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Planning permission has been given to the biggest-ever Build To Rent scheme in Milton Keynes. A company under the name PLATFORM_ has...

A 101-home Built To Rent estate is being created by Barratt Homes in Cambridge, as part of a deal with BTR...

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

Outstanding council tax arrears have soared according to new government figures. Data from he Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities shows...

A council-run lettings agency called YorHome is offering new incentives to woo private landlords away from conventional agents. Besides offering what it...

If Labour plans to bring in rent controls they won’t work, a property association has warned.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

Propertymark wants Labour to come clean on its rent control policy, as the party repeatedly flip-flops on the issue. The agents’ body...

The International Monetary Fund has suggested that the British economy could accommodate three interest rate cuts this year, with Kate cuts...

The government has won a landmark legal challenge against a freeholder forcing it to fix serious building safety issues in a...

Legal & General’s suburban Build To Rent business, called LGSBTR, has exchanged on 41 new BTR homes in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.   Consisting...

New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy.  This is...

Agent Rainmaker’s bootcamp for letting agents returns next month. The four day event is run by former ARLA President and Agent Rainmaker...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...

A property management firm claims that energy efficiency is apparently renters’ most important quality when choosing a place to live.  Centrick says...

Insurance giant Aviva is urging consumers to be on their guard after seeing a seven per cent increase in customer claims...

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

Airbnb and other short let platforms are from this week required to send data on their clients’ earnings to HMRC. And a...

The company which in 2021 tried to introduce the concept of asking potential tenants and buyers to pay to view a...

A new analysis by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform with stricter energy...

New research shows that over half of parents charge their adults children for living at home - although the sums involved...

A campaign group of activists says there have been only “few reports of dodgy behaviour” by agents and landlords in the...

The Nationwide Building Society is embarking on an experiment - at first for owner occupiers only - which may be extended...

An agent has spoken out about a proposal to allow huge council tax rises on second homes and empty properties. New Scottish...

Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...

A company in the identity verification sector is warning that anti-money laundering checks are set to reach a new intensity in...

A landlord has pleaded guilty to four offences which involved the creation of fake letting agencies in order to help him...

Legal & General - one of the country’s biggest Build To Rent players - has struck a deal with new build...

A survey promoted by campaigners for smart meters claims most renters don’t believe their properties to be as energy efficient as...

A group wanting pets to be allowed in private rental properties says its research shows the issue is not opposition from...

Propertymark says it’s opened compliance cases against five member agencies following the latest HMRC publication of businesses who have failed to...

The latest update from industry discussions about allowing more pets in private rental properties suggests there’s not been a solution yet...

A lettings agency says the cost of living crisis calls into question the viability of a selective licensing scheme in its...

Aviva Investors, the global asset management wing of insurance giant Aviva, has announced a deal with a Build To Rent specialist...

Electric Vehicle charging points in rental properties are going to be expensive and should be planned and saved for now, according...

New research by Savills suggests that on-street car parking could increase both the capital values and rental potential of properties. The agency...

One of the UK’s largest lettings groups has made an outspoken attack on the policies of a political party standing in...

Owners of some rental properties, and agents acting on their behalf, can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost...

Shock figures suggest that Airbnb owners are charging up to 600 per cent more to stay at their properties during major...

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

A report by the National Audit Office claims that the way private renting is regulated makes the sector unfair to renters. It...

One of the institutions behind Build To Rent in the UK is pledging to have up to 1,000 new rental homes...

There’s been an increase in demand for rental properties with electric charging points for cars, according to ARLA Propertymark. The news has...

One of the local authorities with the tightest clampdowns on letting agents has issued a statement celebrating its successes. Tower Hamlets council in...

When it comes to gathering evidence for deposit disputes, the need for thoroughness is understandable. However, on occasion some landlords take...

ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents says agencies should ensure they charge for all services they offer...

A prominent lettings agency owner has given his verdict on the concept of charging renters to view a property - “it...

Senior managers in the lettings and sales side of independent chain Spicerhaart are reducing their carbon footprint by taking up the...

The controversy over whether a new PropTech service can be used by agents to charge people to view a property to...

Guidance from Trading Standards suggests that it is possible, in some cases, to charge tenants to view a property to let...

Lettings agencies should continue to use IT solutions like livestream viewings even as the pandemic eases, according to one of the...

A new survey suggests Airbnb owners are charging over 300 per cent more to stay at their properties during major events...

A new service has been launched to charge prospective tenants £30 - potentially even more - just to view a property...

Yorkshire’s Verity Frearson lettings and sales company has unveiled a new fleet of electric vehicles, and says it is the first agency...

An online lettings agency that claims to have analysed the costs of “a selection” of 12 High Street agencies has accused...

Lettings agency Carter Jonas predicts the housing market - for both owner-occupiers and landlords - will become increasingly eco-focussed in 2021. It says...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

Activists are attempting to build rent strike momentum amongst students who rent property across the country. ‘Rent Strike” is a national network...

A newspaper claims a lettings agency is battling allegations of overcharging customers and using fake companies to carry out maintenance work. The Daily Record...

Propertymark is staging a webinar later this month on the topical subject of referral fees. Last month the National Trading Standards for...

One of the leading figures in the PropTech world is warning that letting agents must not be tempted into charging illegal...

A new service claims it could help to avoid arrears by mediating in disputes between tenants and landlords or their agents. The...

Shelter is calling for stricter enforcement against letting agents in Northern Ireland which it claims are illegally charging tenants fees for...

A group of local landlords and others in the private rental sector are challenging a local authority’s licensing proposals with their...

A commission investigating affordable homes in the UK has called for annual private sector rent increases to be limited to a...

Private landlords want the government to stop local authorities charging council tax on rented homes left empty because of the Coronavirus.  The National...

A property management firm says the private rental sector is effectively disadvantaged in the fight against climate change because it does...

Confusion among renters over the complex Tenant Fees Act could trigger a surge in complaints about agents to redress schemes -...

Three more deposit alternative supplier have issued statements seeking to distance their product from criticisms raised in a BBC investigation. Yesterday we carried...

The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge...

The Property Franchise Group has issued an upbeat trading statement indicating that it’s mitigated much of the financial impact of the...

The property management platform Apropos, scheduled to launch early next year, says it’s signed up 25 business partners ahead of schedule. The...

A PropTech firm says lettings and sales agents are less efficient because software providers and the wider industry have done too...

Countrywide has issued an unusual statement saying that the veteran lettings expert recruited to steer the organisation through the tenant fee...

The National Union of Students claims young people at college and university are being unfairly targeted by agents and landlords when...

The Nationwide is investing in a digital lettings service called Bunk - it’s headed by a 24 year old who has...

A rogue landlord who divided his three-bedroom home in central London into eight flats has ended up with a bill of...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging tenants to “walk straight out” if they believe an agency is breaking the...

Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...

An agency which says it aims to be “the UK’s premier residential lettings company” says it’s offering itself free to landlords...

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

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was...

The number of fake or fraudulent rental applications is on the rise, with landlords and letting agents being fooled by a...

A BBC investigation of 52 lettings agents has found that two thirds were levying charges on tenants, but it is uncertain...

A trade body has accused the government of going back on its promise not to introduce a national register of landlords. The...

A research report claims letting agents could be missing out on thousands of pounds of potential income each year by not...

A lettings agent and investment adviser says there is a positive interpretation of the fees ban introduced this month in England. Abi...

The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...

The JLL lettings agency is warning that the five week deposit cap enshrined in the Tenant Fees Act is likely to...

Online agency Upad has made another change to its charging structure. It has recently introduced revised packages for landlords, payment via Direct...

The tenants’ fees ban coming into effect from June 1 could help traditional lettings agents keep their place on High Streets,...

TV property pundit Phil Spencer, who now runs property advice site MoveIQ, says letting agents may introduce new administration fees on...

The chief executive of the Citizens Advice consumer charity says she wants government “to do even more to strengthen the hand...