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

The latest market report from Propertymark’s lettings agents suggests the demand is slowing. The latest data - for March - shows that...

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

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

Letting agents have a key role in ensuring updated fire safety regulations really do improve standards for tenants in taller buildings. That’s...

Propertymark has said that the government’s ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties should go further. The government revealed over the...

Propertymark has waded in to the debate over flood prevention measures in the UK:il it wants insurance for homeowners and landlords faced...

The landlords’ newly-merged trade body has renewed its call for the government to do more to help the private rental sector...

Yorkshire-based property management firm Barnsdales has acquired a Nottingham independent for an undisclosed sum. Marriotts Commercial, an arm of Marriotts estate agency,...

Two long-established lettings and sales agencies on the south coast have merged in a bid to “enhance customer experience.” Smart Property and...

Owners of buy to let properties across the UK could be entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges according...

The government is considering the idea of a deposit passport for use by tenants when they move from one property to...

It’s been a difficult summer for Airbnb and other short-let platforms operating in the UK. Recently the European Commission gave Airbnb until the...

A leasehold campaigner has called on the Queen to end her support for what he calls the UK's “feudal leasehold system” by changing the...

You have only until 11.45pm tonight to have your say on government proposals to clamp down on letting and managing agents...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has confirmed that consultation on the government’s proposed ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants in...

A plentiful supply of freehold properties in our cities may become a thing of the past as urban areas become increasingly...

The Right To Buy policy “has turned into a rich harvest for the greedy elite” according to a trades union. The GMB...