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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...
23 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
Almost a quarter of London tenants have had to move rental properties more than five times in five years, a tax...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...
10 February 2024
From: Agent Advice
A Labour-controlled council is inviting private rental sector representatives to a round-table event which it pledges will not be a talking...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords have long been a backbone of the auction industry but one player in the sector says the future is online...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...
30 December 2023
From: Agent Advice
A think tank claims that four in 10 households renting privately that moved within the last year are paying an average...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Labour Party says it will outlaw rental bidding wars if it wins the next General Election. The party's shadow housing minister,...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The property industry in recent years has been tough to work in. Clearly the challenges we faced with the pandemic, lockdown and...
16 September 2023
From: Top tips & guides
Whereas it’s likely that every single landlord has seen higher costs over the past year, two out of five tenants have...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A warning is going out today from the UK’s largest property auctioneer about the sensible pricing of property coming to the...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The average price of property coming to the market rises by 0.8 per cent this month to £365,357, reports Rightmove. This is...
20 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A perfect storm is brewing in the lettings market with rents spiralling driven by increasing demand fuelled by workers returning to...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour council is being tipped to vote tomorrow to introduce rent controls for the private sector, even though it has...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove says the average price of newly-marketed homes dipped 1.1 per cent this month - the equivalent of £4,159 - to...
15 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The Private Rental Sector is undeniably in need of some assistance, as recent changes to legislation and global events have put...
05 November 2022
From: Rental Reform
Auctioneers at Auction House London say the number of bidders taking part has dropped fast over the last four months. At its...
04 November 2022
From: Breaking News
An upbeat report on the booming private rental market in Prime Central London has been released by investment consultancy London Central...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...
09 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
Properties are still in high demand say auctioneers at Auction House London with no drop in the number of lots selling...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The homelessness charity Step By Step is demanding that rival bidding on rental property be outlawed to give the poorest prospective...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Annual rental growth in prime London reached 11.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, following a 3.4 increase...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...
05 March 2022
From: Top tips & guides
Daytime TV programmes often feature amazing property bargains that can be won at auction - and there are fantastic bargains to...
30 October 2021
From: Top tips & guides
The auction process, for years a favourite with landlords, will never be the same again according to one of the industry’s...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News
A Scandinavian company is bidding to create a short lets rival to Airbnb and has announced it is opening in the UK...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Sellers look to achieve three main tasks when selling their property via auction. Speed – Sell in the shortest possible timeframe. Whether this...
23 March 2021
From: Property Auctions
Police in Devon say they will be cracking down on holiday homes let by landlords in contravention of Coronavirus lockdown rules...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Auctioneers are keener than ever to vie for the attention of buy to let purchasers in the current competitive market. Auction House...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Property auctions are fast becoming a popular method of buying and selling properties. This is down to the speed of sale,...
30 October 2020
From: Property Auctions
Property auctions help to minimise the chances of complications in the homebuying process. However, there are still measures you will need...
30 October 2020
From: Property Auctions
No longer just a domain for investors, developers, and property dealers, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...
11 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Some 69 lots were offered online by Savills with prospective buyers invited to place remote bids via the telephone, online or...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Amid all the uncertainty facing the world, some people are in the middle of buying property, and while some home hunters...
13 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Auctions are a great way to add to a buy-to-let portfolio, with a wide range of bargains often going under the...
30 December 2019
From: Breaking News
With demand from tenants gathering pace, at a time when there has been a reduction in the number of new properties...
26 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Residential property remains the long-term investment of choice for many Britons, illustrated by the high number of properties sold under the...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News
A new online property auction platform is launching that enables estate agents to add an auction element to both sales and...
08 December 2017
From: Breaking News
A new rental auction platform was officially launched at an event at The Shard last night. LetsBid4Lets’ software is now available to...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News
The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Recently I caught up with the Alex Lubinsky CEO of Rentberry, the app that allows a tenant to place a bid...
25 April 2017
From: 60 Second Interview
Investing in property at auction is a popular choice for many buy-to-let landlords as there are some good bargains to be...
21 December 2016
From: Breaking News
Auctions are a great way to add to a buy-to-let portfolio, with a wide range of bargains often going under the...