The report followed 20 tenants, including single people and couples, over three years, to assess how people are coping with austerity measures, including changes to welfare benefits.

Software provider eTech has poached Mark Blackwell to become their new director of Lending & Surveying Services.

A new online letting agent, Lets Rent which is free to landlords, has just launched after raising money via crowdfunding.

Over a third of students are getting into debt to meet upfront costs to secure a property according to new research by the National Union of Students.

Landlords are failing to factor in the costs of owning a buy-to-let property with a contingency fund and this is leading to a rise in repossessions, according to Armistead Property.

ARLA’s advice for tenants looking to find a rental home

With just under a quarter of homeowners (24%) choosing to downsize, the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) offers advice for those moving to a smaller property.

Your managing agent is the key to you having a more profitable return on your property investment, to achieving a good yield and more importantly, taking the stress away from you.

The Green Deal kicked off on 28th January 2013 and is the Governments flagship policy for cutting carbon emissions from buildings.

BRE launches exemplar retrofit project, The Smart Home, on its Watford site today.