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Recent substantial fines issued by HMRC are a harsh reminder to agents to ensure that their Anti-Money Laundering policies are up...

Leaders - part of the Leaders Romans Group - has unveiled what it claims to one its latest “sustainable office” in...

A representative of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents team has told agents to accept new rules about material...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launch a new Ezine system for members to market properties to let and for sale. According...

Burns & Webber, a long-established name in the Surrey property market, is rebranding by adopting its parent company’s name, Curchods.  The four...

A TV presenter with experience of property shows - Laura Hamilton - will be presenting the gongs at the Annual Guild...

The former Foxtons managing director Peter Rollings is to give agent a masterclass in obtaining higher lettings and sales fees. Rollings will...

The Guild of Property Professionals has given its backing to the concept of mystery shopping as a way of improving agents’...

A tenant is reported to have sued a lettings agency after its alleged failure to return his £375 deposit. The Get Surrey...

Tenants in Bristol are paying 41 per cent more for a rental property than they did just five years ago, it...

It’s vital for agents to have a process in place to check documentation received at their office, to avoid potential claims.  This...

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

Property Academy guru Peter Knight has made an unusual revelation in a new podcast - he’s told of his link to...

Small but fast-growing agency Propertynest has been confirmed as a British Franchise Association member. BFA members commit to running an ethical standards-based...

Well known broker Mortgage Advice Bureau will be showcasing a suite of new digital products today at an event organised by...

The Guild of Property Professionals has revealed that over 80 of its member agents have been shortlisted for The ESTAS 2023.   The...

Lettings agents within The Guild of Property Professionals think that the Renters Reform Bill could cause many landlords to quit.  Graham Wood,...

Small franchise agency Propertynest has expanded into Guildford with a new franchisee offering lettings and sales to the town and its...

The Guild of Property Professionals says PropTech may be the answer to the ongoing problem with client accounts. Since 2019 many banks...

Trade bodies have been trying to shore up investor confidence after the latest house price index, by the Nationwide, showing another...

Annual rent rises that are currently 10 per cent or more are likely to halve to “mid-single digits” according to a...

Trading Standards officers check for agents’ compliance by scrutinising their websites, it’s being claimed. Agents are being warned to ensure their websites...

Agents have spent the weekend insisting that the latest house price fall is not indicative of a crash - and may...

A north west England lettings agency has expanded with a swoop on a Preston-based business. Keenans Group has acquired Letting Locations for...

A prominent lettings agent says educating landlords about the need to use agents should be the industry’s number one priority. Agent Rainmaker...

Agents can now sign up to register their interest in Rightmove’s new qualification, the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...

An analysis of lettings data across England and Wales shows that  there have been 3,737 rental property repossession orders granted in...

Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...

The UK lettings and estate agency is being targeted by crime syndicates in order to launder dirty money. That’s the claim of...

LettsPay, an automated service aiming to simplify the reconciling of tenant rental payments, has won investment from the nurtur.group - the...

A trade body says letting agents are receiving growing numbers of contracts from tenants wanting to take part in the Homes...

Presenter, broadcaster and former Sky Sports anchor Kirsty Gallacher has been confirmed as the presenter of The Guild of Property Professional’s...

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...

Online property training qualifications service The Able Agent has launched a new apprenticeship programme. The Able Agent says it’s spotted a critical...

The Guild of Property Professionals has entered into a partnership with one of the many deposit replacement services now available. It’s teamed...

Ex-Reapit and ex-Countrywide tech guru Gary Barker has joined co-living HMO platform COHO as a non-executive director - just weeks after...

A checklist for agents to help ensure they steer clear of unwanted fines or claims has been provided by the Guild...

A PropTech company says it will support agents left in the lurch by the collapse of ARPM. Ash Residential Property Management -...

A new idea put forward by a student-focussed Build To Rent operator is likely to increase the momentum behind campaigners wanting...

Agents who are members of The Guild of Property Professionals and who have been hit by the uncertainties surrounding outsourced property...

More details have emerged of the Guild of Property Professionals’ Ofqual-accredited, Level-Three and Level-Four qualifications for lettings and sales agents. Guild compliance...

There’s a warning from an industry trade body that some agents may have failed to take compliance obligations seriously enough.  Paul Offley,...

Agents joining one of the industry’s major trade bodies is to be offered exclusive digital marketing packs created by Starberry. Members of...

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...

The Guild of Property Professionals and The Lettings Hub is to continue its partnership. Iain McKenzie, The Guild’s chief executive, says: “Having...

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

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

Two lettings and property management firms have merged with the aim of increasing market share in Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex. Property...

The government has issued a new How To Rent Guide - the critical document that both letting agents and landlords have...

The Guild of Property Professionals has set out what it thinks letting agents should be considering in the short, medium and...

A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...

The business model underpinning most lettings agencies is set to change fundamentally if there is the much-anticipated second wave of Coronavirus. That’s...

There’s no escaping team activity at epropservices - and in a good way. The company, which is the parent firm of The...

Hello - we’re here to help on a daily basis, sharing information across the industry.  As ever, we’d love your input to...

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

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, our guide to the latest information to help agents and the rest of the...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column on Friday. Before we get on with it, a reminder...

Letting Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat.  This is where you’ll find news, advice...

The Guild of Letting and Management has thrown helpful light on the responsibilities and recommended approach of letting agents faced with...

The Guild of Property Professionals is reminding the rental sector that owners of properties to let have only until April 1...

The clampdown on referral fees, until now concentrated on the sales sector, will extend to letting agents too. James Munro, head of...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and The Guild of Property Professionals have both given their backing to the government’s latest...

The Guild of Property Professionals has received confirmation that the government’s proposed changes to Section 21 will not be retrospective. “What this...

Data from a student accommodation specialist firm shows average rents across many cities are stuck at around a 20-year average of...

The Guild of Property Professionals has announced a link with insurance product and moving services operation The Lettings Hub. Lettings Hub offers...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is one of many industry groups in a new coalition calling for S21 repossessions to be...

Hamilton Fraser’s Academy programme has announced its next workshop, on May 14, to target how lettings agents can future-proof their business...

The chief executive of a still-to-be-launched property portal says Christmas may have come early for letting agents because of the “huge...

Free seminars are to be held next month to help letting agents restructure their business to optimise opportunities in the current...

Members of the Guild of Property Professionals will be given access to a series of training videos put together by former...

High end agency Knight Frank is reorganising a regional lettings division in a bid to create a ‘hub’ system which should...

The University of Surrey’s in-house private lettings agency has won a gong at the Guardian University Awards 2018. The ‘Student Experience’ award...

A local authority is setting up a not-for-profit ‘ethical’ lettings agency and is aiming to woo landlords with a promise of...

The industry is awaiting details of the latest government consultation concerning the private rental sector which will consider longer tenancies. The consultation...

A report on progress into the Suzy Lamplugh Trust’s new code - introduced precisely a year ago - suggests more still...

Agency groups have spoken in favour of the government’s call for letting agents to be trained as a mandatory part of...

A buy to let mortgage lender claims that five out of six areas affected by the long-running spate of strikes on...

The average rent for two bedroom apartments has risen to more than a third of gross average earnings of tenants in...

The Romans Group has snapped up Handovers in Guildford, another acquisition using its £30m facility for expansion purchases. Handovers is now fully-incorporated...

One of Britain’s best known and well respected experts on buy to let and the private rental sector, Kate Faulkner, has...

The operators of the Gas Safe registration scheme and a pivate rental sector lettings organisation are joining forces to promote gas...

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents has secured sponsorship from the Daily Telegraph for its annual awards to be held in...

The Romans Group has snapped up Meldrum Salter Edgley letting and estate agency in Guildford following its recent acquisition with James...

Rightmove says it has identified the 20 most expensive rental locations in the UK outside of London - and surprise, surprise,...