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Leading property website Zoopla has delivered strong results for letting agents in the run-up to the busiest time of year for...

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

People who expect to rent throughout their retirement could need an additional £391,000 in savings compared to those who have paid...

Data sourced from millions of bank accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages increased 6.3 per cent year-on-year in May. Barclays data...

Some 50% of tenants who moved last year did so because their landlords decided to sell the property.  By contrast, eviction was...

An Office of National Statistics survey shows that the top three issues facing the UK are still the cost-of-living crisis (89%),...

North east England operator Pattinson Estate Agency is taking over another local rival firm. It’s acquired NS Bennett Estate Agents, in Stanley,...

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

An agency has snapped up a substantial regional firm involving 60 staff, 1,100 properties under management, as well as commercial, new...

Legal & General’s suburban Build To Rent business, called LGSBTR, has exchanged on 41 new BTR homes in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.   Consisting...

Hamptons is linking with retirement rental specialist provider Birchgrove, pledging to offer “a unique proposition for those seeking quality senior rental...

Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...

A Hunters franchisee has made his first acquisition - after 14 years. Lester Hurst, who has owned the Otley and Ilkley branches...

Renters are less financially resilient than recent remortgagers according to an analysis by business consultants Hargreaves Lansdown. It says over two thirds...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

The company which acquired London-focussed agency Chestertons in October has now snapped up another lettings and sales operation. This latest purchase is...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...

Pattinson estate agency in the north east of England has snapped up Ryedales Estate Agents, an independent in Northumberland. Ryedales owners Geoff...

There may be a substantial number of small-scale private landlords selling up right now, but no fewer than 88 per cent...

The UK’s housing market is increasingly driven by older, affluent home owners with younger generations squeezed out.  That’s the view of data...

More people are struggling to pay their rent according to a new government survey. The study, by the Office for National Statistics,...

The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving letting agents and landlords and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...

A retirement forecast suggests older renters may struggle as demographic and property market figures change over time. Scottish Widows’ annual retirement report,...

After a decade of steady growth, the number of older renters is poised to increase rapidly over the next 10 years...

A sales agency specialising in disposing of buy to let portfolios says it’s now received an averaged 240 enquires a month...

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

Landlords who bought soon after the launch of the first buy-to-let mortgage in 1996 are retiring in increasing numbers.   Research from lettings...

Retirement housing specialist Pegasus wants to become a big player in Build To Rent and has employed the  Savills agency to...

A proposal to introduce a national register of Airbnb hosts in a bid to curb rowdy behaviour by guests has been...

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

A new dedicated Build To Rent company, Adler Estates, has launched in the westcountry. It’s part of the Eagle One group of private property companies...

An end-of-year assessment by Zoopla suggests the price of flats across the UK have underperformed the rest of the market and...

The second largest resale in Belvoir’s history has taken place with the husband and wife behind the Southampton franchise buying Belvoir...

There’s a warning that renters are likely to endure a less affluent retirement than owner occupiers.  Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown says 16.3...

An agency connected with high profile developer Churchill Retirement Living has been rebranded and is offering a new lettings service. Churchill Sales...

The cost-of-living crisis is leading to further dependence on the Bank of Mum and Dad, following an extended period of support...

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

North east of England agency My Property Box has acquired Newcastle independent Groves as part of its strategic growth plan. All 12...

An agent who six months ago expanded his franchise empire to four branches has now added a fifth. Craig Pearson, who opened the...

A new report suggests that agents may already be seeing more middle-aged and older landlords - and if that hasn’t happened...

The highest profile agency in the big-spending Lomond Group has sealed a trio of deals in the first week of April...

Real estate fund management company Moorfield has teamed up with PropTech company Bricklane to buy a portfolio of 2,000 homes to...

As debate rages about whether pets should be allowed in more private rental properties, a senior house building figure has spoken up for...

The long-running uncertainty over Brexit may lead to a glut of British expats returning home and renting rather than buying. That’s the...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

McCarthy & Stone, long associated with retirement properties only available to buy, has introduced a renting option at a number of...

A lettings agency that launched just two years ago has snapped up an independent firm in the same city in a...

New research from an international law firm shows that the rental sector in major cities is now changing its demographic make-up...

A private landlord has gone on record to explain her own dilemma with a tenant - and why the government’s scrapping...

Legal & General, one of the largest specialist builders of so-called retirement communities for the over-55s, is now going to let...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

A rental provider specialising in property for older tenants has attacked what he calls “hidden costs” involved when people buy purpose-built...

Recent figures suggesting that nearly £1 billion was withdrawn by over-55s through equity release in the first three months of 2019...

Fergus Wilson - the controversial buy to let landlord who with his wife once owned 1,000 homes - has named his...

A lettings agency that has analysed HMRC data says rental income for buy to let landlords has leaped 15 per cent...

Councils have been accused of routinely pursuing the most serious enforcement option open to them if they find a local licensing...

Somerset agency Mark Templer Residential has acquired independent company Wrington Vale Lettings. Husband and wife team John and Vanessa Webb with business...

The heavy-handed administration of selective licensing schemes is driving out buy to let investors. That’s the claim from David Kirwan of Kirwans...

The popular belief that equity release damages the housing market is being challenged by claims from ER company Retirement Advantage. It claims...

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has increased rents on all new tenancies in his property portfolio by £50 a week because of...

One in five UK landlords have entered buy to let without even planning to, finding themselves with a property ‘accidentally’ or...

An experienced agent claims that forgoing the services of a letting agent to save money is a false economy for landlords. In...

Up to 500,000 so-called Baby Boomers have been hit by allegedly unaffordable rents and a lack of appropriate housing for older...

A growing number of over 60s in the UK are renting, according to new research from the Centre for Ageing Better. It...

There has been a drop in the proportion of people becoming buy to let landlords in order to boost their retirement...

New figures appear to show that younger people may prefer investing in property over pensions - giving new hope to the...

Legal & General - one of the country’s largest players in the burgeoning Build To Rent sector - has made a...

Millennials renting an average-sized property outside of London, who begin their tenancy at age 21, will spend an average of £110,830...

Gascoines agency at Southwell in Nottinghamshire is celebrating the retirement of one of its most loved staff members after no less...

The pressure group Generation Rent - often identified with highlighting issues concerning young tenants - is now warning of a massive...

Equity release firm Retirement Advantage - which recently launched two new products aimed at buy to let operators aged 55 and...

Portfolio landlords unable to borrow or contemplating selling because of new Prudential Regulation Authority rules are being urged to consider equity...

A leading figure in the buy to let broker industry has called for would-be ‘pension pot’ landlords to seek advice before...

Equity release specialist Retirement Advantage has launched a range of products specifically for owners of Buy To Let properties.    These products will...

Two independent agencies in Newbury are merging.    After a 40 year career in agency, Jeffery Brown from Atkinson Keene decided to retire...

The impact of recent changes to the way buy to let properties are taxed could create the next pension crisis, a...

Ian Duncan Smith is the latest Conservative to criticise his own government’s fiscal policies regarding buy to let.   Writing on the Conservative...

Two letting agents who have run their town centre business for 24 years are starting well-earned retirements.   Nicky Nettelfield and Irene Brown...

Buy to let valuations fell to just seven per cent of the total valuations market activity in April as the sector...

The head of MartinCo, the country’s largest franchise agency group, says the government’s buy to let tax changes and lettings fee...

Paragon Mortgages, best known for its significant position in the buy to let market, has launched a range of residential mortgage...

Another prominent mortgage chief has called on the government to show its support for the private rental sector by repealing some...

A survey by the National Landords’ Association reveals that the number of retired people living in private rented accommodation has soared...

The number of people living in private rented accommodation in retirement has soared by more than 200,000 in the last four...

Independent comparison website Moneyfacts says mortgage lenders are slashing rates on products designed for landlords, in a bid to buoy up...

The changes introduced to the tax and stamp duty levied on buy to let income and property appears not to have...

The UK’s new Build To Rent initiative, where institutions fund and manage purpose-built rental accommodation, has received £1.45 billion in investment...

The UK’s new Build To Rent initiative, where institutions fund and manage purpose-built rental accommodation, has received its second big investment...

Barclays has increased its age cap for those applying for buy to let mortgages from 75 to 80 with immediate effect. The personal...

A Conservative peer and former shadow chief secretary to the Treasury has become the first senior Tory to speak out against...

Grainger is reported to have sold its equity release division to two private equity companies for £325m. Patron Capital Partners, which owns...

One of Scotland’s largest independent letting agencies has entered into two deals adding over 600 properties to its inventory. The Edinburgh-based DJ...

Former Conservative housing minister Mark Prisk says the recent clampdowns on the traditional buy to let sector may end up helping...

A property solicitors’ practice says buy to let investors who intend using their property to fund some, or all, of their...

The new shadow chancellor has said that he is against a ‘crack down’ on letting agencies and rent controls.  Labour’s Chris Leslie,...

A financial adviser is warning that taking advantage of pension law changes and using a pension pot to buy a property...

A leading buy to let mortgage provider claims the average deposit of £40,000 for an investment property will deter the private...