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Letting agents should help landlords through a blizzard of red tape and regulation cause by local licensing schemes, a PropTech entrepreneur...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A trading announcement by Belvoir reveals the company has seen another year of significant growth - its 24th on the trot. The...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An online lettings agency that claims to have analysed the costs of “a selection” of 12 High Street agencies has accused...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A letting agency comparison website is offering a free month of landlord leads - so long as agents try a Vegan diet. Rentround insists...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has hit out at a growing number of local councils introducing licensing schemes, calling it “socially irresponsible” to do...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is advising agents to get up to speed on new rules - and possible higher costs - when changes...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...
11 January 2021
From: Proptech & Innovation

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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The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...
16 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A controversial Labour council that locked horns with the government over landlord licensing is now submitting a new proposal for its...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

An investment group of companies specialising in student accommodation says letting agents can be very important - but it also says...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Walsall council in the Midlands is considering an Additional Licensing scheme for HMOs. As is often the case with such schemes, the...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK Association of Lettings Agents is recommending transparency in relation to the disclosure of referral fees to landlord clients. Last month...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has given a detailed response to a government consultation on how the pandemic has hit the private rental sector. The...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A warning about illegal fees by letting agents has been produced by a local council Trading Standards team. It has come from...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A new assessment of legislation and council rules surrounding the private rental sector suggests a severe crackdown may be coming in...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A new online platform for students to search for and book accommodation has been launched, claiming to be “the fastest, simplest and...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A London lettings agency has described a £3,600 charge to a tenant as “entirely reasonable and legal.” The i newspaper has featured a...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents have another 12 months to make referral fees more transparent according to an update from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Online lettings company Monkey vs Owl - also known as MOVO - has expanded from a regional and mostly student service...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Two industry training firms say the lockdown beginning this week gives agents an opportunity to prepare for 2021. Agency Mentors and The Able Agent...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...
02 November 2020
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A Green Party councillor has been refunded fees he and his partner were charged by a letting agency five years ago,...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...
29 October 2020
From: Recruitment & Business Matters

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance

Ten estate agencies have signed up to a partnership programme with the easyStorage company, which allows lettings and sales firms to...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...
28 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...
28 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

In a dramatic return to the agency world, the former chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is joining...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents are being warned to prepare now for likely controls on referral fees, following recommendations made to the government by the...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s latest trading statement covering the first half of 2020 shows it was hit more than most corporates by the market...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Online agency eXp UK has launched a new lettings service allowing agents who join the organisation can now offer a lettings...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Light has been shed at last on the long-running uncertainty about why some landlords choose to use lettings agents and some...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Trading Standards in one region of the UK is staging Twitter quizzes aimed at students, and asking about agents’ fees surrounding...
09 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

It appears lettings agents may have escaped the recommended demands for referral fees to be made more transparent to customers. A statement...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the leading figures in the PropTech world is warning that letting agents must not be tempted into charging illegal...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been a difficult first half of 2020 for almost every agency business but Belvoir appears to have emerged healthier than...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A new private rental licensing regime in a London borough is being described as “a major step forward in improving living...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Move iQ, the consumer-facing property service led by Phil Spencer, has teamed up with a lettings sector insurance provider which could...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A new student accommodation property platform has been launched which aims to deliberately by-pass letting agents. Housemates is for students, landlords and...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Charnwood council in the East Midlands is proposing to introduce two different licensing schemes for private landlords, with agents and others...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey by The Tenancy Deposit Service suggests that half of landlords have experienced damage to their rental properties by pets. And...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm is offering what it calls “free landlord leads” to letting agents who register with the company in July...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has written an article strongly defending the private rental sector, agents and landlords. Baroness Altmann...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Shelter is calling for stricter enforcement against letting agents in Northern Ireland which it claims are illegally charging tenants fees for...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency is launching a service that allows landlords to list their properties on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for just...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A new Labour group - Labour Tenants United - has issued a four-prong attack on the current private rental sector including...
22 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

There’s been a surge in Google searches for issues concerning renters’ rights during the Coronavirus crisis. Research by heating company Boiler Plan...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Hunters has reported a small increase in pre-tax profit in it full-year results despite the impact of the ban on tenant...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News

An online agency has denied a claim that it is allowing High Street agents to use its platform to avoid paying...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A group of local landlords and others in the private rental sector are challenging a local authority’s licensing proposals with their...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman has announced the expulsion of eight agencies, all for contravening TPO codes of practice. Most of the expulsions were...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading PropTech expert has urged lettings agents to improve their administration and paperwork if they want to avoid what could...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News

When it comes to good works, one frequently-featured agency is Chestertons in London - and again it’s come up trumps during...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The former operations director at Purplebricks says he is waiving fees for letting agents who want to join his new online...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances. As we start a new week...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...
27 March 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

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, our guide to the latest information to help agents and the rest of the...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The typical UK private rental deposit, often considered high in this country, is thought to be relatively low by international standards...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...
12 March 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Letting agents will for the first time be able to use Open Banking to process payments more efficiently, following a decision...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A local authority has taken the unusual step of saying that a £600 surcharge will be added to the licensing costs...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The parlous state of many tenants’ personal finances has been highlighted by website CompareTheMarket which claims that one in 10 rely...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A newspaper claims multiple councils are opening investigations into agents allegedly defying the tenant fees ban - and at least one...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The clampdown on referral fees, until now concentrated on the sales sector, will extend to letting agents too. James Munro, head of...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A typical buy to let property pays over £600 in fees a year according to a new study released today. Insurance company...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

London agency Draker Lettings is expanding its patch - and offering landlords a free service for six months. Draker, which is 10...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent developers says it is specifically targeting certain tenant types for one of its...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made an uncompromising set of demands on the government, asking it to implement a...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Confusion among renters over the complex Tenant Fees Act could trigger a surge in complaints about agents to redress schemes -...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Three more deposit alternative supplier have issued statements seeking to distance their product from criticisms raised in a BBC investigation. Yesterday we carried...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A BBC investigation suggests some agents may be mis-selling deposit alternative schemes. Tenants are then hit by what the probe says are...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News
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Pet-friendly tenancies of the kind envisaged by the government could oblige some private landlords to quit the sector, it’s claimed. Over the...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...
06 February 2020
From: Sponsored Content

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

The majority of letting agents have lost up to 20 per cent of their revenue because of the fees ban -...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Belvoir, which describes itself as the UK’s largest property franchise, has just released figures showing its 23rd successive year of uninterrupted...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...
30 January 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions has hit an all time low...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group, which has a string of major agency brands, has reported a strong performance in 2019 despite the...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A campaign group that has held protests outside letting agents’ branches and has been fiercely critical of fees, says it’s seen a...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Some 26 per cent of buy to let investors plan to sell one or more of their properties in 2020 according...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The government - which over the weekend made a surprise move to try to stop landlords banning tenants from keeping pets...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is to overhaul the model tenancy contract to make it easier for tenants to have pets. A surprise statement from the...
04 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...
02 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been found guilty of unlawful harassment and misleading and aggressive practices, and will be sentenced next month. Ragoopathy...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the highest profile buy to let mortgage lenders predicts that 2020 will see increasing numbers of investors going into...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Luton council has opened Lets Squared, a High Street lettings and estate agency using public funds - even though the town...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Lobbying government can work, at least in some circumstances, as the Association of Residential Lettings Agents has seen in Wales. Letting agents...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Owners of buy to let properties across the UK could be entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges according...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News

You don’t need to go far for news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to proposed...
27 November 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The Property Franchise Group has issued an upbeat trading statement indicating that it’s mitigated much of the financial impact of the...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Some 45 per cent of those who don’t yet own a home think they never will, according to a new report. While...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Just over a fifth of lettings agents questioned in a major industry survey are concerned that may not be complying with...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The normally-sedate Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued an unusually stark warning to government, telling it to “stop meddling” in...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government says it’s going to issue clarifications to some issues before the end of this year; if agreed by...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has issued an unusual statement saying that the veteran lettings expert recruited to steer the organisation through the tenant fee...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has returned to his campaign to win powers which would allow him to impose rent controls. Khan...
08 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 likely general election is an opportunity for the government to make the lettings sector more appealing for would-be landlords, says...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The controversial tenants union Acorn has set up a web page where disgruntled renters can lodge complaints about letting agents. In the...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Life insurance sold to tenants could provide a valuable additional income stream for agents whose revenue has been hit by the...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s high-end Hamptons International brand says it’s growing its lettings business “ethically and sustainably, regardless of market conditions.” It has ended the...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm says it is going to eliminate tenant screening costs by 2021 for lettings agents and landlords who use...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A co-founder of a room rental PropTech service says there’s no clear evidence yet that the fees ban introduced in April...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform that earlier this year was reported to be valued at £2.8m is making an unusual offer to letting...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A new ethical letting agency has launched in partnership with a housing association and is promoting its low fee structure. Home Makers,...
08 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The cost of renting a room in the UK remained steady during Q3, according to SpareRoom. The country's biggest flatsharing site says...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A rental market slump in September has led to a rise in average void periods across many parts of England and...
03 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act continued its upward curve in August. The...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A call has been made for the best letting agencies and other rental sector professionals to show how they comply with...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

An estimated 20 per cent of letting agents have still not signed up for a Client Money Protection scheme, six months...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The lettings agency owners behind the Advanced Rent Option, which provides landlords with up to 12 months’ rent in advance, says...
26 September 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

Two London agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to honour two compensation awards. The first is Chase...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm says it has calculated the true cost of being a buy to let investor. Howsy says the average landlord...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging tenants to “walk straight out” if they believe an agency is breaking the...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News

We are at the beginning of the end for let only tenancies which have effectively been subsidised in the past by...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News

London Trading Standards has made the startling claim that 46 per cent of almost 2,000 agents it has surveyed are falling...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

An agency in the north of England is continuing its strategy of acquisitions in a bid to offset the effects of...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Franchise agency group Winkworth claims the lettings fee ban impact has been less severe on its agents than on other companies,...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

There is increasing evidence of the so-called unintended consequences of the tenant fee ban according to a major regional lettings agency. Linley &...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A respected transfer agent who has been selling lettings businesses for 25 years has issued a warning that tenant-find let-only portfolios...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...
05 September 2019
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Belvoir says consolidation between lettings and sales agencies across the industry is likely to increase as a result of greater regulation...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Belvoir Group has this morning announced its interim results for the first six months of this year - and they show...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Fixflo is launching its sixth annual Lettings Report for lettings professionals The survey gauges the opinions of lettings professionals around the UK...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir. The franchise...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A London-focused PropTech startup has just won another £7m in funding. Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly to...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...
27 August 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...
27 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading industry figure is calling on agents to have a Plan B ready if their bank closes undesignated client accounts. This...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released a five point plan on how the public can choose a letting agent. 1....
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

An agency which says it aims to be “the UK’s premier residential lettings company” says it’s offering itself free to landlords...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A new rental option for landlords could see them receiving an upfront annual lump sum of over £10,000. The Advanced Rent Option...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...
19 August 2019
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Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...
15 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The first ‘state of the industry’ report on the lettings agency sector since the introduction of the fees ban suggests individual...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Research by London agency Benham and Reeves says the cumulative cost of a landlord suffering a bad tenant and then evicting...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent in London has been fined for the third time in as many years – this time for failing...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The comparison website MoneySuperMarket suggests that renters spend an average of £670 in additional costs when they move, on top of...
13 August 2019
From: Breaking News
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PropTech, and specifically Artificial Intelligence, could help letting agents better cope with new demands created by further industry regulation. That’s the view...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A Cardiff lettings agent claims to have become the first in Wales to stop charging fees to new and existing tenants. CPS...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies. The agency was...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has told its shareholders and the City that it enjoyed a strong first half of 2019 with its 300 High...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

With less than four weeks to go to the start date of the Welsh Tenant Fees ban, the Association of Residential...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a remarkable attack on a lettings agency, accusing it of “an abuse of power” over its...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings experts are being invited to the unveiling of a service described by its creators as “a revolutionary rental product.” It is...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A local authority is being warned that its landlord licensing and accreditation scheme is potentially unlawful. The Residential Landlords Association, which represents...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says there has been a record number of rent increases reported by its members. In a...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has announced that it is officially freezing its fees to landlords. The move was previewed in Foxtons’ recent trading statement which...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News

In what some see as a sign of the growing importance of the lettings sector over sales, Rightmove has acquired tenant...
29 July 2019
From: Breaking News

An ‘open banking’ PropTech platform has partnered with two rental organisations which will offer agents, landlords and tenants direct payments and...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Calls by Labour’s London Mayor Sadiq Khan to secure powers to implement private sector rent controls are facing increasing opposition. Business organisation...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been a sceptical response to news leaked from government over the weekend suggesting that a database of rogue landlords would...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from Rightmove suggests that demand from tenants looking for a new home has soared seven per cent since the Tenants...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Portsmouth council is the latest local authority to offer to rent properties from private landlords to let out to the homeless. The...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency is believed to be the first to offer landlords a year's rent in advance in one lump sum...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Throughout April and May, we ran a high-profile campaign across our sites, Landlord Today, Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from rental insurance firm HomeLet suggests that the Tenant Fees Act may already be causing more movement amongst tenants. The firm...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The average UK rent rose from £757 to £771 during the second quarter of 2019 - that’s 1.7 per cent, according...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News

An online room-letting platform claims rents have risen up to eight per cent in wake of the Tenant Fee Act. ideal flatmate...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A rental provider specialising in property for older tenants has attacked what he calls “hidden costs” involved when people buy purpose-built...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of fake or fraudulent rental applications is on the rise, with landlords and letting agents being fooled by a...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A national letting agency has vowed to return to an 'aggressive growth strategy' as it looks to make several acquisitions. Lomond Capital...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A senior London lettings agent has accused the government of “going to war” on buy to let investors. The director of Benham...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A BBC investigation of 52 lettings agents has found that two thirds were levying charges on tenants, but it is uncertain...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Monday marks the one month anniversary of the Tenant Fees ban coming into force, but a senior London agent warns the...
28 June 2019
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If you are a letting agent who has begun to question your worth, stop. The value of property management is rising...
27 June 2019
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An activists’s group which in the past has held protests immediately outside letting agents’ offices is appealing for £10,000 to develop...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A rent guarantor service says it’s already chosen 25 lettings agents to take part in a trial of what it calls...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents need to be pro-actively using PropTech and improving their work methods to reduce voids for their landlord clients. That’s the view...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A research report claims letting agents could be missing out on thousands of pounds of potential income each year by not...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Private landlords are being asked to consider letting out their properties through the local council. Slough council is looking for flats and...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The 24 year old head of an online lettings platform called Bunk says it’s up to letting agents to show they...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent and investment adviser says there is a positive interpretation of the fees ban introduced this month in England. Abi...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A prominent consumer group claims that one in 10 tenants currently renting say they have at some point been evicted “for...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of the country's oldest agency recruitment consultancy says the tenant fee ban will hit staffing levels in the industry...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The consumer charity Citizens Advice has hailed the Tenant Fees Act and the ban on letting agents’ charges to renters as...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents have reacted angrily to the way in which the government released a new set of rental documents updated to include...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Controversial London lettings agency Flintons has again been named by a BBC TV programme for allegedly unreasonable behaviour in relation to...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of an automated payment system for the rental sector says lettings agents can help offset losses caused by the...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says the feared sell-off of private rental units is continuing apace on the eve of...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The public are described as being “sceptical and confused” over the fees ban that comes into effect tomorrow. A survey by insurance...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tenant Fees Act coming into effect tomorrow and banning fees on tenants in England has been given a ringing endorsement...
31 May 2019
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The National Landlords Association says it’s concerned the Fees Ban coming into effect in just two days’ time may limit access...
30 May 2019
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The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says that success of its information centre shows that the industry wants more information on the deposit...
30 May 2019
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A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...
29 May 2019
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The best lettings agents will survive and shine through the ban of fees levied on tenants, which comes into effect this weekend. The...
29 May 2019
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The head of a firm that seeks investors to put money into residential property funds rather than individual homes for tenants...
29 May 2019
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The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...
28 May 2019
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A lettings agency chief in Scotland says the upcoming ban on agents levying fees on tenants - to be introduced in...
24 May 2019
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PropTech supplier Goodlord says it’s updated its core product to ensure compliance with new regulations - and it says it’s offering...
24 May 2019
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A PropTech tool wants landlords to manage their own properties and is accusing agents of being likely to increase charges to...
24 May 2019
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The Property Redress Scheme, one of the two government-backed redress operators for the lettings and sales service, has outlined its work...
23 May 2019
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ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...
20 May 2019
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Hunters says it’s opened seven new branches this year so far - well ahead of the three it had launched at...
20 May 2019
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Belvoir, the UK's largest property franchise, says its trading during the first quarter of this year suggests it’s outperforming its expectation...
17 May 2019
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With the Tenant Fee Ban obliterating a key income stream, letting agents should be looking at ways they can increase the...
16 May 2019
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Agents and landlords are being warned to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once the fees ban kicks in...
16 May 2019
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An estate agency that describes itself as a ‘social enterprise’ says it will spend its profits on the homeless and related...
15 May 2019
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Letting agents are being urged to consider how they can reduce their administrative workload, following huge growth in the size of...
14 May 2019
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Average rents across the UK continue to rise ahead of the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act next month, according to...
13 May 2019
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National sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has launched what it calls a 'pioneering new service' in the North East. The...
09 May 2019
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A new solution to help letting agents deal with the introduction of the security deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act...
08 May 2019
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It’s now under four weeks to the introducing of the Tenant Fees Ban across England and the Association of Residential Letting...
07 May 2019
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Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...
03 May 2019
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A new report by a leading lettings sector expert cautions parents who are considering entering the Buy To Let sector by...
01 May 2019
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30 April 2019
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An agency in the north east of England is moving its HQ off the High Street and into an office block...
29 April 2019
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The chief executive of a specialist buy to let lender says increasing the rent to combat additional costs put on landlords...
29 April 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says there is a record number of homes available to renters - but this does...
26 April 2019
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With the tenants’ fees ban just five weeks away focus is shifting to how agents can make up for lost income...
23 April 2019
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A senior lettings agent has raised the spectre of rental properties in future being German-style ‘empty shells’ - without even white...
18 April 2019
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The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it backs a new Trading Standards-led body which will enforce the Fees Ban starting on...
18 April 2019
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Figures calculated by Rightmove suggest that even when the Fees Ban and Deposit Caps kick in on June 1, some deposits...
18 April 2019
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The head of a major property management firm says the controversial proposal to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is...
16 April 2019
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A new utilities management platform for tenants says it will generate additional revenue streams for letting agents. Love Resident gives tenants online...
16 April 2019
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The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...
15 April 2019
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Average monthly UK rent is now at its lowest level for three years according to the Deposit Protection Service. Average rent fell...
11 April 2019
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It’s been revealed that the Welsh version of the Tenants Fees ban will come into effect on September 1. “Agents need to...
10 April 2019
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Staff are usually a business’s biggest fixed cost, but did you know that the true cost of an employee is almost...
05 April 2019
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One of the country’s largest networks of franchised lettings agents says the impact of the Fees Ban coming into effect in...
05 April 2019
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Tenancy Deposit Scheme is the latest player in the private rental sector to launch online tools to help letting agents cope...
04 April 2019
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A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...
03 April 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has launched a 10-element tool kit for agents ahead of the fees ban on June...
03 April 2019
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Belvoir Lettings has continued its solid growth with a trading statement revealing a 40 per cent rise in pre-tax profit and...
03 April 2019
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The government has issued new guidance notes on the Tenant Fees Act, aimed at agents, landlords and tenants. The publications come ahead...
02 April 2019
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PropTech company Goodlord is the latest entrant in the deposit alternative field. Under Goodlord Deposit Replacement Insurance agents can provide landlords with...
02 April 2019
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The mandatory Client Money Protection scheme membership that comes into effect today will protect landlords and tenants from letting agents that...
01 April 2019
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Latest lettings market data from high-end agency Knight Frank shows that average rents in prime central London rose 1.1 per cent...
01 April 2019
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It’s a vital time for letting agents to hammer home the benefits of buy to let and the dangers to landlords...
28 March 2019
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The Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill passed its final hurdle in the Welsh Assembly yesterday evening. This has similar policies to...
28 March 2019
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The council for one of the wealthiest areas in the country says it will be “educating and advising letting agents” on...
27 March 2019
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New ‘best practice’ guidance to letting agents and landlords has been introduced ahead of the introduction of the tenants’ fees ban...
27 March 2019
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Hamilton Fraser’s Academy programme has announced its next workshop, on May 14, to target how lettings agents can future-proof their business...
25 March 2019
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An online lettings service says it will pay existing tenants for finding replacements and handling viewings, in a bid to reduce...
20 March 2019
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The JLL lettings agency is warning that the five week deposit cap enshrined in the Tenant Fees Act is likely to...
19 March 2019
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The ban on tenants’ fees beginning on June 1 presents an opportunity to overhaul the private rental sector, says a property...
15 March 2019
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Numerous regional independent agency chains have joined Zero Deposit, one of several rental deposit replacement schemes to have appeared in recent...
11 March 2019
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More than a third of landlords are looking to cut their annual spending - and many of them are considering ending...
08 March 2019
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An online platform says its management service for landlords can vary depending on individual client needs - a vital response to...
26 February 2019
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More tenants are seeing rent increases, according to the latest market snapshot delivered by the Association of Residential Letting Agents. It says...
26 February 2019
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Northwood, which is part of the Belvoir group, is launching a new TV advertising campaign to highlight its Guaranteed Rent Scheme. “We...
25 February 2019
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Belvoir says a survey of its franchisees shows that Brexit is having what it calls “a significant impact” on the rental...
19 February 2019
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March 19 has been set as the next date for the Welsh equivalent of the Tenant Fees Ban Bill to be...
18 February 2019
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Latest official figures show that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1.0 per cent in the...
15 February 2019
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A senior Labour politician claims that “unscrupulous” letting agents are hammering tenants with higher-than-usual charges between now and June 1 when...
14 February 2019
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The Tenants’ Fees Bill has now become law, receiving formal Royal Assent yesterday afternoon - and within minutes, the government issued...
13 February 2019
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Online agency Upad has made another change to its charging structure. It has recently introduced revised packages for landlords, payment via Direct...
13 February 2019
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A letting agent in east London has been fined £4,000 after apparently publishing the incorrect fees that it levies on tenants...
08 February 2019
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The Let Leeds agency has completed on the acquisition of another firm in the city, Milnes Walker - and the purchase...
07 February 2019
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Another major franchise agency says its preparation work ahead of the June 1 tenants fees ban mean the impact of the...
06 February 2019
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The tenants’ fees ban coming into effect from June 1 could help traditional lettings agents keep their place on High Streets,...
05 February 2019
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The chief executive of a still-to-be-launched property portal says Christmas may have come early for letting agents because of the “huge...
04 February 2019
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A rental platform says it welcomes government plans to overhaul redress for tenants and others in the housing system but it...
04 February 2019
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The government has published an independent assessment of its Tenants Fees Bill proposal - the ban on fees levied by letting...
04 February 2019
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Outsourcing. Everyone has an opinion on it and there’s a stigma surrounding it in the lettings industry. But get this…letting agents ARE...
01 February 2019
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Almost the entire lettings industry has viewed the upcoming ban on tenants fees levied by agents in England and Wales as...
31 January 2019
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Belvoir has this morning told shareholders that the effect of the Fees Ban coming into effect in June will be less...
31 January 2019
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Tenants are in for a rocky ride this year - and it’s chiefly the fault of government, says the chief executive...
31 January 2019
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Knight Frank has given an upbeat snapshot of the lettings market in Prime Central London, based mostly on higher rental growth...
31 January 2019
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Lancasters Estate Agents on the Isle of Wight has been the subject of a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority over...
30 January 2019
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TV property pundit Phil Spencer, who now runs property advice site MoveIQ, says letting agents may introduce new administration fees on...
29 January 2019
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London-focussed lettings agency ludlowthompson says buy to let landlords across the country claimed a record £17.7 billion in tax relief last...
29 January 2019
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The chief executive of the Citizens Advice consumer charity says she wants government “to do even more to strengthen the hand...
28 January 2019
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A PropTech firm is offering landlords the opportunity to manage their portfolios from £35 a month, suggesting it could be a...
25 January 2019
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A warning has been issued to lettings agents to review tenancy agreements to see if they are fit for purpose when...
22 January 2019
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A new league table of worries for landlords shows exactly why letting agents are needed - and a lot of the...
21 January 2019
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A lettings agency boss who says she is actually in favour of the agents’ fees ban nonetheless admits there will be...
18 January 2019
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English letting agencies could lose over £60,000 each in the next two years alone as a result of the Tenant Fees...
17 January 2019
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ARLA says it can help agents understand the intricacies of the Tenants Fees Ban, which completed its third reading in the...
16 January 2019
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Early bird tickets for this year’s ARLA Propertymark Conference, happening just days before the likely introduction of the ban on tenant...
16 January 2019
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Today’s vote in the House of Commons on Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal may be dominating the headlines but it’s the...
15 January 2019
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Online letting agency MakeUrMove has launched a new subscription model which it claims will ”ready landlords for the incoming tenant fee...
11 January 2019
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It’s 2019, and we may all be wishing each other a Happy New Year, but for UK landlords, the outlook might...
09 January 2019
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The Residential Landlords Association’s membership has hit a new high of 35,000. Established in 1998 the not-for-profit association - which describes itself...
09 January 2019
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Zero Deposit, the firm set up by former Zoopla commercial director Jon Notley, says it now has around 850 offices using...
07 January 2019
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A leading PropTech entrepreneur says letting agents must provide value for their landlord clients through technology, transparency and service if they...
03 January 2019
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The government says it will not reveal an implementation date for the banning on agents’ fees on tenants in England until...
02 January 2019
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The government has made the controversial claim that the ban on the levying of fees on tenants will not produce “significant...
31 December 2018
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A local authority has taken the unusual step of issuing a celebratory press release stating that it issued penalty notices adding...
31 December 2018
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As 2018 ticks away and 2019 beckons, it’s time for everyone at Letting Agent Today to wish you, your family and...
31 December 2018
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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has revealed that it will shortly choose which local authority will be the...
28 December 2018
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With 2019 almost upon us, letting agents are finally unburying their heads from the ignorant bliss of the sand pit and...
14 December 2018
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Two PropTech suppliers are claiming their new products will help lettings agents in the future, especially in the light of the...
14 December 2018
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Labour claims it was the driving force behind the government’s decision to cap tenants’ security deposits from six weeks to five...
11 December 2018
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The number of tenants saying they are using letting agents to find a place to live has increased 12 per cent...
11 December 2018
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The death of the high street agency is a familiar headline, but PropTech can lower costs for bricks-and-mortar agencies and help...
07 December 2018
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An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...
06 December 2018
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The National Approved Letting Scheme has published the latest version of its Effective Enforcement Toolkit - aimed at helping councils clamp...
05 December 2018
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A London-focussed ‘rental brand’ called Residently has just secured £2.5m in funding. Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly...
05 December 2018
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The government has this afternoon confirmed that the amount tenants have to pay up front to secure a home will be...
04 December 2018
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Letting Agent Today can reveal that the agency at the centre of the scandal over alleged charges for viewings has been...
30 November 2018
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The BBC claims that a lettings agency has been demanding hundreds of pounds in payment before prospective tenants are allowed to...
29 November 2018
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The acquisition of popular rental sector utility provider Spark Energy will “significantly benefit the rental sector” according to the troubled company’s...
29 November 2018
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A leading PropTech entrepreneur says agents who accept that the lettings fee ban is coming and who plan positively for its...
27 November 2018
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The head of a lettings agency has launched a petition in opposition to a bid by a local council to extend...
27 November 2018
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Shelter is campaigning for the outlawing if default fees levied on tenants by agents in Wales. While the campaigning group welcomes the Renting...
19 November 2018
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A call has been made for the government to review the section 8 possession process as part of its call for...
14 November 2018
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The chief executive of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker is warning that mortgages for landlords are likely to become...
13 November 2018
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The party conferences of the two main political parties threw up some interesting developments with regards to housing and the rental...
06 November 2018
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An analysis of 30,000 tenancies by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that the upcoming ban on tenants’ fees could impact most on...
05 November 2018
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A property management firm is launching with a claim that its charges are under a third of some rivals. Online service ManageMyHome...
01 November 2018
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Good tenant referencing should include awareness of would-be renters’ social media history according to RentalStep - but it says more thorough...
30 October 2018
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Havering council in London has issued £261,750 in penalty notices to what it calls ‘criminals’ operating in the private rental sector. Between...
26 October 2018
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A PropTech provider of inventory services says its new tool will significantly cut pre-tenancy admin for letting agents and landlords. No Letting...
25 October 2018
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A council-run lettings agency looks likely to be scrapped after it apparently lost some £53,000 - even though it manages only...
23 October 2018
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November 5 is the next key date for the passage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill, the measure which is likely to...
19 October 2018
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A lettings agent says the fees ban expected to be introduced next year may end up indirectly helping to save the...
18 October 2018
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PropTech repairs service Fixflo has published its latest annual report on the industry, based on information from over 400 lettings professionals...
18 October 2018
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A London agency has been fined for the second time in 11 months. Local media in Barking, east London, report that Primelodge...
16 October 2018
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The head of the online lettings agency recently scooped up by Emoov says traditional lettings agents have made a rod for...
12 October 2018
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A call has been made for the Tenants’ Fees Bill to be made even stricter following a claim that over a...
12 October 2018
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The head of an online lettings agency says tenants are now left confused by what she calls “ill thought-out policy changes”...
10 October 2018
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The Tenant Fees Bill is back in Parliament this week when it goes for its Second Reading in the House of...
08 October 2018
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A new branch of franchise agency Century 21 has opened in Chelmsford with two unusual pitches - its own ‘ban’ on...
05 October 2018
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The head of a lettings agency has refused to sign a pledge document put to him by a protest group - and...
01 October 2018
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Here’s a date which the private rental sector may want to make a note of…even if it is with some nervousness. The...
28 September 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released details of its response to the government’s official consultation on possible three year...
26 September 2018
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Labour has outlined its proposals for the private rental sector if it gains power at the next General Election - and...
25 September 2018
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Belvoir says a surge in business for its Assisted Acquisition Programme is because of the challenging market and upcoming fees ban...
20 September 2018
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Trading Standards departments in London are asking renters to name and shame letting agents who are not complying with the law...
13 September 2018
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It’s been announced that the next stage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill through Parliament will be its Second Reading in the...
12 September 2018
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MPs have proposed a series of amendments to the Tenant Fees Bill as part of its Report Stage and Third Reading...
06 September 2018
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The House of Commons has published a briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes ahead of the Report Stage of the Tenant...
04 September 2018
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An agency claims that the acquisition of a competitor’s lettings department has allowed it to save two companies, avoid cutbacks and...
31 August 2018
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In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what...
29 August 2018
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In 2014 The Properties Misdescriptions Act was repealed and replaced with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, otherwise known as...
29 August 2018
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If you’re a landlord who owns a buy to let property or perhaps a portfolio and need to raise money against...
28 August 2018
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Propertymark has launched a new Client Money Protection system, Money Shield, with a support statement from much of the lettings sector...
23 August 2018
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Two independent agencies have joined forces in a bid to minimise damage caused by next year’s ban on fees levied on...
20 August 2018
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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
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The chief executive of mydeposits has hit back at a Which? report calling for reform - or possibly even replacement -...
14 August 2018
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The Residential Landlords Association has told another council that its plans to introduce selective licensing in areas of its town are...
09 August 2018
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A new online rental platform claims that landlords could save enough to afford an additional holiday this year if they signed...
02 August 2018
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The government has announced that the Report Stage for the Tenants’ Fees Bill will be held on September 5, the day...
30 July 2018
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No fewer than 93 per cent of landlords financing buy to let property chose a fixed rate mortgage in the second...
27 July 2018
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The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it still believes there is an opportunity for the government to introduce mandatory inventory...
27 July 2018
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Connells Group says a growing number of small-scale landlords are likely to quit because of the tax and regulation red tape...
26 July 2018
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The Residential Landlords’ Association says proposals from Great Yarmouth council to introduce selective licensing in one part of the town contains...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

An insurer is launching a new referral scheme for letting agents to market to landlords and tenants as a way of...
25 July 2018
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From August 1 Nottingham council is introducing a new selective licensing regime covering an estimated 32,000 privately rented homes. This is an...
23 July 2018
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Letting agents and landlords have been warned to expect a possible rise in arrears in the coming months if conditions in...
18 July 2018
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A new analysis reveals that it takes an average of 118 days for court-appointed bailiffs to remove tenants from private homes...
17 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A consumer group which conducted 30 undercover viewings in five different UK cities claims letting agents are showing potential tenants around...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has written to two senior MPs in a bid to clarify two detailed provisions in the Tenants Fees Bill,...
19 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The lettings industry has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban agents’ fees levied on tenants. A Bill was put...
14 June 2018
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A new lettings agency set up at Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset says it’s setting out to atone for the misdemeanours of nearby...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A Bill which is likely to end up banning letting agents’ fees levied on tenants in Wales has been introduced into...
13 June 2018
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A Member of Parliament who says “the majority of agents” engage in “dirty tactics” when it comes to fees imposed on...
11 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief of what is described as Britain’s largest lettings agency has told an influential group of MPs that the proposed...
07 June 2018
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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
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Two million tenants will this year be hit with rent rises totalling a combined £46m a month according to an online...
01 June 2018
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A Build To Rent company that scrapped deposits for tenants a year ago says it has saved renters almost £3m in...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A high-profile landlord says the upcoming ban on letting agent fees 'can't come soon enough'. Writing a column in the Evening Standard's...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of the UK's largest franchise agency, Belvoir, says the number of letting and estate agents will 'undoubtedly fall'...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Letting agents - and anyone with ‘relevant expertise and experience or a special interest’ - have been invited to provide their...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News

An experienced agent claims that forgoing the services of a letting agent to save money is a false economy for landlords. In...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A London council has launched its own online letting agency with the aim of creating a buzz in the 'London property...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A national charity is calling on the government to tighten the 'default fees' clause which is part of the Tenant Fees...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Today Trading Standards teams across the country will highlight the work they do to protect landlords and tenants from rogue letting...
22 May 2018
From: Breaking News

MPs will today undertake the second reading of the Tenant Fees Bill which proposes to ban upfront tenant fees and introduce...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

LonRes, the data and agent network business specialising in central London, is entering into a strategic partnership with rental services provider...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A prominent campaigner for alternatives to traditional rental sector deposits is welcoming the government’s commitment to consider the issue in the...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the PropTech companies at the centre of the Rent Recognition Challenge contest is calling on letting agents to use...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The Lomond Capital acquisition bandwagon continues apace with the latest independent to be snapped up being the well known Bonett’s Estate...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Grainger, the UK's largest listed residential landlord, has snapped up a 132-flat Build To Rent scheme in Southampton for £27m. The project...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide - which is making the lettings sector a key part of its ‘back to basics’ programme - is proposing to...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says he welcomes reforms currently moving through Parliament to professionalise the lettings sector - but he wants...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

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
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The industry has reacted angrily to the announcement yesterday that the Tenants’ Fees Bill is now formally starting its progress through...
03 May 2018
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The scramble for members amongst rival redress systems continues apace. Earlier this week The Property Ombudsman announced it was to waive joining...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Build To Rent operator and long-term volume landlord organisation Grainger says it is pioneering five-year leases “in a bid to overhaul...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchises giant Belvoir says there are over 10,000 potential acquisition targets which could be wanting a way out of the lettings...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has given an insight into the effect of the ban on lettings fees likely to be introduced...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has reported a year of strong growth in 2017, with group revenue up 14 per cent and pre-tax profit soaring...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A new analysis by campaigning housing organisation Shelter claims the changes within the private rental sector could indirectly lose the next...
09 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is warning that the private rental sector - traditionally a strong earner for the company even in times of challenging...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A consumer group says that the Tenants Fees Bill - which will eventually ban letting agents’ fees levied on renters -...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has this morning - Easter Sunday - announced a crackdown on rogue letting agents in the shape of a...
01 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A Select Committee of MPs investigating the proposed ban on agents’ fees levied on tenants says the measure could save renters...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Proposals to cap security deposits for private rented housing to six weeks rent risk creating a charter for rent cheats warns...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A warning has come from a campaigning letting agent that London’s landlords agents could be costing themselves tenants by requiring them...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A Kent county councillor says letting agents “would have to be pretty dumb” to allow a situation arise whereby they would...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson has completed a hat-trick of acquisitions taking its letting portfolio past the milestone of 5,500...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading figure in the PropTech sector is urging letting agents to use the 2019 lettings fee ban as an opportunity...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Three one-day courses are being held this year - the first next week - aimed at updating letting agents on changes...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has pledged to begin a review of the selective licensing across the private rental sector once MPs return from...
05 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has announced what it calls “a significant acquisition” by one of its franchisees, which is set to add almost £1m...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government’s housing minister has tweeted that the results of a formal consultation process on a ban on agents’ fees...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The sittings of the select committee looking into government proposals to ban letting agents’ fees levied on tenants resume this week...
19 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A new survey claims that 42 per cent of private sector tenants are unhappy with paying letting agents’ fees, despite the...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Trade bodies including ARLA, RICS, NALS and landlord organisations have met with the government to send a clear message - think...