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The John Lewis Partnership has received the green light to transform its Waitrose site in Bromley into a new Build To...

A lettings agency that works by giving a fixed rental income to its landlord clients each month, and paying for the...

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

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

Reapit has launched a new feature to help agents comply with material information guidelines from the National Trading Standards Estate and...

Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...

The Conservatives have this afternoon set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and...

Data sourced from millions of bank accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages increased 6.3 per cent year-on-year in May. Barclays data...

The housing market has suddenly become a major part of the General Election campaign as a result of a challenge thrown...

Software company COHO has presented wards to agencies, suppliers and individuals involved in the HMO business. The firm says the awards honour...

Anti-second home posters seen in parts of North Wales and on social media have been reported to the police as a...

The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...

A call has gone out from an industry group for letting agents to be sure they know the distinctions between statutory...

A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

Sharpened rules to double council tax on long term empty properties will come into force from April 1, says the government.  A...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Earlier this week Housing Secretary Michael...

A council that is buying private properties in second home hotspots to let to local people has struck a new agreement...

The government has ruled out any reform to the council tax system. There has been long standing criticism of council tax because...

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

Propertymark is hosting an Understanding Material Information for Lettings Agents on Thursday January 18 from 1230 to 1400. The National Trading Standards...

Scores of councils that enforce licensing regimes on the private rental sector claim they are on the verge of bankruptcy. Almost one...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

Second homes in the area of Essex known as Tendring - including popular holiday lets resort Frinton on Sea and the...

Parts B and C of the process to improve material information disclosure in property listings are published today within comprehensive new guidance...

Propertymark has told politicians that an additional homes tax will not succeed in increasing housing supply. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and...

Propertymark has welcomed the government’s commitment to end the practice of council tax of banding single rooms in HMOs, potentially saving...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

Westminster’s Labour controlled council is stepping up its war on Airbnbs and other short lets. It was a mandatory registration system for...

The Scottish Government is proposing to give local councils the discretion to charge Council Tax premiums of up to 100 per...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...

A hate campaign against AirBnb appears to have been launched in a Welsh village. Newspaper reports say a sticker reading 'Death to...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the government to allow him to levy effectively uncapped council tax bills on...

Council tax premiums being considered in Wales would be insufficient to persuade short let and holiday home owners to move their...

Finances have never been more stretched in the UK, with almost every bill and expense soaring for employees and employers alike,...

A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...

A Liberal Democrat council leader says all properties - even those in properly established lettings businesses - should be charged council...

A holiday lettings agency has come out fighting on behalf of its clients. Following calls by local leaders in Cornwall and Devon...

A company that tries to encourage people to buy a home in ‘chunks’ says few first time buyers are interested in...

Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...

A new consultation by one of the national governments within the UK advocates giving more councils power to make huge rises...

Outsourced viewing service Viewber has linked with a property report company. The partnership between Viewber and Street Insights means outsourced viewing operatives...

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

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has slammed the current lack of consistency of council tax on HMOs. It describes today’s system...

New powers have been revealed to tackle what the Welsh Government calls the ‘problem’ of second homes.  A statement from the Senedd...

Labour’s much-publicised pledge to freeze council tax for the next year excludes empty buy to let properties and second homes it...

West Oxfordshire council is the latest to demand new government legislation to increase council tax on empty and second homes in...

A council is introducing a service which it claims will help identify properties which cannon future be used as private rental...

The latest restrictions imposed on holiday lets by a UK government are hurting local economies. The Welsh Government has confirmed there will...

A prominent lettings agent has criticised leading candidates for the leadership of the Scottish National Party for anti-holiday let policies. David Alexander,...

Trading Standards officers check for agents’ compliance by scrutinising their websites, it’s being claimed. Agents are being warned to ensure their websites...

The Valuation Office Agency has issued a reminder that changes to eligibility rules for self-catering properties will come into effect from...

Propertymark wants the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy to widen access to cash help to those that need it...

South Hams council in south Devon - one of the UK’s top holiday spots - has unanimously agreed proposals for second...

A consultation proposing a steep rise in council tax for second homes has won strong public support. Flintshire council in north Wales...

A Labour MP has attacked Airbnb hosts and others in the short lets business, accusing them of “this exploitation of housing...

The government has made a general commitment to work with those who want council tax reforms for Homes in Multiple Occupation. Earlier...

A lettings network is urging landlords to back a campaign to abolish council tax re-banding for shared houses. Platinum Property Partners says...

A holiday lettings agency has taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of higher council tax for second home...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...

Utility technology platform Muuvo says the information it accesses can help agents meet the enhanced ‘material information’ requirements which Trading Standards...

The owners of second homes in a key short lets and tourist hotspot are set to have to pay a premium...

teclet, part of the OnTheMarket Group, has completed the integration of Muuvo into its lettings and management platform. The Muuvo platform uses...

Agents are being dragged into a debate over whether locals should be given priority to rent or buy, as a result...

One of the country’s second home and holiday let hotspots has been told it will be unable to levy extra council...

Propertymark is alerting agents to ensure they meet and if needs be exceed the requirements for ‘material information’ on up-front property...

Senior figures in the agency industry have backed new guidance from the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agent Team regarding...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team has published fresh guidance to help letting agents meet new requirements regarding...

AirBnb says proposed changes to short let rules in Wales should be aimed at property speculators, not ordinary people. The Welsh Government...

Airbnb says that its so-called ‘party ban’ - introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic - is being made...

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

The famous seaside town of Whitby in Yorkshire has voted in a referendum considering a ban on new build properties being...

The boss of a PropTech rental platform claims that tenants are particularly badly hit by the current cost of living crisis. Research...

Last month’s local election results could yet impact on the private rental sector, a prominent industry supplier claims. The Association of Independent...

Activists are calling on the government to impose swingeing taxes on some lettings properties “to bring them back into the residential...

Local and central government is losing out on millions of pounds of council tax income this year because of the business...

Propertymark says it welcomes measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will mean swifter action to get the hundreds...

A Conservative MP is suggesting that there could be a ’25 mile limit’ imposed around certain rental properties to ensure they...

The government has released more details of the powers being given to local authorities to levy additional taxes on second homes.  The...

Leaks from government ahead of this morning’s Queen’s Speech suggest that second homes which are not let out are likely to...

The new material information requirements recently announced by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team will be the topic...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

A new PropTech platform allows letting agents free access to the information required to set up a tenancy and register renters...

Tax experts say that an attempt to levy higher purchase tax on holiday lets and second homes in one part of...

Agents and landlords are being warned by a government minister not to charge all-inclusive HMO tenants more than necessary in a...

Huge improvements could be made to the lettings process if agents used the property data available to them, it’s been claimed. PropTech...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...

The chief executive of an online mortgage broker is warning that yesterday’s base rate rise announced by the Bank of England...

A business consultancy is warning that buy to let sellers in the current market are likely to be squeezed - and...

ARLA Propertymark has slammed politicians who appear to have ignored a public consultation and gone ahead with draconian changes affecting second...

New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...

Theresa Wallace, the chair of The Lettings Industry Council, has given her backing to compulsory changes to rental property listings introduced...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

A PropTech referencing service is claiming to offer agents a new revenue stream during void periods.  Vouch says it has created a...

Figures obtained by ITV News suggest that one of the country's most popular tourist locations has as many Airbnbs listed as...

A major holiday let company in one of the country’s prime tourist destinations says more affordable homes should be built to...

Wales and Scotland are ahead of the game when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the...

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

The Liberal Democrats have proposed sharp restrictions on holiday rentals at the heart of the party’s plans to solve the housing...

Bristol-based lettings management company Iletpro Ltd has been ordered to pay a total of £2,700.06 in fines and costs for failing...