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Earlier this week Propertymark revealed it had co-signed an open letter criticising proposed government cuts to benefits.  That open letter was co-signed...

An analysis of new government legislation on energy efficiency suggests it may lead to chaos in the private rental sector. Geospatial technology...

Propertymark has joined a series of charities and a landlord body to warn about the poverty risk of expected changes to...

A Labour council leader has hit after being attacked for his support for buy to let and property investment. Last week we...

A new survey suggests Airbnb owners are charging over 300 per cent more to stay at their properties during major events...

Propertymark has joined four so-called ‘action groups’ advocating housing policy changes including the setting up of a national landlord register and...

A new report calls for large scale reform of the private rental sector, including a national landlord register and changes to...

A leading trade body says the rental sector must not discriminate against tenants on benefits - and has told government it...

Hunters - now subsumed into The Property Franchise Group - has opened a new branch in Bicester.  The new branch follows a...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests it was reducing in size for some years before the pandemic. Nationwide’s specialist...

Lettings agency Intus Lettings has announced the opening of a new Sheffield office — its first base in Yorkshire. The Sheffield office...

An assessment by Savills suggests capital values - including those for properties in the lettings sector - are likely to soar...

It’s now the annual National Apprenticeship Week and Leaders Romans Group has outlined how it’s opening up opportunities to newcomers to...

Letting agents have joined forces with other players in the rental industry to demand the government finally get a grip on...

Some 90 per cent of branches from franchise giant Belvoir believe house rents will rise or at least stay static in 2021,...

A new report from the Nationwide and campaigning charity Shelter puts letting agents in the dock over the standards in the...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

A hybrid has been named lettings agency of the year by comparison website Rentround. Accommodation.co.uk has won the award after being the most...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My Name is Rob Trotter. I’m married to a vet,...

A foundation which receives substantial funding from trade unions and a charity linked to the Nationwide is calling for rents to...

One of the major deposit alternative operators has announced 31 new letting agency branches have signed up, from three high-profile brands. Zero...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does...

A roundtable discussion of rental industry leaders has produced a recommendation for the mandatory regulation of lettings agents. The objective, they say,...

High-profile property management firm DJ Alexander is set for expansion following a £7m investment from Santander.  The capital funding package will be...

As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...

Countrywide has issued an unusual statement saying that the veteran lettings expert recruited to steer the organisation through the tenant fee...

The government has this week published a learning toolkit for local authorities to help them with enforcement against rogue landlords and...

The Nationwide is investing in a digital lettings service called Bunk - it’s headed by a 24 year old who has...

An independent previously known as Adams Estate Agents has rebranded as Hunters as the franchise giant’s expansion programme continues. The office is...

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting a webinar this week when the chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents, David...

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

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A Cardiff lettings agent claims to have become the first in Wales to stop charging fees to new and existing tenants. CPS...

Hunters has expanded its franchise network once again with the opening of a new branch in Reading. Chas Shukla, director of Hunters...

A property education business says it’s targeting a major expansion with the launch of online additions to its nationwide courses in...

Competition between various deposit alternative providers continues apace, with one of the earliest companies - Reposit - naming a new agency...

Housing charity Shelter has announced the launch of a £600,000 fund it is hosting, with the aim of improving the private...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

The PropTech firm CreditLadder is working with the Nationwide Building Society on a pioneering scheme to try to help tenants buy...

The Nationwide is the latest lender to say it will not insist its buy to let borrowers enforce a No DSS...

Another online lettings agency launches in March with a claim that it “will streamline and automate the majority of admin tasks...

The High Court today begins a Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme. The scheme began operating nationwide in...

LAT recently carried a story of a lettings agency diversifying by renting out parking spaces for landlord owners - and now...

The average rent in the UK is now £928 per calendar month, up by 2.1 per cent on the same time...

The independent lettings agency Chilli Residential has been snapped up by a local branch of franchise giant Martin & Co. The Aldershot...

The Nationwide has called for greater consistency in the treatment and return of security deposits so that tenants leaving properties in...

Lettings agents, landlords and consumers are being warned about a growing number of ‘for-profit’ companies claiming to be independent inventory trade...

The lettings market is looking distinctly healthier now than a month ago according to data just released by board company Agency...

The chief of what is described as Britain’s largest lettings agency has told an influential group of MPs that the proposed...

Knight Knox, a property consultancy specialising in investment, has launched an online platform, yieldit, which aims to simplify the sale and...

The Nationwide has bucked the trend of many industry organisations by insisting that the private rental market is still in good...

Well known lettings industry figure John Hards is re-joining Countrywide as National Lettings Director with immediate effect. He first joined Countrywide in...

Analysis of government figures by the Nationwide suggest that the buy to let sector is still growing despite tax changes and...

The Nationwide has set out a comprehensive study of how migrstion impacts on housing demand in the UK, especially in the...

The Nationwide Building Society says it is assembling what it calls ‘an industry alliance’ to support the increasingly-beleaguered private rental sector.   The...

New figures assembled by the Nationwide reveal precisely how much, on average, it costs to operate a privately rented property.    The numbers...

Belvoir, the UK's largest property franchise group, has reported an increase in profit and revenue in the first six months of...

A leading trade body says a cap on damage deposits paid by tenants - as proposed by the government - could...

  Nationwide - the UK's second largest buy to let lender - has reported a 20 per cent drop in profits and admits...

The latest investigation into the ability of the private rental sector to meet the needs of the population is calling for...

There has been a ‘robust’ improvement in the lettings market according to board company Agency Express.   It says its nationwide data on...

A Facebook group has been set up to name and shame so-called ‘tenants from hell’.   At the moment the page applies to...

The latest data from Agency Express suggests nationwide increases in both new listings and properties let during March.    National figures for properties...

Analysis of the government's latest English Housing Survey figures shows that there’s been a further decline in the home ownership rate...

The Residential Landlords’ Association has welcomed the new Rugg Review into the state of the private rental sector - but few...

There is to be a new high-level and independent review of the private rental sector in England.   The Nationwide Foundation is funding...

Belvoir says new figures from across its network of agents shows that the government is wrong to claim that renting is...

Letting Agent Today’s Conor Shilling was in the audience of The Great Buy To Let Debate - always one of the...

1) Who are you? Kevin Ward – Director and founder of Agentlocator.co.uk 2) For those not familiar with Agent Locator, can you explain...

Almost one in four landlords say delays by tenants informing them about maintenance issues in their homes have resulted in more...

The Mortgage Works, the buy to let lending arm of the Nationwide, has seen a dip in the amount borrowed by...

Three men have received prison sentences of up to 28 months after a nationwide lettings scam was unearthed by trading standards...

Protecting your business in an unpredictable market can be a challenge, so finding insurance you can rely on is essential. As a nationwide...

Ahead of what some consider as the likely tightening of buy to let mortgage lending criteria by the Bank of England...

As one of the UK’s leading suppliers to the lettings industry, thousands of agents nationwide rely on Rent4sure’s expertise and experience...

Who are you? Patricia Barber What does it say on your business card? Chairman of the Association of independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) How long has...

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents has secured sponsorship from the Daily Telegraph for its annual awards to be held in...

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

Many lenders are holding the equivalent of ‘mortgage January sales’ in order to kick-start the market for borrowers, according to a...

Estate Agency AllStars is to take its training nationwide next year.  The company runs courses on What is Estate Agency, Prospecting School,...

Landlords should make sure they are regularly checking their property to ensure tenants are not subletting without permission. Staying on top of...

A new lettings sector index to be launched later this month claims new “insight into the UK private rented sector.” The index...

Right To Rent immigration checks is leading to a situation where lawful tenants are being refused housing according to the Residential...

An announcement is expected today about the future of the campaign group Generation Rent, which has been sharply critical of letting...

The growth of the PRS has provided a long list of benefits for the lettings industry. However, it is not without...

Generation Rent - the campaign group that needs £60,000 to continue operating beyond the end of August - has renewed its...

Pressure group Generation Rent - a thorn in the side of many property professionals in recent years - has launched a...

Few subjects have generated as much discussion among the private rented sector in recent months as the government's Right to Rent...

The head of lettings at Carter Jonas has warned the government not to rush ahead with a national rollout of immigration...

Tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech outlining legislation for the next 12 months will include a pledge to roll out across England and Wales...

This week RICS reported a further drop in the number of people putting their homes up for sale; new instructions fell...

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