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A lettings agency set up by a council to buy properties on the open market and let them at open market...

Young people in London are taking on second jobs to get onto the property ladder, it’s claimed. Of the first-time buyers in...

A pro-tenant group wants the next government to take Right To Buy properties back to public ownership when they come up...

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

The pressure on rents for new tenancies in Scotland’s private rented sector have started to ease with all major cities now...

A prominent lettings agency operator says he hopes the “toxic” attitude to the private rental sector by the Scottish Government may...

The politician widely regarded as being the architect of rent controls in Scotland says he will shortly present a wider package...

A survey from property portal Share to Buy suggests that over three quarters of buyers believe they cannot afford to purchase...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the fifth quarter...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

Propertymark has urged its members who feel frustrated by the changes to the Scottish Government’s so-called Cost of Living regulations ending...

The controversial minister who steered rent controls through the Scottish Parliament has contacted Propertymark to reveal details of the next stage. Patrick...

Newspaper report claims some 710 properties have been put into the private rental market by the government - and they are...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private sector have risen by double digits for the fourth quarter in a...

Lettings chain Fine & Country says rents are likely to steadily rise through the summer. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine &...

Property portal Citylets says average rents in Scotland rose 12.4 per cent in the past year to £1,007 per month -...

The average rent on a newly let home in Britain is £1,216 pcm in December, 7.7 per cent up on a...

A council has purchased some 40 properties to avoid them becoming holiday homes and Airbnbs. Highland council in Scotland is spending up...

A prominent provider in the Build To Rent sector is to offer over 1,300 new rental homes over three sites in...

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...

A town with one of the UK’s heaviest concentrations of holiday homes is clamping down on future purchases by outsiders who...

A renters’ union in Scotland claims a proposal to cap rents in the country doesn’t go far enough. The Scottish Parliament’s Local...

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...

London’s asking rents hit a new record average of £2,119 per calendar month as the ongoing shortage of property for tenants...

Build To Rent developer Simple Life has launched 28 new BTR family homes in Newhall Harlow, Essex.  Part of a larger development of...

A local authority in Manchester is pioneering a ban to prevent buyers of homes at a new development from selling them to private...

There’s more evidence today that the largest buy to let investment yields are coming from the north of England and the...

The number of buy to let mortgage products on the open market has passed the 2,000 mark for the first time.  This...

Figures from investment company London Central Portfolio suggest that re-lets of older properties to new tenants showed a fall in rents...

A London council has set up a system to allow council tenants to buy into a shared ownership scheme which it...

A student accommodation specialist is warning about the potential pitfalls of investing in individual student rooms or small pods as opposed...

Connells Residential is launching its first ever event for property investors - Invest Fest, in Birmingham next week.   The agency chain has...

Landlords of residential properties in high risk flood areas should look at minimising their risks now rather than be left at...

The new shadow chancellor has said that he is against a ‘crack down’ on letting agencies and rent controls.  Labour’s Chris Leslie,...