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

Edinburgh-based property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2024. The...

Anyone renting an Airbnb or other short let property in Edinburgh from the summer of 2026 is likely to be hit...

Landlords generated average rental yields of 6.3% in the second quarter of the year, research for Paragon’s latest PRS Trends Report...

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

Compliance issues are on the increase in the private rented sector according to a prominent industry supplier. Inventory and software chief Nick...

A court has heard that a trusted lettings manager was discovered to have been diverting company funds to her personal bank...

The Building Engineering Services Association has welcomed the new government’s commitment to reinforce the rules that require landlords and their agents...

A controversial council has launched a 12 week consultation on its policies restricting Airbnb-style short lets. Edinburgh council insists that new Airbnb...

Citizens Advice claims that 45% of private renters in England are currently experiencing damp, mould or excessive cold in their home,...

Rightmove says the number of available rental properties is currently 14% higher than this time last year, while tenant demand is...

A lettings agency chief says there’s growing discussion about rent controls in his area - and he fears this may be...

The trade union UNISON has partnered with activist group Generation Rent to demand root-and-branch reform of the private rental sector. Four key...

ARLA Propertymark and a number of other property industry bodies wants Housing Secretary Angela Rayner to regulate letting and sales agents. An...

There’s a call from a prominent international building science service for the new Labour government to review the Energy Performance Certificates. EPCs...

Propertymark has struck a lukewarm tone in its response to Labour’s housing ambitions. The trade body says that to meet its manifesto...

A pro-tenant group wants the next government to take Right To Buy properties back to public ownership when they come up...

Inflation figures are down - but not as much as many analysts expected. The basic Consumer Price Index figure fell from 3.2%...

The International Monetary Fund has suggested that the British economy could accommodate three interest rate cuts this year, with Kate cuts...

Propertymark has urged Scotland’s new First Minister to end the country’s housing emergency. John Swinney is now First Minister and says he...

Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...

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

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...

The Tenancy Deposit Service, the provider of tenancy deposit protection and dispute resolution services, has appointed Fay Selvan as its new...

Legal & General’s suburban Build To Rent business, called LGSBTR, has exchanged on 41 new BTR homes in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.   Consisting...

Promising figures from the latest house price index doesn’t mean underlying problems in the market have been solved, warns Propertymark. UK house...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

Asking rents continue to show pos­itive annualised growth in all regions except Greater London and Scotland.  That’s according to respected property website...

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...

Shelter is calling for the construction of 90,000 rental properties each year for a decade - and it claims this would...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Earlier this week Housing Secretary Michael...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

Ukrainians who came to the UK following the Russian invasion will be able to apply for 18-month extensions to their visas,...

Prominent MPs from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have renewed their onslaught on Airbnb and other short let platforms.  Former Lib...

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...

Qualifications for property managers in the social housing sector should be extended to the private rental sector too. That’s the view of...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark says one of the UK governments should go further in ensuring the safety of tenants...

Letting agents’ body Propertymark is throwing its weight behind a mandatory licensing and registration scheme for short let landlords. Anyone who lets...

Insurance giant Aviva is urging consumers to be on their guard after seeing a seven per cent increase in customer claims...

ARLA Propertymark has urged letting agents to take breaches of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s  data protection principle regarding GDPR seriously.   The call comes...

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

Propertymark has listed a string of legal reforms it wants as part of the government’s modernisation of the court process -...

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

An analysis of tenants renting between 2020 and 2023 shows a big rise in those on high salaries asked to provide...

All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...

Measures contained in the Renters Reform Bill will fail without sufficient resources to ensure they can be enforced. The warning comes from...

A Labour-run London council is consulting on a new licensing scheme for private rented property.  If it goes ahead it will be...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued advice to agencies on how to comply with data protection law.  The UK data protection regulator...

Pattinson estate agency in the north east of England has snapped up Ryedales Estate Agents, an independent in Northumberland. Ryedales owners Geoff...

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

New figures have shown that 2,086 people were found to be sleeping on London’s streets for the first time between July...

Harlow council says it wants to take a harder line against agents and landlords who knowingly let unsafe and substandard properties...

Landlords wanting to make a healthy return from their investment should target student properties in the North of England and Scotland,...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

Proposals for rent controls made in a government consultation document have been slammed by a prominent industry commentator and PropTech entrepreneur. The...

A high profile lettings agent has written to his local council seeking information about an Additional Licensing scheme which has expired...

Propertymark is urging agents to give it their views on two consultations on health and safety issues coming out of Northern...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords and their letting agents to take responsibility for...

Lettings income has saved the bacon of franchise agency Winkworth after a sales slump hit profits.  A trading statement from the agency...

Knight Frank, in conjunction with Build To Rent operator Moda Living, has published a highly supportive report about BTR. Creating what it’s...

The company which owned and was responsible for a five-storey block of rented flats in Bridlington has been ordered to pay...

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

Tenants want letting agents, landlords and other property industry figures to more openly demonstrate their green credentials. That’s the message from a...

We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...

Propertymark has revealed its latest top table of elected and unelected spokespeople forming its new leadership team. The new chair of the...

The story of low supply in the prime London lettings market appears to be coming to an end, says Knight Frank. The...

Three property management companies and a landlord have been fined approaching £80,000 for health and safety failings. Mohammed Ali Abbas Rasool, Cadogan...

The fast growing agency Lomond - which has snapped up a string of independents in the past two years - is...

Two animal charities - Cats Protection and Dogs Trust - have started recruiting MPs to their campaign in favour of pets...

EweMove Northampton North has confirmed the acquisition of Martin & Co Northampton.  Both brands are in The Property Franchise Group parent company. Having...

Propertymark has made a strident set of demands of the government in a bid to end the so-called Sex For Rent...

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

The Centre for Ageing Better claims older tenants will benefit most from some of the provisions in the Renters Reform Bill. As...

A keynote speaker at the upcoming Propertymark One event is Gerald Ratner. In 1991 Ratner - then chief executive of a down...

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

The property market could be emerging from the downturn, Zoopla says.  Annual house price growth remains just 3.0 per cent according to...

Lettings agency Hamptons, now part of Connells, has hired a former Strictly Come Dancing and Countryfile star to front a property...

Any lettings portfolio should receive ongoing care and maintenance. A disorganised portfolio, weighed down by junk data, loose ends or lax...

A lettings agency has been accused of falsely claiming deposits were being held in a deposit protection scheme and other related...

A think tank claims one in six young people live in poor quality housing, often in the private rental sector. The claim...

As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...

Lloyds Banking Group and homelessness charity Crisis have joined forces in a new two-year partnership including the establishment of a so-called...

A consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition says funding options exist for companies wishing to buy others, despite rising interest rates. Lucy...

Agents Together, set up by Purplebricks founders the Bruce Brothers, has reached the milestone of arranging 800 mentorships. Agents Together is a...

The cost of coastal homes in Britain more than doubled - rising 56 per cent - between 2012 and 2022 says...

New legal provisions within Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 that form the latest part of the Home Office's...

The head of a property management company has been fined £25,800 after serious safety issues were discovered at a shared house...

Propertymark’s showcase event this year is to be addressed by a person who is a chartered psychologist, neuroscientist, science communicator, author...

The government must focus on measures in next week’s Budget that will boost significantly the supply of homes, according to lettings...

“Optimism has survived another difficult month” says business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown in response to the latest house price index.  Indeed, the industry...

A combination of regular inspections and pro-active installation of ventilation can help to reduce the risk of dangerous damp and mould...

New analysis of the English Housing Survey by the Building Research Establishment has found that excessively cold homes in England could...

Lettings agents will be able to book their exam this week for the new Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...

A Build To Rent operator has struck a deal with Lloyds Pharmacy to offer a so-called Health Concierge Service allowing tenants...

Atomic Consultancy, the specialist acquisition management business, believes that 2023 is likely to present significant opportunities for those looking to sell...