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Propertymark has responded to the formal consultation schemes being imposed by a string of local councils - but says such measures...

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has written to one of the key areas he believes vital for achieving Labour’s house-building targets, calling...

Anyone renting an Airbnb or other short let property in Edinburgh from the summer of 2026 is likely to be hit...

The rise in consumer inflation from 2.0% to 2.2% is “an unfortunate but accepted part” of achieving a stable housing market. So...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says he’s backing Labour’s house building plans because of the state of the private rental sector.  Sam...

Flats in a multi-millionaire developer’s prestigious shoreline scheme in Folkestone can, after all, be short-let following a U-turn by the property...

The chance of the Bank of England deciding to cut base rate today and thus trigger further interest rate cuts, is...

Rightmove has thrown its weight behind the new Labour government’s bid to help first time buyers - and it wants it...

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

The right wing think tank the Adam Smith Institute has launched something called the Cost Of Rent Day. The institute has calculated...

Asking rents continue to show posi­tive, albeit lower, growth in most regions according to the property website Home. The site conducts a...

ARLA Propertymark and a number of other property industry bodies wants Housing Secretary Angela Rayner to regulate letting and sales agents. An...

Glenigan, regarded as one of the construction industry’s most respected insight and intelligence consultancies, says the sector will enjoy a long-term...

Labour’s proposed planning reforms indicates that the new government is serious about change and grasping the nettle on housebuilding. That’s the view...

Thousands of homes in central London may have been lost to Airbnb and other short let platforms, a Labour candidate claims. Rachel...

Although much focus is on the Bank of England and when it will begin to cut interest rates, a sobering warning...

Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...

Shelter has spoken out in favour of what it calls “bold” commitments by Labour on the private rental sector and house...

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

Around half of letting agents and landlords say they are unsure about how they will vote in the General Election. A joint...

Inflation figures are down - but not as much as many analysts expected. The basic Consumer Price Index figure fell from 3.2%...

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

Despite once claiming it would abolish Section 21 evictions “on its first day in office”, Labour appears to have gone cool...

An Office of National Statistics survey shows that the top three issues facing the UK are still the cost-of-living crisis (89%),...

A stamp duty cut in the run up to a General Election would see house prices go up and evictions soar,...

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

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is to bring more than 150 new family homes to the rental market in...

Interest rates are expected to stay high despite good inflation news likely to be announced this week. The Office for Budget Responsibility...

Propertymark is telling the Bank of England that now is the perfect time to cut base rate and trigger wider interest...

Average UK private rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024 according to the Office for National Statistics. This...

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...

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

Nationwide has taken the unusual step of using its buy to let lending arm - The Mortgage Works - to make...

Companies House has new powers from this week to combat fraud. These are measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...

Shelter is calling for the construction of 90,000 rental properties each year for a decade - and it claims this would...

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

A new report suggests that past impressions of Build To Rent and other institution-funded rental units as expensive and concentrating on...

Prominent MPs from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have renewed their onslaught on Airbnb and other short let platforms.  Former Lib...

New data released by insurance firm HomeLet claims that average rents have fallen now for three months on the bounce. The past...

A buying agent claims that rents could finally be tailing off despite some indices showing rises still taking place. According to Rightmove,...

A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...

Thousands of lettings and estate agencies, and other property businesses, are in ‘critical’ or ‘significant’ financial distress, it’s been claimed. The latest...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

New figures released this week by Propertymark reveal that even in the run-up to Christmas there was no significant change in...

The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on no fault evictions and banks repossessing people’s homes...

Plans for leasehold reform face a major early stumbling block as analysis shows plans to retrospectively introduce a cap on ground...

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

A new report claims that Airbnb has generated tens of thousands of jobs in the UK and enables people to work...

A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the Renters Reform Bill will be mentioned in today’s King’s Speech - and is part of...

There’s growing optimism that tomorrow’s Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting will see base rate held for another month -...

A business consortium is calling for bold measures to encourage landlords and owner occupiers to retrofit their homes, with the introduction...

UK consumers feel worse off than a year ago, but remain relatively optimistic about the property . That’s the conclusion of a...

Propertymark has urged Labour to licence letting agents under its plans to ‘fundamentally reform the private rented sector’. The trade body also...

The Bank of England has revealed its latest decision on base rate - which in turn has a strong influence on...

The Centre for Economics and Business Research says the Bank of England should increase UK interest rates by another 0.25 per...

The spectre of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next week has been increased by economic figures released in...

More people are struggling to pay their rent according to a new government survey. The study, by the Office for National Statistics,...

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

Agents who allow rental properties to be let to migrants who do not have the right to be in the UK...

The US central bank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 22 years - even though inflation in that...

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

One of the largest vacation lettings agencies - Sykes Holiday Cottages - says a survey shows that two thirds of holiday...

The Bank of England has announced its latest change in base rate, which is used by most lenders to determine interest...

A prominent lettings and sales agency says there are four reasons why house prices won’t fall off a cliff, despite interest...

A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

The leader of the council that was rebuffed by a court when it tried to control the spread of Airbnb-style short...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

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

Large portfolio professional landlords are in a confident mood, with the majority planning to acquire at least one new asset in...

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

One of the high end lettings agencies dominating the prime London rental landscape says there’s no end in sight to the...

The scale of investment in UK commercial property has fallen in all sectors, new research suggests.  Sirius Property Finance has analysed UK...

The new trade body for short lets has reacted angrily to a government plan for AirBnb and other short let hosts...

A prominent business analyst has given a bleak warning about the prospects for property investors and other home owners in 2023. Sarah...

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

Airbnb says any new rules for short lets in Wales should protect hosts and the benefits they bring to the tourism...

An investigation by the BBC and Zoopla shows the sharp drop in the volume of available rental units in the past...

A proposal to introduce a national register of Airbnb hosts in a bid to curb rowdy behaviour by guests has been...

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

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

A prominent agent and former RICS residential chairman has made an impassioned plea to the government to help the private rental...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors - out today - shows tenant demand continuing to increase...

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

A lettings agency says it’s vital that the government reconsiders the new laws and regulations seen as attacking landlords. The Leaders Romans...

Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...

There are more Bank of England base rates to come, a group of property finance industry experts has warned.  Personal finance comparison...

The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped create an economy featuring jobs that benefit local communities and fit...

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

Spanish bank Santander says UK residential property prices look set to fall 10 per cent this year and will return to...

The headlines from yesterday’s Bank of England announcement are dominated by the base rate rise, but there’s been some unexpected good...

The private rented sector has an important economic and social role to play across the country, according to a new report...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer is warning of tough times ahead despite a record number of sales in 2022. Auction House sold...

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

The government is under new pressure to introduce a last minute eviction ban to avoid private renters facing homelessness over Christmas. Liberal...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again this week with a further interest rate rise likely if base rate...

A new analysis claims to show how difficult it has become for buy to let investors to secure finance as a...