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19 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
A prominent supplier of deposit alternatives to lettings agents has come out and said that “renting negatively impacts quality of life,...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme following itsfailure to pay £1,100 out of an adjudicated award...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A figure in one of the country’s highest profile lettings companies has hit out at a government proposal to penalise the...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is launching the latest phase of its research into diversity in the agency sector. Last year it worked with the University...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A lettings industry supplier claims one in nine renters use foodbanks. A survey of tenants, commissioned by Zero Deposit, found that just...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Another index has suggested a small monthly increase in house prices in England and Wales - even though the annual rate...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A new study claims holiday rental providers could increase business five fold or more through improved communication. The study asked more than...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Two agencies have today joined eXp UK, the platform which now wants existing branch-based firm to convert to its self employed...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A new analysis shows that - unsurprisingly - London remains the most competitive region for letting agents, having seen the largest...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark has urged letting agents to take breaches of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s data protection principle regarding GDPR seriously. The call comes...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Plans for leasehold reform face a major early stumbling block as analysis shows plans to retrospectively introduce a cap on ground...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Northwood franchise, which has more than 90 offices nationwide, has unveiled a new look for its lettings and estate agency...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A survey suggests that a third of UK tenants who plan to spend Christmas in their rental property will be alone. A...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued advice to agencies on how to comply with data protection law. The UK data protection regulator...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
An industry supplier owned by the Leaders Romans Group says the government’s pledge to reform - not replace - leasehold should...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...
26 October 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Propertymark has backed the idea of a new property tribunal system for Wales to simplify court processes. The proposal merges nine current...
12 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark says it hopes that a Welsh Government White Paper proposing that nine devolved housing tribunals are consolidated into a single...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A body largely consisting of councils wants more controls over Airbnbs and other short lets - and it wants local authorities...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving letting agents and landlords and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...
16 August 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
HM Treasury has published a consultation on reform of the anti-money laundering supervisory system, giving four options. Currently the supervisory system is...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Stricter proposals for energy efficiency under review by the government risk damaging the private rental sector if they remain unchanged. That’s the...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Five regional police and crime commissioners have written to letting agents highlighting the problems of cannabis farms in private rental properties. The...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A mortgage lender has conducted a survey of homeowners which has produced a string of anti-landlord and anti-overseas investor attitudes. Market Financial...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...
04 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The Competition and Markets Authority is beefing up its enforcement work against illegal cartels and offering a reward of up to...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...
07 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
A PropTech supplier to letting agents claims that tenants are more likely to have Netflix than contents insurance. A survey of 1,013...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A trading statement from Belvoir reveals that the franchise giant is on the look out for “good quality complimentary acquisitions”. A strong...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Cheshire has topped a new ranking of the best places in the UK to invest in a holiday let, according to...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
At PayProp, customer service is a top priority. Our UK-based platform experts are always ready to go the extra mile to...
16 March 2023
From: Sponsored Content
New research from Rightmove suggests that all-inclusive rents are rising up the list of priorities for tenants using the portal. The research...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the lettings industry’s best known faces - Paul Shamplina - is to end his TV series focussing on evictions. Suggesting...
28 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A poll of 2,000 non-freehold tenants suggests that almost two-thirds claim not to feel 100 per cent safe in their homes. Some...
24 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Letting agents say the latest review of how Right To Rent has been carried out demonstrates “a knowledge gap” by landlords. This...
15 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped create an economy featuring jobs that benefit local communities and fit...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Atomic Consultancy, the specialist acquisition management business, believes that 2023 is likely to present significant opportunities for those looking to sell...
10 February 2023
From: Sponsored Content
OnTheMarket’s software off-shoot - called, appropriately enough, OnTheMarket Software - is launching a new management tool that it claims is the...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model is appealing to letting agents to sign up. Harding Green...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The private rented sector has an important economic and social role to play across the country, according to a new report...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Alto, Zoopla’s cloud-based software, has announced a new integration with popular lettings platform Goodlord. Goodlord is Alto’s only tenancy progression and onboarding...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is querying why there’s no help for the private rental sector to meet energy efficiency targets expressed in a new...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Land and Buildings Transaction Tax - the Scottish equivalent of stamp duty - has risen to six per cent for all...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A new survey has been launched to gather views from people in a major English city on the idea of introducing...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
London property data business LonRes has launched an app. By downloading the app users can search for properties – for sale or...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The advocates of Build To Rent have made another ambitious target for the sector’s growth. Research from the British Property Federation and...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Lettings platform Vouch and cloud-based software service Alto are teaming up for a webinar. The aim is to offer agents a route...
18 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Build To Rent operator Sigma Capital Group Limited, which markets its homes under the private rental brand Simple Life, claims newer...
03 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Currently, the average void period across England is 16.8 days a year. With an average monthly rent of £940, equating to...
03 October 2022
From: Breaking News
According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, organisations worldwide lose $4.7 trillion to fraud each year, with real estate suffering...
30 September 2022
From: Sponsored Content
What many believe to have been one of the nastiest TV adverts in recent years - Purplebricks’ attack on traditional agents’...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The owners of second homes in a key short lets and tourist hotspot are set to have to pay a premium...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The cost of living crisis could have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on homelessness unless an immediate eviction ban is introduced. That’s the view...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is calling on letting agents to share their thoughts and experiences on the impact of Airbnb and other short lets. At...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
London faces a possible homelessness spike this winter due to the cost-of-living crisis and increases in private rents, a group of...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The government is intervening further in the running of Liverpool council, which operates a controversial private rental sector licensing scheme. Housing Secretary...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Many agencies have long-standing and unresolved banking complaints, for example regarding client accounts: now it’s been declared they have only six...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The number of active holiday lets has increased by a third in some of England’s most popular short break destinations. The biggest...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks has given its interpretation of how much its lettings sector compliance crisis has cost the company. Back in December the Daily...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A company claims that some 18 per cent of property firms have seen a rise in criminals attempting to launder money...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The number of middle-age and later life tenants living in privately rented homes has accelerated faster than those under the age...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide and what does...
11 July 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
Since the Tenant Fees Act ban came into force, agents have been responsible for covering tenancy referencing costs, whether that’s by...
22 June 2022
From: Sponsored Content
The closely-fought battle between franchise lettings agencies in the private rental sector continues apace. Maryam Bham, franchise sales manager at Hunters -...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
More than four in 10 landlords claim their letting agents charge too much - and one in six has been hit...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A new investment league table has been drawn up to show best aggregate rent and capital appreciation income for those in...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The growing importance of virtual tours for properties to let and for sale during the pandemic shows little sign of easing,...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
CRM business platform Reapit has partnered with PropTech platform Notify to announce a software integration that claims to simplify utilities registration...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News
New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants is introducing a new qualification and training for borough council housing enforcement officers to...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A member of staff at a Connells-owned branch has been quoted as saying the agency had “no lawful basis” for passing...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Chancellors Estate Agents is opening its 57th branch early in the New Yesr. The office is in central Basingstoke and will offer...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A London property managing agent has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 for safety failings which “exposed a potentially large...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A community interest company is setting up a rival platform to Airbnb, with the aim of using the commission to benefit...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings...
26 October 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
Shelter claims the health of one in five renters in England is harmed by poor housing, and says grants covering Covid-related...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Lettings technology platform Goodlord has acquired a new app called acasa. acasa is a fintech platform which allows tenants to manage household...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A PropTech company says it will support agents left in the lurch by the collapse of ARPM. Ash Residential Property Management -...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A lettings agent who sold his business to Chestertons last year has claimed the sector has come to the “end of...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News
As the summer begins to draw to a close and the letting market regains its stride, attention is turning to the...
25 August 2021
From: Legislation & Compliance
Agents’ body Propertymark says it wants a dedicated housing court because it’s lost faith in the mainstream court system to handle...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Barbon Insurance Group, which already owns Let Alliance and HomeLet, has now acquired PropTech platform Rent4sure. Luke Burton, Rent4sure’s chief operating officer,...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has made a new call for power to cap private rents. He’s claimed that rents in the...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Two well known PropTech providers to the lettings sector have announced they have now fully integrated their technology, meaning users of...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Prominent property lawyer David Smith - recently in the news for his guidance for agents and landlords over the eviction ban...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
PropTech start up Halo claims that what it calls a new “tenant engagement platform” will streamlines the rental onboarding process. The firm...