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Consumer organisation Which? claims there are some 1,000 reports of rental fraud scams a month at this time of year. It says...

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

OnTheMarket has launched a new report giving details of real-time lettings activity in local markets across the country.  OTM says that there;’s...

The government’s renewed pledge to end Section 21 eviction powers for agents and landlords is fine, a leading industry figure has...

Data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages rose just 1.5% year-on-year in June –...

High end lettings agency Hamptons has launched a new international department to woo overseas investors and tenants seeking rental properties in...

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

The latest market report from Propertymark’s lettings agents suggests the demand is slowing. The latest data - for March - shows that...

There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

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

The number of new prospective tenants registered per Propertymark member branch decreased from 97 in January to 89 in February -...

Prime London rental values ticked up 0.3% over the first three months of 2024, according to Savills, as the market continues...

Agency software service Alto has announced a new integration with Zero Deposit.  Research by Zero Deposit shows that 65 per cent of...

Almost half of more than 400 letting agents quizzed for a new study have expressed their optimism about the impact of...

Over a third of ARLA Propertymark members reported in December that rental prices have increased, according to their latest Housing Insight...

Fines for agents and landlords who breach Right To Rent rules increase today from £80 per lodger and £1,000 per occupier...

Knight Frank has revised its housing market forecasts for 2024, just two weeks into the new year. It’s done this on the...

Newspaper report claims some 710 properties have been put into the private rental market by the government - and they are...

New figures released this week by Propertymark reveal that even in the run-up to Christmas there was no significant change in...

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

Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...

There were 3.7 new prospective tenants for every rental property listed in prime London postcodes last month says Knight Frank. The figure,...

A surprising one in seven lettings agents is now reporting a fall in rents rather than a rise. Although far more agents...

The company which in 2021 tried to introduce the concept of asking potential tenants and buyers to pay to view a...

Normality appeared on the horizon in the prime London rental market in October according to high end agency Knight Frank.  Average rents...

Leaders Romans Group claims the pessimistic mood which many say surrounds the private rental sector is exaggerated. It has surveyed its landlord...

Prime London rents are still rising - but that growth is slowing, says Knight Frank. And the number of new prospective tenants...

Property consultancy Knight Frank is beefing up its super prime lettings team.  Amy Pritchard has joined as Senior Lettings Negotiator in the...

It’s getting worse - the supply-demand mismatch in the rental sector is now “drastic” says Propertymark. The number of new prospective tenants...

The chief executive of Propertymark has reiterated his call for the government to make investment in buy to let attractive. Nathan Emerson says:...

London-focussed agency Foxtons says there is a part of the capital which is seeing an average of 38 prospective tenants for...

An ex-ARLA supremo says technology is the best way for letting agents to cope with a huge rise in telephone calls. ARLA...

A property investment group has released its latest research on the top five most searched for property features that UK renters...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says the lettings market is defined now by the “alarming disparity” between demand and supply. In the...

Propertymark has welcomed what it calls the “clarity” given to advertising terminology following the publication of new guidelines from the National...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London reach another new record this quarter of £1,231 per calendar month. That’s the...

The latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark shows a familiar story for the lettings sector.  It says that in June the number...

Zoopla’s Alto cloud-based software has announced a new integration with lettings PropTech supplier Canopy. This will enable tenant referencing to be permitted...

A lettings agency dealing primarily with Prime Central London is reporting that tenancy renewal volumes are shooting upwards as renters stay...

The latest market snapshot from Propertymark shows that once again the lettings sector is dominated by demand outstripping supply. Using data from...

The story of low supply in the prime London lettings market appears to be coming to an end, says Knight Frank. The...

A property law specialist wants a national register which would allow tenants’ histories to be checked before rental agreements are signed. Nyree...

London agency Chestertons has warned tenants in the capital to be prepared for a highly competitive property search this summer. The firm’s...

A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill. Knight Frank...

Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants registering per member branch rose slightly to 118 in April.  This figure is up...

Rightmove has launched the first rollout phase of products for agents, described as linking the rental journey from advertising and receiving...

The number of new prospective tenants registering at each branch of a Propertymark-member lettings agency held steady at 106 in March,...

The number of new prospective tenants registering per Propertymark member branch held at 91 in February - very close to last...

There were 108 new applicants registered per Propertymark member lettings agency branch on average in January, compared to just 64 in...

The latest market analysis by London lettings agency Chestertons, comparing January 2023 to the same month last year, shows the rental...

The supply of lettings property is finally increasing says Knight Frank. The agency says that in London and elsewhere, mortgage rates and...

The anti-agent pro-renter group Acorn has protested outside some agents’ offices in Bristol demanding an end to rival bids for properties...

Demand for rental property has grown by 57 per cent since 2018 when Propertymark records began, the trade body has revealed.  At...

A campaign group has protested outside letting agencies in Bristol, protesting against what they describe as “bidding wars” between rival tenants. The...

New figures released after Christmas by Knight Frank show that the number of new prospective tenants is 26.7 per cent above...

Activist groups which previously focussed much of their fire on landlords are now attacking letting agents, accusing them of encouraging higher...

An average of 85 new applicants were registered per Propertymark member branch in October according to the trade body’s latest lettings...

Knight Frank’s latest market report for Prime London locations suggests that stock levels remain low by historical standards, with the number...

The rental sector remains strong according to the latest market survey by Propertymark. The number of new tenants registered on average per...

Headline-grabbing demands for more regulation and rent freezes risk frightening buy to let investors away, a leading analyst warns. Doug Shephard is...

As the new academic year gets underway, demand continues to far outweigh supply in the lettings market in London and the...

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

Propertymark has issued the government with a stark warning - without incentives to landlords, the private rental sector will shrink, rents...

Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...

The agents’ trade association Propertymark says the government’s high-profile rental sector reforms should address the continuing shortage of supply. Propertymark chief executive...

Knight Frank says a frustrating period for tenants looks likely to continue this summer in the prime London lettings market.  While supply...

An apprentice working at Newcastle’s Walton Robinson agency has revealed why she believes it’s her dream job. The agency specialises in residential...

A London agency says properties in its patch let in just five days.  Draker Lettings in Fulham has just 22 available instructions...

Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...

Rental values in prime areas of London are now nine per cent higher than they before the pandemic, with Knight Frank...

Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...

Rents in prime areas of London are nine per cent higher today than before the pandemic according to Knight Frank.  The high...

An independent agency in London has ditched its company cars and gone over to e-bikes instead when it’s representatives attend viewings. Taylor...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...

A business news website is reporting that an agency has been ordered to pay £1,550 for displaying a board illegally. Charles Lear...

Propertymark has hit back at the latest demand by politicians for rent controls. The London mayor Sadiq Khan renewed his call for...

The number of prospective tenants asked to provide guarantors ahead of renting has risen by a huge 36 per cent over...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...

ARLA Propertymark is warning that new landlords must be drafted in to the private rental sector to replace those exiting in...

There’s still some way to go for the lettings market to return to its pre-pandemic best according to Knight Frank -...

An agency owned by Foxtons says there’s been a 120 per cent surge in demand for pet-friendly rental properties since the...

Home offices are already the most-demanded must have from prospective tenants says James Hay, director at Surrey lettings agency, The Home...

Propertymark says arrears in the private rental sector are rising once again as the Omicron variant continues to push across the...

The average number of new prospective tenants registered per branch fell in October to 71, from September’s figure of 83, according...

A lettings platform set up by a 24 year old is today announcing an expansion from its Bristol start up to...

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

ARLA Propertymark has released its latest lettings market snapshot showing demand reducing - but even so still being a record for...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings...

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

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

Record demand and low levels of supply have pushed the number of tenants experiencing rental increases to new highs, lettings agents...

The lettings arm of a leading Edinburgh-based property portal has reported a surge of Edinburgh properties being rented on the same...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

The number of new prospective tenants registering with Knight Frank in August was 73 per cent higher than the same month...

Propertymark is alerting agents to ever-more sophisticated fraudulent documents being used in the private rental sector. The organisation recently requested agents to...

New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...

The scale of demand in the private rental sector is now the highest on record according to ARLA Propertymark.  The average number...

There has still been no formal response to a government consultation on the database of rogue agents and landlords, 25 months...

The lettings market in London and the Home Counties continued its journey back towards normality in July according to data from...