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Propertymark has come out with a strongly-worded statement accusing politicians in the Scottish Parliament of ignoring the industry’s views on rent...

The latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord shows record-breaking rises. William Reeve, chief executive of Goodlord, comments: “These July figures show...

Property consultancy JLL says there’s been a noticeable rise in prime Central London lettings activity.  Average rents rose 0.9% from Q1 to...

A review of Edinburgh’s controversial short term lets licensing will take place this summer. City councillors agreed to publicly consult on the...

London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m - and much of that rise is...

The Conservatives have this afternoon set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and...

Propertymark has stepped into the row over whether there should be more controls over second homes, holiday lets and people from...

As the Renters Reform Bill makes its way through the House of Lords, Propertymark has advised peers not to miss this...

Propertymark has given its view on why private rents have risen so much - 6.1% in England, 7.0% in Wales and...

The pressure on rents for new tenancies in Scotland’s private rented sector have started to ease with all major cities now...

The UK's rental market is experiencing a slowdown says a lettings chief. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine & Country notes that...

Labour must build “a new generation of New Towns” if it gets into government, according to a parliamentary candidate linked to...

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

Propertymark has batted away any possible market pessimism as a result of a downbeat price index result from the Halifax  Just before...

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

There appears to be more evidence that these are good times for auctions. Network Auctions says it’s witnessed a sales surge, with...

Asking rents continue to show pos­itive annualised growth in all regions except Greater London and Scotland.  That’s according to respected property website...

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

Glasgow agency Rosevale Letting has significantly increased its portfolio of managed properties after acquiring letting properties from a competitor, Ross Sales...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Earlier this week Housing Secretary Michael...

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of suggesting a government proposal for the housing market is high-risk and could even...

Tom Davies has started with Leaders Romans Group as the company’s first group financial services managing director. This new position coincides with...

There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...

VISTA, a tenant referencing service first announced back in November, launches today. Insurance and referencing service HomeLet says the product will “provide...

Birmingham’s Labour council is considering closing its social housing waiting list to new applicants - and this is likely to trigger...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

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

Berriman Eaton has reported a 30 per cent rise in its dedicated lettings business since 2020, with more than 420 properties...

Next year will see “a strong resurgence” in the rental market, a leading agent predicts. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine &...

More multi-millionaires and billionaires are choosing to rent super-prime homes in London, rather than purchase, reveals a new wealth report Beauchamp Estates’...

The UK lettings market, after experiencing recent surges in prices, is now displaying signs of returning to its seasonal patterns.  This is...

New figures have shown that 2,086 people were found to be sleeping on London’s streets for the first time between July...

HomeLet claims its new VISTA service will revolutionise the lettings industry by eliminating fraud through the use of detection technology and...

New data reveals a 68 per cent surge in reports of meter tampering and energy theft during winter. The data - revealed...

Landlords in the UK are paying 40 per cent more mortgage interest than in August 2022, forcing more of them to...

Tenants in Bristol are paying 41 per cent more for a rental property than they did just five years ago, it...

The UK’s housing market is increasingly driven by older, affluent home owners with younger generations squeezed out.  That’s the view of data...

London-focussed agency Foxtons says there is a part of the capital which is seeing an average of 38 prospective tenants for...

The classified ad website Gumtree is issuing an alert about what it claims is the growing threat of rental fraud. It says...

TV property guru Phil Spencer is urging lettings agents to prepare for a surge in the number of older tenants and...

July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...

The post-Covid prime lettings market in London has seen remarkable growth, an agency says. The latest data from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices London...

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

A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

The rental market is set to benefit from a surge in potential buyers putting their purchase plans on hold. Data from NerdWallet...

Lettings agents within The Guild of Property Professionals think that the Renters Reform Bill could cause many landlords to quit.  Graham Wood,...

A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...

A year on from the Elizabeth Line opening, new Rightmove analysis reveals the latest renter trends near stations along the line. The...

A chief executive who pledged to beef up her agency’s lettings division - but failed to do so - is leaving...

Buy to let investors have created the largest increase in the mortgage market in the past year, it’s being claimed. Octane Capital...

After what appeared to be a lull over the New Year, the rental market is firing on all cylinders again according...

An agent claims that if Labour wins the next General Election there will be what he calls “misguided meddling” across the...

The number of lettings instructions in London has dropped since the start of the year.  Knight Frank says that compared to the...

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

The government has been accused of pushing up the cost of home insulation because of a poorly timed public campaign. The National...

A new survey of over 8,000 commercial estate agents indicates a challenging 2023 - suggesting a possible alternative investment option for...

House prices in York - where the local MP is leading an onslaught on the proliferation of short lets - have...

Keller Williams UK - which has seen market centre closures in recent months - insists that its lettings business KW Move...

Data from different firms suggest there’s been an upsurge in the purchase of rent protection insurance by agents. Firstly Goodlord and Vouch...

Investment in the Build To Rent sector has almost doubled year-on-year, according to new research. Property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield says that...

September saw the highest average rental costs ever recorded by Goodlord, according to the PropTech firm’s latest index.  With the previous record...

The Knight Frank lettings and estate agency is warning that it expects house prices to fall in 2023. Tom Bill, its head...

Zoopla is issuing a warning today that price cuts in the sales market are likely to hit pre-pandemic levels as affordability...

Asking prices of homes coming to the market continue to rise, even before the expected surge in demand following the government’s...

Households living in rental properties across the North of England face the biggest financial headache from soaring fuel price rises, according...

The average cost of rent across England dipped one per cent during August, taking prices down to a national average of...

The Property Franchise Group says it’s increased the size of its lettings portfolio by around 1,000 units over the past year...

Voids hit what has been described as an historic low in recent weeks, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. It says the average...

A Build To Rent operator is cashing in on the surge in demand for allotments by creating mini-versions at one London...

A Labour MP says a surge in the number of stag and hen parties in her constituency - undertaken by people...

The appeal of city living has been reignited across Scotland with new figures showing a surge in demand and rents for...

An increasing number of house purchases are made by buyers who are not in chains - a trend driven by the...

The Lomond Group - which has ambitions to become a national operation - has announced two further acquisitions for one of...

Campaigning charity Shelter says new government figures reveal an increasing number of renters are facing eviction.  And it warns that more renters are...

In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process.  Over...

There’s still some way to go for the lettings market to return to its pre-pandemic best according to Knight Frank -...

An agency owned by Foxtons says there’s been a 120 per cent surge in demand for pet-friendly rental properties since the...

A leading agency handling international investors and buyers says Russians will displace the Chinese as the main purchasers of buy to...

A report prepared by housing experts in Manchester shows a massive surge in the number of Airbnbs in the city -...

Rents in London are now rising as steeply as they were falling at the start of the year according to Knight...

UK Finance, the umbrella group representing major mortgage lenders, says there will have been a massive 83 per cent surge in...

A senior Labour politician in the capital claims that there’s been “a stark rise” in people losing their homes since the...

A trading statement from franchise agency Winkworth has revealed that its network now derives 75 per cent of its revenue from...

The demand for London rental properties has increased by almost 60 per cent in the third quarter compared to the same...

Rental growth in prime areas of London has climbed to multi-year highs according to new data from Knight Frank.  While only a...

Campaigning charity Shelter says new official figures show evictions since the lifting of the ban have created a surge in homelessness. Shelter...

The Build to Rent sector is being targeted by criminals with a 364 per cent rise in fraudulent tenant applications in...

Travel Chapter, which owns the high profile Holidaylettings brand, is to float on the London Stock Exchange's junior AIM market. Devon-based Travel...

New figures provide further evidence of the difficulties first time buyers have getting on the property ladder - and why as...

‘Room wanted’ ads are currently outnumbering ads for ‘rooms available’ on flatshare site SpareRoom for only the third time in six...

Fenn Wright, which operates in East Anglia, has opened its latest office in Felixstowe and will focus on sales and lettings.  Managing...

New research reveals that student property portfolios based in smaller university towns or cities typically generate the best returns. The findings, from...

The lettings arm of a leading Edinburgh-based property portal has reported a surge of Edinburgh properties being rented on the same...

Rental stock has dropped as landlords seek to profit from the staycation boom, Rightmove claims. Data from the portal suggests seaside towns...

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...

John D Wood - one of two high end brands formerly owned by Countrywide but recently acquired by Connells - is...

New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...

The tide is turning for the London rental market at last according to data from the Benham and Reeves lettings agency. In...