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While much of the property industry’s response to the King’s Speech focussed on government plans for rental sector and planning reform,...

The right wing think tank the Adam Smith Institute has launched something called the Cost Of Rent Day. The institute has calculated...

Paying staff too little is a sure-fire way to hinder growth and profits, according to letting expert and former ALRA President,...

London’s rental market has weakened in recent months according to the fledgling online service Hello Neighbour. Rents are 1% down compared to...

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

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

An analysis of tenants renting between 2020 and 2023 shows a big rise in those on high salaries asked to provide...

At a time when the agency industry is being wooed by new self employed business models, a new survey suggests most...

New research shows that the majority of letting agents believe they are not paid sufficiently for their work. Research from the Goodlord...

A personal finance expert has revealed that a new group which he calls Guppies are reconciled to possibly renting forever. Alan Davison,...

Professional cleaning firm Prompt Cleaners has created a league table of regions and local authorities where renting is cheapest and dearest. The...

Increasing numbers of relatively well-paid tenants are being asked to provide a guarantor. That’s the view of PropTech firm Goodlord which says...

Finances have never been more stretched in the UK, with almost every bill and expense soaring for employees and employers alike,...

Annual staff turnover in the property industry is nearing 30 per cent according to a survey by online agency Nested.  The most...

An agency is giving every one of its 600 full time employees a £750 one-off payment to help with the cost...

New long-term analysis by Hamptons says rental growth will cool over the coming years but will still outperform house prices between...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...

Data from Rightmove shows how an interest rate rise today, when the Bank of England meets, might effectively boost demand in...

Landlords and agents face a growing risk of rent arrears and tenant fraud because of the cost of living crisis. That’s the...

The latest lettings market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord suggests that voids are reducing in almost all regions but that rents...

The number of prospective tenants asked to provide guarantors ahead of renting has risen by a huge 36 per cent over...

A major holiday let company in one of the country’s prime tourist destinations says more affordable homes should be built to...

Voids are at their lowest level since August 2019 while rents are on the rise, according to the latest Goodlord snapshot...

A trades union claims that lettings software provider Goodlord is slashing some staff salaries by a quarter - that’s £6,000 per...

The latest market snapshot for the private lettings sector shows rents holding steady into 2021 but voids increasing across the board. The...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the November lockdown creating a subdued picture - but with early...

Housing Minister Chris Pincher says the eviction ban is formally over but the situation remains under “constant review” as the second...

The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...

The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter says she is expecting a “deluge” of cases when the eviction ban ends, but...

New figures on pay and perks in the industry show that letting agents are better rewarded than their sales counterparts. A survey...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given Letting Agent Today a statement trying to soothe critics of its...

A PropTech platform claims that an area where the average rent is 50 per cent of less of an average salary...

Unusual research undertaken by an alternative deposit scheme suggests that women pay a substantially higher proportion of their salary than men,...

A lettings platform has analysed the current average annual rental cost of different parts of the UK and how that relates...

The head of the country's oldest agency recruitment consultancy says the tenant fee ban will hit staffing levels in the industry...

Rent in London is the most expensive in Europe for expats, new research shows. The UK capital’s rent averages US$7,189 - that’s...

OnTheMarket, which is beginning to undertake occasional property research, has released data identifying what proportion of tenants’ salaries are spent on...

Even those earning average salaries risk being priced out of the lettings market by high rents according to an insurance agency.    Research...

Private renters go on fewer holidays, save less money and are more likely to make forced cutbacks than home owners according...

A Liberal Democrat peer has accused the government of being “a bit rich” in its willingness to jail letting agents or...