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The long-running aspiration of many to allow rental payments to be counted towards credit ratings appears to have taken a step...

The post-Covid prime lettings market in London has seen remarkable growth, an agency says. The latest data from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices London...

A prominent housing journalist says Labour should fund councils to buy homes directly from private landlords to rapidly increase the size...

The advocates of Build To Rent have made another ambitious target for the sector’s growth.  Research from the British Property Federation and...

An Austrian-based property management PropTech service, which already has links to Knight Frank, is now launching in the UK. iDWELL, which describes...

With the steady introduction of rental platforms and apps designed to bypass letting agents and property managers in the tenancy process,...

During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...

A PropTech firm says Open Banking could help to transform the lettings industry for the better if it is fully embraced.  And...

PropTech platform Lavanda says urban property is changing thanks to the pandemic, and it tells agents, landlords and other providers to...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

A PropTech provider has created an app to remotely view and inspect properties in real time.  With InventoryBase Live the tenants undertake...

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

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

A new PropTech app-based service claiming to reduce paperwork in property management is rolling out in London and the south east. Herddle...

Three of the country’s most senior agents have told a PropTech supplier how they use technology to aid their compliance work...

A London-focused PropTech startup has just won another £7m in funding. Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly to...

Letting agents need to adapt to changing landlord and tenant habits The way letting agents, landlords and tenants communicate has changed significantly...

A new PropTech start-up that claims to make student house-hunting easier is offering free listings to lettings agents with London properties. Polygon...

A London-focussed ‘rental brand’ called Residently has just secured £2.5m in funding.  Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly...

Rightmove’s chief executive officer, Peter Brooks-Johnson, is joining the board of an offshoot of a global classified listings operation. He is to...

Rent recognition platform CreditLadder, which enables renters to add their payments to their credit history, has announced a partnership which aims...

The Rent Recognition Challenge, an initiative to use technology to help share renters' payment histories with lenders and credit reference agencies,...

Rightmove is testing an experimental Facebook Messenger bot in the London lettings market.    For the unitiated a bot is software that can...

Letting agents and property managers will soon have a new way to coordinate maintenance reports and inspections, thanks to a refreshing...

Rightmove and Zoopla have entered into partnerships with a property management app - Rentr - which is aimed at lettings sector...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

Movebubble, a firm which has in the past offered renters a service where someone attends viewings on their behalf - has...

HM Revenue & Customs has launched a 12-week consultation on a proposal which it claims simplifies the tax demands levied on...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

So, Britain voted out of the European Union. What are the implications for UK landlords, from the immigration laws point of...

As part of the governments push on illegal immigration, from the 1st of February landlords and agents are required to check...

Laura Severs from LetMC Knowing when to increase your management fees can be tough. However on LetMC there are some easy to...

PropertyPal, a portal covering Northern Ireland, has launched a new Android app which allows consumers to ‘draw’ a defined area in...

Glyn Trott from LetMC We are approaching valuations with landlords in a new way. By using this simple form we have been able...

Glyn Trott of LetMC Are you using landlord referencing effectively? Landlord referencing is often outsourced and a missed sales opportunity. In this video...

Q: What does it say on your business card? I like the flexibility of roles so I do not have a title...

Glyn Trott of LetMC Are you using landlord referencing effectively? Landlord referencing is often outsourced and a missed sales opportunity. In this video...