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The level of rental properties remains drastically low, according to the latest Housing Insight report from letting agents trade body Propertymark. The...

Residential and commercial estate and letting agents in Sussex, Michael Jones Commercial, have been given the title as as sole agents on...

With the Elizabeth Line due to open on May 24, it’s perhaps unsurprising that many areas near stations on the line...

A platform with over 100,000 users that claims to be the world’s first accommodation rental platform and community created for women...

A trade body has claimed that new financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give...

London-based PropTech firm Homeppl has developed two ‘revolutionary’ fraud detection tools to support agencies currently combating rising levels of rental fraud. The...

Some 40% of tenants described their recent hunt for a rental home as difficult, and half of them said it took...

According to data from due diligence and guarantee firm, Homeppl, the Build to Rent (BTR) sector is being targeted by fraudsters with...

In part 2 of our Black History Month investor special, we speak to Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of property management and development...

Letting agent Ascend Properties recently described Build to Rent (BTR) as the future of renting, and an analysis of data from the...

Who are you? Peter Grant, founder and CEO of Sandstone Group (formerly Grant Property). Out of hours, my passions include skiing and...

Research by a student accommodation platform has found that the majority of student tenants would like to see utility costs more widely included...

A survey claims that 75% of tenants describe relationships with the landlords as ‘good’ or ‘very good’, while 89% of landlords...

In this guest piece, Jess Brookes - content & research executive at Home Made, a London lettings company specialising in Build to...

Across the property investment and development market, activity continues apace despite the challenges posed by Lockdown 3.0.Here, PIT zones in on...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises dropped for the second month in a row, according to ARLA Propertymark. The trade body's...

For over two decades, The Cumberland has been offering specialist lending to the hospitality sector, and 10 years ago, it became...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stuart Aikman & Mathew Walters, co-founders - Story of Home www.storyofhome.co.uk  How...

A new Manchester-based student accommodation start-up is using the latest tech to deliver five times faster booking. Housemates, founded by tech entrepreneur...

In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...

Landlords and property investors have taken a financial hit in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic as the number of letting...

Restrictions on house moves in Scotland were relaxed from Monday (June 29 2020) as part of the Scottish Government’s four-phase routemap...

It’s a question many would-be investors will have been asking themselves, with so much remaining up-in-the-air and uncertain at present. But...

A young entrepreneur hailing from the North West has secured £100,000 pre-seed funding for her housing app. Lydia Jones officially founded Manchester-based...

Prospective renters searching for new properties while at home during lockdown are focusing their attentions on areas with rivers or near...

So far, 2020 has seen house prices well above the threshold of affordability for most buyers, but low mortgage rates have...

Sentiment is polarised among potential buyers and sellers in the UK property market, highlighting an opportunity for agents to bridge this...

The past decade has seen many companies that converge property portfolios, hospitality and travel benefit from an unprecedented pace of growth. Landlords...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or a seasoned investor, finding the right buy-to-let investment is far from simple. With many factors to...

The government has been urged to 'recognise the importance of increasing supply' for renters now a date for a General Election...

Property Investor Today recently visited the Royal Docks to witness first-hand its dramatic facelift. One of London’s most successful regeneration projects of...

With Brexit causing hesitance amongst non-UK tenants within the rental sector, independent lettings and sales agent, Benham and Reeves, has looked...

Rent prices rose to a new record high for the third consecutive month in July, according to ARLA Propertymark’s July Private...

Following our piece on the ongoing works at Battersea Power Station and its environs, Property Investor Today this time explores the...

You can earn good money from buy-to-let property. Over the last few decades, people have been investing in property to supplement...

The children are off school, which means the summer break has officially begun and people are gearing up for the holidays....

The latest edition of The Deposit Protection Service Rent Index has revealed that the UK experienced a sharp rise in average...

Roby.ai, an Articificial Intelligence (AI) assistant, has been launched in the UK property market. Thought to be an industry first, Roby.ai works...

The increasing amount of lettings regulations is making it difficult for letting agents and landlords to remain compliant and protect the safety of...

Groups representing landlords and letting agents have called for section 21 repossessions to be retained in the private rented sector unless...

UK letting agents reported a rise in the number of landlords selling up in April, according to ARLA Propertymark’s April Private...

Rent rises in South West London have significantly outpaced the rest of the capital, despite the imminent ban on tenant fees,...

The Tenant Fees Act, better known simply as the tenant fees ban, is coming into force from June 1 2019. It...

The government’s tenant fee ban has been widely championed in the consumer press as a big win for renters – but...

A PropTech startup has launched a mobile app to make student house hunting easier. Polygon, which launched in August 2018 to help...

Gas safety accountability in the private rented sector can be improved by cutting-edge technology, a leading gas safety compliance tool has...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  My name is Daniel and I’m a director at...

On April 1 2019, the rental sector shifted into a new era of even greater professionalisation with the introduction of mandatory...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate Agent Today,...

December is the best month for landlords to find new tenants, according to lettings agency Kingswood Residential Investment Management. The Nottingham-based firm...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

Some 81% of estate agents expect revenues to grow or stay the same next year despite growing concerns over the UK’s...

An estate agency is offering a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ to buy the former ground of Flixton Football Club. The six...

Recent research from Your Move has revealed that nearly half of all UK buy-to-let landlords are ‘Pension Pot’ landlords. ‘Pension Pot’ landlords...

ARLA Propertymark has outlined advice to landlords and letting agents on the changes to Section 21 notices, coming into force from...

DIY disasters and cluttered bedrooms could knock £10,000 off the price of an average home in the UK, a panel of...

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes rose to 35% in June, up from 28% in May – the highest figure...

PropTech startup RentalStep has questioned whether long-term lifestyle tenants should have to go through the traditional referencing process when moving between...

One of the biggest landlord exhibitions returns to Bristol on June 13. Taking place at the University of the West of England,...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a stark warning regarding London’s rental supply, with the number of properties available to rent in the...

The supply of rental properties fell by 8% from December to January, painting a bleak picture for renters this year, according...

NAEA Propertymark and ARLA Propertmark have shared their forecasts for the rental and buying market in 2018, with rental prices set...

What does it say on your business card? Adam Joseph, CEO of The Happy Tenant Company.  What is the Happy Tenant Company? We are...

Announcing her decision to hold a snap general election on 8 June, Theresa May yesterday made it clear that Brexit would...

Richard Barber, director at Prime Central London estate agency W.A.Ellis, part of the JLL Group, offers his thoughts on what property market...

UK property prices are expected to remain largely unchanged in 2017, owed largely to uncertainty over Brexit negotiations, according to the...

An online property service has launched a major crowdfunding campaign to fuel expansion plans. No Agent, launched three months ago, claims to...

Letting agency Knight Frank reports that the number of new tenancies it agreed in August was the highest it has ever...

A recent court ruling in Berlin has been welcomed by landlords and letting agents with properties in the German capital. Last week,...

With a growing number of people living in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)...

Significantly more first-time-buyers would have a chance of getting a foot on the property ladder if Britain votes to leave the...

Tenants will bear the cost of recent buy-to-let tax hikes for landlords as they will almost inevitably result in a fall...

An estimated £5 million is wasted in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) each year as rental properties are not cleaned to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents latest research has revealed that the supply of rental accommodation is at its lowest levels...

Student utilities service provider Glide has launched a Risk Free Bills Inclusive Package, the first of its kind in the industry. Inclusive...

It has been revealed that the government’s Right to Rent pilot scheme issued just nine civil penalties to landlords between 1st...

Supply and demand of rental property dipped in December, according to the December Private Rental Sector (PRS) report from the Association...

A government consultation has proposed that a blacklist should be created for persistent rogue landlords and letting agents. However, Paul Shamplina,...

Students are expecting much more from their rental property, with a third of students requesting an en suite bathroom or shower...

The vote for the seventh annual Inventory Clerk of the Year Awards has been opened by the Association of Independent Inventory...

According to new findings from the National Landlords Association (NLA), nearly two thirds (65%) of tenants in Wales are unaware of...

Average monthly rents in England and Wales have fallen on a monthly basis for the first time since March, according to...

The supply of rental properties is increasing, according to the latest report from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA), with...

One of the key ingredients of successful property investment is ensuring you have a network of good people and reliable suppliers...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has called on UK landlords to encourage their tenants to attend a Check Out...

Tenants across Britain could be losing thousands of pounds due to incomplete inventories, the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has...

An online property letting portal that aims to help landlords and letting agents reach students seeking private accommodation in university cities...

A letting agency can charge between 10% and 15% of the total rental income that you receive from a property, but...