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New Freedom of Information (FOI) data from the Financial Conduct Authority shows that Labour’s plan to introduce a ‘Freedom to Buy’...

Data released from Reposit, a deposit alternative service, reveals what it calls “a concerning surge in rent arrears” during the final...

A lettings industry supplier claims one in nine renters use foodbanks. A survey of tenants, commissioned by Zero Deposit, found that just...

Propertymark has stepped into the row over a bank chief’s comments on first time buyers. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, responded...

Lower mortgage rates - still falling in the days since the end of the festive break - may be persuading some...

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

Propertymark has urged the government to take the potential Help to Buy ‘timebomb’ seriously. The news comes as London lettings agent Benham...

An ex-ARLA supremo says technology is the best way for letting agents to cope with a huge rise in telephone calls. ARLA...

The rental market remained strong in August says PropTech firm Goodlord. Despite average rents dipping marginally after a record breaking July -...

The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June.  The average cost of rent per...

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

A leading agency says there are now clear indications that supply in the lettings market is growing and that rent levels...

A financial expert says the latest house price index, showing the biggest monthly fall for over two years, is the “first...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...

Famous London agency Foxtons has enjoyed a shares boost on the back of a 25 per cent spike in revenue in...

Propertymark’s latest rental market snapshot shows that since February, the number of new tenants wanting to register on agents’ books has increased...

As the new academic year gets underway, demand continues to far outweigh supply in the lettings market in London and the...

London faces a possible homelessness spike this winter due to the cost-of-living crisis and increases in private rents, a group of...

Knight Frank has made a candid observation about the prime London lettings market, saying it remains “a long way from normality.”  While...

With the next Bank of England interest rate decision timed for tomorrow, it’s just been revealed that rate increases so far...

A prominent lettings industry supplier has asked whether the earlier-than-expected arrival of the rental reform white paper was a distraction from...

Industry suppliers are linking up to host a webinar for agents this week outlining the growing risks of tenancy fraud. HomeLet, Let...

The Property Franchise Group says that in the past year the number of managed properties it handles has risen from 58,000...

Agents and landlords are being warned by a government minister not to charge all-inclusive HMO tenants more than necessary in a...

Buy to let mortgage rates will rise “very quickly” this year according to a leading broker. Angus Stewart, chief executive of online...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a modest 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...

A lettings agency says a new HMO licensing regime in one of London’s highest profile boroughs will reduce the number of rental properties. This...

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

Fixflo has announced a new integration partnership with resident engagement and building management software provider Spike Global. Fixflo manages about 1.2m units...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That's very retro - I have not had one of...

The latest rental market snapshot produced by HomeLet shows average rents outside of London soaring to higher levels and dropping in the capital itself.  The...

An anti-money laundering PropTech consultancy claims agents are in serious danger of non-compliance with new regulations, unless they ditch paper documents and...

Deposit alternative firm flatfair has linked with a PropTech firm to enhance its offer to Build To Rent users.  The partnership with...

A Conservative MP is urging his colleagues in government to end “cruel” discrimination against pet owners by much of the private...

It appears that the Renters Reform Bill - a key measure in the 2019 Conservative General Election manifesto - has been...

Campaigners against evictions during the Coronavirus crisis have launched a last-ditch call for the government to grant another extension to the current...

A specialist mortgage operator is warning letting agents and landlords to gear up for a winter of discontent as a result...

The lettings agency Portico is partnering with Goodlord to offer a new insurance policy to its landlords. Portico landlords can now benefit...

A survey by The Tenancy Deposit Service suggests that half of landlords have experienced damage to their rental properties by pets.  And...

One of the rental sector’s highest-profile trade bodies has accused pro-tenant group Generation Rent of needlessly scaring renters with the spectre...

A lettings sector group says there was never any eviction crisis looming for private tenants, contrary to a slew of recent claims. New independent...

The Chartered Institute of Housing has published proposals aimed at avoiding a spike in private rental sector evictions when the current...

Buy to let investors should be exempted from the three per cent stamp duty surcharge even if purchasers of holiday homes still...

New research claims that one in every 50 homes in the capital is let on a short-term platform like Airbnb or...

There has been a significant spike in activity in the East Hampshire lettings market, according to analysis from Zoopla. Over the last...

Void periods have fallen to record lows across the UK in August, with average voids standing at just 11 days.  The data,...

Data from Rightmove suggests that demand from tenants looking for a new home has soared seven per cent since the Tenants...

High end lettings agency Harrods Estates says it has seen a 10 per cent rise in tenancy renewals in the Knightsbridge...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has put together a brief summary of the 2018 rental market. In figures, the supply of...

A buy to let mortgage firm says it’s likely that there will be a spike in refinancing enquiries as landlords meet...

Figures from UK Finance show there were 5,000 new buy to let house purchase mortgages completed in April - the latest data...

A rent guarantor service based in London and previously aiming itself at the UK market is expanding into the Republic of...

Average rents in prime central London fell 2.4 per cent year-on-year in November, which was the most modest decline recorded in...

There’s been another large increase in the number of buy to let mortgages sought by limited companies - they accounted for...

  Agency Express says there has been a bounce in the number of new lettings listings across the UK.   Following unusually slow activity...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of three approved redress operations, says it saw a 33 per cent increase in membership in...

The proportion of landlords who use a letting agent to help manage their property has spiked since the end of last...

Figures from the Association of Residential Letting Agents, now formally known as ARLA Propertymark, suggest there has been a surge in...

There was an eight per cent surge in the number of homes available to rent in the second quarter of the...

We’re used to young owner-occupiers relying on the Bank of Mum and Dad for financial help - now it appears youthful...

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

A leading trade body says it’s time for the private rental sector to take gas safety more seriously following a spate...

Research by HomeLet shows that rents on new tenancies outside London over the three months to March were on average 4.9...

Data from the Halifax suggested that the average price of a flat has increased by £86,474 (£1,029 per month) since property prices...

JLL says there has been a remarkable 150-fold rise in the number of London residential properties listed on lettings website Airbnb...

Poldark, a period drama recently on the BBC, has inspired a new trend dubbed the 'Poldark Effect'.  Rather than an increase in...