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Residential property sales were up by 7% in July compared to the same month year, with 90,630 transactions, official figures show. But...

A new partnership being launched today aims to see if the private rented sector can contribute to ending homelessness. It takes the...

Property industry supplier Iamproperty says some 670,000 students will likely be seeking private rental properties in the upcoming academic year -...

Leading property website Zoopla has delivered strong results for letting agents in the run-up to the busiest time of year for...

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

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

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

A regional agent says the fear of further taxes on the private rental sector may lead to a spurt of landlords...

Propertymark has come out with a strongly-worded statement accusing politicians in the Scottish Parliament of ignoring the industry’s views on rent...

Leaders Romans Group has acquired Alan Francis Estate Agents and Lettings Ltd, a Milton Keynes company which has operated in the...

New figures show the scale of the rental supply slump in recent years. The respected Home website, which produces a monthly lettings...

New figures showing no slowdown in the rate of private rental inflation is just additional “misery” for tenants, a leading financial...

A housing group is launching a campaign to recruit more young people to the property industry in general and the building...

Average rent arrears claims reached £2,092 in the second quarter of this year - a rise of 15% from £1,816 in...

The property consultancy Bidwells has appointed a digital transformation expert to a new role to help the firm prepare for the...

OnTheMarket has launched a new report giving details of real-time lettings activity in local markets across the country.  OTM says that there;’s...

A tax expert is advising anyone involved in the furnished holiday lettings sector to ‘act now’ ahead of upcoming tax changes. Ben...

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

The new Labour government has a “golden opportunity its” to resolve the rental crisis, but must give clarity to the industry...

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

The latest rental market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests there’s still a significant mismatch between supply and...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says he’s backing Labour’s house building plans because of the state of the private rental sector.  Sam...

Rightmove has admitted to shareholders that it’s to lose 8% of its lettings listing from next month - the equivalent of...

Leicester based student accommodation provider, Sulets - formally Student Union Lettings Ltd - has won a Platinum award from Investors in People.  Only...

The chance of the Bank of England deciding to cut base rate today and thus trigger further interest rate cuts, is...

Fine & Country is holding a recruitment open evening in its flagship office on Park Lane in London next month.  Managing director...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has entered a partnership with Fresh, a Build To Rent and co-living operator. Instead of paying a traditional...

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

Robert Jenrick, who was appointed Housing Secretary by Robert Jenrick in 2019, is to run for Tory party leader. During his time...

A lettings agent says ‘times are changing with deposits” and claims more landlords and tenants are choosing alternatives.  The comment by Paul...

The latest edition of the English Housing Survey reveals precisely how relatively rarely Section 21 is used. Data from the survey analysed...

Zoopla lettings chiefs have told the government it should tighten up its imminent Renters Rights Bill by demanding all lettings agents...

A prominent industry trainer is working with a fledgling sales agency to launch what it calls a “buyer representation programme” -...

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

A new lettings market index has been launched by the Skipton Group, parent company of Connells, the country’s largest lettings and...

London high end agency Eccord has bolstered its property management team with two experienced new hires. Steve Wilson joins as Senior Property...

The government’s renewed pledge to end Section 21 eviction powers for agents and landlords is fine, a leading industry figure has...

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

Asking rents continue to show posi­tive, albeit lower, growth in most regions according to the property website Home. The site conducts a...

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

Glenigan, regarded as one of the construction industry’s most respected insight and intelligence consultancies, says the sector will enjoy a long-term...

Leaks over the weekend from what would appear to be government sources suggest some 35 new Bills will be in the...

An executive with four decades of experience in the insurance sector has joined the board of accreditation service safeagent as a...

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...

High end lettings agency Hamptons has launched a new international department to woo overseas investors and tenants seeking rental properties in...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has congratulated Labour on forming the next government but says it must move quickly to...

Leading property players and analysts suggest that the lacklustre housing market figures produced by the Halifax over the weekend owe more...

Angela Rayner has been appointed Levelling Up Secretary with responsibility for housing - a role she has in addition to being...

A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. LRG this...

Knight Frank says tenancies agreed in June for properties asking over £1,000 per week were at a level below the asking...

Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...

The major Scottish agency in the Lomond Group empire - DJ Alexander - has snapped up Sandstone Management and its lettings...

Letting agents have the toughest job trying to balance the needs of landlord and tenants while politicians create uncertainty around the...

Although much focus is on the Bank of England and when it will begin to cut interest rates, a sobering warning...

A female-run block management company says it’s achieved a 30% growth in its client base - and it doesn’t take kickbacks...

The Bank of England has kept base interest rate at 5.25%. Some industry figures hoped for a cut following yesterday’s inflation news,...

Would-be buyers with a 5% deposit face paying £300 per month more in mortgage repayments than if they continued renting, says...

The UK housing market has returned to its pre-pandemic size, according to Savills analysis. Overall, the total value of the UK housing...

The latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is raising a red flag over what it calls...

Young people in London are taking on second jobs to get onto the property ladder, it’s claimed. Of the first-time buyers in...

Knight Frank is suggesting that a growing degree of uncertainty is hitting the rental market, particularly the high-end sector in the...

Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...

Data sourced from millions of bank accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages increased 6.3 per cent year-on-year in May. Barclays data...

An accountancy firm is warning those using Airbnb and similar short let platforms that new tax rules mean they could lose...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched what it calls an “impartial”guide for landlords, investors and others buying or selling...

Independent agency Henry Adams says it wants “entrepreneurs and business owners” to “explore new growth avenues” The company is seeking acquisitions, joint...

A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...

As a result of an announcement back in March, in the government’s final Budget, a major change to stamp duty comes into...

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

Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital says it’s enjoyed a record breaking period of growth. Over 2023 and so far in 2024...

A mortgage lender claims many potential first time buyers are missing out because they don’t understand the concept of shared ownership. Just...

The agents’ trade body says many in the industry will be pleased that the Renters Reform Bill has bitten the dust...

High profile independent lettings agency base property specialists is marking its 20th anniversary with a new video-first website. The agency - located...

The ESTAS has revealed the nominations for three of its most prestigious categories to complete the shortlist for the 2024 awards. The...

A charity claims that new official figures on rent rises will “create more worry among private renters.” StepChange charity is referring to...

Half of all tenants who moved during the past 12 months found it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to secure a new...

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

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

Tenants renewing an existing contracts have been faced with high rent rises according to Hamptons lettings agency. It says they rose 8.3%...

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

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

Savills has moved to a new office in Petworth town centre, from which its lettings and other services will operate.  Savills, and...

Propertymark has given its view on why private rents have risen so much - 6.1% in England, 7.0% in Wales and...

The Cotswolds is the most lucrative place in the UK to own a holiday let, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages. With annual...

Two London agents who traded fraudulently through their lettings business and scammed victims out of over £24,000 have been sentenced. After a...

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

Number one portal Rightmove has upgraded growth expectations in its latest statement to shareholders - and is again growing its average...

A new survey from law firm Weightmans has found that only 24% of renters read tenancy agreements.  It says this is largely...

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

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

The average gross rental yield reported by landlords has reached the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, according to...

A lettings sector trade body predicts that the House of Lords is unlikely to make substantive changes to the Renters Reform...

A call has gone out from an industry group for letting agents to be sure they know the distinctions between statutory...

Startling regional differences are acting as barriers to those looking to step onto the property ladder for the first time, according...

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

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

The government’s failure to act on the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working party - chaired by Lord Richard Best and...

Average rent arrears claims climbed to £1,816 in the first quarter of this year. That’s a rise of 27% from £1,435 in...

A representative of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents team has told agents to accept new rules about material...