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A prominent lettings agency says concern is growing in the private rental sector about the prospect of more pets in properties.  A...

A prominent agent campaigning for business tax reform is urging Labour to come clean on its policies for business rates and...

The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...

Fine & Country says it’s staging so-called Masterclass sessions with experts creating strategies “to help agents dominate the prime property market...

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is to bring more than 150 new family homes to the rental market in...

Developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for its luxury development of Build To Rent apartments in Sheffield. Sheffield Gardens will include...

The ESTAS awards event in October has a new principal partner. It’s Landmark Information Group, which includes Landmark Estate Agency Services, Searchflow,...

Propertymark wants the government to cool down on its enthusiasm for brownfield development. It says in a response to a consultation that...

Legal & General’s suburban Build To Rent business, called LGSBTR, has exchanged on 41 new BTR homes in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.   Consisting...

A fledgling trade body has introduced what it calls “principles for a new Build to Rent Code of Practice that will...

The Belvoir 2024 Annual Awards have crowded a father-and-son franchisee pairing as the big winners. Paul Wallace-Tarry and his son Richard Wallace-Tarry...

Hamptons is linking with retirement rental specialist provider Birchgrove, pledging to offer “a unique proposition for those seeking quality senior rental...

A new Build To Rent scheme launches in Manchester this summer with the first residents moving in during June. The Castings is...

The chief executive of industry not-for-profit accreditation service Safeagent, says agents do not require degrees to enter the sector or excel...

Sharpened rules to double council tax on long term empty properties will come into force from April 1, says the government.  A...

Leaders Romans Group claims to have achieved carbon neutrality for a second consecutive year.  A statement claims LRG has undertaken “several notable...

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

A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...

Automated rental payment service PayProp has revealed a revamped website.  The service described the new site as “a refreshed web presence that...

Lettings and sales agency Gascoines is this week celebrating 70 years of serving the property market in Nottinghamshire. Founded by Doug Gascoine...

Prominent MPs from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have renewed their onslaught on Airbnb and other short let platforms.  Former Lib...

Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...

Student accommodation booking platform Housemates is expanding overseas. The expansion will cover several major Canadian cities including Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Currently Housemates...

A severe shortage of properties to rent, fierce competition to secure the homes that are available, and rising rental prices led...

Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after a major deal involving a 10 branch agency, Beal's. Beal’s employs...

A new report claims that Airbnb has generated tens of thousands of jobs in the UK and enables people to work...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

Inheritance Tax totalled £4.6 billion for the HM Treasury between April and October - that’s £500,000 up on the same period...

A 335-unit Build To Rent scheme has reached practical completion stage in Sheffield. Going under the (perhaps bizarre) name of PLATFORM_, the...

Hundreds of letting agents from across the UK joined forces at an annual event to raise £40,000 for children with life-limiting...

A letting agent with a background in renovation has been able to grow her business by offering investors a swathe of...

Councils have become increasingly hostile towards agents in recent times, with increased regulation and licensing of the private rental sector in...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

Police are urging letting agents and landlords to act swiftly if they think one of their properties is being used as...

Labour’s new shadow Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary, Angela Rayner, says she will put council Housing at the heart of...

The owners of one of the first Build To Rent schemes in Edinburgh is bidding to improve the EPC rating while...

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...

Propertymark’s policy and campaigns director is one of the founding members of a body called the Landlord Leaders Community, which has just...

Connells’ high end brand John D Wood & Co. Is opening of a new office in Winchester, Hampshire. It occupies a stone-built...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...

An MP says owner occupiers are “scared, unable to sleep at night, worried about their safety and even concerned about whether...

Agency group My Property Box is continuing its long-term partnership with Darlington FC as sleeve sponsors for the 2023/24 season. The Darlington-headquartered...

High end lettings agency Knight Frank has appointed Andrew Twagira as head of lettings in its Aldgate office in London. Twagira joined...

Buy to let investors who want to convert family homes into HMOs in Hounslow for three to six tenants will now...

After numerous stories of councils and letting agencies at each others’ throats over To Let boards, Trading Standards and other controversies,...

Details have emerged of a flagship agent training event to be held later this year. Agent Rainmaker Live is to be a...

One of the largest vacation lettings agencies - Sykes Holiday Cottages - says a survey shows that two thirds of holiday...

Grosvenor Billinghurst, the Surrey lettings agency that serves the towns and surrounding areas of Cobham, Claygate and Hinchley Wood, is now...

A franchise lettings agency is reported to have agreed to stop potential tenants bidding against each other to secure rental properties. The...

A Leaders branch office revamp has been launched with claims of it being fully sustainable. The Lewes branch of Leaders - part...

A full service lettings and estate agency has snapped up a respected rival, including taking over management of 150-plus rental properties. DC...

OnTheMarket has been named amongst the UK’s best employers in The Times Best Places to Work 2023 initiative. The nationwide workplace survey...

A group of activists is trying to raise £15,000 to campaign for local councils to clampdown on AirBnb and other short...

Lloyds Banking Group and homelessness charity Crisis have joined forces in a new two-year partnership including the establishment of a so-called...

A lettings and sales agency that describes itself as “ethical” and has built up strong links with local community groups has...

Retirement housing specialist Pegasus wants to become a big player in Build To Rent and has employed the  Savills agency to...

A trio of agents working in a hybrid agency have setup an LGBTQ+-focused mentoring, learning and networking group. James Hummerstone-Pope, Danielle Andrews...

Leaders lettings agency has launched its new sustainable office in Aylesbury. The company insists that by 2030 all of its branches will...

New powers have been revealed to tackle what the Welsh Government calls the ‘problem’ of second homes.  A statement from the Senedd...

Leaders Romans Group's Suburban Build To Rent team has been appointed to jointly manage and maintain over 100 Build to Rent...

Franchise giant Belvoir has once again held a lavish annual conference and awards event. Sponsored by iamproperty, Let Alliance and PayProp, the...

Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives...

The first Women in Estate Agency conference has been a sell out.  Over 250 people from across the industry attended the day-long...

Agents’ body Propertymark wants more government action to boost housing supply - and it wants the views of the industry on...

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

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

Legal & General - one of the country’s biggest Build To Rent players - has struck a deal with new build...

Habitans Lettings - just two years old - has purchased the long-standing Heywoods agency in Newcastle Under Lyme. Established in 1881, Heywoods...

The drastic shortage of rental properties will lessen during 2023 according to the Leaders Romans Group - and much of that...

The Women In Estate Agency group is holding its first conference in London in March, where lettings industry gurus will be...

A council wants public views on empty private homes in its patch - but doesn’t want to talk about publicly-owned empty...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

ARLA Propertymark President David Votta and Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson are amongst a group of trade body figures who have...

A holiday lettings agency has taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of higher council tax for second home...

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...

The council in the London borough of Merton will fund an additional payment of £100 per month to residents who host...

The Keller Williams UK agency has launched an online learning platform for agents called KW University. A statement from the company says...

Wandsworth council in south London is considering a review into the feasibility of introducing discretionary landlord licencing. A statement from the authority...

Keller Williams UK, which recently announced the closure of two of its franchise operations, has bounced back with what it calls...

Airbnb has outlined plans to invest £500,000 to “preserve and showcase the West Midlands' cultural assets and boost tourism in the...

Agents are being dragged into a debate over whether locals should be given priority to rent or buy, as a result...

A tenant has allegedly confronted an unnamed lettings agent over being “pushed out” of his long-term tenancy to make way for...

Airbnb says that its so-called ‘party ban’ - introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic - is being made...

Speculation in national newspapers suggests that the government is considering giving local mayors some powers over parts of the private rented...

One of Britain’s largest cities wants to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms. The proposed scheme in Glasgow follows legal changes...

The famous seaside town of Whitby in Yorkshire has voted in a referendum considering a ban on new build properties being...

A property management company has been punished with a hefty fine for failing to both clear up and also keep free...

Another lettings agency is offering a major incentive to landlords switching from Airbnb to traditional long term rentals. Hills Lettings, a south...

The Acorn Group has opened its 40th branch - and it says it’s on the look-out for new acquisitions, including those...

Part of the fast-growing Lomond Group of lettings agencies has signed a new partnership deal with a major football club. Stonehouse in...

A Labour MP says a surge in the number of stag and hen parties in her constituency - undertaken by people...

The government has released more details of the powers being given to local authorities to levy additional taxes on second homes.  The...

An agency has opened its 10th residential lettings office in south west London. The new Savills branch, which will also handle sales,...

A lettings agency is in hot water with advertising regulators for using the phrase “What the flock are you looking at?”...

An activist group that has staged many protests against letting agents must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...

Agent Rainmaker reports that over 200 letting agents have completed the latest AMX Mastery course.  The weekend event was focused around adding...

Two more London boroughs are consulting about licensing schemes which will require landlords or their agents to pay hundreds of pounds...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management...

A lettings platform set up 18 months ago but under-the-radar until now claims to be the world’s first for women only...