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Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil.  Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...

Movinghub, the platform that showcases a range of home moving services, is now available on the Reapit Marketplace app. This new Marketplace...

Property data service Homesearch is to host digital conferences each month through the rest of the year.  They’re to be held via...

A free digital training academy has been launched to guide agents on getting the best out of virtual viewings.  Holofy Spaces, a PropTech...

An agency says it has recently let 26 properties in one month without conducting any physical viewings. Oakwood Homes, operating in Kent,...

Industry supplier The Lettings Hub has launched what it calls a free to use pre-tenancy management platform for agents. Called BOX it...

How did you get into property? My grandparents did some small property developments when I was growing up which always interested me,...

A new property identification system which has won the backing of ARLA Propertymark and substantial parts of the industry has said...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued tips for agents and other industry professionals having to cope with working from home...

Movinghub UK has announced its latest integration with Reapit. Movinghub allows agents to assist tenants and other home movers to organise services...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

A new HMO and co-living property management platform launches today, aimed at optimising tenancy occupancy.  The service - called COHO - claims...

Today is the start of the official Christmas eviction ban ‘truce’ in the private rental sector - and it continues until...

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....

ARLA Propertymark is warning government that the majority of letting agents and landlords won’t be able to conduct retrospective full-scale Right...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

A prominent lettings agent and property management expert says the industry has been reluctant to recognise the increasing trend of consumers...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...

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

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

A new PropTech app called Acaboom claims to send an alert when a landlord is viewing the agency’s marketing proposal. This means...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

A prominent PropTech figure says agents have a key role in reducing evictions in the short term - and he suggests...

A new whitepaper argues that landlords and tenants aren't getting what they want from the rental market. It says landlords need...

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur is warning agents to prepare for increased rent arrears from as soon as next month. Neil Cobbold, chief...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

The splendidly named East Midlands lettings agency Monkey vs Owl - known as MOVO - has opened a second office. Its first,...

Coaching and development organisation Agent Rainmaker is holding three day-long virtual events for agents “to rethink their business approach and focus...

PropTech companies teclet and Canopy are forming a partnership to allow their services to be bought by agents on the one...

PropTech company Goodlord has acquired referencing platform Vouch to form an industry player that will be handling over 500,000 references per...

A new book from a prominent industry supplier aims to help lettings and estate agents modernise their business and futureproof it...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My Name is Rob Trotter. I’m married to a vet,...

A call has gone out for agents to offer extra support to landlords in the coming months as arrears may well...

Apropos is a revolutionary digital property management platform which has recently launched in the UK. The new property management platform has...

Proptech platform Residently claims its technology is now “free to the property sector.” The platform currently offers a contactless rental process which...

We’re familiar with the rental market being strong across England - now there’s news of it doing well north of the...

A new app called Rentd by-passes lettings agents but charges landlords £799 for a full listing. Landlords pay the one-off £799 fixed...

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

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...

PropTech company Teal Legal has designed a new tool which it says will help restore confidence in the property market once...

Three more agencies have signed up to the ESTAS customer review platform. The arrival of Newton Fallowell, Lovelle and Goodchilds - all...

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

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

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...

PropTech platform teclet is offering letting agents that list with OnTheMarket a three month trial offer of a digital inventory service. One...

Over 100,000 current or aspiring tenants have signed up to an education programme explaining how the rental sector works, run by...

Zoopla says it’s now in what it calls “a clear, market-leading position” in terms of rental properties in the capital. In a...

The government says it’s working on an online digital Right To Rent status checking service for agents and landlords to use,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

It’s back - the five-a-side football tournament which made its successful debut last year with teams from the agency and property...

  Zoopla says its new digital ‘guide’ programme has been a tremendous success and is evidence that the portal’s investment in new...

The new body representing short let digital platforms like Airbnb and the large number of associated companies that have sprung up...

Accreditation body safeagent has announced a new designation for lettings and management agents who successfully pass its NCFE accredited courses. The designation...

Canopy, a firm that says it wants to eliminate rental deposits in the next five years, has won a £50,000 cash...

A leading provider of deposit alternatives has voiced concern at the Conservatives’ proposal to have a lifetime deposit scheme to make...

High-profile property management firm DJ Alexander is set for expansion following a £7m investment from Santander.  The capital funding package will be...

The Conservatives’ new concept of a so-called Lifetime Deposit has been welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association.  Yesterday, Letting Agent Today revealed...

On the day that Labour launches its proposals to reform the private rental sector, the Tories have announced so-called Lifetime Rental...

A Labour council is leading a trial by local authorities of a new digital platform that checks whether agents, landlords and...

A lettings guru who worked at Purplebricks for five years in a string of key roles has quit the company to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...

North east agency My Property Box has announced it has merged with Sandersons Lettings, the firm which gave its founder his...

The Nationwide is investing in a digital lettings service called Bunk - it’s headed by a 24 year old who has...

Online rental services platform Howsy - which last week revealed £5m new investment from backers - has acquired online lettings agency...

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month.  The company...

What is your business?    Bonds Estate Agents, the modern hybrid agent bridging the gap between the traditional high street agent and online...

A short lets management firm which was earlier this year at the centre of an advertisement controversy is now partnering with...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair has been chosen by CBRE UK Residential Lettings as the race for prominence in the sector continues. This is...

Goodlord has expanded its offering to enable corporate lets to be processed through its platform.  The move means agents who process both...

A PropTech supplier specialising in rent passports and tenancy deposit replacement has launched an advanced version of its primary product, on...

The chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is predicting that augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology...

Letting agencies can reduce the number of complaints about the industry and improve their own customer service and relationships by improving...

The newly-formed Federation of Independent Agents (FIA), the network set up by former Property Franchise Group managing director Graham Lock, has...

A senior figure at a deposit replacement service says the current flurry of changes in the private rental sector are positive. Daniel...

How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...

With the tenants’ fees ban just five weeks away focus is shifting to how agents can make up for lost income...

The government has beefed up its support for councils identifying and prosecuting rogue landlords. Yesterday the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Taha Dar, founder and CEO of SearchSmartly. What is SearchSmartly and...

The mandatory Client Money Protection scheme membership that comes into effect today will protect landlords and tenants from letting agents that...

With good news in the buy to let sector in short supply, here’s a promising start to the week - a...

A trade body has spoken out about the lack of detail in government plans for Right To Rent, as contained in...

A rental management firm has launched a new home-sharing platform which it says is aimed at everyone wanting a place to...

The online agency Home Made, which says it’s London’s only premium online platform for the rental sector, has raised a further...

Local authorities across the UK are to get another £2m to crack down on rogue operators in the buy to let...

The Home Secretary has been asked by a leading lettings sector trade organisation to ensure hard copy documents are given to...

Rental platform Goodlord - which in January made around 40 staff redundant in a restructuring move - has now announced that...

The chief commercial officer of PropTech startup Canopy says that letting agents and Build to Rent landlords need to accommodate the...

LetsBid, a digital online auction service for lettings and sales, has extended its pre-screening service for agents with a new agreement...

A new online rental platform claims that landlords could save enough to afford an additional holiday this year if they signed...

In a world increasingly obsessed with all things digital, it's no surprise that many estate agents are choosing to experiment with...

Lettings portal Ezylet has partnered with Revolut, a digital banking company.  Revolut’s product allows users to make free international ATM withdrawals and...

A prominent PropTech startup is questioning whether long-term tenants need to go through the traditional referencing process when moving between rental...

How can you use data to benefit and better your business? It’s something you’ll no doubt have asked yourself down the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

Two agencies in Cheshire have merged, allowing a lettings business to now offer sales, mortgages and other home mover packages to...

PropTech repairs company Fixflo has appointed digital guru Michael Murphy as non-executive chairman. Murphy has previously worked in high-growth and digital subscription...

Student accommodation specialist Unite is launching a new service, called Conker, which aims to replace deposits with insurance schemes for students...

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’...

The former executive director of LSL Property Services, David Newnes, is one of the key backers of a new property management...

An accountancy trade body, the Association of Accounting Technicians, is advising the government to investigate what it calls “the questionable tax...

Virtual Staging is about presenting a property in the most appealing way to potential buyers. Many consider virtual staging is deceiving...

A digital start-up that uses algorithms to match the requirements of landlords against the entire buy to let mortgage market of...

In 2018, Google will introduce changes to the way it ranks websites, meaning sites will be ranked on the quality of...

The Tenancy Deposit Service has created the new post of chief operating officer, with the first postholder charged with “leading our...

This is a final call for estate and letting agents to have a say on what may be one of the...

LSL Property Services, which owns Your Move and Reeds Rains lettings and estate agencies, is investing in an online buy to...

Angels Media and a property technology consultancy are joining forces to conduct the first-ever survey into how agents and other property...

A trade body has welcomed a government U-turn on implementing the ‘Making Tax Digital’ initiative - but it says the decision...

Investors in buy to let are the marketing target for a service which describes itself as the UK’s first digital mortgage...

An event that has been billed as Europe’s most senior networking event for real estate innovators takes place in London on...

Airbnb, until now regarded as a platform used mainly by holidaymakers, is now preparing a tool that will identify apartments and...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

Online agency Upad claims it has seen a 44 per cent annual growth in repeat business for its digital lettings service,...

A digital property management platform that automates the rental process including marketing, bookings, reference checks, maintenance and compliance, claims it is now...

Unlikely as it seems one of Channel 4's digital networks, E4, has commissioned a comedy series based in ... a lettings...

An MP has written to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, raising concerns over the effect short-term lets regulations are having...

Gillian Kent - once employed by News International to run a portal to rival Rightmove - has now been appointed chairman...

Fixflo has stolen a march over other PropTech companies by being the sole representative from the sector to be invited to...

HM Revenue & Customs has launched a 12-week consultation on a proposal which it claims simplifies the tax demands levied on...

The National Landlords’ Association has announced that three new non-executive directors to join its board.   Adrian Jeakings is a former president of...

New technology could help letting agents and landlords select tenants and check up on them during tenancies. Tenant Assured uses automated social...

The Movebubble digital rental service is launching a 'virtual assistant' facility - a person who will use a scooter to attend...

Sales and letting agents who enter a new awards event will be given the chance to promote their property business on...

We look at a few of the best ways to make your property stand out from the crowd. In a market...

One of the industry debates of the year will be held next week when the inaugural FUTURE : Property Tech conference...

Leading letting agency improves efficiency and customer satisfaction with DocuSign. Company’s Top Objectives LSL Property Services is a leading provider of residential property...

The internet and rapidly evolving digital landscape has revolutionised the way people buy and sell properties. With some reports suggesting 95 per...

The new shadow chancellor has said that he is against a ‘crack down’ on letting agencies and rent controls.  Labour’s Chris Leslie,...

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

Q: What does it say on your business card? I’m actually new at the company so haven’t got mine yet but when...