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The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

A new networking service for letting agents and all other property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched today by...

Speculation is growing that the deadline for the private rental sector to meet new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for new tenants...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors - out today - shows tenant demand continuing to increase...

A combination of regular inspections and pro-active installation of ventilation can help to reduce the risk of dangerous damp and mould...

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

A prominent letting agent has written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt on government attacks...

With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing...

The advocates of Build To Rent have made another ambitious target for the sector’s growth.  Research from the British Property Federation and...

One of the biggest Build To Rent operators in the UK is investing in new technology with the aim of boosting...

As energy efficiency becomes increasingly key for the private rental sector and owner occupiers alike, new data from PropTech firm Sprift...

One in four homes in the UK has a potentially dangerous gas appliance, new research claims. Analysis of inspection figures by Gas...

An influential group of MPs has called for the replacement of “outdated” Energy Performance Certificates with new ‘Building Renovation Passports’. Currently EPCs...

Over 100,000 current or aspiring tenants have signed up to an education programme explaining how the rental sector works, run by...

New research from an international law firm shows that the rental sector in major cities is now changing its demographic make-up...

Whirlpool has been ordered to recall 500,000 tumble dryers in what has been described as an “unprecedented” government move. Around half a million...

With only three weeks to go to the introduction of the first phase of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards, a specialist mortgage...

Letting agency GFW Lettings says new Green Deal targets to improve energy efficiency will have a challenging impact on private sector...