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

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

London-focussed property data firm LonRes, which analysis activity in the prime areas of the capital, says annual rental growth increased to...

An agency has issued a statement massively congratulating itself on its own social media strategy. Fine & Country doesn't go easy on...

A relaunched online lettings agency operation is offering lettings listings deals to landlords from £39.50. The little known Essex-based Griffin Property Co...

Fine & Country is expanding its operations thanks to two brothers. From Thursday this week the brothers James and Henry Carver, who...

Lettings agency giant Connells says the private rental sector performed strongly in the second quarter of 2024 despite worries over future...

Hamptons, one of the high-end brands owned by Connells, had appointed Graeme Young as regional lettings director.  Young assumes responsibility for 14-branches...

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

This year has seen a two-decade high of 181,000 first time buyers secure their first foot on London’s housing ladder, marking...

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

Fine & Country - the agency which was recently put up for sale - is hosting a webinar next week to...

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

London lettings and sales agency Martyn Gerrard has this month celebrated 60 years of fulfilling the property dreams of those living...

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

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

The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...

An amendment is expected to be made by the government to its Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill. The Bill, put forward by...

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

A deposit alternative service claims the cost of rent has outpaced salary growth by 5.2% over the past 10 years, leaving...

An agency has snapped up a substantial regional firm involving 60 staff, 1,100 properties under management, as well as commercial, new...

Average rent arrears claims climbed to £1,816 in the first quarter of this year. That’s a rise of 27% from £1,435 in...

Prime London rental values ticked up 0.3% over the first three months of 2024, according to Savills, as the market continues...

Burns & Webber, a long-established name in the Surrey property market, is rebranding by adopting its parent company’s name, Curchods.  The four...

Co-living specialist Built Asset Management has snapped up a fourth rival operator in three years.  ProCo-Living joins the BAM business portfolio with...

February saw significant improvements in activity across the prime London lettings market, and annual rental growth also increased slightly after four...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...

A prominent property expert who runs a buying and property management service for high end clients says London still attracts international...

Cotswolds and Midlands agency Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up a small independent lettings business. Stratford-based Charles Saville Limited adds more than...

The merger of two of the largest names in the lettings industry has passed its final hurdle. Belvoir shareholders have now backed...

Rental growth across prime London slowed again in January, with average rents falling on a monthly basis for the third time...

Lettings and sales agency Gascoines is this week celebrating 70 years of serving the property market in Nottinghamshire. Founded by Doug Gascoine...

The government has ruled out any reform to the council tax system. There has been long standing criticism of council tax because...

Prime London rental values fell closer to their longer-term average in January, as supply continued to increase - but worries about...

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

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

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the fifth quarter...

One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...

Knight Frank has revised its housing market forecasts for 2024, just two weeks into the new year. It’s done this on the...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of warning that Tory splits over Rwanda and immigration could force an early election...

Residential buy to let in the North West of England, London industrial property and retail warehouses are set to be the...

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

Strutt & Parker’s London New Homes staff attribute 50 per cent of their market this year as dollar-based - 30 per...

LonRes says rents in prime London are still rising but the rate of rental growth has slowed to two-year low. That took...

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

Glasgow’s lettings market is the strongest it’s been in up to 10 years, with a shortage of rental flats driving demand...

Winkworth is expanding further in Dorset, with the acquisition of Christopher Batten in Wimborne – its seventh office in the county.  Christopher...

Landlords wanting to make a healthy return from their investment should target student properties in the North of England and Scotland,...

Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...

Midlands-based land and property company Sheldon Bosley Knight has made another lettings acquisition - its fifth in 2023. Leicestershire-based Andrew Granger &...

A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipate stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...

A Manchester-based company which runs what it calls “an instant booking student accommodation marketplace” has joined forces with Norwegian tech firm...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Nakul Patel and on my business card...

Landlords in England and Wales have seen their rental portfolio income increase by 8.7 per cent in the past year.  That’s according...

The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...

Annual rental growth in July was 9.1 per cent across prime London according to LonRes.   This figure took rents to 28.4 per...

The north of England is outperforming the south when it comes to yields and capital appreciation, a new survey has discovered. In...

Midlands-based agency Sheldon Bosley Knight has acquired its fourth business so far this year - and with it, hundreds of lettings...

The number of completed Build to Rent homes in the UK has increased 13 per cent in the past year to...

A lettings firm’s takeover of an independent rival agency is the start of a period of “exponential growth” according to its...

Colliers, the agency and property consultancy, has issued another outspoken attack on government policy - this time prompted by a formal...

A prominent lettings and sales agency says there’s been a dramatic 54 per cent slump in sales this year.  Research from Barrows...

John Lewis is pushing ahead with its commitment to build and manage rental homes as part of a drive which it...

Canary Wharf was once seen as the future of London - now it’s the location that’s seen the greatest loss in...

A prominent lettings agency says capital values could be damaged if a controversial emissions scheme goes ahead in London. Research by Benham...

The latest lettings market snapshot produced by London-focussed property data firm LonRes shows little change in the supply-constrained rental sector. However, figures...

Huddersfield entrepreneur Chan Khangura has added another specialist lettings agency to his portfolio. With his father Kashmir he fought off tough competition...

A full service lettings and estate agency has snapped up a respected rival, including taking over management of 150-plus rental properties. DC...

Large portfolio professional landlords are in a confident mood, with the majority planning to acquire at least one new asset in...

High profile Propertymark lettings expert Angharad Trueman is joining Andrews agency as group lettings director. Trueman has been in the property industry...

Just as transactions in the mainstream market ramp up for spring and summer, so enquiries about buy to let mortgages have...

Leaders Romans Group's Suburban Build To Rent team has been appointed to jointly manage and maintain over 100 Build to Rent...

Letting agencies with physical offices are being presented with a new business rates system in the future. But Propertymark says the changes...

Spicerhaart has recruited the former head of lettings operations at Purplebricks to a regional role. Emma Fagan will be the new property...

The residential division of Knight Frank has won the Best Customer Focus award at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards 2023. Knight Frank...

Overseas investors have bagged an effective bonus of £40,000 off the purchase of a UK buy to let, according to leading...

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

Rental yields have increased by as much as 2.5 per cent in the past year as rent values outperform house prices.  The...

Midlands-based agency Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up an independent firm. It’s Coventry sales and lettings agency Robin Jones which brings just...

The supply of lettings property is finally increasing says Knight Frank. The agency says that in London and elsewhere, mortgage rates and...

The equity release market has expanded by 27 per cent to hit a record £5.58 billion of new lending last year,...

Jeffrey Ross, an independent lettings and sales agency in Cardiff, has acquired ACJ Sales and Lettings in Penarth. Jeffrey Ross has acquired...

A new analysis by agency and property consultancy JLL has revealed which borough within Prime Central London has the highest concentration...

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

New figures released after Christmas by Knight Frank show that the number of new prospective tenants is 26.7 per cent above...

The Propertynest lettings and sales agency is expanding into Yateley in Hampshire.  This follows the recruitment of experienced agent Mark Holloway into...

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

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...

One of the country’s most respected lettings agencies says tax is dominating the agenda ahead of Thursday’s Autumn Statement from Chancellor...

The latest high end agency to predict the mainstream market next year is Strutt & Parker - and it’s less downbeat...

Savills is the latest agency to suggest significant house price falls next year - although in its long-range forecast it says...

The agents’ trade body Propertymark says the government must “get realistic” over the difficulties involved in reaching Net Zero targets when...

Knight Frank’s latest market report for Prime London locations suggests that stock levels remain low by historical standards, with the number...

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

An independent lettings agency is opening its third bricks-and-mortar branch, under two years after the launch of the business. Hat and Home’s...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The new Liz...

Knight Frank has made a candid observation about the prime London lettings market, saying it remains “a long way from normality.”  While...

Buy to let and other investors hoping for a rapid recovery in the prime central London market are likely to be...