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The Property Redress Scheme, one of two approved ombudsman-style schemes for the private rental sector, has published the findings from a...

Almost a quarter of London tenants have had to move rental properties more than five times in five years, a tax...

Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...

A Labour-controlled council is inviting private rental sector representatives to a round-table event which it pledges will not be a talking...

Landlords have long been a backbone of the auction industry but one player in the sector says the future is online...

With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...

A think tank claims that four in 10 households renting privately that moved within the last year are paying an average...

The Labour Party says it will outlaw rental bidding wars if it wins the next General Election. The party's shadow housing minister,...

The property industry in recent years has been tough to work in.  Clearly the challenges we faced with the pandemic, lockdown and...

Whereas it’s likely that every single landlord has seen higher costs over the past year, two out of five tenants have...

A warning is going out today from the UK’s largest property auctioneer about the sensible pricing of property coming to the...

The average price of property coming to the market rises by 0.8 per cent this month to £365,357, reports Rightmove. This is...

A perfect storm is brewing in the lettings market with rents spiralling driven by increasing demand fuelled by workers returning to...

A Labour council is being tipped to vote tomorrow to introduce rent controls for the private sector, even though it has...

Rightmove says the average price of newly-marketed homes dipped 1.1 per cent this month - the equivalent of £4,159 - to...

The Private Rental Sector is undeniably in need of some assistance, as recent changes to legislation and global events have put...

Auctioneers at Auction House London say the number of bidders taking part has dropped fast over the last four months.  At its...

An upbeat report on the booming private rental market in Prime Central London has been released by investment consultancy London Central...

Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...

Properties are still in high demand say auctioneers at Auction House London with no drop in the number of lots selling...

Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...

The homelessness charity Step By Step is demanding that rival bidding on rental property be outlawed to give the poorest prospective...

Annual rental growth in prime London reached 11.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, following a 3.4 increase...

With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...

Daytime TV programmes often feature amazing property bargains that can be won at auction - and there are fantastic bargains to...

The auction process, for years a favourite with landlords, will never be the same again according to one of the industry’s...

A Scandinavian company is bidding to create a short lets rival to Airbnb and has announced it is opening in the UK...

Sellers look to achieve three main tasks when selling their property via auction. Speed – Sell in the shortest possible timeframe. Whether this...

Police in Devon say they will be cracking down on holiday homes let by landlords in contravention of Coronavirus lockdown rules...

Auctioneers are keener than ever to vie for the attention of buy to let purchasers in the current competitive market. Auction House...

Property auctions are fast becoming a popular method of buying and selling properties. This is down to the speed of sale,...

Property auctions help to minimise the chances of complications in the homebuying process. However, there are still measures you will need...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers, and property dealers, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

Some 69 lots were offered online by Savills with prospective buyers invited to place remote bids via the telephone, online or...

Amid all the uncertainty facing the world, some people are in the middle of buying property, and while some home hunters...

Auctions are a great way to add to a buy-to-let portfolio, with a wide range of bargains often going under the...

With demand from tenants gathering pace, at a time when there has been a reduction in the number of new properties...

Residential property remains the long-term investment of choice for many Britons, illustrated by the high number of properties sold under the...

A new online property auction platform is launching that enables estate agents to add an auction element to both sales and...

A new rental auction platform was officially launched at an event at The Shard last night. LetsBid4Lets’ software is now available to...

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...

Recently I caught up with the Alex Lubinsky CEO of Rentberry, the app that allows a tenant to place a bid...

Investing in property at auction is a popular choice for many buy-to-let landlords as there are some good bargains to be...

Auctions are a great way to add to a buy-to-let portfolio, with a wide range of bargains often going under the...

Two Southall landlords have been found guilty of failing to comply with notices and orders to make safe dangerous and illegal...