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

The UK's rental market is experiencing a slowdown says a lettings chief. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine & Country notes that...

The latest rental data from PropTech supplier Goodlord has shown that March rents are now up by over 6% year-on-year.  And looking...

Latest data from agency Chestertons reveals a 125 per cent increase in the number of landlords choosing to reduce asking rents...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...

A prominent property expert who runs a buying and property management service for high end clients says London still attracts international...

Data released today from Foxtons has found that the number of new instructions in January 2024 was 25 per cent higher...

Rents have risen seven per cent in the past year while voids have lengthened in the past month - although remain...

The latest rental index from Goodlord shows average rents in England rose nearly nine per cent higher across 2023. In 2022, rents...

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

The UK lettings market, after experiencing recent surges in prices, is now displaying signs of returning to its seasonal patterns.  This is...

Rent levels and voids held steady over the past month with strong demand keeping annual price growth at nearly eight per...

The rental market remained strong in August says PropTech firm Goodlord. Despite average rents dipping marginally after a record breaking July -...

July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...

Elliot Leigh - an agency that is the largest guaranteed rent provider in London and Essex - has completed phase one...

The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June.  The average cost of rent per...

As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming...

After what appeared to be a lull over the New Year, the rental market is firing on all cylinders again according...

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord shows a mixed market with rents holding steady but voids increasing in certain regions. The cost...

The rental market remained relatively steady in recent weeks, according to the latest index from PropTech firm Goodlord. Void periods have remained...

The government has made a general commitment to work with those who want council tax reforms for Homes in Multiple Occupation. Earlier...

Currently, the average void period across England is 16.8 days a year. With an average monthly rent of £940, equating to...

The average cost of rent across England dipped one per cent during August, taking prices down to a national average of...

London-focussed lettings agency Benham and Reeves says renters who secured bargain properties during the pandemic now face huge rent rises when...

The small UK Association of Letting Agents trade body says that the government’s proposal to scrap Section 21 is grabbing headlines...

Another lettings agency is offering a major incentive to landlords switching from Airbnb to traditional long term rentals. Hills Lettings, a south...

There’s been a big rise in rents and a large drop in voids in the past month according to PropTech supplier...

The latest lettings market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord suggests that voids are reducing in almost all regions but that rents...

A PropTech referencing service is claiming to offer agents a new revenue stream during void periods.  Vouch says it has created a...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

The Guild of Property Professionals has entered into a partnership with one of the many deposit replacement services now available. It’s teamed...

Void periods dropped across England during November as demand for rental properties continued apace.  According to the latest Goodlord rental index some...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the market cooling, but with year-on-year demand still high in comparison...

A lettings agency with links to Saudi Arabian investors has produced a case study of how faith is returning to the long...

The latest rental index from PropTech platform Goodlord shows voids inching up - although still remaining much lower than the long-term...

There’s been a sharp reduction in average void periods this year - a sign of how strong the rental market has...

Voids are at their lowest level since August 2019 while rents are on the rise, according to the latest Goodlord snapshot...

A respected buy to let mortgage monitor is suggesting that investors in the sector may be more successful if they allow...

It’s been yet another strong month for the rental market as reported in the latest statistics from PropTech supplier Goodlord. Voids dropped...

The increasingly strong rental market is set to last throughout summer and beyond according to the latest analysis by PropTech platform...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech company Goodlord shows rents holding steady across England but as lockdown restrictions ease voids...

February was another strong month for the lettings market according to the latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord. The average cost...

A prominent agent says a huge over-supply of available rental property is now flooding the central London market, just as demand...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the November lockdown creating a subdued picture - but with early...

A market snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord shows rents dropping a hefty nine per cent across the UK. This follows several...

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

The rental market is heading into the normally-quieter autumn period with strength but increasing void periods. Data from PropTech firm Goodlord, which...

The latest survey of buy to let landlords suggests a relatively healthy private rental sector notwithstanding the challenges of the Coronavirus...

The latest snapshot of the lettings market from PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that activity is much stronger now than a year...

New research has produced a series of league tables to identify where in Britain the best rental yields can be found. The...

PropTech firm Goodlord says there’s been “a remarkable bounce back” in the lettings sector since the market resumed. It’s been three weeks...

A new automated lettings platform claims to automate key processes around compliance, marketing, leasing and management for letting agents. Ringley Group, a...

The latest market snapshot by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that while new and completed tenancy volumes dropped rapidly in the first...

New research claims to show that the lockdown could end up with higher rents as demand in the lettings sector outstrips...

Landlords have been sharply criticised by a broker for allegedly trying to cash in on the Coronavirus crisis by demanding mortgage...

The commercial arm of Countrywide is urging landlords currently facing huge void periods because students have been ordered home, to reconfigure...

Demand for rental properties has predictably plummeted thanks to the lockdown. Data from PropTech company Goodlord shows that while a surge for...

It’s steady-as-she-goes in the rental market according to the latest market snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord.  Void periods dropped slightly in...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has rejected a bid by Labour-controlled Liverpool council to extend its licensing scheme for five years. Government approval...

The rental market is stable as it enters 2020 according to the latest index from PropTech company Goodlord.  Five out of the...

There’s a heightened risk of voids in the New Year period and agents and landlords should prepare: that’s the warning from...

If letting agents want more satisfied clients and fewer disputes they should provide better information to tenants. That’s the view of PropTech...

An inventories supplier is advising that the growing number of sub-letting scams can be reduced by regular property visits by agents...

The latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord shows some regions enjoying lower void periods with others slower to stabilise.  Specifically, the...

UK-wide rental prices are up 2.0 per cent annually to £876 – a three-year high – according to a new quarterly...

The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...

A rental market slump in September has led to a rise in average void periods across many parts of England and...

Void periods have fallen to record lows across the UK in August, with average voids standing at just 11 days.  The data,...

Average rents dropped in five of the eight UK regions monitored by property technology company Goodlord. The biggest drop was recorded in...

Average rents performed strongly across many parts of the country last month, but floundered in London and the South East. Goodlord's Rental...

Agents need to be pro-actively using PropTech and improving their work methods to reduce voids for their landlord clients. That’s the view...

The Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with deposit alternative service Zero Deposit. The RLA says the service will be...

Letting agents are being urged to consider how they can reduce their administrative workload, following huge growth in the size of...

A rental market expert is urging landlords to be cautious when considering to use short-term lets websites such as Airbnb to...

More than a third of landlords are looking to cut their annual spending - and many of them are considering ending...

A new index for the lettings sector in England and Wales by PropTech company Goodlord gives a clean bill of health...

A software platform has been launched which allows Build To Rent units to be short-let on the likes of Airbnb during...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released details of its response to the government’s official consultation on possible three year...

A lack of new rental properties coming to the market in London has helped push the annual rate of London asking...

One of London’s leading letting agencies says in the current neutral rental market, buy to let owners must work hard to...

Time to put the gloom and doom about buy to let to one side - a new analysis shows that a...

The UK Association of Letting Agents has revealed where voids are at their worst in the rental sector - and where...

The industry is awaiting details of the latest government consultation concerning the private rental sector which will consider longer tenancies. The consultation...

The buy to let sector should prepare itself for issues which may arise if the government goes ahead with its intention...

Rents outside of London have dropped by 0.2 per cent in the third quarter of this year according to new data...

A study by an online letting agent suggests that client demand and void periods are two of landlords' biggest concerns, and...

Belvoir is warning that some buy to let investors are quitting the sector.   “Although we are not currently seeing a huge exit...

An online agency claims landlords who use online operators are likely to reduce average void periods by up to a week.    In...

With a host of changing regulations hitting the private rental sector, some landlords may be put off using letting agents, but...

Landlords are increasingly looking to reduce the fees they pay to letting agents due to industry tax changes and increasing management...

Tenant demand for private rented accommodation is continuing to rise according to a market report from specialist lender Paragon Mortgages.    While a...

A new survey suggests that a letting agent saves a landlord an estimated £1,910 a year.   The result of an investigation into 500...

Our key partner and buy-to-let specialist, Hamilton Fraser, and renown industry expert, Paul Shamplina have released the first in a new...

An online agency says it has attracted ”many hundreds” of landlords by giving 12 months’ rent up-front. LetMe also offers a guarantee...

A high proportion of tenants do not feel the government is doing enough to protect them from unscrupulous landlords.  This is the...

Tenants spend an average of 18 months in a rented property before moving on, according to new research by insurer Direct...

A housing law expert says landlords should consider using not-for-profit letting agencies, claiming they have “no big overheads” and have a...

Respected credit ratings agency Fitch says buy to let will thrive for the next 12 to 24 months but the effects...

Poor cleaning leads to some 60 per cent of the 36,000 deposit disputes referred for adjudication each year according to tenancy...

Average rents are now rising on a monthly basis for the first time since September, up 0.1 per cent between January...