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Lettings agency chain Lomond has revealed a list of what it calls “up and coming rental hotspots” with yields having strengthened...

The regulatory body for the private rental sector in Wales is offering letting agents a course in how to be “anti-racist...

Zoopla is now describing itself as ’the official data partner’ of the Channel 4 programme ‘Worst House on the Street’.  Its data...

The Housing Secretary in the Welsh Government, Julie James, was one of several ministers to quit in yesterday's dramatic day of...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...

One of the first Building To Rent schemes in Wales - a 22 storey tower - has seen its first residents...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

Spicerhaart is setting up a remote centralised lettings management service which it says will operate “from Cardiff to Colchester, and Birmingham...

The latest Build To Rent scheme announced by the UK’s largest listed rental homes firm is in fact a 22 storey...

The average house price in Wales reached a new peak of £249,076 at the end of 2022 but cost of living...

Jeffrey Ross, an independent lettings and sales agency in Cardiff, has acquired ACJ Sales and Lettings in Penarth. Jeffrey Ross has acquired...

Investment in the Build To Rent sector has almost doubled year-on-year, according to new research. Property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield says that...

Officials from the Welsh Government and the head of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent team are to address...

The Cardiff branch of Martin & Co has added almost 100 properties to its portfolio after merging with local independent View...

A new market snapshot suggests that the cost of renting just a room in London has reached an average of over...

An agency has snapped up its second independent in 12 months. James Douglas Sales and Lettings has acquired Leek and Weston in...

Rental market stock levels have plummeted further - even to below the pre-pandemic levels of late 2019. New research shows that in...

A controversial reform programme for the private rental sector in Wales is to go ahead from July 15 this year -...

A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...

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

A lettings agency’s research has revealed that rental demand has continued to climb across most major UK cities during the third quarter...

The Furnished versus Unfurnished debate in the rental sector has been going on for years but new research attempts to quantify...

The Merthyr Tydfil branch of sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has completed a second acquisition in 12 months –...

If agents want to emphasise the green credentials of their local area, then a new league table may be of help. An...

Ringley Group has secured the UK’s largest apartment complex to be managed by leaseholders as a franchisee client.  The Century Wharf Estate...

A quarterly index suggests that there’s been a sharp uplift in tenant demand for rental properties across the UK’s major cities...

While the Westminster government has extended its version of the eviction ban in England until February 21, a longer ban -...

The Welsh government has given details of the rentals and sales house moving process during the 16 day lockdown beginning 6pm on Friday...

The Welsh Government wants to reform compulsory purchase powers - meaning any landlord with a long-term empty property in the region...

A new free-to-list ‘lifestyle’ app that aims to be bigger than Rightmove says it will pay lettings agents when renters switch...

Pressure is building on the UK government to ensure England follows the example of both Scotland and Wales and creates a...

A league table has been drawn up to show which large cities in the UK have the highest demand for investment...

The Welsh Government has temporarily increased the notice period landlords must provide from three months to six months to end Assured...

The next formal review of lockdown processes in Wales takes place today, with high expectation that the housing market is likely...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players, Legal & General, says it’s to construct another 350 homes as part...

Home offices aren’t all about laptops and wifi routers….they’re about gorgeous views too. So thanks to Marc Morrish, a director and auctioneer...

A row is erupting in Swansea over the number of HMOs in the city. Council leaders in the city want to implement...

Leaders Romans Group has snapped up another independent - this time the three office Welsh agency Moginie James. Moginie James - owned by...

A trade body has come out against a council’s HMO licensing scheme, claiming that its consultation period was too short -...

A mortgage lender’s new Buy to Let City Tracker tool has calculated the best cities in the UK for buy to...

The Welsh Government says it’s going to issue clarifications to some issues before the end of this year; if agreed by...

Northwood franchisees have completed four acquisitions, taking the total this year to eight. As part of the Belvoir Group, Northwood and has...

The housing association Cadwyn is calling for private sector landlords with properties in Cardiff to lease their houses to those on...

A Cardiff lettings agent claims to have become the first in Wales to stop charging fees to new and existing tenants. CPS...

The Mirror newspaper says eight members of the new Boris Johnson-led Cabinet are buy to let investors - and it accuses...

With less than four weeks to go to the start date of the Welsh Tenant Fees ban, the Association of Residential...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts to complete the largest privately funded development in Wales, Cardiff Central Square, which will include...

The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...

The owners of Cardiff’s branch of national sales and lettings agency Martin & Co have more than doubled their managed portfolio...

March 19 has been set as the next date for the Welsh equivalent of the Tenant Fees Ban Bill to be...

A new study suggests that rental properties now account for 40 per cent of the available housing stock.  Looking at the final...

A landlord had been ordered to give back almost £4,000 that was paid to him while operating without a licence. The case...

Plans have been unveiled for a 23-storey development comprising 307 Build To Rent units, located overlooking Cardiff Bay. IM Properties and its...

A two bedroom furnished flat can cost up to 21 per cent more to rent than a comparable property that’s unfurnished. Research...

The lettings industry has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban agents’ fees levied on tenants. A Bill was put...

Landlords in Wales who manage their own properties are being reminded that they must submit their licence application to Rent Smart...

A lettings agency operating in Cardiff has expanded its business and now donates 15 per cent of profits to a local...

A TV news programme has exposed how a sleazy male landlord - who presumably did not instruct a letting agent -...

Liverpool and Nottingham are the UK’s best performing property investment locations, according to mortgage broker Private Finance.  Both cities enjoy average rental...

Rent Smart Wales, the licensing and training regime which is now a year old, has taken an agent and a landlord...

A lettings management agency in Cardiff says it has boosted business by a quarter in the past year, mostly thanks to...

The Welsh Government’s communities and children secretary, Carl Sargeant, is calling on tenants to have their say on proposals to ban...

The Welsh Government is now kicking off a similar consultation process to that conducted by the Department for Communities and Local...

A buy to let investor who ignored the controversial Rent Smart Wales scheme faces a bill of more than £3,500 for...

A property firm has been fined £32,134 and ordered to pay costs of £260 and a victim surcharge of £170 after...

ARLA Propertymark representatives have met with Home Office officials in Cardiff and Edinburgh ahead of the government’s roll-out of Right To...

Belvoir Cardiff has completed the acquisition of a management portfolio of 130 rental properties. The purchase of all properties managed by Letwise...

Letting agents’ fees levied on tenants - already banned in Scotland and now likely to be banned in England according to...

The controversial Welsh private lettings sector scheme called Rent Smart Wales had around 65 per cent of agents and landlords register...

Rent Smart Wales, a controversial scheme that require letting agents to be trained, comes into effect today after a troubled lead...

The Residential Landlords Association has roasted the enforcement policies and provisions for the controversial Rent Smart Wales initiative which begins in...

It is feared that Cardiff council will later this week severely restrict the number of new shared houses in two popular...

A landlord operating in Wales has been fined almost £3,000 for failing to renew the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licences...

Almost all of the UK's major towns and cities saw fewer available buy-to-let properties listed during August when compared with July. Property...

Student accommodation provider Student Cribs has secured £200m in funding from institutions to expand its portfolio - and it’s looking for...

The owner of a series of flats to let in Cardiff has been fined £3,500 and ordered to pay £200 costs...

A new property tech startup is launching this month with the promise that it will “completely transform the way university students...

Tenants spend an average of 18 months in a rented property before moving on, according to new research by insurer Direct...

A buy to let investment search portal has produced an interactive map based on a pull-together of research into the lettings market...

A private landlord aged 72 must pay £4,800 after pleading guilty to 11 offences of breaching the Licensing and Management of...

New licence fees for letting and managing agents have been announced by Rent Smart Wales, the Welsh Government’s registration and licensing scheme which...

Peer-to-peer lender Lendinvest, using data from Zoopla and the Land Registry, says Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff, Coventry and Oldham produce the highest...

A bid to force letting agents to remove To Let boards from properties in areas of a city with high numbers...

A letting agent is warning of apparently inaccurate information being sent out as part of a new agent and landlord accreditation...

Letting agents in two areas of Cardiff with large proportions of privately rented property will have to apply for consent to...