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Jonathan Rolande is a property industry and housing market commentator, and is founder of the National Association of Property Buyers.  It’s almost...

The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years.  The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...

A prominent agent who advises many landlord clients says the Capital Gains Tax cuts announced in the Budget are too small...

A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

Zoopla’s latest market snapshot, used as a guide to capital appreciation by some landlords, says there’s now a three-tier housing market...

According to Haslams lettings agency’s latest House Price Index, a new hotspot has emerged for private rental sector investors. It claims Reading...

Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

A prominent property market analyst says he was “gobsmacked” to hear Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tone down the energy efficiency requirements...

Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director   What is Southernbrook Lettings and...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled.  That’s the view of high...

Zoopla says a buy to let property sold off by a landlord is “typically priced 25 per cent lower than the...

Rents continue to rise rapidly in every English region, Scotland and Wales according to the latest market snapshot from the respected...

Average house price fell by 0.3 per cent in July, a fourth consecutive monthly decline, according to the Halifax. This means property...

A prominent buying agent operating at the high end of the prime London market has given an interesting insight into how...

The latest research by London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has revealed the uphill struggle facing those in search of a...

A prominent housing market website suggests that unprec­edented demand in the rental market may play “a key role” in restricting supply...

A property law specialist wants a national register of tenants to allow landlords to check their history before rental agreements are...

The latest lettings and sales market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has prompted a warning from a leading...

Most landlords are no better off now, even after substantial rent increases over recent years.  Rightmove recently reported that national average asking...

The better-than-expected sales market has been a surprise to investors, owners, buyers and sellers alike, says Rightmove. In its latest monthly snapshot...

The flat is back in demand in Britain’s most expensive rental enclave, a lettings agency says.  Demand for apartments in prime central...

Any landlord quitting the market and selling up may find demand from buyers muted until Easter. That’s the warning from Zoopla which...

At LRG we are currently seeing rental properties go within days, and sometimes hours of being placed on the market.  Rent is...

Two respected price indices have shown capital values tumbling in the housing market.  This morning’s RICS residential survey shows overall activity continuing...

Zoopla says a “widespread repricing” is underway in the sales market, but with no sign of cooling yet in the lettings...

Rental value growth remains firmly in double-digits in prime London postcodes as demand continues to outstrip supply, according to Knight Frank. The...

Cluttons says renter demand in central London is massively outstripping the supply of homes available for let, while the sales market...

An insight into the changing sales market suggests the cost of living crisis is biting buyers - some of whom may...

New market analysis by lettings and sales agency Hamptons suggests that landlords are the largest group likely to sell up over...

It’s taking longer and longer for property sales to move from the acceptance of an offer to an exchange of contracts...

Landlords considering selling up because of the tighter regulations and larger tax bills forced on the rental sector may be alarmed...

Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Walton and I am the Managing...

Prime central London may not seem to most obvious part of the UK for buy to let investors but a leading...

Private renters who are trying to save a deposit on a home to buy are having to run in order to...

Annual rental growth in prime London reached 11.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, following a 3.4 increase...

The connection between rising volumes of red tape in the private rental sector and landlords quitting as a consequence appears to...

Purplebricks has denied speculation that it’s selling off its rental division and moving landlord clients to a new agency.  A company statement...

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...

As many as one in four young Britons are seriously considering moving abroad because the cost of housing. Despite four in every...

A leading market analyst says the looming threat of rent controls may be deterring landlords entering the buy to let sector,...

Letting agency Knight Frank has identified an opportunity for landlords to cash in on a supply shortage - but only if...

The end of the stamp duty holiday means landlords will have to pay more for almost all properties from today. They have...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,400 to his former tenants after a tribunal appeal following the issuing of a...

More landlords are quitting the sector and bringing properties to the sales market, according to research from Zoopla.  In its latest snapshot...

The end of the stamp duty holiday, which was introduced in July 2020, is now only a few weeks away. The upcoming...

New research by a property investment consultancy has revealed which regions of England present the most promising opportunities for buy to...

A leading supplier says rent rises seen in recent months have been driven by increased taxes and regulations imposed on landlords. The...

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

It may not be a typical part of the country but on one of the Channel Islands there is now a...

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

Specialist buy to let broker Mortgages for Business says landlords buying now can use four tips to beat the chaos in the...

A group of anti-landlord activists has used an incident involving an estate agency publicity leaflet as a reason to accuse all...

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

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

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

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

Demand for properties in the private rented sector has increased significantly providing a welcome boost for buy-to-let landlords.  Various reports show that...

The UK housing market could see what first looks like a V-shaped recovery only for it to be quickly flattened out,...

Activity levels in the rental market have bounced back more quickly than other parts of the property market, with landlords and...

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

Demand for properties in the private rented sector is up by 22% compared to last year, according to Rightmove. The data from...

There has been a sharp rise in demand for rental homes as more people start planning for life after the existing...

With renters, landlords, buyers, and sellers being advised to delay their home moves if possible and not to allow new viewings,...

The UK housing market will bounce back once the current coronavirus crisis has passed.  This is according to Guy Gittins, who is...

The squeeze on supply, coupled with continued demand for properties from tenants, is likely to lead to continued rental increases across...

It is common knowledge the UK is facing an undersupply of housing. Unfortunately, this is not a sudden phenomenon – the...

An increase in demand, coupled with the growing rental stock shortage, is placing upward pressure on rental values in prime London.  The...

Rents look set to rise over the next 12 months as the supply of new rental properties dries up, according to...

Rental price growth in prime London looks set to pick up to hit an annual rate of about 2% over the...

Demand for rental accommodation in prime London has jumped by almost a third over the past 12 months, according to the...

The proportion of ‘accidental’ landlords has dropped year-on-year for the first time since 2014, fresh analysis shows.  One in 14, or 7.1%,...

There has been a significant increase in demand for rental accommodation in prime London, underpinned by uncertainty in the sales market,...

There has been a dramatic rise in demand for rental accommodation in prime London, underpinned by uncertainty in the sales market,...

There has been a significant increase in letting market activity in East Hampshire, according to Zoopla. The property portal reports that East...

There has been a significant increase in demand for rental accommodation in prime London, according to the latest report from Knight...

With demand for short term rental accommodation growing, an increasing number of landlords and homeowners in prime London areas are offering their...

Activity in London’s super prime rental market continues to grow as more people opt to rent rather than buy property in...

The rental market in prime central London has proved resilient this year despite the impact of political uncertainty surrounding Brexit negotiations,...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.2% in the 12 months to March 2019, up from...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are currently thinking about exiting the private rented sector due to recent policy changes, including the...

Rental values in prime London has started to see some slowdown in decline as initial signs of a bottoming out have...

There has been a significant rise in demand from people looking to rent property amid political and economic uncertainty and this...

Growth in demand for super-prime properties in prime central London has slowed significantly, fresh data shows. According to Knight Frank, the number...

Rental yields in prime central London are typically among the lowest in the UK, but that does not mean that there...

A drop in the number of properties coming onto the private rented market in prime central London (PCL) has begun to...

Criminal landlords across London will be named and shamed on an online database after all London boroughs signed up to a rogue...

Average UK rents have fallen for the first time in six years, fresh data shows. The slowdown in the rental sector reflects...

Rents in prime central London increased by 0.2% between February and March, the first monthly rise since September 2015, according to...

Average rents in the prime central London (PCL) residential lettings market fell 2.1% in the year to February 2018, the same...

With residential property prices in super prime London continuing to fall, an increasing number of would-be purchasers are turning to luxury...

The market in London started to slow about three years ago, with property prices at the upper to high end of...

A slower sales market in the south of England has revived the accidental landlord as more people chose to rent their...