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

Agents are being urged to campaign to change Labour’s Renters Rights Bill to stop it damaging the lettings industry. Neil Cobbold, commercial...

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

David Cox, the former chief executive of ARLA Propertymark and now a senior executive at Rightmove, says it’s unlikely we’ll see...

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

Just after welcoming the appointment of the new Labour government housing minister, Propertymark has gone on to call for a cross-party...

An increase in property listings is helping to create a more normalised market which is a welcome relief to renters, landlords...

Internal data from Foxtons, London’s largest lettings agent, indicates sentiment may be improving across the capital as data shows a 12%...

Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...

Foxtons’ internal lettings data shows that the 2024 lettings market in the capital is likely to be more balanced than in...

Data from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons has found that rent is up eight per cent year-on-year, with the London average now...

It appears that a “wider range of behaviours” are likely to be taken into account in future when tenants are considered...

Two animal charities - Cats Protection and Dogs Trust - have started recruiting MPs to their campaign in favour of pets...

Rising rents mean the share of young people leaving the family home and moving into rented accommodation has plunged, says Hamptons...

New figures today from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons shows growth in the supply of lettings properties on the market is starting...

The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...

Labour’s new housing spokesperson, Matthew Pennycook, says his party would go further than the government on the subject of private rental...

As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...

The BBC’s Reality Check service, respected for giving a more realistic assessment of many politicians’ promises, has looked at London mayor...

The lettings market typically heats up in autumn, with landlords and tenants back off their holidays and ready to start the...