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Prime rental growth in London ended 2022 up 10.9 per cent on the year, according to Savills prime lettings index, as...
20 January 2023
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Tenant demand in the past month has been the lowest since February 2021 and suggests that the pace of demand growth...
19 January 2023
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New figures from London-focussed agency Foxtons show that rents climbed steadily throughout 2022, finishing 20 per cent higher than in 2021. High...
19 January 2023
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The Register of Overseas Entities, which came into force back in August, requires all overseas entities owning property in the UK...
19 January 2023
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An influential housing body has criticised the Green and SNP politicians behind the Scottish Government’s rent cap, which has been renewed...
19 January 2023
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A new Propertymark report into letting agent qualifications says professional qualifications are key in driving up standards across the private rented...
19 January 2023
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Fines issued to agents for anti-money laundering non-compliance are getting bigger, reversing a downward trend seen throughout the pandemic, according to...
18 January 2023
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Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has personally written to a leading politician about a tax threat to the rental sector. Emerson has...
18 January 2023
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New data shows that online agents have failed in their bid to replace traditional agencies - and that there are more...
18 January 2023
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London-focussed agency chain Dexters says it now has some 10,000 enquiries a year for its rental relocation service. It has 30,000 landlords...
18 January 2023
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The largest lettings agency in Scotland, DJ Alexander Ltd, has opened new premises in Glasgow. It employed 20 people and lettings director...
18 January 2023
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Propertymark is querying why there’s no help for the private rental sector to meet energy efficiency targets expressed in a new...
17 January 2023
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The National Crime Agency has the starring role at the first Rightmove Anti-Money Laundering webinar of the year, to be held next...
17 January 2023
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17 January 2023
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A survey of letting agents suggests arrears will rise this year, and yet more landlords will quit the private rental sector. The...
17 January 2023
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A nationwide agency is holding a recruitment evening … but anyone interested has to go to Mayfair to take part. Fine &...
17 January 2023
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The head of a Martin & Co office in Wolverhampton has been jailed over fraudulent activity. A court heard that Bhavander Singh...
16 January 2023
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The controversial ban on private rental sector rent rises and evictions is to continue in Scotland for another six months at...
16 January 2023
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New data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals that rents reached an all-time high in Q4 2022, with the average UK room...
16 January 2023
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Leaders Romans Group is unveiling what it claims is a new ‘sustainable’ branch office for its Portico brand in Fulham, London. The...
16 January 2023
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A new survey by PropTech firm Goodlord has the unsurprising conclusion that the biggest worry for tenants is that their rent...
16 January 2023
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A landlord has pleaded guilty to four offences which involved the creation of fake letting agencies in order to help him...
13 January 2023
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A statement to shareholders by the Savills lettings and estate agency admits that it under-estimated how strong the high end prime...
13 January 2023
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The mismatch between demand and supply will keep the rental market strong in 2023 according to an agency chief. Nicky Stevenson, managing...
13 January 2023
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Franchisees from Belvoir have snapped up an independent agency in Reading. The acquisition of Patrick Williams, which dates back 78 years, comes...
13 January 2023
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The UK’s largest property auctioneer is warning of tough times ahead despite a record number of sales in 2022. Auction House sold...
13 January 2023
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Propertymark says banks are still misinterpreting Anti-Money Laundering rules regarding pooled client accounts, making life difficult for letting agents. The trade body...
12 January 2023
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There will be up to six new branches opened this year for the franchise brand Winkworth. The agency made its announcement in...
12 January 2023
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The Property Redress Service claims to be the largest lettings redress service now, with over 13,250 letting agency branches on board. In...
12 January 2023
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Automated client account platform Lettspay is to become a supplier to the Federation of Independent Agents. Lettspay, which is registered with the...
12 January 2023
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A new analysis by agency and property consultancy JLL has revealed which borough within Prime Central London has the highest concentration...
12 January 2023
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A high profile lettings agency has backed a petition demanding the reinstatement of tax relief for landlords. Benham and Reeves says it...
11 January 2023
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The government has been accused of pushing up the cost of home insulation because of a poorly timed public campaign. The National...
11 January 2023
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Legal & General - one of the country’s biggest Build To Rent players - has struck a deal with new build...
11 January 2023
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A tax expert says the current economic climate has made it so hard to save for a deposit that many tenants...
11 January 2023
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The UK Association of Letting Agents says a survey of its members suggests that 2023 will be a tough year for...
11 January 2023
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The Stirling Ackroyd Group says it’s delivered 20 per cent revenue growth alongside the opening of five lettings and sales offices...
10 January 2023
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Airbnb has come out in favour of a short lets registration scheme across the UK - similar to the one promised...
10 January 2023
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Knight Frank is partnering with licensing compliance firm Kamma. The growth of discretionary licensing schemes across the 408 local authorities in the...
10 January 2023
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The government is, as expected, scaling back support for businesses with energy bills from April. Under the new and less expensive scheme,...
10 January 2023
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The long-standing head of an agency’s property management and lettings divisions is stepping up to become a partner in the company. Andrew...
10 January 2023
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An all-party and influential committee of MPs says the UK should be put on a war footing to improve the energy...
09 January 2023
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The way to solve the rental sector supply shortage is through Build To Rent, a leading agency claims. Leaders Romans Group says...
09 January 2023
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The director of a property development firm says Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer must do more to boost housing supply as...
09 January 2023
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Propertymark has beefed up its compliance team with a recruit from the lettings sector. Darren Kitchenside, who has been at My Deposits...
09 January 2023
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Agents have spent the weekend insisting that the latest house price fall is not indicative of a crash - and may...
09 January 2023
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A campaign group has protested outside letting agencies in Bristol, protesting against what they describe as “bidding wars” between rival tenants. The...
06 January 2023
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A lettings agency which describes itself as “ethical” has been honoured with an award linked to the United Nations. Homes For Good...
06 January 2023
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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...
06 January 2023
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Winkworth is expanding in the south west with a new office opening in the Bishopston area of Bristol, tapping into a...
06 January 2023
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Demographic data from the latest Census suggests that the Private Rental Sector now provides homes for 20.3 per cent of the...
06 January 2023
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Today we are publishing a letter sent to us regarding the death of a relative who was living in rental accommodation. We...
05 January 2023
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The number of first-time buyers is estimated to have fallen by nine per cent in 2022, Yorkshire Building Society says. Analysis by...
05 January 2023
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The rental market remained relatively steady in recent weeks, according to the latest index from PropTech firm Goodlord. Void periods have remained...
05 January 2023
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The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in November came to 46,075 according to the Bank of England. The 46,075 figure...
05 January 2023
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Legal & General Capital helped fund over 17,000 new homes last year across a range of tenures, chiefly Build To Rent. Chief...
05 January 2023
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Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove outlining its concerns about the latest licensing scheme proposal from a local council. The...
04 January 2023
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Propertymark has become embroiled in a war of words with a Scottish politician who has made a series of anti-agent and...
04 January 2023
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A lettings agent has been banned from holding office in a company for 11 years for abusing Covid loans - but...
04 January 2023
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A prominent lettings agent has resumed his attack on politicians for failing to build sufficient numbers of social housing properties -...
04 January 2023
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A new survey of over 8,000 commercial estate agents indicates a challenging 2023 - suggesting a possible alternative investment option for...
04 January 2023
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House prices in York - where the local MP is leading an onslaught on the proliferation of short lets - have...
03 January 2023
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A warning letter signed by 330 major players in the private rental sector has been delivered to Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The...
03 January 2023
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Agents are being urged to sign a petition launched by a landlord facing higher tax burdens which may force him to...
03 January 2023
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Long-standing lettings expert Kate Faulkner has been given an OBE in King Charles’ first New Year Honours list. Faulkner is well known...
03 January 2023
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The housing market slowdown is gathering pace and has now hit every region of the UK according to the Nationwide. In data...
03 January 2023
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Propertymark wants the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy to widen access to cash help to those that need it...
30 December 2022
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One of the politicians backing a tax surcharge on the purchase of second homes and buy to lets has been put...
30 December 2022
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Habitans Lettings - just two years old - has purchased the long-standing Heywoods agency in Newcastle Under Lyme. Established in 1881, Heywoods...
30 December 2022
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The founder of a Barnsley based lettings and property management company is celebrating transforming his business - and winning an award...
30 December 2022
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A prominent businessman has told the Scottish media that the country’s rent freeze policy has led to two major housing schemes...
29 December 2022
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A former lettings agent who now helps tenants take legal action against landlords says 25 per cent of the complaints he...
29 December 2022
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Legal & General says it’s seeing signs of optimism in different parts of the buy to let sector. Firstly it’s seen a...
29 December 2022
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The Building Societies Association says housing market sentiment remains close to the all-time low. In a sentiment survey some 47 per cent...
29 December 2022
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New figures released after Christmas by Knight Frank show that the number of new prospective tenants is 26.7 per cent above...
29 December 2022
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A buy to let investment site has used Artificial Intelligence to identify 10 top property investment opportunities in 2023. Based on analysis...
28 December 2022
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A new survey by HomeLet and Dataloft shows that of 12,000 tenants questioned, over three quarters are worried about the cost...
28 December 2022
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The government claims buildings will be made safer under new proposals including compulsory second staircases for new tower blocks. It says this...
28 December 2022
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The share of Londoners purchasing property outside of the capital slowed in 2022, back towards pre-Covid norms. That’s the view of lettings...
28 December 2022
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South Hams council in south Devon - one of the UK’s top holiday spots - has unanimously agreed proposals for second...
23 December 2022
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An end-of-year assessment by Zoopla suggests the price of flats across the UK have underperformed the rest of the market and...
23 December 2022
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New research predicts that northern regions of England will see many of the best investment opportunities in 2023. It is also these...
23 December 2022
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The next Budget, setting out government tax and spending plans, will be held on March 15 next year. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says...
23 December 2022
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Students face chaos as government plans to reform the rental market threaten to cause widespread uncertainty as to whether housing will...
23 December 2022
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It’s been announced that a deadline for existing hosts on AirBnb and other short let platforms to register with the Scottish...
22 December 2022
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Purplebricks is set to cut 10 per cent of its staff within hours according to The Times. The company is reportedly laying...
22 December 2022
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The drastic shortage of rental properties will lessen during 2023 according to the Leaders Romans Group - and much of that...
22 December 2022
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East Yorkshire letting agency Ultralets has opened a new office in Beverley after what it calls “an impressive period of growth.” Ultralets...
22 December 2022
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Foxtons says London’s market is finally cooling - at least a little - for the Christmas period. November followed the seasonal downward...
22 December 2022
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A new analysis of the market released this morning by Rightmove shows that this year has seen the most competitive on...
21 December 2022
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Rightmove forecasts average asking prices will drop two per cent in 2023 - meaning they will remain higher than after the...
21 December 2022
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The Halifax has released a snapshot of the housing market as the year ends - with the cost of living crisis...
21 December 2022
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The Women In Estate Agency group is holding its first conference in London in March, where lettings industry gurus will be...
21 December 2022
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Independent lettings agents are being invited to book a place at a monthly networking dinner organised by an agency in Essex. Matt...
21 December 2022
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Propertymark auditors are offering in-person visits to branches to improve their compliance. The trade body says this is in response to demand from...
20 December 2022
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Activist groups which previously focussed much of their fire on landlords are now attacking letting agents, accusing them of encouraging higher...
20 December 2022
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Over two thirds of tenants are satisfied with their private rented accommodation, a new survey shows. The finding comes in the results...
20 December 2022
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The chief executive of Purplebricks - chastened after a major split amongst the firm’s shareholders - claims there is a “big...