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Rigorous government targets to improve EPC ratings in the private rental sector and the wider housing stock won’t be met without...

Some of the richest people on the world, who use London as one of their bases, are choosing to rent rather...

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

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

Fine & Country is expanding its operations thanks to two brothers. From Thursday this week the brothers James and Henry Carver, who...

The embattled short let and holiday let industry has hit out at what it calls the “rampant hypocrisy” of councils when...

London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m - and much of that rise is...

Development company Select Property has launched Select Residential, one of the first in-house lettings businesses of its kind by a build-to-sell...

Fine & Country says it’s staging so-called Masterclass sessions with experts creating strategies “to help agents dominate the prime property market...

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

A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...

Developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for its luxury development of Build To Rent apartments in Sheffield. Sheffield Gardens will include...

What appears to be another government housing policy U-turn - this time on ground rents - is being hailed as “a...

February saw significant improvements in activity across the prime London lettings market, and annual rental growth also increased slightly after four...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

Sharpened rules to double council tax on long term empty properties will come into force from April 1, says the government.  A...

Just weeks after announcing that it was launching a new residential lettings and property management division, regional agency Dacre, Son &...

Home Counties agency Bridges today launches Platinum Homes, which it describes as “a bespoke sales and lettings service catering to premium...

There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...

Rental growth across prime London slowed again in January, with average rents falling on a monthly basis for the third time...

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

Major regional independent agency Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding its offering by re-entering the residential lettings and property management market...

Savills says prime rental growth across London and the country has stalled for the first time in almost three years. In prime...

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...

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

Strutt & Parker’s London New Homes staff attribute 50 per cent of their market this year as dollar-based - 30 per...

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

Two of the highest profile PropTech suppliers to the lettings and wider property sectors have announced a merger. Reapit and PayProp say...

Second homes in the area of Essex known as Tendring - including popular holiday lets resort Frinton on Sea and the...

The prominent independent advisor ISS - Institutional Shareholder Services - has publicly backed the OnTheMarket board and is recommending shareholders vote ‘for’...

Propertymark has told politicians that an additional homes tax will not succeed in increasing housing supply. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and...

Trade body Propertymark says fees will remain unchanged next year.  “We’d like to thank all our members for their continued commitment to...

The Scottish Government is proposing to give local councils the discretion to charge Council Tax premiums of up to 100 per...

Following the merger of the South Scotland and North Cumbria branches of Fine & Country, the  agency has added a further...

One of the controversial Bruce brothers, founders of the ill-fated Purplebricks venture, is back in the agency business. It’s almost a decade...

A hate campaign against AirBnb appears to have been launched in a Welsh village. Newspaper reports say a sticker reading 'Death to...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the government to allow him to levy effectively uncapped council tax bills on...

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

A new analysis by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform with stricter energy...

The post-Covid prime lettings market in London has seen remarkable growth, an agency says. The latest data from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices London...

A prominent provider of student rental accommodation has appointed an international property consultancy to consider growth options. Study Inn Group has a...

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

Yorkshire estate agency North Residential - led by ex-Knight Frank staff - has launched a new premium lettings service. A statement from...

Prime London’s rental growth has started to slow on an annual basis, according to the latest Savills prime lettings index. But the...

Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...

A new consultation by one of the national governments within the UK advocates giving more councils power to make huge rises...

An agent has spoken out about a proposal to allow huge council tax rises on second homes and empty properties. New Scottish...

New powers have been revealed to tackle what the Welsh Government calls the ‘problem’ of second homes.  A statement from the Senedd...

A council is introducing a service which it claims will help identify properties which cannon future be used as private rental...

The latest restrictions imposed on holiday lets by a UK government are hurting local economies. The Welsh Government has confirmed there will...

The Scottish Parliament’s so called Cost of Living Act - imposing rent controls on the private sector - is backfiring. That’s the...

The Valuation Office Agency has issued a reminder that changes to eligibility rules for self-catering properties will come into effect from...

A nationwide agency is holding a recruitment evening … but anyone interested has to go to Mayfair to take part. Fine &...

The mismatch between demand and supply will keep the rental market strong in 2023 according to an agency chief. Nicky Stevenson, managing...

South Hams council in south Devon - one of the UK’s top holiday spots - has unanimously agreed proposals for second...

A London lettings agent is offering free interior styling to all his clients. After 16 years working as head stylist for one...

A consultation proposing a steep rise in council tax for second homes has won strong public support. Flintshire council in north Wales...

Research released today by Legal & General, a player in the Build To Rent sector, claims that renters are willing to...

Property consultancy Walker Singleton has snapped up the independent Daniel & Hirst agency in Yorkshire. The deal, which was for an undisclosed...

OnTheMarket, which in recent days has been revealing deals with new industry partners, continues today with Vaboo. This can provide all OnTheMarket agents...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

A group wanting pets to be allowed in private rental properties says its research shows the issue is not opposition from...

Fine & Country is preparing to start an eight-stop roadshow in which it will take a deep dive into local property...

The owners of second homes in a key short lets and tourist hotspot are set to have to pay a premium...

Upmarket agency brand Fine & Country is to host a three-day bootcamp for lettings and sales agents within the network seeking...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The new Liz...

A high profile PropTech entrepreneur is amongst a series of investors linked to a new fund, launched today, cashing in on...

The residential arm of global property consultancy Knight Frank - one of the highest profile lettings services in the UK -...

With the debate ranging over pets in lets, a new analysis by comparative website Compare The Market suggests pet damage is...

Uncertainty over the coming recession, wholesale reforms of the rental sector, higher interest rates and National Insurance payments are all reasons...

A lettings agency chief says the rental market continues to be red hot but with affordability beginning to play a part...

Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...

One of the country’s second home and holiday let hotspots has been told it will be unable to levy extra council...

AirBnb says proposed changes to short let rules in Wales should be aimed at property speculators, not ordinary people. The Welsh Government...

A prominent lettings industry supplier says uncertainty over the details and timescales to implement rental reforms will dog the sector for...

At Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), we're committed to making the deposit protection process as pain-free as possible. From our beginning of...

New research by Savills suggests that on-street car parking could increase both the capital values and rental potential of properties. The agency...

A new national lettings-only portal is planning to launch this October with a pledge to revolutionise the rental sector. Its aim is...

Activists are calling on the government to impose swingeing taxes on some lettings properties “to bring them back into the residential...

Labour’s Sadiq Khan wants an increase in Capital Gains Tax for some buy to let investors. The London Mayor made his response...

Local and central government is losing out on millions of pounds of council tax income this year because of the business...

A prominent letting agency on the south coast of England, Mishon Mackay, says PropTech is allowing it to offer a unique...

Propertymark says it welcomes measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will mean swifter action to get the hundreds...

Crossrail rental values have climbed by 15 per cent on average in the last year alone - before this week’s opening...

The government has released more details of the powers being given to local authorities to levy additional taxes on second homes.  The...

A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...

Leaks from government ahead of this morning’s Queen’s Speech suggest that second homes which are not let out are likely to...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit is launching a new option which it says gives tenants more flexibility to split the guarantee...

One of the UK’s largest lettings groups has made an outspoken attack on the policies of a political party standing in...

The average HMO is worth a third more than a comparably sized house according to new research. The typical HMO now costs...

Shock figures suggest that Airbnb owners are charging up to 600 per cent more to stay at their properties during major...

ARLA Propertymark has slammed politicians who appear to have ignored a public consultation and gone ahead with draconian changes affecting second...

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

Wales and Scotland are ahead of the game when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the...

During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...

An international residential platform which manages 200,000 properties in 29 countries across Europe - including the UK - has signed an...

The Furnished versus Unfurnished debate in the rental sector has been going on for years but new research attempts to quantify...

A new survey suggests Airbnb owners are charging over 300 per cent more to stay at their properties during major events...

The Dogs Trust campaign ‘lets with pets’ states: “Landlords and letting agencies who exclude pet owners from their properties are missing out...

British Land has announced one of the most prestigious Build To Rent schemes at Aldgate on the edge of the City...