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There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...

It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically...

The Bank of England has kept its base rate at 5.25 per cent but markets forecast this will drop from the summer as...

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

Knight Frank has revised its housing market forecasts for 2024, just two weeks into the new year. It’s done this on the...

Lower mortgage rates - still falling in the days since the end of the festive break - may be persuading some...

All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...

Mortgage experts are expecting significant falls in the cost of borrowing this week as lenders drop their rates. Following last week’s decision...

Tenants seeking a way to buy a home have been given at least slightly reassuring news by Rightmove. The portal says the...

Prominent figures from Foxtons and Chestertons are amongst the agency leaders featured on a new six-part podcast series from OnTheMarket.  Hosted by...

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

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

Propertymark is querying why there’s no help for the private rental sector to meet energy efficiency targets expressed in a new...

The drastic shortage of rental properties will lessen during 2023 according to the Leaders Romans Group - and much of that...

A bizarre lettings start-up has launched - and isn’t taking rent in return for property.  KindRoom instead offers itself as a platform...

Propertymark’s chief executive Nathan Emerson has welcomed the dramatic government U-turn on taxes - but most importantly has retained the stamp...

Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it’s going to propose evolutionary changes at its upcoming annual general meeting. This will include...

A prominent industry supplier has hit out at what he calls “the merry go round of housing ministers” following yet another...

The desire for more living space, a key feature of the pandemic, has driven up rents on larger properties faster than...

The new owner of a lettings agency is aiming to fuel growth in his new business after swapping petrol stations and...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

What’s life-changing, involves months of anticipation, and ends with a big arrival? You might think we’re talking about pregnancy. But research...

You don’t need to be Greta Thunberg to know that climate change is a big issue that’s impacting our day-to-day lives....

New research from Countrywide brand Hamptons International suggest tenants are joining vendors in a trend towards leaving cities and heading for more...

The Short Term Accommodation Association, a trade body representing suppliers to the Airbnb-style short-term rental sector, has announced four new members. This brings...

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

The Deposit Protection Service has issued seven ways to help agents and students in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs during...

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

A leading independent mortgage market monitor is warning that increases in mortgage costs are now proving the latest blow to the...

The independent production company making the life-swap series The Week The Landlord Moved In series, now showing on BBC1, is having...

A family of rogue landlords who crammed 31 tenants into a 'Slumdog Millionaire'-style shanty home have this month been found guilty...

Hybrid agency Purplebricks has entered the debate over the £835.38p reportedly charged by a branch of Winkworth when it changed the...

The Guardian has accused a branch of Winkworth letting agency in south London of “grubby overcharging” for allegedly asking a new...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

The Bank of England's decision to keep the base interest rate at the record low of 0.25% has kept buy-to-let headline...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

Onefinestay, a firm offering high-end Airbnb-style short-let accommodation in London, is today making a pitch to letting agents to refer clients...

The Resort Group, the developer of the all-suite Llana Beach Hotel and Spa, which is due to open in 2016, has...

The Resort Group are looking for sales agents to help sell our 5-star property developments in Cape Verde. With a proven...

An officer from The Property Ombudsman Scheme (TPO) and a member of staff from Northwood recently switched roles for a week...