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PropTech firm Kamma, which monitors the growing number of local council licensing regimes, has teamed up with an insurance broker. The link...
17 June 2022
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What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...
15 June 2022
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TV property expert Phil Spencer says the slowing sales market should spur sales-only agencies into the lettings field. He suggests that ongoing...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The boss of a PropTech rental platform claims that tenants are particularly badly hit by the current cost of living crisis. Research...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has named what it describes as “four key promotions” across its lettings division, signifying the company’s commitment to nurturing...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News

More than four in 10 landlords claim their letting agents charge too much - and one in six has been hit...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Research from price comparison service Comparethemarket suggests that 48 per cent of renters do not have contents insurance. Of those, more than...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the best-known names in lettings in London and the south east has renewed its partnership with PropTech supplier Goodlordfor a...
29 April 2022
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The two main reasons that an agency decides to outsource are: 1.) To reduce costs 2.) To have the ability to focus on...
27 April 2022
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A new insurance-based service claims to allow tenants to avoid paying deposits upfront when they rent. Husmus assesses and rates tenants and...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech supplier which helps agents and landlords identify private rental sector licensing issues has announced a new partnership. Geospatial technology firm...
12 April 2022
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Rightmove’s April webinars for agents continue today with Daryl Mcintosh, Policy Manager at Propertymark, giving a legal and compliance update for...
06 April 2022
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Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...
04 April 2022
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It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...
29 March 2022
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The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of “stacking the economy against private renters who...
28 March 2022
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A large majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...
16 March 2022
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A business consultancy is warning that buy to let sellers in the current market are likely to be squeezed - and...
15 March 2022
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Lower income households, often found in the private rental sector, are set to bear the brunt of the rising inflation and...
14 March 2022
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New data reveals that over 80 per cent of renters spend more than 30 per cent of their take home pay...
10 March 2022
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An anti-money laundering service has linked with a lettings software specialist. The alliance between FCS Compliance and Rent4sure will provide Rent4sure clients...
09 March 2022
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A player in the rental insurance field is warning that the growing cost of living crisis makes it more important than...
04 March 2022
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The rental market shows no signs of slowing with ongoing high demand, fuelled in part by the pandemic, creating a buoyant...
01 March 2022
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Rightmove says added functionality for its tenant referencing portal is now being tested and will be rolled out later this year. In...
28 February 2022
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Hamilton Fraser, well known as a provider of insurance products and services to letting agents and landlords, has been acquired by...
22 February 2022
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New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...
17 February 2022
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One of the country's leading agency groups has signed a multi-year deal with PropTech firm Goodlord. Andrews Property Group, which has 49...
08 February 2022
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In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process. Over...
07 February 2022
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Rightmove is launching a new insurance product for letting agents called Agent Revenue Protection. It is designed to pay out up to...
31 January 2022
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Birmingham, Bristol and Leicester are seeing the fastest growth in Buy To Let investment according to new figures from a business...
27 January 2022
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New measures to reduce the impact of Airbnb and other short lets in Scotland are “hugely disproportionate” a property group claims. The Scottish...
21 January 2022
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Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has received another £1.8m investment- just as it launches its own insurance service. The fundraise provides capital...
20 January 2022
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Lloyds Banking Group - which this year announced its intention to become a private landlord through the acquisition of new build...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent who also runs a tenant complaint insurance service has renewed his attack on landlords and local authorities. Ajay Jagota...
03 December 2021
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A politician is raising the possibility that people who live in private blocks and let out their apartments via Airbnb or...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the institutions behind Build To Rent in the UK is pledging to have up to 1,000 new rental homes...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Over half of tenants who have stayed at short let home-based properties via Airbnb or similar platforms have broken or damaged...
23 November 2021
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Many young Britons allegedly live beyond their means, blaming high rents and “unforseen” agency charges as contributory reasons. A home insurance company...
23 November 2021
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Airbnb is now introducing pet insurance cover for its hosts as it continues attempts to win long-term renters away from the...
16 November 2021
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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...
02 November 2021
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Leading industry figure Peter Knight is to discuss the future of the rental sector and the role of agents in a...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings...
26 October 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

A checklist for agents to help ensure they steer clear of unwanted fines or claims has been provided by the Guild...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents using rent protection and legal expenses insurance via Goodlord will have their rent protected until vacant possession, with no cap...
13 October 2021
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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...
30 September 2021
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Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the Labour Party conference that if her party wins the next General Election she will...
28 September 2021
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...
23 September 2021
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The chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to make it more attractive for landlords to invest in the private rental sector. Sunak...
14 September 2021
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More than a third of renters haven’t taken out contents insurance for their possessions. Analysis by insurance provider Trōv has found that...
13 September 2021
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It is understood that Lloyds Bank may use local agencies to find tenants for new private rental sector activities. In recent weeks...
08 September 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...
06 September 2021
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Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...
02 September 2021
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A lettings agent has taken the unorthodox approach of advising tenants to take their landlords to court in a bid to...
31 August 2021
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New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...
26 August 2021
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A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents says agencies should ensure they charge for all services they offer...
26 August 2021
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As the summer begins to draw to a close and the letting market regains its stride, attention is turning to the...
25 August 2021
From: Legislation & Compliance

Lomond Group has partnered with PropTech player Goodlord to provide IT services across the group's brands, which include Braemore, Stonehouse, Linley...
24 August 2021
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Industry growth specialist Christopher Watkin is to offer letting agents his secrets to attracting new landlords in a live webinar hosted...
20 August 2021
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A lettings agent who has made a series of outbursts against landlords and councils, has now turned his anger on proposed...
10 August 2021
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Barbon Insurance Group, which already owns Let Alliance and HomeLet, has now acquired PropTech platform Rent4sure. Luke Burton, Rent4sure’s chief operating officer,...
04 August 2021
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A PropTech lettings platform boasting investment from the Foxtons agency has been snapped up by LegalforLandlords for an undisclosed figure. Propoly, launched...
04 August 2021
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A buying agency says it’s seen what it calls “a huge uptake in furnished lettings requests” following recent floods in London,...
03 August 2021
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There’s a warning today that office-to-resi conversions - popular with landlords in recent years - are at an increased risk of...
02 August 2021
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The independent Chancellors agency chain has signed an exclusive contract to use The Lettings Hub pre-tenancy platform BOX for the next...
27 July 2021
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A respected buy to let mortgage monitor is suggesting that investors in the sector may be more successful if they allow...
26 July 2021
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Californian PropTech firm Trov, specialising in digital insurance for tenants, has announced a deal with major UK rental companies. The deal is...
21 July 2021
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A controversial lettings agent who has set up a business to sell rental insurance has accused landlords of not taking their...
19 July 2021
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Lloyds Bank says tenants will “within the next few weeks” move into the first of a series of new developments it...
08 July 2021
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Two well known PropTech providers to the lettings sector have announced they have now fully integrated their technology, meaning users of...
08 July 2021
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It always pays to rely on the services of a reputable referencing company. The lure of free credit checks or basic referencing...
05 July 2021
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One of the insurers at the centre of the Business Interruption controversy is believed to have reached a settlement with some...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Dogs Trust campaign ‘lets with pets’ states: “Landlords and letting agencies who exclude pet owners from their properties are missing out...
29 June 2021
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A lettings agent who wants tenants to take out policies to fund complaints against agencies and landlords has branded the social...
28 June 2021
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It’s been reported that the Lloyds Banking Group is set to buy its first property as it seeks to become a...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The man behind an early version of deposit replacement for the private rental sector has now set up a service encouraging...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has waded into the controversy over whether private rental tenants should be allowed to keep pets in their properties. As reported...
17 June 2021
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Rightmove is to rebrand its Van Mildert platform next month, when it will become Rightmove Landlord and Tenant Services. Van Mildert, a...
16 June 2021
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PropTech firm Goodlord is to offer illness and injury insurance to tenants via a link with Legal & General. Goodlord already sells...
15 June 2021
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An experienced buy to let mortgage specialist has completed on its largest and most complex loan to date — a £17.35m...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
04 June 2021
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Insurance provider Paymentshield and rental referencing firm Goodlord have teamed up for a second five-year partnership. Under the agreement, the PropTech firm...
19 May 2021
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A referencing service provider has launched a portal designed to improve commission-based revenue streams for letting agents. Vouch says its Home Move...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Preventative measures are everything where referencing is concerned. But with so many solutions out there, promising so much, it can be difficult...
12 May 2021
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Propertymark has waded in to the debate over flood prevention measures in the UK:il it wants insurance for homeowners and landlords faced...
06 May 2021
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Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...
30 March 2021
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Marketing platform TheHouseShop says letting agents can secure over £300 per property listed as it is “redefining the relationship between agents...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A report in the Financial Times over the weekend suggests that Lloyds Bank is poised to become a major residential landlord,...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 60 per cent of multi-property landlords have expanded their portfolio since the introduction of the Stamp Duty Holiday last summer...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals and The Lettings Hub is to continue its partnership. Iain McKenzie, The Guild’s chief executive, says: “Having...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A tenant referencing service and lettings insurance provider is linking with an anti-money laundering compliance consultancy. HomeLet and Let Alliance, part of...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

HomeLet and Let Alliance have announced what they call a market first with a rent guarantee providing cover until vacant possession...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is advising agents to get up to speed on new rules - and possible higher costs - when changes...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

What’s life-changing, involves months of anticipation, and ends with a big arrival? You might think we’re talking about pregnancy. But research...
07 January 2021
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The average rent in the UK, measured just before the turn of the year, is £979, showing a 2.7 per cent...
06 January 2021
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Only 0.3 per cent of all tenancies in England and Wales ended with a dispute over the deposit in the six...
04 January 2021
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The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...
16 December 2020
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The lettings technology company Goodlord, which works with over 2,000 UK letting agents, has been named by Deloitte as one of...
25 November 2020
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There’s been a flurry of new PropTech products launched, mostly focussed on lettings agencies. Australian-based supplier Movinghub, which works the UK market...
05 November 2020
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The This Is Money website is carrying a story of a London rental property where the front door was left open...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Light has been shed at last on the long-running uncertainty about why some landlords choose to use lettings agents and some...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest monthly rental index produced by insurance provider HomeLet shows a four per cent surge in the all-UK average rent...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Move iQ, the consumer-facing property service led by Phil Spencer, has teamed up with a lettings sector insurance provider which could...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Tenant concierge service Tenant Shop is linking with Legal & General to offer insurance products across the private rental sector. Tenant Shop...
18 August 2020
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The lettings agency Portico is partnering with Goodlord to offer a new insurance policy to its landlords. Portico landlords can now benefit...
07 August 2020
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04 August 2020
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A leading PropTech entrepreneur is warning agents to prepare for increased rent arrears from as soon as next month. Neil Cobbold, chief...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

PropTech company Goodlord has acquired referencing platform Vouch to form an industry player that will be handling over 500,000 references per...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

An insurance firm claims many tenants “make the mistake of thinking the items in their home aren’t worth” and so do...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has written an article strongly defending the private rental sector, agents and landlords. Baroness Altmann...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings sector trade body, acting with homelessness charities, is urging the government to do more as young people in rented...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency is launching a service that allows landlords to list their properties on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for just...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform claims to allow agents to generate a fully-compliant tenancy agreement with a standardised pet-friendly clause which includes a...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Research by insurance firm Aviva suggests private tenants are now more pessimistic about being able to buy their own home. In December,...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Chancellors, the independent agency chain with over 50 offices across southern England and mid Wales, is launching a deposit-free renting option. Working with...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There was just a two per cent rise in late rental payments over the last month according to figures from an...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting two webinars - the first of which is today - looking at issues surrounding rent defaulting...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The lettings and management software platform teclet has announced its latest partner - LegalforLandlords. Agents using teclet - which is currently offering...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - we’re here to help on a daily basis, sharing information across the industry. As ever, we’d love your input to...
09 April 2020
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Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times. If you have any appropriate advice you...
03 April 2020
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Labour’s latest suggestion for the private rental sector - a rent holiday for tenants during the Coronavirus crisis - has been...
02 April 2020
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does...
10 March 2020
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PropTech company Goodlord, already used by hundreds of agencies across the UK, has revealed a £10m investment windfall after its latest...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman is warning agents not to discriminate against tenants through a No DSS or any similar policy. Following the legal...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s a claim this morning that the average rent in the UK has increased only five per cent since 2014. Research by...
02 March 2020
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When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...
28 February 2020
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A typical buy to let property pays over £600 in fees a year according to a new study released today. Insurance company...
28 February 2020
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Three more deposit alternative supplier have issued statements seeking to distance their product from criticisms raised in a BBC investigation. Yesterday we carried...
11 February 2020
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17 January 2020
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Some 26 per cent of buy to let investors plan to sell one or more of their properties in 2020 according...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A league table has been drawn up revealing the UK’s possession order hotspots - just as the government seems keen to...
17 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Canopy, a firm that says it wants to eliminate rental deposits in the next five years, has won a £50,000 cash...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the UK’s largest tenant referencing and let insurance providers has announced a new integration with a PropTech firm -...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A roundtable discussion of rental industry leaders has produced a recommendation for the mandatory regulation of lettings agents. The objective, they say,...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A new product in the increasingly competitive field of deposit alternatives has been launched by lettings and landlord insurance industry giant,...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The relatively low profile 99home online agency says it is now the UK’s fifth largest operation in the online sector after...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News

An inventories supplier is advising that the growing number of sub-letting scams can be reduced by regular property visits by agents...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest lettings market snapshot by insurance firm HomeLet says the average rent across the UK is now £953, up 2.7...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading London lettings agent wants increased regulation over Airbnb in a bid to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. Martin Bikhit, managing...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Industry supplier Let Alliance has merged with the Barbon Insurance Group, which includes HomeLet and Rentshield The announcement was made at...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings agents who diversify to offer tenant liability insurance not only broaden their own business but also increase peace of mind...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

An insurance firm has broken down the causes of major problems for buy to let landlords and tenants - and, perhaps...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets....
23 October 2019
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Government data suggests that almost 54 per cent of the UK’s remaining smokers are tenants - and against that backdrop, an...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Life insurance sold to tenants could provide a valuable additional income stream for agents whose revenue has been hit by the...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

New analysis by Direct Line for Business reveals a surge in the number of police investigations into the theft of electricity,...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Legal & General is introducing a Rental Protection Plan for tenants, thought to be one of the first examples of this...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News

An agency in the north of England is continuing its strategy of acquisitions in a bid to offset the effects of...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Utilities management service Tenant Shop says demographic changes leading to more families and older individuals renting privately represent an opportunity for...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Online rental services platform Howsy - which last week revealed £5m new investment from backers - has acquired online lettings agency...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Property management platform Howsy has revealed new funding to the tune of £5m - and it now claims to be one...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...
19 August 2019
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One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings software platform teclet has announced a strategic partnership with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. It means MAB’s intermediary products and services will...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Deposit alternative provider flatfair has been chosen by CBRE UK Residential Lettings as the race for prominence in the sector continues. This is...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy to let investors in the UK are spending nearly £4.7 billion a year on their rental properties, an average of...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Goodlord has expanded its offering to enable corporate lets to be processed through its platform. The move means agents who process both...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech supplier specialising in rent passports and tenancy deposit replacement has launched an advanced version of its primary product, on...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from rental insurance firm HomeLet suggests that the Tenant Fees Act may already be causing more movement amongst tenants. The firm...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...
11 July 2019
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A rental provider specialising in property for older tenants has attacked what he calls “hidden costs” involved when people buy purpose-built...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme, which suggested a devastating fire in early January, has been recognised for the professional, efficient and calm...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A rent guarantor service says it’s already chosen 25 lettings agents to take part in a trial of what it calls...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Deposit alternative service flatfair has partnered with Barbon Insurance Group to co-market the two organisations’ products. “We’re thrilled to partner with the...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals has announced a link with insurance product and moving services operation The Lettings Hub. Lettings Hub offers...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

High profile agency Haart has issued a warning to landlords on what it sees as the three key risks to successful letting...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the growing number of deposit alternative services, flatfair, has announced a partnership with lettings platform Goodlord. Agents and landlords can...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The public are described as being “sceptical and confused” over the fees ban that comes into effect tomorrow. A survey by insurance...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s youngest lettings franchise holders has opened a second branch by acquiring an independent agency. Kuljeet Aujla, owner of...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings agents are being urged to educate themselves as much as possible about rival deposit alternative schemes which are becoming increasingly...
28 May 2019
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A survey of 500 undergraduates has given a rare insight into what they want as accommodation priorities. The study, by a landlord...
28 May 2019
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Six months on from the introduction of stricter licencing for Homes in Multiple Occupation, awareness “remains limited” according to one of...
21 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Paul Skinner, Operations manager at LetHQ. My business card...
16 May 2019
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Tenancy deposit alternative Reposit has announced a partnership with Pattinson, the largest independent agency network in the North East. The 26-branch network...
09 May 2019
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HomeLet, the tenant referencing and specialist letting insurance company, has been announced as an ESTAS partner for the Estate & Letting...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Hunters has told MPs there are 19 properties on its books which specify ‘No DSS’ - but...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Senior lettings agency figures are amongst those who will this morning give evidence to a committee of MPs investigating so-called ‘DSS...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A new utilities management platform for tenants says it will generate additional revenue streams for letting agents. Love Resident gives tenants online...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Tenant referencing, rent protection and insurance provider Rent4sure is to join other leading suppliers as an ESTAS partner for the 16th...
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The rapid growth of Airbnb-style short lets could lead to the loss of private rented homes and displacement of long-term residents...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

PropTech company Goodlord is the latest entrant in the deposit alternative field. Under Goodlord Deposit Replacement Insurance agents can provide landlords with...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A new survey suggests that long-term renting could be substantially less expensive than a mortgage. The study, for Ocean Finance, has analysed...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Utilities and comparative platform Tenant Shop has linked up with Reposit to offer a security deposit alternative product for agents. Tenant Shop’s...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s a claim today that around one million amateur and professional landlords in the new short lets sector are not adequately...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News

More than a third of landlords are looking to cut their annual spending - and many of them are considering ending...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings automation service teclet has revealed that the Tenant Shop is the latest partner integrated into its platform. Tenant Shop provides energy,...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Some 24 per cent of landlords have considered letting out their properties on a short let Airbnb-style basis - but only...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Client Money Protect has gained formal government approval to operate a client money protection scheme when the regulations go live on...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

London-focussed lettings agency ludlowthompson says buy to let landlords across the country claimed a record £17.7 billion in tax relief last...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A software platform has been launched which allows Build To Rent units to be short-let on the likes of Airbnb during...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A rental campaigner claims the amount of money stolen this year by crooked lettings agents and landlords has topped the £1.3m...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Some 79 per cent of landlords are only servicing the interest on their mortgages, not paying down their loans, according to...
10 December 2018
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New rules to protect rent paid by tenants to letting agents will fail to provide adequate protection for landlords, a trade...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenants know very little about their rights and responsibilities as renters according to a new survey produced by TotallyMoney. Some 97 per...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Shock figures released by an insurance company suggest that councils are woefully unable to police new regulations regarding mandatory HMO licensing. Figures...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The party conferences of the two main political parties threw up some interesting developments with regards to housing and the rental...
06 November 2018
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An insurance firm has conducted research showing that not all landlords are heartless - in fact, quite the reverse. The study by...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Zero Deposit, one of the insurance-based schemes offering an alternative to traditional tenancy deposits, has signed up its first independent agency...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Some 1.5m tenants could be at risk of losing their deposits, claims a campaigner for insurance-based alternatives to deposits. Ajay Jagota, head...
18 October 2018
From: Breaking News

New research may explain why the government and Labour appear to be competing with each other to attack landlords and letting...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Rental platform Goodlord - which in January made around 40 staff redundant in a restructuring move - has now announced that...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Two new PropTech services launched, targeting the lettings industry. Tenancy referencing firm FCC Paragon has launched MyMoveIn, an online platform that supports...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a furious response from landlords and tenants to a police letter which says a local force is not...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A new study shows that 43 per cent of tenants want the system of private rental deposits to be dropped and...
18 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Barbon Insurance Group, which trades as HomeLet and Rentshield Direct, has now snapped up Movem. Movem uses personal online banking transaction data...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The House of Commons has published a briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes ahead of the Report Stage of the Tenant...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief commercial officer of PropTech startup Canopy says that letting agents and Build to Rent landlords need to accommodate the...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A London lettings agency is warning landlords who let out their properties via Airbnb or similar short let platforms to ensure...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of mydeposits has hit back at a Which? report calling for reform - or possibly even replacement -...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

An insurer is launching a new referral scheme for letting agents to market to landlords and tenants as a way of...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The concept of deposit alternatives is gathering pace and now one PropTech firm closely involved in it - Reposit - has...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
17 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A new analysis reveals that it takes an average of 118 days for court-appointed bailiffs to remove tenants from private homes...
17 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Investors in buy to let in the UK are losing thousands of pounds in income - and it’s their own fault...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The Independent online newspaper says Conservative MP Gary Streeter will tomorrow meet with Prime Minister Theresa May and urge her to...
19 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A trade body is advising landlords and agents acting on their behalf to take precautions to protect their investments if they...
11 June 2018
From: Breaking News

LonRes, the data and agent network business specialising in central London, is entering into a strategic partnership with rental services provider...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A specialist insurance provider says there is substantial mis-buying of insurance products by buy to let investors. A survey of 500 landlords...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide - which is making the lettings sector a key part of its ‘back to basics’ programme - is proposing to...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

We’re delighted to announce that Elaine Kellington from Kelso in the Scottish Borders is winner of the Landlord Of The Year...
08 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...
03 May 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

Private rental sector tenants have spent the year so far working only to pay for their accommodation, the BBC claims. The broadcaster...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A survey suggests that the ability to have a pet in a rental property is more important than ease of parking...
24 April 2018
From: Breaking News

There are plenty of helpful and reliable professionals in the letting industry, however it’s no secret that there are a lot...
13 April 2018
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The holiday lets market is just starting to pick up and new research shows that 80 per cent of those who...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A survey suggests that the advent of deposit-free renting in parts of the private rental sector may tempt tenants away from...
06 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Lavanda, a platform for short-lets backed by Purplebricks’ co-founder Kenny Bruce, says it is to roll-out across the UK from later...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News

New research reveals that only 16 per cent of private tenants positively choose to rent. The study, commissioned by specialist insurance firm...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Increased volatility in the private rental sector and rising costs for landlords and investors have combined to lead to an increased...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A new survey suggests that only four per cent of tenants and landlords are aware of the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...
15 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A quest has started to find the UK’s best landlord who goes the extra mile to ensure tenants receive the ultimate...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The ZPG-backed Zero Deposit scheme, one of a number now existing putting forward an alternative to traditional deposits, has announced four...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The cash value of tenancy deposits crooked landlords and letting agents have been convicted of pocketing in 2018 has already passed...
27 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A specialist insurance firm claims that only 17 per cent of tenants receive the latest version of the mandatory How To...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The man behind a leading lettings industry PropTech company says the new Code of Conduct to clean up the rental sector...
05 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has described the introduction of a code of conduct and official register for letting agents...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The trend towards reducing or eliminating deposits at the same time as edging towards a ban on letting agents’ fees on...
01 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Student accommodation specialist Unite is launching a new service, called Conker, which aims to replace deposits with insurance schemes for students...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The code sets out the standards to be met by anyone engaged in lettings including specific requirements around how clients’ money...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

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’...
30 January 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
30 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The average rent agreed on a new tenancy signed in December was £907 according to the insurance firm HomeLet, compared to...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK Association of Letting Agents has launched a deal with insurance firm Let Alliance to allow total loss client money...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK’s army of buy to let landlords will still benefit from £16.7 billion worth of tax relief even after the...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

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

The Conveyancing Association has made a wide-ranging response to the government’s call for evidence on the regulation of letting and managing...
04 December 2017
From: Breaking News

After the series of anti-buy to let measures contained in recent Budgets, it is perhaps unsurprising that a survey of landlords...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A campaigning letting agent says that at the start of this financial year the total cash value of deposits held in...
30 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Online lettings agency Upad says landlords are concerned that insurance-based alternatives to traditional deposit schemes may not cover them for repairs...
27 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The lettings market typically heats up in autumn, with landlords and tenants back off their holidays and ready to start the...
23 October 2017
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A lettings agency chief who monitors legal action against rogue agencies and landlords says almost £850,000 of deposits have been stolen...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A survey suggests no fewer than 88 per cent of tenants regard cost as the most important deciding factor when choosing...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The BBC says Right To Rent legislation is fuelling a burgeoning market in fake IDs - in some cases creating access...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a 10 point guide for tenants - with the emphasis very much on...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A lettings insurance specialist company is warning that students moving into private rental accommodation may pose a greater-than-average risk of fire. Total...
09 October 2017
From: Breaking News

One in 20 lettings properties breach minimum standards set to come into force next April, according to a survey for an insurance...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The insurance group Direct Line says it is taking a 15 per cent equity stake in Canopy, an ‘alternative deposit’ company. Canopy...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A new survey by a property insurance firm suggests more than half of private rental sector tenants have remained in the same...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Even those earning average salaries risk being priced out of the lettings market by high rents according to an insurance agency. Research...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News

New figures assembled by the Nationwide reveal precisely how much, on average, it costs to operate a privately rented property. The numbers...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...
14 September 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Letting agents have been accused of failing to carry out sufficient financial checks on prospective tenants. Tenant referencing and insurance operator Landlord...
14 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Hallmark, which has been working with agents and property management firms for over a decade, has formally launched its new name...
14 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Ajay Jagota, the north east agent known for his campaign against rental deposits, says recent initiatives by two deposit protection services...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Letting agents using insured deposit protection schemes have been urged to switch to a custodial model in order to compensate for...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The Dispute Service (TDS) has announced today that it will provide dispute resolution for a new deposit replacement company. The 'long-term strategic...
04 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...
31 August 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Reference provider Rent4sure says agents should beware of the growing issue of online identity fraud, especially hitting people in their 30s. A...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A league table drawn up by a rental sector insurance specialist claims private rental accommodation in university locations can produce yields...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Humberts has launched an online-only lettings option for landlords with a PropTech firm which has previously operated a service described as...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Property investment platform LendInvest has raised £50m thanks to the over-subscription of its first retail bond, launched on the London Stock...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Former Countrywide chief executive and chairman Grenville Turner is one of a number of high profile new investors unveiled for Zero...
08 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Lettings transaction platform Goodlord is branching into rent protection with a product that can be integrated into the company’s app. “Agents can...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A survey of over 2,000 private renters for an animal insurance company apparently produces the result that 27 per cent of...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News

More than half of buy to let landlords have taken measures to check the fire safety of their properties in the...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the leading eviction specialists is calling for unregulated companies offering similar services to sign up to redress schemes in...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News

With a host of changing regulations hitting the private rental sector, some landlords may be put off using letting agents, but...
20 July 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Specialist buy to let mortgage lender LandBay has teamed up with financial services giant Legal & General to provide a new...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The head of the parent firm of mydeposits is warning tenants and landlords tempted to enter into new ‘no-deposit’ schemes to...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Barbon Insurance Group, owner of HomeLet, today formally launches what it calls a "revolutionary" rent payment system aimed at locking tenants into...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News

An alternative to traditional deposits, already tested in the German rental market, is now being introduced into the UK - and...
28 June 2017
From: Breaking News

New research conducted by a letting agency shows that 61 per cent of tenants currently have no contents insurance, with 48...
26 June 2017
From: Breaking News

HF Resolution Ltd, a subsidiary of Hamilton Fraser, has acquired one of the industry’s leading tenant eviction solicitor firms, Landlord Action. Landlord...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A specialist insurance provider has reminded landlords and letting agents of the pitfalls associated with rent guarantee insurance. Cover4LetProperty suggests that squeezed...
13 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Data gathered for a specialist insurance firm suggests that 14 per cent of private tenants have moved in the last five...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A series of six video ‘shows’ - ideal for agents to promote to would-be investment buyers - has been launched by...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Tenant referencing company Rent4sure has set up a new team to support agents in the light of the expected ban on...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Landlords are increasingly looking to reduce the fees they pay to letting agents due to industry tax changes and increasing management...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Tenant referencing and insurance provider Van Mildert has secured private equity funding from a private family office and the principals of...
09 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Over a third of adults are now living in some sort of social or private rental accommodation. New research from insurance firm...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Women now account for two in five landlords according to research by Simple Landlords Insurance. It says it has analysed tens of...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A prominent campaigner over the misappropriation of rental deposits has welcomed the news that government proposals to ban letting agent fees...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Mark Witherspoon, the data services director at ZPG, has joined the board of Barbon Insurance Group, which operates the HomeLet and...
11 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A leading letting agent campaigning against rental sector deposits is warning that the industry might be hit with “astronominal” insurance premiums...
10 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A new study of landlords reveals that far more believe they will be affected by today’s buy to let mortgage interest...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

What does it say on your business card? Luke Burton Sales and Marketing Director, Rent4sure Who is Rent4sure? Rent4sure, is an established tenant referencing company. We provide...
29 March 2017
From: 60 Second Interview

A leading insurance company says letting agents and tenants alike will suffer if the government’s proposed ban on fees levied on...
28 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Renters are spending half their wages keeping a roof over their head, are twice as likely as homeowners to have no...
27 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Contrary to a number of trends identified by lettings organisations and surveys of tenants, an insurance firm is claiming that longer-term...
17 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The Lettings Hub is broadening its offer to agents by launching a utility management service on top of its traditional referencing...
14 March 2017
From: Breaking News

There was a sigh of relief amongst the lettings industry that yesterday's Budget introduced no new property taxes - but concern...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Phillip Hammond has introduced no new property taxes in his Spring Budget - but a clampdown on those setting up...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Hamilton Fraser - parent firm to mydeposits, Total Landlord Insurance, Property Redress Scheme and Client Money Protect - has brought its...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A new form of agency which wants to blend traditional letting with Airbnb-style short lets has launched in London. Lavanda claims it...
21 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest survey from a specialist landlord insurance firm confirms what many in the industry will have known for a long...
17 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A fraudster has been jailed after being convicted on nine counts of fraud, theft and forgery relating to property firms which...
09 February 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the world’s largest ‘temporary furnished accommodation’ specialists is reported to have £20m to spend on renting property to re-let...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Tenant referencing and insurance firm FCC Paragon says its own referencing sector, as well as independent letting agents and smaller corporate...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist insurer Direct Line for Business is warning agents and landlords that while winter has so far been relatively mild, February...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News

New research claims that the financial benefits of renting rather than owning may have been under-rated. A financial researcher at the University...
12 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The couple believed to be the owners of Britain’s largest buy to let portfolio have defended sending letting agents an 11-point...
09 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Hamilton Fraser - parent company to several key brands operating in the private rental sector - has launched a series of...
09 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Another organisation is warning of the dangers if tenants go away at Christmas and sub-let their properties without consent. Total Landlord Insurance,...
19 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A new survey suggests that a letting agent saves a landlord an estimated £1,910 a year. The result of an investigation into 500...
16 December 2016
From: Breaking News

An online student lettings agency claims there will be a growing number of students using the holiday season to boost their...
13 December 2016
From: Breaking News

An assessment undertaken by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development shows property taxes accounted for 12.7 per cent of the...
13 December 2016
From: Breaking News

An insurance firm says a poll of 1,000 landlords suggests 50 per cent either did not have public liability insurance or...
13 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Almost one in four landlords say delays by tenants informing them about maintenance issues in their homes have resulted in more...
12 December 2016
From: Breaking News

City investment consultancy Jefferies has calculated the impact on landlords if the country’s second largest agency group - LSL Property Services...
30 November 2016
From: Breaking News
Specialist supplier Rent4sure leads the way on referencing and insurance services for letting agents
14 November 2016
From: Sponsored Content

So much for Brexit and economic uncertainty disrupting the buy to let market - a new survey out today shows it’s...
26 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association claims that changes to buy to let mortgage interest tax relief being introduced in six months time...
19 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Protecting your business in an unpredictable market can be a challenge, so finding insurance you can rely on is essential. As a nationwide...
17 October 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Crooked letting agencies have been convicted of stealing £1,018,100 of deposits this year alone – and one agent claims this figure...
17 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A company called My Property Host is seeking to attract failed sellers to become ‘accidental landlords’ and let out their homes...
29 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A high proportion of landlords play an active role in the management and maintenance of their rental property, a new study...
13 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Lettings agents are being invited to take part in a national online survey launching today and seeking to get an industry-wide...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Airbnb has hit back at a claim by the Residential Landlords Association that lets promoted by the firm effectively worsened London’s housing...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlords’ group says the widespread letting of homes in London on Airbnb and similar platforms is worsening the shortage of...
31 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and others in the industry have until October 3 to respond to a new review in to Client Money...
23 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Ensuring that your business and your landlords’ interests are fully protected is now more important than ever and Rent4sure, as a...
09 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content

New research shows that far from being a war zone between tenants and landlords, the private rental sector is a haven...
08 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Highly publicised stories of property damage allegedly caused by short-let tenants using Airbnb and similar online platforms highlights the advantages of...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A high proportion of tenants do not feel the government is doing enough to protect them from unscrupulous landlords. This is the...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Specialist eviction firm Landlord Action claims that in the past 12 months the number of incidents where tenants have sub-let properties...
20 April 2016
From: Breaking News

An analysis of 100,000 buy to let insurance policies reveals that storm damage, burst pipes and damage from break-ins are the...
19 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Research by HomeLet shows that rents on new tenancies outside London over the three months to March were on average 4.9...
13 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of tenancies signed by a single tenant has fallen, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. Last year, tenants living...
15 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The changes introduced to the tax and stamp duty levied on buy to let income and property appears not to have...
04 March 2016
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services has taken a 65 per cent share in Group First Limited which provides mortgage and protection brokerage services...
22 February 2016
From: Breaking News

As agents, you know that there is so much more to the home-buying process than simply choosing a perfect home, but...
28 January 2016
From: Sponsored Content

A price comparison website has publicised the case of a landlord who let out his property on the Airbnb website -...
26 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Chancellor George Osborne has “effectively declared war on individual landlords” according to the Residential Landlords’ Association - but don’t expect a...
05 January 2016
From: Breaking News

A survey by HomeLet suggests that nine in 10 landlords do not intend to raise rents on their existing tenancies during...
09 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Tenants should not be coerced into paying higher rents to redecorate their landlords’ property according to the Association of Independent Inventory...
03 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The former Property Ombudsman, Christopher Hamer, is to be a special advisor to the National Association of Estate Agents and the...
02 December 2015
From: Breaking News

It is not often that a national newspaper dedicates an article to praising buy to let - and even rarer for...
30 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Our team of heroes have been helping thousands of UK letting agents for the past 20 years, during this time we...
06 October 2015
From: Sponsored Content

The broker Independent Mortgage Solutions - which until now has found loans for clients interested in residential sales, self-build and buy...
08 September 2015
From: Breaking News

At HomeLet we have a team of heroes who have been helping the UK's letting agents with rent guarantees, tenant referencing...
01 September 2015
From: Sponsored Content

Some 71% of landlords have not yet organised a carbon monoxide alarm in their rental property, according to a survey of...
25 August 2015
From: Breaking News

A tenant referencing and insurance firm has announced that it has completed the acquisition of one of its competitors. Let Insurances Ltd,...
24 August 2015
From: Breaking News

A letting agency has announced that it has formed a partnership with a heating installer to provide support for its managed...
21 August 2015
From: Breaking News

New figures from a landlords’ organisation show that mortgage repayments are easily the biggest outgoing for a large proportion of landlords. The...
11 August 2015
From: Breaking News

An inventory software firm claims periodic visits by agents or landlords could lead to a reduction in damage to rental properties. The...
05 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The Master Locksmiths Association has set out advice to letting agents on the best way to secure student properties which in...
24 July 2015
From: Breaking News

An estimated 400,000 landlords in the UK - that’s approaching three in every 10 - have had their property damaged by...
20 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a radio advertisement for Direct Line Landlord Insurance because it has been judged to be...
16 July 2015
From: Breaking News

One of Britain’s best known and highest profile lettings agencies, Finders Keepers, has produced what it calls the definitive guide to...
08 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Barbon Insurance Group Ltd - the firm behind HomeLet, Letsure and Rentshield, has appointed a new non-executive chairman as a global...
02 July 2015
From: Breaking News

In my recent article, ‘Is Gazeal for Real?’ I reported on the imminent launch of this new product that claimed it...
26 June 2015
From: Features

Landlords of residential properties in high risk flood areas should look at minimising their risks now rather than be left at...
18 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Recent weeks have seen changes made to the rules that govern responsibility for property repairs in the private rented sector. Section 11...
16 June 2015
From: Sponsored Content

The journalism website HoldTheFrontPage says a landlord who tried to sue a weekly newspaper for defamation over its coverage of a...
11 June 2015
From: Breaking News

An insurance firm has reminded landlords that recent changes in legislation require them to be responsible for any repairs to the...
08 June 2015
From: Breaking News

As this year’s SAFEagent Awareness Week draws to a close today and thousands of agents have been raising the profile of...
05 June 2015
From: Breaking News

In a marketplace where many providers outsource their Tenant Referencing and Rent Protection services, using one that doesn’t is essential for...
18 May 2015
From: Sponsored Content

AllAgents is calling for the scrapping of the insurance-backed tenancy deposit schemes. The review website claims these schemes are misleading, as tenants...