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PropTech firm Pikl is launching an insurance-backed cancellation product specifically for holiday lets that will enable operators to offer the same...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

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

Franchise giant Winkworth is opening a new office in West Hampstead, extending its north London footprint from existing offices in neighbouring...

Propertymark is speaking out about problems with some conversions of commercial property into residential.The warning comes in the trade body’s response...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors - out today - shows tenant demand continuing to increase...

An agency brand says it’s “astounded” at how many of its member branches want to take part in an international investment...

New plans to help control the numbers of residential properties turned into HMOs in parts of Coventry are moving a step...

Another council is considering dramatic moves to limit the numbers of houses in multiple occupation. A public consultation is being planned this...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings...

A lettings agent who has made a series of outbursts against landlords and councils, has now turned his anger on proposed...

There’s a warning today that office-to-resi conversions - popular with landlords in recent years - are at an increased risk of...

Agent websites has become more crucial than ever in attracting new business. Consumers are more informed and doing more research online...

Data from a property consultancy suggests that two thirds of renters who use virtual viewings sign tenancies without actually visiting their chosen...

A new online platform for students to search for and book accommodation has been launched, claiming to be “the fastest, simplest and...

A London council has dropped plans to restrict the creation of HMOs, a full 12 months after a consultation on the...

Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break....

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

A major north of England local authority wants to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live, following analysis...

A row is erupting in Swansea over the number of HMOs in the city. Council leaders in the city want to implement...

A Labour councillor on Islington council - which is controlled by the party and has Jeremy Corbyn as a local member...

Greenwich is the latest council to make it compulsory for planning consent to be given before converting homes into Houses in...

A lettings firm and a property management company that converted a family home into micro flats have been found guilty of...

A body representing 370 councils in England and Wales wants the government to close a legal loophole which allows the conversion...

A previously-convicted landlord has been ordered to pay over £200,000 by a court for illegally converting two properties into flats without...

About ten years ago, I was working as the branch manager of an estate agency based in an affluent part of...