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From this month, private tenants in Northern Ireland will have sufficient smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms installed in their homes for...

Propertymark has responded to the formal consultation schemes being imposed by a string of local councils - but says such measures...

A new partnership being launched today aims to see if the private rented sector can contribute to ending homelessness. It takes the...

Propertymark is lobbying Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to suggest that letting agents have a vital role to...

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

Agents and landlords are invited to what a council calls “an invaluable local conference where they can get free advice from...

LSL Estate Agency Franchising says it’s got “ambitious growth plans” for expanding franchisee patches across the country. In spring 2023 the company...

Edinburgh-based property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2024. The...

Some of the richest people on the world, who use London as one of their bases, are choosing to rent rather...

Leading property website Zoopla has delivered strong results for letting agents in the run-up to the busiest time of year for...

A council has taken over powers for enforcement in the private rental sector - and it’s started off with a warning...

A lettings agency set up by a council to buy properties on the open market and let them at open market...

Knight Frank has set out its forecast for the rental sector for the rest of 2024 - notwithstanding political uncertainty. In the...

One of the UK’s most high profile lettings agents is calling on politicians to change course on rent controls. David Alexander of...

A family agency, At Home in Edinburgh, has been shortlisted for a major residential sector award. The agency, which has a team...

Consumer organisation Which? claims there are some 1,000 reports of rental fraud scams a month at this time of year. It says...

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...

One in 10 UK tenants are now spending at least 60% of their take home salary on their rent, according to...

Average rent arrears claims reached £2,092 in the second quarter of this year - a rise of 15% from £1,816 in...

OnTheMarket has launched a new report giving details of real-time lettings activity in local markets across the country.  OTM says that there;’s...

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

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

The new Labour government has a “golden opportunity its” to resolve the rental crisis, but must give clarity to the industry...

Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says rent controls are not the magic answer to problems...

A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning that any proposed ban on so-called bidding wars will end up with...

The regulatory body for the private rental sector in Wales is offering letting agents a course in how to be “anti-racist...

Rent Reporting platform CreditLadder has integrated into SME Professional, a software service sold to the letting and sales industries. It says...

A report from Propertymark has laid out the stark and in some cases unforeseen consequence of the Conservative government’s phased removal...

The new Labour government is to bring in so-called ‘hardship tests’ to make it tougher to evict tenants, a newspaper claims. The...

Inventory supplier No Letting Go is offering clients open access to its bespoke property reporting software, known as Kaptur. The allows agents...

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

Compliance issues are on the increase in the private rented sector according to a prominent industry supplier. Inventory and software chief Nick...

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

The Building Engineering Services Association has welcomed the new government’s commitment to reinforce the rules that require landlords and their agents...

A lettings agent says ‘times are changing with deposits” and claims more landlords and tenants are choosing alternatives.  The comment by Paul...

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

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...

Zoopla lettings chiefs have told the government it should tighten up its imminent Renters Rights Bill by demanding all lettings agents...

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

Rightmove says the number of available rental properties is currently 14% higher than this time last year, while tenant demand is...

The low supply of rental homes continues to put upward pressure on rents, reports Hamptons.   The average tenant paid £1,347 pcm to...

Agents are being urged to campaign to change Labour’s Renters Rights Bill to stop it damaging the lettings industry. Neil Cobbold, commercial...

A prominent lettings agent says banning agents and landlords conducting bidding wars for a rental property is not addressing the real...

An agency has upgraded a lettings office after what it describes as a makeover by ‘green office and retail design consultants’. The...

London high end agency Eccord has bolstered its property management team with two experienced new hires. Steve Wilson joins as Senior Property...

The government’s renewed pledge to end Section 21 eviction powers for agents and landlords is fine, a leading industry figure has...

David Cox, the former chief executive of ARLA Propertymark and now a senior executive at Rightmove, says it’s unlikely we’ll see...

Foxtons says London’s lettings market is now at its summer peak. New internal data from the company claims demand rose by 15%...

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

The right wing think tank the Adam Smith Institute has launched something called the Cost Of Rent Day. The institute has calculated...

A lettings agency is offering tenants guidance on what it calls “how to jump the rental queue.” Benham and Reeves outlines a...

A lettings agency chief says there’s growing discussion about rent controls in his area - and he fears this may be...

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

Deposit alternative provider flatfair claims to have enjoyed a record-breaking start to 2024, forming 61 new partnerships.  These include Concept Estate Agents,...

Propertymark has warned Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister against scrapping Section 21 eviction powers without an adequate replacement. If Angela Rayner does fulfil...

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

Lomond has announced its 58th acquisition - that of an agency with lettings in Derby, Burton and Chesterfield.  Its latest acquisition of...

High end lettings agency Hamptons has launched a new international department to woo overseas investors and tenants seeking rental properties in...

One of the longest standing and best known lettings agencies in the south east has opened a new office in Esher.  Curchods...

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

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

Thousands of homes in central London may have been lost to Airbnb and other short let platforms, a Labour candidate claims. Rachel...

Knight Frank says tenancies agreed in June for properties asking over £1,000 per week were at a level below the asking...

The latest snapshot of the rental market from Rightmove reveals that average advertised rents for tenants outside of London have reached...

Letting agents have the toughest job trying to balance the needs of landlord and tenants while politicians create uncertainty around the...

Fines totalling £108,000 have been issued to letting agents and landlords breaching HMO rules in part of London.  An additional HMO licensing...

The result of the election isn’t likely to be a gamechanger for the housing market, a prominent business consultancy says.  An analysis...

The BBC is reporting that councillors in Manchester have launched a series of attacks on users of Airbnb and other short...

Angharad Trueman, the group lettings director of Andrews Group, is the new President of ARLA Propertymark.  She says her role as President...

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

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

Agency software supplier Alto links with repairs and maintenance software provider Fixflo for an unusual webinar tomorrow at 10am. Guest speaker will...

Paying staff too little is a sure-fire way to hinder growth and profits, according to letting expert and former ALRA President,...

The deputy chief executive of an organisation funded by the Nationwide Foundation claims to have suffered “horrendous exploitation” at the hands...

The decision of property developer Berkeley Group to enter the private rental sector is bad news for tenants, it’s claimed. Berkeley plans...

A ban on so-called bidding wars, which Labour now proposes, would have to include letting agents as well as landlords a...

Development company Select Property has launched Select Residential, one of the first in-house lettings businesses of its kind by a build-to-sell...

Lomond has announced yet another acquisition, this time expanding its presence across the south coast with by snapping up Mishon Mackay. The...

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

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...

Three directors from two letting agencies and a landlord have been fined £27,500 after failing to secure the appropriate license for...

John D Wood & Co., one of the UK’s oldest lettings and estate agents dating back over 150 years, has expanded...

A new in-person real-time chat service for tenants claims to “assist all aspects of the rental experience.” The service comes from a...

Southampton council has approved a big new Build To Rent scheme on the site of a disused gasworks. Hawkstone Properties Ltd and...

The number of tenancies ending in a claim for more than five weeks’ rent has risen to 17%, a deposit alternative...

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

A political party has proposed that Capital Gains Tax be equalised with Income Tax - meaning landlords and investors who sold...

Inventory services supplier No Letting Go and my deposits have announced a strategic partnership.  The partners claim the deal with combine reports...

A deposit alternative service has been added to Propertymark’s industry supplier list. Tenants can purchase a Zero Deposit Guarantee from £7.50 upwards...

Knight Frank is suggesting that a growing degree of uncertainty is hitting the rental market, particularly the high-end sector in the...

Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...

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

London’s rental market has weakened in recent months according to the fledgling online service Hello Neighbour. Rents are 1% down compared to...

Mandatory smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms will be introduced to private rented sector properties in Northern Ireland.    Under the Smoke, Heat...

The Property Ombudsman received a record number of enquiries with 57,635 people seeking support with their property and housing related issues...

Software company COHO has presented wards to agencies, suppliers and individuals involved in the HMO business. The firm says the awards honour...

Online agency lettingaproperty.com says it’s bought up the rental portfolio handled by virtual rival Mashroom. The acquisition increases lettingaproperty’s assets under management...

The 85 branches of Spicerhaart have signed a three-year partnership with The Lettings Hub to use its tenancy management platform. Spicerhaart also...