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From this month, private tenants in Northern Ireland will have sufficient smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms installed in their homes for...

Rigorous government targets to improve EPC ratings in the private rental sector and the wider housing stock won’t be met without...

Property industry supplier Iamproperty says some 670,000 students will likely be seeking private rental properties in the upcoming academic year -...

Ascend, which says it’s now the UK’s largest third-party operator of single-family Build To Rent homes, has recruited a new associated...

Propertymark says stricter rules for EPC ratings in the private rental sector must be backed up with incentives and financial support. The...

An agency has upgraded a lettings office after what it describes as a makeover by ‘green office and retail design consultants’. The...

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney is warning that homeowners, including those serving the private rental sector, will have to...

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

A huge survey involving analysis of over 14,000 properties suggests an urgent need for the next government to help private rental...

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

The Property Energy Professionals Association - a trade group representing accreditation schemes for energy assessors - is complaining that it’s not...

Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has backed a call by consumer group Which? for radical reforms to Energy Performance Certificates. Yesterday we...

Energy Performance Certificates can be riddled with inaccuracies and give unhelpful advice to property owners. That’s the view of consumer service Which? Which?...

A political party has proposed that Capital Gains Tax be equalised with Income Tax - meaning landlords and investors who sold...

Mandatory smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms will be introduced to private rented sector properties in Northern Ireland.    Under the Smoke, Heat...

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

Political parties should not allow the lengthy General Election campaign to delay work on a new and beefed-up Energy Performance Certificate...

Letting agents are being invited to two senior Formula 1 figures on how to improve their performance. Neil Martin has held senior...

Propertymark has urged Scotland’s new First Minister to end the country’s housing emergency. John Swinney is now First Minister and says he...

Claire Williams, the former team principal of the legendary Williams Formula One Team , has been named as one of the...

The Housing Secretary in Wales says that nation is unlikely to follow the example of Scotland by introducing rent controls. At a...

Five Labour MPs have put forward an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling for rent controls - even...

Leaders - part of the Leaders Romans Group - has unveiled what it claims to one its latest “sustainable office” in...

Propertymark has issued a no-holds-barred plea to the politician who has been named as the new housing minister in Wales -...

Co-living specialist Built Asset Management has snapped up a fourth rival operator in three years.  ProCo-Living joins the BAM business portfolio with...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

Leaders Romans Group claims to have achieved carbon neutrality for a second consecutive year.  A statement claims LRG has undertaken “several notable...

There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...

The number of private tenants in properties that are hard to heat has fallen, a council claims. As agents will know private...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

Propertymark has urged its members who feel frustrated by the changes to the Scottish Government’s so-called Cost of Living regulations ending...

The controversial minister who steered rent controls through the Scottish Parliament has contacted Propertymark to reveal details of the next stage. Patrick...

Residential buy to let in the North West of England, London industrial property and retail warehouses are set to be the...

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

Propertymark has responded to two consultations on the proposals to introduce electrical safety standards and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in...

Propertymark has urged the government to do more to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens heat their homes.   Office for National Statistics...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...

Leaders Romans Group claims it reached carbon neutrality in 2022, eight years ahead of its original target of 2030.  The firm says...

It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...

Propertymark has pledged its continued support for the annual Smart Meter Awareness Week.  Launched by Smart Energy GB, the UK government-backed campaign...

One prominent part of the Lomond agency empire is rebranding to fall in line with a larger higher-profile brand under the...

An industry body - the Property Energy Professionals Association - has condemned the Prime Minister’s abandonment of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...

A leading agent has welcomed the dramatic U turn by the government on how it is to meet its net zero...

A Build To Rent scheme is now ready for move-in by tenants, following the completed conversion of an ambulance station into...

Propertymark is urging agents to give it their views on two consultations on health and safety issues coming out of Northern...

A leading property agency is demanding more certainty over new Energy Performance Certificate regulations.  Fisher German says the government should act now...

Propertymark has set out a five point plan to improve the status and usefulness of the Energy Performance Certificate and to...

Private landlords and lettings agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event. Cumberland council says property owners and...

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

A new assessment of the average cost to a UK property owner of improving their EPC rating suggests it’s soared to...

Outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has partnered with maintenance specialist Help Me Fix to support its property client base.  Help Me Fix, widely...

A Leaders branch office revamp has been launched with claims of it being fully sustainable. The Lewes branch of Leaders - part...

Propertymark is backing the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all residential buildings in Wales. The Welsh Government is proposing to amend...

According to new research from Mortgage Advice Bureau, two-fifths of landlords believe that new EPC requirements are important for the environment and will...

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

One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...

Leaders lettings agency has launched its new sustainable office in Aylesbury. The company insists that by 2030 all of its branches will...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...

A new 'How to Rent' guide has been released by the government today, with letting agents and private landlords reminded they...

The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...

Campaigning charity Shelter is angry with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt over his Budget  While most in the property industry have expressed relief that there...

A new How To Rent guide is to be issued on Friday, according to a government communication with the National Residential...

Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...

It’s been revealed that Propertymark contributed its thoughts to a Parliamentary committee which has slammed the failure of the government’s Boiler...

Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...

Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers is backing a clean air zone in its city.  The agency’s two cars, both Volkswagen ID-3s, are part...

The British Property Federation, which typically has relatively little to say about the private rental sector, has issued a series of...

The man who led the sale of prominent lettings agency Finders Keepers to Countrywide has landed a new role as group...

Propertymark has told the government it should have three priorities for next month’s Budget. 1. Improving welfare system for vulnerable and low-waged...

Propertymark wants to see more energy-efficient homes, but with realistic targets and incentives to act. In its submission to the government ahead...

Housebuilders have branded a west country council’s decision to ask for all new homes to be net zero as ‘unaffordable' and...

Leaders Romans Group is unveiling what it claims is a new ‘sustainable’ branch office for its Portico brand in Fulham, London. The...

Legal & General Capital helped fund over 17,000 new homes last year across a range of tenures, chiefly Build To Rent.  Chief...

Research released today by Legal & General, a player in the Build To Rent sector, claims that renters are willing to...

The controversial Boiler Upgrade Scheme - which Propertymark say is so complex many people don’t think it’s worth applying to -...

As energy prices have increased 70 per cent in the UK this year, so more homeowners have fitted small-scale solar panel...

With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing...

The Lettings Industry Council, a group of rental industry chiefs, has joined with other property professionals to reveal what they see...

The agents’ trade body Propertymark says the government must “get realistic” over the difficulties involved in reaching Net Zero targets when...

The government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme application process is so complex property agents and their landlords do not think it is worth...

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

ARLA Propertymark says it’s a strong fan of New Zero ambitions but warns that the private rental sector needs incentives to...

An extension to a private rental property licensing scheme in London has been given the green light by the government. Haringey council’s...

Yet another revision to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations takes effect from October 1 - that’s just under...

The government has issued detailed guidance ahead of a change in the law around smoke and carbon monoxide alarms coming into...

The UK Association of Letting Agents is introducing four new products to its agent members. Several of the products are from the...

Letting agencies will soon be able to calculate their carbon footprint as part of an initiative called The Sustainable Agents scheme. It’s...

A prominent agency lettings chief is alerting the industry that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are changing from October 1. Since...

A property law expert is aiming to demystify the upcoming rental legislation for agents at a webinar tomorrow. Robert Bolwell, senior partner...

A PropTech firm is warning that well over two million private rental sector households could be in fuel poverty by the...

Propertymark members are to get a briefing on Northern Ireland’s new Private Tenancies Act at a webinar hosted by the trade...

Agents are being urged to prepare for  changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations which may come in this...

Activists in the Acorn campaign group are lobbying a council in a bid to - in its words - “ban slum...

Energy efficiency is the hot topic in the lettings sector right now with new minimum EPC levels expected to be introduced...

A north of England agency is going green as it replaces its existing car fleet electric vehicles. The purchase of two Volkswagen...

Many people - including agents, landlords and tenants - are unprepared for the domestic heating revolution on its way to Britain. That’s...