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

New figures from lettings agency Hamptons suggest that investors purchasing buy to let properties are increasingly looking to the north of...

A new report suggests London’s Build To Rent sector is being held back by a “stark inconsistency” from local councils in...

An agency has been fined by a London council for failing to licence a property it was managing. Gracechurch Property Services has...

A year on from the Elizabeth Line opening, new Rightmove analysis reveals the latest renter trends near stations along the line. The...

After announcing a new license in Southwark and Camberwell earlier this month Fine & Country is now expanding further in London...

An estate agency has been prosecuted and ordered to pay £35,000 for falling foul of property licensing rules. Green House Estate Agents...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...

An agency has secured what it calls the fastest ever letting of a mansion on the legendary north London street, Bishops...

Rental demand has started to return to the majority of major UK cities during the second quarter of this year, with...

A quarterly index suggests that there’s been a sharp uplift in tenant demand for rental properties across the UK’s major cities...

The fall out from Coronavirus is forcing the rental market into a once in a lifetime change as tenants reassess priorities. This...

A new private rental licensing regime in a London borough is being described as “a major step forward in improving living...

Enfield council in London has confirmed that it will introduce borough-wide additional licensing. It is also seeking consent from the government to...

A rental management platform has compiled a league table of where tenant demand is strongest for homes to let - and...

If you want to know why inventories are vital for agents and landlords, look no further than the high-profile dispute over...

Enfield wants to be the latest London council to introduce large-scale additional and selective licensing schemes which would affect most private rented...

New research shows that some buy to let investors in London could typically lose over £19,000 a year if Berlin-style rent...

Rental growth remains in positive territory - just - but on average it’s still well below the general level of inflation...

A flat-share website claims typical rents in some 38 per cent of London are now so high they render the areas...

Edinburgh has been identified as having the UK’s fastest growing rents with the average annual sum rising by 4.63 per cent...

The average rent of a new letting in the UK grew by 0.24 per cent in the first six months of...

A total of 17 letting agencies have signed up to a rental charter set up by a Labour MP.   Alan Whitehead, Labour...

Respected legal firm Mishcon de Reya is the latest voice warning of problems which can be caused when apartment owners let...

A gunman who described himself as a would-be tenant has been jailed after two “terrifying” robberies on letting agencies.  The Enfield Independent...

The typical deposit paid when a tenant moves to a new property in England and Wales is set to break the...

The trading standards division of a London council claims it has checked on all 202 letting agencies in its borough to...

A group of agents, landlords and other property professionals has applied to appeal the decision to block an attempt to overturn...

A final decision on the legal challenge to a flagship council landlord licensing scheme has been set for next Thursday.  The Croydon...

The council which became a standard bearer for so-called ‘landlord licensing’ - Enfield in north London - appears to have abandoned...

Landlords have launched a legal challenge to plans by a local authority to charge for licences to manage properties. The Croydon Guardian...

There has been much debate in recent years about Britain’s desperate need for more housing stock. Demand has been outstripping supply...