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Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has written to one of the key areas he believes vital for achieving Labour’s house-building targets, calling...

A lettings agency set up by a council to buy properties on the open market and let them at open market...

Anyone renting an Airbnb or other short let property in Edinburgh from the summer of 2026 is likely to be hit...

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 council says it’s secured the first banning order in its area, securing a stop on a rogue letting agent renting...

A PropTech platform claims a new ‘Yield Control’ feature makes the end-of-tenancy process more efficient. Residently claims to connect and make smoother...

A Labour council in London is seeking much greater control over the creation of so-called ‘small HMOs’. Lambeth council wants anyone creating a...

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

Deposit alternative service flatfair has entered a partnership with Fresh, a Build To Rent and co-living operator. Instead of paying a traditional...

The John Lewis Partnership has received the green light to transform its Waitrose site in Bromley into a new Build To...

A lettings agent says ‘times are changing with deposits” and claims more landlords and tenants are choosing alternatives.  The comment by Paul...

A controversial council has launched a 12 week consultation on its policies restricting Airbnb-style short lets. Edinburgh council insists that new Airbnb...

Planning permission has been given to the biggest-ever Build To Rent scheme in Milton Keynes. A company under the name PLATFORM_ has...

ARLA Propertymark and a number of other property industry bodies wants Housing Secretary Angela Rayner to regulate letting and sales agents. An...

Scotland needs to match Labour’s English housebuilding target to tackle the country’s housing emergency according to a high profile lettings agency...

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

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

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

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

Bristol’s latest Build To Rent scheme from Grainger claims its pre-leasing phase has exceeded expectations with over a third of homes...

Three directors from two letting agencies and a landlord have been fined £27,500 after failing to secure the appropriate license for...

John D Wood & Co., one of the UK’s oldest lettings and estate agents dating back over 150 years, has expanded...

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

An accountancy firm is warning those using Airbnb and similar short let platforms that new tax rules mean they could lose...

The Property Institute - a body for the residential property management sector - has announced the appointment of a Labour baroness...

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

Propertymark has stepped into the row over whether there should be more controls over second homes, holiday lets and people from...

High profile independent lettings agency base property specialists is marking its 20th anniversary with a new video-first website. The agency - located...

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

A Labour MP is calling for rent controls to be introduced, with powers for councils to tweak them as they see...

The agency Centrick has been appointed to launch and operate a new multi-million-pound Build To Rent development in Leicester.  Centrick will provide...

The Cotswolds is the most lucrative place in the UK to own a holiday let, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages. With annual...

The corporate freeholder which has been obliged to fix serious building safety issues at a tower block has issued a statement...

The government has won a landmark legal challenge against a freeholder forcing it to fix serious building safety issues in a...

A 20-branch agency focused on Surrey has relocated its flagship office in the county. Seymours’ new 3,000 square feet office space is...

A lettings agent who is also on the executive of Propertymark claims one of Britain’s tourist hotspots has been over-run with...

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

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

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

Managing agents in London have been instructed to pay a £15,000 fine for operating a House in Multiple Occupation without the...

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

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

A new Build To Rent scheme launches in Manchester this summer with the first residents moving in during June. The Castings is...

A figure in one of the country’s highest profile lettings companies has hit out at a government proposal to penalise the...

One of the first Building To Rent schemes in Wales - a 22 storey tower - has seen its first residents...

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...

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

New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...

A property management firm claims that energy efficiency is apparently renters’ most important quality when choosing a place to live.  Centrick says...

The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark says one of the UK governments should go further in ensuring the safety of tenants...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

The UK Apartment Association - effectively a trade body for the Build To Rent sector - is beefing up its top...

A historic former school and hospital building in Glasgow City Centre will be restored as part of a plan to create...

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

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

ARLA Propertymark has responded to the Scottish Parliament’s examination of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill, calling for clarity on contributions...

Plans for leasehold reform face a major early stumbling block as analysis shows plans to retrospectively introduce a cap on ground...

The Fine & Country Foundation’s Annual Carols by Candlelight concert, held in collaboration with King's College Cambridge, has raised £21,061. This will...

A Labour-run London council is consulting on a new licensing scheme for private rented property.  If it goes ahead it will be...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

Propertymark has set out its pro-agency position on a range of issues contained in the Renters Reform Bill, currently trundling through...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued advice to agencies on how to comply with data protection law.  The UK data protection regulator...

Michael Gove’s Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, currently going through Parliament, has won praise from the industry body The Property Institute. There...

Lloyds Banking Group, which announced back in 2020 that it was to become involved in the private rental sector, is buying...

A 335-unit Build To Rent scheme has reached practical completion stage in Sheffield. Going under the (perhaps bizarre) name of PLATFORM_, the...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

The owners of one of the first Build To Rent schemes in Edinburgh is bidding to improve the EPC rating while...

Financial support from family members - not just parents - is expected to help fund 318,400 housing transactions in 2023, according...

Knight Frank, in conjunction with Build To Rent operator Moda Living, has published a highly supportive report about BTR. Creating what it’s...

Propertymark has created a series of fact sheets to help letting agents understand the Building Safety Act 2022, which carries complex...

A series of new BTR schemes have been named by developers. In Coggeshall, north Essex, Vistry Group will deliver 36 homes, the...

An MP says owner occupiers are “scared, unable to sleep at night, worried about their safety and even concerned about whether...

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

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

Buy to let investors who want to convert family homes into HMOs in Hounslow for three to six tenants will now...

A property firm which admitted misleading tenants on their rights and threatening them to leave has been ordered to pay £8,000. Four...

An attempt to introducing statutory licensing for Airbnbs and some other tourist accommodation has got a frosty reception. The Welsh Government -...

A property company director who admitted misleading tenants on their rights and threatening them to leave has been ordered to pay...

A mortgage lender has conducted a survey of homeowners which has produced a string of anti-landlord and anti-overseas investor attitudes. Market Financial...

A new action plan to tackle issues around HMOs is being drawn up by a Midlands council next week. West Northamptonshire council’s...

New research from lettings agency Hamptons shows that since 2018, average service charges for flats across England and Wales have increased...

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 comparison website has compiled a list of what it claims to be the most common lies on tenancy applications -...

The leader of the council that was rebuffed by a court when it tried to control the spread of Airbnb-style short...

A management company and a lettings agency involved in running a London HMO have been prosecuted for fire safety failures. Monsoon Properties...

Airbnb claims there has been a 75 per cent drop in party reports made to Airbnb in the UK since its...

The Centre for Ageing Better claims older tenants will benefit most from some of the provisions in the Renters Reform Bill. As...

A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...

A £5,000 fine has been upheld against a landlord who failed to declare himself as a property agent and did not join a mandatory...

A think tank claims one in six young people live in poor quality housing, often in the private rental sector. The claim...

Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...

New legal provisions within Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 that form the latest part of the Home Office's...

A veteran Conservative is calling on his government to clamp down on HMOs and ensure there is better council regulation and...

A senior figure in the financial services sector says only Build To Rent can solve the stock shortage in the lettings...

Propertymark is speaking out about problems with some conversions of commercial property into residential.The warning comes in the trade body’s response...

A PropTech startup called EVO is claiming to revolutionise repairs and maintenance in the “broken” rented housing sector. EVO says it connects...

Councillors in one part of London are considering asking agents to include ‘green features’ on property details. Camden’s Labour controlled council has...