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A lettings agency set up by a council to buy properties on the open market and let them at open market...

New Freedom of Information (FOI) data from the Financial Conduct Authority shows that Labour’s plan to introduce a ‘Freedom to Buy’...

A report from Propertymark has laid out the stark and in some cases unforeseen consequence of the Conservative government’s phased removal...

New figures published by HMRC show a 7% rise in Capital Gains Tax liabilities on the sale of residential property in...

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

Propertymark says the lettings market is beginning to stabilise as rent arrears decrease. Propertymark member agents reported that on average, 2.5% of...

Campaigning charity Shelter is demanding an overhaul of the Renters Reform Bill, which will shortly begin its passage through the House...

Agents have expressed their anger at permanent rent controls proposed by the SNP and Green Party politicians running the Scottish Government. The...

Renters are less financially resilient than recent remortgagers according to an analysis by business consultants Hargreaves Lansdown. It says over two thirds...

Propertymark wants the Bank of England to cut interest rates following data showing soaring mortgage arrears and repossessions. Lenders trade body UK...

Stamp duty receipts dipped four per cent to £2.4 billion in Q3 of last year - no less than 25 per...

The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...

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

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

Airbnb and other short let platforms are from this week required to send data on their clients’ earnings to HMRC. And a...

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 In...

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

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

Savills is warning that despite strong income growth, rising rents are stretching the finances of those in the private rental sector.  Savills...

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

An estimated seven million UK households are struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage payments, Which? warns, with millions...

A survey of local authorities in some of the poorest areas of the country - bodies which enforce many private rental...

A prominent figure in the London property world says landlords under increasing financial pressure are being more selective about the letting...

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

My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...

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

A fraudster lettings agent must repay £122,922.68 to her old firm within three months - or face yet more time in...

Concern remains that the mayhem surrounding the mortgage market may yet trigger a housing market crash. At the start of the weekend...

The results of a new survey show widespread ignorance about how interest rates work and about how the Bank of England’s...

New research from The Mortgage Lender reveals that 44 per cent of renters would like more cost-of-living support from the government. Specifically...

Propertymark has hit out at a proposal from a group of MPs that there should be a single Ombudsman covering the...

The activist group Generation Rent is backing a call by MPs for the government to tighten up proposals to scrap Section...

The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Nathan Emerson,...

The Halifax has released a snapshot of the housing market as the year ends - with the cost of living crisis...

Trends in the lettings market “do not bode well for renters on low incomes” according to an analyst. Jack Godby of lettings...

An average of 85 new applicants were registered per Propertymark member branch in October according to the trade body’s latest lettings...

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

Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, held a summit yesterday about the capital’s private rental sector - but he did not...

A holiday lettings agency has criticised the proposed rise in capital gains tax which may be introduced this week in the...

The Financial Times has an exclusive saying allowances on property taxes such as Capital Gains and Inheritance will be frozen -...

Savills is the latest agency to suggest significant house price falls next year - although in its long-range forecast it says...

The Bank of England is warning that many households will struggle to meet their rent or mortgage commitments if interest rates...

Asking prices of homes coming to the market continue to rise, even before the expected surge in demand following the government’s...

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that stamp duty will be cut.  In future there will be no stamp duty on the first...

New research predicts a record year for holiday home owners in the UK with more people than ever planning to staycation...

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

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

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned.  Sarah...

A report by the National Audit Office claims that the way private renting is regulated makes the sector unfair to renters. It...

Many young Britons allegedly live beyond their means, blaming high rents and “unforseen” agency charges as contributory reasons.  A home insurance company...

A PropTech firm says Open Banking could help to transform the lettings industry for the better if it is fully embraced.  And...

The government has admitted that “hundreds of thousands” of people will use the new Breathing Space system, during which they cannot...

A prominent industry figure says lettings agents will have a key role educating landlords over the controversial Breathing Space scheme introduced...

A group of rental campaign bodies have come together to claim that some 694,000 tenants apparently face eviction when the current...

Real estate as an industry has remained unchallenged throughout all of these years. For the industry worth more than 217 trillion...

The extension of the furlough scheme might be an indirect saviour for many lettings agencies says a leading PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold,...

A PropTech supplier says that financial worries for renters have not been placated by the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  In a...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has outlined what he sees as the main challenges for the rental sector for 2021. In...

ARLA Propertymark has given a detailed response to a government consultation on how the pandemic has hit the private rental sector. The...

Letting agencies should review banking and payment systems in the light of rule changes and the ongoing challenge of the pandemic. This advice...

The Resolution Foundation has added its voice to that of many charities and other think tanks demanding more government support for...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

The role of lettings agents has never been more crucial to landlords and tenants than it is now and will be...

A survey of 2,750 tenants by a prominent PropTech firm suggests a quarter are concerned about not being able to pay...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur is warning agents to prepare for increased rent arrears from as soon as next month. Neil Cobbold, chief...

ARLA Propertymark and other organisations from across the housing sector have joined forces to support tenants and landlords facing rent arrears...

Belvoir says it is on the lookout for agencies wanting to sell or join a franchise operation as they come out...

Shelter has delivered a 14,000-signature petition claiming that thousands of private renters who have lost their jobs could be facing eviction...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

Like many agencies, the Milton Keynes company Cauldwell Property Services has most of its staff working from home and handling sellers’...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

Letting agents will for the first time be able to use Open Banking to process payments more efficiently, following a decision...

The parlous state of many tenants’ personal finances has been highlighted by website CompareTheMarket which claims that one in 10 rely...

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

Landlords must look at their finances as a range of tax changes continue to 'hit home', according to Apropos. The property management...

Two university dropouts who started their own student letting agency have recorded their busiest ever start to an academic year. Harry Conti,...

A leading lettings sector trade body says evidence shows the direct payment of benefit to landlords is the biggest possible contribution...

One of the country’s leading property management experts says buy to let is here to stay - but only if individual...

A new rental option for landlords could see them receiving an upfront annual lump sum of over £10,000. The Advanced Rent Option...

The chief executive of a specialist buy to let lender says increasing the rent to combat additional costs put on landlords...

There will be less buy to let remortgaging in future as landlords consolidate rather than expand their portfolios. The prediction comes from...

An online platform says its management service for landlords can vary depending on individual client needs - a vital response to...

One of Britain's highest profile landlords is to be sentenced on December 11 - and she must show the court details of...

Brexit is causing concern among landlords, according to HomeLet. The initial results of HomeLet’s annual landlord survey says nine out of 10...

The latest rental figures produced by Your Move for Scotland have prompted a claim that the country now has better yields...

What is the biggest challenge in estate agency today? At the risk of sounding flippant, selling houses! It’s a unique industry...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

Specialist funding platform Property Partner has conducted a survey which suggests that 54 per cent of landlords are selling all or some...

The average rental household in London has 2.1 rent-paying tenants, each paying £775 per month, equating to an average property rent...

Student rents in some parts of the country have risen by as much as 18 per cent in the past year...

Latest data from Your Move’s rental indices suggest that rents are growing, with the average in England and Wales now £904,...

There was a sigh of relief amongst the lettings industry that yesterday's Budget introduced no new property taxes - but concern...

There were 3,100 fewer private rental households in serious rent arrears in the first quarter of this year compared to the...

Next week letting agents across the country will be taking part in the fifth annual SAFEagent Awareness Week. The event aims to...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Director of Business Development Q: Who are PayProp? PayProp is an automated payment and reconciliation...

Scottish tenants are paying off late rent amid improving household finances, according to Your Move.  As of January the proportion of late...

Research shows that landlords are scaling-back repairs over the winter in order to optimise finances when a new wear and tear tax...

The Green Party candidate for London Mayor says protests outside the MIPIM property conference have her backing as they highlight that...