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New figures showing no slowdown in the rate of private rental inflation is just additional “misery” for tenants, a leading financial...

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

David Cox, the former chief executive of ARLA Propertymark and now a senior executive at Rightmove, says it’s unlikely we’ll see...

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

A lettings agency chief says there’s growing discussion about rent controls in his area - and he fears this may be...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

The latest snapshot of the rental market from Rightmove reveals that average advertised rents for tenants outside of London have reached...

Letting agents have the toughest job trying to balance the needs of landlord and tenants while politicians create uncertainty around the...

New rules on renewing leases may take years to come into effect, a leading property lawyer warns. The Leasehold Reform Act became...

A ban on so-called bidding wars, which Labour now proposes, would have to include letting agents as well as landlords a...

Shelter has spoken out in favour of what it calls “bold” commitments by Labour on the private rental sector and house...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

Knight Frank is suggesting that a growing degree of uncertainty is hitting the rental market, particularly the high-end sector in the...

If Labour plans to bring in rent controls they won’t work, a property association has warned.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

Propertymark wants Labour to come clean on its rent control policy, as the party repeatedly flip-flops on the issue. The agents’ body...

Tenants renewing an existing contracts have been faced with high rent rises according to Hamptons lettings agency. It says they rose 8.3%...

Rental growth in prime London postcodes has narrowed to levels last seen in the summer of 2021, says Knight Frank.  Average rents...

A call has gone out from an industry group for letting agents to be sure they know the distinctions between statutory...

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

A deposit alternative service claims the cost of rent has outpaced salary growth by 5.2% over the past 10 years, leaving...

A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...

Agents have expressed their anger at permanent rent controls proposed by the SNP and Green Party politicians running the Scottish Government. The...

London landlords have started the new year by dropping their rents according to lettings agency Chestertons, whose data suggests that there...

Propertymark has called on the UK Government to prevent a mass exodus of student landlords.   The news comes as a poll conducted...

Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...

A leading lettings agency says 2023 was a record-breaking year for rental growth.   The average rent on a newly let property in...

A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...

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

Winkworth’s first trading statement of 2024 reveals that it saw a five per cent rise in rental revenues in 2023 -...

The controversial minister who steered rent controls through the Scottish Parliament has contacted Propertymark to reveal details of the next stage. Patrick...

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

Latest data from The Deposit Protection Service suggests rents have risen faster than inflation over the past year. The organisation’s Rent Index...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Gary Wright - Chief Executive Officer. What is flatfair and what...

Propertymark has welcomed the pledge by Housing Secretary Michael Gove not to introduce rent controls in England. The trade body says such...

Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...

The government has changed the way shared ownership rents can be increased. This change will apply to the leases of new shared...

Shelter has published what it calls a General Election manifesto with rent controls at its heart. Called The Way Home: a manifesto to...

A prominent industry supplier is urging agents and landlords to lobby MPs to suggest improvements to the Renters Reform Bill.  PayProp UK...

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

A prominent figure in the London property world says landlords under increasing financial pressure are being more selective about the letting...

An online lettings platform is warning that some landlords are being give “too good to be true" promises of rent increases by...

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

Propertymark has given details of how it believes the Scottish Government rent control system has backfired and works against the interests...

The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months, despite widespread opposition from the lettings...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

Shelter is telling the government it “must deliver” on the revolution it pledges under the Renters Reform Bill. Chief executive Polly Neate...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament this...

  The Renters’ Reform Bill is finally due to be published and introduced into Parliament next week. Housing Secretary Michael Gove has told Sky...

Average room rents rose by 10 per cent or more in every UK region, every London region and almost every major...

One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...

A survey of 2,000 tenants in England and Wales shows that some 23 per cent claim to be struggling to pay...

A seminar is to be held to look at the impact of rent controls on the burgeoning Build To Rent sector. Private...

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

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

A prominent businessman has told the Scottish media that the country’s rent freeze policy has led to two major housing schemes...

The latest market snapshot by London-focussed data company LonRes shows that a shortage of homes available to rent across all parts...

PropTech firm PayProp UK claims actual rent rises may be well below those suggested in some surveys. In response to the Scottish...

Activists say they are planning protests outside lettings agency offices this weekend. Activists in the London Renters Union and Greater Manchester Tenants...

The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...

A so-called Renters Union is organising a day of action after claiming letting agents are behind recent rent rises. London Renters Union...

Labour’s new housing spokesperson, Matthew Pennycook, says his party would go further than the government on the subject of private rental...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

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

There’s been a wide range of angry reactions to the Scottish Government’s passing of an emergency rent freeze and eviction ban...

Emergency legislation containing a private sector rent freeze is to be debated by Scottish politicians this week - and the surprise...

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

Grainger, the UK’s largest landlord and a huge player in the Build To Rent sector, says it’s going to implement only...

A major lettings agency in London says the imbalance between the number of tenants and available rental properties continues to cause...

Average monthly room rentals are at their most expensive ever according to lettings platform SpareRoom. It says in London the typical monthly...

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

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

A tenant has allegedly confronted an unnamed lettings agent over being “pushed out” of his long-term tenancy to make way for...

It looks as if the private rental sector will contract as a result of the threat of new regulations contained in...

A prominent Labour politician in Scotland has made an outspoken attack on the private landlord sector in her call for an...

An interesting survey conducted by the Lincolnshire Live news website suggests a lack of support for some proposals in the government’s...

The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...

Today’s proposed changes to the private rental sector are the most radical for a generation. The first industry debate on this hot...

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

The Property Franchise Group says that in the past year the number of managed properties it handles has risen from 58,000...

A council is launching a form on online letting agency which wants to push agents and landlords into agreeing two year...

Politicians across the UK appear to be growing more vocal in their support for rent controls. The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru...

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

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...

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

Buy to let investors many quit the sector if proposals in the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill go-ahead in their existing...

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

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

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

New laws to limit rent increases to once a year in Northern Ireland have moved a step closer and lettings agents...

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

Another index is showing that a scarcity of rental properties has prompted a rise in every single region of Britain -...

The latest rental market snapshot released by ARLA Propertymark shows a little of the heat coming out of the rental market...

Propertymark has given its broad support to a new Private Members Bill introduced into the Northern Ireland assembly, aimed at improving...

There’s still no sign of a lettings market slowdown according to the latest report from ARLA Propertymark. It says that the average...

There’s now an unprecedented level of demand from tenants for properties, according to the latest survey findings from ARLA Propertymark. The survey...

Campaign group Generation Rent has set out a 10-point plan for reform of the private rental sector in favour of tenants. Its...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says agents should continue to help landlords and tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. Although the vaccine...

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...

A charity is calling for a new national body to oversee the private rental sector. Citizens Advice makes this one of three...