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Propertymark has responded to the official consultation on the government proposals called Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and...

The rate of rental growth accelerated sharply in December according to Countrywide agency brand Hamptons. Its research department shows that over the...

There’s been a small change to the Coronavirus regulations as they apply to the maintenance and upkeep of properties in Scotland. First...

A rental market snapshot says the UK-wide lettings picture is dragged down by Greater London's excess of supply, and by the...

A leading market commentator and PropTech chief says the extension of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban was predictable, but presents agents with...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind an idea from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to create a mediation service to arbitrate in...

While the Westminster government has extended its version of the eviction ban in England until February 21, a longer ban -...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

Only 0.3 per cent of all tenancies in England and Wales ended with a dispute over the deposit in the six...

Rent arrears in the private sector have actually dipped from their pandemic peak over the past two months - but they...

A leading property law expert says there is now pressure on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to raise stamp duty on buy to...

Rental growth expectations remain “slightly positive” across most of the UK according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market...

A Welsh council has agreed to levy what it calls “a tax premium” on second homes from now until 2027 to...

There is mounting evidence that rental growth is picking up steam, according to the latest analysis by Countrywide brand Hamptons. Average rents...

Chris Hope, senior partner at Dawsons and Fine & Country agencies, will be one of the main speakers at a prestigious...

ARLA Propertymark is one of seven trade and charity groups calling on the government to help bail out private renters with...

Councillors from a town council in Wales are to be given an audience with the country’s First Minister to discuss the...

The gap between typical City rents and Country rents is closing according to an analysis of Countrywide properties by the company’s...

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...

An MP claims the proliferation of short lets via Airbnb and similar online platforms is indirectly pricing local people out of...

It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will...

The government is asking bailiffs not to enforce court possession orders in areas with the highest Coronavirus restrictions.  So although evictions can...

Belvoir has opened its third office in Swansea - but like other agency branches in Wales, it’s set to close for...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a cross-industry call for more information to be provided to politicians who go on to make housing...

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

The Welsh Government wants to reform compulsory purchase powers - meaning any landlord with a long-term empty property in the region...

ARLA Propertymark has welcomed the creation of a financial lifeline for tenants in Wales in arrears because of Coronavirus.  The association has...

Rents in the UK dropped in six of the eight regions monitored by PropTech supplier Goodlord.  During September, the average rent for...

The Chartered Institute of Housing claims there may be a “massive increase” in evictions in the near future. In a briefing paper the...

A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...

A leading trade body has broadly welcomed the Winter Economy Plan outlined by Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday, but says this still...

Much has been made of the backlog of court cases - including landlords’ possession attempts - and now the Ministry of Justice...

The legal industry says the end of the eviction ban must be the moment to ensure the widest number of tenants...

Housing Minister Chris Pincher says the eviction ban is formally over but the situation remains under “constant review” as the second...

The government has set out confirmation of the new regulations and protocols that agents and landlords will have to follow if...

The first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...

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

The ARLA Propertymark president for the year ahead is a long-standing board member with significant experience in regulation. Angela Davey succeeds Phil...

Letting agents and landlords in Wales can now direct struggling tenants to a new independent advice service. The Private Rented Sector Helpline...

A council says it's identified hundreds of rental properties within its boundaries which apparently do not comply with key energy efficiency...

Pressure is building on the UK government to ensure England follows the example of both Scotland and Wales and creates a...

A leading trade body has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that some landlords face receiving no rent for two years.  In a...

The Law Society has set out exactly what the extension of the eviction ban, announced on Friday, means to agents, landlords...

Belvoir is backing a call for a loans scheme in England - similar to one in Wales - to protect tenants...

A leading lettings sector trade body has set out reasons why the eviction ban should be lifted - which may help...

The campaigning pressure group Generation Rent has returned to the battle to win an extension to the current evictions ban in...

The ban on evictions in the private rented sector looks almost certain to be extended until March next year in Scotland...

The Welsh Government has launched a new Tenancy Saver Loans scheme to allow tenants to borrow to pay off arrears built up...

A leading politician is calling for a rethink of the six month possession period which has been imposed in Wales. Mark Isherwood,...

The number of new prospective tenants has risen markedly according to figures from ARLA Propertymark. In June - the latest data available...

The lettings market in Wales reopened almost fully yesterday. ARLA Propertymark, which has analysed the restrictions that were in place until this...

The Welsh Government has temporarily increased the notice period landlords must provide from three months to six months to end Assured...

A new mortgage product aimed at buy to let investors wanting to enjoy a slice of the holiday home staycation market...

Average rents in most regions of the UK have fallen slightly in the past month according to the latest HomeLet market...

While England’s housing market is almost fully operational, within social distancing guidelines, there are still some restrictions in Wales. Now the Welsh...

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

ARLA Propertymark has expressed its pleasure that the eviction ban, already extended by two months, will now expire at the end...

One of the rental sector’s highest-profile trade bodies has accused pro-tenant group Generation Rent of needlessly scaring renters with the spectre...

In another sign of concern at the speed and volume of eviction cases once the ban is lifted at the end...

The Deposit Protection Service has issued seven ways to help agents and students in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs during...

A legal expert says the Court of Appeal ruling on S21 possession orders last week has resolved one of the most...

The next formal review of lockdown processes in Wales takes place today, with high expectation that the housing market is likely...

ARLA Propertymark has set out its concerns over draft guidance on anti-money laundering produced by a body called the Joint Money...

New figures show that typical capital gains for buy to let investors are on the way down. Hamptons International says that landlords...

Rents on renewed tenancies across Great Britain fell 1.6 per cent in May, the third consecutive monthly fall.   Data from Hamptons International...

The short let sector says it’s been agreed that it can open Airbnb and similar platforms for bookings from July 4...

The Law Society for England and Wales says legal aid should be made available for tenants who face eviction once the...

A lettings sector group says there was never any eviction crisis looming for private tenants, contrary to a slew of recent claims. New independent...

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 prominent figure in the lettings industry has warned that any extension to the current evictions ban would risk hurting the...

Aldermore Bank is this week resuming physical mortgage valuations on properties for house purchase and remortgage in England, where strict social...

Chancellors, the independent agency chain with over 50 offices across southern England and mid Wales, is launching a deposit-free renting option. Working with...

Rents on renewed tenancies fell for the second month in a row according to data from Hamptons International.   In April the average...

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

Seven out of 10 tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed according to Hamptons International - the highest...

A Wales holiday lettings agency has worked with owner-clients to offer free holidays to frontline healthcare workers when the crisis has...

Home offices aren’t all about laptops and wifi routers….they’re about gorgeous views too. So thanks to Marc Morrish, a director and auctioneer...

A project called NHS Homes, run by a number of suppliers within the short lets sector, has now made available some...

Families living in private rented accommodation are more exposed to the economic shock of the Coronavirus than homeowners, which could mean...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

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

A lettings agency has given a full apology after a letter - not approved by the company - was sent out...

All court possession orders are being suspended from today as part of the changes to the private rental sector to cope...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

A PropTech platform claims that an area where the average rent is 50 per cent of less of an average salary...

The typical UK private rental deposit, often considered high in this country, is thought to be relatively low by international standards...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

The chief executive of a new lettings sector trade body is to address his first conference next month, giving an indication...

The government’s official index for the private rental sector has shown that rents rose by 1.5 per cent in the 12...

Another housing market snapshot suggests demand and confidence are improving as a result of the new political and economic landscape following...

Agents have come out fighting against a proposal being considered in one part of the UK to triple the time to...

The latest market snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that even in the south west of England - where renters...

Leaders Romans Group has snapped up another independent - this time the three office Welsh agency Moginie James. Moginie James - owned by...

A leading trade body is voicing concern over yet another council private rental sector licensing scheme - with particular worry over...

One of the country’s top law groups has backed government moves to scrap Section 21.  The call comes from the Law Society for...

A third of all landlords live in Greater London and the South East according to data collated by a property management...

ARLA Propertymark has named Angela Davey as president elect, following Richard Selwyn stepping down last year due to personal circumstances. Davey has...

A trade body has come out against a council’s HMO licensing scheme, claiming that its consultation period was too short -...

Accreditation body safeagent has announced a new designation for lettings and management agents who successfully pass its NCFE accredited courses. The designation...

The Welsh Government says new regulations are to be introduced to combat carbon monoxide poisoning. The regulations will require landlords and their...

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

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

This month sees the launch of a new trade body for the lettings sector - the National Residential Landlords Association. It’s the...

The fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents has this morning revealed that it’s linking with Training For Professionals, the largest provider of...

The latest lettings market snapshot by referencing firm HomeLet shows the average rent in the UK is now £947. This is up...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...

Almost 40 per cent of battery-powered smoke alarms failed to activate in residential fires in England in the past year –...

Lobbying government can work, at least in some circumstances, as the Association of Residential Lettings Agents has seen in Wales.  Letting agents...

A trade body suggests that the votes of private landlords could decide the results in over 100 constituencies in next week’s...

The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru is pledging tax credits for private tenants whose rent and utilities bills add up to...

As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...

The Property Franchise Group has issued an upbeat trading statement indicating that it’s mitigated much of the financial impact of the...

Another survey of private landlords show a majority feeling less confident about the market than they were three months ago. Last week...

Just over a fifth of lettings agents questioned in a major industry survey are concerned that may not be complying with...

The Welsh Government says it’s going to issue clarifications to some issues before the end of this year; if agreed by...

Landlords’ confidence in their lettings business has slumped to an all-time low, according to research by the National Landlords Association. In a...

Countrywide has issued an unusual statement saying that the veteran lettings expert recruited to steer the organisation through the tenant fee...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...

One of the leading providers of deposit alternatives in the UK wants the government to embrace the option - even to...

Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...

A leading agent has repeated his controversial belief that the proposed scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers should be seen as...

New analysis by Direct Line for Business reveals a surge in the number of police investigations into the theft of electricity,...

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

Countrywide’s monthly rental index - based on achieved rather than advertised rents on newly let properties - says the average rent...

Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...

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

A prominent trade body is urging its members and the wider industry to back a crowdfunding exercise to pay for a...

The majority of the UK’s private renters don’t want to purchase a home according to new research, coming just as the...

New research has thrown light for the first time on the gap between the rental affordability of male and female workers...

safeagent’s Rent Smart Wales training course has been given the scheme’s top ‘High Assurance’ rating following its latest audit. Rent Smart Wales,...

Members of the industry’s two major landlord bodies have backed a merger which will now take place on January 1. Members of...

Data from Countrywide estate agents analysed by Hamptons International reveals that the average rent of a newly-let property in the UK...

A lettings platform has analysed the current average annual rental cost of different parts of the UK and how that relates...

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir.  The franchise...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...

A long-established agency in Wales says it’s shutting the sales side of its business and going to focus solely on lettings...

A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed...

The Property Ombudsman has announced a slew of expulsions after six agents failed to comply with redress rules. They failed to abide...

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

A Cardiff lettings agent claims to have become the first in Wales to stop charging fees to new and existing tenants. CPS...

With less than four weeks to go to the start date of the Welsh Tenant Fees ban, the Association of Residential...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts to complete the largest privately funded development in Wales, Cardiff Central Square, which will include...

An outspoken Conservative party figure says government policies such as the scrapping of Section 21 will play into the hands of...

Rental growth continues to accelerate, reaching the highest level since April 2016 according to data from Hamptons International, part of Countrywide.   The...

The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...

The chairman of Hunters estate agency, who is also a Conservative MP, has hit out at the government over its handling...

The Welsh government is planning to make changes to the notice period for eviction which would see tenants given 12-month contracts...

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

There has been no change to rental yields across the UK over the past month as the lettings market settles down...

A BBC investigation of 52 lettings agents has found that two thirds were levying charges on tenants, but it is uncertain...

An average of 34 per cent of a tenant’s typical salary is spent on rent across the UK, according to an...

New research shows that some buy to let investors in London could typically lose over £19,000 a year if Berlin-style rent...

A call by Shelter for England to adopt Scotland’s model of indefinite tenancies in the private rented sector has been attacked...

The average cost of a new let in Great Britain has risen to £977 per calendar month.  That’s a 2.6 per cent...

New figures out this morning show that the over-50s are becoming a larger part of the rental market.  So far this year...

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

A lettings agency chief in Scotland says the upcoming ban on agents levying fees on tenants - to be introduced in...

The latest Your Move lettings index for England and Wales shows the average rent stagnating - rising just 0.5 per cent...

ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...

Not-for-profit operator Tenancy Deposit Scheme says early intervention between landlords and tenants across the UK is resulting in many more deposit...

The typical landlord who sold a rental property in England and Wales made a gross gain of £79,770 before tax last...

A slow rental market in London is weighing down on growth across the rest of the UK, according to the latest...

New data from Proptech firm Goodlord suggests that the average void period for England and Wales is just 21 days. The longest...

Three years after the introduction of the second homes stamp duty surcharge, landlords are “beginning to come to terms with the...

Rents across England and Wales have not moved in the last 12 months, according to Your Move.  The agency says the typical...

Student demand for places across the UK - and therefore for accommodation - is holding up well despite Brexit uncertainty, according...

The head of a major property management firm says the controversial proposal to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

Average monthly UK rent is now at its lowest level for three years according to the Deposit Protection Service. Average rent fell...

Buy to let investors are facing a double whammy as stagnating rents and reduced tax relief are hitting profitability. A study from...

The owner of a buy to let HMO has been found guilty of six offences but has received a fine of...

It’s been revealed that the Welsh version of the Tenants Fees ban will come into effect on September 1. “Agents need to...

The latest lettings sector index suggests that monthly rents increased from February to March in six of the eight regions of...

There’s been a big boost to the movement towards deposit alternatives in the private rental sector following a survey released this...

A leading accountancy firm has analysed buy to let taxation policies north and south of the border and claims that from...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill passed its final hurdle in the Welsh Assembly yesterday evening. This has similar policies to...

The average rent across England and Wales in February was a mere 0.4 per cent higher than the same point a...

Rent rises in the year to the end of February, as released by the government’s Office of National Statistics, show growth...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a series of events to educate letting agents and landlords on deposit protection. Starting next month...

The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...

The proportion of landlords purchasing buy to let homes in London with cash rose from 33 per cent in 2017 to...

Numerous regional independent agency chains have joined Zero Deposit, one of several rental deposit replacement schemes to have appeared in recent...

A leading trade body says the argument that councils have insufficient powers to tackle rogue operators isn’t supported by the facts...

New research from Zoopla suggests that parking sits firmly at the top of requirements for renters - but with pet-friendly facilities...

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

The gap between the cost of buying and renting is down 59 per cent to its lowest level in nine years...

North Wales agency Dafydd Hardy has snapped up small independent Smith & Wypler as part of a new growth strategy.  Smith &...

PropTech company teclet has announced it will this year once again be a main category partner at The ESTAS estate and...

The Dispute Service, which operates the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, has been ranked among the Sunday Times’ 100 best not-for-profit companies to...

New research on private renting and mental health in Wales has concluded that more support is required.  The research was undertaken for...

March 19 has been set as the next date for the Welsh equivalent of the Tenant Fees Ban Bill to be...

Latest official figures show that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1.0 per cent in the...

Sometimes, running a lettings agency can feel as if you’re losing control of client money. Recent cases of property management fraud such...

The government has published an independent assessment of its Tenants Fees Bill proposal - the ban on fees levied by letting...

Almost the entire lettings industry has viewed the upcoming ban on tenants fees levied by agents in England and Wales as...

The latest rental market snapshot from YourMove suggests that typical rents rose 1.8 per cent across England and Wales in the...

There’s been an angry reaction to the suggestion that London’s Labour mayor, Sadiq Khan, is seeking to introduce rent controls in...

Renting became more affordable in 2018 thanks to a combination of a once-in-a-decade fall in annual rents and wage inflation, according...

Rents have risen over the past year but at a very low level according to new property consultancy Apropos.  Across Britain as...

Landlords in London are possibly £1,806 worse off since the vote to leave the EU in June 2016, according to specialist...

The latest market snapshot from LSL Property Services once again shows that buy to let investors in northern regions have enjoyed...

Most tenants believe they will never be able to own a home because of the burden of saving for a deposit...

Deposit protection provider The Dispute Service says it has seen a big rise in the number of deposits it protects in...

Continued political and economic uncertainty is likely to fuel increased tenant demand in the private rented sector, says Haart.  The company’s latest...

Research released this morning reveals that university cities offer some of the highest buy to let yields in the country. The Free...

The private rental sector in Wales could be offered incentives and other support to house those most in need, the Welsh...

Two thirds of local authorities in England and Wales brought no prosecutions against private landlords in 2017/18 according to research by the...

Rents are rising very gently across almost all of England and Wales with only London and East Anglia showing falls in...

A government minister says the phrase ”rogue landlord” is too “cuddly” and he wants buy to let investors who broke the...

Today sees the Second Reading in the House of the Lords for the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, promoted by...

More landlords will leave the private rented sector in the next year as annual rental price growth has been flat or...

Shelter is campaigning for the outlawing if default fees levied on tenants by agents in Wales. While the campaigning group welcomes the Renting...

One of the country’s leading buy to let experts has given her reasoning behind the surge in the number of people...

Buy to let investors in England and Wales who own particularly cold homes are being targeted by new regulations. Since April this...

A warning has gone out to the lettings sector to check that rental properties are ‘Gas Safe’ as the colder weather...

A landlord had been ordered to give back almost £4,000 that was paid to him while operating without a licence. The case...

An online estate agency specialising in the sale of tenanted buy to let units has produced a league table of regional...

Just one region of England and Wales saw rents fall in the year to September 2018, according to the latest Your...

A council-run lettings agency looks likely to be scrapped after it apparently lost some £53,000 - even though it manages only...

A city council has introduced highly specific guidelines as to the number, size and positioning of To Let boards following apparent...

With an average rental return of 7.69 per cent Ireland has been named as the top location in Europe for buy to...

A salary of £51,200 a year is required to rent a one bedroom home in London according to research conducted by...

The latest rental figures produced by Your Move for Scotland have prompted a claim that the country now has better yields...

Labour has outlined its proposals for the private rental sector if it gains power at the next General Election - and...

Latest government figures show that private rents paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 0.9 per cent in the 12...

The Home Office is to reconvene its private rental sector stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. This follows a controversial period for...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £947, up 0.9 per cent on last year - or up...

Rent rises in the private rental sector have merely tracked inflation and the Retail Price Index over the past five years...

Rents in the UK, excluding London, are still increasing but at their slowest rate for five years. Figures from specialist lender Landbay...

The latest Your Move rental tracker suggests that London’s lettings market has continued to cool with prices falling by 0.5 per...

More big fines have been handed out in recent legal action regarding buy to let investors who have not stuck by...

The latest LendInvest buy to let report, which ranks 105 postcode areas around England and Wales based on a combination of...

A new analysis reveals that it takes an average of 118 days for court-appointed bailiffs to remove tenants from private homes...

Average UK rents have risen 1.8 per cent in the last year, equating to a typical £16 monthly hike. That’s the view...

A Tory activist has made an outspoken attack on the government’s policies towards the private rental sector on the pages of...

A new analysis of rental yields across all of the UK’s local authorities has revealed exactly where the best places are for...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has unveiled a new specialist training course for letting agents. The NALS Level 3 Award in Letting...

Outsourcing has long been an effective strategy in business. It enables you to provide a new, improved or more streamlined service...

The lettings industry has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban agents’ fees levied on tenants. A Bill was put...

A Bill which is likely to end up banning letting agents’ fees levied on tenants in Wales has been introduced into...

A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...

Data from Your Move's England and Wales Rental Tracker shows that the number of tenants in arrears increased for the fourth...

Specialist mortgage broker Commercial Trust says there was an increase in buy to let purchase activity in London during the first...

Buy to let sector confidence across a range of measures remained stable or increased in the first quarter of 2018 compared...

Private rental sector tenants have spent the year so far working only to pay for their accommodation, the BBC claims.  The broadcaster...

The average cost of a new let reached £951 per month in Great Britain in March - that’s up 1.7 per...

Some 43 per cent of all stamp duty comes from buy to let investors and holiday home purchasers - and almost...

Specialist buy to let lender LendInvest has looked at 105 postcodes across England and Wales to find the best (and worst)...

Academic research suggests tenants in England and Wales are missing out on £80m of interest to tenancy deposit schemes every single...

The consumer group Which? says the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards starting next weekend could affect 300,000 buy to let properties.  From...

One of the client money protection schemes operating in the lettings sector says he believes agents and property managers could be...

The National Landlords Association has revealed a seven-point plan which would allow the Welsh Government greater powers over the private rental...

The Welsh Government’s housing minister has tweeted that the results of a formal consultation process on a ban on agents’ fees...

The UK lettings market has enjoyed a 'robust' start to 2018, according to the latest Agency Express Property Activity Index. The number...

It is being reported that the Labour mayor of Newham council - that’s the authority which has introduced stricter controls on...

Landlords in Wales who manage their own properties are being reminded that they must submit their licence application to Rent Smart...

A TV news programme has exposed how a sleazy male landlord - who presumably did not instruct a letting agent -...

The select committee monitoring the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government will continue its deliberations today on the government’s ban...

Rent Smart Wales says it is “heartening” that there has been a substantial recent rise in the number of agents, properties...

The average rent in England and Wales was £850 in December 2017, an increase of 2.3 per cent in the last...

The average rent agreed on a new tenancy signed in December was £907 according to the insurance firm HomeLet, compared to...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 1.2 per cent in the 12 months to December according...

There has been another prosecution under the controversial Rent Smart Wales regulations - although this time the landlord in question was...

A pullback in the buy to let market is threatening to reduce sale prices further in London and parts of the...

Rental prices in most areas of England and Wales have grown over the past 12 months with the East of England...

Stamp duty reform for first time buyers has taken pride of place in the Budget speech of Chancellor Phillip Hammond.   From today,...

Rent Smart Wales, the licensing and training regime which is now a year old, has taken an agent and a landlord...

A survey has been undertaken of the top 25 UK postcodes in terms of yields for investors - and London and...

A Welsh local authority is offering a cash payment of up to £1,200 to landlords who join a quasi-letting agency run...

Wales’ largest agency, Peter Alan, has acquired Roberts & Co Property Management Limited, a Newport company that manages 800 units.  The acquisition...

The annual rate of rental growth slowed between September and October according to Countrywide. The cost of the average new let in...

Rental growth is forecast to exceed house price growth in London, despite a glut of properties on the lettings market in...

The Secretary of State for Wales has called on the Welsh Government to take measures against what he calls “unjust fees...

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the Fitness for Human Habitation requirements for...

The private rental sector in Wales is at risk of contracting next year, warns the Residential Landlords’ Association.   RLA Wales policy officer...

The CLA says the energy efficiency regulations for the lettings sector coming into effect in April are “fundamentally flawed” when it...

Pressure from the consumer lobby is building for the introduction of a ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants -...

Latest data from Your Move’s rental indices suggest that rents are growing, with the average in England and Wales now £904,...

Letting agents are being warned that they can minimise the impact of the fees ban levied on tenants by being proactive...

Labour's housing spokesman has called on the government to give councils greater powers over the regulation of the private rental sector.   In...

Housing minister Alok Sharma has once again confirmed that the ban on lettings’ agents fees levied on tenants in England will...

Housing minister Alok Sharma has told a major residential conference that rent controls will definitely not be a policy of the...

Letting agents across the UK must prepare now for a ban on fees charged to tenants says a PropTech company -...

Bob Parry Lettings, a north Wales agency, has removed a claim from its website concerning a plot of land, following a...

Agents who review and modernise their rent collection procedures could claim back thousands of pounds in rent, an automated payments platform...

Over the past few months, hundreds of agents across the UK have been improving their photography skills by taking part in...

Your Move says a shrinking supply of properties, in part created by government measures against the lettings sector, has led to...