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It appears that the Renters Reform Bill - a key measure in the 2019 Conservative General Election manifesto - has been...

One of the country’s first specialist residential property fund managers has named the agency to handle its latest Build To Rent...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...

Nearly half of prospective home buyers have delayed their plans because of the Coronavirus crisis, a mortgage company says. Research by Aldermore...

A prominent PropTech figure says agents have a key role in reducing evictions in the short term - and he suggests...

The government has accused campaign group Generation Rent of peddling “unreliable and misleading” figures about potential evictions in the private rental...

The private rental sector dedicated to student accommodation in London could see a 24 per cent drop in income in the...

A Liberal Democrat Baroness says she is to make a last-ditch bid in the House of Lords tomorrow to stop evictions...

The government has set out confirmation of the new regulations and protocols that agents and landlords will have to follow if...

One of the most outspoken campaign groups against the end of the eviction ban has staged a series of so-called ‘boot...

The Citizens Advice charity claims that new figures suggest concern is building amongst renters about the possibility of losing their home.  It...

A fully electronic check-in process can help to protect landlords’ properties and tenants’ deposits as students return to university over the...

A new whitepaper argues that landlords and tenants aren't getting what they want from the rental market. It says landlords need...

Landlords operating in England are increasingly seeking evictions advice from their Scottish counterparts, according to property management firm Apropos. The platform says...

New research from Countrywide brand Hamptons International suggest tenants are joining vendors in a trend towards leaving cities and heading for more...

A survey of 350 lettings agents suggests the large majority feel positive about the rental market despite the challenges of new...

There have been changes to the Notice To Quit process in Northern Ireland. The Private Tenancies (Coronavirus Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020...

The first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...

ARLA Propertymark says there has been a breakthrough on the banking clampdown on pooled client accounts - a pain in the...

A lettings agency that told a prospective tenant it had a policy of not offering tenancies to housing benefit recipients has...

Zoopla has revealed its top 10 hotspots for buy to let investors seeking high rental yields.  The analysis is based on rental returns...

Be proactive, have a plan, and keep prospecting.  After the easing of lockdown measures, it’s safe to say the property market picked...

The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is joining forces with housing organisations to argue against private...

There’s a huge backlog of work required to be done across the private rental sector to meet the latest Minimum Energy...

One of the leading figures in the PropTech world is warning that letting agents must not be tempted into charging illegal...

It’s been a difficult first half of 2020 for almost every agency business but Belvoir appears to have emerged healthier than...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging its members to write to their MPs over the provision of cash help...

A private rental licensing consultancy has spotted that an additional licensing scheme run by a London borough council has now lapsed...

A new private rental licensing regime in a London borough is being described as “a major step forward in improving living...

The ARLA Propertymark president for the year ahead is a long-standing board member with significant experience in regulation. Angela Davey succeeds Phil...

A new product aims to improve tenant referencing by shifting the emphasis to the renters themselves. LegalforLandlords has just launched its new...

Oxford council, which has 49 per cent of its housing stock in the private rental sector, is starting a formal consultation...

Agents and landlords must now give tenants six months’ notice before they can evict, except in the most serious of cases,...

In the latest twist in the long-running saga of the eviction ban, the government has revealed changes to notice periods. The changes...

  There is little doubt that the coronavirus has changed the way we live and rapidly created a new normality as different...

Student renters want break clauses automatically included in tenancy agreements to protect them financially in the event of a second wave of...

A London council is telling its private rental sector residents to use a new tool to check whether they may be...

A prominent PropTech company has given its 134 staff the right to work anywhere they wish on a permanent basis -...

Three agents have been expelled by The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation awards.  In the case of Foremost Lettings Ltd...

The latest survey of buy to let landlords suggests a relatively healthy private rental sector notwithstanding the challenges of the Coronavirus...

A high profile former estate agent who was a major figure on the London sales market for over three decades has...

The Law Society has set out exactly what the extension of the eviction ban, announced on Friday, means to agents, landlords...

The government has made a last minute U-turn on the eviction ban - extending it for four weeks until September 20. Housing...

A council has won a planning appeal banning the use of a property for short lets - considered a landmark case...

The author of a book described as being about “insecure renters haemorrhaging cash” has used her newspaper column to make a...

A property management firm says there’s been a big surge in rentals with the majority of deals being completed using virtual...

Independent service Moneyfacts says that while the buy to let mortgage sector remains resilient, it has contracted slightly in recent weeks...

A new student accommodation property platform has been launched which aims to deliberately by-pass letting agents.  Housemates is for students, landlords and...

One in eight homes coming onto the rental market in inner London since May has previously been an Airbnb or other...

The campaigning pressure group Generation Rent has returned to the battle to win an extension to the current evictions ban in...

A local authority is urging letting agents within its boundary to get in touch before serving eviction notices on private tenants. Gedling council...

The ban on evictions in the private rented sector looks almost certain to be extended until March next year in Scotland...

The controversial Labour-led council in Liverpool has started a lengthy consultation process over its latest proposals for landlord licensing. The authority was...

A series of fake scams allegedly advertising apartments to rent have appeared on Zoopla and other property websites. The Edinburgh Live news...

A leading PropTech figure says a political issue north of the border demonstrates the advantages of voluntary industry codes of practice over...

The Welsh Government has launched a new Tenancy Saver Loans scheme to allow tenants to borrow to pay off arrears built up...

The acquisition of an independent agency in Yorkshire has resulted in a branch closure and the two staff being transferred to...

Charnwood council in the East Midlands is proposing to introduce two different licensing schemes for private landlords, with agents and others...

Media reports from Gateshead claim two brothers opened fire on a lettings agency with an air pistol when they were told they...

Deposit alternative service flatfair is now selling a top-up cover element that allows landlords to add a further six weeks damage...

A leading politician is calling for a rethink of the six month possession period which has been imposed in Wales. Mark Isherwood,...

The lettings agency Portico is partnering with Goodlord to offer a new insurance policy to its landlords. Portico landlords can now benefit...

Hampshire independent agency Harcourts Property Agents in Southampton has been acquired by another independent, Beal’s. Harcourts has over 35 years experience in...

A property litigation expert is warning letting agents and landlords about far-reaching consequences of the recent ruling which declared a blanket...

Online lettings agency Upad is offering to refund users whose rental listings did not appear on Zoopla and PrimeLocation as they...

High-end London agency chain Chestertons has snapped up an independent lettings agency in the east of the capital. Morgan Randall operated across Canary...

The National Residential Landlords Association is giving the thumbs up to the government’s Green Homes Grant, which it claims has taken...

A senior lettings expert with almost four decades experience says evictions should not be considered during the virus crisis, irrespective of the...

Back in March 2019 we covered the story that Weymouth council in Dorset wanted a landlord licensing scheme for a town...

The average rent in the UK has risen 1.5 per cent in just a month, but it is still a fraction...

The huge backlog of eviction and other cases anticipated in the coming months will be helped by the creation of a...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has postponed its conference - for a second time. Back in March it was postponed until...

A law firm is warning that agents and landlords should carefully follow correct procedures if they suspect a rented property is...

Campaign group Generation Rent says private tenants could miss out on an energy efficiency drive if they are not given the...

A lettings portal says almost half of the prospective renters it has surveyed claim to have regarded some viewings as “disgusting”...

A new floorpan tool has been launched which its founder claims to be “quicker and easier to use” than predecessors. Agents can add...

Leading housing lawyer David Smith has become the legal counsel for the new National Residential Landlords Association. Smith is a partner at...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

David Cox’s departure as chief executive of ARLA Propertymark last Friday was well signposted, particularly when he was advised he could...

There’s a warning this morning that the consequences of the Coronavirus crisis mean that rents will fall at least five per...

The lettings market in Wales reopened almost fully yesterday. ARLA Propertymark, which has analysed the restrictions that were in place until this...

A Liberal Democrat bid is underway to accelerate the government timetable to scrap Section 21. The Renters’ Rights Bill put forward by government...

A new web platform is launching encouraging reviews of landlords - but it claims not to be another opportunity for tenants...

It came as little surprise after weeks of speculation but David Cox, chief executive of ARLA Propertymark, left the organisation officially...

The Welsh Government has temporarily increased the notice period landlords must provide from three months to six months to end Assured...

The splendidly named East Midlands lettings agency Monkey vs Owl - known as MOVO - has opened a second office. Its first,...

A local authority has set up what it calls The Private Sector Landlord service to try to harness some private property...

The Generation Rent campaign group has made its second plea to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick in 24 hours - both on...

One of the north of England’s largest independent agencies has made another acquisition - taking its property portfolio to 10,000 units.  Linley &...

There’s likely to be a further surge of new tenancies in the weeks to come, challenging agents’ ability to cope with...

A specialist buy to let mortgage broker is urging prospective investors to buy sooner rather than later if they want to...

A family-run property management and lettings business has opened its new office - five years after the same family’s previous business...

Coaching and development organisation Agent Rainmaker is holding three day-long virtual events for agents “to rethink their business approach and focus...

A £266m package of help to support vulnerable people into long term accommodation includes possible options to use the private rental...

Propertymark is the latest industry body to warn the government against Capital Gains Tax changes that may disincentivise landlords. A joint statement...

The government has outlined new court procedures to address the expected backlog of cases when eviction proceedings resume on August 24. For...

New data from Hamptons International reveals that in June the average rent on a newly let property in Britain dipped 0.6...

The housing minister says the resumption of eviction possession court cases at the end of next month must be done in...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has entered the row over Labour claiming that the stamp duty holiday announced last week was in...

A PropTech firm is offering what it calls “free landlord leads” to letting agents who register with the company in July...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, has told the government of “illegal evictions by letting agents” - without specifying the incidents he refers...

PropTech company Goodlord has acquired referencing platform Vouch to form an industry player that will be handling over 500,000 references per...

Buy to let landlords specialising in student accommodation are facing huge challenges with increased government legislation and the impact of Coronavirus. That’s...

Labour has described the stamp duty holiday introduced last week as “a £1.3 billion bung for landlords” because the tax break...

A six-branch agency has acquired a single-office independent. Lenwell Property Services, which operates in the Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire region, has acquired...

An insurance firm claims many tenants “make the mistake of thinking the items in their home aren’t worth” and so do...

A regional independent agency generating more than £20 million in rental income annually has snapped up a five-branch independent firm. Alexander & Co,...

Average rents in most regions of the UK have fallen slightly in the past month according to the latest HomeLet market...

The research department of Countrywide’s Hamptons International brand says the stamp duty holiday introduced yesterday on homes selling for £500,000 or...

Automated lettings and management platform teclet has announced a new inventory solution with No Letting Go and its Kaptur inventory app. Kaptur...

Shelter has launched an email campaign to the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, urging him to act to avoid “unfair evictions that...

A Bill which would have introduced a general cap on rent increases in the private rental sector has been abandoned by...

Propertymark has announced that the leadership structure of the lettings side is to be merged with the estate agency section, with...

David Smith - a solicitor specialising in residential property, agency and regulatory law - today launches a book advising property professionals...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given Letting Agent Today a statement trying to soothe critics of its...

ARLA Propertymark and other organisations from across the housing sector have joined forces to support tenants and landlords facing rent arrears...

The government says it’s currently working to ensure the eviction process returns smoothly when the ban expires in late August. In the...

A new league table has been produced listing locations where a mix of rental yield and capital growth have given buy...

London Fire Brigade’s deputy assistant commissioner for fire safety has praised the new safety regulations which have now come in to...

The government appears to have confirmed that the evictions ban will end in late August and courts will resume hearing possession...

One of the biggest names in the Build To Rent sector, Legal & General, says all of its new housing stock...

Agents and landlords are urged to lobby MPs to highlight the threat of the current eviction ban and to urge no...

A prominent economist who has called for a raft of measures to protect tenants during the Coronavirus crisis is now calling...

Shelter is calling for stricter enforcement against letting agents in Northern Ireland which it claims are illegally charging tenants fees for...

The militantly pro-tenant Generation Rent group says it’s working with local councils to have a new “tenants’ charter” introduced. The new director...

A stamp duty cut could reinvigorate the buy to let market and the wider economy as the country comes out of...

A new book from a prominent industry supplier aims to help lettings and estate agents modernise their business and futureproof it...

A property built without planning consent and then illegally let to a family has been knocked down by Ealing council in...

The Deposit Protection Service has issued seven ways to help agents and students in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs during...

A new PropTech platform backed by Countrywide and Foxtons says it offers agents an opportunity to reduce admin, increase revenue and...

Landlords or their agents wanting to obtain possession of their property should act sooner rather than later despite the current ban. That’s...

A solicitor involved in the Court of Appeal case which ruled in favour of the private rental sector has spoken of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My Name is Rob Trotter. I’m married to a vet,...

The director of renters’ campaign group Generation Rent says the long-running scandal of a planning decision made by the Housing Secretary...

A legal expert says the Court of Appeal ruling on S21 possession orders last week has resolved one of the most...

The government has released new guidance regarding electrical safety checks - and there's a worry it may include thousands of additional...

Successes for the private rental sector may seem few and far between these days but the Court of Appeal has now...

Apropos is a revolutionary digital property management platform which has recently launched in the UK. The new property management platform has...

The next formal review of lockdown processes in Wales takes place today, with high expectation that the housing market is likely...

The latest snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord shows “huge gains for the lettings market” since transactions resumed a month ago. The...

Research from franchise giant Belvoir is the latest to show what may be rapidly changing aspirations from private tenants. “The results confirm...

Airbnb has been ordered to pay some 52,000 euros in compensation to the owner of an apartment in Paris after a...

Proptech platform Residently claims its technology is now “free to the property sector.” The platform currently offers a contactless rental process which...

ARLA Propertymark has set out its concerns over draft guidance on anti-money laundering produced by a body called the Joint Money...

The industry’s major landlord trade body is urging its members to write to MPs to explains what it calls “the devastating...

The Federation of Independent Agents has revealed four new PropTech and training strategic partnerships for member agencies. They are Inventory Base, Vaboo,...

The short let sector says it’s been agreed that it can open Airbnb and similar platforms for bookings from July 4...

Knight Frank is the latest agency to produce evidence that the lettings sector has rebounded in the four weeks since the...

The chairman of an agency chain is advising landlords to prepare for stock surpluses in some areas and to win tenants...

A PropTech service says it wants to by-pass professional agents and cater just for self-managing landlords.  What’s more, it’s promoting the fact...

Landlords have expressed disappointment at the government decision to extend the ban on evictions by a further two months.  It will be...

The MRI Software company is hosting a free webinar with key figures from two companies it works with.  Viewber co-founder Ed Mead...

Rent to the value of £10,982.25 is to be returned to tenants by a landlord who was operating without a licence. Mrs...

Demand in the prime London lettings market is catching up with supply, reducing short-term downwards pressure on rental values. That’s the view...

The so-called King and Queen of Buy To Let, the controversial husband and wife team of Fergus and Judith Wilson, are...

A local council is warning the HMO rental sector that tenants may be put at unnecessary risk as a result of...

PropTech firm Goodlord says there’s been “a remarkable bounce back” in the lettings sector since the market resumed. It’s been three weeks...

A new app called Rentd by-passes lettings agents but charges landlords £799 for a full listing. Landlords pay the one-off £799 fixed...

Accreditation service NAPIT has produced a publication for the rental sector ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

The country’s largest provider of inventory services has launched its new processes, overhauled to cope with social distancing and the remaining...

Residents at home during lockdown who may have seen families crammed into overcrowded HMOs are being asked to report the properties...

Independent London agency chain Dexters says it’s seen a 200 per cent jump in enquiries from this time last year, and...

A think-tank claims one in eight tenants has fallen behind with rent since the start of the Coronavirus crisis - a...

The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...

The HMRC’s long-awaited online register for letting agents to register their anti-money laundering activities has opened - almost six months after...

The market for successful lettings businesses is still strong according to one of the country’s leading business transfer agents. Adam J Walker...

A company is marketing an app which monitors social distancing; it says this could be applicable in agents’ offices. Called iTWOsafe is...

Government advice to local authorities to sit tight with new licensing proposals during the Coronavirus pandemic appears to have been ignored...

Aldermore Bank is this week resuming physical mortgage valuations on properties for house purchase and remortgage in England, where strict social...

A London council has sent an open letting to its buy to let landlords urging them to show understanding to tenants...

Citizens Advice claims that in the two months since the lockdown began it has helped over 10,000 people with issues related...

A leading trade body is backing calls by MPs for additional financial support to tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. The National Residential...

Marsh & Parsons, the LSL-owned London chain, has appointed a litigation firm for Covid-19 support to its Lettings team. A statement from...

A new survey of tenants’ sentiment suggests that 54 per cent of renters feel confident to view a property with appropriate...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13.  Propertymark...

An online agency has denied a claim that it is allowing High Street agents to use its platform to avoid paying...

The possibility of an extended mortgage holiday being introduced, for landlords as well as home owners, has been sharply criticised by...

An online lettings agency says landlords should take up mortgage holiday offers and be willing to accept reduced rent during the...

A leading trade body is pleading with the government not to make it harder for landlords or their agent representatives to...

An agency has rebranded following a ‘de-merger’ with a rival firm. Earlier this week we reported that Chichester husband-and-wife agency Hancock and...

One of the country’s largest lettings agencies is to lose 17 jobs out of 100 in what the company founder calls...

Rental app service Movebubble has launched its Home Walkthrough feature which it says it the first of its kind in the...

Tenants’ safety should be letting agents’ first priority in the new era of activity during the Coronavirus pandemic. In a new document...

From midnight lettings agents in England have been able to resume work thanks to an amendment to Coronavirus legislation that was...

Three groups of rental activists have demanded the government scrap all rent payments immediately and cancel all arrears - but mystery...

The rental market effectively disintegrated in the early days of lockdown before showing signs of a rebound which are still active...

A digital property management platform has gone live with a network of local agents covering some of the UK’s key cities.  Apropos has recruited a network of what it calls...

The Generation Rent pressure group is wrong to claim that the majority of landlords are failing to support tenants needing help...

Labour’s proposal to extend the current ban on private rental sector evictions could end up with some landlords in financial ruin.  Landlord...

Some buy to let mortgages are now more expensive than before for borrowers, despite the recent fall in the Bank of...

A group of private rental activists says Labour proposals to give tenants two years to repay arrears accrued during the virus...

Shelter has delivered a 14,000-signature petition claiming that thousands of private renters who have lost their jobs could be facing eviction...

Lenwell is a busy lettings agency covering Luton, Dunstable, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Biggleswade, Hitchin and Northampton - and now, busy in...

There’s no escaping team activity at epropservices - and in a good way. The company, which is the parent firm of The...

We’re very grateful to Andy Wicking, managing director of Red Door Homes, an agency that punches well above its weight in beautiful...

Have you heard of Psych? No, me neither - but that’s our loss according to the London team of Auction House.  The...

An economist who previously suggested tenants should live rent-free for three months during the Coronavirus crisis has revised his thinking -...

ARLA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a formal written...

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

Tomorrow, Bank Holiday Friday, we’re revealing what agents have been doing to maintain morale in their teams during lockdown. You’ve been generous...

It’s only eight weeks to the start off the new Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector which come into...

The Scottish government has announced a £5m fund that will offer interest-free loans to landlords whose tenants are having difficulty paying...

The latest market snapshot by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that while new and completed tenancy volumes dropped rapidly in the first...

The Deposit Protection Scheme is warning of a possible online scam affecting agents, landlords and tenants A statement on the DPS website...

A surge in rental activity has encouraged a London-focussed agency to un-furlough some of its staff ahead of an expected relaxation...

A raft of measures from government and courts intended to help private tenants during the Coronavirus lockdown may be storing up a...

A council is being asked to prioritise consent to use a property as an HMO during the pandemic, with its four...

Several local authorities at different stages of implementing rental licensing schemes have put their proposals on ice until the Coronavirus crisis...

The Labour head of a special ‘taskforce’ looking at London housing issues in the light of the Coronavirus crisis says he...

The boss of a company that manages thousands of properties across the UK claims some tenants should be able to ask...

One of the official redress operators - Property Redress Scheme - has launched a tenancy mediation service for agents, landlords and...

The number of mortgage lenders still offering products to landlords is 42 - only seven fewer than at the peak of...

A new analysis reveals three key figures that suggest the rental market will bounce back from the lockdown and the Coronavirus...

A new automated lettings platform is launching next week and promising to ensure agents and buy to let investors stay compliant. PlanetRent...

Seven out of 10 tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed according to Hamptons International - the highest...

A real estate litigation partner at a leading law firm is warning that the Coronavirus crisis could lead to an 18...

Agents and other property professionals have a week to submit their views to an enquiry into the impact of Coronavirus on...

London agency Chestertons reports that despite the lockdown it’s registered 2,369 new tenants needing to move, conducted 3,432 virtual viewings, received...

Hot weather combined with a lockdown can only mean one thing - a record number of searches for rental properties with...

One of London’s largest lettings agencies is warning its landlord clients to only use mortgage payment holidays offered by lenders as a...

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the government’s controversial Right To Rent scheme, overturning a decision reached last...

HSBC says its unable to accept any new buy to let mortgage applications during the Coronavirus crisis. The same applies to applications...

Demand for homes to rent has surged back by some 30 per cent in the two weeks to April 14 according...

The Property Academy’s latest webinar, to be held this afternoon, is to be addressed by a behavioural economist and frequent contributor...

Research by the National Residential Landlords Association and the Which? consumer body has revealed that some 53 councils in England alone...

Gas and electrical safety certificates should be extended for six months to cover for the impact of the Coronavirus.  The call comes...

Student bodies want letting agents to acknowledge that many students have lost their incomes and have been forced to return to...

An agency and its landlord clients have come to the aid of nurses who are in the frontline of the fight...

Hello, this is the final Conquering Corona for the week as we continue to help agents with advice and guidance through...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the key for getting through the virus crisis is good communications, both with clients...

Landlords have been sharply criticised by a broker for allegedly trying to cash in on the Coronavirus crisis by demanding mortgage...

A London council has pressed ahead with the launch of a borough-wide additional licensing scheme despite the lockdown and uncertainty created...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

The private equity firm that snapped up Zoopla Property Group two years ago has revealed that it’s one of two companies...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

The Generation Rent pressure group, fiercely critical of agents and landlords in recent months, wants the government to implement a 12 month...

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

A Wales holiday lettings agency has worked with owner-clients to offer free holidays to frontline healthcare workers when the crisis has...

“Communication is pretty much everything…” - that’s the key message from Tega Alexander, digital marketing manager at the up-and-coming Homesearch. Thanks so...

Here are two sets of advice from the good folk at Aston Mead Land & Planning - some more appropriate than...

The lockdown is now a fact of life across almost all of the western world so the team at Chestertons, which...

Hello - we’re here to help on a daily basis, sharing information across the industry.  As ever, we’d love your input to...

For many this coming Easter weekend will be the strangest ever - for agents and industry suppliers it will not be...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

Demand for rental properties with gardens or other outdoor space has soared in terms of portal listings - perhaps no surprise...

A PropTech firm has issued a dramatic offer to letting agents to pay the company only when they themselves get paid...

One of the lettings sector’s biggest trade bodies is calling on government to make a clear statement to help landlords who...

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...

It’s not just navigating a path through the Coronavirus crisis that is proving the value of letting agents - it’s their...

Week three of the lockdown begins - we hope you’re faring well with these temporary restrictions. We’re here to help where...

Liverpool’s Labour council, which was prevented by the government from extending its city-wide licensing scheme for another five years, is seeking...

A local authority has postponed the extension of its private rental sector licensing regime - but it’s warning agents not to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is advising member companies to file their accounts on time in order to remain transparent...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

Demand for rental properties has predictably plummeted thanks to the lockdown. Data from PropTech company Goodlord shows that while a surge for...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

The much delayed merger of the UK’s two landlord bodies has officially happened today. The National Residential Landlords Association has been formed...

Like many agencies, the Milton Keynes company Cauldwell Property Services has most of its staff working from home and handling sellers’...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with the...

A Blackpool lettings agent has come to the rescue of two NHS nurses whose car had broken down - and now...

An estate agency has enterprisingly labelled all of its property listings with the mantra we must all respect - Stay At...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

The government issued further guidance on the private rental sector over the weekend. The new 21 page document - a link to...

A lettings agency has given a full apology after a letter - not approved by the company - was sent out...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

There’s growing concern across the lettings sector about the buy to let mortgage market seeing lenders pull product ranges, tighten lending...

All court possession orders are being suspended from today as part of the changes to the private rental sector to cope...

A leading Proptech expert says agents must have robust payment systems to cope with the unusual pressure of tracking mortgage and...

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

Despite the challenges being thrown up to the lettings sector by Coronavirus, this is a reminder that new MEES regulations on...

Paperwork released overnight by the government appears to confirm that the notice period for evictions is extending from two months to...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it has contacted the government to see whether its members are deemed ‘essential’ and...

The landlords’ newly-merged trade body has renewed its call for the government to do more to help the private rental sector...

The Citizens Advice charity is the latest organisation to call for more help for private tenants following what appears to be...

The government has yet to give explicit guidance relating to private rental maintenance, but new advice this morning appears to shed...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, our guide to the latest information to help agents and the rest of the...

Labour is on the warpath against the government following the surprise contents of the Coronavirus Emergency Bill, apparently watering down the...

The three month outright eviction ban pledged to renters last week appears to have been watered down in the Coronavirus Emergency...

Although the worst of the stock market bloodletting triggered by Coronavirus now appears to have gone, franchise agency group Belvoir has...

What appears to be the first court adjournment of an eviction case caused by the Coronavirus outbreak has happened - raising...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column on Friday. Before we get on with it, a reminder...

Not-for-profit accreditation service safeagent says the government should ensure councils delay the introduction of all new private rental sector licensing schemes...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

The government has announced a complete ban on evictions in the private and social sectors for any tenant affected by the...

Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...

It’s easy to forget in the Coronavirus frenzy but from tomorrow, Friday March 20, all tenancies are to become subject to...

Franchise giant Winkworth has expanded its presence in Reading with the acquisition of a local independent lettings agency. It’s snapped up AMPM,...