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The Belvoir 2024 Annual Awards have crowded a father-and-son franchisee pairing as the big winners. Paul Wallace-Tarry and his son Richard Wallace-Tarry...

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

Insurance giant Aviva is urging consumers to be on their guard after seeing a seven per cent increase in customer claims...

Belvoir has expanded its presence in Scotland following the opening of a brand-new office in Kirkcaldy.  The branch is the sixth Belvoir...

Belvoir has snapped up a regional mortgage provider for £1m. It’s acquired MAB (South West) Ltd and follows the earlier acquisition of...

New figures showing the growing size of first time buyer deposits suggest that many would-be purchasers will be staying with the...

An online lettings platform is warning that some landlords are being give “too good to be true" promises of rent increases by...

Well known broker Mortgage Advice Bureau will be showcasing a suite of new digital products today at an event organised by...

According to new research from Mortgage Advice Bureau, two-fifths of landlords believe that new EPC requirements are important for the environment and will...

Lettings agents will be able to book their exam this week for the new Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...

Data from different firms suggest there’s been an upsurge in the purchase of rent protection insurance by agents. Firstly Goodlord and Vouch...

Welsh nationalists have called for a rent freeze and eviction ban to emulate that happening now in Scotland. Plaid Cymru, the party...

A tenant has allegedly confronted an unnamed lettings agent over being “pushed out” of his long-term tenancy to make way for...

It’s suggested that almost a third of pet-owning tenants have been hiding their animals from agents or landlords for more than...

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

Fledgling portal MoveStreets has signed over 100 agents, with an inventory of 16,500 properties to let and for sale. It says its latest...

A leading PropTech expert says the lettings industry hopes next week’s Budget will provide clarity on taxes - but he’s also...

Franchise giant Belvoir has issued a statement to shareholders emphasising the success of its financial services wing. The Belvoir Group established its...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

A rebranded agency is now focussing on selling only tenanted buy to let properties in what it calls ‘second tier’ cities...

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

Changes to the codes of practice surrounding Right To Rent are introduced on November 2, and tomorrow there’s a useful webinar to...

The Right to Rent scheme’s revised code of practice coming into effect next month does nothing to stop agents and landlords...

Lettings PropTech company teclet has announced that its partnership with the Mortgage Advice Bureau has been extended to offer mortgage and...

The government has announced a complete ban on evictions in the private and social sectors for any tenant affected by the...

Belvoir, which describes itself as the UK’s largest property franchise, has just released figures showing its 23rd successive year of uninterrupted...

Belvoir Group has this morning announced its interim results for the first six months of this year - and they show...

Police in South Shields have called for the sharing of information about tenants in HMOs - and a council is considering...

The Labour Party appears to be entering the arena of organising private rental sector tenants who have grievances. Party leader Jeremy Corbyn...

Belvoir has told its shareholders and the City that it enjoyed a strong first half of 2019 with its 300 High...

Lettings software platform teclet has announced a strategic partnership with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. It means MAB’s intermediary products and services will...

Belvoir Lettings has continued its solid growth with a trading statement revealing a 40 per cent rise in pre-tax profit and...

Our thanks to the eagle-eyed Richard Cross of B H Realty for spotting one or two less-than-perfect things on a Rightmove...

A TV news programme has exposed how a sleazy male landlord - who presumably did not instruct a letting agent -...

London agency Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings has surveyed its tenants and, based on 1,400 responses - a third of the...

The government has issued a new statement saying unequivocally that letting agents’ fees on tenants will be banned in England -...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

No fewer than 14 ‘pop up brothels’ have been discovered in one seaside town in six months, with all of them...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

It may be almost Christmas but the government is this week unveiling new laws to combat what it sees as the...