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A leading brand in the fast-growing and heavily-funded Lomond Group has snapped up another independent agency.  Linley & Simpson has added another...

Foxtons has this morning announced the acquisition of two smaller agencies to expand its lettings portfolio. It has bought Gordon & Co...

The Belvoir Group, one of the country’s largest multi-brand property franchises, is rebranding to distinguish itself from the Belvoir lettings and...

Industry suppliers are linking up to host a webinar for agents this week outlining the growing risks of tenancy fraud. HomeLet, Let...

A Conservative MP is suggesting that there could be a ’25 mile limit’ imposed around certain rental properties to ensure they...

An Airbnb host who let three properties in a city has been fined for using domestic recycling facilities and failing to...

The largest operator in London for the niche co-living sector has doubled the size of its portfolio in the east of...

One of the country’s best-regarded lettings agencies celebrates its 50th birthday today. The Oxford-based Finders Keepers was founded in 1972, starting out...

A tech firm claims the “vast majority” of agents who use WhatsApp and some other instant messaging platforms are not fully...

Part of the fast-growing Lomond Group of lettings agencies has signed a new partnership deal with a major football club. Stonehouse in...

Many of the country’s leading letting agency brands have joined forces with Propertymark to deliver a training and development strategy for...

A large Build To Rent scheme of almost 300 flats is launching a scheme allowing local businesses to market themselves to...

A Labour MP says a surge in the number of stag and hen parties in her constituency - undertaken by people...

A guide has been launched to help letting agents put empathy at the heart of customer care and ensure customers benefit...

One of the leading names in property land and regeneration has announced what it calls Project Spur - a massive launch...

Speculation is growing that a high profile former leader of the Association of Residential Letting Agents may become the next chief...

Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Clifford Thomas – Sales Director at The Letting Partnership What is...

Shocking figures have emerged regarding the long-running problems caused by banks demanding that agencies have a designated client account for each...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has signed a six year software deal with Zoopla’s Alto service. This means that...

The founder of a leading letting agency coaching organisation has won a coveted international award. Agent Rainmaker was set up by Sally...

One of the best-known names in lettings in London and the south east has renewed its partnership with PropTech supplier Goodlordfor a...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

A PropTech supplier says it’s created a solution to letting agents and landlords who must remain compliant and who want to...

The two main reasons that an agency decides to outsource are: 1.) To reduce costs 2.) To have the ability to focus on...

The UK lettings and estate agency is being targeted by crime syndicates in order to launder dirty money. That’s the claim of...

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

One of the brands at the centre of the new Lomond Group has snapped up a 640-home lettings portfolio - taking...

Foxtons has reported to its shareholders that its lettings revenue in the first quarter of this year was a stunning 21...

LettsPay, an automated service aiming to simplify the reconciling of tenant rental payments, has won investment from the nurtur.group - the...

The chief executive of OnTheMarket says recent changes to his portal demonstrate that he has taken on board agents’ calls for...

Another Belvoir franchise has acquired a local independent lettings agency.  Belvoir already has offices in Corby, Kettering and Coventry and is now...

The head of a retirement rentals brand says the phenomenon of the elderly tenant is on the increase. Jamie Turnbull, business director...

The owners of Martin & Co’s Aldershot branch have grown their managed portfolio by more than a fifth after acquiring local...

A PropTech business just acquired by Iamproperty is warning agents to take advantage of what it calls the digital revolution. Openview -...

An agency has made its 11th acquisition in just over a year. Thornley Groves - a brand in the Lomond Group -...

An activist group that has staged many protests against letting agents must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...

Agent Rainmaker reports that over 200 letting agents have completed the latest AMX Mastery course.  The weekend event was focused around adding...

Sally Lawson - letting agent and ARLA President, business owner and franchiser - runs Agent Rainmaker, which aims to optimise agents’...

Celebrating 25 years of unbroken profits growth, Belvoir has revealed a massive annual hike in revenue for 2021. Group revenue increased by...

High end agency Knight Frank has made two key lettings appointments in recent weeks. Oliver Hepplewhite, already an associate within the firm,...

Proceedings against a bankrupt letting agent have been delayed 10 weeks to allow mental health reports to be prepared.  Madelaina Eftekhari is...

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

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned.  Sarah...

Two more London boroughs are consulting about licensing schemes which will require landlords or their agents to pay hundreds of pounds...

It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...

Build To Rent operator Avanton has pledged to build hundreds of new homes in two London hotspots under its A:Living brand. They...

Another council is to conduct a consultation process to expand selective and additional licensing schemes for the next five years. Under existing...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management...

  Belvoir has announced its franchise of the year, selected from the 166 offices in its network.  It’s husband and wife team Ben...

Expanding North East agency Hive Estates has acquired a Newcastle lettings business as part of its plans for growth - and...

A prominent industry supplier has hit out at what he calls “the merry go round of housing ministers” following yet another...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sarah Davies, Commercial Director at The Letting Partnership What is The...

Letting agents are being urged to respond to a consultation opening today from rhe independent Office for Tax Simplification.  The OTS has published an...

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

A business consultancy is warning that buy to let sellers in the current market are likely to be squeezed - and...

Major London agency Dexters has acquired the lettings business Howsy, which handles the property management of 6,000 units across the country. Dexters...

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

Property management specialist Pinnacle Group has strengthened its digital offer for customers across its residential portfolio, signing a three-year deal with...

ARLA Propertymark has slammed politicians who appear to have ignored a public consultation and gone ahead with draconian changes affecting second...

Foxtons has appointed Gareth Atkins as Managing Director – Lettings.  He will succeed Ed Philips who is leaving the business after 20...

Family-run independent agency Websters, has made its second acquisition in two years. It’s now snapped up Langford Estates, a Norwich based agency...

A south of England agency has acquired a further two independents, taking the brands total number of acquisitions up to seven...

OnTheMarket’s deal with a PropTech firm to provide free tenant referencing has been extended indefinitely for agents who pay the portal...

Online agency Hortons is the latest agency to off-set its environmental impact. Hortons operates from a non-branch office in central Leicester with...

The UK’s rental market is now the world’s fourth largest by total volumes of privately rented properties according to research from...

The rental market shows no signs of slowing with ongoing high demand, fuelled in part by the pandemic, creating a buoyant...

CRM business platform Reapit has partnered with PropTech platform Notify to announce a software integration that claims to simplify utilities registration...

Rightmove says added functionality for its tenant referencing portal is now being tested and will be rolled out later this year. In...

A north of England lettings agency has successfully qualified five members of its staff through The Able Agent training programme. The agency...

A PropTech supplier claims that increased automation can help letting agents meet the demands of the government’s Levelling Up agenda. Openview –...

The central Birmingham branch of franchise giant Belvoir is celebrating its 15th anniversary by moving to a prestigious new city centre...

Agents, landlords and tenants alike face the prospect of higher bills because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. In terms of energy costs, an...

A north of England agency is going green as it replaces its existing car fleet electric vehicles. The purchase of two Volkswagen...

The Lomond Group - which has ambitions to become a national operation - has announced two further acquisitions for one of...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says teclet, a wholly owned subsidiary of OnTheMarket plc, has integrated with the TDS API - aimed...

A service which describes itself as Europe’s “largest end-to-end rental accommodation marketplace” has announced a new acquisition. Housing Anywhere has acquired a...

A lettings portal says it’s expanding across London and is offering agents free listings with no fixed-term contract, and the prospect...

A developer says its new state-of-the-art sales centre in Hong Kong in set to boost Chinese investment in London. Galliard, the developer...

Inventory Base Academy has launched its new course - how to start your own inventory operation. The new course is aimed at...

Online property training qualifications service The Able Agent has launched a new apprenticeship programme. The Able Agent says it’s spotted a critical...

Franchise estate agency chain Winkworth has expanded its presence in prime south west London with the opening of a new Wimbledon office. The new...

A major holiday let company in one of the country’s prime tourist destinations says more affordable homes should be built to...

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

Many people - including agents, landlords and tenants - are unprepared for the domestic heating revolution on its way to Britain. That’s...

The fast-growing Lomond Group, backed by private equity cash, has snapped up another independent.  Lomond’s John Shepherd brand, which operates throughout the...

Lettings franchisees under the Belvoir banner delivered the group an additional 10 per cent management service fees last year according to...

Purplebricks has revealed that it will cost some £3.6m to correct compliance issues in its lettings division. The agency continues to stay...

Franchise giant Belvoir has named a former chief executive of a major housebuilder as a non-executive director, to help with the...

A new trade body is being set up which describes itself as a national network of property managers, specialising in the...

A new six-week online training session for lettings agents begins this week from Sally Lawson’s Agent Rainmaker service. Called ‘Achieving success by...

A lettings agency has gone on the offensive and is publishing landlords who switch from rivals because of allegedly poor service. And...

The integration of the lettings division of London agency Douglas & Gordon into the lettings wing of Foxtons will happen next...

Birmingham, Bristol and Leicester are seeing the fastest growth in Buy To Let investment according to new figures from a business...

Deposit replacement service Ome is launching a new platform for agent and landlord members. The portal, in development since the middle of...

One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...

Bowmark Capital is selling its Leaders Romans Group, one of the UK’s largest property services groups, to another private equity operator, Platinum...

Rightmove is hosting a new webinar this week for agents, focused on navigating the current rental market. Taking place tomorrow the webinar...

A Winkworth franchisee has opened his fourth office in the same region in four years. Jamie Moore has opened a new office...

New measures to reduce the impact of Airbnb and other short lets in Scotland are “hugely disproportionate” a property group claims. The Scottish...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has received another £1.8m investment- just as it launches its own insurance service. The fundraise provides capital...

HM Revenue & Customs officers are paying short-notice visits on letting and estate agents to check on their anti-money laundering compliance,...

A webinar being held tomorrow promises to demonstrate how letting agents who ask the right single question to their landlord clients...

Wales and Scotland are ahead of the game when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the...

Agent Rainmaker is holding another of its ARX Mastery events, in a bid to promote growth in the lettings agency sector...

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

Specialist anti-money laundering service FCS Compliance is beginning its latest series of AML webinars designed for Rightmove members.  What you need to...

A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...

A generally upbeat trading statement from franchise agency giant Winkworth reports that prime London’s rental market’s long term return to normality...

Gary Barker - the ex-Reapit supremo who controversially did not take up the role of chief executive at Boomin - is...

The Liberal Democrats have proposed sharp restrictions on holiday rentals at the heart of the party’s plans to solve the housing...

A successful lettings and sales agency in Birmingham has doubled in size in its first year of business. Davidson Estates, which has...

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

MPs and the wider public have been presented with a lengthy report on the growth of Airbnb and similar platforms across...

The 7,000 units under SDL’s block management are now with rival HML Group following an acquisition deal which took place last...

Opposition appears to be growing to the first major bid in the UK to regulate the spread of Airbnbs and properties...

Purplebricks says a newspaper story suggesting it will sell off its rental business is not true. A company statement this morning, issued...

The coming year should be about promoting harmony in the lettings market says the head of an agency that’s now part of a...

The Lomond Group, already reported to be in talks to buy London agency Chestertons, has revealed it’s snapped up another leading...

Linley & Simpson, a joint founder of the Lomond Group, has acquired two more independent agencies.  The firms snapped up are family-run...

John D Wood & Co. Is the latest agency to go green with a move to making its fleet of company...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

Leaders Romans Group has launched a partnership with GreenTheUk to plant one tree for every house sold or let through the...

How can agents improve their position in society? A report has been published following a roundtable discussion between prominent agency figures...

Three lettings agency bosses have been banned from being directors of companies for a total of over 13 years after being...

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Purplebricks could face a bill of as much as £30m “after it put thousands of landlords...

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

Purplebricks says its head of lettings has left after just eight months - and just days after a crisis involving tenant deposits. A Purplebricks...

Stirling Ackroyd Group has acquired the south east London sales and lettings agency Beresford Residential.  It has bought the whole business including the...

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

There are fewer than 70 tickets left for December 7's rescheduled 25th ARLA Propertymark Conference and Exhibition. Originally due to take place in...

One of the largest private residential landlords in the Midlands has appointed Principle Estate Management to start collecting various ground rents...

One of the institutions behind Build To Rent in the UK is pledging to have up to 1,000 new rental homes...

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

Property should take a leaf from some other industries’ books and embrace increased automation to help the sector recover quicker and...

Alto, the Zoopla-owned cloud-based software for agents, has unveiled what it calls “its next generation of functionality.” New features include an enhanced...

Finance companies have announced the development of a new 440-unit Build To Rent scheme in Birmingham. Harrison Street, an alternative real assets...

It’s been revealed by a short lets trade body that the typical Airbnb day rate in London in September was £151.40...

A scam in one city has reportedly seen scores of individuals robbed of thousands of pounds as short lets have been...

A high-profile four-day bootcamp designed to sharpen up lettings agents has returned from the pandemic with a bang.  Agent Rainmaker - set up...

A PropTech firm says Open Banking could help to transform the lettings industry for the better if it is fully embraced.  And...

An agent who six months ago expanded his franchise empire to four branches has now added a fifth. Craig Pearson, who opened the...

After becoming the first large agency to move to electric BMW i3s in 2019, Chestertons is urging others in the industry to follow...

Airbnb is adding property characteristics such as verified WiFi speed to its details in a bid to win more business and...

The London and South East property group Stirling Ackroyd - which recently rebranded from its former title, Nick Dunning Associates -...

A trading statement from franchise agency Winkworth has revealed that its network now derives 75 per cent of its revenue from...

Just as COP26 is drawing to a close, so one of the lettings industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the...

FCS Compliance has announced its latest anti-money laundering webinar tailored exclusively for Rightmove members.   Are you ready for an HMRC inspection is...

Charters Group, the south of England agency, has announced a further acquisition that will grow its residential lettings operations. Charters Estate Agents will combine...

The government says it’s finalising plans for a new tax regime to apply to additional homes, and in particular those used...

A recent industry roundtable event hosted by PayProp, which brought together some of the lettings industry’s biggest hitters, will be live streamed next week...

Five PropTech firms have linked up to produce a so-called White Paper giving a glimpse in what they think the agency...

A brand within the fast-expanding Lomond Group has sealed its second acquisition within a fortnight, adding a further 200 properties to...

Almost £300,000 has been awarded to a consortium of councils to improve energy efficiency in the private rental sector. York council will lead...

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

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

Rents in much of London have not only bounced back from the pandemic but now exceed the levels reached in 2020. Research...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a modest 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...

Property group Nick Dunning Associates, which includes the brands Townends and Regents, has rebranded to Stirling Ackroyd Group, effective from today.  All...

Proposals to regulate Airbnbs and other short lets in one part of the UK should be modified, a trade body says. Currently,...

The pandemic has brought with it a whole new way of working, with many businesses now offering a hybrid model, and...

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

Some 4,500 people and 90 exhibitors attended the Property Investor Show a few days ago - the first face-to-face event of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings...

Another independent lettings agency has been acquired by a fast-expanding giant with plans to become a prominent national agency network. Lomond Group’s John...

Research from lettings management software provider teclet shows how important 24/7 transactions are in the industry today. Results show that 33 per...

ARLA Propertymark has blasted the government over its net zero policy of banning new boilers from 2035 and giving landlords £5,000...

Online lettings agency LettingaProperty.com says it’s using social media platform TikTok to build its brand and drum up business, and claims...

Home appliances are often an area that can be overlooked when it comes to finalising kitchen designs, but having quality machines...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Alexander Siedes, CEO and Founder of Homeppl What is Homeppl and...

A former agent who was most recently a car salesman has been named as Spicerhaart’s first home-based lettings partner. Marc West will...

North of England agency Robert Watts is expanding into Halifax after completing the acquisition of independent firm Bennett Kaye for an...

The head of a lettings agency has drawn up a wish list for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to address in his Budget...

Lettings technology platform Goodlord has acquired a new app called acasa.  acasa is a fintech platform which allows tenants to manage household...

Agents’ marketing platform BriefYourMarket has announced a new integration live and ready to install on Reapit’s AppMarket. BriefYourMarket first integrated with Reapit’s...

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...

Spicerhaart has unveiled a £30m investment programme for its lettings business. The business proposes to more than double the number of properties...

A lack of longer term rental accommodation thanks to the growth of Airbnb and other short lets has led to a...

The end of the stamp duty holiday today has triggered a reduction in the number of buy to let investors saying...

A branch of Northwood has snapped up an independent agency. Bassets Lettings, which is based in Salisbury, was set up in 2002...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the Labour Party conference that if her party wins the next General Election she will...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...

We may still be some months off 2022, but property experts are already beginning to make their predictions for next year...

Agency and real estate company JLL is going head-to-head with Airbnb after launching its own short term rentals platform.  The website, called...

A lettings agent has been jailed for three years for defrauding tenants and landlords out of more than £182,000.  Lee Clarke, 42,...

Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...

LettingaProperty.com has appointed Kevin Neary, ex-GameStop Group managing director and co-founder, as Board Chairman, to help drive the company's growth. This...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

A lettings agent has expressed his amazement after an emotional LinkedIn post about paying himself a salary for the first time...

A lettings agent who sold his business to Chestertons last year has claimed the sector has come to the “end of...

One of the country’s largest commercial and retail landlords - Capital & Regional - is to expand is current programme of...

A branch of national lettings agency Martin & Co is under new ownership. Landlord and property developer Grant Simpson has purchased the...

Letting Agents should aim for 50 per cent profit margins according to a high profile former president of ARLA. Sally Lawson says...

There is a report that the private equity owner of Leaders Romans Group has appointed bankers to work on a ‘strategic...

The lettings market continues to boom, with HomeLet’s latest index showing average UK rents at a record high for the third...

Leaders Romans Group has completed the purchase of Dewhurst Lettings in Swindon - the latest in its acquisition programme announced earlier...

The agency My Property Box has completed the acquisition of established North Yorkshire letting agent WardHorne – its sixth such deal...

A council has written to Housing Minister Chris Pincher calling for a new approach to the short lets issue. Oxford council leader...

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents says agencies should ensure they charge for all services they offer...

The new owner of a lettings agency is aiming to fuel growth in his new business after swapping petrol stations and...

As the summer begins to draw to a close and the letting market regains its stride, attention is turning to the...

Recovery in the UK is being channeled towards regional cities, says a leading investment expert.  Martha Peyton, managing director and head of...

Lettings once again dominated the complaints received by The Property Ombudsman according to its latest annual report - out today but...

New rules out for consultation concerning block management aim to improve professionalism across the sector, root out rogue agents, and increase...

Industry growth specialist Christopher Watkin is to offer letting agents his secrets to attracting new landlords in a live webinar hosted...

Senior managers in the lettings and sales side of independent chain Spicerhaart are reducing their carbon footprint by taking up the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heidi Shackell, CEO of The Lettings Hub. How has your...

The controversy over whether a new PropTech service can be used by agents to charge people to view a property to...

The Property Ombudsman and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors are seeking views of agents, landlords and tenants on a new...

If you haven’t been to the Agent Rainmaker LIVE event before, then it is pretty difficult to explain how this event...

Over a quarter of lettings and estate agents say sustainability is just a box-ticking exercise and only one in nine have...

Guidance from Trading Standards suggests that it is possible, in some cases, to charge tenants to view a property to let...

The lettings market in London and the Home Counties continued its journey back towards normality in July according to data from...

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

The Association of Residential Managing Agents and The Institute of Residential Property Management have informed their respective memberships that they are pondering combining forces. The...

An analysis of the Mayor of London’s Rogue Landlord and Letting Agent Checker shows that since it was introduced in 2018...

Propertymark has given its support to a free and independent dispute resolution service, the Business Banking Resolution Service, which is being offered to...

Upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures make the case for increased automation of the process to save agents from additional...

A PropTech lettings platform boasting investment from the Foxtons agency has been snapped up by LegalforLandlords for an undisclosed figure. Propoly, launched...

Lettings income has played a major part in the upswing in income for the Belvoir Group, reported to shareholders in its...

A Labour council leader has hit after being attacked for his support for buy to let and property investment. Last week we...

The rate at which holiday let businesses is being set up has more than doubled during the pandemic according to the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

A letter from a tenant’s union is demanding that a Labour councillor “publicly explain” his actions as an accountant advising investors...

Zero Deposit has outlined three top tips for letting agents - with a focus on what the Proptech firm calls “customer...

One of the UK’s largest agency groups has launched a partnership with an environmental organisation to plant one tree for every...

An agency has marked its 30th anniversary by sealing a brace of acquisitions. The deals see Thornley Groves, the Lomond Group agency...

The franchisee of a new Martin & Co branch in his hometown has opened with the recruitment of five new staff. Hamza...

Californian PropTech firm Trov, specialising in digital insurance for tenants, has announced a deal with major UK rental companies.  The deal is...

There may be bad news for agencies with reliance on office workers who rent - a new survey suggests 10 per...

Midlands estate agency Webb’s is expanding its operations after opening a new office in Lichfield city centre. The agency already has offices in Cannock,...

A controversial lettings agent who has set up a business to sell rental insurance has accused landlords of not taking their...

Online lettings agency Accommodation has pledged to plant a new tree for every property let - it has already planting 1,190...

I want you to ask yourself a question, what is your reputation? By that I mean your personal reputation and your...

Supermarket chains like John Lewis and banks like Lloyds - both entering the private rental sector as large scale landlords -...

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...

Leeds property investment agency ERE Property has undergone a company-wide rebrand in the UK and Hong Kong. No images have been released...

Two major south of England agency have merged in what they describe as a “transformational deal.”  Brand Vaughan, part of the expanding...

London’s rental market gathered momentum in June as tenants anticipated a return to the office with 24 per cent more tenancies...

It always pays to rely on the services of a reputable referencing company. The lure of free credit checks or basic referencing...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

Agents joining one of the industry’s major trade bodies is to be offered exclusive digital marketing packs created by Starberry. Members of...

One of the insurers at the centre of the Business Interruption controversy is believed to have reached a settlement with some...

Deposit alternative firm flatfair has teamed up with an accommodation service to supply short lets. Users who find short lets through the...

The Oxfordshire based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant,...

Over the last 15 months (basically since the ‘c’ word entered our daily vocabulary) agent websites has become more crucial than...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy has accused the government of hypocrisy over its diverging approach to evictions for commercial and residential tenants. On Wednesday...

Police were called to a protect outside a lettings firm in Oxfordshire after a crowd picketed the office over a dispute...

Your Move, Reeds Rains and other parts of the LSL Group are to hold an Act of Kindness day to encourage...

A lettings agency with branches in Corby and Kettering has been shortlisted for two awards this summer. Belvoir has been nominated for...

Reliable referencing remains the cornerstone of every letting agent’s business. Landlords rely on their agents to get it right, and to protect...

Anti-money laundering specialist FCS Compliance is to lead a free-to- attend Q&A webinar for Rightmove agents tomorrow.   Let’s Discuss Money Laundering is...

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

Paragon Bank increased its focus on specialist buy to let lending during the first half of its financial year as its...

Independent agency Hardisty And Co has acquired a fourth branch in Leeds. It will be headed up by former owner and office...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That's very retro - I have not had one of...

Spicerhaart is restructuring its lettings activities to include more working-from-home, mirroring what it’s done to its sales side in the past...

A new Lancashire estate agency, Jusa Homes, has opened new premises thanks to a £10,000 local council grant.  Julie Hardy and Sarah...

As we all know, there is an increasing number of PropTech solutions aiming to service the property and lettings industry, with...

The Miles & Barr Group has snapped up two lettings and property management companies  – Roger & Hambidge and Brettsletts.  The acquisitions...

Franchise giant Winkworth has opened a new office in the south west at Ferndown in Dorset. The office has been opened by...

A London council has secured banning orders against rogue property agents who were previously fined over £70,000 for letting an unlicensed...

There are just two weeks left for letting agents to register with HM Revenue & Customs if they want to be...

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

Fixflo has pledged that it’s business as usual for its lettings agency clients, after news broke that it was to be...

Fixflo, the well known provider of property repairs and maintenance software across the lettings sector, has been acquired by a European...

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

Hunters - now subsumed into The Property Franchise Group - has opened a new branch in Bicester.  The new branch follows a...

North London agency Home Minders has acquired independent lettings and sales business Alan Goldin Estates. This transaction is Home Minder’s third acquisition,...

The industrial dispute involving Goodlord has ended with nine of the affected staff leaving the company after a lengthy strike. The Unite...

The owners of a branch of Martin & Co have taken their managed portfolio to approaching 400 properties after securing a...

Insurance provider Paymentshield and rental referencing firm Goodlord have teamed up for a second five-year partnership.  Under the agreement, the PropTech firm...

A former employee at the Staines-upon-Thames office of lettings agency Martin & Co has returned – as the branch’s new owner. Doreen...

A compliance specialist is reminding the industry that the deadline by which letting agents must register with HMRC if they are...

Keller Williams UK - one of the growing number of agencies to operate with self-employed agents working from a central hub...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

Preventative measures are everything where referencing is concerned. But with so many solutions out there, promising so much, it can be difficult...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

London lettings agency Kalmar is thought to be the first to use the increasingly-fashionable social media platform TikTok to let and...

Today’s Queen’s Speech, setting out the government’s legislative programme for the next year, is expected to include rental reform. It’s thought one...

The highest profile agency in the big-spending Lomond Group has sealed a trio of deals in the first week of April...

The owner of the Bedford branch of Martin & Co has grown his business by more than 50 per cent thanks...

Activists from the Acorn renters' campaign group have held a protest outside a branch of Chancellors in Oxford. The group says the...

A family-owned boutique lettings agency in Salford, Greater Manchester, has taken a significant share in a nearby independent rival - and will...

ARLA Propertymark says there should be a long term appropriately funded strategy to help the private rental sector and home owners...

The Yorkshire town immortalised in the long-running BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine - Holmfirth - is the location of the latest...