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HMRC has launched a pilot for the proposed Making Tax Digital service for quarterly reporting - and agents can sign up...

We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...

Lettings agencies which rely on manual means of verification are risking repetitional damage caused by anti-money laundering regulations, a digital compliance...

The Letting Partnership has been helping UK agents build successful lettings businesses since 2006. Despite the current challenging financial landscape, The Letting...

Lucy Noonan, founder of Atomic Consultancy, reviews how partnering with Atomic can help property and lettings companies buy or sell their...

There’s good news and bad news for letting agents on the anti-money laundering front. The good news is that the overall number...

High profile lettings industry figures Paul Shamplina and Sally Lawson are amongst the keynote speakers at a new event for agents...

A new automated lettings platform claims to automate key processes around compliance, marketing, leasing and management for letting agents. Ringley Group, a...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Paul Skinner, Operations manager at LetHQ. My business card...

More than a third of landlords are looking to cut their annual spending - and many of them are considering ending...

A council in the west country has launched a grading system for property agents which it says is designed to be...

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

Government plans aimed at stopping the abuse of the current Rent A Room tax perk may overcomplicate the system and deter...

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark have introduced a raft of deals in a bid to save agents money.  Membership subscription fees will remain...

Another lettings agency has decided to stage a seminar for landlords to explain what Brexit and recent tax changes mean for the...

ARLA is stepping up its call for letting agents to have professional qualifications in a bid to combat fraud.   In a contribution...

One of Britain’s most senior letting agency bosses is warning landlords to take care if considering setting up a limited company...

Research shows that landlords are scaling-back repairs over the winter in order to optimise finances when a new wear and tear tax...

Thanks to Accountancy Age for drawing to our attention to the fact that not every country is tightening up on the tax...

“Unthought-through”, “unfair and unreasonable” and leading to “extreme confusion” - those are the thoughts of Britain’s leading professional accounting body on...