3+ day, 12+ 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, 12+ 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, 12+ 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, 12+ 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, 12+ 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…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (156+ words) A fast-growing lettings and property management agency is opening its second office in the same town within six months. Lang Llewellyn & Co is opening another branch in St Austell, Cornwall, following its acquisition of established St Austell lettings business RPM…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (359+ words) There’s been a sharp rise in the number of US citizens renting properties in Britain since Donald Trump took office in January 2025. A Goodlord analysis shows that since the President began his second term 18 months ago, there has been a…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (382+ words) A newspaper’s investigation has revealed over 100 homes on the royal estates of King Charles and Prince William fail current EPC standards. The Guardian’s analysis of some 700 domestic lets on the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall and the Sandringham estate found…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (563+ words) The number of home building sites getting planning permission fell to a new low in the first quarter of this year. There were just 1,220 sites for private housing granted planning approval across England, the lowest since 2006. This is down from…...