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A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Glasgow agency Rosevale Letting has significantly increased its portfolio of managed properties after acquiring letting properties from a competitor, Ross Sales...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Major regional independent agency Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding its offering by re-entering the residential lettings and property management market...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent industry expert says lettings agents and other property sector insiders should be extra-vigilant over cybersecurity breaches. Neil Cobbold, managing director...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
According to the BBC, the Government is no longer committed to increase the amount disabled people in England can claim to...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Aereon - a European software provider that owns high profile PropTech operator Fixflo - has entered a strategic partnership with automated...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Airbnb and other short let platforms are from this week required to send data on their clients’ earnings to HMRC. And a...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The head of a major supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep pets is...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman - currently active in the social housing sector but tipped to take a wider role involving private renting...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Long-standing activist investor Brett Stone has made a last-ditch bid to scupper a proposed takeover of OnTheMarket by US firm CoStar. CoStar...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The long-term shortage of rental accommodation is now addressed by a short-term clampdown on second homes and empty properties, a leading...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Inheritance Tax totalled £4.6 billion for the HM Treasury between April and October - that’s £500,000 up on the same period...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Winkworth is expanding further in Dorset, with the acquisition of Christopher Batten in Wimborne – its seventh office in the county. Christopher...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Five outstanding women were honoured at the first ESTAS Women in Estate Agency award, parts of the ESTAS. The five were Wendy...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Parsons, Head of Partnership Development What is flatfair and what...
25 September 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
New data from flatshare site SpareRoom has revealed just under three quarters of renters are either actively looking or considering moving...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Finances have never been more stretched in the UK, with almost every bill and expense soaring for employees and employers alike,...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A mortgage lender has conducted a survey of homeowners which has produced a string of anti-landlord and anti-overseas investor attitudes. Market Financial...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
PayProp is known for its award-winning rental payment platform, which combines bank-integrated client accounting with automation to save letting agencies time...
29 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
A property law specialist wants a national register which would allow tenants’ histories to be checked before rental agreements are signed. Nyree...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Rising rents mean the share of young people leaving the family home and moving into rented accommodation has plunged, says Hamptons...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The rental market is set to benefit from a surge in potential buyers putting their purchase plans on hold. Data from NerdWallet...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Financial analysts are unanimously warning that Bank of England base rate will rise yet again tomorrow. If they are correct this will...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
An agent has spoken out about a proposal to allow huge council tax rises on second homes and empty properties. New Scottish...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A lettings and sales agency that describes itself as “ethical” and has built up strong links with local community groups has...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Franchise giant Belvoir has once again held a lavish annual conference and awards event. Sponsored by iamproperty, Let Alliance and PayProp, the...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has given advice to the new Scottish National Party leader and Scotland’s First Minister, Humza Yousaf. The trade group’s head of...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A seminar is to be held to look at the impact of rent controls on the burgeoning Build To Rent sector. Private...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
New Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf is bad news for the private rental sector, a prominent lettings agent warns. David Alexander -...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Numbers of possessions have soared in Scotland since the introduction of a rent cap and eviction ban according to DJ Alexander,...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Prominent industry figure Jonathan Rolande says: “It is hard to see why anyone would still want to buy to let given...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
An agent claims that if Labour wins the next General Election there will be what he calls “misguided meddling” across the...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Father and sons trio Kevin, Lewis and Tom Dudley have joined forces to become the new owners of Martin & Co’s...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A prominent Scottish lettings agent says the decision of Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scotland’s First Minister may offer a chance...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Interest rates may be on the way up right now following the latest Bank of England decision but there’s good news...
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Short lets platform Airbnb - increasingly used by landlords acting as hosts - has issued a warning to consumer users about...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The Property Redress Service claims to be the largest lettings redress service now, with over 13,250 letting agency branches on board. In...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Winkworth is expanding in the south west with a new office opening in the Bishopston area of Bristol, tapping into a...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the politicians backing a tax surcharge on the purchase of second homes and buy to lets has been put...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A news website is reporting that a landlord cut the asking rent of a property after social media criticism of its...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Utility technology platform Muuvo says the information it accesses can help agents meet the enhanced ‘material information’ requirements which Trading Standards...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
There’s widespread concern that the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, which meets tomorrow, is to unveil a 0.75 per cent...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The short lets industry - consisting of suppliers and operators within the burgeoning sector of Airbnb-style lettings - is to stage...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, organisations worldwide lose $4.7 trillion to fraud each year, with real estate suffering...
30 September 2022
From: Sponsored Content
Part of the rebranded OnTheMarket suite of PropTech products has announced another partnership, this time to help home movers. Teclet - now...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The Times says some Build to Rent investment has been paused as a result of the rent freeze imposed by the...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in to investigate allegations about advertising for shared ownership homes. In 2021 an advertisement appeared on...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent supporter of new Prime Minister Liz Truss has spoken out against rent controls. Veteran Conservative MP Sir John Redwood, who...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Activist renters want Liz Truss to follow Scotland’s lead and introduce a rent freeze and eviction ban. The emergency measures - announced...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent lettings agency chief executive has lashed out at the “cheap political points” being scored by politicians in Scotland who...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
An emergency rent freeze in the private and public sectors has been announced this afternoon in Scotland. It will last until...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A lettings platform has joined forces with - wait for it - an astrologer, to find ideal places for people with...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team has published fresh guidance to help letting agents meet new requirements regarding...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide and what does...
11 July 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
Airbnb says that its so-called ‘party ban’ - introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic - is being made...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
London rents are rising at a record pace with growth being driven by tenants returning from outside the capital. That’s the suggestion...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The head of a retirement rentals brand says the phenomenon of the elderly tenant is on the increase. Jamie Turnbull, business director...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A trade body says letting agents are receiving growing numbers of contracts from tenants wanting to take part in the Homes...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The Labour Mayor of Bristol has spoken out about the threat to the mainstream rental sector posed by the proliferation of...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process. Over...
07 February 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
Tenants are complaining that lengthy application processes at lettings agencies contribute to their frustration at missing available properties. The results of a...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The government is clamping down - at least a little - on unvaccinated tenants in some specific circumstances. New guidelines issued by...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Over half of tenants who have stayed at short let home-based properties via Airbnb or similar platforms have broken or damaged...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The head of a lettings agency has drawn up a wish list for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to address in his Budget...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A lettings agent has been jailed for three years for defrauding tenants and landlords out of more than £182,000. Lee Clarke, 42,...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark has voiced its concern over rent controls to a politicians who is leading the charge to introduce them to...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The deal to introduce rent controls in Scotland - the result of a deal between two parties in the Scottish Parliament...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Rent controls are to be introduced into part of the UK as a result of a deal between two political parties. The...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heidi Shackell, CEO of The Lettings Hub. How has your...
19 August 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
A study by Hamptons shows that so far this year 10 per cent of new tenancies have been taken by someone...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News
The latest version of the government’s guidance to agents over how to operate during the continuing pandemic suggests that virtual viewings...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
New categories have been added to this year’s Propertymark Qualifications Awards, to recognise educational success in the industry. Propertymark Qualifications says that...
22 July 2021
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A firm creating an app showing live streams of properties to let or for sale claims one agency attracted 18 offers...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A new £10m grant will be introduced in part of the UK to help private rented tenants struggling to pay rent...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The Citizens Advice consumer charity is warning that fake investment scams are amongst the fraudulent activity that’s on the rise across...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A grace period for Right To Rent changes following Britain’s exit from the EU expires at the end of this month. And...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Areas of the country which appear to have had a surplus of rental stock in the past is now reporting a...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Fixflo has pledged that it’s business as usual for its lettings agency clients, after news broke that it was to be...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Fixflo, the well known provider of property repairs and maintenance software across the lettings sector, has been acquired by a European...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid In your experience,...
12 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
The government has admitted that “hundreds of thousands” of people will use the new Breathing Space system, during which they cannot...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
A lettings trade body says the sector - and local councils - should do more to cater for the older and...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark is asking agent members to ensure the safety of lone workers in branches and on viewings. A statement from the association...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Some £3.5 billion of investment was placed in the growing Build To Rent sector in 2020, despite concerns over the pandemic...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A council says it’s looking for lettings agencies that worked with a rogue landlord who's been issued with a four year banning order. Bristol...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Agents Together, the agency charity set up by Purplebricks and Boomin founders Michael and Kenny Bruce, says it’s hit an important...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
An online petition which appears to inaccurately say private tenants can still be evicted “for no reason” has won 30,000 signatures...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The industrial dispute involving Goodlord has escalated with protests outside agency offices using the lettings platform, and the creation of a...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Research by Countrywide agency Hamptons shows that during 2020 some 41,700 new buy to let limited companies were formed. That’s a record...