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HMRC has launched a pilot for the proposed Making Tax Digital service for quarterly reporting - and agents can sign up...

A new communications log feature has been introduced by a PropTech supplier which allegedly makes it easier to gather evidence for...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

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...

Alto says it’s introducing new Lettings Progression functionality which will roll out in the first half of this year - so...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

Aereon - a European software provider that owns high profile PropTech operator Fixflo - has entered a strategic partnership with automated...

Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

A thieving lettings agent stole over £128,000 which should have gone to landlord clients - and with it she funded an...

Two of the highest profile PropTech suppliers to the lettings and wider property sectors have announced a merger. Reapit and PayProp say...

The Federation of Independent Agents has selected an automated client account platform as a supplier.  The FIA was established in by Graham...

PropTech service The Lettings Hub has announced a new strategic partnership with client accounting platform LettsPay.  This follows on from four additional...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur has written to MPs outlining detailed plans that he believes would ensure the controversial Renters Reform Bill...

PropTech supplier Lettspay has launched a new client account banking service for letting agents and property managers in partnership with Griffin...

A government minister has pledged to act on the threat to lettings agents posed by banks acting against pooled client accounts. Many...

It looks as if the government is accepting that there is a problem with how banks treat Pooled Client Accounts -...

Propertymark has responded to an HM Treasury consultation on anti-money laundering processes - and in doing so it’s slammed “heavy handed...

Automated client accounting platform Lettspay is set to launch a new client account banking product for letting agents. The supplier has worked...

In the face of stretched incomes, rising interest rates and escalating consumer prices, an increasing number of tenants are at risk...

Parliament resumes today following its summer recess but there is still a lack of detail on aspects of the Renters Reform...

A second lettings sector body is demanding government action over the problem of client account closures. Accreditation service Safeagent says the government...

The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is being urged to act now to stop the problems banks are creating for letting agents. Following a...

We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...

PayProp is known for its award-winning rental payment platform, which combines bank-integrated client accounting with automation to save letting agencies time...

The Renters Reform Bill can be the perfect opportunity for the industry to become more professional - just so long as...

A new survey reveals that the safety of client funds is one of the key reasons why letting agents look to...

The Guild of Property Professionals says PropTech may be the answer to the ongoing problem with client accounts. Since 2019 many banks...

Any lettings portfolio should receive ongoing care and maintenance. A disorganised portfolio, weighed down by junk data, loose ends or lax...

As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...

At PayProp, customer service is a top priority. Our UK-based platform experts are always ready to go the extra mile to...

OnTheMarket Software, the tech division of the portal’s parent group, has announced the inclusion of client accounting functions in its TecLet...

The law is clear – agencies in England, Scotland and Wales need a valid client money protection (CMP) policy to protect...

Father and sons trio Kevin, Lewis and Tom Dudley have joined forces to become the new owners of Martin & Co’s...

A PropTech expert is warning that letting agents can expect hefty fines if they fail to comply with complex Client Money...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

The Letting Partnership has been helping UK agents build successful lettings businesses since 2006. Despite the current challenging financial landscape, The Letting...

Property accreditation service safeagent has written to all of its agents in England urging them to check legal requirements when setting...

Marketing platform BriefYourMarket has announced a PropTech integration with SME Professional, a provider of management software aimed at letting agents. Started in...

Propertymark says banks are still misinterpreting Anti-Money Laundering rules regarding pooled client accounts, making life difficult for letting agents.  The trade body...

Automated client account platform Lettspay is to become a supplier to the Federation of Independent Agents.  Lettspay, which is registered with the...

UK banks are closing client accounts held by established letting agents and refusing to open accounts for new businesses. The Problem A growing...

PropTech firm PayProp UK claims actual rent rises may be well below those suggested in some surveys. In response to the Scottish...

A PropTech supplier claims to be shaking up the lettings market with the launch of its revolutionary Property Management software this...

Agents should look to lettings to protect themselves when the sales market is hit by the coming recession and drop in...

The UK wing of Keller Williams - the world’s largest estate agency by agent count - has announced that it’s working...

Goodlord is spreading its PropTech offering into accountancy. It’s launched a new accounting tool which it claims will save some letting agents...

According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, organisations worldwide lose $4.7 trillion to fraud each year, with real estate suffering...

OnTheMarket has rebranded the lettings software product it recently purchased in a bid to lift its profile. What was previously known as...

Many agencies have long-standing and unresolved banking complaints, for example regarding client accounts: now it’s been declared they have only six...

The two main reasons that an agency decides to outsource are to reduce costs and to have the ability to focus...

OnTheMarket is overtly using its teclet lettings PropTech as a means of enticing agents on old discounted rates to pay full...

Propertymark says letting agents should be aware of the financial implications of failing to deregister tenant deposits. This kind of failure after...

Automated lettings and management platform teclet - which is owned by OnTheMarket - has completed another integration with a PropTech supplier. This...

Another prominent industry voice is warning of the dangers of the Scottish Government’s new eviction policies. So far the National Residential Landlords...

There’s just a week left - including the long Jubilee celebration period - for agents to respond to a major property tax...

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...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

A prominent industry supplier says lettings agents must be increasingly transparent on the services they provide - not just to landlords...

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...

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

A key figure at Propertymark has joined popular lettings agency supplier The Lettings Partnership as commercial director. Sarah Davies’ role at Propertymark...

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

PropTech supplier Agent OS is running a survey of letting agents about the vexed subject of specialist client accounts. AgentOS says it’s...

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

Letting agents have only 10 days to open segregated client accounts or they could face being expelled by their client money...

One of the lettings industry’s most prominent suppliers says it’s dispelled five myths surrounding the employment of apprentices.  The Letting Partnership insists apprentices...

Letting agents are being advised by an industry supplier to carry out essential checks now to prepare for a possible housing...

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...

Industry supplier The Letting Partnership is calling for businesses to take on more apprentices and support young people in a challenging...

Letting agencies should review banking and payment systems in the light of rule changes and the ongoing challenge of the pandemic. This advice...

Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how is the UK rental market coping with the fallout from...

ARLA Propertymark says there has been a breakthrough on the banking clampdown on pooled client accounts - a pain in the...

Teclet has announced another strategic partnership with LettsPay, a client accounting platform - the latest in a lengthy series of API...

ARLA Propertymark has set out its concerns over draft guidance on anti-money laundering produced by a body called the Joint Money...

PropTech lettings platform Herddle has announced two new senior hires. Hurdle describes itself as the tech-enabled lettings and property management agency that...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is advising member companies to file their accounts on time in order to remain transparent...

Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...

A leading industry figure is calling on agents to have a Plan B ready if their bank closes undesignated client accounts.  This...

Lloyds Bank appears to have contacted at least some of its letting agent clients to say that it is closing all...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents has launched a first-of-its-kind Client Money Protection to members.  Although CMP schemes are to be mandatory...

20% more landlords* are struggling compared to last year. They’ve been caught in a perfect storm of higher interest rates, bigger...

PayProp clients power through their monthly invoicing, collections, settlements and payouts in just a few clicks – whether they're managing 1...

The head of an estate and lettings agency has been expelled from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors after admitting taking...

A head of a company providing hi-tech products to letting agents says technology is the answer to current rental industry challenges,...

A leading letting agent campaigning against rental sector deposits is warning that the industry might be hit with “astronominal” insurance premiums...

  A letting agent who scammed dozens of tenants and landlords out of more than £220,000 of rents and deposits has been...

The chief executive of Braemore, one of the highest profile letting agencies in Scotland, says he wants greater regulation for the...