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A regional agent says the fear of further taxes on the private rental sector may lead to a spurt of landlords...

New figures show the scale of the rental supply slump in recent years. The respected Home website, which produces a monthly lettings...

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

The chief executive of Purplebricks says he’s backing Labour’s house building plans because of the state of the private rental sector.  Sam...

A lettings and sales agency chain with 14 branches across the north east of England has committed to raising £5,000 in...

The low supply of rental homes continues to put upward pressure on rents, reports Hamptons.   The average tenant paid £1,347 pcm to...

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

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

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

There’s a call from a prominent international building science service for the new Labour government to review the Energy Performance Certificates. EPCs...

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

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

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

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

Deposit alternative supplier flatfair says it’s seen a 30% year-on-year increase in No Deposit tenancies. It also claims 14% more landlords are...

A lettings agency director is suggesting the short lets boom may be over. Marc von Grundherr, director of Benham and Reeves, says...

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

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

An accountancy firm is warning those using Airbnb and similar short let platforms that new tax rules mean they could lose...

Labour is launching a new Freedom to Buy scheme to get 80,000 young people on the housing ladder, over the next...

Shelter is backing the Kicked Out for Coming Out campaign which highlights family rejection as a contributor to LGBTQ+ homelessness.  Shelter has...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent offshoot of Lloyds Banking Group, continues with its growth strategy into the private rental sector. Citra...

As a result of an announcement back in March, in the government’s final Budget, a major change to stamp duty comes into...

The chief executive of Goodlord, the prominent PropTech supplier to the lettings sector, has been revealed as one of the 121...

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

A stamp duty cut in the run up to a General Election would see house prices go up and evictions soar,...

A lettings agent who is also on the executive of Propertymark claims one of Britain’s tourist hotspots has been over-run with...

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

Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...

The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...

Labour must build “a new generation of New Towns” if it gets into government, according to a parliamentary candidate linked to...

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

New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has confirmed that Awaab’s Law - putting a strict timescale on urgent repairs being done -...

Two former housing ministers are at war with each other after an attack on Rishi Sunak’s premiership in today’s Daily Telegraph. Sir...

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...

A severe shortage of properties to rent, fierce competition to secure the homes that are available, and rising rental prices led...

Propertymark has stepped into the row over a bank chief’s comments on first time buyers. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, responded...

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

One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...

Independent polling gives Labour a big lead when it comes to its approach to housing policy. Detailed polling by the Ipsos pollster...

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

Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property association has warned.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

The total amount of rent paid by tenants in Great Britain this year will hit £85.6 billion - over twice the...

Low-income renters will get a boost next spring - but a pressure group wants more government help for this sector. The Chancellor’s...

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

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

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

The lettings market shows little sign of slowing as rents rose 11.7 per cent year-on-year across Britain in October, says the...

The share of homes sold by a landlord in Britain has fallen from 15.7 per cent last year to 14.0 per...

Annual rental growth across remained in double-digits during September, with the average cost of a new let up 11.7 per cent...

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

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner has given her party’s conference an outline of future policy plans. She says:...

Letting agents are currently managing 25 email and phone enquiries on average for every property they have to let across Britain,...

Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...

The average rate of annual rental growth on a newly let property in Britain hit 12.0 per cent in August, the...

One of the controversial Bruce brothers, founders of the ill-fated Purplebricks venture, is back in the agency business. It’s almost a decade...

A personal finance expert has revealed that a new group which he calls Guppies are reconciled to possibly renting forever. Alan Davison,...

There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thrown his weight behind Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to delay deadlines for EPC improvements in...

The average rent on a newly let property in Britain rose to £1,273 pcm in June, a new record according to...

Increasing numbers of relatively well-paid tenants are being asked to provide a guarantor. That’s the view of PropTech firm Goodlord which says...

The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...

An agency is claiming a record for the sum at which it is letting a seven bedroom property in north London. Aston...

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

The pace of rental growth cooled in May, with the average rent on a newly let home in Britain rising 9.1...

The pace of rental growth cooled in May, with the average rent on a newly let home in Britain rising 9.1...

Rising rents mean the share of young people leaving the family home and moving into rented accommodation has plunged, says Hamptons...

A year on from the Elizabeth Line opening, new Rightmove analysis reveals the latest renter trends near stations along the line. The...

Strong rental growth pushed the average monthly rent on a newly let property outside London up to £1,002 pcm in April,...

A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...

OnTheMarket has been named amongst the UK’s best employers in The Times Best Places to Work 2023 initiative. The nationwide workplace survey...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

Landlords who bought soon after the launch of the first buy-to-let mortgage in 1996 are retiring in increasing numbers.   Research from lettings...

A think tank claims one in six young people live in poor quality housing, often in the private rental sector. The claim...

Lloyds Banking Group and homelessness charity Crisis have joined forces in a new two-year partnership including the establishment of a so-called...

Hamptons says rental growth across Britain in March posted its third ever double-digit increase since the agency records began almost a...

A lettings agency chief says tighter EPC targets will be “devastating” for the private rental sector. Ben Quaintrell - managing director of...

The cost of coastal homes in Britain more than doubled - rising 56 per cent - between 2012 and 2022 says...

Scottish rents in the private sector rose at a faster rate than the rest of Britain according to analysis by DJ...

Rightmove says growing numbers of renters are leaving Britain’s cities to find a cheaper place to live or to get more...

Rents across Great Britain hit another record high in February, averaging £1,230 pcm for a newly let home.   The figure - which...

New buy to let purchases are increasingly being funded by cash rather than a mortgage, says Hamptons lettings agency.   So far this...

The Competition and Markets Authority is launching a three month probe into how letting agents operate within the private rental sector. It says...

An online lettings platform has shut its crowdfunding campaign after easily exceeding its target of £850,000. Lettingaproperty - founded by brothers Jonathan...

An online lettings platform used by 20,000 landlords has beaten its target to raise £850,000 In investment - and it’s still...

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

An online lettings platform used by 20,000 landlords is seeking an additional £850,000 In investment. Lettingaproperty is using crowdfunding site Seedrs for...

The average rent on a newly let home in Britain is £1,216 pcm in December, 7.7 per cent up on a...

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

The director of a property development firm says Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer must do more to boost housing supply as...

Rightmove forecasts average asking prices will drop two per cent in 2023 - meaning they will remain higher than after the...

Annual rental growth strengthened for the third month running, with average rents up 7.9 per cent across Britain on the same...

Trends in the lettings market “do not bode well for renters on low incomes” according to an analyst. Jack Godby of lettings...

A holiday lettings agency has criticised the proposed rise in capital gains tax which may be introduced this week in the...

The average rent on a newly let home in Britain rose has hit £1,204 pcm - passing the £1,200 mark for...

The growth of the Build To Rent sector is a symbol of a changing Britain, in says one of the players...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to a new record of £1,162 per calendar month according...