Europe

10+ hour, 2+ min ago   (472+ words) Estate agents will gather in London on 3 November for this year’s EA Masters. Organisers say they have already sold more than 60% of available places. Evolution London will host the event, which combines an industry conference and exhibition with the Best…...

10+ hour, 30+ min ago   (710+ words) Average rents have been pushed higher after rental supply dropped for the first time in three years in July, Zoopla data shows. The portal says the main driver is scarcity rather than new regulations under the Renters’ Rights Act, with…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1027+ words) The number of homes available to rent has fallen for the first time in three years, putting renewed upward pressure on rents across the UK. Rental supply is now 3% lower than a year ago, according to Zoopla’s latest Rental Market…...

16+ hour, 25+ min ago   (885+ words) The property portal expects rents to be rising by between 4% and 5% by the end of 2026, compared with annual growth of 2.6% currently. Average UK rents now stand at £1,340 a month, with annual growth having increased from a recent low of 1.6% in…...

10+ hour, 30+ min ago   (533+ words) A Westmeath landlord who evicted a tenant and her two children claiming he required the property for his daughter before advertising it at a higher rent has been ordered to pay €15,000 in damages. Padraig Coyne’s actions were described as “egregious…...

10+ hour, 33+ min ago   (218+ words) Major housebuilder Berkeley warns that property buyers are waiting to see what next month’s Budget contains before taking the plunge. Berkeley said it was receiving “good and stable levels of enquiries”, but customers “without an immediate need to move” were…...

10+ hour, 53+ min ago   (363+ words) The regulator is urging agents to revisit portal choices and fees with clients. REA Group has given the ACCC an undertaking to stop requiring or incentivising agents to list all or most properties on realestate.com.au – a practice the…...

11+ hour, 30+ min ago   (626+ words) An Oxford property firm, which manages thousands of homes across the city, is under fire after a court found serious failings in its handling of a Summertown block of flats. Zoe Evelyn, who lives at Woodstock Close, faced off against…...

12+ hour, 24+ min ago   (556+ words) The rising cost of renting a home in the UK has accelerated after a three-year slowdown - with tenants told to expect more pain to come. Average rental costs for new tenancies were up 2.6% in July compared with a year earlier,…...

16+ hour, 27+ min ago   (43+ words) The Times Misguided rental reforms have made finding a property more difficult Measures to protect tenants have led to landlords becoming more cautious, increasing the hoops those hoping to rent must jump through...