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22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Timers stuck renting because of lack of understanding - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1007757514.jpg)
A mortgage lender claims many potential first time buyers are missing out because they don’t understand the concept of shared ownership. Just...
29 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
![Half of Tenants 'get stuck' if letting agents fail to solve problems](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TenantDispute-400x310.png)
Half of all private renters would not know where to turn to if a letting agent failed to address a problem...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Private rental demand to soar if bankrupt council ends social housing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Birmingham’s Labour council is considering closing its social housing waiting list to new applicants - and this is likely to trigger...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Scrapping Section 21 can’t come quickly enough, says charity](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
Homelessness charity Crisis says the long-standing government pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers can’t come soon enough. The charity has backed...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Freeholders slammed by former Tory housing minister](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council houses will cut rental demand - Rayner sets out agenda](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Labour’s new shadow Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary, Angela Rayner, says she will put council Housing at the heart of...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Charity slams government over gap between rents and benefits](/upload/images/shutterstock_1563288097.jpg)
Crisis, the homelessness charity, has slammed the government over the growing gap between housing benefit levels and even the lower end...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lawyer hits out at court delays and growing anti-rental sentiment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency bans rival rent bids after angry protests](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents2-400x310.png)
A franchise lettings agency is reported to have agreed to stop potential tenants bidding against each other to secure rental properties. The...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental market set to benefit as buyers hit by cost woes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
The rental market is set to benefit from a surge in potential buyers putting their purchase plans on hold. Data from NerdWallet...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Industry leader takes over as lettings director of national chain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents3-400x310.png)
High profile Propertymark lettings expert Angharad Trueman is joining Andrews agency as group lettings director. Trueman has been in the property industry...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Activists want thousands of pounds to campaign against short lets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/airbnb400x310.jpg)
A group of activists is trying to raise £15,000 to campaign for local councils to clampdown on AirBnb and other short...
25 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent tells Gove: cease attacks on private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shelter angry at Hunt’s ‘nothing about housing’ Budget](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Homeless-400x310.png)
Campaigning charity Shelter is angry with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt over his Budget While most in the property industry have expressed relief that there...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ hopes rise for a soft landing for sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
“Optimism has survived another difficult month” says business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown in response to the latest house price index. Indeed, the industry...
08 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants under 30 risk being “stuck” renting for years - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AdultChildren-400x310.png)
A tax expert says the current economic climate has made it so hard to save for a deposit that many tenants...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Right To Buy extension plans criticised as “laughable … unworkable”](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EvictionNotice-400x310-min.jpeg)
A selection of property industry figures have spoken out against the government’s latest proposals to extend Right To Buy to housing...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Shelter slammed as “childish” for “appalling” attack on agents](/upload/images/Logos/Shelterlogo.png)
Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents mocked in provocative Shelter video](/upload/images/Logos/shelter-logo400x310.png)
Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Another Labour politician urges immediate rent controls](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Labour-logo400x310.png)
Another prominent Labour politician has thrown his weight behind rent controls. And Mark Griffin - who is the party’s housing spokesman in...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Shelter blasts government for unaffordable homes](/upload/images/Logos/generation-rent400x310.png)
Shelter - so often critical of the private rental sector - has instead turned its fire on the government over what...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Right To Rent changes this month - call for automation to help agents](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RentsUp400x310.png)
Upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures make the case for increased automation of the process to save agents from additional...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ anger that Budget didn’t offer cash help for rental sector](/img/default/lat.png)
The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector. “Extending...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021 will not hold back Agents who are prepared to adapt](/img/default/lat.png)
With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
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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....
09 December 2020
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![Agents can do more to speed up transactions by adopting technology](/img/default/lat.png)
Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
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![Keeping the property market moving](/img/default/lat.png)
It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Give that agency a cigar! Winston Churchill’s apartment to let](/img/default/lat.png)
A London agency has won the instruction for a particularly prestigious let - a four bedroom apartment in the capital, once...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Starmer says ban not enough - ‘scrap Section 21 now’](/img/default/lat.png)
Labour leader Keir Starmer says the latest extension of the eviction ban is insufficient without a comprehensive plan by government. “This eleventh...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let investors urged to act before stamp duty benefit wanes](/img/default/lat.png)
A specialist buy to let mortgage broker is urging prospective investors to buy sooner rather than later if they want to...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Eviction ban threat provokes new campaign by industry big hitters](/img/default/lat.png)
Agents and landlords are urged to lobby MPs to highlight the threat of the current eviction ban and to urge no...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Labour Baroness to head fiercely pro-tenant campaign group](/img/default/lat.png)
A Labour Baroness, Alicia Kennedy, has been named as the new director of the fiercely pro-tenant Generation Rent campaign group. The announcement...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Suspend all rents now, says union- and council-funded think tank](/img/default/lat.png)
A foundation which receives substantial funding from trade unions and a charity linked to the Nationwide is calling for rents to...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Labour evictions policy could mean financial ruin - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
Labour’s proposal to extend the current ban on private rental sector evictions could end up with some landlords in financial ruin. Landlord...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Labour demands extra protection for tenants facing “ticking timebomb](/img/default/lat.png)
The Labour head of a special ‘taskforce’ looking at London housing issues in the light of the Coronavirus crisis says he...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents must have complete records to avoid Corona complaints - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
A leading PropTech expert has urged lettings agents to improve their administration and paperwork if they want to avoid what could...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Nurses get to the frontline using a letting agency's spare car](/img/default/lat.png)
A Blackpool lettings agent has come to the rescue of two NHS nurses whose car had broken down - and now...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rents to accelerate in 2020 according to surveyors](/img/default/lat.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a brief but optimistic assessment of the private rental market for next year. “As...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Former Labour councillor jailed after years of housing fraud](/img/default/lat.png)
A former Labour councillor and solicitor Muhammad Harun has been jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to two counts of...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tenant owes £1,000 and uses Facebook to say: “Catch me if you can!”](/img/default/lat.png)
A university student who fled from his private rental apartment owing over £1,000 has posted a message on Facebook: “Catch me...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Huge £9m boost for flatfair as deposit alternative race hots up](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why I may quit buy to let - a landlord explains their S21 dilemma](/img/default/lat.png)
A private landlord has gone on record to explain her own dilemma with a tenant - and why the government’s scrapping...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Student rents flatline after surge in purpose built accommodation](/img/default/lat.png)
Data from a student accommodation specialist firm shows average rents across many cities are stuck at around a 20-year average of...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let mortgage bonanza means it's vital for investors to use a broker](/img/default/lat.png)
A leading buy to let specialist lender says the vast number of BTL mortgage products now on the market has made...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents accused of breaking the law over tenancy agreements](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Investing in people is key to your success – PropTech is neither a replacement nor exception](/img/default/lat.png)
At PayProp we recognise that it’s the hard-working agents and other staff that make the industry a success, so training should...
04 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Stuck renting forever: more tenants say deposits stop them buying](/img/default/lat.png)
Most tenants believe they will never be able to own a home because of the burden of saving for a deposit...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![More big fines handed out in latest licensing legal actions](/img/default/lat.png)
More big fines have been handed out in recent legal action regarding buy to let investors who have not stuck by...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News
!['Hidden' Baby Boomers suffering in private rental sector, claims housing group](/img/default/lat.png)
Up to 500,000 so-called Baby Boomers have been hit by allegedly unaffordable rents and a lack of appropriate housing for older...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Tories told: adopt some Labour rental policies or risk losing election](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has been told is should simply adopt some Labour rental policies or risk losing the next General Election -...
24 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Deposits mean tenants 'miss out on £80m in interest' - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
Academic research suggests tenants in England and Wales are missing out on £80m of interest to tenancy deposit schemes every single...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![LSL unveils new partnership to strengthen Build To Rent activities](/img/default/lat.png)
LSL Property Services’ new consultancy and management service for the Build To Rent sector - PRSim - has teamed up with...
12 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![What tenants leave - a stuffed beaver, 23-year-old food, pet ashes...](/img/default/lat.png)
You might not want to read this as you’re tucking into an early Easter egg, but an interiors firm has compiled...
13 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![4 Reasons Why Virtual Furnishing Really Is The Future](/img/default/lat.png)
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
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![Guarantee blue skies! Bad weather doesn’t mean bad photos when you use Doctor Photo](/img/default/lat.png)
Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
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01 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Call to INCREASE buy to let stamp duty surcharge to four per cent](/img/default/lat.png)
Three quarters of a million private renters are stuck in the coldest and draughtiest homes, claims the Citizens Advice organisation -...
28 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Firm charges 19% as 'Airbnb manager' for owners wanting to short let](/img/default/lat.png)
A company called My Property Host is seeking to attract failed sellers to become ‘accidental landlords’ and let out their homes...
29 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![How can Agents survive in an increasingly competitive market?](/img/default/lat.png)
The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Lifting the Lid on Deposit Disputes](/img/default/lat.png)
Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...
05 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Lettings division expansion for agency after city market surge](/img/default/lat.png)
Cambridge-based agency Bidwells is expanding its lettings division. The lettings team has grown from eight to 10 professionals thanks to the recent...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Luke Mason, Director of IntelliLet](/img/default/lat.png)
Who are you? Luke Mason, from IntelliLet. I help letting agents with every aspect of their business, but particular focus is on...
27 April 2016
From: 60 Second Interview
![Agents strike deal with bus firm to offer free travel to tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents in Cambridge have struck a deal with Stagecoach East to give five free days of travel to new tenants...
29 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Video round up 02.10.15 - Watch the weekly news from Estate Agent Today](/img/default/lat.png)
Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on a raft...