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Agents’ trade group Propertymark is demanding London Mayor candidates tackle what it calls “the unique housing challenges that the capital experiences.” Londoners...

Court fees levied on landlords are rising 10% from Wednesday - the result of a consultation process held shortly before Christmas. The...

Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says the government must set a date for Section 21 abolition to give all sides of...

Rightmove is warning that the housing market is set for disruptions from the summer onwards, and suggests the brisk start to...

Estate agency data shows that the average time it takes for a landlord other vendor to sell a house has dropped...

A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...

Landlords selling up because of rising taxes and unaffordable regulations are being advised not to be over ambitious with asking prices.  Tim...

I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...

Landlords considering selling up have received guidance from Rightmove on when to do it and how. The portal claims February is the...

A new analysis of discounts available to cash buyer suggests they can save tens of thousands of pounds on some property...

In the ever-evolving landscape of property investments, one strategy continues to stand the test of time and prove its worth: property...

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

Homes situated close to new electricity pylons and sub-stations could receive up to £1,000 a year off energy bills, for up...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health gas come out in support of a legal challenge to the government’s draft regulations exempting...

Landlords grappling with tax returns have been given some advice - file them sooner, rather than later. Data analysed by business consultancy...

Holding deposits head the list of complaints about the private rental sector, says the man at the top of the Property...

The government's energy efficiency taskforce was quietly disbanded over the weekend, the BBC says.  The taskforce was set up in March to...

The main landlords’ trade body wants justice ministers to speed up the time taken for courts to process legitimate possession cases. In...

The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has split from almost all of the industry by saying the...

An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...

A PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his criticism of the government for failing to put flesh on the bones of the Renters...

The Renters Reform Coalition - an umbrella body which includes direct action groups Acorn and the Renters Rights London - has ...

If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...

Independent landlords are “vital” to ensuring a fair and functioning private rented sector, the Housing Secretary says. Writing in the members’ magazine...

A newspaper which often carries leaks of new Labour policies has produced an interesting theory on the fate of the Renters...

A Labour MP has expressed concern at the speed of progress on the Renters Reform Bill - pushing Leader of the...

Some 11 per cent of the homes on sale right now are owned by landlords quitting the private rental sector. That’s the...

Landlords relying on capital appreciation have good news this morning - there’s been a significant and unexpected leap in house asking...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it could take up to 18 months for many elements of the Renters Reform Bill...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament next...

The Generation Rent campaign has criticised the current government for failing to increase energy efficiency standards in the private rental sector. A...

A third of landlords say that the scrapping of Section 21 is of major concern to them according to a Mortgages...

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

Every year, those thinking about investing in property for the first time and even current landlords ask themselves whether it’s the...

The landlords’ trade body is broadly welcoming some proposals from MPs to reform the private rented sector. Some aspects of the Levelling...

Amended legislation means that landlords will not be able to prevent broadband firms from upgrading their service in blocks of flats. Previously,...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says it is witnessing more investor-owned stock going under the hammer than at any time in...

Cycles of growth and housing market crashes, new technology, and, most recently, the pandemic-fuelled push to escape the city in search...

Two groups of activists who campaign for rent controls and reform of the private lettings sector have turned on each other. Acorn...

Twelve changes to taxes, rules and regulations in the next three years will add £20,000 to the price of a new...

One of the highest profile figures in the lettings industry says the apparent inaction by government over rental reform gives an...

Speculation that the Truss government might move on to tax cuts to incentivise landlords appears wide of the mark. There has been...

As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy to...

The National Residential Landlords Association and the Generation Rent activist group both give evidence today to MPs as they begin a...

Landlords who use the Property Hub Lets online agency are in for a change - in future, their properties will be...

Landlords who use the Moneyfacts service to help find the most competitive offers on the mortgage market can now benefit from...

It’s just possible that the new Prime Minister - whether Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss - might just redress the imbalance...

Yet another committee of MPs has launched a ‘call for evidence’ as it starts an investigation into the private rental sector. The...

A good broadband connection is one of the main amenities tenants expect from a rental property and something you, as a...

The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the devil is in the detail when it comes to the...

The popularity of staycations is set to continue into 2022, with bookings for UK holiday lets reportedly up 22 per cent compared...

It looks as if landlords have enjoyed further capital appreciation with the latest housing market index showing still-rising asking prices for...

An online specialist mortgage broker claims that lenders are getting quicker at passing in interest rate rises to landlords. Property Master says...

Around half of the Nightingale courts set up in 2020 at the height of the pandemic are to close, with the...

In recent days we have heard Michael Gove trumpet his plans to ‘level up’ the UK.  We knew that he would be...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

The average capital appreciation is forecast to break the £100,000 barrier this year.  Official data revealed those selling up last year received...

Airbnb is making more overt attempts to lure long term renters away from traditional landlords. In recent days it’s revealed new policies...

People you can trust are an essential part of your team when you get into investing in property. If you’re using solicitors,...

Labour has echoed campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction powers,...

There may be a breakthrough in clearing the huge backlog of possession cases as the government is allocating an extra £324m...

With more than 60 per cent of landlords losing rental income during the pandemic, it is no surprise that many are...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well describes the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

With the government lifting the price cap on energy suppliers at the start of this month, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

A £360m ‘wall of rent debt’ built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave hundreds...

The end of the stamp duty holiday, which was introduced in July 2020, is now only a few weeks away. The upcoming...

Since the eviction ban was lifted on May 31, landlords are once again able to move forward with eviction proceedings. However,...

Propertymark, the trade body for letting agents, has joined landlords in writing to junior housing minister Eddie Hughes to call for...

The Covid-19 pandemic sparked a global trend of remote working and companies realising that work can now be where your laptop...

The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...

ARLA Propertymark, the letting agents’ main trade body, has prepared a ‘top tips’ guide for first time landlords. Association president Angela Davey...

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

The first thing you need to consider when you’re buying a second property is what are you buying it for –...

It seems as if the frenzied housing market has extended to the auction field, with one major player reporting a strong...

New research provides more evidence of the importance of good broadband links for tenants.  A survey of over 1,000 students earlier this week...

A PropTech company has issued guidelines for landlords who want to prepare their properties for tenants doing increased volumes of home...

The findings of a survey conducted with 2,000 tenants give an insight into what renters want now, eight months on from...

In March 2020, the Home Office made a number of changes to the Right to Rent scheme to make it easier...

The growth in the number of landlords and property investors in the UK has been astonishing over the last three decades....

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

Small scale or accidental landlords will need agents to help them let studio and one-bedroom properties, Rightmove says in a market...

The government has published its response to the House of Commons, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s (HCLG) report on cladding...

Residential property prices look set to hold firm for the remainder of the year - despite the onset of recession and...

The government’s decision to grant new housing applications in England “automatic” consent as part of planning reforms should lead to a...

Average UK rents slowed in the second quarter of the year as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll. Zoopla’s latest quarterly Rental...

O’Neill Patient LLP has completed the acquisition of well established law firm, Cavendish Legal Group.  O’Neill Patient, which specialises in conveyancing services...

InventoryBase Workstreams​ is a new innovative network module of InventoryBase that enables anyone to outsource property visits like inventory/check out reports...

As more people start to think about moving home as the coronavirus restrictions are eased, sales and letting agents are being...

Labour is calling on the government to unveil new measures to protect renters beyond June after the Bank of England warned...

As more people start to think about moving home during the coronavirus pandemic, sales and letting agents are being urged to...

These are difficult times in the property market, with a constantly changing situation creating a great deal of uncertainty. The world...

Residential property prices, much like the economy, are likely to grow faster than initially anticipated next year thanks to the greater...

With house prices set to rise in 2020, on the back of greater political certainty and chronic housing shortage, the government...

The National Landlords’ Association (NLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...

The Conservatives have pledged to introduce a new scheme to allow tenants to transfer their tenancy deposits when they move homes.  The...