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There’s been a surge in demand for rental properties in London over the summer, according to the agency Chestertons. It says it’s...

The BBC - which through its use of exclusive Zoopla data has championed tenants in recent years - has acknowledged that...

Only one in six on-campus University rooms in the UK affordable for students, the activist group Generation Rent claims.  It says 17%...

Rents in June 2024 rose by 6.7% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Goodlord Rental Index.  The Index, which analyses...

A council is working with a string of universities to keep waste and noise to a minimum over the summer. A statement...

A letter from a coalition of pro-tenant groups has been sent to the leaders of the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Reform...

A survey by an organisation called the International Union of Property Owners is seeking UK private landlords’ views on student accommodation. A...

Half of all tenants who moved during the past 12 months found it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to secure a new...

Availability in the private student halls sector is at a three-year high, according to new data from marketing and insights platform...

The National Union of Students claims the government has “folded to landlord’s lobbying” and watering down the Renters Reform Bill so...

More landlords predict Scotland will attract the most residential property investment outside of London and the South East in the next...

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

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...

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

Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...

A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...

Another survey highlights the relatively low proportion of landlords who appear to allow tenants to keep pets. The analysis, from Confused.com Mortgages,...

As the Renters Reform Bill heads towards the House of Lords, a free webinar is targeting landlords operating in the student...

The controversial Renters Reform Coalition - a band of campaigners including the Acorn and Generation Rent ginger groups - claims public...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the third quarter of 2023. The...

A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...

Housr, a student living start-up, says it’s started its second year by adding 45,000 properties to its platform ahead of the...

A rent guarantor service says the recent Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill has intensified scrutiny on the challenges faced...

A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

A local authority’s teach-in for private tenants this weekend is to be addressed by a group which is known for its...

This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...

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

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

Insurance broker Gallagher is launching a policy for student accommodation providers with insurance cover against damage to their properties. Traditional landlord insurance...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2023. Using...

With student accommodation in the headlines ahead of the stat of the new academic year, the National Residential Landlords Association is...

While there has been a shortage of all types of rental accommodation across the UK for several years now, the student...

Authoritative new research suggests that there’s been a 91,000 rise in student numbers to 2.3m - yet in major student cities...

July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...

A controversial MP sacked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this year says he will take up the cause of landlords...

Savills’ latest market snapshot for prime properties in the UK regions suggest that tenant priorities are gently shifting. Across UK prime regional...

When choosing a buy-to-let property, there are many elements that need to be balanced in order to get the biggest return...

Another PropTech innovation claims it will disrupt part of the rental market - this time, the student accommodation sector. Housemates Connect API...

Activists who at one time appeared broadly happy with the pro-tenant Renters Reform Bill now appear to have changed their mind. Over...

Propertymark says it’s spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

2023 could be a landmark year for the private rented sector if Michael Gove succeeds in his pursuit of reforming the...

.The National Residential Landlords Association has called for a full review of how landlords and the private rental sector are taxed. In...

Proposed government reforms of the private rented sector threaten to make it harder for students to enter higher education, according to...

Student lets have come under the spotlight as a result of a slowdown in the building of new university student accommodation...

An association run by a local council with the involvement of private landlords is marking its 10th anniversary. The Partnership Accreditation for...

The landlords’ trade body is broadly welcoming some proposals from MPs to reform the private rented sector. Some aspects of the Levelling...

Government plans to reform the private rented sector risk making it more difficult for students to enter higher education. That’s the warning...

As much as 75 per cent of purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) for the next educational year has already been taken...

Students face chaos as government plans to reform the rental market threaten to cause widespread uncertainty as to whether housing will...

Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at a claim that it is seeking to ‘turn students’ against the government’s...

I often use this column to discuss the reputation of landlords and the broader private rented sector which, as we all...

The main landlords’ trade body has blasted the government for ‘breaking’ the private rented sector through laws, measures and comments deliberately...

A former lettings agent who has become a sharp critic of landlords has made another attack - this time suggesting that...

Student property enquiries in the run-up to the letting season for the 2023/24 academic year are significantly up on a year...

The Competition and Markets Authority has raised concern about a Build To Rent deal which it believes could result in reduced...

To put it mildly, landlords are very rarely subject to an outpouring of sympathy from the general public. When the economy...

The Stripe Property Group, a housebuilder, claims rental homes near universities command an average yield 1.3 per cent higher than those...

There’s been a significant drop in the number of students passing referencing. It’s down from 50 to 40 per cent this autumn...

A former lettings agent who’s turned poacher is now claiming students are faced with what he calls “rip-off renting”. Ajay Jagota, who...

The country’s main student body is calling on the government to implement a cap on student rents. The National Union of Students...

It’s disappointing to say, but once again the rhetoric from both the Labour and Conservative party conferences towards the private rented...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

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

Things are looking up in prime London with landlords enjoying both higher rents and lower void periods. That’s the news from investment...

Personal finance website Money has produced a league table of cities where landlords can enjoy strong returns from student tenants. Top comes...

There’s rather a lot going on in the economy as I write this and, by the time it is published, who...

A tribunal has ordered a student accommodation management company to refund more than £84,000 in rent after it ran an unlicensed...

Paragon Bank has revealed the locations where landlords letting to students can achieve the strongest yields - and they are typically...

Rising numbers of young people going to university and a relatively low supply of new student housing means that by 2025...

The new academic year is just around the corner, so many landlords will be thinking about student housing sector to diversify...

In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...

Voids hit what has been described as an historic low in recent weeks, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. It says the average...

Landlords have been warned they risk fixed penalty notices and the loss of HMO licences if students leave rubbish in public...

Yet another committee of MPs has launched a ‘call for evidence’ as it starts an investigation into the private rental sector. The...

A good broadband connection is one of the main amenities tenants expect from a rental property and something you, as a...

As part of The Renters’ Reform White Paper, the UK government proposed that all tenants be moved onto a single system...

Unintended consequences. Let’s face it, they happen across lots of different areas of our lives. We start out with the best...

The National Residential Landlords Association has identified five key areas for its campaigning in the short term, as the Conservatives elect...

  Who are you? Danny Wyrwoll What does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide? Glide are a...

With speculation about what happens next in Westminster at fever pitch, now isn’t the time to make predictions as to how...

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

A council is warning student tenants in its city to be quiet and considerate when checking out of private rental accommodation...

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has identified the main causes of disputes between student tenants and landlords and agents. The...

A review into the way a council deals with HMOs has been launched in response to concerns about the concentration of...

A council has prosecuted after a landlord who it alleges put his tenants’ safety at risk. Beej Patel and his company Hatfield...

The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...

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

All-inclusive rents have exploded in popularity in the student rental sector over the past few years, but the rampant surge in...

Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let?  Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...

An MP is calling on the authorities to investigate how 15 so-called ‘super landlords’ allegedly dominate the rental market in one...