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![Agency appointed to service new Build To Rent scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
The agency Centrick has been appointed to launch and operate a new multi-million-pound Build To Rent development in Leicester. Centrick will provide...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency aims for high-end market with rebrand and new appointment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
Curchods is making a bid to expand its activities in the high end Surrey market with a rebrand of its latest...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![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
![Rebrand for one of lettings industry’s best known suppliers](/upload/images/shutterstock_2236818955.jpg)
One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent trade body beefs up its top team](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The UK Apartment Association - effectively a trade body for the Build To Rent sector - is beefing up its top...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand for 90-office national agency chain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
The Northwood franchise, which has more than 90 offices nationwide, has unveiled a new look for its lettings and estate agency...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency doubles in size after snapping up third independent business](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
A Belvoir franchisee has doubled the size of his business by buying out a local independent agency - his third acquisition...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Independent agency brand remains even after acquisition by chain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Winkworth is expanding further in Dorset, with the acquisition of Christopher Batten in Wimborne – its seventh office in the county. Christopher...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![High profile lettings agency’s acquisition takes it to nine branches](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
The well know Finders Keepers lettings agency, which operates across Oxfordshire, has acquired a local independent to bring its total number...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Major agency rebrand as rental demand predicted to boom](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
One prominent part of the Lomond agency empire is rebranding to fall in line with a larger higher-profile brand under the...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![High profile city agency rebrands following end of licensing deal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Long established property business Newton Letting is rebranding as Rosevale Letting, following the conclusion of a licensing period. Former Newton employee, Riccardo...
12 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
![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
![Fine & Country increases brand coverage in Scotland](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Following the merger of the South Scotland and North Cumbria branches of Fine & Country, the agency has added a further...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand for corporate and leisure short lets company](/upload/images/guestz.jpg)
Chester-based Residential Estates, established over 30 years ago, has been rebranded as Guestz. The firm says it’s from a local lettings and...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rebranded agency launches all-inclusive tenancy deal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![London agency rebrands to win higher end customers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Fine & Country is expanding its brand in London. An existing agency serving Southwark, Peckham Rye, and Camberwell is to take on...
20 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand and new name for fast-growing lettings agency](/upload/images/Lomond(1).png)
Lomond, which in the past two years has made 40 acquisitions of mostly small independent agencies, has marked its second anniversary...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand revealed for 20 year old regional agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LettingAgent-400x310.png)
A north of England lettings agency has rebranded after two decades. Walton Robinson - which specialises in residential lettings for students, professionals...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency holds recruitment evening…but you’ve got to go to Mayfair](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgent-400x310.png)
A nationwide agency is holding a recruitment evening … but anyone interested has to go to Mayfair to take part. Fine &...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Connells brand reveals London office expansion in lettings haven](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
John D Wood, one of the high end brands now owned by Connells, has expanded into the Docklands & City area...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency reveals ‘best rebranding ever seen’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/BerrimanEaton-400x310.jpg)
A well known regional lettings agency has completed a £250,000 investment drive that includes a new office and a recruitment campaign. Berriman...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand in 2023 after agency group snaps up independent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/HappyNY-400x310.png)
Property consultancy Walker Singleton has snapped up the independent Daniel & Hirst agency in Yorkshire. The deal, which was for an undisclosed...
29 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Forces veteran opens new agency near military base](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ShakingHands-400x310.png)
A former marine is the franchise holder of a brand new Belvoir office close to a famous military base in south...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket PropTech ready for radical rental regulations reform](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Connected-400x310.png)
TecLet, the software platform business now rebranding as part of OnTheMarket Software, has been updated to accommodate radical changes to the...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency fights back after closures with “huge success” Megacamp](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/KellerWilliams-400x310.jpg)
Keller Williams UK, which recently announced the closure of two of its franchise operations, has bounced back with what it calls...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket rebrands lettings PropTech in bid to lift awareness](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarket_2022%20Logo_400x310.png)
OnTheMarket has rebranded the lettings software product it recently purchased in a bid to lift its profile. What was previously known as...
20 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![High end agency reveals new ad campaign and branding](/upload/images/Logos/KnightFrank_NEW(white)2022_400x310.png)
The residential arm of global property consultancy Knight Frank - one of the highest profile lettings services in the UK -...
30 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Portal developing software to complement lettings service](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
OnTheMarket claims it’s on track to achieve its strategic aim - to create “a tech-enabled property business across the broader property...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Independent lettings agency opens third branch in 16 months](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyPeople-400x310.jpg)
Hat and Home announced its third branch this week, in the Berkshire town of Bracknell. The agency is relatively new - it...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lettings chief slams latest Boris Johnson off-the-cuff housing idea](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
A prominent lettings Industry figure has slammed Boris Johnson’s latest housing market utterances, branding them “off the cuff” and likely to...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![New franchise deal offered to agents seeking corporate benefits](/upload/images/Logos/BelvoirGroup2022LogoNEW400x310.jpg)
Agents running their own businesses but attracted to the advantages of a corporate are being targeted by a new Business Integration...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand for agency group pushing financial services to the fore](/upload/images/Logos/BelvoirGroup2022LogoNEW400x310.jpg)
The Belvoir Group, one of the country’s largest multi-brand property franchises, is rebranding to distinguish itself from the Belvoir lettings and...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove pledge to upgrade tenant referencing for agents](/upload/images/Logos/RightmoveNewLogo2016-400x310.jpg)
Rightmove says added functionality for its tenant referencing portal is now being tested and will be rolled out later this year. In...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Secrets of successful inventories revealed in new course](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/Staff-Recruitment-Image-400x310.jpg)
Inventory Base Academy has launched its new course - how to start your own inventory operation. The new course is aimed at...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency claims new website ‘cuts through the competition’](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HouseSearch-400x310-min.jpg)
A lettings agency’s new website claims to offer increased support to landlords, tenants, and investors, “while cutting through the noise of...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Major agency rebrands and promises a flurry of acquisitions](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/Staff-Recruitment-Image-400x310.jpg)
Property group Nick Dunning Associates, which includes the brands Townends and Regents, has rebranded to Stirling Ackroyd Group, effective from today. All...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech integration means anti-rental fraud help via agents’ CRM](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineProperty-400x310.png)
Agents using Reapit now have access to tenant due diligence and guarantee firm Homeppl, which will assist in combating rental fraud. Homeppl...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investment lettings firm rebrands in UK and Far East](/img/default/lat.png)
Leeds property investment agency ERE Property has undergone a company-wide rebrand in the UK and Hong Kong. No images have been released...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove rebrands referencing tool as part of new campaign](/img/default/lat.png)
Rightmove is to rebrand its Van Mildert platform next month, when it will become Rightmove Landlord and Tenant Services. Van Mildert, a...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Family run agency acquires fourth branch in city](/img/default/lat.png)
Independent agency Hardisty And Co has acquired a fourth branch in Leeds. It will be headed up by former owner and office...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rebranded agency expands network with new branch](/img/default/lat.png)
Leeds agency HOP - previously well known as Let Leeds - is expanding its office network with the launch of a...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents must be ultra-responsive to tenant complaints during pandemic](/img/default/lat.png)
The managing director of Fixflo, Rajeev Nayyar, says the pandemic has changed the context in which agents should view tenants’ complaints. In...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency giant buys rental portfolio for prime south of England location](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings agency in the growing Lomond Group has purchased a rental portfolio on the south coast. Brand Vaughan has bought the lettings...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Yet ANOTHER takeover as lettings agency consolidation continues](/img/default/lat.png)
A fast-growing regional chain of agencies has purchased another independent operator in the lettings sector. Yorkshire's Linley & Simpson has bought Sinclair Properties...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Long-standing property firm to launch new brand following acquisition](/img/default/lat.png)
Property specialist PS&B has acquired the Graves Jenkins management portfolio - both firms deal in residential and commercial property management on...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Goodbye Build To Rent? BTR name may be ditched to boost image](/img/default/lat.png)
Major players in the Build To Rent sector are joining forces to see if they can give the industry a more...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency gets Premiership rugby sponsorship deal over the line](/img/default/lat.png)
A Belvoir franchise has agreed on a new partnership with Premiership rugby team, Swansea RFC. The deal means not only will the...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agencies merge to form coastal lettings powerhouse](/img/default/lat.png)
Henry Adams Lettings in Bognor Regis has joined forces with AC Lettings, one of the largest and most successful independent lettings...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand for plucky family agency fighting back against Coronavirus](/img/default/lat.png)
A family-run agency that describes itself as “plucky” has rebranded and moved to larger premises in one of the UK’s most...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agency rebrands after a decade of city growth](/img/default/lat.png)
A city lettings agency has rebranded in what it calls “a step change for the business.” Let Leeds is now known as...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Instagram Offices - send us your end-of-summer team photos](/img/default/lat.png)
Whisper it quietly but in just 10 days time we have the final Bank Holiday before Christmas. We would like to mark...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Beware: Hackers list fake flats on portals with agency branding](/img/default/lat.png)
A series of fake scams allegedly advertising apartments to rent have appeared on Zoopla and other property websites. The Edinburgh Live news...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Departed ARLA chief executive sets out his achievements in post](/img/default/lat.png)
David Cox’s departure as chief executive of ARLA Propertymark last Friday was well signposted, particularly when he was advised he could...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Thinking of selling or rebranding? Franchise giant on the look-out...](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir says it is on the lookout for agencies wanting to sell or join a franchise operation as they come out...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand for agency after separation from rival company](/img/default/lat.png)
An agency has rebranded following a ‘de-merger’ with a rival firm. Earlier this week we reported that Chichester husband-and-wife agency Hancock and...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Clever branding by agent promotes Stay At Home, Protect The NHS](/img/default/lat.png)
An estate agency has enterprisingly labelled all of its property listings with the mantra we must all respect - Stay At...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Double top! Leaders Romans Group’s second acquisition in a few days](/img/default/lat.png)
Leaders Romans Group has made another acquisition of a multi-office independent agency. It’s snapped up six-branch Outlook Property, which has offices across...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Leaders Romans Group snaps up another independent chain](/img/default/lat.png)
Leaders `Romans Group has snapped up the scottfraser lettings and sales business. scottfraser has four Oxford offices and a fifth in Witney,...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![A Farce! Council issues rental licences to just 3% of applicants](/img/default/lat.png)
A controversial private rental licensing regime that has already made the headlines for the wrong reasons has now been branded a...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Insurance for tenants could be additional revenue stream for agents](/img/default/lat.png)
Life insurance sold to tenants could provide a valuable additional income stream for agents whose revenue has been hit by the...
22 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
![Commuter town independent agency joins franchise group](/img/default/lat.png)
Hunters has expanded its franchise network once again with the opening of a new branch in Reading. Chas Shukla, director of Hunters...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![National Approved Letting Scheme rebrands as safeagent](/img/default/lat.png)
The National Approved Letting Scheme has rebranded as safeagent. NALS has helped coordinate the safeagent campaign since 2011, focussing during that time...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Seven new Hunters branches this year so far, with more to come](/img/default/lat.png)
Hunters says it’s opened seven new branches this year so far - well ahead of the three it had launched at...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rental fraud warning after shocking scam attempts](/img/default/lat.png)
Prospective tenants are being warned about a fraud scam that cons people into paying an advance fee to rent a property. The...
04 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Taxi! Countrywide's Hamptons celebrating anniversary on the road](/img/default/lat.png)
Countrywide’s upmarket lettings and sales brand, Hamptons International, has launched branded taxis in celebration of its 150th birthday. The taxis will operate...
14 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Belvoir’s new TV-on-demand adverts plan to raise brand awareness](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir is launching a new TV advertising campaign on the ITV Hub, which is the ITV on-demand service. The ad, which features...
05 February 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
![Property is personal - and Belvoir is putting it on a rebranded image](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir is unveiling a new logo this morning, incorporating the strapline ‘Property is personal’. “Belvoir has always been a progressive company which has contributed...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![3 steps to building a strong brand](/img/default/lat.png)
What are the magic ingredients for building a strong brand, attracting new customers and building trust with your target market? Gareth Helm,...
13 September 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![London agency's lettings book rebranded by ex-Countrywide team](/img/default/lat.png)
The lettings book of My London Home will be absorbed into the Stirling Ackroyd portfolio and rebranded this autumn. Consisting of nearly...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![How can agents save time on their core marketing activities?](/img/default/lat.png)
In a world increasingly obsessed with all things digital, it's no surprise that many estate agents are choosing to experiment with...
01 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![The only way is acquisition - Essex independent agency snapped up](/img/default/lat.png)
Essex-based Balgores Property Group, which operates across that county and in Kent, has snapped up Woollens estate agents in Dagenham. Woollens has...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Award winning floor plan app close in on milestone](/img/default/lat.png)
Floor plan software provider Metropix celebrated their win at The ESTAS on Friday by announcing an upcoming landmark. Having scooped the “Best...
03 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![Second lettings sector body completes total rebrand exercise](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings trade body has announced a rebrand - the second organisation in the sector to do so in a matter...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![It’s time to show off your assets in a crowded market](/img/default/lat.png)
When it comes to growing your business sustainably, maintaining a brand that is eye-catching and identifiable with your audience is vital...
01 March 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![Agency rebrands to win back support from student tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
Brighton’s largest lettings agency MTM Property has rebranded under the new name Coapt. The rebranding involved a year of workshops, client and...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Trade body rebrands with new-look logo and revised website](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the industry’s highest profile trade bodies has rebranded with a new logo and heavily revised website. The National Landlords Association...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Belvoir expands in the north and says it's seeking more acquisitions](/img/default/lat.png)
The Bulman agency in Whitehaven is to be rebranded as Belvoir, the company’s first in Carlisle. On top of that the amalgamation of...
14 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Trade body wary of government 'rebranding' of housing department](/img/default/lat.png)
At least one trade body has expressed an apparent scepticism about whether the rebranding of the Department of Communities and Local...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Ex-supermarket supremo takes over as chair of major agency group](/img/default/lat.png)
Steven Esom is to take over as group chairman of the Andrews Property Group at the start of 2018. He succeeds Jim...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Acquisition takes Rendall & Rittner's portfolio to 50,000 units](/img/default/lat.png)
Rendall & Rittner, a major operator in the residential block management sector, has completed its purchase of Braemar Estates from the...
04 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![New director aims to boost Your Move and Reeds Rains lettings](/img/default/lat.png)
The managing director of LSL’s Corporate Client Department has been appointed as National Lettings and Franchise Director for Your Move and...
01 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![One of buy to let's most famous mortgage firms is rebranding](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the industry’s best known buy to let lenders, Paragon, is combining its Mortgage Trust and Paragon Mortgages product ranges...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agents told they can minimise impact of fees ban - if they act now](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents are being warned that they can minimise the impact of the fees ban levied on tenants by being proactive...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Industry supplier Hallmark rebranding as ITTRIA](/img/default/lat.png)
Hallmark, which has been working with agents and property management firms for over a decade, has formally launched its new name...
14 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand for national lettings agency service](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK-wide property management firm and private rental sector specialist has rebranded its lettings agency service as Touchstone Agent Solutions. The firm...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Free photography course for estate agents pt 1](/img/default/lat.png)
**The free photography course for estate agents (part one) offer has now expired. It is still available in special circumstances so...
03 July 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Letting agents to put their feet up after quarter of a century](/img/default/lat.png)
Two letting agents who have run their town centre business for 24 years are starting well-earned retirements. Nicky Nettelfield and Irene Brown...
31 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![New deal means agency group manages homes worth £2.5 billion](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest deal by Lomond Capital means the rapidly expanding property group now manages over £2.5 billion of residential units. Lomond has...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Kevin Ward, Agent Locator](/img/default/lat.png)
1) Who are you? Kevin Ward – Director and founder of Agentlocator.co.uk 2) For those not familiar with Agent Locator, can you explain...
16 February 2017
From: 60 Second Interview
![New Build To Rent brand - 'Simple Life' - launched by Sigma](/img/default/lat.png)
Sigma Capital, one of the earliest investors in the UK Build To Rent sector, is creating a new brand called Simple...
07 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Onward march of Build To Rent - 500 more flats win planning consent](/img/default/lat.png)
The Select Property Group has won planning permission for 506 residential apartments in a prime Manchester city centre location. The two buildings...
15 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Letting agent announces recruitment drive after doubling in size](/img/default/lat.png)
A letting agency in Hampshire has doubled in size after acquiring one of its competitors. LetCo, a four branch agency working across...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Government poised to launch farcical buy to let mortgage consultation](/img/default/lat.png)
The government is poised to launch a consultation document which is expected to advocate further restrictions on buy to let mortgage...
15 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Council brands property manager unscrupulous in HMO licensing case](/img/default/lat.png)
A local authority has issued a press release branding a landlord as “unscrupulous” after he was ordered to pay £7,300 in...
24 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Warning to students to avoid scam online agents and landlords](/img/default/lat.png)
New student tenants have been urged to be vigilent and not fall victim to fake online letting agents and landlords. The National...