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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...

A tax expert is advising anyone involved in the furnished holiday lettings sector to ‘act now’ ahead of upcoming tax changes. Ben...

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

A court has heard that a trusted lettings manager was discovered to have been diverting company funds to her personal bank...

The low supply of rental homes continues to put upward pressure on rents, reports Hamptons.   The average tenant paid £1,347 pcm to...

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

Fines totalling £108,000 have been issued to letting agents and landlords breaching HMO rules in part of London.  An additional HMO licensing...

A lettings agency that works by giving a fixed rental income to its landlord clients each month, and paying for the...

People who expect to rent throughout their retirement could need an additional £391,000 in savings compared to those who have paid...

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

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

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

A deposit alternative service has been added to Propertymark’s industry supplier list. Tenants can purchase a Zero Deposit Guarantee from £7.50 upwards...

The Property Ombudsman received a record number of enquiries with 57,635 people seeking support with their property and housing related issues...

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...

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

Despite once claiming it would abolish Section 21 evictions “on its first day in office”, Labour appears to have gone cool...

The husband-and-wife directors of a Cornish lettings and estate agency have been disqualified from being company directors for a combined 12...

Two London agents who traded fraudulently through their lettings business and scammed victims out of over £24,000 have been sentenced. After a...

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

A new communications log feature has been introduced by a PropTech supplier which allegedly makes it easier to gather evidence for...

An amendment is expected to be made by the government to its Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill. The Bill, put forward by...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

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

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...

Foxtons says it wants to extend what it calls its “full digitisation of the lettings journey” to its sales side, as...

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax.  London, the...

A lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme following itsfailure to pay £1,100 out of an adjudicated award...

A prominent lettings agent is calling for an end to what he calls the “archaic” system under which some tenants end...

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

Propertymark has urged the Sunak government to press ahead with leasehold reform ahead of the Second Reading of the Leasehold and...

Owners of vacant properties are being offered an improved incentive to bring their house back into use. Plymouth council is re-launching its...

HM Treasury raked in £6.3 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the 10 months from April 2023 to January 2024 according...

Ukrainians who came to the UK following the Russian invasion will be able to apply for 18-month extensions to their visas,...

Stamp duty receipts dipped four per cent to £2.4 billion in Q3 of last year - no less than 25 per...

Figures released by HMRC show that the Treasury raked in £5.7 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the nine months from...

Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...

Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £600m over the last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by the country’s largest...

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

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

Airbnb and other short let platforms are from this week required to send data on their clients’ earnings to HMRC. And a...

The latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs show that inheritance tax receipts increased to £5.2 billion in the eight months...

London has seen the strongest rental growth over the last year according to an analysis by lettings agency Hamptons.   The average rent...

Two property company bosses have been sentenced following an Insolvency Service investigation which found they had abused a £30,000 Bounce Back...

The total amount of rent paid by tenants in Great Britain this year will hit £85.6 billion - over twice the...

A thieving lettings agent stole over £128,000 which should have gone to landlord clients - and with it she funded an...

PropTech specialist Vouch has launched a Rent Protection feature, designed to help landlords access cover to mitigate the risk of unpaid rent. The feature...

Leaders Romans Group has launched a new benefit which supports employees undergoing fertility treatment. The benefit allows staff time off (unpaid for...

Inheritance Tax totalled £4.6 billion for the HM Treasury between April and October - that’s £500,000 up on the same period...

The Office for National Statistics official government lettings index shows that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased...

David Wilson Homes has launched a scheme where prospective buyers who can muster a 2.5 per cent deposit can reserve a...

A tenant is reported to have sued a lettings agency after its alleged failure to return his £375 deposit. The Get Surrey...

Propertymark is urging the government to use next month’s Autumn Statement to support low-income households in the private rented sector in...

The National Audit Office says the government will soon have to take hard decisions on the future for the Homes For...

Landlords in the UK are paying 40 per cent more mortgage interest than in August 2022, forcing more of them to...

Media reports in Brighton say that a lettings agency which serve tenants with illegal eviction notices and unjustified legal threats has...

An independent agency managing 115 lettings units has been snapped up its local Belvoir franchise. Tim Hughes, owner of Belvoir Newbury, has...

Social housing provider Caridon Property is hosting a series of free seminars to prepare letting agents for the migration of Housing...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

Thousands of pounds of landlords’ money may be lost as a result of the administration of high-profile London lettings agency Douglas...

New research shows that the majority of letting agents believe they are not paid sufficiently for their work. Research from the Goodlord...

A website and digital services supplier has partnered with a social media marketing firm. Property Webmasters is working with flow to provide...

Westminster’s Labour controlled council is stepping up its war on Airbnbs and other short lets. It was a mandatory registration system for...

Millions of UK landlords will be adversely affected by the Renters Reform Bill, a solicitor warns - the latest law expert...

New figures released this morning from The Property Ombudsman show that the overwhelming number of disputes in the past year involved...

The US central bank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 22 years - even though inflation in that...

The Property Redress Scheme has released its latest list of expelled agents - mostly for rental misdemeanours and/or failure to pay...

The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning.  Dutton Gregory’s...

The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...

Increasing numbers of relatively well-paid tenants are being asked to provide a guarantor. That’s the view of PropTech firm Goodlord which says...

Finances have never been more stretched in the UK, with almost every bill and expense soaring for employees and employers alike,...

The vast majority of auctions - widely regarded as a favourite for buy to let investors acquiring properties - are now...

The head of a consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition has given her views on what a General Election might mean...

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

We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...

PayProp is known for its award-winning rental payment platform, which combines bank-integrated client accounting with automation to save letting agencies time...

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

New research from lettings agency Hamptons shows that since 2018, average service charges for flats across England and Wales have increased...

A Liberal Democrat council leader says all properties - even those in properly established lettings businesses - should be charged council...

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

High end lettings agency Aston Chase has let a house modelled on Windsor Castle for the princely sum of £247,000 per...

Online lettings agency Hortons has launched an Investors Club search portal, aimed at property investors and developers. The agency describes this as...

Strong rental growth pushed the average monthly rent on a newly let property outside London up to £1,002 pcm in April,...

A chief executive who pledged to beef up her agency’s lettings division - but failed to do so - is leaving...

Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

A newspaper says Labour is seeking to woo renter voters by allowing councils to restrict new build homes to first time...

Renters are being offered a 100 per cent mortgage by the Skipton Building Society - the first time such a product...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament this...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of two government-approved redress services, has produced a list of recently-expelled agencies. All agencies must be a...

Any lettings portfolio should receive ongoing care and maintenance. A disorganised portfolio, weighed down by junk data, loose ends or lax...

A lettings agency maintenance manager stole almost £100,000 from her company - but has escaped prison. Farida Mughal was working at the...

As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...

Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...

OnTheMarket Software - part of the OnTheMarket Group - has launched what it claims is “an innovative new product providing website...

There’s a slowly growing optimism amongst property industry figures that the 2023 housing market will be relatively pain-free and not seeing...

A former lettings manager has pleaded guilty to defrauding her agency employers for almost five years - but there’s uncertainty over...

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

The U-turn by politicians in Scotland who ended a complete rent freeze doesn’t go far enough, says Propertymark. At the end of...