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Housing has been a priority since day one of the new Labour government, with its promised 1.5m new homes getting a good...

The UK’s largest corporate landlord, Grainger plc, has spent £31m to buy an existing 135-home Build To Rent scheme in Manchester...

Lloyds Bank - already a player of growing importance in the Build To Rent niche - is now to publish what...

Housing has emerged as a key talking point during Labour's first few days in government. This comes at a fractious time for...

The National Residential Landlords Association is demanding that the new government elected tomorrow brings back the Renters Reform Bill “as a...

Work has started on yet another Build To Rent scheme - this time a £13m project in Nottingham. The project, on a...

Build To Rent giant Grainger has issued a checklist of questions which it advises tenants to ask their landlords before agreeing...

The British Property Federation wants the next government to give special assistance to Build To Rent developers to allow them to...

Deposit alternative product Reposit will now be offered to residents at five new Build to Rent sites as part of an...

Just days after suggesting rent controls of any kind were off the table, it now appears Labour may be considering them...

Grainger, the Stock Market listed corporate landlord, has been targeted by protesters over rent levels. A protest outside Grainger’s London HQ marks...

The trade body representing the Build To Rent industry wants to recruit people from that sector to sit in its board. The...

Red tape and a hostile attitude towards landlords from government is fuelling Scotland’s housing crisis, experts warn. John Blackwood, chief executive of...

Buy to let landlords have been savagely attacked by the country’s biggest investment company - which just happens to be a...

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is to bring more than 150 new family homes to the rental market in...

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...

A new housing deal will provide another 92 Build To Rent units run by Legal & General. The properties will be two,...

The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...

The housing minister and the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association are amongst 60 speakers named for an upcoming...

Two new reports - from lettings agency Foxtons and data consultancy LonRes - show London’s rental market returning to pre-pandemic normality. Foxtons...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests that between 800,000 and one million more homes are required to meet...

The Build To Rent trade body, the UK Apartment Association, is backing the proposals outlined to clampdown on rogue landlords put...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...

By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...

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

One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...

Britain’s largest listed residential landlord, Grainger, has struck a long-term deal with =Network Rail and the property developer Bloc Group to...

A leader of the pro-tenant activist group Acorn has told MPs that “one man bands” are more likely to exploit tenants...

Landlords have been selling more homes than they bought in every year since 2016 when a raft of tax and regulatory...

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

It’s taken some time but one of London’s biggest lettings agencies says a ‘traditional’ lettings market has returned to the capital.  Last...

A prominent property market analyst says he was “gobsmacked” to hear Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tone down the energy efficiency requirements...

A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...

An agency chain is urging the Tories to stop in-fighting at their party conference and instead increase supply in the private...

The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...

One of the country’s biggest Build To Rent operators has launched an app for residents which it claims can help combat...

The property market is always changing, leaving investors on the constant lookout for their next big opportunity. With housing prices continuing...

Build To Rent sector players are complaining about too much tax and regulation holding back their activities. A new analysis of 31...

Move iQ, the consumer-facing online service operated by TV property guru Phil Spencer, is linking with the Build To Rent trade...

Rent controls and political uncertainty are affecting investor appetite to fund and deliver Build to Rent homes in Scotland, according to...

Over 175 investors have put well over a combined £1m into a property management tech business targeting landlords. Digital platform EVO -...

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

First the troubled John Lewis Partnership announced plans to create Build To Rent properties around or on top of Waitrose stories;...

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

An agency heavily involved in Build To Rent claims investment in the sector remains high - but soaring debt costs may...

Grainger, the Newcastle company that is active in Build To Rent and claims to be Britain’s biggest landlord, has enjoyed a...

One of the property industry’s most respected bodies says Build To Rent won’t solve the lettings supply shortfall. The claim comes in...

The latest phase of a new Build To Rent scheme being launched in London is offering a wine bar and electric...

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

A joint venture has been announced to deliver 1,000 sustainable zero-carbon homes - and they will be factory-made. Legal & General Modular...

It’s been known for over a year that John Lewis wishes to diversify into the private rental sector and now it...

Phil Spencer’s online consumer service Move iQ has created a series on its YouTube channel looking at living in Build To...

Renters don’t have it easy. Housemates can be unpredictable, rules can be strict, but worst of all – it’s expensive.  Most tenants...

A new 100-unit Build To Rent scheme in Manchester called The Quarters is being marketed as “pet friendly”. The company behind it,...

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

The Competition and Markets Authority has raised concern about a Build To Rent deal which it believes could result in reduced...

A landlord representative is to be a member of a new advisory panel which has been set up by the Property...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

Property experts in one part of the UK where rent freezes are a way of life say they make the housing...

Grainger, the UK’s largest landlord and a huge player in the Build To Rent sector, says it’s going to implement only...

A new £71m Build To Rent scheme is on its way to commuter hotspot Leatherhead. BTR operator Get Living and developer Watkin...

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

An organisation that helps promote the Build To Rent sector says BTR should take credit for many of the changes proposed...

Build To Rent may win a lot of publicity but it’s still largely unknown outside London according to new research. BTR completions...

The John Lewis Partnership is to offer short- and long-term lets when it builds flats to rent at three locations in...

A furniture firm which supplies to some Build To Rent operators has told buy to let landlords to up their game...

A PropTech platform says it’s giving landlords the opportunity to spread their management fees and marketing costs across the duration of...

The strong fundamentals of a rental market with a chronic undersupply are attracting a growing amount of institutional capital says Knight...

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

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

The Tenancy Deposit Service API has now integrated with Yaris, a cloud-based property management software provider. The integration allows landlords, agents and operators...

A report by a business campaign group claims Build To Rent is key to helping solve the housing crisis in London. Who...

In this weekend feature, Daniel Evans, chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) and the managing director of Home...

Build To Rent provider Wise Living is to deliver 90 new homes in two small schemes alongside an existing development of...

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

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

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

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...

New preliminary figures released by CBRE reveal that a record £4.1 billion was invested in the UK’s Build to Rent sector...

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...

The UK Build To Rent sector recorded a total of £2.1 billion of investment in the final three months of 2021...

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...

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

The dusk of 2021 is upon us and, as is customary in property circles at this juncture, we look forward to...

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

A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...

A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...

Build To Rent is recovering well from the pandemic across the UK according to a survey. Construction sites across the UK ground...

The dynamic of the private rental market has been changing in recent years. There's been a decline in private landlords, yet almost...

We hope you enjoy our Breaking News service each weekday - and from tomorrow we have additional weekend features too. Each weekend...

We hope you enjoy our Breaking News service each weekday - and from this Saturday we have additional weekend features too. Each...

A Build To Rent operator claims some tenants - around a fifth - are willing to pay more for properties with...

The most common feature in Build To Rent developments is an issue dividing landlords - pet-friendly homes. Some 47 per cent of...

The Build To Rent sector continues to grow, with the news that a 650-home scheme in the city of Bath has...

Letting agents have reported huge surges in demand for pet-friendly properties.  Richard O’Neill, managing director at Romans Lettings, says: “There has certainly...

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

More details have emerged of Lloyds Bank’s plan to become a landlord - and the proposal is even more ambitious than...