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PropTech firm Pikl is launching an insurance-backed cancellation product specifically for holiday lets that will enable operators to offer the same...

Student accommodation booking platform Housemates is expanding overseas. The expansion will cover several major Canadian cities including Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Currently Housemates...

A new study claims holiday rental providers could increase business five fold or more through improved communication. The study asked more than...

TV host Jenni Falconer is to reprise her role as compere of Propertymark’s ‘One Conference’ when it’s repeated at London’s ExCel...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

Propertymark is revamping the big London conference it trialled this year - and it’s fired an entire hotel for the after-party...

A student lettings business claims the cycle of booking accommodation for the 2024-25 academic year has already started in some cities. The...

Self employed agency brand Harding Green has appointed a former Hamptons agent to handle short lets for clients. Nina Wallrock, who has...

Airbnb has taken the unusual step of buying space on an influential Labour Party website, just ahead of the party’s conference. Amanda...

A Manchester-based company which runs what it calls “an instant booking student accommodation marketplace” has joined forces with Norwegian tech firm...

Chester-based Residential Estates, established over 30 years ago, has been rebranded as Guestz.  The firm says it’s from a local lettings and...

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

One of the largest vacation lettings agencies - Sykes Holiday Cottages - says a survey shows that two thirds of holiday...

Airbnb claims there has been a 75 per cent drop in party reports made to Airbnb in the UK since its...

Outsourced viewing service Viewber has linked with a property report company. The partnership between Viewber and Street Insights means outsourced viewing operatives...

Cheshire has topped a new ranking of the best places in the UK to invest in a holiday let, according to...

OnTheMarket Software - part of the OnTheMarket Group - has launched what it claims is “an innovative new product providing website...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association says the high profile digital platform Booking.com is to become a member.  Available in 43 languages...

Short lets platform Airbnb - increasingly used by landlords acting as hosts - has issued a warning to consumer users about...

The largest lettings agency in Scotland, DJ Alexander Ltd, has opened new premises in Glasgow.  It employed 20 people and lettings director...

Airbnb has come out in favour of a short lets registration scheme across the UK - similar to the one promised...

Airbnb-style short-lets in another part of Scotland are to be subject to new licensing rules. The scheme, introduced by the Scottish Government,...

Agents are being dragged into a debate over whether locals should be given priority to rent or buy, as a result...

A trade body representing the Airbnb-style short lets sector says this kind of accommodation now has a five per cent market...

New research predicts a record year for holiday home owners in the UK with more people than ever planning to staycation...

One of Britain’s largest cities wants to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms. The proposed scheme in Glasgow follows legal changes...

A Build To Rent operator has created what it calls a one-stop app for tenants. The operator Apo says the new app...

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

Pre-booking is now open for what organisers call the year’s most exciting lettings event - Agent Rainmaker Live. Last year premier seats...

An apprentice working at Newcastle’s Walton Robinson agency has revealed why she believes it’s her dream job. The agency specialises in residential...

A prominent letting agency on the south coast of England, Mishon Mackay, says PropTech is allowing it to offer a unique...

A holiday lettings company says it’s the first in the industry to introduce a voluntary cap on the number of bookings...

A new investment league table has been drawn up to show best aggregate rent and capital appreciation income for those in...

A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...

New research from holiday lettings agency Classic Cottages shows that 2021 was a record year in one of the country’s staycation...

The TrustedStays platform, where users can book short let accommodation, is linking with business-centric service London & Partners. London & Partners’ role...

Bookings for staycations continue to surpass pre-pandemic levels, according to holiday home rental agency Sykes Holiday Cottages.  The company has revealed that...

Westminster council wants central London to have the same powers as Paris and Amsterdam to stop anti-social behaviour caused by Airbnb...

For landlords, finding a tenant for a property can be challenging. Today, people expect modern, high quality, clean appliances as standard...

The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...

A community interest company is setting up a rival platform to Airbnb, with the aim of using the commission to benefit...

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

Airbnb is now introducing pet insurance cover for its hosts as it continues attempts to win long-term renters away from the...

Tell us about your role. I am the Customer Service Technology Group Manager at BSH (group brands include Bosch, NEFF and Siemens)...

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

There’s been a sharp reduction in average void periods this year - a sign of how strong the rental market has...

The trade body for short lets operators - the Short Term Accommodation Association - says it wants even more travel restrictions...

A fund instituted by Airbnb to help compensate for the effects of short let accommodation should be extended, local politicians say. In...

Agent websites has become more crucial than ever in attracting new business. Consumers are more informed and doing more research online...

Rightmove has announced what it calls “a new vision for its lettings service” and wants agent feedback on what they think...

Airbnb, which has been criticised by some for its impact on local rental markets, is to set up its own ‘tax’...

A branch of The Property Franchise Group’s Martin & Co brand is stopping potential tenants from booking a physical tour of...

A study by a trade group representing the short lets sector says it’s confident of recovering to 2019 levels of business...

After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...

Virtual tour suppliers have been keen to reassure agents that there need be no repeat of problems which befell a Devon agent. Fowlers,...

A lettings management platform is hitting out at the government over the uncertainty surrounding travel restrictions, because of its impact on...

Propertymark says its Inspire programme is continuing to help agents via its small group network - and it’s taking bookings for...

Foxtons has made no bones about how it sees future growth - it wants to acquire lettings books from other agencies. “There...

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...

Rightmove has set out its innovation programme for the private rental sector. The portal has given over a substantial amount of its...

Airbnb has unveiled a set of restrictions which it is operating across the UK - and the rest of western Europe...

A new online platform for students to search for and book accommodation has been launched, claiming to be “the fastest, simplest and...

Online lettings company Monkey vs Owl - also known as MOVO - has expanded from a regional and mostly student service...

Agents on Rightmove can now start using the portal’s new appointment booking tool, Viewings Manager, which has just completed its test...

Airbnb is undertaking a widespread social media campaign in the UK about its attempts to crack down on anti-social behaviour and...

Inventory clerks can continue their regular work through the lockdown so long as they adhere to Cobid-safe protocols. That’s the message from...

The absence of traditional holiday and business users of short let accommodation has prompted a trade body to introduce a discount...

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

A new student accommodation property platform has been launched which aims to deliberately by-pass letting agents.  Housemates is for students, landlords and...

The Short Term Accommodation Association, a trade body representing suppliers to the Airbnb-style short-term rental sector, has announced four new members. This brings...

Which? is warning prospective renters to beware scam lettings agencies and scam landlords following a case where £5,600 was conned out...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

The BBC has shone a spotlight on lockdown parties being held in contravention of social distancing rules at properties advertised on...

A local authority is imploring private landlords and providers of short-term lets, including Airbnb hosts, to lease their properties and thus...

A new online self-screening bot questionnaire has been launched to check agents and customers are symptom-free before a physical viewing takes...

The short let sector says it’s been agreed that it can open Airbnb and similar platforms for bookings from July 4...

Winkworth says its London offices are reporting significant numbers of landlords who used to advertise on Airbnb and similar short-let platforms...

The new trade body for companies working in the beleaguered short lets sector has recruited 14 new member firms - although...

A short-lets rental platform says it has evidence to show that nights booked in April are down 90 per cent compared...

A leading supplier says the current market standstill is an opportunity for the industry to rethink how short lets can be...

Airbnb and similar platforms have seen a collapse of business since the start of the Coronavirus crisis with some 70 per...

There are few silver linings to today’s Coronavirus crisis but there’s a heroic effort being made by a short let accommodation...

The growing number of companies offering support services to hosts and agencies that operate short lets on Airbnb and similar platforms...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has postponed its conference until September. In a statement to registered attendees last evening ARLA says: “After...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does...

Hostmaker, a property management firm working with properties listed on Airbnb and other short-let platforms, has ceased trading with its parent...

The leaseholder of a council property in central London has been found guilty of advertising it on Airbnb and the Booking.com...

Airbnb is reported to have banned under-25s in Canada from booking whole properties in their local areas to prevent potentially-violent house...

A London company that has previously had an ad banned by the Advertising Standards Authority has announced a change of name. The...

A short lets firm that describes itself as an “Airbnb management service” is launching an advertising campaign to woo landlords away...

A new trade body is being set up in a bid to professionalise the short lets sector. The sector - which embraces...

A police force has issued a warning to agents and owners of short-let properties to look for signs of modern slavery...

1. Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Terry Fisher, Marketing Director at Movebubble 2. What is Movebubble...

A council tenant has been fined £100,000 and evicted because he let out his flat via Airbnb.  The Times reports that Toby...

The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...

Administrators have been appointed as a result of action taken by a major creditor of Brighton Holiday Homes, the agency which...

A holiday lettings company says it’s seen a 23 per cent increase in its portfolio over the past year as owners...

Thousands of pounds have been paid to a short let and holiday accommodation agency in Brighton which appears to have closed...