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Connells’ new chief executive is to be Helen Charlesworth, who for the past eight years has been managing director at Stonegate...

New figures from lettings agency Hamptons suggest that investors purchasing buy to let properties are increasingly looking to the north of...

The average age of landlords acquiring new rental property with a buy to let mortgage has fallen over the past decade,...

Asking rents continue to show posi­tive, albeit lower, growth in most regions according to the property website Home. The site conducts a...

Propertymark has warned Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister against scrapping Section 21 eviction powers without an adequate replacement. If Angela Rayner does fulfil...

The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors contains a raft of worried statements from agents. A large...

Paragon Bank has reduced rates on its core range of buy-to-let mortgages, taking 15bps off 10 products, in addition to launching...

Over 50% of landlords regard the management of their properties as a full-time job, a survey by a buy to let...

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

Knight Frank says tenancies agreed in June for properties asking over £1,000 per week were at a level below the asking...

Fines totalling £108,000 have been issued to letting agents and landlords breaching HMO rules in part of London.  An additional HMO licensing...

London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m - and much of that rise is...

Paying staff too little is a sure-fire way to hinder growth and profits, according to letting expert and former ALRA President,...

The decision of property developer Berkeley Group to enter the private rental sector is bad news for tenants, it’s claimed. Berkeley plans...

The next Government should create a separate Ministry of Housing and encourage MPs of all parties to work together to solve...

Deposit alternative supplier flatfair says it’s seen a 30% year-on-year increase in No Deposit tenancies. It also claims 14% more landlords are...

A small survey by a bank suggests that almost 100% of buy to let investors surveyed have received requests from tenants...

Reapit has launched a new feature to help agents comply with material information guidelines from the National Trading Standards Estate and...

A political party has proposed that Capital Gains Tax be equalised with Income Tax - meaning landlords and investors who sold...

Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...

The director of a London lettings agency says buy to let landlords are entitled to feel downtrodden but claims it’s still...

A council-run lettings agency called YorHome is offering new incentives to woo private landlords away from conventional agents. Besides offering what it...

Knight Frank says the normalisation of supply and demand in Prime London has happened more quickly than anticipated, forcing it to...

Propertymark has given its view on why private rents have risen so much - 6.1% in England, 7.0% in Wales and...

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

The average gross rental yield reported by landlords has reached the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, according to...

The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...

Rightmove says there are still nearly 50,000 rental properties needed to head back to the pre-pandemic level of rental supply. The latest...

A controversial rental sector figure claims over half of the properties listed to let are actually available for a tenant to...

The political chaos in Scotland presents sensible politicians with an ideal chance to resent housing policies and ditch rent controls. That’s the...

The Prime Central London lettings market is returning to normality, a prominent agency says. JLL says average rents fell 1.4% between Q4...

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

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

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

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

Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023,...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launch a new Ezine system for members to market properties to let and for sale. According...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

Almost one in three buy to let landlords are set to sell up in the next 12 months. That’s the shock statistic...

The number of new prospective tenants registered per Propertymark member branch decreased from 97 in January to 89 in February -...

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the Lettings markets.   The new logbooks...

Agents have expressed their anger at permanent rent controls proposed by the SNP and Green Party politicians running the Scottish Government. The...

February saw significant improvements in activity across the prime London lettings market, and annual rental growth also increased slightly after four...

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

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

New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy.  This is...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

Nationwide has taken the unusual step of using its buy to let lending arm - The Mortgage Works - to make...

Caerphilly council in Wales has bought privately owned properties to provide housing for families who would otherwise find themselves in temporary...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Earlier this week Housing Secretary Michael...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

The trade body representing short lets providers and support companies has reacted angrily to government proposals for a radical shake up. Housing...

Rental growth across prime London slowed again in January, with average rents falling on a monthly basis for the third time...

A council that is buying private properties in second home hotspots to let to local people has struck a new agreement...

London landlords have started the new year by dropping their rents according to lettings agency Chestertons, whose data suggests that there...

Propertymark wants the Bank of England to cut interest rates following data showing soaring mortgage arrears and repossessions. Lenders trade body UK...

Arun Estates - parent company of 100 branches in south east England, including brands Cubitt & West, Douglas Allen, Pittis and...

Lomond has snapped up another rental portfolio. It’s been acquired from the Rendall & Rittner Sales & Letting agency which had a...

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

Glasgow has been revealed as the UK city with the biggest rise in the number of buy to let properties in...

The average advertised rent for new properties coming to market hits another new record outside of London of £1,280 per calendar...

Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...

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

Over £100m has been invested into a new site that will offer purpose b built accommodation for 713 students beds in...

One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...

Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...

A new analysis shows that - unsurprisingly - London remains the most competitive region for letting agents, having seen the largest...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

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

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

A series of lenders have slashed their buy to let mortgage rates in a bid to win business. These include: - LendInvest Mortgages...

A council is considering borrowing £50m to buy properties to rent on the private market and for affordable housing. West Norfolk council...

The Leeds- and Manchester-based North Property Group is opening a base in London.  NPG was founded by Oli Banks and Tim Coen...

Residential buy to let in the North West of England, London industrial property and retail warehouses are set to be the...

Owner occupiers have been competing with landlords in the battle to purchase smaller properties, new figures show. Smaller properties are often preferred...

The chief executive of Propertymark says seasonal trends are returning to the housing market after several ‘unusual’ years. Nathan Emerson says: “In...

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 In...

A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...

One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...

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

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

There were 3.7 new prospective tenants for every rental property listed in prime London postcodes last month says Knight Frank. The figure,...

Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...

More multi-millionaires and billionaires are choosing to rent super-prime homes in London, rather than purchase, reveals a new wealth report Beauchamp Estates’...

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

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

Annual rental growth across prime London slowed slightly to 8.1 per cent in October according to property data firm LonRes.  However, rents...

Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...

The share of homes sold by a landlord in Britain has fallen from 15.7 per cent last year to 14.0 per...

Knight Frank’s Marylebone residential office has welcomed Luke Hewens as Head of Lettings. Hewens began his property career as lettings negotiator in...

Propertymark has welcomed the pledge by Housing Secretary Michael Gove not to introduce rent controls in England. The trade body says such...

A council has launched its own social lettings agency to work with private sector landlords in tackling the record numbers living...

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

A government minister has pledged to act on the threat to lettings agents posed by banks acting against pooled client accounts. Many...

There’s been a significant increase in the buy to let mortgage product range according to analysis by independent service Moneyfacts.  A year...