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Propertymark has come out with a strongly-worded statement accusing politicians in the Scottish Parliament of ignoring the industry’s views on rent...

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

A report from Propertymark has laid out the stark and in some cases unforeseen consequence of the Conservative government’s phased removal...

Rightmove says the number of available rental properties is currently 14% higher than this time last year, while tenant demand is...

A prominent lettings agent says banning agents and landlords conducting bidding wars for a rental property is not addressing the real...

While much of the property industry’s response to the King’s Speech focussed on government plans for rental sector and planning reform,...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it welcomes the new Labour government’s ambitious housing plans - but it also casts...

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

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

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

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

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

Number one portal Rightmove has upgraded growth expectations in its latest statement to shareholders - and is again growing its average...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

A figure in one of the country’s highest profile lettings companies has hit out at a government proposal to penalise the...

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

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

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

Propertymark has set out its pro-agency position on a range of issues contained in the Renters Reform Bill, currently trundling through...

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

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

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

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

Buy to let mortgages have seen the largest interest rate increase of any mortgage category according to new research. Barrows and Forrester...

The Renters (Reform) Bill rewrites many of the rules that the private rented sector has played by for decades. This may...

The head of a consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition has given her views on what a General Election might mean...

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

Interim inspections are a necessity if you want to avoid property issues and tenant relationship breakdowns. They’re a no brainer –...

A prominent lettings and sales agency says there are four reasons why house prices won’t fall off a cliff, despite interest...

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

A news service claims that in many UK cities there are now more entire homes listed on Airbnb than there are...

Property portal Citylets says average rents in Scotland rose 12.4 per cent in the past year to £1,007 per month -...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the idea of a compulsory national register of landlords and hosts operating Airbnb and other...

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...

An investigation by the BBC and Zoopla shows the sharp drop in the volume of available rental units in the past...

A Conservative MP in a tourist region has blamed the switch of rental accommodation to Airbnbs for a shortage of places...

A prominent agent and former RICS residential chairman has made an impassioned plea to the government to help the private rental...

The latest restrictions imposed on holiday lets by a UK government are hurting local economies. The Welsh Government has confirmed there will...

A poll of 2,000 non-freehold tenants suggests that almost two-thirds claim not to feel 100 per cent safe in their homes. Some...

A letting agents’ trade body is urging the industry to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes for...

A new dedicated Build To Rent company, Adler Estates, has launched in the westcountry. It’s part of the Eagle One group of private property companies...

The availability of stock within the owner-occupied market is now back to a pre-pandemic norm, but the reverse is true for...

A local authority in West Sussex is proposing to build its own Airbnb four bedroom house on the site of old...

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

A tax expert says the current economic climate has made it so hard to save for a deposit that many tenants...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says a survey of its members suggests that 2023 will be a tough year for...

A new survey has been launched to gather views from people in a major English city on the idea of introducing...

A survey among letting agents on Rightmove has found that on average they are managing 36 enquiries per property and spending...

Mortgage experts appearing before a committee of MPs have given an especially gloomy forecast for the buy to let sector in...

Utility technology platform Muuvo says the information it accesses can help agents meet the enhanced ‘material information’ requirements which Trading Standards...

New figures from property consultancy TwentyCi lay bare the challenges faced by the lettings sector. In the third quarter of 2022 new...

There’s been a wide range of angry reactions to the Scottish Government’s passing of an emergency rent freeze and eviction ban...

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

Rising numbers of young people going to university and a relatively low supply of new student housing means that by 2025...

ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...

Airbnb says that its so-called ‘party ban’ - introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic - is being made...

The agents’ trade association Propertymark says the government’s high-profile rental sector reforms should address the continuing shortage of supply. Propertymark chief executive...

New research by Savills suggests that on-street car parking could increase both the capital values and rental potential of properties. The agency...

A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...

Winkworth has told its shareholders that the rental market is to boom - a lot. “In lettings we anticipate that prices will...

Tax experts say that an attempt to levy higher purchase tax on holiday lets and second homes in one part of...

Propertymark has hit back at the latest demand by politicians for rent controls. The London mayor Sadiq Khan renewed his call for...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

Asking rents in Britain are now rising at their fastest ever rate according to Rightmove. Average asking rents hit annual growth of...

One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...

Average UK rents increased for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q4 2021 according to The Deposit Protection Service, as stock shortages...

Wales and Scotland are ahead of the game when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the...

The London rental market stock surplus spurred by pandemic uncertainty has started to subside, with prime boroughs seeing some of the...

Lloyds Banking Group, which is known to be investing huge sums in the UK private rental sector, has published the results...

A politician is raising the possibility that people who live in private blocks and let out their apartments via Airbnb or...

Five PropTech firms have linked up to produce a so-called White Paper giving a glimpse in what they think the agency...

A London lettings agent says it welcomes increasing moves towards allowing pets in rental properties - with some conditions.  Bective’s head of...

New research published by Build To Rent operator L&G reveals what it believes to be a crisis surrounding rental properties, affordable...

A checklist for agents to help ensure they steer clear of unwanted fines or claims has been provided by the Guild...

Rents for detached homes increased twice as fast as the average for all UK properties during Q3 2021 says the Deposit...

New data from Rightmove reveals that the imbalance of supply and demand for rental properties in suburban and rural areas has...

The flurry of increased interest in buy to let means the choice of mortgage products for investors is now greater than...

Rental stock has dropped as landlords seek to profit from the staycation boom, Rightmove claims. Data from the portal suggests seaside towns...

The government has updated its formal guidance to letting agents and landlords on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of online...

Virtual Right To Rent checks by agents, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...

Senior managers in the lettings and sales side of independent chain Spicerhaart are reducing their carbon footprint by taking up the...

A consultation is to begin next month regarding the designation of an entire city as a Short Term Let Control Area. If...

There’s good news for the buy to let sector today as an independent mortgage market monitor reports a 15-month high in...

Wales’ Labour-led administration is to announce a three-pronged approach to affordability issues - and it looks likely to involve a clampdown...

The city centre rental market, considered to be one of the industry’s losers during the worst of the pandemic, is beginning...

A leading banking and wealth management company says a growth area for the rental sector in the years to come will...

The vast majority of tenants would pay more if rental properties better suited their needs, a prominent lettings agency claims. Manchester-based Ascend...

The Law Society is raising concerns about the government’s mediation scheme announced at the time of the last eviction ban decision. The...

Another major agency operating in central London confirms that the fall-out from the pandemic continues to produce a glut of units...

Research from independent financial service market monitor Moneyfacts shows a small but encouraging increase in the number of buy to let mortgages...

A new online platform for students to search for and book accommodation has been launched, claiming to be “the fastest, simplest and...

A new product aims to improve tenant referencing by shifting the emphasis to the renters themselves. LegalforLandlords has just launched its new...