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Rigorous government targets to improve EPC ratings in the private rental sector and the wider housing stock won’t be met without...

Hamptons lettings agency says it’s calculated what types of homes will be simply unable to be improved to reach the government...

New figures show the average inheritance tax (IHT) bill in 2021/22  rose to a new high of £215,000.  The number of estates...

An investment expert says TV property shows - especially episodes recorded some time ago - should carry warnings about soaring buy...

A new lettings market index has been launched by the Skipton Group, parent company of Connells, the country’s largest lettings and...

Data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages rose just 1.5% year-on-year in June –...

The incoming Labour government has a social mandate to support the next generation of homeowners in the UK, says financial PropTech...

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

A huge survey involving analysis of over 14,000 properties suggests an urgent need for the next government to help private rental...

Deposit alternative supplier flatfair says it’s seen a 30% year-on-year increase in No Deposit tenancies. It also claims 14% more landlords are...

Shelter has spoken out in favour of what it calls “bold” commitments by Labour on the private rental sector and house...

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...

Over the weekend the Conservatives pledged that if elected on July 4 they would permanently scrap stamp duty for first time...

Rightmove has produced five core demands on behalf of the rental sector, which it would like the next government to meet. These...

Deposit alternative provider, flatfair, has reported record figures for the first quarter of 2024. From January to March, 56% of tenants chose...

Inflation is expected to drop sharply in the April figures due out this week. The Office for Budget Responsibility and Bank of...

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

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax.  London, the...

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

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

Shelter is calling for the construction of 90,000 rental properties each year for a decade - and it claims this would...

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...

Strutt & Parker’s London New Homes staff attribute 50 per cent of their market this year as dollar-based - 30 per...

It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...

Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...

An estimated seven million UK households are struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage payments, Which? warns, with millions...

A deposit alternative service says increasing numbers of renters need multiple sources of funding for traditional deposits. Zero Deposit says its survey...

The average rental deposit in the UK is now £1,434, based on the requirement that a deposit is set at up...

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

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

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

Propertymark has given details of how it believes the Scottish Government rent control system has backfired and works against the interests...

Cloud-based software system Alto and repairs and maintenance management system Fixflo are to unveil an integration in the next fortnight.  This will...

LSL Property Services - owner of the Reeds Rains and Your Move brands - says it’s movement of agency branches to...

An estimated 700,000 households across the UK missed rent or mortgage payments in April, according to the consumer body Which? It has...

Renters are being offered a 100 per cent mortgage by the Skipton Building Society - the first time such a product...

One of the most respected financial organisations says markets are now betting that the Bank of England base rate will hit...

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

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

Overseas investors have bagged an effective bonus of £40,000 off the purchase of a UK buy to let, according to leading...

The chief executive of Purplebricks, who eight weeks ago claimed to have “a plan to grow our lettings business”, is now...

There are more Bank of England base rates to come, a group of property finance industry experts has warned.  Personal finance comparison...

Keyzy, a rent-to-own service aimed at aspiring homeowners, has raised £3m in a seed funding round.  The proceeds will accelerate its purchases...

Legal & General Capital helped fund over 17,000 new homes last year across a range of tenures, chiefly Build To Rent.  Chief...

Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC...

More than a quarter of renters responding to a survey say they are considering leaving the city within the next 12...

Propertymark’s chief executive Nathan Emerson has welcomed the dramatic government U-turn on taxes - but most importantly has retained the stamp...

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

What many believe to have been one of the nastiest TV adverts in recent years - Purplebricks’ attack on traditional agents’...

Agencies and other businesses are to receive help facing soaring energy costs in measures outlined this morning by the government. Through a...

New research claims students in the UK are currently paying as much as £16,500 per year in living costs - a...

OnTheMarket is overtly using its teclet lettings PropTech as a means of enticing agents on old discounted rates to pay full...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme, the not-for-profit government-backed protection service, has announced an upgraded PropTech integration with automated deposit registration platform MRI Software. TDS...

A new survey by business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown suggests that out of the 20 per cent of households who now rent...

A park home specialist is claiming that this property niche is better suited than conventional rental or owned homes for energy...

Knight Frank is offering its 2,200 UK staff a company-branded debit card which allows them to buy cheap foreign currency. Currensea’s card,...

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

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned.  Sarah...

Energy efficiency is the hot topic in the lettings sector right now with new minimum EPC levels expected to be introduced...

A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of...

New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...

A senior Welsh politicians has urged anyone who has fallen behind in paying rent because of the pandemic to contact their...

A think tank says it would take a major policy change to fulfil Boris Johnson’s goal to turn generation rent into...

After becoming the first large agency to move to electric BMW i3s in 2019, Chestertons is urging others in the industry to follow...

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

Senior managers in the lettings and sales side of independent chain Spicerhaart are reducing their carbon footprint by taking up the...

Student rent has increased almost 20 per cent over the last year.  In data released as part of the 2021 NatWest Student...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

The Oxfordshire based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant,...

PropTech firm Goodlord is to offer illness and injury insurance to tenants  via a link with Legal & General.  Goodlord already sells...

The extended stamp duty holiday is having a significant positive impact on the rental market, according to new research. In a survey...

Housing charity Crisis says government statistics show almost one in five private renters in England in arrears or likely to fall...

A regional agency group is providing training courses free of charge to members “for the foreseeable future.” The training - usually heavily...

Central London’s prime rental market is witnessing a wave of enquiries from tenants wanting to strike a deal according to a...

OnTheMarket now owns PropTech firm Glanty outright. Glanty is best known for its lettings platform teclet, a cloud-based lettings software service. Glanty's revenues grew...

As we emerge out of the pandemic there is a growing need for agents to reflect on how the lettings business...

A veteran lettings expert says most rental activity will soon be online and conducted outside office hours - a further boost...

Campaigning charity Shelter has criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for allegedly leaving “far more people on the brink of homelessness than homeownership.”  Chief...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector.  “Extending...

A PropTech firm says agencies adopting livestream viewing could win more instructions and save thousands of pounds, all the while abiding...

New research suggests even those renters who want to be owner occupiers are likely to remain in the lettings sector in the...

A trading announcement by Belvoir reveals the company has seen another year of significant growth - its 24th on the trot. The...

A survey by a personal finance service has identified the traditional premium for a city centre rental property, and attempts to...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players, Legal & General, says it’s started work on 6,000 residential units in...

The Generation Rent campaign has renewed its call for public money to be allocated to clear at least some rent arrears...

The Resolution Foundation has added its voice to that of many charities and other think tanks demanding more government support for...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

PropTech service The Depositary is extending its existing partnership with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, aiming to fully integrate with the TDS...

The Generation Rent pressure group has made a last-ditch argument in favour of keeping the evictions ban, which will lapse at the...

The largest survey yet conducted about rent payments during the pandemic shows the claims of pressure groups about widespread evictions are unfounded. Over...

Which? is warning prospective renters to beware scam lettings agencies and scam landlords following a case where £5,600 was conned out...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has requested a review of Capital Gains Tax rules from the Office for Tax Simplification - leading to...

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

A pro-tenant campaign group has this morning kicked off its campaign to have the eviction ban - already extended until late...

A new PropTech platform backed by Countrywide and Foxtons says it offers agents an opportunity to reduce admin, increase revenue and...

Two new handbooks have been released offering advice to the private rental sector on how to improve energy efficiency.  Electricity distributor UK...

A think-tank claims one in eight tenants has fallen behind with rent since the start of the Coronavirus crisis - a...

The possibility of an extended mortgage holiday being introduced, for landlords as well as home owners, has been sharply criticised by...

The Generation Rent pressure group, fiercely critical of agents and landlords in recent months, wants the government to implement a 12 month...