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A London news website has lifted the lid on speculation surrounding a councillor who appears to have been booted out of...

A one-time promoter of The Rolling Stones was so busy on the road that he forgot to get an HMO licence...

A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...

London based landlord and property developer Richard Leahy has agreed to hand over assets worth almost £2m. This settles a civil recovery...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to buy back former council houses now in the private rental sector. Right to Buy, part of...

Labour councils in London have backed the initiative from Mayor Sadiq Khan to buy back ex-council houses now in the private...

Private sector rents are falling in real terms according to government figures. Data from the Office for National Statistics show that private...

The best buy to let yields can be found in the North East of England according to new research.  The region as...

There's more good news about the rental market across the country, with rents rising 8.5 per cent year-on-year. The data comes from...

The lettings agency Hamptons has declared the bottom of the rental market for Inner London, saying it’s now on the way...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, and the Baroness leading the Generation Rent campaign have called for powers to control rents. Khan claims...

A buy to let consultancy has identified those parts of the country where there’s been the biggest swing towards renting when...

An online student accommodation platform has identified where demand from students is strongest as they prepare for the next academic year. UniHomes...

A prominent PropTech supplier to the lettings sector predicts that as summer continues and Covid restrictions reduce, so more tenants will...

Fines totalling more than £250,000 were issued to rogue landlords in Barking and Dagenham last year. Offences included failing to have a...

The controversy over whether pets should be allowed in the private rental sector continues apace with one major agency coming down...

The London international rental market, a long-term victim of the pandemic and travel restrictions, appears to be improving at last. High profile...

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

After months in the doldrums thanks to tenants moving away and an excess of supply, London’s rental sector is recovering. The Home...

Build To Rent specialist Ascend Properties says latest data on the sector shows that across the UK some 36,054 BTR units...

If you are furnishing your long-term let or holiday let, a new guide to the best value second hand furniture may...

For the first time in seven years it’s now cheaper to rent a home than buy one. So says the Hamptons lettings...

The government has taken the unusual step of denying a local council its request for an extended term for a landlord...

Rental growth accelerated in May to reach a new record high according to Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons.   Last month the average cost...

A Labour Party pressure group has tweeted the message: “All landlords are bastards.” The tweet, from Labour Tenants United, is the latest...

A London council has prosecuted a landlord for renting out an unauthorised and unsafe House in Multiple Occupation. Daniella Mbachu, who owns...

Airbnb says it’s working to consider new approaches to short-term letting and the burgeoning holiday lets sector - and this has...

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

There are just three weeks left for landlords to respond to one of the largest consultations undertaken by a council in...

A council says it’s “on the side of tenants” against landlords. The London borough of Tower Hamlets has renewed its Selective Licensing...

We’re on track for a bumper summer of lettings according to one of the sector’s most authoritative rental market monitors. Goodlord’s latest...

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

Former Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has spoken out against what he calls “the greed of the mega-landlords.” The veteran MP -...

Lettings platform Mashroom has pulled together what it suggests are the most influential landlords using the social media service TikTok. For the...

The umbrella group representing London councils wants the government to use taxpayer money to help private tenants with Covid-related arrears. The call...

Tenant activist group Generation Rent says it’s working with five councils to find out more about private renters in those areas. The...

A London lettings agency says that despite its four year delay, Crossrail still presents opportunities for buy to let investors. Benham and...

There’s a warning that there’s been a huge rise in fraudulent tenant applications since the start of the pandemic. In terms of...

A man who tried to frame his landlord’s partner as being involved in the Westminster terrorist attack has been jailed. Gerald Banyard,...

A London council is inviting landlords and others to respond to a consultation on changes to its licensing regime.  Ealing council claims...

Private sector tenants are leaving London in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, changing the rental market fundamentally. According to new research, landlords...

Lettings agency Hamptons says that across Great Britain rents rose 5.9 per cent annually in April, the fastest rate since January...

A Build To Rent operator is introducing “signature scents” into its properties “to lift moods and enhance the rental experience.” Fig, orange...

An expert assessment of the average cost of damage caused by rogue tenants growing cannabis suggests landlords will typically pay almost...

A little-known group called Labour Tenants United has criticised the party’s new housing spokeswoman. Initially the group welcomed the appointment to the role...

Chinese and Asian investment and marketing service Juwai IQI UK has revealed where in this country property investors from those locations...

A new academic report suggests that more than 400,000 private tenants may be in significant rent arrears by the end of...

The latest HomeLet market index shows that the average rent in the UK is now at a record high of £996...

Investment advisers Sterling Wealth Associates says the north of England is the go-to spot in the UK for property investment.  It says...

An operator in the co-living rental niche in London has recorded an average 44 per cent annual growth over the past...

Landlords looking mostly long-term capital appreciation rather than yields may have to invest in an unlikely location which topped a league...

A London council has taken a landlord company to court after complaints of poor housing conditions in five of its rented...

Flatfair has revamped its deposit alternative service, claiming its new offer gives twice the protection of a traditional deposit scheme. From this...

A mortgage lender specialising in high net worth clients has identified those areas outside London seeing the most prime purchases. Enness Global...

An online corporate rental platform says Covid 19 has led to a six-fold increase in demand for medium-term rentals in this...

Rental affordability in the capital has improved markedly during the pandemic according to London lettings agency Benham and Reeves.  The firm analysed...

New figures released by Rightmove this morning show that 65 per cent of London locations now have lower rent levels than...

One of the leading consultancies involved in prime London lettings says 86 per cent of new tenancies in Q1 2021 were...

Reduced demand and falling rents continue throughout the London prime flats market, with values down in all areas except the south west...

Two landlords of a property in East London have been ordered to pay costs and fines totalling £61,057.05 after they were prosecuted...

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

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

New data from lettings agency Hamptons suggests that despite the slew of challenges thrown at the private rental sector, the number...

New figures suggest a large average rise in rents over the past year in almost every region outside of London. According to...

The main landlords’ trade body has hit out at a bid by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to secure powers to impose private...

A landlord that refused to make safety improvements at two of her properties in Folkestone has been fined nearly £5,000. Madeleine Scott,...

A pressure group for tenants wants the next Mayor of London to win powers from the government to reduce rents, through a...

New research shows that monthly payments for the mortgage are likely to be cheaper than rent for a comparable home -...

Only 39 rogue landlords and letting agents have been hit with banning orders in the first three years of their existence. The...

The latest Goodlord rental index shows a buoyant lettings market over the past month.  March brought a boost in average income for...

Few landlords deal in the rarified surroundings of the central London market, and new figures from lettings agency Knight Frank show...

A lettings agency estimates that the number of overseas landlords owning property in the UK has hit a five-year high -...

An analysis of the Green Homes Grant applications show exactly which areas will be hit most when the scheme comes to...

Two landlords have been handed hefty fines after pleading guilty to renting out shared houses without the correct paperwork. The owner of...

A group of activists at the centre of campaigns for renters’ rights has claimed the police help landlords commit illegal acts. The London...

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

London-focussed lettings agency Portico has drawn up highly localised hotspots within the capital for landlords seeking the best yields.  According to the...

Areas boasting Russell Group universities - considered the best in the UK - have the highest rents but disappointing yields.  Returns from a...

A lettings agency has suggested that the typical landlord could lose as much as £24,000 if the government increases Capital Gains...

With buy to let and traditional commercial property both under challenge thanks to government regulations and Coronavirus, the government is now...

High level research shows that since the start of the pandemic - March 2020 - some 300,000 fewer properties have come...

A tenant who sub-let a property by falsely claiming to be its owner has been given a criminal record.  Sonia Nascimento rented...

Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...

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

Letting agents in London say there's more interest from prospective tenants now the vaccine and Coronavirus roadmap suggest something like normality...

A lettings platform specialising in student accommodation has a new way to spot locations with excess supply. UniHomes says Southampton, Portsmouth and...

A senior Anglican priest has stood up for renting as a concept, and suggests Britain is too pre-occupied with home ownership. Angela...

Around 840,000 private renters in England and Wales have built up rent arrears since lockdown measures began and one in five...

A Crown Court judge has ordered a landlord to pay back almost £750,000 in illicit earnings made from overcrowded properties in...

People are bored of working from home and want to return to the "comfort" of office work and city centre socialising. That’s...

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has joined forces with tenant activists to demand the Chancellor gives financial support...

Owners of apparently empty or under-utilised properties in a prime London area are being asked to bring them into use to...

Landlords are exiting the office on greater numbers since the government called for a review of Capital Gains Tax last year, claims...

A London council is running what it describes as “an innovative project” to help private tenants reclaim rent from landlords who...

Two landlords have to pay almost £8,000 for letting their flats in defiance of a Prohibition Order.  The order came into force...

A London authority wants to extend its licensing regime for HMOs and landlords have just over two weeks left to respond. Lambeth...

The owner of a property used for an illegal party has been fined by a London council for breaking lockdown. Police were called...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is to keep a call for rent controls in the capital as a major plank of his...

The latest rental market snapshot from the property website Home talks of “a nightmare scenario for London landlords”. Firstly, it says rents...

A property development firm says it’s to spend up to £500m in land acquisitions over the next three years, as part...

Plummeting inner London rents mean the gap between central and outer areas of the capital is now far less than before. Data...

Two landlords who illegally let a London property without providing proper washing facilities or tackling serious fire hazards have been taken to...

Despite talk of increased arrears and wider economic concerns, it appears tenants are increasingly worried about the long-term effects of poor credit...

A tax barrister has restructured his way of working and is appealing to buy to let and other property investors as...

Rents have risen gently across most regions of the UK but worries are growing over the longer-term economic landscape. HomeLet’s latest lettings...

There is substantial investment going in to the private rental sector by individual landlords, according to evidence from the latest edition...

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

Two men have been ordered to pay almost £8,000 for letting out flats in defiance of regulations designed to keep tenants...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the Chancellor to scrap the three per cent stamp duty levy on the...

On top of the rush to beat the stamp duty holiday deadline and changes to Help To Buy - both with cliff...

A leading market monitor suggests voids are increasing but otherwise states the rental market is in good health, one year on from...

Landlords have only until February 11 to respond to the licensing proposals of the London council with the largest private rental...

There is growing momentum for local councils to freeze their plans for landlord licensing while the pandemic continues. Lettings agency trade body...

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms - a critical issue for landlords in light of recent legislation - are back in the...

An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...

Research by lettings agency Keller Williams suggests the Coronavirus crisis has led to dip in rents across the UK - but...

Insurance company CIA landlord has prepared a league table of the most and least profitable locations for buy to let landlords. It’s...

Two property investment companies and an associated business have all been closed down “in the public interest” by the government’s Insolvency...

Momentum is building against councils pushing ahead with licensing schemes despite the pandemic. Earlier this week ARLA Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade...

Around half of renters are worried about financial security thanks to Coronavirus - and many are concerned their landlords will sell up. Aldermore Bank,...

A landlord who let out a former bank vault as an illegal flat described by the local council as “dangerous” has...

Figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio show how vulnerable the capital’s rental market is to Brexit and Coronavirus - but...

New research suggests there’s been a rush amongst landlords to set up companies through which to manage or purchase buy to...

The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a drop in landlord activity across the UK. RICS does...

A lettings agency says there is very large scale support amongst tenants for the extension to the current bailiff-enforced eviction ban,...

Rents across much of England and Wales are performing strongly according to a new market analysis - and in some areas...

Activists in a rental reform coalition say court possession hearings should be halted as well as bailiff-led evictions. They say the stress...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for an extension of the eviction ban and a two year rent freeze in the...

The latest survey from PropTech platform Goodlord suggests the lettings landscape is relatively stable entering 2021 - but with the prospect...

It appears that a London borough council’s two licensing schemes have expired at the turn of the year, with no alternative...

London agency Dexters says the number of lettings applicants rose 50 per cent in 2020 with a particular surge in November...

Generation Rent, the lobby group that tells the government how it thinks the lettings industry should operate, appears to have a...

A Labour MP is demanding action against unscrupulous predator landlords who demand sex from tenants in lieu of rent. The Daily Mail...

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

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants a £3 billion one-off windfall tax on private developers to fund replacement cladding on affected...

The roll-out of a vaccine for Coronavirus could dramatically change the poor rental market performance in prime London in the coming...

A Labour housing politician is accusing the government of using Coronavirus as an excuse for dragging its feet over scrapping Section...

Landlords with London properties have a short-term opportunity to list and let them for free - but they’ll have to be...

Landlords with properties in the Havering area have until January 24 to submit a selective licence application, giving them a 50...

Staff are being recruited by a coalition of groups campaigning for widespread restrictions on landlord powers in 2021. Called the Renters Reform...

Seven per cent of private tenants now have arrears built up during the Coronavirus period. A survey of tenants for the National...

One of the candidates for next year’s London Mayoral election wants to put pet-friendly tenancies for the private rental sector as...

The Labour-controlled Greater London Authority and 18 other groups of activists, charities and students have formed a new pro-renter coalition. Called the...

The number of UK landlords has risen 49 per cent in the last five years to an all-time high of 2.7m...

No fewer than 15 per cent of all sales agreed in November went to landlords, the highest figure for four years. The data...

The average monthly private sector rent in England over the 12 months to September was £725. The figure, released over the weekend,...

A London lettings agency is offering landlords the opportunity to list and let properties for free this month.  The offer comes from...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests the vast majority of respondents expect rents in...

A London council has confirmed its right to refuse licenses to criminal landlords - even reformed ones. A story in the East...

An analysis by a lettings management service has identified those parts of London with the strongest yields and capital growth in...

The latest HomeLet rental index suggests that the average rent in the UK is now £974 after a 2.9 per cent...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says landlords in the capital could  discriminate against EU citizens living in the UK capital if those...

An operator of co-living rental units in London has linked with a PropTech platform to reward tenants for their loyalty.  Built Asset...

A landlord has been fined £2,500 for failing to licence a property that she had been renting out for several years...

A London landlord must pay over £280,000 in three months after housing eight people in a flat deems illegal for even...

Many of our less affordable cities have seen rent levels drop because of the trend for tenants to work from home...

An international consultancy specialising in investors’ residency and citizenship has lifted the lid on the huge tax savings open to overseas...

The findings of a survey conducted with 2,000 tenants give an insight into what renters want now, eight months on from...

A ‘city tracker’ operated by a specialist buy to let mortgage company has outlined the best - and worst - places...

Pressure groups attacking landlords and letting agents are usually on the other side of the fence from property industry professionals but...

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a new tool for tenants to check on their landlords - and possibly claim...

Rents rose 1.4 per cent in the year to October, a drop from the 1.5 per cent growth recorded in September...

Renters are quitting London and heading for the regions in search of more space and bigger homes and gardens. That’s the claim...

The Labour-controlled Swansea council in south Wales is being asked by a landlord body to rethink its licensing proposals. The authority is...

A new survey by rental sector PropTech supplier Fixflo asks landlords and agents how they have been impacted by the pandemic. The...

A league table of UK cities where it takes the longest for first time buyers to save for a deposit may...

A PropTech company claims to have created a Covid-friendly app for landlords in London, challenging traditional agents’ models for finding tenants. Rentd, which...

Zoopla says it’s a two-tier market with London trailing badly trailing the rest of the country. UK rents outside London are up...

There’s more bad news for landlords and investors looking at prime London properties according to a market snapshot from Knight Frank. It...

A visiting professor and accountancy academic claims landlords are not carrying their fair share of the financial burden caused by the...

An analysis of the private rental sector by the London School of Economics suggests there could be three times the current...

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...

It’s being reported that a so-called ‘rental union’ group of activists has staged a protest outside a landlord’s own home. Acorn - a...

Bailiffs have agreed to a government request not to enforce court orders against tenants in Tier 2 and Tier 3 locations. This...

A London local authority is to extend its current additional licensing scheme from 12 council wards to 18 - and is...

Lower income areas - often with lower-priced homes too - produce higher yields than more affluent locations, new research shows. Lettings management...

Just over a fifth of landlords predict their tenants will escape to the country in search of more space because they...

A London landlord who ignored six enforcement notices served by his local council has been ordered to pay over £300,000. Salim Mussa Patel...

Two landlords have been fined over £100,000 after 35 people were found living in what a judge called “criminally improper conditions.” Arun...

One of London’s largest co-living property operators claims there’s been a marked increase in demand from young renters.  Built Asset Management says...

A lettings chief says London may never regain its appeal to the typical renter, as new data shows the capital still...

The challenges of London’s rental market continue to play out in the latest market snapshot from one of the capital’s biggest...

A new survey of 700 landlords from a respected buy to let lender reveals the regions with the strongest levels of...

A London council is writing to thousands of private landlords in its borough urging them not to evict people. Southwark council says this...

A lettings market monitor says the Greater London rental sector has in recent months switched from one of scarcity of properties...

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

Some London landlords are testing the water to see if they can downsize or sell their entire portfolios. Chestertons, a London-focussed high end...

The Financial Conduct Authority wants to find people who unwittingly invested in an unauthorised land banking scheme - they may be...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stuart Aikman & Mathew Walters, co-founders - Story of...

Rental growth across Great Britain was flat in September according to the latest market survey by Countrywide brand Hamptons International. Average rents...

The latest study from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows a strong lettings market across the UK - except in London. “London...

Prime Central London rents fell by an average 2.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 according to Savills. In prime...

The Generation Rent campaign says a mandatory landlord register is necessary - and would have stopped the actions of a rogue...

Data from estate agency Carter Jonas reveals which borough in the capital appears to be seeing the largest number of people...

HomeLet’s latest monthly index shows a four per cent surge in the all-UK average rent over just three months, but there...

A landlord who unlawfully let cramped and overcrowded bedsits and then harassed tenants who complained has been fined thousands of pounds...

The absence of good alternative investments and the modest pace of capital growth for property in recent years are thought to...

A PropTech firm has drawn up a list of those regions with the highest proportion of rental properties with EPC rating...

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

One of the leading agents is advising landlords that the high-end housing market is ‘edgier’ than before - but there’s no...

One in eight properties sold for more than the original asking price in August as housing demand peaked following the chancellor’s...

Buy-to-let landlords in Walthamstow, north east London, have been ordered to pay a collective total of £375,000 after modifying their buy-to-let...

Sigma Capital has joined forces with Swedish investment firm EQT to create a £1bn housing joint venture, with a view to...

Channel 5 will continue to provide an insight into a number of tenants and landlords across the UK, as feuds between...

Salford has been identified as the most profitable buy-to-let city for landlords, according to research by CIA Landlord.  The study found that...

There has been a sharp rise in illegal evictions by rogue landlords, it has been claimed.  According to The Independent, illegal evictions...

There is currently around £1.744bn worth of unclaimed property lying vacant across England and Wales, according to the latest research by...

Plans to develop 460 build to rent flats next to Southall train station in west London have been given the go-ahead.  The...

Rents should be frozen in London to avert mass evictions, city mayor Sadiq Khan has told the government. Khan wants new powers...

Sadiq Khan’s proposal to introduce rent controls in London risks reducing the number of private homes available for rent, as landlords...

The post-lockdown rebound in buying momentum looks set to continue in and around London as we head into Autumn, according to...

There was a notable increase in the number of new tenancies last month as an increasing number of tenants took advantage...

The landlord of two properties in Coventry has been arrested after police seized cash and drugs worth £400,000. The money and drugs...

Deposit-free renting provider flatfair has signed a partnership with Martyn Gerrard which has 12 branches across north London.  The move will bring...

With activity in the market continuing to rise and the number new tenancies back to pre-pandemic levels, landlords are enjoying strong...

Rents increased by an average of 2% in August thanks to greater demand from renters, the latest figures show.  Modest growth in...

London has seen the second-largest decline in rent and living costs in Europe over the past three years when it comes...

Viewing figures in the letting market in London and the Home Counties hit a 10-year high at the end of August,...

Rental market activity remained relatively stable last month, according to the latest data from Agency Express Property.  National month-on-month figures for properties...

Buy-to-let investments with a tenant already in situ are most in-demand across Glasgow, according to Howsy.  The letting management platform reports that...

A letting agent in north London has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) after receiving a complaint from a landlord...

There could be a significant increase in repossession cases in London once the tenant eviction ban ends this weekend, legal experts...

Kenton Finance, a major provider of bridging loans, has announced that it will be opening new offices for business within the...

The London Renters Union (RLU) will hold a day of action next week demanding that the government acts to protect renters,...

The number of residential property sales agreed have surged in the month since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, with...

There has been a solid recovery in the letting market in recent weeks, according to a new RICS survey.  Respondents noted a...

With the latest report from Zoopla showing that rents look set to drop to their lowest level in almost six years, landlords...

Residential properties in the capital are being wrongly valued due to outdated measurement techniques used to measure floor space, it has...

Rental market activity in prime London markets has been lower than normal this summer due to uncertainty around the start of...

Average UK rents slowed in the second quarter of the year as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll. Zoopla’s latest quarterly Rental...

Who are you? David Alexander What does it say on your business card? Joint Manager Director What is apropos? Apropos is a revolutionary...

A majority of tenants are looking for unfurnished homes, new research shows.  Online property management platform Howsy analysed existing rental property listings...

A growing number of buy-to-let investors are heading north for better returns, according to Hamptons International. But while investor demand for property...

Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home has proved extremely profitable for some property investors, and a...

Buy-to-let landlords face having to reduce rents by at least 5% over the next five years as a growing number of...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has appointed a new legal counsel.  Housing lawyer and former Residential Landlords Association (RLA) policy director...

Activity levels in the rental market bounced back to pre-lockdown levels in June, as the reopening of the housing market released...

London has long been home to the highest rental deposits, but what other regions in England are seeing tenants pay above...

The super prime property market in London has suffered amid the coronavirus pandemic, new research shows.  In times of crisis, the prime...

The number of new tenancies is almost back to pre-pandemic levels following a sharp decline in activity during the second quarter...

Buy-to-let landlords with a rental property in Harrow have just a few weeks left to have their say in a consultation...

The government’s decision not to remove the cap on Universal Credit for all claimants and increase housing benefit to cover local...

One in four buy-to-let landlords are planning to expand their portfolio this year, according to new research. With buy-to-let continuing to deliver...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.5% in the 12 months to June 2020, the latest...

There has been a general softening in residential property prices across many parts of the UK in recent months, suggesting that...

Tenants who own at least one pet will often struggle to find pet-friendly accommodation, and yet despite efforts to encourage more...

Rightmove yesterday recorded a sharp rise in searches for property on its website as it was forced to deal with pent...

Average rents achieved on tenancies in June dropped marginally compared to May, but remain higher on an annual basis, the latest...

There has been a noticeable increase in the supply of letting properties, placing downward pressure on rental values, according to Knight...

The chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce tomorrow changes to the levels of stamp duty paid on properties in England, but...

Landlords in central London have been forced to reduce rents by an average of 10%, according to Chestertons. The letting agency says...

The cost of renting in England since the tenant fee ban was introduced has increased by almost a quarter in some...

Unscrupulous landlords in the East End of London been ordered to pay more than £100,000 over the past 12 months for...

New regulation introduced yesterday could see unscrupulous landlords fined up to £30,000 if they do not comply with the rules.  Under the...

The average tenant in the UK is spending almost half of their monthly net income to cover the average cost of...

Who are you? My name is Benjamin Hall and I’m the Founder and Managing Director of LOFT. What services does LOFT provide? LOFT delivers...

London-based estate agent Portico has digitalised its letting process, with the launch of a new online rental service for private landlords...

Buy-to-let rental yields have remained largely flat, increasing by just 0.1% over the past 12 months, according to Sourced Capital. The research...

Many people feel anxious and uncomfortable when getting themselves into debt and understandably this is why many of us strive to...

Demand from consumers, including buy-to-let investors, for new build homes has increased over the past 12 months, new figures show.  Fresh applicant...

Rents have increased to their highest level on record, according to the latest price index from the Office of National Statistics...

Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home has proved extremely profitable for some property investors, and a...

The best-connected rental hotspot in terms of the sheer number of stations and the affordable cost of renting has been identified...

The average buy-to-let landlord made £78,100 profit upon selling their rental property in 2019, fresh data shows. Landlords selling up in London made...

There was a 1.6 % fall in rents on renewed tenancies across Great Britain in May, the third consecutive monthly drop,...

Frustrated tenants struggling to afford to live in London can feel vindicated, as a new report shows that the cost of...

Following a two-month pause, the rental market has seen a resurgence in tenant demand, while a record number of buy-to-let landlords...

There has been a general softening in residential property prices across many parts of the UK, according to some estate agents,...

Harrow Council is looking to renew its landlord licensing scheme in Edgware, enabling tougher enforcement action on rogue landlords. It is consulting...

A Labour MP has called for the ban on evictions to be extended until later in the year, as renters fear...

The government is being urged to increase housing benefits and remove the benefit cap to help support more tenants, especially in...

More than 2,500 households have agreed not to pay rent thanks to a campaign, launched by the London Renters Union (LRU), which...

Private landlords in London have been forced to drop rents by up to 15% following a significant increase in the number...

Activists are calling on tenants to withhold their payments to landlords, in an attempt to generalise a growing rent strike movement. The...

With a number of tenants suffering financial hardship due to coronavirus, Wandsworth Council is among a number of councils in the...

Residential property prices increased across the UK by an average of 2.1% in the year to March, up from 2% in...

Although all age groups are at risk of contracting Covid-19, older people face a significant risk of developing severe illness if...

There has been a significant increase in the number of rental properties hitting the market after lockdown on the sector was...

With the residential property market reopening for business, investor confidence in the sector is starting to improve with Mortgages for Business...

Rents on renewed tenancies fell for the second consecutive month in April, the latest Hamptons International Lettings Index shows.  Last month, the average...

A new digital property management platform from Apropos by DJ Alexander, which covers almost half of the UK, including Edinburgh, Manchester,...

Some of the UK’s largest tenants unions have joined forces to heap pressure on the government to suspend all rent immediately,...

Four in five deals underway when the Covid-19 pandemic struck are still progressing, but transaction numbers in the week ending 2...

Landlords should be aware that eight estate and letting agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme (TPO), which means...

Rents have unsurprisingly dropped over the past month, while the dip in void periods has fluctuated across the UK, the latest...

The increase in rental prices in London has slowed down to the level of 2015, new data shows.  Rental prices for London...

Average monthly rents across the country increased by just £2, or 0.26%, on Q4 2019 to hit an average of £775...

Some 70% tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed, the highest level recorded in any March since 2008...

Demand for rental properties and the supply of rental stock have dropped significantly year-on-year across the majority of UK cities and...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) supports calls for a package of measures from the government to support tenants affected by...

More than 100 residents in east London have been refused a rent reduction by their letting agent.  Residents living at Tower Quay in...