rented sector has been attacked...

A leading housing market analyst says the sales market is increasingly determined by the acts of buy to let and other...

A leading lettings expert insists that greater regulation in the private rental sector can work for the benefit of landlords and...

A trade body has hit out at government policy following a think tank’s claims that young people are less mobile because of...

A lettings agent and investment adviser says there is a positive interpretation of the fees ban introduced this month in England. Abi...

A property management chief is arguing that rent controls would restrict mortgage loans to buy to let investors and drive existing...

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says the feared sell-off of private rental units is continuing apace on the eve of...

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been put on the spot by the person many consider to be the country’s most...

The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...

The Mayor of London is under pressure to pull advertisements calling on landlords to stop providing homes for Londoners and move...

A leading buy to let mortgage provider says the professional landlord with multiple properties is increasingly becoming the backbone of its...

The operations director of letting agency haart has told landlords not to 'stress too much' over Brexit. Paul Sloan says it's easy...

A quarter of private landlords are looking to sell at least one property over the next year according to new research...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says there is a record number of homes available to renters - but this does...

The official government consultation period on the scrapping of Section 21 eviction begins shortly, but now a leading lettings sector trade...

Startling figures released this morning by Rightmove suggest that rents have risen 8.2 per cent in London in the past year...

The head of a major property management firm says the controversial proposal to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

Latest lettings market data from high-end agency Knight Frank shows that average rents in prime central London rose 1.1 per cent...

A lettings sector trade body is demanding that the government brings forward tax measures to address what it calls “the scourge...

A rogue lettings agent has been fined over £72,000 after being found guilty of 15 separate offences relating to three illegally established houses...

Data from Knight Frank shows that annual rental values actually grew in parts of prime outer London last month for the...

Rents over three prime London areas rose by 1.9 per cent in the final quarter of 2018 according to property data...

More tenants are seeing rent increases, according to the latest market snapshot delivered by the Association of Residential Letting Agents. It says...

The lettings department of a central London independent agency is claiming its busiest January in some years. Russell Simpson, a family-run independent...

Foxtons has given a relatively upbeat assessment of the capital’s rental market in its survey of the sector in 2018. It says...

Belvoir says a survey of its franchisees shows that Brexit is having what it calls “a significant impact” on the rental...

Rental values in prime London show early signs of bottoming out, says Savills, with the annual rate of falls now at...

Latest official figures show that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1.0 per cent in the...

You may be forgiven for thinking that rent takes up an ever-greater proportion of tenants’ income - but new figures out...

Throughout 2018 the number of homes available to rent in prime areas of London dropped 13 per cent. In particular, 80 per...

With good news in the buy to let sector in short supply, here’s a promising start to the week - a...

A lettings sector trade body has put the blame firmly on government for the scale of poverty amongst those who privately...

The BBC’s Reality Check service, respected for giving a more realistic assessment of many politicians’ promises, has looked at London mayor...

High-end lettings agency Knight Frank is predicting that £75 billion of investment will be committed to the Build To Rent sector...

Tenants are in for a rocky ride this year - and it’s chiefly the fault of government, says the chief executive...

Knight Frank has given an upbeat snapshot of the lettings market in Prime Central London, based mostly on higher rental growth...

A lettings market snapshot from Rightmove suggests asking rents in London are now increasing at an annual rate not seen for...

The man who is arguably Britain’s most controversial landlord - Fergus Wilson - is likely to be issuing up to 90...

A property website says tenants and prospective renters in London are set to have ‘a torrid 2019’ because of a shortage of...

The number of landlords exiting the market in the East of England is 100 per cent higher than the national average...

A buy to let investor has been fined more than £5,000 and ordered to pay a further £4,000 after HMO offences.  John...

It’s the lull before the storm for private tenants according to the Association of Residential Lettings Agents. In its market snapshot looking...

Buy to let investor Changhaiz Ishaq has been ordered to pay a £8,510 fine for defying a prohibition order on his...

Famous buy to let landlord Judith Wilson has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay almost £15,000 costs for failing to...

High end lettings agency Knight Frank says the proportion of properties listed for rent in prime London residential markets in October...

A new survey suggests that the demise of the High Street for shopping could lead to a surge in the supply...

Some 79 per cent of landlords are only servicing the interest on their mortgages, not paying down their loans, according to...

Continued political and economic uncertainty is likely to fuel increased tenant demand in the private rented sector, says Haart.  The company’s latest...

Rent increases seen in London this year are likely to continue in 2019 because of the diminishing supply of homes to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has put together a brief summary of the 2018 rental market. In figures, the supply of...

There’s been a large jump in the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions according to the Association of Residential Letting...

One of Britain's highest profile landlords is to be sentenced on December 11 - and she must show the court details of...

The number of lettings listings in prime central London fell 18 per cent in the year to September, says Knight Frank. The...

The power held by tenants is growing across the UK, as new research indicates 61 per cent of buy to let...

Some broadly good news to end the week - rents are predicted to grow 13.7 per cent in the next five...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

Rightmove is reporting that average asking rents outside London have topped £800 per month for the first time, fuelled by a...

The number of tenants seeing their rents rise continues to go up according to the latest market snapshot produced by the...

Brexit is causing concern among landlords, according to HomeLet. The initial results of HomeLet’s annual landlord survey says nine out of 10...

A new quarterly overview of the UK lettings sector reveals three key trends: viewings are rising and more tenancies are being...

Knight Frank says the annual rental value growth has returned to prime central London due to declining supply levels - the...

A major property platform says London’s rental and sales market may well be on the road to recovery - but that...

The percentage of tenants experiencing rent hikes in August was the highest for almost four years according to the Association of...

Three London lettings sub-markets performed relatively weakly according to data just released by Knight Frank. Wimbledon’s rental values fell 1.5 per cent...

Latest government figures show that private rents paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 0.9 per cent in the 12...

The number of available properties to rent is falling at an alarming rate, particularly in Greater London, according to property platform...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £947, up 0.9 per cent on last year - or up...

A leading letting agent argues that the UK housing market is not prepared to deal with a growing number of lifetime...

A top London letting agent working for Knight Frank has commented on the 'irony' that the government's series of tax changes...

In what seems to be increasingly rare good news for the private rental sector, ARLA says demand from new tenants has...

Belvoir says more landlords are selling up and fewer newcomers are investing in the private rental sector because of increased legislation...

The rental market is being warned of the dangers from unsafe gas and electricity supplies caused by meter-tampering.  Research undertaken by the Grosvenor...

The lettings sector is in the midst of a summer slowdown with no pick up in activity expected until next month,...

Rent rises in the private rental sector have merely tracked inflation and the Retail Price Index over the past five years...

Rents are expected to surge 15 per cent over the next five years thanks to increasing demand and limited supply following...

Chestertons has announced record lettings results for the first half of 2018, claiming growth in market share and increased productivity. The agency...

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes rose to 35 per cent in June, up from 28 per cent in May...

The number of landlords with more than 10 Airbnb accommodations listed in London has risen by 8.4 per cent in the...

A trade body says the country faces a net loss of 133,000 homes for private rent over the next year -...

A gas safety engineer has pleaded guilty with a landlord of falsifying gas safety certificates for a string of private rental...

A consumer group which conducted 30 undercover viewings in five different UK cities claims letting agents are showing potential tenants around...

The latest monthly report from the Association of Residential Letting Agents puts the  number of rental properties managed by agents at...

The government should scrap the tax on new homes which is punishing those in need of a home to rent, the...

Landlords exiting the market because of tax and red tape have led to “an acute shortage of available properties to rent”...

The growth of the private rental sector has slowed thanks to government intervention and economic uncertainty - but it will expand...

There’s been a huge 15 per cent slump in the number of properties to let in prime central London over the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing the highest number of landlords selling their buy to let properties...

Over 70% of Conservative councillors and housing leads have indicated that £2 billion pledged for affordable housing is not enough to...

The introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of buy-to-let properties and the phasing out of buy-to-let mortgage...

There was a decline in both the number of To Let and Let By properties during April, according to the latest...

Goodlord, the PropTech company which restructured earlier this year and laid off a reported 40 members of staff, is fighting back...

The number of buy to let investors in the UK has hit a record high of 2.5m in the latest tax...

A leading Conservative peer says the government should cut taxes for buy to let investors and regard them as part of...

Board company Agency Express says the buoyant start to the year’s lettings market has given way to a slowdown. In its February...

A lettings trade body says a major house builder has blamed, in part, recent tax increases on private landlords as a...

The new leader of the Labour party in Scotland says his party will introduce “stringent” rent controls if it gains power...

Reaction to the government’s call for developers and planning authorities to be more flexible in their approach to increasing the housing...

Knight Frank says prime central London rents have fallen on a quarterly basis for the 28th consecutive month - a record. The...

Tax increases on the rental sector are leaving young people unable to access the homes they need, an industry body claims. The...

Average rental values in prime central London fell 2.1 per cent in the year to February according to Knight Frank -...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members to tell landlord clients that they have only a month to...

The number of properties available to rent in London is now 46 per cent below the national average according to ARLA...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a downbeat report on the lettings sector’s start to 2018.  Its report on the market's performance in January says...

A housing charity has called for the government to build more affordable social homes for rent to help families 'trapped' in...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

Tenant demand edged up in the three months to January, according to RICS, but landlord instructions have fallen back - suggesting...

Savills is urging its landlord clients to be more flexible in order to meet the new expectations of younger renters in...

The average number of properties managed by letting agents rose from 192 in November to 200 in December – the highest...

The government has been accused by a lettings sector trade body of skewing the market to encourage more short-lets.  The claim comes...

The average asking rent across the UK - excluding London - rose by just 0.7 per cent in 2017 according to...

A lettings agency has written to MPs setting out an eloquent case for a cap on agents’ fees levied on tenants...

Figures released by the government show huge support for the extension of the offences under which agents and landlords may in...

The lettings director of high-end London lettings agency Russell Simpson says he expects the capital’s rentals market to blossom next year...

Foxtons insists the London rental market may now be in recovery mode with 9.2 prospective tenants per property registered in the third...

Prime minister Theresa May has repeated that the current government will not introduce rent controls in the private sector. The issue of...

A fall in the supply of available rental properties suggests some landlords may be quitting the buy to let sector as...

Some 70 per cent of letting agents expect taxes on the rental sector to rise further next year according to research...

The rental market in Prime Central London has shown signs of recovery at the end of 2017, according to a new...

Countrywide says one in every 12 homes that came on to the rental market in 2017 was for sale at some...

There has been a record number of new student accommodation bed spaces delivered in 2017, with possible consequences for future buy...

Average rents in prime central London fell 2.4 per cent year-on-year in November, which was the most modest decline recorded in...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing a consolidation of agencies ahead of the ban on agents’ fees...

The number of properties that agents managed per branch fell to a 12-month low in October according to new figures released...

A trade body says there are 15 formal government consultations going on within the private rental sector - and now it’s...

What is believed to be the first-ever study of Airbnb’s effects on house prices - not just rents - suggests the...

After several months of rising rent costs, the number of letting agents who saw landlords increasing prices for tenants fell substantially...

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the Fitness for Human Habitation requirements for...

Interest from prospective tenants edged up during September according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.    Of agent members who responded to...

Average rental values fell three per cent in the year to September 2017 according to Knight Frank.   This decline is the smallest...

Rents in the UK rose by an average of 2.1 per cent during September according to HomeLet.   HomeLet says last month’s rise continues...

Rents outside of London have dropped by 0.2 per cent in the third quarter of this year according to new data...

The shadow housing minister, John Healey, has started to flesh out the details of Labour's proposed rent controls, announced by Jeremy...

Latest data from Your Move’s rental indices suggest that rents are growing, with the average in England and Wales now £904,...

Trade groups have reacted angrily to Labour’s proposal to introduce rent controls if the party enters government.   The announcement, made by Labour...