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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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 -...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

Foxtons has revealed that it has a pipeline of what it calls “lettings portfolio targets” - lettings books which it wants...

OnTheMarket claims it’s on track to achieve its strategic aim - to create “a tech-enabled property business across the broader property...

Troubles at Purplebricks continue with an activist investor who has a four per cent share in the firm called on the...

Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...

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

A new player in the Build To Rent sector says it’s targeting locations in the London commuter belt with chronic supply...

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

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...

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

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...

A prominent lettings agency owner has given his verdict on the concept of charging renters to view a property - “it...

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

The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...

Women now make up 48 per cent of the 2.6m buy to let investors in the UK, according to London lettings...

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

The UK Association of Letting Agents - a trade body rival to ARLA Propertymark - says it’s seen “a robust membership...

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

A rival trade body to the Association of Residential Letting Agents has announced what it calls “a robust membership result.” The UK...

Franchise giants Belvoir has revealed strong figures in a trading statement to shareholders - but it’s warning that 2021 remains shrouded...

Kevin Hollinrake, who until recently was the chairman of Hunters, has been named in an article about Tory MPs who have...

Winkworth says its London rental activities have suffered because of a lack of international travel, and students and young professionals returning to...

The latest shock resignation from Propertymark leaves the lettings agency sector rudderless - although enthusiasm for the organisation has arguably never...

A call has gone out for the longer-term buy to let rental sector to have a similar tax regime as the largely-unregulated...

The takeover of Hunters by The Property Franchise Group means the combined operations will manage over 70,000 tenanted properties across the...

A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Lomond Capital, which owns Scottish lettings and estate agents Braemore and Stonehouse, is to merge with Yorkshire firm Linley & Simpson. The...

Long-standing industry figure Robin Paterson has described how a company has re-shaped its service post-pandemic to offer high quality short lets...

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

The chairman of an agency chain is advising landlords to prepare for stock surpluses in some areas and to win tenants...

Independent London agency chain Dexters says it’s seen a 200 per cent jump in enquiries from this time last year, and...

Hunters has reported a small increase in pre-tax profit in it full-year results despite the impact of the ban on tenant...

Agents and other property professionals have a week to submit their views to an enquiry into the impact of Coronavirus on...

The much delayed merger of the UK’s two landlord bodies has officially happened today. The National Residential Landlords Association has been formed...

Reports from China suggest that property investors from that country - a staple in the buy to let market in many...

One of the north east of England’s higher profile estate agencies has restructured and merged with a rival ahead of what...

A PropTech platform that earlier this year was reported to be valued at £2.8m is making an unusual offer to letting...

The lettings agency owners behind the Advanced Rent Option, which provides landlords with up to 12 months’ rent in advance, says...

Flatfair, one of the leading deposit alternative providers fighting it out for dominance in the burgeoning sector, has scored a coup...

Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...

The Mirror newspaper says eight members of the new Boris Johnson-led Cabinet are buy to let investors - and it accuses...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has sharply criticised the PRS as being ill-equipped to cater...

The chairman of Hunters estate agency, who is also a Conservative MP, has hit out at the government over its handling...

A national letting agency has vowed to return to an 'aggressive growth strategy' as it looks to make several acquisitions. Lomond Capital...

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of the two government-backed redress operators for the lettings and sales service, has outlined its work...

Hunters says it’s opened seven new branches this year so far - well ahead of the three it had launched at...

The newly-formed Federation of Independent Agents (FIA), the network set up by former Property Franchise Group managing director Graham Lock, has...

The government’s wish to use a modified Section 8 as an alternative to Section 21 for landlords seeking possession of their...

One of the country’s largest networks of franchised lettings agents says the impact of the Fees Ban coming into effect in...

A Scottish mediation company and the SafeDeposits Scotland Trust are to create eight workshops aiming to improve relationships between agents, landlords,...

A lettings agency that has analysed HMRC data says rental income for buy to let landlords has leaped 15 per cent...

The Property Ombudsman says agents can display weekly rents for homes they market - but they should be displayed alongside monthly...

The Residential Landlords Association’s membership has hit a new high of 35,000.  Established in 1998 the not-for-profit association - which describes itself...

Embattled London Labour mayor Sadiq Khan says he wants rent controls to be introduced in the capital’s private rental sector, but...

Letting Agent Today can reveal that the agency at the centre of the scandal over alleged charges for viewings has been...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...