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Rental yields up to 7.8% in parts of capital city

Edinburgh-based property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2024. The...

29 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agency heaps praise on its own social media strategy

An agency has issued a statement massively congratulating itself on its own social media strategy. Fine & Country doesn't go easy on...

14 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Finance chief says rent controls ‘not the answer to lettings crisis’

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

12 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Government to introduce ‘hardship test’ before eviction - press report

The new Labour government is to bring in so-called ‘hardship tests’ to make it tougher to evict tenants, a newspaper claims. The...

05 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agency boss claims tenants miss holidays because of high rents

The boss of a rental flatshare agency claims tenants are sacrificing summer holidays because of high rents. Matt Hutchinson, director of the...

25 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Tenants consider co-buying with friends or family members, says bank

Some 51% of young first-time buyers are willing to consider so-called ‘non-traditional routes’ to move out of renting and onto the...

25 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Latest house-building figures just 50% of what Labour wants

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

24 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Buy To Let investors plummet while the rest focus on high yield areas

New figures from lettings agency Hamptons suggest that investors purchasing buy to let properties are increasingly looking to the north of...

22 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour “serious about change” and “grasping the nettle” - top agent

Labour’s proposed planning reforms indicates that the new government is serious about change and grasping the nettle on housebuilding. That’s the view...

09 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Activist claims “horrendous exploitation” by “profiteering” letting agents

The deputy chief executive of an organisation funded by the Nationwide Foundation claims to have suffered “horrendous exploitation” at the hands...

25 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Word-for-Word - Conservative Rental and Housing Manifesto Pledges

The Conservatives have this afternoon set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and...

11 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Build To Rent provider claims record breaking rental unit growth

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

30 May 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour must come clean on Business Rates, says agency

A prominent agent campaigning for business tax reform is urging Labour to come clean on its policies for business rates and...

03 May 2024

From: Breaking News

Good News - buy to let yields at their highest for six years

The average gross rental yield reported by landlords has reached the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, according to...

03 May 2024

From: Breaking News

Foxtons To Be Sold? Media speculation grows

Lettings giant Foxtons has hired merger and acquisition bankers from Rothschild following pressure from shareholders to sell itself for £160m, the...

15 April 2024

From: Breaking News

Brownfield Development isn’t the only answer, agents tell government

Propertymark wants the government to cool down on its enthusiasm for brownfield development. It says in a response to a consultation that...

10 April 2024

From: Breaking News

Rental trade group rebrands in bid to win broader appeal

A group founded eight years ago to represent the Build To Rent niche has now rebranded in a bid to win...

26 March 2024

From: Breaking News

No scrapping fixed term tenancies - new appeal over Renters Reform Bill

Propertymark has emphasised the importance of retaining fixed term tenancies under the Renters Reform Bill. Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson met Housing...

18 March 2024

From: Breaking News

PropTech service launches revised website and blog

Automated rental payment service PayProp has revealed a revamped website.  The service described the new site as “a refreshed web presence that...

29 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Top UK cities for 2024 rental potential revealed by industry supplier

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

23 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Agent’s unique insight into “no end in sight” rental crisis

A managing partner at a letting agency has given an insight into the unique forces which he says is “strangling” the...

30 January 2024

From: Breaking News

House builders overwhelmingly want Labour to win General Election

A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...

29 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Seven Tips this lettings agency is giving its landlord clients

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...

08 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Lettings and Build To Rent experts head ARLA chief’s speaker list

The president elect of ARLA Propertymark has created a comprehensive list of female experts in different property disciplines. Angharad Trueman, Group Lettings...

03 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Shelter blames private rental sector for growing child homelessness

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

01 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Warning over winter rise in meter tampering and energy theft

New data reveals a 68 per cent surge in reports of meter tampering and energy theft during winter. The data - revealed...

31 October 2023

From: Breaking News

No rent controls in England - government confirmation

Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...

25 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Agents urged to find buyers for landlords who want to sell up

A lettings industry mentor has issued a plea to agents to do more to protect their landlords’ livelihoods. Sally Lawson, founder of...

16 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Renters Reform Bill - Agents urged to lobby MPs with amendments

A prominent industry supplier is urging agents and landlords to lobby MPs to suggest improvements to the Renters Reform Bill.  PayProp UK...

21 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Franchise giant opens new London office with call for more

Franchise giant Winkworth is opening a new office in West Hampstead, extending its north London footprint from existing offices in neighbouring...

01 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Lloyds Bank names agency to manage its private rental stock

Lloyds Banking Group has announced the lettings agency chain that it wants to look after its upcoming Build To Rent units. The...

09 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Show Green! Tenants want agents to display eco-credentials

Tenants want letting agents, landlords and other property industry figures to more openly demonstrate their green credentials. That’s the message from a...

07 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Prime Central London rental supply improving at last - agency

The story of low supply in the prime London lettings market appears to be coming to an end, says Knight Frank. The...

30 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Huge cash funding to help Ukrainians into private rentals

Ukrainians in the UK will be helped into private rental homes as part of a £150m government injection.  The funding will be...

19 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Labour and Tory anti-landlord policies slammed by agency chief

A franchise network boss has sharply criticised both Labour and the Tories for their pro-tenant policies. Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth,...

18 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Agent fined thousands after trying to avoid redress scheme

A £5,000 fine has been upheld against a landlord who failed to declare himself as a property agent and did not join a mandatory...

16 May 2023

From: Breaking News

How to write the perfect blog to attract more vendors and landlords

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

12 May 2023

From: Marketing & Social Media

Phil Spencer links with Build To Rent trade body

Move iQ, the consumer-facing online service operated by TV property guru Phil Spencer, is linking with the Build To Rent trade...

03 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Ethical agency recruits Propertymark guru to lettings team

A lettings and sales agency that describes itself as “ethical” and has built up strong links with local community groups has...

18 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Agent tells Gove: cease attacks on private rental sector

A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...

22 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Over £25,000 fine for property management firm boss

The head of a property management company has been fined £25,800 after serious safety issues were discovered at a shared house...

16 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Trading Standards warning after big fine imposed on agency

Trading Standards is reminding letting agents of their legal obligation to protect money they are holding on behalf of a client...

10 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Judge rejects claim that ‘property guardians’ stopped house being HMO

A property firm has been fined £8,000 for operating an HMO on one of Britain’s most famous roads. Westminster council has won...

08 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Self-employed Broker-style firm makes pitch to recruit letting agents

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model is appealing to letting agents to sign up. Harding Green...

06 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Top 10 cities for buy to let investment revealed by insurer

London has continued to dominate the list of the most attractive cities for buy to let investment for the second year...

25 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Over 20% of households now in Private Rental Sector

Demographic data from the latest Census suggests that the Private Rental Sector now provides homes for 20.3 per cent of the...

06 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Soaring demand for ‘bills included’ rental property - Rightmove

A new analysis of the market released this morning by Rightmove shows that this year has seen the most competitive on...

21 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Banks are closing their doors to Letting Agents

UK banks are closing client accounts held by established letting agents and refusing to open accounts for new businesses. The Problem A growing...

19 December 2022

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Agencies with banking disputes have three months to act

Small and medium sized lettings agencies which have had running disputes with banks are being offered a lifeline - but must...

21 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Rent controls crush hopes for thousands of affordable homes

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

19 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Tax benefits lead to rise in Buy To Let companies being formed

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

16 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Is buy to let a busted flush? - survey findings

A new survey shows a significant majority of investors believe buy to let has lost its shine. Investment platform Shojin’s survey -...

15 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Rent freeze “chaos” as politician cannot give details - claim

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The controversial rent...

09 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Agents Ultimate Guide to next month’s new alarms laws

The law around the requirement for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental properties will change in England on October 1. Propertymark...

05 September 2022

From: Breaking News

TikTok Recruits? Agents must employ younger staff - call

A major lettings sector supplier says the industry must do more to appeal to win employees from the TikTok generation. These typically...

23 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Tenants demand better quality and bigger HMOs, survey shows

Tenants are demanding better quality HMOs according to new research from specialist buy to let lender Paragon Bank. The bank’s survey of...

18 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Agencies have six months left to register banking complaints

Many agencies have long-standing and unresolved banking complaints, for example regarding client accounts: now it’s been declared they have only six...

12 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Labour MP calls for rent controls to help combat cost of living crisis

A Labour MP says the government should introduce emergency rent controls as part of a package of measures to combat the...

11 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Can quality appliances contribute to higher rental yield?

Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...

05 August 2022

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Rightmove’s new HQ is start of hybrid working initiative

Rightmove’s Landlord and Tenant Services division is moving to a new headquarters. It’s 110 staff will shift from Killingworth to Quorum Park in...

05 July 2022

From: Breaking News

New regulations could “devastate” rental supply - warning

Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...

27 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Social media: five top tips for letting agents

Nowadays, we rely on social media platforms to stay informed and updated about topics that are of interest to us.  These platforms...

17 June 2022

From: Marketing & Social Media

Rental Reforms to be unveiled by government tomorrow

What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...

15 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Yet another independent falls to Lomond Group ambitions

A leading brand in the fast-growing and heavily-funded Lomond Group has snapped up another independent agency.  Linley & Simpson has added another...

27 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Urban living back in fashion as agents report demand soaring

The appeal of city living has been reignited across Scotland with new figures showing a surge in demand and rents for...

13 May 2022

From: Breaking News

“Blatant, continuous breach of regulations” lands HMO firm in court

A company which operated an unlicensed HMO and its then-director have lost their appeal against the imposition of financial penalties.  Gatwick and...

13 April 2022

From: Breaking News

PropTech appeal to agents to go digital to improve

A PropTech business just acquired by Iamproperty is warning agents to take advantage of what it calls the digital revolution. Openview -...

08 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Avoid rent freezes but some controls can work, academics claim

A 68-page academic report urges governments not to adopt hard controls that simply freeze rents - even though it acknowledges that...

28 February 2022

From: Breaking News

Legal advice for letting agents on authorised signatories controversy

PropTech supplier Goodlord is to host a webinar on Thursday answering letting agents' questions onthe implications of the landmark ruling on...

23 February 2022

From: Breaking News

Evictions: latest legal decision affects whole industry, say agents

Propertymark has expressed a sigh of relief at a decision this week by the Appeal Court, which ruled in favour of...

28 January 2022

From: Breaking News

Court of Appeal rules in landmark eviction case

A key judgment from the Court of Appeal, announced today, is reported to have gone in favour of landlords and letting...

26 January 2022

From: Breaking News

The power of quality appliances in the rental market 

For landlords, finding a tenant for a property can be challenging. Today, people expect modern, high quality, clean appliances as standard...

07 January 2022

From: Sponsored Content

Agency given penalty notices for operating illegally

A letting agency has been issued with penalty notices worth £3,000 for operating illegally. Back in 2014 it became a legal requirement...

03 December 2021

From: Breaking News

Shelter blames end of eviction ban for glut of pleas for help

Shelter claims its helpline has received 1,000 callers a day since the eviction ban began easing at the start of summer. It says...

01 December 2021

From: Breaking News

Pets In Lets: Airbnb’s latest move to lure more long-term renters

Airbnb is now introducing pet insurance cover for its hosts as it continues attempts to win long-term renters away from the...

16 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Huge fine for agency and boss who perverted course of justice

Over £80,000 pounds of fines have been imposed on a letting agency and its director. Zenith Accommodation Ltd’s boss, Mohammad Mallick of...

08 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Should you use CRMs to create your contracts?

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

02 November 2021

From: Sponsored Content

Foxtons says Buy To Let sector must aim to be as good as Build To Rent

Foxtons is extensively praising the apparent benefits of Build To Rent, a sector in which the agency is keen to become...

02 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Ex-Reapit guru aims to make HMO sector more appealing to agents

Ex-Reapit and ex-Countrywide tech guru Gary Barker has joined co-living HMO platform COHO as a non-executive director - just weeks after...

25 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Agents Beware: “unreasonable fee” puts industry in a dilemma

A leading property lawyer is warning that a tribunal case between a London letting agent and a tenant - involving a...

04 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Agency cleared of part in ‘Ghost Tenants’ lettings scandal

A London lettings agency - that has now entered bankruptcy - has been cleared of any involvement in a rental scandal...

04 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Pandemic rental trends are here to stay, says leading agency

The rush for space to work and relax at home will still dominate the rental market for the short term at...

28 September 2021

From: Breaking News

International firm lets 20 flats in 12 weeks at fast-growing London site

It’s been announced that UK Sotheby’s International Realty has secured tenants for 20 apartments in record time at Embassy Gardens, a...

22 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Sheffield vote of confidence – Linley & Simpson consolidates with acquisition 

Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...

17 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Snap! Can YOU improve on this agency favourite photo?

Does this photo drive you mad? Do you see it everywhere (including on Letting Agent Today stories)?  Who are these people and...

08 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Was agent fined merely for helping his mother manage a property?

A bizarre fine imposed on a managing agent by a local authority appears to have been reversed because the council flouted...

18 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Another warning to John Lewis and Lloyds - stay out of rental sector

Last week the tax firm Blick Rothenberg advised John Lewis and Lloyds Bank to stay out of the private rental sector...

20 July 2021

From: Breaking News

London sees surge in international tenants as market picks up

High profile London lettings agency Chestertons says there’s been an increase in Hong Kong residents looking to rent a home in...

24 June 2021

From: Breaking News

Trade body rival to ARLA reports another boost in membership

The UK Association of Letting Agents - a trade body rival to ARLA Propertymark - says it’s seen “a robust membership...

25 May 2021

From: Breaking News

Airbnb short lets require planning change of use, appeal process decides

A landlord who appealed against a local council decision regarding the letting of her apartment on Airbnb has lost - and...

11 May 2021

From: Breaking News

Rival lettings agency trade group reveals membership surge

A rival trade body to the Association of Residential Letting Agents has announced what it calls “a robust membership result.” The UK...

30 April 2021

From: Breaking News

Rental demand still swinging away from cities, says Rightmove

Demand is still moving away from cities and towards suburbs and rural areas, according to Rightmove. “Areas around the North and South...

14 April 2021

From: Breaking News

Lockdown one year on: Renters search for space says Rightmove

Almost one year to the day since the first national lockdown began, Rightmove has analysed millions of data points to confirm...

22 March 2021

From: Breaking News

Shelter appeals for cash from public “for rocky months ahead”

Shelter has launched a fund-raising campaign because of what it calls a huge rise in demand for its emergency services, and in anticipation of what...

17 March 2021

From: Breaking News

Banned! Court order prohibits investor from letting properties

A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in a landmark legal ruling. Julie Stoddern, of Camborne,...

08 March 2021

From: Breaking News

Trading Standards urges agents to watch out for scams

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

22 February 2021

From: Breaking News

One in three finds moving home more stressful than having a baby

What’s life-changing, involves months of anticipation, and ends with a big arrival? You might think we’re talking about pregnancy. But research...

07 January 2021

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Rent Control legislation doesn’t go far enough, claims tenants' group

A renters’ union in Scotland claims a proposal to cap rents in the country doesn’t go far enough. The Scottish Parliament’s Local...

09 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Council’s huge fine on owner after refusing planning consent

A long-running case about a house divided up and let out without planning permission has resulted in a fine of nearly...

09 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Pets Mean Premiums - animals are good news, insists industry group

The private rental sector should embrace the idea of tenants with pets and not object to the prospect. That’s the view of...

24 November 2020

From: Breaking News

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