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From this month, private tenants in Northern Ireland will have sufficient smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms installed in their homes for...

PropertyPal - a portal recently at the centre of a fees dispute - has merged with Propertynews. The two brands, which are...

One in 10 UK tenants are now spending at least 60% of their take home salary on their rent, according to...

An agent whose business was rammed by a car believes he was targeted because of claims he was letting homes to...

One of Northern Ireland’s fastest growing agencies has acquired one of the longest running property firms in South Down and established...

Figures from the National House Building Council show that housebuilding is currently running at only half the rate the new Labour...

A boycott of a major property portal has been called off after a settlement has been reached over fees. PropertyPal is the...

Leading property players and analysts suggest that the lacklustre housing market figures produced by the Halifax over the weekend owe more...

Letting agents have the toughest job trying to balance the needs of landlord and tenants while politicians create uncertainty around the...

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that, after 10 years, we’re able to expand The ValPal Network to Northern Ireland. Since our launch...

The latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is raising a red flag over what it calls...

Mandatory smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms will be introduced to private rented sector properties in Northern Ireland.    Under the Smoke, Heat...

Over the weekend the Conservatives pledged that if elected on July 4 they would permanently scrap stamp duty for first time...

A lettings agency trading as Bowden Property Group Ltd has been fined £4,000 and £1,470 for failing to protect two tenancy...

Propertymark wants Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities to regulate property agents via professional bodies such as itself. The Department for Communities is...

A statement from a city council claims that a property company failed to attend court in a case of deposit protection,...

Rents rose 9% on average in the UK in Q1 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, says flatshare site SpareRoom. Out...

Propertymark has batted away any possible market pessimism as a result of a downbeat price index result from the Halifax  Just before...

NatWest Group has announced a new package of what it calls ”targeted lending and support” to help local councils provide more...

Average UK private rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024 according to the Office for National Statistics. This...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

A property portal claims it’s struck an industry-first by making a “substantial investment” of over £250,000 in Artificial Intelligence.  The local portal...

Propertymark is highlighting new advice for agents and landlords given by Lets With Pets, the website of The Dogs Trust charity. The...

Propertymark has welcomed proposed reforms to evict tenants who show persistent anti-social behaviour.   In 2018, a Northern Ireland Department of Justice consultation...

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

One of the Republic of Ireland's largest agency chains, Sherry Fitzgerald, has snapped up Belfast independent Simon Brien Residential, known as...

A return of pent-up demand and mortgage rates falling below five per cent have boosted the start of the year for...

A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

Propertymark has responded to two consultations on the proposals to introduce electrical safety standards and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in...

Government data shows that as of 2022 some 15.29 per cent of homes in England are privately rented, with 14.9 per...

Propertymark is urging agents to give it their views on two consultations on health and safety issues coming out of Northern...

A leading agency says the squeeze on tenants facing high rent rises is not going to end anytime soon. The comment -...

A property website has produced startling figures giving an insight into the frenzied rental market. Property Pal, which looks at the housing...

HM Treasury has published a consultation on reform of the anti-money laundering supervisory system, giving four options. Currently the supervisory system is...

Propertymark has put forward a six-point plan to slash economic crime in the property sector. The trade body says a series of...

Rents continue to soar across the UK according to data released by flatshare website SpareRoom.  It says average UK room rents were...

Propertymark has revealed its latest top table of elected and unelected spokespeople forming its new leadership team. The new chair of the...

Ukrainians in the UK will be helped into private rental homes as part of a £150m government injection.  The funding will be...

A trio of agents working in a hybrid agency have setup an LGBTQ+-focused mentoring, learning and networking group. James Hummerstone-Pope, Danielle Andrews...

Revenue from property taxes in Scotland has dropped significantly so far this year, according to a prominent lettings agency.  DJ Alexander Ltd...

The average rent in the UK is now £1,175 per calendar month according to HomeLet. This is a tiny 0.3 per cent...

A new analysis suggests that the number of first time buyers has plummeted by over 10 per cent in the past...

Trading Standards officers check for agents’ compliance by scrutinising their websites, it’s being claimed. Agents are being warned to ensure their websites...

The equity release market has expanded by 27 per cent to hit a record £5.58 billion of new lending last year,...

The availability of stock within the owner-occupied market is now back to a pre-pandemic norm, but the reverse is true for...

The housing market slowdown is gathering pace and has now hit every region of the UK according to the Nationwide. In data...

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...

Propertymark has reiterated its opposition to rent controls in its latest statement on proposals in Northern Ireland. The NI Assembly has published...

The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, says the limited cut in stamp duty in England and Northern Ireland announced in the mini-Budget...

In Scotland - where a rent freeze kicked in last weekend - Scottish private rents have fallen nearly 15 in real...

The details of the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill will be the main focus of the Propertymark annual conference in Belfast...

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that stamp duty will be cut.  In future there will be no stamp duty on the first...

There’s more evidence today that cleaning remains the largest cause of disputes between agents and tenants. Data released by The Dispute Service...

Latest figures from the Tenancy Deposit Service shows a slight reduction in typical deposits for rental properties in England and Wales. At...

A company claims that some 18 per cent of property firms have seen a rise in criminals attempting to launder money...

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

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team has published fresh guidance to help letting agents meet new requirements regarding...

A new market snapshot suggests that the cost of renting just a room in London has reached an average of over...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes has categorically stated that the government is not considering rent controls in England. In a written reply to...

The average rent in the UK has hit another record high of £1,103 per calendar month after a 1.1 per cent...

Propertymark members are to get a briefing on Northern Ireland’s new Private Tenancies Act at a webinar hosted by the trade...

Propertymark is calling on candidates in next week's Northern Ireland Assembly elections to support policies that will increase housing supply and...

The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...

The monthly costs for a first time buyer are some 13 per cent lower than that of a similar renter -...

A player in the rental insurance field is warning that the growing cost of living crisis makes it more important than...

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has accused governments across the UK of using Covid 19 rule changes to slip in...

A lettings agency says renters must pay an average of up to 77 per cent of their monthly household income to...

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...

The latest lettings market snapshot from HomeLet suggests another record average UK monthly rent level of £1,064 pcm - up a...

Extending the length of Notice to Quit periods in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland to up to six months...

Buy to let investors many quit the sector if proposals in the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill go-ahead in their existing...

ARLA Propertymark has released its latest lettings market snapshot showing demand reducing - but even so still being a record for...

The House of Commons Library, an independent body not controlled by government, has published a detailed history of the many measures...

New laws to limit rent increases to once a year in Northern Ireland have moved a step closer and lettings agents...

The lettings market continues to boom, with HomeLet’s latest index showing average UK rents at a record high for the third...

Reluctance to move during the pandemic is thought to be a key reason for a sharp drop in tenancy disputes between...

Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities is extending the regulations for the period of notice a landlord must give a tenant before...

There’s been a 21 per cent rise in demand for properties from buy to let investors according to a new analysis...

A new estimate put the value of the UK private rental sector at almost £1.4 trillion. Buy to let and investment consultancy...

Propertymark has given its broad support to a new Private Members Bill introduced into the Northern Ireland assembly, aimed at improving...

There’s still no sign of a lettings market slowdown according to the latest report from ARLA Propertymark. It says that the average...

A scheme being proposed in Northern Ireland has been branded as a threat to letting agents. The Northern Ireland Executive is considering...

The ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...

Average rents across the UK have risen for the fourth time in as many months according to the HomeLet index. Typical rent...

Latest figures from ARLA Propertymark suggest the rental market continues to perform strongly. Data for February - the latest available from the...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

A leading property law expert says there is now pressure on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to raise stamp duty on buy to...

Letting agents say the number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell for the third month in a row. The latest ARLA Propertymark...

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...

A property company that owns and manages premises occupied by a politician has returned some £10,000 in furlough money received under...

A Green Party councillor has been refunded fees he and his partner were charged by a letting agency five years ago,...

The Chartered Institute of Housing claims there may be a “massive increase” in evictions in the near future. In a briefing paper the...

The latest monthly rental index produced by insurance provider HomeLet shows a four per cent surge in the all-UK average rent...

Activists from the controversial renters’ group Acorn have picketed the headquarters of a national rental firm in a dispute over a...

There have been changes to the Notice To Quit process in Northern Ireland. The Private Tenancies (Coronavirus Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020...

A group of Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs have together claimed that England could witness "a new wave of homelessness" when...

Room rents in the capital have dropped seven per cent in the past three months as the Coronavirus crisis saps demand...

Shelter is calling for stricter enforcement against letting agents in Northern Ireland which it claims are illegally charging tenants fees for...