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

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a warm welcome to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s planning reforms. This week Rayner...

Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has launched a comprehensive review of the National Planning Policy Framework. The objective is...

Clarity is required from the government over how planning changes are to help meet targets for 1.5m new homes in the...

The John Lewis Partnership has received the green light to transform its Waitrose site in Bromley into a new Build To...

Planning permission has been given to the biggest-ever Build To Rent scheme in Milton Keynes. A company under the name PLATFORM_ has...

The government’s renewed pledge to end Section 21 eviction powers for agents and landlords is fine, a leading industry figure has...

A lettings agency chief says there’s growing discussion about rent controls in his area - and he fears this may be...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. LRG this...

An insurance firm’s analysis of official figures show there are now no fewer than 760,821 vacant properties in England, Scotland and...

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

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

The next Government should create a separate Ministry of Housing and encourage MPs of all parties to work together to solve...

Shelter has spoken out in favour of what it calls “bold” commitments by Labour on the private rental sector and house...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

Labour is launching a new Freedom to Buy scheme to get 80,000 young people on the housing ladder, over the next...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent offshoot of Lloyds Banking Group, continues with its growth strategy into the private rental sector. Citra...

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

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

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

Property management and facilities firm Pinnacle is to become the leading managing agent for Legal & General Affordable Homes. In recent weeks, the...

Legal & General’s suburban Build To Rent business, called LGSBTR, has exchanged on 41 new BTR homes in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.   Consisting...

NatWest Group has announced a new package of what it calls ”targeted lending and support” to help local councils provide more...

The new Labour leader in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has received an early shot across the bows from Propertymark. Gething was elected Welsh...

Sharpened rules to double council tax on long term empty properties will come into force from April 1, says the government.  A...

Shelter is calling for the construction of 90,000 rental properties each year for a decade - and it claims this would...

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

A council that is buying private properties in second home hotspots to let to local people has struck a new agreement...

A council is considering borrowing £50m to buy properties to rent on the private market and for affordable housing. West Norfolk council...

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

Senior Labour MP Clive Betts says the party’s official house building policy won’t actually solve the shortage of homes. Labour deputy leader...

A new report suggests London’s Build To Rent sector is being held back by a “stark inconsistency” from local councils in...

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

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner has given her party’s conference an outline of future policy plans. She says:...

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

John Lewis is pushing ahead with its commitment to build and manage rental homes as part of a drive which it...

Two cities have been identified as the UK’s highest-growth cities across multiple property sectors over the next 10 years, according to...

A group of activists is trying to raise £15,000 to campaign for local councils to clampdown on AirBnb and other short...

A think tank claims one in six young people live in poor quality housing, often in the private rental sector. The claim...

The new trade body for short lets has reacted angrily to a government plan for AirBnb and other short let hosts...

New powers have been revealed to tackle what the Welsh Government calls the ‘problem’ of second homes.  A statement from the Senedd...

Propertymark is speaking out about problems with some conversions of commercial property into residential.The warning comes in the trade body’s response...

A council is introducing a service which it claims will help identify properties which cannon future be used as private rental...

A prominent lettings agent has criticised leading candidates for the leadership of the Scottish National Party for anti-holiday let policies. David Alexander,...

The Local Government Association, which comprises 331 of the 333 councils in England and all 22 Welsh unitary councils, is calling on...

The political party propping up the Scottish Government says higher taxes on buy to lets will help the housing market be...

Propertymark has told a UK government to stop ignore the damaging effect of its policies on the private rental sector. An outspoken...

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

A lettings agency in the Brighton area which describes itself as “ethical” is closing down due to staffing issues and the...

A new scheme offering landlords the opportunity to lease property through a local authority has been launched.   Leasing Scheme Wales: Gwynedd gives...

The owners of second homes in a key short lets and tourist hotspot are set to have to pay a premium...

The National Audit Office has made scathing criticisms of government efforts to build more affordable housing. The public spending watchdog says the...

A building society which has taken the unprecedented step of stopping lending on second homes has been sharply criticised by a...

A selection of property industry figures have spoken out against the government’s latest proposals to extend Right To Buy to housing...

New research appears to be adding to the momentum to have more flexibility over pets in private rental accommodation.  Nearly one in...

One of the country’s major regional newspapers has launched a campaign for the urgent introduction of rent controls. The Bristol Evening Post,...

ARLA Propertymark has slammed politicians who appear to have ignored a public consultation and gone ahead with draconian changes affecting second...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

Politicians across the UK appear to be growing more vocal in their support for rent controls. The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru...

A prominent provider in the Build To Rent sector is to offer over 1,300 new rental homes over three sites in...

The Liberal Democrats have proposed sharp restrictions on holiday rentals at the heart of the party’s plans to solve the housing...

A report prepared by housing experts in Manchester shows a massive surge in the number of Airbnbs in the city -...

A new call has come for government action to stop the hemorrhage of properties shifting from long term rental to Airbnb...

A lack of longer term rental accommodation thanks to the growth of Airbnb and other short lets has led to a...

A part of the country which has seen a severe long term rental stock shortage as a result of switches from...

Rent controls are to be introduced into part of the UK as a result of a deal between two political parties. The...

A Labour council leader has hit after being attacked for his support for buy to let and property investment. Last week we...

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...

A politician in one of the poorest parts of the UK wants his local authority to declare a ‘housing emergency’. Cornish councillor...

A letting agent in Cornwall has told local TV how she finds herself in ”heartbreaking” situations because of the lack of...

Another local authority is considering a clampdown on the spread and condition of HMOs. Bath and North East Somerset Council, which is...

The rental market is recovering fast from the Coronavirus crisis and still has a strong ‘offer’ for investors - but it’s...

Councillors from a town council in Wales are to be given an audience with the country’s First Minister to discuss the...

The Welsh Government wants to reform compulsory purchase powers - meaning any landlord with a long-term empty property in the region...

The investment arm of the Big Issue street newspaper is putting £3m into a new form of lettings agency.  Homes for Good was...

Tenants who want to pop downstairs to the shop may soon be able to do so - thanks to the John...

The Irish government says it’s considering buying properties that were listed on Airbnb and other short-let platforms before the pandemic. In an...

The director of renters’ campaign group Generation Rent says the long-running scandal of a planning decision made by the Housing Secretary...

Landlords have expressed disappointment at the government decision to extend the ban on evictions by a further two months.  It will be...

A commission investigating affordable homes in the UK has called for annual private sector rent increases to be limited to a...

A pressure group representing private tenants wants government to help housing associations purchase buy to let properties “at knockdown prices.” A blog...

An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...

A collective of activist renter groups has set out a manifesto of what it wants from the winner of next month’s...

Property investors are concerned that Brexit could deter international buyers from purchasing property in the UK, which could in turn weaken...

A statement issued by short lets management firm Hostmaker about its controversial advertising campaign has been branded “disgusting” by a campaign...

A trade body has hit out at government policy following a think tank’s claims that young people are less mobile because of...

Airbnb and short let management service Hostmaker - at the centre of a dispute involving a landlord trade body and the...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on two adjacent sites in south London to deliver its largest Built To Rent scheme...

Some 79 per cent of landlords are only servicing the interest on their mortgages, not paying down their loans, according to...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

The Independent online newspaper says Conservative MP Gary Streeter will tomorrow meet with Prime Minister Theresa May and urge her to...

Over 70% of Conservative councillors and housing leads have indicated that £2 billion pledged for affordable housing is not enough to...

Labour insists that if it forms the next government it will introduce ‘living rents’ in a new range of affordable homes...

Experts suggest that Build To Rent is likely to be heavily promoted when the government announces its latest revamp to the...

A housing charity has called for the government to build more affordable social homes for rent to help families 'trapped' in...

Legal & General - one of the country’s largest players in the burgeoning Build To Rent sector - has made a...