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Propertymark has responded to the formal consultation schemes being imposed by a string of local councils - but says such measures...

A new partnership being launched today aims to see if the private rented sector can contribute to ending homelessness. It takes the...

Property industry supplier Iamproperty says some 670,000 students will likely be seeking private rental properties in the upcoming academic year -...

Leading property website Zoopla has delivered strong results for letting agents in the run-up to the busiest time of year for...

A lettings agency set up by a council to buy properties on the open market and let them at open market...

Anyone renting an Airbnb or other short let property in Edinburgh from the summer of 2026 is likely to be hit...

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

Consumer organisation Which? claims there are some 1,000 reports of rental fraud scams a month at this time of year. It says...

PropTech management platform Lavanda is to be used to manage the vast 68,000-bed portfolio of Unite Students, the UK’s largest purpose...

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

The Law Society claims over 29,000 eviction claims in recent months leave “tens of thousands at risk of losing their homes.” The...

Leicester based student accommodation provider, Sulets - formally Student Union Lettings Ltd - has won a Platinum award from Investors in People.  Only...

Propertymark says the new Labour leader in Wales, Baroness Eluned Morgan, should make an early stand against rent controls for the...

Zoopla lettings chiefs have told the government it should tighten up its imminent Renters Rights Bill by demanding all lettings agents...

High end lettings agency Hamptons has launched a new international department to woo overseas investors and tenants seeking rental properties in...

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

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

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

The Scottish National Party, which as part of an alliance with the Greens introduced controversial rent controls in Scotland in 2022,...

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...

Shelter is backing the Kicked Out for Coming Out campaign which highlights family rejection as a contributor to LGBTQ+ homelessness.  Shelter has...

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

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

In an early General Election skirmish, London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of failing to enact key private rental...

A Labour MP is calling for rent controls to be introduced, with powers for councils to tweak them as they see...

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

The agency Centrick has been appointed to launch and operate a new multi-million-pound Build To Rent development in Leicester.  Centrick will provide...

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...

A prominent lettings expert and former president of ARLA Propertymark has berated agents who advertise ‘free valuations.’ Sally Lawson, now well known...

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

A lettings agent who is also on the executive of Propertymark claims one of Britain’s tourist hotspots has been over-run with...

Student accommodation listings service StuRents has added three new hires as it expands. Chris Glen is the new head of customer success....

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

A coalition of higher education and student housing organisations have called on the government to make further changes to the Renters...

A trade body representing Build To Rent operators claims that the sector “already accommodates the Bill’s proposals” in terms of tenants’...

There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

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

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

A fledgling trade body has introduced what it calls “principles for a new Build to Rent Code of Practice that will...

England’s county councils want the next government to set out a long-term plan for housing, as a new report claims there’s...

Co-living specialist Built Asset Management has snapped up a fourth rival operator in three years.  ProCo-Living joins the BAM business portfolio with...

Hamptons is linking with retirement rental specialist provider Birchgrove, pledging to offer “a unique proposition for those seeking quality senior rental...

An umbrella group called London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep money...

A holiday lettings agency and an estate agent in a tourist hotspot have joined forces.  Suffolk Coastal will continue with its sales...

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

New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...

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

Corporate student accommodation provider Unite Group has reported a big jump in earnings on the back of a shortage of lets...

Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Earlier this week Housing Secretary Michael...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

Specialist property management firm Xenia Estates has announced a shake up ahead of entry into the residential lettings sector. Xenia currently looks...

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

The trade body representing short lets providers and support companies has reacted angrily to government proposals for a radical shake up. Housing...

Ukrainians who came to the UK following the Russian invasion will be able to apply for 18-month extensions to their visas,...

A new report suggests that past impressions of Build To Rent and other institution-funded rental units as expensive and concentrating on...

Propertymark has called on the UK Government to prevent a mass exodus of student landlords.   The news comes as a poll conducted...

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

The government has done a U-turn on its original policy to relax HMO regulations on private rental properties used by asylum...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...

Seventeen housing organisations have sent an open letter to the government rejecting its idea of prioritising British families when it comes...

Student accommodation booking platform Housemates is expanding overseas. The expansion will cover several major Canadian cities including Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Currently Housemates...

Propertymark is hosting a webinar where Scott Bailey - policy manager at the Home Office - will answer questions on Right...

Over £100m has been invested into a new site that will offer purpose b built accommodation for 713 students beds in...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the fifth quarter...

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has spent some £150m acquiring a portfolio of six Purpose Built...

One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...

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...

A new lettings franchise is being launched, which claims its franchisees can earn £100,000-plus annually.  The Sourced Group has launched Sourced Living,...

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

The UK Apartment Association - effectively a trade body for the Build To Rent sector - is beefing up its top...

Residential buy to let in the North West of England, London industrial property and retail warehouses are set to be the...

ARLA Propertymark has responded to the Scottish Parliament’s examination of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill, calling for clarity on contributions...

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

A prominent housing market commentator says Labour would introduce a tougher version of the Renters Reform Bill if it forms the...

Homelessness charity Crisis says the long-standing government pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers can’t come soon enough. The charity has backed...

Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...

Low-income renters will get a boost next spring - but a pressure group wants more government help for this sector. The Chancellor’s...

A new report claims that Airbnb has generated tens of thousands of jobs in the UK and enables people to work...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued advice to agencies on how to comply with data protection law.  The UK data protection regulator...

A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...

Shelter says there are nearly 139,000 children officially homeless and living in temporary accommodation - and it’s blaming the private rental...

The long-term shortage of rental accommodation is now addressed by a short-term clampdown on second homes and empty properties, a leading...

The Generation Rent activist group has come out against an amendment to the Renters Reform Bill which reversed the threat of...

Propertymark has issued a strongly-worded statement aimed at politicians demanding rent controls. Labour Members of the Scottish Parliament have urged the declaration...

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

A revised code of practice for Right To Rent has been issued to agents and landlords. This sixth revision supersedes the previous...

New figures have shown that 2,086 people were found to be sleeping on London’s streets for the first time between July...

A student lettings business claims the cycle of booking accommodation for the 2024-25 academic year has already started in some cities. The...

The lettings agency Winkworth has taken the unusual step of criticising policies of a series of councils. The councils are all Labour...

A free webinar on the controversial Renters Reform Bill is to feature one of the industry’s top legal experts. David Smith is...

Rents for student accommodation have increased by an average of 14.6 in two years and swallow up nearly all of the...

A council has launched its own social lettings agency to work with private sector landlords in tackling the record numbers living...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

Harlow council says it wants to take a harder line against agents and landlords who knowingly let unsafe and substandard properties...

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