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At least £75 billion of investment will be committed to the private rented sector (PRS) by 2025, according to the latest...

London landlords are leaving the market in their droves, according to ARLA Propertymark’s December Private Rented Sector (PRS) report. The figures compare...

Inventory services provider No Letting Go has claimed that property MOTs are the next logical step for rental sector regulation. The proposal...

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...

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

The number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions increased by 85% in October, according to ARLA Propertymark. Its October Private Rented Sector...

More landlords will leave the private rented sector in the next year as annual rental price growth has been falling or...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases continued to rise in September, according to ARLA Propertymark’s latest Private Rented Sector (PRS)...

Two new Build to Rent schemes are set to be built in Manchester and Liverpool after a deal was agreed between...

New data has revealed that the Scottish Government’s private rental reforms are shaking up the sector, with rental property sales outdoing...

Residential rent rises in the private rental sector (PRS) have been closely tied to the rate of inflation and retail price...

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

Investors are increasingly searching for cheaper and higher yielding properties despite buy-to-let (BTL) investments offering attractive return rates, according to a...

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

Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has acquired a major Build to Rent scheme in the heart of Southampton. The...

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

Landlords are still reducing borrowing as levels of gearing – the ratio of long-term debt compared to its equity capital –...

Research carried out by Prime Student Living has revealed that the number of private purpose-built student accommodation beds in Newcastle has,...

Government proposals announced in the Queen’s Speech in June to cap tenancy deposits at no more than one month’s rent could...

With more than a quarter of homes in the rented sector (PRS) failing to meet the government’s Decent Homes standards, a...

Various reports have suggested that a number of private landlords plan to sell up and quit the PRS as a consequence...

The property auctions market continued to slow across the UK last month, with the number of lots offered and sold at...

A planning application has been submitted by Peel Land and the Regenda Group to develop a £21m residential tower as part...

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

Former employee Andrew Screen has been appointed as a Senior Director by CBRE. He will work within the company’s Investment and...

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

The number of tenants who are seriously behind on rent has risen by almost 14% between Q2 and Q3, the highest...

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

The Residential Landlords Association has warned that Treasury proposals to make access to buy-to-let lending harder could cut off the supply...

If rents continue at the same pace, the average two bed home in the capital will surpass the £2,000pcm mark by...

Home ownership is falling starkly in the UK, according to new research by high-end property firm Savills.  The third issue of the...

Poor electrical safety in the Private Rental Sector (PRS) is placing tenants’ lives in danger, as they fail to be protected...

Population growth and a strong underlying economy will support property investment in the UK, a new report from Moody’s Investor Service has...

This week a new Firemark Education app has been launched to help landlords and tenants understand the risk from fire, fire...

An inquiry into the energy efficiency of private rented housing has been launched by The All Party Parliamentary Group for the...

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

One of the world's best-known investment management firms and a premium developer have announced the completion of a deal that will...

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

Some 81% of tenants surveyed by buy-to-let lender Paragon Mortgages said they are satisfied with their current landlord. The majority of tenants...

The latest Buy-to-Let index from Your Move and Reeds Rains has revealed that rents throughout England and Wales increased by 4.6%...

The average rent across the UK is now rising in line with Greater London for the first time and at the...