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A prominent lettings agency operator says he hopes the “toxic” attitude to the private rental sector by the Scottish Government may...

Rightmove is hosting a webinar tomorrow for owners and managers of lettings agencies, focused on growing their business to the maximum...

An agency has snapped up a substantial regional firm involving 60 staff, 1,100 properties under management, as well as commercial, new...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

The founder of an agency which started life in a front room is handing the family firm over to her son...

Agents have expressed their anger at permanent rent controls proposed by the SNP and Green Party politicians running the Scottish Government. The...

An industry online event which organisers claim bring business-boosting benefits to attendees, is back for another year. The ARX Mastery Challenge is...

A lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme following itsfailure to pay £1,100 out of an adjudicated award...

The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...

A holiday lettings agency and an estate agent in a tourist hotspot have joined forces.  Suffolk Coastal will continue with its sales...

Agency software suppliers Inventory Base and Street.co.uk has struck an integration partnership that pledges to “drive operational change for property professionals...

London lettings agency Martyn Gerrard has opened a new flagship office in Hampstead, expanding its network across the North and Northwest...

A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...

Cotswolds and Midlands agency Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up a small independent lettings business. Stratford-based Charles Saville Limited adds more than...

Belvoir Group has linked up with Propertymark in a deal which they say will “help further improve standards and enhance financial...

London landlords have started the new year by dropping their rents according to lettings agency Chestertons, whose data suggests that there...

Just four months after opening a fourth office of lettings agency Martin & Co in London, franchisee Michael van de Vyver...

A wealthy landlord who set up a fake lettings agency in Hull has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...

Lettings agency Edward Mellor, which operates its 15 branches across Greater Manchester, has signed up to OnTheMarket. This follows the controversial CoStar...

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

A large multi-brand lettings agency group is dropping its listings on Zoopla and instead going to list rental properties on OnTheMarket...

Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £600m over the last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by the country’s largest...

A leading lettings agency says 2023 was a record-breaking year for rental growth.   The average rent on a newly let property in...

Fast-growing Lomond has snapped up another regional agency - this time one in the Midlands. Centrick - which had a High Street...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

An organised crime group involved in producing and distributing an estimated £2.4m of cannabis has been found to have e used...

High end lettings agency Savills has appointed a new head of residential lettings for its offices in Beaconsfield and Amersham. Daniel Spratley...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...

The Leeds- and Manchester-based North Property Group is opening a base in London.  NPG was founded by Oli Banks and Tim Coen...

Foxtons claims it’s reached new heights under its latest management team. The agency has been described as the is fastest growing UK...

The company which acquired London-focussed agency Chestertons in October has now snapped up another lettings and sales operation. This latest purchase is...

London has seen the strongest rental growth over the last year according to an analysis by lettings agency Hamptons.   The average rent...

Data from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons has found that rent is up eight per cent year-on-year, with the London average now...

A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure...

The total amount of rent paid by tenants in Great Britain this year will hit £85.6 billion - over twice the...

A lettings agency has pleaded guilty to seven offences relating to an HMO. IHomes Letting Limited has been fined £16,970 for failing...

A lettings agency has initiated new systems to ensure there is no repeat of a mistake that left some client properties...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

Lomond has snapped up another small lettings agency - its fifth acquisition in as many weeks. It’s purchased Sussex-based Howard & Co...

Portsmouth and Southsea lettings agency Chinneck Shaw has been appointed to manage the first purpose-built Build to Rent project from Ravelin...

The long-term shortage of rental accommodation is now addressed by a short-term clampdown on second homes and empty properties, a leading...

EweMove, the hybrid agency which is part of The Property Franchise Group, claims it is now an industry-leading business as a...

It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement to reveal measures affecting both the rental market and the wider property industry.  The Local Housing...

The board of Foxtons is under pressure from a minority of shareholders to put the agency group up for sale, according...

The share of homes sold by a landlord in Britain has fallen from 15.7 per cent last year to 14.0 per...

A private lettings agency run by a council is holding open days to woo potential landlord clients. Test Valley Lettings is later...

Foxtons has snapped up London lettings agency Ludlow Thompson for £10m. Ludlow Thompson, founded 30 years ago, has seven branches in London, generating...

The well know Finders Keepers lettings agency, which operates across Oxfordshire, has acquired a local independent to bring its total number...

Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...

A council’s lettings service - first set up a decade ago - says it is stepping up its campaign to recruit...

A tenant is reported to have sued a lettings agency after its alleged failure to return his £375 deposit. The Get Surrey...

The lettings agency Winkworth has taken the unusual step of criticising policies of a series of councils. The councils are all Labour...

Less than a year since opening the sixth branch of sales and lettings agency Parkers, one of the brand’s most successful...

A council has launched its own social lettings agency to work with private sector landlords in tackling the record numbers living...

A lettings agency - Leaders Romans Group - claims that landlords are not quitting the private rental sector in droves after...

Annual rental growth across remained in double-digits during September, with the average cost of a new let up 11.7 per cent...

Landlords in the UK are paying 40 per cent more mortgage interest than in August 2022, forcing more of them to...

A long-standing Martin & Co franchisee is expanding his network of London offices following an independent agency acquisition. Michael van de Vyver, who...

Propertymark has urged the government to take the potential Help to Buy ‘timebomb’ seriously. The news comes as London lettings agent Benham...

Media reports in Brighton say that a lettings agency which serve tenants with illegal eviction notices and unjustified legal threats has...

A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipate stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...

Thousands of pounds of landlords’ money may be lost as a result of the administration of high-profile London lettings agency Douglas...

Increasing numbers of landlords are considering instructing lettings agents for the first time because of increased red tape and the complexity...

Landlords in England and Wales have seen their rental portfolio income increase by 8.7 per cent in the past year.  That’s according...

Lomond has acquired the rental portfolio of a lettings agency operating in Greater Manchester.   Lomond snapped up the lettings book of Harvey...

A lettings agency has removed a video of an apartment where a murder took place, following an approach by a national...

Private rents have continued to soar in Scotland according to DJ Alexander, the largest lettings agency in the country.  It says rental...

A long-established agency has created what it calls a “super office” in its city. John Payne Estate Agents, which has been active...

A London-focused lettings agency is partnering with Barratt London to encourage Indian investors. Barratt London, with 40 years’ experience in the capital...

Financial support from family members - not just parents - is expected to help fund 318,400 housing transactions in 2023, according...

New analysis reveals that other family members beyond parents are increasingly lending their financial support to first-time buyers.   So far this year...

The century-old Wards Estate Agents - part of Arun - has snapped up Kite Homes, a lettings and property management company...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team has issued new guidance on terminology used in property advertising - particularly lettings. The...

A personal finance expert has revealed that a new group which he calls Guppies are reconciled to possibly renting forever. Alan Davison,...

A rogue lettings agency in London has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme but is still thought to be trading. Hawks...

Lloyds Banking Group has announced the lettings agency chain that it wants to look after its upcoming Build To Rent units. The...

TV property guru Phil Spencer is urging lettings agents to prepare for a surge in the number of older tenants and...

Well known lettings agency Gascoigne Halman has seen the move of two letting agents to one of its branches. Heather Wynn and...

Manchester-based lettings agency Ascend Properties has consolidated its role in the single-family Build To Rent niche with its appointment by investment...

A retirement forecast suggests older renters may struggle as demographic and property market figures change over time. Scottish Widows’ annual retirement report,...

High end lettings agency Knight Frank has appointed Andrew Twagira as head of lettings in its Aldgate office in London. Twagira joined...

Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers has successfully qualified a further four members of staff and funded their membership of ARLA Propertymark. The four...

The average rent on a newly let property in Britain rose to £1,273 pcm in June, a new record according to...

After a decade of steady growth, the number of older renters is poised to increase rapidly over the next 10 years...

Latest data from London-focussed lettings agency Chestertons confirms that the traditionally busy ‘summer season’ has kicked off. In June some 19 per...

A lettings agency claims foreign homeowners are sitting on £84.2 billion worth of property across England and Wales - but with...

A landlord who is also the owner of a High Street lettings agency has been fined £17,293 for breaching housing licence...

Clyde Valley Lets - which describes itself as an ethical lettings agency - has unveiled a new website as the organisation...

The head of a consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition has given her views on what a General Election might mean...

A lettings agency dealing primarily with Prime Central London is reporting that tenancy renewal volumes are shooting upwards as renters stay...

Chestertons, one of London’s largest lettings and sale s agencies, has appointed Giles Milner as its first chief marketing officer. Having worked...

New research from lettings agency Hamptons shows that since 2018, average service charges for flats across England and Wales have increased...

A prominent lettings agency says capital values could be damaged if a controversial emissions scheme goes ahead in London. Research by Benham...

Grosvenor Billinghurst, the Surrey lettings agency that serves the towns and surrounding areas of Cobham, Claygate and Hinchley Wood, is now...

Trading Standards has stopped a lettings agency owner from being a company director after he defrauded customers by over £80,000. Francis Smart,...

A franchise lettings agency is reported to have agreed to stop potential tenants bidding against each other to secure rental properties. The...

The pace of rental growth cooled in May, with the average rent on a newly let home in Britain rising 9.1...

The pace of rental growth cooled in May, with the average rent on a newly let home in Britain rising 9.1...