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The coalition of 20-plus groups which have previously spoken enthusiastically about the Renters Reform Bill has now changed its mind. On April...

Nick Woodward, director of lettings at Essential Living, gives insights into why renting may be the best option for many. 1. Responsibility...

A trade body claims private tenants are ‘suffering’ because lettings agents are not regulated. Propertymark is demanding equal treatment between lettings agents...

Trading Standards has defended the introduction of ‘material information’ requirements on details of properties for sale, after a conveyancer warned landlords...

Landlords quitting the sector could have to spend hundreds of pounds more when selling their home owing to new Trading Standards...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...

Lots and lots, is the short answer. I think the more you know, the more you're armed with information and knowledge,...

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

Agents’ trade body Propertymark has called for equal parity between short-term lets and the private rented sector to ensure they meet...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

New reports suggest down valuations are increasing and properties are routinely selling for below asking price - both triggering possible opportunities...

A property firm which has analysed transactions across the UK suggests the market is, at last, ‘back to normal’ in almost...

The National Residential Landlords Association will jointly host a networking and information session with homelessness charity Crisis. It will take place on...

I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...

Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...

An energy industry supplier claims that the housing sector in the UK offers too little help for those wanting to live...

The Office for National Statistics says private rents in England experienced a 6.1 per cent rise in 2023, the sharpest annual...

Rightmove claims that a new record number of sellers came to market on Boxing Day, with a 26 per cent increase...

A local authority in a tourist hotspot claims that local landlords have “overwhelmingly” backed a move to clampdown on Airbnbs and...

Escalating rents have led many first time buyers to adjust their property expectations and accept smaller homes when they purchase, a...

New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - and has looked back on the past 12 months. This year, 2023, ends with...

In an analysis of one of the largest data sets in the industry (consisting of buyers from 195 countries and 900,000...

Rightmove is building the hype ahead of its much-vaunted Boxing Day listing of new properties to the market. The portal claims that...

Controversial online agency Purplebricks claims landlords and other home owners can sell their properties for free “as part of a progressive...

London’s ultra-prime rental market has returned this year to pre-Covid levels for the first time, an agency claims. Beauchamp Estates - using...

The Office for Budget Responsibility - a Treasury department operating independently from the government - released its central forecast for the...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

Landlords need greater support from mortgage advisers in order to navigate the best course through the current economic climate. That’s according to...

A new rental property listings platform - called Krispyhouse - allows landlords and tenants to communicate directly, without letting agents acting...

Holding deposits head the list of complaints about the private rental sector, says the man at the top of the Property...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

The latest government figures on the private rental sector show rents rose 5.5 per cent in the 12 months to August,...

Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed.  Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...

The property industry in recent years has been tough to work in.  Clearly the challenges we faced with the pandemic, lockdown and...

A property website has calculated how much it costs a landlord or general home owner to sell a home - and...

Former England footballer turned TV pundit and property expert Dion Dublin is to headline this month’s South East Property Expo. The centre...

By Richard O’Neill, managing director, lettings at Romans Estate Agents As a landlord, your property’s yield is an important figure. It indicates...

A leading agent in an area set to be hit by draconian planning restrictions on holiday lets is warning that the...

There’s been a large increase in the number of complaints registered with The Property Ombudsman - with lettings agents in the...

The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...

Data from the English Housing Survey suggests that the number of English owners of second homes in Europe has fallen again. The...

Spiralling interest rates, soaring inflation and rocketing mortgages have created a “perfect storm” which will result in another five per cent...

Successive Chancellors (we’re looking at you Gordon Brown and George Osborne) have monkeyed around with the market as if it was...

The priority for the majority of landlords is rental income that is paid on time, but there is also the priority...

An agency that already runs a series of webinars for landlords is to hold a special one dedicated to explaining the...

A product for landlords to sell their future rental income is being launched by a finance company this week. Landlord Rental Advance,...

A quick buy property company says there’s been a surge in the number of landlords quitting the rental sector. “We’ve seen a...

TV property expert Phil Spencer has called for a radical simplification of the rules surrounding landlord licensing, fees and other regulations. In...

A risk management platform claims landlords are amongst those most at risk of fraud. Thirdfort has identified the top eight types of...

The auction arm of one of Britain’s largest agency groups says its seen a positive first third of the year. First For...

Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...

The government’s Valuation Office Agency has set out the eligibility rules which now  apply to self-catering properties in England and Wales. Properties...

The Nationwide says March saw a further decline in house prices - they are down 3.1 per cent compared with the...

Property guru Phil Spencer has set out five reasons to keep faith with buy to let. In an article for Estate Agent...

The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let.  A...

The Edinburgh-based agency ESPC is holding an event for buy to let investors next week.  ESPC will be joined by solicitor estate...

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

As many buy-to-let landlords continue to question their place in the market with ever increasing legislation, finance and management costs, one...

A substantial majority of agents say sellers are being unrealistic about the asking prices of their homes This includes landlord sellers quitting...

After two months of falls, the average price of property coming to the market for sale rises again by 0.9 per...

Prime Central London’s ultra-prime housing market for multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers has risen by 30 per cent according to a prominent...

Cycles of growth and housing market crashes, new technology, and, most recently, the pandemic-fuelled push to escape the city in search...

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

A prominent buy to let lender says falling house prices five canny landlords the chance to buy property relatively cheaply. Emma Cox,...

The Santander bank says buyers - landlords and owner occupiers alike - are showing more interest in buying energy efficient homes. The...

The Private Rental Sector is undeniably in need of some assistance, as recent changes to legislation and global events have put...

One of the many activist groups in the so-called Renters’ Reform Coalition has pledged to “train people across the country to...

The housing market has lost further momentum in September, according to the latest RICS Residential Market Survey.   The institution says the...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...

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

In the drive for the UK to be net zero by 2050, residential landlords are facing costly green refurbishments.   Already, landlords...

As landlords continue to exit the market, there seems to be no easy solution for selling. Owning a buy-to-let portfolio can be...

The cost of living crisis is arguably impacting on the private rental tenant more than almost any other demographic. Is there...

As the cost of energy spikes and the government rolls out new support, landlords and tenants involved in ‘bills included’ rental...

A new analysis of household energy consumption has found that a combination of green technologies could reduce bills by up to...

Landlords are being invited to join the advisory council of the country’s largest lettings redress scheme. The Property Redress Scheme covers more...

Rightmove is warning of likely price falls in the second half of 2022. Its latest monthly market snapshot actually shows yet another...

Analysis by Rightmove suggests that capital appreciation remains strong for landlords and owner occupiers alike, despite the recent flurry of interest...

A new PropTech link up pledges to be a win-win for agents, landlords and tenants. Muuvo, a platform which is free to...

A new kind of property investor is evolving. They’ve enjoyed the fruits of their labours, creating UK investments in property but...

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a property sales management firm to offer a new service to landlords...

A controversial PropTech rental platform has issued a list of questions and issues to check when tenants rent from a landlord...

PropTech supplier Canopy has launched a new service to help tenants affected by the pandemic.  Last year Canopy was awarded a grant...

A prominent lettings agency is warning its own and all other landlords that they are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

The threat of rent controls in two parts of the country may now be so severe that buy to let landlords...

A Labour Mayor and a former Labour baroness have teamed up to call for rent freezes in London, claiming they slash...

A tenant has received what has been described as a “grovelling” apology from the Connells lettings agency after it switched her...

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Purplebricks could face a bill of as much as £30m “after it put thousands of landlords...

People you can trust are an essential part of your team when you get into investing in property. If you’re using solicitors,...

The dynamic of the private rental market has been changing in recent years. There's been a decline in private landlords, yet almost...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

A leading lettings agent in the south west is advising landlords to take advantage of a new ‘easy to read’ guide...

A local authority with a rapidly-growing number of HMOs is to consult over a new policy later this month. The Houses in...

An accountancy firm is giving landlords 10 top tips to keep their cash flow in a healthy condition.  The Sheards Accountants firm...

A virtual tour company says this kind of property viewing is now being adopted by holiday let operators as well as...

A controversial PropTech service that proposes agents charge prospective tenants £30 or more simply to view a property on the market,...

An estate agent in Scotland is warning that a new attack on the rental sector and holiday homes may be underway.  Jennifer...

The Daily Mail is reporting that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and he’s taking...