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

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

New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...

David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...

The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on no fault evictions and banks repossessing people’s homes...

The Fine & Country Foundation’s Annual Carols by Candlelight concert, held in collaboration with King's College Cambridge, has raised £21,061. This will...

Shelter says there are nearly 139,000 children officially homeless and living in temporary accommodation - and it’s blaming the private rental...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...

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

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

The Scottish Greens - who are in effect the architects of rent controls north of the border - have welcomed a...

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

New data reveals a 68 per cent surge in reports of meter tampering and energy theft during winter. The data - revealed...

Proposals for rent controls made in a government consultation document have been slammed by a prominent industry commentator and PropTech entrepreneur. The...

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

A consultation setting out proposals to reform domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates has been opened by the Scottish Government.  It feels...

A lettings and sales agency that describes itself as “ethical” and has built up strong links with local community groups has...

Jo Eccles, director of London-focussed buying agency and property consultancy Eccord, says she is witnessing some landlords willing to quit the...

The latest restrictions imposed on holiday lets by a UK government are hurting local economies. The Welsh Government has confirmed there will...

The average rent in the UK is now £1,174 pcm, down 0.1 per cent from December after seeing the first month-on-month...

The rental market remained relatively steady in recent weeks, according to the latest index from PropTech firm Goodlord. Void periods have remained...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being asked to take urgent action over housing conditions across social and private rental sectors.  Following the...

The latest rental index from Goodlord shows rents down over the past month, with voids inching up.  All seven English regions monitored...

Shelter claims government figures show 5,940 households were “threatened with homelessness” in England as a result of Section 21 evictions between April...

With EPC ratings now a prominent part of letting a property, with stricter government regulations likely, new research suggests substantial numbers...

Labour’s new housing spokesperson, Matthew Pennycook, says his party would go further than the government on the subject of private rental...

A survey promoted by campaigners for smart meters claims most renters don’t believe their properties to be as energy efficient as...

A safety training service is warning of “alarming statistics” showing an increase in the number of fires and fatalities and a...

Propertymark has issued key points for lettings agents to note following the introduction of The Energy Prices Bill to the House...

Another political party is calling for a winter eviction ban as the first part of a reform programme for the private...

Campaigners who turned on the Prime Minister on Tuesday were cock-a-hoop just 24 hours later when Liz Truss did another U-turn...

Welsh nationalists have called for a rent freeze and eviction ban to emulate that happening now in Scotland. Plaid Cymru, the party...

The Times says some Build to Rent investment has been paused as a result of the rent freeze imposed by the...

Private renters’ average floor space per person in England has fallen by 16 per cent over the past 20 years while...

An emergency rent freeze in the private and public sectors has been announced this afternoon in Scotland. It will last until...

London faces a possible homelessness spike this winter due to the cost-of-living crisis and increases in private rents, a group of...

The average cost of rent across England dipped one per cent during August, taking prices down to a national average of...

Propertymark has once again hit out at reforms to the private rental sector being implemented by the Scottish Government. The government -...

It has emerged that Generation Rent and Shelter are amongst the charities that have written to Conservative leadership contenders Liz Truss...

Agents are being dragged into a debate over whether locals should be given priority to rent or buy, as a result...

Propertymark has issued the government with a stark warning - without incentives to landlords, the private rental sector will shrink, rents...

Rents rose by an average of 2.8 per cent during June, taking the average cost of a rental property in England...

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

One of the most high profile members of the Welsh Parliament has hit back at calls from the controlling Labour and...

ARLA Propertymark is the latest rental industry organisation to hit out at what it calls the “tenant-centred approach” being taken to...

A warning has gone out to politicians from lettings agency trade body ARLA Propertymark - don’t try to fix a system...

Campaigning charity Shelter says new government figures reveal an increasing number of renters are facing eviction.  And it warns that more renters are...

It’s now been made clear that there will be a detailed White Paper in the spring explaining radical changes to the...

The rental market appears not to have slowed down this winter - not even over the Christmas break. According to the latest...

Propertymark has strongly opposed a proposal by the Scottish Government to radically reform the private rental sector. The proposals put out for...

The lettings agency boss at the centre of a major industry takeover has fired a warning shot about rent controls and...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords and agents in England, telling them how to enact the...

Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...

A senior Labour politician in the capital claims that there’s been “a stark rise” in people losing their homes since the...

The classic winter time arguments between tenants and agents over what is damp and what is mildew can be resolved by...

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

The average number of new prospective tenants registered per branch fell in October to 71, from September’s figure of 83, according...

Shelter claims its helpline has received 1,000 callers a day since the eviction ban began easing at the start of summer. It says...

Two lettings agencies in Cornwall are campaigning for more affordable rental accommodation for NHS staff in the county. Camel and Homequest Lettings...

A new government survey of private renters is checking whether they received the correct documentation from their agent when they begin...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the market cooling, but with year-on-year demand still high in comparison...

Propertymark has taken the unusual step of thanking the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and the Communities for the...

Letting agents in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a council-run £65m rent fund. Although...

After 10 days of reports of soaring energy costs, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced a series of tips for letting agents...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

The latest research by lettings agency Benham and Reeves has analysed how the pandemic has affected the UK rental market when...

The government has set in motion a Parliamentary procedure meaning the notice periods for evictions in England return to normal from...

The deal to introduce rent controls in Scotland - the result of a deal between two parties in the Scottish Parliament...

Rent controls are to be introduced into part of the UK as a result of a deal between two political parties. The...

Campaign group Generation Rent has set out a 10-point plan for reform of the private rental sector in favour of tenants. Its...

With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...

Leaders Romans Group is launching a consultancy and management service for Build To Rent developers - a bid to engage with institutions in...

With Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirming the next phase of the roadmap out of lockdown, a PropTech firm has reflected on...

An influential group of MPs wants an end to repeated last minute extensions to the ban on evictions and instead wants financial support...

We’re delighted that agents, suppliers and the rest of the industry will be starting their Christmas break - and it’s rarely...

A survey claims millions of renter households have concerns about their ability to pay landlords this winter - and the charity...

An exercise by PropTech company Goodlord has given an insight into what the lettings market may look like in parts of...

One of the country’s major lettings agency chiefs says there is a “massive” change in tenant priorities underway. Michael Cook, national lettings...

Labour claims over 350 households in London alone were issued with a Section 21 notice during the first lockdown in spring...

The fledgling trade association representing short lets companies wants public cash and other forms of aid to help the sector through winter. Merilee...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

A leading trade body has broadly welcomed the Winter Economy Plan outlined by Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday, but says this still...

The government has accused campaign group Generation Rent of peddling “unreliable and misleading” figures about potential evictions in the private rental...

Labour’s housing spokeswoman has accused the government of wasting the last four weeks before the eviction ban ended by putting its...

Ahead of the evictions ban being lifted on Sunday, ARLA Propertymark has written to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick, setting out a...

Landlords operating in England are increasingly seeking evictions advice from their Scottish counterparts, according to property management firm Apropos. The platform says...

Campaigners against evictions during the Coronavirus crisis have launched a last-ditch call for the government to grant another extension to the current...

The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...

Agents and landlords must now give tenants six months’ notice before they can evict, except in the most serious of cases,...

A specialist mortgage operator is warning letting agents and landlords to gear up for a winter of discontent as a result...

The government has made a last minute U-turn on the eviction ban - extending it for four weeks until September 20. Housing...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My Name is Rob Trotter. I’m married to a vet,...

The typical rent for a London property makes it “the undefeated number one most expensive city in Europe” despite increases slowing...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

The private rental sector has come under attack for its conditions and costs to tenants in a report looking into health...

An industry supplier says letting agents should respond supportively to the growing eco-consciousness shown by younger people who are likely to...

Agency Express, the board company that monitors the lettings market through demand for its To Let and Let By boards, warns...

In recent days we’ve been running images and videos from Halloween-decorated offices over on our sister publication Estate Agent Today -...

As winter is coming, it’s time to think about how to protect your property from damp and mould. This silent assassin...

A rental market expert is urging landlords to be cautious when considering to use short-term lets websites such as Airbnb to...