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

A property portal claims it’s struck an industry-first by making a “substantial investment” of over £250,000 in Artificial Intelligence.  The local portal...

OnTheMarket is starting another round of its Town Hall in-person sessions - once again in a bid to win agents. Jason Tebb...

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

Propertymark has urged its members who feel frustrated by the changes to the Scottish Government’s so-called Cost of Living regulations ending...

The controversial minister who steered rent controls through the Scottish Parliament has contacted Propertymark to reveal details of the next stage. Patrick...

A new report claims that Airbnb has generated tens of thousands of jobs in the UK and enables people to work...

It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...

Airbnb’s global chief executive has suggested that the short lets platform may handle longer term rentals in future. Brian Chesky, in an...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

Following the merger of the South Scotland and North Cumbria branches of Fine & Country, the  agency has added a further...

A property industry commentator wants buy to let mortgage rules to be relaxed so that frustrated sellers can let out their...

A Liberal Democrat council leader says all properties - even those in properly established lettings businesses - should be charged council...

Airbnb is offering a £50 travel voucher to any Liverpool household hosting their first Airbnb guest in a private room in...

Property portal Citylets says average rents in Scotland rose 12.4 per cent in the past year to £1,007 per month -...

Daytime TV presenter Jenni Falconer is to host the Propertymark One conference on June 27. Tag-lined ‘Raise Your Game’ the event will...

Airbnb has come out in favour of a short lets registration scheme across the UK - similar to the one promised...

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in November came to 46,075 according to the Bank of England. The 46,075 figure...

Rightmove says yesterday’s Bank of England base rate rise to 3.5 per cent - the ninth hike in as many Bank...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association has named a new chief executive.  Andy Fenner will support STAA chairperson Merilee Karr and director...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with a PropTech service to provide agents with 3D Showcase scans and 2D floorplans. NicheCom has been...

The short lets industry - consisting of suppliers and operators within the burgeoning sector of Airbnb-style lettings - is to stage...

Travel Chapter, one of the UK’s largest holiday lettings firms specialising in self-catering accommodation, has become the latest organisation to join...

A trade body representing the Airbnb-style short lets sector says this kind of accommodation now has a five per cent market...

New research predicts a record year for holiday home owners in the UK with more people than ever planning to staycation...

Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

One of the UK’s largest lettings groups has made an outspoken attack on the policies of a political party standing in...

An independent agency in London has ditched its company cars and gone over to e-bikes instead when it’s representatives attend viewings. Taylor...

A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...

It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...

Research by the UK’s largest student accommodation search platform shows a 3.7 per cent uplift in London’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation bed...

Bookings for staycations continue to surpass pre-pandemic levels, according to holiday home rental agency Sykes Holiday Cottages.  The company has revealed that...

A generally upbeat trading statement from franchise agency giant Winkworth reports that prime London’s rental market’s long term return to normality...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for letting and estate agents in England.  - Isolation...

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...

The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...

For the first time since January 2020, rents in Inner London rose on an annual basis - they were up 3.9...

It’s been revealed by a short lets trade body that the typical Airbnb day rate in London in September was £151.40...

An agent in one major university city says it’s faced with 50 students applying for each available property. Edinburgh residential property lettings,...

Figures from the Deposit Protection Service suggest that students returned to university in greater numbers this year compared to 2020. The service...

PropTech platform Lavanda says urban property is changing thanks to the pandemic, and it tells agents, landlords and other providers to...

Travel Chapter, which owns the high profile Holidaylettings brand, is to float on the London Stock Exchange's junior AIM market. Devon-based Travel...

Data from property investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests foreigners are returning to the UK capital as travel restrictions ease -...

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...

Campaigners against letting agents and landlords appear to suggest that the issue of rising rents is uniquely confined to the UK...

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...

The short lets sector - already receiving political and community criticism for eroding the wider private rental sector - needs better...

The rush for space to work and relax at home will still dominate the rental market for the short term at...

It’s been announced that UK Sotheby’s International Realty has secured tenants for 20 apartments in record time at Embassy Gardens, a...

Agency and real estate company JLL is going head-to-head with Airbnb after launching its own short term rentals platform.  The website, called...

Knight Frank is anticipating a “sprint for stock” in the lettings market as offices reopen and travel restrictions ease.  Tom Bill, Knight...

The number of international tenants searching for UK property has reached its highest level since before the pandemic. High end agency Knight...

Let Tech Solutions, a PropTech firm which now works with more than half of all property managers in Scotland, is expanding...

Recovery in the UK is being channeled towards regional cities, says a leading investment expert.  Martha Peyton, managing director and head of...

Over a quarter of lettings and estate agents say sustainability is just a box-ticking exercise and only one in nine have...

The majority of short lets operators in a sector trade body say they will maintain Covid-safe protocols for the foreseeable future,...

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

The trade body for short lets operators - the Short Term Accommodation Association - says it wants even more travel restrictions...

Lettings agencies should continue to use IT solutions like livestream viewings even as the pandemic eases, according to one of the...

A ruling of the First Tier Property Tribunal has put a London property management firm in the clear following a dispute...

A supplier of virtual viewings claims each property’s physical viewings cost £233 of an agent’s time on average - and that’s...

London’s rental market gathered momentum in June as tenants anticipated a return to the office with 24 per cent more tenancies...

High profile London lettings agency Chestertons says there’s been an increase in Hong Kong residents looking to rent a home in...

A Manchester agency says there’s been a 400 per cent increase in enquiries from international students. This huge number of enquiries for...

Airbnb, which has been criticised by some for its impact on local rental markets, is to set up its own ‘tax’...

A study by a trade group representing the short lets sector says it’s confident of recovering to 2019 levels of business...

Yorkshire’s Verity Frearson lettings and sales company has unveiled a new fleet of electric vehicles, and says it is the first agency...

Average rents in prime central London declined 14.3 per cent in the year to March - but one agency reckons that may be...

Winkworth says its London rental activities have suffered because of a lack of international travel, and students and young professionals returning to...

A lettings management platform is hitting out at the government over the uncertainty surrounding travel restrictions, because of its impact on...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

A PropTech firm says agencies adopting livestream viewing could win more instructions and save thousands of pounds, all the while abiding...

Airbnb and other short let operators will be the first part of the rental sector to recover once the pandemic eases, it’s...

The fall out from Coronavirus is forcing the rental market into a once in a lifetime change as tenants reassess priorities. This...

Another major agency operating in central London confirms that the fall-out from the pandemic continues to produce a glut of units...

How did you get into property? My grandparents did some small property developments when I was growing up which always interested me,...

A second student accommodation provider has announced a rent discount. Student Roost has told its residents they can apply for a discount...

The next 12 months could be a surprisingly good year for the private rental sector despite some obvious challenges, according to...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has outlined what he sees as the main challenges for the rental sector for 2021. In...

Higher levels of supply and weaker demand have dominated prime London lettings markets this month says Knight Frank. This meant that average...

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....

If you think 2020 has been complicated, just wait until 2021: that’s the claim of a rental guarantor service which warns...

Two thorny subjects are back on the agenda for letting agents - break clauses and what happens when students leave their...

Opposition Labour councillors on a local authority says HMOs should only be let if each bedroom has an en suite bathroom.  The...

London Central Portfolio, an investment consultancy, says the capital’s prime central area is seeing a demographic change as younger British tenants...

The Welsh government has given details of the rentals and sales house moving process during the 16 day lockdown beginning 6pm on Friday...

Two former Keller Williams agents have their own BBC Three TV show now available on the iPlayer. It’s called Rent Like a...

The fledgling trade association representing short lets companies wants public cash and other forms of aid to help the sector through winter. Merilee...

The huge disruption of the Coronavirus crisis to the UK's university education does not alter the sector’s long-term fundamentals, a specialist lettings...

The private rental sector dedicated to student accommodation in London could see a 24 per cent drop in income in the...

The decline of the high street - which has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic - is forcing commercial investors to...

Long-standing industry figure Robin Paterson has described how a company has re-shaped its service post-pandemic to offer high quality short lets...

A prominent PropTech company has given its 134 staff the right to work anywhere they wish on a permanent basis -...

A new student accommodation property platform has been launched which aims to deliberately by-pass letting agents.  Housemates is for students, landlords and...

New data from Zoopla shows that a two-speed rental market is operating across the UK, with London in particular hitting major...

The short lets market aimed at international travellers may be in for a difficult time - even the co-founder and chief...

Coronavirus lockdowns and travel restrictions imposed by the UK and other governments have hit the London rental market badly, an agency...

The Irish government says it’s considering buying properties that were listed on Airbnb and other short-let platforms before the pandemic. In an...

The plethora of support companies around Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK have told the government that it...