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![Rental market back to normal in Prime Central London says agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The Prime Central London lettings market is returning to normality, a prominent agency says. JLL says average rents fell 1.4% between Q4...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents should make quick and better decisions - Webinar coming up](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Webinar-400x310.png)
A webinar is coming up aiming to help agents make better decisions and more rapidly. It’s being run by Propertymark which says...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent Control architect threatens new package of ‘reforms’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
The politician widely regarded as being the architect of rent controls in Scotland says he will shortly present a wider package...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Family-owned agency signs up to deposit alternative supplier](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
Family-owned agency Boydens has signed a deal to offer deposit alternative service Reposit to landlord clients. Paul Buck, a representative of Boydens,...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Powers to evict anti-social tenants set to be beefed up](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
Propertymark has welcomed proposed reforms to evict tenants who show persistent anti-social behaviour. In 2018, a Northern Ireland Department of Justice consultation...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![No Rent Controls! Agents pledge to continue campaign](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NB%20-%20M%26P%20March%20blog%201%20-%20No%20budget%20boost%20from%20the%20Chancellor%20but%20it's%20not%20all%20doom%20and%20gloom.jpg)
Propertymark has urged its members who feel frustrated by the changes to the Scottish Government’s so-called Cost of Living regulations ending...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Top agent senses change of mood in rental market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRates1_400x310.png)
One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency - owners all at sea over where to start](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_EfficientHome-400x310.png)
Almost two in five UK owners - landlords and homeowners - now consider improving the energy efficiency of their property an...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Control proposals slammed by prominent industry commentator](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239146247.jpg)
Proposals for rent controls made in a government consultation document have been slammed by a prominent industry commentator and PropTech entrepreneur. The...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gove tells agents to identify and remedy damp and mould issues](/upload/images/shutterstock_2135683647.jpg)
New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords and their letting agents to take responsibility for...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Leading agency bosses to star in portal podcast for movers](/upload/images/shutterstock_1433456582.jpg)
Prominent figures from Foxtons and Chestertons are amongst the agency leaders featured on a new six-part podcast series from OnTheMarket. Hosted by...
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls - Agents asked for help building case against](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association is looking for help from letting agents in building a case against rent controls. The association is...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ message to government - boost supply to end housing shortage](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Construction-400x310.png)
Agents’ body Propertymark wants more government action to boost housing supply - and it wants the views of the industry on...
01 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shelter slammed by industry over “exaggerated” Section 21 claims](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Eviction2-400x310-min.jpeg)
Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent claims economy stacked against private tenants](/upload/images/Logos/GenerationRent-logo400x310.png)
The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of “stacking the economy against private renters who...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Charging for Viewings is “terrible idea” says leading agent](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-NEW-400x310.jpg)
A prominent lettings agency owner has given his verdict on the concept of charging renters to view a property - “it...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Heidi Shackell, CEO of The Lettings Hub](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/The%20Lettings%20Hub/Heidi400x310px.jpg)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heidi Shackell, CEO of The Lettings Hub. How has your...
19 August 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![What’s Your Reputation?](/img/default/lat.png)
I want you to ask yourself a question, what is your reputation? By that I mean your personal reputation and your...
15 July 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Independent agents invited to sessions with mentors and experts](/img/default/lat.png)
Propertymark says its Inspire programme is continuing to help agents via its small group network - and it’s taking bookings for...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Covid will drastically change rental landscape warn leading agents](/img/default/lat.png)
A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agencies must be more tolerant of staff doing home schooling](/img/default/lat.png)
The head of industry recruitment consultancy Property Personnel is calling on agencies to be more tolerant of the struggles working parents...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Up-front rental payment system being rolled out across the UK](/img/default/lat.png)
The Advanced Rent Option, which allows licensed lettings agents to offer their landlords a year’s rent upfront as part of their...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![How can agents work with property price data and indices?](/img/default/lat.png)
Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...
28 October 2020
From: Proptech & Innovation
![Offer half-rent incentive to win tenants, landlords told by agency chief](/img/default/lat.png)
The chairman of an agency chain is advising landlords to prepare for stock surpluses in some areas and to win tenants...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Big rise in buy to let mortgage choices as market recovers](/img/default/lat.png)
There’s been a significant increase in the mortgage choice available to landlords as the buy to let market gets closer to...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![More offers for agents as suppliers help the industry Conquering Corona](/img/default/lat.png)
Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Selfless agency staff become heroic local helpers](/img/default/lat.png)
Like many agencies, the Milton Keynes company Cauldwell Property Services has most of its staff working from home and handling sellers’...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager](/img/default/lat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...
06 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![Average deposit nears £1,300 says new alternative scheme](/img/default/lat.png)
The average deposit paid by a new private tenant is now £1,299 according to a new player in the deposit alternative...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Open Banking allows deposit-free firm to screen overseas renters](/img/default/lat.png)
Rental platform Canopy, which allows tenants to rent without a deposit, has announced a new partnership which will allow agents and...
08 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Advanced Rent Option means less work for landlords - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
The lettings agency owners behind the Advanced Rent Option, which provides landlords with up to 12 months’ rent in advance, says...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK’s first ever tenants’ rental protection insurance launched](/img/default/lat.png)
Legal & General is introducing a Rental Protection Plan for tenants, thought to be one of the first examples of this...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![A Crash Is Coming: How will it affect the private rental sector?](/img/default/lat.png)
Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Fees ban has led to surge in tenants on the move, says franchise giant](/img/default/lat.png)
The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir. The franchise...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rental option gives landlords average £10k-plus lump sum](/img/default/lat.png)
A new rental option for landlords could see them receiving an upfront annual lump sum of over £10,000. The Advanced Rent Option...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let con-man must pay back £48,000 rent or go to prison](/img/default/lat.png)
A man who claimed he needed a council house but was actually a landlord has been ordered to pay back more...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![‘Revolutionary’ rental option to be unveiled to lettings industry](/img/default/lat.png)
Lettings experts are being invited to the unveiling of a service described by its creators as “a revolutionary rental product.” It is...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Industry first as landlords offered a year’s rent in an up-front lump sum](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings agency is believed to be the first to offer landlords a year's rent in advance in one lump sum...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![New clampdown on 'No DSS' ads by letting agents and landlords](/img/default/lat.png)
The government says it wants “an immediate change” in the policy of some letting agents and landlords who advertise ‘No DSS’...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Trade group releases details of anti-fees ban evidence put to MPs](/img/default/lat.png)
The Residential Landlords’ Association has released details of the evidence it put to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee which...
01 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Confirmation: cost and location are key factors for tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest survey from a specialist landlord insurance firm confirms what many in the industry will have known for a long...
17 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![‘Between a rock and a harder place'](/img/default/lat.png)
Stephen Moss, CEO of based Pring.co.uk the UK’s leading property investment search engine, takes a look at the impact of ‘Corbynmania’...
28 October 2015
From: Sponsored Content
![Choices chief condemns lack of 'level playing field' on BTL tax breaks](/img/default/lat.png)
The chairman of Choices letting agency says the government is wrong to say its proposed tax changes will create a level...
14 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Society’s Golden Ratio](/img/default/lat.png)
As estate agents, business people and just plain people for that matter, we can't help looking at the way our society...
19 June 2015
From: Features
![It's time for OTM to drop the exclusivity rule](/img/default/lat.png)
Yesterday we heard about the letter from the CMA warning agents about anti-competitive behaviour. Today, in a scoop for Estate Agent...
04 June 2015
From: Features
![It’s time to consign sole agencies to history](/img/default/lat.png)
This publication recently reported on Russell Quirk's latest attempt to upset the establishment, this time by attacking the hallowed ground of...