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

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

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

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

A marketing expert is encouraging agents to invest more time and money in digital activities.  Richard Combellack, commercial product officer at PropTech...

The US central bank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 22 years - even though inflation in that...

Social media has moved on from being a “nice to have” to a necessity for most businesses, but how do you...

The Renters Reform Bill is being discussed by MPs this afternoon - although not as part of its long-running passage through...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

Trade bodies have been trying to shore up investor confidence after the latest house price index, by the Nationwide, showing another...

There’s a slowly growing optimism amongst property industry figures that the 2023 housing market will be relatively pain-free and not seeing...

Over half of all fraudulent tenancy applications involve fake or doctored pay slips, a PropTech firm claims. Goodlord analysed a sample size...

The number of first-time buyers is estimated to have fallen by nine per cent in 2022, Yorkshire Building Society says. Analysis by...

PropTech firm PayProp UK claims actual rent rises may be well below those suggested in some surveys. In response to the Scottish...

The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...

A bizarre lettings start-up has launched - and isn’t taking rent in return for property.  KindRoom instead offers itself as a platform...

The London agency Bective says the prime areas of the capital have enjoyed an eight per cent uplift in rental values...

‘Generation rent’ was a term first coined in 2011 by the Halifax in a survey on the future of homeownership. It...

The once-popular idea of parents buying a property for their offspring to use while at university, and then letting it to other...

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

Savills says an increase in the number of new builds bought for buy to let and other property investment will help...

London’s rental market gathered momentum in June as tenants anticipated a return to the office with 24 per cent more tenancies...

After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...

A prominent London Conservative MP has made a scathing attack on the current rental sector’s structure, saying it is skewed in...

The managing director of Fixflo, Rajeev Nayyar, says the pandemic has changed the context in which agents should view tenants’ complaints. In...

Consolidation within the industry continues apace with the Belvoir Group acquiring the Nicholas Humphreys Franchise Limited in a move announced over...

A prominent agent says a huge over-supply of available rental property is now flooding the central London market, just as demand...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Pressure appears to be building for more pet-friendly lettings properties with two Build To Rent operators promoting animal-friendly tenancies. BTR operator Fizzy Living...

It appears lettings agents may have escaped the recommended demands for referral fees to be made more transparent to customers. A statement...

High-end London agency chain Chestertons has snapped up an independent lettings agency in the east of the capital. Morgan Randall operated across Canary...

There was just a two per cent rise in late rental payments over the last month according to figures from an...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

London as a whole has seen rental stock plummet by 22 per cent in just one year according to a market...

Just over a fifth of lettings agents questioned in a major industry survey are concerned that may not be complying with...

Belvoir Lettings has continued its solid growth with a trading statement revealing a 40 per cent rise in pre-tax profit and...

A new analysis of rental yields across all of the UK’s local authorities has revealed exactly where the best places are for...

The government has been accused by a lettings sector trade body of skewing the market to encourage more short-lets.  The claim comes...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

The landlord of an HMO above a Chinese takeway in Cornwall has been fined for failing to comply with the requirements...

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

Why not drive one of the most powerful, beautiful, and sensational supercars available on the planet today, and at a price...

A leading personal finance journalist - and a former editor of Landlord Today - has used the columns of right wing...

The Resolution Foundation, a think tank, claims that home ownership is far lower than is widely believed to be the case...

The latest market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests rents will rise in 2017 for one simple reason...

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

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

A firm which claims to be London's fastest growing letting agency has opened its fifteenth branch. Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings' latest...

Measures which discourage investment in the private rented sector can only push up rents and harm tenants more than landlords, a...

London Mayor and Tory leadership wannabee Boris Johnson wants rogue operators in the private rental sectors to be banned with repeat...

The deputy mayor of London, with special responsibility for housing, says the enthusiasm of buy to let investors can boost housebuilding...

A letting agency chain is claiming to be London’s largest independent letting agent after opening its 13th office. Benham & Reeves Residential...

The Residential Landlords Association says it has “deep concerns” over the Panorama programme broadcast early this week claiming that landlords were...

It is to the credit of our political parties - and our own industry’s lobbying - that so many housing-related matters...