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An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year.  The analysis, carried out by...

A major technology programme has secured what it calls “a landmark co-investment partnership” with Propertymark and the Tenancy Deposit Service group.  And...

A webinar is coming up aiming to help agents make better decisions and more rapidly. It’s being run by Propertymark which says...

A lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme following itsfailure to pay £1,100 out of an adjudicated award...

A group founded eight years ago to represent the Build To Rent niche has now rebranded in a bid to win...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

Leaders Romans Group claims to have achieved carbon neutrality for a second consecutive year.  A statement claims LRG has undertaken “several notable...

OnTheMarket is starting another round of its Town Hall in-person sessions - once again in a bid to win agents. Jason Tebb...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has confirmed that Awaab’s Law - putting a strict timescale on urgent repairs being done -...

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

New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...

A new networking service for letting agents and all other property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched today by...

Propertymark is hosting a webinar where Scott Bailey - policy manager at the Home Office - will answer questions on Right...

Propertymark’s monthly political and government update webinars are set to continue in 2024 - General Election year. A statement from the trade...

Propertymark is hosting an Understanding Material Information for Lettings Agents on Thursday January 18 from 1230 to 1400. The National Trading Standards...

Propertymark is hosting a client money security webinar tomorrow lunchtime between 12.30 and 13.30. The webinar will discuss the rise of Artificial...

ARLA Propertymark has urged letting agents to take breaches of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s  data protection principle regarding GDPR seriously.   The call comes...

The president elect of ARLA Propertymark has created a comprehensive list of female experts in different property disciplines. Angharad Trueman, Group Lettings...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

Propertymark has outlined an extensive regional programme for next year. It’s going to hold 19 regional events under the #morefor24 campaign slogan. The...

Propertymark has announced an extensive regional 19-meeting schedule for 2024. A statement from the trade body says the schedule “will blend together...

A 335-unit Build To Rent scheme has reached practical completion stage in Sheffield. Going under the (perhaps bizarre) name of PLATFORM_, the...

Propertymark has donated £5,200 to the industry charity Agents Giving, which works with lettings and estate agents to encourage, support and...

Propertymark’s regional conferences are now in full swing with the next event at the Canterbury Cathedral Lodge in Kent on  November...

The Leaders Romans Group of lettings agencies has signed a deal with the National Residential Landlords Association. LRG will become the NRLA’s...

Propertymark has cautiously welcomed the Nationwide’s house price index showing a 5.3 per cent fall in the year to September. It says...

Young couples are delaying marriage and starting families until they get out of the rental sector, research by Yorkshire Building Society...

A deposit alternative service says increasing numbers of renters need multiple sources of funding for traditional deposits. Zero Deposit says its survey...

Rightmove is to provide agents with local market data and easier access to training at a series of Propertymark regional events. Rightmove...

The vast majority of auctions - widely regarded as a favourite for buy to let investors acquiring properties - are now...

Lavanda, a student lettings property management tech supplier, has announced a partnership with UPP, a student accommodation provider working in partnership...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

Airbnb is offering a £50 travel voucher to any Liverpool household hosting their first Airbnb guest in a private room in...

One of the lettings industry’s highest profile agents has been shortlisted by the Huntingdon’s Disease Association as Fundraiser of the Year. Kristjan...

Any lettings portfolio should receive ongoing care and maintenance. A disorganised portfolio, weighed down by junk data, loose ends or lax...

PropTech supplier Goodlord this week launches what it calls “a manifesto” demanding government help for the lettings industry.  Few details of the...

A trio of agents working in a hybrid agency have setup an LGBTQ+-focused mentoring, learning and networking group. James Hummerstone-Pope, Danielle Andrews...

A seminar is to be held to look at the impact of rent controls on the burgeoning Build To Rent sector. Private...

Foxtons has worked with house builders the Berkley Group to connect Asia Pacific buyers and landlords with UK property. The initiative, held...

A coalition of tenant activists has called a Day of Action to protest at delays in the government’s rental reform agenda. The...

Daytime TV presenter Jenni Falconer is to host the Propertymark One conference on June 27. Tag-lined ‘Raise Your Game’ the event will...

Agency giant Leaders Romans Group has launched a nationwide partnership with the Trussell Trust, which operates many of the country’s food...

It’s been revealed that agents have been kicked out of The Property Ombudsman in recent months for failing to pay compensatory...

Early bird tickets are now on sale for estate agent body Propertymark’s biggest event of the year at Wembley on June...

Today we are publishing a letter sent to us regarding the death of a relative who was living in rental accommodation.  We...

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

Propertymark pledges that an event being held next summer will be “colossal” - and will haver the likes of lettings agents...

Propertymark is doubling the number of full-scale regional conferences in 2023, and for the first time they will be free to...

A lettings agency in Scotland has played down the impact of the emergency rent freeze and eviction ban which have been...

Propertymark’s chief executive Nathan Emerson has welcomed the dramatic government U-turn on taxes - but most importantly has retained the stamp...

A prominent research chief at a leading agency has repeated his claim that average UK house prices are set to drop...

The Knight Frank lettings and estate agency is warning that it expects house prices to fall in 2023. Tom Bill, its head...

Propertymark has entered into a deal with a PropTech firm to help it grow in Scotland. The partnership will see Homesearch collaborate...

A Build To Rent operator has created what it calls a one-stop app for tenants. The operator Apo says the new app...

A prominent lettings industry supplier has asked whether the earlier-than-expected arrival of the rental reform white paper was a distraction from...

The sole director of a lettings agency, who was recently made the subject of an anti-social behaviour injunction and banning order,...

The man behind the Ideal Flatmate rental platform has now set up a Build To Rent portal called Your Place. All properties...

The cost-of-living crisis is leading to further dependence on the Bank of Mum and Dad, following an extended period of support...

A student lettings platform now operating in seven cities is reported to have raised £700,000 in its first funding round. HYBR –...

The chief executive of OnTheMarket says recent changes to his portal demonstrate that he has taken on board agents’ calls for...

Agent Rainmaker reports that over 200 letting agents have completed the latest AMX Mastery course.  The weekend event was focused around adding...

Shock figures suggest that Airbnb owners are charging up to 600 per cent more to stay at their properties during major...

Dawsons Property has acquired the rental portfolio of Liberty Properties in Swansea.  “We shall be looking to hold both landlord and tenant...

A PropTech supplier claims that increased automation can help letting agents meet the demands of the government’s Levelling Up agenda. Openview –...

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...

Agent Rainmaker is holding another of its ARX Mastery events, in a bid to promote growth in the lettings agency sector...

Tesco and Morrison supermarket chains are now selling Airbnb gift cards, which are also available from the short lets platform directly...

A lettings platform set up by a 24 year old is today announcing an expansion from its Bristol start up to...

Results have been released of an analysis of over 20,000 Build To Rent tenants in over 15,000 homes across the UK...

Early results from a survey into wellbeing suggest that agents are changing their working practices to help staff have a greater...

Foxtons is extensively praising the apparent benefits of Build To Rent, a sector in which the agency is keen to become...

The long-awaited White Paper on rental reform is some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying he and...

Lettings agencies should continue to use IT solutions like livestream viewings even as the pandemic eases, according to one of the...

Fixflo has announced a new integration partnership with resident engagement and building management software provider Spike Global. Fixflo manages about 1.2m units...

A new survey suggests Airbnb owners are charging over 300 per cent more to stay at their properties during major events...

Councils are failing to protect tenants in three out of four cases where they discover rental homes are unsafe, according to...

The DPS is hosting free dispute webinars to enable landlords and letting agents to navigate the dispute resolution process. More than 2,000...

A regional agency group is providing training courses free of charge to members “for the foreseeable future.” The training - usually heavily...

Propertymark - embracing the Association of Residential Letting Agents as well as sales agents, auctioneers and valuers - says it’s been...

Local media in the Homes Counties report that two arrests were made after police were called by a lettings agency where...

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

A PropTech firm says agencies adopting livestream viewing could win more instructions and save thousands of pounds, all the while abiding...

The biggest awards event in the residential property sector, The ESTAS, has confirmed an autumn date for its main 2021 ceremony.  Traditionally...

A major agency and property consultancy has initiated ‘Wellness Wednesdays’ amongst a programme of activities to prioritise staff mental health during the...

An enterprising mother and daughter are bouncing back from being made redundant due to Covid-19 by setting up their own lettings...

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark members are invited to the association’s latest webinar tomorrow when chief policy advisor Mark Hayward takes centre...

A leading market commentator and PropTech chief says the extension of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban was predictable, but presents agents with...

What’s life-changing, involves months of anticipation, and ends with a big arrival? You might think we’re talking about pregnancy. But research...

Propertymark is making it clear that rent controls are not the way to operate an efficient lettings market. In a formal response...

Propertymark is hosting a series of three webinars this month for agents wanting to hear the latest on legislating changes affecting...

Airbnb has unveiled a set of restrictions which it is operating across the UK - and the rest of western Europe...

ARLA Propertymark wants the government to make the current business rates exemption for High Street branches permanent. The exemption, introduced in the spring...

Propertymark is staging a webinar later this month on the topical subject of referral fees. Last month the National Trading Standards for...

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

Letting agents are being invited to additional courses from TDS Academy online. The courses, offering Continuing Professional Development training virtually, look in particular...

It’s a year today since the closure of the formal government consultation into scrapping Section 21 powers for agents and landlords. In last...

The Chartered Institute of Housing claims there may be a “massive increase” in evictions in the near future. In a briefing paper the...

One of the most outspoken campaign groups against the end of the eviction ban has staged a series of so-called ‘boot...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...

A specialist mortgage operator is warning letting agents and landlords to gear up for a winter of discontent as a result...