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Data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages rose just 1.5% year-on-year in June –...

Southampton council has approved a big new Build To Rent scheme on the site of a disused gasworks. Hawkstone Properties Ltd and...

A prominent lettings agency says concern is growing in the private rental sector about the prospect of more pets in properties.  A...

Developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for its luxury development of Build To Rent apartments in Sheffield. Sheffield Gardens will include...

Hamptons is linking with retirement rental specialist provider Birchgrove, pledging to offer “a unique proposition for those seeking quality senior rental...

A London-focused lettings agency is partnering with Barratt London to encourage Indian investors. Barratt London, with 40 years’ experience in the capital...

An agency is claiming a record for the sum at which it is letting a seven bedroom property in north London. Aston...

The Cambridge Building Society has opened applications for its unique Rent to Home scheme. Last month it announced that it had invested...

The Cambridge Building Society has invested in two family-sized houses to expand its unique ‘Rent to Home’ rent-return housing scheme. The two...

A veteran Conservative is calling on his government to clamp down on HMOs and ensure there is better council regulation and...

Councillors in one part of London are considering asking agents to include ‘green features’ on property details. Camden’s Labour controlled council has...

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

Agency launches dedicated lettings team for rejuvenated London area Savills has launched a dedicated residential lettings office in an area of prime...

A Build To Rent scheme has been handed a huge cash boost from City investors. Investec Real Estate has given Edmond de...

A Build To Rent operator is cashing in on the surge in demand for allotments by creating mini-versions at one London...

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

The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...

Build To Rent operator Avanton has pledged to build hundreds of new homes in two London hotspots under its A:Living brand. They...

The number of prospective tenants asked to provide guarantors ahead of renting has risen by a huge 36 per cent over...

An agency owned by Foxtons says there’s been a 120 per cent surge in demand for pet-friendly rental properties since the...

Home offices are already the most-demanded must have from prospective tenants says James Hay, director at Surrey lettings agency, The Home...

One of the industry’s leading suppliers says the controversy over pets in private rental properties could be defused relatively easily. Inventory management firm...

It’s been announced that UK Sotheby’s International Realty has secured tenants for 20 apartments in record time at Embassy Gardens, a...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...

Knight Frank is this year’s headline sponsor of the LandAid Sleep Out, one of the causes many in the industry support. This...

The government has revised its official guidance for the private rental sector and local authorities in the light of imminently-changing Coronavirus advice. The...

London’s mass transit service, Transport for London, has won consent for 853 homes at a huge scheme in the west of the...

One of the country’s major lettings agency chiefs says there is a “massive” change in tenant priorities underway. Michael Cook, national lettings...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...

The average rental asking price outside of London has hit an all-time high says Rightmove - whereas inside the capital, the...

Research from franchise giant Belvoir is the latest to show what may be rapidly changing aspirations from private tenants. “The results confirm...

Hot weather combined with a lockdown can only mean one thing - a record number of searches for rental properties with...

Demand for rental properties with gardens or other outdoor space has soared in terms of portal listings - perhaps no surprise...

Grainger, one of the biggest names in Build To Rent in the UK, says its current BTR pipeline stands at 24...

A judge has ordered two landlords to pay a total of £14,858 for illegally renting out an unlicensed house without working...

The owner of two properties has been fined £35,000 for breaches of the selective licensiing regime in his local area.  At a...

A buy to let investor has been fined £4,800 and ordered to pay £2,200 in costs for failing to keep his...

ARLA has set out the main reasons why tenants don't get their deposits back in every case.   A survey of its members...

Uber and a Build To Rent developer have announced a PropTech deal which will see the transport company getting involved in...

Specialist Build To Rent developer Moda has announced a large scheme on the site of a former police headquarters in Scotland...

Over two thirds of landlords find themselves out of pocket as a result of property damage caused by vacating tenants.  A survey...

A report claims that agents and landlords are increasingly facing filthy property damage at the end of tenancies - and the...