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Residential property sales were up by 7% in July compared to the same month year, with 90,630 transactions, official figures show. But...

A regional agent says the fear of further taxes on the private rental sector may lead to a spurt of landlords...

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

The Bank of England has cut base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% - its first cut in four years. It was a...

New figures from lettings agency Hamptons suggest that investors purchasing buy to let properties are increasingly looking to the north of...

Scotland needs to match Labour’s English housebuilding target to tackle the country’s housing emergency according to a high profile lettings agency...

An increase in property listings is helping to create a more normalised market which is a welcome relief to renters, landlords...

Letting agents are being encouraged to sign up so a mystery shopper can assess their performance. KnowYourMarket, a market research firm in...

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

Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...

The number of new prospective tenants registered per Propertymark member branch decreased from 97 in January to 89 in February -...

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

England’s county councils want the next government to set out a long-term plan for housing, as a new report claims there’s...

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

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...

Rents have risen seven per cent in the past year while voids have lengthened in the past month - although remain...

A new networking service for letting agents and all other property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched today by...

Over a third of ARLA Propertymark members reported in December that rental prices have increased, according to their latest Housing Insight...

There were 12,000 first time buyers over the age of 50 in the UK in 2022, the latest figures available. This means...

A property management firm claims that energy efficiency is apparently renters’ most important quality when choosing a place to live.  Centrick says...

Savills says prime rental growth across London and the country has stalled for the first time in almost three years. In prime...

A former Economics Editor and Chief Political Correspondent of ITN will be a keynote speaker at the Propertymark One conference in...

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

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...

The chief executive of Propertymark says seasonal trends are returning to the housing market after several ‘unusual’ years. Nathan Emerson says: “In...

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...

Data from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons has found that rent is up eight per cent year-on-year, with the London average now...

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

The London rental market is shifting towards equilibrium for the first time since the end of the pandemic, according to Foxtons. In...

A deposit alternative service claims online searches by tenants reflect increased uncertainty over affordability. Deposit alternatives are under scrutiny at the moment...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

UK consumers feel worse off than a year ago, but remain relatively optimistic about the property . That’s the conclusion of a...

Zoopla has issued the first major private rental sector market forecast for 2024. Rental growth this year is on track to end...

A mortgage expert says it’s likely that the housing market will improve this autumn. Octane Capital studied Property lending mortgage approval trends...

A marketing expert is encouraging agents to invest more time and money in digital activities.  Richard Combellack, commercial product officer at PropTech...

Letting agents and landlords operating in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in the next industry forum on Wednesday...

The results of the latest RICS UK Residential Survey, out today, point to a renewed worry about the housing market. The survey...

PropTech firm Goodlord and its Vouch brand are again holding a so-called State of the Lettings Industry survey.   It’s now in...

New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...

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

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

The number of Build To Rent completions has fallen by 56 per cent in the past year, a decline being very...

A lettings guru is calling on agents to embrace social media trends in order to reach new audiences. Agent Rainmaker uses Reels...

Fast-growing agency network Lomond is launching its own national and regional market information - and it claims it’s using data rarely...

Rightmove says growing numbers of renters are leaving Britain’s cities to find a cheaper place to live or to get more...

Foxtons has worked with house builders the Berkley Group to connect Asia Pacific buyers and landlords with UK property. The initiative, held...

Fine & Country holds its international conference on March 10 and according to the agency it will be attended by representatives...

A prominent legal firm has given its view on the five key trends facing the private rental sector in 2023. These come...

The average house price in Wales reached a new peak of £249,076 at the end of 2022 but cost of living...

Demand for rental property has grown by 57 per cent since 2018 when Propertymark records began, the trade body has revealed.  At...

Trends in the lettings market “do not bode well for renters on low incomes” according to an analyst. Jack Godby of lettings...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has sent a letter to the Competitions and Markets Authority saying the watchdog is independent - but...

Research released today by Legal & General, a player in the Build To Rent sector, claims that renters are willing to...

The Valuation Office Agency, which compiles information on rents as part of its lettings market overview, is asking for help from...

The growth of the Build To Rent sector is a symbol of a changing Britain, in says one of the players...

Savills, which at the end of last week released a gloomy forecast predicting a 10 per cent price drop for average...

Increasing demand for homes in cities was the driving force behind the rapid house price inflation witnessed earlier this year, with...

The short lets industry - consisting of suppliers and operators within the burgeoning sector of Airbnb-style lettings - is to stage...

PropTech firms Goodlord and Vouch have released the findings of their annual State of the Lettings Industry survey. Some 2,600 agents, landlords...

PropTech firm Kamma says total fines for agents and landlords have now topped £8m in London alone with a £238,000 increase...

New research predicts a record year for holiday home owners in the UK with more people than ever planning to staycation...

London’s rental market appears to be retuning to some kind of normality according to new data from LonRes. The average time it...

The private rental sector could grow an additional 6.5 per cent in just three years, it’s been forecast. This would bring the...

Demand for pied a terres from those working in offices for only three days of the week is fuelling demand for...

The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...

Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...

Semi-detached houses have overtaken terraced homes as the preferred property type landlords plan to buy, reflecting growing tenant demand for larger...

Lloyds Banking Group, which is known to be investing huge sums in the UK private rental sector, has published the results...

Void periods dropped across England during November as demand for rental properties continued apace.  According to the latest Goodlord rental index some...

The long term undersupply of rental properties across the country is expected to support rental growth into 2022, says Zoopla. In addition,...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a modest 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...

Confirming many Covid-related trends, it appears that outer city properties have seen their yields and rents grow to a greater degree...

Tenants returning to the office and city centres has triggered strong rental growth in the largest urban centres. Rightmove’s Quarterly Rental Trends...

The rush for space to work and relax at home will still dominate the rental market for the short term at...

We may still be some months off 2022, but property experts are already beginning to make their predictions for next year...

Recovery in the UK is being channeled towards regional cities, says a leading investment expert.  Martha Peyton, managing director and head of...

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

London-based buy to let purchasers in the first half of the year have looked outside the capital in high numbers according...

Last month says the largest rental demand in the last three years across London according to Foxtons.  The agency says the gradual...

Record tenant demand and record-fast lettings have combined to create an average asking rent above £1,000 per calendar month for homes...

Now is the ideal time for agents to consider their PropTech needs, as lockdown restrictions ease significantly and firms draw up...

Almost one year to the day since the first national lockdown began, Rightmove has analysed millions of data points to confirm...

Property data service Homesearch is to host digital conferences each month through the rest of the year.  They’re to be held via...

The fall out from Coronavirus is forcing the rental market into a once in a lifetime change as tenants reassess priorities. This...

The rental market in Manchester is booming with more growth likely over the next five years says one of the city’s...

A regional lettings agency says its better-than-expected 2020 performance is down at least partly to having what it calls a unique...

The average rent in the UK, measured just before the turn of the year, is £979, showing a 2.7 per cent...

One of the largest players in the Build To Rent sector, Legal & General, says it’s to have a second significant...

An agency comparison website has released information on landlord preferences and activities which it says can help agents market more effectively.  Rentround...

Knight Frank says it’s seeing tenants in the prime London niche reflecting the same trends as those in the wider property...

A late-year surge in the number of Build To Rent applications has been forecast by a market commentator. Alex Blagden, senior researcher...

It appears the much-hyped exodus of people from London to the country doesn’t apply to the rental market. Despite rents falling in...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

The huge disruption of the Coronavirus crisis to the UK's university education does not alter the sector’s long-term fundamentals, a specialist lettings...

A new PropTech tool called Lettings Intelligence is being launched this week with the claim that it is “revolutionising the way that lettings...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

Research by a lettings agency suggests the pandemic has radically reshaped tenants’ demands. - and the process is still going on.  Benham...

There’s a warning this morning that the consequences of the Coronavirus crisis mean that rents will fall at least five per...