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The number of buy to let property purchases in the UK fell 14% from 224,700 in 2022/23 to 193,700 in the...

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

Inflation figures are down - but not as much as many analysts expected. The basic Consumer Price Index figure fell from 3.2%...

A prominent industry expert says lettings agents and other property sector insiders should be extra-vigilant over cybersecurity breaches. Neil Cobbold, managing director...

Media reports in Brighton say that a lettings agency which serve tenants with illegal eviction notices and unjustified legal threats has...

New figures suggest soaring numbers of tenants are at risk from criminals taking advantage of the tough rental market. Scammers place fake...

A property company director who admitted misleading tenants on their rights and threatening them to leave has been ordered to pay...

A lettings agency manager stole nearly £140,000 from her company to help clear her son’s drug debt. Wendy Dare, 57, is now...

A new assessment of the private rental sector by guarantor service Housing Hand suggests that tenants paying rent upfront have a...

A warrant backed without bail has been issued for the arrest of a lettings agent who failed to appear in court. Gareth Wills...

The former director of a lettings agency has received a suspended jail sentence for making threats of violence against ex-colleagues in...

A jury has ruled that a lettings agency has been guilty of illegally evicting tenants in Margate - with locks changed,...

A property law expert is aiming to demystify the upcoming rental legislation for agents at a webinar tomorrow. Robert Bolwell, senior partner...

New measures to reduce the impact of Airbnb and other short lets in Scotland are “hugely disproportionate” a property group claims. The Scottish...

A PropTech company says virtual tours should now be made to abide by GDPR regulations to increase privacy for landlords and...

Some of the most prominent names in the rental sector are taking part in a debate on threats and challenges for...

A landlord has been ordered to pay nearly £6,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to harassing and financially exploiting...

The controversial landlord Fergus Wilson says he has purchased a Body Worn Camera for £75 in a bid to avoid at...

Nottingham council - which recently introduced one of the largest and most controversial selective licensing schemes in the country - now...

A report on progress into the Suzy Lamplugh Trust’s new code - introduced precisely a year ago - suggests more still...

Angels Media and a property technology consultancy are joining forces to conduct the first-ever survey into how agents and other property...

A head of a company providing hi-tech products to letting agents says technology is the answer to current rental industry challenges,...

Around a fifth of investors plan to sell their buy to let properties this year, thanks to the recent measures against...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has again spoken out about possible “threats” to the economy posed by the increase in...

Estate agents shying away from sales of buy to let properties because of recent government clampdowns on the sector risk missing...

The Residential Landlords’ Association has taken Shelter to task for what it describes as “emotionally charged” media statements about alleged harassment...

A little over four weeks ago I was here musing what impact the impending general election might have on the property...