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Figures from the National House Building Council show that housebuilding is currently running at only half the rate the new Labour...

The low supply of rental homes continues to put upward pressure on rents, reports Hamptons.   The average tenant paid £1,347 pcm to...

A new lettings market index has been launched by the Skipton Group, parent company of Connells, the country’s largest lettings and...

The resignation of Labour’s First Minister of Wales has raised alarm with Propertymark. Vaughan Gething quit yesterday after the Welsh Housing Secretary...

The Housing Secretary in the Welsh Government, Julie James, was one of several ministers to quit in yesterday's dramatic day of...

A lettings agency chief says there’s growing discussion about rent controls in his area - and he fears this may be...

Asking rents continue to show posi­tive, albeit lower, growth in most regions according to the property website Home. The site conducts a...

Propertymark has warned Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister against scrapping Section 21 eviction powers without an adequate replacement. If Angela Rayner does fulfil...

Leading property players and analysts suggest that the lacklustre housing market figures produced by the Halifax over the weekend owe more...

A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. LRG this...

Letting agents have the toughest job trying to balance the needs of landlord and tenants while politicians create uncertainty around the...

An insurance firm’s analysis of official figures show there are now no fewer than 760,821 vacant properties in England, Scotland and...

The embattled short let and holiday let industry has hit out at what it calls the “rampant hypocrisy” of councils when...

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that, after 10 years, we’re able to expand The ValPal Network to Northern Ireland. Since our launch...

Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has backed a call by consumer group Which? for radical reforms to Energy Performance Certificates. Yesterday we...

Energy Performance Certificates can be riddled with inaccuracies and give unhelpful advice to property owners. That’s the view of consumer service Which? Which?...

The Conservatives have this afternoon set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and...

The housing market has suddenly become a major part of the General Election campaign as a result of a challenge thrown...

A pro-tenant group wants the next government to take Right To Buy properties back to public ownership when they come up...

The chief executive of Goodlord, the prominent PropTech supplier to the lettings sector, has been revealed as one of the 121...

Propertymark has stepped into the row over whether there should be more controls over second homes, holiday lets and people from...

Anti-second home posters seen in parts of North Wales and on social media have been reported to the police as a...

Propertymark has given its view on why private rents have risen so much - 6.1% in England, 7.0% in Wales and...

A council claims it’s reached an important stage in the process of deciding whether to implement the Article 4 Direction power...

An estate agency that promotes the self-employed model claims that three areas of the country lead when it comes to industry...

The average gross rental yield reported by landlords has reached the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, according to...

A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...

The Housing Secretary in Wales says that nation is unlikely to follow the example of Scotland by introducing rent controls. At a...

Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...

Propertymark is urging member agents in Wales to attend a so-called Cultural Awareness Course which will explain their responsibilities under the...

A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...

Propertymark has batted away any possible market pessimism as a result of a downbeat price index result from the Halifax  Just before...

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

Propertymark is urging agents to get ahead of the curve and be ready for the next big initiative - Regulation.  Propertymark has...

Propertymark has issued a no-holds-barred plea to the politician who has been named as the new housing minister in Wales -...

Propertymark says its Lettings Helpline for agent members in England and Wales has become “an essential membership benefit for dealing with...

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax.  London, the...

Average UK private rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024 according to the Office for National Statistics. This...

Propertymark is highlighting new advice for agents and landlords given by Lets With Pets, the website of The Dogs Trust charity. The...

Propertymark has urged the Sunak government to press ahead with leasehold reform ahead of the Second Reading of the Leasehold and...

The new Labour leader in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has received an early shot across the bows from Propertymark. Gething was elected Welsh...

Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

Asking rents continue to show pos­itive annualised growth in all regions except Greater London and Scotland.  That’s according to respected property website...

Propertymark is urging the government to tackle the problem of banks closing down undesignated or pooled client accounts of letting agents. HM...

Propertymark has welcomed proposed reforms to evict tenants who show persistent anti-social behaviour.   In 2018, a Northern Ireland Department of Justice consultation...

Airbnb - which recently announced it’s sharing some information about its landlord hosts with HMRC - is now sharing data with...

A Parliamentary committee has heard that thousands of small and medium-sized letting agencies were debanked in 2023, with financial institutions forcibly...

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...

Propertymark says the regulation of agents has come a step closer.   The trade body gave evidence at a House of Lords Industry...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

A figure in one of the country’s highest profile lettings companies has hit out at a government proposal to penalise the...

Caerphilly council in Wales has bought privately owned properties to provide housing for families who would otherwise find themselves in temporary...

One of the first Building To Rent schemes in Wales - a 22 storey tower - has seen its first residents...

Propertymark has again urged the UK government to continue with its target of building 300,000 new homes in England a year...

A council that is buying private properties in second home hotspots to let to local people has struck a new agreement...

Another index has suggested a small monthly increase in house prices in England and Wales - even though the annual rate...

Property agency James Douglas has acquired a rental service and launched its own lettings arm in the south Wales city of...

A new analysis shows that - unsurprisingly - London remains the most competitive region for letting agents, having seen the largest...

Letting agents’ body Propertymark is throwing its weight behind a mandatory licensing and registration scheme for short let landlords. Anyone who lets...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

Labour says it will keep the controversal Right To Buy policy in England if it wins this year’s General Election. This is...

A group of rental activists claims that police in England are disproportionately using a 19th century law that criminalises rough sleeping...

The boss of a prominent UK lettings and property management agency says new regulations planned for the industry are to be...

London has seen the strongest rental growth over the last year according to an analysis by lettings agency Hamptons.   The average rent...

One of the UK’s leading lettings agents is bemoaning what he calls “the missed opportunity “ to help the rental sector...

Propertymark has listed a string of legal reforms it wants as part of the government’s modernisation of the court process -...

Propertymark has urged the government to do more to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens heat their homes.   Office for National Statistics...

Measures contained in the Renters Reform Bill will fail without sufficient resources to ensure they can be enforced. The warning comes from...

Propertymark has told politicians that an additional homes tax will not succeed in increasing housing supply. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and...

New research has identified locations with the largest volume of available rental stock, based on those units at or below the...

The prospect of a long-term eviction ban appears to have been lifted in one part of the UK. The Welsh Government is...

The Office for National Statistics official government lettings index shows that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

Over seven in 10 landlords report rising tenant demand during the third quarter – a new record high, research conducted on...

One of Scotland’s oldest property and legal brands - Simpson & Marwick - has been snapped up by a newcomer to...

The Welsh Housing Minister has committed to a Housing Survey to assist its policies for the private rental sector. Propertymark has been...

Propertymark is urging the government to use next month’s Autumn Statement to support low-income households in the private rented sector in...

Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...

One of the players in the controversial Deposit Alternative field is stepping up its case for this kind of service to...

Propertymark has issued a statement warning politicians not to introduce rent controls by the backdoor through processes which tinker with the...

Government data shows that as of 2022 some 15.29 per cent of homes in England are privately rented, with 14.9 per...

Propertymark has backed the idea of a new property tribunal system for Wales to simplify court processes. The proposal merges nine current...

Propertymark says it hopes that a Welsh Government White Paper proposing that nine devolved housing tribunals are consolidated into a single...

The buy to let sector appears more heavily reliant on mortgages than some analysts have previously suggested. Specialist lending service Octane Capital has...

Propertymark is introducing a new dedicated Lettings Helpline for ARLA members in England and Wales.  Until now Propertymark has provided members with access...

Landlords in England and Wales have seen their rental portfolio income increase by 8.7 per cent in the past year.  That’s according...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords and their letting agents to take responsibility for...

Private rents have continued to soar in Scotland according to DJ Alexander, the largest lettings agency in the country.  It says rental...

Propertymark is pressing Housing Secretary Michael Gove to adopt a housing court system to solve the problem of abandoned tenancies. The agents...

Leaders Romans Group has made three internal promotions at a senior level to beef up its property management team. Karen Shepherd, George...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service - introduced this month - will make possession court case delays even worse. That’s the...

Almost a quarter of England and Wales will become less affordable to buyers by 2025, it’s been claimed. The findings - from...

A leading agency says the squeeze on tenants facing high rent rises is not going to end anytime soon. The comment -...

An overseas agency trying to establish itself in the UK has taken a swipe at domestic agencies’ love of High Street...

A hate campaign against AirBnb appears to have been launched in a Welsh village. Newspaper reports say a sticker reading 'Death to...

Housing legal aid is increasingly out of reach for tenants who need help, the Law Society of England and Wales claims.  Quarterly...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being lobbied to take urgent action over the growing problem of abandoned tenancies. Propertymark chief executive Nathan...

PropTech platform Goodlord has launched a one hour online course explaining the controversial Renters Reform Bill. The aim is to equip letting...

The Law Society is raising concerns over the effectiveness of a new support service aimed at tenants at risk of losing...