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Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

Leaders - part of the Leaders Romans Group - has unveiled what it claims to one its latest “sustainable office” in...

Developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for its luxury development of Build To Rent apartments in Sheffield. Sheffield Gardens will include...

Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to the proposed changes to the Renters Reform Bill being advocated...

A charity providing support for older people facing financial hardship has hit out at the government over rumours concerning the Renters...

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has confirmed that Awaab’s Law - putting a strict timescale on urgent repairs being done -...

Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...

Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after a major deal involving a 10 branch agency, Beal's. Beal’s employs...

Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims there’s a conspiracy amongst MPs, landlords and others in the private rental sector to water down the...

Lloyds Banking Group, which announced back in 2020 that it was to become involved in the private rental sector, is buying...

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

Some 48 per cent of tenants are currently living with one or more housing disrepair issues, it’s being claimed. The problems include...

Police are urging letting agents and landlords to act swiftly if they think one of their properties is being used as...

A Build To Rent scheme is now ready for move-in by tenants, following the completed conversion of an ambulance station into...

The National Union of Students is urging the government not to give in to what it calls “exploitative” private rental sector...

Utility management service Helpthemove has rebranded. The refresh, which has been produced alongside creative agency partner Jam, aims - in the words...

One of the largest vacation lettings agencies - Sykes Holiday Cottages - says a survey shows that two thirds of holiday...

General insurance platform provider Paymentshield has launched a rolling subscription model for tenants’ contents insurance. Now tenants pay for their contents cover...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

A Leaders branch office revamp has been launched with claims of it being fully sustainable. The Lewes branch of Leaders - part...

A franchise network boss has sharply criticised both Labour and the Tories for their pro-tenant policies. Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth,...

The number of Build To Rent completions has fallen by 56 per cent in the past year, a decline being very...

The Deposit Protection Service is hosting a webinar to help letting agents better navigate the dispute resolution process.   The service says...

Introduce yourself A: My name is Sean Hooker. I have worked for the HFIS group for sixteen years, originally helping set...

A council has prosecuted an agency and landlord for not producing the right paperwork. Luton local authority has prosecuted Poplar Homes Ltd...

Agency launches dedicated lettings team for rejuvenated London area Savills has launched a dedicated residential lettings office in an area of prime...

High end agency UK Sotheby’s International Realty - which has properties to let at up to an eye-watering cost of £80,000...

New data shows that online agents have failed in their bid to replace traditional agencies - and that there are more...

Leaders Romans Group is unveiling what it claims is a new ‘sustainable’ branch office for its Portico brand in Fulham, London. The...

The latest market snapshot by London-focussed data company LonRes shows that a shortage of homes available to rent across all parts...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

Data from different firms suggest there’s been an upsurge in the purchase of rent protection insurance by agents. Firstly Goodlord and Vouch...

Jeremy Hunt’s firm grasp of fiscal policy after the market turmoil of recent weeks won’t stop what one housing expert calls...

A Martin & Co franchise holder has made their first acquisition after 14 years.  Mike Ellis and Becky Troisi have snapped up the...

A proposal to introduce rent controls is likely to be discussed at Labour’s annual conference, being held early next week in...

teclet, part of the OnTheMarket Group, has completed the integration of Muuvo into its lettings and management platform. The Muuvo platform uses...

A prominent trade body is warning Tory leadership candidates not to put rental reform on the back burner and add to...

The rise and rise of Rightmove continues apace. Figures for the first half of 2022 released at the start of the weekend...

It’s being reported that a prominent independent agency is to be snapped up by the fast-growing Leader Romans Group. Isle of Wight...

The continuing rent rises seen across much of the country are outpacing rises in interest rates, it’s been claimed.  Property website Home,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide and what does...

Aviva Investors, the global asset management wing of insurance giant Aviva, has announced a deal with a Build To Rent specialist...

Portsmouth-based agency Pink Street has completed its fifth acquisition in two years in its bid to create the largest letting agency...

A prominent lettings industry supplier says uncertainty over the details and timescales to implement rental reforms will dog the sector for...

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

A new market snapshot puts the average rental rise across the UK at a remarkable 18 per cent over the past...

A lettings agency is in hot water with advertising regulators for using the phrase “What the flock are you looking at?”...

A new PropTech platform allows letting agents free access to the information required to set up a tenancy and register renters...

Fifteen years ago Take That’s ‘Shine’ was at number one in the charts, ‘Mr Bean’s Holiday’ drew crowds into cinemas and...

Energy efficiency is the hot topic in the lettings sector right now with new minimum EPC levels expected to be introduced...

Another council is to conduct a consultation process to expand selective and additional licensing schemes for the next five years. Under existing...

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

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

A lettings company has been caught up in a case where rental accommodation has been described as “atrocious” and a landlord...

Agents, landlords and tenants alike face the prospect of higher bills because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. In terms of energy costs, an...

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

New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

An agency has secured what it calls the fastest ever letting of a mansion on the legendary north London street, Bishops...

One of the biggest Build To Rent operators in the UK is investing in new technology with the aim of boosting...

An agency which has been operating for over 160 years has moved to a large and modern new headquarters. Leeds-based Adair Paxton...

The London agency Bective says the prime areas of the capital have enjoyed an eight per cent uplift in rental values...

Police officers are this week raising awareness among agents about the signs of potential cannabis grows. The campaign is being led in...

Tell us about your role. I am the Customer Service Technology Group Manager at BSH (group brands include Bosch, NEFF and Siemens)...

Propertymark has taken the unusual step of thanking the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and the Communities for the...

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

Home appliances are often an area that can be overlooked when it comes to finalising kitchen designs, but having quality machines...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...

Almost half of renters in England have been victims of illegal behaviour from landlords or lettings agents, Shelter claims. The stark allegations...

There’s a warning today that office-to-resi conversions - popular with landlords in recent years - are at an increased risk of...

A politician is stepping up his bid to ban buy to let purchasers acquiring any units at a 150-home scheme. ITV News...

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

A London council has taken a landlord company to court after complaints of poor housing conditions in five of its rented...

Propertymark has waded in to the debate over flood prevention measures in the UK:il it wants insurance for homeowners and landlords faced...

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

More students would like to see utility charges integrated into the overall costs of their accommodation, according to a specialist lettings...

An agency has been hit with a £330,000 bill after being found guilty of poor management of an HMO. Magistrates have found...

A lettings agency in the growing Lomond Group has purchased a rental portfolio on the south coast.  Brand Vaughan has bought the lettings...

A trades union claims that lettings software provider Goodlord is slashing some staff salaries by a quarter - that’s £6,000 per...

Chestertons in London says it wants to become the country’s greenest estate agency and has taken a first step by being...

Some of the most prominent names in the rental sector are taking part in a debate on threats and challenges for...

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...

A lettings agency has called in the police after a protest involving anti-agent activists demanding compensation for past tenants. The Eastern Daily...

You don’t need to be Greta Thunberg to know that climate change is a big issue that’s impacting our day-to-day lives....

A new survey has highlighted what prospective renters and buyers are likely to miss during a property viewing. The study, by the...

A survey claims millions of renter households have concerns about their ability to pay landlords this winter - and the charity...

A lettings firm has been ordered to pay over £18,000 after failing to provide adequate living conditions for his tenants. Chelmsford magistrates...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

There’s been a flurry of new PropTech products launched, mostly focussed on lettings agencies. Australian-based supplier Movinghub, which works the UK market...

A charity claims that private tenants in the areas with the higher tiers of Coronavirus measures face “harsh enforcement” if they...

Striving for higher yields remains the holy grail for buy to let, and new research suggests investors could be attracted by...

New research pours cold water on claims by anti-agency campaigners that there will be a glut of evictions when the ban ends...

The so-called King and Queen of Buy To Let, the controversial husband and wife team of Fergus and Judith Wilson, are...

When it comes to good works, one frequently-featured agency is Chestertons in London - and again it’s come up trumps during...

The Citizens Advice charity is the latest organisation to call for more help for private tenants following what appears to be...

Labour is on the warpath against the government following the surprise contents of the Coronavirus Emergency Bill, apparently watering down the...

The three month outright eviction ban pledged to renters last week appears to have been watered down in the Coronavirus Emergency...