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A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...
23 June 2022
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An agency has snapped up its second independent in 12 months. James Douglas Sales and Lettings has acquired Leek and Weston in...
22 June 2022
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The private rental sector could grow an additional 6.5 per cent in just three years, it’s been forecast. This would bring the...
21 June 2022
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The closely-fought battle between franchise lettings agencies in the private rental sector continues apace. Maryam Bham, franchise sales manager at Hunters -...
16 June 2022
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Housing minister Eddie Hughes has categorically stated that the government is not considering rent controls in England. In a written reply to...
08 June 2022
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High profile Welsh lettings agency Peter Alan has acquired West Quay Estates & Lettings as part of its long term strategy...
08 June 2022
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Activists are calling on the government to impose swingeing taxes on some lettings properties “to bring them back into the residential...
01 June 2022
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Letting agents should consider how the properties they manage can become more energy efficient, says Propertymark. And they should tap into new...
01 June 2022
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Agents have reacted with amazement to the latest delay that the Labour-run Welsh Government has announced for its much-hyped rental reform. The...
01 June 2022
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Local and central government is losing out on millions of pounds of council tax income this year because of the business...
30 May 2022
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Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...
26 May 2022
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A lettings agency is celebrating winning the obstruction to let and manage a 63 unit Build To Rent scheme for students...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...
12 May 2022
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Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...
10 May 2022
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One of the most high profile members of the Welsh Parliament has hit back at calls from the controlling Labour and...
09 May 2022
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A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...
05 May 2022
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Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has signed a six year software deal with Zoopla’s Alto service. This means that...
05 May 2022
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Propertymark has said that the government’s ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties should go further. The government revealed over the...
25 April 2022
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The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...
21 April 2022
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Annual rental yields in England and Wales have dipped but tenant demand is set to stay strong for the rest of...
21 April 2022
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Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start...
21 April 2022
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The chief executive of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the UK government, accusing it of a “blatant disregard...
20 April 2022
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A new investment league table has been drawn up to show best aggregate rent and capital appreciation income for those in...
13 April 2022
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A PropTech supplier which helps agents and landlords identify private rental sector licensing issues has announced a new partnership. Geospatial technology firm...
12 April 2022
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Tax experts say that an attempt to levy higher purchase tax on holiday lets and second homes in one part of...
11 April 2022
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Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution. The trade body also...
08 April 2022
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Rightmove’s April webinars for agents continue today with Daryl Mcintosh, Policy Manager at Propertymark, giving a legal and compliance update for...
06 April 2022
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The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark. In February, Propertymark...
24 March 2022
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Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...
23 March 2022
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An eye-watering annualised rent rise in Greater London of 27.3 per cent has helped pushed the all-UK total yearly hike to...
17 March 2022
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The government has issued revised guidelines for the possession process in the private and social rented sectors in the light of...
15 March 2022
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The lettings and management platform teclet, owned by OnTheMarket, is now available to agents and property managers in Scotland. The product offer...
11 March 2022
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ARLA Propertymark has slammed politicians who appear to have ignored a public consultation and gone ahead with draconian changes affecting second...
08 March 2022
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...
04 March 2022
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New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...
23 February 2022
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Another prominent Labour politician has thrown his weight behind rent controls. And Mark Griffin - who is the party’s housing spokesman in...
22 February 2022
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Propertymark has hit back at the latest demand by politicians for rent controls. The London mayor Sadiq Khan renewed his call for...
21 February 2022
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Politicians across the UK appear to be growing more vocal in their support for rent controls. The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru...
17 February 2022
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A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...
16 February 2022
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The leader of one of Britain’s highest profile lettings agency operations has let rip at the government for what he calls...
10 February 2022
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A lettings agency says renters must pay an average of up to 77 per cent of their monthly household income to...
04 February 2022
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Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...
03 February 2022
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PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a new Tenancy Compliance service through its pre-tenancy progression software, BOX. The Lettings Hub says...
03 February 2022
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The latest lettings market snapshot from HomeLet suggests another record average UK monthly rent level of £1,064 pcm - up a...
03 February 2022
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ARLA Propertymark is warning that new landlords must be drafted in to the private rental sector to replace those exiting in...
01 February 2022
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Asking rents in Britain are now rising at their fastest ever rate according to Rightmove. Average asking rents hit annual growth of...
27 January 2022
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A prominent agent says the shortage of rental property is now so acute, and like to get still worse, that those...
24 January 2022
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It’s been reported that a tenant being evicted from a property in west Wales is alleged to have threatened the lettings...
24 January 2022
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Wales and Scotland are ahead of the game when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the...
18 January 2022
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A controversial reform programme for the private rental sector in Wales is to go ahead from July 15 this year -...
13 January 2022
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The Liberal Democrats have proposed sharp restrictions on holiday rentals at the heart of the party’s plans to solve the housing...
11 January 2022
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A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...
24 December 2021
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Propertymark says arrears in the private rental sector are rising once again as the Omicron variant continues to push across the...
21 December 2021
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The National Residential Landlords Association says average rent debt owed by tenants as a direct result of the pandemic is still...
09 December 2021
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A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...
07 December 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...
02 December 2021
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A politician is raising the possibility that people who live in private blocks and let out their apartments via Airbnb or...
29 November 2021
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New figures show how effective the stamp duty holiday was in stimulating buy to let - and how similar measures could...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Home, the property website that publishes an authoritative market snapshot for lettings and sales each month, says the long-standing supply drought...
16 November 2021
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The private rental sector is already attempting to improve its EPC results according to research from Shawbrook Bank. From 2025 new rules...
09 November 2021
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Media reports in Stoke on Trent say a man was arrested after a police raid on the Homes2Let lettings agency in...
05 November 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a new dispute resolution service as a quicker and less expensive alternative to court...
05 November 2021
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Figures from the Deposit Protection Service suggest that students returned to university in greater numbers this year compared to 2020. The service...
03 November 2021
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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...
02 November 2021
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All sides of the industry have expressed anger and frustration that yesterday’s Budget effectively ignored the private rental sector. ARLA Propertymark’s policy...
28 October 2021
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New research published by Build To Rent operator L&G reveals what it believes to be a crisis surrounding rental properties, affordable...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

As energy efficiency becomes increasingly key for the private rental sector and owner occupiers alike, new data from PropTech firm Sprift...
19 October 2021
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Tenants returning to the office and city centres has triggered strong rental growth in the largest urban centres. Rightmove’s Quarterly Rental Trends...
13 October 2021
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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,...
08 October 2021
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A lack of longer term rental accommodation thanks to the growth of Airbnb and other short lets has led to a...
05 October 2021
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A prominent industry supplier is warning the government not to damage the private rental sector in its push to promote ever-more...
05 October 2021
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Propertymark is telling politicians to stop demonising letting agents and landlords. The unusualy bluntl message has come in response to the latest...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The House of Commons Library, an independent body not controlled by government, has published a detailed history of the many measures...
28 September 2021
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A statement from ARLA Propertymark has hinted that it believes politicians may be out of touch with the reality of how...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords in Wales have been told that rules giving tenants six months’ notice to vacate a property will remain in place...
24 September 2021
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Lettings platform Goodlord has opened its doors north of the border. Agents based in Scotland can now sign up to Goodlord, which...
24 September 2021
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One of the leading estate agency groups in the UK has said it places high value on internal development following the...
22 September 2021
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Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...
21 September 2021
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The Welsh Government has revealed that it hasn’t had time to evaluate its tenant fee ban due to the pandemic. Tenant fees...
21 September 2021
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A £360 million wall of rental debt built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave...
17 September 2021
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The lettings market continues to boom, with HomeLet’s latest index showing average UK rents at a record high for the third...
06 September 2021
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Reluctance to move during the pandemic is thought to be a key reason for a sharp drop in tenancy disputes between...
03 September 2021
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A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...
01 September 2021
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There’s been a 21 per cent rise in demand for properties from buy to let investors according to a new analysis...
26 August 2021
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The value of the Private Rented Sector in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8 per cent to a jaw dropping...
25 August 2021
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Demand for private rental housing is now at a five year high according to the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s...
23 August 2021
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After a successful 18 month pilot with a Northwood branch, franchise giant Belvoir has entered a deal with B-hive Block Management...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...
18 August 2021
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Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of the Generation Rent campaign, says rents in Wales, Scotland and South West England have soared thanks...
18 August 2021
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Agents’ body Propertymark says it wants a dedicated housing court because it’s lost faith in the mainstream court system to handle...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has joined a series of charities and a landlord body to warn about the poverty risk of expected changes to...
17 August 2021
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A study by Hamptons shows that so far this year 10 per cent of new tenancies have been taken by someone...
16 August 2021
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Flats, so long the favourite of buy to let investors, still constitute 15 per cent of all homes purchased according to...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A new £10m scheme to help renters with Covid-related arrears has been launched in Wales. Called the Tenancy Hardship Grant, and introduced...
21 July 2021
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A new estimate put the value of the UK private rental sector at almost £1.4 trillion. Buy to let and investment consultancy...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Wales’ Labour-led administration is to announce a three-pronged approach to affordability issues - and it looks likely to involve a clampdown...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is backing a controversial scheme allocating £10m of taxpayers’ money to assist tenants with Covid-related arrears. The Tenancy Hardship Grant...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A new £10m grant will be introduced in part of the UK to help private rented tenants struggling to pay rent...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a large scale recovery underway in London’s rental sector according to the website Home. The site says that while average rents...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A property investment platform has taken the unusual approach of accusing the government of driving up homelessness through its policy of...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Reliable referencing remains the cornerstone of every letting agent’s business. Landlords rely on their agents to get it right, and to protect...
14 June 2021
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Areas of the country which appear to have had a surplus of rental stock in the past is now reporting a...
11 June 2021
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Some low-cost energy efficiency improvements to a property could boost its EPC rating according to an analysis undertaken by Rightmove. The portal...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re only a little over a week away from the Euros, happening at last a year later than scheduled because of...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The president of the Law Society of England and Wales says tenants facing eviction as a result of the ban being...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s now an unprecedented level of demand from tenants for properties, according to the latest survey findings from ARLA Propertymark. The survey...
28 May 2021
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Preventative measures are everything where referencing is concerned. But with so many solutions out there, promising so much, it can be difficult...
12 May 2021
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The most vocal campaign group for tenants, Generation Rent, has warned government that renters have already been waiting two years for...
12 May 2021
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A leading banking and wealth management company says a growth area for the rental sector in the years to come will...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...
10 May 2021
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There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Another lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay an outstanding compensation award - but...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Home website has produced its latest rental market snapshot - and once again London is the odd region out compared...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Buy to let investors are not cashing out of the private rental sector despite the restrictions and taxes imposed by government. Hamptons’...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Rent guarantees and upfront cash payments from local authorities are the most effective means of opening the private rented sector to...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has told estate agents to ensure at least one Union Jack is present in properties during both physical and...
01 April 2021
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An influential group of MPs wants an end to repeated last minute extensions to the ban on evictions and instead wants financial support...
31 March 2021
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A House of Lords committee is urging the government to find alternatives to court possession cases in a bid to deal...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Paul Shamplina, the man behind Landlord Action and a Channel 5 show on handling rental crises, is warning that county courts...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The government’s embarrassing axing of the Green Homes Grant means there must now be a replacement to help the private rental...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark says its disappointed over the latest extension to an eviction ban and the requirement for six months notice to tenants. The latest...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The pandemic has had a major impact on the student rental market with landlords suffering significant losses of income. A new analysis...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

An upbeat market snapshot for the lettings sector claims that one region of the UK has seen rent increases in excess...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Research by Hamptons suggests that the increased house prices caused by the stamp duty holiday sales surge has indirectly obliged more...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...
10 March 2021
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The extension of the furlough scheme might be an indirect saviour for many lettings agencies says a leading PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold,...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society of England and Wales has come out in favour of the latest ban on bailiff-enforced evictions. The extension to...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Government data suggests that scare stories talking of a glut of evictions if the current ban is lifted are simply unfounded. Data...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society is raising concerns about the government’s mediation scheme announced at the time of the last eviction ban decision. The...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The fall out from Coronavirus is forcing the rental market into a once in a lifetime change as tenants reassess priorities. This...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
08 February 2021
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An enterprising mother and daughter are bouncing back from being made redundant due to Covid-19 by setting up their own lettings...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has responded to the official consultation on the government proposals called Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The rate of rental growth accelerated sharply in December according to Countrywide agency brand Hamptons. Its research department shows that over the...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a small change to the Coronavirus regulations as they apply to the maintenance and upkeep of properties in Scotland. First...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A rental market snapshot says the UK-wide lettings picture is dragged down by Greater London's excess of supply, and by the...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading market commentator and PropTech chief says the extension of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban was predictable, but presents agents with...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind an idea from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to create a mediation service to arbitrate in...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

While the Westminster government has extended its version of the eviction ban in England until February 21, a longer ban -...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Only 0.3 per cent of all tenancies in England and Wales ended with a dispute over the deposit in the six...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Rent arrears in the private sector have actually dipped from their pandemic peak over the past two months - but they...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading property law expert says there is now pressure on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to raise stamp duty on buy to...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Rental growth expectations remain “slightly positive” across most of the UK according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A Welsh council has agreed to levy what it calls “a tax premium” on second homes from now until 2027 to...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

There is mounting evidence that rental growth is picking up steam, according to the latest analysis by Countrywide brand Hamptons. Average rents...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Chris Hope, senior partner at Dawsons and Fine & Country agencies, will be one of the main speakers at a prestigious...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is one of seven trade and charity groups calling on the government to help bail out private renters with...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Councillors from a town council in Wales are to be given an audience with the country’s First Minister to discuss the...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The gap between typical City rents and Country rents is closing according to an analysis of Countrywide properties by the company’s...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...
10 November 2020
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An MP claims the proliferation of short lets via Airbnb and similar online platforms is indirectly pricing local people out of...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The government is asking bailiffs not to enforce court possession orders in areas with the highest Coronavirus restrictions. So although evictions can...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has opened its third office in Swansea - but like other agency branches in Wales, it’s set to close for...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is backing a cross-industry call for more information to be provided to politicians who go on to make housing...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government wants to reform compulsory purchase powers - meaning any landlord with a long-term empty property in the region...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has welcomed the creation of a financial lifeline for tenants in Wales in arrears because of Coronavirus. The association has...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK dropped in six of the eight regions monitored by PropTech supplier Goodlord. During September, the average rent for...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Chartered Institute of Housing claims there may be a “massive increase” in evictions in the near future. In a briefing paper the...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading trade body has broadly welcomed the Winter Economy Plan outlined by Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday, but says this still...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Much has been made of the backlog of court cases - including landlords’ possession attempts - and now the Ministry of Justice...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The legal industry says the end of the eviction ban must be the moment to ensure the widest number of tenants...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing Minister Chris Pincher says the eviction ban is formally over but the situation remains under “constant review” as the second...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has set out confirmation of the new regulations and protocols that agents and landlords will have to follow if...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The rental market is heading into the normally-quieter autumn period with strength but increasing void periods. Data from PropTech firm Goodlord, which...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The ARLA Propertymark president for the year ahead is a long-standing board member with significant experience in regulation. Angela Davey succeeds Phil...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and landlords in Wales can now direct struggling tenants to a new independent advice service. The Private Rented Sector Helpline...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A council says it's identified hundreds of rental properties within its boundaries which apparently do not comply with key energy efficiency...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Pressure is building on the UK government to ensure England follows the example of both Scotland and Wales and creates a...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading trade body has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that some landlords face receiving no rent for two years. In a...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The Law Society has set out exactly what the extension of the eviction ban, announced on Friday, means to agents, landlords...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Belvoir is backing a call for a loans scheme in England - similar to one in Wales - to protect tenants...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading lettings sector trade body has set out reasons why the eviction ban should be lifted - which may help...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The campaigning pressure group Generation Rent has returned to the battle to win an extension to the current evictions ban in...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The ban on evictions in the private rented sector looks almost certain to be extended until March next year in Scotland...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government has launched a new Tenancy Saver Loans scheme to allow tenants to borrow to pay off arrears built up...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading politician is calling for a rethink of the six month possession period which has been imposed in Wales. Mark Isherwood,...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of new prospective tenants has risen markedly according to figures from ARLA Propertymark. In June - the latest data available...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The lettings market in Wales reopened almost fully yesterday. ARLA Propertymark, which has analysed the restrictions that were in place until this...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government has temporarily increased the notice period landlords must provide from three months to six months to end Assured...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A new mortgage product aimed at buy to let investors wanting to enjoy a slice of the holiday home staycation market...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Average rents in most regions of the UK have fallen slightly in the past month according to the latest HomeLet market...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News

While England’s housing market is almost fully operational, within social distancing guidelines, there are still some restrictions in Wales. Now the Welsh...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest snapshot of the lettings market from PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that activity is much stronger now than a year...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has expressed its pleasure that the eviction ban, already extended by two months, will now expire at the end...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the rental sector’s highest-profile trade bodies has accused pro-tenant group Generation Rent of needlessly scaring renters with the spectre...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

In another sign of concern at the speed and volume of eviction cases once the ban is lifted at the end...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The Deposit Protection Service has issued seven ways to help agents and students in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs during...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A legal expert says the Court of Appeal ruling on S21 possession orders last week has resolved one of the most...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The next formal review of lockdown processes in Wales takes place today, with high expectation that the housing market is likely...
18 June 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has set out its concerns over draft guidance on anti-money laundering produced by a body called the Joint Money...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

New figures show that typical capital gains for buy to let investors are on the way down. Hamptons International says that landlords...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Rents on renewed tenancies across Great Britain fell 1.6 per cent in May, the third consecutive monthly fall. Data from Hamptons International...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The short let sector says it’s been agreed that it can open Airbnb and similar platforms for bookings from July 4...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Law Society for England and Wales says legal aid should be made available for tenants who face eviction once the...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings sector group says there was never any eviction crisis looming for private tenants, contrary to a slew of recent claims. New independent...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

PropTech firm Goodlord says there’s been “a remarkable bounce back” in the lettings sector since the market resumed. It’s been three weeks...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A prominent figure in the lettings industry has warned that any extension to the current evictions ban would risk hurting the...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Aldermore Bank is this week resuming physical mortgage valuations on properties for house purchase and remortgage in England, where strict social...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Chancellors, the independent agency chain with over 50 offices across southern England and mid Wales, is launching a deposit-free renting option. Working with...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Rents on renewed tenancies fell for the second month in a row according to data from Hamptons International. In April the average...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that while new and completed tenancy volumes dropped rapidly in the first...
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Seven out of 10 tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed according to Hamptons International - the highest...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A Wales holiday lettings agency has worked with owner-clients to offer free holidays to frontline healthcare workers when the crisis has...
13 April 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A project called NHS Homes, run by a number of suppliers within the short lets sector, has now made available some...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Families living in private rented accommodation are more exposed to the economic shock of the Coronavirus than homeowners, which could mean...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand for rental properties has predictably plummeted thanks to the lockdown. Data from PropTech company Goodlord shows that while a surge for...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency has given a full apology after a letter - not approved by the company - was sent out...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

All court possession orders are being suspended from today as part of the changes to the private rental sector to cope...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice. A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform claims that an area where the average rent is 50 per cent of less of an average salary...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The typical UK private rental deposit, often considered high in this country, is thought to be relatively low by international standards...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...
11 March 2020
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The chief executive of a new lettings sector trade body is to address his first conference next month, giving an indication...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The government’s official index for the private rental sector has shown that rents rose by 1.5 per cent in the 12...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Another housing market snapshot suggests demand and confidence are improving as a result of the new political and economic landscape following...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents have come out fighting against a proposal being considered in one part of the UK to triple the time to...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that even in the south west of England - where renters...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Leaders Romans Group has snapped up another independent - this time the three office Welsh agency Moginie James. Moginie James - owned by...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading trade body is voicing concern over yet another council private rental sector licensing scheme - with particular worry over...
29 January 2020
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One of the country’s top law groups has backed government moves to scrap Section 21. The call comes from the Law Society for...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A third of all landlords live in Greater London and the South East according to data collated by a property management...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has named Angela Davey as president elect, following Richard Selwyn stepping down last year due to personal circumstances. Davey has...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A trade body has come out against a council’s HMO licensing scheme, claiming that its consultation period was too short -...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Accreditation body safeagent has announced a new designation for lettings and management agents who successfully pass its NCFE accredited courses. The designation...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government says new regulations are to be introduced to combat carbon monoxide poisoning. The regulations will require landlords and their...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The rental market is stable as it enters 2020 according to the latest index from PropTech company Goodlord. Five out of the...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...
02 January 2020
From: Breaking News

This month sees the launch of a new trade body for the lettings sector - the National Residential Landlords Association. It’s the...
30 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents has this morning revealed that it’s linking with Training For Professionals, the largest provider of...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest lettings market snapshot by referencing firm HomeLet shows the average rent in the UK is now £947. This is up...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Almost 40 per cent of battery-powered smoke alarms failed to activate in residential fires in England in the past year –...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Lobbying government can work, at least in some circumstances, as the Association of Residential Lettings Agents has seen in Wales. Letting agents...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A trade body suggests that the votes of private landlords could decide the results in over 100 constituencies in next week’s...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru is pledging tax credits for private tenants whose rent and utilities bills add up to...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News

As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has issued an upbeat trading statement indicating that it’s mitigated much of the financial impact of the...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Another survey of private landlords show a majority feeling less confident about the market than they were three months ago. Last week...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Just over a fifth of lettings agents questioned in a major industry survey are concerned that may not be complying with...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government says it’s going to issue clarifications to some issues before the end of this year; if agreed by...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlords’ confidence in their lettings business has slumped to an all-time low, according to research by the National Landlords Association. In a...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has issued an unusual statement saying that the veteran lettings expert recruited to steer the organisation through the tenant fee...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord shows some regions enjoying lower void periods with others slower to stabilise. Specifically, the...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the leading providers of deposit alternatives in the UK wants the government to embrace the option - even to...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading agent has repeated his controversial belief that the proposed scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers should be seen as...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News

New analysis by Direct Line for Business reveals a surge in the number of police investigations into the theft of electricity,...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

UK-wide rental prices are up 2.0 per cent annually to £876 – a three-year high – according to a new quarterly...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s monthly rental index - based on achieved rather than advertised rents on newly let properties - says the average rent...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A rental market slump in September has led to a rise in average void periods across many parts of England and...
03 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A prominent trade body is urging its members and the wider industry to back a crowdfunding exercise to pay for a...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The majority of the UK’s private renters don’t want to purchase a home according to new research, coming just as the...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News

New research has thrown light for the first time on the gap between the rental affordability of male and female workers...
20 September 2019
From: Breaking News

safeagent’s Rent Smart Wales training course has been given the scheme’s top ‘High Assurance’ rating following its latest audit. Rent Smart Wales,...
20 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Members of the industry’s two major landlord bodies have backed a merger which will now take place on January 1. Members of...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from Countrywide estate agents analysed by Hamptons International reveals that the average rent of a newly-let property in the UK...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings platform has analysed the current average annual rental cost of different parts of the UK and how that relates...
05 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir. The franchise...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...
27 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A long-established agency in Wales says it’s shutting the sales side of its business and going to focus solely on lettings...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman has announced a slew of expulsions after six agents failed to comply with redress rules. They failed to abide...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Average rents dropped in five of the eight UK regions monitored by property technology company Goodlord. The biggest drop was recorded in...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A Cardiff lettings agent claims to have become the first in Wales to stop charging fees to new and existing tenants. CPS...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

With less than four weeks to go to the start date of the Welsh Tenant Fees ban, the Association of Residential...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Legal & General has exchanged contracts to complete the largest privately funded development in Wales, Cardiff Central Square, which will include...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News

An outspoken Conservative party figure says government policies such as the scrapping of Section 21 will play into the hands of...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental growth continues to accelerate, reaching the highest level since April 2016 according to data from Hamptons International, part of Countrywide. The...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The chairman of Hunters estate agency, who is also a Conservative MP, has hit out at the government over its handling...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The Welsh government is planning to make changes to the notice period for eviction which would see tenants given 12-month contracts...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Average rents performed strongly across many parts of the country last month, but floundered in London and the South East. Goodlord's Rental...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been no change to rental yields across the UK over the past month as the lettings market settles down...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A BBC investigation of 52 lettings agents has found that two thirds were levying charges on tenants, but it is uncertain...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News

An average of 34 per cent of a tenant’s typical salary is spent on rent across the UK, according to an...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

New research shows that some buy to let investors in London could typically lose over £19,000 a year if Berlin-style rent...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A call by Shelter for England to adopt Scotland’s model of indefinite tenancies in the private rented sector has been attacked...
18 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The average cost of a new let in Great Britain has risen to £977 per calendar month. That’s a 2.6 per cent...
18 June 2019
From: Breaking News

New figures out this morning show that the over-50s are becoming a larger part of the rental market. So far this year...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with deposit alternative service Zero Deposit. The RLA says the service will be...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency chief in Scotland says the upcoming ban on agents levying fees on tenants - to be introduced in...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest Your Move lettings index for England and Wales shows the average rent stagnating - rising just 0.5 per cent...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Not-for-profit operator Tenancy Deposit Scheme says early intervention between landlords and tenants across the UK is resulting in many more deposit...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The typical landlord who sold a rental property in England and Wales made a gross gain of £79,770 before tax last...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A slow rental market in London is weighing down on growth across the rest of the UK, according to the latest...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

New data from Proptech firm Goodlord suggests that the average void period for England and Wales is just 21 days. The longest...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Three years after the introduction of the second homes stamp duty surcharge, landlords are “beginning to come to terms with the...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Rents across England and Wales have not moved in the last 12 months, according to Your Move. The agency says the typical...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Student demand for places across the UK - and therefore for accommodation - is holding up well despite Brexit uncertainty, according...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of a major property management firm says the controversial proposal to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Average monthly UK rent is now at its lowest level for three years according to the Deposit Protection Service. Average rent fell...
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy to let investors are facing a double whammy as stagnating rents and reduced tax relief are hitting profitability. A study from...
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that the Welsh version of the Tenants Fees ban will come into effect on September 1. “Agents need to...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest lettings sector index suggests that monthly rents increased from February to March in six of the eight regions of...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been a big boost to the movement towards deposit alternatives in the private rental sector following a survey released this...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading accountancy firm has analysed buy to let taxation policies north and south of the border and claims that from...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill passed its final hurdle in the Welsh Assembly yesterday evening. This has similar policies to...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The average rent across England and Wales in February was a mere 0.4 per cent higher than the same point a...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Rent rises in the year to the end of February, as released by the government’s Office of National Statistics, show growth...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a series of events to educate letting agents and landlords on deposit protection. Starting next month...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The proportion of landlords purchasing buy to let homes in London with cash rose from 33 per cent in 2017 to...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Numerous regional independent agency chains have joined Zero Deposit, one of several rental deposit replacement schemes to have appeared in recent...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading trade body says the argument that councils have insufficient powers to tackle rogue operators isn’t supported by the facts...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

New research from Zoopla suggests that parking sits firmly at the top of requirements for renters - but with pet-friendly facilities...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A new index for the lettings sector in England and Wales by PropTech company Goodlord gives a clean bill of health...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The gap between the cost of buying and renting is down 59 per cent to its lowest level in nine years...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News

North Wales agency Dafydd Hardy has snapped up small independent Smith & Wypler as part of a new growth strategy. Smith &...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

PropTech company teclet has announced it will this year once again be a main category partner at The ESTAS estate and...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The Dispute Service, which operates the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, has been ranked among the Sunday Times’ 100 best not-for-profit companies to...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News

New research on private renting and mental health in Wales has concluded that more support is required. The research was undertaken for...
21 February 2019
From: Breaking News

March 19 has been set as the next date for the Welsh equivalent of the Tenant Fees Ban Bill to be...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Latest official figures show that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1.0 per cent in the...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Sometimes, running a lettings agency can feel as if you’re losing control of client money. Recent cases of property management fraud such...
07 February 2019
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The government has published an independent assessment of its Tenants Fees Bill proposal - the ban on fees levied by letting...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Almost the entire lettings industry has viewed the upcoming ban on tenants fees levied by agents in England and Wales as...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest rental market snapshot from YourMove suggests that typical rents rose 1.8 per cent across England and Wales in the...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been an angry reaction to the suggestion that London’s Labour mayor, Sadiq Khan, is seeking to introduce rent controls in...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Renting became more affordable in 2018 thanks to a combination of a once-in-a-decade fall in annual rents and wage inflation, according...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Rents have risen over the past year but at a very low level according to new property consultancy Apropos. Across Britain as...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlords in London are possibly £1,806 worse off since the vote to leave the EU in June 2016, according to specialist...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot from LSL Property Services once again shows that buy to let investors in northern regions have enjoyed...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Most tenants believe they will never be able to own a home because of the burden of saving for a deposit...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Deposit protection provider The Dispute Service says it has seen a big rise in the number of deposits it protects in...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Continued political and economic uncertainty is likely to fuel increased tenant demand in the private rented sector, says Haart. The company’s latest...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Research released this morning reveals that university cities offer some of the highest buy to let yields in the country. The Free...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The private rental sector in Wales could be offered incentives and other support to house those most in need, the Welsh...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Two thirds of local authorities in England and Wales brought no prosecutions against private landlords in 2017/18 according to research by the...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents are rising very gently across almost all of England and Wales with only London and East Anglia showing falls in...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A government minister says the phrase ”rogue landlord” is too “cuddly” and he wants buy to let investors who broke the...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Today sees the Second Reading in the House of the Lords for the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, promoted by...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

More landlords will leave the private rented sector in the next year as annual rental price growth has been flat or...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Shelter is campaigning for the outlawing if default fees levied on tenants by agents in Wales. While the campaigning group welcomes the Renting...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading buy to let experts has given her reasoning behind the surge in the number of people...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy to let investors in England and Wales who own particularly cold homes are being targeted by new regulations. Since April this...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A warning has gone out to the lettings sector to check that rental properties are ‘Gas Safe’ as the colder weather...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A landlord had been ordered to give back almost £4,000 that was paid to him while operating without a licence. The case...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency specialising in the sale of tenanted buy to let units has produced a league table of regional...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Just one region of England and Wales saw rents fall in the year to September 2018, according to the latest Your...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A council-run lettings agency looks likely to be scrapped after it apparently lost some £53,000 - even though it manages only...
23 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A city council has introduced highly specific guidelines as to the number, size and positioning of To Let boards following apparent...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

With an average rental return of 7.69 per cent Ireland has been named as the top location in Europe for buy to...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A salary of £51,200 a year is required to rent a one bedroom home in London according to research conducted by...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest rental figures produced by Your Move for Scotland have prompted a claim that the country now has better yields...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Labour has outlined its proposals for the private rental sector if it gains power at the next General Election - and...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Latest government figures show that private rents paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 0.9 per cent in the 12...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Home Office is to reconvene its private rental sector stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. This follows a controversial period for...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News
17 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Rent rises in the private rental sector have merely tracked inflation and the Retail Price Index over the past five years...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK, excluding London, are still increasing but at their slowest rate for five years. Figures from specialist lender Landbay...
06 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest Your Move rental tracker suggests that London’s lettings market has continued to cool with prices falling by 0.5 per...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News

More big fines have been handed out in recent legal action regarding buy to let investors who have not stuck by...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest LendInvest buy to let report, which ranks 105 postcode areas around England and Wales based on a combination of...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A new analysis reveals that it takes an average of 118 days for court-appointed bailiffs to remove tenants from private homes...
17 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Average UK rents have risen 1.8 per cent in the last year, equating to a typical £16 monthly hike. That’s the view...
12 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A Tory activist has made an outspoken attack on the government’s policies towards the private rental sector on the pages of...
09 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A new analysis of rental yields across all of the UK’s local authorities has revealed exactly where the best places are for...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Approved Letting Scheme has unveiled a new specialist training course for letting agents. The NALS Level 3 Award in Letting...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The lettings industry has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban agents’ fees levied on tenants. A Bill was put...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A Bill which is likely to end up banning letting agents’ fees levied on tenants in Wales has been introduced into...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Data from Your Move's England and Wales Rental Tracker shows that the number of tenants in arrears increased for the fourth...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage broker Commercial Trust says there was an increase in buy to let purchase activity in London during the first...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy to let sector confidence across a range of measures remained stable or increased in the first quarter of 2018 compared...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Private rental sector tenants have spent the year so far working only to pay for their accommodation, the BBC claims. The broadcaster...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The average cost of a new let reached £951 per month in Great Britain in March - that’s up 1.7 per...
17 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Some 43 per cent of all stamp duty comes from buy to let investors and holiday home purchasers - and almost...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Specialist buy to let lender LendInvest has looked at 105 postcodes across England and Wales to find the best (and worst)...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Academic research suggests tenants in England and Wales are missing out on £80m of interest to tenancy deposit schemes every single...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The consumer group Which? says the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards starting next weekend could affect 300,000 buy to let properties. From...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the client money protection schemes operating in the lettings sector says he believes agents and property managers could be...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association has revealed a seven-point plan which would allow the Welsh Government greater powers over the private rental...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government’s housing minister has tweeted that the results of a formal consultation process on a ban on agents’ fees...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK lettings market has enjoyed a 'robust' start to 2018, according to the latest Agency Express Property Activity Index. The number...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News

It is being reported that the Labour mayor of Newham council - that’s the authority which has introduced stricter controls on...
15 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords in Wales who manage their own properties are being reminded that they must submit their licence application to Rent Smart...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A TV news programme has exposed how a sleazy male landlord - who presumably did not instruct a letting agent -...
01 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The select committee monitoring the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government will continue its deliberations today on the government’s ban...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Rent Smart Wales says it is “heartening” that there has been a substantial recent rise in the number of agents, properties...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The average rent in England and Wales was £850 in December 2017, an increase of 2.3 per cent in the last...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The average rent agreed on a new tenancy signed in December was £907 according to the insurance firm HomeLet, compared to...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 1.2 per cent in the 12 months to December according...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been another prosecution under the controversial Rent Smart Wales regulations - although this time the landlord in question was...
19 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A pullback in the buy to let market is threatening to reduce sale prices further in London and parts of the...
18 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Rental prices in most areas of England and Wales have grown over the past 12 months with the East of England...
27 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Stamp duty reform for first time buyers has taken pride of place in the Budget speech of Chancellor Phillip Hammond. From today,...
22 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Rent Smart Wales, the licensing and training regime which is now a year old, has taken an agent and a landlord...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A survey has been undertaken of the top 25 UK postcodes in terms of yields for investors - and London and...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A Welsh local authority is offering a cash payment of up to £1,200 to landlords who join a quasi-letting agency run...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Wales’ largest agency, Peter Alan, has acquired Roberts & Co Property Management Limited, a Newport company that manages 800 units. The acquisition...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The annual rate of rental growth slowed between September and October according to Countrywide. The cost of the average new let in...
13 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Rental growth is forecast to exceed house price growth in London, despite a glut of properties on the lettings market in...
03 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Secretary of State for Wales has called on the Welsh Government to take measures against what he calls “unjust fees...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the Fitness for Human Habitation requirements for...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The private rental sector in Wales is at risk of contracting next year, warns the Residential Landlords’ Association. RLA Wales policy officer...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The CLA says the energy efficiency regulations for the lettings sector coming into effect in April are “fundamentally flawed” when it...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News

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