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Foxtons has this morning announced the acquisition of two smaller agencies to expand its lettings portfolio. It has bought Gordon & Co...

A leading brand in the fast-growing and heavily-funded Lomond Group has snapped up another independent agency.  Linley & Simpson has added another...

Greater regulation of lettings agents, and all other property professionals, is required to ‘finish the job’ of reforming the industry which...

Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...

Demand for pied a terres from those working in offices for only three days of the week is fuelling demand for...

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, one of London’s largest independent property services groups, has appointed an experienced figure to oversee the company’s...

A prominent letting agency on the south coast of England, Mishon Mackay, says PropTech is allowing it to offer a unique...

The pandemic has fuelled an appetite for working from home amongst those seeking employment at lettings agencies and other parts of...

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have set out what they want to see...

A company providing virtual tours insists the technology delivers “undeniable results” but is still not used universally by agents. Virtual tours became...

Propertymark says it welcomes measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will mean swifter action to get the hundreds...

Crossrail rental values have climbed by 15 per cent on average in the last year alone - before this week’s opening...

A new survey gives an indication of how quickly properties with poor Energy performance Certificates are falling out of favour in...

Rightmove has justified the switch of one of its highest profile executive’s titles from ‘director of property data’ to ‘director of...

The Acorn Group has opened its 40th branch - and it says it’s on the look-out for new acquisitions, including those...

Many private renters are misguided on what actually contributes to their credit score and thus may not be taking the correct...

The Belvoir Group, one of the country’s largest multi-brand property franchises, is rebranding to distinguish itself from the Belvoir lettings and...

An agency in an Airbnb hotspot is offering incentives to landlords who switch from short lets to long-term mainstream letting. Dan Roskilly,...

Leaders Romans Group has entered a three year deal with The Depositary, which is claimed could save the group tens of...

Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...

Industry suppliers are linking up to host a webinar for agents this week outlining the growing risks of tenancy fraud. HomeLet, Let...

A lettings agency is celebrating winning the obstruction to let and manage a 63 unit Build To Rent scheme for students...

A Conservative MP is suggesting that there could be a ’25 mile limit’ imposed around certain rental properties to ensure they...

A mortgage lender specialising in working with ex-pat and foreign buy to let investors says the city apartment and house remain...

An Airbnb host who let three properties in a city has been fined for using domestic recycling facilities and failing to...

The largest operator in London for the niche co-living sector has doubled the size of its portfolio in the east of...

One of the country’s best-regarded lettings agencies celebrates its 50th birthday today. The Oxford-based Finders Keepers was founded in 1972, starting out...

A tech firm claims the “vast majority” of agents who use WhatsApp and some other instant messaging platforms are not fully...

Part of the fast-growing Lomond Group of lettings agencies has signed a new partnership deal with a major football club. Stonehouse in...

The cost-of-living crisis is leading to further dependence on the Bank of Mum and Dad, following an extended period of support...

Many of the country’s leading letting agency brands have joined forces with Propertymark to deliver a training and development strategy for...

Sean Hooker, head of redress at the Property Redress Scheme, will discuss the latest rental reform proposals and answer letting agents'...

A senior lettings chief says the supply drought is making the rental market as overheated now as at any time in...

A prominent lettings agency chief says the lifecycle of a typical tenancy has been transformed in recent years, as a result...

New figures show that post-pandemic rental prices are on the rise across the majority of the capital but that some rents...

A large Build To Rent scheme of almost 300 flats is launching a scheme allowing local businesses to market themselves to...

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...

Zoopla is warning that the recent sharp rise in rents has stretched affordability with the average rent now accounting for 37...

A PropTech firm is warning that well over two million private rental sector households could be in fuel poverty by the...

A new PropTech link up pledges to be a win-win for agents, landlords and tenants. Muuvo, a platform which is free to...

ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that it should not delay further on its long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, because of the...

London-focussed agency Foxtons says the tenancy renewal numbers seen by the company this year are “unprecedented”. Gareth Atkins, lettings managing director at...

A Labour MP says a surge in the number of stag and hen parties in her constituency - undertaken by people...

A new market snapshot puts the average rental rise across the UK at a remarkable 18 per cent over the past...

The government has released more details of the powers being given to local authorities to levy additional taxes on second homes.  The...

London rents are rising at a record pace with growth being driven by tenants returning from outside the capital.   That’s the suggestion...

The massive Belvoir franchise network has signed up 360 of its franchisees to the PropTech service Kamma.  The franchisees include those under...

The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...

The latest sentiment survey amongst members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that the rental market is strong -...

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...

The appeal of city living has been reignited across Scotland with new figures showing a surge in demand and rents for...

Grainger plc, the UK's largest listed residential landlord and a growing player in the Build To Rent sector, has delivered an...

The government is admitting that its rental reform agenda is aimed primarily at the north of England - which just happens...

A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...

A London agency says properties in its patch let in just five days.  Draker Lettings in Fulham has just 22 available instructions...

The chief executive of industry accreditation service Safeagent has made another plea for unity within the private rental sector. In a response...

A guide has been launched to help letting agents put empathy at the heart of customer care and ensure customers benefit...

Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...

Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...

Rental values in prime areas of London are now nine per cent higher than they before the pandemic, with Knight Frank...

Research from price comparison service Comparethemarket suggests that 48 per cent of renters do not have contents insurance. Of those, more than...

One of the leading names in property land and regeneration has announced what it calls Project Spur - a massive launch...

The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...

Leaks from government ahead of this morning’s Queen’s Speech suggest that second homes which are not let out are likely to...

Speculation is growing that a high profile former leader of the Association of Residential Letting Agents may become the next chief...

Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

Just over 7,000 households in London have been threatened with homelessness in the past three years alone after being issued with...

A survey conducted by financial institutions has found the first suggestion that rental properties are slowly becoming more energy efficient. A study...

Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...

One of the most high profile members of the Welsh Parliament has hit back at calls from the controlling Labour and...

Rents in prime areas of London are nine per cent higher today than before the pandemic according to Knight Frank.  The high...

Three organisations have written a joint open letter to the Scottish Government warning that the supply of homes for rent –...

Shocking figures have emerged regarding the long-running problems caused by banks demanding that agencies have a designated client account for each...

A council-run private rental sector lettings agency which so far claims to manage 300 properties it launching an advertising campaign to...

Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...

The new material information requirements recently announced by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team will be the topic...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit is launching a new option which it says gives tenants more flexibility to split the guarantee...

The small number of rental properties listed on websites and portals as Price on Application have now been deemed illegal by...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has signed a six year software deal with Zoopla’s Alto service. This means that...

The average rent in the UK has hit another record high of £1,091 after a 1.2 per cent increase in the...

Propertymark members are to get a briefing on Northern Ireland’s new Private Tenancies Act at a webinar hosted by the trade...

The chief executive of Propertymark says a warning from agents about rents rising and stock diminishing as a result of a...

London lettings platform Rentd says a property rented with bills included may be convenient but it will also be expensive. Rentd says...

The head of a prominent brand in a fast-expanding lettings and sales agency group has given a cautious welcome to government...

An activist group claims that homeless cases arising from Section 21 evictions are now at their highest level since records began...

A holiday lettings company says it’s the first in the industry to introduce a voluntary cap on the number of bookings...

Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...

A prominent industry supplier says lettings agents must be increasingly transparent on the services they provide - not just to landlords...

Shelter has made an outspoken attack on a government proposal to extend Right To Buy to housing association tenants. The idea -...

Propertymark has dismissed suggestions from critics of the lettings industry that higher rents are leading to more homelessness.  The trade body says...

The founder of a leading letting agency coaching organisation has won a coveted international award. Agent Rainmaker was set up by Sally...

Airbnb is giving away £100 vouchers to anyone in the UK who shifts into the short lets sector for the first...

New research appears to be adding to the momentum to have more flexibility over pets in private rental accommodation.  Nearly one in...

One of the best-known names in lettings in London and the south east has renewed its partnership with PropTech supplier Goodlordfor a...

New research suggests tenants could save an average of £147 per household on their electricity bills each year by switching off...

Propertymark is calling on candidates in next week's Northern Ireland Assembly elections to support policies that will increase housing supply and...

All private rented homes in Oxford will need a licence from this September, following a green light from the government. Some 49.3...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

An agency has opened its 10th residential lettings office in south west London. The new Savills branch, which will also handle sales,...

A PropTech supplier says it’s created a solution to letting agents and landlords who must remain compliant and who want to...

A property ownership and management company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works...

The UK lettings and estate agency is being targeted by crime syndicates in order to launder dirty money. That’s the claim of...

One of the UK’s largest lettings groups has made an outspoken attack on the policies of a political party standing in...

A lettings agency is in hot water with advertising regulators for using the phrase “What the flock are you looking at?”...

An agency tomorrow opens a new lettings and sales office in a location about to hear whether it’s won city status...

The launch of a new collection of high end homes aimed at renters aged 60-plus has triggered enthusiastic responses from agents. Developer...

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...

ARLA Propertymark is the latest rental industry organisation to hit out at what it calls the “tenant-centred approach” being taken to...

A new and huge private rental licensing scheme has launched in County Durham. A total of at least 29,000 properties, or 42...

A lettings and sales agency is offering eagle eyed residents the chance to win a £2,000 holiday if they spot one...

An activist at the centre of a controversy involving a London letting agent has used a left-wing website to explain how...

An increasing number of house purchases are made by buyers who are not in chains - a trend driven by the...

A technology platform claims that as many as a third of lettings agencies that should be compliant with anti-money laundering regulations...

A student lettings platform now operating in seven cities is reported to have raised £700,000 in its first funding round. HYBR –...

Propertymark has said that the government’s ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties should go further. The government revealed over the...

Airbnb, so often criticised for operating in the largely-unregulated short lets market, has called on the UK government to scrap Section...

The mainstream media today is reporting that a group of anti-landlord/anti-agent activists called an agent a “w*****” at a protest. This apparently prompted...

One of the brands at the centre of the new Lomond Group has snapped up a 640-home lettings portfolio - taking...

Foxtons has reported to its shareholders that its lettings revenue in the first quarter of this year was a stunning 21...

The number of properties available for let in prime central parts of the capital has consistently trended down from the peak...

The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...

LettsPay, an automated service aiming to simplify the reconciling of tenant rental payments, has won investment from the nurtur.group - the...

Annual rental yields in England and Wales have dipped but tenant demand is set to stay strong for the rest of...

The chief executive of OnTheMarket says recent changes to his portal demonstrate that he has taken on board agents’ calls for...

Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start...

The chief executive of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the UK government, accusing it of a “blatant disregard...

A new PropTech platform allows letting agents free access to the information required to set up a tenancy and register renters...

Another Belvoir franchise has acquired a local independent lettings agency.  Belvoir already has offices in Corby, Kettering and Coventry and is now...

The chief executive and founder of an award-winning sales and lettings brand is set to discuss the best practice approaches to...

The head of a retirement rentals brand says the phenomenon of the elderly tenant is on the increase. Jamie Turnbull, business director...

PropTech company Canopy is partnering with deposit funding firm Fronted to launch the concept of a lifetime deposit, which can be...

Agents are being urged to prepare for  changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations which may come in this...

Lettings accreditation and training service Safeagent is calling on the government to make more public cash available for councils to exercise...

The latest market sentiment survey of the lettings market from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rent rises will...

Remote work could enable over 13m Britons to ultimately live and work outside the major cities, according to research by a...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...

Thousands of tenants have no choice but to accept “appalling conditions” according to the chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter. Polly Neate...

The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...

The owners of Martin & Co’s Aldershot branch have grown their managed portfolio by more than a fifth after acquiring local...

A new insurance-based service claims to allow tenants to avoid paying deposits upfront when they rent. Husmus assesses and rates tenants and...

A company which operated an unlicensed HMO and its then-director have lost their appeal against the imposition of financial penalties.  Gatwick and...

Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...

A new investment league table has been drawn up to show best aggregate rent and capital appreciation income for those in...

Winkworth has told its shareholders that the rental market is to boom - a lot. “In lettings we anticipate that prices will...

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...

Unsurprisingly, perhaps, buy to let investors are becoming increasingly keen on upgrading homes to make them more energy efficient according to...

Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...

OnTheMarket is today launched a lettings Automated Valuation Model tool that is claimed will provide landlords and investors with an instant...

A PropTech supplier which helps agents and landlords identify private rental sector licensing issues has announced a new partnership. Geospatial technology firm...

The appetite for qualifications in the lettings  sector is at a five-year high, says Propertymark Qualifications. The organisation - which is the...

Tax experts say that an attempt to levy higher purchase tax on holiday lets and second homes in one part of...

New data from Connells-owned brand Hamptons shows that the average cost of a new let in Britain rose to £1,115 pcm,...

An independent agency in London has ditched its company cars and gone over to e-bikes instead when it’s representatives attend viewings. Taylor...

A new analysis of prospective first time buyers suggests that the cost of their initial deposit has soared in the past...

There’s been a big rise in rents and a large drop in voids in the past month according to PropTech supplier...

The average HMO is worth a third more than a comparably sized house according to new research. The typical HMO now costs...

Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution. The trade body also...

New research claims to show the rent gap between lets in London and those in suburbs up to an hour from the...

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a tenant referencing service that it claims allows letting agents to conduct their own...

A PropTech business just acquired by Iamproperty is warning agents to take advantage of what it calls the digital revolution. Openview -...

An agency has made its 11th acquisition in just over a year. Thornley Groves - a brand in the Lomond Group -...

An activist group that has staged many protests against letting agents must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...

Martin & Co’s Plymouth franchisees have taken their branch’s managed portfolio beyond 1,000 properties after a third acquisition in five years. Chris...

Another new Build To Rent scheme has been announced by Grainger. Launching next month, the 158-unit Gilders Yard scheme sits on the...

Agent Rainmaker reports that over 200 letting agents have completed the latest AMX Mastery course.  The weekend event was focused around adding...

A new Home Office code of practice comes into force today making changes to what letting agents in England need to...

A PropTech provider has launched a renter guarantor service after claiming there’s been a 10-fold rise in tenancy fraud in the...

Sally Lawson - letting agent and ARLA President, business owner and franchiser - runs Agent Rainmaker, which aims to optimise agents’...

The Property Franchise Group says that in the past year the number of managed properties it handles has risen from 58,000...

Rightmove’s April webinars for agents continue today with Daryl Mcintosh, Policy Manager at Propertymark, giving a legal and compliance update for...

Agents and landlords are being warned by a government minister not to charge all-inclusive HMO tenants more than necessary in a...

Activists in the Acorn campaign group are lobbying a council in a bid to - in its words - “ban slum...

Celebrating 25 years of unbroken profits growth, Belvoir has revealed a massive annual hike in revenue for 2021. Group revenue increased by...

High end agency Knight Frank has made two key lettings appointments in recent weeks. Oliver Hepplewhite, already an associate within the firm,...

Fifteen years ago Take That’s ‘Shine’ was at number one in the charts, ‘Mr Bean’s Holiday’ drew crowds into cinemas and...

An activist group in London has launched a scathing attack on councils which it claims have been ineffective in regulating rogue...

Proceedings against a bankrupt letting agent have been delayed 10 weeks to allow mental health reports to be prepared.  Madelaina Eftekhari is...

Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...

Inventories are a key tool to ensuring they, and the properties they let, comply with the law. That’s the claim from industry...

A key figure at Propertymark has joined popular lettings agency supplier The Lettings Partnership as commercial director. Sarah Davies’ role at Propertymark...

A property management company has been fined for failing to repair an open sewer in the garden of a rental property. SRA...

A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...

Agents have been reminded they can claim tax relief on the membership fees they pay to professional bodies that are approved...

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned.  Sarah...

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...

A lettings agency has identified where tenant demand is strongest right now - and where demand is lower than some agents...

Two more London boroughs are consulting about licensing schemes which will require landlords or their agents to pay hundreds of pounds...

London-based lettings payment platform Yorlet has launched a new PropTech partnership with Canopy, TDS and Alan Boswell. The platform offers automated workflows,...

Purplebricks has announced that its lettings division is to follow the pattern of its sales side, and no longer have self-employed...

Owners of some rental properties, and agents acting on their behalf, can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost...

A council is launching a form on online letting agency which wants to push agents and landlords into agreeing two year...

New research from holiday lettings agency Classic Cottages shows that 2021 was a record year in one of the country’s staycation...

Huge improvements could be made to the lettings process if agents used the property data available to them, it’s been claimed. PropTech...

A leading lettings agency says increasing numbers of tenants are seeking pet-friendly homes to rent. Chestertons claims up to 35 per cent...

The allAgents reviews platform is calling on letting agents to ensure rental properties’ energy suppliers have up to date meter readings...

Rightmove’s latest webinar tomorrow will focus on the revenue generation opportunities that exist at every stage of the process of letting...

Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...

Build To Rent operator Avanton has pledged to build hundreds of new homes in two London hotspots under its A:Living brand. They...

One of the country’s most outspoken advocates of rent controls has been told why agents and landlords oppose them. Propertymark has hosted...

Energy efficiency is the hot topic in the lettings sector right now with new minimum EPC levels expected to be introduced...

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of “stacking the economy against private renters who...

Another council is to conduct a consultation process to expand selective and additional licensing schemes for the next five years. Under existing...

The Property Investor Show is back for its 20th year with 100 property sector experts and exhibitors in London this week. The...

Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England. The research by rental platform Rentd looked at the current average income of a...

  Belvoir has announced its franchise of the year, selected from the 166 offices in its network.  It’s husband and wife team Ben...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents and the Institute of Residential Property Management have been merged under the name The Property...

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...

A property finance company says increased taxes and regulations for the private rental sector mean that energy efficiency improvements to raise...

The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark. In February, Propertymark...

A council says it’s considering introducing criminal record checks on individuals who apply to run HMOs as part of a wide-ranging...

There’s been a broad welcome from letting agents to the Spring Statement not loading more tax or restrictions on buy to...

PropTech platform Goodlord now integrates with the latest API from the Tenancy Deposit Scheme to automate tenancy deposit registration and reduce...

Expanding North East agency Hive Estates has acquired a Newcastle lettings business as part of its plans for growth - and...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

An online lettings agency says two thirds of landlords and tenants have ‘issues’ with their agents - and substantial numbers claim...

New data suggests a quarter of tenants up to their late 30s have typically moved home no fewer than 10 times...

A prominent industry supplier has hit out at what he calls “the merry go round of housing ministers” following yet another...

Shock figures suggest that Airbnb owners are charging up to 600 per cent more to stay at their properties during major...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...

The monthly costs for a first time buyer are some 13 per cent lower than that of a similar renter -...

A lettings platform set up 18 months ago but under-the-radar until now claims to be the world’s first for women only...

A trade body says letting agents are receiving growing numbers of contracts from tenants wanting to take part in the Homes...

An agent’s plea to councillors to renew the HMO license for a landlord client fell on deaf ears in a controversial...

A local authority is launching an investigation into what housing options there are for younger people within its patch, and whether...

The chief executive of an online mortgage broker is warning that yesterday’s base rate rise announced by the Bank of England...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

Rental portal Rentd says the pandemic-long decline in the London rental market is now “reversing at speed”. Rental values are climbing annually...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...

A London council is urging letting agents and landlords to sign a pledge to encourage tenants to use the local recycling...

ITV’s Tonight current affairs programme will this evening look at evictions in the private rental sector.  The episode - Losing Your Home:...

Letting agents are being urged to respond to a consultation opening today from rhe independent Office for Tax Simplification.  The OTS has published an...

An eye-watering annualised rent rise in Greater London of 27.3 per cent has helped pushed the all-UK total yearly hike to...

Am umbrella platform supporting Build To Rent developers says a survey suggests BTR tenants regard the sector as offering good value...

A business news website is reporting that an agency has been ordered to pay £1,550 for displaying a board illegally. Charles Lear...

The growing importance of virtual tours for properties to let and for sale during the pandemic shows little sign of easing,...

A warning has gone out to politicians from lettings agency trade body ARLA Propertymark - don’t try to fix a system...

The owner of a Belvoir lettings franchise has fulfilled a lockdown ambition to write and publish her book ‘Landlords, what’s holding...

A large majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...

A business consultancy is warning that buy to let sellers in the current market are likely to be squeezed - and...

The costs of upgrading properties to meet new energy efficiency standards are likely to be passed on to tenants via higher...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...

The government has issued revised guidelines for the possession process in the private and social rented sectors in the light of...

The Labour Mayor of Bristol has spoken out about the threat to the mainstream rental sector posed by the proliferation of...

Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons is warning that the record-breaking rental growth of the past year has seen tenants pay a rocketing...

A new player in the Build To Rent sector says it’s targeting locations in the London commuter belt with chronic supply...

Lower income households, often found in the private rental sector, are set to bear the brunt of the rising inflation and...

Major London agency Dexters has acquired the lettings business Howsy, which handles the property management of 6,000 units across the country. Dexters...

A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of...

A lettings firm specialising in holiday properties is reported to have disappeared with all items taken from its office and calls...

The lettings and management platform teclet, owned by OnTheMarket, is now available to agents and property managers in Scotland. The product offer...

Rental market stock levels have plummeted further - even to below the pre-pandemic levels of late 2019. New research shows that in...

Lettings agency Galbraith reports that landlords are now returning to the residential lets sector from holiday lets after several years without...

New data reveals that over 80 per cent of renters spend more than 30 per cent of their take home pay...

Airbnb says it’s been overwhelmed by the support for its initiatives to help Ukraine. As of Tuesday this week there had been...

Walsall council is proposing additional licensing to improve conditions and management of HMOs in five wards where there are high numbers...

An anti-money laundering service has linked with a lettings software specialist. The alliance between FCS Compliance and  Rent4sure will provide Rent4sure clients...

The TrustedStays platform, where users can book short let accommodation, is linking with business-centric service London & Partners. London & Partners’ role...

Property management specialist Pinnacle Group has strengthened its digital offer for customers across its residential portfolio, signing a three-year deal with...

With the steady introduction of rental platforms and apps designed to bypass letting agents and property managers in the tenancy process,...

One of the country’s major regional newspapers has launched a campaign for the urgent introduction of rent controls. The Bristol Evening Post,...

ARLA Propertymark has slammed politicians who appear to have ignored a public consultation and gone ahead with draconian changes affecting second...

Foxtons has appointed Gareth Atkins as Managing Director – Lettings.  He will succeed Ed Philips who is leaving the business after 20...

Family-run independent agency Websters, has made its second acquisition in two years. It’s now snapped up Langford Estates, a Norwich based agency...

A south of England agency has acquired a further two independents, taking the brands total number of acquisitions up to seven...

PropTech supplier Agent OS is running a survey of letting agents about the vexed subject of specialist client accounts. AgentOS says it’s...

Dawsons Property has acquired the rental portfolio of Liberty Properties in Swansea.  “We shall be looking to hold both landlord and tenant...

A joint integration between PropTech suppliers PropCo and The Depositary claims to produce an end result that slashes end-of-tenancy admin time...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...

OnTheMarket’s deal with a PropTech firm to provide free tenant referencing has been extended indefinitely for agents who pay the portal...

Online agency Hortons is the latest agency to off-set its environmental impact. Hortons operates from a non-branch office in central Leicester with...

The latest lettings market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord suggests that voids are reducing in almost all regions but that rents...

A player in the rental insurance field is warning that the growing cost of living crisis makes it more important than...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

Agents tasked with persuading possible investors as to the benefit of buy to let have new ammunition, in the shape of...

The success of Foxtons’ lettings division has directly attributed to the London-focussed agency’s strong performance in the past year. A trading statement...

Presenter, broadcaster and former Sky Sports anchor Kirsty Gallacher has been confirmed as the presenter of The Guild of Property Professional’s...

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

The increasingly shrill anti-landlord rhetoric from some politicians is making it harder for tenants, claims a leading industry spokesman. John Blackwood, chief...

Belvoir, the franchise giant, has launched an official podcast and the first episode includes an in-depth interview with chief executive Dorian...

The UK’s rental market is now the world’s fourth largest by total volumes of privately rented properties according to research from...

A two-branch lettings agency in Hertfordshire has ceased trading and says it will soon be placed into creditors’ voluntary liquidation. A statement...

A commercial partnership between tenant referencing platform Canopy and property website OnTheMarket has involved an investment of some £350,000. The figure has...

Winkworth has expanded its presence in London with the opening of a new Maida Vale office following the acquisition of an...

CRM business platform Reapit has partnered with PropTech platform Notify to announce a software integration that claims to simplify utilities registration...

New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...

A 68-page academic report urges governments not to adopt hard controls that simply freeze rents - even though it acknowledges that...

Rightmove says added functionality for its tenant referencing portal is now being tested and will be rolled out later this year. In...

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has accused governments across the UK of using Covid 19 rule changes to slip in...

Propertymark has waded into the controversy surrounding regulations removing extended notice periods in Scotland. The notice periods for residential tenancies - extended...