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Nowadays, we rely on social media platforms to stay informed and updated about topics that are of interest to us. These platforms...
17 June 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media

PropTech firm Kamma, which monitors the growing number of local council licensing regimes, has teamed up with an insurance broker. The link...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The closely-fought battle between franchise lettings agencies in the private rental sector continues apace. Maryam Bham, franchise sales manager at Hunters -...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News

An apprentice working at Newcastle’s Walton Robinson agency has revealed why she believes it’s her dream job. The agency specialises in residential...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The John Lewis Partnership has revealed the first three locations where it will build new rental homes. The properties “would offer the...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agents have been told they must have the right technology to reduce the risk of fraud. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The man behind the Ideal Flatmate rental platform has now set up a Build To Rent portal called Your Place. All properties...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s just a week left - including the long Jubilee celebration period - for agents to respond to a major property tax...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Greater regulation of lettings agents, and all other property professionals, is required to ‘finish the job’ of reforming the industry which...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A tech firm claims the “vast majority” of agents who use WhatsApp and some other instant messaging platforms are not fully...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Many of the country’s leading letting agency brands have joined forces with Propertymark to deliver a training and development strategy for...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent lettings agency chief says the lifecycle of a typical tenancy has been transformed in recent years, as a result...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The UK lettings and estate agency is being targeted by crime syndicates in order to launder dirty money. That’s the claim of...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A technology platform claims that as many as a third of lettings agencies that should be compliant with anti-money laundering regulations...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of properties available for let in prime central parts of the capital has consistently trended down from the peak...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

LettsPay, an automated service aiming to simplify the reconciling of tenant rental payments, has won investment from the nurtur.group - the...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech supplier which helps agents and landlords identify private rental sector licensing issues has announced a new partnership. Geospatial technology firm...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...
29 March 2022
From: Sponsored Content

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management...
27 March 2022
From: 60 Second Interview

There’s been a broad welcome from letting agents to the Spring Statement not loading more tax or restrictions on buy to...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A trade body says letting agents are receiving growing numbers of contracts from tenants wanting to take part in the Homes...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Presenter, broadcaster and former Sky Sports anchor Kirsty Gallacher has been confirmed as the presenter of The Guild of Property Professional’s...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of agents seeking formal qualifications has risen significantly over the past year according to Propertymark. The trade body says this...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A Winkworth franchisee has opened his fourth office in the same region in four years. Jamie Moore has opened a new office...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agents who embrace training and qualifications - beyond those which are mandatory - will help create trust and transparency. That’s the...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Blockchain PropTech operator Coadjute is to continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023. Coadjute - which took over...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the UK’s first ever Build To Rent companies, Fizzy Living, has been sold to a global real estate company...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Home offices are already the most-demanded must have from prospective tenants says James Hay, director at Surrey lettings agency, The Home...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm claims to have saved a client more than £160,000 by preventing a criminal from illegally renting one of...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents should not wait until regulation and legislation improve the rental sector - they should be doing so voluntarily. That’s the view...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals has entered into a partnership with one of the many deposit replacement services now available. It’s teamed...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Spicerhaart says some 600 hopefuls turned up for a series of recruitment days in three parts of the country. Around a third...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A high-profile four-day bootcamp designed to sharpen up lettings agents has returned from the pandemic with a bang. Agent Rainmaker - set up...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

An agent in one major university city says it’s faced with 50 students applying for each available property. Edinburgh residential property lettings,...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Early results from a survey into wellbeing suggest that agents are changing their working practices to help staff have a greater...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech platform Lavanda says urban property is changing thanks to the pandemic, and it tells agents, landlords and other providers to...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency in Manchester has received over 10,000 rental enquiries in just one month. Manchester Apartments says it received some 21,000...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The Build to Rent sector is being targeted by criminals with a 364 per cent rise in fraudulent tenant applications in...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The room-letting sector known as co-living, now growing in London, has seen occupancy levels bounce back since some Covid restrictions have...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Research by a student accommodation search platform suggests that the sector may rely too heavily on the apparent year-on-year growth in...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A checklist for agents to help ensure they steer clear of unwanted fines or claims has been provided by the Guild...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A former agent who was most recently a car salesman has been named as Spicerhaart’s first home-based lettings partner. Marc West will...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Data from property investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests foreigners are returning to the UK capital as travel restrictions ease -...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Campaigners against letting agents and landlords appear to suggest that the issue of rising rents is uniquely confined to the UK...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
07 October 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A PropTech company says it will support agents left in the lurch by the collapse of ARPM. Ash Residential Property Management -...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The lettings arm of a leading Edinburgh-based property portal has reported a surge of Edinburgh properties being rented on the same...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News

We may still be some months off 2022, but property experts are already beginning to make their predictions for next year...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents need to be diligent regarding the the growth of cannabis in rental properties and the devastating lengths tenants will go to...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News

As a letting agent in the UK, you might think what happens in China has no bearing on your work here....
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...
15 September 2021
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The chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to make it more attractive for landlords to invest in the private rental sector. Sunak...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading surveys comes out next week - and a preview suggests it’s going to show increasing optimism...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents who are members of The Guild of Property Professionals and who have been hit by the uncertainties surrounding outsourced property...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A council has just launched it own publicly-funded lettings agency and wants private landlords to sign up. The 'Your Choice' lettings agency,...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The deal to introduce rent controls in Scotland - the result of a deal between two parties in the Scottish Parliament...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Lettings once again dominated the complaints received by The Property Ombudsman according to its latest annual report - out today but...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Industry growth specialist Christopher Watkin is to offer letting agents his secrets to attracting new landlords in a live webinar hosted...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The tide is turning for the London rental market at last according to data from the Benham and Reeves lettings agency. In...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey of some 600 agents and landlords by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme has revealed the most popular cause of deposit...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A buying agency says it’s seen what it calls “a huge uptake in furnished lettings requests” following recent floods in London,...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News

More details have emerged of the Guild of Property Professionals’ Ofqual-accredited, Level-Three and Level-Four qualifications for lettings and sales agents. Guild compliance...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

New categories have been added to this year’s Propertymark Qualifications Awards, to recognise educational success in the industry. Propertymark Qualifications says that...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a warning from an industry trade body that some agents may have failed to take compliance obligations seriously enough. Paul Offley,...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents joining one of the industry’s major trade bodies is to be offered exclusive digital marketing packs created by Starberry. Members of...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents need more clarity and transparency about the future of Right to Rent checks post-pandemic and post-Brexit, according to the UK’s...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has extended the ‘special arrangements’ for Right To Rent checks - these will now be in force until September...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Reliable referencing remains the cornerstone of every letting agent’s business. Landlords rely on their agents to get it right, and to protect...
14 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A survey of property professionals and IT experts across a range of industries has revealed that better remote working technology is...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Prominent property lawyer David Smith - recently in the news for his guidance for agents and landlords over the eviction ban...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is now finally at an end and from today there is a change to the notice...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

An anti-money laundering PropTech consultancy claims agents are in serious danger of non-compliance with new regulations, unless they ditch paper documents and...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The Home Staging Association has launched a course for agents on how to dress and prepare properties for maximum effect when...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News

TM Group and sales progression solution mio have signed up as partners for the 2021 ESTAS Forum & Awards, sponsored by...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are being warned about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding rental property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest provider of...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme and industry supplier Inventory Hive are working together to provide two new training courses. Led by Michael Hill...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Affordable homes provider Auxesia Homes has appointed residential management firm Touchstone to handle its entire mixed tenure portfolio. Auxesia offers affordable shared...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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A leading figure in the lettings sector says the government’s new Housing Possession Mediation Scheme can help agencies and landlords recover...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the most active lenders for international investors in UK buy to let claims to have produced a market-leading mortgage...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Winkworth says its London rental activities have suffered because of a lack of international travel, and students and young professionals returning to...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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The government has at last released details of its mediation scheme - this was hinted at when Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Average rents across the UK have risen for the fourth time in as many months according to the HomeLet index. Typical rent...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Leaders Romans Group is launching a consultancy and management service for Build To Rent developers - a bid to engage with institutions in...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Lettings agency Intus Lettings has announced the opening of a new Sheffield office — its first base in Yorkshire. The Sheffield office...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

In an exclusive, the Daily Telegraph says emergency courtrooms will be used after their funding runs out over the comning summer...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Real estate as an industry has remained unchallenged throughout all of these years. For the industry worth more than 217 trillion...
19 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content

There’s an hour-long webinar this morning, aimed at giving property professionals the latest information on arrears, possession cases and evictions. It’s at...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A new Right to Rent identity validation and storage system has been launched by industry supplier Canopy, in partnership with tech...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals and The Lettings Hub is to continue its partnership. Iain McKenzie, The Guild’s chief executive, says: “Having...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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The controversial subject of pets in private rental properties is likely to be the chief point of debate at a webinar...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The biggest awards event in the residential property sector, The ESTAS, has confirmed an autumn date for its main 2021 ceremony. Traditionally...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

HousingAnywhere, a rental platform specialising in accommodation for young professionals and students, has raised some €24m for further expansion. The service covers some UK...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been reported that a London council is considering spending £10m on purchasing 25 former council homes it previously sold off...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued tips for agents and other industry professionals having to cope with working from home...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content

There are growing calls for so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ to face the same controls that are exerted over the rest of the...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A collective of government appointed accreditation schemes has called on the government to do more to improve energy efficiency in the...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A rental guarantor service claims that it and companies like it have helped keep the UK’s private rental sector buoyant during...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK Association of Lettings Agents is recommending transparency in relation to the disclosure of referral fees to landlord clients. Last month...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Rightmove is hosting a live webinar this morning to help agents protect and maintain mental health. Agents will be able to watch live...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech provider has created an app to remotely view and inspect properties in real time. With InventoryBase Live the tenants undertake...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Online lettings company Monkey vs Owl - also known as MOVO - has expanded from a regional and mostly student service...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is warning government that the majority of letting agents and landlords won’t be able to conduct retrospective full-scale Right...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has drawn up a league table of which boroughs in the capital have had their...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic. Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is to host an anti-money laundering webinar next week, aimed at lettings and sales agents. The event, which is entitled Five...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new PropTech app called Acaboom claims to send an alert when a landlord is viewing the agency’s marketing proposal. This means...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Changes to the codes of practice surrounding Right To Rent are introduced on November 2, and tomorrow there’s a useful webinar to...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Right to Rent scheme’s revised code of practice coming into effect next month does nothing to stop agents and landlords...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A Czech-based PropTech firm called Flatio says it’s entering the UK market and aims to have at least 10,000 properties listed...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals has set out what it thinks letting agents should be considering in the short, medium and...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Home Office is proposing a new online service to make it easier for agents and landlords to check that prospective...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The business model underpinning most lettings agencies is set to change fundamentally if there is the much-anticipated second wave of Coronavirus. That’s...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Much has been made of the backlog of court cases - including landlords’ possession attempts - and now the Ministry of Justice...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A new whitepaper argues that landlords and tenants aren't getting what they want from the rental market. It says landlords need...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A new report demands that online rental platforms and portals allowing direct advertising by clients do more to deter fake landlords...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...
03 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Letting agents are being warned they are likely to face a higher number of mandatory electrical checks as the sector expands...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading PropTech figure says a political issue north of the border demonstrates the advantages of voluntary industry codes of practice over...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...
28 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The splendidly named East Midlands lettings agency Monkey vs Owl - known as MOVO - has opened a second office. Its first,...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s likely to be a further surge of new tenancies in the weeks to come, challenging agents’ ability to cope with...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

David Smith - a solicitor specialising in residential property, agency and regulatory law - today launches a book advising property professionals...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A pro-tenant campaign group has this morning kicked off its campaign to have the eviction ban - already extended until late...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The arrival of mandatory enhanced electrical checks so soon after the chaos of the Coronavirus pandemic represents a perfect storm for...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The MRI Software company is hosting a free webinar with key figures from two companies it works with. Viewber co-founder Ed Mead...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A prominent figure in the lettings industry has warned that any extension to the current evictions ban would risk hurting the...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Deposit Protection Service and safeagent (formerly NALS) have created a free, online course showing best practice in starting tenancies. The new...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Inventory BaseAcademy has released new online training to address safeguarding issues that may face the lettings industry. Property professionals, especially managers and...
19 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s no escaping team activity at epropservices - and in a good way. The company, which is the parent firm of The...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla is promoting 12 lesson plans for agents and other property professionals who are teaching their children at home during the...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents and other property professionals have a week to submit their views to an enquiry into the impact of Coronavirus on...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the government’s controversial Right To Rent scheme, overturning a decision reached last...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Birmingham agent Bobby Singh, who runs the Love Your Postcode agency, epitomises the heart of the industry right now. He has created...
13 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - we’re here to help on a daily basis, sharing information across the industry. As ever, we’d love your input to...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

New tenant data has revealed that the average age of renters living in shared properties in London has risen five years...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The commercial arm of Countrywide is urging landlords currently facing huge void periods because students have been ordered home, to reconfigure...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has relaxed some provisions of the controversial Right To Rent regulations for the duration of the Coronavirus outbreak. The temporary...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances. As we start a new week...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column on Friday. Before we get on with it, a reminder...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice. A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act came into force across the country on the 20th March 2019. The act is designed...
11 March 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The safeagent accreditation business says it has helped secure the conviction of a rogue lettings agent who falsely claimed membership of...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals is reminding the rental sector that owners of properties to let have only until April 1...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The West Midlands Police force says it’s secured what it calls a “landmark court order” against a rogue landlord who turned...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The clampdown on referral fees, until now concentrated on the sales sector, will extend to letting agents too. James Munro, head of...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has been informed that the controversial Right To Rent checks forced on to agents and...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Grainger, one of the biggest names in Build To Rent, has agreed to buy a proposed 348 home-scheme in central Nottingham. The...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has failed the private rental sector says the Residential Landlords Association. In a statement released even before the resignation of...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s back - the five-a-side football tournament which made its successful debut last year with teams from the agency and property...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...
30 January 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

A lettings sector trade group says lavish additional services are being offered by landlords who are nervous that Brexit will lead...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and The Guild of Property Professionals have both given their backing to the government’s latest...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents has this morning revealed that it’s linking with Training For Professionals, the largest provider of...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS, the national customer service awards recognising the best agents, brokers and suppliers, closes for entry at the end of...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News

ESTAS, the national customer service award scheme which recognises estate and letting agents, conveyancers and mortgage advisors, has now fully launched...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading London lettings agent wants increased regulation over Airbnb in a bid to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. Martin Bikhit, managing...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading trade bodies has revealed that the number of laws creating an obligation on landlords in the...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Three criminals have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering involving an online lettings agency. The sentences follow an investigation spearheaded...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Property development and investment firm SevenCapital has released a top 10 league table of UK cities which it claims will perform...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Another law firm has sharply criticised the government’s proposals to abolish Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Devonshires says the government should...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

October 31, known as All Hallows' Eve, is now less than three weeks away. While the government continues with its botched Brexit...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A call has been made for the best letting agencies and other rental sector professionals to show how they comply with...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The weekly economic and financial research magazine The Economist has made a scathing attack on rent controls. The publication says rent controls...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News
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A typical lettings agent could save some two and a half hours’ time each working day if they adopted more Artificial...
20 September 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...
13 September 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents is urging member agents and the industry to ensure it is up to date with...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Utilities management service Tenant Shop says demographic changes leading to more families and older individuals renting privately represent an opportunity for...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

It can be done - a council has U-turned on plans for a licensing scheme for landlords. The move by Hounslow council...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Fixflo is launching its sixth annual Lettings Report for lettings professionals The survey gauges the opinions of lettings professionals around the UK...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month. The company...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News

An agency which says it aims to be “the UK’s premier residential lettings company” says it’s offering itself free to landlords...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals has received confirmation that the government’s proposed changes to Section 21 will not be retrospective. “What this...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News

New guidance from the government on its controversial Right To Rent scheme would see agents and landlords breaking the law if...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

An outspoken Conservative party figure says government policies such as the scrapping of Section 21 will play into the hands of...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Vulnerable tenants suffering a higher risk of rent arrears will be hit hardest by plans to change the way landlords can...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News
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Institutional investment in the Build to Rent (BTR) sector reached a record high last year, according to fresh research from Bidwells. The...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A new survey by a specialist property sector lender reveals that 19 per cent of landlords are looking to sell in...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals has announced a link with insurance product and moving services operation The Lettings Hub. Lettings Hub offers...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform launched three years ago acting as a search system for students wanting purpose-built accommodation is evolving into a...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Approved Letting Scheme has rebranded as safeagent. NALS has helped coordinate the safeagent campaign since 2011, focussing during that time...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...
16 May 2019
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A rent guarantor provider claims that deposits which prospective tenants are required to pay are often reduced if such a service...
15 May 2019
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The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday May 10,...
14 May 2019
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HomeLet, the tenant referencing and specialist letting insurance company, has been announced as an ESTAS partner for the Estate & Letting...
07 May 2019
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A Liberal Democrat activist is considering establishing a landlords’ group consisting of party members. Tony Harris, writing on the LibDem Voice website,...
24 April 2019
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A leading legal firm is warning that Right To Rent could become even more complicated for letting agents and landlords after...
12 April 2019
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Tenant referencing, rent protection and insurance provider Rent4sure is to join other leading suppliers as an ESTAS partner for the 16th...
11 April 2019
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A lettings sector trade body says EU citizens may face problems getting private rented accommodation after Brexit. And the body - the...
08 April 2019
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The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a series of events to educate letting agents and landlords on deposit protection. Starting next month...
21 March 2019
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Rent in London is the most expensive in Europe for expats, new research shows. The UK capital’s rent averages US$7,189 - that’s...
15 March 2019
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The ban on tenants’ fees beginning on June 1 presents an opportunity to overhaul the private rental sector, says a property...
15 March 2019
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The government says it is still considering applications to operate Client Money Protection schemes from April, despite approving five schemes so...
13 March 2019
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The High Court has ruled that the government’s Right to Rent scheme breaches human rights law. Under the Right to Rent landlords are...
01 March 2019
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Propertymark’s Money Shield service and the National Approved Letting Scheme have each received government approval to operate Client Money Protection schemes. From...
27 February 2019
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A new free online training course which guides letting agents through the key principles of disputes has been released by The...
27 February 2019
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Short lets on Airbnb and similar platforms are causing increasing irritation for owners in residential blocks, according to a property management...
21 February 2019
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One of the existing two government-authorised redress schemes governing estate and letting agents has called on landlords to voluntarily join, ahead...
06 February 2019
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The chief executive of a still-to-be-launched property portal says Christmas may have come early for letting agents because of the “huge...
04 February 2019
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The National Approved Lettings Scheme has taken the unusual step of commenting on, and welcoming, the outcome of a court case...
01 February 2019
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Specialist student utilities and service provider Glide has launched a product it claims removes the admin and hassle traditionally associated with...
01 February 2019
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The latest report for the rental sector by the TDS Charitable Foundation calls for greater cooperation between property professionals and tenants...
30 January 2019
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The news this week that even individual private landlords must join a redress scheme is just the latest in an onslaught...
25 January 2019
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There’s been broad support from the lettings sector for the wide-ranging reform of the redress system announced yesterday by housing secretary...
25 January 2019
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We are used to stories of councils condemning letting agents and landlords - but now a London council is praising the...
24 January 2019
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A report claims that England has just 825 homes for every 1,000 families as a result of two decades of house...
14 January 2019
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Agents have under three weeks left to respond to the government’s proposals to introduce a Housing Court to settle disputes in...
03 January 2019
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There are only a few days left for agents, brokers and suppliers to enter the ESTAS 2019 - closing date is...
19 December 2018
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The High Court today begins a Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme. The scheme began operating nationwide in...
18 December 2018
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Five homeless people will have a roof over their heads this Christmas thanks to a kind-hearted PropTech chief. Mike Georgeson, founder of...
12 December 2018
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A new survey suggests that the demise of the High Street for shopping could lead to a surge in the supply...
10 December 2018
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The National Approved Letting Scheme has published the latest version of its Effective Enforcement Toolkit - aimed at helping councils clamp...
05 December 2018
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The private rental sector can help reduce smoking according to a report from Action on Smoking and Health, a pressure group. The...
27 November 2018
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Tenant deposit protection scheme TDS will be in London in February to host a ‘hands-on’ half-day workshop for agents and landlords. Part...
22 November 2018
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Luton landlord Mervyn Kupshik has been ordered to pay nearly £30,000 to the Local council - and if he doesn’t do...
19 November 2018
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Manchester’s rental market is rising higher than in any other UK city according to property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield. Rents were up...
15 November 2018
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A lettings trade body has welcomed extra government funding for English councils to clamp down on criminal landlords. But the Residential Landlords...
09 November 2018
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The government has unveiled the spectre of a ‘global immigration system’ to be introduced from the end of 2020 - but...
09 November 2018
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Havering council in London has issued £261,750 in penalty notices to what it calls ‘criminals’ operating in the private rental sector. Between...
26 October 2018
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More progress is expected today in the passage of a Bill which will allow good tenants’ rent records to count towards...
26 October 2018
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PropTech company PayProp has been announced as the sponsor of the ESTAS People Awards category for 2019. The ESTAS is a customer...
22 October 2018
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PropTech repairs service Fixflo has published its latest annual report on the industry, based on information from over 400 lettings professionals...
18 October 2018
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The shock findings of a new survey suggest that 32 per cent of landlords would be less likely to buy new...
05 October 2018
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Lettings agents, landlords and consumers are being warned about a growing number of ‘for-profit’ companies claiming to be independent inventory trade...
02 October 2018
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The National Approved Letting Scheme is celebrating the 500th candidate to complete its Foundation Lettings Course. Moira Devlin of Lowther Homes, in...
19 September 2018
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Another short let management firm, set up in the wake of an explosion of Airbnb-style renting by amateurs and professionals, is...
17 September 2018
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Trading Standards departments in London are asking renters to name and shame letting agents who are not complying with the law...
13 September 2018
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Members of the Guild of Property Professionals will be given access to a series of training videos put together by former...
07 September 2018
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has this week launched a new Training Academy which aims to help landlords, agents and property...
04 September 2018
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The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...
29 August 2018
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Lettings agents for or against the government’s proposals for longer tenancies have only a very short time left to respond to...
23 August 2018
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The National Approved Lettings Scheme has issued a sharp rebuke to Shelter and the National Housing Federation following their controversial ‘End...
23 August 2018
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A leading trade body says EU citizens living in the UK run the risk of losing their rental homes without swift...
10 August 2018
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Negative media portrayals of the buy to let sector could help to tip Britain into a housing crisis, claims an online...
08 August 2018
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Fixflo is launching its fifth annual Rental Repairs Survey for lettings professionals The survey, supported by ARLA Propertymark, gauges the opinions of...
17 July 2018
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Yet another leading lettings agent has hit out at the government over its proposals for three year tenancies being the norm...
10 July 2018
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The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...
02 July 2018
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The National Approved Letting Scheme has unveiled a new specialist training course for letting agents. The NALS Level 3 Award in Letting...
29 June 2018
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Letting agents and others in the private rental sector have responded to the latest government intervention - a review into how...
21 June 2018
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The government has announced a review to assess how selective licensing is used and find out how well it is working...
20 June 2018
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Countrywide is introducing the ARLA Level 2 qualification throughout its branch network. All customer-facing lettings staff who joined the business on or...
19 June 2018
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The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants is now crowdfunding to pay for the Judicial Review of the government’s controversial...
08 June 2018
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The chief of what is described as Britain’s largest lettings agency has told an influential group of MPs that the proposed...
07 June 2018
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The High Court has this afternoon agreed to allow a judicial review of the government’s Right to Rent policy. Right to Rent...
06 June 2018
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The Residential Landlords Association has reiterated its support for a legal challenge to Right To Rent which is to be made...
06 June 2018
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The controversial Right To Rent regime whereby agents and landlords are expected to check the immigration status of would-be tenants is...
04 June 2018
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The government has confirmed that all property agents in England will need to be part of an approved Client Money Protection...
04 May 2018
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The scramble for members amongst rival redress systems continues apace. Earlier this week The Property Ombudsman announced it was to waive joining...
25 April 2018
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Trade bodies have been responding to today’s report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee deliberations on the private...
19 April 2018
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There are plenty of helpful and reliable professionals in the letting industry, however it’s no secret that there are a lot...
13 April 2018
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It’s less than two weeks before The ESTAS 2018 held in London on Friday April 20. It’s the biggest and best bash...
10 April 2018
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09 April 2018
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Letting agents have responded with enthusiasm to the government’s announcement over the Easter weekend that the industry would in future have...
03 April 2018
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The controversial Right To Rent policy has been attacked as having failed “to demonstrate its worth” in encouraging immigration compliance. Under Right...
29 March 2018
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The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks has renewed its call for letting agents and other property professionals to back an online...
19 March 2018
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The National Landlords Association is seeking property professionals to be its local representatives across the country. The association says these representatives “are...
14 March 2018
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The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has announced new dates for its academy courses, delivering training on tenancy deposit disputes and adjudication to...
09 March 2018
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Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has launched a scheme of 29 two, three and four bedroom houses aimed...
27 February 2018
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The head of a major PropTech company serving the lettings sector says he want to see the introduction of a database...
22 February 2018
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A group of criminals threw a large concrete block through a window to gain access to an estate and letting agency. The...
21 February 2018
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A third of UK property professionals are set to expand their portfolios in 2018 despite a backdrop of increased challenges in...
16 February 2018
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Trade bodies including ARLA, RICS, NALS and landlord organisations have met with the government to send a clear message - think...
12 February 2018
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High London rents - with the average now running at £1,280 - are driving tenants into sharing according to an online...
05 February 2018
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The Residential Landlords Association has reiterated its opposition to Right To Rent, and is backing two legal challenges to the measure. Letting...
02 February 2018
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Research by NALS has revealed extensive increases in the cost of licensing of lettings properties and landlords by local authorities in...
30 January 2018
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The select committee monitoring the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government will continue its deliberations today on the government’s ban...
29 January 2018
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The chairman of the Residential Landlords Association has written in the Labour-supporting New Statesman magazine about the need for the lettings...
22 January 2018
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An Essex lettings agent has explained why he has set up an online petition calling for a reversal of the government’s...
12 January 2018
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This week’s news that the government will not be implementing the ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants in England until...
12 January 2018
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The government has explained why the ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants will not be implemented until spring 2019 -...
11 January 2018
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The government has told NALS that implementation of the ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants will not take place...
10 January 2018
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Automated rental payment provider PayProp has joined the call for private rent payments to be counted towards tenants’ credit scores in...
04 January 2018
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In 2018, Google will introduce changes to the way it ranks websites, meaning sites will be ranked on the quality of...
02 January 2018
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One of the industry’s leading trade bodies wants the government to halt the Right To Rent programme after evidence shows some...
18 December 2017
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The industry is awaiting details of the latest government consultation concerning the private rental sector which will consider longer tenancies. The consultation...
23 November 2017
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A London council is inviting letting agents in its boundaries to a briefing session tomorrow morning ahead of the introducing of an...
15 November 2017
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A prominent PropTech company chief has repeated his claim that old-fashioned methods of business administration could be prohibiting letting agents from...
08 November 2017
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Agency groups have spoken in favour of the government’s call for letting agents to be trained as a mandatory part of...
03 November 2017
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Industry figures have broadly welcomed the latest consultations and proposed additional regulation for the lettings sector, announced by the government yesterday. The...
19 October 2017
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Angels Media and a property technology consultancy are joining forces to conduct the first-ever survey into how agents and other property...
10 October 2017
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A property company and a landlord have been fined over £200,000 after being accused of putting tenants’ lives in danger by...
03 October 2017
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Trading Standards says representatives from 15 departments will today visit lettings and property management firms across London in a bid to...
26 September 2017
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NALS is urging letting agents and other property professionals to get behind Gas Safety Week, which runs until Friday,. It says thousands...
20 September 2017
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Almost a fifth of landlords say they are now less likely to let to EU nationals or people from the European...
07 September 2017
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The government is being urged by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) to do more to enforce compulsory fee disclosure. Since May 2015,...
06 September 2017
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Letting agents using insured deposit protection schemes have been urged to switch to a custodial model in order to compensate for...
05 September 2017
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A London letting agency is opening a new branch thanks to continued high demand from EU nationals looking for rental property...
05 September 2017
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Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...
31 August 2017
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Political uncertainty across the UK and increased restrictions on buy to let are leading many landlords to raise rents and review...
30 August 2017
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Rent payments should be included when calculating credit scores to support tenants wanting to buy a home of their own, says...
17 August 2017
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The Property Redress Scheme, one of three approved redress operations, says it saw a 33 per cent increase in membership in...
15 August 2017
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The agent behind London’s newest letting opportunity says it’s the most luxurious property in the capital’s most presigious neighbourhood - and...
11 August 2017
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The head of an online letting agency specialising in student accommodation says the controversial Right To Rent legislation may have to...
27 July 2017
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With a host of changing regulations hitting the private rental sector, some landlords may be put off using letting agents, but...
20 July 2017
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After criticism of many younger voters allegedly failing to turn out during the June 2016 EU Referendum, new analysis of voter...
26 June 2017
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At the latest meeting of the Fair Fees Forum, members described the current approach towards landlord licensing as a 'post code...
19 June 2017
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The number of EU nationals looking to move to the UK and rent has fallen in the year since the UK...
19 June 2017
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Almost a fifth of British citizens could find it harder to access rental property, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...
16 June 2017
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The pace of decreasing rental values in Prime Central London (PCL) has slowed, according to the latest data from Knight Frank. Average...
16 June 2017
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The proportion of households living in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) will rise to 24% over the next four years, according...
13 June 2017
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Research by the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has identified that some 93% of local authorities have failed to issue a...
06 June 2017
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A residential asset management firm has acquired The Landlord and Letting Show, The Landlord and Letting Awards and The Landlord and...
01 June 2017
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The National Approved Letting Scheme has launched a new course which it describes as “ground-breaking” and which allows candidates to become...
26 May 2017
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A selection of letting agents, estate agents and property professionals were recognised as 'outstanding learners' at the Propertymark Qualifications Awards last...
16 May 2017
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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...
05 May 2017
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Labour says there would be a ‘consumer rights revolution’ for the private rental sector if the party won the June 8...
02 May 2017
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The National Approved Lettings Scheme has called for the London Mayor’s new rogue agents’ database to be extended to include those...
28 April 2017
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The government’s formal consultation on its proposed ban for fees levied on tenants by agents has been greeted with derision and...
10 April 2017
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Build To Rent operator Essential Living has won planning consent for 221 new homes in Brentford - part of the firm’s...
10 April 2017
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New legislation coming into force today gives local authorities in England tough new powers to crack down on rogue agents and...
06 April 2017
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The fall in rents across prime central London’s lettings market are slowing according to Knight Frank. It claims rents have dropped 4.9...
06 April 2017
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Controversial Labour MP Stella Creasy has presented her annual awards to estate and letting agents in her London constituency of Walthamstow...
05 April 2017
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The Competition and Markets Authority says there is no time to undertake a review into the lettings market and the role of...
21 March 2017
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It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
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Specialist mortgage lender Together is the latest company to back the idea of rent payment records being used to measure the...
15 March 2017
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As the industry awaits the delivery of today's Spring Budget, the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has called on the government...
08 March 2017
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Housing minister Gavin Barwell is organising a series of regional meetings for property professionals to give him their view of his...
20 February 2017
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The National Approved Letting Scheme is linking with legal firm Moore Blatch to offer member agents access to a free legal...
14 February 2017
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A report out today claims foreigners and Britons without passports, particularly from ethnic minorities, are being discriminated against in the lettings...
13 February 2017
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Agents and many industry bodies have expressed their disappointment and anger at many provisions of the Housing White Paper produced by...
08 February 2017
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Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
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The National Approved Letting Scheme is the latest organisation to back a system allowing tenants to strengthen their credit history, simply...
31 January 2017
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Industry trade body the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has announced the first batch of dates for its 2017 training...
25 January 2017
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The Fair Fees Forum, a platform for letting agencies and trade bodies set up by the National Approved Lettings Scheme, has...
18 January 2017
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A property investment financing specialist says an increasing number of buy to let investors are converting properties into Houses in Multiple...
17 January 2017
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Hamilton Fraser - parent company to several key brands operating in the private rental sector - has launched a series of...
09 January 2017
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The National Approved Lettings Scheme says it wants the Competition and Markets Authority to step into the debate over lettings fees A...
21 December 2016
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Letting agencies and landlords must club together to campaign for a cap on agents' fees charged to tenants, rather than an...
15 December 2016
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The NALS ‘Fair Fees Forum’ - set up before last week’s announcement on the banning of letting agency fees levied on tenants...
29 November 2016
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The largest Build To Rent deal in Bristol has been announced. Grainger, the UK's largest listed residential landlord, will forward fund, acquire...
29 November 2016
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Industry groups have warned that the government’s ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants in England will backfire, with most...
24 November 2016
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The NALS Fair Fee forum - an initiative launched last month - has now set up a working group to consider,...
16 November 2016
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Right To Rent legislation means British nationals without a passport face difficulties according to the Residential Landlords’ Association. According to its latest...
16 November 2016
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Some of the property professionals behind the campaign against the changes to buy to let landlords’ taxation have compiled a comprehensive...
27 October 2016
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The National Approved Letting Scheme has stepped into the heated debate about letting agents’ charges by launching what it calls a...
18 October 2016
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The UK Association of Letting Agents will not be using Ombudsman Service: Property to provide its dispute resolution service from the...
14 October 2016
From: Breaking News

SAFEagent, the kitemark scheme for agents offering Client Money Protection, has backed the National Approved Lettings Scheme's (NALS) call for a...
23 September 2016
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The National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has called for a cap on excessive letting fees charged to tenants, instead of a...
22 September 2016
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The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
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The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is the latest industry body to back the Government's review of mandatory Client Money...
13 September 2016
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Our key partner and buy-to-let specialist, Hamilton Fraser, and renown industry expert, Paul Shamplina have released the first in a new...
12 September 2016
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Another major organisation within the private rental sector has thrown its weight behind mandatory Client Money Protection for letting agents in the...
25 August 2016
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Several influential industry bodies have thrown their weight behind a review into whether Client Money Protection should be mandatory for letting...
24 August 2016
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Two training seminars geared towards letting agents operating in London are being organised for the autumn. Organised by the National Approved Letting...
24 August 2016
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Thirty one per cent of European Union citizens living in the UK’s private rented sector say they are worried that the...
11 August 2016
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The National Approved Letting Scheme says the most recent call to ban letting agent fees - in a demand made by...
08 August 2016
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Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...
05 August 2016
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Discussions between a landlord group and the government has resulted with additional clarity being given for Right to Rent checks on...
21 July 2016
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Andrea Morgan - known to many property Twitter users as @RightmoveAddict - is joining the Agency Mentors estate agency training and...
19 July 2016
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The Belvoir franchise letting agency group has taken the unusual step of calling for clarity on government migration policy. Belvoir managing director...
18 July 2016
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In one of the first signals that new London Mayor Sadiq Khan backs Build To Rent, his deputy responsible for housing...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Approved Letting Scheme has created a toolkit which it says will help local authorities tackle rogue letting agents who...
28 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Cambridge-based agency Bidwells is expanding its lettings division. The lettings team has grown from eight to 10 professionals thanks to the recent...
24 June 2016
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The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has announced that it has joined the Property Redress Scheme (PRS). With over 700 members,...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A new free online course has been launched to help letting agents understand the importance of regular electrical safety checks. The Electrical...
19 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Before new London mayor Sadiq Khan has had his first working day in office, his proposals for a private rental sector...
09 May 2016
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A trio of criminals have been jailed for 18 years after using the cover of a lettings agency to allow them...
13 April 2016
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International development firm Westrock has given details of what it calls “the first homes designed specifically for rent in a key...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News

As one of the UK’s leading specialist suppliers to the lettings industry, Rent4sure understands the importance of supporting our customers with...
05 April 2016
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Lettings companies and an organised group of criminals described as a “gang of chancers” have been hit with fines and costs...
25 March 2016
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New licence fees for letting and managing agents have been announced by Rent Smart Wales, the Welsh Government’s registration and licensing scheme which...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Sales and letting agents who enter a new awards event will be given the chance to promote their property business on...
15 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Managing Agents, the umbrella body for professionals involved in private residential block management, has appointed Nigel Glen...
11 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Police in Scotland are clamping down on what they call “gangster landlords” who are using the lettings sector for money laundering. A...
03 March 2016
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In a constantly changing legislative environment, the importance of keeping up-to-date in terms of knowledge and skills has never been more...
02 February 2016
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Who are you? I am David d’Orton-Gibson What does it say on your business card? It says I am the Managing Director of an...
01 February 2016
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The new chief executive of Grainger has started setting out her company’s Build To Rent strategy. Helen Gordon has told the Sunday...
25 January 2016
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It's more important than ever that letting agents stand out with their marketing messages. The British rental market is more crowded than...
15 January 2016
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Four well-known figures in the worlds of compliance and agency training have joined forces to launch the Property Professionals Support Centre. PPSC...
13 January 2016
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Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...
23 December 2015
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A tenant referencing service, FCC Paragon, says 17.6 per cent of all requests it has received in the past 12 months...
17 November 2015
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Prime central London’s sales market has been in the doldrums for some time - now at least one high-end lettings agency...
11 November 2015
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Savills says mainstream UK rents are likely to rise by an average of 16.5 per cent by the end of 2020...
06 November 2015
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A police force is appealling to landlords and letting agents to allow their void privately-let properties to be used as potential...
28 October 2015
From: Breaking News

There has been a mixed response from the private rental industry following the announcement that Right To Rent checks will become mandatory...
21 October 2015
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The PRS, one of three authorised redress schemes, is backing a ‘Fair Lettings’ campaign being introduced by Camden council in London. It...
19 October 2015
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The struggling London sales market is provoking a boom in the capital’s rental sector according to data from Benham & Reeves...
16 October 2015
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Letting agents and landlords can use AIIC independent inventory clerks to conduct the checks on smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms...
29 September 2015
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The publication of the Immigration Bill giving details of the government's expectations of letting agents and landlords to conduct checks on...
22 September 2015
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The private rented sector is becoming an increasingly diverse place. Its growth into the UK's second largest form of housing has...
15 September 2015
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A new lettings sector index to be launched later this month claims new “insight into the UK private rented sector.” The index...
15 September 2015
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A group of agents, landlords and other property professionals has applied to appeal the decision to block an attempt to overturn...
11 September 2015
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New student tenants have been urged to be vigilent and not fall victim to fake online letting agents and landlords. The National...
04 September 2015
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Investors with HMOs are better placed than other landlords to combat any financial damage caused by future interest rate rises. Analysis carried...
02 September 2015
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Atlas Residential - a US Build To Rent company which operates 18,000 rental units across 13 states valued at a total...
01 September 2015
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The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks, known as the AIIC, has announced the details of two new training courses taking place...
25 August 2015
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The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks, known as the AIIC, has announced the details of two new training courses taking place...
25 August 2015
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A group of letting agents, landlords and investors has failed in its bid to force a high profile council to reconsider...
14 August 2015
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A final decision on the legal challenge to a flagship council landlord licensing scheme has been set for next Thursday. The Croydon...
07 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and other industry professionals are being consulted ver changes to the sector’s regulation - including possible blacklisting of rogue...
05 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The National Approved Letting Scheme has acted about the mystery surrounding the future of east of England letting agency Kirby Property...
03 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Mystery surrounds the fate of Kirby Property Management, a letting agency with offices at Cambourne, Cambridge and St Neots in the...
31 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Pressure group Generation Rent - a thorn in the side of many property professionals in recent years - has launched a...
31 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The hearing that will determine whether there will be a judicial review of another council’s landlord licensing scheme will take place...
27 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS, the longest and largest awards ceremony in the residential agency industry, has outgrown its old venue and is moving...