Archive

Leaders Romans Group has entered a three year deal with The Depositary, which is claimed could save the group tens of...

Sean Hooker, head of redress at the Property Redress Scheme, will discuss the latest rental reform proposals and answer letting agents'...

A prominent lettings agency chief says the lifecycle of a typical tenancy has been transformed in recent years, as a result...

The massive Belvoir franchise network has signed up 360 of its franchisees to the PropTech service Kamma.  The franchisees include those under...

The appeal of city living has been reignited across Scotland with new figures showing a surge in demand and rents for...

A guide has been launched to help letting agents put empathy at the heart of customer care and ensure customers benefit...

Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...

Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...

Speculation is growing that a high profile former leader of the Association of Residential Letting Agents may become the next chief...

Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...

Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Clifford Thomas – Sales Director at The Letting Partnership What is...

Shocking figures have emerged regarding the long-running problems caused by banks demanding that agencies have a designated client account for each...

A prominent industry supplier says lettings agents must be increasingly transparent on the services they provide - not just to landlords...

A PropTech supplier says it’s created a solution to letting agents and landlords who must remain compliant and who want to...

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

The UK lettings and estate agency is being targeted by crime syndicates in order to launder dirty money. That’s the claim of...

An activist at the centre of a controversy involving a London letting agent has used a left-wing website to explain how...

A technology platform claims that as many as a third of lettings agencies that should be compliant with anti-money laundering regulations...

The mainstream media today is reporting that a group of anti-landlord/anti-agent activists called an agent a “w*****” at a protest. This apparently prompted...

One of the brands at the centre of the new Lomond Group has snapped up a 640-home lettings portfolio - taking...

LettsPay, an automated service aiming to simplify the reconciling of tenant rental payments, has won investment from the nurtur.group - the...

Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start...

A new PropTech platform allows letting agents free access to the information required to set up a tenancy and register renters...

The chief executive and founder of an award-winning sales and lettings brand is set to discuss the best practice approaches to...

Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...

Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution. The trade body also...

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a tenant referencing service that it claims allows letting agents to conduct their own...

An activist group that has staged many protests against letting agents must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...

Agent Rainmaker reports that over 200 letting agents have completed the latest AMX Mastery course.  The weekend event was focused around adding...

A new Home Office code of practice comes into force today making changes to what letting agents in England need to...

A PropTech provider has launched a renter guarantor service after claiming there’s been a 10-fold rise in tenancy fraud in the...

Sally Lawson - letting agent and ARLA President, business owner and franchiser - runs Agent Rainmaker, which aims to optimise agents’...

Agents and landlords are being warned by a government minister not to charge all-inclusive HMO tenants more than necessary in a...

Proceedings against a bankrupt letting agent have been delayed 10 weeks to allow mental health reports to be prepared.  Madelaina Eftekhari is...

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

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

Agents have been reminded they can claim tax relief on the membership fees they pay to professional bodies that are approved...

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

The allAgents reviews platform is calling on letting agents to ensure rental properties’ energy suppliers have up to date meter readings...

Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England. The research by rental platform Rentd looked at the current average income of a...

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...

The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark. In February, Propertymark...

There’s been a broad welcome from letting agents to the Spring Statement not loading more tax or restrictions on buy to...

PropTech platform Goodlord now integrates with the latest API from the Tenancy Deposit Scheme to automate tenancy deposit registration and reduce...

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

An online lettings agency says two thirds of landlords and tenants have ‘issues’ with their agents - and substantial numbers claim...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sarah Davies, Commercial Director at The Letting Partnership What is The...

A lettings platform set up 18 months ago but under-the-radar until now claims to be the world’s first for women only...

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

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...

A London council is urging letting agents and landlords to sign a pledge to encourage tenants to use the local recycling...

Letting agents are being urged to respond to a consultation opening today from rhe independent Office for Tax Simplification.  The OTS has published an...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...

A lettings firm specialising in holiday properties is reported to have disappeared with all items taken from its office and calls...

With the steady introduction of rental platforms and apps designed to bypass letting agents and property managers in the tenancy process,...

PropTech supplier Agent OS is running a survey of letting agents about the vexed subject of specialist client accounts. AgentOS says it’s...

Agents tasked with persuading possible investors as to the benefit of buy to let have new ammunition, in the shape of...

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

CRM business platform Reapit has partnered with PropTech platform Notify to announce a software integration that claims to simplify utilities registration...

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has accused governments across the UK of using Covid 19 rule changes to slip in...

Propertymark has waded into the controversy surrounding regulations removing extended notice periods in Scotland. The notice periods for residential tenancies - extended...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...

The criticism by landlords aimed at Housing Secretary Michael Gove for some of his comments regarding the cladding issue, has now...

A platform that says it wants to help reduce letting agents’ reliance on traditional portals such as Rightmove and Zoopla has...

A PropTech supplier claims that increased automation can help letting agents meet the demands of the government’s Levelling Up agenda. Openview –...

PropTech supplier Goodlord is to host a webinar on Thursday answering letting agents' questions onthe implications of the landmark ruling on...

The online lettings agency Howsy is reported to have been acquired by a national chain after a ‘distressed sale’ following its...

Theresa Wallace, the chair of The Lettings Industry Council, has given her backing to compulsory changes to rental property listings introduced...

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

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

Propertymark has hit back at the latest demand by politicians for rent controls. The London mayor Sadiq Khan renewed his call for...

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says teclet, a wholly owned subsidiary of OnTheMarket plc, has integrated with the TDS API - aimed...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

PropTech company Homeppl has launched two products that it calls “revolutionary fraud detection tools” for letting agents. One of the two technologies...

A suite of new ‘pet-let’ products is to be offered by The Lettings Hub, which already has some 1,000-plus agents on...

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

A new property management platform seeking support form letting agents claims to be the ‘Airbnb for shared living’. Vann Vogstad, the entrepreneur...

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...

The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland wants to investigate the existing qualification and training requirements for letting agencies in that...

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

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...

Propertymark has expressed a sigh of relief at a decision this week by the Appeal Court, which ruled in favour of...

Extending the length of Notice to Quit periods in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland to up to six months...

A key judgment from the Court of Appeal, announced today, is reported to have gone in favour of landlords and letting...

Tenants are complaining that lengthy application processes at lettings agencies contribute to their frustration at missing available properties.  The results of a...

Zoopla has unveiled a new tenant document-sharing feature on its Alto service, which it says will help letting agents fulfil compliance...

Two agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay compensation awards. Thamlet Estates, based in east London,...

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

Letting agents who embrace training and qualifications - beyond those which are mandatory - will help create trust and transparency. That’s the...

The Home Office has confirmed that letting agents, landlords and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...

A webinar being held tomorrow promises to demonstrate how letting agents who ask the right single question to their landlord clients...

A member of staff at a Connells-owned branch has been quoted as saying the agency had “no lawful basis” for passing...

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

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

Gary Barker - the ex-Reapit supremo who controversially did not take up the role of chief executive at Boomin - is...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for letting and estate agents in England.  - Isolation...

A council is warning letting agents to adhere to health and safety laws or else face the legal consequences. Telford & Wrekin...

ARLA Propertymark President Maxine Fothergill has lifted the lid on what is required of a letting agent holding that position in...

Self-managing landlords who think they don’t have the same compliance obligations as agents could face serious repercussions, Trading Standards chiefs have...

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents has lifted the lid on how buy to let came about,...

The team at Letting Agent Today and our publisher, Angels Media, wish all agents a very prosperous New Year.  Thank you for your...

Former ARLA Propertymark president Sally Lawson, who now runs the Agent Rainmaker training service, has set out for Letting Agent Today...

Letting Agent Today would like to wish all agents and their families, staff and colleagues a wonderful Christmas 2021. It’s been an...

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...

Propertymark is telling its letting agent members that they have a role in helping solve the Afghan refugee crisis. It says some...

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

The Guild of Property Professionals has entered into a partnership with one of the many deposit replacement services now available. It’s teamed...

How can agents improve their position in society? A report has been published following a roundtable discussion between prominent agency figures...

Perhaps few letting agents consider giving anything like rewards to tenants, but if they did there might be a case for...

A report by the National Audit Office claims that the way private renting is regulated makes the sector unfair to renters. It...

Learners, employers, training providers, and stakeholders gathered to congratulate finalists and nominees at Propertymark Qualifications.  Apprentices who completed their Junior Estate Agent...

The classic winter time arguments between tenants and agents over what is damp and what is mildew can be resolved by...

ARLA Propertymark has listed tell tale signs which letting agents should look for to spot incidents of modern day slavery. It says...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says it welcomes new rules for alarms which put the social and private rental sectors...

The average number of new prospective tenants registered per branch fell in October to 71, from September’s figure of 83, according...

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

Council-imposed fines on letting agents and landlords that fall foul of licensing regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...

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

A scam in one city has reportedly seen scores of individuals robbed of thousands of pounds as short lets have been...

Police officers are this week raising awareness among agents about the signs of potential cannabis grows. The campaign is being led in...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the director of Generation Rent, is to be one of the speakers in a debate at the ARLA...

The live launch of a roundtable event hosted by rental payments platform PayProp takes place tomorrow – and letting agents can...

A recent industry roundtable event hosted by PayProp, which brought together some of the lettings industry’s biggest hitters, will be live streamed next week...

ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a new dispute resolution service as a quicker and less expensive alternative to court...

The next episode of the Channel 5 show Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords this evening features an agent offering a supposed guaranteed...

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

PropTech platform Fixflo has launched what it calls a self-service training academy. It has already had a soft launch with 90 per...

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...

Agent Rainmaker’s bootcamp - which aims to focus letting agents on the structure of their business whilst also breaking boards and...

ARLA Propertymark has released its latest lettings market snapshot showing demand reducing - but even so still being a record for...

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...

Propertymark has taken the unusual step of thanking the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and the Communities for the...

Ex-Reapit and ex-Countrywide tech guru Gary Barker has joined co-living HMO platform COHO as a non-executive director - just weeks after...

ARLA Propertymark has blasted the government over its net zero policy of banning new boilers from 2035 and giving landlords £5,000...

Independent Liverpool-based agency LPS Real Estate has acquired another indie - Maison Lettings. As part of the acquisition, LPS will take over...

Pressure continues to build on letting agents to play a greater role in the adoption of smart meters across the private...

One of the local authorities with the tightest clampdowns on letting agents has issued a statement celebrating its successes. Tower Hamlets council in...

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

A PropTech chief says there’s substantial opportunity for letting agents to earn more revenue - so long as they understand their...

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

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...

Six agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensatory awards - five of them for offences...

Lettings technology platform Goodlord has acquired a new app called acasa.  acasa is a fintech platform which allows tenants to manage household...

Campaigners against letting agents and landlords appear to suggest that the issue of rising rents is uniquely confined to the UK...

More and more people are committing tenancy fraud and it’s having a massive impact on the industryAs a lettings agency, you...

A high profile and respected lettings sector legal expert is inviting questions from agents at a webinar next week - and he’ll...

Spicerhaart has unveiled a £30m investment programme for its lettings business. The business proposes to more than double the number of properties...

A leading property lawyer is warning that a tribunal case between a London letting agent and a tenant - involving a...

A London lettings agency - that has now entered bankruptcy - has been cleared of any involvement in a rental scandal...

The chief executive of Shelter says the experience of Scotland shows that the scrapping of S21 eviction powers produces benefits that...

After 10 days of reports of soaring energy costs, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced a series of tips for letting agents...

A branch of Northwood has snapped up an independent agency. Bassets Lettings, which is based in Salisbury, was set up in 2002...

Propertymark is telling politicians to stop demonising letting agents and landlords. The unusualy bluntl message has come in response to the latest...

New forms have been posted online which must be used by landlords and letting agents from October 1. New legislation regarding eviction...

The letting agents’ trade body has issued a warning to landlords that short lets may provide quick profits - but they...

A statement from ARLA Propertymark has hinted that it believes politicians may be out of touch with the reality of how...

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

When it comes to gathering evidence for deposit disputes, the need for thoroughness is understandable. However, on occasion some landlords take...

A lettings agent has been jailed for three years for defrauding tenants and landlords out of more than £182,000.  Lee Clarke, 42,...

Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...

As a letting agent in the UK, you might think what happens in China has no bearing on your work here....

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

Lettings agents have highlighted a lack of stock as their main concern, research claims. The latest State of the Lettings Industry report...

New laws to limit rent increases to once a year in Northern Ireland have moved a step closer and lettings agents...

Agents are being invited to take part in a free online wellbeing programme. PropTech company Rlet has partnered with wellbeing experts to...

Almost half of renters in England have been victims of illegal behaviour from landlords or lettings agents, Shelter claims. The stark allegations...

One in four homes in the UK has a potentially dangerous gas appliance, new research claims. Analysis of inspection figures by Gas...

There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...

A PropTech supplier claims letting agents can now register deposits at the click of a button thanks to a new integration...

Does this photo drive you mad? Do you see it everywhere (including on Letting Agent Today stories)?  Who are these people and...

Agents should go further in allowing tenants to have digital access to key documents such as contracts and fees information. That’s one...

Agents who are members of The Guild of Property Professionals and who have been hit by the uncertainties surrounding outsourced property...

Letting Agents should aim for 50 per cent profit margins according to a high profile former president of ARLA. Sally Lawson says...

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

The agency My Property Box has completed the acquisition of established North Yorkshire letting agent WardHorne – its sixth such deal...

The government has updated its formal guidance to letting agents and landlords on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of online...

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...

The scale of demand in the private rental sector is now the highest on record according to ARLA Propertymark.  The average number...

A prominent lettings agency owner has given his verdict on the concept of charging renters to view a property - “it...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heidi Shackell, CEO of The Lettings Hub. How has your...

The controversy over whether a new PropTech service can be used by agents to charge people to view a property to...

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

If you haven’t been to the Agent Rainmaker LIVE event before, then it is pretty difficult to explain how this event...

Over a quarter of lettings and estate agents say sustainability is just a box-ticking exercise and only one in nine have...

There has still been no formal response to a government consultation on the database of rogue agents and landlords, 25 months...

Guidance from Trading Standards suggests that it is possible, in some cases, to charge tenants to view a property to let...

An analysis of the Mayor of London’s Rogue Landlord and Letting Agent Checker shows that since it was introduced in 2018...

Upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures make the case for increased automation of the process to save agents from additional...

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

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

A PropTech company has revealed what letting agent hate and love most about their work. On the plus side the RentProfile platform’s...

Flexible working for letting agents, so much a part of activities for the past 18 months, is here to stay according...

The latest rental market snapshot released by ARLA Propertymark shows a little of the heat coming out of the rental market...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

Zero Deposit has outlined three top tips for letting agents - with a focus on what the Proptech firm calls “customer...

The capital appreciation of the past year proves that there’s no better investment than bricks and mortar, according to an agency...

The newly rebranded Rightmove Landlord & Tenant Services has made improvements to the time it takes for an agent to request...

A London lettings agency is exposed on TV this evening over what turns out to be a sham guaranteed rent scheme. Landlords...

The Generation Rent campaign group and Labour are again uniting to argue in favour of rent controls in London. Just last week...

Record tenant demand and record-fast lettings have combined to create an average asking rent above £1,000 per calendar month for homes...

Lettings PropTech platform teclet - part of Glanty, now owned outright by OnTheMarket - has signed off on a link with...

The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back at a demand from London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan that he be given the powers to...

The Letting Partnership has been recognised for its excellence in Innovation, winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The supplier’s HealthChecks are widely...

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

A pet referencing service is being launched next month - but it expects agents and landlords to pay to see the...

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

A rogue tenant has tried to bribe two letting agents with hush money after they discovered his cannabis growing factory. Anisi Hamollari,...

ARLA Propertymark says a new government online checker to help private tenants establish what repairs they may be entitled to should...

There’s still no sign of a lettings market slowdown according to the latest report from ARLA Propertymark. It says that the average...

The government has launched an online checker in a bid to avoid disputes between landlords and tenants over the entitlement for...

The Labour-run Haringey council in London says some housing conditions in the private rental sector lead to anti-social behaviour. Letting Agent Today...

The man behind a PropTech supplier of virtual tours says he wants to get every listing in the UK’s lettings and...

A local Trading Standards team is clamping down on rogue letting agents. Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service has launched...

Tomorrow sees the start of a three-day debate over the extension of the eviction ban in Scotland - and Propertymark appears...

ARLA Propertymark says letting agents have a vital role to play in highlighting the rights of private rental sector tenants. The comment...

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

There have been just 17 First Tier Tribunal cases involving allegations of fees charged to tenants in contravention of the Tenants...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

Reliable referencing remains the cornerstone of every letting agent’s business. Landlords rely on their agents to get it right, and to protect...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That's very retro - I have not had one of...

As we all know, there is an increasing number of PropTech solutions aiming to service the property and lettings industry, with...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents’ wing of Propertymark is demanding to see the results of a mediation project initiated by...

Helping those in the private rental sector understand the latest changes to regulations due to Covid-19 is one of the aims...

A local authority has explained its role in ensuring that a private landlord could arrange for an electrical safety inspection to...

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

There’s now an unprecedented level of demand from tenants for properties, according to the latest survey findings from ARLA Propertymark. The survey...

There are just two weeks left for letting agents to register with HM Revenue & Customs if they want to be...

A Labour council in London is taking the unusual measure of threatening landlords with community protection notices - associated with anti-social...

The UK Association of Letting Agents - a trade body rival to ARLA Propertymark - says it’s seen “a robust membership...

Coming out of Covid and realising that relaxed procedures will be tightened up once again, will present challenges to letting agents...

A new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology” says its latest app aids safety for agents. The latest version of the...

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

Propertymark has produced new guidance for letting agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid restrictions. It says:...

PropTech start up Halo claims that what it calls a new “tenant engagement platform” will streamlines the rental onboarding process. The firm...

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...

A compliance specialist is reminding the industry that the deadline by which letting agents must register with HMRC if they are...

Zoopla has revealed the formation of a Lettings Advisory Board, to be chaired by the national lettings managing director of Leaders...

Halo.rent, a proptech startup from the UK, announces the launch of its tenant engagement platform that streamlines the entire rental onboarding...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...

Many letting agents fail to conduct the obligatory identity checks on landlord clients according to an industry supplier. Blinc UK says that...

A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...

A scheme being proposed in Northern Ireland has been branded as a threat to letting agents. The Northern Ireland Executive is considering...

The government has admitted that “hundreds of thousands” of people will use the new Breathing Space system, during which they cannot...

A prominent industry figure says lettings agents will have a key role educating landlords over the controversial Breathing Space scheme introduced...

There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...

Activists from the Acorn renters' campaign group have held a protest outside a branch of Chancellors in Oxford. The group says the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents' wing of Propertymark says the recent expulsion of three agents from The Property Ombudsman demonstrates the...

A letting agent has been fined £11,500 for breaking HMO houses and fire safety rules at a property he manages. Agent Benjamin...

A lettings agency director has been issued with a Criminal Behaviour Order for unlawfully evicting a tenant back in 2019. CFDP Ltd, trading as...

A rival trade body to the Association of Residential Letting Agents has announced what it calls “a robust membership result.” The UK...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says agents should continue to help landlords and tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. Although the vaccine...

The managing director of Fixflo, Rajeev Nayyar, says the pandemic has changed the context in which agents should view tenants’ complaints. In...

A letting agent in Cornwall has told local TV how she finds herself in ”heartbreaking” situations because of the lack of...

Another lettings agency has been found to have unlawfully discriminated against a tenant receiving benefits. Worthing County Court declared that Michael Jones & Company unlawfully...

The two letting agents’ trade groups have backed a call for more upfront information to be given to prospective renters. The National...

Letting agents are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March...

The DPS is hosting free dispute webinars to enable landlords and letting agents to navigate the dispute resolution process. More than 2,000...

Another lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay an outstanding compensation award - but...

A survey by a comparison website suggests landlords are evenly split about how they find letting agents. Some 28 per cent favour physically searching...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued updated guidance to include the recent extension of the bailiff enforcement...

One of the industry’s leading experts wants letting agents to engage with tenants and landlords over Covid-related arrears, agree to mediation,...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and predictably, he’s chosen an upmarket letting agent. Strutt &...

Letting agents body ARLA Propertymark has joined the criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan who wants to be given the power...

Average rents across the UK have risen for the fourth time in as many months according to the HomeLet index. Typical rent...

Latest figures from ARLA Propertymark suggest the rental market continues to perform strongly. Data for February - the latest available from the...

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

Letting agents have been accused of creating confusion amongst renters when it comes to smart meters. A company promoting smart meters claims...

The lettings book of one of the UK’s oldest property and law companies has been snapped up by a firm in the...

Letting agents have only 10 days to open segregated client accounts or they could face being expelled by their client money...

Letting agencies are being urged to help to shape the future of the rental sector by completing a survey as part...

Propertymark - embracing the Association of Residential Letting Agents as well as sales agents, auctioneers and valuers - says it’s been...

A lettings agency in central London has been issued with a fine for not belonging to a Client Money Protection scheme. The...

Shelter has launched a fund-raising campaign because of what it calls a huge rise in demand for its emergency services, and in anticipation of what...

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

As we emerge out of the pandemic there is a growing need for agents to reflect on how the lettings business...

A veteran lettings expert says most rental activity will soon be online and conducted outside office hours - a further boost...

Propertymark, which embraces the Association of Residential Letting Agents, is seeking two new non-executive directors. The body has been in the news of...

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...