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The abolition of Section 21 isn’t really that big a deal, a prominent lettings agent claims. Kristjan Byfield, who runs the base...

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

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

Scotland needs to match Labour’s English housebuilding target to tackle the country’s housing emergency according to a high profile lettings agency...

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

The Leaders Romans Group lettings agency chain is demanding that the new government elected tomorrow brings back the Renters Reform Bill...

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

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

A lettings expert is advising agents that “congruence” is key to successful acquisition of landlord clients. Former ARLA Propertymark president and the...

A prominent lettings agency says concern is growing in the private rental sector about the prospect of more pets in properties.  A...

A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

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

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

Propertymark is telling the Bank of England that now is the perfect time to cut base rate and trigger wider interest...

Average UK private rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024 according to the Office for National Statistics. This...

A survey from property portal Share to Buy suggests that over three quarters of buyers believe they cannot afford to purchase...

Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...

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

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

London landlords have started the new year by dropping their rents according to lettings agency Chestertons, whose data suggests that there...

New data released by insurance firm HomeLet claims that average rents have fallen now for three months on the bounce. The past...

A buying agent claims that rents could finally be tailing off despite some indices showing rises still taking place. According to Rightmove,...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given what some commentators have interpreted as a sign that private rental sector licensing from councils...

Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...

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

Franchise giant Belvoir is the latest agency group to sign a deal with geospatial technology firm Kamma. The partnership will offer all...

Attention estate agents: if you're looking for a bumper Christmas bonus, then maintaining your marketing spend throughout December might just be...

A prominent agency says tomorrow’s Autumn Statement is the Chancellor’s last chance to come good on the election promise to lower...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...

PropTech firm Kamma - which specialises in information about landlord licensing - has inked another partnership. This latest link is with Goodlord.  Kamma’s...

The latest edition of the HomeLet Rental Index shows a near double-digit average annual rent rise across the UK. Renters can now...

There’s growing optimism that tomorrow’s Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting will see base rate held for another month -...

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

A lettings and property management platform has broken ranks with much of the industry over the Renters Reform Bill.  While most agents...

In September last year, flatfair, a deposit alternative provider, released their latest rental solution called flatfair Deposits, to the lettings market....

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

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

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

A property investment group has released its latest research on the top five most searched for property features that UK renters...

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

Scotland’s largest letting agent had almost 40,000 viewing requests during July for rental properties in Edinburgh and Glasgow alone. DJ Alexander Ltd...

A lettings industry trade body has written to the government urging fundamental reform of the court system to prevent it grinding...

PropTech Kamma has entered into a partnership with agency and consultancy JLL. This means JLL’s UK residential agents will have access to...

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

The average Anti-Money Laundering fine issued to estate agents for non-compliance in 2022-23 is almost half as large again as in...

Finances have never been more stretched in the UK, with almost every bill and expense soaring for employees and employers alike,...

It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...

It appears that a “wider range of behaviours” are likely to be taken into account in future when tenants are considered...

New research reveals that there is an estimated £21.4 billion worth of holiday homes in England and Wales with the South...

A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...

London letting agents and landlords have so far been hit with more than £900,000 in fines in the first half of...

General insurance platform provider Paymentshield has launched a rolling subscription model for tenants’ contents insurance. Now tenants pay for their contents cover...

A newspaper is reporting that almost 1,500 homes which could be used for long-term mainstream rentals have been ‘lost’ to short...

A lettings agency manager stole nearly £140,000 from her company to help clear her son’s drug debt. Wendy Dare, 57, is now...

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

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

Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...

OnTheMarket Software - part of the OnTheMarket Group - has launched what it claims is “an innovative new product providing website...

The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped create an economy featuring jobs that benefit local communities and fit...

A debt advisory service claims it has calculated the overall size of the private rental sector. Sirius Property Finance analysed the current...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has personally written to  a leading politician about a tax threat to the rental sector.  Emerson has...

London-focussed agency chain Dexters says it now has some 10,000 enquiries a year for its rental relocation service. It has 30,000 landlords...

Knight Frank is partnering with licensing compliance firm Kamma. The growth of discretionary licensing schemes across the 408 local authorities in the...

An all-party and influential committee of MPs says the UK should be put on a war footing to improve the energy...

A new survey of over 8,000 commercial estate agents indicates a challenging 2023 - suggesting a possible alternative investment option for...

The tax on property purchased in one part of the UK has reached a new record figure - and a top...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks is hosting a webinar this evening for letting agents and other industry employers responsible for...

Nottinghamshire estate agency Gascoines has bolstered its lettings team with the appointment of Callum Holmes as lettings co-ordinator.  With more than 10...

Agents and landlords are to face even longer waits for eviction court cases following the spending cuts announced in the Autumn...

The vexed subject of letting agents and landlords preparing for the Making Tax Digital regime is to be examined in a...

With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing...

The government has released new figures on the amount being spent by local councils on temporary accommodation for homeless households in...

Lettings Hub says there were 91,593 cases of tenant application fraud in 2021 alone, with the most common form of fraud...

A buy to let company creation service claims a huge increase in the number of landlords seeking to incorporate. GetGround says its...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests tenant demand is rising further with a net...

The typical rent across the UK has seen another large monthly leap - this time by 1.4 per cent in August...

Maintenance costs now account for over a fifth of the average rental income of a property, it’s been claimed. A company called...

An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that agents and landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year...

PropTech firm Kamma says total fines for agents and landlords have now topped £8m in London alone with a £238,000 increase...

The Lettings Hub has announced a two-year partnership with HooYu, a Know Your Customer specialist. As the deadline to end the temporary...

A high profile London lettings agency says some owners of properties in prime areas of the capital have seen capital appreciation...

A company claims that some 18 per cent of property firms have seen a rise in criminals attempting to launder money...

A new survey by business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown suggests that out of the 20 per cent of households who now rent...

The average private rental tenancy deposit last year exceeded £1,000 new figures show. At an average of £1,005 per tenancy, the cost...

Local and central government is losing out on millions of pounds of council tax income this year because of the business...

Crossrail rental values have climbed by 15 per cent on average in the last year alone - before this week’s opening...

Industry suppliers are linking up to host a webinar for agents this week outlining the growing risks of tenancy fraud. HomeLet, Let...

The massive Belvoir franchise network has signed up 360 of its franchisees to the PropTech service Kamma.  The franchisees include those under...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

Just over 7,000 households in London have been threatened with homelessness in the past three years alone after being issued with...

A new analysis of prospective first time buyers suggests that the cost of their initial deposit has soared in the past...

A PropTech provider has launched a renter guarantor service after claiming there’s been a 10-fold rise in tenancy fraud in the...

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...

Energy efficiency is the hot topic in the lettings sector right now with new minimum EPC levels expected to be introduced...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...