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Sean Hooker, head of redress at the Property Redress Scheme, will discuss the latest rental reform proposals and answer letting agents'...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent lettings agency chief says the lifecycle of a typical tenancy has been transformed in recent years, as a result...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The massive Belvoir franchise network has signed up 360 of its franchisees to the PropTech service Kamma. The franchisees include those under...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The appeal of city living has been reignited across Scotland with new figures showing a surge in demand and rents for...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A guide has been launched to help letting agents put empathy at the heart of customer care and ensure customers benefit...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...
11 May 2022
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Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...
11 May 2022
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Speculation is growing that a high profile former leader of the Association of Residential Letting Agents may become the next chief...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...
09 May 2022
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Clifford Thomas – Sales Director at The Letting Partnership What is...
06 May 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

Shocking figures have emerged regarding the long-running problems caused by banks demanding that agencies have a designated client account for each...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent industry supplier says lettings agents must be increasingly transparent on the services they provide - not just to landlords...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech supplier says it’s created a solution to letting agents and landlords who must remain compliant and who want to...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

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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The UK lettings and estate agency is being targeted by crime syndicates in order to launder dirty money. That’s the claim of...
27 April 2022
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An activist at the centre of a controversy involving a London letting agent has used a left-wing website to explain how...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A technology platform claims that as many as a third of lettings agencies that should be compliant with anti-money laundering regulations...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

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...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the brands at the centre of the new Lomond Group has snapped up a 640-home lettings portfolio - taking...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

LettsPay, an automated service aiming to simplify the reconciling of tenant rental payments, has won investment from the nurtur.group - the...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A new PropTech platform allows letting agents free access to the information required to set up a tenancy and register renters...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The chief executive and founder of an award-winning sales and lettings brand is set to discuss the best practice approaches to...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution. The trade body also...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a tenant referencing service that it claims allows letting agents to conduct their own...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

An activist group that has staged many protests against letting agents must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agent Rainmaker reports that over 200 letting agents have completed the latest AMX Mastery course. The weekend event was focused around adding...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A new Home Office code of practice comes into force today making changes to what letting agents in England need to...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech provider has launched a renter guarantor service after claiming there’s been a 10-fold rise in tenancy fraud in the...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Sally Lawson - letting agent and ARLA President, business owner and franchiser - runs Agent Rainmaker, which aims to optimise agents’...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents and landlords are being warned by a government minister not to charge all-inclusive HMO tenants more than necessary in a...
05 April 2022
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Proceedings against a bankrupt letting agent have been delayed 10 weeks to allow mental health reports to be prepared. Madelaina Eftekhari is...
04 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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A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents have been reminded they can claim tax relief on the membership fees they pay to professional bodies that are approved...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

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 allAgents reviews platform is calling on letting agents to ensure rental properties’ energy suppliers have up to date meter readings...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England. The research by rental platform Rentd looked at the current average income of a...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark. In February, Propertymark...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been a broad welcome from letting agents to the Spring Statement not loading more tax or restrictions on buy to...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech platform Goodlord now integrates with the latest API from the Tenancy Deposit Scheme to automate tenancy deposit registration and reduce...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An online lettings agency says two thirds of landlords and tenants have ‘issues’ with their agents - and substantial numbers claim...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sarah Davies, Commercial Director at The Letting Partnership What is The...
21 March 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

A lettings platform set up 18 months ago but under-the-radar until now claims to be the world’s first for women only...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A trade body says letting agents are receiving growing numbers of contracts from tenants wanting to take part in the Homes...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A London council is urging letting agents and landlords to sign a pledge to encourage tenants to use the local recycling...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being urged to respond to a consultation opening today from rhe independent Office for Tax Simplification. The OTS has published an...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings firm specialising in holiday properties is reported to have disappeared with all items taken from its office and calls...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

With the steady introduction of rental platforms and apps designed to bypass letting agents and property managers in the tenancy process,...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech supplier Agent OS is running a survey of letting agents about the vexed subject of specialist client accounts. AgentOS says it’s...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents tasked with persuading possible investors as to the benefit of buy to let have new ammunition, in the shape of...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

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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CRM business platform Reapit has partnered with PropTech platform Notify to announce a software integration that claims to simplify utilities registration...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has accused governments across the UK of using Covid 19 rule changes to slip in...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has waded into the controversy surrounding regulations removing extended notice periods in Scotland. The notice periods for residential tenancies - extended...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...
25 February 2022
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The criticism by landlords aimed at Housing Secretary Michael Gove for some of his comments regarding the cladding issue, has now...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A platform that says it wants to help reduce letting agents’ reliance on traditional portals such as Rightmove and Zoopla has...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech supplier claims that increased automation can help letting agents meet the demands of the government’s Levelling Up agenda. Openview –...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech supplier Goodlord is to host a webinar on Thursday answering letting agents' questions onthe implications of the landmark ruling on...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The online lettings agency Howsy is reported to have been acquired by a national chain after a ‘distressed sale’ following its...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Theresa Wallace, the chair of The Lettings Industry Council, has given her backing to compulsory changes to rental property listings introduced...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Hamilton Fraser, well known as a provider of insurance products and services to letting agents and landlords, has been acquired by...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has hit back at the latest demand by politicians for rent controls. The London mayor Sadiq Khan renewed his call for...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...
16 February 2022
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The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says teclet, a wholly owned subsidiary of OnTheMarket plc, has integrated with the TDS API - aimed...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech company Homeppl has launched two products that it calls “revolutionary fraud detection tools” for letting agents. One of the two technologies...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A suite of new ‘pet-let’ products is to be offered by The Lettings Hub, which already has some 1,000-plus agents on...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

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
From: Legislation & Compliance

A new property management platform seeking support form letting agents claims to be the ‘Airbnb for shared living’. Vann Vogstad, the entrepreneur...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland wants to investigate the existing qualification and training requirements for letting agencies in that...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has expressed a sigh of relief at a decision this week by the Appeal Court, which ruled in favour of...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Extending the length of Notice to Quit periods in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland to up to six months...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A key judgment from the Court of Appeal, announced today, is reported to have gone in favour of landlords and letting...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Tenants are complaining that lengthy application processes at lettings agencies contribute to their frustration at missing available properties. The results of a...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has unveiled a new tenant document-sharing feature on its Alto service, which it says will help letting agents fulfil compliance...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Two agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay compensation awards. Thamlet Estates, based in east London,...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

HM Revenue & Customs officers are paying short-notice visits on letting and estate agents to check on their anti-money laundering compliance,...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agents who embrace training and qualifications - beyond those which are mandatory - will help create trust and transparency. That’s the...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The Home Office has confirmed that letting agents, landlords and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A webinar being held tomorrow promises to demonstrate how letting agents who ask the right single question to their landlord clients...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A member of staff at a Connells-owned branch has been quoted as saying the agency had “no lawful basis” for passing...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A Trading Standards team is to carry out what it calls “unannounced inspections” of lettings agencies in one part of London...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Gary Barker - the ex-Reapit supremo who controversially did not take up the role of chief executive at Boomin - is...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for letting and estate agents in England. - Isolation...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A council is warning letting agents to adhere to health and safety laws or else face the legal consequences. Telford & Wrekin...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark President Maxine Fothergill has lifted the lid on what is required of a letting agent holding that position in...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Self-managing landlords who think they don’t have the same compliance obligations as agents could face serious repercussions, Trading Standards chiefs have...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents has lifted the lid on how buy to let came about,...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The team at Letting Agent Today and our publisher, Angels Media, wish all agents a very prosperous New Year. Thank you for your...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Former ARLA Propertymark president Sally Lawson, who now runs the Agent Rainmaker training service, has set out for Letting Agent Today...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is telling its letting agent members that they have a role in helping solve the Afghan refugee crisis. It says some...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals has entered into a partnership with one of the many deposit replacement services now available. It’s teamed...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

How can agents improve their position in society? A report has been published following a roundtable discussion between prominent agency figures...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Perhaps few letting agents consider giving anything like rewards to tenants, but if they did there might be a case for...
13 December 2021
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A report by the National Audit Office claims that the way private renting is regulated makes the sector unfair to renters. It...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Learners, employers, training providers, and stakeholders gathered to congratulate finalists and nominees at Propertymark Qualifications. Apprentices who completed their Junior Estate Agent...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The classic winter time arguments between tenants and agents over what is damp and what is mildew can be resolved by...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has listed tell tale signs which letting agents should look for to spot incidents of modern day slavery. It says...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK Association of Letting Agents says it welcomes new rules for alarms which put the social and private rental sectors...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The average number of new prospective tenants registered per branch fell in October to 71, from September’s figure of 83, according...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Council-imposed fines on letting agents and landlords that fall foul of licensing regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...
24 November 2021
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A scam in one city has reportedly seen scores of individuals robbed of thousands of pounds as short lets have been...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Police officers are this week raising awareness among agents about the signs of potential cannabis grows. The campaign is being led in...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the director of Generation Rent, is to be one of the speakers in a debate at the ARLA...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The live launch of a roundtable event hosted by rental payments platform PayProp takes place tomorrow – and letting agents can...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a new dispute resolution service as a quicker and less expensive alternative to court...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The next episode of the Channel 5 show Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords this evening features an agent offering a supposed guaranteed...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...
02 November 2021
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PropTech platform Fixflo has launched what it calls a self-service training academy. It has already had a soft launch with 90 per...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Agent Rainmaker’s bootcamp - which aims to focus letting agents on the structure of their business whilst also breaking boards and...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has released its latest lettings market snapshot showing demand reducing - but even so still being a record for...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Propertymark has taken the unusual step of thanking the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and the Communities for the...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Ex-Reapit and ex-Countrywide tech guru Gary Barker has joined co-living HMO platform COHO as a non-executive director - just weeks after...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has blasted the government over its net zero policy of banning new boilers from 2035 and giving landlords £5,000...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Independent Liverpool-based agency LPS Real Estate has acquired another indie - Maison Lettings. As part of the acquisition, LPS will take over...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Pressure continues to build on letting agents to play a greater role in the adoption of smart meters across the private...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the local authorities with the tightest clampdowns on letting agents has issued a statement celebrating its successes. Tower Hamlets council in...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says it will take a year for court backlogs to be reduced substantially and even longer to...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech chief says there’s substantial opportunity for letting agents to earn more revenue - so long as they understand their...
14 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
From: Breaking News

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Six agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensatory awards - five of them for offences...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Lettings technology platform Goodlord has acquired a new app called acasa. acasa is a fintech platform which allows tenants to manage household...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Campaigners against letting agents and landlords appear to suggest that the issue of rising rents is uniquely confined to the UK...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

More and more people are committing tenancy fraud and it’s having a massive impact on the industryAs a lettings agency, you...
07 October 2021
From: Proptech & Innovation

A high profile and respected lettings sector legal expert is inviting questions from agents at a webinar next week - and he’ll...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart has unveiled a £30m investment programme for its lettings business. The business proposes to more than double the number of properties...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading property lawyer is warning that a tribunal case between a London letting agent and a tenant - involving a...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A London lettings agency - that has now entered bankruptcy - has been cleared of any involvement in a rental scandal...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Shelter says the experience of Scotland shows that the scrapping of S21 eviction powers produces benefits that...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

After 10 days of reports of soaring energy costs, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced a series of tips for letting agents...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A branch of Northwood has snapped up an independent agency. Bassets Lettings, which is based in Salisbury, was set up in 2002...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is telling politicians to stop demonising letting agents and landlords. The unusualy bluntl message has come in response to the latest...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

New forms have been posted online which must be used by landlords and letting agents from October 1. New legislation regarding eviction...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The letting agents’ trade body has issued a warning to landlords that short lets may provide quick profits - but they...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A statement from ARLA Propertymark has hinted that it believes politicians may be out of touch with the reality of how...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

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
From: 60 Second Interview

When it comes to gathering evidence for deposit disputes, the need for thoroughness is understandable. However, on occasion some landlords take...
20 September 2021
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A lettings agent has been jailed for three years for defrauding tenants and landlords out of more than £182,000. Lee Clarke, 42,...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

As a letting agent in the UK, you might think what happens in China has no bearing on your work here....
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...
15 September 2021
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Lettings agents have highlighted a lack of stock as their main concern, research claims. The latest State of the Lettings Industry report...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

New laws to limit rent increases to once a year in Northern Ireland have moved a step closer and lettings agents...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are being invited to take part in a free online wellbeing programme. PropTech company Rlet has partnered with wellbeing experts to...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Almost half of renters in England have been victims of illegal behaviour from landlords or lettings agents, Shelter claims. The stark allegations...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

One in four homes in the UK has a potentially dangerous gas appliance, new research claims. Analysis of inspection figures by Gas...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech supplier claims letting agents can now register deposits at the click of a button thanks to a new integration...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Does this photo drive you mad? Do you see it everywhere (including on Letting Agent Today stories)? Who are these people and...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents should go further in allowing tenants to have digital access to key documents such as contracts and fees information. That’s one...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents who are members of The Guild of Property Professionals and who have been hit by the uncertainties surrounding outsourced property...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting Agents should aim for 50 per cent profit margins according to a high profile former president of ARLA. Sally Lawson says...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Leaders Romans Group has completed the purchase of Dewhurst Lettings in Swindon - the latest in its acquisition programme announced earlier...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The agency My Property Box has completed the acquisition of established North Yorkshire letting agent WardHorne – its sixth such deal...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

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

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents says agencies should ensure they charge for all services they offer...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

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

The scale of demand in the private rental sector is now the highest on record according to ARLA Propertymark. The average number...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent lettings agency owner has given his verdict on the concept of charging renters to view a property - “it...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Industry growth specialist Christopher Watkin is to offer letting agents his secrets to attracting new landlords in a live webinar hosted...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heidi Shackell, CEO of The Lettings Hub. How has your...
19 August 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

The controversy over whether a new PropTech service can be used by agents to charge people to view a property to...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...
18 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content

If you haven’t been to the Agent Rainmaker LIVE event before, then it is pretty difficult to explain how this event...
12 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Over a quarter of lettings and estate agents say sustainability is just a box-ticking exercise and only one in nine have...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News

There has still been no formal response to a government consultation on the database of rogue agents and landlords, 25 months...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Guidance from Trading Standards suggests that it is possible, in some cases, to charge tenants to view a property to let...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

An analysis of the Mayor of London’s Rogue Landlord and Letting Agent Checker shows that since it was introduced in 2018...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures make the case for increased automation of the process to save agents from additional...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Through our FREE online deposit dispute webinars, we’ve trained thousands of landlords and letting agents about how the dispute resolution process...
02 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A PropTech company has revealed what letting agent hate and love most about their work. On the plus side the RentProfile platform’s...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Flexible working for letting agents, so much a part of activities for the past 18 months, is here to stay according...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest rental market snapshot released by ARLA Propertymark shows a little of the heat coming out of the rental market...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...
28 July 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Zero Deposit has outlined three top tips for letting agents - with a focus on what the Proptech firm calls “customer...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The capital appreciation of the past year proves that there’s no better investment than bricks and mortar, according to an agency...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The newly rebranded Rightmove Landlord & Tenant Services has made improvements to the time it takes for an agent to request...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A London lettings agency is exposed on TV this evening over what turns out to be a sham guaranteed rent scheme. Landlords...
15 July 2021
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The Generation Rent campaign group and Labour are again uniting to argue in favour of rent controls in London. Just last week...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Record tenant demand and record-fast lettings have combined to create an average asking rent above £1,000 per calendar month for homes...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Lettings PropTech platform teclet - part of Glanty, now owned outright by OnTheMarket - has signed off on a link with...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News
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ARLA Propertymark has hit back at a demand from London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan that he be given the powers to...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The Letting Partnership has been recognised for its excellence in Innovation, winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The supplier’s HealthChecks are widely...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Two well known PropTech providers to the lettings sector have announced they have now fully integrated their technology, meaning users of...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News
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A pet referencing service is being launched next month - but it expects agents and landlords to pay to see the...
06 July 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 rogue tenant has tried to bribe two letting agents with hush money after they discovered his cannabis growing factory. Anisi Hamollari,...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark says a new government online checker to help private tenants establish what repairs they may be entitled to should...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s still no sign of a lettings market slowdown according to the latest report from ARLA Propertymark. It says that the average...
29 June 2021
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The government has launched an online checker in a bid to avoid disputes between landlords and tenants over the entitlement for...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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The Labour-run Haringey council in London says some housing conditions in the private rental sector lead to anti-social behaviour. Letting Agent Today...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The man behind a PropTech supplier of virtual tours says he wants to get every listing in the UK’s lettings and...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A local Trading Standards team is clamping down on rogue letting agents. Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service has launched...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Tomorrow sees the start of a three-day debate over the extension of the eviction ban in Scotland - and Propertymark appears...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark says letting agents have a vital role to play in highlighting the rights of private rental sector tenants. The comment...
18 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
From: Breaking News

There have been just 17 First Tier Tribunal cases involving allegations of fees charged to tenants in contravention of the Tenants...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Reliable referencing remains the cornerstone of every letting agent’s business. Landlords rely on their agents to get it right, and to protect...
14 June 2021
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That's very retro - I have not had one of...
08 June 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
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As we all know, there is an increasing number of PropTech solutions aiming to service the property and lettings industry, with...
07 June 2021
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents’ wing of Propertymark is demanding to see the results of a mediation project initiated by...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Helping those in the private rental sector understand the latest changes to regulations due to Covid-19 is one of the aims...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A local authority has explained its role in ensuring that a private landlord could arrange for an electrical safety inspection to...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A council is offering free training to letting agents, via online courses starting next Monday. Dorset council says it wants to work...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s now an unprecedented level of demand from tenants for properties, according to the latest survey findings from ARLA Propertymark. The survey...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News

There are just two weeks left for letting agents to register with HM Revenue & Customs if they want to be...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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A Labour council in London is taking the unusual measure of threatening landlords with community protection notices - associated with anti-social...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK Association of Letting Agents - a trade body rival to ARLA Propertymark - says it’s seen “a robust membership...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Coming out of Covid and realising that relaxed procedures will be tightened up once again, will present challenges to letting agents...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology” says its latest app aids safety for agents. The latest version of the...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...
19 May 2021
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Propertymark has produced new guidance for letting agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid restrictions. It says:...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech start up Halo claims that what it calls a new “tenant engagement platform” will streamlines the rental onboarding process. The firm...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

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

A compliance specialist is reminding the industry that the deadline by which letting agents must register with HMRC if they are...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has revealed the formation of a Lettings Advisory Board, to be chaired by the national lettings managing director of Leaders...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Halo.rent, a proptech startup from the UK, announces the launch of its tenant engagement platform that streamlines the entire rental onboarding...
13 May 2021
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...
13 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid In your experience,...
12 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Many letting agents fail to conduct the obligatory identity checks on landlord clients according to an industry supplier. Blinc UK says that...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A scheme being proposed in Northern Ireland has been branded as a threat to letting agents. The Northern Ireland Executive is considering...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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The government has admitted that “hundreds of thousands” of people will use the new Breathing Space system, during which they cannot...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent industry figure says lettings agents will have a key role educating landlords over the controversial Breathing Space scheme introduced...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists from the Acorn renters' campaign group have held a protest outside a branch of Chancellors in Oxford. The group says the...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents' wing of Propertymark says the recent expulsion of three agents from The Property Ombudsman demonstrates the...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A letting agent has been fined £11,500 for breaking HMO houses and fire safety rules at a property he manages. Agent Benjamin...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency director has been issued with a Criminal Behaviour Order for unlawfully evicting a tenant back in 2019. CFDP Ltd, trading as...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A rival trade body to the Association of Residential Letting Agents has announced what it calls “a robust membership result.” The UK...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says agents should continue to help landlords and tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. Although the vaccine...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The managing director of Fixflo, Rajeev Nayyar, says the pandemic has changed the context in which agents should view tenants’ complaints. In...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A letting agent in Cornwall has told local TV how she finds herself in ”heartbreaking” situations because of the lack of...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Another lettings agency has been found to have unlawfully discriminated against a tenant receiving benefits. Worthing County Court declared that Michael Jones & Company unlawfully...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The two letting agents’ trade groups have backed a call for more upfront information to be given to prospective renters. The National...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The DPS is hosting free dispute webinars to enable landlords and letting agents to navigate the dispute resolution process. More than 2,000...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Another lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay an outstanding compensation award - but...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey by a comparison website suggests landlords are evenly split about how they find letting agents. Some 28 per cent favour physically searching...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued updated guidance to include the recent extension of the bailiff enforcement...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading experts wants letting agents to engage with tenants and landlords over Covid-related arrears, agree to mediation,...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and predictably, he’s chosen an upmarket letting agent. Strutt &...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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Letting agents body ARLA Propertymark has joined the criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan who wants to be given the power...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Average rents across the UK have risen for the fourth time in as many months according to the HomeLet index. Typical rent...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Latest figures from ARLA Propertymark suggest the rental market continues to perform strongly. Data for February - the latest available from the...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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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
From: Breaking News

Letting agents have been accused of creating confusion amongst renters when it comes to smart meters. A company promoting smart meters claims...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The lettings book of one of the UK’s oldest property and law companies has been snapped up by a firm in the...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents have only 10 days to open segregated client accounts or they could face being expelled by their client money...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agencies are being urged to help to shape the future of the rental sector by completing a survey as part...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark - embracing the Association of Residential Letting Agents as well as sales agents, auctioneers and valuers - says it’s been...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency in central London has been issued with a fine for not belonging to a Client Money Protection scheme. The...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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

As we emerge out of the pandemic there is a growing need for agents to reflect on how the lettings business...
12 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

A veteran lettings expert says most rental activity will soon be online and conducted outside office hours - a further boost...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, which embraces the Association of Residential Letting Agents, is seeking two new non-executive directors. The body has been in the news of...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News
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Rightmove’s David Cox - formerly of the Association of Residential Letting Agents - is to talk through the Budget fallout for...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and landlords in a major city have been requested to see if there is a ‘spare’ four bedroom property that...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Local media in the Homes Counties report that two arrests were made after police were called by a lettings agency where...
05 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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS What...
04 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector. “Extending...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
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This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The number of new prospective tenants soared 27 per cent in the New Year according to figures released over the weekend...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The new head of the Association of Residential Letting Agents admits that the organisation - within its parent body Propertymark - has “had...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says there’s been a big rise in the number of prospective tenants contacting letting agents via its website. The portal says...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Fledgling portal MoveStreets has signed over 100 agents, with an inventory of 16,500 properties to let and for sale. It says its latest...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A huge trading standards operation clamping down on lettings agents who fail to abide by Client Money Protection rules has been...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A clampdown on letting agents who fail to safeguard landlords’ and tenants’ money is now underway. A statement from the National Trading Standards...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Two letting agents have been ordered to pay £16,000 to a landlord after their activities were found to be unregistered and...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The industrial dispute involving Goodlord has escalated with protests outside agency offices using the lettings platform, and the creation of a...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest shock resignation from Propertymark leaves the lettings agency sector rudderless - although enthusiasm for the organisation has arguably never...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Daily Mail says it has informed Trading Standards of a lettings agent which is claims is “illegally working” despite not...
17 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

A trades union claims that lettings software provider Goodlord is slashing some staff salaries by a quarter - that’s £6,000 per...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors study suggests tenant demand has increased over the past quarter but at a slowing...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There could be 700,000 private tenants in arrears by the end of this year - an unsustainable burden on agents and landlords,...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Another council wants an extension to the existing ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, which is scheduled to end on February 22. Yesterday our...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents should help landlords through a blizzard of red tape and regulation cause by local licensing schemes, a PropTech entrepreneur...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...
04 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Letting agents have been told to document all arranging, planning and scheduling of work related to electrical checks in a bid...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest rental market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark suggests that only 30 per cent of tenants experienced rent increases in December...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Letting agents are being advised by an industry supplier to carry out essential checks now to prepare for a possible housing...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of Propertymark says being a member of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is a sign of...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Three property specialists have joined forces to launch a new branch of franchise brand Martin & Co. Directors Andrew Rowson and Lindsey...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has been urged to backtrack on proposals for letting agents to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on day one...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has responded to the official consultation on the government proposals called Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News
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How did you get into property? My grandparents did some small property developments when I was growing up which always interested me,...
20 January 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

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

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Movinghub UK has announced its latest integration with Reapit. Movinghub allows agents to assist tenants and other home movers to organise services...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Congratulations from all of us at Letting Agent Today - and probably most of the rest of the industry - to Martin...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents have joined forces with other players in the rental industry to demand the government finally get a grip on...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and the rental market in England are still in business even during the national lockdown already in force. The government’s...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

UniHomes, a student accommodation platform, has snapped up Split The Bills, a bill sharing service aimed at the student market. UniHomes -...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Many agents will be closed on New Year’s Day - the last Bank Holiday for some months and at the start...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has told letting agents in Tier 4 areas that their first priority must be the safety of their tenants. The...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

We’re delighted that agents, suppliers and the rest of the industry will be starting their Christmas break - and it’s rarely...
24 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Entrants for the 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards have only until December 31 to sign up. Founder Simon Brown says: “The bounce...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Weekend statements from the government and Housing Secretary have made it clear that the rental market remains open for business even...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The debate over rental properties listed on portals with ‘No DSS’ statements has reignited over the weekend. This follows a BBC investigation...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A new report from the government says it’s too early to tell whether lettings agencies are abiding by new anti-money laundering...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A Labour councillor in Yorkshire claims letting agents are not showing the actual properties available to rent when they use virtual...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents say the number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell for the third month in a row. The latest ARLA Propertymark...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Congratulations from all of us at Letting Agent Today to four students at Propertymark Qualifications who have attained a distinction in...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has written to the government to voice fears that letting agents will not be able to comply with new...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A controversial Labour council that locked horns with the government over landlord licensing is now submitting a new proposal for its...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

An investment group of companies specialising in student accommodation says letting agents can be very important - but it also says...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Walsall council in the Midlands is considering an Additional Licensing scheme for HMOs. As is often the case with such schemes, the...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Today is the start of the official Christmas eviction ban ‘truce’ in the private rental sector - and it continues until...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A letting agent and property management expert says the likely introduction of the Renters Reform Bill in 2021 is a chance...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has issued a new How To Rent Guide - the critical document that both letting agents and landlords have...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK Association of Lettings Agents is recommending transparency in relation to the disclosure of referral fees to landlord clients. Last month...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The rental market is recovering fast from the Coronavirus crisis and still has a strong ‘offer’ for investors - but it’s...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark wants the government to make the current business rates exemption for High Street branches permanent. The exemption, introduced in the spring...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A warning about illegal fees by letting agents has been produced by a local council Trading Standards team. It has come from...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the government’s approved client money protection schemes claims over 10 lettings agencies a week are closing. Client Money Protect makes the...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The last year was one which none of us will forget both personally and professionally. Every aspect of life has been...
01 December 2020
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The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell for the second month in a row according to ARLA Propertymark. Its latest snapshot...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

An overwhelming 98 per cent of agents who are members of The Property Ombudsman scheme pay compensation when an investigation is...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Webinars aimed at letting agents are being launched by PropTech firms RentProfile and Tilt Property Software. The series runs under the umbrella...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

PropTech provider Canopy is linking with a legal protection service which it says could enhance agents’ offer to landlords. If the tenant does...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings expert claims that many agents are failing to comply with appropriate legislation, rendering their landlord clients liable for legal...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A London lettings agency has described a £3,600 charge to a tenant as “entirely reasonable and legal.” The i newspaper has featured a...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is one of seven trade and charity groups calling on the government to help bail out private renters with...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Lettings agents have until January 11 to respond to the latest consultation proposal stiffening health and safety in the private rental...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

New and tougher Coronavirus restrictions have been announced in Scotland with decisions on England’s new controls expected to be revealed today or...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Two PropTech suppliers have announced their products will integrate in order to, in their words, “dramatically reduce reporting and end of tenancy...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agencies should review banking and payment systems in the light of rule changes and the ongoing challenge of the pandemic. This advice...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Activists from the so-called renters’ union Acorn have held a protest outside the office of a lettings agency in Oxford. A photograph...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents have another 12 months to make referral fees more transparent according to an update from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is warning government that the majority of letting agents and landlords won’t be able to conduct retrospective full-scale Right...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

PropTech platform MakeUrMove, which launched back in 2008 as the first online lettings agency, has secured a £1.3m funding package from...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

PropTech company Goodlord has partnered with a credit reference firm, claiming it will help letting agents to secure more accurate info...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has issued a warning to government not to use Capital Gains Tax reform to further punish the private rental...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic. Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The government is urging agents and landlords to be “considerate” when deciding whether to accept tenants on the basis of their...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Two thorny subjects are back on the agenda for letting agents - break clauses and what happens when students leave their...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...
10 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A large-scale survey of private tenants has attempted to uncover what renters feel about the sector and their individual properties in...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The main trade body representing lettings agents has described the government’s latest eviction ban as “a further blow” for the sector. At...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new report from the Nationwide and campaigning charity Shelter puts letting agents in the dock over the standards in the...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s taken what Propertymark calls “a rigorous selection process” to find the latest four regional representatives for the Association of Residential...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...
05 November 2020
From: Proptech & Innovation

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
From: Breaking News

A lockdown emergency webinar is to be held tomorrow to help letting agents get the regulatory and restriction lowdown on how...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Another market snapshot from HomeLet suggests that there was a 2.2 per cent average rent increase across the UK in the...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

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

The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...
02 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell by almost a fifth in the year to the end of September according...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Three lettings agents who kept tenants’ rent instead of passing it to the landlords have been ordered to pay almost £100,000...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...
28 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...
28 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

In a dramatic return to the agency world, the former chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is joining...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents are being warned to prepare now for likely controls on referral fees, following recommendations made to the government by the...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new nationally recognised letting agent qualification is being launched by a landlord body. The Managing Property and Residential Lettings Level 3...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Channel 4’s BAFTA award-winning comedy Stath Lets Flats is back on the market for a third season. The agency-based sit-com from writer-performer...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being invited to additional courses from TDS Academy online. The courses, offering Continuing Professional Development training virtually, look in particular...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

PropTech firm Goodlord is for the first time offering ‘bank-grade’ facial recognition to letting agents. As part of an update to its...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Martin & Co has completed major acquisitions from local independents in three areas. Martin & Co Falmouth completed its fifth acquisition in...
19 October 2020
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A legal expert for ARLA Propertymark is recommending that letting agents consider serving a second Section 8 notice if a tenant's...
16 October 2020
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An organisation that wants rent controls, the scrapping of Section 21 and what it calls “indefinite tenancies” claims to have 4,000...
16 October 2020
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A new free-to-list ‘lifestyle’ app that aims to be bigger than Rightmove says it will pay lettings agents when renters switch...
14 October 2020
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The Guild of Property Professionals has set out what it thinks letting agents should be considering in the short, medium and...
13 October 2020
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A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...
12 October 2020
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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
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PropTech service The Depositary is extending its existing partnership with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, aiming to fully integrate with the TDS...
09 October 2020
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A business owner who calls himself a “frontline agent” is the new Vice President of ARLA Propertymark. David Votta, owner of Votta...
09 October 2020
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ARLA Propertymark has welcomed the creation of a financial lifeline for tenants in Wales in arrears because of Coronavirus. The association has...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...
07 October 2020
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Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the highest profile figures in the rental sector says rogue letting agents should be named and shamed as a...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent has been awarded the contract to take over the rental properties, marketing and inspections of the entire residential...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

New long-term targets for improving energy efficiency across the private rental sector simply are not realistic, the government has been warned. The...