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One of Britain’s largest cities wants to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms. The proposed scheme in Glasgow follows legal changes...

PropTech firm Kamma, which monitors the growing number of local council licensing regimes, has teamed up with an insurance broker. The link...

What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...

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

The boss of a PropTech rental platform claims that tenants are particularly badly hit by the current cost of living crisis. Research...

Connells Group has named what it describes as “four key promotions” across its lettings division, signifying the company’s commitment to nurturing...

More than four in 10 landlords claim their letting agents charge too much - and one in six has been hit...

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...

Research from price comparison service Comparethemarket suggests that 48 per cent of renters do not have contents insurance. Of those, more than...

One of the best-known names in lettings in London and the south east has renewed its partnership with PropTech supplier Goodlordfor a...

The two main reasons that an agency decides to outsource are: 1.) To reduce costs 2.) To have the ability to focus on...

A new insurance-based service claims to allow tenants to avoid paying deposits upfront when they rent. Husmus assesses and rates tenants and...

A PropTech supplier which helps agents and landlords identify private rental sector licensing issues has announced a new partnership. Geospatial technology firm...

Rightmove’s April webinars for agents continue today with Daryl Mcintosh, Policy Manager at Propertymark, giving a legal and compliance update for...

Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...

It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of “stacking the economy against private renters who...

A large majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...

A business consultancy is warning that buy to let sellers in the current market are likely to be squeezed - and...

Lower income households, often found in the private rental sector, are set to bear the brunt of the rising inflation and...

New data reveals that over 80 per cent of renters spend more than 30 per cent of their take home pay...

An anti-money laundering service has linked with a lettings software specialist. The alliance between FCS Compliance and  Rent4sure will provide Rent4sure clients...

A player in the rental insurance field is warning that the growing cost of living crisis makes it more important than...

The rental market shows no signs of slowing with ongoing high demand, fuelled in part by the pandemic, creating a buoyant...

Rightmove says added functionality for its tenant referencing portal is now being tested and will be rolled out later this year. In...

Hamilton Fraser, well known as a provider of insurance products and services to letting agents and landlords, has been acquired by...

New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...

One of the country's leading agency groups has signed a multi-year deal with PropTech firm Goodlord.  Andrews Property Group, which has 49...

In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process.  Over...

Rightmove is launching a new insurance product for letting agents called Agent Revenue Protection. It is designed to pay out up to...

Birmingham, Bristol and Leicester are seeing the fastest growth in Buy To Let investment according to new figures from a business...

New measures to reduce the impact of Airbnb and other short lets in Scotland are “hugely disproportionate” a property group claims. The Scottish...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has received another £1.8m investment- just as it launches its own insurance service. The fundraise provides capital...

Lloyds Banking Group - which this year announced its intention to become a private landlord through the acquisition of new build...

A lettings agent who also runs a tenant complaint insurance service has renewed his attack on landlords and local authorities. Ajay Jagota...

A politician is raising the possibility that people who live in private blocks and let out their apartments via Airbnb or...

One of the institutions behind Build To Rent in the UK is pledging to have up to 1,000 new rental homes...

Over half of tenants who have stayed at short let home-based properties via Airbnb or similar platforms have broken or damaged...

Many young Britons allegedly live beyond their means, blaming high rents and “unforseen” agency charges as contributory reasons.  A home insurance company...

Airbnb is now introducing pet insurance cover for its hosts as it continues attempts to win long-term renters away from the...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a modest 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...

Leading industry figure Peter Knight is to discuss the future of the rental sector and the role of agents in a...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings...

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

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

Not-for-profit accreditation scheme safeagent wants the government to help tenants clear Covid-related arrears through an overhaul of Discretionary Housing Payments. Enhancing these...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the Labour Party conference that if her party wins the next General Election she will...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...

The chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to make it more attractive for landlords to invest in the private rental sector. Sunak...

More than a third of renters haven’t taken out contents insurance for their possessions. Analysis by insurance provider Trōv has found that...

It is understood that Lloyds Bank may use local agencies to find tenants for new private rental sector activities. In recent weeks...

ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...

A lettings agent has taken the unorthodox approach of advising tenants to take their landlords to court in a bid to...

New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents says agencies should ensure they charge for all services they offer...

As the summer begins to draw to a close and the letting market regains its stride, attention is turning to the...

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

Industry growth specialist Christopher Watkin is to offer letting agents his secrets to attracting new landlords in a live webinar hosted...

A lettings agent who has made a series of outbursts against landlords and councils, has now turned his anger on proposed...

Barbon Insurance Group, which already owns Let Alliance and HomeLet, has now acquired PropTech platform Rent4sure. Luke Burton, Rent4sure’s chief operating officer,...

A PropTech lettings platform boasting investment from the Foxtons agency has been snapped up by LegalforLandlords for an undisclosed figure. Propoly, launched...

A buying agency says it’s seen what it calls “a huge uptake in furnished lettings requests” following recent floods in London,...

There’s a warning today that office-to-resi conversions - popular with landlords in recent years - are at an increased risk of...

The independent Chancellors agency chain has signed an exclusive contract to use The Lettings Hub pre-tenancy platform BOX for the next...

A respected buy to let mortgage monitor is suggesting that investors in the sector may be more successful if they allow...

Californian PropTech firm Trov, specialising in digital insurance for tenants, has announced a deal with major UK rental companies.  The deal is...

A controversial lettings agent who has set up a business to sell rental insurance has accused landlords of not taking their...

Lloyds Bank says tenants will “within the next few weeks” move into the first of a series of new developments it...

Two well known PropTech providers to the lettings sector have announced they have now fully integrated their technology, meaning users of...

It always pays to rely on the services of a reputable referencing company. The lure of free credit checks or basic referencing...

One of the insurers at the centre of the Business Interruption controversy is believed to have reached a settlement with some...

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

A lettings agent who wants tenants to take out policies to fund complaints against agencies and landlords has branded the social...

It’s been reported that the Lloyds Banking Group is set to buy its first property as it seeks to become a...

The man behind an early version of deposit replacement for the private rental sector has now set up a service encouraging...

Propertymark has waded into the controversy over whether private rental tenants should be allowed to keep pets in their properties. As reported...

Rightmove is to rebrand its Van Mildert platform next month, when it will become Rightmove Landlord and Tenant Services. Van Mildert, a...

PropTech firm Goodlord is to offer illness and injury insurance to tenants  via a link with Legal & General.  Goodlord already sells...

An experienced buy to let mortgage specialist has completed on its largest and most complex loan to date — a £17.35m...

The latest rental market snapshot produced by HomeLet shows average rents outside of London soaring to higher levels and dropping in the capital itself.  The...

Insurance provider Paymentshield and rental referencing firm Goodlord have teamed up for a second five-year partnership.  Under the agreement, the PropTech firm...

A referencing service provider has launched a portal designed to improve commission-based revenue streams for letting agents.  Vouch says its Home Move...

Preventative measures are everything where referencing is concerned. But with so many solutions out there, promising so much, it can be difficult...

Propertymark has waded in to the debate over flood prevention measures in the UK:il it wants insurance for homeowners and landlords faced...

Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...

Marketing platform TheHouseShop says letting agents can secure over £300 per property listed as it is “redefining the relationship between agents...

A report in the Financial Times over the weekend suggests that Lloyds Bank is poised to become a major residential landlord,...

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

Some 60 per cent of multi-property landlords have expanded their portfolio since the introduction of the Stamp Duty Holiday last summer...

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

A tenant referencing service and lettings insurance provider is linking with an anti-money laundering compliance consultancy. HomeLet and Let Alliance, part of...

HomeLet and Let Alliance have announced what they call a market first with a rent guarantee providing cover until vacant possession...

ARLA Propertymark is advising agents to get up to speed on new rules - and possible higher costs - when changes...

What’s life-changing, involves months of anticipation, and ends with a big arrival? You might think we’re talking about pregnancy. But research...

The average rent in the UK, measured just before the turn of the year, is £979, showing a 2.7 per cent...

Only 0.3 per cent of all tenancies in England and Wales ended with a dispute over the deposit in the six...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

The lettings technology company Goodlord, which works with over 2,000 UK letting agents, has been named by Deloitte as one of...

There’s been a flurry of new PropTech products launched, mostly focussed on lettings agencies. Australian-based supplier Movinghub, which works the UK market...

The This Is Money website is carrying a story of a London rental property where the front door was left open...

Light has been shed at last on the long-running uncertainty about why some landlords choose to use lettings agents and some...

The latest monthly rental index produced by insurance provider HomeLet shows a four per cent surge in the all-UK average rent...

Move iQ, the consumer-facing property service led by Phil Spencer, has teamed up with a lettings sector insurance provider which could...

Tenant concierge service Tenant Shop is linking with Legal & General to offer insurance products across the private rental sector.  Tenant Shop...

The lettings agency Portico is partnering with Goodlord to offer a new insurance policy to its landlords. Portico landlords can now benefit...

The average rent in the UK has risen 1.5 per cent in just a month, but it is still a fraction...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur is warning agents to prepare for increased rent arrears from as soon as next month. Neil Cobbold, chief...

PropTech company Goodlord has acquired referencing platform Vouch to form an industry player that will be handling over 500,000 references per...

An insurance firm claims many tenants “make the mistake of thinking the items in their home aren’t worth” and so do...

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has written an article strongly defending the private rental sector, agents and landlords. Baroness Altmann...

A lettings sector trade body, acting with homelessness charities, is urging the government to do more as young people in rented...

A lettings agency is launching a service that allows landlords to list their properties on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for just...

A PropTech platform claims to allow agents to generate a fully-compliant tenancy agreement with a standardised pet-friendly clause which includes a...

Research by insurance firm Aviva suggests private tenants are now more pessimistic about being able to buy their own home. In December,...

Chancellors, the independent agency chain with over 50 offices across southern England and mid Wales, is launching a deposit-free renting option. Working with...

There was just a two per cent rise in late rental payments over the last month according to figures from an...

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting two webinars - the first of which is today - looking at issues surrounding rent defaulting...

The lettings and management software platform teclet has announced its latest partner - LegalforLandlords. Agents using teclet - which is currently offering...

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Labour’s latest suggestion for the private rental sector - a rent holiday for tenants during the Coronavirus crisis - has been...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does...

PropTech company Goodlord, already used by hundreds of agencies across the UK, has revealed a £10m investment windfall after its latest...

The Property Ombudsman is warning agents not to discriminate against tenants through a No DSS or any similar policy. Following the legal...

There’s a claim this morning that the average rent in the UK has increased only five per cent since 2014. Research by...

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

A typical buy to let property pays over £600 in fees a year according to a new study released today. Insurance company...

Three more deposit alternative supplier have issued statements seeking to distance their product from criticisms raised in a BBC investigation. Yesterday we carried...

A new survey suggests there may be an exodus of investors out of buy to let - some 27 per cent...

Some 26 per cent of buy to let investors plan to sell one or more of their properties in 2020 according...

A league table has been drawn up revealing the UK’s possession order hotspots - just as the government seems keen to...

Canopy, a firm that says it wants to eliminate rental deposits in the next five years, has won a £50,000 cash...

One of the UK’s largest tenant referencing and let insurance providers has announced a new integration with a PropTech firm -...

A roundtable discussion of rental industry leaders has produced a recommendation for the mandatory regulation of lettings agents. The objective, they say,...

A new product in the increasingly competitive field of deposit alternatives has been launched by lettings and landlord insurance industry giant,...

The relatively low profile 99home online agency says it is now the UK’s fifth largest operation in the online sector after...

An inventories supplier is advising that the growing number of sub-letting scams can be reduced by regular property visits by agents...

The latest lettings market snapshot by insurance firm HomeLet says the average rent across the UK is now £953, up 2.7...

A leading London lettings agent wants increased regulation over Airbnb in a bid to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. Martin Bikhit, managing...

Industry supplier Let Alliance has merged with the Barbon Insurance Group, which includes HomeLet and Rentshield     The announcement was made at...

Lettings agents who diversify to offer tenant liability insurance not only broaden their own business but also increase peace of mind...

An insurance firm has broken down the causes of major problems for buy to let landlords and tenants - and, perhaps...

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

Government data suggests that almost 54 per cent of the UK’s remaining smokers are tenants - and against that backdrop, an...

Life insurance sold to tenants could provide a valuable additional income stream for agents whose revenue has been hit by the...

New analysis by Direct Line for Business reveals a surge in the number of police investigations into the theft of electricity,...

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

Legal & General is introducing a Rental Protection Plan for tenants, thought to be one of the first examples of this...

An agency in the north of England is continuing its strategy of acquisitions in a bid to offset the effects of...

Utilities management service Tenant Shop says demographic changes leading to more families and older individuals renting privately represent an opportunity for...

Online rental services platform Howsy - which last week revealed £5m new investment from backers - has acquired online lettings agency...

Property management platform Howsy has revealed new funding to the tune of £5m - and it now claims to be one...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that...

Lettings software platform teclet has announced a strategic partnership with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. It means MAB’s intermediary products and services will...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair has been chosen by CBRE UK Residential Lettings as the race for prominence in the sector continues. This is...

Buy to let investors in the UK are spending nearly £4.7 billion a year on their rental properties, an average of...

Goodlord has expanded its offering to enable corporate lets to be processed through its platform.  The move means agents who process both...

A PropTech supplier specialising in rent passports and tenancy deposit replacement has launched an advanced version of its primary product, on...

Data from rental insurance firm HomeLet suggests that the Tenant Fees Act may already be causing more movement amongst tenants. The firm...

The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...

A rental provider specialising in property for older tenants has attacked what he calls “hidden costs” involved when people buy purpose-built...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme, which suggested a devastating fire in early January, has been recognised for the professional, efficient and calm...

A rent guarantor service says it’s already chosen 25 lettings agents to take part in a trial of what it calls...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has partnered with Barbon Insurance Group to co-market the two organisations’ products. “We’re thrilled to partner with the...

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

High profile agency Haart has issued a warning to landlords on what it sees as the three key risks to successful letting...

One of the growing number of deposit alternative services, flatfair, has announced a partnership with lettings platform Goodlord. Agents and landlords can...

The public are described as being “sceptical and confused” over the fees ban that comes into effect tomorrow.  A survey by insurance...

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

Lettings agents are being urged to educate themselves as much as possible about rival deposit alternative schemes which are becoming increasingly...

A survey of 500 undergraduates has given a rare insight into what they want as accommodation priorities.  The study, by a landlord...

Six months on from the introduction of stricter licencing for Homes in Multiple Occupation, awareness “remains limited” according to one of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Paul Skinner, Operations manager at LetHQ. My business card...

Tenancy deposit alternative Reposit has announced a partnership with Pattinson, the largest independent agency network in the North East. The 26-branch network...

HomeLet, the tenant referencing and specialist letting insurance company, has been announced as an ESTAS partner for the Estate & Letting...

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...

A new utilities management platform for tenants says it will generate additional revenue streams for letting agents. Love Resident gives tenants online...

Tenant referencing, rent protection and insurance provider Rent4sure is to join other leading suppliers as an ESTAS partner for the 16th...

The rapid growth of Airbnb-style short lets could lead to the loss of private rented homes and displacement of long-term residents...

PropTech company Goodlord is the latest entrant in the deposit alternative field. Under Goodlord Deposit Replacement Insurance agents can provide landlords with...

A new survey suggests that long-term renting could be substantially less expensive than a mortgage. The study, for Ocean Finance, has analysed...

Utilities and comparative platform Tenant Shop has linked up with Reposit to offer a security deposit alternative product for agents. Tenant Shop’s...

There’s a claim today that around one million amateur and professional landlords in the new short lets sector are not adequately...

More than a third of landlords are looking to cut their annual spending - and many of them are considering ending...

Lettings automation service teclet has revealed that the Tenant Shop is the latest partner integrated into its platform. Tenant Shop provides energy,...

Some 24 per cent of landlords have considered letting out their properties on a short let Airbnb-style basis - but only...

Client Money Protect has gained formal government approval to operate a client money protection scheme when the regulations go live on...

London-focussed lettings agency ludlowthompson says buy to let landlords across the country claimed a record £17.7 billion in tax relief last...

A software platform has been launched which allows Build To Rent units to be short-let on the likes of Airbnb during...

A rental campaigner claims the amount of money stolen this year by crooked lettings agents and landlords has topped the £1.3m...

Some 79 per cent of landlords are only servicing the interest on their mortgages, not paying down their loans, according to...

New rules to protect rent paid by tenants to letting agents will fail to provide adequate protection for landlords, a trade...

Tenants know very little about their rights and responsibilities as renters according to a new survey produced by TotallyMoney. Some 97 per...

Shock figures released by an insurance company suggest that councils are woefully unable to police new regulations regarding mandatory HMO licensing. Figures...

The party conferences of the two main political parties threw up some interesting developments with regards to housing and the rental...

An insurance firm has conducted research showing that not all landlords are heartless - in fact, quite the reverse.  The study by...

Zero Deposit, one of the insurance-based schemes offering an alternative to traditional tenancy deposits, has signed up its first independent agency...

Some 1.5m tenants could be at risk of losing their deposits, claims a campaigner for insurance-based alternatives to deposits. Ajay Jagota, head...

New research may explain why the government and Labour appear to be competing with each other to attack landlords and letting...

Rental platform Goodlord - which in January made around 40 staff redundant in a restructuring move - has now announced that...

Two new PropTech services launched, targeting the lettings industry. Tenancy referencing firm FCC Paragon has launched MyMoveIn, an online platform that supports...

There has been a furious response from landlords and tenants to a police letter which says a local force is not...

A new study shows that 43 per cent of tenants want the system of private rental deposits to be dropped and...

Barbon Insurance Group, which trades as HomeLet and Rentshield Direct, has now snapped up Movem. Movem uses personal online banking transaction data...

The House of Commons has published a briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes ahead of the Report Stage of the Tenant...

The chief commercial officer of PropTech startup Canopy says that letting agents and Build to Rent landlords need to accommodate the...

A London lettings agency is warning landlords who let out their properties via Airbnb or similar short let platforms to ensure...

The chief executive of mydeposits has hit back at a Which? report calling for reform - or possibly even replacement -...

An insurer is launching a new referral scheme for letting agents to market to landlords and tenants as a way of...

The concept of deposit alternatives is gathering pace and now one PropTech firm closely involved in it - Reposit - has...

Crooked letting agents and landlords have so far this year been convicted of illegally pocketing over £900,000 of tenant’s cash – and there’s...

A new analysis reveals that it takes an average of 118 days for court-appointed bailiffs to remove tenants from private homes...

Investors in buy to let in the UK are losing thousands of pounds in income - and it’s their own fault...

The Independent online newspaper says Conservative MP Gary Streeter will tomorrow meet with Prime Minister Theresa May and urge her to...

A trade body is advising landlords and agents acting on their behalf to take precautions to protect their investments if they...

LonRes, the data and agent network business specialising in central London, is entering into a strategic partnership with rental services provider...

A specialist insurance provider says there is substantial mis-buying of insurance products by buy to let investors.  A survey of 500 landlords...

Countrywide - which is making the lettings sector a key part of its ‘back to basics’ programme - is proposing to...

We’re delighted to announce that Elaine Kellington from Kelso in the Scottish Borders is winner of the Landlord Of The Year...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

Private rental sector tenants have spent the year so far working only to pay for their accommodation, the BBC claims.  The broadcaster...

A survey suggests that the ability to have a pet in a rental property is more important than ease of parking...

There are plenty of helpful and reliable professionals in the letting industry, however it’s no secret that there are a lot...

The holiday lets market is just starting to pick up and new research shows that 80 per cent of those who...

A survey suggests that the advent of deposit-free renting in parts of the private rental sector may tempt tenants away from...

Lavanda, a platform for short-lets backed by Purplebricks’ co-founder Kenny Bruce, says it is to roll-out across the UK from later...

New research reveals that only 16 per cent of private tenants positively choose to rent. The study, commissioned by specialist insurance firm...

Increased volatility in the private rental sector and rising costs for landlords and investors have combined to lead to an increased...

A new survey suggests that only four per cent of tenants and landlords are aware of the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

A quest has started to find the UK’s best landlord who goes the extra mile to ensure tenants receive the ultimate...

The ZPG-backed Zero Deposit scheme, one of a number now existing putting forward an alternative to traditional deposits, has announced four...

The cash value of tenancy deposits crooked landlords and letting agents have been convicted of pocketing in 2018 has already passed...

A specialist insurance firm claims that only 17 per cent of tenants receive the latest version of the mandatory How To...

The man behind a leading lettings industry PropTech company says the new Code of Conduct to clean up the rental sector...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has described the introduction of a code of conduct and official register for letting agents...

The trend towards reducing or eliminating deposits at the same time as edging towards a ban on letting agents’ fees on...

Student accommodation specialist Unite is launching a new service, called Conker, which aims to replace deposits with insurance schemes for students...

The code sets out the standards to be met by anyone engaged in lettings including specific requirements around how clients’ money...

Countrywide’s Hamptons International is to work with a PropTech firm to try out a no-deposit lettings scheme in four of its offices. Hamptons’...

A new branch of the Move Revolution agency has opened in Weston-super-Mare, heavily promoting the concept of no-deposit renting.  The branch is...

The average rent agreed on a new tenancy signed in December was £907 according to the insurance firm HomeLet, compared to...

The UK Association of Letting Agents has launched a deal with insurance firm Let Alliance to allow total loss client money...

The UK’s army of buy to let landlords will still benefit from £16.7 billion worth of tax relief even after the...

A survey from a specialist rental insurance firm suggests that contrary to popular belief, landlords care more than a little about...

The Conveyancing Association has made a wide-ranging response to the government’s call for evidence on the regulation of letting and managing...

After the series of anti-buy to let measures contained in recent Budgets, it is perhaps unsurprising that a survey of landlords...

A campaigning letting agent says that at the start of this financial year the total cash value of deposits held in...

Online lettings agency Upad says landlords are concerned that insurance-based alternatives to traditional deposit schemes may not cover them for repairs...

The lettings market typically heats up in autumn, with landlords and tenants back off their holidays and ready to start the...

A lettings agency chief who monitors legal action against rogue agencies and landlords says almost £850,000 of deposits have been stolen...

A survey suggests no fewer than 88 per cent of tenants regard cost as the most important deciding factor when choosing...

The BBC says Right To Rent legislation is fuelling a burgeoning market in fake IDs - in some cases creating access...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a 10 point guide for tenants - with the emphasis very much on...

A lettings insurance specialist company is warning that students moving into private rental accommodation may pose a greater-than-average risk of fire. Total...

One in 20 lettings properties breach minimum standards set to come into force next April, according to a survey for an insurance...

The insurance group Direct Line says it is taking a 15 per cent equity stake in Canopy, an ‘alternative deposit’ company. Canopy...

A new survey by a property insurance firm suggests more than half of private rental sector tenants have remained in the same...

Even those earning average salaries risk being priced out of the lettings market by high rents according to an insurance agency.    Research...

New figures assembled by the Nationwide reveal precisely how much, on average, it costs to operate a privately rented property.    The numbers...

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...

Letting agents have been accused of failing to carry out sufficient financial checks on prospective tenants.    Tenant referencing and insurance operator Landlord...

Hallmark, which has been working with agents and property management firms for over a decade, has formally launched its new name...

Ajay Jagota, the north east agent known for his campaign against rental deposits, says recent initiatives by two deposit protection services...

Letting agents using insured deposit protection schemes have been urged to switch to a custodial model in order to compensate for...

The Dispute Service (TDS) has announced today that it will provide dispute resolution for a new deposit replacement company.  The 'long-term strategic...

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...

Reference provider Rent4sure says agents should beware of the growing issue of online identity fraud, especially hitting people in their 30s.   A...

A league table drawn up by a rental sector insurance specialist claims private rental accommodation in university locations can produce yields...

Humberts has launched an online-only lettings option for landlords with a PropTech firm which has previously operated a service described as...

Property investment platform LendInvest has raised £50m thanks to the over-subscription of its first retail bond, launched on the London Stock...

Former Countrywide chief executive and chairman Grenville Turner is one of a number of high profile new investors unveiled for Zero...

Lettings transaction platform Goodlord is branching into rent protection with a product that can be integrated into the company’s app.   “Agents can...

A survey of over 2,000 private renters for an animal insurance company apparently produces the result that 27 per cent of...

More than half of buy to let landlords have taken measures to check the fire safety of their properties in the...

One of the leading eviction specialists is calling for unregulated companies offering similar services to sign up to redress schemes in...

With a host of changing regulations hitting the private rental sector, some landlords may be put off using letting agents, but...

Specialist buy to let mortgage lender LandBay has teamed up with financial services giant Legal & General to provide a new...

The head of the parent firm of mydeposits is warning tenants and landlords tempted to enter into new ‘no-deposit’ schemes to...

Barbon Insurance Group, owner of HomeLet, today formally launches what it calls a "revolutionary" rent payment system aimed at locking tenants into...

An alternative to traditional deposits, already tested in the German rental market, is now being introduced into the UK - and...

New research conducted by a letting agency shows that 61 per cent of tenants currently have no contents insurance, with 48...

HF Resolution Ltd, a subsidiary of Hamilton Fraser, has acquired one of the industry’s leading tenant eviction solicitor firms, Landlord Action.   Landlord...

A specialist insurance provider has reminded landlords and letting agents of the pitfalls associated with rent guarantee insurance.  Cover4LetProperty suggests that squeezed...

Data gathered for a specialist insurance firm suggests that 14 per cent of private tenants have moved in the last five...

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

Tenant referencing company Rent4sure has set up a new team to support agents in the light of the expected ban on...

Landlords are increasingly looking to reduce the fees they pay to letting agents due to industry tax changes and increasing management...