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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...

Property industry supplier Iamproperty says some 670,000 students will likely be seeking private rental properties in the upcoming academic year -...

One of the largest lettings portals in Scotland is warning that plans by the government north of the border to introduce rent...

A survey of over 730 property professionals has found that 76% believe the introduction of technology has changed the UK property...

With the energy price cap to rise by 10% from October, Rightmove reveals that this could mean an annual increase of...

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

New figures showing no slowdown in the rate of private rental inflation is just additional “misery” for tenants, a leading financial...

A warning has been issued that lettings agencies could lose millions of pounds if landlords quit over new EPC targets. Reapit analysed...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has appointed Victor Olowe as the chair of its new Valuation Assurance Committee. Oluwe is a...

Just as the prospect of tax rises in the Budget is causing uncertainty in the prime London sales market, so Labour’s...

Propertymark has renewed its call for agent comments on Material Information.  The trade body - in collaboration with TDS, The Guild of...

Landlords generated average rental yields of 6.3% in the second quarter of the year, research for Paragon’s latest PRS Trends Report...

The latest rental market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests there’s still a significant mismatch between supply and...

One of Northern Ireland’s fastest growing agencies has acquired one of the longest running property firms in South Down and established...

Propertymark is today launching a consultation exercise, seeking the views of lettings and sales agents - amongst others - about Material Information...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a warm welcome to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s planning reforms. This week Rayner...

The latest edition of the English Housing Survey reveals precisely how relatively rarely Section 21 is used. Data from the survey analysed...

Connells’ new chief executive is to be Helen Charlesworth, who for the past eight years has been managing director at Stonegate...

The boss of a rental flatshare agency claims tenants are sacrificing summer holidays because of high rents. Matt Hutchinson, director of the...

Some 51% of young first-time buyers are willing to consider so-called ‘non-traditional routes’ to move out of renting and onto the...

Citizens Advice claims that 45% of private renters in England are currently experiencing damp, mould or excessive cold in their home,...

A new agency - which describes itself as a “disruptor company” - says it will charge an all-in lettings and management...

The average age of landlords acquiring new rental property with a buy to let mortgage has fallen over the past decade,...

ARLA Propertymark and a number of other property industry bodies wants Housing Secretary Angela Rayner to regulate letting and sales agents. An...

Propertymark says it’s contacting all the appropriate new ministers over the summer to trigger an engagement process so agents’ voices can...

The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors contains a raft of worried statements from agents. A large...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it welcomes the new Labour government’s ambitious housing plans - but it also casts...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has congratulated Labour on forming the next government but says it must move quickly to...

A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. LRG this...

Over 50% of landlords regard the management of their properties as a full-time job, a survey by a buy to let...

PropTech - not more staff - can make letting agencies more productive and reduce costs. A new rental confidence survey of lettings...

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

The Deposit Protection Service's charitable foundation claims that a significant proportion of tenants who have recently moved are cutting back on...

The Property Energy Professionals Association - a trade group representing accreditation schemes for energy assessors - is complaining that it’s not...

Outstanding council tax arrears have soared according to new government figures. Data from he Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities shows...

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...

Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has backed a call by consumer group Which? for radical reforms to Energy Performance Certificates. Yesterday we...

Energy Performance Certificates can be riddled with inaccuracies and give unhelpful advice to property owners. That’s the view of consumer service Which? Which?...

Leasehold reform still has a long way to run, according to the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP). The major party manifestos...

A small survey by a bank suggests that almost 100% of buy to let investors surveyed have received requests from tenants...

The latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is raising a red flag over what it calls...

Young people in London are taking on second jobs to get onto the property ladder, it’s claimed. Of the first-time buyers in...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched what it calls an “impartial”guide for landlords, investors and others buying or selling...

Tenants today spend 12% longer in the same property before switching, than they did a decade ago. Analysis of the English Housing...

Zoopla says a prominent regional agency, Dowen, has returned to its site in a bid to ramp up its plans for...

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

A mortgage lender claims many potential first time buyers are missing out because they don’t understand the concept of shared ownership. Just...

Knight Frank says the normalisation of supply and demand in Prime London has happened more quickly than anticipated, forcing it to...

Around half of letting agents and landlords say they are unsure about how they will vote in the General Election. A joint...

Half of all tenants who moved during the past 12 months found it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to secure a new...

Some 50% of tenants who moved last year did so because their landlords decided to sell the property.  By contrast, eviction was...

Letting agents believe Help to Buy has been the most positive influence to the property market in recent times, while on...

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

Savills has moved to a new office in Petworth town centre, from which its lettings and other services will operate.  Savills, and...

The Cotswolds is the most lucrative place in the UK to own a holiday let, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages. With annual...

A new survey from law firm Weightmans has found that only 24% of renters read tenancy agreements.  It says this is largely...

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum.  Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...

A snap poll of letting agents has revealed that only a tiny percentage have taken steps to prepare for the shift...

Propertymark has urged Scotland’s new First Minister to end the country’s housing emergency. John Swinney is now First Minister and says he...

A prominent lettings agency says concern is growing in the private rental sector about the prospect of more pets in properties.  A...

Half of all private renters would not know where to turn to if a letting agent failed to address a problem...

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

Some 83% of estate agents are proud of their profession, says a new survey. The poll of 1,728 estate agents, commissioned by...

Top tips will be provided for landlords in the private rental market in a seminar next month organised by high profile...

A prominent supplier of deposit alternatives to lettings agents has come out and said that “renting negatively impacts quality of life,...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

Landlords’ champion Paul Shamplina says more landlords should use lettings agents, who he describes as their “allies” in the battle to...

Promising figures from the latest house price index doesn’t mean underlying problems in the market have been solved, warns Propertymark. UK house...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been alleged. A survey of over 2,000 private...

Propertymark has issued a no-holds-barred plea to the politician who has been named as the new housing minister in Wales -...

What appears to be another government housing policy U-turn - this time on ground rents - is being hailed as “a...

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

Propertymark has urged the Sunak government to press ahead with leasehold reform ahead of the Second Reading of the Leasehold and...

The new Labour leader in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has received an early shot across the bows from Propertymark. Gething was elected Welsh...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

A survey from property portal Share to Buy suggests that over three quarters of buyers believe they cannot afford to purchase...

Propertymark says the regulation of agents has come a step closer.   The trade body gave evidence at a House of Lords Industry...

Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants...

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

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

A free webinar next week will explore how agents can use technology solutions to attract and win new landlords for their...

Propertymark has called on the UK Government to prevent a mass exodus of student landlords.   The news comes as a poll conducted...

A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...

A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...

Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...

Leaders Romans Group has acquired three major lettings, sales and surveying businesses operating multiple branches across London, Surrey, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. The...

Agents who want to put their arguments for lettings fiscal reform to the Chancellor have until 5pm next Wednesday to submit...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...

David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...

The president elect of ARLA Propertymark has created a comprehensive list of female experts in different property disciplines. Angharad Trueman, Group Lettings...

The company which acquired London-focussed agency Chestertons in October has now snapped up another lettings and sales operation. This latest purchase is...

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

A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

Propertymark has urged the government to do more to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens heat their homes.   Office for National Statistics...