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Eight fledgling UK PropTech have been selected for the Propertymark-linked  REACH UK 2024 technology scale-up program. The REACH UK program, launched in March...

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

One of the UK’s most high profile lettings agents is calling on politicians to change course on rent controls. David Alexander of...

PropertyPal - a portal recently at the centre of a fees dispute - has merged with Propertynews. The two brands, which are...

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

Johns&Co, an agency specialising in property investment and asset management, is expanding into a new territory - Manchester. Since its establishment in...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has appointed Victor Olowe as the chair of its new Valuation Assurance Committee. Oluwe is a...

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

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...

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

Propertymark says stricter rules for EPC ratings in the private rental sector must be backed up with incentives and financial support. The...

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

New figures show the average inheritance tax (IHT) bill in 2021/22  rose to a new high of £215,000.  The number of estates...

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

An investment expert says TV property shows - especially episodes recorded some time ago - should carry warnings about soaring buy...

The John Lewis Partnership has received the green light to transform its Waitrose site in Bromley into a new Build To...

A trading statement by Rightmove reveals that it’s  spent £3m on just an 8% share of a PropTech system that describes...

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

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

Figures from the National House Building Council show that housebuilding is currently running at only half the rate the new Labour...

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

New figures from lettings agency Hamptons suggest that investors purchasing buy to let properties are increasingly looking to the north of...

A prominent lettings agent says banning agents and landlords conducting bidding wars for a rental property is not addressing the real...

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

While much of the property industry’s response to the King’s Speech focussed on government plans for rental sector and planning reform,...

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

The average age of landlords acquiring new rental property with a buy to let mortgage has fallen over the past decade,...

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

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

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

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney is warning that homeowners, including those serving the private rental sector, will have to...

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

The relentless acquisition programme of the private equity-funded Lomond Group continues apace with another acquisition announced today - the second this...

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...

My Property Box – a North East-headquartered lettings and sales agency – has struck a multi-million pound private equity deal for it...

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

The Leaders Romans Group lettings agency chain is demanding that the new government elected tomorrow brings back the Renters Reform Bill...

Some 8,000 people were forced to sleep rough for the first time in London last year, an increase of 25% on...

The embattled short let and holiday let industry has hit out at what it calls the “rampant hypocrisy” of councils when...

PropTech - not more staff - can make letting agencies more productive and reduce costs. A new rental confidence survey of lettings...

The decision of property developer Berkeley Group to enter the private rental sector is bad news for tenants, it’s claimed. Berkeley plans...

Development company Select Property has launched Select Residential, one of the first in-house lettings businesses of its kind by a build-to-sell...

Lomond has announced yet another acquisition, this time expanding its presence across the south coast with by snapping up Mishon Mackay. The...

The Scottish National Party, which as part of an alliance with the Greens introduced controversial rent controls in Scotland in 2022,...

Lomond’s John Shepherd brand has acquired a small Birmingham lettings agency, Xact Lettings. No figure is given for the number of lettings...

A small survey by a bank suggests that almost 100% of buy to let investors surveyed have received requests from tenants...

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

A political party has proposed that Capital Gains Tax be equalised with Income Tax - meaning landlords and investors who sold...

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

Lomond’s John Shepherd brand has acquired a small Birmingham lettings agency, Xact Lettings. No figure is given for the number of lettings...

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...

Housing juggernaut Legal & General says it’s now half way through a £400m Build To Rent scheme in Wandsworth, south London. It...

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

A £300m transformation of part of Glasgow is continuing apace following the completion of a 346-unit Build To Rent scheme. The scheme,...

A lettings expert is advising agents that “congruence” is key to successful acquisition of landlord clients. Former ARLA Propertymark president and the...

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

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

Propertymark wants Labour to come clean on its rent control policy, as the party repeatedly flip-flops on the issue. The agents’ body...

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

As the Renters Reform Bill makes its way through the House of Lords, Propertymark has advised peers not to miss this...

A prominent lettings expert and former president of ARLA Propertymark has berated agents who advertise ‘free valuations.’ Sally Lawson, now well known...

The pressure on rents for new tenancies in Scotland’s private rented sector have started to ease with all major cities now...

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

It's reported that the Lomond estate agency group, which is heavily backed by private equity and which has expanded through serial...

A prominent agent campaigning for business tax reform is urging Labour to come clean on its policies for business rates and...

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

The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...

The Housing Secretary in Wales says that nation is unlikely to follow the example of Scotland by introducing rent controls. At a...

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is to bring more than 150 new family homes to the rental market in...

Rightmove says there are still nearly 50,000 rental properties needed to head back to the pre-pandemic level of rental supply. The latest...

The political chaos in Scotland presents sensible politicians with an ideal chance to resent housing policies and ditch rent controls. That’s the...

A trade body representing Build To Rent operators claims that the sector “already accommodates the Bill’s proposals” in terms of tenants’...

There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...

Property investment and management company The Sourced Group says its new lettings division which “presents franchisees with the chance to generate...

Lettings giant Foxtons has hired merger and acquisition bankers from Rothschild following pressure from shareholders to sell itself for £160m, the...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

Landlords’ champion Paul Shamplina says more landlords should use lettings agents, who he describes as their “allies” in the battle to...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

A major technology programme has secured what it calls “a landmark co-investment partnership” with Propertymark and the Tenancy Deposit Service group.  And...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

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

Prime London rental values ticked up 0.3% over the first three months of 2024, according to Savills, as the market continues...

Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest and Rightmove have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business.  This is the first...

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

A fledgling trade body has introduced what it calls “principles for a new Build to Rent Code of Practice that will...

Agents have expressed their anger at permanent rent controls proposed by the SNP and Green Party politicians running the Scottish Government. The...

NatWest Group has announced a new package of what it calls ”targeted lending and support” to help local councils provide more...

The politician widely regarded as being the architect of rent controls in Scotland says he will shortly present a wider package...

A group founded eight years ago to represent the Build To Rent niche has now rebranded in a bid to win...

What appears to be another government housing policy U-turn - this time on ground rents - is being hailed as “a...

A property portal claims it’s struck an industry-first by making a “substantial investment” of over £250,000 in Artificial Intelligence.  The local portal...

Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to resolve the country’s ongoing housing emergency. The news comes as Scottish Labour MSP Mark Griffin...

The new Labour leader in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has received an early shot across the bows from Propertymark. Gething was elected Welsh...

New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy.  This is...

An umbrella group called London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep money...

Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget is set to hit Build To Rent. The British Property Foundation is reacting to news that Multiple dwellings...

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...