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With the energy price cap to rise by 10% from October, Rightmove reveals that this could mean an annual increase of...

A huge survey involving analysis of over 14,000 properties suggests an urgent need for the next government to help private rental...

A small survey by a bank suggests that almost 100% of buy to let investors surveyed have received requests from tenants...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent offshoot of Lloyds Banking Group, continues with its growth strategy into the private rental sector. Citra...

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

The number of private tenants in properties that are hard to heat has fallen, a council claims. As agents will know private...

Almost two in five UK owners - landlords and homeowners - now consider improving the energy efficiency of their property an...

Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...

Knight Frank, in conjunction with Build To Rent operator Moda Living, has published a highly supportive report about BTR. Creating what it’s...

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

After nine years with the business, Goodlord co-founder Tom Mundy has stepped down as chief operating officer. An official statement from...

Good EPC ratings are increasingly important for tenants when considering which properties to rent, it’s been claimed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...

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

A prominent independent lettings agency says the typical tenant outside of London now spends 63 per cent of their household income...

The head of an estate agency and property investment firm says the government should do more to reform the rental sector...

The overwhelming majority of people who live in shared rented properties say that the rising cost of household bills is likely...

With EPC ratings now a prominent part of letting a property, with stricter government regulations likely, new research suggests substantial numbers...

The council in the London borough of Merton will fund an additional payment of £100 per month to residents who host...

A lettings agency in Scotland has played down the impact of the emergency rent freeze and eviction ban which have been...

Agencies and other businesses are to receive help facing soaring energy costs in measures outlined this morning by the government. Through a...

The government should do more to promote energy efficiency or risk finding itself in an even more difficult position next year. That’s...

No fewer than two thirds of the lettings agents surveyed by Goodlord say they expect more landlords to exit the private...

Average monthly room rentals are at their most expensive ever according to lettings platform SpareRoom. It says in London the typical monthly...

A market snapshot of lettings in the second quarter of this year has described the supply shortage as “massively under-performing”. The comment...

Tenants are being offered what’s called a “fixed price green energy option” ahead of another fuel price hike this autumn. The deal...

More than one in eight private renters may miss out on support to cope with rising energy costs, Citizens Advice claims.  The...

Unsurprisingly, perhaps, buy to let investors are becoming increasingly keen on upgrading homes to make them more energy efficient according to...

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

There’s been a broad welcome from letting agents to the Spring Statement not loading more tax or restrictions on buy to...

A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of...

Agents, landlords and tenants alike face the prospect of higher bills because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. In terms of energy costs, an...

Buy to let mortgage rates will rise “very quickly” this year according to a leading broker. Angus Stewart, chief executive of online...

Many people - including agents, landlords and tenants - are unprepared for the domestic heating revolution on its way to Britain. That’s...

As energy costs continue to rise, agents are being urged to promote the use of smart meters. That’s the view of Safeagent...

After 10 days of reports of soaring energy costs, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced a series of tips for letting agents...

An industry supplier says letting agents should respond supportively to the growing eco-consciousness shown by younger people who are likely to...