Both tenants and landlords want more certainty in difficult times

A council claims it can save landlords is 15% of rental costs “that are currently swallowed up in agent management fees.” Dorset council says the offer to landlords is to help it find homes for tenants currently in temporary accommodation. The authority’s new Key4Me scheme claims to offer: * Cash incentives, that until now have […]

Rental growth dropped to the slowest rate for four years in November, says the lettings agency Hamptons.   Average rents on newly let properties in Britain rose by just 2.6% over the last 12 months, the lowest annual increase since the 2.4% recorded in November 2020.   However, between November 2020 and November 2024, rents rose by […]

The agency is establishing itself in one of the UK’s busiest markets

The closer the accommodation, the bigger the premium

New rules sweep away a system in existence since 2015

A new Shared Ownership Code has been launched, aiming at driving better experiences for shared owners and best practice across the industry. It follows a consumer survey of more than 1,700 current and prospective shared owners, regional consumer focus groups, and a survey completed by 50 industry bodies. Shared ownership – where people buy a […]

The portal has compiled a ‘fast and slow’ lettings league table

Huge six figure sum achieved for charity in just six months

More duplication for the rental sector announced by government