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Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...

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

A prominent lettings agent is calling for an end to what he calls the “archaic” system under which some tenants end...

The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget is set to hit Build To Rent. The British Property Foundation is reacting to news that Multiple dwellings...

Stamp duty receipts dipped four per cent to £2.4 billion in Q3 of last year - no less than 25 per...

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

With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing...

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that stamp duty will be cut.  In future there will be no stamp duty on the first...

A little-known law may require tenants to pay stamp duty on the rental properties they do not actually own. London lettings agency...

The 7,000 units under SDL’s block management are now with rival HML Group following an acquisition deal which took place last...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

There’s been a 21 per cent rise in demand for properties from buy to let investors according to a new analysis...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

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

The popularity of buy to let mortgage products offering exclusive rates for higher value loans is a sign of optimism in...

A property lawyer is forecasting a surge in buy to let purchasing in the coming months as the stamp duty extension...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

A leading PropTech expert says the lettings industry hopes next week’s Budget will provide clarity on taxes - but he’s also...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Scotland must encourage more investors into its property market as a way of supporting its economy once the Coronavirus recedes according...

Now may be the time for buy to let investors to consider incorporation - putting their property portfolios into a limited...

Former Labour Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the new director of the campaign group Generation Rent, claims 500,000 renters are in arrears as...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made an uncompromising set of demands on the government, asking it to implement a...

A Build To Rent developer has revealed plans to construct over 10,000 units in just five years. Wise Living, part of SDL,...

The Black Brick agency, which operates with high net worth clients, is forecasting that 2020 will see the arrival of a...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Savills says some 120,000 buy to let mortgages have been redeemed since the launch of the additional homes stamp duty surcharge...

Landlords have been urged to seek advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties after a landmark tribunal case. A...

Three years after the introduction of the second homes stamp duty surcharge, landlords are “beginning to come to terms with the...

SDL Property Partners, which describes itself as the industry’s first property management franchising scheme, is pushing for new members. Its training has...

The industry’s first property management franchise scheme, SDL Property Partners, has been given a presentation on how members could be key...

SDL Group is celebrating its 2,000th tenant in the new but fast-growing Build To Rent sector.  SDL works with developer Sigma Capital Group...

A Build To Rent operator is marking its 2,000th new-build home - an indication of how the sector is starting to...

A newspaper in warning that the beleaguered buy to let sector may be under attack yet again with the government considering...

The Lomond Capital acquisition bandwagon continues apace with the latest independent to be snapped up being the well known Bonett’s Estate...

Midlands-based SDL Group has announced the sale of a Birmingham residential lettings portfolio to Lomond Capital. SDL Property Management now focuses on...

A new property management franchise operation, established late last year, is beefing up its training to cover GDPR, sales and marketing. SDL...

A leading lettings sector trade body has repeated its call on government to offer a range of incentives to landlords and...

Lettings agency IPS Estates is partnering with Midlands auction specialist SDL Auctions to sell tenanted properties online. IPS Estates, based in Derbyshire, will...

One of the industry’s largest brands, The SDL Group, is launching a new division offering franchise opportunities for property managers.   SDL Property...

SDL Group - owner of the UK franchise for Century 21 lettings and estate agency branches - has been named as the...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Chancellor Phillip Hammond has introduced no new property taxes in his Spring Budget - but a clampdown on those setting up...

Sigma Capital, one of the earliest investors in the UK Build To Rent sector, is creating a new brand called Simple...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

The franchise giant Century 21 UK has opened its latest estate and letting agency office - and it's in Southampton.  The office,...

The Welsh Government - which now has additional fiscal powers allowing it to be more independent from Westminster - has chosen...

The SDL Group says it is on course to become the UK's largest provider of Build to Rent services.  The firm, which...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

There are now 60,139 Build To Rent units constructed or in the pipeline across the UK according to the British Property...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

A consumer group dedicated to reducing tax says recent fiscal changes introduced by the government will end up hurting private rental...

The Residential Landlords Association is asking the Welsh Assembly to scrap the three per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on buy...

New Chancellor Phillip Hammond has been urged by an industry trade group to reset the government’s approach to taxing the buy...

Rents in Scotland are at a record high, after the fastest month-on-month growth on record.  Data from Your Move shows that average...

SDL Bigwood - owned by Century 21 UK franchise parent company Shepherd Direct Limited - has been selected as the lettings...

Data released by Agency Express shows a massive spike in activity for the lettings market.  April’s national figures for new listings ‘To...

Average price for a property paid by investors in April fell by 8.3 per cent from £194,000 a month earlier to...

The frenzy of investor purchasing of buy to let units ahead of the stamp duty surcharge deadline has led to an...

The approaching of the April 1 stamp duty surcharge deadline led to a severe drop-off in buy to let purchasers seeking...

One of London’s major letting agencies is urging landlords to take a cautious approach to whether they should incorporate in a...

The additional homes stamp duty surcharge is contributing to a slowdown in the central London development market according to JLL. The number...

A leading lettings expert says George Osborne’s proposed stamp duty surcharge of three per cent may be just weeks from implementation...

The man behind the Platinum Property Partners company are mounting a legal challenge to this year’s buy to let tax changes...

The National Landlords’ Association insists that some media forecasts of the impact of the new three per cent stamp duty surcharge...