Archive

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a warm welcome to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s planning reforms. This week Rayner...

Clarity is required from the government over how planning changes are to help meet targets for 1.5m new homes in the...

The right wing think tank the Adam Smith Institute has launched something called the Cost Of Rent Day. The institute has calculated...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it welcomes the new Labour government’s ambitious housing plans - but it also casts...

Labour’s proposed planning reforms indicates that the new government is serious about change and grasping the nettle on housebuilding. That’s the view...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

Shelter has spoken out in favour of what it calls “bold” commitments by Labour on the private rental sector and house...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

Labour is launching a new Freedom to Buy scheme to get 80,000 young people on the housing ladder, over the next...

Four fifths of developers believe that the next government needs to do more to support first time buyers, according to the...

Build To Rent developer and operator Dandara Living has struck a partnership with deposit alternative service flatfair. Dandara joins other BTR operators...

The corporate freeholder which has been obliged to fix serious building safety issues at a tower block has issued a statement...

The government has won a landmark legal challenge against a freeholder forcing it to fix serious building safety issues in a...

A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...

A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...

Deposit alternative company flatfair has announced a major new agency partnership with the Andrews Property Group.  Andrews branches will be able to...

In September last year, flatfair, a deposit alternative provider, released their latest rental solution called flatfair Deposits, to the lettings market....

What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7.  PropTech Connect will...

Two thirds of pet owning tenants have faced challenges finding a place to rent - at least according to a survey...

The fledgling Build To Rent trade organisation, called the UK Apartment Association, is setting up regional hubs. It’s already established ones in...

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

A PropTech expert is warning that letting agents can expect hefty fines if they fail to comply with complex Client Money...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - Deposit alternative service...

Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...

One of the UK’s first ever Build To Rent companies, Fizzy Living, has been sold to a global real estate company...

PropTech platform Lavanda says urban property is changing thanks to the pandemic, and it tells agents, landlords and other providers to...

Major players in the Build To Rent sector are joining forces to see if they can give the industry a more...

A lettings expert claims that many agents are failing to comply with appropriate legislation, rendering their landlord clients liable for legal...

Agents and landlords are advised to think carefully before allowing tenants to keep pets, despite a government push to relax restrictions. The...

Flatfair, one of the leading deposit alternative providers fighting it out for dominance in the burgeoning sector, has scored a coup...

One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that...

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was...

Belvoir has snapped up another independent lettings agency in the south east.  Grey & Co, located at Wembley Park in north London,...

Flatfair, which describes itself as the UK’s fastest-growing tenancy deposit alternative, has been shortlisted in the Best Newcomer category of the...

Over 250 new units constructed by Telford Homes are to be used for Build To Rent according to a deal announced...

Wear and tear can be a highly contentious issue for many tenants and landlords; many arguments have arisen because of unclear definitions...

As applications from EU students to UK universities fall for the first time in six years, an over-supply of purpose-built student...

The Residential Landlords Association is urging checks on white goods in privately rented homes following the Grenfell Tower tragedy.    The association is...

The ban on letting agents in England imposing fees on tenants is unlikely to be implemented before late next year according...

L&Q has launched 59 Build To Rent units on the site of the former Walthamstow greyhound racing stadium in London.   The operator...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

Savills is the only organisation with an agency wing represented on the first board of the UK Apartment Association, a new...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike; this is...

New figures from the British Property Federation show that there are now over 30,000 Build To Rent units with planning permission...

Recent weeks have seen changes made to the rules that govern responsibility for property repairs in the private rented sector. Section 11...

The founder of online agency Rentify has made a vicious verbal attack on high street letting agents, their quality of service...