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Annual house price growth across the UK’s ‘Big Six’ regional cities has remained consistent despite the challenges posed by higher interest...

Deposit alternative service flatfair says it’s had a bumper month working with Build To Rent operators - and it tells private...

Metropolitan areas that have built more homes in relation to their population since 2015 are more likely to have seen rent...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

Price growth in high-value prime areas has been put on hold given uncertainty surrounding the General Election, according to the latest...

So Sadiq Khan has succeeded in winning a third term as Mayor of London – albeit with a smaller majority than...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues.  Here...

The trade body representing the Build To Rent industry wants to recruit people from that sector to sit in its board. The...

Scotland’s new Housing Bill - introducing a laborious eviction process and rent caps across the country - will ‘compound the mistakes’...

Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...

A new housing deal will provide another 92 Build To Rent units run by Legal & General. The properties will be two,...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

UK landlords are doubling down on urban flats amidst a slow but definite return to conventional office working. Data from Shawbrook Bank...

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

Direct Line is highlighting the importance of residential landlords having their properties inspected regularly, with research revealing 83 per cent of...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

A countryside body is blaming the government’s failure to provide affordable housing and the rise in short lets for a homelessness...

The growth of private renting in the past decade has given renters more political power, an activist group claims. Generation Rent’s analysis...

A countryside property organisation has added its voice to the calls for an extension to a licensing scheme for Airbnbs and...

A council is boasting that it’s taking a "really hard line” over HMO regulation. New rules in Blackburn with Darwen prevent family...

Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...

According to the latest English Housing Survey there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said to...

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

A Labour MP who wants a licensing system to be introduced for Airbnb-style short lets and holiday accommodation is holding a...

A Liberal Democrat MP is calling on the government to bring forward a clampdown on Airbnb and other short lets.  The government...

According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...

According to the most recent data, 46 per cent of renters live with pets — and 48 per cent list allowing...

York council has set out strict guidelines for Airbnb style short lets and for holiday rentals.   A statement from the Labour-controlled authority...

The House of Commons will today debate a proposal for local authorities to have specific controls over the proliferation of Airbnbs...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

Increasing demand for homes in cities was the driving force behind the rapid house price inflation witnessed earlier this year, with...

The most popular search term from prospective renters scouring Rightmove has become ‘Bills Included’. The portal says that this term - which...

Rents across Great Britain rose by an average of 8.3 per cent over the last 12 months, marking a gradual slowdown...

A landlord who lives in the US and lets her apartment out via Airbnb has been banned from doing so in...

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

The Deposit Protection Service has given landlords tips on how to prepare their homes for pets because, it says, the single...

New data from Rightmove suggests that rental demand is cooling in some areas where the market was busiest during the pandemic. And...

A man has been sentenced to 33 years after murdering his landlords at their property in south London. Daniel Briceno Garcia was...

A rogue landlord prosecuted for illegally squashing seven flats into a development with planning permission for six must pay around £250,000.  In...

Politicians in a city with one of the UK’s most frenzied short lets markets are pledging to return Airbnb style units...

Room rents in most major UK urban locations are now at a record high according to flatshare service SpareRoom.  Some 41 out...

The staycation craze has made holiday lets a far more attractive proposition to many would-be landlords, according to a new survey. Research...

In this weekend feature, Daniel Evans, chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) and the managing director of Home...

Buy to let landlords are increasingly targeting smaller, secondary towns and cities rather than big urban centres. Data from Paragon Bank shows...

Build To Rent provider Wise Living is to deliver 90 new homes in two small schemes alongside an existing development of...

Airbnb says its short lets business is back almost to 2019 pre-Covid levels in cities, and it reports many work-from-home renters...

In recent days we have heard Michael Gove trumpet his plans to ‘level up’ the UK.  We knew that he would be...

With Christmas and the New Year now over, landlords, investors and property experts are back to questioning what the coming twelve...

A relatively optimistic sentiment survey of landlords suggests many remain upbeat about the prospects for the sector.  According to the Shawbrook Bank...

New preliminary figures released by CBRE reveal that a record £4.1 billion was invested in the UK’s Build to Rent sector...

Rental price growth in London’s commuter belt cities and towns have outperformed villages and rural areas over the past year, says...

Landlord confidence remains high with a third of those questioned in a surveying plan to expand their portfolio in the next...

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

A lodger who punched, kicked and bit his landlord after being challenged about his drinking has been jailed. Mickey Boots punched the...

Over half of tenants who have stayed at short let home-based properties via Airbnb or similar platforms have broken or damaged...

Earlier this week Zoopla released some rather healthy statistics on the UK rental market. In recent months, the rental market has been...

Many agencies give their forecasts for the following year or years in the late autumn, but one of the most detailed...

A Midlands city is starting consultation on a major extension of powers over HMOs. Leicester council wants to have an extended Article...

A new league table of investment potential has given a ringing endorsement to buy to let in cities. Select Property Group has...

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

There’s a warning today that some office-to-resi and shop-to-resi conversions - often thought to be popular purchases by buy-to-let investors -...

Proposals to impose strict controls on Airbnb and other short lets - including possibly requiring planning consent and licensing - will be...

A new table of UK city affordability offers some guidance for landlords looking for urban properties in some of the least...

A retail bank has announced the launch of a £500m project to fund the construction of up to 2,500 suburban, purpose-built...

There's more good news about the rental market across the country, with rents rising 8.5 per cent year-on-year. The data comes from...

A proposed new Build To Rent scheme is thought to be the first in the UK to be in a suburb,...

Knight Frank has identified part of central London which it describes as being historically overlooked but likely to be transformed in...

A new analysis suggests that as many as 40 per cent of people in the UK are at last considering moving...

One of the most respected and experienced agents in Prime Central London has given an insight into the lettings market in...

High level research shows that since the start of the pandemic - March 2020 - some 300,000 fewer properties have come...

A senior Anglican priest has stood up for renting as a concept, and suggests Britain is too pre-occupied with home ownership. Angela...

A PropTech ‘prospector’ tool which analyses Rightmove data from an investor’s perspective has produced a list of the 10 best average yields...

Up to 50,000 rental homes in the countryside could be sold off if the government presses ahead with stricter energy efficiency...

Coronavirus has prompted much talk of landlords and tenants alike fleeing cities for the country - but some evidence suggests that...

An insurance firm's new survey giving new insights into the aspirations of tenants and homeowners in the light of the pandemic. Aviva spoke with...

A council clampdown on four short let flats in Edinburgh has been backed by the Scottish Government. The council discovered that the...

Private renting is now “a future-forward choice, seen by many conscious consumers to be a cool and connected way of accessing...

PropTech provider Canopy has linked with a string of insurance and other firms to improve its offer to renters. Canopy’s founder Tahir Farooqui...

A warning has been issued that a bid to curb private rental sector rents in Scotland could well backfire with more...

Many of our less affordable cities have seen rent levels drop because of the trend for tenants to work from home...

Build To Rent, which has predominantly focussed on secondary sites in major city centres, is branching out to the suburbs. One of...

There’s more bad news for landlords and investors looking at prime London properties according to a market snapshot from Knight Frank. It...

A lettings chief says London may never regain its appeal to the typical renter, as new data shows the capital still...

Is a new short-let accommodation provider in the capital likely to prove a further threat to traditional landlords? Stayo - described as...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to take advantage of cheaper borrowing rates, growing demand from renters, and the...

There is a lot of focus on helping landlords better protect themselves and their property from potential claims from tenants, but...

Living without outdoor space is proving a real challenge for many people during the current coronavirus lockdown, which will largely explain...

The cost of renting a home in Scotland continued to rise during the final quarter of 2019, new figures show.  The Scottish...

Invasive bamboo is becoming a problem for homeowners, including many buy-to-let landlords, many of which may not realise that most species...

The UK housing market is showing signs of recovery following a prolonged period of uncertainty, according to JLL.  The property firm forecasts...

CBRE has completed the purchase of Telford Homes in a £267m deal. The acquisition of the housebuilder will enable the company to...

Build to Rent (BTR) continues to go from strength to strength with record levels of investment in the sector, which explains...

Legal & General has been granted planning permission to develop the Longley Industrial Estate into Brighton’s first Build to Rent (BTR)...

As an income investment, buy-to-let continues to look attractive, especially compared to low savings rates and stock market swings, but when...

As London continues to wane in popularity for investors and renters alike – with increasing numbers of people moving out of...

Legal & General has unveiled its first Build to Rent (BTR) scheme in Scotland to help meet the increasing demand for...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on a new Build To Rent (BTR) site in Chelmsford City Centre, on behalf of...

A family of slum landlords who crammed 31 people into a suburban four-bedroom house has been ordered to pay back almost...