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Rigorous government targets to improve EPC ratings in the private rental sector and the wider housing stock won’t be met without...

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

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

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

A new analysis by Zoopla suggests and one in eight homes currently for sale were previously let out. The portal says this...

Rightmove has thrown its weight behind the new Labour government’s bid to help first time buyers - and it wants it...

Citizens Advice claims that 45% of private renters in England are currently experiencing damp, mould or excessive cold in their home,...

A new lettings market index has been launched by the Skipton Group, parent company of Connells, the country’s largest lettings and...

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...

The right wing think tank the Adam Smith Institute has launched something called the Cost Of Rent Day. The institute has calculated...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has congratulated Labour on forming the next government but says it must move quickly to...

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

Letting agents have the toughest job trying to balance the needs of landlord and tenants while politicians create uncertainty around the...

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...

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

People who expect to rent throughout their retirement could need an additional £391,000 in savings compared to those who have paid...

A huge survey involving analysis of over 14,000 properties suggests an urgent need for the next government to help private rental...

An interview with a figure from one of the many deposit alternative services reveals a significant rise in interest in this...

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

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

The UK housing market has returned to its pre-pandemic size, according to Savills analysis. Overall, the total value of the UK housing...

Over the weekend the Conservatives pledged that if elected on July 4 they would permanently scrap stamp duty for first time...

The director of a London lettings agency says buy to let landlords are entitled to feel downtrodden but claims it’s still...

Tenants today spend 12% longer in the same property before switching, than they did a decade ago. Analysis of the English Housing...

Propertymark has stepped into the row over whether there should be more controls over second homes, holiday lets and people from...

Letting agents are being encouraged to sign up so a mystery shopper can assess their performance. KnowYourMarket, a market research firm in...

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

A previously low-profile property and land research platform, has entered a partnership with Rightmove. Addland, which claims to have “a community” of...

A third of homes currently for sale can be bought with a mortgage and monthly repayments that cost less than the...

An estate agency that promotes the self-employed model claims that three areas of the country lead when it comes to industry...

A controversial rental sector figure claims over half of the properties listed to let are actually available for a tenant to...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest and Rightmove have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business.  This is the first...

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax.  London, the...

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

Tenant reference and tech supplier The Lettings Hub claims 25 per cent of fraudulent documents submitted by would-be tenants were identified...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...

Propertymark is launching the latest phase of its research into diversity in the agency sector. Last year it worked with the University...

Renters are less financially resilient than recent remortgagers according to an analysis by business consultants Hargreaves Lansdown. It says over two thirds...

Respected energy industry consultancy Cornwall Insight says the price cap for the April to June period this year - to be...

Data released today from Foxtons has found that the number of new instructions in January 2024 was 25 per cent higher...

Rents are approaching an affordability ceiling according to Savills - but the agency admits it doesn’t see substantial new supply on...

The British Property Federation claims the time required for Build To Rent planning applications has significantly increased over the past decade...

New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...

Glasgow has been revealed as the UK city with the biggest rise in the number of buy to let properties in...

Thousands of lettings and estate agencies, and other property businesses, are in ‘critical’ or ‘significant’ financial distress, it’s been claimed. The latest...

There are more rental properties for tenants to choose from than any other time since Covid, according to London estate agency...

Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £600m over the last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by the country’s largest...

A new analysis shows that - unsurprisingly - London remains the most competitive region for letting agents, having seen the largest...

A leading lettings agency says 2023 was a record-breaking year for rental growth.   The average rent on a newly let property in...

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of warning that Tory splits over Rwanda and immigration could force an early election...

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

London has seen the strongest rental growth over the last year according to an analysis by lettings agency Hamptons.   The average rent...

The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on no fault evictions and banks repossessing people’s homes...

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

Plans for leasehold reform face a major early stumbling block as analysis shows plans to retrospectively introduce a cap on ground...

Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...

An analysis of tenants renting between 2020 and 2023 shows a big rise in those on high salaries asked to provide...

Data from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons has found that rent is up eight per cent year-on-year, with the London average now...

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

Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...

PropTech specialist Vouch has launched a Rent Protection feature, designed to help landlords access cover to mitigate the risk of unpaid rent. The feature...

New research has identified locations with the largest volume of available rental stock, based on those units at or below the...

Inheritance Tax totalled £4.6 billion for the HM Treasury between April and October - that’s £500,000 up on the same period...

A survey over 2,400 tenants has found that 55 per cent would prefer to have their utility bills included within the...

The London rental market is shifting towards equilibrium for the first time since the end of the pandemic, according to Foxtons. In...

The latest annual report on Build To Rent in London again talks of issues with costs and delivery. A report from the...

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

Leaders Romans Group claims the pessimistic mood which many say surrounds the private rental sector is exaggerated. It has surveyed its landlord...

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

Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...

There’s been a significant increase in the buy to let mortgage product range according to analysis by independent service Moneyfacts.  A year...

A new director of property has been named by the John Lewis Partnership, to lead its controversial Build To Rent initiative. Martin...

Government data shows that as of 2022 some 15.29 per cent of homes in England are privately rented, with 14.9 per...

Landlords wanting to make a healthy return from their investment should target student properties in the North of England and Scotland,...

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

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...

Knight Frank, in conjunction with Build To Rent operator Moda Living, has published a highly supportive report about BTR. Creating what it’s...

New analysis reveals that other family members beyond parents are increasingly lending their financial support to first-time buyers.   So far this year...

A new analysis shows growth in the trend for buy to let properties to be sold with tenants in situ.  The analysis...

New figures from Foxtons show that average weekly rent in July 2023 was 12 per cent higher than July 2022.  The agency’s...

Research from a property developer suggests that the government needs to deliver an average of 67,500 new homes a quarter by...

A retirement forecast suggests older renters may struggle as demographic and property market figures change over time. Scottish Widows’ annual retirement report,...

Citizens Advice is calling on the government to provide an unspecified amount of assistance to renters during the current cost of...

The number of completed Build to Rent homes in the UK has increased 13 per cent in the past year to...

A new analysis by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform with stricter energy...

The Renters Reform Bill will cost letting agents over £275m in the next decade as fewer landlords use their services. That’s the...

PropTech firm Goodlord and its Vouch brand are again holding a so-called State of the Lettings Industry survey.   It’s now in...

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

New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...

Thousands of listing for rental properties on two popular websites explicitly say children or pets are not welcome. A BBC analysis of...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...