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A new survey from law firm Weightmans has found that only 24% of renters read tenancy agreements.  It says this is largely...

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum.  Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...

A snap poll of letting agents has revealed that only a tiny percentage have taken steps to prepare for the shift...

Propertymark has urged Scotland’s new First Minister to end the country’s housing emergency. John Swinney is now First Minister and says he...

A prominent lettings agency says concern is growing in the private rental sector about the prospect of more pets in properties.  A...

Half of all private renters would not know where to turn to if a letting agent failed to address a problem...

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

Some 83% of estate agents are proud of their profession, says a new survey. The poll of 1,728 estate agents, commissioned by...

Top tips will be provided for landlords in the private rental market in a seminar next month organised by high profile...

A prominent supplier of deposit alternatives to lettings agents has come out and said that “renting negatively impacts quality of life,...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

Landlords’ champion Paul Shamplina says more landlords should use lettings agents, who he describes as their “allies” in the battle to...

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

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been alleged. A survey of over 2,000 private...

Propertymark has issued a no-holds-barred plea to the politician who has been named as the new housing minister in Wales -...

What appears to be another government housing policy U-turn - this time on ground rents - is being hailed as “a...

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

Propertymark has urged the Sunak government to press ahead with leasehold reform ahead of the Second Reading of the Leasehold and...

The new Labour leader in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has received an early shot across the bows from Propertymark. Gething was elected Welsh...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

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

A survey from property portal Share to Buy suggests that over three quarters of buyers believe they cannot afford to purchase...

Propertymark says the regulation of agents has come a step closer.   The trade body gave evidence at a House of Lords Industry...

A lettings industry supplier claims one in nine renters use foodbanks. A survey of tenants, commissioned by Zero Deposit, found that just...

There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...

A free webinar next week will explore how agents can use technology solutions to attract and win new landlords for their...

Propertymark has called on the UK Government to prevent a mass exodus of student landlords.   The news comes as a poll conducted...

A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...

A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...

Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...

Leaders Romans Group has acquired three major lettings, sales and surveying businesses operating multiple branches across London, Surrey, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. The...

Agents who want to put their arguments for lettings fiscal reform to the Chancellor have until 5pm next Wednesday to submit...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

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

David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...

The president elect of ARLA Propertymark has created a comprehensive list of female experts in different property disciplines. Angharad Trueman, Group Lettings...

The company which acquired London-focussed agency Chestertons in October has now snapped up another lettings and sales operation. This latest purchase is...

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...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

Propertymark has urged the government to do more to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens heat their homes.   Office for National Statistics...

A property portal has announced the inaugural graduation of its first-ever qualification. Some 55 students were awarded the SPC Property Practice Certification,...

Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...

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

A survey of more than 1,000 landlords in the Deposit Protection Service shows the scale of change in the private rental...

Next year will see “a strong resurgence” in the rental market, a leading agent predicts. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine &...

It’s all change for a regional agents’ group which has announced a new chair and new directors. Cornwall-based former estate agent Steve...

A survey suggests that a third of UK tenants who plan to spend Christmas in their rental property will be alone.  A...

Scores of councils that enforce licensing regimes on the private rental sector claim they are on the verge of bankruptcy. Almost one...

Propertymark has set out its pro-agency position on a range of issues contained in the Renters Reform Bill, currently trundling through...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

Latest data from The Deposit Protection Service suggests rents have risen faster than inflation over the past year. The organisation’s Rent Index...

Parts B and C of the process to improve material information disclosure in property listings are published today within comprehensive new guidance...

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

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

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...

The latest RICS lettings market survey shows another increase in rental demand - but that demand appears to be slowing. The institution’s...

An overwhelming number of letting and sales agents back the idea of more so-called Material Information on property details.  That’s according to...

There’s been widespread dismay in the industry as the outcome of a Judicial Review has backed the Scottish Government’s objective of...

Leaders Romans Group claims the pessimistic mood which many say surrounds the private rental sector is exaggerated. It has surveyed its landlord...

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

Some 48 per cent of tenants are currently living with one or more housing disrepair issues, it’s being claimed. The problems include...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur has written to MPs outlining detailed plans that he believes would ensure the controversial Renters Reform Bill...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 activist groups and charities demanding changes to the private rental sector...

A lettings agency - Leaders Romans Group - claims that landlords are not quitting the private rental sector in droves after...

Government data shows that as of 2022 some 15.29 per cent of homes in England are privately rented, with 14.9 per...

UK consumers feel worse off than a year ago, but remain relatively optimistic about the property . That’s the conclusion of a...

Propertymark has urged the government to take the potential Help to Buy ‘timebomb’ seriously. The news comes as London lettings agent Benham...

The latest lettings market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows rental demand continuing to rise.  A net balance of...

A PR exercise has discovered that 89 per cent of UK MPs would not give priority to Build-to-Rent schemes in their...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

At a time when the agency industry is being wooed by new self employed business models, a new survey suggests most...

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

Increasing numbers of landlords are considering instructing lettings agents for the first time because of increased red tape and the complexity...

An estimated seven million UK households are struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage payments, Which? warns, with millions...

The Autumn Statement on November 22 is the traditional vehicle for the Chancellor to introduce tax change - but now you...

New research shows that the majority of letting agents believe they are not paid sufficiently for their work. Research from the Goodlord...

A deposit alternative service says increasing numbers of renters need multiple sources of funding for traditional deposits. Zero Deposit says its survey...

Fewer than one in five homeowners support the government’s plans to ban gas boilers in new homes by 2025, with 83...

A prominent industry supplier is urging agents and landlords to lobby MPs to suggest improvements to the Renters Reform Bill.  PayProp UK...

A new survey reveals that rental properties with an EPC rating below C are already more difficult to sell to other...

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

More people are struggling to pay their rent according to a new government survey. The study, by the Office for National Statistics,...

In the face of stretched incomes, rising interest rates and escalating consumer prices, an increasing number of tenants are at risk...

Scottish agency and chartered surveyor firm DM Hall is to incorporate the identity of its rural property specialist arm, Baird Lumsden,...

A survey of local authorities in some of the poorest areas of the country - bodies which enforce many private rental...

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

The north of England is outperforming the south when it comes to yields and capital appreciation, a new survey has discovered. In...

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

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

One in eight tenants admit to letting out part or all of their rented property - and that rises to a...

Stricter proposals for energy efficiency under review by the government risk damaging the private rental sector if they remain unchanged. That’s the...

The Property Redress Scheme has released its latest list of expelled agents - mostly for rental misdemeanours and/or failure to pay...

A new study claims to reveal what it calls “a significant disparity in the spare room rental market.”  The research shows that...

After a decade of steady growth, the number of older renters is poised to increase rapidly over the next 10 years...

It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...