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Propertymark has urged Scotland’s new First Minister to end the country’s housing emergency. John Swinney is now First Minister and says he...

The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...

A controversial rental sector figure claims over half of the properties listed to let are actually available for a tenant to...

An amendment is expected to be made by the government to its Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill. The Bill, put forward by...

Five Labour MPs have put forward an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling for rent controls - even...

A prominent supplier of deposit alternatives to lettings agents has come out and said that “renting negatively impacts quality of life,...

A deposit alternative service claims the cost of rent has outpaced salary growth by 5.2% over the past 10 years, leaving...

Managing agents in London have been instructed to pay a £15,000 fine for operating a House in Multiple Occupation without the...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

Leaders Romans Group claims to have achieved carbon neutrality for a second consecutive year.  A statement claims LRG has undertaken “several notable...

Nationwide has taken the unusual step of using its buy to let lending arm - The Mortgage Works - to make...

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

A lettings industry supplier claims one in nine renters use foodbanks. A survey of tenants, commissioned by Zero Deposit, found that just...

Data released today from Foxtons has found that the number of new instructions in January 2024 was 25 per cent higher...

Agency software service Alto has announced a new integration with Zero Deposit.  Research by Zero Deposit shows that 65 per cent of...

The number of private tenants in properties that are hard to heat has fallen, a council claims. As agents will know private...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

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

Propertymark has urged its members who feel frustrated by the changes to the Scottish Government’s so-called Cost of Living regulations ending...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

The controversial minister who steered rent controls through the Scottish Parliament has contacted Propertymark to reveal details of the next stage. Patrick...

The head of a major supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep pets is...

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

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

A survey suggests that a third of UK tenants who plan to spend Christmas in their rental property will be alone.  A...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

The partners of high end agency and property consultancy Cluttons have announced the completion of a management buyout.  James Gray continues as...

Leaders Romans Group claims it reached carbon neutrality in 2022, eight years ahead of its original target of 2030.  The firm says...

It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...

A survey over 2,400 tenants has found that 55 per cent would prefer to have their utility bills included within the...

A deposit alternative service claims online searches by tenants reflect increased uncertainty over affordability. Deposit alternatives are under scrutiny at the moment...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the Renters Reform Bill will be mentioned in today’s King’s Speech - and is part of...

The cheapest end of the rental market is under-supplied and overly competitive, a deposit alternative service claims. The provider - Zero Deposit...

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

Tenants in Bristol are paying 41 per cent more for a rental property than they did just five years ago, it...

An industry body - the Property Energy Professionals Association - has condemned the Prime Minister’s abandonment of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards...

The lettings chief in a prominent regional agency says she’s delighted that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has done a dramatic U-turn...

A deposit alternative service says increasing numbers of renters need multiple sources of funding for traditional deposits. Zero Deposit says its survey...

A leading agent has welcomed the dramatic U turn by the government on how it is to meet its net zero...

The Times is reporting that a delay to the controversial ban on gas boilers is being considered by the government as...

The average rental deposit in the UK is now £1,434, based on the requirement that a deposit is set at up...

The classified ad website Gumtree is issuing an alert about what it claims is the growing threat of rental fraud. It says...

The Competition and Markets Authority’s in depth investigation into the controversial deposit alternative concept has been welcomed by one of the...

The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving letting agents and landlords and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...

Kamma - the PropTech firm which until now has been best known for monitoring rental sector licensing regimes - is now...

A consultation setting out proposals to reform domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates has been opened by the Scottish Government.  It feels...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thrown his weight behind Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to delay deadlines for EPC improvements in...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months, despite widespread opposition from the lettings...

The Nationwide Building Society is embarking on an experiment - at first for owner occupiers only - which may be extended...

A lettings agency chief says tighter EPC targets will be “devastating” for the private rental sector. Ben Quaintrell - managing director of...

New research from The Mortgage Lender reveals that 44 per cent of renters would like more cost-of-living support from the government. Specifically...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...

Speculation is growing that the deadline for the private rental sector to meet new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for new tenants...

A seminar is to be held to look at the impact of rent controls on the burgeoning Build To Rent sector. Private...

Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives...

A prominent agent and former RICS residential chairman has made an impassioned plea to the government to help the private rental...

Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...

There’s been a 165 per cent increase in the number of private rental homes with an Energy Performance Certificate rating of...

The Competition and Markets Authority is launching a three month probe into how letting agents operate within the private rental sector. It says...

The British Property Federation, which typically has relatively little to say about the private rental sector, has issued a series of...

Housebuilders have branded a west country council’s decision to ask for all new homes to be net zero as ‘unaffordable' and...

Propertymark is one of three lettings organisations behind a bid to get a Judicial Review of the Scottish Government’s rent controls...

An influential housing body has criticised the Green and SNP politicians behind the Scottish Government’s rent cap, which has been renewed...

Propertymark is querying why there’s no help for the private rental sector to meet energy efficiency targets expressed in a new...

Propertymark says banks are still misinterpreting Anti-Money Laundering rules regarding pooled client accounts, making life difficult for letting agents.  The trade body...

Legal & General Capital helped fund over 17,000 new homes last year across a range of tenures, chiefly Build To Rent.  Chief...

One of the leading deposit alternative services has called for a code of conduct to step, amongst other things, alleged pressure...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has sent a letter to the Competitions and Markets Authority saying the watchdog is independent - but...

The Observer newspaper has investigated the way letting agents apply so-called zero deposit schemes - and claims that in some cases...

The John Lewis Partnership has agreed a £500m multi-decade joint venture with global investment company abrdn to deliver around 1,000 new...

As energy prices have increased 70 per cent in the UK this year, so more homeowners have fitted small-scale solar panel...

Referencing service Homeppl is expanding into Right to Rent checks. A digital R2R check can be integrated into Homeppl tenant referencing checks...

The agents’ trade body Propertymark says the government must “get realistic” over the difficulties involved in reaching Net Zero targets when...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations says its members are key to tackling the cost of living crisis but rent freezes,...

Zero Deposit is piloting a new product that provides six weeks’ cover on every tenancy, even when the renter selects a...

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

ARLA Propertymark says it’s a strong fan of New Zero ambitions but warns that the private rental sector needs incentives to...

A bootcamp which claims to help agents add up to £1m revenue to their business is to return this summer. The Agent...

Letting agencies will soon be able to calculate their carbon footprint as part of an initiative called The Sustainable Agents scheme. It’s...

A property investment company says Build To Rent is key to helping Britain meet its current housing and climate change challenges...

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

The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...

A survey conducted by financial institutions has found the first suggestion that rental properties are slowly becoming more energy efficient. A study...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit is launching a new option which it says gives tenants more flexibility to split the guarantee...

Owners of some rental properties, and agents acting on their behalf, can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost...

  Belvoir has announced its franchise of the year, selected from the 166 offices in its network.  It’s husband and wife team Ben...

There’s been a broad welcome from letting agents to the Spring Statement not loading more tax or restrictions on buy to...

Many people - including agents, landlords and tenants - are unprepared for the domestic heating revolution on its way to Britain. That’s...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has received another £1.8m investment- just as it launches its own insurance service. The fundraise provides capital...

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

Chancellors Estate Agents is opening its 57th branch early in the New Yesr. The office is in central Basingstoke and will offer...

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...

The Guild of Property Professionals has entered into a partnership with one of the many deposit replacement services now available. It’s teamed...

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

Propertymark has told the government that imposing the same solution to the Net Zero challenge on all of the private rental...

ARLA Propertymark has blasted the government over its net zero policy of banning new boilers from 2035 and giving landlords £5,000...

A bizarre fine imposed on a managing agent by a local authority appears to have been reversed because the council flouted...

Over a quarter of lettings and estate agents say sustainability is just a box-ticking exercise and only one in nine have...

Propertymark has joined four so-called ‘action groups’ advocating housing policy changes including the setting up of a national landlord register and...