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A wealthy landlord who set up a fake lettings agency in Hull has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...

Fast-growing Lomond has snapped up another regional agency - this time one in the Midlands. Centrick - which had a High Street...

An organised crime group involved in producing and distributing an estimated £2.4m of cannabis has been found to have e used...

Husband-and-wife team John and Shirley Ounsworth have completed on the acquisition of Osprey Lettings. The couple - who run a Northwood franchise...

Midlands-based agency Sheldon Bosley Knight has acquired its fourth business so far this year - and with it, hundreds of lettings...

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

The Solihull branch of Hunters has acquired independent agency Searchers, which was set up back in 1995. Becki Dean, lettings director for...

House prices in York - where the local MP is leading an onslaught on the proliferation of short lets - have...

A buy to let investment site has used Artificial Intelligence to identify 10 top property investment opportunities in 2023.  Based on analysis...

East Yorkshire letting agency Ultralets has opened a new office in Beverley after what it calls “an impressive period of growth.” Ultralets...

The relentless expansion of Lomond Group continues apace with the acquisition of a Leeds-based independent, ERE Lettings. ERE’s 600 units under management...

The acquisition machine that is the Lomond Group has snapped up the lettings book of another independent agency. Lomond has taken over...

A Landlords’ Club launched by a Solihull-based lettings agency under a year ago is now acting as a gateway for global...

The Lomond Group has made another acquisition of an independent lettings firm, this time in the Midlands. Its John Shepherd brand has...

The fast-growing Lomond Group of agencies has acquired a major online lettings service. But it's going to manage the properties through physical...

A prominent brand in the Lomond Group - Linley & Simpson - has expanded its portfolio by over 600 properties in...

A leading brand in the fast-growing and heavily-funded Lomond Group has snapped up another independent agency.  Linley & Simpson has added another...

Many of the country’s leading letting agency brands have joined forces with Propertymark to deliver a training and development strategy for...

PropTech supplier Goodlord is to host a webinar on Thursday answering letting agents' questions onthe implications of the landmark ruling on...

The fast-growing Lomond Group, backed by private equity cash, has snapped up another independent.  Lomond’s John Shepherd brand, which operates throughout the...

Propertymark has expressed a sigh of relief at a decision this week by the Appeal Court, which ruled in favour of...

A key judgment from the Court of Appeal, announced today, is reported to have gone in favour of landlords and letting...

Rental guarantor service Housing Hand has announced a new partnership with student accommodation provider Kexgill. The firms claim the arrangement will challenge...

A brand within the fast-expanding Lomond Group has sealed its second acquisition within a fortnight, adding a further 200 properties to...

Another independent lettings agency has been acquired by a fast-expanding giant with plans to become a prominent national agency network. Lomond Group’s John...

New research reveals that student property portfolios based in smaller university towns or cities typically generate the best returns. The findings, from...

Research by Paragon Bank has revealed the sector that has out-performed the rest of the private rental investment landscape - student...

Lomond Group has partnered with PropTech player Goodlord to provide IT services across the group's brands, which include Braemore, Stonehouse, Linley...

If agents want to emphasise the green credentials of their local area, then a new league table may be of help. An...

The highest profile agency in the big-spending Lomond Group has sealed a trio of deals in the first week of April...

A charity claims that young people under 25 in full-time work across England are unable to afford privately rented accommodation anywhere in the...

Lomond Capital, which owns Scottish lettings and estate agents Braemore and Stonehouse, is to merge with Yorkshire firm Linley & Simpson. The...

Fast-growing regional agency Linley & Simpson has taken over the rental portfolios of two more independent firms. The deal has transferred 750...

Martin & Co has completed major acquisitions from local independents in three areas.  Martin & Co Falmouth completed its fifth acquisition in...

One of the country’s largest independent agencies has emerged out of lockdown with a spring in its step, acquiring two small...

Newton Fallowell, part of the Belvoir Group, has snapped up the Lovelle franchised agency group adding a further 19 offices to...

A mortgage lender’s new Buy to Let City Tracker tool has calculated the best cities in the UK for buy to...

An independent Yorkshire letting agency has broken new ground by extending into Humberside for the first time, after striking a major...

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

Junior housing minister Heather Wheeler MP has written to Hull City Council to express her concerns about the authority's controversial accreditation...

 – use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...

One of the country’s youngest lettings franchise holders has opened a second branch by acquiring an independent agency. Kuljeet Aujla, owner of...

Hull council has won a legal case in the High Court against a local trade body, the Humber Landlords Association. The claim...

Leaders has acquired its fourth agency in the same city, Norwich, in a sign of what it calls its commitment to...

Four separate estate and letting agencies have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman and from registration for lettings redress...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

The new housing minister, Gavin Barwell, says he is behind the concept of longer tenancies for renters in the private sector.   In...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

The team leader of the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team is amongst a bevy of experts on a panel at...

Property investment specialists at online consultancy LendInvest have analysed coastal towns across England and Wales for their buy to let potential...

One of the country's largest franchise agencies has announced that it is opening nine new offices.  Belvoir has recently launched branches in...

Two landlords have been fined after being found guilty of fire safety failings in their rental properties. Both prosecutions were brought by...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched a new version of its Fire Safety Logbook which has been endorsed by the...

Changes announced to the amount of money ordinary home owners can secure, tax-free, from letting out rooms in their homes have...