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A late-year surge in the number of Build To Rent applications has been forecast by a market commentator. Alex Blagden, senior researcher...

A new app claims to make it easier for agents to create virtual tours and instantly embed them in property portal...

Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...

A PropTech provider has created an app to remotely view and inspect properties in real time.  With InventoryBase Live the tenants undertake...

The private rental sector should embrace the idea of tenants with pets and not object to the prospect. That’s the view of...

Councillors from a town council in Wales are to be given an audience with the country’s First Minister to discuss the...

New and tougher Coronavirus restrictions have been announced in Scotland with decisions on England’s new controls expected to be revealed today or...

The Generation Rent campaign has renewed its call for public money to be allocated to clear at least some rent arrears...

Letting agencies should review banking and payment systems in the light of rule changes and the ongoing challenge of the pandemic. This advice...

A lettings agency specialising in managing Build To Rent developments says it’s collected 99 per cent of all invoiced rent during...

A lettings agency is marking its 15th anniversary with news that it now has over £100m worth of property in its portfolio. Berriman...

There’s been a further tweak to the eviction controls introduced in England for the duration of the lockdown, lasting until December...

The Resolution Foundation has added its voice to that of many charities and other think tanks demanding more government support for...

An exercise by PropTech company Goodlord has given an insight into what the lettings market may look like in parts of...

Two thorny subjects are back on the agenda for letting agents - break clauses and what happens when students leave their...

One of the country’s major lettings agency chiefs says there is a “massive” change in tenant priorities underway. Michael Cook, national lettings...

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...

A top property law firm is questioning whether the government’s current eviction moratorium - effectively banning evictions until mid-January at the...

Labour claims over 350 households in London alone were issued with a Section 21 notice during the first lockdown in spring...

The government has formally announced a pause in evictions in England until January 11 at the earliest. The only exceptions to this...

A prominent lettings agent and property management expert says the industry has been reluctant to recognise the increasing trend of consumers...

Labour has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding the return of the eviction ban - even though, to all intents...

Inventory clerks can continue their regular work through the lockdown so long as they adhere to Cobid-safe protocols. That’s the message from...

A lockdown emergency webinar is to be held tomorrow to help letting agents get the regulatory and restriction lowdown on how...

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...

A market snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord shows rents dropping a hefty nine per cent across the UK. This follows several...

Two industry training firms say the lockdown beginning this week gives agents an opportunity to prepare for 2021. Agency Mentors and The Able Agent...

It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell by almost a fifth in the year to the end of September according...

Foxtons has posted what many consider to be disappointing lettings figures for the third quarter of the year. The company’s lettings-related revenue...

The property market, and therefore, estate agents have been accused of being the 'weak link' in the UK’s money laundering defences. This...

Ten estate agencies have signed up to a partnership programme with the easyStorage company, which allows lettings and sales firms to...

2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to...

Opposition Labour councillors on a local authority says HMOs should only be let if each bedroom has an en suite bathroom.  The...

The new trade group representing short lets operators is asking the government to make sure the short lets sector is specifically...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Pressure appears to be building for more pet-friendly lettings properties with two Build To Rent operators promoting animal-friendly tenancies. BTR operator Fizzy Living...

Countrywide’s latest trading statement covering the first half of 2020 shows it was hit more than most corporates by the market...

Letting agents are being invited to additional courses from TDS Academy online. The courses, offering Continuing Professional Development training virtually, look in particular...

A charity claims that private tenants in the areas with the higher tiers of Coronavirus measures face “harsh enforcement” if they...

Belvoir has opened its third office in Swansea - but like other agency branches in Wales, it’s set to close for...

The Welsh government has given details of the rentals and sales house moving process during the 16 day lockdown beginning 6pm on Friday...

A family-run agency that describes itself as “plucky” has rebranded and moved to larger premises in one of the UK’s most...

One of the most prominent south coast lettings and sales agencies is returning to Zoopla after a five year absence.  Mishon Mackay,...

Asking rents outside London have hit a new high according to Rightmove’s latest market snapshot. The pressure comes from record demand from...

The Guild of Property Professionals has set out what it thinks letting agents should be considering in the short, medium and...

A student accommodation search portal has speculated on how the sector could change in the long term as Coronavirus hits education. “Whilst...

Research by Hamptons International shows that since the end of the spring lockdown and the reopening of the rental market, affluent...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association, a new trade body representing the short-term rental sector, has added two new members to...

Trading Standards in one region of the UK is staging Twitter quizzes aimed at students, and asking about agents’ fees surrounding...

Rents continue to fall in Prime Central London according to agency Knight Frank. After September’s data is taken into account the annual...

Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how is the UK rental market coping with the fallout from...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

The hyper-active Linley & Simpson agency group has announced its fourth acquisition since the lifting of the national lockdown. The Yorkshire-focussed company...

The business model underpinning most lettings agencies is set to change fundamentally if there is the much-anticipated second wave of Coronavirus. That’s...

Activists from the controversial renters’ group Acorn have picketed the headquarters of a national rental firm in a dispute over a...

The role of lettings agents has never been more crucial to landlords and tenants than it is now and will be...

Hamptons International has given a rental market forecast for 2021 - and it doesn’t make for happy reading. The agency says the rental...

The government has revealed the dates of its so-called Christmas eviction truce. Agents will not be able to instruct bailiffs to complete...

Nearly half of prospective home buyers have delayed their plans because of the Coronavirus crisis, a mortgage company says. Research by Aldermore...

The government has accused campaign group Generation Rent of peddling “unreliable and misleading” figures about potential evictions in the private rental...

Labour’s housing spokeswoman has accused the government of wasting the last four weeks before the eviction ban ended by putting its...

The lettings industry is today preparing for the current ban on repossessions to be lifted on Sunday with courts to hear...

The letting market experienced a traditional seasonal decline in August, according to the latest analysis from Agency Express. Its Property Activity Index...

Some 60% of London office workers who rent in the capital say the pandemic has made them reconsider their living situation,...

Ahead of the evictions ban being lifted on Sunday, ARLA Propertymark has written to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick, setting out a...

Landlords operating in England are increasingly seeking evictions advice from their Scottish counterparts, according to property management firm Apropos. The platform says...

Campaigners against evictions during the Coronavirus crisis have launched a last-ditch call for the government to grant another extension to the current...

New research from Countrywide brand Hamptons International suggest tenants are joining vendors in a trend towards leaving cities and heading for more...

The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...

The first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...

The Build To Rent specialist operator Wise Living has announced a new scheme in Lincolnshire being built in partnership with developer Seagate...

Be proactive, have a plan, and keep prospecting.  After the easing of lockdown measures, it’s safe to say the property market picked...

There’s a huge backlog of work required to be done across the private rental sector to meet the latest Minimum Energy...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...

A rent guarantor service has rejected criticism of so-called Coronavirus break clauses in rental contracts. There’s been criticism in recent months of...

ARLA and the NRLA have teamed up with charities - some usually critical of letting agents and landlords - to lobby...

In the latest twist in the long-running saga of the eviction ban, the government has revealed changes to notice periods. The changes...

Student renters want break clauses automatically included in tenancy agreements to protect them financially in the event of a second wave of...

Belvoir is backing a call for a loans scheme in England - similar to one in Wales - to protect tenants...

A property management firm says there’s been a big surge in rentals with the majority of deals being completed using virtual...

A leading lettings sector trade body has set out reasons why the eviction ban should be lifted - which may help...

A new student accommodation property platform has been launched which aims to deliberately by-pass letting agents.  Housemates is for students, landlords and...

One in eight homes coming onto the rental market in inner London since May has previously been an Airbnb or other...

Franchise giant Belvoir says it’s on the look-out for independent firms wanting to join its brand in the possibly-unsettled near future. Dorian...

Uncertainty around the start of the academic year and pressure on corporate budgets means lettings activity has been lower than normal...

Research by a lettings agency suggests the pandemic has radically reshaped tenants’ demands. - and the process is still going on.  Benham...

Which? is warning prospective renters to beware scam lettings agencies and scam landlords following a case where £5,600 was conned out...

A law firm is warning that agents and landlords should carefully follow correct procedures if they suspect a rented property is...

One of the country’s biggest lettings agencies is reporting that both revenue and operating profit are “comfortably” up on 2019 levels...

The number of new prospective tenants has risen markedly according to figures from ARLA Propertymark. In June - the latest data available...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur is warning agents to prepare for increased rent arrears from as soon as next month. Neil Cobbold, chief...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

David Cox’s departure as chief executive of ARLA Propertymark last Friday was well signposted, particularly when he was advised he could...

There’s a warning this morning that the consequences of the Coronavirus crisis mean that rents will fall at least five per...

A service called Landlord Advice UK is offering free no-obligation consultations with landlords dealing with evictions over the coming months. Under the...

New tenancies recorded by The Deposit Protection Service suggests the market is back almost to its pre-pandemic levels of activity. Data in...

There’s likely to be a further surge of new tenancies in the weeks to come, challenging agents’ ability to cope with...

Coronavirus lockdowns and travel restrictions imposed by the UK and other governments have hit the London rental market badly, an agency...

A specialist buy to let mortgage broker is urging prospective investors to buy sooner rather than later if they want to...

A £266m package of help to support vulnerable people into long term accommodation includes possible options to use the private rental...

New data from Hamptons International reveals that in June the average rent on a newly let property in Britain dipped 0.6...

The housing minister says the resumption of eviction possession court cases at the end of next month must be done in...

A new mortgage product aimed at buy to let investors wanting to enjoy a slice of the holiday home staycation market...

The average rental asking price outside of London has hit an all-time high says Rightmove - whereas inside the capital, the...

Room rents in the capital have dropped seven per cent in the past three months as the Coronavirus crisis saps demand...

A PropTech firm is offering what it calls “free landlord leads” to letting agents who register with the company in July...

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has written an article strongly defending the private rental sector, agents and landlords. Baroness Altmann...

The volume of UK home-hunters searching for pet-friendly rental properties has jumped since the start of lockdown, according to a rental platform. Searches for homes...

One of the capital’s largest lettings agencies says business is recovering well, although ironically rents are down 10% and increased activity...

A council with a large number of short let properties within its boundaries is urging owners to convert them to traditional...

Activists who praised the government for its eviction ban in recent months have now turned on it in a last-ditch attempt...

The National Residential Landlords Association has dismissed the latest claims by campaigning charity Shelter that landlords have not done enough to...

The latest snapshot of the lettings market from PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that activity is much stronger now than a year...

The government appears to have confirmed that the evictions ban will end in late August and courts will resume hearing possession...

One of the rental sector’s highest-profile trade bodies has accused pro-tenant group Generation Rent of needlessly scaring renters with the spectre...

The latest market snapshot produced by agent data suggests that rent increases have hit a new low as the Coronavirus impacts on...

A stamp duty cut could reinvigorate the buy to let market and the wider economy as the country comes out of...

Figures unearthed by the Daily Telegraph show the scale of the arrears and eviction court case backlog likely to face the...

The BBC has shone a spotlight on lockdown parties being held in contravention of social distancing rules at properties advertised on...

Belvoir says it is on the lookout for agencies wanting to sell or join a franchise operation as they come out...

A complex ‘sentiment tracker’ suggests demand is still strong in the lettings market. PropTech supplier Yomdel publishes a weekly tracker index; it...

A lettings agency is launching a service that allows landlords to list their properties on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for just...

The Deposit Protection Service has issued seven ways to help agents and students in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs during...

The arrival of mandatory enhanced electrical checks so soon after the chaos of the Coronavirus pandemic represents a perfect storm for...

The next formal review of lockdown processes in Wales takes place today, with high expectation that the housing market is likely...

Research from franchise giant Belvoir is the latest to show what may be rapidly changing aspirations from private tenants. “The results confirm...

The industry’s major landlord trade body is urging its members to write to MPs to explains what it calls “the devastating...

The lettings market in Northern Ireland is resuming on Monday after its lockdown because of the Coronavirus crisis. Arlene Foster, first minister of...

Government data shows that private renters spend a higher proportion of their budget on essential items that have not been cut...

Knight Frank is the latest agency to produce evidence that the lettings sector has rebounded in the four weeks since the...

Agents and landlords of private rented homes are urging the Scottish Government to continue work on improving the energy efficiency of...

The managing director of an insurer and legal services supplier to the lettings industry has accused some tenants of using the...

One of the country’s largest independent agencies has emerged out of lockdown with a spring in its step, acquiring two small...

Hunters has revealed that it’s used the lockdown period to train staff with a range of e-learning modules as well as...

There’s been a significant increase in the mortgage choice available to landlords as the buy to let market gets closer to...

We’re familiar with the rental market being strong across England - now there’s news of it doing well north of the...

Landlords have expressed disappointment at the government decision to extend the ban on evictions by a further two months.  It will be...

A lettings sector group says there was never any eviction crisis looming for private tenants, contrary to a slew of recent claims. New independent...

The government is extending the eviction ban for a further two months. A tweet early this evening from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...

More than a third of furloughed private renters are worried about being able to pay their rent when the coronavirus lockdown...

Demand in the prime London lettings market is catching up with supply, reducing short-term downwards pressure on rental values. That’s the view...

Residents at home during lockdown who may have seen families crammed into overcrowded HMOs are being asked to report the properties...

Independent London agency chain Dexters says it’s seen a 200 per cent jump in enquiries from this time last year, and...

Rents in London have dropped by between 10 and 15 per cent as fewer people are willing or able to move...

A new survey of COVID-19 related rental arrears shows that fewer than five per cent of tenants are behind with their...

The market for successful lettings businesses is still strong according to one of the country’s leading business transfer agents. Adam J Walker...

Research by insurance firm Aviva suggests private tenants are now more pessimistic about being able to buy their own home. In December,...

Aldermore Bank is this week resuming physical mortgage valuations on properties for house purchase and remortgage in England, where strict social...

A London council has sent an open letting to its buy to let landlords urging them to show understanding to tenants...

Citizens Advice claims that in the two months since the lockdown began it has helped over 10,000 people with issues related...

A new survey of tenants’ sentiment suggests that 54 per cent of renters feel confident to view a property with appropriate...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

The return of the housing market has seen demand for rental property boom - and it’s a third higher now than...

A leading trade body is pleading with the government not to make it harder for landlords or their agent representatives to...

The number of new rental listings reaching the market has soared as much as 44 per cent in some areas following...

The plethora of support companies around Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK have told the government that it...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme is inviting agents and landlords to a series of webinars to discuss the three stages of a...

Rents on renewed tenancies fell for the second month in a row according to data from Hamptons International.   In April the average...

Grainger, one of the biggest forces in the UK’s Build To Rent sector, says it has proved the resilience of the...

A specialist mortgage broker is suggesting that this is the right time for buy to let investors to bag bargain properties,...

Private rents are expected to fall across the UK in the coming three months, but stabilise over the course of the...

The rental market effectively disintegrated in the early days of lockdown before showing signs of a rebound which are still active...

Labour’s proposal to extend the current ban on private rental sector evictions could end up with some landlords in financial ruin.  Landlord...

Deposit alternative service Flatfair has launched a tool for letting agents to help administer arrears run up by tenants during the...

PropTech company Teal Legal has designed a new tool which it says will help restore confidence in the property market once...

Shelter has delivered a 14,000-signature petition claiming that thousands of private renters who have lost their jobs could be facing eviction...

Reapit is offering lettings and sales agents free training courses for its CRM software.  The offer will provide non-customers with complimentary access...

Strutt and Parker is an agency that’s got long-standing team spirit and that shows in how different areas have been working...

Lenwell is a busy lettings agency covering Luton, Dunstable, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Biggleswade, Hitchin and Northampton - and now, busy in...

There’s no escaping team activity at epropservices - and in a good way. The company, which is the parent firm of The...

We’re very grateful to Andy Wicking, managing director of Red Door Homes, an agency that punches well above its weight in beautiful...

Have you heard of Psych? No, me neither - but that’s our loss according to the London team of Auction House.  The...

Tomorrow, Bank Holiday Friday, we’re revealing what agents have been doing to maintain morale in their teams during lockdown. You’ve been generous...

The latest market snapshot by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that while new and completed tenancy volumes dropped rapidly in the first...

The consumer group Which? claims some agents and landlords are not honouring break clauses and therefore not allowing tenants to move...

A surge in rental activity has encouraged a London-focussed agency to un-furlough some of its staff ahead of an expected relaxation...

A pressure group representing private tenants wants government to help housing associations purchase buy to let properties “at knockdown prices.” A blog...

A raft of measures from government and courts intended to help private tenants during the Coronavirus lockdown may be storing up a...

New research claims to show that the lockdown could end up with higher rents as demand in the lettings sector outstrips...

The typical rent for a London property makes it “the undefeated number one most expensive city in Europe” despite increases slowing...

Once the worst of the Coronavirus crisis passes there’s likely to be much more regulation of parts of the rental sector...

Several local authorities at different stages of implementing rental licensing schemes have put their proposals on ice until the Coronavirus crisis...

Lockdown may be over soon - but who knows what a relaxation of the current restrictions will really mean for our...

Tenants paid a UK average monthly rent of £775 during the first quarter of this year according to the Deposit Protection...

The number of mortgage lenders still offering products to landlords is 42 - only seven fewer than at the peak of...

Different guidelines have been issued for the rental sector in different parts of the British Isles as devolved administrations get to...

A new analysis reveals three key figures that suggest the rental market will bounce back from the lockdown and the Coronavirus...

Private landlords want the government to stop local authorities charging council tax on rented homes left empty because of the Coronavirus.  The National...

Seven out of 10 tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed according to Hamptons International - the highest...

Agents and other property professionals have a week to submit their views to an enquiry into the impact of Coronavirus on...

London agency Chestertons reports that despite the lockdown it’s registered 2,369 new tenants needing to move, conducted 3,432 virtual viewings, received...

Hot weather combined with a lockdown can only mean one thing - a record number of searches for rental properties with...

A pro-Build To Rent online platform is hosting a webinar to discuss whether the sector will emerge from the Coronavirus crisis...

Demand for homes to rent has surged back by some 30 per cent in the two weeks to April 14 according...

High-end lettings agency Knight Frank says the lettings market “could explode quite quickly” when the lockdown ends. The agency says that in...

The director of the website Home says that investment in buy to let will look like a highly attractive safe haven...

Landlords have been sharply criticised by a broker for allegedly trying to cash in on the Coronavirus crisis by demanding mortgage...

A London council has pressed ahead with the launch of a borough-wide additional licensing scheme despite the lockdown and uncertainty created...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

New and newly-refurbished properties are letting more readily as virtual viewings become more widespread during the lockdown. That’s the view of Knight...

The developers behind the prestigious Television Centre scheme and its nearby White City Place development in west London are showing support...

The lockdown is now a fact of life across almost all of the western world so the team at Chestertons, which...

Home offices aren’t all about laptops and wifi routers….they’re about gorgeous views too. So thanks to Marc Morrish, a director and auctioneer...

For many this coming Easter weekend will be the strangest ever - for agents and industry suppliers it will not be...

A leading supplier says the current market standstill is an opportunity for the industry to rethink how short lets can be...

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...

A BBC News investigation has exposed some Airbnb and other short let platform users as flouting lockdown regulations. The probe has found...

The commercial arm of Countrywide is urging landlords currently facing huge void periods because students have been ordered home, to reconfigure...

Week three of the lockdown begins - we hope you’re faring well with these temporary restrictions. We’re here to help where...

Knight Frank is predicting that the number of tenancies agreed in the prime markets across London and the Home Counties in...

Lettings management platform Howsy claims it has seen an increase in business since the lockdown 10 days ago.  It says it’s enjoyed...

Demand for rental properties has predictably plummeted thanks to the lockdown. Data from PropTech company Goodlord shows that while a surge for...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with the...

When it comes to good works, one frequently-featured agency is Chestertons in London - and again it’s come up trumps during...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

A leading Proptech expert says agents must have robust payment systems to cope with the unusual pressure of tracking mortgage and...

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

Two lettings agencies have been vandalised by activists who defied the Coronavirus lockdown to damage property. Local media reports in Cheltenham say...

The departure of almost all students from UK universities and colleges back to their parental homes for possibly several months has...