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Two agencies are merging their lettings operations and launching a Joint Venture company to enable continued growth in their respective areas...

Promising figures from the latest house price index doesn’t mean underlying problems in the market have been solved, warns Propertymark. UK house...

February saw significant improvements in activity across the prime London lettings market, and annual rental growth also increased slightly after four...

Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...

Data released today from Foxtons has found that the number of new instructions in January 2024 was 25 per cent higher...

Rental growth across prime London slowed again in January, with average rents falling on a monthly basis for the third time...

Agency software service Alto has announced a new integration with Zero Deposit.  Research by Zero Deposit shows that 65 per cent of...

Major regional independent agency Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding its offering by re-entering the residential lettings and property management market...

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

LonRes says rents in prime London are still rising but the rate of rental growth has slowed to two-year low. That took...

Data from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons has found that rent is up eight per cent year-on-year, with the London average now...

Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...

Franchise giant Belvoir is the latest agency group to sign a deal with geospatial technology firm Kamma. The partnership will offer all...

Annual rental growth across prime London slowed slightly to 8.1 per cent in October according to property data firm LonRes.  However, rents...

The latest RICS lettings market survey shows another increase in rental demand - but that demand appears to be slowing. The institution’s...

An overwhelming number of letting and sales agents back the idea of more so-called Material Information on property details.  That’s according to...

Reapit has inked a deal with fast-expanding PropTech service Kamma to automate information about private rental sector council licensing. This year is...

The latest edition of the Home housing index shows Conti suing close links between both the lettings and sales markets. The Home...

The latest lettings market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows rental demand continuing to rise.  A net balance of...

There are no signs of rental growth slowing in prime London lettings market, says LonRes. The property data firm says annual rental...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that a significant majority of members expect yet...

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

Annual rental growth in July was 9.1 per cent across prime London according to LonRes.   This figure took rents to 28.4 per...

New figures from Foxtons show that average weekly rent in July 2023 was 12 per cent higher than July 2022.  The agency’s...

There’s a blunt warning to renters this morning from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution...

The long-awaited supply increase in the prime London lettings market is underway, says high-end agency Knight Frank.  The agency says the underlying...

The head of one of the country’s highest profile franchise agency empires says the self-employed ethos of some advisers and entrepreneurial...

New figures released this morning from The Property Ombudsman show that the overwhelming number of disputes in the past year involved...

An online lettings platform is warning that some landlords are being give “too good to be true" promises of rent increases by...

A study by consumer intelligence service TwentyCi shows a continued severe under-supply of properties in the private rental sector.  It says that...

The results of the latest RICS UK Residential Survey, out today, point to a renewed worry about the housing market. The survey...

OnTheMarket says the frantic lettings market of the past year or more is bad news for agents. In a trading statement to...

PayProp is known for its award-winning rental payment platform, which combines bank-integrated client accounting with automation to save letting agencies time...

The latest lettings market snapshot produced by London-focussed property data firm LonRes shows little change in the supply-constrained rental sector. However, figures...

Agents wanting to get to grips with the Renters Reform Act are invited to a learning webinar hosted by Rightmove. It’s at...

Prime London’s housing market lacks its usual seasonal spring bounce with prices flat and transactions down, admits property data consultancy LonRes. And...

Purplebricks has given its most pessimistic trading update yet, admitting its effects to find a buyer are tanking and its financial...

New figures today from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons shows growth in the supply of lettings properties on the market is starting...

A new survey throws light on the scale of the supply shortage hurting the rental market - and in addition shows...

Fast-growing agency network Lomond is launching its own national and regional market information - and it claims it’s using data rarely...

A new PropTech tool says it will help agents maximise their chances of handling the sales of properties being disposed of...

New figures today from London agency Foxtons show that the average rent in February 2023 rose five per cent from the...

The rental market in Prime London continues to suffer from a severe stock shortage according to recent data from property consultancy...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors - out today - shows tenant demand continuing to increase...

The number of lettings instructions in London has dropped since the start of the year.  Knight Frank says that compared to the...

The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped create an economy featuring jobs that benefit local communities and fit...

The supply of lettings property is finally increasing says Knight Frank. The agency says that in London and elsewhere, mortgage rates and...

The availability of stock within the owner-occupied market is now back to a pre-pandemic norm, but the reverse is true for...

Letting agents and landlords are invited to join a virtual forum for a further update on new licensing requirements and to...

Tenant demand in the past month has been the lowest since February 2021 and suggests that the pace of demand growth...

The latest market snapshot by London-focussed data company LonRes shows that a shortage of homes available to rent across all parts...

The headlines surrounding today’s new RICS market snapshot will concentrate on dramatic house price falls but the drop off in the...

London property data business LonRes has launched an app. By downloading the app users can search for properties – for sale or...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows another robust performance for lettings. RICS says tenant demand continues...

New figures from property consultancy TwentyCi lay bare the challenges faced by the lettings sector. In the third quarter of 2022 new...

The lack of homes available to rent continues to limit activity in the Prime London rental market, and while annual growth...

The rental sector remains strong according to the latest market survey by Propertymark. The number of new tenants registered on average per...

PropTech firm Homesearch has launched technology which it claims allows every agent to offer a white-labelled search engine. And it claims this...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests tenant demand is rising further with a net...

Foxtons has issued a welcome statement to its new chief executive as it seeks to return to past glories. Guy Gittins -...

The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that the market is strong - but off its...

The rental market across Prime London continues to suffer from a combination of low supply and rapidly rising rents, according to...

A market snapshot of lettings in the second quarter of this year has described the supply shortage as “massively under-performing”. The comment...

Propertymark has entered into a deal with a PropTech firm to help it grow in Scotland. The partnership will see Homesearch collaborate...

A cloud-based software firm that’s been snapped up by a major PropTech company is urging agents to embrace the cloud. Openview -...

A new software integration has produced what its creators claim will be the first data-driven lettings CRM.  Agents that use both Street.co.uk...

The latest sentiment survey amongst members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that the rental market is strong -...

A London agency says properties in its patch let in just five days.  Draker Lettings in Fulham has just 22 available instructions...

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

The latest market sentiment survey of the lettings market from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rent rises will...

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...

OnTheMarket is today launched a lettings Automated Valuation Model tool that is claimed will provide landlords and investors with an instant...

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

Prospecting tool Spectre has announced an integration with AgencyCloud from Reapit to personalise direct mail letters. Instead of beginning prospecting letters with...

A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...

A new Midlands property investment group has been launched, and says it will target both investors and landlords. Joseph Mews Property Group...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords and agents in England, telling them how to enact the...

Industry supplier FocalAgent has launched the National Property Photography Awards. Its network of over 1,000 professional photographers submit shots each month: those...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rents are to increase “firmly” in the near...

During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says it will take a year for court backlogs to be reduced substantially and even longer to...

Tenant demand continues to rise and is now way beyond the long term average according to the latest market snapshot by...

Letting agents using rent protection and legal expenses insurance via Goodlord will have their rent protected until vacant possession, with no cap...

Leaders Romans Group has completed the purchase of Dewhurst Lettings in Swindon - the latest in its acquisition programme announced earlier...

Lettings once again dominated the complaints received by The Property Ombudsman according to its latest annual report - out today but...

New rules out for consultation concerning block management aim to improve professionalism across the sector, root out rogue agents, and increase...

Tenant demand for private rental property has risen for the fifth consecutive quarter according to the latest market snapshot from the...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a call for HMRC to extend the time limit for the payment of Capital...

The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests little easing of the strong tenant demand and...

Now is the ideal time for agents to consider their PropTech needs, as lockdown restrictions ease significantly and firms draw up...

A regional agency group is providing training courses free of charge to members “for the foreseeable future.” The training - usually heavily...

Paul Shamplina, the man behind Landlord Action and a Channel 5 show on handling rental crises, is warning that county courts...

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

LSL Property Services has secured new banking arrangements with a £90m revolving credit facility in anticipation of what it calls “attractive...

A PropTech firm says agencies adopting livestream viewing could win more instructions and save thousands of pounds, all the while abiding...

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors study suggests tenant demand has increased over the past quarter but at a slowing...

The lettings sector has softened over the past year as the demand for urban living with shorter commutes has been replaced...