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Airbnb has taken the unusual step of buying space on an influential Labour Party website, just ahead of the party’s conference. Amanda...

Some prospective buy to let landlords may be about to use their equity to snap up investment properties at discounted rates,...

It may still be 16 months until the furthest date for the next General Election but with party conference season in...

The Autumn Statement on November 22 is the traditional vehicle for the Chancellor to introduce tax change - but now you...

A Manchester-based company which runs what it calls “an instant booking student accommodation marketplace” has joined forces with Norwegian tech firm...

New research shows that the majority of letting agents believe they are not paid sufficiently for their work. Research from the Goodlord...

Local media on the south coast are reporting that a lettings agent crashed his Bentley into two parked cars and then...

It’s getting worse - the supply-demand mismatch in the rental sector is now “drastic” says Propertymark. The number of new prospective tenants...

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

A website and digital services supplier has partnered with a social media marketing firm. Property Webmasters is working with flow to provide...

Shelter has published what it calls a General Election manifesto with rent controls at its heart. Called The Way Home: a manifesto to...

Westminster’s Labour controlled council is stepping up its war on Airbnbs and other short lets. It was a mandatory registration system for...

A prominent agent has called on politicians to scrap the Renters Reform Bill . He says it’s “ill thought-through and would be...

Mortgage experts are expecting significant falls in the cost of borrowing this week as lenders drop their rates. Following last week’s decision...

There is under a fortnight remaining for agents to nominate for Propertymark Qualifications annual awards, to be held at the London...

Propertymark has given strong support to the government’s “flexible and affordable” approach to the green policy agenda,  Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy...

The government should “just get on with implementing the Renters Reform Bill” an industry figure says.  Jonathan Rolande of the National Association...

The Scottish Government is proposing to give local councils the discretion to charge Council Tax premiums of up to 100 per...

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

The auction house appears to be bucking the downward trend in the wider housing market. And much of it is down to...

The Bank of England has revealed its latest decision on base rate - which in turn has a strong influence on...

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

An agency has been fined by a London council for failing to licence a property it was managing. Gracechurch Property Services has...

Fewer than one in five homeowners support the government’s plans to ban gas boilers in new homes by 2025, with 83...

A prominent industry supplier is urging agents and landlords to lobby MPs to suggest improvements to the Renters Reform Bill.  PayProp UK...

The chief executive of Propertymark has reiterated his call for the government to make investment in buy to let attractive. Nathan Emerson says:...

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

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

The UK’s housing market is increasingly driven by older, affluent home owners with younger generations squeezed out.  That’s the view of data...

An outspoken property industry figure has urged the Bank of England not to hike interest rates.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

The Select Committee that shadows the work of Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is complaining that its...

A new survey reveals that rental properties with an EPC rating below C are already more difficult to sell to other...

London-focussed agency Foxtons says there is a part of the capital which is seeing an average of 38 prospective tenants for...

A lettings trade body is urging the government to make clear how it will help courts tackle a growing backlog of...

Automated client accounting platform Lettspay is set to launch a new client account banking product for letting agents. The supplier has worked...

The Centre for Economics and Business Research says the Bank of England should increase UK interest rates by another 0.25 per...

The Financial Times, using sources in the Parliamentary Conservative party, are blaming some Tory MPs for blocking the route of the...

A legal advice service for landlords and their agents says it’s identified several areas with particularly lengthy delays in finding court...

The average rate of annual rental growth on a newly let property in Britain hit 12.0 per cent in August, the...

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

Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled.  That’s the view of high...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

Rightmove is launching a new marketing campaign which it calculates will reach 51m people - the overwhelming majority of the UK...

Zoopla has issued the first major private rental sector market forecast for 2024. Rental growth this year is on track to end...

Propertymark is urging agents to give it their views on two consultations on health and safety issues coming out of Northern...

Lomond has acquired the rental portfolio of a lettings agency operating in Greater Manchester.   Lomond snapped up the lettings book of Harvey...

There are no signs of rental growth slowing in prime London lettings market, says LonRes. The property data firm says annual rental...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that a significant majority of members expect yet...

Two massive new rental licensing schemes are set to be approved in Brighton - and part of the reason is “uninterested...

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

A lettings service called Smarter Rent claims to be “an innovative property rental agency with a difference” which lets high quality...

The Build To Rent sector has now joined those parts of the property sector with a dedicated awards event. The awards -...

The spectre of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next week has been increased by economic figures released in...

The Property Franchise Group has reported a bumper half year of trading with revenue at £13.2m and pre-tax profits up 11...

New data from flatshare site SpareRoom has revealed just under three quarters of renters are either actively looking or considering moving...

Propertymark, together with Gas Safe Register, has produced top tips to be passed by agents to landlords and tenants as part...

Labour’s new shadow Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary, Angela Rayner, says she will put council Housing at the heart of...

More people are struggling to pay their rent according to a new government survey. The study, by the Office for National Statistics,...

An ex-ARLA supremo says technology is the best way for letting agents to cope with a huge rise in telephone calls. ARLA...

The Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team is one of two new non-executive directors at The Property Ombudsman. Louise Baxter...

A new report on the state of the lettings industry suggests figures are growing fearful of the impact of the Renters...

There’s to be a consultation this autumn about a proposed selective licensing regime in Scarborough. The proposal covers parts of the Castle,...

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

A lettings agency has removed a video of an apartment where a murder took place, following an approach by a national...

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

A lettings agent who describes himself as “a responsible and ethical property professional” has met with a Liberal Democrat MP to...

A long-established agency has created what it calls a “super office” in its city. John Payne Estate Agents, which has been active...

Airbnb is launching a UK campaign this month aimed at luring first-time customers. It’s part of a local campaign that launched last...

A move to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short lets has been put forward in the westcountry -...

A London-focused lettings agency is partnering with Barratt London to encourage Indian investors. Barratt London, with 40 years’ experience in the capital...

A mortgage expert says it’s likely that the housing market will improve this autumn. Octane Capital studied Property lending mortgage approval trends...

The owners of one of the first Build To Rent schemes in Edinburgh is bidding to improve the EPC rating while...

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

Lettings income has saved the bacon of franchise agency Winkworth after a sales slump hit profits.  A trading statement from the agency...

UKSotheby’s International Realty - which handles high end lettings and sales - has opened a new London office. It’s in St John’s...

Scottish agency and chartered surveyor firm DM Hall is to incorporate the identity of its rural property specialist arm, Baird Lumsden,...

Following the merger of the South Scotland and North Cumbria branches of Fine & Country, the  agency has added a further...

A survey of local authorities in some of the poorest areas of the country - bodies which enforce many private rental...

The rental market remained strong in August says PropTech firm Goodlord. Despite average rents dipping marginally after a record breaking July -...

A marketing expert is encouraging agents to invest more time and money in digital activities.  Richard Combellack, commercial product officer at PropTech...

It’s vital for agents to have a process in place to check documentation received at their office, to avoid potential claims.  This...

The ESTAS Group has unveiled a mobile version of its core Review and Insight products. ESTAS Mobile offers the same functionality of...

The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...

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

The apparent rise and rise of Belvoir Group is down to its resilient business model and the entrepreneurs who run its...

Propertymark kicks off its regional conference campaign this week - the start of a programme that’s doubled in size this year. Across...

An agency’s survey of tenants reveals that three quarters feel ‘trapped’ because of the lack of choice in the private rental...

What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7.  PropTech Connect will...

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

Parliament resumes today following its summer recess but there is still a lack of detail on aspects of the Renters Reform...

A leading property agency is demanding more certainty over new Energy Performance Certificate regulations.  Fisher German says the government should act now...

One of the controversial Bruce brothers, founders of the ill-fated Purplebricks venture, is back in the agency business. It’s almost a decade...

Two letting agents have been quoted in a newspaper report as saying landlord clients have instructed them to create ‘tracker’ rents...

Propertymark is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The think tank E3G...

Up to 160 regulations and responsibilities are overwhelming landlords and pushing them towards using agents, a prominent buying agent and property...

An established High Street agency has launched a “partner’ business model that it claims will be the future shape of the...

Law firm Brevis Law is shedding light on the difficulties agents and landlords have in meeting Right To Rent requirements in...

Financial support from family members - not just parents - is expected to help fund 318,400 housing transactions in 2023, according...

Franchise giant Winkworth is opening a new office in West Hampstead, extending its north London footprint from existing offices in neighbouring...

A body largely consisting of councils wants more controls over Airbnbs and other short lets - and it wants local authorities...