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![Alarm Bells for Build To Rent as building starts show huge slump](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Builders-400x310.png)
New analysis from the British Property Federation (BPF) shows a dramatic slump in the number of Build To Rent units started. Although...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants get agents’ advice on how to “jump the rental queue”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
A lettings agency is offering tenants guidance on what it calls “how to jump the rental queue.” Benham and Reeves outlines a...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants reveal biggest ‘deal breakers’ when looking for rental property](/upload/images/shutterstock_1197102829(4).jpg)
Data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages rose just 1.5% year-on-year in June –...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour “serious about change” and “grasping the nettle” - top agent](/upload/images/shutterstock_739797655.jpg)
Labour’s proposed planning reforms indicates that the new government is serious about change and grasping the nettle on housebuilding. That’s the view...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour’s big idea to shift first time buyers from rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Labour is launching a new Freedom to Buy scheme to get 80,000 young people on the housing ladder, over the next...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent provider claims record breaking rental unit growth](/upload/images/shutterstock_1778683922.jpg)
Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital says it’s enjoyed a record breaking period of growth. Over 2023 and so far in 2024...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents facing huge rise in tenant fraud](/upload/images/shutterstock_1488438023(1).jpg)
An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year. The analysis, carried out by...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![I’m Making You An Offer! - PropTech in Dragons Den-style pitch](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_712767091.jpg)
A major technology programme has secured what it calls “a landmark co-investment partnership” with Propertymark and the Tenancy Deposit Service group. And...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech: enhanced referencing service launched](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
PropTech platform Goodlord has launched a new referencing service for letting agents, offering what it calls ”a carefully curated balance of...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency - new RICS standard for agents to launch this year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCx400x310.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![National Insurance cut offers chance to identify tenancy fraud](/upload/images/shutterstock_549937093.jpg)
Tenant reference and tech supplier The Lettings Hub claims 25 per cent of fraudulent documents submitted by would-be tenants were identified...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building society bans mortgages on holiday let properties](/upload/images/shutterstock_1953578092.jpg)
A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents making special offers to students to clear glut of properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/MillenialAgents1-400x310.png)
Letting agents are reported to be making special offers to students in one of the biggest UK university cities. Durham’s student newspaper...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Ukrainians given visa extension - likely impact on private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Ukrainians who came to the UK following the Russian invasion will be able to apply for 18-month extensions to their visas,...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Private rental demand to soar if bankrupt council ends social housing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Birmingham’s Labour council is considering closing its social housing waiting list to new applicants - and this is likely to trigger...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent cheerleaders complain about slow planning consents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
The British Property Federation claims the time required for Build To Rent planning applications has significantly increased over the past decade...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Breakthrough allows rent payments to be reported to credit agencies](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NB%20-%20M%26P%20March%20blog%201%20-%20No%20budget%20boost%20from%20the%20Chancellor%20but%20it's%20not%20all%20doom%20and%20gloom.jpg)
The long-running aspiration of many to allow rental payments to be counted towards credit ratings appears to have taken a step...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![EPC Change On The Way? New energy ratings planned by government](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency installs new systems after error leaves HMOs unlicensed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A lettings agency has initiated new systems to ensure there is no repeat of a mistake that left some client properties...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Protection feature launched for agents and landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
PropTech specialist Vouch has launched a Rent Protection feature, designed to help landlords access cover to mitigate the risk of unpaid rent. The feature...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax and Benefit Changes announced to impact housing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement to reveal measures affecting both the rental market and the wider property industry. The Local Housing...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent problems highlighted in latest report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
A new report suggests London’s Build To Rent sector is being held back by a “stark inconsistency” from local councils in...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![New tenant referencing service claims to revolutionise industry](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
HomeLet claims its new VISTA service will revolutionise the lettings industry by eliminating fraud through the use of detection technology and...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![tlyfe's Rent-Ready Solution: Revolutionising the Lettings Market with Over 50,000 Tenants and 200 Agent Branches on Board](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/openbrix/360x280.png)
Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...
31 October 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Agency slams four councils for policies which directly hit rental supply](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
The lettings agency Winkworth has taken the unusual step of criticising policies of a series of councils. The councils are all Labour...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![New boss for controversial John Lewis private rental initiative](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
A new director of property has been named by the John Lewis Partnership, to lead its controversial Build To Rent initiative. Martin...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![John Lewis private rental bid faces “extreme challenges”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency’s new business model is ‘the future of the industry’ it claims](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
An established High Street agency has launched a “partner’ business model that it claims will be the future shape of the...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![40 year buy to let mortgage available from today](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/L%26G%20Mortgage%20club%20announces%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
HSBC is increasing its maximum mortgage term to 40 years for buy to let, purchase, remortgaging and additional borrowing. Second homes will...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Praise for self-employed and entrepreneurial franchise teams](/upload/images/shutterstock_1191697429.jpg)
The head of one of the country’s highest profile franchise agency empires says the self-employed ethos of some advisers and entrepreneurial...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shock Survey - Quarter of young tenants admit to sub-letting](/upload/images/shutterstock_1902146830.jpg)
One in eight tenants admit to letting out part or all of their rented property - and that rises to a...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![John Lewis pushes into private rental market with 800 homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
John Lewis is pushing ahead with its commitment to build and manage rental homes as part of a drive which it...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![New faces take over veteran rentals franchise branch](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
One of the country’s first Belvoir branch franchises has changed hands after approaching three decades. The resale of Belvoir Lincoln, one of...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents told ‘Get A Move On’ as licensing scheme flags](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Licenseimage400x310.jpg)
A council has told letting agents to ‘get a move on’ as it admits there’s been a slow start to its...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - most common lies on rental applications](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
A comparison website has compiled a list of what it claims to be the most common lies on tenancy applications -...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Building Society opens applications for unique rental scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
The Cambridge Building Society has opened applications for its unique Rent to Home scheme. Last month it announced that it had invested...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Faster and more secure tenant referencing pledge by supplier](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech1-400x310.png)
PropTech rental platform Goodlord has partnered with an open banking platform to enhance its tenant referencing service. Goodlord, which first integrated open...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rebranded agency says students now drive the lettings market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AdultChildren-400x310.png)
Investors looking to add to their portfolios in 2023 should be urged to consider student housing opportunities, according to a Newcastle...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Politicians blasted for ‘lack of balance’ in private rental sector policies](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![New PropTech products launched for letting agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/AgentOnline-400x310.png)
HomeLet has launched a product to help combat tenancy fraud, which it claims has seen a 36 per cent rise since...
14 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Self-managing landlords ready to instruct agents - new report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let. A...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![More renters lie about pay to secure tenancies - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RightToRent-400x310.png)
Over half of all fraudulent tenancy applications involve fake or doctored pay slips, a PropTech firm claims. Goodlord analysed a sample size...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big rise in fraudulent applications claims reference service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
Attempted fraud in the letting sector has risen sharply over the past two years, it’s been claimed. Tenant reference provider Homeppl claims...
27 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents invited to virtual forum to discuss new licensing schemes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Webinar-400x310.png)
Letting agents and landlords are invited to join a virtual forum for a further update on new licensing requirements and to...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Banned! Rogue agent abused Covid loans with string of false claims](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Stressed(F)Tenant-400x310.png)
A lettings agent has been banned from holding office in a company for 11 years for abusing Covid loans - but...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Growing number of fraudulent ID and lettings applications](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
Data from fraud prevention database CIFAS a marked increase in both identity fraud and false lettings applications in the UK according...
15 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb registration and short lets planning consent under consideration](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/airbnb400x310.jpg)
The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rejected! More tenancy applications turned down by agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/application_rejected-400x310.png)
A growing number of rental applications are being rejected by agents, it’s been claimed. PropTech firm Vouch says that between January and...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Franchise opportunity for agents - this is how much it costs](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyChain-1-400x310.jpg)
A lettings and sales agency called Propertynest is offering franchise opportunities for those wanting to set up their own business. Headquartered in...
04 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![New Airbnb controls are condemned by trade body](/upload/images/library/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
The UK Short Term Accommodation Association says the Scottish Government’s backing of a bid to control short lets in Edinburgh could...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Boomtime for lettings market as big student room shortfall predicted](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Studentsimage400x310.jpg)
Rising numbers of young people going to university and a relatively low supply of new student housing means that by 2025...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Guide for agents on how to spot fraudster tenant applicants](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/balgores%201.jpg)
An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that agents and landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents must carry increased costs of Right To Rent checks](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EvictionNotice-400x310-min.jpeg)
Propertymark is warning that higher Right To Rent costs are likely to hit agents when new processes kick in this autumn. From...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Referencing to suit your needs, from FCC Paragon](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/FFC%20Paragon/360x280bl%20(003).jpg)
Since the Tenant Fees Act ban came into force, agents have been responsible for covering tenancy referencing costs, whether that’s by...
22 June 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![John Lewis names first locations for its private rental homes](/upload/images/Logos/JohnLewis400x310.jpg)
The John Lewis Partnership has revealed the first three locations where it will build new rental homes. The properties “would offer the...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental reform may be bogged down after elections, warns supplier](/upload/images/Logos/aiic-logo400x310.png)
Last month’s local election results could yet impact on the private rental sector, a prominent industry supplier claims. The Association of Independent...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents should identify homes with poor EPCs says Propertymark](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energyefficiency400x310.jpg)
Letting agents should consider how the properties they manage can become more energy efficient, says Propertymark. And they should tap into new...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenancy Fraud fears prompt warnings to agents](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/360x280-PISponsoredContent_2.jpg)
Industry suppliers are linking up to host a webinar for agents this week outlining the growing risks of tenancy fraud. HomeLet, Let...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Second Home Taxes - government releases more details](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
The government has released more details of the powers being given to local authorities to levy additional taxes on second homes. The...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Vote 2022 - today's elections could change course of rental reform](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Conservative-logo400x310.png)
A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Ex-Sky Sports star to lead property awards event next week](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Award-400x310.png)
Presenter, broadcaster and former Sky Sports anchor Kirsty Gallacher has been confirmed as the presenter of The Guild of Property Professional’s...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket reveals it’s put £350,000 into lettings PropTech firm](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
A commercial partnership between tenant referencing platform Canopy and property website OnTheMarket has involved an investment of some £350,000. The figure has...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Avoid rent freezes but some controls can work, academics claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/uk-housing400x310.png)
A 68-page academic report urges governments not to adopt hard controls that simply freeze rents - even though it acknowledges that...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![How agents can reduce fraud before, during and after the referencing process](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-Tech-400x310.jpg)
In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process. Over...
07 February 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![PropTech pledge: Agents can onboard a landlord in under 10 minutes](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineProperty2-400x310.jpg)
A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fraudulent tenant applications rife in some rental properties - claim](/upload/images/library/Fraud-image400x310.png)
A PropTech firm claims to have saved a client more than £160,000 by preventing a criminal from illegally renting one of...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![In recovery - good figures from London’s rental market](/upload/images/Locations/LondonMapPins-400x310.jpg)
Data from central London lettings agency Bective shows returning tenant demand in the capital. The agency’s analysis of new lettings applicants shows...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings Hub](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/The%20Lettings%20Hub/Nathan400x310px.jpg)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings...
26 October 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Tenant fraud surges massively in Build To Rent sector](/upload/images/library/Fraud-image400x310.png)
The Build to Rent sector is being targeted by criminals with a 364 per cent rise in fraudulent tenant applications in...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government backs away from stricter regulation of Airbnb and short lets](/upload/images/Locations/ScotlandFlag400x310.png)
The Scottish Government - which earlier this year suggested it would be clamping down heavily on Airbnbs, especially in Edinburgh -...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why is tenancy fraud on the rise?](/upload/images/adv-2021/Guides%20%26%20Tips/Homeppl/LAT_Homeppl_400x310.png)
More and more people are committing tenancy fraud and it’s having a massive impact on the industryAs a lettings agency, you...
07 October 2021
From: Proptech & Innovation
![The complete business phone system in a mobile app for property professionals](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/pipcall/360x280.png)
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...
07 October 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/The%20Lettings%20Hub/Vince400x310px.jpg)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...
23 September 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Short Lets Control Area - is this a way of controlling Airbnb?](/upload/images/Locations/Edinburgh-Map-400x310px-min.png)
A consultation is to begin next month regarding the designation of an entire city as a Short Term Let Control Area. If...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Free to agents: Banking dispute service endorsed by Propertymark](/upload/images/Logos/ARLA-PropertyMark-400x310.jpg)
Propertymark has given its support to a free and independent dispute resolution service, the Business Banking Resolution Service, which is being offered to...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tenant fraud hits Build To Rent sector](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/TenancyContract-400x310.jpg)
Two PropTech companies say tenant fraud - reported to be a growing problem in buy to let - is now an...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agent victims of tenancy fraud invited to come forward](/img/default/lat.png)
Propertymark wants agents to come forward with examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Beware - Rental fraud on the rise, alleges due diligence firm](/img/default/lat.png)
There’s a new warning the rental fraud could be on the rise. Due diligence firm Homeppl says the combination of possible job...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Demand for Right To Rent clarity as key deadline is reached](/img/default/lat.png)
Agents need more clarity and transparency about the future of Right to Rent checks post-pandemic and post-Brexit, according to the UK’s...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Goodlord now selling injury and illness insurance to tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
PropTech firm Goodlord is to offer illness and injury insurance to tenants via a link with Legal & General. Goodlord already sells...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rents soar outside London - but dip in the capital itself](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest rental market snapshot produced by HomeLet shows average rents outside of London soaring to higher levels and dropping in the capital itself. The...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket to provide agents with free tenancy referencing](/img/default/lat.png)
OnTheMarket has signed a 12 month exclusive commercial partnership with Canopy, the tenant referencing platform. The partnership will enable the portal to...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Fraud Frenzy: One in 20 tenancy applications may be fake](/img/default/lat.png)
There’s been a huge 263 per cent increase in the value of fraudulent tenant applications in just three months, it’s been...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government reveals true scale of Green Homes Grant farce](/img/default/lat.png)
ARLA Propertymark says there should be a long term appropriately funded strategy to help the private rental sector and home owners...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Foreign buy to let investors wooed by lender’s reduced rates](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the most active lenders for international investors in UK buy to let claims to have produced a market-leading mortgage...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Covid - how it's hit the lettings market over the past year](/img/default/lat.png)
With Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirming the next phase of the roadmap out of lockdown, a PropTech firm has reflected on...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Sleep Out to Help Out! Wonderful work by Knight Frank](/img/default/lat.png)
Knight Frank is this year’s headline sponsor of the LandAid Sleep Out, one of the causes many in the industry support. This...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let optimism shown by larger mortgages, claims finance house](/img/default/lat.png)
The popularity of buy to let mortgage products offering exclusive rates for higher value loans is a sign of optimism in...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Blow to lettings sector as Green Homes Grant axed](/img/default/lat.png)
The initiative which the government hoped would transform energy efficiency in the private rental sector is being axed this week. The Green...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Five things agents dislike about tenant referencing](/img/default/lat.png)
Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil. Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...
04 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Mentoring scheme for agents hits landmark target](/img/default/lat.png)
Agents Together, the agency charity set up by Purplebricks and Boomin founders Michael and Kenny Bruce, says it’s hit an important...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents 'should guide landlords through blizzard of licensing rules'](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents should help landlords through a blizzard of red tape and regulation cause by local licensing schemes, a PropTech entrepreneur...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Pioneering clampdown on short lets gathers pace](/img/default/lat.png)
Scotland’s official clampdown on short lets is gathering pace with the country’s housing minister advocating a licensing regime and so-called ‘control...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents slam “socially irresponsible” councils pushing licensing](/img/default/lat.png)
ARLA Propertymark has hit out at a growing number of local councils introducing licensing schemes, calling it “socially irresponsible” to do...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets body wants public cash for lost lockdown income](/img/default/lat.png)
A trade body wants the government to ensure its latest lockdown grants cover short lets businesses. The UK Short Term Accommodation Association...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Free Guide: Sold On Sustainability](/img/default/lat.png)
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....
09 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents may have busier-than-usual Christmas despite market slowing](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the November lockdown creating a subdued picture - but with early...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent set for late-year surge in applications - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
A late-year surge in the number of Build To Rent applications has been forecast by a market commentator. Alex Blagden, senior researcher...