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23 April 2024
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Propertymark wants HM Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members. HMLR launched a consultation last month as...
10 April 2024
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A major technology programme has secured what it calls “a landmark co-investment partnership” with Propertymark and the Tenancy Deposit Service group. And...
09 April 2024
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Propertymark has batted away any possible market pessimism as a result of a downbeat price index result from the Halifax Just before...
08 April 2024
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The number of new prospective tenants registered per Propertymark member branch decreased from 97 in January to 89 in February -...
05 April 2024
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Promising figures from the latest house price index doesn’t mean underlying problems in the market have been solved, warns Propertymark. UK house...
04 April 2024
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Propertymark is urging agents to get ahead of the curve and be ready for the next big initiative - Regulation. Propertymark has...
02 April 2024
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Propertymark is telling the Bank of England that now is the perfect time to cut base rate and trigger wider interest...
21 March 2024
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The new Labour leader in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has received an early shot across the bows from Propertymark. Gething was elected Welsh...
18 March 2024
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Propertymark has emphasised the importance of retaining fixed term tenancies under the Renters Reform Bill. Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson met Housing...
18 March 2024
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The chief executive of industry not-for-profit accreditation service Safeagent, says agents do not require degrees to enter the sector or excel...
13 March 2024
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Propertymark’s training arm, Propertymark Qualifications, says there’s been a strong uptake across the board with the first of its candidates passing...
11 March 2024
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The chief executive of Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government in response to its latest attempt to extract...
04 March 2024
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The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically...
01 March 2024
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Karen Stanley of Stanley Strategic Consultants, and Filomena Crolla of Domus Stay are the first students to pass the highest level...
27 February 2024
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Propertymark is launching the latest phase of its research into diversity in the agency sector. Last year it worked with the University...
27 February 2024
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Propertymark has again urged the UK government to continue with its target of building 300,000 new homes in England a year...
26 February 2024
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Propertymark is urging the Sunak government to introduce specialist housing courts with expert Judges who can expedite cases and create a...
15 February 2024
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Belvoir Group has linked up with Propertymark in a deal which they say will “help further improve standards and enhance financial...
14 February 2024
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Propertymark wants the Bank of England to cut interest rates following data showing soaring mortgage arrears and repossessions. Lenders trade body UK...
09 February 2024
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A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...
02 February 2024
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Propertymark is hosting a webinar where Scott Bailey - policy manager at the Home Office - will answer questions on Right...
24 January 2024
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Propertymark’s monthly political and government update webinars are set to continue in 2024 - General Election year. A statement from the trade...
22 January 2024
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An event which claims to change the fortunes of letting agents has been recognised by the Professional Speakers Academy. Agent Rainmaker Live...
19 January 2024
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Propertymark is hosting an Understanding Material Information for Lettings Agents on Thursday January 18 from 1230 to 1400. The National Trading Standards...
16 January 2024
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Propertymark is hosting a client money security webinar tomorrow lunchtime between 12.30 and 13.30. The webinar will discuss the rise of Artificial...
15 January 2024
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Propertymark has stepped into the row over a bank chief’s comments on first time buyers. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, responded...
08 January 2024
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ARLA Propertymark has urged letting agents to take breaches of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s data protection principle regarding GDPR seriously. The call comes...
04 January 2024
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New figures released this week by Propertymark reveal that even in the run-up to Christmas there was no significant change in...
03 January 2024
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The chief executive of Propertymark says seasonal trends are returning to the housing market after several ‘unusual’ years. Nathan Emerson says: “In...
02 January 2024
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Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to build more affordable homes. The latest data from the Scottish Government itself shows that the...
21 December 2023
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Propertymark has urged the government to do more to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens heat their homes. Office for National Statistics...
19 December 2023
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The Department for Work and Pensions will recommence the Private Rented Sector Universal Credit Engagement Group next month, following a concerted...
23 November 2023
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Trade body Propertymark says fees will remain unchanged next year. “We’d like to thank all our members for their continued commitment to...
20 October 2023
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Propertymark has called on the government to reintroduce the Empty Homes Programme following the latest news that England has a growing...
12 October 2023
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It looks as if the government is accepting that there is a problem with how banks treat Pooled Client Accounts -...
09 October 2023
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Propertymark has urged Labour to licence letting agents under its plans to ‘fundamentally reform the private rented sector’. The trade body also...
09 October 2023
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Propertymark has cautiously welcomed the Nationwide’s house price index showing a 5.3 per cent fall in the year to September. It says...
04 October 2023
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It’s getting worse - the supply-demand mismatch in the rental sector is now “drastic” says Propertymark. The number of new prospective tenants...
26 September 2023
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The chief executive of Propertymark has reiterated his call for the government to make investment in buy to let attractive. Nathan Emerson says:...
21 September 2023
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Propertymark, together with Gas Safe Register, has produced top tips to be passed by agents to landlords and tenants as part...
13 September 2023
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Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says the lettings market is defined now by the “alarming disparity” between demand and supply. In the...
21 August 2023
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A lettings industry trade body has written to the government urging fundamental reform of the court system to prevent it grinding...
17 August 2023
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Propertymark has welcomed what it calls the “clarity” given to advertising terminology following the publication of new guidelines from the National...
17 August 2023
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being lobbied to take urgent action over the growing problem of abandoned tenancies. Propertymark chief executive Nathan...
11 August 2023
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Propertymark has branded the plans by Housing Secretary Michael Gove to increase housebuilding “disappointing”. Nathan Emerson, Propertymark chief executive, says: “The UK...
26 July 2023
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The latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark shows a familiar story for the lettings sector. It says that in June the number...
20 July 2023
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The vast majority of auctions - widely regarded as a favourite for buy to let investors acquiring properties - are now...
14 July 2023
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Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants registering per member branch rose slightly to 118 in April. This figure is up...
25 May 2023
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The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...
11 May 2023
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The number of new prospective tenants registering at each branch of a Propertymark-member lettings agency held steady at 106 in March,...
20 April 2023
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Trade bodies have been trying to shore up investor confidence after the latest house price index, by the Nationwide, showing another...
03 April 2023
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The number of new prospective tenants registering per Propertymark member branch held at 91 in February - very close to last...
23 March 2023
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Campaigning charity Shelter is angry with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt over his Budget While most in the property industry have expressed relief that there...
16 March 2023
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There were 108 new applicants registered per Propertymark member lettings agency branch on average in January, compared to just 64 in...
17 February 2023
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Letting agents say the latest review of how Right To Rent has been carried out demonstrates “a knowledge gap” by landlords. This...
15 February 2023
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The chief executive of Propertymark is warning that interest rates are likely to rise at least one more time. The remarks by...
09 February 2023
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The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Nathan Emerson,...
02 February 2023
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Propertymark is one of three lettings organisations behind a bid to get a Judicial Review of the Scottish Government’s rent controls...
23 January 2023
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Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has personally written to a leading politician about a tax threat to the rental sector. Emerson has...
18 January 2023
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The chief executive of Propertymark says latest data from letting agents suggests rent rises may have peaked - but that could...
19 December 2022
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Propertymark pledges that an event being held next summer will be “colossal” - and will haver the likes of lettings agents...
16 December 2022
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ARLA Propertymark President David Votta and Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson are amongst a group of trade body figures who have...
25 November 2022
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Propertymark has given its backing to a clampdown by Housing Secretary Michael Gove on private landlords - although landlords themselves appear...
25 November 2022
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An average of 85 new applicants were registered per Propertymark member branch in October according to the trade body’s latest lettings...
18 November 2022
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It’s been revealed that Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson had to bear a huge £18,000 cost thanks to a rogue tenant. The...
24 October 2022
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Propertymark’s latest rental market snapshot shows that since February, the number of new tenants wanting to register on agents’ books has increased...
20 October 2022
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Propertymark’s chief executive Nathan Emerson has welcomed the dramatic government U-turn on taxes - but most importantly has retained the stamp...
18 October 2022
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It’s being reported in Scotland that Propertymark, along with other lettings sector trade bodies, are seeking legal advice on that country’s...
14 October 2022
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The rental sector remains strong according to the latest market survey by Propertymark. The number of new tenants registered on average per...
29 September 2022
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The euphoria caused by the stamp duty cuts announced just before the weekend has given way to a realisation that they...
26 September 2022
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* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - A statement from...
09 September 2022
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With rents still rising and a new peak in the number of people looking to rent, Propertymark's latest research shows more...
23 August 2022
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Rents have seen the highest jump since records began in 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics. It says UK-wide rents...
22 August 2022
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The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...
04 August 2022
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MPs on a key Select Committee have been criticised by the letting agents’ trade body for failing to probe how Local...
28 July 2022
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The latest report from ARLA Propertymark shows that at last the average number of properties available for rent per agency branch...
25 July 2022
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Propertymark is warning that higher Right To Rent costs are likely to hit agents when new processes kick in this autumn. From...
18 July 2022
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Propertymark is alerting agents to ensure they meet and if needs be exceed the requirements for ‘material information’ on up-front property...
14 July 2022
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Propertymark has entered into a deal with a PropTech firm to help it grow in Scotland. The partnership will see Homesearch collaborate...
13 July 2022
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Within two hours of Greg Clarke being appointed by Boris Johnson as the new Housing Secretary, the leader of Generation Rent...
08 July 2022
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The agents’ trade association Propertymark says the government’s high-profile rental sector reforms should address the continuing shortage of supply. Propertymark chief executive...
28 June 2022
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Zoopla - which in recent years has gone out of its way to win agent support - has come out strongly...
17 June 2022
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Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says he will use his role on the board of The Deposit Service to fight for...
27 May 2022
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Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...
11 May 2022
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The chief executive of Propertymark says a warning from agents about rents rising and stock diminishing as a result of a...
04 May 2022
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Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...
03 May 2022
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The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...
21 April 2022
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The chief executive of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the UK government, accusing it of a “blatant disregard...
20 April 2022
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Agents have been reminded they can claim tax relief on the membership fees they pay to professional bodies that are approved...
01 April 2022
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The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark. In February, Propertymark...
24 March 2022
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ARLA Propertymark is warning that new landlords must be drafted in to the private rental sector to replace those exiting in...
01 February 2022
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Propertymark says arrears in the private rental sector are rising once again as the Omicron variant continues to push across the...
21 December 2021
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Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...
14 December 2021
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The average number of new prospective tenants registered per branch fell in October to 71, from September’s figure of 83, according...
01 December 2021
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The live launch of a roundtable event hosted by rental payments platform PayProp takes place tomorrow – and letting agents can...
08 November 2021
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A recent industry roundtable event hosted by PayProp, which brought together some of the lettings industry’s biggest hitters, will be live streamed next week...
05 November 2021
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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
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The property industry has broadly welcomed Michael's Gove appointment as Housing Secretary after he replaced Robert Jenrick yesterday afternoon. “We welcome today’s...