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Propertymark is lobbying Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to suggest that letting agents have a vital role to...

Propertymasrk has thrown its weight behind Lloyds Banking Group making £2 billion of lending available to first time buyers borrowing more...

LSL Estate Agency Franchising says it’s got “ambitious growth plans” for expanding franchisee patches across the country. In spring 2023 the company...

Some of the richest people on the world, who use London as one of their bases, are choosing to rent rather...

New Freedom of Information (FOI) data from the Financial Conduct Authority shows that Labour’s plan to introduce a ‘Freedom to Buy’...

A council says it’s secured the first banning order in its area, securing a stop on a rogue letting agent renting...

Propertymark has come out with a strongly-worded statement accusing politicians in the Scottish Parliament of ignoring the industry’s views on rent...

London-focussed property data firm LonRes, which analysis activity in the prime areas of the capital, says annual rental growth increased to...

New figures show the scale of the rental supply slump in recent years. The respected Home website, which produces a monthly lettings...

Average rent arrears claims reached £2,092 in the second quarter of this year - a rise of 15% from £1,816 in...

A warning has been issued that lettings agencies could lose millions of pounds if landlords quit over new EPC targets. Reapit analysed...

Hamptons lettings agency says it’s calculated what types of homes will be simply unable to be improved to reach the government...

Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says rent controls are not the magic answer to problems...

A charity leader claims spiralling rents are forcing children into what he calls “damp and mouldy B&Bs”. Matt Downie, chief executive of...

Propertymark has renewed its call for agent comments on Material Information.  The trade body - in collaboration with TDS, The Guild of...

Landlords generated average rental yields of 6.3% in the second quarter of the year, research for Paragon’s latest PRS Trends Report...

Propertymark says stricter rules for EPC ratings in the private rental sector must be backed up with incentives and financial support. The...

In a statement which appears to go against the trend of much of the lettings sector, Connells says it sees no...

New figures published by HMRC show a 7% rise in Capital Gains Tax liabilities on the sale of residential property in...

An agency has signed up to OnTheMarket, claiming the portal progress since being taken over by a US firm was the...

Propertymark is today launching a consultation exercise, seeking the views of lettings and sales agents - amongst others - about Material Information...

The latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord shows record-breaking rises. William Reeve, chief executive of Goodlord, comments: “These July figures show...

Foxtons latest trading update shows growing reliance on lettings income. However it says the performance - which saw double digit growth in...

Deputy prime Angela Rayner will tomorrow unveil a new National Planning Policy Framework in a move that will strengthen requirements for...

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

The average age of landlords acquiring new rental property with a buy to let mortgage has fallen over the past decade,...

New analysis from the British Property Federation (BPF) shows a dramatic slump in the number of Build To Rent units started. Although...

Lettings agency giant Connells says the private rental sector performed strongly in the second quarter of 2024 despite worries over future...

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

An executive with four decades of experience in the insurance sector has joined the board of accreditation service safeagent as a...

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

Data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages rose just 1.5% year-on-year in June –...

Franchise chain Winkworth says there’s been a greater supply of rental properties in the first half of the year, combined with...

Knight Frank has named Francesca Fox as Head of Super Prime Lettings in North London.  The agency says this newly created role...

The incoming Labour government has a social mandate to support the next generation of homeowners in the UK, says financial PropTech...

The latest snapshot of the rental market from Rightmove reveals that average advertised rents for tenants outside of London have reached...

Rents in June 2024 rose by 6.7% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Goodlord Rental Index.  The Index, which analyses...

The result of the election isn’t likely to be a gamechanger for the housing market, a prominent business consultancy says.  An analysis...

Although much focus is on the Bank of England and when it will begin to cut interest rates, a sobering warning...

A review of Edinburgh’s controversial short term lets licensing will take place this summer. City councillors agreed to publicly consult on the...

The BBC is reporting that councillors in Manchester have launched a series of attacks on users of Airbnb and other short...

Some 8,000 people were forced to sleep rough for the first time in London last year, an increase of 25% on...

Angharad Trueman, the group lettings director of Andrews Group, is the new President of ARLA Propertymark.  She says her role as President...

London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m - and much of that rise is...

A ban on so-called bidding wars, which Labour now proposes, would have to include letting agents as well as landlords a...

Deposit alternative supplier flatfair says it’s seen a 30% year-on-year increase in No Deposit tenancies. It also claims 14% more landlords are...

Would-be buyers with a 5% deposit face paying £300 per month more in mortgage repayments than if they continued renting, says...

An increase in property listings is helping to create a more normalised market which is a welcome relief to renters, landlords...

Leasehold reform still has a long way to run, according to the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP). The major party manifestos...

The number of tenancies ending in a claim for more than five weeks’ rent has risen to 17%, a deposit alternative...

Reapit has launched a new feature to help agents comply with material information guidelines from the National Trading Standards Estate and...

The latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is raising a red flag over what it calls...

London’s rental market has weakened in recent months according to the fledgling online service Hello Neighbour. Rents are 1% down compared to...

The Property Ombudsman received a record number of enquiries with 57,635 people seeking support with their property and housing related issues...

The franchisees of Martin & Co’s Rochdale branch have completed their first independent acquisition less than a year after taking on...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech platform Goodlord shows rents hit their highest levels since October over the last month.  Rents across...

More details have emerged of the deal - reported on Letting Agent Today and Sky News on Sunday - for Property...

As a result of an announcement back in March, in the government’s final Budget, a major change to stamp duty comes into...

Rightmove has produced five core demands on behalf of the rental sector, which it would like the next government to meet. These...

A prominent housing market analyst says people shouldn’t bother reading election literature but instead study interest rates if they want to...

Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital says it’s enjoyed a record breaking period of growth. Over 2023 and so far in 2024...

London lettings and sales agency Martyn Gerrard has this month celebrated 60 years of fulfilling the property dreams of those living...

Internal data from Foxtons, London’s largest lettings agent, indicates sentiment may be improving across the capital as data shows a 12%...

Deposit alternative provider, flatfair, has reported record figures for the first quarter of 2024. From January to March, 56% of tenants chose...

Half of all tenants who moved during the past 12 months found it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to secure a new...

Tenants renewing an existing contracts have been faced with high rent rises according to Hamptons lettings agency. It says they rose 8.3%...

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

The corporate freeholder which has been obliged to fix serious building safety issues at a tower block has issued a statement...

Number one portal Rightmove has upgraded growth expectations in its latest statement to shareholders - and is again growing its average...

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum.  Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...

London lettings agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is expanding with the opening of a new branch in the centre of Camberwell. Anthony...

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

Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...

A housing company has been fined £528,000 after an employee repairing a fence post inadvertently struck an underground cable, suffering burns...

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord reveals that rents are now up by 5.7% over the year.  The price per property over...

Campaigning charity Shelter is demanding an overhaul of the Renters Reform Bill, which will shortly begin its passage through the House...

A council has placed a Banning Order on a lettings agency operating unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation. Trophy Homes Ltd was hit...

A prominent lettings agency operator says he hopes the “toxic” attitude to the private rental sector by the Scottish Government may...

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

The Prime Central London lettings market is returning to normality, a prominent agency says. JLL says average rents fell 1.4% between Q4...

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

Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...

There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...

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

The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...

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

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

Average rent arrears claims climbed to £1,816 in the first quarter of this year. That’s a rise of 27% from £1,435 in...

Rents rose 9% on average in the UK in Q1 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, says flatshare site SpareRoom. Out...

Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023,...

Propertymark is demanding equal treatment with the social housing sector. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove intends to boost standards in social housing...

An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year.  The analysis, carried out by...

Landlords’ champion Paul Shamplina says more landlords should use lettings agents, who he describes as their “allies” in the battle to...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

Propertymark wants HM Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  HMLR launched a consultation last month as...

Supply has continued to build while demand remained steady, which increased downwards pressure on rents in the first quarter of 2024...

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

Almost one in three buy to let landlords are set to sell up in the next 12 months. That’s the shock statistic...

The latest rental data from PropTech supplier Goodlord has shown that March rents are now up by over 6% year-on-year.  And looking...

A deposit alternative company is calling on agents to help tenants save an average of £1,000 on up-front costs. Flatfair chief executive...