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Agents and landlords are to face even longer waits for eviction court cases following the spending cuts announced in the Autumn...

A lettings agency in the Brighton area which describes itself as “ethical” is closing down due to staffing issues and the...

A second agency chief has warned the Conservatives of the possible electoral consequences of higher taxes aimed at the private rental...

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

Small and medium sized lettings agencies which have had running disputes with banks are being offered a lifeline - but must...

A lettings platform claims that as many as one in 20 rental properties may be let to criminals - that’s some...

Tenants should brace themselves for soaring rents in the New Year, a property expert warns.  The National Association of Property Buyers predicts...

The overwhelming majority of people who live in shared rented properties say that the rising cost of household bills is likely...

Just about every agency that has commented on yesterday’s Autumn Statement are in agreement - changes to Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance...

Hybrid franchise operator The Agency UK is to host its first industry exhibition in two weeks’ time. Entitled ‘Grow your Agency in...

An average of 85 new applicants were registered per Propertymark member branch in October according to the trade body’s latest lettings...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...

Property professionals need to be more vigilant when it comes to their anti-money laundering processes. That’s the view of the manager of an...

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...

As energy prices have increased 70 per cent in the UK this year, so more homeowners have fitted small-scale solar panel...

A new study from Rightmove reveals what aspiring first-time buyers are most likely to cut back on in a bid to...

The Valuation Office Agency, which compiles information on rents as part of its lettings market overview, is asking for help from...

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

Leaders Romans Group is offering its landlord clients a new investment service. ‘Smart Investment’, powered by GetGround, is described as a fully...

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

The vexed subject of letting agents and landlords preparing for the Making Tax Digital regime is to be examined in a...

A new scheme offering landlords the opportunity to lease property through a local authority has been launched.   Leasing Scheme Wales: Gwynedd gives...

With only 48 hours to go before the Autumn Statement confirms stealth tax rises and massive public spending cuts, Propertymark has...

One of the country’s most respected lettings agencies says tax is dominating the agenda ahead of Thursday’s Autumn Statement from Chancellor...

Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, held a summit yesterday about the capital’s private rental sector - but he did not...

Stock levels crept up for a second consecutive month, according to lettings agency Hamptons, meaning there were 15 per cent more...

Rent rises are predicted to outpace house price growth over the next five years.  This is according to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

A so-called Renters Union is organising a day of action after claiming letting agents are behind recent rent rises. London Renters Union...

A holiday lettings agency has criticised the proposed rise in capital gains tax which may be introduced this week in the...

The average rent on a newly let home in Britain rose has hit £1,204 pcm - passing the £1,200 mark for...

Over the next three months Redbridge council in London is consulting on proposals to renew selective licensing in the borough. It says...

A lettings agency chief has listed how rent controls have failed across the world. Writing in The Scotsman, David Alexander - chief...

An online rental platform warns the average rent bill could reach as much as £2,270/month if prices rise in line with...

Hamptons has snapped up specialist short lets company Wimbledon Accommodation,  a supplier to the annual Wimbledon tennis championships. Wimbledon Accommodation has operated...

Referencing service Homeppl is expanding into Right to Rent checks. A digital R2R check can be integrated into Homeppl tenant referencing checks...

The Lomond Group has strengthened its position in Scotland by acquiring two more independent agencies and adding some 600 properties to...

Propertymark backs government plans to introduce a social housing-style Decent Homes Standard in the private sector.   But it says there must be...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows another robust performance for lettings. RICS says tenant demand continues...

Rightmove’s new agent qualification - launching later this month - has been officially approved by the government’s regulatory body, The Office...

Rebel shareholders at Purplebricks want the current chairman to be replaced by industry veteran Harry Hill. Lecram Holdings Limited - which has...

A former marine is the franchise holder of a brand new Belvoir office close to a famous military base in south...

The growth of the Build To Rent sector is a symbol of a changing Britain, in says one of the players...

A council’s Trading Standards team is warning letting agents of a new clampdown on compliance failures. Stoke-on-Trent Trading Standards says it’s received...

Love to Rent, which describes itself as “the first and only digital marketing platform for the Build to Rent sector”, has written...

The average Anti-Money Laundering fine handed to agents has soared by two thirds. An analysis of five industries - Accountancy, Estate/Lettings Agency,...

OnTheMarket, which in recent days has been revealing deals with new industry partners, continues today with Vaboo. This can provide all OnTheMarket agents...

The council in the London borough of Merton will fund an additional payment of £100 per month to residents who host...

The Financial Times has an exclusive saying allowances on property taxes such as Capital Gains and Inheritance will be frozen -...

A bizarre lettings start-up has launched - and isn’t taking rent in return for property.  KindRoom instead offers itself as a platform...

OnTheMarket is today revealing another deal for agents - and this time it’s with insurance broker Simply Business. There are four new...

Agents should look to lettings to protect themselves when the sales market is hit by the coming recession and drop in...

The latest high end agency to predict the mainstream market next year is Strutt & Parker - and it’s less downbeat...

Mortgage experts appearing before a committee of MPs have given an especially gloomy forecast for the buy to let sector in...

Savills, which at the end of last week released a gloomy forecast predicting a 10 per cent price drop for average...

A PropTech chief technical officer says the more technology is used by agents, the more they will win leads. Damon Bullimore of...

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

Investment in the Build To Rent sector has almost doubled year-on-year, according to new research. Property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield says that...

A senior lettings industry figure says the Bank of England should delay future base rate rises to allow the housing market...

Savills is the latest agency to suggest significant house price falls next year - although in its long-range forecast it says...

Propertymark has reiterated its opposition to rent controls in its latest statement on proposals in Northern Ireland. The NI Assembly has published...

HomeLet has released its latest rental figures - and they show the market remaining strong. In October the average rent in the...

The second largest resale in Belvoir’s history has taken place with the husband and wife behind the Southampton franchise buying Belvoir...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

An online lettings agency claims some properties are receiving up to 50 viewing requests - prompting landlords to pull listings to...

A risk management service says agents and landlords must do more to create a culture of safety, particularly around fire. Research released...

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

Utility technology platform Muuvo says the information it accesses can help agents meet the enhanced ‘material information’ requirements which Trading Standards...

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

With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing...

Trading Standards is describing a penalty imposed on a London letting agent as “a landmark” after the company failed to comply...

There’s widespread concern that the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, which meets tomorrow, is to unveil a 0.75 per cent...

The Property Ombudsman has reported a big rise in enquiries over last year and a huge rise since the pre-Covid year,...

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

A Labour MP has written to letting agents in her constituency demanding they explain high rents and their student allocation policies. Mary...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with a PropTech service to provide agents with 3D Showcase scans and 2D floorplans. NicheCom has been...

The lettings agency operated by controversial agent Ajay Jagota has been sold for an undisclosed sum. Jagota set up KIS Lettings with...

An agency group in Berkshire says it has reduced tenancy deposit return times by some 80 per cent in just two...

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

Boomin, the online property portal founded by the former boss of Purplebricks, has called in liquidators according to a Sky News...

Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC...

Knight Frank says it expects house prices to drop in the coming year - but only to those levels seen in...

The average gap between housing benefit rates and the actual cost of rents has grown by more than 40 per cent...

As the Rishi Sunak government’s lower ranks finally take shape, the junior ministers working with Housing Secretary Michael Gove have been...

OnTheMarket has earned another feather in its cap winning the gold award for ‘Best B2B Customer Experience’ at the 2022 UK...

Activist shareholders and agency industry analysts alike appear mystified at the latest high-flyer to depart suddenly from Purplebricks Yesterday the troubled agency...

University students have queued on the street overnight to secure a home for next year in one of the UK’s most...

Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, will explain how investment in the private rented sector can be better incentivised when...

Famous London agency Foxtons has enjoyed a shares boost on the back of a 25 per cent spike in revenue in...

The time taken to introduce legislation reforming the private rented sector is triggering an exodus of landlords, a lettings industry chief...

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

Governments across the UK must do more to understand the scale of short lets and the threat they may pose to...

A new assessment of the private rental sector by guarantor service Housing Hand suggests that tenants paying rent upfront have a...

TecLet, the software platform business now rebranding as part of OnTheMarket Software, has been updated to accommodate radical changes to the...

Increasing demand for homes in cities was the driving force behind the rapid house price inflation witnessed earlier this year, with...

The Keller Williams UK agency has launched an online learning platform for agents called KW University. A statement from the company says...

OnTheMarket has agreed an exclusive deal with a training service to offer agents online courses at discounted rates. The partnership means The...

An agent operating an HMO on Deeside without a licence and breaking other housing laws has been fined £28,000. Flintshire council carried...

A new director of lettings has been announced for an independent residential consultancy that helps high net worth individuals buy, sell...

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

Once again there is uncertainty over the future of the small lettings division of Purplebricks. The threat of redundancy hangs over staff...