Britain is on the verge of a rental revolution with around £30bn of institutional investment earmarked to build and manage homes for rent, according to a new report to be published on...

Chris Baguley, director of short term-lender secured property lender, Auction Finance, tries to sort the political wheat from the electioneering chaff.

A new £55m deal with the aim of providing almost 800 new homes for private rent in Greater Manchester has been announced by the housing minister.

Imposing capital gains tax on overseas investors risks deterring crucial investment into the UK’s emerging build to rent sector, says the British Property Federation.

Tenants are facing increasing competition as supply in the private rented sector contracts, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA).

Build to Rent, the Government scheme to build up to 10,000 homes for the rental sector looks set to spend only half of the allocated fund, according to figures released.

Six towns are to benefit from the signing of a new deal which will deliver newly-built homes specifically for private rent.

First there was Right to Buy, then there was Buy to Let – and now the Build to Rent scheme is set to benefit the property industry.

London, Manchester, Liverpool and Kirklees could benefit from a share of the £1 billion Build to Rent Fund according to a shortlist published by the Minister for Housing.

Knight Frank today launches the first index tracking the performance of rental blocks across the UK.