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Agency software suppliers Inventory Base and Street.co.uk has struck an integration partnership that pledges to “drive operational change for property professionals...

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

Propertymark is urging agents to give it their views on two consultations on health and safety issues coming out of Northern...

Leaders Romans Group has made three internal promotions at a senior level to beef up its property management team. Karen Shepherd, George...

The Nationwide Foundation - a pressure group funded by the Nationwide - says more effective enforcement is required for the private...

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

Five regional police and crime commissioners have written to letting agents highlighting the problems of cannabis farms in private rental properties.  The...

Interim inspections are a necessity if you want to avoid property issues and tenant relationship breakdowns. They’re a no brainer –...

We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...

A new PropTech product is being launched today following a year of research involving the Leaders Romans Group. Inventory Hive’s new diary-management/maps...

What objections are you hearing when you try and convert let-only landlords to fully-managed? Because the latest figures show just 18 per...

A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...

Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...

HomeLet has launched a product to help combat tenancy fraud, which it claims has seen a 36 per cent rise since...

A combination of regular inspections and pro-active installation of ventilation can help to reduce the risk of dangerous damp and mould...

Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...

Propertymark has given its backing to a clampdown by Housing Secretary Michael Gove on private landlords - although landlords themselves appear...

A safety training service is warning of “alarming statistics” showing an increase in the number of fires and fatalities and a...

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has issued this guidance for agents to pass to landlords. It coincides with Gas Safety Week,...

A property management company with a portfolio of over 130 properties in the Telford area has been fined £5,100 for failing...

At Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), we're committed to making the deposit protection process as pain-free as possible. From our beginning of...

The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

A property ownership and management company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works...

A new and huge private rental licensing scheme has launched in County Durham. A total of at least 29,000 properties, or 42...

A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...

A council is launching a form on online letting agency which wants to push agents and landlords into agreeing two year...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

HM Revenue & Customs officers are paying short-notice visits on letting and estate agents to check on their anti-money laundering compliance,...

A Trading Standards team is to carry out what it calls “unannounced inspections” of lettings agencies in one part of London...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

A London property managing agent has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 for safety failings which “exposed a potentially large...

FCS Compliance has announced its latest anti-money laundering webinar tailored exclusively for Rightmove members.   Are you ready for an HMRC inspection is...

Home appliances are often an area that can be overlooked when it comes to finalising kitchen designs, but having quality machines...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...

An agency says its bizarre list of items left behind by departing tenants shows how many renters actually appear to keep pets. A...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

A long-standing estate agency is launching a lettings service for the first time in its 30 year history. The Carver Group, based...

Through our FREE online deposit dispute webinars, we’ve trained thousands of landlords and letting agents about how the dispute resolution process...

The Dogs Trust campaign ‘lets with pets’ states: “Landlords and letting agencies who exclude pet owners from their properties are missing out...

A proposal for one of the country’s largest ever private rental sector licensing schemes has gone out to consultation. Manchester’s Labour council...

A council is offering free training to letting agents, via online courses starting next Monday. Dorset council says it wants to work...

With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...

Agents are being warned about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding rental property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest provider of...

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

Two landlords - one of them an agent - have been given fines totalling £135,000 and must pay costs for failing to...

Liverpool's mayor Joe Anderson has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation. Anderson has been an outspoken...

A PropTech provider has created an app to remotely view and inspect properties in real time.  With InventoryBase Live the tenants undertake...

A council says it’s let 21 properties thanks to a rent guarantee system launched to woo private landlords to supply homes...

Viewber has linked with the PropTech property management service PlanetRent. Viewber offers agents access to an online database of vetted viewing assistants,...

Inventory clerks can continue their regular work through the lockdown so long as they adhere to Cobid-safe protocols. That’s the message from...

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...

A major north of England local authority wants to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live, following analysis...

A lettings agent has been awarded the contract to take over the rental properties, marketing and inspections of the entire residential...

The author of a book described as being about “insecure renters haemorrhaging cash” has used her newspaper column to make a...

The controversial Labour-led council in Liverpool has started a lengthy consultation process over its latest proposals for landlord licensing. The authority was...

While England’s housing market is almost fully operational, within social distancing guidelines, there are still some restrictions in Wales. Now the Welsh...

Automated lettings and management platform teclet has announced a new inventory solution with No Letting Go and its Kaptur inventory app. Kaptur...

A solicitor involved in the Court of Appeal case which ruled in favour of the private rental sector has spoken of...

Accreditation service NAPIT has produced a publication for the rental sector ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

The country’s largest provider of inventory services has launched its new processes, overhauled to cope with social distancing and the remaining...

Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13.  Propertymark...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme is inviting agents and landlords to a series of webinars to discuss the three stages of a...

Liverpool’s Labour council, which was prevented by the government from extending its city-wide licensing scheme for another five years, is seeking...

A Blackpool lettings agent has come to the rescue of two NHS nurses whose car had broken down - and now...

Propertymark has been told the agents should shut their offices immediately - they are not “essential businesses” under the new Coronavirus...

Not-for-profit accreditation service safeagent says the government should ensure councils delay the introduction of all new private rental sector licensing schemes...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

PropTech platform teclet is offering letting agents that list with OnTheMarket a three month trial offer of a digital inventory service. One...

The West Midlands Police force says it’s secured what it calls a “landmark court order” against a rogue landlord who turned...

Another Labour council wants to introduce a city-wide landlord licensing scheme - a proposal that would require government approval to implement. Last...

It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new...

The fallout continues over the government’s shock refusal to allow Liverpool council to continue its huge landlord licensing scheme. Yesterday we reported that...

Three lettings agencies have been expelled from TPO - in each case the agency failed to honour a payment as instructed...

A compliance consultant has explained why a local council’s penalty on a rogue landlord - initially £31,499 - was slashed to...

Letting agents and landlords who prepare for a dispute at the outset of a tenancy increase their chances of avoiding one...

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets....

A landlord has been fined almost £2,500 for breaching an improvement notice issued by Cambridge City Council. Noelle Salameh was fined after...

A crackdown on letting agency websites by a Trading Standards team has found the significant majority of them to be breaking...

Private landlords are to be given a month’s rent upfront and 12 months’ membership of a trade body if they sign...

A Shropshire man has become the first in England to be banned from being a landlord.  In a case brought by Telford...

Landlords in a part of Teesside are to be allowed to operate a “collaborative” licensing scheme after a council backed down...

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

A council has used a drone with a thermal imaging camera to identify illegal ‘sheds’ where tenants are being rented beds...

Confusion reigns over inventory reports and how letting agents and landlords comply with the Homes (Fit for Human Habitation) Act 2018. That’s...

Private landlords are being asked to consider letting out their properties through the local council.  Slough council is looking for flats and...

A compliance company has accused “thousands” of buy to let investors of failing to address major household hazards which render properties...

A buy to let investor has received a hefty fine “for endangering the lives of his tenants by failing to meet...

A rogue lettings agent has been fined over £72,000 after being found guilty of 15 separate offences relating to three illegally established houses...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it backs the stricter rules on mandatory electricity checks in rental properties announced by...

New rules are to be introduced to ensure mandatory electrical inspections on private rental properties are carried out by competent and...

A property management firm chief who had to pay over £20,000 after being found guilty of nine offences relating to an...

One of the lettings industry’s senior figures has welcomed the introduction of mandatory five yearly inspections of electrical installations in private...

The government’s announcement that it will bring in mandatory electrical checks in the private rented sector has been welcomed - perhaps...

A PropTech company chief is backing the controversial idea of spot checks on private rental sector properties in a bid to...