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Long-standing Hunters franchisee Adrian Lawrence has grown his lettings business by a massive 200% after acquiring the portfolio of nearby Hunters...

A Hunters franchisee has made his first acquisition - after 14 years. Lester Hurst, who has owned the Otley and Ilkley branches...

Companies House has new powers from this week to combat fraud. These are measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...

A severe shortage of properties to rent, fierce competition to secure the homes that are available, and rising rental prices led...

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchise brand, wants to merge with long-time rival Belvoir. Both are listed on the...

A register launched to shed light on overseas property ownership in the UK now has over 30,000 registrations.  The Register of Overseas...

Five outstanding women were honoured at the first ESTAS Women in Estate Agency award, parts of the ESTAS. The five were Wendy...

Hunters’ first ever franchised branch in the North Yorkshire town of Selby is under new ownership after 16 years. James Powell, who...

One of the controversial Bruce brothers, founders of the ill-fated Purplebricks venture, is back in the agency business. It’s almost a decade...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has announced its decision on base rate. It will rise by 0.25 per cent to...

Increased lettings income proved a valuable balance to a declining sales market for The Property Franchise Group in the first half...

High profile regional lettings and sales agency Gascoigne Halman has unveiled a fresh new look at its Alderley Edge office. The agency...

Three branches of Hunters have been acquired by a successful duo of agents with years of experience in the company. Sam Lakin...

An unnamed Conservative MP cited in a newspaper claims up to 30 colleagues may vote against the Renters Reform Bill in...

The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports that “procedural issues”...

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

Hybrid agency EweMove has expanded its brand presence into 189 territories across the UK according to its parent company, The Property...

Lucy Noonan, founder of Atomic Consultancy, reviews how partnering with Atomic can help property and lettings companies buy or sell their...

The Property Franchise Group - which includes a host of High Street brands - saw a rise in managed properties of...

The Property Franchise Group says it’s increased the size of its lettings portfolio by around 1,000 units over the past year...

The first six months of 2022 saw 171 per cent more enquiries from tenants looking for properties in London compared to...

Senior figures in the agency industry have backed new guidance from the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agent Team regarding...

Maxine Fothergill, who has just completed her year as President of ARLA Propertymark, is the latest recruit to Zoopla’s Lettings Advisory...

The closely-fought battle between franchise lettings agencies in the private rental sector continues apace.  Maryam Bham, franchise sales manager at Hunters -...

TV property expert Phil Spencer says the slowing sales market should spur sales-only agencies into the lettings field. He suggests that ongoing...

Propertymark says it welcomes measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will mean swifter action to get the hundreds...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has signed a six year software deal with Zoopla’s Alto service. This means that...

The Property Franchise Group says that in the past year the number of managed properties it handles has risen from 58,000...

The Property Investor Show is back for its 20th year with 100 property sector experts and exhibitors in London this week. The...

The growing importance of virtual tours for properties to let and for sale during the pandemic shows little sign of easing,...

The Property Franchise Group now manages in excess of 74,000 rental properties on behalf of landlords, according to a new trading...

Some agents allied with deposit alternative service flatfair - and who previously offered the service to new tenants - are now going...

Hunters - now subsumed into The Property Franchise Group - has opened a new branch in Bicester.  The new branch follows a...

Lettings franchise giant Hunters has struck a commercial deal with a geospatial technology firm. The partnership offers immediate access to Kamma’s full...

Kevin Hollinrake, who until recently was the chairman of Hunters, has been named in an article about Tory MPs who have...

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

Two franchise giants - Hunters and The Property Franchise Group - say their combined lettings book underpins their recent deal. In a...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

A branch of Martin & Co has completed its second independent lettings book acquisition in 18 months. Martin & Co Chelmsford, part...

The takeover of Hunters by The Property Franchise Group means the combined operations will manage over 70,000 tenanted properties across the...

A trading announcement by Belvoir reveals the company has seen another year of significant growth - its 24th on the trot. The...

Three property specialists have joined forces to launch a new branch of franchise brand Martin & Co. Directors Andrew Rowson and Lindsey...

EweMove - one of several agency titles owned by The Property Franchise Group - has incorporated three High Street operations run by...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The volume of UK home-hunters searching for pet-friendly rental properties has jumped since the start of lockdown, according to a rental platform. Searches for homes...

Hunters has revealed that it’s used the lockdown period to train staff with a range of e-learning modules as well as...

Independent London agency chain Dexters says it’s seen a 200 per cent jump in enquiries from this time last year, and...

Hunters has reported a small increase in pre-tax profit in it full-year results despite the impact of the ban on tenant...

A former estate agent who has set up an online platform giving information on property values for London renters and buyers...

Lettings PropTech platform teclet says its product is key for agents seeking to comply with new electrical safety regulations in a...

The giant Hunters franchise chain, which has over 200 offices across the UK, Is boosting its technology through a strategic partnership...

A leading provider of deposit alternatives has voiced concern at the Conservatives’ proposal to have a lifetime deposit scheme to make...

The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...

Franchise giant Hunters is continuing its expansion with the acquisition of Forte Lettings & Property Management, an independent in Exeter. The Devon...

An independent previously known as Adams Estate Agents has rebranded as Hunters as the franchise giant’s expansion programme continues. The office is...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...

Zillios looking to become the leading portal for international property listings, appealing to property owners, estate agents, and property hunters alike....

Hunters has expanded its franchise network once again with the opening of a new branch in Reading. Chas Shukla, director of Hunters...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says there has been a record number of rent increases reported by its members. In a...

The chairman of Hunters estate agency, who is also a Conservative MP, has hit out at the government over its handling...

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says the feared sell-off of private rental units is continuing apace on the eve of...

Hunters says it’s opened seven new branches this year so far - well ahead of the three it had launched at...

The chief executive of Hunters has told MPs there are 19 properties on its books which specify ‘No DSS’ - but...

Senior lettings agency figures are amongst those who will this morning give evidence to a committee of MPs investigating so-called ‘DSS...

One of the country’s largest networks of franchised lettings agents says the impact of the Fees Ban coming into effect in...

The number of agents seeing rent rises imposed on tenants hit 34 per cent in February, well up on the 26...

Lettings software provider teclet is launching its platform across the network of franchise agency Hunters. teclet has been working with Hunters on...

New research from Zoopla suggests that parking sits firmly at the top of requirements for renters - but with pet-friendly facilities...

More tenants are seeing rent increases, according to the latest market snapshot delivered by the Association of Residential Letting Agents. It says...

Hunters has announced its first business expansion of 2019 with the acquisition of what it calls “a significant lettings book.” The acquisition...

It’s the lull before the storm for private tenants according to the Association of Residential Lettings Agents. In its market snapshot looking...

The death of the high street agency is a familiar headline, but PropTech can lower costs for bricks-and-mortar agencies and help...

There’s been a large jump in the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions according to the Association of Residential Letting...

Private landlords have to wait an average of over five months to regain possession of a property when applying to the...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

The number of tenants seeing their rents rise continues to go up according to the latest market snapshot produced by the...

The percentage of tenants experiencing rent hikes in August was the highest for almost four years according to the Association of...

Lettings agents’ representatives have hit back at an accusation of discrimination made against the industry. A report by Shelter and the National...

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

Kitemark-style scheme SAFEagent is calling on the government to ensure plans to make Client Money Protection schemes mandatory are not ignored...

Industry figures have broadly welcomed the latest consultations and proposed additional regulation for the lettings sector, announced by the government yesterday.   The...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has welcomed the government commitment to introduce regulation for agencies - but it is warning...

Letting Agent Today understands that senior industry figures are working on the framework of a new attempt at regulation, including measures...

Two new managers have been appointed by Yorkshire agency Dacre, Son & Hartley, as the firm’s lettings division continues to expand. Nadia...

The majority of MPs speaking at a House of Commons debate yesterday acknowledged they are wary of the 'unintended consequences' of...

A Westminster Hall debate for MPs on letting agent fees will take place this morning in the House of Commons. The debate...

Police in Yorkshire are on the look out for empty rental properties which could be used for ‘sting’ operations tackling burglaries...

Only just over a week remains before the end of the formal consultation on the government’s proposal to ban letting fees...

A series of six video ‘shows’ - ideal for agents to promote to would-be investment buyers - has been launched by...

Hunters says its franchise agents and offices may suffer less than other firms thanks to their sales operations.   Addressing the Hunters Group...

Twenty agency groups have backed a call by the Association of Residential Letting Agents urging the government to extend or scrap its...

The Fair Fees Forum, a platform for letting agencies and trade bodies set up by the National Approved Lettings Scheme, has...

Franchise giant Hunters has reported to its shareholders that it has seen an 18 per cent rise in its lettings income...

Many agencies have spoken out in dismay at the announcement by government that letting agency fees on tenants would be banned...

The NALS Fair Fee forum - an initiative launched last month - has now set up a working group to consider,...

Kevin Hollinrake - the founder of franchise agency Hunters and now a Conservative MP - is calling for a cut in...

Ensuring potential tenants have passed reference checks is the key priority for landlords when selecting an agent to let their property,...

The number of rental properties on the market is at the highest level this year so far according to the Association...

Franchise agency Hunters is urging other letting agencies to become a SAFEagent to offer more secure services to landlords and tenants. “We’re...