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

Inflation back on target and following speculation about a summer interest rate cut have prompted Propertymark to insist that the Bank...

Propertymark has given its view on why private rents have risen so much - 6.1% in England, 7.0% in Wales and...

Landlords’ champion Paul Shamplina says more landlords should use lettings agents, who he describes as their “allies” in the battle to...

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

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

Owner occupiers have been competing with landlords in the battle to purchase smaller properties, new figures show. Smaller properties are often preferred...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from today’s Financial...

The Green Party - which ran the Brighton and Hove council until being swept from office in May’s local elections -...

The results of the latest RICS UK Residential Survey, out today, point to a renewed worry about the housing market. The survey...

A mortgage lender has conducted a survey of homeowners which has produced a string of anti-landlord and anti-overseas investor attitudes. Market Financial...

Financial analysts are unanimously warning that Bank of England base rate will rise yet again tomorrow. If they are correct this will...

A prominent trade body is warning Tory leadership candidates not to put rental reform on the back burner and add to...

The closely-fought battle between franchise lettings agencies in the private rental sector continues apace.  Maryam Bham, franchise sales manager at Hunters -...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

How can agents improve their position in society? A report has been published following a roundtable discussion between prominent agency figures...

A lettings platform set up by a 24 year old is today announcing an expansion from its Bristol start up to...

A first attempt to regulate Airbnb-style short lets through licensing has been withdrawn. The SNP-led Scottish Government had drawn up a licensing...

The Guild of Property Professionals has set out what it thinks letting agents should be considering in the short, medium and...

Later this week agents will have the opportunity to hear one of the industry’s leading consultants give advice on preparing for an...

The campaigning pressure group Generation Rent has returned to the battle to win an extension to the current evictions ban in...

London Fire Brigade’s deputy assistant commissioner for fire safety has praised the new safety regulations which have now come in to...

Hunters has revealed that it’s used the lockdown period to train staff with a range of e-learning modules as well as...

Buy to let investors should be exempted from the three per cent stamp duty surcharge even if purchasers of holiday homes still...

A short-lets rental platform says it has evidence to show that nights booked in April are down 90 per cent compared...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...

The pressure group Generation Rent, which in the past has been highly critical of letting agents and other aspects of the...

Both sides of the Right To Rent debate are squaring up for their latest court battle. Earlier this year the High Court...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

Embattled London Labour mayor Sadiq Khan says he wants rent controls to be introduced in the capital’s private rental sector, but...

EweMove - the online agency which is at the centre of a merger battle between its parent company and a rival...

Location, location, location takes on a whole other meaning in the world of Pokemon Go - as landlord Eric Milne understands...

This evening at 9pm sees the start of a second season of Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords on Channel 5.  The 10-part series...

No action is to be taken over a lettings agency which has closed leaving landlords and tenants with a reported combined loss...

A couple who modernised their home in a naturist village can stay in their home after winning a court battle against...

In case we didn’t learn the lesson last time around, we appear to be on the brink of a refresher course...

The internet and rapidly evolving digital landscape has revolutionised the way people buy and sell properties. With some reports suggesting 95 per...

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...

So, a sigh of relief.  Most agents will be pleased with the election result - even if they are not Tory supporters...

The presupposed notion still exists that new online agents are ‘tech savvy’ whilst the seemingly old fashioned high street agents are...