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A new version of research first released in May 2023 once again lashes some MPs for being landlords. 38 Degrees - an...

Nick Woodward, director of lettings at Essential Living, gives insights into why renting may be the best option for many. 1. Responsibility...

Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

A council is reminding prospective tenants about the importance of making sure their next shared rental is licensed as a house...

Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

London’s ultra-prime rental market has returned this year to pre-Covid levels for the first time, an agency claims. Beauchamp Estates - using...

The short-term holiday letting industry has significantly expanded in recent years, but this could all change with the introduction of a...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

Our generations-old obsession with home-ownership may be waning for the first time in recent memory. The introduction of the Housing Act in...

A prominent buying agent operating at the high end of the prime London market has given an interesting insight into how...

After genteel protests from the Generation Rent ginger group and more pro-active protests from the Acorn group of rental activists, tomorrow...

A non-for-profit hospitality group wants tighter regulations and restrictions to be imposed on Airbnb properties which affect both the rental market...

A leading buying agent says changing planning priorities amongst London councils are likely to mean that large lateral apartments will maintain...

A recent study by nationwide conveyancers Muve, using official data from the Office for National Statistics, has revealed the most and...

Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...

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

Eleven fully let apartments in Birmingham city centre have come on to the market with Bond Wolfe for offers based on...

The flat is back in demand in Britain’s most expensive rental enclave, a lettings agency says.  Demand for apartments in prime central...

The perennial shortage of new homes in the capital has now collided with a sharp increase in government regulation, a tripling...

The mismatch between demand and supply will keep the rental market strong in 2023 according to an agency chief. Nicky Stevenson, managing...

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

A Build To Rent developer has released the first phase of apartments at what it describes as its flagship scheme -...

Price growth for flats remains sluggish despite the pandemic trends favouring houses slipping away over time. The Halifax says it has continued...

The people behind the largest ever analysis of Build To Rent in England claim it shows  a broad and evolving customer...

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

The new Chancellor in the beleaguered Liz Truss government is former health and foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt - a buy to...

Capital values in Prime Central London have increased according to the latest market snapshot from investment service London Central Portfolio. House have...

Liverpool is a key investment hot spot for buy to let landlords according to a new report. It shows that, for example,...

Demand for apartment living across much of Britain has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels despite a move back to normality...

The UK’s largest listed provider of private rental homes, Grainger, is proposing pet-friendly ‘stay as long as you like up to...

A legal challenge has been launched on a local authority accused of charging “disproportionate” sums for repair work on a block...

Grainger, the UK’s largest listed provider of private rental homes, is launching its first Build To Rent development in Derby.  It is...

New data from the Savills agency shows how difficult it will be for typical landlords with mid- to low-value houses and...

Labour MP Hilary Benn has spoken out in favour of buy to let landlords currently expected to pay towards remediation work...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

Legal & General’s Retirement Institutional division has announced a massive £2.5 billion investment to deliver as many as 7,000 Build To...

A new Build To Rent scheme in London has received lavish praise from a local council. Railpen, the investment manager for the...

Manchester council has launched its own building company - called This City - to construct affordable and market homes to rent. The...

One of the most respected buying agents in London says buy to let in the capital is losing its appeal for...

A landlord must demolish two penthouse apartments by mid July - or else go to jail. It’s being reported that a case...

A newspaper is suggesting that proposals for rent controls could be scuppered because of the relatively large proportion of elected politicians...

There are numerous reasons as to why renting is the way forward and how it can bring just as much, if...

High end agency Savills and a London developer have launched apartments in a new Build To Rent scheme costing tenants up...

A House of Lords report claims that the private rental sector has become ”increasingly unaffordable” and says out welcomes the proliferation...

1. Outdoor space: After nearly two years of restrictions, 2022 will see renters continuing to prioritise outdoor space. For residents of...

A council in the south of England is urgently looking for private landlords with self-contained one bedroomed flats or studios to house...

Build To Rent apartment brand Essential Living is giving its tenants five New Year’s Resolutions for 2022. 1. Create Home Working Space:...

Landlords with family properties are in the pound seats when it comes to rent increases, according to data from lettings agency...

New figures from the National Home Building Council suggests the popularity of detached properties has soared during the pandemic - prompting...

Another council is appealing to private landlords to help provide accommodation for Afghan refugees. Maidstone council in Kent wants self-contained rental apartments...

A referendum in Berlin next month is being watched closely by rental activists in the UK, in case it offers them...

A tracking study, conducted in partnership with the UK Short Term Accommodation Association, shows exactly how well Airbnb and other short...

Momentum for pets to routinely be allowed in rental properties has chiefly come from politicians and tenant groups - but now...

Investment consultancy Thirlmere Deacon says serviced apartments, typically for visitors, can provide an attractive option for investors right now. Thirlmere Deacon director...

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

Knight Frank has identified part of central London which it describes as being historically overlooked but likely to be transformed in...

A Build To Rent operator, Kooky, has launched a 39-unit scheme within a new Taylor Wimpey housing estate. The estate is Oakleigh...

Landlords have welcomed a proposal by the Office for Tax Simplification to extend the 30 day payment of Capital Gains Tax...

Since it was launched in 2012 to help the Portuguese economy bounce back from a damaging financial crisis, the Portuguese Golden...

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

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay has launched a range of mortgages for trading limited companies buying or remortgaging houses, apartments, HMOs...

One of the most respected and experienced agents in Prime Central London has given an insight into the lettings market in...

A council which has 20,000 unregulated rental properties within its area has launched a new charter to improve standards. The unregulated properties...

A landlord who illegally turned a London property into 13 flats has been hit by nearly £200,000 in fines, costs and...

A council says grants of up to £10,000 are available to landlords to refurbish homes which could ensure vulnerable people in...

New research out this morning suggests that Coronavirus continues to change the lettings landscape, with houses now renting more quickly than a...

Private renting is now “a future-forward choice, seen by many conscious consumers to be a cool and connected way of accessing...

A property development consultancy is tipping five regeneration areas in England as potential good investments for the coming year. SevenCapital says they...

The unknown number of landlords with properties in blocks caught in the cladding crisis may be able to benefit from a...

The first-ever winner of Big Brother in the year 2000 says his best decision was not going on the show, but...

Technology colossus Samsung has teamed up with a Build To Rent provider to create what it calls “next generation neighbourhoods” of...

Build To Rent, which has predominantly focussed on secondary sites in major city centres, is branching out to the suburbs. One of...

A new survey gives an insight into problems involving tenants who share apartments and houses - and how those difficulties could...

A new rent arrears protection service has launched to cater specifically for settings with tenants renting rooms rather than entire apartments or...

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

Is a new short-let accommodation provider in the capital likely to prove a further threat to traditional landlords? Stayo - described as...

A planning application has been submitted by DPP for a Build to Rent scheme at Flax Place in Leeds, on behalf...

Roma Finance has launched a holiday let and serviced accommodation five-year term base rate tracker mortgage product. The criteria offered by the...

There are now more than 2,500 homes available for NHS workers free of charge under the NHS Homes scheme launched by...

There has been a significant increase in the number of companies pledging their support for NHS Homes, a scheme launched by...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on a new Build-to-Rent (BTR) site in Chelmsford City Centre, on behalf of its UK...

The English Private Landlord Survey shows that couples aged 25 - 49 make up the largest proportion of private renters, a...

Build to Rent (BTR) continues to go from strength to strength with record levels of investment in the sector, which explains...

Buy-to-let landlords looking to buy property in London are being urged to consider investing in what Black Brick describes as ‘two...

Bracknell’s former bus depot is set to undergo a grand transformation into a 155,000 square foot development of 242 luxury apartments,...

Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...

Birmingham has experienced an incredible transformation over recent years. Shaking off its previously industrial image. The UK’s second city has emerged...

Former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith has criticised policies of former Conservative chancellor George Osborne with regard to housing. Speaking at...

Renowned internationally for its designer shopping outlet, Bicester has long been the jewel in Oxfordshire’s crown, attracting millions of visitors annually...

Skipton International has extended its UK buy-to-let mortgages to foreign nationals based abroad. Skipton previously only offered its UK buy-to-let mortgages to...

Legal & General has unveiled its first Build to Rent (BTR) scheme in Scotland to help meet the increasing demand for...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on a new Build To Rent (BTR) site in Chelmsford City Centre, on behalf of...

Skipton International has extended the terms of its mortgage proposition to include studio apartments valued at £250,000 and above in response...

With a sharp rise in the number of letting agents signing up to the Zero Deposit Guarantee, underpinning hundreds of tenancies...

Six directors have been banned for a total of 54 years after misleading more than 300 investors who collectively invested at...

There has been a significant increase in demand for rental accommodation in London, according to the latest report from Benham &...

Less than one in five BTL landlords have contacted with their tenants regarding basic fire safety precautions since the Grenfell Tower...