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Lloyds Banking Group, which announced back in 2020 that it was to become involved in the private rental sector, is buying...

An agency has issued its rental market forecast for 2024. Chestertons says rents are forecast to have increased by 6.5 per cent...

A webinar is being held tomorrow, aimed to urging agents to get ahead of changes to the industry likely to be...

Last week’s Autumn Statement - which fell short of expectations in terms of help for the private rental sector - is...

Propertymark has told politicians that an additional homes tax will not succeed in increasing housing supply. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and...

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

It’s claimed that as many as one in five tenants has lost out in a rental bidding war during the last...

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

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

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

Over seven in 10 landlords report rising tenant demand during the third quarter – a new record high, research conducted on...

The UK lettings market, after experiencing recent surges in prices, is now displaying signs of returning to its seasonal patterns.  This is...

Propertymark says it’s delivering a powerful message to the Scottish Government - despite losing a recent key legal case. The agents trade...

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

Normality appeared on the horizon in the prime London rental market in October according to high end agency Knight Frank.  Average rents...

A student lettings business claims the cycle of booking accommodation for the 2024-25 academic year has already started in some cities. The...

There’s growing optimism that tomorrow’s Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting will see base rate held for another month -...

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...

An online lettings platform is attacking agents for their fees, which it describes as a “waste” of landlord funds. Hello Neighbour, a...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

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

Prime London rents are still rising - but that growth is slowing, says Knight Frank. And the number of new prospective tenants...

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

Propertymark has urged Labour to licence letting agents under its plans to ‘fundamentally reform the private rented sector’. The trade body also...

Letting agents are currently managing 25 email and phone enquiries on average for every property they have to let across Britain,...

Tenants in Bristol are paying 41 per cent more for a rental property than they did just five years ago, it...

A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipate stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...

It’s getting worse - the supply-demand mismatch in the rental sector is now “drastic” says Propertymark. The number of new prospective tenants...

Police are urging letting agents and landlords to act swiftly if they think one of their properties is being used as...

A prominent agent has called on politicians to scrap the Renters Reform Bill . He says it’s “ill thought-through and would be...

The chief executive of Propertymark has reiterated his call for the government to make investment in buy to let attractive. Nathan Emerson says:...

London-focussed agency Foxtons says there is a part of the capital which is seeing an average of 38 prospective tenants for...

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

Zoopla has issued the first major private rental sector market forecast for 2024. Rental growth this year is on track to end...

There are no signs of rental growth slowing in prime London lettings market, says LonRes. The property data firm says annual rental...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that a significant majority of members expect yet...

The Build To Rent sector has now joined those parts of the property sector with a dedicated awards event. The awards -...

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

A lettings agent who describes himself as “a responsible and ethical property professional” has met with a Liberal Democrat MP to...

The classified ad website Gumtree is issuing an alert about what it claims is the growing threat of rental fraud. It says...

An agency’s survey of tenants reveals that three quarters feel ‘trapped’ because of the lack of choice in the private rental...

Parliament resumes today following its summer recess but there is still a lack of detail on aspects of the Renters Reform...

Propertymark is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The think tank E3G...

The National Union of Students is urging the government not to give in to what it calls “exploitative” private rental sector...

The Green Party - which ran the Brighton and Hove council until being swept from office in May’s local elections -...

A report being considered by a council says one of the UK’s biggest cities could see an 80 per cent collapse in...

New figures from flat-sharing site SpareRoom suggest that while rents are still climbing, there are early signs of a lettings market...

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

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the third time...

Scotland’s largest letting agent had almost 40,000 viewing requests during July for rental properties in Edinburgh and Glasgow alone. DJ Alexander Ltd...

A leading agency says the squeeze on tenants facing high rent rises is not going to end anytime soon. The comment -...

There’s a blunt warning to renters this morning from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution...

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

Details have been given of Lloyds Bank’s latest dive into the Build To Rent market. Its BTR arm, Citra, has acquired 49...

A law firm says the Renters Reform Bill is driving buy to let investors to quit because of their fears over...

The number of completed Build to Rent homes in the UK has increased 13 per cent in the past year to...

Propertymark has branded the plans by Housing Secretary Michael Gove to increase housebuilding “disappointing”. Nathan Emerson, Propertymark chief executive, says: “The UK...

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

Five regional police and crime commissioners have written to letting agents highlighting the problems of cannabis farms in private rental properties.  The...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London reach another new record this quarter of £1,231 per calendar month. That’s the...

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

The latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark shows a familiar story for the lettings sector.  It says that in June the number...

The average rent on a newly let property in Britain rose to £1,273 pcm in June, a new record according to...

A property industry commentator wants buy to let mortgage rules to be relaxed so that frustrated sellers can let out their...

The head of a consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition has given her views on what a General Election might mean...

New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...

The latest market snapshot from Propertymark shows that once again the lettings sector is dominated by demand outstripping supply. Using data from...

The chief executive of a respected industry supplier is warning that the lack of supply is making the rental sector “more...

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...

The story of low supply in the prime London lettings market appears to be coming to an end, says Knight Frank. The...

A leading estate agent on one of the Channel Islands has slammed the way additional homes are now being taxed. Since last...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...

Typical UK rents now account for 28.3 per cent of average pre-tax earnings - slightly above the 10-year average of 27...

The National Residential Landlords Association is looking for help from letting agents in building a case against rent controls. The association is...

Lettings chain Fine & Country says rents are likely to steadily rise through the summer. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine &...

The latest lettings market snapshot produced by London-focussed property data firm LonRes shows little change in the supply-constrained rental sector. However, figures...

The pace of rental growth cooled in May, with the average rent on a newly let home in Britain rising 9.1...

Two cities have been identified as the UK’s highest-growth cities across multiple property sectors over the next 10 years, according to...

Two prominent trade bodies representing elements of the private rental sector are fighting back against the latest attempt to impose rent...

LSL’s transition from being a largely owned agency network to individual franchises is effectively complete. The company - which owns the Your...

Lettings agents within The Guild of Property Professionals think that the Renters Reform Bill could cause many landlords to quit.  Graham Wood,...

A prominent housing journalist says Labour should fund councils to buy homes directly from private landlords to rapidly increase the size...

A year on from the Elizabeth Line opening, new Rightmove analysis reveals the latest renter trends near stations along the line. The...

Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants registering per member branch rose slightly to 118 in April.  This figure is up...

The latest data shows that while rents continue to climb, growth is starting to slow down.  According to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

A franchise network boss has sharply criticised both Labour and the Tories for their pro-tenant policies. Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth,...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

One of the high end lettings agencies dominating the prime London rental landscape says there’s no end in sight to the...

A survey of nearly 700 landlords by Paragon Bank found that 67 per cent experienced increased tenant demand during the first...

Investors looking to add to their portfolios in 2023 should be urged to consider student housing opportunities, according to a Newcastle...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to yet another new record of £1,190 per calendar month. This...

More property is likely to come onto the sales market in the weeks and months ahead as rising numbers of landlords...

Property portal Citylets says average rents in Scotland rose 12.4 per cent in the past year to £1,007 per month -...

New figures today from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons shows growth in the supply of lettings properties on the market is starting...

A new survey throws light on the scale of the supply shortage hurting the rental market - and in addition shows...

Lettings agency Fine & Country believes that tenants will continue to feel the pressure this spring with rental growth expected to...