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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...

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

Glasgow’s lettings market is the strongest it’s been in up to 10 years, with a shortage of rental flats driving demand...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

Financial support from family members - not just parents - is expected to help fund 318,400 housing transactions in 2023, according...

Letting agents say the latest review of how Right To Rent has been carried out demonstrates “a knowledge gap” by landlords. This...

House prices in York - where the local MP is leading an onslaught on the proliferation of short lets - have...

Two senior agents are joining the Propertymark Qualifications board to bring a combined 64 years of experience. Jan Hytch - residential and...

Zoopla is warning that the recent sharp rise in rents has stretched affordability with the average rent now accounting for 37...

The appeal of city living has been reignited across Scotland with new figures showing a surge in demand and rents for...

A prominent industry supplier has hit out at what he calls “the merry go round of housing ministers” following yet another...

Am umbrella platform supporting Build To Rent developers says a survey suggests BTR tenants regard the sector as offering good value...

The number of prospective tenants asked to provide guarantors ahead of renting has risen by a huge 36 per cent over...

A senior Welsh politicians has urged anyone who has fallen behind in paying rent because of the pandemic to contact their...

An agency owned by Foxtons says there’s been a 120 per cent surge in demand for pet-friendly rental properties since the...

There’s been a slump in demand for rental properties as a result of tenants staying put in the latter part of...

Home offices are already the most-demanded must have from prospective tenants says James Hay, director at Surrey lettings agency, The Home...

Rents for detached homes increased twice as fast as the average for all UK properties during Q3 2021 says the Deposit...

An industry poll has revealed that tech is now so important in our lives that a fifth of UK tenants say...

The latest research by lettings agency Benham and Reeves has analysed how the pandemic has affected the UK rental market when...

One of the industry’s leading surveys comes out next week - and a preview suggests it’s going to show increasing optimism...

Labour shadow housing secretary Lucy Powell has resuscitated the eviction ban, this time for furloughed workers whose government support ends in...

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic rents across all prime London regions saw a return to positive...

Rental demand has started to return to the majority of major UK cities during the second quarter of this year, with...

A firm creating an app showing live streams of properties to let or for sale claims one agency attracted 18 offers...

Rental guarantor service Housing Hand claims there’s been a rise in the number of universities enquiring about white label deals, as...

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

Foxtons has made no bones about how it sees future growth - it wants to acquire lettings books from other agencies. “There...

A PropTech supplier says rental market activity remains relatively robust through this third lockdown, with a 25 per cent drop in...

Foxtons says it staged 300,000 virtual viewings last year as the pandemic’s lockdowns and temporary market closure severely restricted physical viewings. Chief operating...

The fall out from Coronavirus is forcing the rental market into a once in a lifetime change as tenants reassess priorities. This...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair says it’s set to make big announcements soon - and in the meantime it’s attracted a key...

Unite Students, the UK’s largest manager and developer of purpose-built accommodation for the student sector, is extending its 50 per cent...

A second student accommodation provider has announced a rent discount. Student Roost has told its residents they can apply for a discount...

Many agents will be closed on New Year’s Day - the last Bank Holiday for some months and at the start...

Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...

Trading Standards in one region of the UK is staging Twitter quizzes aimed at students, and asking about agents’ fees surrounding...

The role of lettings agents has never been more crucial to landlords and tenants than it is now and will be...

The government has revealed the dates of its so-called Christmas eviction truce. Agents will not be able to instruct bailiffs to complete...

The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...

One in eight homes coming onto the rental market in inner London since May has previously been an Airbnb or other...

Coronavirus lockdowns and travel restrictions imposed by the UK and other governments have hit the London rental market badly, an agency...

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has written an article strongly defending the private rental sector, agents and landlords. Baroness Altmann...

A leading supplier says the current market standstill is an opportunity for the industry to rethink how short lets can be...