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The abolition of Section 21 isn’t really that big a deal, a prominent lettings agent claims. Kristjan Byfield, who runs the base...

HM Revenue & Customs has named 92 schemes which it says are involved in tax avoidance - and it admits this...

A PropTech platform claims a new ‘Yield Control’ feature makes the end-of-tenancy process more efficient. Residently claims to connect and make smoother...

It’s been revealed by Propertymark that HM Revenue & Customs has fined agents over £1.6m for branches of anti-money laundering regulations. The...

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

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

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

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

Leaks over the weekend from what would appear to be government sources suggest some 35 new Bills will be in the...

Knight Frank says the incoming Labour government faces a potential clash between what is politically desirable and economically possible, in terms...

The incoming Labour government has a social mandate to support the next generation of homeowners in the UK, says financial PropTech...

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

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

Rents in June 2024 rose by 6.7% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Goodlord Rental Index.  The Index, which analyses...

A lettings agency which has given broad support to the Renters Reform Bill now says it’s concerned that shadow housing Secretary...

A lettings agency that works by giving a fixed rental income to its landlord clients each month, and paying for the...

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

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

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

An accountancy firm is warning those using Airbnb and similar short let platforms that new tax rules mean they could lose...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech platform Goodlord shows rents hit their highest levels since October over the last month.  Rents across...

Lettings agency giant Belvoir has struck a partnership with a PropTech firm majoring in inventories. InventoryBase Academy has been appointed as Belvoir's...

Propertymark wants Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities to regulate property agents via professional bodies such as itself. The Department for Communities is...

Despite once claiming it would abolish Section 21 evictions “on its first day in office”, Labour appears to have gone cool...

The latest market report from Propertymark’s lettings agents suggests the demand is slowing. The latest data - for March - shows that...

The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord reveals that rents are now up by 5.7% over the year.  The price per property over...

Campaigning charity Shelter is demanding an overhaul of the Renters Reform Bill, which will shortly begin its passage through the House...

Rightmove says there are still nearly 50,000 rental properties needed to head back to the pre-pandemic level of rental supply. The latest...

HMRC has launched a pilot for the proposed Making Tax Digital service for quarterly reporting - and agents can sign up...

A coalition of higher education and student housing organisations have called on the government to make further changes to the Renters...

A new communications log feature has been introduced by a PropTech supplier which allegedly makes it easier to gather evidence for...

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

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

Property management and facilities firm Pinnacle is to become the leading managing agent for Legal & General Affordable Homes. In recent weeks, the...

The UK's rental market is experiencing a slowdown says a lettings chief. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine & Country notes that...

A prominent PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents and other in the property industry to engage with those wishing to introduce regulation...

Propertymark wants the government to cool down on its enthusiasm for brownfield development. It says in a response to a consultation that...

The latest rental data from PropTech supplier Goodlord has shown that March rents are now up by over 6% year-on-year.  And looking...

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

The all-party House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has urged the government to get on with establishing a regulator of...

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

There’s been a rise of over 400 per cent in the monetary total of fines issued for Right To Rent offences...

New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy.  This is...

Latest data from agency Chestertons reveals a 125 per cent increase in the number of landlords choosing to reduce asking rents...

The Chancellor has one last chance to come good on the election promise of lowering the burden of business rates –...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...

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

Email and instant messaging contact details must be kept up to date for HMRC to contact agents about Anti-Money Laundering supervision. Propertymark...

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

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

Data released today from Foxtons has found that the number of new instructions in January 2024 was 25 per cent higher...

Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...

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

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

A PropTech supplier this week hosts a free webinar for agents to shed light on the rise of attempted tenancy fraud...

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

Insurance giant Aviva is urging consumers to be on their guard after seeing a seven per cent increase in customer claims...

An agency which currently has £350m of property under management and boasts a 98 per cent client retention rate, has opened...

The latest rental index from Goodlord shows average rents in England rose nearly nine per cent higher across 2023. In 2022, rents...

ARLA Propertymark has urged letting agents to take breaches of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s  data protection principle regarding GDPR seriously.   The call comes...

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

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

A register launched to shed light on overseas property ownership in the UK now has over 30,000 registrations.  The Register of Overseas...

One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...

Two property company bosses have been sentenced following an Insolvency Service investigation which found they had abused a £30,000 Bounce Back...

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

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

Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech firm Goodlord has shown that year-on-year rents are up by 7.3 per cent across England...

The UK lettings market, after experiencing recent surges in prices, is now displaying signs of returning to its seasonal patterns.  This is...

PropTech firm Kamma - which specialises in information about landlord licensing - has inked another partnership. This latest link is with Goodlord.  Kamma’s...

Rents saw an autumn dip in October, following three months of rapidly escalating prices across England.  According to PropTech firm Goodlord the...

Propertymark has welcomed the pledge by Housing Secretary Michael Gove not to introduce rent controls in England. The trade body says such...

The lettings agency Winkworth has taken the unusual step of criticising policies of a series of councils. The councils are all Labour...

Propertymark has urged Labour to licence letting agents under its plans to ‘fundamentally reform the private rented sector’. The trade body also...

Rent levels and voids held steady over the past month with strong demand keeping annual price growth at nearly eight per...

At a time when the agency industry is being wooed by new self employed business models, a new survey suggests most...

Young couples are delaying marriage and starting families until they get out of the rental sector, research by Yorkshire Building Society...

Propertymark has responded to an HM Treasury consultation on anti-money laundering processes - and in doing so it’s slammed “heavy handed...

Propertymark is pressing Housing Secretary Michael Gove to adopt a housing court system to solve the problem of abandoned tenancies. The agents...

The rental market remained strong in August says PropTech firm Goodlord. Despite average rents dipping marginally after a record breaking July -...

It’s vital for agents to have a process in place to check documentation received at their office, to avoid potential claims.  This...

Up to 160 regulations and responsibilities are overwhelming landlords and pushing them towards using agents, a prominent buying agent and property...

Propertymark has set out a five point plan to improve the status and usefulness of the Energy Performance Certificate and to...

Propertymark has welcomed what it calls the “clarity” given to advertising terminology following the publication of new guidelines from the National...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...

July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...

Elliot Leigh - an agency that is the largest guaranteed rent provider in London and Essex - has completed phase one...

Propertymark has branded the plans by Housing Secretary Michael Gove to increase housebuilding “disappointing”. Nathan Emerson, Propertymark chief executive, says: “The UK...

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

The Property Redress Scheme has released its latest list of expelled agents - mostly for rental misdemeanours and/or failure to pay...

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

A property industry commentator wants buy to let mortgage rules to be relaxed so that frustrated sellers can let out their...

A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...

Interim inspections are a necessity if you want to avoid property issues and tenant relationship breakdowns. They’re a no brainer –...

We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...

The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June.  The average cost of rent per...

A newspaper is reporting that almost 1,500 homes which could be used for long-term mainstream rentals have been ‘lost’ to short...

The cost of rent across England rose for the fifth consecutive month during May, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. During the month,...