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19 March 2024
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Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...
14 March 2024
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The company which acquired London-focussed agency Chestertons in October has now snapped up another lettings and sales operation. This latest purchase is...
29 December 2023
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A property portal has announced the inaugural graduation of its first-ever qualification. Some 55 students were awarded the SPC Property Practice Certification,...
18 December 2023
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Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...
14 December 2023
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It’s all change for a regional agents’ group which has announced a new chair and new directors. Cornwall-based former estate agent Steve...
12 December 2023
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The latest RICS lettings market survey shows another increase in rental demand - but that demand appears to be slowing. The institution’s...
09 November 2023
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The latest lettings market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows rental demand continuing to rise. A net balance of...
12 October 2023
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...
02 October 2023
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The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that a significant majority of members expect yet...
14 September 2023
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Scottish agency and chartered surveyor firm DM Hall is to incorporate the identity of its rural property specialist arm, Baird Lumsden,...
07 September 2023
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There’s a blunt warning to renters this morning from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution...
10 August 2023
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The results of the latest RICS UK Residential Survey, out today, point to a renewed worry about the housing market. The survey...
13 July 2023
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...
13 April 2023
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...
04 April 2023
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The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors - out today - shows tenant demand continuing to increase...
09 March 2023
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Tenant demand in the past month has been the lowest since February 2021 and suggests that the pace of demand growth...
19 January 2023
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Long-standing lettings expert Kate Faulkner has been given an OBE in King Charles’ first New Year Honours list. Faulkner is well known...
03 January 2023
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This may be 2022’s least surprising research finding - most property professionals want interest rates to fall. A webinar poll undertaken by...
14 December 2022
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London property data business LonRes has launched an app. By downloading the app users can search for properties – for sale or...
25 November 2022
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The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows another robust performance for lettings. RICS says tenant demand continues...
10 November 2022
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The Lettings Industry Council, a group of rental industry chiefs, has joined with other property professionals to reveal what they see...
19 October 2022
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* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - A statement from...
09 September 2022
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The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests tenant demand is rising further with a net...
08 September 2022
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A warning has been issued that as many as 250,000 homes - some likely to be in the private rental sector...
18 August 2022
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The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that the market is strong - but off its...
17 August 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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Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says he will use his role on the board of The Deposit Service to fight for...
27 May 2022
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The latest sentiment survey amongst members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that the rental market is strong -...
13 May 2022
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The latest market sentiment survey of the lettings market from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rent rises will...
19 April 2022
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The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rents are to increase “firmly” in the near...
09 December 2021
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Tenant demand continues to rise and is now way beyond the long term average according to the latest market snapshot by...
15 October 2021
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New rules out for consultation concerning block management aim to improve professionalism across the sector, root out rogue agents, and increase...
23 August 2021
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The Property Ombudsman and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors are seeking views of agents, landlords and tenants on a new...
13 August 2021
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Tenant demand for private rental property has risen for the fifth consecutive quarter according to the latest market snapshot from the...
12 August 2021
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There’s a warning today that office-to-resi conversions - popular with landlords in recent years - are at an increased risk of...
02 August 2021
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There was much publicity this week for the efforts of the Welsh Government to deter the letting of second homes. Now it...
09 July 2021
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The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests little easing of the strong tenant demand and...
11 June 2021
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The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors study suggests tenant demand has increased over the past quarter but at a slowing...
12 February 2021
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A new property identification system which has won the backing of ARLA Propertymark and substantial parts of the industry has said...
15 January 2021
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With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
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Rental growth expectations remain “slightly positive” across most of the UK according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market...
22 December 2020
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A chartered surveying company has acquired a long established lettings agency in the same town in Greater Manchester. Altrincham based firm Oakwood...
27 November 2020
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The Welsh government has given details of the rentals and sales house moving process during the 16 day lockdown beginning 6pm on Friday...
20 October 2020
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The business model underpinning most lettings agencies is set to change fundamentally if there is the much-anticipated second wave of Coronavirus. That’s...
01 October 2020
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Aldermore Bank is this week resuming physical mortgage valuations on properties for house purchase and remortgage in England, where strict social...
27 May 2020
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Private rents are expected to fall across the UK in the coming three months, but stabilise over the course of the...
14 May 2020
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns that rents are likely to stagnate for the rest of the year - although...
14 April 2020
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Birmingham agent Bobby Singh, who runs the Love Your Postcode agency, epitomises the heart of the industry right now. He has created...
13 April 2020
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Letting Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...
16 March 2020
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The clampdown on referral fees, until now concentrated on the sales sector, will extend to letting agents too. James Munro, head of...
28 February 2020
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The government has failed the private rental sector says the Residential Landlords Association. In a statement released even before the resignation of...
14 February 2020
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An agent acting on behalf of a landlord has defended a bid for retrospective planning permission, but a Labour councillor has...
23 January 2020
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a brief but optimistic assessment of the private rental market for next year. “As...
24 December 2019
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Just over third of private landlords are planning to quit the sector or cut the number of homes they let in...
23 December 2019
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A trade body is warning of a crisis in the private rental market as new figures show a sharp drop in...
13 December 2019
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Once again the monthly market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reports a decline in the stock of rental...
12 December 2019
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Specialist buy to let mortgage lender Paragon has welcomed Labour's General Election pledge to force rental properties to undergo an annual...
28 November 2019
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The normally-sedate Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued an unusually stark warning to government, telling it to “stop meddling” in...
14 November 2019
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A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...
28 October 2019
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A trade body says the private rental sector is facing a major crisis - more landlords are selling properties than buying...
25 October 2019
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused Labour of being thin on detail when it comes to the housing policies...
26 September 2019
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants the government to implement recent recommendations to regulate the agency industry, starting with the...
22 August 2019
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Private tenants are being disadvantaged because of the government’s focus on boosting homeownership. According to the latest figures from the Royal Institution...
13 August 2019
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A leading trade body is urging the candidates to lead the Conservative Party to adopt a more positive approach to the...
01 July 2019
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Landlords have been urged to seek advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties after a landmark tribunal case. A...
18 June 2019
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A quarter of private landlords are looking to sell at least one property over the next year according to new research...
02 May 2019
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A building expert is warning buy to let investors that they won’t enjoy unfettered rights to extend their properties upwards when...
15 April 2019
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A lettings sector trade body is demanding that the government brings forward tax measures to address what it calls “the scourge...
13 March 2019
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You may be forgiven for thinking that rent takes up an ever-greater proportion of tenants’ income - but new figures out...
14 February 2019
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Specialist student utilities and service provider Glide has launched a product it claims removes the admin and hassle traditionally associated with...
01 February 2019
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The Haart agency is calling on the government to give the private rental sector a break in the autumn Budget, as...
27 September 2018
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Two more lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman as a result of unpaid awards following disputes involving landlords...
21 September 2018
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The lettings director at Urban, the online agency recently snapped up by Emoov, says the rental market is faced with significant...
14 September 2018
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Rents are expected to surge 15 per cent over the next five years thanks to increasing demand and limited supply following...
09 August 2018
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...
03 May 2018
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Tenant demand edged up in the three months to January, according to RICS, but landlord instructions have fallen back - suggesting...
08 February 2018
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Tunbridge Wells independent Alexandre Boyes has snapped up the lettings and sales book of Edenbridge agency Foxwood Maclean. First established in 1877...
21 December 2017
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17 October 2017
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Interest from prospective tenants edged up during September according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Of agent members who responded to...
12 October 2017
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Angels Media and a property technology consultancy are joining forces to conduct the first-ever survey into how agents and other property...
10 October 2017
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has welcomed the government commitment to introduce regulation for agencies - but it is warning...
03 October 2017
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Some 61 per cent of chartered surveyors believe there will be a net exodus of landlords over the coming year thanks...
15 September 2017
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The head of an estate and lettings agency has been expelled from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors after admitting taking...
12 September 2017
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ARLA Propertymark says letting and managing agents should be aware that they can raise ‘safeguarding alerts’ if they are concerned about...
22 August 2017
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The number of new landlords instructing agents is at its lowest for two years - and with worse to come thanks...
10 March 2017
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A trade body claims that vulnerable tenants are finding it harder to access rented housing because of tax changes being introduced...
10 March 2017
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Upad, which claims to be Britain's larges online lettings agency, says Manchester has seen a 100 per cent increase in buy to...
09 March 2017
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a stark warning about the cumulative effect of the additional homes stamp duty...
10 February 2017
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Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
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The government says the formal consultation on the proposed introduction of a ban on letting agent fees levied on tenants in...
20 January 2017
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This is the final Letting Agent Today until Tuesday January 3 2017, so everyone at Angels Media sends all good wishes for...
30 December 2016
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The latest market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests rents will rise in 2017 for one simple reason...
09 December 2016
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The NALS ‘Fair Fees Forum’ - set up before last week’s announcement on the banning of letting agency fees levied on tenants...
29 November 2016
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In a sign of how prominent Build To Rent has become, this niche sector has now triggered a company to set...
23 November 2016
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The Property Ombudsman has issued new guidance concerning obtaining express consent from a tenant before accessing a property. The change comes as a...
02 November 2016
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The government must urgently deliver 1.8m new rental homes as new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reveal a...
05 October 2016
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Grainger, the UK’s largest residential property owner and manager listed on the London Stock Exchange, has set out an argument to...
05 October 2016
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The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...