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

Britain’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, according new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation. The...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

In an analysis of one of the largest data sets in the industry (consisting of buyers from 195 countries and 900,000...

Airbnb is changing the way prospective tenants can pay.  The launch is part of a phased global roll-out which will see Klarna...

Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...

When moving abroad, many people weigh up the pros and cons of renting or purchasing their own property.  In its new survey,...

Britain has suffered the worst house price fall out of any major European economy according to a report from property consultancy Knight...

Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the Wimbledon Championships this summer.  Last...

A landlord had been sentenced after being found guilty of the illegal eviction of his former tenant. A lengthy investigation was conducted...

A property investment platform is to spend £1 billion buying and retrofitting thousands of homes in the private rental sector, The...

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

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

An economist at a right-leaning think tank says Berlin - often regarded as a model for state-regulated private renting - has...

Australia is the popular country of residence for overseas Scottish property owners, followed by the USA, new figures show. SafeDeposits Scotland, the...

Germany’s rent controls place strong restrictions on in-tenancy rent increases, while the ‘rent brake’ introduced a couple of year ago makes...

The UK has been ranked the fourth happiest place in Europe when it comes to satisfaction with our homes, according to...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has light-heartedly threatened to withhold rent if his landlord fails to do the football club a favour...

A tenant who was found guilty of deliberately burning down a property he was renting four years ago was sentenced to...

A Labour government would aim to address what it sees as a ‘power imbalance’ between landlords and renters by introducing “indefinite”...

Six out of 10 renters want tenancies of 12 months or less, a new AXA survey suggests. The government, which wants to...

Deposit-free renting provider Flatfair has signed a partnership with the UK's largest independent estate agency Spicerhaart which has 100 letting branches...

The UK has dropped into the bottom five European buy-to-let markets for investors as UK yields plummet, according to the latest...

More than half of renters do not believe they will ever be able to afford to buy their own home, a...

A major think-tank wants to see the government help hand back power to tenants, enabling them to improve conditions in the...

The chances of would-be buyers in London getting a foothold on the housing ladder remain slim, mainly due to high property...

Our new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, looks like a considered man and one hopes that he will be able to ‘kick away’...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL this week – 7...

Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on October 7 and 8 for the annual Property Investor &...

Soaring UK house prices, the recent hike in stamp duty for buy-to-let investors and now the EU referendum are creating renewed...

Professional investors should be exempt from the recently introduced 3% stamp duty surcharge, according to the Better Renting for Britain campaign. Some of...

Almost a quarter of landlords in the UK are now considering investing in property abroad to avoid the new stamp duty...

Property crowdfunding platform Property Partner has launched a buy-to-let calculator, which shows landlords the full impact of the cuts to their...

The Government has been accused of ignoring renters as it focuses on plans to increase owner occupation. Prime Minister David Cameron announced...

Britain’s private renters are getting a rough ride in contrast to their European counterparts, new analysis by the National Housing Federation...

Rent controls and similar policies which are thought to work well in other countries cannot be easily replicated in the UK’s...