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The trade body representing the Build To Rent industry wants to recruit people from that sector to sit in its board. The...

The government’s failure to act on the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working party - chaired by Lord Richard Best and...

The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

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

The Tenancy Deposit Service, the provider of tenancy deposit protection and dispute resolution services, has appointed Fay Selvan as its new...

The search for the best of the property industry is underway as nominations are now open for the 2024 Variety North...

Propertymark is urging agents to get ahead of the curve and be ready for the next big initiative - Regulation.  Propertymark has...

The all-party House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has urged the government to get on with establishing a regulator of...

Propertymark is telling the Bank of England that now is the perfect time to cut base rate and trigger wider interest...

Average UK private rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024 according to the Office for National Statistics. This...

safeagent, the UK’s largest not-for-profit accreditation scheme for lettings and management agents, has appointed John Midgley as chair of its board...

Propertymark is urging the government to tackle the problem of banks closing down undesignated or pooled client accounts of letting agents. HM...

A Parliamentary committee has heard that thousands of small and medium-sized letting agencies were debanked in 2023, with financial institutions forcibly...

A TV presenter with experience of property shows - Laura Hamilton - will be presenting the gongs at the Annual Guild...

New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...

Propertymark will appear in front of the House of Lords’ Industry and Regulators Committee tomorrow morning, urging the regulation of lettings...

A prominent rental activist is tomorrow going to tell a House of Lords committee about the need to regulate letting agents. Conor...

Legal & General senior executive David Reid has been named as the chair of an influential committee driving forward Build To...

Qualifications for property managers in the social housing sector should be extended to the private rental sector too. That’s the view of...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

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

A large multi-brand lettings agency group is dropping its listings on Zoopla and instead going to list rental properties on OnTheMarket...

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchise brand, wants to merge with long-time rival Belvoir. Both are listed on the...

Propertymark has stepped into the row over a bank chief’s comments on first time buyers. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, responded...

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...

One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...

All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...

It’s all change for a regional agents’ group which has announced a new chair and new directors. Cornwall-based former estate agent Steve...

A lettings agency has initiated new systems to ensure there is no repeat of a mistake that left some client properties...

The partners of high end agency and property consultancy Cluttons have announced the completion of a management buyout.  James Gray continues as...

Almost six years after her departure as chief executive of Countrywide, Alison Platt has been appointed to a new senior position. She...

Last week’s Autumn Statement - which fell short of expectations in terms of help for the private rental sector - is...

The first meeting has been held of the Housing Coalition, a new group including Propertymark and some landlord bodies. A statement from...

It’s claimed that as many as one in five tenants has lost out in a rental bidding war during the last...

UK Association of Letting Agents has announced a link with PropTech supplier Canopy. UKALA member agents will receive a discount if they...

Senior Labour MP Clive Betts says the party’s official house building policy won’t actually solve the shortage of homes. Labour deputy leader...

A row has broken out over Section 21 between Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and an all-party...

Propertymark has donated £5,200 to the industry charity Agents Giving, which works with lettings and estate agents to encourage, support and...

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

Propertymark has backed the idea of a new property tribunal system for Wales to simplify court processes. The proposal merges nine current...

The Select Committee that shadows the work of Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is complaining that its...

The Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team is one of two new non-executive directors at The Property Ombudsman. Louise Baxter...

A move to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short lets has been put forward in the westcountry -...

UKSotheby’s International Realty - which handles high end lettings and sales - has opened a new London office. It’s in St John’s...

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

Spicerhaart’s veteran chief executive Paul Smith is stepping back to concentrate on company growth - including the acquisition of more lettings...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says it now has a record membership of 1,200. UKALA describes itself as “a professional association...

A prominent provider of student rental accommodation has appointed an international property consultancy to consider growth options. Study Inn Group has a...

The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...

Propertymark has revealed its latest top table of elected and unelected spokespeople forming its new leadership team. The new chair of the...

Jackson-Stops has announced the opening of its newest branch in Colchester, Essex.  This follows the launch of its virtual office covering Stockbridge,...

Strathspey Capital is to become Scotland’s largest factoring business after acquiring Glasgow-based Speirs Gumley. Factoring is the term commonly used in Scotland...

A newspaper is reporting that almost 1,500 homes which could be used for long-term mainstream rentals have been ‘lost’ to short...

The fledgling Build To Rent trade organisation, called the UK Apartment Association, is setting up regional hubs. It’s already established ones in...

A holiday lettings agency has come out fighting on behalf of its clients. Following calls by local leaders in Cornwall and Devon...

Propertymark says it’s going to send a briefing on behalf of letting agents to every MP and member of the House...

A chief executive who pledged to beef up her agency’s lettings division - but failed to do so - is leaving...

An unnamed Conservative MP cited in a newspaper claims up to 30 colleagues may vote against the Renters Reform Bill in...

The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports that “procedural issues”...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

Belvoir’s very first franchisee, Andy Campbell, has been awarded the prestigious Belvoir Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of 27 highly successful...

An industry trade group claims inventories conducted by lettings agents may be seen as biased towards landlords rather than truly independent. Daniel...

A seminar is to be held to look at the impact of rent controls on the burgeoning Build To Rent sector. Private...

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

A prominent agent and former RICS residential chairman has made an impassioned plea to the government to help the private rental...

“Optimism has survived another difficult month” says business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown in response to the latest house price index.  Indeed, the industry...

Propertymark wants letting agents to join its leadership team and ambassadorial positions. The trade body says it is seeking new directors for...

A letting agents’ trade body is urging the industry to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes for...

Leaders Romans Group is unveiling what it claims is a new ‘sustainable’ branch office for its Portico brand in Fulham, London. The...

The Property Redress Service claims to be the largest lettings redress service now, with over 13,250 letting agency branches on board. In...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says a survey of its members suggests that 2023 will be a tough year for...

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in November came to 46,075 according to the Bank of England. The 46,075 figure...

Purplebricks is set to cut 10 per cent of its staff within hours according to The Times. The company is reportedly laying...

The chief executive of Purplebricks - chastened after a major split amongst the firm’s shareholders - claims there is a “big...

Purplebricks chairman Paul Pindar has survived a challenge from a rebel investor - but shareholders appear split.  A company general meeting -...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being asked to take urgent action over housing conditions across social and private rental sectors.  Following the...

Purplebricks is to reveal its latest trading figures next week in a crucial test for the turnaround strategy of new chief...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association has named a new chief executive.  Andy Fenner will support STAA chairperson Merilee Karr and director...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks is hosting a webinar this evening for letting agents and other industry employers responsible for...

A senior Savills figure, who chairs the trade body known as The Lettings Industry Council, has issued a warning to the...

Purplebricks’ board has announced that a general meeting of shareholders will be held on December 19 - and it involves a...

Rebel shareholders at Purplebricks want the current chairman to be replaced by industry veteran Harry Hill. Lecram Holdings Limited - which has...

Boomin, the online property portal founded by the former boss of Purplebricks, has called in liquidators according to a Sky News...

Activist shareholders and agency industry analysts alike appear mystified at the latest high-flyer to depart suddenly from Purplebricks Yesterday the troubled agency...

University students have queued on the street overnight to secure a home for next year in one of the UK’s most...

The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has been welcomed by the agency establishment - even though some may be wondering how long...

OnTheMarket claims it’s scoring a first amongst property portals in the creation of an ‘Accessible features’ search filter for users to...

The short lets industry - consisting of suppliers and operators within the burgeoning sector of Airbnb-style lettings - is to stage...

Lettings agency Knight Frank has partnered with accessible housing consultancy AccessiblePRS to improve access and inclusion in the UK’s private rented...

A team of experts has released a report that responds to government reform plans - and it insists that if Section...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...

The cost of living crisis could have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on homelessness unless an immediate eviction ban is introduced. That’s the view...

Winkworth’s latest figures to shareholders show that sales revenues have slumped badly - but lettings have boomed for the moment at...

B-hive Block Management Partners has been chosen by a senior industry figure to launch her own block and estate management venture,...

A major lettings sector supplier says the industry must do more to appeal to win employees from the TikTok generation. These typically...

Agents can now sign up to register their interest in Rightmove’s new qualification, the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...

A warning has been issued that as many as 250,000 homes - some likely to be in the private rental sector...

Purplebricks has set a date for a possible showdown with shareholders over the agency’s lettings compliance crisis amongst other controverisies.  It has...