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Property industry supplier Iamproperty says some 670,000 students will likely be seeking private rental properties in the upcoming academic year -...

eXp UK has passed the 600 agent milestone and now declares itself to be the leading platform for self employed agency. It...

Consumer organisation Which? claims there are some 1,000 reports of rental fraud scams a month at this time of year. It says...

Lettings agency chain Lomond has revealed a list of what it calls “up and coming rental hotspots” with yields having strengthened...

Hamptons lettings agency says it’s calculated what types of homes will be simply unable to be improved to reach the government...

The Law Society claims over 29,000 eviction claims in recent months leave “tens of thousands at risk of losing their homes.” The...

The latest rental market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests there’s still a significant mismatch between supply and...

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

The Bank of England has cut base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% - its first cut in four years. It was a...

Compliance issues are on the increase in the private rented sector according to a prominent industry supplier. Inventory and software chief Nick...

A trading statement by Rightmove reveals that it’s  spent £3m on just an 8% share of a PropTech system that describes...

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

A prominent industry trainer is working with a fledgling sales agency to launch what it calls a “buyer representation programme” -...

Letting industry doyen Valerie Bannister has celebrated 40 years in the industry with a party thrown by her employer, Your Move.  Valerie...

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

A lettings agency is offering tenants guidance on what it calls “how to jump the rental queue.” Benham and Reeves outlines a...

The Housing Secretary in the Welsh Government, Julie James, was one of several ministers to quit in yesterday's dramatic day of...

A lettings agency chief says there’s growing discussion about rent controls in his area - and he fears this may be...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

The BBC is reporting that councillors in Manchester have launched a series of attacks on users of Airbnb and other short...

The embattled short let and holiday let industry has hit out at what it calls the “rampant hypocrisy” of councils when...

Paying staff too little is a sure-fire way to hinder growth and profits, according to letting expert and former ALRA President,...

A ban on so-called bidding wars, which Labour now proposes, would have to include letting agents as well as landlords a...

Lomond has announced yet another acquisition, this time expanding its presence across the south coast with by snapping up Mishon Mackay. The...

Outstanding council tax arrears have soared according to new government figures. Data from he Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities shows...

Energy Performance Certificates can be riddled with inaccuracies and give unhelpful advice to property owners. That’s the view of consumer service Which? Which?...

Lomond’s John Shepherd brand has acquired a small Birmingham lettings agency, Xact Lettings. No figure is given for the number of lettings...

The number of tenancies ending in a claim for more than five weeks’ rent has risen to 17%, a deposit alternative...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

Lomond’s John Shepherd brand has acquired a small Birmingham lettings agency, Xact Lettings. No figure is given for the number of lettings...

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

As a result of an announcement back in March, in the government’s final Budget, a major change to stamp duty comes into...

An insurance firm’s assessment of how to market a holiday let successfully claims that strongly favourable reviews are far and away...

Propertymark has stepped into the row over whether there should be more controls over second homes, holiday lets and people from...

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

Tenants renewing an existing contracts have been faced with high rent rises according to Hamptons lettings agency. It says they rose 8.3%...

A Labour MP is calling for rent controls to be introduced, with powers for councils to tweak them as they see...

Propertymark has come out in support of the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team’s probe into Rent-to-Rent.    NTSELAT has...

Propertymark has given its view on why private rents have risen so much - 6.1% in England, 7.0% in Wales and...

It's reported that the Lomond estate agency group, which is heavily backed by private equity and which has expanded through serial...

Even as he was being elected as Mayor of London for a record-beating third successive time, Sadiq Khan was under pressure...

A prominent agent campaigning for business tax reform is urging Labour to come clean on its policies for business rates and...

A housing company has been fined £528,000 after an employee repairing a fence post inadvertently struck an underground cable, suffering burns...

The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...

A controversial rental sector figure claims over half of the properties listed to let are actually available for a tenant to...

Some 83% of estate agents are proud of their profession, says a new survey. The poll of 1,728 estate agents, commissioned by...

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

A prominent supplier of deposit alternatives to lettings agents has come out and said that “renting negatively impacts quality of life,...

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

Tenant reference and tech supplier The Lettings Hub claims 25 per cent of fraudulent documents submitted by would-be tenants were identified...

The Chancellor has one last chance to come good on the election promise of lowering the burden of business rates –...

New research shows that agency leads generated by Facebook ads are much more effective than previously thought - but most agents...

Letting agents looking to boost the power of lead generation are invited to an exclusive event later this week. Agent Rainmaker is...

The excessive enforcement of council rules on private landlords while social housing is so poorly run will be ‘the next Post...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

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

A new networking service for letting agents and all other property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched today by...

The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...

A new study claims holiday rental providers could increase business five fold or more through improved communication. The study asked more than...

An organised crime group involved in producing and distributing an estimated £2.4m of cannabis has been found to have e used...

Residential buy to let in the North West of England, London industrial property and retail warehouses are set to be the...

Owner occupiers have been competing with landlords in the battle to purchase smaller properties, new figures show. Smaller properties are often preferred...

The head of a major supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep pets is...

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...

Homelessness charity Crisis says the long-standing government pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers can’t come soon enough. The charity has backed...

Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property association has warned.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

A new report claims that Airbnb has generated tens of thousands of jobs in the UK and enables people to work...

Shelter says there are nearly 139,000 children officially homeless and living in temporary accommodation - and it’s blaming the private rental...

Second homes in the area of Essex known as Tendring - including popular holiday lets resort Frinton on Sea and the...

The long-term shortage of rental accommodation is now addressed by a short-term clampdown on second homes and empty properties, a leading...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...

New figures have shown that 2,086 people were found to be sleeping on London’s streets for the first time between July...

Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

The average cash deposit of five weeks rent rose by four per cent over the last quarter from £1,217 at the...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...

Police are urging letting agents and landlords to act swiftly if they think one of their properties is being used as...

A prominent agent has called on politicians to scrap the Renters Reform Bill . He says it’s “ill thought-through and would be...

The average rental deposit in the UK is now £1,434, based on the requirement that a deposit is set at up...

The Property Franchise Group has reported a bumper half year of trading with revenue at £13.2m and pre-tax profits up 11...

The rental market remained strong in August says PropTech firm Goodlord. Despite average rents dipping marginally after a record breaking July -...

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

Chestertons’ latest data on London’s rental market reveals that there were 39 per cent more rental properties on the market in...

The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is being urged to act now to stop the problems banks are creating for letting agents. Following a...

An online lettings platform is warning that some landlords are being give “too good to be true" promises of rent increases by...

Council tax premiums being considered in Wales would be insufficient to persuade short let and holiday home owners to move their...

Crisis, the homelessness charity, has slammed the government over the growing gap between housing benefit levels and even the lower end...

One in eight tenants admit to letting out part or all of their rented property - and that rises to a...

The auction - often seen as an ideal opportunity for investment buyers - is going through a torrid time in the...

Interim inspections are a necessity if you want to avoid property issues and tenant relationship breakdowns. They’re a no brainer –...

One of the largest vacation lettings agencies - Sykes Holiday Cottages - says a survey shows that two thirds of holiday...

What objections are you hearing when you try and convert let-only landlords to fully-managed? Because the latest figures show just 18 per...

HM Courts and Tribunals Service has halted the work of bailiffs on safety grounds.  An incident is under investigation, and it’s believed...

A survey of nearly 700 letting agents from across England has revealed that the abolition of Section 21 continues to be...

The Competition and Markets Authority is beefing up its enforcement work against illegal cartels and offering a reward of up to...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

A council is pleading with the government to think again about proposals to suspend the need for an HMO licence for...