Archive

A new survey from law firm Weightmans has found that only 24% of renters read tenancy agreements.  It says this is largely...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launch a new Ezine system for members to market properties to let and for sale. According...

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

A new networking service for letting agents and all other property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched today by...

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

UK Association of Letting Agents has announced a link with PropTech supplier Canopy. UKALA member agents will receive a discount if they...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director   What is Southernbrook Lettings and...

The ESTAS Group has unveiled a mobile version of its core Review and Insight products. ESTAS Mobile offers the same functionality of...

Zoopla’s Alto cloud-based software has announced a new integration with lettings PropTech supplier Canopy. This will enable tenant referencing to be permitted...

A company that tries to encourage people to buy a home in ‘chunks’ says few first time buyers are interested in...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

Outsourced viewing service Viewber has linked with a property report company. The partnership between Viewber and Street Insights means outsourced viewing operatives...

A PropTech startup called EVO is claiming to revolutionise repairs and maintenance in the “broken” rented housing sector. EVO says it connects...

Rightmove says it’s helping to digitise the rental processes, making the process less fragmented and frustrating for agents.  In its trading statement...

Prop-tech platform OpenBrix has revealed a strategic partnership with a digital identity provider, Yoti.  Through its app tlyfe, the collaboration will enable tenants...

One of Connells’ high end branch, Hamptons, is releasing a TV advertisement on Boxing Day.  The advert, in 30 and 60 second...

Just about every agency that has commented on yesterday’s Autumn Statement are in agreement - changes to Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance...

New research suggests tenants could save an average of £147 per household on their electricity bills each year by switching off...

Remote work could enable over 13m Britons to ultimately live and work outside the major cities, according to research by a...

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...

PropTech platform Plentific has snapped up husband-and-wife lettings software company TouchRight Software.  Over 500 clients across the UK use TouchRight, to create...

ARLA has made it clear to attendees at next month’s Propertymark Conference and Exhibition in London that they must show proof...

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...

When it comes to gathering evidence for deposit disputes, the need for thoroughness is understandable. However, on occasion some landlords take...

The government has extended the ‘special arrangements’ for Right To Rent checks - these will now be in force until September...

Real estate as an industry has remained unchallenged throughout all of these years. For the industry worth more than 217 trillion...

Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil.  Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...

Industry suppliuer Inventory Hive has a launched a new 360-degree camera and app which it says means inspectors can drastically reduce...

An agency comparison website has released information on landlord preferences and activities which it says can help agents market more effectively.  Rentround...

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

Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break....

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

The free to list portal Residential People is launching a machine-learning platform allowing agents to specifically target local landlords and emphasise...

Knight Knox has unveiled a new property investment website as it marks its 16th anniversary. The new site features the tagline ‘property...

A leading PropTech figure says using text messages to remind tenants when rent is due and chase late payments is a...

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

PropTech companies teclet and Canopy are forming a partnership to allow their services to be bought by agents on the one...

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

The Federation of Independent Agents has revealed four new PropTech and training strategic partnerships for member agencies. They are Inventory Base, Vaboo,...

Rental app service Movebubble has launched its Home Walkthrough feature which it says it the first of its kind in the...

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

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

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

Who are you? Jed Topping, Business Development Executive for Virgin Media How can sales and letting agents work with Virgin Media to earn extra revenue? By...

Zoopla is beefing up its customer relationship management programme with the appointment of RAPP UK to evolve the portal’s data infrastructure...

A PropTech platform devised by Build To Let specialist Grainger is to be used in a bid to differentiate the company from...

Letting agents need to adapt to changing landlord and tenant habits The way letting agents, landlords and tenants communicate has changed significantly...

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

Throughout April and May, we ran a high-profile campaign across our sites, Landlord Today, Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and...

A trade body has hit out at government policy following a think tank’s claims that young people are less mobile because of...

Thousands of pounds have been paid to a short let and holiday accommodation agency in Brighton which appears to have closed...

A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...

A controversial review website which says it identifies “good (and bad) letting agents” has introduced tools aiming to reduce disputes at...

How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...

A PropTech lead generation app that dubs itself the ‘Uber for Lettings Agents’ has launched in Manchester. The app, from Movebubble, already...

Online lettings agency Upad says it’s to offer landlords a proprietary system to collect rental payments via Direct Debit. Its system, called...

The shock findings of a new survey suggest that 32 per cent of landlords would be less likely to buy new...

High end agency Knight Frank is reorganising a regional lettings division in a bid to create a ‘hub’ system which should...

The Rent Recognition Challenge, an initiative to use technology to help share renters' payment histories with lenders and credit reference agencies,...

The concept of deposit alternatives is gathering pace and now one PropTech firm closely involved in it - Reposit - has...

High-profile buy to let mortgage lender LendInvest says it’s going to allow applicants to prove their ID online via photographs. It’s working...

Everyone wants to rank highly on Google. Why? Well, as the world’s biggest search engine, with more than 65% market share,...

Lettings portal Ezylet has partnered with Revolut, a digital banking company.  Revolut’s product allows users to make free international ATM withdrawals and...

Many agents are missing out on significant time saving opportunities when it comes to their floor plans say Landmark, parent of...

An online lettings service which says it’s aiming to triple its level of business in the next 12 months claims it’s...

Floor plan software provider Metropix celebrated their win at The ESTAS on Friday by announcing an upcoming landmark. Having scooped the “Best...

In 2018, Google will introduce changes to the way it ranks websites, meaning sites will be ranked on the quality of...

Prime central London is seeing the rise of the micro-apartment, according to new research, as squeezed accommodation budgets have seen singles...

Another new cloud software platform - HeyLandlord - has been launched to make it easier for agents and landlords to communicate...

Two letting agents who have run their town centre business for 24 years are starting well-earned retirements.   Nicky Nettelfield and Irene Brown...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                             What is The World Property Network...

Steve Bolton, founder of investment consultancy Platinum Property Partners and one of two landlords who have led a campaign against restricting...

2017 is set to be a big year for Goodlord, which means more savings for UK agencies. As your trusted lettings transaction platform,...

The largest Build To Rent deal in Bristol has been announced.  Grainger, the UK's largest listed residential landlord, will forward fund, acquire...

A new app created in partnership with a homelessness charity aims to give independent agencies the ability to push properties direct...

Repair reporting platform Fixflo has integrated with inventory firm No Letting Go's letting agent reporting software Kaptur. The integration means Kaptur will now...

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

A gunman who described himself as a would-be tenant has been jailed after two “terrifying” robberies on letting agencies.  The Enfield Independent...

An experiment by an online agency and an interiors firm suggests professionally shot pictures of a furnished flat will generate six...

  A letting agent who scammed dozens of tenants and landlords out of more than £220,000 of rents and deposits has been...

So you’ve decided to advertise on Rightmove, Zoopla or another online property listing agent. You’ve agreed the budget, made the bold...

A leading tax expert says there are likely to be unintended consequences of what he calls “half-cocked legislation” bringing in additional...

It's more important than ever that letting agents stand out with their marketing messages. The British rental market is more crowded than...

The National Landlords’ Association insists that some media forecasts of the impact of the new three per cent stamp duty surcharge...

  Who are you? Ellie Hall. What does it say on your business card? Head of Acquisitions. You're on the hunt for acquisitions, what makes a...

The struggling London sales market is provoking a boom in the capital’s rental sector according to data from Benham & Reeves...

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Zoopla’s fightback...

No one likes to be called and told, your boiler has broken down or a burst pipe has caused damage to...

Roy Fuller Managing Director at Everything Lettings says: By having in place an Out Of Hours help line such as we...

Many Councils are now introducing Landlord Licensing within different boroughs, for those that have one of the requirements is a 24...

In today’s highly competitive market place, no company can afford to miss a business opportunity. Roy Fuller Managing Director at Everything Lettings...

Some companies pride themselves on being able to accommodate customers of all kinds. “No job too big or too small,” they...

Roy Fuller, owner at Everything Lettings’, says:  for just £25 per week you can have in place our emergency helpline 365...

Like our: 24 Hour Emergency telephone answer service for your landlords and tenants. Letting agents and portfolio managers are increasingly being asked...

Roy Fuller, owner at Everything Lettings’, says: did you know that you can call our emergency help line 24/7 365 days...

Q: What does it say on your business card? I like the flexibility of roles so I do not have a title...

We can guarantee both yours and your staff’s time will be stretched as soon as your offices open next Monday morning,...