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A prominent lettings industry supplier says uncertainty over the details and timescales to implement rental reforms will dog the sector for...
30 June 2022
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Another prominent industry voice is warning of the dangers of the Scottish Government’s new eviction policies. So far the National Residential Landlords...
30 June 2022
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Troubled online agency Purplebricks says it’s going to finally release its full year figures in the first week of August -...
29 June 2022
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Propertymark is questioning whether the Scottish Government is adequately funding the First-tier Tribunal to cope with any extra demand placed on...
29 June 2022
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Tenants are being offered what’s called a “fixed price green energy option” ahead of another fuel price hike this autumn. The deal...
29 June 2022
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The agents’ trade association Propertymark says the government’s high-profile rental sector reforms should address the continuing shortage of supply. Propertymark chief executive...
28 June 2022
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One of Britain’s largest cities wants to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms. The proposed scheme in Glasgow follows legal changes...
27 June 2022
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Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...
27 June 2022
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Low supply has kept rental growth high - and it’s unlikely to slow any time soon. Knight Frank says it expects stock...
27 June 2022
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An interesting survey conducted by the Lincolnshire Live news website suggests a lack of support for some proposals in the government’s...
24 June 2022
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Comprehensive rental reform requires the buy in and understanding of letting agents and landlords from the outset - and not as...
24 June 2022
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There’s concern in the student lettings sector about the impact of the government’s Fairer Private Rental Sector White Paper. For this specialist...
24 June 2022
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A Build To Rent operator has created what it calls a one-stop app for tenants. The operator Apo says the new app...
24 June 2022
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At Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), we're committed to making the deposit protection process as pain-free as possible. From our beginning of...
23 June 2022
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A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide aimed at improving private rental sector properties. The Energy Saving Trust...
23 June 2022
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Since the Tenant Fees Act ban came into force, agents have been responsible for covering tenancy referencing costs, whether that’s by...
22 June 2022
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A lettings agency is alleged to have used violence and vandalism over a prolonged period against the tenants of at least...
22 June 2022
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An agency has snapped up its second independent in 12 months. James Douglas Sales and Lettings has acquired Leek and Weston in...
22 June 2022
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The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...
21 June 2022
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Agents with landlord clients who let properties in Central West Bromwich are being reminded to check if they should apply for...
20 June 2022
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Knight Frank says a frustrating period for tenants looks likely to continue this summer in the prime London lettings market. While supply...
17 June 2022
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Part of the Connells empire, John D Wood & Co., is moving to a larger office in a lettings hotspot in...
17 June 2022
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Today’s proposed changes to the private rental sector are the most radical for a generation. The first industry debate on this hot...
16 June 2022
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The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...
16 June 2022
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A prominent lettings industry supplier has asked whether the earlier-than-expected arrival of the rental reform white paper was a distraction from...
16 June 2022
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What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...
15 June 2022
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The Deposit Protection Service claims the single largest reason why private tenants move is to find properties accepting pets. Around a thousand...
15 June 2022
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The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it’s going to propose evolutionary changes at its upcoming annual general meeting. This will include...
15 June 2022
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An apprentice working at Newcastle’s Walton Robinson agency has revealed why she believes it’s her dream job. The agency specialises in residential...
14 June 2022
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A new survey on attitudes towards working from home in London makes interesting reading for those faced with letting homes to...
14 June 2022
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A consultation over the summer looks set to be the first part of a radical change to the structure of communal...
14 June 2022
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A new national lettings-only portal is planning to launch this October with a pledge to revolutionise the rental sector. Its aim is...
13 June 2022
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More than one in eight private renters may miss out on support to cope with rising energy costs, Citizens Advice claims. The...
13 June 2022
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The average private rental tenancy deposit last year exceeded £1,000 new figures show. At an average of £1,005 per tenancy, the cost...
13 June 2022
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The John Lewis Partnership has revealed the first three locations where it will build new rental homes. The properties “would offer the...
10 June 2022
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The sole director of a lettings agency, who was recently made the subject of an anti-social behaviour injunction and banning order,...
10 June 2022
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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
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The boss of a PropTech rental platform claims that tenants are particularly badly hit by the current cost of living crisis. Research...
10 June 2022
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Housing minister Eddie Hughes has categorically stated that the government is not considering rent controls in England. In a written reply to...
08 June 2022
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A leading light in the Generation Rent group is disputing the findings of a Propertymark survey of letting agents. Agents from businesses...
08 June 2022
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Business partners the Post Office and PropTech firm Yoti have become the first certified digital identity service providers to be entitled...
08 June 2022
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A Parliamentary group currently investigating the possible implementation of rent controls is to be joined by a senior figure from Propertymark. The...
07 June 2022
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More than four in 10 landlords claim their letting agents charge too much - and one in six has been hit...
06 June 2022
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Activists are calling on the government to impose swingeing taxes on some lettings properties “to bring them back into the residential...
01 June 2022
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Agents have reacted with amazement to the latest delay that the Labour-run Welsh Government has announced for its much-hyped rental reform. The...
01 June 2022
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Two of the most respected figures in the lettings sector are calling on agents, landlords and tenants to consider the future...
31 May 2022
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A claim by the activists running the Generation Rent group has been branded as “misleading” by Propertymark. Generation Rent claims its research...
27 May 2022
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A leading brand in the fast-growing and heavily-funded Lomond Group has snapped up another independent agency. Linley & Simpson has added another...
27 May 2022
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Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...
26 May 2022
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A prominent letting agency on the south coast of England, Mishon Mackay, says PropTech is allowing it to offer a unique...
26 May 2022
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The pandemic has fuelled an appetite for working from home amongst those seeking employment at lettings agencies and other parts of...
25 May 2022
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A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have set out what they want to see...
25 May 2022
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A company providing virtual tours insists the technology delivers “undeniable results” but is still not used universally by agents. Virtual tours became...
25 May 2022
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Crossrail rental values have climbed by 15 per cent on average in the last year alone - before this week’s opening...
25 May 2022
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A new survey gives an indication of how quickly properties with poor Energy performance Certificates are falling out of favour in...
24 May 2022
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Many private renters are misguided on what actually contributes to their credit score and thus may not be taking the correct...
24 May 2022
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Leaders Romans Group has entered a three year deal with The Depositary, which is claimed could save the group tens of...
23 May 2022
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Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...
23 May 2022
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A Conservative MP is suggesting that there could be a ’25 mile limit’ imposed around certain rental properties to ensure they...
20 May 2022
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One of the country’s best-regarded lettings agencies celebrates its 50th birthday today. The Oxford-based Finders Keepers was founded in 1972, starting out...
20 May 2022
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Sean Hooker, head of redress at the Property Redress Scheme, will discuss the latest rental reform proposals and answer letting agents'...
19 May 2022
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A senior lettings chief says the supply drought is making the rental market as overheated now as at any time in...
18 May 2022
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A prominent lettings agency chief says the lifecycle of a typical tenancy has been transformed in recent years, as a result...
18 May 2022
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A large Build To Rent scheme of almost 300 flats is launching a scheme allowing local businesses to market themselves to...
18 May 2022
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Zoopla is warning that the recent sharp rise in rents has stretched affordability with the average rent now accounting for 37...
17 May 2022
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A PropTech firm is warning that well over two million private rental sector households could be in fuel poverty by the...
17 May 2022
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A new PropTech link up pledges to be a win-win for agents, landlords and tenants. Muuvo, a platform which is free to...
17 May 2022
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London-focussed agency Foxtons says the tenancy renewal numbers seen by the company this year are “unprecedented”. Gareth Atkins, lettings managing director at...
17 May 2022
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London rents are rising at a record pace with growth being driven by tenants returning from outside the capital. That’s the suggestion...
16 May 2022
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The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...
13 May 2022
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The government is admitting that its rental reform agenda is aimed primarily at the north of England - which just happens...
12 May 2022
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A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...
12 May 2022
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A London agency says properties in its patch let in just five days. Draker Lettings in Fulham has just 22 available instructions...
12 May 2022
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The chief executive of industry accreditation service Safeagent has made another plea for unity within the private rental sector. In a response...
12 May 2022
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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
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Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...
11 May 2022
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Rental values in prime areas of London are now nine per cent higher than they before the pandemic, with Knight Frank...
11 May 2022
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Research from price comparison service Comparethemarket suggests that 48 per cent of renters do not have contents insurance. Of those, more than...
11 May 2022
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The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...
10 May 2022
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Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...
10 May 2022
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The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...
10 May 2022
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A survey conducted by financial institutions has found the first suggestion that rental properties are slowly becoming more energy efficient. A study...
09 May 2022
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Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...
09 May 2022
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Rents in prime areas of London are nine per cent higher today than before the pandemic according to Knight Frank. The high...
09 May 2022
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Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit is launching a new option which it says gives tenants more flexibility to split the guarantee...
06 May 2022
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A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...
05 May 2022
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The average rent in the UK has hit another record high of £1,091 after a 1.2 per cent increase in the...
05 May 2022
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Propertymark members are to get a briefing on Northern Ireland’s new Private Tenancies Act at a webinar hosted by the trade...
05 May 2022
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The chief executive of Propertymark says a warning from agents about rents rising and stock diminishing as a result of a...
04 May 2022
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London lettings platform Rentd says a property rented with bills included may be convenient but it will also be expensive. Rentd says...
04 May 2022
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The head of a prominent brand in a fast-expanding lettings and sales agency group has given a cautious welcome to government...
04 May 2022
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An activist group claims that homeless cases arising from Section 21 evictions are now at their highest level since records began...
04 May 2022
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Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...
03 May 2022
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A prominent industry supplier says lettings agents must be increasingly transparent on the services they provide - not just to landlords...
03 May 2022
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Shelter has made an outspoken attack on a government proposal to extend Right To Buy to housing association tenants. The idea -...
03 May 2022
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New research appears to be adding to the momentum to have more flexibility over pets in private rental accommodation. Nearly one in...
29 April 2022
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New research suggests tenants could save an average of £147 per household on their electricity bills each year by switching off...
29 April 2022
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Propertymark is calling on candidates in next week's Northern Ireland Assembly elections to support policies that will increase housing supply and...
29 April 2022
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PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...
28 April 2022
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An agency has opened its 10th residential lettings office in south west London. The new Savills branch, which will also handle sales,...
28 April 2022
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A property ownership and management company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works...
28 April 2022
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Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...
26 April 2022
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ARLA Propertymark is the latest rental industry organisation to hit out at what it calls the “tenant-centred approach” being taken to...
26 April 2022
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A new and huge private rental licensing scheme has launched in County Durham. A total of at least 29,000 properties, or 42...
26 April 2022
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Airbnb, so often criticised for operating in the largely-unregulated short lets market, has called on the UK government to scrap Section...
22 April 2022
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One of the brands at the centre of the new Lomond Group has snapped up a 640-home lettings portfolio - taking...
22 April 2022
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The number of properties available for let in prime central parts of the capital has consistently trended down from the peak...
22 April 2022
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The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...
21 April 2022
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A new PropTech platform allows letting agents free access to the information required to set up a tenancy and register renters...
20 April 2022
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The head of a retirement rentals brand says the phenomenon of the elderly tenant is on the increase. Jamie Turnbull, business director...
20 April 2022
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Lettings accreditation and training service Safeagent is calling on the government to make more public cash available for councils to exercise...
19 April 2022
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ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...
14 April 2022
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Thousands of tenants have no choice but to accept “appalling conditions” according to the chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter. Polly Neate...
14 April 2022
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The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...
14 April 2022
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A new insurance-based service claims to allow tenants to avoid paying deposits upfront when they rent. Husmus assesses and rates tenants and...
14 April 2022
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Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...
13 April 2022
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Winkworth has told its shareholders that the rental market is to boom - a lot. “In lettings we anticipate that prices will...
13 April 2022
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The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...
13 April 2022
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Unsurprisingly, perhaps, buy to let investors are becoming increasingly keen on upgrading homes to make them more energy efficient according to...
12 April 2022
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Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...
12 April 2022
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An independent agency in London has ditched its company cars and gone over to e-bikes instead when it’s representatives attend viewings. Taylor...
11 April 2022
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There’s been a big rise in rents and a large drop in voids in the past month according to PropTech supplier...
11 April 2022
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Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution. The trade body also...
08 April 2022
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New research claims to show the rent gap between lets in London and those in suburbs up to an hour from the...
08 April 2022
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The Property Franchise Group says that in the past year the number of managed properties it handles has risen from 58,000...
06 April 2022
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Agents and landlords are being warned by a government minister not to charge all-inclusive HMO tenants more than necessary in a...
05 April 2022
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Fifteen years ago Take That’s ‘Shine’ was at number one in the charts, ‘Mr Bean’s Holiday’ drew crowds into cinemas and...
05 April 2022
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Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...
04 April 2022
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A lettings agency has identified where tenant demand is strongest right now - and where demand is lower than some agents...
31 March 2022
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Two more London boroughs are consulting about licensing schemes which will require landlords or their agents to pay hundreds of pounds...
31 March 2022
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A council is launching a form on online letting agency which wants to push agents and landlords into agreeing two year...
30 March 2022
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It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...
29 March 2022
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A leading lettings agency says increasing numbers of tenants are seeking pet-friendly homes to rent. Chestertons claims up to 35 per cent...
29 March 2022
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The allAgents reviews platform is calling on letting agents to ensure rental properties’ energy suppliers have up to date meter readings...
29 March 2022
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Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...
29 March 2022
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One of the country’s most outspoken advocates of rent controls has been told why agents and landlords oppose them. Propertymark has hosted...
28 March 2022
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Energy efficiency is the hot topic in the lettings sector right now with new minimum EPC levels expected to be introduced...
28 March 2022
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The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of “stacking the economy against private renters who...
28 March 2022
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Another council is to conduct a consultation process to expand selective and additional licensing schemes for the next five years. Under existing...
28 March 2022
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The Property Investor Show is back for its 20th year with 100 property sector experts and exhibitors in London this week. The...
28 March 2022
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management...
27 March 2022
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Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England. The research by rental platform Rentd looked at the current average income of a...
25 March 2022
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A property finance company says increased taxes and regulations for the private rental sector mean that energy efficiency improvements to raise...
24 March 2022
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A council says it’s considering introducing criminal record checks on individuals who apply to run HMOs as part of a wide-ranging...
24 March 2022
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Expanding North East agency Hive Estates has acquired a Newcastle lettings business as part of its plans for growth - and...
23 March 2022
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Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...
23 March 2022
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An online lettings agency says two thirds of landlords and tenants have ‘issues’ with their agents - and substantial numbers claim...
23 March 2022
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New data suggests a quarter of tenants up to their late 30s have typically moved home no fewer than 10 times...
23 March 2022
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The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...
22 March 2022
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A lettings platform set up 18 months ago but under-the-radar until now claims to be the world’s first for women only...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A trade body says letting agents are receiving growing numbers of contracts from tenants wanting to take part in the Homes...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An agent’s plea to councillors to renew the HMO license for a landlord client fell on deaf ears in a controversial...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A local authority is launching an investigation into what housing options there are for younger people within its patch, and whether...
21 March 2022
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The chief executive of an online mortgage broker is warning that yesterday’s base rate rise announced by the Bank of England...
18 March 2022
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A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...
18 March 2022
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Rental portal Rentd says the pandemic-long decline in the London rental market is now “reversing at speed”. Rental values are climbing annually...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A London council is urging letting agents and landlords to sign a pledge to encourage tenants to use the local recycling...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Am umbrella platform supporting Build To Rent developers says a survey suggests BTR tenants regard the sector as offering good value...
17 March 2022
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A business news website is reporting that an agency has been ordered to pay £1,550 for displaying a board illegally. Charles Lear...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A warning has gone out to politicians from lettings agency trade body ARLA Propertymark - don’t try to fix a system...
16 March 2022
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A large majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...
16 March 2022
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The costs of upgrading properties to meet new energy efficiency standards are likely to be passed on to tenants via higher...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has issued revised guidelines for the possession process in the private and social rented sectors in the light of...
15 March 2022
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Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons is warning that the record-breaking rental growth of the past year has seen tenants pay a rocketing...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Lower income households, often found in the private rental sector, are set to bear the brunt of the rising inflation and...
14 March 2022
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A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of...
11 March 2022
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Rental market stock levels have plummeted further - even to below the pre-pandemic levels of late 2019. New research shows that in...
11 March 2022
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Lettings agency Galbraith reports that landlords are now returning to the residential lets sector from holiday lets after several years without...
10 March 2022
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Walsall council is proposing additional licensing to improve conditions and management of HMOs in five wards where there are high numbers...
10 March 2022
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The TrustedStays platform, where users can book short let accommodation, is linking with business-centric service London & Partners. London & Partners’ role...
09 March 2022
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Property management specialist Pinnacle Group has strengthened its digital offer for customers across its residential portfolio, signing a three-year deal with...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

With the steady introduction of rental platforms and apps designed to bypass letting agents and property managers in the tenancy process,...
09 March 2022
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Dawsons Property has acquired the rental portfolio of Liberty Properties in Swansea. “We shall be looking to hold both landlord and tenant...
07 March 2022
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest lettings market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord suggests that voids are reducing in almost all regions but that rents...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...
02 March 2022
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The increasingly shrill anti-landlord rhetoric from some politicians is making it harder for tenants, claims a leading industry spokesman. John Blackwood, chief...
02 March 2022
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The UK’s rental market is now the world’s fourth largest by total volumes of privately rented properties according to research from...
02 March 2022
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A two-branch lettings agency in Hertfordshire has ceased trading and says it will soon be placed into creditors’ voluntary liquidation. A statement...
01 March 2022
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CRM business platform Reapit has partnered with PropTech platform Notify to announce a software integration that claims to simplify utilities registration...
01 March 2022
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New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...
01 March 2022
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Rightmove says added functionality for its tenant referencing portal is now being tested and will be rolled out later this year. In...
28 February 2022
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Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has accused governments across the UK of using Covid 19 rule changes to slip in...
28 February 2022
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A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings company has been caught up in a case where rental accommodation has been described as “atrocious” and a landlord...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A platform that says it wants to help reduce letting agents’ reliance on traditional portals such as Rightmove and Zoopla has...
24 February 2022
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The central Birmingham branch of franchise giant Belvoir is celebrating its 15th anniversary by moving to a prestigious new city centre...
24 February 2022
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Agents, landlords and tenants alike face the prospect of higher bills because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. In terms of energy costs, an...
24 February 2022
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Cornwall has been in the spotlight as an area with an acute shortage of long-term rental properties because landlords have switched...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has hit back at the latest demand by politicians for rent controls. The London mayor Sadiq Khan renewed his call for...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A radical overhaul of the private rental sector is underway in Scotland and agents’ body Propertymark says it wants all sides...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The UK Apartment Association - set up six years ago as a form of trade body for Build To Rent operators...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Lettings Industry Council - which arguably has a low profile with agents - has become an industry partner of another...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The imposition of rent controls - urged by a growing number of politicians and pressure groups in different parts of the...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent lettings agency chief says a consultation looking at changes to private renting proposed by the Scottish Government is merely...
18 February 2022
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Politicians across the UK appear to be growing more vocal in their support for rent controls. The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants is introducing a new qualification and training for borough council housing enforcement officers to...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A rental platform has revealed the wide disparity in rents to the north and south of the Thames in London, and...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A service which describes itself as Europe’s “largest end-to-end rental accommodation marketplace” has announced a new acquisition. Housing Anywhere has acquired a...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of prospective tenants asked to provide guarantors ahead of renting has risen by a huge 36 per cent over...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Inventory Base Academy has launched its new course - how to start your own inventory operation. The new course is aimed at...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter says new government figures reveal an increasing number of renters are facing eviction. And it warns that more renters are...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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It’s suggested that almost a third of pet-owning tenants have been hiding their animals from agents or landlords for more than...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Online agency Hortons, which operates its sales activities across five countries, has opened a lettings department. The new service will initially be...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech company Homeppl has launched two products that it calls “revolutionary fraud detection tools” for letting agents. One of the two technologies...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A suite of new ‘pet-let’ products is to be offered by The Lettings Hub, which already has some 1,000-plus agents on...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process. Over...
07 February 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance

A new property management platform seeking support form letting agents claims to be the ‘Airbnb for shared living’. Vann Vogstad, the entrepreneur...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is advising the private rental sector not to pass on interest rate rises to tenants. Yesterday the Bank of England increased...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Many people - including agents, landlords and tenants - are unprepared for the domestic heating revolution on its way to Britain. That’s...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency says renters must pay an average of up to 77 per cent of their monthly household income to...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent London buying agent says her property management team is letting out homes in the capital in a matter of...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning, includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is warning that new landlords must be drafted in to the private rental sector to replace those exiting in...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has revealed that it will cost some £3.6m to correct compliance issues in its lettings division. The agency continues to stay...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has expressed a sigh of relief at a decision this week by the Appeal Court, which ruled in favour of...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency has gone on the offensive and is publishing landlords who switch from rivals because of allegedly poor service. And...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Semi-detached houses have overtaken terraced homes as the preferred property type landlords plan to buy, reflecting growing tenant demand for larger...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Asking rents in Britain are now rising at their fastest ever rate according to Rightmove. Average asking rents hit annual growth of...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Extending the length of Notice to Quit periods in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland to up to six months...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A key judgment from the Court of Appeal, announced today, is reported to have gone in favour of landlords and letting...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Tenants are complaining that lengthy application processes at lettings agencies contribute to their frustration at missing available properties. The results of a...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has unveiled a new tenant document-sharing feature on its Alto service, which it says will help letting agents fulfil compliance...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords and agents claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the leading lettings agencies in Liverpool has issued a warning about the city’s controversial new licensing scheme. The Labour council...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Average UK rents increased for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q4 2021 according to The Deposit Protection Service, as stock shortages...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Ballantynes agency in Scotland has snapped up Edinburgh letting firm Capital Lettings. Capital founder David Smith is retiring and all existing staff...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been yet another acquisition of an independent agency. Leeds-based property company, Adair Paxton, has snapped up longstanding Rothwell estate agent, William...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has received another £1.8m investment- just as it launches its own insurance service. The fundraise provides capital...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agents who embrace training and qualifications - beyond those which are mandatory - will help create trust and transparency. That’s the...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s still some way to go for the lettings market to return to its pre-pandemic best according to Knight Frank -...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior Welsh politicians has urged anyone who has fallen behind in paying rent because of the pandemic to contact their...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A controversial reform programme for the private rental sector in Wales is to go ahead from July 15 this year -...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A little-known law may require tenants to pay stamp duty on the rental properties they do not actually own. London lettings agency...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Gary Barker - the ex-Reapit supremo who controversially did not take up the role of chief executive at Boomin - is...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A report from the House of Lords has condemned the private rental sector as being ”increasingly unaffordable” as well as being...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is clamping down - at least a little - on unvaccinated tenants in some specific circumstances. New guidelines issued by...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A council is warning letting agents to adhere to health and safety laws or else face the legal consequences. Telford & Wrekin...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
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An agency owned by Foxtons says there’s been a 120 per cent surge in demand for pet-friendly rental properties since the...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

For landlords, finding a tenant for a property can be challenging. Today, people expect modern, high quality, clean appliances as standard...
07 January 2022
From: Sponsored Content

There’s been a slump in demand for rental properties as a result of tenants staying put in the latter part of...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading lettings agent has warned tenants against using social media to find rental properties. David Alexander - head of DJ Alexander,...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says a newspaper story suggesting it will sell off its rental business is not true. A company statement this morning, issued...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents has lifted the lid on how buy to let came about,...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey by PropTech firm Moveable suggests that over a third of those renting in London are doing so only while...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading expert on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21 evictions...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Home offices are already the most-demanded must have from prospective tenants says James Hay, director at Surrey lettings agency, The Home...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A report prepared by housing experts in Manchester shows a massive surge in the number of Airbnbs in the city -...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has strongly opposed a proposal by the Scottish Government to radically reform the private rental sector. The proposals put out for...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The lettings agency boss at the centre of a major industry takeover has fired a warning shot about rent controls and...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Flatfair has named a series of agents now signed up to its deposit alternative products. These include Jones Robinson, Haslams, Andrew Craig,...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says arrears in the private rental sector are rising once again as the Omicron variant continues to push across the...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Lomond Group, already reported to be in talks to buy London agency Chestertons, has revealed it’s snapped up another leading...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords and agents in England, telling them how to enact the...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s oldest agencies may be under new ownership soon. The fast-expanding Lomond Group - which just last week announced...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm claims to have saved a client more than £160,000 by preventing a criminal from illegally renting one of...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Bristol council has approved plans to introduce licensing in more parts of the city. Additional Licensing and Selective Licensing schemes will be...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency’s new website claims to offer increased support to landlords, tenants, and investors, “while cutting through the noise of...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
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The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals has entered into a partnership with one of the many deposit replacement services now available. It’s teamed...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

How can agents improve their position in society? A report has been published following a roundtable discussion between prominent agency figures...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Purplebricks could face a bill of as much as £30m “after it put thousands of landlords...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Perhaps few letting agents consider giving anything like rewards to tenants, but if they did there might be a case for...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is backing a call for the government to set a clear vision for how it sees the private rental...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

For the first time since January 2020, rents in Inner London rose on an annual basis - they were up 3.9...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News
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A report by the National Audit Office claims that the way private renting is regulated makes the sector unfair to renters. It...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association says average rent debt owed by tenants as a direct result of the pandemic is still...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech startup says faster and easier onboarding is crucial in the fight against rent arrears - especially with the Omicron...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A major Select Committee of MPs has launched an enquiry into so-called exempt rental sector accommodation - a niche sector that...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A London property managing agent has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 for safety failings which “exposed a potentially large...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Lloyds Banking Group - which this year announced its intention to become a private landlord through the acquisition of new build...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The classic winter time arguments between tenants and agents over what is damp and what is mildew can be resolved by...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A think tank says it would take a major policy change to fulfil Boris Johnson’s goal to turn generation rent into...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK Association of Letting Agents says it welcomes new rules for alarms which put the social and private rental sectors...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says its head of lettings has left after just eight months - and just days after a crisis involving tenant deposits. A Purplebricks...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

‘Generation rent’ was a term first coined in 2011 by the Halifax in a survey on the future of homeownership. It...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The average number of new prospective tenants registered per branch fell in October to 71, from September’s figure of 83, according...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Effective enforcement is crucial to stamp out rogue lettings agents and protect consumers says safeagent. In the latest edition of its Effective...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Tesco and Morrison supermarket chains are now selling Airbnb gift cards, which are also available from the short lets platform directly...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings platform set up by a 24 year old is today announcing an expansion from its Bristol start up to...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is refusing to say how many tenants and landlords were affected by its failure to comply with the law requiring deposits...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms. Earlier this week the government...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...
24 November 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Over half of tenants who have stayed at short let home-based properties via Airbnb or similar platforms have broken or damaged...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Many young Britons allegedly live beyond their means, blaming high rents and “unforseen” agency charges as contributory reasons. A home insurance company...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Buy to let investors many quit the sector if proposals in the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill go-ahead in their existing...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Results have been released of an analysis of over 20,000 Build To Rent tenants in over 15,000 homes across the UK...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A scam in one city has reportedly seen scores of individuals robbed of thousands of pounds as short lets have been...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Cluttons has given its latest lettings market snapshot for London, with an upbeat assessment of current and future demand. The agency say...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech supplier Goodlord, which says it’s working with 1,100 agency branches already, has introduced a new product. It says its Rent Collection...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s understood there will be a Christmas truce with tenants not enduring bailiff-enforced evictions between December 13 and January 10. HM Courts...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new government survey of private renters is checking whether they received the correct documentation from their agent when they begin...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Lettings platform Findingaplace, a matching service between tenants and agents launched last year, is seeking to raise £250,000 - and possibly...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The private rental sector is already attempting to improve its EPC results according to research from Shawbrook Bank. From 2025 new rules...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Over £80,000 pounds of fines have been imposed on a letting agency and its director. Zenith Accommodation Ltd’s boss, Mohammad Mallick of...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A local authority has launched a free service seeking to avoid evictions. New Forest council says its new 'Call Before You Serve' programme is a free service providing...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a new dispute resolution service as a quicker and less expensive alternative to court...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Almost £300,000 has been awarded to a consortium of councils to improve energy efficiency in the private rental sector. York council will lead...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News
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Labour has joined with campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The next episode of the Channel 5 show Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords this evening features an agent offering a supposed guaranteed...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...
02 November 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Rents in much of London have not only bounced back from the pandemic but now exceed the levels reached in 2020. Research...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a modest 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Some agents allied with deposit alternative service flatfair - and who previously offered the service to new tenants - are now going...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The pandemic has brought with it a whole new way of working, with many businesses now offering a hybrid model, and...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has released its latest lettings market snapshot showing demand reducing - but even so still being a record for...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings...
26 October 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has announced a new integration with deposit alternative service Reposit. Agents were already able to offer their...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has taken the unusual step of thanking the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and the Communities for the...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Consultation begins today on a selective licensing scheme for privately rented housing in 25 wards of Birmingham. Under the suggested scheme, all...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Research from lettings management software provider teclet shows how important 24/7 transactions are in the industry today. Results show that 33 per...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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Letting agents in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a council-run £65m rent fund. Although...
23 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading lettings agency wants next week’s Budget to unveil incentives to bolster supply in the long term rental sector. Richard Davies,...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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A London lettings agent says it welcomes increasing moves towards allowing pets in rental properties - with some conditions. Bective’s head of...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Research by a student accommodation search platform suggests that the sector may rely too heavily on the apparent year-on-year growth in...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Pressure continues to build on letting agents to play a greater role in the adoption of smart meters across the private...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Online lettings agency LettingaProperty.com says it’s using social media platform TikTok to build its brand and drum up business, and claims...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the local authorities with the tightest clampdowns on letting agents has issued a statement celebrating its successes. Tower Hamlets council in...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A Foxtons-owned lettings agency says 60 per cent of tenants and would-be buyers say they are not confident negotiating asking rents...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Alexander Siedes, CEO and Founder of Homeppl What is Homeppl and...
18 October 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

As energy costs continue to rise, agents are being urged to promote the use of smart meters. That’s the view of Safeagent...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Rents for detached homes increased twice as fast as the average for all UK properties during Q3 2021 says the Deposit...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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One of the industry’s leading suppliers says the controversy over pets in private rental properties could be defused relatively easily. Inventory management firm...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech chief says there’s substantial opportunity for letting agents to earn more revenue - so long as they understand their...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter claims the health of one in five renters in England is harmed by poor housing, and says grants covering Covid-related...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Tenants returning to the office and city centres has triggered strong rental growth in the largest urban centres. Rightmove’s Quarterly Rental Trends...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

‘Room wanted’ ads are currently outnumbering ads for ‘rooms available’ on flatshare site SpareRoom for only the third time in six...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Data from property investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests foreigners are returning to the UK capital as travel restrictions ease -...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The Property Redress Scheme has expelled an agent operating a guaranteed rent scheme which failed to pay £150,000 to a former landlord client. The agent...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Lettings technology platform Goodlord has acquired a new app called acasa. acasa is a fintech platform which allows tenants to manage household...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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A senior Conservative in Wales wants the Welsh Government to consider creating a housing tribunal in the light of rising tenant arrears. Janet Finch-Saunders,...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

More and more people are committing tenancy fraud and it’s having a massive impact on the industryAs a lettings agency, you...
07 October 2021
From: Proptech & Innovation
The lettings agents’ group Propertymark has told Chancellor Rishi Sunak that unless the private rented sector is overhauled many landlords will...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Henry Adams Lettings has acquired Country & Coastal Lettings, a small independent in Hampshire. Ian Wiggett, chief executive of Henry Adams, says:...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The long-awaited White Paper on rental reform is some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying he and...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A new call has come for government action to stop the hemorrhage of properties shifting from long term rental to Airbnb...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
New data from Rightmove reveals that the imbalance of supply and demand for rental properties in suburban and rural areas has...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A lack of longer term rental accommodation thanks to the growth of Airbnb and other short lets has led to a...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading property lawyer is warning that a tribunal case between a London letting agent and a tenant - involving a...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A London lettings agency - that has now entered bankruptcy - has been cleared of any involvement in a rental scandal...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Shelter says the experience of Scotland shows that the scrapping of S21 eviction powers produces benefits that...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

After 10 days of reports of soaring energy costs, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced a series of tips for letting agents...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The end of the stamp duty holiday today has triggered a reduction in the number of buy to let investors saying...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Not-for-profit accreditation scheme safeagent wants the government to help tenants clear Covid-related arrears through an overhaul of Discretionary Housing Payments. Enhancing these...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...
29 September 2021
From: Recruitment & Business Matters

Councils across Scotland have been given £10m to provide grants to tenants who have Covid-related arrears and risk eviction. The grants will...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is telling politicians to stop demonising letting agents and landlords. The unusualy bluntl message has come in response to the latest...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

An international residential platform which manages 200,000 properties in 29 countries across Europe - including the UK - has signed an...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The rush for space to work and relax at home will still dominate the rental market for the short term at...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The House of Commons Library, an independent body not controlled by government, has published a detailed history of the many measures...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The letting agents’ trade body has issued a warning to landlords that short lets may provide quick profits - but they...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Campaign group Generation Rent, led by former Labour Baroness Alicia Kennedy, has renewed its call for the scrapping of Section 21...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The rapid pace of growth in the rental market will slow in 2022 but the enduring rate of increase should still...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A statement from ARLA Propertymark has hinted that it believes politicians may be out of touch with the reality of how...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Tenants are paying almost £70bn of rent to landlords a year, research claims. Buy-to-let specialist Sequre Property Investment has found the best...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Record demand and low levels of supply have pushed the number of tenants experiencing rental increases to new highs, lettings agents...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords in Wales have been told that rules giving tenants six months’ notice to vacate a property will remain in place...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Lettings platform Goodlord has opened its doors north of the border. Agents based in Scotland can now sign up to Goodlord, which...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...
23 September 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

A property app firm, which describes itself as a second-generation digital property management service, is aiming to raise a ‘significant six figure...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The lettings arm of a leading Edinburgh-based property portal has reported a surge of Edinburgh properties being rented on the same...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News

We may still be some months off 2022, but property experts are already beginning to make their predictions for next year...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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A new survey has revealed that just 11% of people think Michael Gove, who was announced as the new Housing Secretary...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

An industry poll has revealed that tech is now so important in our lives that a fifth of UK tenants say...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been announced that UK Sotheby’s International Realty has secured tenants for 20 apartments in record time at Embassy Gardens, a...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents need to be diligent regarding the the growth of cannabis in rental properties and the devastating lengths tenants will go to...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News

When it comes to gathering evidence for deposit disputes, the need for thoroughness is understandable. However, on occasion some landlords take...
20 September 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A lettings agent has been jailed for three years for defrauding tenants and landlords out of more than £182,000. Lee Clarke, 42,...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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Build to rent providers are taking the lead against private rental sector homes by advertising developments as pet-friendly. Research by furnishings provider...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A £360 million wall of rental debt built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest research by lettings agency Benham and Reeves has analysed how the pandemic has affected the UK rental market when...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

LettingaProperty.com has appointed Kevin Neary, ex-GameStop Group managing director and co-founder, as Board Chairman, to help drive the company's growth. This...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...
15 September 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Almost half of renters in England have been victims of illegal behaviour from landlords or lettings agents, Shelter claims. The stark allegations...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Rental stock has dropped as landlords seek to profit from the staycation boom, Rightmove claims. Data from the portal suggests seaside towns...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being reminded of their responsibilities for gas safety checks on properties being rented to tenants. Gas Safety Week runs from...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Tenants are now paying less rent than five years ago, research claims. Analysis by Hamptons claims the total amount of rent paid...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News

More than a third of renters haven’t taken out contents insurance for their possessions. Analysis by insurance provider Trōv has found that...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading surveys comes out next week - and a preview suggests it’s going to show increasing optimism...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...
10 September 2021
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The number of new prospective tenants registering with Knight Frank in August was 73 per cent higher than the same month...
09 September 2021
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A PropTech platform which uses Open Banking to help with tenant due diligence has raised another £1m in funding. Homeppl - which...
09 September 2021
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It is understood that Lloyds Bank may use local agencies to find tenants for new private rental sector activities. In recent weeks...
08 September 2021
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A PropTech supplier claims letting agents can now register deposits at the click of a button thanks to a new integration...
08 September 2021
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Agents should go further in allowing tenants to have digital access to key documents such as contracts and fees information. That’s one...
08 September 2021
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Agents who are members of The Guild of Property Professionals and who have been hit by the uncertainties surrounding outsourced property...
07 September 2021
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The number of international tenants searching for UK property has reached its highest level since before the pandemic. High end agency Knight...
07 September 2021
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A new trend developing in prime central London suggests that tenants are demanding smaller properties - and that’s despite the pandemic...
06 September 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has voiced its concern over rent controls to a politicians who is leading the charge to introduce them to...
03 September 2021
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Reluctance to move during the pandemic is thought to be a key reason for a sharp drop in tenancy disputes between...
03 September 2021
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Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities is extending the regulations for the period of notice a landlord must give a tenant before...
03 September 2021
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Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...
02 September 2021
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An agency says its bizarre list of items left behind by departing tenants shows how many renters actually appear to keep pets. A...
01 September 2021
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John D Wood - one of two high end brands formerly owned by Countrywide but recently acquired by Connells - is...
01 September 2021
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A lettings agent has taken the unorthodox approach of advising tenants to take their landlords to court in a bid to...
31 August 2021
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The UK’s largest ever additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect over the long weekend. Westminster council’s scheme will focus...
31 August 2021
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A senior lettings agent and property management company owner has set out how rent controls could work in very specific circumstances...