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Comprehensive rental reform requires the buy in and understanding of letting agents and landlords from the outset - and not as...

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

An agency has snapped up its second independent in 12 months. James Douglas Sales and Lettings has acquired Leek and Weston in...

The private rental sector could grow an additional 6.5 per cent in just three years, it’s been forecast. This would bring the...

The closely-fought battle between franchise lettings agencies in the private rental sector continues apace.  Maryam Bham, franchise sales manager at Hunters -...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes has categorically stated that the government is not considering rent controls in England. In a written reply to...

High profile Welsh lettings agency Peter Alan has acquired West Quay Estates & Lettings as part of its long term strategy...

Activists are calling on the government to impose swingeing taxes on some lettings properties “to bring them back into the residential...

Letting agents should consider how the properties they manage can become more energy efficient, says Propertymark. And they should tap into new...

Agents have reacted with amazement to the latest delay that the Labour-run Welsh Government has announced for its much-hyped rental reform. The...

Local and central government is losing out on millions of pounds of council tax income this year because of the business...

Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...

A lettings agency is celebrating winning the obstruction to let and manage a 63 unit Build To Rent scheme for students...

A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...

Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...

One of the most high profile members of the Welsh Parliament has hit back at calls from the controlling Labour and...

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

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has signed a six year software deal with Zoopla’s Alto service. This means that...

Propertymark has said that the government’s ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties should go further. The government revealed over the...

The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...

Annual rental yields in England and Wales have dipped but tenant demand is set to stay strong for the rest of...

Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start...

The chief executive of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the UK government, accusing it of a “blatant disregard...

A new investment league table has been drawn up to show best aggregate rent and capital appreciation income for those in...

A PropTech supplier which helps agents and landlords identify private rental sector licensing issues has announced a new partnership. Geospatial technology firm...

Tax experts say that an attempt to levy higher purchase tax on holiday lets and second homes in one part of...

Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution. The trade body also...

Rightmove’s April webinars for agents continue today with Daryl Mcintosh, Policy Manager at Propertymark, giving a legal and compliance update for...

The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark. In February, Propertymark...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

An eye-watering annualised rent rise in Greater London of 27.3 per cent has helped pushed the all-UK total yearly hike to...

The government has issued revised guidelines for the possession process in the private and social rented sectors in the light of...

The lettings and management platform teclet, owned by OnTheMarket, is now available to agents and property managers in Scotland. The product offer...

ARLA Propertymark has slammed politicians who appear to have ignored a public consultation and gone ahead with draconian changes affecting second...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

Another prominent Labour politician has thrown his weight behind rent controls. And Mark Griffin - who is the party’s housing spokesman in...

Propertymark has hit back at the latest demand by politicians for rent controls. The London mayor Sadiq Khan renewed his call for...

Politicians across the UK appear to be growing more vocal in their support for rent controls. The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru...

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...

The leader of one of Britain’s highest profile lettings agency operations has let rip at the government for what he calls...

A lettings agency says renters must pay an average of up to 77 per cent of their monthly household income to...

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a new Tenancy Compliance service through its pre-tenancy progression software, BOX.  The Lettings Hub says...

The latest lettings market snapshot from HomeLet suggests another record average UK monthly rent level of £1,064 pcm - up a...

ARLA Propertymark is warning that new landlords must be drafted in to the private rental sector to replace those exiting in...

Asking rents in Britain are now rising at their fastest ever rate according to Rightmove. Average asking rents hit annual growth of...

A prominent agent says the shortage of rental property is now so acute, and like to get still worse, that those...

It’s been reported that a tenant being evicted from a property in west Wales is alleged to have threatened the lettings...

Wales and Scotland are ahead of the game when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the...

A controversial reform programme for the private rental sector in Wales is to go ahead from July 15 this year -...

The Liberal Democrats have proposed sharp restrictions on holiday rentals at the heart of the party’s plans to solve the housing...

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...

Propertymark says arrears in the private rental sector are rising once again as the Omicron variant continues to push across the...

The National Residential Landlords Association says average rent debt owed by tenants as a direct result of the pandemic is still...

A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...

ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...

A politician is raising the possibility that people who live in private blocks and let out their apartments via Airbnb or...

New figures show how effective the stamp duty holiday was in stimulating buy to let - and how similar measures could...

Home, the property website that publishes an authoritative market snapshot for lettings and sales each month, says the long-standing supply drought...

The private rental sector is already attempting to improve its EPC results according to research from Shawbrook Bank.  From 2025 new rules...

Media reports in Stoke on Trent say a man was arrested after a police raid on the Homes2Let lettings agency in...

ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a new dispute resolution service as a quicker and less expensive alternative to court...

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

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a modest 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...

All sides of the industry have expressed anger and frustration that yesterday’s Budget effectively ignored the private rental sector. ARLA Propertymark’s policy...

New research published by Build To Rent operator L&G reveals what it believes to be a crisis surrounding rental properties, affordable...

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

Tenants returning to the office and city centres has triggered strong rental growth in the largest urban centres. Rightmove’s Quarterly Rental Trends...

A senior Conservative in Wales wants the Welsh Government to consider creating a housing tribunal in the light of rising tenant arrears. Janet Finch-Saunders,...

A lack of longer term rental accommodation thanks to the growth of Airbnb and other short lets has led to a...

A prominent industry supplier is warning the government not to damage the private rental sector in its push to promote ever-more...

Propertymark is telling politicians to stop demonising letting agents and landlords. The unusualy bluntl message has come in response to the latest...

The House of Commons Library, an independent body not controlled by government, has published a detailed history of the many measures...

A statement from ARLA Propertymark has hinted that it believes politicians may be out of touch with the reality of how...

Landlords in Wales have been told that rules giving tenants six months’ notice to vacate a property will remain in place...

Lettings platform Goodlord has opened its doors north of the border.  Agents based in Scotland can now sign up to Goodlord, which...

One of the leading estate agency groups in the UK has said it places high value on internal development following the...

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...

The Welsh Government has revealed that it hasn’t had time to evaluate its tenant fee ban due to the pandemic. Tenant fees...

A £360 million wall of rental debt built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave...

The lettings market continues to boom, with HomeLet’s latest index showing average UK rents at a record high for the third...

Reluctance to move during the pandemic is thought to be a key reason for a sharp drop in tenancy disputes between...

A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...

There’s been a 21 per cent rise in demand for properties from buy to let investors according to a new analysis...

The value of the Private Rented Sector in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8 per cent to a jaw dropping...

Demand for private rental housing is now at a five year high according to the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s...

After a successful 18 month pilot with a Northwood branch, franchise giant Belvoir has entered a deal with B-hive Block Management...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of the Generation Rent campaign, says rents in Wales, Scotland and South West England have soared thanks...

Agents’ body Propertymark says it wants a dedicated housing court because it’s lost faith in the mainstream court system to handle...

Propertymark has joined a series of charities and a landlord body to warn about the poverty risk of expected changes to...

A study by Hamptons shows that so far this year 10 per cent of new tenancies have been taken by someone...

Flats, so long the favourite of buy to let investors, still constitute 15 per cent of all homes purchased according to...

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...

A new £10m scheme to help renters with Covid-related arrears has been launched in Wales.  Called the Tenancy Hardship Grant, and introduced...

A new estimate put the value of the UK private rental sector at almost £1.4 trillion. Buy to let and investment consultancy...

Across Great Britain the pace of rental growth continued to climb in June, with rents rising 8.5 per cent year-on-year. The data...

Wales’ Labour-led administration is to announce a three-pronged approach to affordability issues - and it looks likely to involve a clampdown...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a controversial scheme allocating £10m of taxpayers’ money to assist tenants with Covid-related arrears. The Tenancy Hardship Grant...

A new £10m grant will be introduced in part of the UK to help private rented tenants struggling to pay rent...

There’s a large scale recovery underway in London’s rental sector according to the website Home. The site says that while average rents...

A property investment platform has taken the unusual approach of accusing the government of driving up homelessness through its policy of...

Reliable referencing remains the cornerstone of every letting agent’s business. Landlords rely on their agents to get it right, and to protect...

Areas of the country which appear to have had a surplus of rental stock in the past is now reporting a...

Some low-cost energy efficiency improvements to a property could boost its EPC rating according to an analysis undertaken by Rightmove. The portal...

We’re only a little over a week away from the Euros, happening at last a year later than scheduled because of...

The president of the Law Society of England and Wales says tenants facing eviction as a result of the ban being...

There’s now an unprecedented level of demand from tenants for properties, according to the latest survey findings from ARLA Propertymark. The survey...

Preventative measures are everything where referencing is concerned. But with so many solutions out there, promising so much, it can be difficult...

The most vocal campaign group for tenants, Generation Rent, has warned government that renters have already been waiting two years for...

A leading banking and wealth management company says a growth area for the rental sector in the years to come will...

The ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...

There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...

Another lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay an outstanding compensation award - but...

The Home website has produced its latest rental market snapshot - and once again London is the odd region out compared...

Buy to let investors are not cashing out of the private rental sector despite the restrictions and taxes imposed by government. Hamptons’...

Rent guarantees and upfront cash payments from local authorities are the most effective means of opening the private rented sector to...

The government has told estate agents to ensure at least one Union Jack is present in properties during both physical and...

An influential group of MPs wants an end to repeated last minute extensions to the ban on evictions and instead wants financial support...

A House of Lords committee is urging the government to find alternatives to court possession cases in a bid to deal...

Paul Shamplina, the man behind Landlord Action and a Channel 5 show on handling rental crises, is warning that county courts...

The government’s embarrassing axing of the Green Homes Grant means there must now be a replacement to help the private rental...

ARLA Propertymark says its disappointed over the latest extension to an eviction ban and the requirement for six months notice to tenants. The latest...

The pandemic has had a major impact on the student rental market with landlords suffering significant losses of income. A new analysis...

An upbeat market snapshot for the lettings sector claims that one region of the UK has seen rent increases in excess...

Research by Hamptons suggests that the increased house prices caused by the stamp duty holiday sales surge has indirectly obliged more...

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...

The extension of the furlough scheme might be an indirect saviour for many lettings agencies says a leading PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold,...

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

The Law Society of England and Wales has come out in favour of the latest ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  The extension to...

Government data suggests that scare stories talking of a glut of evictions if the current ban is lifted are simply unfounded. Data...

The Law Society is raising concerns about the government’s mediation scheme announced at the time of the last eviction ban decision. The...

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

An online petition is voicing opposition to government calls for ever-improving EPCs in the private rental sector.  Nottingham landlord Tricia Urquhart has started the...

An enterprising mother and daughter are bouncing back from being made redundant due to Covid-19 by setting up their own lettings...

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...