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A council has taken over powers for enforcement in the private rental sector - and it’s started off with a warning...

Anyone renting an Airbnb or other short let property in Edinburgh from the summer of 2026 is likely to be hit...

It’s being reported that Lomond Group, the chain of lettings agencies owned by a division of Lloyds Banking Group, is likely...

New figures show the scale of the rental supply slump in recent years. The respected Home website, which produces a monthly lettings...

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

An independent agency and its lettings book have been acquired by private equity-fuelled company Lomond. The company is not saying how many...

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

Figures from the National House Building Council show that housebuilding is currently running at only half the rate the new Labour...

The veteran founder of Hunters, Kevin Hollinrake, is reported to be in the race to be Conservative Party leader.  He is MP...

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

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

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

Property data consultancy LonRes has named five winners in its so-called ‘Let Of The Year’ awards. The London-focussed consultancy has revealed the...

Would-be buyers with a 5% deposit face paying £300 per month more in mortgage repayments than if they continued renting, says...

The Conservatives have this afternoon set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and...

Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital says it’s enjoyed a record breaking period of growth. Over 2023 and so far in 2024...

A council-run lettings agency called YorHome is offering new incentives to woo private landlords away from conventional agents. Besides offering what it...

Asking rents continue to show posi­tive growth in all regions except Greater London, the UK’s largest rental market, where they continue...

Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired the book of business of the Boococks agency as part of its West Yorkshire growth...

A Labour MP is calling for rent controls to be introduced, with powers for councils to tweak them as they see...

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

Five Labour MPs have put forward an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling for rent controls - even...

Property investment and management company The Sourced Group says its new lettings division which “presents franchisees with the chance to generate...

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

Developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for its luxury development of Build To Rent apartments in Sheffield. Sheffield Gardens will include...

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

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax.  London, the...

A Hunters franchisee has made his first acquisition - after 14 years. Lester Hurst, who has owned the Otley and Ilkley branches...

Just weeks after announcing that it was launching a new residential lettings and property management division, regional agency Dacre, Son &...

A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...

Major regional independent agency Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding its offering by re-entering the residential lettings and property management market...

Expanding agency group My Property Box has completed its 10th acquisition in six years, buying Teesside lettings and property investment specialist...

A wealthy landlord who set up a fake lettings agency in Hull has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...

A return of pent-up demand and mortgage rates falling below five per cent have boosted the start of the year for...

A new analysis shows that - unsurprisingly - London remains the most competitive region for letting agents, having seen the largest...

A prominent lettings agent says there’s been a definite improvement in rental affordability in most areas - but he doubts all...

A prominent housing expert has told MPs that letting agents could be used to police the standards off homes made available...

Five outstanding women were honoured at the first ESTAS Women in Estate Agency award, parts of the ESTAS. The five were Wendy...

Reapit has inked a deal with fast-expanding PropTech service Kamma to automate information about private rental sector council licensing. This year is...

Hunters’ first ever franchised branch in the North Yorkshire town of Selby is under new ownership after 16 years. James Powell, who...

Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...

The buy to let sector appears more heavily reliant on mortgages than some analysts have previously suggested. Specialist lending service Octane Capital has...

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

There’s to be a consultation this autumn about a proposed selective licensing regime in Scarborough. The proposal covers parts of the Castle,...

An established High Street agency has launched a “partner’ business model that it claims will be the future shape of the...

The company which owned and was responsible for a five-storey block of rented flats in Bridlington has been ordered to pay...

A new analysis shows growth in the trend for buy to let properties to be sold with tenants in situ.  The analysis...

A leading agency says the squeeze on tenants facing high rent rises is not going to end anytime soon. The comment -...

Professional cleaning firm Prompt Cleaners has created a league table of regions and local authorities where renting is cheapest and dearest. The...

Agency group My Property Box is continuing its long-term partnership with Darlington FC as sleeve sponsors for the 2023/24 season. The Darlington-headquartered...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the government to allow him to levy effectively uncapped council tax bills on...

The average rent on a newly let property in Britain rose to £1,273 pcm in June, a new record according to...

Yorkshire estate agency North Residential - led by ex-Knight Frank staff - has launched a new premium lettings service. A statement from...

New research reveals that there is an estimated £21.4 billion worth of holiday homes in England and Wales with the South...

Rising rents mean the share of young people leaving the family home and moving into rented accommodation has plunged, says Hamptons...

A lettings agency maintenance manager stole almost £100,000 from her company - but has escaped prison. Farida Mughal was working at the...

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

Speculation is growing that the deadline for the private rental sector to meet new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for new tenants...

A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...

An estate agency formed by ex-Knight Frank staff says it plans to roll out nationwide. North Residential, a Harrogate firm which rebranded...

Three months after becoming an independent estate agency, North Residential has opened a second branch. The new office - in Pocklington, East...

England’s HMO market is shrinking despite a widespread need for more affordable rental accommodation. In 2019/20, there were an estimated 510,776 HMOs...

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...

A tax expert says the current economic climate has made it so hard to save for a deposit that many tenants...

The number of first-time buyers is estimated to have fallen by nine per cent in 2022, Yorkshire Building Society says. Analysis by...

House prices in York - where the local MP is leading an onslaught on the proliferation of short lets - have...

The housing market slowdown is gathering pace and has now hit every region of the UK according to the Nationwide. In data...

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

East Yorkshire letting agency Ultralets has opened a new office in Beverley after what it calls “an impressive period of growth.” Ultralets...

A Labour MP has attacked Airbnb hosts and others in the short lets business, accusing them of “this exploitation of housing...

Property consultancy Walker Singleton has snapped up the independent Daniel & Hirst agency in Yorkshire. The deal, which was for an undisclosed...

The well-known York agency Blenkin & Co has launched a prime lettings service to complement its long-established sales side. The new service...

A holiday lettings agency has taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of higher council tax for second home...

Northern property specialist Bradley Hall has opened a new rental and sales office in Leeds city centre. The firm has expanded its...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to a new record of £1,162 per calendar month according...

Letting Agent Today has been approached by researchers at the University of York and University of Bristol doing a study on...

The relentless expansion of Lomond Group continues apace with the acquisition of a Leeds-based independent, ERE Lettings. ERE’s 600 units under management...

The owners of second homes in a key short lets and tourist hotspot are set to have to pay a premium...

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

The acquisition machine that is the Lomond Group has snapped up the lettings book of another independent agency. Lomond has taken over...

The fast-growing Lomond Group of agencies has acquired a major online lettings service. But it's going to manage the properties through physical...

UK hosts on Airbnb collectively earned over £1.5 billion in 2021 the short let platform claims. Some £668m of that was over...

A lettings agency says the cost of living crisis calls into question the viability of a selective licensing scheme in its...

HMOs rented by students can be up to £30 a week cheaper than purpose built student accommodation in halls of residence. That’s...

A prominent brand in the Lomond Group - Linley & Simpson - has expanded its portfolio by over 600 properties in...

A quarter of homebuyers are putting off their purchase due to cost of living fears - and when it comes to...

Some parts of London have recorded over 50 per cent of sales as second or additional properties. Research by lending firm Octane...

Speculation in national newspapers suggests that the government is considering giving local mayors some powers over parts of the private rented...

A new agency index looking at luxury rental properties across 10 major global cities shows the extent of London’s listings drought. In...

The famous seaside town of Whitby in Yorkshire has voted in a referendum considering a ban on new build properties being...

A leading brand in the fast-growing and heavily-funded Lomond Group has snapped up another independent agency.  Linley & Simpson has added another...

An Airbnb host who let three properties in a city has been fined for using domestic recycling facilities and failing to...

Many of the country’s leading letting agency brands have joined forces with Propertymark to deliver a training and development strategy for...

A Labour MP says a surge in the number of stag and hen parties in her constituency - undertaken by people...

One of the leading names in property land and regeneration has announced what it calls Project Spur - a massive launch...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

A property ownership and management company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works...

One of the brands at the centre of the new Lomond Group has snapped up a 640-home lettings portfolio - taking...

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