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Edinburgh-based property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2024. The...

Letting agents keen to scale their business fast are being encouraged to attend what the organisers call “an industry flagship event”...

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

Lettings agency chain Lomond has revealed a list of what it calls “up and coming rental hotspots” with yields having strengthened...

Hamptons lettings agency says it’s calculated what types of homes will be simply unable to be improved to reach the government...

The new Labour government has a “golden opportunity its” to resolve the rental crisis, but must give clarity to the industry...

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

An investment expert says TV property shows - especially episodes recorded some time ago - should carry warnings about soaring buy...

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

London high end agency Eccord has bolstered its property management team with two experienced new hires. Steve Wilson joins as Senior Property...

Asking rents continue to show posi­tive, albeit lower, growth in most regions according to the property website Home. The site conducts a...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it welcomes the new Labour government’s ambitious housing plans - but it also casts...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has congratulated Labour on forming the next government but says it must move quickly to...

Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital and house builder Kellen Homes have hit the 1,000 home milestone in Greater Manchester in...

The director of a London lettings agency says buy to let landlords are entitled to feel downtrodden but claims it’s still...

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

The pressure on rents for new tenancies in Scotland’s private rented sector have started to ease with all major cities now...

Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...

The average gross rental yield reported by landlords has reached the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, according to...

Top tips will be provided for landlords in the private rental market in a seminar next month organised by high profile...

Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023,...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

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

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

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

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

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

Owner occupiers have been competing with landlords in the battle to purchase smaller properties, new figures show. Smaller properties are often preferred...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

An agency has issued its rental market forecast for 2024. Chestertons says rents are forecast to have increased by 6.5 per cent...

Leaders Romans Group claims the pessimistic mood which many say surrounds the private rental sector is exaggerated. It has surveyed its landlord...

Not for the first time this year, a trading update from London-focussed agency Foxtons has shown that lettings is leading the...

The latest edition of the Home housing index shows Conti suing close links between both the lettings and sales markets. The Home...

The chief executive of Foxtons, who has been in the job exactly one year, now claims the company has enjoyed “incredible...

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

A lettings service called Smarter Rent is partnering with agents and developers to provide what it calls ”“an innovative property rental...

Some prospective buy to let landlords may be about to use their equity to snap up investment properties at discounted rates,...

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

There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...

Savills has announced a new head of its lettings department in its Bishops Park office in Fulham. Christina McLean steps into the...

A strong lettings division has allowed Foxtons to record strong growth in its latest trading statement, despite the challenging sales market. The...

The story of low supply in the prime London lettings market appears to be coming to an end, says Knight Frank. The...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

Investors looking to add to their portfolios in 2023 should be urged to consider student housing opportunities, according to a Newcastle...

A new sentiment survey suggests that only a minority of landlords are now feeling positive about the future of buy to...

New buy to let purchases are increasingly being funded by cash rather than a mortgage, says Hamptons lettings agency.   So far this...

Location, Location, Location star Phil Spencer says it’s time for agents to go for the ‘hard sell’ on Buy To Let,...

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

A debt advisory service claims it has calculated the overall size of the private rental sector. Sirius Property Finance analysed the current...

Buy to let specialist lender Fleet Mortgages says almost every region of the UK is now seeing increased yields for investors.  The...

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

Winkworth is expanding in the south west with a new office opening in the Bishopston area of Bristol, tapping into a...

A buy to let investment site has used Artificial Intelligence to identify 10 top property investment opportunities in 2023.  Based on analysis...

The share of Londoners purchasing property outside of the capital slowed in 2022, back towards pre-Covid norms.   That’s the view of lettings...

New research predicts that northern regions of England will see many of the best investment opportunities in 2023. It is also these...

Annual rental growth strengthened for the third month running, with average rents up 7.9 per cent across Britain on the same...

The current supply demand imbalance across the UK rental market looks set to endure as fewer households move across into owner...

The current higher interest rate environment and the temporary mortgage product withdrawals after the mini Budget will hurt future rental yields,...

Jeremy Hunt’s firm grasp of fiscal policy after the market turmoil of recent weeks won’t stop what one housing expert calls...

Propertymark’s chief executive Nathan Emerson has welcomed the dramatic government U-turn on taxes - but most importantly has retained the stamp...

A developer building flats and houses in Cornwall has set up a lettings operation promising a fixed 10 per cent gross...

Rising interest rates are eroding the profitability of buy to let for mortgaged landlords, says Connells-owned agency Hamptons.   It says that its...

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...

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...

Headline-grabbing demands for more regulation and rent freezes risk frightening buy to let investors away, a leading analyst warns. Doug Shephard is...

New long-term analysis by Hamptons says rental growth will cool over the coming years but will still outperform house prices between...

Tenants are demanding better quality HMOs according to new research from specialist buy to let lender Paragon Bank. The bank’s survey of...

A market snapshot of the growing Build To Rent sector outside of London suggests units are letting rapidly with low voids. Figures...

A leading market analysis suggests that the private rental sector may be set to benefit from large scale corporate investors seeking...

Well-heeled investors are spending an average of £1.2m on bulk-purchases of rental units according to a finance firm. The analysis shows that...

Homes in the rental sector are more likely to have old and inefficient appliances for tenants to use in order to...

A high profile London lettings agency says some owners of properties in prime areas of the capital have seen capital appreciation...

The continuing rent rises seen across much of the country are outpacing rises in interest rates, it’s been claimed.  Property website Home,...

Annual rental yields in England and Wales have dipped but tenant demand is set to stay strong for the rest of...

The average HMO is worth a third more than a comparably sized house according to new research. The typical HMO now costs...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...

Agents tasked with persuading possible investors as to the benefit of buy to let have new ammunition, in the shape of...

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

New research shows that despite tax and regulatory changes restricting buy to let returns, this remains a far healthier investment than...

An independent agency in the Midlands has set up a club attracting investors from as far as Hong Kong, Dubai and...

Birmingham, Bristol and Leicester are seeing the fastest growth in Buy To Let investment according to new figures from a business...

A webinar being held tomorrow promises to demonstrate how letting agents who ask the right single question to their landlord clients...

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...

A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...

Property should take a leaf from some other industries’ books and embrace increased automation to help the sector recover quicker and...

The once-popular idea of parents buying a property for their offspring to use while at university, and then letting it to other...

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

A leading lettings agency wants next week’s Budget to unveil incentives to bolster supply in the long term rental sector. Richard Davies,...

New research reveals that student property portfolios based in smaller university towns or cities typically generate the best returns. The findings, from...

Research by Paragon Bank has revealed the sector that has out-performed the rest of the private rental investment landscape - student...

The value of the Private Rented Sector in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8 per cent to a jaw dropping...

Last week the tax firm Blick Rothenberg advised John Lewis and Lloyds Bank to stay out of the private rental sector...

Rapidly rising rents may trigger a new wave of investment buyers in London, helping to resuscitate the capital’s sales market in...

The Leaders Romans Group has identified four locations which it says have come into their own since the working-from-home craze started...

There’s a large scale recovery underway in London’s rental sector according to the website Home. The site says that while average rents...

UK’s largest listed residential landlord, Grainger, has given details of its latest city scheme, in Newcastle. It has spent £57m on the...

The five years since the introduction of the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes has led to a...