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![Your Move emailing agents to urge them to become franchisees](/upload/images/shutterstock_2325312031.jpg)
Your Move – part of LSL, which last year underwent a radical restructuring - is trying to woo existing agents and...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Alto announces link-up with deposit alternative supplier](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Agency software service Alto has announced a new integration with Zero Deposit. Research by Zero Deposit shows that 65 per cent of...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove snaps up rental-focussed reviews website](/upload/images/shutterstock_2166900137.jpg)
A five year old consumer reviews website has been acquired by Rightmove. Homeviews was set up in 2019 and at the time...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings PropTech firm passes big rental sector milestone](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
PropTech service Propoly says it’s handled £50m of rental transactions so far this year. Propoly - launched in 2020 and boasting early...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency switches from residential despite strong lettings showing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LettingAgent-400x310.png)
Latest market data from LSL Property Services - which includes the Your Move and Reeds Rain brands - shows a 10...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents told to lobby MPs over Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big PropTech deal for over half of LSL franchise agents](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Internet-400x310.jpg)
Over half of the agency branches sold to franchisees by LSL Property Services have signed up to a large PropTech deal. As...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency structure transformation is almost complete](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
LSL’s transition from being a largely owned agency network to individual franchises is effectively complete. The company - which owns the Your...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency chain pledges higher profits following franchise switch](/upload/images/shutterstock_1476390641.jpg)
LSL Property Services - owner of the Reeds Rains and Your Move brands - says it’s movement of agency branches to...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Ex-Countrywide and LRG personnel launch compliance service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agent1-400x310.png)
Two former agents with experience between them of major players such as Countrywide, Leaders Romans and LSL have set up a...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![New agency structure will rival existing lettings franchise giants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Bridging%20loan%20completions.png)
LSL Property Services - owners of the Your Move and Reeds Rain brands - is to franchise its entire network of...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rival big-hitter agencies slug it out for lettings dominance](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Recruitment-400x310.png)
Two big-hitter agencies are slugging it out for lettings dominance in London, with both making announcements in a bid to cement...
27 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Here's how Atomic Consultancy can help buy or sell a lettings or estate agency business](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Atomic%20Consultancy/LucyNoonan_360x280.png)
Lucy Noonan, founder of Atomic Consultancy, reviews how partnering with Atomic can help property and lettings companies buy or sell their...
01 December 2022
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![Lettings save the bacon for agency group facing challenging market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseMarketConfusion-400x310.png)
Lettings income for LSL Property Services increased two per cent in the past year - at just the time the company...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Experienced hands drafted in to avoid future Purplebricks blunders](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/TeamSelection2-400x310-min.jpeg)
More ‘old’ new faces have been drafted in to Purplebricks in a bid to improve its compliance and market performance. Last month...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks creates new compliance role after rental deposits scandal](/upload/images/Logos/PurplebricksLogo2020-400x310.jpg)
Purplebricks has announced a new director of risk and compliance, following its lettings division’s high profile compliance error last year. In Decvember...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency finance arm snaps up buy to let broker firm](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/MergerAcquisition-1-400x310.jpg)
The finance arm of LSL Property Services - known as Pivotal Growth - has snapped up a specialist mortgage service. Pivotal Growth...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agencies to hold ‘Act of Kindness Day’ for local communities](/img/default/lat.png)
Your Move, Reeds Rains and other parts of the LSL Group are to hold an Act of Kindness day to encourage...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Covid issues hit leading agency group’s lettings revenue](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the country’s largest lettings operations has outlined the challenges it faced during the Coronavirus crisis. LSL Property Services’ latest trading statement...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency secures new £90m banking facility as expansion looms](/img/default/lat.png)
LSL Property Services has secured new banking arrangements with a £90m revolving credit facility in anticipation of what it calls “attractive...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Another agency takes a stake in deposit alternative operator](/img/default/lat.png)
The 60-branch London focussed agency chain Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is the latest agency to invest in Zero Deposit. The firm joins Andrews,...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021 will not hold back Agents who are prepared to adapt](/img/default/lat.png)
With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents can do more to speed up transactions by adopting technology](/img/default/lat.png)
Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Keeping the property market moving](/img/default/lat.png)
It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Investment boost for Zero Deposit as founder Notley steps back](/img/default/lat.png)
Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has revealed significant new investment as its founder - ex-Zoopla commercial director Jon Notley - takes a...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![London agency links with law firm to handle Covid litigation](/img/default/lat.png)
Marsh & Parsons, the LSL-owned London chain, has appointed a litigation firm for Covid-19 support to its Lettings team. A statement from...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Jon Notley, co-founder and CEO of Zero Deposit™](/img/default/lat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jon Notley and I am the co-founder...
12 March 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![Ex-LSL lettings expert snapped up by London PropTech start-up](/img/default/lat.png)
A former director at LSL’s Build To Rent division has today been named as head of business development at a London...
09 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Redundancy rumour hits another online lettings service](/img/default/lat.png)
In addition to the apparent collapse of Upad at the weekend, there has been unconfirmed speculation about redundancies at a second...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Redundant LSL agent buys local franchise for hybrid agency](/img/default/lat.png)
A former agent made redundant by LSL Property Services is the 125th franchisee for EweMove. Damien Guest, who has worked in agency...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Need to replace lost fee income? Trio of suppliers say they will show how](/img/default/lat.png)
With the tenants’ fees ban just five weeks away focus is shifting to how agents can make up for lost income...
23 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Best yields and buy to let rents? Head to the North of England...](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest market snapshot from LSL Property Services once again shows that buy to let investors in northern regions have enjoyed...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Another independent agency acquired by big corporate](/img/default/lat.png)
LSL Property Services has acquired LetCo Homes, a lettings and property management specialist based at Whiteley in Hampshire. LetCo, which operated chiefly...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![ZPG-backed Zero Deposit scheme signs up more independent agencies](/img/default/lat.png)
More independent lettings agencies - Anthony Pepe, Let Leeds and Alexander & Co (formerly kaleidoscope Group) - have signed up to...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News
!['Be flexible over tenant demographics and aims' investors urged](/img/default/lat.png)
A Build To Rent business says investors in the private rental sector should be more flexible in their approach to private...
12 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Independent snapped up by LSL's Reeds Rains chain](/img/default/lat.png)
Reeds Rains has snapped up one of north west England’s better known independent lettings agencies, Nurture. Nurture is owned by James Coubrough...
08 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Over 40% of tenants say green credentials key when selecting a property](/img/default/lat.png)
Some 42 per cent of tenants regard the eco-friendliness of a property as key when choosing whether or not to rent...
26 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![ZPG-backed 'no deposit' scheme wins agency investors](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Rents rise gently - but tenants may be persuaded to pay more, says LSL](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest figures from LSL Property Services suggest that rents have increased across the UK by an average 2.5 per cent in the...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Former LSL boss backs AI PropTech property management system](/img/default/lat.png)
The former executive director of LSL Property Services, David Newnes, is one of the key backers of a new property management...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents remove ads after complaints filed to advertising watchdog](/img/default/lat.png)
Two letting agencies have removed advertisements after complaints were filed to the Advertising Standards Authority. The first case involved LSL Property Services...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Expansion for LSL-backed broker seeking to emulate online letting agents](/img/default/lat.png)
A digital start-up that uses algorithms to match the requirements of landlords against the entire buy to let mortgage market of...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rents up in most regions but yields down compared to a year ago](/img/default/lat.png)
Rental prices in most areas of England and Wales have grown over the past 12 months with the East of England...
27 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![New director aims to boost Your Move and Reeds Rains lettings](/img/default/lat.png)
The managing director of LSL’s Corporate Client Department has been appointed as National Lettings and Franchise Director for Your Move and...
01 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agency group takes a stake in new digital mortgage service](/img/default/lat.png)
LSL Property Services, which owns Your Move and Reeds Rains lettings and estate agencies, is investing in an online buy to...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![LSL unveils new partnership to strengthen Build To Rent activities](/img/default/lat.png)
LSL Property Services’ new consultancy and management service for the Build To Rent sector - PRSim - has teamed up with...
12 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![LSL's new PRSim brand makes pitch for Build To Rent business](/img/default/lat.png)
LSL Property Services has unveiled PRSim, its new brand offering services to the burgeoning Build To Rent sector. PRSim offers “data, consultancy and...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![New referencing product aims to avoid problem highlighted by TPO](/img/default/lat.png)
The software company behind a new product claim it helps agents comply with The Property Ombudsman’s code of practice on referencing...
26 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Tenant happiness on the rise as more opt to rent long-term](/img/default/lat.png)
A study of over 3,000 tenants has found that an increasing number of renters are 'very happy' with their living situation. LSL...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![4 Reasons Why Virtual Furnishing Really Is The Future](/img/default/lat.png)
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![LSL beefs up Build To Rent offer with key new hire](/img/default/lat.png)
LSL’s corporate client department, a subsidiary of LSL Property Services, is beefing up its offer to Build To Rent institutional investors...
17 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Guarantee blue skies! Bad weather doesn’t mean bad photos when you use Doctor Photo](/img/default/lat.png)
Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Estate agents, fancy a ride in a supercar?](/img/default/lat.png)
Why not drive one of the most powerful, beautiful, and sensational supercars available on the planet today, and at a price...
01 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![NALS-led forum asked to consider how fees ban could operate](/img/default/lat.png)
The Fair Fees Forum, a platform for letting agencies and trade bodies set up by the National Approved Lettings Scheme, has...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Fees ban: here's a calculation of how much it might cost landlords](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Online agency warns tenants' arrears will worsen next year](/img/default/lat.png)
An online lettings agency says tenants’ arrears are likely to be the biggest issue facing the rental sector next year unless...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![How can Agents survive in an increasingly competitive market?](/img/default/lat.png)
The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Lifting the Lid on Deposit Disputes](/img/default/lat.png)
Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...
05 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Serious rent arrears drop four per cent thanks to higher employment rate](/img/default/lat.png)
There were 3,100 fewer private rental households in serious rent arrears in the first quarter of this year compared to the...
15 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: where to find Britain's highest rental yields (apparently)](/img/default/lat.png)
A buy to let investment search portal has produced an interactive map based on a pull-together of research into the lettings market...
09 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![New appointments drive Connells' and LSL's expansion plans](/img/default/lat.png)
Connells Residential Lettings has announced three new lettings area managers to grow its central division offering, covering Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire...
03 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![LSL Property Services chief moves to merged Leaders/Romans group](/img/default/lat.png)
Adrian Gill, whose resignation as LSL Property Services was announced last week after just nine months in post, is to become...
25 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Rents on the rise - it's a small increase but the first since September](/img/default/lat.png)
Average rents are now rising on a monthly basis for the first time since September, up 0.1 per cent between January...
18 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Lettings and sales agency group buys majority share in mortgage firm](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Buy to let investors 'set to lose money in over 90% of locations](/img/default/lat.png)
An analysis by a national newspaper shows that investors purchasing buy to let properties with mortgages are likely to lose money...
11 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Another independent letting agency snapped up by Your Move](/img/default/lat.png)
LSL Property Services has snapped up another independent letting agency - and says it’s looking for more. The agency, PHP Lettings in...
18 November 2015
From: Breaking News
!['More evidence that buy to let is becoming too complex' - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
The government’s reduction of mortgage interest tax relief on buy to let properties in a major factor for 50 per cent...
17 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Ellie Hall, Head of Acquisitions, LSL Property Services](/img/default/lat.png)
Who are you? Ellie Hall. What does it say on your business card? Head of Acquisitions. You're on the hunt for acquisitions, what makes a...
26 October 2015
From: 60 Second Interview
![Yields and appreciation make investors nearly 10% annually say agents](/img/default/lat.png)
Buy to let investors in England and Wales have seen their returns rise to around 10 per cent in the past...
20 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Private sector rent arrears show dramatic rise](/img/default/lat.png)
A total of 74,000 private sector tenants owe more than two months’ rent - this is up 4.4 per cent in...
30 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents report a drop in number of landlords in arrears](/img/default/lat.png)
The number of landlords with buy to let mortgages that are more than three months in arrears has dropped for the...
30 September 2015
From: Breaking News
08 July 2015
From: Video Articles
![LSL Property Services Signs Tenants in Under 10 Minutes with eSignatures](/img/default/lat.png)
Leading letting agency improves efficiency and customer satisfaction with DocuSign. Company’s Top Objectives LSL Property Services is a leading provider of residential property...
08 July 2015
From: Sponsored Content
![LSL snaps up nine letting books so far this year](/img/default/lat.png)
LSL Property Services says it has already acquired nine lettings books so far this year - with more to follow -...
26 May 2015
From: Breaking News
![Fastest rent rise for over four years](/img/default/lat.png)
Private sector rents in England and Wales have grown 4.6 per cent year-on-year – the fastest rate of increase since November...