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Automated rental payment service PayProp has revealed a revamped website.  The service described the new site as “a refreshed web presence that...

Independent polling gives Labour a big lead when it comes to its approach to housing policy. Detailed polling by the Ipsos pollster...

A marketing expert is encouraging agents to invest more time and money in digital activities.  Richard Combellack, commercial product officer at PropTech...

The Nationwide Foundation - a pressure group funded by the Nationwide - says more effective enforcement is required for the private...

Interim inspections are a necessity if you want to avoid property issues and tenant relationship breakdowns. They’re a no brainer –...

What objections are you hearing when you try and convert let-only landlords to fully-managed? Because the latest figures show just 18 per...

A newspaper is reporting that almost 1,500 homes which could be used for long-term mainstream rentals have been ‘lost’ to short...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...

At PayProp, customer service is a top priority. Our UK-based platform experts are always ready to go the extra mile to...

An agent claims that if Labour wins the next General Election there will be what he calls “misguided meddling” across the...

The law is clear – agencies in England, Scotland and Wales need a valid client money protection (CMP) policy to protect...

A PropTech supplier is warning lettings agents that they risk being outpaced by competitors if they neglect social media. Craig Vile, director...

Nowadays, we rely on social media platforms to stay informed and updated about topics that are of interest to us.  These platforms...

An activist group that has staged many protests against letting agents must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...

It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...

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

Two lettings agencies in Cornwall are campaigning for more affordable rental accommodation for NHS staff in the county. Camel and Homequest Lettings...

A Foxtons-owned lettings agency says 60 per cent of tenants and would-be buyers say they are not confident negotiating asking rents...

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

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

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

Today’s Queen’s Speech, setting out the government’s legislative programme for the next year, is expected to include rental reform. It’s thought one...

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

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

The charity Citizens Advice - which claims a “unique, real-time insight into the challenges people are facing as a result of Coronavirus"...

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

Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break....

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

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

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

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

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

Now may be the time for buy to let investors to consider incorporation - putting their property portfolios into a limited...

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

Campaigning charity Shelter says it is “doubling up” its efforts to make sure letting agents comply with anti-discrimination legislation when it...

Pro-tenant campaign group Generation Rent says judges should have more power to protect tenants from eviction while the Coronavirus outbreak continues. The...

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

A pressure group representing private tenants wants government to help housing associations purchase buy to let properties “at knockdown prices.” A blog...

Home offices aren’t all about laptops and wifi routers….they’re about gorgeous views too. So thanks to Marc Morrish, a director and auctioneer...

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

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

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

An anti-poverty campaigner and tax expert says any private rented sector tenant with Coronavirus should be able to live rent-free for...

A ginger group that supports the Labour party says the government’s bid to stop pet bans is meaningless and does not...

A lettings agency has voluntarily decided to scrap To Let boards in densely populated areas, because they are unsightly and in...

The Trussell Trust, which coordinates the vast majority of the food banks around the UK, is working with the National Landlords...

Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what...

In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by the CPRs. In our next blog we’ll look at the...

In 2014 The Properties Misdescriptions Act was repealed and replaced with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, otherwise known as...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

Everyone wants to rank highly on Google. Why? Well, as the world’s biggest search engine, with more than 65% market share,...

A consumer group which conducted 30 undercover viewings in five different UK cities claims letting agents are showing potential tenants around...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

A leading property disputes solicitor has joined a growing chorus of criticism of how Right To Rent will cope with issues...

There are plenty of helpful and reliable professionals in the letting industry, however it’s no secret that there are a lot...

An economics academic says the country’s taxpayers should be “very angry” with the government for failing to collect taxes to which...

A no-holds-barred blog on a controversial website claims that it lifts the lid on being a letting agent in central London...

Campaigning charity Shelter - which last week suggested landlords were more likely to quit buy to let because they grew old...

The reasons behind ‘landlord churn’ - when buy to let investors sell up - are more connected with personal circumstances than...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims around one in 10 landlords quit the lettings sector each year.   Using new research by YouGov it says...

**The free photography course for estate agents (part one) offer has now expired. It is still available in special circumstances so...

The National Landlords Association has come up with an unexpected possible side effect of the new Tenants’ Fees Bill - it...

In a blog which appears - perhaps surprisingly - to be supportive of Theresa May’s General Election manifesto, campaigning charity Shelter...

Immigration charity Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has this week launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for...

Hybrid agency Purplebricks has given details of a mystery shopping exercise it has undertaken across over 280 letting agencies throughout the...

The Liberal Democrats appear to be taking what they see as the credit for the government’s commitment to ban letting agents’...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Opponents of the proposed change to mortgage interest tax relief for landlords have promised what they call a “shock and awe”...

Shelter - the campaigning charity many feel has had influence on government policies for the lettings sector - has now turned around and...

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

Vicky Spratt - whose blogging to highlight the various fees charged to tenants by letting agents triggered a campaign to get...

The latest demand by anti-letting agent pressure group Generation Rent is for the government to abolish the right of landlords or...

Our key partner and buy-to-let specialist, Hamilton Fraser, and renown industry expert, Paul Shamplina have released the first in a new...

A fundamental part of any tenancy agreement is the tenant’s obligation to pay rent to live in the  property. In return,...

Suzy Hershman, Head of Dispute Resolution for mydeposits, covers her top tips for preparing your dispute evidence If I had a £1 for...

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

The long-term aspiration of most Britons to own their home has not been deterred by the Brexit vote, according to the...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike; this is...

The chief executive of a new organisation servicing the fast-growing British Build To Rent sector says he hopes in time BTR...

A buy to let property in London is going to be “very difficult to make viable” in the near future unless...

The Liberal Democrats are following in the footsteps of some Green and Labour politicians in calling for a ban on letting...

A housing law expert says landlords should consider using not-for-profit letting agencies, claiming they have “no big overheads” and have a...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has ticked off the government for not updating its Private Landlords’ Survey for some six years...

Sales and letting agents who enter a new awards event will be given the chance to promote their property business on...

A tenant who describes herself as “a seasoned renter” says women may end up paying higher rents than men for similar...

It is safe to say that in the cyber world of today, a reviewing culture has been born. We have review...

Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...

A blog post by eviction specialists Landlord Action has exposed bad tenants who can clearly afford to pay the rent but...

The government’s reduction of mortgage interest tax relief on buy to let properties in a major factor for 50 per cent...

A fascinating insight into claims being made against Foxtons by a legal firm acting on behalf of landlords has been posted online. In...

An organisation that describes itself as “an independent group of private renters” says it has identified 21 letting agents out of...

Glyn Trott from LetMC Just like having a customer retention strategy, we also have a staff retention strategy, learn some of the...

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...

As estate agents, business people and just plain people for that matter, we can't help looking at the way our society...