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Developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for its luxury development of Build To Rent apartments in Sheffield. Sheffield Gardens will include...

Burns & Webber, a long-established name in the Surrey property market, is rebranding by adopting its parent company’s name, Curchods.  The four...

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

OnTheMarket continues on its path to try to become the number one property portal, with a boast that it has a...

Hamptons is linking with retirement rental specialist provider Birchgrove, pledging to offer “a unique proposition for those seeking quality senior rental...

Airbnb - which recently announced it’s sharing some information about its landlord hosts with HMRC - is now sharing data with...

A new report suggests that past impressions of Build To Rent and other institution-funded rental units as expensive and concentrating on...

The British Property Federation claims the time required for Build To Rent planning applications has significantly increased over the past decade...

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

Two agencies have today joined eXp UK, the platform which now wants existing branch-based firm to convert to its self employed...

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

Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after a major deal involving a 10 branch agency, Beal's. Beal’s employs...

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

A register launched to shed light on overseas property ownership in the UK now has over 30,000 registrations.  The Register of Overseas...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

One prominent part of the Lomond agency empire is rebranding to fall in line with a larger higher-profile brand under the...

Five outstanding women were honoured at the first ESTAS Women in Estate Agency award, parts of the ESTAS. The five were Wendy...

In September last year, flatfair, a deposit alternative provider, released their latest rental solution called flatfair Deposits, to the lettings market....

PropTech service Propoly says it’s handled £50m of rental transactions so far this year. Propoly - launched in 2020 and boasting early...

Young couples are delaying marriage and starting families until they get out of the rental sector, research by Yorkshire Building Society...

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

South East property group Beresfords has appointed Bernadette Barcham to its Board of Directors.  A statement from the firm says the move...

A full service lettings and estate agency has snapped up a respected rival, including taking over management of 150-plus rental properties. DC...

Strong rental growth pushed the average monthly rent on a newly let property outside London up to £1,002 pcm in April,...

Not for profit accreditation service safeagent has seen two of its lettings qualifications officially recognised by exam watchdog Ofqual.  Safeagent as an...

Agents Together, set up by Purplebricks founders the Bruce Brothers, has reached the milestone of arranging 800 mentorships. Agents Together is a...

A Conservative MP in a tourist region has blamed the switch of rental accommodation to Airbnbs for a shortage of places...

The John Lewis Partnership has agreed a £500m multi-decade joint venture with global investment company abrdn to deliver around 1,000 new...

The well-known York agency Blenkin & Co has launched a prime lettings service to complement its long-established sales side. The new service...

The average rent on a newly let home in Britain rose has hit £1,204 pcm - passing the £1,200 mark for...

The Lomond Group has strengthened its position in Scotland by acquiring two more independent agencies and adding some 600 properties to...

Lettings and sales agents, along with other members of the property industry, have been celebrating at the ESTAS Customer Service Awards...

Rising interest rates are eroding the profitability of buy to let for mortgaged landlords, says Connells-owned agency Hamptons.   It says that its...

The shortlists for this year’s Propertymark Qualifications Awards have been announced, with four vying for Lettings Candidate of the Year.  The awarding...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The controversial rent...

The lettings book containing over 130 properties managed by a franchised YourMove branch in Birmingham has been sold to the owners...

Agents are being dragged into a debate over whether locals should be given priority to rent or buy, as a result...

An independent agency chain operating in the Garden of England has just located one of its office to a former coffee...

Senior figures in the agency industry have backed new guidance from the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agent Team regarding...

The franchise owners of a Parkers branch have marked their third year under the brand by opening a second office. Brendan and...

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

The average rent in the UK has hit another record high of £1,103 per calendar month after a 1.1 per cent...

Property management business James Gibb has acquired the residential division of Dundee-based J Reavley Factoring Limited. The acquisition will increase the number...

Rightmove has justified the switch of one of its highest profile executive’s titles from ‘director of property data’ to ‘director of...

A Conservative MP is suggesting that there could be a ’25 mile limit’ imposed around certain rental properties to ensure they...

The largest operator in London for the niche co-living sector has doubled the size of its portfolio in the east of...

London rents are rising at a record pace with growth being driven by tenants returning from outside the capital.   That’s the suggestion...

The owners of Martin & Co’s Aldershot branch have grown their managed portfolio by more than a fifth after acquiring local...

Rightmove’s latest webinar tomorrow will focus on the revenue generation opportunities that exist at every stage of the process of letting...

Expanding North East agency Hive Estates has acquired a Newcastle lettings business as part of its plans for growth - and...

The Lomond Group - which has ambitions to become a national operation - has announced two further acquisitions for one of...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

The fast-growing Lomond Group, backed by private equity cash, has snapped up another independent.  Lomond’s John Shepherd brand, which operates throughout the...

Opposition appears to be growing to the first major bid in the UK to regulate the spread of Airbnbs and properties...

Three Rightmove webinars in the next fortnight have significant interest for lettings agents. Tomorrow, December 1, sees Malcolm Driscoll, Lead AML Consultant...

The once-popular idea of parents buying a property for their offspring to use while at university, and then letting it to other...

Large scale Scottish factoring operation James Gibb Residential Factors has acquired the residential division of Aberdeen-based commercial property consultancy FG Burnett. The...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...

A lettings agent has expressed his amazement after an emotional LinkedIn post about paying himself a salary for the first time...

Let Tech Solutions, a PropTech firm which now works with more than half of all property managers in Scotland, is expanding...

Planners have given the go-ahead for a 23-storey Build To Rent development in Sheffield. The scheme, from Godwin Developments, will have 336...

Two major south of England agency have merged in what they describe as a “transformational deal.”  Brand Vaughan, part of the expanding...

The Miles & Barr Group has snapped up two lettings and property management companies  – Roger & Hambidge and Brettsletts.  The acquisitions...

Yorkshire’s Verity Frearson lettings and sales company has unveiled a new fleet of electric vehicles, and says it is the first agency...

A local estate agency network says it has hosted an extraordinary 96,524 virtual viewings during lockdown. The Miles & Barr agency -...

Leaders Romans Group has acquired another lettings agency - the fourth lettings-led acquisition this year. This time it is Guardian Residential Lettings...

Another franchise lettings and sales agency has gone green by changing its car fleet to electric vehicles. One of the Midlands branches...

Agents Together, the agency charity set up by Purplebricks and Boomin founders Michael and Kenny Bruce, says it’s hit an important...

A survey by a personal finance service has identified the traditional premium for a city centre rental property, and attempts to...

A senior lettings agency figure says virtual viewings have transformed the rental sector. “The increased level of requests for virtual viewings has...

Belvoir has acquired its 100th independent agency with its Northwood Wolverhampton operation snapping up Millenium Properties in the city. This adds another...

A prominent PropTech figure says agents have a key role in reducing evictions in the short term - and he suggests...

Media reports from Gateshead claim two brothers opened fire on a lettings agency with an air pistol when they were told they...

The short lets market aimed at international travellers may be in for a difficult time - even the co-founder and chief...

One of the north of England’s largest independent agencies has made another acquisition - taking its property portfolio to 10,000 units.  Linley &...

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

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

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

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

Leaders `Romans Group has snapped up the scottfraser lettings and sales business.  scottfraser has four Oxford offices and a fifth in Witney,...

An ambitious Kent agency and management company has secured a £3.8m loan to underwrite a management buyout and an acquisition programme. Miles...

The Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson has revealed more acquisitions of independent agencies as it tightens its grip on the regional...

London’s asking rents hit a new record average of £2,119 per calendar month as the ongoing shortage of property for tenants...

A high end lettings agency says the most expensive rural rental market in the north west of England is dominated by...

Three of the country’s most senior agents have told a PropTech supplier how they use technology to aid their compliance work...

New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...

A branch of a regional agency has expanded its managed portfolio following its third acquisition in 18 months. CJ Hole Cheltenham has...

The government has been criticised yet again for what is described as its “incoherent” approach to the private rental sector. David Miles,...

The Mirror newspaper says eight members of the new Boris Johnson-led Cabinet are buy to let investors - and it accuses...

Data from Rightmove suggests that demand from tenants looking for a new home has soared seven per cent since the Tenants...

Figures calculated by Rightmove suggest that even when the Fees Ban and Deposit Caps kick in on June 1, some deposits...

Startling figures released this morning by Rightmove suggest that rents have risen 8.2 per cent in London in the past year...

The government is back to business attacking the lettings sector with an extraordinary claim by a minister that many students are...

The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...

Property management firm Mcilroy Smith has launched a mental health policy for its employees - possibly the first company in the...

Another client money protection scheme has been given approval to launch itself before regulations go live on April 1.  From that date...

ARPM  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Duce, Managing Director. What is ARPM and what does it...

A lettings market snapshot from Rightmove suggests asking rents in London are now increasing at an annual rate not seen for...

The Residential Landlords Association’s membership has hit a new high of 35,000.  Established in 1998 the not-for-profit association - which describes itself...

Rightmove is reporting that average asking rents outside London have topped £800 per month for the first time, fuelled by a...