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Ten cities in Europe have asked for more help from the EU in their battle against Airbnb and other short-let holiday rental websites....

Agents and landlords in Scotland who are letting property and declaring them to be holiday lets to avoid long-term tenancy rights...

Holiday lettings business cottages.com has seen a 23% growth in portfolio recruitment over the last six months, compared to the same...

New research from online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed that the cost of the majority of fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages appear...

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

The Mayor of London has been urged to ban adverts on the Tube that encourage the breaking of short-term lettings law. Tom...

London's average asking rents are at an all-time high of £2,093 per month following a record year-on-year price increase, new Rightmove...

A Brexit-inspired holiday letting boom is expected to hit the South West this year, according to local holiday letting agency Bournecoast. The...

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

Boutique lettings agency Mulberry Cottages has announced two new events this spring for those considering letting their property out as a...

The UK lettings market experienced a slowdown in February after a buoyant start to the year, according to the latest findings...

A new landlord management platform which pays tenants to find replacements is launching soon. Online lettings community Mashroom is aiming to change...

Parking is the most desired feature of rental homes across England, Wales and Scotland, according to new research by Zoopla. The study...

For landlords, buying a property, making a few renovations and renting it out may sound like a simple feat, but it...

For landlords, experiencing occasional void periods is inevitable and often out of your control. If a tenant’s circumstances change, they could...

With Build to Rent the fastest-growing trend in the rental sector, Property Investor Today took the opportunity to visit one of...

Only 3% of landlords are currently active in the informal short-term lettings market, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). Of those...

The number of 35 to 54-year-olds renting a home has risen by 15% in the least three years, according to new...

With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...

Who are you? Paul Staley What does it say on your business card? Director of PRS at SDL Property Management. What is SDL Property Management? As...

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

Former retail premises could be the biggest untapped resource for new residential development, according to property software company MRI Software. The firm’s...

Battersea Power Station continues to attract high-end professionals, resulting in healthy buy-to-let rentals, rising rents and low void periods. This is according...

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

Propertymark has studied its sales and lettings data to reveal trends from the year, with the findings revealing that first-time buyer...

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...

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

As a landlord, you'll want the reassurance of knowing that you’re going to receive your rent on time each month. This...

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

A joint report by Reapit and Dataloft has revealed that the letting market is witnessing significant activity, with viewings up 13.3%...

Currency expert FairFx has revealed the best and worst destinations to purchase a second home overseas. With Brexit approaching, a second home...

UK investors have recently taken a greater interest in opportunities abroad which promise cheaper entry prices and higher rental returns on...

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

Strong price growth across a number of West London boroughs has been reported by rental brand Residently. W12, which covers the thriving...

The National LIS Awards, which aims to celebrate excellence in the private rented sector, is set to take place on Thursday...

The UK lettings market performed steadily in June, according to the latest Agency Express Property Activity Index. The number of properties with...

With the World Cup finally here, online lettings platform Urban.co.uk looks at which host city offers the best mix of affordable...

The average rent in the UK reached £919 in May, up by 2% on the same time last year, according to...

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

Economic and political uncertainty appears to be dimming the light of the property market recently, with some long-time owners reconsidering their...

Landlord confidence across a range of measures remained stable or increased in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the end...

A property expert from Finchley-based Richard Anthony Chartered Accountants has warned potential investors to plan their investment with care. This comes...

Investors in the buy-to-let (BTL) market have recently faced significant challenges, primarily increased taxes on capital gains, and the restriction of...

Crosslane Student Developments has secured planning consent for a 266-bed, purpose-built student accommodation development in Coventry. The scheme, which is set to...

The government is awaiting responses from anyone with evidence on rent-a-room relief following its announcement to better target it towards longer-term...

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

Millennials are making a career out of being a landlord, according to a new survey by Intus Lettings. Surprisingly, almost half of...

With the lettings market traditionally heating up in autumn, property investors will be looking at ways to make their rental homes...

The latest data from Knight Frank has revealed that the number of agreed tenancies for prime home counties properties has increased...

Students from overseas made up approximately 75% of applicants in Prime Central London (PCL) over the past few months, according to...

Q: What is No Agent?   No Agent is a complete property management service. We have combined the experience of property experts with...

No Agent’s innovative technology and in-house property experts offers landlords a simpler, flexible and low-fee way to manage everything from start...

Ezylet, a property portal aimed at private landlords, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor, seeking fresh funds to grow...

Most parts of England and Wales saw rents rise in the run-up to the recent general election with yields stable at...

Economically vibrant and at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse, Leeds is a magnet for businesses, which partly explains why office...

Despite new figures from the RICS Residential Market Survey showing a rather ‘gloomy’ outlook about the state of the residential property...

AIPP CEO, Peter Robinson, talks to Tim Morgan (below right), owner of ERE Property, a UK based company selling UK investment...

High demand from national and international investors for strong performing assets across all property sectors helped Allsop raise more than £87m...

Residential property prices in the UK rose by 1.7% in December compared with the previous month to reach an average of...

Despite ongoing uncertainty around Brexit, the UK property market is expected to return to relative calm and renewed prosperity in 2017,...

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

Many Britons often think about the idea of jetting off overseas to invest in property. Well, if you are planning to make...

With many landlords in Ireland coming to the end of their 10-year interest-only mortgage period, buy-to-let arrears look set to escalate...

House prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to the EU referendum with the now former...

The Nine Elms’ borough of Southwark has experienced a boom in residential property prices over the past 12 months, but with...

Take-up of central London office space increased in the third quarter of this year as the market in the heart of...

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

Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on October 7 and 8 for the annual Property Investor &...

Allsop has launched a new online lettings agency service to help improve and further enhance and support the management of investment...

Global markets have plunged, David Cameron has announced that he is to step down as Prime Minister later this year, sterling...

One of the largest ever portfolios of farms has been launched onto the market by Scottish property consultancy, CKD Galbraith. Located in...

There has been a sharp fall in buy-to-let acquisitions following the hike in stamp duty for investment properties and second homes...

The rental market in prime central London is starting to slow following a year of record breaking growth with rents either...

In response to recent calls for landlords and property investors to incorporate, one letting agency is urging people to take a...

An immigration law solicitor has warned that almost three-quarters of private residential landlords in the UK don't understand the implications of the...

This January is set to be the strongest month outside of the summer for lettings activity, fuelled by Christmas divorces and...

Reinventing Renting, which identifies opportunities for landlords to enhance their lettings businesses, has been launched by the National Landlords Association (NLA). The...

Global travel firm Expedia announced this week that it has acquired HomeAway Inc – a website specialising in holiday lets.  The acquisition...

Qube Global Software has announced that it has developed a unified management tool for the Private Rented Sector (PRS) model.  The tool...

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

Property investors are becoming increasingly interested in expanding their portfolios outside of the UK.   Some 46% of property investors surveyed by FXcompared...

I recently visited Life Residential at their bright and modern West London headquarters. I carried out a quick interview with Joint Managing...

Prime rents in the Home Counties grew by 3.5% in the first quarter of 2015, the highest rate of quarterly growth...

A new study conducted by Endsleigh, the landlord and tenant insurance provider, has highlighted the top frustrations of tenants and landlords. The...

Average rents for newly let properties rose by 4.5% in Q1 2015 to £894pcm, according to new findings from Countrywide’s Quarterly...