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![Long-established agency rebrands by taking parent company’s name](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Burns & Webber, a long-established name in the Surrey property market, is rebranding by adopting its parent company’s name, Curchods. The four...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Carbon Neutral Claim by large lettings and sales agency group](/upload/images/shutterstock_2045358749.jpg)
Leaders Romans Group claims to have achieved carbon neutrality for a second consecutive year. A statement claims LRG has undertaken “several notable...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech: New Lettings Progression function for agents - and soon](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
Alto says it’s introducing new Lettings Progression functionality which will roll out in the first half of this year - so...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMO warning letters ignored by rogue lettings agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A lettings agency has pleaded guilty to seven offences relating to an HMO. IHomes Letting Limited has been fined £16,970 for failing...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech supplier to unveil upgrades to beefed-up platform](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Goodlord is set to unveil at least 10 upgrades to its platform in a webinar this afternoon at 2pm. The enhanced platform,...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![New survey to help politicians make rental policy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
The Welsh Housing Minister has committed to a Housing Survey to assist its policies for the private rental sector. Propertymark has been...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rayner’s Section 21 Reform must not kill private rental sector - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Husband and wife triple their lettings business overnight](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BTR-400x310.png)
Husband-and-wife team John and Shirley Ounsworth have completed on the acquisition of Osprey Lettings. The couple - who run a Northwood franchise...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Police urge agents to smoke out illegal cannabis farms](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Cannabis-Plant-1-400x310.jpg)
Police are urging letting agents and landlords to act swiftly if they think one of their properties is being used as...
26 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rural property firm name disappears into parent company brand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind-400x310.png)
Scottish agency and chartered surveyor firm DM Hall is to incorporate the identity of its rural property specialist arm, Baird Lumsden,...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent Alert - Trading Standards new guidance on To Let wording](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team has issued new guidance on terminology used in property advertising - particularly lettings. The...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency and council work together on unlikely safety campaign](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
After numerous stories of councils and letting agencies at each others’ throats over To Let boards, Trading Standards and other controversies,...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council brands lettings agency “dodgy” and issues big fine](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
The agency and landlord responsible for letting a two-bedroom flat in Dagenham have been found guilty in court for providing extremely...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![It’s War! New council attack on ‘eyesore’ To Let boards](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
A council is set to renew its war on To Let boards. In summer 2018, Leciester council brought into effect a new...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ chance to think faster, sharper and better](/upload/images/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
Propertymark’s showcase event this year is to be addressed by a person who is a chartered psychologist, neuroscientist, science communicator, author...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Are EPCs reliable for estimating energy efficiency?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenHome-400x310.png)
Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...
28 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Pets cause more expensive property damage than children - claim](/upload/images/library/doggggggggggg.jpg)
With the debate ranging over pets in lets, a new analysis by comparative website Compare The Market suggests pet damage is...
26 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Change on the agenda for leading inventory clerks’ trade association](/upload/images/Logos/aiic-logo400x310.png)
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it’s going to propose evolutionary changes at its upcoming annual general meeting. This will include...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency offers £2k holiday as part of brand promotion](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/AgentsWindow-1-400x310.jpg)
A lettings and sales agency is offering eagle eyed residents the chance to win a £2,000 holiday if they spot one...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Do we still need To Let boards in 2022?](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/RentingImage-400x310.jpg)
A business news website is reporting that an agency has been ordered to pay £1,550 for displaying a board illegally. Charles Lear...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Management Software: Top tips for busy letting agents](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Dezrez/Main%20image%20-%20Dezrez%20article%20360x280.png)
During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...
24 November 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Police tips for agents on how to smoke out cannabis farms](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Cannabis-Farm-1-400x310.jpg)
Police officers are this week raising awareness among agents about the signs of potential cannabis grows. The campaign is being led in...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Police confront man who stole To Let sign from property](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/RentingImage-400x310.jpg)
Local media in Bournemouth report that a man was stopped by the police when he was seen after dark carrying a...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Get In Shape - Agent Rainmaker bootcamp back after the pandemic](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Conference1400x310.jpg)
Agent Rainmaker’s bootcamp - which aims to focus letting agents on the structure of their business whilst also breaking boards and...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Clampdown on boards after code of conduct ‘ignored’ by agents](/img/default/lat.png)
A local authority in Essex is cracking down on what it claims to be the increase of illegally positioned estate agent...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Council seeking info on agencies that worked with rogue landlord](/img/default/lat.png)
A council says it’s looking for lettings agencies that worked with a rogue landlord who's been issued with a four year banning order. Bristol...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Another independent agency’s lettings book snapped up by franchise giant](/img/default/lat.png)
A branch of Martin & Co has completed its second independent lettings book acquisition in 18 months. Martin & Co Chelmsford, part...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![New mega-agency will manage over 70,000 tenanted properties](/img/default/lat.png)
The takeover of Hunters by The Property Franchise Group means the combined operations will manage over 70,000 tenanted properties across the...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - what prospective tenants miss on viewings](/img/default/lat.png)
A new survey has highlighted what prospective renters and buyers are likely to miss during a property viewing. The study, by the...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Delivering a speedy end of tenancy deposit negotiation – the top tips](/img/default/lat.png)
Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...
10 November 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Agents – here are five simple tips for job searching](/img/default/lat.png)
There’s no denying it, job hunting can be hard work – even more so at the moment, with all that’s going...
29 October 2020
From: Recruitment & Business Matters
![Propertymark names new leader for revamped organisation](/img/default/lat.png)
Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Lettings market slows in August after post-lockdown boom](/img/default/lat.png)
The letting market experienced a traditional seasonal decline in August, according to the latest analysis from Agency Express. Its Property Activity Index...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Police bust major £400,000 drugs racket run by rogue landlord](/img/default/lat.png)
West Midlands Police have revealed that a major drugs racket being run by a rogue landlord from his properties in Coventry...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![£87,000 fine after rental flats declared “serious risk to life”](/img/default/lat.png)
A buy to let investor has been found guilty of letting out poor quality living accommodation that was said to pose...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Radio station uncovers sex-for-rent adverts by landlords](/img/default/lat.png)
An undercover investigation by the LBC radio station has revealed unscrupulous landlords who expect sex from women tenants in return for...
17 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![The next generation of renters has arrived. Are you ready to find them a home?](/img/default/lat.png)
You don’t need to go far for news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to proposed...
27 November 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Slow winter ahead for private rental sector warns market monitor](/img/default/lat.png)
Agency Express, the board company that monitors the lettings market through demand for its To Let and Let By boards, warns...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency voluntarily scraps To Let boards ‘as most renters look online’](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings agency has voluntarily decided to scrap To Let boards in densely populated areas, because they are unsightly and in...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![10 ways tenants can beat damp and mould](/img/default/lat.png)
As winter is coming, it’s time to think about how to protect your property from damp and mould. This silent assassin...
11 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Friend first, boss second, probably agent third - Brent's back with new video](/img/default/lat.png)
First, he was trying his hand in lettings, then he devised a 2.5% commission to take on Purplebricks. Now, after nine months...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Independent rebrands to Hunters as franchise expansion continues](/img/default/lat.png)
An independent previously known as Adams Estate Agents has rebranded as Hunters as the franchise giant’s expansion programme continues. The office is...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![More power for landlords? Two largest trade bodies to merge in New Year](/img/default/lat.png)
The two largest landlord trade groups are to merge. The National Landlords Association and the Residential Landlords Association will unite to form...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rental market strong this summer says board company index](/img/default/lat.png)
Activity in the lettings market has picked up over the summer after a surprising lull in the spring, according to the...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![ARLA gives public a five point plan on how to choose a lettings agent](/img/default/lat.png)
The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released a five point plan on how the public can choose a letting agent. 1....
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Thousands of buy to let investors may be due stamp duty rebates - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
Landlords have been urged to seek advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties after a landmark tribunal case. A...
18 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Independent agency snapped up by Experts In Property member](/img/default/lat.png)
Collyers, an Experts in Property estate and lettings agency with two branches in North Devon, has hoovered up a lettings firm...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Proposed ban on boards prompts call: 'Do we still need To Let boards?'](/img/default/lat.png)
Another council has been given the go ahead to ban To Let boards in part of a city - with government...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech firm creating ‘rental dashboards’ wins key FCA approval](/img/default/lat.png)
A PropTech company has won approval from the Financial Conduct Authority to go ahead with a scheme which offers tenants a...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Buoyant - the description of the lettings market from Agency Express](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest data from Agency Express shows what the company calls “buoyant figures” for the UK lettings market in October. Following a...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![To Let boards restricted in size, number and location by local council](/img/default/lat.png)
A city council has introduced highly specific guidelines as to the number, size and positioning of To Let boards following apparent...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![He's at it again - now buy to let multi-millionaire evicts single mothers](/img/default/lat.png)
Newspapers in Kent are reporting that controversial buy to let multi-millionaire Fergus Wilson has evicted four single mothers from his properties...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![At last - lettings market comes back to life after 'slumber spring'](/img/default/lat.png)
The lettings market is looking distinctly healthier now than a month ago according to data just released by board company Agency...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![It's war - council on the attack over To Let boards](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents and landlords will have to win planning consent to erect To Let signs in student areas of Leicester from...
12 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Far more than Three Billboards - £10,000 wanted for anti-S24 campaign](/img/default/lat.png)
A campaign opposing the government’s recent tax changes which have penalised buy to let investors has taken a leaf out of...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Market dip - letting agents' board figures down in April](/img/default/lat.png)
There was a decline in both the number of To Let and Let By properties during April, according to the latest...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Lettings market picking up momentum after annual lull](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK lettings market has enjoyed a 'robust' start to 2018, according to the latest Agency Express Property Activity Index. The number...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Government backs one of UK's largest selective licensing schemes outside London](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has given the go ahead to what will be one of the UK’s largest selective licensing scheme outside of...
15 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Council tackles complaints about 561 unauthorised To Let boards](/img/default/lat.png)
The city council in Nottingham claims it has taken action against no fewer than 561 unauthorised To Let boards under powers...
14 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Council back on warpath fining agency for unauthorised boards](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agency Saxons has been fined more than £3,000 after pleading guilty to the offence of displaying an unauthorised To Let...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Spike in new rental listings according to board company survey](/img/default/lat.png)
Agency Express says there has been a bounce in the number of new lettings listings across the UK. Following unusually slow activity...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Lettings market hit worrying low in recent weeks, says board firm](/img/default/lat.png)
July’s activity data from board company Agency Express has revealed a significant slowdown in the number of rental properties coming on...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Lettings market cooling during early summer, says Agency Express](/img/default/lat.png)
There’s been a cooling in the lettings market in the early part of summer - a time when the sector is...
20 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![City agencies agree to voluntary restrictions on To Let boards](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting and estate agencies in Brighton and Hove have agreed to voluntary restrictions on the erection of To Let and For...
21 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Lettings market enjoys 'robust' boost, claims board company](/img/default/lat.png)
There has been a ‘robust’ improvement in the lettings market according to board company Agency Express. It says its nationwide data on...
21 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Lettings companies fined over illegal advertising boards](/img/default/lat.png)
A local authority has clamped down on what it describes as illegal advertising boards, fining agencies thousands of pounds in the...
20 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlords fined for fire safety failings, mould and dangerous wiring](/img/default/lat.png)
Two landlords have been fined almost £14,000 for breaching a multitude of property management regulations. Abdul Qadir, 56, and Dr Mohammed Anwar,...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Lettings market wobbling according to figures from board company](/img/default/lat.png)
Data from Agency Express suggests that the lettings market is wobbling with a sharp decline in its usual measure - the...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Lettings market activity on the rise according to board company](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest data from Agency Express suggests nationwide increases in both new listings and properties let during March. National figures for properties...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Race row landlord calls in police after To Let boards vandalised](/img/default/lat.png)
The controversial landlord who made provocative remarks about some tenants leaving ‘curry smells’ in his properties is now complaining to the...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![To Let boards may be banned across one of UK's largest cities](/img/default/lat.png)
Manchester council is considering a city-wide ban on letting agents’ To Let boards. The local authority says the plethora of boards in some...
28 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rental sector enjoys 'robust start to year' says board company](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest data from Agency Express shows what the board company describes as “a robust start to 2017” as the rental...
20 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agents and councillors in voluntary deal over To Let boards](/img/default/lat.png)
Four letting agencies and a number of local councillors in York appear to have reached a voluntary agreement to reduce the...
17 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Another council considers restricting To Let boards in key rental areas](/img/default/lat.png)
A consultation on whether to introduce stronger rules to control the number of 'to let' boards in Durham has just started. The...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Council request to extend To Let board ban rejected by government](/img/default/lat.png)
Brighton and Hove council has failed in its bid to win government backing to ban To Let boards. The council sought government...
22 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![ARLA speaks out against council's possible ban on To Let boards](/img/default/lat.png)
Earlier this month we reported on Belfast council’s decision to open a public consultation on whether To Let boards should be...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Another council puts squeeze on agents' To Let boards](/img/default/lat.png)
Another local authority is considering a ban to reduce the impact - or possibly ban outright - agents' To Let boards. Residents...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Don’t let damp and mould damage your property](/img/default/lat.png)
Damp and mould can mean big problems for landlords, letting agents and tenants. It can cause stress and even health issues...
02 November 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Fine for owner of very poor unlicensed and rotting apartment](/img/default/lat.png)
A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £4,200 in fines and costs for not having a licence for his...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Government ponders bid to ban To Let boards in parts of city](/img/default/lat.png)
The government is considering a ban on the display of To Let boards in parts of Leicester following a council bid...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Council threatens letting agencies with prosecution over To Let boards](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents and landlords are being reminded to comply with an obligation to remove ‘to let’ signs in certain parts of...
06 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Rental market remains robust after summer slowdown](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK rental market remains resilient, despite an expected summer slowdown in activity. This is the message from the latest Agency Express...
16 September 2016
From: Breaking News
29 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Plastics firm completes buy out of property display company](/img/default/lat.png)
Wrights Plastics has bought long-standing property display specialist company Mid West Displays. Wrights Plastics, which has developed a range of agency display...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agency Express relaunches lettings index using real-time board data](/img/default/lat.png)
The number of properties across the UK categorised as To Let by board services company Agency Express has fallen 8.1 per...
09 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Councillor complains about obscene wording on agency's To Let sign](/img/default/lat.png)
A Loughborough lettings agency has been accused of “obscene” advertising because of the wording used on To Let boards. Councillor Ted Parton...
28 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Call for ban on letting agents' boards near university campus](/img/default/lat.png)
There’s been a call to ban letting boards from streets near a university campus. Councillors in York say the boards which go...
20 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![City's restrictions on To Let boards hailed a success by councillor](/img/default/lat.png)
A bid to force letting agents to remove To Let boards from properties in areas of a city with high numbers...
03 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Agent claims 'filthy damage' by tenants getting worse](/img/default/lat.png)
A report claims that agents and landlords are increasingly facing filthy property damage at the end of tenancies - and the...
28 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Advice for agents on securing empty student properties](/img/default/lat.png)
The Master Locksmiths Association has set out advice to letting agents on the best way to secure student properties which in...
24 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Residents trigger voluntary removal of letting agent boards](/img/default/lat.png)
Hundreds of To Let boards have been taken down in a suburb of south Liverpool as a result of a voluntary...
23 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![City prepares for mandatory ban on To Let boards](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents in two areas of Cardiff with large proportions of privately rented property will have to apply for consent to...
23 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Council confirms permanent ban on To Let boards](/img/default/lat.png)
Reading Council in Berkshire has confirmed that a voluntary ban on letting agents boards in part of the town will be...
17 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Lettings board ban to be extended and made permanent](/img/default/lat.png)
A trial voluntary ban on letting agents boards in part of a town has been declared such a success it could...