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21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords with London properties have a short-term opportunity to list and let them for free - but they’ll have to be...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A BBC investigation into ‘No DSS’ statements on two prominent landlord websites has provoked campaigning charity Shelter into an attack on the...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

An investigation by the BBC has found that 80 per cent of advertisements on two websites used by landlords say people...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A London lettings agency is offering landlords the opportunity to list and let properties for free this month. The offer comes from...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News
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HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...
10 November 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy

One in 10 landlords wants to buy another investment property in the coming year according to a new survey. This compares to...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new survey of 700 landlords from a respected buy to let lender reveals the regions with the strongest levels of...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Small scale or accidental landlords will need agents to help them let studio and one-bedroom properties, Rightmove says in a market...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite another national lockdown seemingly on the horizon, the property market remains resilient, with the stamp duty holiday and other initiatives...
05 October 2020
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The UK housing market is in growth mode as the recovery gathers pace, the latest figures show. According to Rightmove, the post-lockdown...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of residential property sales agreed have surged in the month since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, with...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A majority of tenants are looking for unfurnished homes, new research shows. Online property management platform Howsy analysed existing rental property listings...
04 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News

In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...
29 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Since the housing market reopened in May there has been a significant increase in demand for homes with a garden as...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The chancellor’s decision to temporarily cut stamp duty has led to a surge in property searches, according to Rightmove. The property website...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove yesterday recorded a sharp rise in searches for property on its website as it was forced to deal with pent...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News

PlanetRent, an automated letting platform, has been launched enabling landlords to market their property directly on Zoopla and Rightmove on a pay-as-you-go...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage advisor jobs - shortage of advisors to meet demand The mortgage market, like all other parts of the property industry,...
25 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content

London-based estate agent Portico has digitalised its letting process, with the launch of a new online rental service for private landlords...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a general softening in residential property prices across many parts of the UK, according to some estate agents,...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Half of renters currently in the market say lockdown has impacted what they are looking for in their next home. A...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand for properties in the private rented sector is up by 22% compared to last year, according to Rightmove. The data from...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand for rental property is up 33% compared to this time last year as market restrictions ease and renters plan for...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Further signs of greater activity in the housing market have come from Knight Frank. The company reports that the volume of online enquiries...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in the number of rental properties hitting the market after lockdown on the sector was...
19 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Online property searches have surged back to normal levels with Rightmove recording the highest number of unique enquiries in one day...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove said visits to its website rose by 45% yesterday morning compared with a day earlier following the government’s decision to...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords hope that the housing market in England has embarked on a road to recovery after being given the green...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Online searches for properties in remote or coastal locations has increased sharply, according to Rightmove. The property website analysed the areas people...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand for rental homes with outdoor space has surged in recent weeks as a result of the existing coronavirus lockdown, according...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Living without outdoor space is proving a real challenge for many people during the current coronavirus lockdown, which will largely explain...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The property market had enjoyed a boost thanks to the outcome of the general election in December, but now the market faces...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Prices of new property coming onto the market rose by 1% between 9 February and 7 March to push the national...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices in London continued to grow up until a week ago, as the market recovered following Boris Johnson’s election...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Conservatives’ general election victory in December has triggered a new burst of housing market activity as confidence flows back into...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK formally leaves the European Union at 11pm tonight, at which point it will instantly enter into an 11-month transition...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The decisive result of last month’s general election has sparked a surge in housing market activity, placing upward pressure on house...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...
17 January 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Property search data from Rightmove over the past 12 months has been analysed to reveal the most sought-after areas for a...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices, much like the economy, are likely to grow faster than initially anticipated next year thanks to the greater...
17 December 2019
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

It is a potentially good time for buy-to-let landlords to add to their portfolio, the latest housing market snapshot suggests. With buy-to-let...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Residential property price growth remains subdued owed largely to the ongoing uncertainty created by the Brexit shenanigans in Parliament. The data from...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their existing buy-to-let portfolio, new research from...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Asking prices in the UK have dropped as Brexit uncertainty takes its toll, new figures show. According to fresh data from Rightmove, the...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a 6.1% increase in the number of property sales agreed, as buyers are spurred into action by improved...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord who converted a house in north London into flats without consent could face legal action. Javad Aghababazadeh was given permission...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant rise in tenant demand in recent weeks after the change to tenant fees came in on...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Metro Bank has announced that it will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Average asking rents in London rose to an all-time high of £2,091 a month in the first quarter of the year...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...
05 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content

An online petition calling on Rightmove to ban ‘No DSS’ wording in rental adverts has attracted more than 40,000 signatures. The petition...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords are currently thinking about exiting the private rented sector due to recent policy changes, including the...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

For landlords, buying a property, making a few renovations and renting it out may sound like a simple feat, but it...
12 March 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Some buy-to-let landlords are being driven out of the market by the government’s tax crackdown as growing numbers struggle to make...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Online letting agent Upad has pledged to challenge landlords’ ‘expectations’ with the revamp of its ‘UPay On Success’ product which means...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A no-deal Brexit could trigger a deep and damaging recession with worse consequences for the UK economy than the 2008 financial...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Asking rents in London rose to a record high in December, with market conditions in the capital improving to levels not...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News

New figures from specialist online agency yieldit, which analyses the time taken between a tenanted investment property being listed and an...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It is becoming increasingly clear that some letting agents may not survive the tenant fee ban coming into force next spring...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Investors have long turned to residential property as a means of supplementing their income, supported by strong demand from tenants and...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Making an offer to purchase a property might sound like the most stressful thing to do just before Christmas, but this...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Renters in central London now face having to bid against each other, pushing rents up in the process, as a result...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in London’s prime property market have increased further, rising by 1.1% in the 12 months to September, as more people...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

MyHomeGroup has launched a new property management service aimed at landlords looking for an alternative to what it says are the...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A continued shortage in the number of rental properties on the market is placing upward pressure on rents across most parts...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The price of small properties across many parts of the country has dropped largely because landlord purchases are down, offering fresh...
16 October 2018
From: Breaking News

With the majority of people’s property searches beginning online, most landlords would naturally expect to see their rental properties listed on...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords could save hundreds, if not thousands of pounds every year by not instructing a letting agent to let their property. The...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in London’s prime property market increased for the second consecutive month, rising by 1.1% in the 12 months to June...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Asking rents for properties in the UK increased in the second quarter of the year, led by gains in London, Rightmove’s...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants falling behind with their rent payments is likely to rise if rents continue to increase and wage growth...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

When it comes to investing in property, it pays to know about the latest property hotspots and up-and-coming areas, not just...
16 July 2018
From: Breaking News

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major property portals, most landlords would naturally like...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News

PropTech startup RentalStep has recorded impressive monthly growth of landlords and tenants using its platform. Since January, the platform has recorded landlord...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

No landlord wants to experience excessive or lengthy void periods as that can significantly impact the viability of their investment, and...
26 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News

This February HomeRenter announces new trial offer package... HomeRenter, the online lettings marketplace which launched a beta version in Autumn 2017 and...
12 February 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Who are you? Will Handley, CEO of HomeRenter What does it say on your business card? CEO and Co-founder What is HomeRenter? HomeRenter’s mission is to...
08 February 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

London continued to be the worst performing region in Britain when it comes to house prices, with values falling by 0.8%...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News

With house prices increasingly steady outside of London and the South East, the housing market across many parts of the country...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The average asking rent across the UK, excluding London, increased by 0.7% in 2017, which is the lowest rate of growth...
11 January 2018
From: Breaking News

As 2017 draws to a close, Rightmove has released fresh data, based on searches by prospective tenants browsing its website, revealing...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News

All letting agents should be regulated and required to have minimum training qualifications in order to reduce the number of rogue...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A new online property letting website backed by newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has been launched, offering to cut out the role...
08 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Paul Cooney's sales team has had a flying start. Opened only six months ago and modelled on Horton and Garton's successful...
12 October 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Asking rents are continuing to drop as the supply of property to let increases, according to a new report. Historically, asking rents...
09 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A couple in Plymouth have been scammed out of £1,200 by a fake landlord who copied and pasted pictures and details...
25 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Q: What is No Agent? No Agent is a complete property management service. We have combined the experience of property experts with...
02 August 2017
From: 60 Second Interview

Have you ever viewed a property listing of a property for sale or to let on the internet and wondered what...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Asking rents outside London continue to hold up despite an increase in the number of rental homes on the market, according...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The Wimbledon Championships get underway for the 131st time today with reigning champion Andy Murray aiming to become the first British...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The North West of England has been named the top buy-to-let hotspot for 2017, according to new figures from Rightmove. The property...
31 May 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Rent asking prices so far in 2017 have slowed to their lowest level since the final quarter of 2014, following a...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Following the events of 2016, it’s easy to see why experts across the country are torn when it comes to the...
10 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Private landlords who use Rentr, the property management app, can now take full advantage of a new complete maintenance reporting solution...
09 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly looking to move out of central London to more affordable suburbs where higher yielding property investments are...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

If rental yields form a crucial part of your property investment strategy in 2017, look no further than the North West...
12 January 2017
From: Breaking News

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their property search online, it is important that your rental property has a strong...
23 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A recent poll by Simply Business has revealed that over 70% of buy-to-let investors prioritise rental rents over capital gains when...
06 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords in London have not resorted to panic-selling as a consequence of the Brexit vote and are sensibly opting not...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Enquiries from investors seeking to acquire buy-to-let properties have increased by 30% since May, following an initial dip in activity after the...
13 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A new digital letting service that aims to save landlords up to £1,600 per year has been launched. NoAgent.co.uk uses technology to...
05 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords who rushed to acquire properties earlier this year are now actively renting them out, providing tenants with a flood of...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

When you’re letting out your property, you don’t have to pay a high street letting agent hundreds, or even thousands of...
11 July 2016
From: Sponsored Content

From providing information about room sizes and the length of the walls to the general layout of the property and even...
13 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The Elizabeth Line may be the new purple Tube line with the royal seal of approval, but where are the buy-to-let...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords who rushed to acquire homes before the new 3% stamp duty increase on buy-to-let properties and second homes are now starting...
16 May 2016
From: Breaking News

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their property search online, it is crucial that a property has a good website...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Q: What does it say on your business card? Head of Lettings, Connells Q: What is Connells? Connells is one of the UK’s leading...
17 February 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

Landlords in the East of England are reaping the rewards of strong rental and house price growth in the region over...
09 October 2015
From: Breaking News

I recently visited Life Residential at their bright and modern West London headquarters. I carried out a quick interview with Joint Managing...