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Propertymark is lobbying Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to suggest that letting agents have a vital role to...

One of the largest lettings portals in Scotland is warning that plans by the government north of the border to introduce rent...

Propertymark has come out with a strongly-worded statement accusing politicians in the Scottish Parliament of ignoring the industry’s views on rent...

A warning has been issued that lettings agencies could lose millions of pounds if landlords quit over new EPC targets. Reapit analysed...

Landlords generated average rental yields of 6.3% in the second quarter of the year, research for Paragon’s latest PRS Trends Report...

Ascend, which says it’s now the UK’s largest third-party operator of single-family Build To Rent homes, has recruited a new associated...

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

The latest edition of the English Housing Survey reveals precisely how relatively rarely Section 21 is used. Data from the survey analysed...

Zoopla lettings chiefs have told the government it should tighten up its imminent Renters Rights Bill by demanding all lettings agents...

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

B-hive Block Management Partners Celebrates Major Milestone With Over 100 Businesses Onboard! B-hive Block Management Partners, part of the Vegner Group, who...

Scotland needs to match Labour’s English housebuilding target to tackle the country’s housing emergency according to a high profile lettings agency...

A lettings agency which has given broad support to the Renters Reform Bill now says it’s concerned that shadow housing Secretary...

A lettings agency director is suggesting the short lets boom may be over. Marc von Grundherr, director of Benham and Reeves, says...

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

Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital says it’s enjoyed a record breaking period of growth. Over 2023 and so far in 2024...

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

A charity claims that new official figures on rent rises will “create more worry among private renters.” StepChange charity is referring to...

Around half of letting agents and landlords say they are unsure about how they will vote in the General Election. A joint...

Rightmove is rolling out displaying the new Material info Parts B & C fields on listings, following a number of months...

Some 50% of tenants who moved last year did so because their landlords decided to sell the property.  By contrast, eviction was...

A coalition of higher education and student housing organisations have called on the government to make further changes to the Renters...

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

Two agencies are merging their lettings operations and launching a Joint Venture company to enable continued growth in their respective areas...

The Tenancy Deposit Service, the provider of tenancy deposit protection and dispute resolution services, has appointed Fay Selvan as its new...

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

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

safeagent, the UK’s largest not-for-profit accreditation scheme for lettings and management agents, has appointed John Midgley as chair of its board...

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...

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

New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...

Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...

Letting agents’ body Propertymark is throwing its weight behind a mandatory licensing and registration scheme for short let landlords. Anyone who lets...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

A prominent housing market commentator says Labour would introduce a tougher version of the Renters Reform Bill if it forms the...

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

Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...

A survey of more than 1,000 landlords in the Deposit Protection Service shows the scale of change in the private rental...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

Parts B and C of the process to improve material information disclosure in property listings are published today within comprehensive new guidance...

Savills is warning that despite strong income growth, rising rents are stretching the finances of those in the private rental sector.  Savills...

Rightmove has teamed up with the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team to create a new course on compliance...

The Department for Work and Pensions will recommence the Private Rented Sector Universal Credit Engagement Group next month, following a concerted...

A senior Propertymark official will today tell MPs of the industry’s concerns about the Renters Reform Bill. The Bill has reached the...

A free webinar on the controversial Renters Reform Bill is to feature one of the industry’s top legal experts. David Smith is...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur has written to MPs outlining detailed plans that he believes would ensure the controversial Renters Reform Bill...

A new survey reveals that rental properties with an EPC rating below C are already more difficult to sell to other...

Private rents have continued to soar in Scotland according to DJ Alexander, the largest lettings agency in the country.  It says rental...

Parliament resumes today following its summer recess but there is still a lack of detail on aspects of the Renters Reform...

The private rental sector could play a far greater role in helping to end homelessness in Scotland, according to a new...

A second lettings sector body is demanding government action over the problem of client account closures. Accreditation service Safeagent says the government...

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

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

Propertymark has set out the case for an increase in benefits for private tenants. Timothy Douglas, Propertymark's Head of Policy and Campaigns...

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

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

The government has taken the first step to introducing a mandatory ombudsman scheme which private landlords must join. This is effectively the...

Introduce yourself A: My name is Sean Hooker. I have worked for the HFIS group for sixteen years, originally helping set...

Connells Group is making a bid to win business in the Build To Rent sector, launching what it calls “the UK’s...

There’s been a big rise in the number of complaints about agents lodged with the Property Redress Scheme, which says it’s...

There’s been a 165 per cent increase in the number of private rental homes with an Energy Performance Certificate rating of...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

A debt advisory service claims it has calculated the overall size of the private rental sector. Sirius Property Finance analysed the current...

The private rented sector has an important economic and social role to play across the country, according to a new report...

Buy to let specialist lender Fleet Mortgages says almost every region of the UK is now seeing increased yields for investors.  The...

The Property Redress Service claims to be the largest lettings redress service now, with over 13,250 letting agency branches on board. In...

A prominent lettings agent has resumed his attack on politicians for failing to build sufficient numbers of social housing properties -...

One of the politicians backing a tax surcharge on the purchase of second homes and buy to lets has been put...

With only 48 hours to go before the Autumn Statement confirms stealth tax rises and massive public spending cuts, Propertymark has...

One of the two official redress bodies, the Property Redress Scheme, has announced a beefed up advisory panel with a substantial...

The head of the Property Redress Scheme will give agents the lowdown on the recent Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper...

The agents’ trade body Propertymark says the government must “get realistic” over the difficulties involved in reaching Net Zero targets when...

OnTheMarket claims it’s scoring a first amongst property portals in the creation of an ‘Accessible features’ search filter for users to...

Lettings agency Knight Frank has partnered with accessible housing consultancy AccessiblePRS to improve access and inclusion in the UK’s private rented...

A team of experts has released a report that responds to government reform plans - and it insists that if Section...

The Belvoir Group is warning that the housing crisis within the Scottish private rental sector is rapidly worsening, thanks to the...

A high profile agent has renewed his attack on politicians. David Alexander - who heads up DJ Alexander, part of the Lomond...

New research claims students in the UK are currently paying as much as £16,500 per year in living costs - a...

The government has issued detailed guidance ahead of a change in the law around smoke and carbon monoxide alarms coming into...

Agents have only four weeks to respond to a committee of MPs’ ‘call for evidence’ ahead of an investigation into the...

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

The private rental sector could grow an additional 6.5 per cent in just three years, it’s been forecast. This would bring the...

A prominent lettings industry supplier has asked whether the earlier-than-expected arrival of the rental reform white paper was a distraction from...

A PropTech firm is warning that well over two million private rental sector households could be in fuel poverty by the...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

One of the country’s most outspoken advocates of rent controls has been told why agents and landlords oppose them. Propertymark has hosted...

A property finance company says increased taxes and regulations for the private rental sector mean that energy efficiency improvements to raise...

PropTech platform Goodlord now integrates with the latest API from the Tenancy Deposit Scheme to automate tenancy deposit registration and reduce...

A prominent lettings agency chief says a consultation looking at changes to private renting proposed by the Scottish Government is merely...

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants is introducing a new qualification and training for borough council housing enforcement officers to...

The coming year should be about promoting harmony in the lettings market says the head of an agency that’s now part of a...

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents has lifted the lid on how buy to let came about,...

The lettings agency boss at the centre of a major industry takeover has fired a warning shot about rent controls and...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...