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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

Airbnb’s general manager is claiming that there is no fact-based evidence to link the proliferation of short lets across the UK...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Consultation events are to be held this week to gauge the reaction to a possible compulsory register for all Airbnb and...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Talk is getting louder about restrictions surrounding Airbnb and other short let platforms - and nowhere is the volume greater than...
19 March 2022
From: The Big Issues

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...
29 January 2022
From: The Big Issues

A senior figure in a newly-enlarged agency that wants to become a national force in lettings has thrown his weight behind...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Coventry council is the latest to appeal to private landlords to help it meet its housing obligations. It wants to sign up...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A council says the private rental market is “out of control” and he wants rent controls - but nonetheless is asking...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Politicians of both major parties have voiced concern over former council houses being used as Airbnb and other short lets in...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Owners of apparently empty or under-utilised properties in a prime London area are being asked to bring them into use to...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

With house prices set to rise in 2020, on the back of greater political certainty and chronic housing shortage, the government...
17 December 2019
From: Breaking News

With more landlords selling properties than buying them, at a time when there is growing demand from tenants for rental properties, the private rental...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The main political parties have laid out their blueprints for government ahead of what is likely to be one of the...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News

With the government consistently missing its housebuilding targets, Britain’s housing shortage has now reached crisis point, with the number of prospective...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The government’s proposal to scrap Section 21 of the 1988 Housing Act is likely to deter many people from investing in...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Abolishing Section 21 without making Section 8 fully “fit for purpose” will have dire consequences on our housing supply. This week, the...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Legal & General has been granted planning permission to develop the Longley Industrial Estate into Brighton’s first Build to Rent (BTR)...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The chancellor Philip Hammond has once again failed to deliver for private landlords, with yesterday’s rather low-key Spring Statement yet another...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are often blamed, primarily by those under the age of 40, for the existing housing crisis because property investors acquire...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is developing rent control proposals as part of his 2020 re-election bid in the hope...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Despite the headlines, it’s not all doom and gloom for the buy-to-let sector. While the BTL industry has undergone radical change over...
20 November 2018
From: Breaking News

There have been fresh calls for new restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term letting websites in this country, just days after...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The government remains committed to building more new homes, but their target of 300,000 a year is unlikely to be met. Sky-high...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News

While most private renters in the UK aspire to buy property, the reality is that many people simply cannot afford to...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Free gas and electrical checks are among the incentives being offered to landlords with properties in Barrow-in-Furness in a bid to...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to review how selective licensing is used across the private rental sector in order to find out how well...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A drop in the number of properties coming onto the private rented market in prime central London (PCL) has begun to...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The growing housing crisis in London is forcing employees to quit their jobs and making it harder for firms to recruit...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been much debate about Brexit and how it will impact the property market and the economy as a whole. ...
02 March 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

Legal & General has announced that it will be creating 200 new Build to Rent (BTR) homes in Brighton as part...
01 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Legal & General has announced that it will be creating 220 new Build to Rent (BTR) homes in Birmingham, as part...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The scare tactics adopted by the government to keep Britain in the EU ahead of last year’s Brexit referendum saw the...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A decline in the number of rental properties on the market is driving rents upwards across England and Wales, fresh figures...
31 August 2017
From: Breaking News

With significantly more new homes urgently needed to help plug the housing shortage in this country, the government views the Build...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A high number of buy-to-let investors prioritise rental rents over capital gains when making property purchase decisions, and with that in...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A chronic shortage of properties continues to drive rental prices upwards across the country, according to the Association of Residential Letting...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, last year confirmed what many of us already knew – investing in property...
24 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The Scottish government’s proposed new minimum energy efficiency standards for the private rented sector could risk having an adverse impact on...
06 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Let’s face it - landlords have a bad reputation. While that reputation is largely undeserved, the landlord bashing articles often featured...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of buy-to-let landlords registering to buy property fell last month by 3.7% in England and Wales compared with the...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Legal & General has announced that it will be creating over 250 new Build to Rent (BTR) homes in Leeds, as...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The policy focus of the upcoming election will be on Brexit, but political parties will do well to remember that housing...
11 May 2017
From: Sponsored Content

The past year has been a challenging time for landlords, following a raft of changes introduced by the government, prompting concern...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Rental prices look set to increase in the coming months on the back of a growing supply-demand imbalance, the latest Private...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Student rents look set to increase amid a housing shortage across many of the UK’s main university cities, according to a...
22 December 2016
From: Breaking News

There are growing fears that tenants will end up bearing the cost of the government’s decision to ban letting agents' fees...
29 November 2016
From: Breaking News

It is not the best time to be a buy-to-let landlord at the moment, with a raft of changes introduced by...
21 November 2016
From: Breaking News
04 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Older people are facing a shortage of suitable housing for their retirement, putting pressure on the wider property market, according to...
04 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Owners of vacant homes in the Rochford district in Essex are being offered grants of up to £1,000 by Rochford District...
04 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Private tenants saw average rents rise by 2.3% in the 12 months to September 2016, unchanged compared with the year to...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Student rents have increased by as much as 10% over the past 12 months amid a severe housing shortage across the...
16 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Rents in the private rented sector continued to rise in July, hitting an average of £846 across England and Wales, according to...
12 September 2016
From: Breaking News

There was a rise in the volume of housebuilding schemes started in England in the run-up to the EU referendum but...
26 August 2016
From: Breaking News

With demand for rental accommodation heavily outstripping housing supply, more than a quarter of tenants feel as though they were rushed...
09 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The government is being urged to scrap stamp duty for buy-to-let landlords who want to add to their property portfolio and...
25 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The former president of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) is calling on the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, to consider...
18 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of new homes registered to be built looks set to fall as many housebuilders will be less willing to...
29 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The public vote in favour of Brexit is a shock to many people and has already resulted in a sharp decline...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

With just hours remaining until the polls close, the outcome of the EU referendum is too close to call. The sense of...
23 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Professional investors should be exempt from the recently introduced 3% stamp duty surcharge, according to the Better Renting for Britain campaign. Some of...
06 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Homeowners and prospective landlords across the Deepings and Bourne districts of Lincolnshire are being offered grants of up to £5,000 to...