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Worcester’s desperate shortage of quality homes to rent is set to receive a massive boost with the launch of a major new project at the gateway to the city centre. 

In London, there are brand new high-end developments at Kings Cross that are used by many students. But a London-based landlord tells Propertymark that though many of their student renters have never defaulted, they do have concerns about the unintended consequences that the Renters’ Rights Bill could have on the student lettings market.  

A London landlord has been sentenced to over three years in prison after being found guilty of defrauding and misleading hundreds of tenants in what investigators describe as an "unprecedented" case of rental fraud.

An accountant who invested in a £1.5 million Versace-designed apartment in London is suing the developer after claiming the finished property did not match what was promised—most notably, a missing bathtub.

The Building Safety Act 2022 and associated regulations introduced a certification process to determine the liability of both landlords and leaseholders for the costs of remedying relevant defects in relevant buildings.

The latest analysis from Yopa, the full-service estate agents, has revealed that the initial cost of moving home has increased by as much as 13% over the last year alone, with England home to the highest moving cost at £51,826, driven by recent changes to stamp duty relief thresholds. 

​A leaseholder in Luton is facing a £50,000 bill for cladding remediation due to a gap in legal protections. Tom DeRonde, a paramedic, received a £65,000 invoice from his freeholder, Hastoe Housing Association, after attempting to sell his flat. His three-storey building, constructed in the 1970s and refurbished in 1995, was found to have combustible expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation and missing cavity barriers.​

utec, a leading provider of construction and property management software solutions in the UK and Ireland, today announced it now hosts building information in its platform for over 30% of the Build-to-Rent high-rise units, proving its PropTech leadership in the UK.

In response to the UK’s building safety crisis, in December 2024, the Government introduced its Remediation Acceleration Plan, aiming to expedite the remediation of buildings with unsafe cladding.

The main developers overseeing a major development project in the heart of East London tasked Keyfix with supplying its market-leading Non-combustible Cavity Trays (NCCT) for application across the site.

Female_led block management specialist LRPM has launched a dedicated Right to Manage (RTM) service, helping leaseholders take control of their buildings and reduce service charges by up to 30%.

​The UK government's proposed leasehold reforms aim to simplify and reduce the costs associated with leasehold property ownership. However, these changes could lead to unintended financial implications for flat owners, according to Mark Wilson, Director at Myleasehold.​