14+ hour, 25+ min ago   (241+ words) An agency says landlords tested higher rents before restrictions came in, under the Renters Rights Act. Chestertons makes the claim in a characteristically upbeat assessment of London’s rental market as summer segues into autumn. The agency says tenantdemand increased in…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (328+ words) Rents have fallen across a swathe of the UK but affordability remains a key challenge for the market. That’s the view of Propertymark in its latest rental market snapshot. South East England recorded the largest monthly fall with average agreed…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (472+ words) A leading lettings agent has spoken in favour of the government’s proposed private rental sector database – despite substantial criticism of it from many in the lettings sector. Greg Tsuman – an immediate past president of ARLA Propertymark and also managing director…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (279+ words) The UK government will begin a regional rollout of a Private Rented Sector (PRS) Database in England from late 2026 through its new ‘Register your rental property’ service. As part of the second phase of the Renters Rights Act implementation, landlords…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (408+ words) A leading property management specialist believes the government risks ‘throwing the baby out with the bathwater’ if it replaces leasehold with Commonhold. Principle Estate Management’s Brett Williams, who has more than 35 years’ experience in the sector, is urging the new…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (293+ words) Propertymark is calling on the Burnham government to accelerate leasehold reform and introduce immediate protections for existing leaseholders. And it warns that the long-term move towards Commonhold will not help people struggling with the system today. Propertymark’s latest report draws…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (205+ words) The government says England’s register of Airbnb-style short lets will be fully operational by March of next year. Scotland and Northern Ireland already operate similar schemes, and Wales is implementing a similar system – known there as a visitor accommodation register…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (441+ words) A new analysis suggests planning refusals for HMOs have doubled in the last five years – a period during which councils have stepped up licensing and other tactics to stop the spread of HMOs. An analysis of 144 English councils by property…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (153+ words) Reposit has announced a new partnership with residential landlord and property management company, Habodel. The partnership will see Reposit offered across 10 single family housing developments – around 1,700 homes. Sarah Quinn, Head of National Operations at Habodel, says: “We’re focused on creating…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (255+ words) A new poll claims that almost a quarter of letting agents have hiked their charges to landlords since the arrival of the Renters Rights Act in May. The survey of landlords by Goodlord suggests 23% of them have seen increased lettings…...