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Burns & Webber, a long-established name in the Surrey property market, is rebranding by adopting its parent company’s name, Curchods.  The four...

Leaders Romans Group claims to have achieved carbon neutrality for a second consecutive year.  A statement claims LRG has undertaken “several notable...

Alto says it’s introducing new Lettings Progression functionality which will roll out in the first half of this year - so...

A lettings agency has pleaded guilty to seven offences relating to an HMO. IHomes Letting Limited has been fined £16,970 for failing...

Goodlord is set to unveil at least 10 upgrades to its platform in a webinar this afternoon at 2pm.  The enhanced platform,...

The Welsh Housing Minister has committed to a Housing Survey to assist its policies for the private rental sector. Propertymark has been...

Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...

Husband-and-wife team John and Shirley Ounsworth have completed on the acquisition of Osprey Lettings. The couple - who run a Northwood franchise...

Police are urging letting agents and landlords to act swiftly if they think one of their properties is being used as...

Scottish agency and chartered surveyor firm DM Hall is to incorporate the identity of its rural property specialist arm, Baird Lumsden,...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team has issued new guidance on terminology used in property advertising - particularly lettings. The...

After numerous stories of councils and letting agencies at each others’ throats over To Let boards, Trading Standards and other controversies,...

The agency and landlord responsible for letting a two-bedroom flat in Dagenham have been found guilty in court for providing extremely...

A council is set to renew its war on To Let boards. In summer 2018, Leciester council brought into effect a new...

Propertymark’s showcase event this year is to be addressed by a person who is a chartered psychologist, neuroscientist, science communicator, author...

Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...

With the debate ranging over pets in lets, a new analysis by comparative website Compare The Market suggests pet damage is...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it’s going to propose evolutionary changes at its upcoming annual general meeting. This will include...

A lettings and sales agency is offering eagle eyed residents the chance to win a £2,000 holiday if they spot one...

A business news website is reporting that an agency has been ordered to pay £1,550 for displaying a board illegally. Charles Lear...

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

Police officers are this week raising awareness among agents about the signs of potential cannabis grows. The campaign is being led in...

Local media in Bournemouth report that a man was stopped by the police when he was seen after dark carrying a...

Agent Rainmaker’s bootcamp - which aims to focus letting agents on the structure of their business whilst also breaking boards and...

A local authority in Essex is cracking down on what it claims to be the increase of illegally positioned estate agent...

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...

A branch of Martin & Co has completed its second independent lettings book acquisition in 18 months. Martin & Co Chelmsford, part...

The takeover of Hunters by The Property Franchise Group means the combined operations will manage over 70,000 tenanted properties across the...

A new survey has highlighted what prospective renters and buyers are likely to miss during a property viewing. The study, by the...

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

There’s no denying it, job hunting can be hard work – even more so at the moment, with all that’s going...

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

The letting market experienced a traditional seasonal decline in August, according to the latest analysis from Agency Express. Its Property Activity Index...

West Midlands Police have revealed that a major drugs racket being run by a rogue landlord from his properties in Coventry...

A buy to let investor has been found guilty of letting out poor quality living accommodation that was said to pose...

An undercover investigation by the LBC radio station has revealed unscrupulous landlords who expect sex from women tenants in return for...

You don’t need to go far for news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to proposed...

Agency Express, the board company that monitors the lettings market through demand for its To Let and Let By boards, warns...

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

As winter is coming, it’s time to think about how to protect your property from damp and mould. This silent assassin...

First, he was trying his hand in lettings, then he devised a 2.5% commission to take on Purplebricks. Now, after nine months...

An independent previously known as Adams Estate Agents has rebranded as Hunters as the franchise giant’s expansion programme continues. The office is...

The two largest landlord trade groups are to merge. The National Landlords Association and the Residential Landlords Association will unite to form...

Activity in the lettings market has picked up over the summer after a surprising lull in the spring, according to the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released a five point plan on how the public can choose a letting agent. 1....

Landlords have been urged to seek advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties after a landmark tribunal case. A...

Collyers, an Experts in Property estate and lettings agency with two branches in North Devon, has hoovered up a lettings firm...

Another council has been given the go ahead to ban To Let boards in part of a city - with government...

A PropTech company has won approval from the Financial Conduct Authority to go ahead with a scheme which offers tenants a...

The latest data from Agency Express shows what the company calls “buoyant figures” for the UK lettings market in October.  Following a...

A city council has introduced highly specific guidelines as to the number, size and positioning of To Let boards following apparent...

Newspapers in Kent are reporting that controversial buy to let multi-millionaire Fergus Wilson has evicted four single mothers from his properties...

The lettings market is looking distinctly healthier now than a month ago according to data just released by board company Agency...

Letting agents and landlords will have to win planning consent to erect To Let signs in student areas of Leicester from...

A campaign opposing the government’s recent tax changes which have penalised buy to let investors has taken a leaf out of...

There was a decline in both the number of To Let and Let By properties during April, according to the latest...

The UK lettings market has enjoyed a 'robust' start to 2018, according to the latest Agency Express Property Activity Index. The number...

The government has given the go ahead to what will be one of the UK’s largest selective licensing scheme outside of...

The city council in Nottingham claims it has taken action against no fewer than 561 unauthorised To Let boards under powers...

Letting agency Saxons has been fined more than £3,000 after pleading guilty to the offence of displaying an unauthorised To Let...

  Agency Express says there has been a bounce in the number of new lettings listings across the UK.   Following unusually slow activity...

July’s activity data from board company Agency Express has revealed a significant slowdown in the number of rental properties coming on...

There’s been a cooling in the lettings market in the early part of summer - a time when the sector is...

Letting and estate agencies in Brighton and Hove have agreed to voluntary restrictions on the erection of To Let and For...

There has been a ‘robust’ improvement in the lettings market according to board company Agency Express.   It says its nationwide data on...

A local authority has clamped down on what it describes as illegal advertising boards, fining agencies thousands of pounds in the...

Two landlords have been fined almost £14,000 for breaching a multitude of property management regulations. Abdul Qadir, 56, and Dr Mohammed Anwar,...

Data from Agency Express suggests that the lettings market is wobbling with a sharp decline in its usual measure - the...

The latest data from Agency Express suggests nationwide increases in both new listings and properties let during March.    National figures for properties...

The controversial landlord who made provocative remarks about some tenants leaving ‘curry smells’ in his properties is now complaining to the...

Manchester council is considering a city-wide ban on letting agents’ To Let boards.   The local authority says the plethora of boards in some...

The latest data from Agency Express shows what the board company describes as “a robust start to 2017” as the rental...

Four letting agencies and a number of local councillors in York appear to have reached a voluntary agreement to reduce the...

A consultation on whether to introduce stronger rules to control the number of 'to let' boards in Durham has just started.    The...

Brighton and Hove council has failed in its bid to win government backing to ban To Let boards. The council sought government...

Earlier this month we reported on Belfast council’s decision to open a public consultation on whether To Let boards should be...

Another local authority is considering a ban to reduce the impact - or possibly ban outright - agents' To Let boards.  Residents...

Damp and mould can mean big problems for landlords, letting agents and tenants. It can cause stress and even health issues...

A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £4,200 in fines and costs for not having a licence for his...

The government is considering a ban on the display of To Let boards in parts of Leicester following a council bid...

Letting agents and landlords are being reminded to comply with an obligation to remove ‘to let’ signs in certain parts of...

The UK rental market remains resilient, despite an expected summer slowdown in activity.  This is the message from the latest Agency Express...

A Birmingham MP is to put a Bill to the House of Commons after the summer in his bid to stop...

Wrights Plastics has bought long-standing property display specialist company Mid West Displays.  Wrights Plastics, which has developed a range of agency display...

The number of properties across the UK categorised as To Let by board services company Agency Express has fallen 8.1 per...

A Loughborough lettings agency has been accused of “obscene” advertising because of the wording used on To Let boards.  Councillor Ted Parton...

There’s been a call to ban letting boards from streets near a university campus. Councillors in York say the boards which go...

A bid to force letting agents to remove To Let boards from properties in areas of a city with high numbers...

A report claims that agents and landlords are increasingly facing filthy property damage at the end of tenancies - and the...

The Master Locksmiths Association has set out advice to letting agents on the best way to secure student properties which in...

Hundreds of To Let boards have been taken down in a suburb of south Liverpool as a result of a voluntary...

Letting agents in two areas of Cardiff with large proportions of privately rented property will have to apply for consent to...

Reading Council in Berkshire has confirmed that a voluntary ban on letting agents boards in part of the town will be...

A trial voluntary ban on letting agents boards in part of a town has been declared such a success it could...

The presupposed notion still exists that new online agents are ‘tech savvy’ whilst the seemingly old fashioned high street agents are...