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An amendment is expected to be made by the government to its Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill. The Bill, put forward by...

Lettings giant Foxtons has hired merger and acquisition bankers from Rothschild following pressure from shareholders to sell itself for £160m, the...

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

Agents have expressed their anger at permanent rent controls proposed by the SNP and Green Party politicians running the Scottish Government. The...

A boutique agency with branches in prime central and south west London has expanded its lettings operation by acquiring two agencies...

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

Companies House has new powers from this week to combat fraud. These are measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...

Corporate student accommodation provider Unite Group has reported a big jump in earnings on the back of a shortage of lets...

Propertymark says the regulation of property agents and the creation of a statutory Code of Practice can improve the transparency of...

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

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

A Build To Rent scheme which fell into administration two years ago has been rescued by a property developer. Torsion Group has...

Two property company bosses have been sentenced following an Insolvency Service investigation which found they had abused a £30,000 Bounce Back...

There were 3.7 new prospective tenants for every rental property listed in prime London postcodes last month says Knight Frank. The figure,...

Long-standing activist investor Brett Stone has made a last-ditch bid to scupper a proposed takeover of OnTheMarket by US firm CoStar. CoStar...

The prominent independent advisor ISS - Institutional Shareholder Services - has publicly backed the OnTheMarket board and is recommending shareholders vote ‘for’...

Last week’s Autumn Statement - which fell short of expectations in terms of help for the private rental sector - is...

A senior Propertymark official will today tell MPs of the industry’s concerns about the Renters Reform Bill. The Bill has reached the...

Self employed agency brand Harding Green has appointed a former Hamptons agent to handle short lets for clients. Nina Wallrock, who has...

Harlow council says it wants to take a harder line against agents and landlords who knowingly let unsafe and substandard properties...

The chief executive of Foxtons, who has been in the job exactly one year, now claims the company has enjoyed “incredible...

London-focused agency Chestertons says it’s enjoyed a record month for lettings. This was driven by increasing demand for short-term rentals from business...

Proposals for rent controls made in a government consultation document have been slammed by a prominent industry commentator and PropTech entrepreneur. The...

A Build To Rent scheme is now ready for move-in by tenants, following the completed conversion of an ambulance station into...

Scottish agency and chartered surveyor firm DM Hall is to incorporate the identity of its rural property specialist arm, Baird Lumsden,...

A respected measure of investor confidence says it’s on the rise as a result of growing optimism over UK inflation figures...

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...

Manchester-based lettings agency Ascend Properties has consolidated its role in the single-family Build To Rent niche with its appointment by investment...

Elliot Leigh - an agency that is the largest guaranteed rent provider in London and Essex - has completed phase one...

Chester-based Residential Estates, established over 30 years ago, has been rebranded as Guestz.  The firm says it’s from a local lettings and...

Latest data from London-focussed lettings agency Chestertons confirms that the traditionally busy ‘summer season’ has kicked off. In June some 19 per...

A sales agency specialising in disposing of buy to let portfolios says it’s now received an averaged 240 enquires a month...

A property firm which admitted misleading tenants on their rights and threatening them to leave has been ordered to pay £8,000. Four...

A property company director who admitted misleading tenants on their rights and threatening them to leave has been ordered to pay...

An independent agency with a lettings portfolio of 400 units has been snapped up by franchise holders in the Newton Fallowell...

Utility management service Helpthemove has rebranded. The refresh, which has been produced alongside creative agency partner Jam, aims - in the words...

Spicerhaart Lettings has expanded expands its property management division with two key appointments. Natalie Giles has been appointed as the new Property...

The fast growing agency Lomond - which has snapped up a string of independents in the past two years - is...

The prominent industry figure Sean Newman is next week launching a lettings division of his network of self-employed agents.  The existing network...

Propertymark has given an insight into how letting agents are likely to be expected to use a new Landlords Database. The database...

High profile Propertymark lettings expert Angharad Trueman is joining Andrews agency as group lettings director. Trueman has been in the property industry...

Lettings agency Hamptons, now part of Connells, has hired a former Strictly Come Dancing and Countryfile star to front a property...

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

Connells Group is making a bid to win business in the Build To Rent sector, launching what it calls “the UK’s...

ChatGTP and AI are of huge interest right now and the industry is assessing their potential impact on how we do...

Propertymark wants letting agents to join its leadership team and ambassadorial positions. The trade body says it is seeking new directors for...

The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped create an economy featuring jobs that benefit local communities and fit...

Atomic Consultancy, the specialist acquisition management business, believes that 2023 is likely to present significant opportunities for those looking to sell...

PropTech firm Goodlord has acquired lettings platform Halo. It’s Goodlord’s third acquisition in as many years. Halo, launched in 2020, provides tenants with...

Prime rental growth in London ended 2022 up 10.9 per cent on the year, according to Savills prime lettings index, as...

A lettings agent has been banned from holding office in a company for 11 years for abusing Covid loans - but...

Long-standing lettings expert Kate Faulkner has been given an OBE in King Charles’ first New Year Honours list. Faulkner is well known...

Purplebricks is set to cut 10 per cent of its staff within hours according to The Times. The company is reportedly laying...

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

The Propertynest lettings and sales agency is expanding into Yateley in Hampshire.  This follows the recruitment of experienced agent Mark Holloway into...

  John D Wood, one of the high end brands now owned by Connells, has expanded into the Docklands & City area...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...

The vexed subject of letting agents and landlords preparing for the Making Tax Digital regime is to be examined in a...

A lettings agency chief has listed how rent controls have failed across the world. Writing in The Scotsman, David Alexander - chief...

With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing...

A new director of lettings has been announced for an independent residential consultancy that helps high net worth individuals buy, sell...

A property management chief has been disqualified as a director for 12 years after using his firms to take out £135,000...

One of the two official redress bodies, the Property Redress Scheme, has announced a beefed up advisory panel with a substantial...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

Leaders Romans Group has announced the creation of a Build To Rent Taskforce, using a different brand name - Three Sixty...

An accreditation scheme says the government database of rogue letting agents should be expanded.  The government is committed to creating a new Property...

A buy to let company creation service claims a huge increase in the number of landlords seeking to incorporate. GetGround says its...

A leading lettings agency has warned the government not to forget the importance of small-scale landlords in its plans for the...

A leading market analysis suggests that the private rental sector may be set to benefit from large scale corporate investors seeking...

Knight Frank has made a candid observation about the prime London lettings market, saying it remains “a long way from normality.”  While...

A trade body representing the Airbnb-style short lets sector says this kind of accommodation now has a five per cent market...

Rightmove hosts its latest anti-money laundering webinar next week. The hour-long session at 10am on Tuesday July 19 - a week today...

Prime lettings agent John D Wood & Co has announced its new head of lettings.  It’s Tanya Hasking who is currently director...

Aviva Investors, the global asset management wing of insurance giant Aviva, has announced a deal with a Build To Rent specialist...

Low supply has kept rental growth high - and it’s unlikely to slow any time soon. Knight Frank says it expects stock...

Since the Tenant Fees Act ban came into force, agents have been responsible for covering tenancy referencing costs, whether that’s by...

Acquisition is one of the most frequently used words in the lettings sector now as large numbers of agencies are snapped...

Agents running their own businesses but attracted to the advantages of a corporate are being targeted by a new Business Integration...

Connells Group has named what it describes as “four key promotions” across its lettings division, signifying the company’s commitment to nurturing...

Demand for pied a terres from those working in offices for only three days of the week is fuelling demand for...

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, one of London’s largest independent property services groups, has appointed an experienced figure to oversee the company’s...

The Belvoir Group, one of the country’s largest multi-brand property franchises, is rebranding to distinguish itself from the Belvoir lettings and...

A lettings agency is celebrating winning the obstruction to let and manage a 63 unit Build To Rent scheme for students...

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a tenant referencing service that it claims allows letting agents to conduct their own...

Owners of some rental properties, and agents acting on their behalf, can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents and the Institute of Residential Property Management have been merged under the name The Property...

The TrustedStays platform, where users can book short let accommodation, is linking with business-centric service London & Partners. London & Partners’ role...

PropTech supplier Goodlord is to host a webinar on Thursday answering letting agents' questions onthe implications of the landmark ruling on...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

The UK Apartment Association - set up six years ago as a form of trade body for Build To Rent operators...

Lettings software provider Acquaint CRM has integrated its technology with the new API solution created by government-backed Tenancy Deposit Scheme.  The TDS...

There’s still some way to go for the lettings market to return to its pre-pandemic best according to Knight Frank -...

While the number of companies set up by individual landlords to hold buy to lets reached a record high last year,...

Rents in London are now rising as steeply as they were falling at the start of the year according to Knight...

John D Wood & Co. Is the latest agency to go green with a move to making its fleet of company...

Three lettings agency bosses have been banned from being directors of companies for a total of over 13 years after being...

Cluttons has given its latest lettings market snapshot for London, with an upbeat assessment of current and future demand. The agency say...

Independent Liverpool-based agency LPS Real Estate has acquired another indie - Maison Lettings. As part of the acquisition, LPS will take over...

Lettings technology platform Goodlord has acquired a new app called acasa.  acasa is a fintech platform which allows tenants to manage household...

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...