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The Your Move franchise network has expanded its reach through the acquisition of an independent agency. The Edward Rose Property Group -...

A luxury development of 15-storey and 45-storey towers housing 581 one and two-bedroomed apartments in the heart of Birmingham is to...

A family agency, At Home in Edinburgh, has been shortlisted for a major residential sector award. The agency, which has a team...

Leaders Romans Group has acquired Alan Francis Estate Agents and Lettings Ltd, a Milton Keynes company which has operated in the...

New figures show the scale of the rental supply slump in recent years. The respected Home website, which produces a monthly lettings...

PropTech management platform Lavanda is to be used to manage the vast 68,000-bed portfolio of Unite Students, the UK’s largest purpose...

The new Labour government has a “golden opportunity its” to resolve the rental crisis, but must give clarity to the industry...

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...

Two long-standing experts in property have launched a service which they say will help letting agents retain and grow their client...

Leaders Romans Group has snapped up Norfolk rental operation Dragonfly Lettings, as part of what LRG describes as “a significant step”...

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

In a statement which appears to go against the trend of much of the lettings sector, Connells says it sees no...

Fine & Country is holding a recruitment open evening in its flagship office on Park Lane in London next month.  Managing director...

Foxtons latest trading update shows growing reliance on lettings income. However it says the performance - which saw double digit growth in...

New figures from lettings agency Hamptons suggest that investors purchasing buy to let properties are increasingly looking to the north of...

London high end agency Eccord has bolstered its property management team with two experienced new hires. Steve Wilson joins as Senior Property...

The average age of landlords acquiring new rental property with a buy to let mortgage has fallen over the past decade,...

A 101-home Built To Rent estate is being created by Barratt Homes in Cambridge, as part of a deal with BTR...

The relentless acquisition programme of the private equity-funded Lomond Group continues apace with another acquisition announced today - the second this...

An agency with a spectacular history has expanded its operations after acquiring the lettings portfolio of a rival. Andy Campbell, who owns...

Paragon Bank has reduced rates on its core range of buy-to-let mortgages, taking 15bps off 10 products, in addition to launching...

Over 50% of landlords regard the management of their properties as a full-time job, a survey by a buy to let...

Spicerhaart has inked a deal to use Rex Software for its lettings and property management activities from early 2025.  The agency chain...

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

The decision of property developer Berkeley Group to enter the private rental sector is bad news for tenants, it’s claimed. Berkeley plans...

Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital and house builder Kellen Homes have hit the 1,000 home milestone in Greater Manchester in...

Work has started on yet another Build To Rent scheme - this time a £13m project in Nottingham. The project, on a...

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

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

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

A small survey by a bank suggests that almost 100% of buy to let investors surveyed have received requests from tenants...

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

The director of a London lettings agency says buy to let landlords are entitled to feel downtrodden but claims it’s still...

Software company COHO has presented wards to agencies, suppliers and individuals involved in the HMO business. The firm says the awards honour...

The franchisees of Martin & Co’s Rochdale branch have completed their first independent acquisition less than a year after taking on...

Online agency lettingaproperty.com says it’s bought up the rental portfolio handled by virtual rival Mashroom. The acquisition increases lettingaproperty’s assets under management...

A £300m transformation of part of Glasgow is continuing apace following the completion of a 346-unit Build To Rent scheme. The scheme,...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent offshoot of Lloyds Banking Group, continues with its growth strategy into the private rental sector. Citra...

An agency group with an acquisition programme funded by a private equity operation has snapped up another independent agency. Lomond - which...

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

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

A prominent lettings expert and former president of ARLA Propertymark has berated agents who advertise ‘free valuations.’ Sally Lawson, now well known...

Number one portal Rightmove has upgraded growth expectations in its latest statement to shareholders - and is again growing its average...

Boutique Knightsbridge estate agency Nicolas Van Patrick (NVP) has acquired Chelsea lettings and management company HLR. HLR was established in 1986, growing...

The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is to bring more than 150 new family homes to the rental market in...

Top tips will be provided for landlords in the private rental market in a seminar next month organised by high profile...

The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...

Property investment and management company The Sourced Group says its new lettings division which “presents franchisees with the chance to generate...

An agency has snapped up a substantial regional firm involving 60 staff, 1,100 properties under management, as well as commercial, new...

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

Property management and facilities firm Pinnacle is to become the leading managing agent for Legal & General Affordable Homes. In recent weeks, the...

Lettings giant Foxtons has hired merger and acquisition bankers from Rothschild following pressure from shareholders to sell itself for £160m, the...

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

Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023,...

Lomond - a firm that now calls itself “one of the UK’s largest acquirers of estate and letting agency businesses” -...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

Parkers franchisee Craig Pearson claims to have added a “substantial” number of properties to his Reading branch portfolio after buying an...

The founder of an agency which started life in a front room is handing the family firm over to her son...

A new franchisee has been confirmed for Martin & Co’s branches in Caterham and Redhill & Reigate. A portfolio landlord who lives...

Long-standing Hunters franchisee Adrian Lawrence has grown his lettings business by a massive 200% after acquiring the portfolio of nearby Hunters...

A boutique agency with branches in prime central and south west London has expanded its lettings operation by acquiring two agencies...

Co-living specialist Built Asset Management has snapped up a fourth rival operator in three years.  ProCo-Living joins the BAM business portfolio with...

Regional estate agency group Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up its second business in recent weeks. It’s acquired Charles Kimbell Lettings in...

Hamptons is linking with retirement rental specialist provider Birchgrove, pledging to offer “a unique proposition for those seeking quality senior rental...

A former housing minister responsible for the sell off of huge numbers of social homes has told the Prime Minister he...

New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy.  This is...

A Hunters franchisee has made his first acquisition - after 14 years. Lester Hurst, who has owned the Otley and Ilkley branches...

Fast-growing Lomond has acquired a rental portfolio of in excess of 2,000 units. It has bought Tay Letting and its rental portfolio...

Repairs and maintenance specialist Fixflo is running a webinar examining how one client, Umega, used PropTech to more than double its...

A prominent property expert who runs a buying and property management service for high end clients says London still attracts international...

Glasgow agency Rosevale Letting has significantly increased its portfolio of managed properties after acquiring letting properties from a competitor, Ross Sales...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

Letting agents are reported to be making special offers to students in one of the biggest UK university cities. Durham’s student newspaper...

Specialist property management firm Xenia Estates has announced a shake up ahead of entry into the residential lettings sector. Xenia currently looks...

Cotswolds and Midlands agency Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up a small independent lettings business. Stratford-based Charles Saville Limited adds more than...

A new report suggests that past impressions of Build To Rent and other institution-funded rental units as expensive and concentrating on...

A council that is buying private properties in second home hotspots to let to local people has struck a new agreement...

Long-standing lettings franchisee Kevin Hall has snapped up a third independent agency in his town. Hall, who has run the Ashford branch...

Expanding agency group My Property Box has completed its 10th acquisition in six years, buying Teesside lettings and property investment specialist...

Arun Estates - parent company of 100 branches in south east England, including brands Cubitt & West, Douglas Allen, Pittis and...

Lomond has snapped up another rental portfolio. It’s been acquired from the Rendall & Rittner Sales & Letting agency which had a...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

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

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has spent some £150m acquiring a portfolio of six Purpose Built...

Property agency James Douglas has acquired a rental service and launched its own lettings arm in the south Wales city of...

Fast-growing Lomond has snapped up another regional agency - this time one in the Midlands. Centrick - which had a High Street...

A series of lenders have slashed their buy to let mortgage rates in a bid to win business. These include: - LendInvest Mortgages...

A council is considering borrowing £50m to buy properties to rent on the private market and for affordable housing. West Norfolk council...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...

Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after a major deal involving a 10 branch agency, Beal's. Beal’s employs...

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

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 In...

Lomond has announced one more acquisition in the North West of England - the 17th it has completed in the region...

One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...

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