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A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning that any proposed ban on so-called bidding wars will end up with...

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

David Cox, the former chief executive of ARLA Propertymark and now a senior executive at Rightmove, says it’s unlikely we’ll see...

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

Knight Frank says the incoming Labour government faces a potential clash between what is politically desirable and economically possible, in terms...

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

Knight Frank says tenancies agreed in June for properties asking over £1,000 per week were at a level below the asking...

A ban on so-called bidding wars, which Labour now proposes, would have to include letting agents as well as landlords a...

Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...

North east England operator Pattinson Estate Agency is taking over another local rival firm. It’s acquired NS Bennett Estate Agents, in Stanley,...

There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

Prime London rental values ticked up 0.3% over the first three months of 2024, according to Savills, as the market continues...

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

A prominent housing market commentator says Labour would introduce a tougher version of the Renters Reform Bill if it forms the...

It’s claimed that as many as one in five tenants has lost out in a rental bidding war during the last...

The owners of one of the first Build To Rent schemes in Edinburgh is bidding to improve the EPC rating while...

The auction - often seen as an ideal opportunity for investment buyers - is going through a torrid time in the...

A franchise lettings agency is reported to have agreed to stop potential tenants bidding against each other to secure rental properties. The...

Purplebricks has given its most pessimistic trading update yet, admitting its effects to find a buyer are tanking and its financial...

A new survey of lettings agents and landlords has put the reinstatement of Section 24 mortgage tax relief at the top...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside London have risen to another new record of £1,172 per calendar month says Rightmove. This...

The anti-agent pro-renter group Acorn has protested outside some agents’ offices in Bristol demanding an end to rival bids for properties...

A campaign group has protested outside letting agencies in Bristol, protesting against what they describe as “bidding wars” between rival tenants. The...

Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...

A leading light in the Generation Rent group is disputing the findings of a Propertymark survey of letting agents.  Agents from businesses...

A senior lettings chief says the supply drought is making the rental market as overheated now as at any time in...

Rental values in prime areas of London are now nine per cent higher than they before the pandemic, with Knight Frank...

Rents in prime areas of London are nine per cent higher today than before the pandemic according to Knight Frank.  The high...

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

High end agency Savills says it’s raised over £270m in nine auctions this year, with an average sold price of over...

Growing demand and a shrinking supply of rental properties in prime central London has led to a 50 per cent surge...

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

The JLL lettings team says it is now seeing competitive bidding now taking place on a number of developments in central London. The firm...

Bidding software that provides a new revenue stream for letting agents has been unveiled by a start up called Letsbid4lets.    The bidding...

The preview event for the launch of a new rental auction site is receiving strong interest from letting agents. LetsBid4Lets says that...

A new rental auction website is inviting letting agents to preview its launch at an event later this month. LetsBid4Lets.com, which claims...

The UK Association of Letting Agents will not be using Ombudsman Service: Property to provide its dispute resolution service from the...