London-focussed property data firm LonRes, which analysis activity in the prime areas of the capital, says annual rental growth increased to...
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Just as the prospect of tax rises in the Budget is causing uncertainty in the prime London sales market, so Labour’s...
13 August 2024
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Ascend, which says it’s now the UK’s largest third-party operator of single-family Build To Rent homes, has recruited a new associated...
09 August 2024
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The latest rental market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests there’s still a significant mismatch between supply and...
08 August 2024
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One of Northern Ireland’s fastest growing agencies has acquired one of the longest running property firms in South Down and established...
06 August 2024
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Foxtons latest trading update shows growing reliance on lettings income. However it says the performance - which saw double digit growth in...
31 July 2024
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Foxtons says London’s lettings market is now at its summer peak. New internal data from the company claims demand rose by 15%...
18 July 2024
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Lettings agency giant Connells says the private rental sector performed strongly in the second quarter of 2024 despite worries over future...
16 July 2024
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The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors contains a raft of worried statements from agents. A large...
11 July 2024
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We’re absolutely delighted to announce that, after 10 years, we’re able to expand The ValPal Network to Northern Ireland. Since our launch...
19 June 2024
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An increase in property listings is helping to create a more normalised market which is a welcome relief to renters, landlords...
18 June 2024
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Propertymark has launched a new bespoke platform for agents, with the claim that it will ‘connect everyone everywhere.’ The trade body says...
18 June 2024
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The latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is raising a red flag over what it calls...
13 June 2024
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Internal data from Foxtons, London’s largest lettings agent, indicates sentiment may be improving across the capital as data shows a 12%...
24 May 2024
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Rental PropTech platform Krispyhouse has secured £1.3m in second-round fundraising. The residential rentals app and online platform is reported to have secured...
14 May 2024
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The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum. Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...
09 May 2024
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Rental growth in prime London postcodes has narrowed to levels last seen in the summer of 2021, says Knight Frank. Average rents...
08 May 2024
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Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...
24 April 2024
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Two agencies are merging their lettings operations and launching a Joint Venture company to enable continued growth in their respective areas...
16 April 2024
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Promising figures from the latest house price index doesn’t mean underlying problems in the market have been solved, warns Propertymark. UK house...
04 April 2024
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February saw significant improvements in activity across the prime London lettings market, and annual rental growth also increased slightly after four...
21 March 2024
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Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...
14 March 2024
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The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...
12 March 2024
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Data released today from Foxtons has found that the number of new instructions in January 2024 was 25 per cent higher...
19 February 2024
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Rental growth across prime London slowed again in January, with average rents falling on a monthly basis for the third time...
16 February 2024
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Agency software service Alto has announced a new integration with Zero Deposit. Research by Zero Deposit shows that 65 per cent of...
15 February 2024
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Major regional independent agency Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding its offering by re-entering the residential lettings and property management market...
14 February 2024
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Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...
09 January 2024
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A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...
20 December 2023
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LonRes says rents in prime London are still rising but the rate of rental growth has slowed to two-year low. That took...
18 December 2023
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Data from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons has found that rent is up eight per cent year-on-year, with the London average now...
15 December 2023
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Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...
14 December 2023
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Franchise giant Belvoir is the latest agency group to sign a deal with geospatial technology firm Kamma. The partnership will offer all...
29 November 2023
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Annual rental growth across prime London slowed slightly to 8.1 per cent in October according to property data firm LonRes. However, rents...
15 November 2023
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The latest RICS lettings market survey shows another increase in rental demand - but that demand appears to be slowing. The institution’s...
09 November 2023
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An overwhelming number of letting and sales agents back the idea of more so-called Material Information on property details. That’s according to...
06 November 2023
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Reapit has inked a deal with fast-expanding PropTech service Kamma to automate information about private rental sector council licensing. This year is...
19 October 2023
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The latest edition of the Home housing index shows Conti suing close links between both the lettings and sales markets. The Home...
19 October 2023
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The latest lettings market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows rental demand continuing to rise. A net balance of...
12 October 2023
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There are no signs of rental growth slowing in prime London lettings market, says LonRes. The property data firm says annual rental...
15 September 2023
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The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that a significant majority of members expect yet...
14 September 2023
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It’s vital for agents to have a process in place to check documentation received at their office, to avoid potential claims. This...
06 September 2023
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Annual rental growth in July was 9.1 per cent across prime London according to LonRes. This figure took rents to 28.4 per...
18 August 2023
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New figures from Foxtons show that average weekly rent in July 2023 was 12 per cent higher than July 2022. The agency’s...
15 August 2023
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There’s a blunt warning to renters this morning from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution...
10 August 2023
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The long-awaited supply increase in the prime London lettings market is underway, says high-end agency Knight Frank. The agency says the underlying...
09 August 2023
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The head of one of the country’s highest profile franchise agency empires says the self-employed ethos of some advisers and entrepreneurial...
04 August 2023
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New figures released this morning from The Property Ombudsman show that the overwhelming number of disputes in the past year involved...
03 August 2023
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An online lettings platform is warning that some landlords are being give “too good to be true" promises of rent increases by...
01 August 2023
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A study by consumer intelligence service TwentyCi shows a continued severe under-supply of properties in the private rental sector. It says that...
21 July 2023
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The results of the latest RICS UK Residential Survey, out today, point to a renewed worry about the housing market. The survey...
13 July 2023
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OnTheMarket says the frantic lettings market of the past year or more is bad news for agents. In a trading statement to...
11 July 2023
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PayProp is known for its award-winning rental payment platform, which combines bank-integrated client accounting with automation to save letting agencies time...
29 June 2023
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The latest lettings market snapshot produced by London-focussed property data firm LonRes shows little change in the supply-constrained rental sector. However, figures...
14 June 2023
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Agents wanting to get to grips with the Renters Reform Act are invited to a learning webinar hosted by Rightmove. It’s at...
30 May 2023
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Prime London’s housing market lacks its usual seasonal spring bounce with prices flat and transactions down, admits property data consultancy LonRes. And...
19 May 2023
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Purplebricks has given its most pessimistic trading update yet, admitting its effects to find a buyer are tanking and its financial...
10 May 2023
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New figures today from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons shows growth in the supply of lettings properties on the market is starting...
24 April 2023
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A new survey throws light on the scale of the supply shortage hurting the rental market - and in addition shows...
24 April 2023
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Fast-growing agency network Lomond is launching its own national and regional market information - and it claims it’s using data rarely...
19 April 2023
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A new PropTech tool says it will help agents maximise their chances of handling the sales of properties being disposed of...
24 March 2023
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New figures today from London agency Foxtons show that the average rent in February 2023 rose five per cent from the...
23 March 2023
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The rental market in Prime London continues to suffer from a severe stock shortage according to recent data from property consultancy...
14 March 2023
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The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors - out today - shows tenant demand continuing to increase...
09 March 2023
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The number of lettings instructions in London has dropped since the start of the year. Knight Frank says that compared to the...
01 March 2023
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The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped create an economy featuring jobs that benefit local communities and fit...
14 February 2023
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The supply of lettings property is finally increasing says Knight Frank. The agency says that in London and elsewhere, mortgage rates and...
01 February 2023
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The availability of stock within the owner-occupied market is now back to a pre-pandemic norm, but the reverse is true for...
26 January 2023
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Letting agents and landlords are invited to join a virtual forum for a further update on new licensing requirements and to...
25 January 2023
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Tenant demand in the past month has been the lowest since February 2021 and suggests that the pace of demand growth...
19 January 2023
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The latest market snapshot by London-focussed data company LonRes shows that a shortage of homes available to rent across all parts...
16 December 2022
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The headlines surrounding today’s new RICS market snapshot will concentrate on dramatic house price falls but the drop off in the...
08 December 2022
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London property data business LonRes has launched an app. By downloading the app users can search for properties – for sale or...
25 November 2022
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The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows another robust performance for lettings. RICS says tenant demand continues...
10 November 2022
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New figures from property consultancy TwentyCi lay bare the challenges faced by the lettings sector. In the third quarter of 2022 new...
21 October 2022
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The lack of homes available to rent continues to limit activity in the Prime London rental market, and while annual growth...
10 October 2022
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The rental sector remains strong according to the latest market survey by Propertymark. The number of new tenants registered on average per...
29 September 2022
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PropTech firm Homesearch has launched technology which it claims allows every agent to offer a white-labelled search engine. And it claims this...
13 September 2022
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The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests tenant demand is rising further with a net...
08 September 2022
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Foxtons has issued a welcome statement to its new chief executive as it seeks to return to past glories. Guy Gittins -...
06 September 2022
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The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that the market is strong - but off its...
17 August 2022
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The rental market across Prime London continues to suffer from a combination of low supply and rapidly rising rents, according to...
08 August 2022
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A market snapshot of lettings in the second quarter of this year has described the supply shortage as “massively under-performing”. The comment...
21 July 2022
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Propertymark has entered into a deal with a PropTech firm to help it grow in Scotland. The partnership will see Homesearch collaborate...
13 July 2022
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A cloud-based software firm that’s been snapped up by a major PropTech company is urging agents to embrace the cloud. Openview -...
06 July 2022
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A new software integration has produced what its creators claim will be the first data-driven lettings CRM. Agents that use both Street.co.uk...
30 May 2022
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The latest sentiment survey amongst members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that the rental market is strong -...
13 May 2022
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A London agency says properties in its patch let in just five days. Draker Lettings in Fulham has just 22 available instructions...
12 May 2022
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PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...
28 April 2022
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The latest market sentiment survey of the lettings market from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rent rises will...
19 April 2022
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The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...
13 April 2022
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OnTheMarket is today launched a lettings Automated Valuation Model tool that is claimed will provide landlords and investors with an instant...
12 April 2022
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A trade body says letting agents are receiving growing numbers of contracts from tenants wanting to take part in the Homes...
21 March 2022
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Prospecting tool Spectre has announced an integration with AgencyCloud from Reapit to personalise direct mail letters. Instead of beginning prospecting letters with...
02 February 2022
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A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...
13 January 2022
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A new Midlands property investment group has been launched, and says it will target both investors and landlords. Joseph Mews Property Group...
11 January 2022
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Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords and agents in England, telling them how to enact the...
20 December 2021
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Industry supplier FocalAgent has launched the National Property Photography Awards. Its network of over 1,000 professional photographers submit shots each month: those...
15 December 2021
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The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rents are to increase “firmly” in the near...