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A Labour council in London is seeking much greater control over the creation of so-called ‘small HMOs’. Lambeth council wants anyone creating a...

A brief statement to the London Stock Market this evening has confirmed that Rightmove will, after all, carry OpenRent listings in...

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

New figures published by HMRC show a 7% rise in Capital Gains Tax liabilities on the sale of residential property in...

New rules on renewing leases may take years to come into effect, a leading property lawyer warns. The Leasehold Reform Act became...

Would-be buyers with a 5% deposit face paying £300 per month more in mortgage repayments than if they continued renting, says...

An accountancy firm is warning those using Airbnb and similar short let platforms that new tax rules mean they could lose...

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

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

Rightmove is rolling out displaying the new Material info Parts B & C fields on listings, following a number of months...

Some 50% of tenants who moved last year did so because their landlords decided to sell the property.  By contrast, eviction was...

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum.  Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...

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

A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...

Campaigning charity Shelter is demanding an overhaul of the Renters Reform Bill, which will shortly begin its passage through the House...

Average rent arrears claims climbed to £1,816 in the first quarter of this year. That’s a rise of 27% from £1,435 in...

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

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

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their...

A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...

Shelter is calling for the construction of 90,000 rental properties each year for a decade - and it claims this would...

Birmingham’s Labour council is considering closing its social housing waiting list to new applicants - and this is likely to trigger...

Seventeen housing organisations have sent an open letter to the government rejecting its idea of prioritising British families when it comes...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark says one of the UK governments should go further in ensuring the safety of tenants...

Fast-growing Lomond has snapped up another regional agency - this time one in the Midlands. Centrick - which had a High Street...

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

The Northwood franchise, which has more than 90 offices nationwide, has unveiled a new look for its lettings and estate agency...

Attention estate agents: if you're looking for a bumper Christmas bonus, then maintaining your marketing spend throughout December might just be...

There’s growing optimism that tomorrow’s Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting will see base rate held for another month -...

At a time when the agency industry is being wooed by new self employed business models, a new survey suggests most...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Letting...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

The classified ad website Gumtree is issuing an alert about what it claims is the growing threat of rental fraud. It says...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service - introduced this month - will make possession court case delays even worse. That’s the...

New figures suggest soaring numbers of tenants are at risk from criminals taking advantage of the tough rental market. Scammers place fake...

Housing legal aid is increasingly out of reach for tenants who need help, the Law Society of England and Wales claims.  Quarterly...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has announced its decision on base rate. It will rise by 0.25 per cent to...

Propertymark has issued another plea to the government to be fair to the private rental sector - this time regarding a...

The Law Society is raising concerns over the effectiveness of a new support service aimed at tenants at risk of losing...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service kicks in today - it offers early legal advice, free of charge, to anyone...

A property industry commentator wants buy to let mortgage rules to be relaxed so that frustrated sellers can let out their...

A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...

Canary Wharf was once seen as the future of London - now it’s the location that’s seen the greatest loss in...

A fraudster lettings agent must repay £122,922.68 to her old firm within three months - or face yet more time in...

Trading Standards has stopped a lettings agency owner from being a company director after he defrauded customers by over £80,000. Francis Smart,...

Prime London’s housing market lacks its usual seasonal spring bounce with prices flat and transactions down, admits property data consultancy LonRes. And...

Jo Eccles, director of London-focussed buying agency and property consultancy Eccord, says she is witnessing some landlords willing to quit the...

A clampdown on HMOs is to begin this week - and the council behind it is describing it as ‘preserving the...

Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...

Large areas of the country  will remain without vital legal advice to prevent evictions if the government fails to persuade law...

A new dedicated Build To Rent company, Adler Estates, has launched in the westcountry. It’s part of the Eagle One group of private property companies...

It’s been revealed that agents have been kicked out of The Property Ombudsman in recent months for failing to pay compensatory...

Two big-hitter agencies are slugging it out for lettings dominance in London, with both making announcements in a bid to cement...

UK banks are closing client accounts held by established letting agents and refusing to open accounts for new businesses. The Problem A growing...

The chief executive of Propertymark says latest data from letting agents suggests rent rises may have peaked - but that could...

Propertymark pledges that an event being held next summer will be “colossal” - and will haver the likes of lettings agents...

No fewer than 85 per cent of letting agents say that landlord clients have expressed a wish to sell up in...

A financial expert says the latest house price index, showing the biggest monthly fall for over two years, is the “first...

Shelter claims government figures show 5,940 households were “threatened with homelessness” in England as a result of Section 21 evictions between April...

Data from different firms suggest there’s been an upsurge in the purchase of rent protection insurance by agents. Firstly Goodlord and Vouch...

With EPC ratings now a prominent part of letting a property, with stricter government regulations likely, new research suggests substantial numbers...

Rebel shareholders at Purplebricks want the current chairman to be replaced by industry veteran Harry Hill. Lecram Holdings Limited - which has...

There’s been a big rise in the number of companies set up to hold buy to let, according to a survey...

Propertymark’s latest rental market snapshot shows that since February, the number of new tenants wanting to register on agents’ books has increased...

According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, organisations worldwide lose $4.7 trillion to fraud each year, with real estate suffering...

A team of experts has released a report that responds to government reform plans - and it insists that if Section...

The Belvoir Group is warning that the housing crisis within the Scottish private rental sector is rapidly worsening, thanks to the...

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has issued this guidance for agents to pass to landlords. It coincides with Gas Safety Week,...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - A statement from...

Trading Standards is calling for more due diligence checks to be made following the jailing of a rogue letting agent for...

A former lettings agent has been jailed for almost three years after admitting conning landlords out of over £80,000. The sentence for...

Rents have seen the highest jump since records began in 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics. It says UK-wide rents...

A letting agent who stole over £80,000 from landlords is awaiting sentence. Frank Smart - owner of Smart Residential Letting Agents in...

Connells makes no reference about its lettings division in a terse statement about its business performance in the first half of...

Purplebricks has given its interpretation of how much its lettings sector compliance crisis has cost the company. Back in December the Daily...

OnTheMarket is launching a management fee protection product, developed with tenant referencing platform Canopy and insurance broker the Alan Boswell Group....

The financial fall out from Purplebricks’ disastrous lettings compliance crisis is likely to be revealed next week. The troubled agency says it...

A high profile London lettings agency says some owners of properties in prime areas of the capital have seen capital appreciation...

A jury has ruled that a lettings agency has been guilty of illegally evicting tenants in Margate - with locks changed,...

The sales director of a property investment firm says high house prices, rising interest rates and the broader cost of living...

The small UK Association of Letting Agents trade body says that the government’s proposal to scrap Section 21 is grabbing headlines...

Six agencies have been excluded from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to wronged complainants. One was the Belvoir...

Senior figures in the agency industry have backed new guidance from the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agent Team regarding...

A rogue tenant occupying a property for up to nine months and refusing to pay rent could cost a combined £10,000...

Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...

Since the Tenant Fees Act ban came into force, agents have been responsible for covering tenancy referencing costs, whether that’s by...

Local and central government is losing out on millions of pounds of council tax income this year because of the business...

A Labour MP says a surge in the number of stag and hen parties in her constituency - undertaken by people...

Rental portal Rentd says the pandemic-long decline in the London rental market is now “reversing at speed”. Rental values are climbing annually...

Agents tasked with persuading possible investors as to the benefit of buy to let have new ammunition, in the shape of...

New research shows that despite tax and regulatory changes restricting buy to let returns, this remains a far healthier investment than...

New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...

Campaigning charity Shelter says new government figures reveal an increasing number of renters are facing eviction.  And it warns that more renters are...

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

A report prepared by housing experts in Manchester shows a massive surge in the number of Airbnbs in the city -...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

The Guild of Property Professionals has entered into a partnership with one of the many deposit replacement services now available. It’s teamed...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...

Airbnb is now introducing pet insurance cover for its hosts as it continues attempts to win long-term renters away from the...

The Build to Rent sector is being targeted by criminals with a 364 per cent rise in fraudulent tenant applications in...