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The Federation of Independent Agents has selected an automated client account platform as a supplier. The FIA was established in by Graham...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Deposit Protection Service is hosting a webinar to help letting agents better navigate the dispute resolution process. The service says...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Automated client account platform Lettspay is to become a supplier to the Federation of Independent Agents. Lettspay, which is registered with the...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned advertorial material issued by the government department responsible for rental reform and housing. Two Labour MPs...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank has appointed Sofia Lira Salas as head of lettings in its Hyde Park office in Prime Central London. Salas joined...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
It looks as if the private rental sector will contract as a result of the threat of new regulations contained in...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A new trade body is being set up which describes itself as a national network of property managers, specialising in the...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A Trading Standards team is to carry out what it calls “unannounced inspections” of lettings agencies in one part of London...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News
After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...
25 May 2021
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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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Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
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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
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Shelter has returned to the attack on the private rental sector. In a new report it claims a third of tenants in England...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Labour’s housing spokeswoman says “after the incompetent handling of the exams fiasco, the government must act now to avoid more chaos...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The Federation of Independent Agents has revealed four new PropTech and training strategic partnerships for member agencies. They are Inventory Base, Vaboo,...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News
The fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents has this morning revealed that it’s linking with Training For Professionals, the largest provider of...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
First, he was trying his hand in lettings, then he devised a 2.5% commission to take on Purplebricks. Now, after nine months...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News
A university student who fled from his private rental apartment owing over £1,000 has posted a message on Facebook: “Catch me...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Flatfair, one of the leading deposit alternative providers fighting it out for dominance in the burgeoning sector, has scored a coup...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has issued a statement distancing itself from controversial advertisements from a short lets management service. Hostmaker - which describes itself as...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Airbnb and short let management service Hostmaker - at the centre of a dispute involving a landlord trade body and the...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News
The National Approved Letting Scheme has rebranded as safeagent. NALS has helped coordinate the safeagent campaign since 2011, focussing during that time...
20 May 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 23 year old lettings agent has tragically died from a bacterial form of meningitis, a serious infection of the thin...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement for a company that helps Airbnb hosts prepare and manage their properties for...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement by the short let management service Airsorted because the firm was unable to...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Belvoir says there is no evidence of a large-scale sell-off of buy to let properties by beleaguered landlords, but 85 per...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News
When it comes to growing your business sustainably, maintaining a brand that is eye-catching and identifiable with your audience is vital...
01 March 2018
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It is being reported that the Labour mayor of Newham council - that’s the authority which has introduced stricter controls on...
15 February 2018
From: Breaking News
An industry trade group says residents in high rise blocks of flats are being let down by a system in which...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News
The Welsh Government is now kicking off a similar consultation process to that conducted by the Department for Communities and Local...
21 July 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
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A report out today claims foreigners and Britons without passports, particularly from ethnic minorities, are being discriminated against in the lettings...
13 February 2017
From: Breaking News
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
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A Tory MP has taken to the internet to warn against what he calls the “unintended consequences” of a ban on...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News
The Residential Landlords Association has roasted the enforcement policies and provisions for the controversial Rent Smart Wales initiative which begins in...
10 November 2016
From: Breaking News
The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
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Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...
05 August 2016
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A landlord who rented out a house in multiple occupation has ended up with a £10,000 fine after pleading guilty to failing...
04 July 2016
From: Breaking News
The franchise letting agency chain Belvoir is urging its landlord clients to offer fiancial support to the national campaign to fight...