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Movinghub, the platform that showcases a range of home moving services, is now available on the Reapit Marketplace app. This new Marketplace...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Property data service Homesearch is to host digital conferences each month through the rest of the year. They’re to be held via...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A free digital training academy has been launched to guide agents on getting the best out of virtual viewings. Holofy Spaces, a PropTech...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An agency says it has recently let 26 properties in one month without conducting any physical viewings. Oakwood Homes, operating in Kent,...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Industry supplier The Lettings Hub has launched what it calls a free to use pre-tenancy management platform for agents. Called BOX it...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
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How did you get into property? My grandparents did some small property developments when I was growing up which always interested me,...
20 January 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

A new property identification system which has won the backing of ARLA Propertymark and substantial parts of the industry has said...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued tips for agents and other industry professionals having to cope with working from home...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Movinghub UK has announced its latest integration with Reapit. Movinghub allows agents to assist tenants and other home movers to organise services...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
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A new HMO and co-living property management platform launches today, aimed at optimising tenancy occupancy. The service - called COHO - claims...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Today is the start of the official Christmas eviction ban ‘truce’ in the private rental sector - and it continues until...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

You don’t need to be Greta Thunberg to know that climate change is a big issue that’s impacting our day-to-day lives....
09 December 2020
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ARLA Propertymark is warning government that the majority of letting agents and landlords won’t be able to conduct retrospective full-scale Right...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...
10 November 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance

A prominent lettings agent and property management expert says the industry has been reluctant to recognise the increasing trend of consumers...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...
05 November 2020
From: Proptech & Innovation

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...
28 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...
28 October 2020
From: Proptech & Innovation

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A new PropTech app called Acaboom claims to send an alert when a landlord is viewing the agency’s marketing proposal. This means...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...
07 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A prominent PropTech figure says agents have a key role in reducing evictions in the short term - and he suggests...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A new whitepaper argues that landlords and tenants aren't getting what they want from the rental market. It says landlords need...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...
03 September 2020
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A leading PropTech entrepreneur is warning agents to prepare for increased rent arrears from as soon as next month. Neil Cobbold, chief...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...
28 July 2020
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The splendidly named East Midlands lettings agency Monkey vs Owl - known as MOVO - has opened a second office. Its first,...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Coaching and development organisation Agent Rainmaker is holding three day-long virtual events for agents “to rethink their business approach and focus...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News

PropTech companies teclet and Canopy are forming a partnership to allow their services to be bought by agents on the one...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

PropTech company Goodlord has acquired referencing platform Vouch to form an industry player that will be handling over 500,000 references per...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A new book from a prominent industry supplier aims to help lettings and estate agents modernise their business and futureproof it...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My Name is Rob Trotter. I’m married to a vet,...
22 June 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

A call has gone out for agents to offer extra support to landlords in the coming months as arrears may well...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Apropos is a revolutionary digital property management platform which has recently launched in the UK. The new property management platform has...
18 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Proptech platform Residently claims its technology is now “free to the property sector.” The platform currently offers a contactless rental process which...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

We’re familiar with the rental market being strong across England - now there’s news of it doing well north of the...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A new app called Rentd by-passes lettings agents but charges landlords £799 for a full listing. Landlords pay the one-off £799 fixed...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13. Propertymark...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A digital property management platform has gone live with a network of local agents covering some of the UK’s key cities. Apropos has recruited a network of what it calls...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

PropTech company Teal Legal has designed a new tool which it says will help restore confidence in the property market once...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Three more agencies have signed up to the ESTAS customer review platform. The arrival of Newton Fallowell, Lovelle and Goodchilds - all...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

“Communication is pretty much everything…” - that’s the key message from Tega Alexander, digital marketing manager at the up-and-coming Homesearch. Thanks so...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News

PropTech platform teclet is offering letting agents that list with OnTheMarket a three month trial offer of a digital inventory service. One...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Over 100,000 current or aspiring tenants have signed up to an education programme explaining how the rental sector works, run by...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla says it’s now in what it calls “a clear, market-leading position” in terms of rental properties in the capital. In a...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The government says it’s working on an online digital Right To Rent status checking service for agents and landlords to use,...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...
06 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

It’s back - the five-a-side football tournament which made its successful debut last year with teams from the agency and property...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla says its new digital ‘guide’ programme has been a tremendous success and is evidence that the portal’s investment in new...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The new body representing short let digital platforms like Airbnb and the large number of associated companies that have sprung up...
23 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Accreditation body safeagent has announced a new designation for lettings and management agents who successfully pass its NCFE accredited courses. The designation...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Canopy, a firm that says it wants to eliminate rental deposits in the next five years, has won a £50,000 cash...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading provider of deposit alternatives has voiced concern at the Conservatives’ proposal to have a lifetime deposit scheme to make...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News

High-profile property management firm DJ Alexander is set for expansion following a £7m investment from Santander. The capital funding package will be...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Conservatives’ new concept of a so-called Lifetime Deposit has been welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association. Yesterday, Letting Agent Today revealed...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

On the day that Labour launches its proposals to reform the private rental sector, the Tories have announced so-called Lifetime Rental...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A Labour council is leading a trial by local authorities of a new digital platform that checks whether agents, landlords and...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings guru who worked at Purplebricks for five years in a string of key roles has quit the company to...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News

North east agency My Property Box has announced it has merged with Sandersons Lettings, the firm which gave its founder his...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The Nationwide is investing in a digital lettings service called Bunk - it’s headed by a 24 year old who has...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Online rental services platform Howsy - which last week revealed £5m new investment from backers - has acquired online lettings agency...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month. The company...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News

What is your business? Bonds Estate Agents, the modern hybrid agent bridging the gap between the traditional high street agent and online...
15 August 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

A short lets management firm which was earlier this year at the centre of an advertisement controversy is now partnering with...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Deposit alternative provider flatfair has been chosen by CBRE UK Residential Lettings as the race for prominence in the sector continues. This is...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Goodlord has expanded its offering to enable corporate lets to be processed through its platform. The move means agents who process both...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech supplier specialising in rent passports and tenancy deposit replacement has launched an advanced version of its primary product, on...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is predicting that augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Letting agencies can reduce the number of complaints about the industry and improve their own customer service and relationships by improving...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The newly-formed Federation of Independent Agents (FIA), the network set up by former Property Franchise Group managing director Graham Lock, has...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A senior figure at a deposit replacement service says the current flurry of changes in the private rental sector are positive. Daniel...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News

How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...
24 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content

With the tenants’ fees ban just five weeks away focus is shifting to how agents can make up for lost income...
23 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The government has beefed up its support for councils identifying and prosecuting rogue landlords. Yesterday the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Taha Dar, founder and CEO of SearchSmartly. What is SearchSmartly and...
09 April 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

The mandatory Client Money Protection scheme membership that comes into effect today will protect landlords and tenants from letting agents that...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News

With good news in the buy to let sector in short supply, here’s a promising start to the week - a...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A trade body has spoken out about the lack of detail in government plans for Right To Rent, as contained in...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A rental management firm has launched a new home-sharing platform which it says is aimed at everyone wanting a place to...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The online agency Home Made, which says it’s London’s only premium online platform for the rental sector, has raised a further...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Local authorities across the UK are to get another £2m to crack down on rogue operators in the buy to let...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The Home Secretary has been asked by a leading lettings sector trade organisation to ensure hard copy documents are given to...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Rental platform Goodlord - which in January made around 40 staff redundant in a restructuring move - has now announced that...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief commercial officer of PropTech startup Canopy says that letting agents and Build to Rent landlords need to accommodate the...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News

LetsBid, a digital online auction service for lettings and sales, has extended its pre-screening service for agents with a new agreement...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A new online rental platform claims that landlords could save enough to afford an additional holiday this year if they signed...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News

In a world increasingly obsessed with all things digital, it's no surprise that many estate agents are choosing to experiment with...
01 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Lettings portal Ezylet has partnered with Revolut, a digital banking company. Revolut’s product allows users to make free international ATM withdrawals and...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A prominent PropTech startup is questioning whether long-term tenants need to go through the traditional referencing process when moving between rental...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News

How can you use data to benefit and better your business? It’s something you’ll no doubt have asked yourself down the...
21 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...
03 May 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

Two agencies in Cheshire have merged, allowing a lettings business to now offer sales, mortgages and other home mover packages to...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News

PropTech repairs company Fixflo has appointed digital guru Michael Murphy as non-executive chairman. Murphy has previously worked in high-growth and digital subscription...
19 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Student accommodation specialist Unite is launching a new service, called Conker, which aims to replace deposits with insurance schemes for students...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s Hamptons International is to work with a PropTech firm to try out a no-deposit lettings scheme in four of its offices. Hamptons’...
30 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The former executive director of LSL Property Services, David Newnes, is one of the key backers of a new property management...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News

An accountancy trade body, the Association of Accounting Technicians, is advising the government to investigate what it calls “the questionable tax...
18 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Virtual Staging is about presenting a property in the most appealing way to potential buyers. Many consider virtual staging is deceiving...
16 January 2018
From: Sponsored Content

A digital start-up that uses algorithms to match the requirements of landlords against the entire buy to let mortgage market of...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

In 2018, Google will introduce changes to the way it ranks websites, meaning sites will be ranked on the quality of...
02 January 2018
From: Sponsored Content

The Tenancy Deposit Service has created the new post of chief operating officer, with the first postholder charged with “leading our...
07 December 2017
From: Breaking News
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services, which owns Your Move and Reeds Rains lettings and estate agencies, is investing in an online buy to...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Angels Media and a property technology consultancy are joining forces to conduct the first-ever survey into how agents and other property...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A trade body has welcomed a government U-turn on implementing the ‘Making Tax Digital’ initiative - but it says the decision...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Investors in buy to let are the marketing target for a service which describes itself as the UK’s first digital mortgage...
31 May 2017
From: Breaking News

An event that has been billed as Europe’s most senior networking event for real estate innovators takes place in London on...
08 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Airbnb, until now regarded as a platform used mainly by holidaymakers, is now preparing a tool that will identify apartments and...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Online agency Upad claims it has seen a 44 per cent annual growth in repeat business for its digital lettings service,...
16 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A digital property management platform that automates the rental process including marketing, bookings, reference checks, maintenance and compliance, claims it is now...
05 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Unlikely as it seems one of Channel 4's digital networks, E4, has commissioned a comedy series based in ... a lettings...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News

An MP has written to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, raising concerns over the effect short-term lets regulations are having...
22 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Gillian Kent - once employed by News International to run a portal to rival Rightmove - has now been appointed chairman...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Fixflo has stolen a march over other PropTech companies by being the sole representative from the sector to be invited to...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News

HM Revenue & Customs has launched a 12-week consultation on a proposal which it claims simplifies the tax demands levied on...
16 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords’ Association has announced that three new non-executive directors to join its board. Adrian Jeakings is a former president of...
18 July 2016
From: Breaking News

New technology could help letting agents and landlords select tenants and check up on them during tenancies. Tenant Assured uses automated social...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The Movebubble digital rental service is launching a 'virtual assistant' facility - a person who will use a scooter to attend...
09 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Sales and letting agents who enter a new awards event will be given the chance to promote their property business on...
15 March 2016
From: Breaking News
18 December 2015
From: Sponsored Content

One of the industry debates of the year will be held next week when the inaugural FUTURE : Property Tech conference...
05 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Leading letting agency improves efficiency and customer satisfaction with DocuSign. Company’s Top Objectives LSL Property Services is a leading provider of residential property...
08 July 2015
From: Sponsored Content

The internet and rapidly evolving digital landscape has revolutionised the way people buy and sell properties. With some reports suggesting 95 per...
03 July 2015
From: Features

The new shadow chancellor has said that he is against a ‘crack down’ on letting agencies and rent controls. Labour’s Chris Leslie,...
02 June 2015
From: Breaking News

A letting agent in Newark, Nottinghamshire, has become the first in its area to adopt rental feedback scheme Consider-Rate. Buttercross Estates has...