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At least one lettings agency is on a list of targets for socially-distanced protests tomorrow by anti-eviction campaigners in the left...

Winkworth says its London rental activities have suffered because of a lack of international travel, and students and young professionals returning to...

A lettings management platform is hitting out at the government over the uncertainty surrounding travel restrictions, because of its impact on...

As debate rages about whether pets should be allowed in more private rental properties, a senior house building figure has spoken up for...

The property market has performed strongly in recent months  as the impact of the pandemic has encouraged more people to move...

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...

Average rents across the UK have risen for the fourth time in as many months according to the HomeLet index. Typical rent...

Some 39 agents and landlords have had banning orders over the past three years according to a report in The Guardian. Under the...

Changes to electrical safety standards rules applying to existing tenancies came into force at the start of the Easter break and...

An industry partner has donated more than £10,000 to local charities and community good causes over the past 18 months. Former journalist...

Latest figures from ARLA Propertymark suggest the rental market continues to perform strongly. Data for February - the latest available from the...

The government has told estate agents to ensure at least one Union Jack is present in properties during both physical and...

One of the London boroughs synonymous with wealth has revealed that 44 per cent of its housing stock is now actually...

Propertymark says its Inspire programme is continuing to help agents via its small group network - and it’s taking bookings for...

Targeting the specialist student rental market can be rewarding for letting agents and landlords if they take the right approach. The current...

Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...

Letting agents have been accused of creating confusion amongst renters when it comes to smart meters. A company promoting smart meters claims...

An estimated 840,000 private tenants have arrears over the past year since the first eviction ban was announced, according to a...

The not-for-profit Tenancy Deposit Scheme says it still has vacancies for its April online courses.  There are two currently available - the...

There’s been a spectacular surge in demand for lettings properties as vendors take advantage of the stamp duty holiday by selling...

The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...

A lettings trade body says the sector - and local councils - should do more to cater for the older and...

ARLA Propertymark is asking agent members to ensure the safety of lone workers in branches and on viewings. A statement from the association...

A new rentals platform claims to have signed up 150 London agencies prior to launch this spring. Findingaplace says it has signed up...

Agents must be ready for an influx of new business according to outsourced telephone and live chat service Moneypenny. Its latest figures...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Hi, I’m Kersteen McConnell and I am a Business Development...

An influential group of MPs has called for the replacement of “outdated” Energy Performance Certificates with new ‘Building Renovation Passports’. Currently EPCs...

OnTheMarket now owns PropTech firm Glanty outright. Glanty is best known for its lettings platform teclet, a cloud-based lettings software service. Glanty's revenues grew...

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

Real estate as an industry has remained unchallenged throughout all of these years. For the industry worth more than 217 trillion...

After years of deliberation there still appears to many to be little progress on the recommendations of the Regulation of Property...

Letting agencies are being urged to help to shape the future of the rental sector by completing a survey as part...

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

Propertymark - embracing the Association of Residential Letting Agents as well as sales agents, auctioneers and valuers - says it’s been...

Propertymark is reminding all agents and suppliers, including sole traders, that they must register with the Information Commissioner’s Office if they...

A lettings agency in central London has been issued with a fine for not belonging to a Client Money Protection scheme. The...

Shelter has launched a fund-raising campaign because of what it calls a huge rise in demand for its emergency services, and in anticipation of what...

The long-established agency marketing and services supplier ehouse has been bought by CoreLogic UK, the domestic arm of a global property...

An agency has been hit with a £330,000 bill after being found guilty of poor management of an HMO. Magistrates have found...

The well known former managing director of the Association of Residential Lettings Agents, David Cox, is today attempting to explain what...

Marketing platform TheHouseShop says letting agents can secure over £300 per property listed as it is “redefining the relationship between agents...

As we emerge out of the pandemic there is a growing need for agents to reflect on how the lettings business...

A veteran lettings expert says most rental activity will soon be online and conducted outside office hours - a further boost...

Propertymark, which embraces the Association of Residential Letting Agents, is seeking two new non-executive directors. The body has been in the news of...

Over the last year, the majority of the UK workforce will have spent some time working from home as a result...

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...

Rightmove’s David Cox - formerly of the Association of Residential Letting Agents - is to talk through the Budget fallout for...

Letting agents and landlords in a major city have been requested to see if there is a ‘spare’ four bedroom property that...

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil.  Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...

The extension of the furlough scheme might be an indirect saviour for many lettings agencies says a leading PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold,...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector.  “Extending...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

A new survey suggests only a small minority of landlords use agents to partly or wholly manage their portfolios. The survey, by...

A PropTech supplier says rental market activity remains relatively robust through this third lockdown, with a 25 per cent drop in...

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...

An MP who says no one should have to give up their pet to live in a rental property insists that...

Rightmove has set out its innovation programme for the private rental sector. The portal has given over a substantial amount of its...

The number of new prospective tenants soared 27 per cent in the New Year according to figures released over the weekend...

Movinghub, the platform that showcases a range of home moving services, is now available on the Reapit Marketplace app. This new Marketplace...

The new head of the Association of Residential Letting Agents admits that the organisation - within its parent body Propertymark - has “had...

Rightmove says there’s been a big rise in the number of prospective tenants contacting letting agents via its website. The portal says...

Fledgling portal MoveStreets has signed over 100 agents, with an inventory of 16,500 properties to let and for sale. It says its latest...

Agents Together, the agency charity set up by Purplebricks and Boomin founders Michael and Kenny Bruce, says it’s hit an important...

A huge trading standards operation clamping down on lettings agents who fail to abide by Client Money Protection rules has been...

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...

Rightmove is reporting a big rise in the proportion of properties listed with video content. It says rental listings with either a...

One of the first franchisees for a new business model put forward by the Century 21 UK agency is a buy...

A clampdown on letting agents who fail to safeguard landlords’ and tenants’ money is now underway.  A statement from the National Trading Standards...

Two letting agents have been ordered to pay £16,000 to a landlord after their activities were found to be unregistered and...

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

A PropTech firm claims agents will win a “competitive edge” through the data it provides via its platform. Sprift says its interactive...

Lettings agents are being told by an online platform to be extra-vigilant as increasing numbers of student tenants are getting pets. The...

Property data service Homesearch is to host digital conferences each month through the rest of the year.  They’re to be held via...

A PropTech firm says agencies adopting livestream viewing could win more instructions and save thousands of pounds, all the while abiding...

A new Right to Rent identity validation and storage system has been launched by industry supplier Canopy, in partnership with tech...

Essex Police Force has tweeted a pair of photographs that go to prove agents should check a property before going on a...

A huge number of additional transactions completing in the next few weeks due to the stamp duty holiday provides estate agents...

The Guild of Property Professionals and The Lettings Hub is to continue its partnership. Iain McKenzie, The Guild’s chief executive, says: “Having...

A tenant referencing service and lettings insurance provider is linking with an anti-money laundering compliance consultancy. HomeLet and Let Alliance, part of...

A trades union claims that lettings software provider Goodlord is slashing some staff salaries by a quarter - that’s £6,000 per...

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors study suggests tenant demand has increased over the past quarter but at a slowing...

There could be 700,000 private tenants in arrears by the end of this year - an unsustainable burden on agents and landlords,...

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and shifting tenant requirements are reinforcing the need for good broadband in the rental market...

Another council wants an extension to the existing ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, which is scheduled to end on February 22.  Yesterday our...

Letting agents should help landlords through a blizzard of red tape and regulation cause by local licensing schemes, a PropTech entrepreneur...

Some of the most prominent names in the rental sector are taking part in a debate on threats and challenges for...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair says it’s set to make big announcements soon - and in the meantime it’s attracted a key...

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...

A free digital training academy has been launched to guide agents on getting the best out of virtual viewings.  Holofy Spaces, a PropTech...

The biggest awards event in the residential property sector, The ESTAS, has confirmed an autumn date for its main 2021 ceremony.  Traditionally...

Rightmove’s analysis of its own listings for January suggests demand in the rental market is 14 per cent up on a year...

The new chief executive of Propertymark, Tim Balcon, says he’s putting mental health and wellbeing within the property sector high on...

For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a list of 10 demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s long-awaited Budget on March 3, with a financial...

An agency says it has recently let 26 properties in one month without conducting any physical viewings. Oakwood Homes, operating in Kent,...

Letting agents have been told to document all arranging, planning and scheduling of work related to electrical checks in a bid...

The controversial subject of pet-friendly tenancies has been grabbed by the scruff of the neck by the government. The Ministry of Housing,...

The latest rental market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark suggests that only 30 per cent of tenants experienced rent increases in December...

Industry supplier The Lettings Hub has launched what it calls a free to use pre-tenancy management platform for agents. Called BOX it...

Lomond - which recently merged with Linley & Simpson - has acquired four smaller independent agencies in three different cities. Two of...

An online lettings agency that claims to have analysed the costs of “a selection” of 12 High Street agencies has accused...

The 60-branch London focussed agency chain Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is the latest agency to invest in Zero Deposit. The firm joins Andrews,...

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

A new lettings market snapshot from Rightmove suggests that asking rents in some major city centres have seen annual falls up...

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark members are invited to the association’s latest webinar tomorrow when chief policy advisor Mark Hayward takes centre...

The new chief executive of Propertymark says being a member of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is a sign of...

Fine & Country is offering agents the option of setting up a lettings service without actually having a lettings division of...

Three property specialists have joined forces to launch a new branch of franchise brand Martin & Co. Directors Andrew Rowson and Lindsey...

A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic...

The government has been urged to backtrack on proposals for letting agents to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on day one...

A letting agency comparison website is offering a free month of landlord leads - so long as agents try a Vegan diet. Rentround insists...

Propertymark has responded to the official consultation on the government proposals called Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and...

How did you get into property? My grandparents did some small property developments when I was growing up which always interested me,...

ARLA Propertymark has hit out at a growing number of local councils introducing licensing schemes, calling it “socially irresponsible” to do...

A council is offering a free event for agents and landlords to get the latest updates on national and local private...

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

HomeLet and Let Alliance have announced what they call a market first with a rent guarantee providing cover until vacant possession...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued tips for agents and other industry professionals having to cope with working from home...

ARLA Propertymark is advising agents to get up to speed on new rules - and possible higher costs - when changes...

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...

A leading market commentator and PropTech chief says the extension of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban was predictable, but presents agents with...

The government says it’s reviewing the checking process that agents and landlords have to follow under Right To Rent. The revelation has...

Movinghub UK has announced its latest integration with Reapit. Movinghub allows agents to assist tenants and other home movers to organise services...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind an idea from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to create a mediation service to arbitrate in...

While the Westminster government has extended its version of the eviction ban in England until February 21, a longer ban -...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Letting agents have joined forces with other players in the rental industry to demand the government finally get a grip on...

What’s life-changing, involves months of anticipation, and ends with a big arrival? You might think we’re talking about pregnancy. But research...

Letting agents and the rental market in England are still in business even during the national lockdown already in force. The government’s...

Lomond Capital, which owns Scottish lettings and estate agents Braemore and Stonehouse, is to merge with Yorkshire firm Linley & Simpson. The...

UniHomes, a student accommodation platform, has snapped up Split The Bills, a bill sharing service aimed at the student market. UniHomes -...

Propertymark is hosting a series of three webinars this month for agents wanting to hear the latest on legislating changes affecting...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has outlined what he sees as the main challenges for the rental sector for 2021. In...

London agency Chestertons is warning that it’s going to be “another difficult year for the lettings market” in 2021. It says that...

Many agents will be closed on New Year’s Day - the last Bank Holiday for some months and at the start...

The government has told letting agents in Tier 4 areas that their first priority must be the safety of their tenants. The...

We’re delighted that agents, suppliers and the rest of the industry will be starting their Christmas break - and it’s rarely...

Entrants for the 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards have only until December 31 to sign up. Founder Simon Brown says: “The bounce...

Weekend statements from the government and Housing Secretary have made it clear that the rental market remains open for business even...

The debate over rental properties listed on portals with ‘No DSS’ statements has reignited over the weekend. This follows a BBC investigation...

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

A Labour councillor in Yorkshire claims letting agents are not showing the actual properties available to rent when they use virtual...

Letting agents say the number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell for the third month in a row. The latest ARLA Propertymark...

A new rental system allowing licensed lettings agents to offer landlords a year’s rent up-front has had hundreds of responses in...

Teclet has announced another strategic partnership, this time with Kamma - a platform which specialises in agency compliance.   It’s the latest in...

Congratulations from all of us at Letting Agent Today to four students at Propertymark Qualifications who have attained a distinction in...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

ARLA Propertymark has written to the government to voice fears that letting agents will not be able to comply with new...

A controversial Labour council that locked horns with the government over landlord licensing is now submitting a new proposal for its...

A London agency says it’s doubled its rental deals over an eight week period, helped by adopting a virtual tours app. Paramount,...

An investment group of companies specialising in student accommodation says letting agents can be very important - but it also says...

Walsall council in the Midlands is considering an Additional Licensing scheme for HMOs.  As is often the case with such schemes, the...

Today is the start of the official Christmas eviction ban ‘truce’ in the private rental sector - and it continues until...

An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...

The government has issued a new How To Rent Guide - the critical document that both letting agents and landlords have...

The architect of the Regulation of Property Agents working group - which has called for agents to be trained and licensed...

An agency comparison website has released information on landlord preferences and activities which it says can help agents market more effectively.  Rentround...

You don’t need to be Greta Thunberg to know that climate change is a big issue that’s impacting our day-to-day lives....

The UK Association of Lettings Agents is recommending transparency in relation to the disclosure of referral fees to landlord clients. Last month...

Two industry suppliers are asking agents to contribute to a survey assessing how the lettings sector has performed in 2020. Government-authorised deposit...

ARLA Propertymark wants the government to make the current business rates exemption for High Street branches permanent. The exemption, introduced in the spring...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

A warning about illegal fees by letting agents has been produced by a local council Trading Standards team.  It has come from...

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

One of the government’s approved client money protection schemes claims over 10 lettings agencies a week are closing. Client Money Protect makes the...

Rightmove is hosting a live webinar this morning to help agents protect and maintain mental health.  Agents will be able to watch live...

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

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the November lockdown creating a subdued picture - but with early...

A hybrid lettings and sales agency in one of the most exclusive parts of Britain has opened a second office.  Bonds, which...

The last year was one which none of us will forget both personally and professionally. Every aspect of life has been...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell for the second month in a row according to ARLA Propertymark. Its latest snapshot...

An overwhelming 98 per cent of agents who are members of The Property Ombudsman scheme pay compensation when an investigation is...

A 47-year-old south coast lettings and sales agency has been acquired by Oakfield Estate Agents. Andrews Estate Agents first opened a branch...

The Advanced Rent Option, which allows licensed lettings agents to offer their landlords a year’s rent upfront as part of their...

Webinars aimed at letting agents are being launched by PropTech firms RentProfile and Tilt Property Software. The series runs under the umbrella...

PropTech provider Canopy is linking with a legal protection service which it says could enhance agents’ offer to landlords. If the tenant does...

A lettings expert claims that many agents are failing to comply with appropriate legislation, rendering their landlord clients liable for legal...

A new app claims to make it easier for agents to create virtual tours and instantly embed them in property portal...

ARLA Propertymark is one of seven trade and charity groups calling on the government to help bail out private renters with...

The lettings technology company Goodlord, which works with over 2,000 UK letting agents, has been named by Deloitte as one of...

The private rental sector should embrace the idea of tenants with pets and not object to the prospect. That’s the view of...

Lettings agents have until January 11 to respond to the latest consultation proposal stiffening health and safety in the private rental...

New and tougher Coronavirus restrictions have been announced in Scotland with decisions on England’s new controls expected to be revealed today or...

Two PropTech suppliers have announced their products will integrate in order to, in their words, “dramatically reduce reporting and end of tenancy...

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

The PropTech platform Plentific has acquired X-Tag, formerly known as Gas Tag. X Tag works with over 50 lettings agencies, property managers, councils and...

Activists from the so-called renters’ union Acorn have held a protest outside the office of a lettings agency in Oxford. A photograph...

Agents have another 12 months to make referral fees more transparent according to an update from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting...

ARLA Propertymark is warning government that the majority of letting agents and landlords won’t be able to conduct retrospective full-scale Right...

PropTech company Goodlord has partnered with a credit reference firm, claiming it will help letting agents to secure more accurate info...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a warning to government not to use Capital Gains Tax reform to further punish the private rental...

The gap between typical City rents and Country rents is closing according to an analysis of Countrywide properties by the company’s...

Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic.  Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...

Rightmove is to host an anti-money laundering webinar next week, aimed at lettings and sales agents. The event, which is entitled Five...

Agents on Rightmove can now start using the portal’s new appointment booking tool, Viewings Manager, which has just completed its test...

Viewber has linked with the PropTech property management service PlanetRent. Viewber offers agents access to an online database of vetted viewing assistants,...

The government is urging agents and landlords to be “considerate” when deciding whether to accept tenants on the basis of their...

Two thorny subjects are back on the agenda for letting agents - break clauses and what happens when students leave their...

The group human resources director of the Leaders Romans Group wants the agency industry to improve its reputation by embracing more...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...

A large-scale survey of private tenants has attempted to uncover what renters feel about the sector and their individual properties in...

The Deposit Protection Service is running three free online deposit dispute webinars, with the first scheduled for next week. The UK’s largest...

The main trade body representing lettings agents has described the government’s latest eviction ban as “a further blow” for the sector. At...

A new report from the Nationwide and campaigning charity Shelter puts letting agents in the dock over the standards in the...

Propertymark is staging a webinar later this month on the topical subject of referral fees. Last month the National Trading Standards for...

A prominent lettings agent and property management expert says the industry has been reluctant to recognise the increasing trend of consumers...

It’s taken what Propertymark calls “a rigorous selection process” to find the latest four regional representatives for the Association of Residential...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

There’s been a flurry of new PropTech products launched, mostly focussed on lettings agencies. Australian-based supplier Movinghub, which works the UK market...

A lockdown emergency webinar is to be held tomorrow to help letting agents get the regulatory and restriction lowdown on how...

Hybrid lettings agency Accommodation is launching a drive to recruit agents in 10 regions across the UK. The company says this is...

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...

Another market snapshot from HomeLet suggests that there was a 2.2 per cent average rent increase across the UK in the...

A London council has dropped plans to restrict the creation of HMOs, a full 12 months after a consultation on the...

The This Is Money website is carrying a story of a London rental property where the front door was left open...

A Conservative MP’s bid to ensure pets are allowed in private rental accommodation reaches its next stage in the New Year. Andrew Rosindell,...

Two industry training firms say the lockdown beginning this week gives agents an opportunity to prepare for 2021. Agency Mentors and The Able Agent...

The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...

It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell by almost a fifth in the year to the end of September according...

The 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards are to be held on Friday June 11. For the first time the awards will host...

Three lettings agents who kept tenants’ rent instead of passing it to the landlords have been ordered to pay almost £100,000...

A Green Party councillor has been refunded fees he and his partner were charged by a letting agency five years ago,...

A top property lawyer says a recent decision by bailiffs not to forcibly evict anyone in Tier 2 and Tier 3 is an...

There’s no denying it, job hunting can be hard work – even more so at the moment, with all that’s going...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

Lettings agents, property managers and landlords should all be aware of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. The Act...

The property market, and therefore, estate agents have been accused of being the 'weak link' in the UK’s money laundering defences. This...

Ten estate agencies have signed up to a partnership programme with the easyStorage company, which allows lettings and sales firms to...

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

In a dramatic return to the agency world, the former chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is joining...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The free to list portal Residential People is launching a machine-learning platform allowing agents to specifically target local landlords and emphasise...

Agents are being warned to prepare now for likely controls on referral fees, following recommendations made to the government by the...

A new nationally recognised letting agent qualification is being launched by a landlord body. The Managing Property and Residential Lettings Level 3...

A new PropTech tool for agents claims to help weed out time-wasters and reduce the viewing-to-offer ratio. Rental Passport, produced by LegalforLandlords,...

The government is asking bailiffs not to enforce court possession orders in areas with the highest Coronavirus restrictions.  So although evictions can...

A new PropTech tool called Covid Profile tells lettings agents if tenants are self-isolating or in quarantine because of Coronavirus.  The cloud-based...

A hybrid has been named lettings agency of the year by comparison website Rentround. Accommodation.co.uk has won the award after being the most...

Letting agents are being invited to additional courses from TDS Academy online. The courses, offering Continuing Professional Development training virtually, look in particular...

A new PropTech app called Acaboom claims to send an alert when a landlord is viewing the agency’s marketing proposal. This means...

Several pet charities are supporting an attempt by an MP to reform lettings regulations to permit more pets in private rental...

A survey by two PropTech firms wants to know how agents are coping with the pandemic. Fixflo and MRI Software have launched...

London Central Portfolio, an investment consultancy, says the capital’s prime central area is seeing a demographic change as younger British tenants...

PropTech firm Goodlord is for the first time offering ‘bank-grade’ facial recognition to letting agents. As part of an update to its...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has teamed up with a rewards provider to offer 500 letting agencies one year of free access. Agents...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a cross-industry call for more information to be provided to politicians who go on to make housing...

Two former Keller Williams agents have their own BBC Three TV show now available on the iPlayer. It’s called Rent Like a...

Martin & Co has completed major acquisitions from local independents in three areas.  Martin & Co Falmouth completed its fifth acquisition in...

Changes to the codes of practice surrounding Right To Rent are introduced on November 2, and tomorrow there’s a useful webinar to...

A major north of England local authority wants to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live, following analysis...

A legal expert for ARLA Propertymark is recommending that letting agents consider serving a second Section 8 notice if a tenant's...

An organisation that wants rent controls, the scrapping of Section 21 and what it calls “indefinite tenancies” claims to have 4,000...

The Right to Rent scheme’s revised code of practice coming into effect next month does nothing to stop agents and landlords...

Anger continues to mount over government plans to make rental properties more energy efficient, with one agent advising his landlords to make...

A leading PropTech figure says using text messages to remind tenants when rent is due and chase late payments is a...

Online agency eXp UK has launched a new lettings service allowing agents who join the organisation can now offer a lettings...

A new free-to-list ‘lifestyle’ app that aims to be bigger than Rightmove says it will pay lettings agents when renters switch...

The Guild of Property Professionals has set out what it thinks letting agents should be considering in the short, medium and...

It’s a year today since the closure of the formal government consultation into scrapping Section 21 powers for agents and landlords. In last...

A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...

Light has been shed at last on the long-running uncertainty about why some landlords choose to use lettings agents and some...

Most tenants claim they are “intimidated” when agents or landlords telephone them about arrears - and they would much prefer a text. A small...

Trading Standards in one region of the UK is staging Twitter quizzes aimed at students, and asking about agents’ fees surrounding...

PropTech service The Depositary is extending its existing partnership with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, aiming to fully integrate with the TDS...

Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how is the UK rental market coping with the fallout from...

ARLA Propertymark has welcomed the creation of a financial lifeline for tenants in Wales in arrears because of Coronavirus.  The association has...

Automated lettings platform PlanetRent has agreed a partnership with another PropTech operator to offer virtual tours of rental properties. The partnership with...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

Belvoir has acquired its 100th independent agency with its Northwood Wolverhampton operation snapping up Millenium Properties in the city. This adds another...

Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...

One of the highest profile figures in the rental sector says rogue letting agents should be named and shamed as a...

Government intervention, which in recent years has seen scores of legal and regulatory changes to the private rental sector, may be...

A new PropTech tool called Lettings Intelligence is being launched this week with the claim that it is “revolutionising the way that lettings...

Later this week agents will have the opportunity to hear one of the industry’s leading consultants give advice on preparing for an...

A lettings agent has been awarded the contract to take over the rental properties, marketing and inspections of the entire residential...