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

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

Propertymark is urging the government to tackle the problem of banks closing down undesignated or pooled client accounts of letting agents. HM...

A Parliamentary committee has heard that thousands of small and medium-sized letting agencies were debanked in 2023, with financial institutions forcibly...

Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying...

A letting agent who stole over £40,000 from her employer was caught when a bank queried the use of a company...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

Aereon - a European software provider that owns high profile PropTech operator Fixflo - has entered a strategic partnership with automated...

Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

Leaders Romans Group has launched a new benefit which supports employees undergoing fertility treatment. The benefit allows staff time off (unpaid for...

The cheapest end of the rental market is under-supplied and overly competitive, a deposit alternative service claims. The provider - Zero Deposit...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

PropTech supplier Lettspay has launched a new client account banking service for letting agents and property managers in partnership with Griffin...

A government minister has pledged to act on the threat to lettings agents posed by banks acting against pooled client accounts. Many...

It looks as if the government is accepting that there is a problem with how banks treat Pooled Client Accounts -...

Propertymark has responded to an HM Treasury consultation on anti-money laundering processes - and in doing so it’s slammed “heavy handed...

Automated client accounting platform Lettspay is set to launch a new client account banking product for letting agents. The supplier has worked...

A new analysis shows growth in the trend for buy to let properties to be sold with tenants in situ.  The analysis...

A second lettings sector body is demanding government action over the problem of client account closures. Accreditation service Safeagent says the government...

The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is being urged to act now to stop the problems banks are creating for letting agents. Following a...

New research reveals that there is an estimated £21.4 billion worth of holiday homes in England and Wales with the South...

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

A fraudster lettings agent must repay £122,922.68 to her old firm within three months - or face yet more time in...

The Renters Reform Bill can be the perfect opportunity for the industry to become more professional - just so long as...

A London lettings and sales agency has launched an apprenticeship scheme. The JOHNS&CO Academy invites young people to train via courses ranging...

A new survey reveals that the safety of client funds is one of the key reasons why letting agents look to...

A development site sourcing firm claims that reclassifying just one per cent of England’s Green Belt could unlock space for almost...

The Guild of Property Professionals says PropTech may be the answer to the ongoing problem with client accounts. Since 2019 many banks...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of two government-approved redress services, has produced a list of recently-expelled agencies. All agencies must be a...

Any lettings portfolio should receive ongoing care and maintenance. A disorganised portfolio, weighed down by junk data, loose ends or lax...

As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...

A consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition says funding options exist for companies wishing to buy others, despite rising interest rates. Lucy...

A prominent lettings agency has taken the unusual step of warning tenants that parties using the sector for political capital may...

A lettings agency manager stole nearly £140,000 from her company to help clear her son’s drug debt. Wendy Dare, 57, is now...

Foxtons has worked with house builders the Berkley Group to connect Asia Pacific buyers and landlords with UK property. The initiative, held...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

Atomic Consultancy, the specialist acquisition management business, believes that 2023 is likely to present significant opportunities for those looking to sell...

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

Property accreditation service safeagent has written to all of its agents in England urging them to check legal requirements when setting...

Fines issued to agents for anti-money laundering non-compliance are getting bigger, reversing a downward trend seen throughout the pandemic, according to...

Propertymark says banks are still misinterpreting Anti-Money Laundering rules regarding pooled client accounts, making life difficult for letting agents.  The trade body...

Automated client account platform Lettspay is to become a supplier to the Federation of Independent Agents.  Lettspay, which is registered with the...

UK banks are closing client accounts held by established letting agents and refusing to open accounts for new businesses. The Problem A growing...

Just about every agency that has commented on yesterday’s Autumn Statement are in agreement - changes to Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance...

Leaders Romans Group is offering its landlord clients a new investment service. ‘Smart Investment’, powered by GetGround, is described as a fully...

The UK wing of Keller Williams - the world’s largest estate agency by agent count - has announced that it’s working...

Goodlord is spreading its PropTech offering into accountancy. It’s launched a new accounting tool which it claims will save some letting agents...

A webinar explaining how agents can navigate through tough new Facebook advertising rules is being held next month. The ValPal Network’s head...

According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, organisations worldwide lose $4.7 trillion to fraud each year, with real estate suffering...

Following new business wins, PropTech leaders Technology Blueprint Ltd now handles over a sixth of the entire UK’s agent-managed rental properties. After...

New trading figures from the Belvoir Group show that lettings income accounts for 60 per cent of the total revenue in...

HomeLet says it’s to issue all rent protection payments faster, meaning the money will reach agent accounts immediately, subject to banking...

Purplebricks has set a date for a possible showdown with shareholders over the agency’s lettings compliance crisis amongst other controverisies.  It has...

Many agencies have long-standing and unresolved banking complaints, for example regarding client accounts: now it’s been declared they have only six...

Propertymark says letting agents should be aware of the financial implications of failing to deregister tenant deposits. This kind of failure after...

Automated lettings and management platform teclet - which is owned by OnTheMarket - has completed another integration with a PropTech supplier. This...

A newspaper probe has discovered that sow-called exempt accommodation - often for the most vulnerable tenants - has received a Hugh...

Build To Rent may win a lot of publicity but it’s still largely unknown outside London according to new research. BTR completions...

There’s been a big rise in the number of private rental properties on the past decade, despite sweeping tax and regulation...

A new software integration has produced what its creators claim will be the first data-driven lettings CRM.  Agents that use both Street.co.uk...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Clifford Thomas – Sales Director at The Letting Partnership What is...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sarah Davies, Commercial Director at The Letting Partnership What is The...

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

The rental market shows no signs of slowing with ongoing high demand, fuelled in part by the pandemic, creating a buoyant...

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

A lettings agency employee who diverted over £50,000 of landlords’ money into his own account has been given a suspended sentence. Paul...

An agency which has been operating for over 160 years has moved to a large and modern new headquarters. Leeds-based Adair Paxton...

Three lettings agency bosses have been banned from being directors of companies for a total of over 13 years after being...

ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...

A lettings agency says a new HMO licensing regime in one of London’s highest profile boroughs will reduce the number of rental properties. This...

Propertymark wants agents to come forward with examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement...

A leading private rental trade body says only bespoke financial help can ensure the private rental sector meets government energy efficiency...

A new estimate put the value of the UK private rental sector at almost £1.4 trillion. Buy to let and investment consultancy...

Lettings PropTech platform teclet - part of Glanty, now owned outright by OnTheMarket - has signed off on a link with...

The director of a company targeting ‘flipping’ property investors has been disqualified from holding directorships for no less than 14 years.  Mitchell...

As we all know, there is an increasing number of PropTech solutions aiming to service the property and lettings industry, with...

An automated payments service has teamed up with a student accommodation provider to devise an eCommerce system allowing simpler rent payments. Vyne uses...

London lettings and estate agency Benham and Reeves has calculated a league table of the most popular postcodes in the capital...

Letting agents have only 10 days to open segregated client accounts or they could face being expelled by their client money...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

Letting agents are being advised by an industry supplier to carry out essential checks now to prepare for a possible housing...

Lambeth council is consulting agents, landlords and others on its latest licensing proposals for Houses in Multiple Occupation. The new proposals would...

A new report from the government says it’s too early to tell whether lettings agencies are abiding by new anti-money laundering...

Industry supplier The Letting Partnership is calling for businesses to take on more apprentices and support young people in a challenging...

A new assessment of legislation and council rules surrounding the private rental sector suggests a severe crackdown may be coming in...

A newspaper claims a lettings agency is battling allegations of overcharging customers and using fake companies to carry out maintenance work. The Daily Record...

Letting agencies should review banking and payment systems in the light of rule changes and the ongoing challenge of the pandemic. This advice...