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The trade body representing the Build To Rent industry wants to recruit people from that sector to sit in its board. The...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has unveiled new headline partners for 2024. Reapit and PayProp will become the Headline...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...
19 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Agency software suppliers Inventory Base and Street.co.uk has struck an integration partnership that pledges to “drive operational change for property professionals...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Almost half of more than 400 letting agents quizzed for a new study have expressed their optimism about the impact of...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK Apartment Association - a Build To Rent trade body - has given details of an expo it’s hosting in...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Agents’ group Propertymark is discounting early-bird tickets for its flagship Propertymark One event. The day, run in partnership with Rightmove, is billed...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is revamping the big London conference it trialled this year - and it’s fired an entire hotel for the after-party...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...
06 December 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Two of the highest profile PropTech suppliers to the lettings and wider property sectors have announced a merger. Reapit and PayProp say...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has announced an extensive regional 19-meeting schedule for 2024. A statement from the trade body says the schedule “will blend together...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Goodlord is set to unveil at least 10 upgrades to its platform in a webinar this afternoon at 2pm. The enhanced platform,...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has pledged its continued support for the annual Smart Meter Awareness Week. Launched by Smart Energy GB, the UK government-backed campaign...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A lettings and property management platform has broken ranks with much of the industry over the Renters Reform Bill. While most agents...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Five outstanding women were honoured at the first ESTAS Women in Estate Agency award, parts of the ESTAS. The five were Wendy...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A new report on the state of the lettings industry suggests figures are growing fearful of the impact of the Renters...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A lettings agent who describes himself as “a responsible and ethical property professional” has met with a Liberal Democrat MP to...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark kicks off its regional conference campaign this week - the start of a programme that’s doubled in size this year. Across...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The Competition and Markets Authority’s in depth investigation into the controversial deposit alternative concept has been welcomed by one of the...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A legal expert says there is too little practical help available to transform the energy efficiency reputation of the private rental...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...
16 August 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
A trio of rent guarantee and referencing services are setting up their own law firm pitched at winning clients from the...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Interim inspections are a necessity if you want to avoid property issues and tenant relationship breakdowns. They’re a no brainer –...
04 July 2023
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Details have emerged of a flagship agent training event to be held later this year. Agent Rainmaker Live is to be a...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Utility management service Helpthemove has rebranded. The refresh, which has been produced alongside creative agency partner Jam, aims - in the words...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has partnered with maintenance specialist Help Me Fix to support its property client base. Help Me Fix, widely...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals has revealed that over 80 of its member agents have been shortlisted for The ESTAS 2023. The...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has added inspection and 360° tour software provider Inventory Hive to its industry supplier list. Jason Lee, commercial manager at Propertymark,...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A proposal to introduce a national register of Airbnb hosts in a bid to curb rowdy behaviour by guests has been...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark’s showcase event this year is to be addressed by a person who is a chartered psychologist, neuroscientist, science communicator, author...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The Lettings Hub is celebrating its 10th birthday this week with 10 days of giveaways to customers, clients, employees, suppliers and...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents are confused over so-called digital identity verification - and some suppliers may be trying to dupe agents. That’s the claim from...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Prop-tech platform OpenBrix has revealed a strategic partnership with a digital identity provider, Yoti. Through its app tlyfe, the collaboration will enable tenants...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Early bird tickets are now on sale for estate agent body Propertymark’s biggest event of the year at Wembley on June...
23 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark pledges that an event being held next summer will be “colossal” - and will haver the likes of lettings agents...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket is to host a series of Meet Our Partners webinars to showcase suppliers with links to the portals. Since Jason Tebb...
05 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Lucy Noonan, founder of Atomic Consultancy, reviews how partnering with Atomic can help property and lettings companies buy or sell their...
01 December 2022
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The controversial Boiler Upgrade Scheme - which Propertymark say is so complex many people don’t think it’s worth applying to -...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Hybrid franchise operator The Agency UK is to host its first industry exhibition in two weeks’ time. Entitled ‘Grow your Agency in...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The short lets industry - consisting of suppliers and operators within the burgeoning sector of Airbnb-style lettings - is to stage...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
GetGround - which until now has been a service to help landlords form companies - has launched GetProperty, a service guiding...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Agencies and other businesses are to receive help facing soaring energy costs in measures outlined this morning by the government. Through a...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Leaders Romans Group has launched what it claims is its first sustainable branch lettings office. Its Brighton city centre branch, operating under...
12 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Top letting agency suppliers are set to be honoured at this year’s Agent Rainmaker Live. The annual event includes an awards ceremony...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
teclet, part of the OnTheMarket Group, has completed the integration of Muuvo into its lettings and management platform. The Muuvo platform uses...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is warning that higher Right To Rent costs are likely to hit agents when new processes kick in this autumn. From...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide and what does...
11 July 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
Tenants are being offered what’s called a “fixed price green energy option” ahead of another fuel price hike this autumn. The deal...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it’s going to propose evolutionary changes at its upcoming annual general meeting. This will include...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
More than one in eight private renters may miss out on support to cope with rising energy costs, Citizens Advice claims. The...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Home set-up service Just Move In has announced a huge fund-raise of £4m. The service boasts Hamptons, Openrent, and Pickfords amongst and...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Industry suppliers are linking up to host a webinar for agents this week outlining the growing risks of tenancy fraud. HomeLet, Let...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A new PropTech link up pledges to be a win-win for agents, landlords and tenants. Muuvo, a platform which is free to...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A Labour MP says a surge in the number of stag and hen parties in her constituency - undertaken by people...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A new PropTech platform allows letting agents free access to the information required to set up a tenancy and register renters...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The allAgents reviews platform is calling on letting agents to ensure rental properties’ energy suppliers have up to date meter readings...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management...
27 March 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
Belvoir has announced its franchise of the year, selected from the 166 offices in its network. It’s husband and wife team Ben...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sarah Davies, Commercial Director at The Letting Partnership What is The...
21 March 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
A lettings firm specialising in holiday properties is reported to have disappeared with all items taken from its office and calls...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A joint integration between PropTech suppliers PropCo and The Depositary claims to produce an end result that slashes end-of-tenancy admin time...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A commercial partnership between tenant referencing platform Canopy and property website OnTheMarket has involved an investment of some £350,000. The figure has...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News
HM Revenue & Customs officers are paying short-notice visits on letting and estate agents to check on their anti-money laundering compliance,...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
PropTech suppliers Kamma and CoreLogic UK have teamed up to help improve the process of buy to let lending and compliance. Kamma...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The classic winter time arguments between tenants and agents over what is damp and what is mildew can be resolved by...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Five PropTech firms have linked up to produce a so-called White Paper giving a glimpse in what they think the agency...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News
One of the industry’s leading suppliers says the controversy over pets in private rental properties could be defused relatively easily. Inventory management firm...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A PropTech chief says there’s substantial opportunity for letting agents to earn more revenue - so long as they understand their...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
After 10 days of reports of soaring energy costs, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced a series of tips for letting agents...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...
29 September 2021
From: Recruitment & Business Matters
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...
23 September 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
Lomond Group has partnered with PropTech player Goodlord to provide IT services across the group's brands, which include Braemore, Stonehouse, Linley...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heidi Shackell, CEO of The Lettings Hub. How has your...
19 August 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
If you haven’t been to the Agent Rainmaker LIVE event before, then it is pretty difficult to explain how this event...
12 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content
Zero Deposit has outlined three top tips for letting agents - with a focus on what the Proptech firm calls “customer...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
London’s short lets sector has bounced back from the Covid shutdowns and is now stronger than hotels and serviced apartments. That's the result...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The man behind a PropTech supplier of virtual tours says he wants to get every listing in the UK’s lettings and...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
As we all know, there is an increasing number of PropTech solutions aiming to service the property and lettings industry, with...
07 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content
We’re only a little over a week away from the Euros, happening at last a year later than scheduled because of...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Prominent industry software supplier Reapit and specialist repairs and maintenance service Fixflo have announced a new integration. This allows Fixflo’s software and...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Virtual tour suppliers have been keen to reassure agents that there need be no repeat of problems which befell a Devon agent. Fowlers,...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is reminding all agents and suppliers, including sole traders, that they must register with the Information Commissioner’s Office if they...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The long-established agency marketing and services supplier ehouse has been bought by CoreLogic UK, the domestic arm of a global property...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
One of the lettings industry’s most prominent suppliers says it’s dispelled five myths surrounding the employment of apprentices. The Letting Partnership insists apprentices...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS What...
04 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
A new survey suggests only a small minority of landlords use agents to partly or wholly manage their portfolios. The survey, by...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The biggest awards event in the residential property sector, The ESTAS, has confirmed an autumn date for its main 2021 ceremony. Traditionally...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News
A new HMO and co-living property management platform launches today, aimed at optimising tenancy occupancy. The service - called COHO - claims...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
We’re delighted that agents, suppliers and the rest of the industry will be starting their Christmas break - and it’s rarely...
24 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The UK Association of Lettings Agents is recommending transparency in relation to the disclosure of referral fees to landlord clients. Last month...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Two industry suppliers are asking agents to contribute to a survey assessing how the lettings sector has performed in 2020. Government-authorised deposit...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Two PropTech suppliers have announced their products will integrate in order to, in their words, “dramatically reduce reporting and end of tenancy...