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From this month, private tenants in Northern Ireland will have sufficient smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms installed in their homes for...

A warning has been issued that lettings agencies could lose millions of pounds if landlords quit over new EPC targets. Reapit analysed...

Hamptons lettings agency says it’s calculated what types of homes will be simply unable to be improved to reach the government...

Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says rent controls are not the magic answer to problems...

Connells’ new chief executive is to be Helen Charlesworth, who for the past eight years has been managing director at Stonegate...

A 101-home Built To Rent estate is being created by Barratt Homes in Cambridge, as part of a deal with BTR...

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

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

PropTech platform Goodlord has partnered with safety certificate provider Safe2 to offer compliance work for the lettings sector.  Safe2 - recently acquired...

Political parties should not allow the lengthy General Election campaign to delay work on a new and beefed-up Energy Performance Certificate...

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

A housing company has been fined £528,000 after an employee repairing a fence post inadvertently struck an underground cable, suffering burns...

Leaders - part of the Leaders Romans Group - has unveiled what it claims to one its latest “sustainable office” in...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

Respected energy industry consultancy Cornwall Insight says the price cap for the April to June period this year - to be...

Lettings and sales agency Gascoines is this week celebrating 70 years of serving the property market in Nottinghamshire. Founded by Doug Gascoine...

An organised crime group involved in producing and distributing an estimated £2.4m of cannabis has been found to have e used...

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

Leaders Romans Group claims it reached carbon neutrality in 2022, eight years ahead of its original target of 2030.  The firm says...

It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...

Inheritance Tax totalled £4.6 billion for the HM Treasury between April and October - that’s £500,000 up on the same period...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

Media reports in Brighton say that a lettings agency which serve tenants with illegal eviction notices and unjustified legal threats has...

Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with agents...

An industry body - the Property Energy Professionals Association - has condemned the Prime Minister’s abandonment of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards...

A leading agent has welcomed the dramatic U turn by the government on how it is to meet its net zero...

Fewer than one in five homeowners support the government’s plans to ban gas boilers in new homes by 2025, with 83...

The Times is reporting that a delay to the controversial ban on gas boilers is being considered by the government as...

Propertymark, together with Gas Safe Register, has produced top tips to be passed by agents to landlords and tenants as part...

A report being considered by a council says one of the UK’s biggest cities could see an 80 per cent collapse in...

A consultation setting out proposals to reform domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates has been opened by the Scottish Government.  It feels...

Well known lettings agency Gascoigne Halman has seen the move of two letting agents to one of its branches. Heather Wynn and...

High profile regional lettings and sales agency Gascoigne Halman has unveiled a fresh new look at its Alderley Edge office. The agency...

The Labour-run London Assembly says it is concerned about government plans to allow landlords to house asylum seekers for two years without...

A Leaders branch office revamp has been launched with claims of it being fully sustainable. The Lewes branch of Leaders - part...

Propertymark is backing the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all residential buildings in Wales. The Welsh Government is proposing to amend...

A company that tries to encourage people to buy a home in ‘chunks’ says few first time buyers are interested in...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

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

Retirement housing specialist Pegasus wants to become a big player in Build To Rent and has employed the  Savills agency to...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...

Labour’s much-publicised pledge to freeze council tax for the next year excludes empty buy to let properties and second homes it...

Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives...

A council has prosecuted an agency and landlord for not producing the right paperwork. Luton local authority has prosecuted Poplar Homes Ltd...

Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...

A council says it’s using planning powers to try to control the proliferation of Airbnbs, but suggests the real answer may...

A lettings company called Trophy Homes Limited, based in Liverpool, has pleaded guilty to failing to apply for an HMO licence...

Housebuilders have branded a west country council’s decision to ask for all new homes to be net zero as ‘unaffordable' and...

Propertymark is querying why there’s no help for the private rental sector to meet energy efficiency targets expressed in a new...

The head of a Martin & Co office in Wolverhampton has been jailed over fraudulent activity. A court heard that Bhavander Singh...

The government is, as expected, scaling back support for businesses with energy bills from April. Under the new and less expensive scheme,...

An all-party and influential committee of MPs says the UK should be put on a war footing to improve the energy...

Nottinghamshire estate agency Gascoines has bolstered its lettings team with the appointment of Callum Holmes as lettings co-ordinator.  With more than 10...

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

A new study from Rightmove reveals what aspiring first-time buyers are most likely to cut back on in a bid to...

The Lomond Group has strengthened its position in Scotland by acquiring two more independent agencies and adding some 600 properties to...

Propertymark has issued key points for lettings agents to note following the introduction of The Energy Prices Bill to the House...

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

The government may be changing its mind on scrapping Section 21 eviction powers according to a bombshell story in The Times. Outlining what...

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

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has issued this guidance for agents to pass to landlords. It coincides with Gas Safety Week,...

The law around the requirement for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental properties will change in England on October 1. Propertymark...

Yet another revision to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations takes effect from October 1 - that’s just under...

teclet, part of the OnTheMarket Group, has completed the integration of Muuvo into its lettings and management platform. The Muuvo platform uses...

PropTech firm Symple has struck a deal to offer its certification services on thousands of properties listed with Sykes Holiday Cottages. Sykes...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide and what does...

One of Britain’s largest cities wants to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms. The proposed scheme in Glasgow follows legal changes...

Since the Tenant Fees Act ban came into force, agents have been responsible for covering tenancy referencing costs, whether that’s by...

A prominent agency lettings chief is alerting the industry that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are changing from October 1. Since...

More than four in 10 landlords claim their letting agents charge too much - and one in six has been hit...

Letting agents should consider how the properties they manage can become more energy efficient, says Propertymark. And they should tap into new...

Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...

A survey conducted by financial institutions has found the first suggestion that rental properties are slowly becoming more energy efficient. A study...

New research suggests tenants could save an average of £147 per household on their electricity bills each year by switching off...

The launch of a new collection of high end homes aimed at renters aged 60-plus has triggered enthusiastic responses from agents. Developer...

A new PropTech platform allows letting agents free access to the information required to set up a tenancy and register renters...

Agents are being urged to prepare for  changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations which may come in this...

A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...

A council is launching a form on online letting agency which wants to push agents and landlords into agreeing two year...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

A lettings company has been caught up in a case where rental accommodation has been described as “atrocious” and a landlord...

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

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...

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

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a new Tenancy Compliance service through its pre-tenancy progression software, BOX.  The Lettings Hub says...

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...

Agent Rainmaker is holding another of its ARX Mastery events, in a bid to promote growth in the lettings agency sector...

A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...

One of the biggest Build To Rent operators in the UK is investing in new technology with the aim of boosting...

A council is warning letting agents to adhere to health and safety laws or else face the legal consequences. Telford & Wrekin...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says it welcomes new rules for alarms which put the social and private rental sectors...

Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms.  Earlier this week the government...

One of the institutions behind Build To Rent in the UK is pledging to have up to 1,000 new rental homes...

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...