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

It is unfair to assume that people who rent rather than own their home have less of a stake in their...

Purchase prices in Berlin’s property market are rising faster than expected, according to Black Label Properties. The Berlin-based international agency recently published...

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

Almost one in four households in Britain will be renting privately by then end of 2021. This is due to soaring...

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...

UcaDO – the UK’s first ever free-to-list, peer-to-peer property app – has been launched on the App Store. It was founded by Will...

Inadash, a new mobile application for landlords and property agents, aims to ‘revolutionise and simplify’ the process of finding new tenants. According...

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

The average rent paid by millennials declined in 2018, according to online estate agency yieldit. According to a survey of 2,000 UK...

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

New research by inventory and property compliance specialists VeriSmart has analysed the value of the English and London rental markets and...

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...

In recent times, there has been a shift away from people getting onto the property ladder. This means an increasing number...

An in-depth analysis from Zoopla has reported the trends in the affordability of private renting across the UK since 2007. The study...

Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...

Even though the government has tried to make life better for renters, the UK is still a long way from being...

Brighton is the latest major destination to join the Build to Rent revolution, with over 200 new homes for renters set...

A third of homeowners who have moved house since the referendum in June 2016 say Brexit was behind their decision to...

Renters in East London are seeing twice the growth of their West London counterparts, according to the latest Landbay Rental Index,...

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

Recently we asked whether Build to Rent was the answer to London's housing problems. Now business group London First has joined forces...

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...

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

Private sector buy-to-let landlords sometimes get a bad rap from renters, who blame property investors for fuelling a housing boom which...

Renowned internationally for its designer shopping outlet, Bicester has long been the jewel in Oxfordshire’s crown, attracting millions of visitors annually...

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

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

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

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...

The best performing boroughs in the London residential market in 2018 have been revealed by new research from CBRE Residential. Its annual report, the...

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

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...

New data from AA Financial Services recently revealed that the number of British adults who say they want to move from...

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

A new report from estate agents Strutt & Parker has examined how policy and political events have transformed the property market...

Southend-on-Sea is the UK’s number one buy-to-let hotspot, according to research carried out by independent mortgage broker Private Finance. The seaside town,...

Being a student landlord can be very lucrative, especially if you choose a densely populated investment location. Student properties are always...

The housing market is not set up for the increasing number of life-long renters, a property management company has claimed. DJ Alexander,...

Brits are feeling confident about the future of the UK property market even in light of no-deal Brexit predictions, research from Quick...

London was the region with the highest annual rent rises for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2014, according...

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

Rental innovator and winner of Landlord of the Year 2018, Get Living, is celebrating its one-year anniversary of scrapping deposits with...

One in eight Brits looking to move in the next twelve months have an average budget of £322,000 in order to...

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

Rental start-up UNCLE has announced the launch of its 45-storey rental building in Elephant and Castle, the latest in its expanding...

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

Fresh data from rental accommodation platform Spotahome has revealed that London Bridge is the most searched for area for mid to...

More than 1 million aspiring homebuyers have opened Help to Buy ISAs, government-backed savings accounts, designed to help people save money...

A Canadian landlord has been fined for not taking his shoes off in his Muslim tenants’ home in Brampton, Ontario. John Alabi,...

Real estate markets across Germany’s main cities are starting to look increasingly attractive to international property investors, especially those in southern...

Confidence about investing in property continues to grow, as many property investors, including buy-to-let landlords, predict a good year ahead for...

Investors are being offered an opportunity to play their own small part in solving London’s worsening crisis by investing in a...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, a...

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

The chancellor Philip Hammond announced a range of housing measures in his first Autumn Statement, including £1.4bn of cash to help build...

While buying property in the UK has proved to be a lucrative move for many buy-to-let landlords, it is increasingly holding...

A reliable broadband connection or good mobile coverage is now one of the first services that prospective homebuyers will now look...

The central belt of Scotland has continued to attract high demand from buyers and renters, reports Scottish property consultancy, CKD Galbraith.   The...

A growing number of landlords in the U.S. are open to negotiating on asking prices, reflecting the fact that it is...

More than a quarter of adults in this country say they have had a paranormal experience in their own home, according...

Traditionally and historically, homebuyers would expect to pay a premium for a brand new home. But in recent years, the cost...

Shelter is calling for greater protection for tenants after new research by the housing charity found that 43% of homes in...

The government is being urged to take fresh steps to tackle the shortage of homes by incentivising landowners and developers to increase...

They say no man is an island, however the UK is – and there is only so much land available, says...

A campaign to tackle the issue of landlords in Ireland withholding tenants’ deposits was launched this week by the Union of...

Crossrail 2 is coming to London! The £27bn project is now well underway, which will link Surrey to Hertfordshire via London...

Housebuilders are responding to high demand from buyers and renters by increasing the level of residential construction, as reflected by the...

The level of housebuilding in the UK rose to its highest-ever level in the first quarter of this year, despite a...

With just hours to go until voting for the London mayoral election closes, housing remains a key issue with all the leading...

The decline in the rate of homeownership seen over the past decade in this country looks set to continue as a...

Representatives and stakeholders from various leading property industry bodies, including the National Landlords Association, British Property Federation, Department for Communities and...

There was a sharp rise in the number of new homes under construction in February, despite an overall fall in construction...

With the volume of people living in the private rental sector continuing to grow, a new trade organisation has been launched...

Landlords and property investors must prepare for long-term tenancies, according to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC). The organisation says heightened...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has revealed that more renters in Wales are satisfied with their landlord than in any other...

New research has revealed that 17% of UK tenants have admitted to renting out all or part of their property to...

New research has revealed that a third of renters in the UK currently pay no money into a savings account in...

A new portfolio of homes for professional tenants in London and the South East has been launched by housing group L...

A third of private renters spend longer waiting to get on the property ladder than planned, according to research from Experian. Nearly...

It has been revealed that a quarter of British renters are getting married (23%) and having children (25%) whilst living in...

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

65% of renters are negative about their prospects of purchasing a home, according to new research by online estate agent Urban.co.uk. Nearly...

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...

80% of those renting accommodation want tenancy agreements of one year or less, according to findings from The Deposit Protection Service (DPS). The...

It’s possible to live in the capital for just £1 per month, according to the flatshare and houseshare website EasyRoommate. London’s rental...

Renters are leaving themselves financially vulnerable by not having adequate savings, according to the findings from Aviva’s Family Finances Report. This report...

60% of UK flatsharers have been involved in a dispute with a landlord over their tenancy deposit, new research has found....

Almost half of 18-39 year-olds believe that purchasing a buy-to-let property is the best investment opportunity available at the moment, according...

Investing in a London flat can often become a bigger endeavor than planned.  The lack of space and growing need for...

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