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Propertymark has told the government that imposing the same solution to the Net Zero challenge on all of the private rental...

ARLA Propertymark has blasted the government over its net zero policy of banning new boilers from 2035 and giving landlords £5,000...

Independent Liverpool-based agency LPS Real Estate has acquired another indie - Maison Lettings. As part of the acquisition, LPS will take over...

Pressure continues to build on letting agents to play a greater role in the adoption of smart meters across the private...

A checklist for agents to help ensure they steer clear of unwanted fines or claims has been provided by the Guild...

Online lettings agency LettingaProperty.com says it’s using social media platform TikTok to build its brand and drum up business, and claims...

One of the local authorities with the tightest clampdowns on letting agents has issued a statement celebrating its successes. Tower Hamlets council in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Alexander Siedes, CEO and Founder of Homeppl What is Homeppl and...

As energy costs continue to rise, agents are being urged to promote the use of smart meters. That’s the view of Safeagent...

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says it will take a year for court backlogs to be reduced substantially and even longer to...

A new report suggests that agents may already be seeing more middle-aged and older landlords - and if that hasn’t happened...

One of the industry’s leading suppliers says the controversy over pets in private rental properties could be defused relatively easily. Inventory management firm...

A PropTech chief says there’s substantial opportunity for letting agents to earn more revenue - so long as they understand their...

‘Room wanted’ ads are currently outnumbering ads for ‘rooms available’ on flatshare site SpareRoom for only the third time in six...

Letting agents using rent protection and legal expenses insurance via Goodlord will have their rent protected until vacant possession, with no cap...

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...

Six agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensatory awards - five of them for offences...

Lettings technology platform Goodlord has acquired a new app called acasa.  acasa is a fintech platform which allows tenants to manage household...

ARLA Propertymark is calling on the government to properly fund local authorities so they can combat rogue operators in the private...

A senior Conservative in Wales wants the Welsh Government to consider creating a housing tribunal in the light of rising tenant arrears. Janet Finch-Saunders,...

Campaigners against letting agents and landlords appear to suggest that the issue of rising rents is uniquely confined to the UK...

Agents’ marketing platform BriefYourMarket has announced a new integration live and ready to install on Reapit’s AppMarket. BriefYourMarket first integrated with Reapit’s...

More and more people are committing tenancy fraud and it’s having a massive impact on the industryAs a lettings agency, you...

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...

A high profile and respected lettings sector legal expert is inviting questions from agents at a webinar next week - and he’ll...

The lettings agents’ group Propertymark has told Chancellor Rishi Sunak that unless the private rented sector is overhauled many landlords will...

Spicerhaart has unveiled a £30m investment programme for its lettings business. The business proposes to more than double the number of properties...

A PropTech company says it will support agents left in the lurch by the collapse of ARPM. Ash Residential Property Management -...

The ESTAS has announced another partner for its awards ceremony later this month. It’s customer rewards service Vaboo, which will be presenting...

A leading property lawyer is warning that a tribunal case between a London letting agent and a tenant - involving a...

The chief executive of Shelter says the experience of Scotland shows that the scrapping of S21 eviction powers produces benefits that...

After 10 days of reports of soaring energy costs, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced a series of tips for letting agents...

A branch of Northwood has snapped up an independent agency. Bassets Lettings, which is based in Salisbury, was set up in 2002...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

Propertymark is telling politicians to stop demonising letting agents and landlords. The unusualy bluntl message has come in response to the latest...

New forms have been posted online which must be used by landlords and letting agents from October 1. New legislation regarding eviction...

There’s been a sharp reduction in average void periods this year - a sign of how strong the rental market has...

The House of Commons Library, an independent body not controlled by government, has published a detailed history of the many measures...

The letting agents’ trade body has issued a warning to landlords that short lets may provide quick profits - but they...

A statement from ARLA Propertymark has hinted that it believes politicians may be out of touch with the reality of how...

Record demand and low levels of supply have pushed the number of tenants experiencing rental increases to new highs, lettings agents...

Lettings platform Goodlord has opened its doors north of the border.  Agents based in Scotland can now sign up to Goodlord, which...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...

A property app firm, which describes itself as a second-generation digital property management service, is aiming to raise a ‘significant six figure...

Agents need to be diligent regarding the the growth of cannabis in rental properties and the devastating lengths tenants will go to...

When it comes to gathering evidence for deposit disputes, the need for thoroughness is understandable. However, on occasion some landlords take...

A lettings agent has been jailed for three years for defrauding tenants and landlords out of more than £182,000.  Lee Clarke, 42,...

Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...

As a letting agent in the UK, you might think what happens in China has no bearing on your work here....

The end of the stamp duty holiday, which was introduced in July 2020, is now only a few weeks away. The upcoming...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

Lettings agents have highlighted a lack of stock as their main concern, research claims. The latest State of the Lettings Industry report...

New laws to limit rent increases to once a year in Northern Ireland have moved a step closer and lettings agents...

Agents are being invited to take part in a free online wellbeing programme. PropTech company Rlet has partnered with wellbeing experts to...

Almost half of renters in England have been victims of illegal behaviour from landlords or lettings agents, Shelter claims. The stark allegations...

One in four homes in the UK has a potentially dangerous gas appliance, new research claims. Analysis of inspection figures by Gas...

A lettings agent who sold his business to Chestertons last year has claimed the sector has come to the “end of...

Portfolio landlords can be the key to running a successful lettings agency. That is the latest claim from lead generation software provider...

One of the industry’s leading surveys comes out next week - and a preview suggests it’s going to show increasing optimism...

There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...

A PropTech platform which uses Open Banking to help with tenant due diligence has raised another £1m in funding. Homeppl - which...

It is understood that Lloyds Bank may use local agencies to find tenants for new private rental sector activities. In recent weeks...

A PropTech supplier claims letting agents can now register deposits at the click of a button thanks to a new integration...

Does this photo drive you mad? Do you see it everywhere (including on Letting Agent Today stories)?  Who are these people and...

Agents should go further in allowing tenants to have digital access to key documents such as contracts and fees information. That’s one...

Agents who are members of The Guild of Property Professionals and who have been hit by the uncertainties surrounding outsourced property...

Letting Agents should aim for 50 per cent profit margins according to a high profile former president of ARLA. Sally Lawson says...

ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...

ARLA Propertymark has voiced its concern over rent controls to a politicians who is leading the charge to introduce them to...

Reluctance to move during the pandemic is thought to be a key reason for a sharp drop in tenancy disputes between...

Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities is extending the regulations for the period of notice a landlord must give a tenant before...

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...

The agency My Property Box has completed the acquisition of established North Yorkshire letting agent WardHorne – its sixth such deal...

Let Tech Solutions, a PropTech firm which now works with more than half of all property managers in Scotland, is expanding...

A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...

The government has updated its formal guidance to letting agents and landlords on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of online...

Virtual Right To Rent checks by agents, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...

Propertymark is alerting agents to ever-more sophisticated fraudulent documents being used in the private rental sector. The organisation recently requested agents to...

The deal to introduce rent controls in Scotland - the result of a deal between two parties in the Scottish Parliament...

New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents says agencies should ensure they charge for all services they offer...

As the summer begins to draw to a close and the letting market regains its stride, attention is turning to the...

The scale of demand in the private rental sector is now the highest on record according to ARLA Propertymark.  The average number...

Plentific - the PropTech firm that offers block management agents and Build To Rent operators a cloud-based maintenance platform - has...

A local authority in Essex is cracking down on what it claims to be the increase of illegally positioned estate agent...

New rules out for consultation concerning block management aim to improve professionalism across the sector, root out rogue agents, and increase...

A prominent lettings agency owner has given his verdict on the concept of charging renters to view a property - “it...

Industry growth specialist Christopher Watkin is to offer letting agents his secrets to attracting new landlords in a live webinar hosted...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heidi Shackell, CEO of The Lettings Hub. How has your...

The controversy over whether a new PropTech service can be used by agents to charge people to view a property to...

Earlier this week Propertymark revealed it had co-signed an open letter criticising proposed government cuts to benefits.  That open letter was co-signed...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

A bizarre fine imposed on a managing agent by a local authority appears to have been reversed because the council flouted...

Two lettings agencies are amongst three property agents which have been fined by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering...

A survey of some 600 agents and landlords by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme has revealed the most popular cause of deposit...

Agents’ body Propertymark says it wants a dedicated housing court because it’s lost faith in the mainstream court system to handle...

Propertymark has joined a series of charities and a landlord body to warn about the poverty risk of expected changes to...

The Property Ombudsman and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors are seeking views of agents, landlords and tenants on a new...

Agents and landlords are being warned that the Fire Safety Act 2021 will make a huge impact on their responsibilities -...

If you haven’t been to the Agent Rainmaker LIVE event before, then it is pretty difficult to explain how this event...

Over a quarter of lettings and estate agents say sustainability is just a box-ticking exercise and only one in nine have...

There has still been no formal response to a government consultation on the database of rogue agents and landlords, 25 months...

Research carried out on behalf of Paragon Bank has highlighted each landlord has an average of 1.3 tenants with rent arrears...

Guidance from Trading Standards suggests that it is possible, in some cases, to charge tenants to view a property to let...

A petition has been launched on the Channel Island of Jersey to prevent agents and landlords banning pets from the local...

Agents will be aware that demand for rental property is high right now - so a property consultancy has worked out...

The lettings market in London and the Home Counties continued its journey back towards normality in July according to data from...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents and The Institute of Residential Property Management have informed their respective memberships that they are pondering combining forces. The...

An analysis of the Mayor of London’s Rogue Landlord and Letting Agent Checker shows that since it was introduced in 2018...

Lettings agencies should continue to use IT solutions like livestream viewings even as the pandemic eases, according to one of the...

Propertymark has given its support to a free and independent dispute resolution service, the Business Banking Resolution Service, which is being offered to...

Upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures make the case for increased automation of the process to save agents from additional...

Fixflo has announced a new integration partnership with resident engagement and building management software provider Spike Global. Fixflo manages about 1.2m units...

Barbon Insurance Group, which already owns Let Alliance and HomeLet, has now acquired PropTech platform Rent4sure. Luke Burton, Rent4sure’s chief operating officer,...

A PropTech lettings platform boasting investment from the Foxtons agency has been snapped up by LegalforLandlords for an undisclosed figure. Propoly, launched...

Agents using Reapit now have access to tenant due diligence and guarantee firm Homeppl, which will assist in combating rental fraud. Homeppl...

A buying agency says it’s seen what it calls “a huge uptake in furnished lettings requests” following recent floods in London,...

Through our FREE online deposit dispute webinars, we’ve trained thousands of landlords and letting agents about how the dispute resolution process...

Propertymark has joined four so-called ‘action groups’ advocating housing policy changes including the setting up of a national landlord register and...

A PropTech company has revealed what letting agent hate and love most about their work. On the plus side the RentProfile platform’s...

Flexible working for letting agents, so much a part of activities for the past 18 months, is here to stay according...

The latest rental market snapshot released by ARLA Propertymark shows a little of the heat coming out of the rental market...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

More details have emerged of the Guild of Property Professionals’ Ofqual-accredited, Level-Three and Level-Four qualifications for lettings and sales agents. Guild compliance...

Zero Deposit has outlined three top tips for letting agents - with a focus on what the Proptech firm calls “customer...

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

A new web-based listing management platform for small estate agencies is being launched in the UK, claiming to allow modest firms...

A new service has been launched to charge prospective tenants £30 - potentially even more - just to view a property...

The latest version of the government’s guidance to agents over how to operate during the continuing pandemic suggests that virtual viewings...

There’s a new warning the rental fraud could be on the rise. Due diligence firm Homeppl says the combination of possible job...

There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...

The capital appreciation of the past year proves that there’s no better investment than bricks and mortar, according to an agency...

Referencing provider RentProfile has partnered with Dezrez to provide an integration allowing agents to request checks within the Rezi software platform. Dezrez...

New categories have been added to this year’s Propertymark Qualifications Awards, to recognise educational success in the industry.  Propertymark Qualifications says that...

There may be bad news for agencies with reliance on office workers who rent - a new survey suggests 10 per...

A 360-degree virtual tour supplier says there’s been a 600 per cent increase in use of the technology since late 2019...

Agents say not enough is being done to help tenants with Covid-related problems - and that’s despite the issue repeatedly being...

The newly rebranded Rightmove Landlord & Tenant Services has made improvements to the time it takes for an agent to request...

Propertymark says new figures detailing the costs of energy efficiency improvements in the private rental sector show the need for a...

There’s a warning from an industry trade body that some agents may have failed to take compliance obligations seriously enough.  Paul Offley,...

I want you to ask yourself a question, what is your reputation? By that I mean your personal reputation and your...

The Generation Rent campaign group and Labour are again uniting to argue in favour of rent controls in London. Just last week...

Bury council in Greater Manchester has adopted new measures to fine agents or landlords up to £30,000 if their properties fail...

Record tenant demand and record-fast lettings have combined to create an average asking rent above £1,000 per calendar month for homes...

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

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...

Complaints referred to the Property Redress Scheme against its members grew by more than a quarter during 2020. In its annual report...

The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back at a demand from London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan that he be given the powers to...

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic rents across all prime London regions saw a return to positive...

The Letting Partnership has been recognised for its excellence in Innovation, winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The supplier’s HealthChecks are widely...

As we slowly ease out of lockdown and back to something closer to normality, some legacies of the pandemic will be...

Two well known PropTech providers to the lettings sector have announced they have now fully integrated their technology, meaning users of...

Propertymark has given its broad support to a new Private Members Bill introduced into the Northern Ireland assembly, aimed at improving...

A pet referencing service is being launched next month - but it expects agents and landlords to pay to see the...

A firm creating an app showing live streams of properties to let or for sale claims one agency attracted 18 offers...

It always pays to rely on the services of a reputable referencing company. The lure of free credit checks or basic referencing...

Demand continues to build in prime lettings markets in London and the Home Counties, with Knight Frank data showing the number...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a controversial scheme allocating £10m of taxpayers’ money to assist tenants with Covid-related arrears. The Tenancy Hardship Grant...

The new President of the lettings side of Propertymark says her aim is to lift the profile of the organisation amongst...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

A lettings agency that works closely with Build To Rent developers says half of the schemes allow pets. Pet rentals have been...

Agents joining one of the industry’s major trade bodies is to be offered exclusive digital marketing packs created by Starberry. Members of...

A new maintenance management app connecting agents and their tenants allows the tracking of repairs. Refectio compiles tenants’ faults onto a dashboard,...

Agents need more clarity and transparency about the future of Right to Rent checks post-pandemic and post-Brexit, according to the UK’s...

One of the insurers at the centre of the Business Interruption controversy is believed to have reached a settlement with some...

The Dogs Trust campaign ‘lets with pets’ states: “Landlords and letting agencies who exclude pet owners from their properties are missing out...

A rogue tenant has tried to bribe two letting agents with hush money after they discovered his cannabis growing factory. Anisi Hamollari,...

ARLA Propertymark says a new government online checker to help private tenants establish what repairs they may be entitled to should...

There’s still no sign of a lettings market slowdown according to the latest report from ARLA Propertymark. It says that the average...

Propertymark has accused the Scottish Government of rushing through the latest eviction ban extension without proper consultation. At the end of last...

The Labour-run Haringey council in London says some housing conditions in the private rental sector lead to anti-social behaviour. Letting Agent Today...

A leading trade body says the rental sector must not discriminate against tenants on benefits - and has told government it...

The government has pledged a White Paper to be issued in the autumn, dedicated to reform of the private rental sector. Some...

The man behind a PropTech supplier of virtual tours says he wants to get every listing in the UK’s lettings and...

A local Trading Standards team is clamping down on rogue letting agents. Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service has launched...

If agents want to emphasise the green credentials of their local area, then a new league table may be of help. An...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

An estate agency has sponsored an eco-art exhibition that involves 100 life-sized elephant sculptures in a central London park. Savills has sponsored...

The Oxfordshire based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant,...

The man behind an early version of deposit replacement for the private rental sector has now set up a service encouraging...

A PropTech company says sloppy referencing by agents and landlords effectively means that around a third of prospective tenants are discriminated...

Tomorrow sees the start of a three-day debate over the extension of the eviction ban in Scotland - and Propertymark appears...

The government has extended the ‘special arrangements’ for Right To Rent checks - these will now be in force until September...

ARLA Propertymark says letting agents have a vital role to play in highlighting the rights of private rental sector tenants. The comment...

Propertymark has waded into the controversy over whether private rental tenants should be allowed to keep pets in their properties. As reported...

There have been just 17 First Tier Tribunal cases involving allegations of fees charged to tenants in contravention of the Tenants...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

Propertymark has joined forces with the likes of Generation Rent and Shelter to step up the campaign for the provision of...

Rightmove is to rebrand its Van Mildert platform next month, when it will become Rightmove Landlord and Tenant Services. Van Mildert, a...

Your Move, Reeds Rains and other parts of the LSL Group are to hold an Act of Kindness day to encourage...

Reliable referencing remains the cornerstone of every letting agent’s business. Landlords rely on their agents to get it right, and to protect...

A grace period for Right To Rent changes following Britain’s exit from the EU expires at the end of this month. And...

Anti-money laundering specialist FCS Compliance is to lead a free-to- attend Q&A webinar for Rightmove agents tomorrow.   Let’s Discuss Money Laundering is...

ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a call for HMRC to extend the time limit for the payment of Capital...

Rightmove has announced what it calls “a new vision for its lettings service” and wants agent feedback on what they think...

Areas of the country which appear to have had a surplus of rental stock in the past is now reporting a...

Agents managing properties with halogen or high-energy fluorescent lights will have to switch in the near future. The government is to ban...

A survey of property professionals and IT experts across a range of industries has revealed that better remote working technology is...

The local media in Manchester have published photographs of a property operated by a lettings agency was found to have multiple...

Well known industry supplier FocalAgent has signed a new deal with Matterport to bring what it calls best-in-class 360° virtual tours...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That's very retro - I have not had one of...

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

The activist group Generation Rent is urging tenants to scrutinise the paperwork they get from agents to use against possible eviction.  Failure...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents’ wing of Propertymark is demanding to see the results of a mediation project initiated by...

The online lettings platform Mashroom has set out a list of guidelines it’s offering to prospective tenants to avoid them falling...

Helping those in the private rental sector understand the latest changes to regulations due to Covid-19 is one of the aims...

We’re only a little over a week away from the Euros, happening at last a year later than scheduled because of...

Prominent property lawyer David Smith - recently in the news for his guidance for agents and landlords over the eviction ban...

The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies - and agents who fail to use them risk having...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is now finally at an end and from today there is a change to the notice...

The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the...

A council is offering free training to letting agents, via online courses starting next Monday. Dorset council says it wants to work...

A London council has secured banning orders against rogue property agents who were previously fined over £70,000 for letting an unlicensed...

There’s now an unprecedented level of demand from tenants for properties, according to the latest survey findings from ARLA Propertymark. The survey...

There are just two weeks left for letting agents to register with HM Revenue & Customs if they want to be...

Fixflo has pledged that it’s business as usual for its lettings agency clients, after news broke that it was to be...

Now is the ideal time for agents to consider their PropTech needs, as lockdown restrictions ease significantly and firms draw up...

After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...

An anti-money laundering PropTech consultancy claims agents are in serious danger of non-compliance with new regulations, unless they ditch paper documents and...

A Labour council in London is taking the unusual measure of threatening landlords with community protection notices - associated with anti-social...

The UK Association of Letting Agents - a trade body rival to ARLA Propertymark - says it’s seen “a robust membership...

OnTheMarket has signed a 12 month exclusive commercial partnership with Canopy, the tenant referencing platform. The partnership will enable the portal to...

Data from a property consultancy suggests that two thirds of renters who use virtual viewings sign tenancies without actually visiting their chosen...

Coming out of Covid and realising that relaxed procedures will be tightened up once again, will present challenges to letting agents...

A new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology” says its latest app aids safety for agents. The latest version of the...

Hunters - now subsumed into The Property Franchise Group - has opened a new branch in Bicester.  The new branch follows a...

The owners of a branch of Martin & Co have taken their managed portfolio to approaching 400 properties after securing a...

The Home Staging Association has launched a course for agents on how to dress and prepare properties for maximum effect when...

With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...

There’s been a huge 263 per cent increase in the value of fraudulent tenant applications in just three months, it’s been...

Propertymark has produced new guidance for letting agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid restrictions. It says:...

PropTech start up Halo claims that what it calls a new “tenant engagement platform” will streamlines the rental onboarding process. The firm...

Insurance provider Paymentshield and rental referencing firm Goodlord have teamed up for a second five-year partnership.  Under the agreement, the PropTech firm...

A former employee at the Staines-upon-Thames office of lettings agency Martin & Co has returned – as the branch’s new owner. Doreen...

A referencing service provider has launched a portal designed to improve commission-based revenue streams for letting agents.  Vouch says its Home Move...

TM Group and sales progression solution mio have signed up as partners for the 2021 ESTAS Forum & Awards, sponsored by...

A compliance specialist is reminding the industry that the deadline by which letting agents must register with HMRC if they are...

Keller Williams UK - one of the growing number of agencies to operate with self-employed agents working from a central hub...

The Home Office has told agents and landlords that Right To Rent checks can continue to be conducted via video calls...

Zoopla has revealed the formation of a Lettings Advisory Board, to be chaired by the national lettings managing director of Leaders...

Halo.rent, a proptech startup from the UK, announces the launch of its tenant engagement platform that streamlines the entire rental onboarding...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

Some lettings industry figures are beginning to express doubt as to whether the government’s broad commitment to reform the private rental...

Preventative measures are everything where referencing is concerned. But with so many solutions out there, promising so much, it can be difficult...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...

The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...

Many letting agents fail to conduct the obligatory identity checks on landlord clients according to an industry supplier. Blinc UK says that...

Even before the pandemic, the estate agency sector was evolving considerably as a younger generation started buying, selling and letting homes,...

A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...

A scheme being proposed in Northern Ireland has been branded as a threat to letting agents. The Northern Ireland Executive is considering...

Agents are being warned about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding rental property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest provider of...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme and industry supplier Inventory Hive are working together to provide two new training courses.  Led by Michael Hill...

Propertymark has waded in to the debate over flood prevention measures in the UK:il it wants insurance for homeowners and landlords faced...

The government has admitted that “hundreds of thousands” of people will use the new Breathing Space system, during which they cannot...

A prominent industry figure says lettings agents will have a key role educating landlords over the controversial Breathing Space scheme introduced...

There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...

Activists from the Acorn renters' campaign group have held a protest outside a branch of Chancellors in Oxford. The group says the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents' wing of Propertymark says the recent expulsion of three agents from The Property Ombudsman demonstrates the...

A rival trade body to the Association of Residential Letting Agents has announced what it calls “a robust membership result.” The UK...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says agents should continue to help landlords and tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. Although the vaccine...

The managing director of Fixflo, Rajeev Nayyar, says the pandemic has changed the context in which agents should view tenants’ complaints. In...

The State Opening of Parliament will take place on Tuesday May 11, with many expecting this to be when the government confirms...

Leading property lawyer David Smith is to give agents an update on a key legal case at a webinar next week. Smith,...

New PropTech company Ministry of Rooms says its platform has 350 landlords and agents signed up in its first six weeks. The property-tenant matching...

Another lettings agency has been found to have unlawfully discriminated against a tenant receiving benefits. Worthing County Court declared that Michael Jones & Company unlawfully...

The two letting agents’ trade groups have backed a call for more upfront information to be given to prospective renters. The National...

Letting agents are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March...

The DPS is hosting free dispute webinars to enable landlords and letting agents to navigate the dispute resolution process. More than 2,000...

ARLA Propertymark has prepared a ‘top tips’ guide for agents to offer first time landlords. The tips are exhaustive and should convince landlords...

Flatshare website SpareRoom says over a fifth of 18 to 24 years olds have moved back in with their parents to...

There’s a new driver in the lettings market - the need for a flexible location and property type. Market consultancy TwentyCi says...

Booming demand for homes in commuter zones and well-connected towns is causing a mini-boom in the lettings market. That’s the view of...

Linley & Simpson and Lomond Capital - which joined forces at the end of 2020 to create a new national agency...

Virtual tour suppliers have been keen to reassure agents that there need be no repeat of problems which befell a Devon agent. Fowlers,...

A regional agency group is providing training courses free of charge to members “for the foreseeable future.” The training - usually heavily...

Lettings franchise giant Hunters has struck a commercial deal with a geospatial technology firm. The partnership offers immediate access to Kamma’s full...

A survey by a comparison website suggests landlords are evenly split about how they find letting agents. Some 28 per cent favour physically searching...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued updated guidance to include the recent extension of the bailiff enforcement...

Demand is still moving away from cities and towards suburbs and rural areas, according to Rightmove. “Areas around the North and South...

One of the industry’s leading experts wants letting agents to engage with tenants and landlords over Covid-related arrears, agree to mediation,...

Letting agents body ARLA Propertymark has joined the criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan who wants to be given the power...

Inventories PropTech service Inventory Hive has integrated with Reapit via its Foundations platform, meaning agents who use both services will be...

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...