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Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

Lettings and property management agency Xenia Lettings has appointed a new director.  Daryl Tomlinson first entered the industry in 2007 as a...

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the Lettings markets.   The new logbooks...

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

The Open Property Data Association has released a new version of its property data standards framework to help letting agents comply...

safeagent, the UK’s largest not-for-profit accreditation scheme for lettings and management agents, has appointed John Midgley as chair of its board...

Propertymark is launching the latest phase of its research into diversity in the agency sector. Last year it worked with the University...

A lettings industry supplier claims one in nine renters use foodbanks. A survey of tenants, commissioned by Zero Deposit, found that just...

The merger of two of the largest names in the lettings industry has passed its final hurdle. Belvoir shareholders have now backed...

VISTA, a tenant referencing service first announced back in November, launches today. Insurance and referencing service HomeLet says the product will “provide...

Almost half of more than 400 letting agents quizzed for a new study have expressed their optimism about the impact of...

Agents who want to put their arguments for lettings fiscal reform to the Chancellor have until 5pm next Wednesday to submit...

One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...

The latest rental index from Goodlord shows average rents in England rose nearly nine per cent higher across 2023. In 2022, rents...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

Sally Lawson of Agent Rainmaker writes: Online information sessions are a vital way to network with landlords and showcase your expertise. That’s what...

HomeLet claims its new VISTA service will revolutionise the lettings industry by eliminating fraud through the use of detection technology and...

Propertymark is hailing its new Lettings Helpline as a success, just a month after it launched. In that four week period the...

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

PropTech supplier Lettspay has launched a new client account banking service for letting agents and property managers in partnership with Griffin...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a sort of stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers. The abolition...

A lettings industry mentor has issued a plea to agents to do more to protect their landlords’ livelihoods. Sally Lawson, founder of...

New research shows that the majority of letting agents believe they are not paid sufficiently for their work. Research from the Goodlord...

A new report on the state of the lettings industry suggests figures are growing fearful of the impact of the Renters...

A lettings industry trade body has written to the government urging fundamental reform of the court system to prevent it grinding...

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

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

PropTech firm Goodlord and its Vouch brand are again holding a so-called State of the Lettings Industry survey.   It’s now in...

Connells Group - which at 150,000 tenancies under management claims to be the UK’s largest lettings business - has announced a...

Proptech firm The Lettings Hub has launched a trio of integrations - with Reapit, Home Telecom, and Live Chat software Tawk. Reapit...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months, despite widespread opposition from the lettings...

Lettings platform Seven Living has appointed a longstanding figure from the Leaders Romans Group to be its senior head of lettings.  James...

One of the lettings industry’s highest profile agents has been shortlisted by the Huntingdon’s Disease Association as Fundraiser of the Year. Kristjan...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the idea of a compulsory national register of landlords and hosts operating Airbnb and other...

A new survey of lettings agents and landlords has put the reinstatement of Section 24 mortgage tax relief at the top...

A lettings and sales agency that describes itself as “ethical” and has built up strong links with local community groups has...

PropTech supplier Goodlord this week launches what it calls “a manifesto” demanding government help for the lettings industry.  Few details of the...

One of the lettings industry’s best known faces - Paul Shamplina - is to end his TV series focussing on evictions. Suggesting...

Key figures from across the industry will come together tomorrow to discuss the challenges currently facing the lettings sector.,  Starting at 10am...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

Atomic Consultancy, the specialist acquisition management business, believes that 2023 is likely to present significant opportunities for those looking to sell...

The Letting Partnership has been helping UK agents build successful lettings businesses since 2006. Despite the current challenging financial landscape, The Letting...

A warning letter signed by 330 major players in the private rental sector has been delivered to Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The...

Long-standing lettings expert Kate Faulkner has been given an OBE in King Charles’ first New Year Honours list. Faulkner is well known...

The Women In Estate Agency group is holding its first conference in London in March, where lettings industry gurus will be...

A prominent letting agent has written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt on government attacks...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks is hosting a webinar this evening for letting agents and other industry employers responsible for...

A senior Savills figure, who chairs the trade body known as The Lettings Industry Council, has issued a warning to the...

The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Vik Tara and on my business card it says...

Does the lettings industry cater properly for agents' needs? There’s only one way of knowing – asking you directly. To find out...

A senior lettings industry figure says the Bank of England should delay future base rate rises to allow the housing market...

The time taken to introduce legislation reforming the private rented sector is triggering an exodus of landlords, a lettings industry chief...

One of the two official redress bodies, the Property Redress Scheme, has announced a beefed up advisory panel with a substantial...

The Lettings Industry Council, a group of rental industry chiefs, has joined with other property professionals to reveal what they see...

A team of experts has released a report that responds to government reform plans - and it insists that if Section...

PropTech firms Goodlord and Vouch have released the findings of their annual State of the Lettings Industry survey. Some 2,600 agents, landlords...

No fewer than two thirds of the lettings agents surveyed by Goodlord say they expect more landlords to exit the private...

Propertymark is calling on letting agents to share their thoughts and experiences on the impact of Airbnb and other short lets.  At...

High profile lettings industry figures Paul Shamplina and Sally Lawson are amongst the keynote speakers at a new event for agents...

Letting agents should take measures to protect themselves from the impact of a lack of rental stock. A shortage of supply is...

A prominent trade body is warning Tory leadership candidates not to put rental reform on the back burner and add to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Bekki Leaves, Director What is FCC Paragon and what services...

Landlords and agents face a growing risk of rent arrears and tenant fraud because of the cost of living crisis. That’s the...

A prominent lettings Industry figure has slammed Boris Johnson’s latest housing market utterances, branding them “off the cuff” and likely to...

PropTech companies Goodlord and Vouch have come together to call for input for their State Of The Lettings Industry report. The annual...

A prominent Labour politician in Scotland has made an outspoken attack on the private landlord sector in her call for an...

A prominent lettings industry supplier says uncertainty over the details and timescales to implement rental reforms will dog the sector for...

David Votta from the Kent-based Votta Sales and Lettings has been revealed as the new ARLA Propertymark President. He has been in...

Nowadays, we rely on social media platforms to stay informed and updated about topics that are of interest to us.  These platforms...

Zoopla - which in recent years has gone out of its way to win agent support - has come out strongly...

A prominent lettings industry supplier has asked whether the earlier-than-expected arrival of the rental reform white paper was a distraction from...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it’s going to propose evolutionary changes at its upcoming annual general meeting. This will include...

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have set out what they want to see...

Many private renters are misguided on what actually contributes to their credit score and thus may not be taking the correct...

The head of a prominent brand in a fast-expanding lettings and sales agency group has given a cautious welcome to government...

Propertymark has dismissed suggestions from critics of the lettings industry that higher rents are leading to more homelessness.  The trade body says...

The founder of a leading letting agency coaching organisation has won a coveted international award. Agent Rainmaker was set up by Sally...

Rightmove’s April webinars for agents continue today with Daryl Mcintosh, Policy Manager at Propertymark, giving a legal and compliance update for...

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

A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of...

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

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

The Lettings Industry Council - which arguably has a low profile with agents - has become an industry partner of another...

Inventory Base Academy has launched its new course - how to start your own inventory operation. The new course is aimed at...

A major Select Committee of MPs has launched an enquiry into so-called exempt rental sector accommodation - a niche sector that...

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

‘Generation rent’ was a term first coined in 2011 by the Halifax in a survey on the future of homeownership. It...

A PropTech firm says Open Banking could help to transform the lettings industry for the better if it is fully embraced.  And...

Just as COP26 is drawing to a close, so one of the lettings industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the...

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...

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...

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

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

One of the industry’s leading surveys comes out next week - and a preview suggests it’s going to show increasing optimism...

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

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