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Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...

Top tips will be provided for landlords in the private rental market in a seminar next month organised by high profile...

Lettings giant Foxtons has hired merger and acquisition bankers from Rothschild following pressure from shareholders to sell itself for £160m, the...

Foxtons says it wants to extend what it calls its “full digitisation of the lettings journey” to its sales side, as...

The ESTAS awards event in October has a new principal partner. It’s Landmark Information Group, which includes Landmark Estate Agency Services, Searchflow,...

Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest and Rightmove have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business.  This is the first...

The Open Property Data Association has released a new version of its property data standards framework to help letting agents comply...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

There were 12,000 first time buyers over the age of 50 in the UK in 2022, the latest figures available. This means...

Glasgow has been revealed as the UK city with the biggest rise in the number of buy to let properties in...

Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...

Controversy surrounds a government idea - floated over the weekend - to allow renters to secure mortgages with just one per...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...

Two agencies have today joined eXp UK, the platform which now wants existing branch-based firm to convert to its self employed...

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

Lower mortgage rates - still falling in the days since the end of the festive break - may be persuading some...

Martin & Co - part of the TPFG franchise giant - has purchased another independent agency. Father and son duo Jaspal and...

Inheritance Tax totalled £4.6 billion for the HM Treasury between April and October - that’s £500,000 up on the same period...

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

Five outstanding women were honoured at the first ESTAS Women in Estate Agency award, parts of the ESTAS. The five were Wendy...

A lettings service called Smarter Rent is partnering with agents and developers to provide what it calls ”“an innovative property rental...

Mortgage experts are expecting significant falls in the cost of borrowing this week as lenders drop their rates. Following last week’s decision...

One of the controversial Bruce brothers, founders of the ill-fated Purplebricks venture, is back in the agency business. It’s almost a decade...

Elliot Leigh - an agency that is the largest guaranteed rent provider in London and Essex - has completed phase one...

A stark warning has been made to lettings and estate agents that interest rates as high as seven per cent may...

Concern remains that the mayhem surrounding the mortgage market may yet trigger a housing market crash. At the start of the weekend...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...

A prominent lettings and sales agency says there are four reasons why house prices won’t fall off a cliff, despite interest...

Well known broker Mortgage Advice Bureau will be showcasing a suite of new digital products today at an event organised by...

The Guild of Property Professionals has revealed that over 80 of its member agents have been shortlisted for The ESTAS 2023.   The...

The Nationwide Building Society is embarking on an experiment - at first for owner occupiers only - which may be extended...

One of the most respected financial organisations says markets are now betting that the Bank of England base rate will hit...

Shawbrook is becoming a bigger player in the buy to let lending market following the acquisition of specialist lender Bluestone Mortgages. Launched...

Atomic Consultancy, the specialist acquisition management business, believes that 2023 is likely to present significant opportunities for those looking to sell...

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model is appealing to letting agents to sign up. Harding Green...

Long-standing lettings expert Kate Faulkner has been given an OBE in King Charles’ first New Year Honours list. Faulkner is well known...

This may be 2022’s least surprising research finding - most property professionals want interest rates to fall. A webinar poll undertaken by...

ARLA Propertymark President David Votta and Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson are amongst a group of trade body figures who have...

OnTheMarket is today revealing another deal for agents - and this time it’s with insurance broker Simply Business. There are four new...

Mortgage experts appearing before a committee of MPs have given an especially gloomy forecast for the buy to let sector in...

Lettings and sales agents, along with other members of the property industry, have been celebrating at the ESTAS Customer Service Awards...

New research shows that there’s little to choose between the costs of renting and owning - a change from previous research...

GetGround - which until now has been a service to help landlords form companies - has launched GetProperty, a service guiding...

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...

With the next Bank of England interest rate decision timed for tomorrow, it’s just been revealed that rate increases so far...

OnTheMarket is launching a management fee protection product, developed with tenant referencing platform Canopy and insurance broker the Alan Boswell Group....

A new breakdown have been released of the nationalities of overseas buyers investing in British homes - thought to be overwhelmingly...

The finance arm of LSL Property Services - known as Pivotal Growth - has snapped up a specialist mortgage service. Pivotal Growth...

PropTech firm Kamma, which monitors the growing number of local council licensing regimes, has teamed up with an insurance broker. The link...

The costs of buy to let fixed rate mortgages have risen sharply with more increases likely if, as expected, the Bank...

The chief executive of an online mortgage broker is warning that yesterday’s base rate rise announced by the Bank of England...

Buy to let mortgage rates will rise “very quickly” this year according to a leading broker. Angus Stewart, chief executive of online...

Blockchain PropTech operator Coadjute is to continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023.  Coadjute - which took over...

A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...

The once-popular idea of parents buying a property for their offspring to use while at university, and then letting it to other...

The ESTAS has announced another partner for its awards ceremony later this month. It’s customer rewards service Vaboo, which will be presenting...

A new web-based listing management platform for small estate agencies is being launched in the UK, claiming to allow modest firms...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

Mistoria is opening its sixth office in the north west of England. The new branch in Cheadle follows Mistoria’s existing outlets in...

A referencing service provider has launched a portal designed to improve commission-based revenue streams for letting agents.  Vouch says its Home Move...

TM Group and sales progression solution mio have signed up as partners for the 2021 ESTAS Forum & Awards, sponsored by...

A leading buy to let mortgage expert has backed the government’s pledge to issue a White Paper and additional consultation before...

The ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...

The government’s embarrassing axing of the Green Homes Grant means there must now be a replacement to help the private rental...

Lettings management service Ringley Group has teamed up with a utility broker, 001 Ltd. It says this sources and identifies economies of...

The biggest awards event in the residential property sector, The ESTAS, has confirmed an autumn date for its main 2021 ceremony.  Traditionally...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

The 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards are to be held on Friday June 11. For the first time the awards will host...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has been named as one of the top 50 start-ups to work for in London. Recruitment platform Tempo...

Four out of 10 mortgage brokers expect more buy to let business in the coming 12 months, according to a Paragon...

A specialist buy to let mortgage broker is urging prospective investors to buy sooner rather than later if they want to...

Landlords who are remortgaging are currently doing so primarily to build a war chest. That’s the view of mortgage brokerage Mortgages for...

The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...

The market for successful lettings businesses is still strong according to one of the country’s leading business transfer agents. Adam J Walker...

A specialist mortgage broker is suggesting that this is the right time for buy to let investors to bag bargain properties,...

Some buy to let mortgages are now more expensive than before for borrowers, despite the recent fall in the Bank of...

The number of mortgage lenders still offering products to landlords is 42 - only seven fewer than at the peak of...

One of London’s largest lettings agencies is warning its landlord clients to only use mortgage payment holidays offered by lenders as a...

Landlords have been sharply criticised by a broker for allegedly trying to cash in on the Coronavirus crisis by demanding mortgage...

There’s growing concern across the lettings sector about the buy to let mortgage market seeing lenders pull product ranges, tighten lending...

A lender is now offering what it calls ‘instant decisions-in-principle’ for buy to let purchasers still buying property at the moment. Landbay...

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

A mortgage firm claims some 22 per cent of existing lettings sector investors plan to buy at least another one lettings...

The ESTAS, the national customer service awards recognising the best agents, brokers and suppliers, closes for entry at the end of...

A compliance consultant has explained why a local council’s penalty on a rogue landlord - initially £31,499 - was slashed to...

New research suggests that the recent fall in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages may be coming to a halt. Online...

Buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage rates continue to drop but at a slower rate than in previous months, according to the latest Property...

One in six landlords is seeking to reduce the size of their portfolio in the next 12 months and around half...

A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...

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,...

A leading buy to let specialist lender says the vast number of BTL mortgage products now on the market has made...

A specialist broker says the costs of most fixed rate buy to let mortgages are beginning to rise.  Property Master warned last...

There was a notable increase in the number of older buy-to-let investors in 2018, according to Commercial Trust Limited. The specialist buy-to-let...

HomeLet, the tenant referencing and specialist letting insurance company, has been announced as an ESTAS partner for the Estate & Letting...

New data from specialist mortgage firm Commercial Trust suggests that London’s buy to let sector turned a corner in the first...

Tenant referencing, rent protection and insurance provider Rent4sure is to join other leading suppliers as an ESTAS partner for the 16th...

Brexit is not a good reason for delaying buy to let investment, insists a mortgage chief. Andrew Turner is chief executive at...