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A new partnership being launched today aims to see if the private rented sector can contribute to ending homelessness. It takes the...

A survey of over 730 property professionals has found that 76% believe the introduction of technology has changed the UK property...

Holiday Cottage Handbook has launched a new podcast series - Bitesize - looking at the short-term rentals industry, and wants experts...

A new analysis by Zoopla suggests and one in eight homes currently for sale were previously let out. The portal says this...

A trading statement by Rightmove reveals that it’s  spent £3m on just an 8% share of a PropTech system that describes...

A review of Edinburgh’s controversial short term lets licensing will take place this summer. City councillors agreed to publicly consult on the...

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

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

Rental PropTech platform Krispyhouse has secured £1.3m in second-round fundraising. The residential rentals app and online platform is reported to have secured...

PropTech firm Pikl is launching an insurance-backed cancellation product specifically for holiday lets that will enable operators to offer the same...

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

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

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

The chief executive of Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government in response to its latest attempt to extract...

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

The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the rental sector according to a report this morning -...

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

The trade body representing short lets providers and support companies has reacted angrily to government proposals for a radical shake up. Housing...

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

Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...

Qualifications for property managers in the social housing sector should be extended to the private rental sector too. That’s the view of...

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

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

The head of a major supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep pets is...

Berriman Eaton has reported a 30 per cent rise in its dedicated lettings business since 2020, with more than 420 properties...

A prominent London buying agent and property consultant says the slowly improving supply of rental property means more tenants are now...

Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...

The cheapest end of the rental market is under-supplied and overly competitive, a deposit alternative service claims. The provider - Zero Deposit...

London-focused agency Chestertons says it’s enjoyed a record month for lettings. This was driven by increasing demand for short-term rentals from business...

Airbnb’s global chief executive has suggested that the short lets platform may handle longer term rentals in future. Brian Chesky, in an...

Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...

Westminster’s Labour controlled council is stepping up its war on Airbnbs and other short lets. It was a mandatory registration system for...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Nakul Patel and on my business card...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...

A planning committee meeting discussion on an application for 100 new apartments in Manchester turned into a forum for complaints about...

West Wales Home Rentals - part of an agency group set up three decades ago - has snapped up the property...

A lettings firm’s takeover of an independent rival agency is the start of a period of “exponential growth” according to its...

A property industry commentator wants buy to let mortgage rules to be relaxed so that frustrated sellers can let out their...

One of the country’s first Belvoir branch franchises has changed hands after approaching three decades.  The resale of Belvoir Lincoln, one of...

Build To Rent operator Apo is partnering with PropTech platform Lavanda to offer increased exposure to Airbnb-style short-lets. The partnership will see Apo...

A newspaper is reporting that almost 1,500 homes which could be used for long-term mainstream rentals have been ‘lost’ to short...

Ukrainians in the UK will be helped into private rental homes as part of a £150m government injection.  The funding will be...

An insurance firm claims two thirds of people’s typical budgets are too low to afford the average UK rent of £634...

A senior director at Chestertons, one of London’s largest lettings agencies, has warned that tenants in the capital will face an...

A property management firm says it recently compiled a check-out report for a property which was 414 pages in total. The property...

London’s renters are most at risk from finding their homes either being un-lettable or their landlord selling up due to the...

The new trade body for short lets has reacted angrily to a government plan for AirBnb and other short let hosts...

Propertymark’s ARLA President is calling on the government to intervene to help boost the flagging stock of rental properties. The call, by...

An investigation by the BBC and Zoopla shows the sharp drop in the volume of available rental units in the past...

A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...

The government must focus on measures in next week’s Budget that will boost significantly the supply of homes, according to lettings...

A combination of regular inspections and pro-active installation of ventilation can help to reduce the risk of dangerous damp and mould...

Rents across Greater London are up 21 per cent year-on-year according to the Home property website, which prepares a mon they...

The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped create an economy featuring jobs that benefit local communities and fit...

The Herbert R Thomas agency, known as HRT, is merging with Rawlins & Madley. The two South Wales firms announced the merger on...

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

There will be up to six new branches opened this year for the franchise brand Winkworth. The agency made its announcement in...

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in November came to 46,075 according to the Bank of England. The 46,075 figure...

A prominent lettings agent has resumed his attack on politicians for failing to build sufficient numbers of social housing properties -...

The fledgling trade body for the UK’s short lets industry has welcomed the government’s proposal for a registration scheme for hosts. The...

Nottinghamshire estate agency Gascoines has bolstered its lettings team with the appointment of Callum Holmes as lettings co-ordinator.  With more than 10...

A senior Savills figure, who chairs the trade body known as The Lettings Industry Council, has issued a warning to the...

Lettings income for LSL Property Services increased two per cent in the past year - at just the time the company...

A short trading statement from Stock Market-listed London agency chain Winkworth shows just how vital the lettings sector is to its...

A holiday lettings agency has criticised the proposed rise in capital gains tax which may be introduced this week in the...

The current supply demand imbalance across the UK rental market looks set to endure as fewer households move across into owner...

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

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

A prominent agent has been appointed to head the ongoing expansion of a well known firm’s lettings team. James Gwynne has joined...

A holiday letting agency has criticised the introduction of licensing for short term rentals in Scotland as “poorly thought-through and ill-timed”.  Iain...

Prime London rental growth reached 14.0 per cent in the year to the end of September according to Savills, but the...

The first step within the UK to officially monitor Airbnb-style short lets comes into effect on Saturday, which is October 1. Scotland’s...

Zoopla is issuing a warning today that price cuts in the sales market are likely to hit pre-pandemic levels as affordability...

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

Winkworth’s latest figures to shareholders show that sales revenues have slumped badly - but lettings have boomed for the moment at...

Propertymark is calling on letting agents to share their thoughts and experiences on the impact of Airbnb and other short lets.  At...

The number of active holiday lets has increased by a third in some of England’s most popular short break destinations. The biggest...

The government is relying on the private rented sector to bolster its high-profile Homes for Ukraine programme - despite a series...

ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...

Capital appreciation over the next five years amongst properties in prime areas of cities and countryside will be strongest in the...

The rental market across Prime London continues to suffer from a combination of low supply and rapidly rising rents, according to...

A trade body representing the Airbnb-style short lets sector says this kind of accommodation now has a five per cent market...

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

The financial fall out from Purplebricks’ disastrous lettings compliance crisis is likely to be revealed next week. The troubled agency says it...

A politician has called on Airbnb hosts in his local area to switch their properties to long-term rentals. Isle of Wight councillor...

Foxtons is to advertise all of its lettings properties on OnTheMarket with immediate effect. The agency say it already “facilitates” 10 per...

New details from a survey conducted by industry organisations concerning pets in rental properties show the extent of the problem. Some 537...

A newspaper probe has discovered that sow-called exempt accommodation - often for the most vulnerable tenants - has received a Hugh...

Troubled online agency Purplebricks says it’s going to finally release its full year figures in the first week of August -...

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

Another lettings agency is offering a major incentive to landlords switching from Airbnb to traditional long term rentals. Hills Lettings, a south...

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

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

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

A student lettings platform now operating in seven cities is reported to have raised £700,000 in its first funding round. HYBR –...

The head of a retirement rentals brand says the phenomenon of the elderly tenant is on the increase. Jamie Turnbull, business director...

Winkworth has told its shareholders that the rental market is to boom - a lot. “In lettings we anticipate that prices will...

OnTheMarket is today launched a lettings Automated Valuation Model tool that is claimed will provide landlords and investors with an instant...

Celebrating 25 years of unbroken profits growth, Belvoir has revealed a massive annual hike in revenue for 2021. Group revenue increased by...

A lettings platform set up 18 months ago but under-the-radar until now claims to be the world’s first for women only...