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A 101-home Built To Rent estate is being created by Barratt Homes in Cambridge, as part of a deal with BTR...

Respected energy industry consultancy Cornwall Insight says the price cap for the April to June period this year - to be...

Over £100m has been invested into a new site that will offer purpose b built accommodation for 713 students beds in...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

Leaders Romans Group has launched a new benefit which supports employees undergoing fertility treatment. The benefit allows staff time off (unpaid for...

A Build To Rent scheme is now ready for move-in by tenants, following the completed conversion of an ambulance station into...

A legal expert says there is too little practical help available to transform the energy efficiency reputation of the private rental...

Tenants want letting agents, landlords and other property industry figures to more openly demonstrate their green credentials. That’s the message from a...

Two cities have been identified as the UK’s highest-growth cities across multiple property sectors over the next 10 years, according to...

A clampdown on HMOs is to begin this week - and the council behind it is describing it as ‘preserving the...

A local authority in West Sussex is proposing to build its own Airbnb four bedroom house on the site of old...

Part of the rebranded OnTheMarket suite of PropTech products has announced another partnership, this time to help home movers. Teclet - now...

A digital platform that claims it will “finally bring renting into the modern age” says it has secured £4.5m in funding. A...

Home set-up service Just Move In has announced a huge fund-raise of £4m. The service boasts Hamptons, Openrent, and Pickfords amongst and...

Property management platform and CRM provider teclet - owned by the OnTheMarket Group - has revealed another integration into its platform. This...

All private rented homes in Oxford will need a licence from this September, following a green light from the government. Some 49.3...

Another new Build To Rent scheme has been announced by Grainger. Launching next month, the 158-unit Gilders Yard scheme sits on the...

A council is launching a form on online letting agency which wants to push agents and landlords into agreeing two year...

It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...

Zoopla has unveiled a new tenant document-sharing feature on its Alto service, which it says will help letting agents fulfil compliance...

Results have been released of an analysis of over 20,000 Build To Rent tenants in over 15,000 homes across the UK...

An agent in one major university city says it’s faced with 50 students applying for each available property. Edinburgh residential property lettings,...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

Planners have given the go-ahead for a 23-storey Build To Rent development in Sheffield. The scheme, from Godwin Developments, will have 336...

A 133-unit co-living rental scheme is to be built in the Devon city of Exeter. The scheme will place an emphasis on community living...

A new Right to Rent identity validation and storage system has been launched by industry supplier Canopy, in partnership with tech...

Ten estate agencies have signed up to a partnership programme with the easyStorage company, which allows lettings and sales firms to...

Opposition Labour councillors on a local authority says HMOs should only be let if each bedroom has an en suite bathroom.  The...

Independent London agency chain Dexters says it’s seen a 200 per cent jump in enquiries from this time last year, and...

Nearly half of households in the private rental sector have regrets about their home according to a survey by the HomeOwners...

A buy to let investor has been found guilty of letting out poor quality living accommodation that was said to pose...

The comparison website MoneySuperMarket suggests that renters spend an average of £670 in additional costs when they move, on top of...

A PropTech tool wants landlords to manage their own properties and is accusing agents of being likely to increase charges to...

A PropTech platform launched three years ago acting as a search system for students wanting purpose-built accommodation is evolving into a...

A controversial review website which says it identifies “good (and bad) letting agents” has introduced tools aiming to reduce disputes at...

A PropTech firm is offering landlords the opportunity to manage their portfolios from £35 a month, suggesting it could be a...

Rent-to-rent operator Residently says area with high volumes of tech company employees are leading the lettings market’s growth in London. The firm...

The council behind a controversial private rental sector licensing scheme is trying to justify its introduction on health and safety grounds. On...

An online lettings service which says it’s aiming to triple its level of business in the next 12 months claims it’s...

How much more of it would you have if you could do all your month-end payments and reconciliations in a couple...

The government has set out new measures to mitigate against overcrowded and dangerous living conditions of private tenants in shared homes. From...

One of Countrywide’s high-end brands, Hamptons International, is launching its first app to give landlords and tenants “a single integrated point...

A Build to Rent scheme in Salford is launching this week with tenants moving in to purpose-built rental accommodation at 'The...

Letting Agent Today has been contacted by the Council of Gas Detection and Environmental Monitoring - the trade association for gas...

Three quarters of a million private renters are stuck in the coldest and draughtiest homes, claims the Citizens Advice organisation -...

The government’s wave of measures to clamp down on the private rental sector and introduce harsher regulations for investors and landlords...

A millionaire landlord who built an illegal outbuilding at his home has been forced to demolish it after pressure from his...

Yet another council private rental sector licensing scheme is being drawn up with the claim that it will improve standards of...

A landlord faces a bill of over £9,000 for putting his tenants at risk of harm.   Jack Kensell of Folkestone was prosecuted...

A landlord in Milton Keynes has been ordered to pay a total of £24,168.29 for serious breaches of fire safety regulations...

Agents and landlords are being warned that students expect increasingly high standards of accommodation including space, decor and fixtures and fittings. The...

The Charity Commission is to probe the links between a letting agency that has allegedly been paid more than £5.5m in...

The BBC is investigating a letting agency that has allegedly been paid more than £5.5m in housing benefit after its owner...

The private rented sector is becoming an increasingly diverse place. Its growth into the UK's second largest form of housing has...

Father and son rogue landlords have been fined for failing to register their property as a house in multiple occupancy. Sabbir and...

So spring has sprung and the Hare is on the loose. After a very long gestation period, the Veyo leveret has...