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Just as the prospect of tax rises in the Budget is causing uncertainty in the prime London sales market, so Labour’s...

The veteran founder of Hunters, Kevin Hollinrake, is reported to be in the race to be Conservative Party leader.  He is MP...

The result of the election isn’t likely to be a gamechanger for the housing market, a prominent business consultancy says.  An analysis...

The UK housing market has returned to its pre-pandemic size, according to Savills analysis. Overall, the total value of the UK housing...

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

Letting agents believe Help to Buy has been the most positive influence to the property market in recent times, while on...

The husband-and-wife directors of a Cornish lettings and estate agency have been disqualified from being company directors for a combined 12...

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

Supply has continued to build while demand remained steady, which increased downwards pressure on rents in the first quarter of 2024...

The latest rental data from PropTech supplier Goodlord has shown that March rents are now up by over 6% year-on-year.  And looking...

Asking rents continue to show pos­itive annualised growth in all regions except Greater London and Scotland.  That’s according to respected property website...

Latest data from agency Chestertons reveals a 125 per cent increase in the number of landlords choosing to reduce asking rents...

A figure in one of the country’s highest profile lettings companies has hit out at a government proposal to penalise the...

Propertymark has again urged the UK government to continue with its target of building 300,000 new homes in England a year...

A wealthy landlord who set up a fake lettings agency in Hull has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...

Prime London rental values fell closer to their longer-term average in January, as supply continued to increase - but worries about...

The UK government has taken an equity stake in the rental investment platform Shojin through the conversion of a pandemic-era loan...

There are more rental properties for tenants to choose from than any other time since Covid, according to London estate agency...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

A leading lettings agency says 2023 was a record-breaking year for rental growth.   The average rent on a newly let property in...

A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...

Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to build more affordable homes. The latest data from the Scottish Government itself shows that the...

Two property company bosses have been sentenced following an Insolvency Service investigation which found they had abused a £30,000 Bounce Back...

An analysis of tenants renting between 2020 and 2023 shows a big rise in those on high salaries asked to provide...

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

The scale of rent rises has peaked with future increases likely to be smaller, says Zoopla. The portal’s latest report into the...

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

The Department for Work and Pensions will recommence the Private Rented Sector Universal Credit Engagement Group next month, following a concerted...

Glasgow’s lettings market is the strongest it’s been in up to 10 years, with a shortage of rental flats driving demand...

Tickets are now on sale for the next Women in Estate Agency conference in March. Starting as a Facebook group during Covid...

There’s been widespread dismay in the industry as the outcome of a Judicial Review has backed the Scottish Government’s objective of...

Propertymark is urging the government to use next month’s Autumn Statement to support low-income households in the private rented sector in...

The latest edition of the Home housing index shows Conti suing close links between both the lettings and sales markets. The Home...

Propertymark has cautiously welcomed the Nationwide’s house price index showing a 5.3 per cent fall in the year to September. It says...

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

Financial support from family members - not just parents - is expected to help fund 318,400 housing transactions in 2023, according...

An overseas agency trying to establish itself in the UK has taken a swipe at domestic agencies’ love of High Street...

A property website has produced startling figures giving an insight into the frenzied rental market. Property Pal, which looks at the housing...

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

The post-Covid prime lettings market in London has seen remarkable growth, an agency says. The latest data from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices London...

Clyde Valley Lets - which describes itself as an ethical lettings agency - has unveiled a new website as the organisation...

New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...

Canary Wharf was once seen as the future of London - now it’s the location that’s seen the greatest loss in...

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

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

Small franchise agency Propertynest has expanded into Guildford with a new franchisee offering lettings and sales to the town and its...

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

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

The head of a property investment firm has been disqualified from being a director for 12 years following the discovery that...

The number of property employees employees in the UK working from home has dropped by almost half in the space of...

Letting agents say the latest review of how Right To Rent has been carried out demonstrates “a knowledge gap” by landlords. This...

Rental growth is showing no sign of slackening with average rents up 8.3 per cent on the same time last year...

The rapid recovery in London rents post-Covid has seen the capital’s tenants leave in record numbers, according to new research from...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show that between October and December last year, across England and Wales, there were...

The availability of stock within the owner-occupied market is now back to a pre-pandemic norm, but the reverse is true for...

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

The number of first-time buyers is estimated to have fallen by nine per cent in 2022, Yorkshire Building Society says. Analysis by...

A lettings agent has been banned from holding office in a company for 11 years for abusing Covid loans - but...

The share of Londoners purchasing property outside of the capital slowed in 2022, back towards pre-Covid norms.   That’s the view of lettings...

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

A former marine is the franchise holder of a brand new Belvoir office close to a famous military base in south...

The latest high end agency to predict the mainstream market next year is Strutt & Parker - and it’s less downbeat...

The Property Ombudsman has reported a big rise in enquiries over last year and a huge rise since the pre-Covid year,...

Increasing demand for homes in cities was the driving force behind the rapid house price inflation witnessed earlier this year, with...

A property management chief has been disqualified as a director for 12 years after using his firms to take out £135,000...

Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...

Propertymark is reminding letting agents in England to be ready for significant changes to the way they carry out Right to...

An emergency rent freeze in the private and public sectors has been announced this afternoon in Scotland. It will last until...

There’s more evidence today that cleaning remains the largest cause of disputes between agents and tenants. Data released by The Dispute Service...

London faces a possible homelessness spike this winter due to the cost-of-living crisis and increases in private rents, a group of...

Propertymark has once again hit out at reforms to the private rental sector being implemented by the Scottish Government. The government -...

Rents across Great Britain rose by an average of 8.3 per cent over the last 12 months, marking a gradual slowdown...

The first six months of 2022 saw 171 per cent more enquiries from tenants looking for properties in London compared to...

Average asking rents outside London have hit another new record of £1,126 per calendar month according to Rightmove. This figure, for the...

PropTech companies Goodlord and Vouch have come together to call for input for their State Of The Lettings Industry report. The annual...

Scotland’s new Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill - passed this week by politicians at Holyrood - represents a dark day...

A new agency index looking at luxury rental properties across 10 major global cities shows the extent of London’s listings drought. In...

A fresh analysis of house sizes for new build homes shows they are getting smaller. A study by Tiger Sheds looked at...

A PropTech supplier is warning lettings agents that they risk being outpaced by competitors if they neglect social media. Craig Vile, director...

The franchise owners of a Parkers branch have marked their third year under the brand by opening a second office. Brendan and...

Knight Frank says a frustrating period for tenants looks likely to continue this summer in the prime London lettings market.  While supply...

Build To Rent may win a lot of publicity but it’s still largely unknown outside London according to new research. BTR completions...

The Deposit Protection Service claims the single largest reason why private tenants move is to find properties accepting pets. Around a thousand...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it’s going to propose evolutionary changes at its upcoming annual general meeting. This will include...

More than four in 10 landlords claim their letting agents charge too much - and one in six has been hit...

The pandemic has fuelled an appetite for working from home amongst those seeking employment at lettings agencies and other parts of...

A company providing virtual tours insists the technology delivers “undeniable results” but is still not used universally by agents. Virtual tours became...

A mortgage lender specialising in working with ex-pat and foreign buy to let investors says the city apartment and house remain...

The cost-of-living crisis is leading to further dependence on the Bank of Mum and Dad, following an extended period of support...

A prominent lettings agency chief says the lifecycle of a typical tenancy has been transformed in recent years, as a result...

New figures show that post-pandemic rental prices are on the rise across the majority of the capital but that some rents...

London rents are rising at a record pace with growth being driven by tenants returning from outside the capital.   That’s the suggestion...

A London agency says properties in its patch let in just five days.  Draker Lettings in Fulham has just 22 available instructions...

Three organisations have written a joint open letter to the Scottish Government warning that the supply of homes for rent –...

An increasing number of house purchases are made by buyers who are not in chains - a trend driven by the...

Remote work could enable over 13m Britons to ultimately live and work outside the major cities, according to research by a...

A PropTech supplier which helps agents and landlords identify private rental sector licensing issues has announced a new partnership. Geospatial technology firm...

A PropTech business just acquired by Iamproperty is warning agents to take advantage of what it calls the digital revolution. Openview -...

A new Home Office code of practice comes into force today making changes to what letting agents in England need to...

One of the country’s most outspoken advocates of rent controls has been told why agents and landlords oppose them. Propertymark has hosted...