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Rents have begun to stabilise, despite an exodus of landlords from the sector and resistance over rent reductions. The market is witnessing...

The most predictable event of the year is underway. After months of talking about how taxes won’t rise for working people,...

The total value of the UK residential housing market is now worth £8.67 trillion, according to Savills, with the value of...

We frequently read about how the traditional form of urban BTR has inspired the more recent model, suburban BTR. Our own...

The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that while a rental property with a...

2023 was the highest year on record for ‘rental scam’ searches in the UK, with an increase of 11% from 2022...

Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...

Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...

There are often very grim snapshots of the current property crisis.  But one of the most shocking I’ve read in a long...

On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...

There will be many of us working in the property sector who will have raised a glass and toasted seeing the...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

An opinion piece by Sam Reynolds, CEO of Zero Deposit Just weeks ago, the Bank of England brought a halt to its...

When moving abroad, many people weigh up the pros and cons of renting or purchasing their own property.  In its new survey,...

Asking prices of new listings have dropped 1.9% this month, the largest fall in August since 2018. Data from Rightmove shows asking...

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on another manic week for the property market. Like many working in the...

The proposals to shake the Private Rental Sector (PRS) to its foundations will, depending upon your political persuasion and housing status,...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

Analysis by professional cash buyer and portfolio landlord, Landlord Buyer (part of Open Property Group), has revealed what costs make up...

Vaboo is a Customer Engagement and Reward Platform enabling Tenants and Landlords to give their insights into the relationships that matter...

Zoopla has launched a property inheritance calculator to help children work out what support they could get from the Bank of...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will have a go at balancing the nation’s books today and the main thing agents seem to want...

The end of the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme coupled with rising mortgage rates and affordability requirements will mean fewer...

Mortgage rate hikes have already halved landlord profits according to latest research, and a base rate rise to 2.5% will see...

Propertmark is calling for a 12 month exemption on additional Stamp Duty rates to boost rental property supply. The issue will be...

As I watched Liz Truss take to the stage at this week’s Conservative Party conference, my eyes were drawn to the sign behind her. “Getting Britain...

From housebuilding to planning laws and stamp duty reform, agents and property professionals were ready with plenty of suggestions for Liz...

As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy-to-let portfolio. You...

Tenants are becoming more discerning – not just about the properties they choose to rent but who they rent from too. With...

A Birmingham estate agency has credited its social media strategy with record levels of engagement and has predicted it will eventually...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

With Earth Day in April and Environment Day looming in June, all businesses and individuals are becoming more aware of their...

In this latest video interview, exclusively for EAT and LAT readers, Estate Agent Today's Lee Dahill chats with Mike Dawson from...

In a new column, solicitor Colum Smith, an expert in combating fraud at Taylor Rose MW Solicitors, explains why those looking...

We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...

Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...

The TDS annual review 2020 indicates that deposit disputes have remained low over the last year, at around 1%. This is...

A new study suggests that the end of the stamp duty holiday should not significantly dent the purchasing pattens of buy...

As we now find ourselves in the UK’s third national lockdown in 10 months, what tenants want, and need from their...

This is a time of year when many people consider buying a pet as a present but for the millions of...

The Homes Act requires landlords to consider whether their tenants' indoor air is safe. Five key air contaminants are listed in...

Property is considered to be a safe investment. The buy-to-let market is booming, fuelled by a generation unable to get on...

Purplebricks recently launched a meditation service to help buyers and sellers manage stress. You might disagree with the idea, but moving...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 have been in place for several months now. While letting...

As expected within the property industry, the Chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday in his Summer Statement. This now means that...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 - which require increased electrical testing in rental properties...

It may seem a long time since normal trading took place but many agencies are now finding they are picking up...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

The proportion of 25 to 34 year olds who own their own home in England has risen for the first time...

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...

You don’t need to go far to find news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to...

There are fewer ‘accidental landlords’ - vendors who resort to letting out their homes because the sales market is difficult. That’s the...

Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

A high profile agent has written a robust defence of the industry following a critical article in a business newspaper - but...

Barely a day goes by when we don’t read a new report on the unscrupulous practices of landlords; of the sub-standard...

By thinking outside the box, agents can truly embrace the idea of space-as-a-service and create entirely new, and highly valuable, streams...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Vesta, which describes itself as “the new online marketplace for buying and selling rental property” has launched a bid to raise...

Young people whose parents have property wealth are now almost three times as likely to be homeowners by the age of...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

In recent months, there’s been a notable move in the rental market towards deposit replacement products in place of traditional security...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

Online property platform Settled, which claims its customers receive their first offer in an average of 17 days, has announced two...

Landlords are being urged to step up and ensure that all rented properties and accommodation meet recent laws relating to carbon...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

The UK’s largest high street property franchise, Belvoir, has launched a new video called #MovingMemories to attract buyers and landlords to...

Some good news is here for landlords and letting agents worried about the energy efficiency rating of their property – the...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...

Student accommodation is positively luxurious compared with the drafty digs of my student days. En-suites, studio flats, even cinemas in halls...

In a week that I am recovering from the exuberance of MIPIM, there are two big pieces of fundraising news that...

The buy-to-let market has gone through significant change in the last year and with the Budget just around the corner, what...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

When marketing a property for sale, there are a number of attributes that buyers and sellers today expect ‘as standard’, but...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

Subletting of prime London lettings properties is a lucrative business.  What began as a rogue trade over the course of several years,...

Property has long been a safe investment. Before the downturn in 2008, sellers were able to gain a healthy capital return.  Post-economic...

With less than a month to go before the new rate of stamp duty kicks in for second property purchasers, we’re...

Estate agents with a difference, a twist, a unique selling point, whatever you want to call it, seem to be becoming...

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...

Estate agency Keller Williams has set up a specialist team to help military personnel with mortgages and property investment.   "The needs of...

Reports suggest foreign buyers may be losing interest in directly owning property in London and are in some cases increasingly attracted...

If there’s one thing that looks like a good move right now, it’s becoming a letting agent.  Whereas some years ago we...

I don't think there is one person in lettings and property management who isn't alarmed at the scenes just over the...