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New rules on renewing leases may take years to come into effect, a leading property lawyer warns. The Leasehold Reform Act became...

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

Leasehold reform still has a long way to run, according to the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP). The major party manifestos...

The Property Ombudsman received a record number of enquiries with 57,635 people seeking support with their property and housing related issues...

A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...

The agents’ trade body says many in the industry will be pleased that the Renters Reform Bill has bitten the dust...

Internal data from Foxtons, London’s largest lettings agent, indicates sentiment may be improving across the capital as data shows a 12%...

A charity claims that new official figures on rent rises will “create more worry among private renters.” StepChange charity is referring to...

What appears to be another government housing policy U-turn - this time on ground rents - is being hailed as “a...

Propertymark has urged the Sunak government to press ahead with leasehold reform ahead of the Second Reading of the Leasehold and...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...

Propertymark wants Housing Secretary Michael Gove to continue with ground rent reforms for leaseholders following the launch of a consultation into this...

The government is considering five different options for ground rent as the reform process for the sector begins. The government is committed...

Propertymark says it’s delivering a powerful message to the Scottish Government - despite losing a recent key legal case. The agents trade...

The government has changed the way shared ownership rents can be increased. This change will apply to the leases of new shared...

Law firm Brevis Law is shedding light on the difficulties agents and landlords have in meeting Right To Rent requirements in...

A planning committee meeting discussion on an application for 100 new apartments in Manchester turned into a forum for complaints about...

Three property management companies and a landlord have been fined approaching £80,000 for health and safety failings. Mohammed Ali Abbas Rasool, Cadogan...

Rightmove says it’s helping to digitise the rental processes, making the process less fragmented and frustrating for agents.  In its trading statement...

The private rented sector is enjoying record demand. According to Hometrack, rental enquiries per estate agency branch were 46% higher in...

A PropTech supplier claims to be shaking up the lettings market with the launch of its revolutionary Property Management software this...

Winkworth’s latest figures to shareholders show that sales revenues have slumped badly - but lettings have boomed for the moment at...

The law around the requirement for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental properties will change in England on October 1. Propertymark...

Agents, leaseholders and freeholders can gain an insight into one of the most contentious areas of leasehold with a free webinar...

An end-of-tenancy PropTech platform set up by a high profile agent has announced a major enhancement to its service. The Depository was...

A digital platform that claims it will “finally bring renting into the modern age” says it has secured £4.5m in funding. A...

Electric Vehicle charging points in rental properties are going to be expensive and should be planned and saved for now, according...

A prominent lettings agency chief says the lifecycle of a typical tenancy has been transformed in recent years, as a result...

The government has released more details of the powers being given to local authorities to levy additional taxes on second homes.  The...

The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...

Propertymark has said that the government’s ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties should go further. The government revealed over the...

UK software company Lavanda is working with a Middle East developer to export the concept of Airbnb-style short lets to the...

A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...

A little-known law may require tenants to pay stamp duty on the rental properties they do not actually own. London lettings agency...

How can agents improve their position in society? A report has been published following a roundtable discussion between prominent agency figures...

A politician is raising the possibility that people who live in private blocks and let out their apartments via Airbnb or...

Foxtons is extensively praising the apparent benefits of Build To Rent, a sector in which the agency is keen to become...

Senior managers in the lettings and sales side of independent chain Spicerhaart are reducing their carbon footprint by taking up the...

Principle Estate Management has won another major contract - completing the firm’s transformation from little more than a one man band...

Activists are attempting to build rent strike momentum amongst students who rent property across the country. ‘Rent Strike” is a national network...

An overwhelming 98 per cent of agents who are members of The Property Ombudsman scheme pay compensation when an investigation is...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

There’s a huge backlog of work required to be done across the private rental sector to meet the latest Minimum Energy...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

David Cox’s departure as chief executive of ARLA Propertymark last Friday was well signposted, particularly when he was advised he could...

Rents in London have dropped by between 10 and 15 per cent as fewer people are willing or able to move...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column on Friday. Before we get on with it, a reminder...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

Durham county council wants to spend just over £250,000 setting up a lettings agency to place tenants with private landlords. The authority...

Owners of buy to let properties across the UK could be entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges according...

A Shropshire man has become the first in England to be banned from being a landlord.  In a case brought by Telford...

A London-focused PropTech startup has just won another £7m in funding. Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly to...

A private landlord has gone on record to explain her own dilemma with a tenant - and why the government’s scrapping...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts to complete the largest privately funded development in Wales, Cardiff Central Square, which will include...

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

Throughout April and May, we ran a high-profile campaign across our sites, Landlord Today, Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and...

A senior London lettings agent has accused the government of “going to war” on buy to let investors. The director of Benham...

A prominent consumer group claims that one in 10 tenants currently renting say they have at some point been evicted “for...

A lettings agency chief in Scotland says the upcoming ban on agents levying fees on tenants - to be introduced in...

An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on two adjacent sites in south London to deliver its largest Built To Rent scheme...

Short lets on Airbnb and similar platforms are causing increasing irritation for owners in residential blocks, according to a property management...

A London-focussed ‘rental brand’ called Residently has just secured £2.5m in funding.  Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly...

The Republic of Ireland has adopted new policies requiring owners in 'high housing demand areas' to secure planning consent if they...

Letting agents and landlords have been warned to expect a possible rise in arrears in the coming months if conditions in...

A new lettings agency set up at Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset says it’s setting out to atone for the misdemeanours of nearby...

A leading property law specialist has warned that many buy to let investors remain unaware of the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

Build To Rent operator and long-term volume landlord organisation Grainger says it is pioneering five-year leases “in a bid to overhaul...

The Residential Landlords’ Association has released details of the evidence it put to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee which...

A leasehold campaigner has called on the Queen to end her support for what he calls the UK's “feudal leasehold system” by changing the...

One of the government’s three approved official redress providers says companies operating in the Rent-to-Rent sector should be obliged to join...

The Residential Landlords Association has secured a £1.5m funding pot from energy company E.ON - the only such funding dedicated solely...

A legal firm has added its weight to the warning that many Airbnb hosts could be, by accident or design, breaching...

Agents and landlords are being warned by a property management agency to prepare for the next round of energy-efficiency regulation changes...

This weekend marks one year to go before the introduction of new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - which are expected to...

A new form of agency which wants to blend traditional letting with Airbnb-style short lets has launched in London.    Lavanda claims it...

The government has published a new set of guidelines for organisations, companies and individuals to lobby the Treasury ahead of the...

An online student lettings agency claims there will be a growing number of students using the holiday season to boost their...

A dramatic legal spat between New York’s civic leaders and online short-lets platform Airbnb escalated over the weekend in a dispute...

Respected legal firm Mishcon de Reya is the latest voice warning of problems which can be caused when apartment owners let...

The average UK tenant expects to remain part of the Private Rented Sector for a further decade, according to a new...

Data produced by Scottish lettings agency DJ Alexander Lettings appears to show a growing trend towards long-term letting over buying. The agency,...

A survey suggests that almost 80 per cent of tenants want a lease between six months and two years, with just...

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The new chief executive of Grainger has started setting out her company’s Build To Rent strategy. Helen Gordon has told the Sunday...

People coming to work in Scotland from overseas are making up an increasing proportion of private sector tenants according to a...

Scottish Land & Estates, a body representing private landowners north of the border, says it is positive about proposals to improve...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is looking for three new regional representatives. One will cover Hereford, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire;...

A London letting agency says a huge rise in the number of tenants with dogs, combined with a lack of supply...

A long-established letting agency and a campaign group have joined forces to analyse a UK government's private rental sector reform proposals...

The Residential Landlords’ Association has taken Shelter to task for what it describes as “emotionally charged” media statements about alleged harassment...

Campaigning charity Shelter has renewed its attack on the private rental sector, claiming that 125,000 tenants have suffered abusive behaviour from...

A campaign group protesting against the government’s Budget proposal to limit the tax breaks for buy to let investors has been...

Leading UK property agency enhances auditing and reporting while providing a better client experience. Company’s Top Objectives Romans is a 19-branch network of...

Letting agency GFW Lettings says new Green Deal targets to improve energy efficiency will have a challenging impact on private sector...

The chief executive of the Scottish Association of Landlords - which represents letting agents as well as landlords north of the...