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Rightmove is warning that the housing market is set for disruptions from the summer onwards, and suggests the brisk start to...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords quitting the sector could have to spend hundreds of pounds more when selling their home owing to new Trading Standards...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Lots and lots, is the short answer. I think the more you know, the more you're armed with information and knowledge,...
16 March 2024
From: Top tips & guides
Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords selling up because of rising taxes and unaffordable regulations are being advised not to be over ambitious with asking prices. Tim...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
An energy industry supplier claims that the housing sector in the UK offers too little help for those wanting to live...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords considering selling up have received guidance from Rightmove on when to do it and how. The portal claims February is the...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Another survey highlights the relatively low proportion of landlords who appear to allow tenants to keep pets. The analysis, from Confused.com Mortgages,...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Average new seller asking prices rose 1.3 per cent between December and January - the biggest rise at this time of...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove claims that a new record number of sellers came to market on Boxing Day, with a 26 per cent increase...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - and has looked back on the past 12 months. This year, 2023, ends with...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove is building the hype ahead of its much-vaunted Boxing Day listing of new properties to the market. The portal claims that...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A group of Conservative MPs has organised a lobby of the government to demand a clampdown on Airbnbs and other short...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The asking price of homes coming to the market this month is down 1.7 per cent on October according to Rightmove. The...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A new rental property listings platform - called Krispyhouse - allows landlords and tenants to communicate directly, without letting agents acting...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The average new seller asking price has increased by just 0.5 per cent in the past month - the smallest increase...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Failed government policies are to blame for the chronic supply shortage in the private rental sector. That’s the view of the National...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A new study of over 600,000 available properties on Rightmove reveals that homes in need of renovation are the most in...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The u-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on green policies may be seen by some landlords as a rare piece of...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The monetary policy committee of the Bank of England meets today - and will it approve a 15th successive base rate...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords keen to bag a bargain will be interested to know that over a third of homes now on sale have...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled. That’s the view of high...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...
14 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association is moving into PropTech by providing a platform for safety compliance and one for managing aspects...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
By Richard O’Neill, managing director, lettings at Romans Estate Agents As a landlord, your property’s yield is an important figure. It indicates...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s bad news for landlords relying on capital appreciation or hoping to sell up in the near future. Rightmove reports that new...
21 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...
12 August 2023
From: Agent Advice
A group of local authorities is asking the government to give individual councils the cash to buy properties off private landlords. London...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The landlords’ trade body has given a firm message to Housing Secretary Michael Gove - sort out a realistic deadline for...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...
23 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has this morning revealed that 16 per cent of properties currently for sale were previously available on the rental market,...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The average price of homes coming to the market have dipped slightly once again, according to Rightmove. The newly-marketed properties are some...
17 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Successive Chancellors (we’re looking at you Gordon Brown and George Osborne) have monkeyed around with the market as if it was...
15 July 2023
From: The Big Issues
Annual growth in rental values continues to increase in the traditionally busy summer months, with little sign of an imminent slowdown. This...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A year ago, many landlords’ primary concern was what would be included in the Government’s long-awaited Renters (Reform) Bill. Today, with...
08 July 2023
From: The Big Issues
New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A new rental market study by Rightmove reveals that more properties entering the rental market have an EPC rating of C...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
If this was typical of the past 10 years we would be talking of a 0.6 per cent average house price...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords relying on capital appreciation have good news this morning - there’s been a significant and unexpected leap in house asking...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest data shows that while rents continue to climb, growth is starting to slow down. According to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Most landlords are no better off now, even after substantial rent increases over recent years. Rightmove recently reported that national average asking...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Today’s latest market snapshot from Rightmove shows the average price of property coming to market rising by just 0.2 per cent...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The average price of property coming to the market rises by 0.8 per cent this month to £365,357, reports Rightmove. This is...
20 March 2023
From: Breaking News
An influential housing market analyst says it now looks like house prices will stay flat in 2023, rather than fall. Nicholas Mendes,...
24 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The better-than-expected sales market has been a surprise to investors, owners, buyers and sellers alike, says Rightmove. In its latest monthly snapshot...
20 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Average asking rents for new tenants outside London have risen to another new record of £1,172 per calendar month says Rightmove. This...
27 January 2023
From: Breaking News
After two months of falls, the average price of property coming to the market for sale rises again by 0.9 per...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
New data from Rightmove reveals the areas which have seen the largest price jumps in the past year. It says that Eastwood...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A new analysis of the market released by Rightmove shows that this year has been the most competitive on record. At its...
28 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Rightmove is predicting an average drop of just two per cent in asking prices next year - far less than many...
14 December 2022
From: Breaking News
If you were to believe recent headlines, holiday homes and short lets make everyone’s lives miserable - yet the happiest place...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The government’s Autumn Statement yesterday missed the opportunity to boost supply for the private rental sector, it’s been claimed. Ben Beadle, chief...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The leader of the Generation Rent activist group says that the shortage of homes to rent means no private sector tenant...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The main landlords’ trade body has blasted the government for ‘breaking’ the private rented sector through laws, measures and comments deliberately...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Rightmove says the average price of newly-marketed homes dipped 1.1 per cent this month - the equivalent of £4,159 - to...
15 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Rent rises are predicted to outpace house price growth over the next five years. This is according to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Cluttons says renter demand in central London is massively outstripping the supply of homes available for let, while the sales market...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The latest data from Chestertons, one of London’s largest lettings agents, suggests that the capital’s rental market could be showing early...
08 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords across the country will be aware of the government’s shiny new proposed policy package for the Private Rental Sector, released...
17 September 2022
From: Rental Reform
Want to know more about the Scottish Government’s rent freeze policy? If so, Rightmove’s webinar tomorrow, September 14, at 10am, may be...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The most popular search term from prospective renters scouring Rightmove has become ‘Bills Included’. The portal says that this term - which...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords may be alarmed at Rightmove’s latest asking price market snapshot which shows an average 1.3 per cent fall this month. But...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Rightmove is warning landlords and other sellers that properties with poor levels of energy efficiency may have to sell with a discount. The...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
New analysis from Rightmove reveals that first-time buyer asking prices and equivalent asking rents have risen three times faster compared with...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The latest Rightmove asking price market snapshot represents more good news for landlords relying on capital appreciation. The average price of property...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Average asking rents outside London have hit another new record of £1,126 per calendar month according to Rightmove. This figure, for the...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords considering selling up because of the tighter regulations and larger tax bills forced on the rental sector may be alarmed...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Rightmove is warning of likely price falls in the second half of 2022. Its latest monthly market snapshot actually shows yet another...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency claims to have identified which boroughs in the capital offer the best prospects for buy to let investors...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
New data from Rightmove suggests that rental demand is cooling in some areas where the market was busiest during the pandemic. And...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
New analysis by Rightmove is tracking first-time buyer affordability over the last 10 years - and it shows why so many...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Analysis by Rightmove suggests that capital appreciation remains strong for landlords and owner occupiers alike, despite the recent flurry of interest...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Labour’s London Mayor - buoyed up after the party’s successes in the capital in last week’s elections - has renewed his...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
It looks as if landlords have enjoyed further capital appreciation with the latest housing market index showing still-rising asking prices for...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords are many people’s favourite pantomime villains, on the hunt to hike rents and squeeze profits. The reality, however, is proven...
09 April 2022
From: The Big Issues
Newly published rental yield from Rightmove reveals that the average yield across Great Britain is 5.5 per cent. This is the highest...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The Scottish private rental market is facing shortages according to one of that country’s most prominent lettings experts. David Alexander, head of...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...
08 January 2022
From: Industry Views
A national accountancy firm says HM Revenue & Customs has discovered huge numbers of landlords avoiding paying tax - as many as...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The dynamic of the private rental market has been changing in recent years. There's been a decline in private landlords, yet almost...
09 October 2021
From: Industry Views
The end of the stamp duty holiday means landlords will have to pay more for almost all properties from today. They have...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
New data from Rightmove reveals the effect the staycation boom is having on the rental market across Britain. Seaside towns and other...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The Property Investor Show returns to London’s Excel Centre next month – the first major UK property event to go ‘face...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners is now nearing its 50,000...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Letting agents have reported huge surges in demand for pet-friendly properties. Richard O’Neill, managing director at Romans Lettings, says: “There has certainly...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A petition calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase tax on holiday lettings has neared its 45,000-signature target over the weekend. Former...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
New research by a property investment consultancy has revealed which regions of England present the most promising opportunities for buy to...