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An agency has signed up to OnTheMarket, claiming the portal progress since being taken over by a US firm was the...

The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors contains a raft of worried statements from agents. A large...

The incoming Labour government has a social mandate to support the next generation of homeowners in the UK, says financial PropTech...

The Conservatives have this afternoon set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and...

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord reveals that rents are now up by 5.7% over the year.  The price per property over...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

Almost one in three buy to let landlords are set to sell up in the next 12 months. That’s the shock statistic...

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

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

The chief executive of Propertymark says seasonal trends are returning to the housing market after several ‘unusual’ years. Nathan Emerson says: “In...

It looks as if the rental market is set to stay strong for some years to come. That’s because lending for house...

The London rental market is shifting towards equilibrium for the first time since the end of the pandemic, according to Foxtons. In...

Increasing numbers of landlords are considering instructing lettings agents for the first time because of increased red tape and the complexity...

Latest market data from LSL Property Services - which includes the Your Move and Reeds Rain brands - shows a 10...

Almost a quarter of England and Wales will become less affordable to buyers by 2025, it’s been claimed. The findings - from...

After numerous stories of councils and letting agencies at each others’ throats over To Let boards, Trading Standards and other controversies,...

A comparison website has compiled a list of what it claims to be the most common lies on tenancy applications -...

Annual staff turnover in the property industry is nearing 30 per cent according to a survey by online agency Nested.  The most...

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

There are more Bank of England base rates to come, a group of property finance industry experts has warned.  Personal finance comparison...

New data shows that online agents have failed in their bid to replace traditional agencies - and that there are more...

The way to solve the rental sector supply shortage is through Build To Rent, a leading agency claims.  Leaders Romans Group says...

The average rent for a new letting has increased by £117 per month since last year, reaching £1,078 per calendar month...

As energy prices have increased 70 per cent in the UK this year, so more homeowners have fitted small-scale solar panel...

September saw the highest average rental costs ever recorded by Goodlord, according to the PropTech firm’s latest index.  With the previous record...

Build To Rent operator Sigma Capital Group Limited, which markets its homes under the private rental brand Simple Life, claims newer...

Knight Frank is offering its 2,200 UK staff a company-branded debit card which allows them to buy cheap foreign currency. Currensea’s card,...

Research from price comparison service Comparethemarket suggests that 48 per cent of renters do not have contents insurance. Of those, more than...

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

Foxtons has reported to its shareholders that its lettings revenue in the first quarter of this year was a stunning 21...

Westminster council wants central London to have the same powers as Paris and Amsterdam to stop anti-social behaviour caused by Airbnb...

Skipton International says it’s seen “remarkable growth” in the Buy To Let mortgage market for expats, with completions skyrocketing in comparison...

Shocking figures produced by a council in the south west show the vast number of short lets available - and by...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the market cooling, but with year-on-year demand still high in comparison...

Rents for detached homes increased twice as fast as the average for all UK properties during Q3 2021 says the Deposit...

Data from property investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests foreigners are returning to the UK capital as travel restrictions ease -...

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...

With house prices at an all-time high, showing no signs of waning, the age of first-time buyers is on the rise...

As the summer begins to draw to a close and the letting market regains its stride, attention is turning to the...

The value of the Private Rented Sector in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8 per cent to a jaw dropping...

Recovery in the UK is being channeled towards regional cities, says a leading investment expert.  Martha Peyton, managing director and head of...

Lettings income has played a major part in the upswing in income for the Belvoir Group, reported to shareholders in its...

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

The rental sector bounce back in London and the Home Counties is now underway according to Knight Frank. The agency forecasts rental...

Almost 40,000 people have signed a petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners. The...

As we all know, there is an increasing number of PropTech solutions aiming to service the property and lettings industry, with...

Fresh data from Knight Frank shows how uncertainty continues to dog the lettings market in some parts of central London. There appears...

Yorkshire’s Verity Frearson lettings and sales company has unveiled a new fleet of electric vehicles, and says it is the first agency...

There’s a new driver in the lettings market - the need for a flexible location and property type. Market consultancy TwentyCi says...

A survey by a comparison website suggests landlords are evenly split about how they find letting agents. Some 28 per cent favour physically searching...

Knight Frank is this year’s headline sponsor of the LandAid Sleep Out, one of the causes many in the industry support. This...

Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil.  Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...

A survey of private rental sectors in major European cities suggests London is one of the tougher locations for tenants working...

A letting agency comparison website is offering a free month of landlord leads - so long as agents try a Vegan diet. Rentround insists...

Industry suppliuer Inventory Hive has a launched a new 360-degree camera and app which it says means inspectors can drastically reduce...

An agency comparison website has released information on landlord preferences and activities which it says can help agents market more effectively.  Rentround...

A new survey has highlighted what prospective renters and buyers are likely to miss during a property viewing. The study, by the...

A hybrid has been named lettings agency of the year by comparison website Rentround. Accommodation.co.uk has won the award after being the most...

A Czech-based PropTech firm called Flatio says it’s entering the UK market and aims to have at least 10,000 properties listed...

Research by Hamptons International shows that since the end of the spring lockdown and the reopening of the rental market, affluent...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has slammed London Mayor Sadiq Khan's call for a rent freeze in the capital. Yesterday, ahead...

The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter says she is expecting a “deluge” of cases when the eviction ban ends, but...

A lettings agent comparison website, Rentround, says the stamp duty holiday has spurred existing and would-be landlords to search for new...

Airbnb has been ordered to pay some 52,000 euros in compensation to the owner of an apartment in Paris after a...

Private rents are expected to fall across the UK in the coming three months, but stabilise over the course of the...

Demand for rental properties with gardens or other outdoor space has soared in terms of portal listings - perhaps no surprise...

The Bournemouth branch of Martin & Co has acquired a local independent agent. Bullock & Lees, a local south coast firm, has...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

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

New research claims that one in every 50 homes in the capital is let on a short-term platform like Airbnb or...

The average cost of a rental home in Great Britain rose to £999 pcm in December according to figures just released...

An industry supplier says letting agents should respond supportively to the growing eco-consciousness shown by younger people who are likely to...

The Deposit Protection Service has teamed up with Comparethemarket in a bid to offer utility deals to tenants.  Renters who have their...

A long-term legal critic of selective licensing is warning that letting agents could be held jointly accountable with the landlords, -...

The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...

A typical lettings agent could save some two and a half hours’ time each working day if they adopted more Artificial...

More efforts are being made to urge London homeowners to consider short-term lets which in some cases can routinely earn an...

The comparison website MoneySuperMarket suggests that renters spend an average of £670 in additional costs when they move, on top of...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair has been chosen by CBRE UK Residential Lettings as the race for prominence in the sector continues. This is...

Landlords can make savings by switching their buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages as average costs have started to fall.  The latest analysis from Mortgage...

The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of the two government-backed redress operators for the lettings and sales service, has outlined its work...

A controversial new survey claims to have identified the best cities for millennials to live in based on factors such as...

Lettings automation service teclet has revealed that the Tenant Shop is the latest partner integrated into its platform. Tenant Shop provides energy,...

London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has produced figures showing, indirectly at least, exactly why buy to let and property investment...

A regional lettings agency claims it’s seen a 26 per cent surge in tenant and prospect views on properties listed as...

With an average rental return of 7.69 per cent Ireland has been named as the top location in Europe for buy to...

A comparison website claims that over 1.5m tenants know their landlord has not placed their deposits into a government-backed deposit protection...

Airbnb, which is facing tough local restrictions in many of the largest cities in which it operates, says its new link...

We’re all for an optimistic interpretation of events but a new tool from comparison website GoCompare lists the UK’s top buy...

Airsorted, one of a number of management services that have sprung up to cater for hosts using Airbnb and similar platforms,...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement by the short let management service Airsorted because the firm was unable to...

Goodlord, the PropTech company which restructured earlier this year and laid off a reported 40 members of staff, is fighting back...

Homes in Multiple Occupation produced average yields of 8.9 per cent in 2017, the highest of all buy to let property...

Two complaints linked to agency activity have been dealt with through the Advertising Standards Authority informal resolution process. In the first a...

The autumn's Prudential Regulation Authority changes, coupled with months of rate rise predictions, seem to have had little effect on the cost of...

A London letting agency is opening a new branch thanks to continued high demand from EU nationals looking for rental property...

Activity in the super prime London market, where tenants are prepared to pay £5,000 or more per week for a home,...

Landlords continue to look for cheaper, higher-performing properties according to the results of an index produced by Mortgages for Business. An analysis...

Private landlords’ net income has risen 39 per cent in the last five years, jumping from £10.8 billion to £15 billion...