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An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

An online lettings platform is attacking agents for their fees, which it describes as a “waste” of landlord funds. Hello Neighbour, a...

An online lettings platform is warning that some landlords are being give “too good to be true" promises of rent increases by...

Online lettings agency Hortons has launched an Investors Club search portal, aimed at property investors and developers. The agency describes this as...

An online lettings platform has shut its crowdfunding campaign after easily exceeding its target of £850,000. Lettingaproperty - founded by brothers Jonathan...

An online lettings platform used by 20,000 landlords has beaten its target to raise £850,000 In investment - and it’s still...

An online lettings platform used by 20,000 landlords is seeking an additional £850,000 In investment. Lettingaproperty is using crowdfunding site Seedrs for...

An online lettings agency claims some properties are receiving up to 50 viewing requests - prompting landlords to pull listings to...

An increasing number of landlord clients are taking out rent insurance according to an online lettings platform. In the first quarter of...

An online property training service has launched a specialist property management course, which it claims goes “beyond legislation.” The Certificate in Lettings...

The fast-growing Lomond Group of agencies has acquired a major online lettings service. But it's going to manage the properties through physical...

Sibling businessmen Jonathan and Matthew Daines are to create 15 new jobs at the Warwickshire-based PropTech platform Lettingaproperty over the next...

PropTech operator Lettingaproperty has won £750,000 to build a new rental platform of landlords and tenants. The cash boost, from the MEIF...

A market snapshot of lettings in the second quarter of this year has described the supply shortage as “massively under-performing”. The comment...

The boss of an online lettings agency is warning the government against undue delay and greater uncertainty in the rental reform...

An online lettings agency says two thirds of landlords and tenants have ‘issues’ with their agents - and substantial numbers claim...

The online lettings agency Howsy is reported to have been acquired by a national chain after a ‘distressed sale’ following its...

Online lettings agency LettingaProperty.com says it’s using social media platform TikTok to build its brand and drum up business, and claims...

LettingaProperty.com has appointed Kevin Neary, ex-GameStop Group managing director and co-founder, as Board Chairman, to help drive the company's growth. This...

Prop Home, a new online property management and lettings agency, pledges to “transform the way rented homes are managed on behalf...

Online lettings agency Accommodation has pledged to plant a new tree for every property let - it has already planting 1,190...

The online lettings platform Mashroom has set out a list of guidelines it’s offering to prospective tenants to avoid them falling...

A veteran lettings expert says most rental activity will soon be online and conducted outside office hours - a further boost...

An online lettings agency that claims to have analysed the costs of “a selection” of 12 High Street agencies has accused...

Online lettings company Monkey vs Owl - also known as MOVO - has expanded from a regional and mostly student service...

PropTech platform MakeUrMove, which launched back in 2008 as the first online lettings agency, has secured a £1.3m funding package from...

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

Stockport-based property development company Three Sixty has launched what it calls an online agency - Three Sixty Living - to handle...

Online lettings agency Upad is offering to refund users whose rental listings did not appear on Zoopla and PrimeLocation as they...

A lettings portal says almost half of the prospective renters it has surveyed claim to have regarded some viewings as “disgusting”...

An online lettings agency says landlords should take up mortgage holiday offers and be willing to accept reduced rent during the...

Lettings management platform Howsy claims it has seen an increase in business since the lockdown 10 days ago.  It says it’s enjoyed...

The former operations director at Purplebricks says he is waiving fees for letting agents who want to join his new online...

An online lettings agency has accused High Street rivals of being “inefficient” and making voids longer than necessary.  Home Made, which operates...

It’s been revealed that Upad, the lettings agency which closed at short notice in October last year, had three prospective buyers...

A trade magazine is reporting that online lettings agency Upad has been bought out by a PropTech platform. The Negotiator says Howsy...

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

Three criminals have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering involving an online lettings agency. The sentences follow an investigation spearheaded...

Another online lettings agency has come forward with a deal to help landlords and tenants stranded after the closure of Upad. Last...

In addition to the apparent collapse of Upad at the weekend, there has been unconfirmed speculation about redundancies at a second...

The online lettings agency Upad has this weekend published an immediate closure announcement on its website. It reads: “We regret to inform...

Online rental services platform Howsy - which last week revealed £5m new investment from backers - has acquired online lettings agency...

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month.  The company...

An average of 34 per cent of a tenant’s typical salary is spent on rent across the UK, according to an...

The 24 year old head of an online lettings platform called Bunk says it’s up to letting agents to show they...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following a complaint about the online lettings agency Upad. The agency had a reference ion...

An online lettings agency that has been operating for 12 years has now opened a High Street office. Nantwich-based LetLord, founded in...

Online lettings agency RentMyHome is partnering with a trade group for home stagers in order to offer clients discounted services. MyHomeGroup owns...

An online lettings service says it will pay existing tenants for finding replacements and handling viewings, in a bid to reduce...

The average age of those buying investment property has fallen by more than three and a half years in the past...

Online agency Upad has made another change to its charging structure. It has recently introduced revised packages for landlords, payment via Direct...

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

Online lettings platform HomeRenter says its property listings are now more detailed and more compelling thanks to a new ‘property creation flow’...

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

The online agency Home Made, which says it’s London’s only premium online platform for the rental sector, has raised a further...

The online lettings agency Urban is continuing to operate as normal despite the shock revelation that parent company Emoov is looking...

A property management firm is launching with a claim that its charges are under a third of some rivals.  Online service ManageMyHome...

A lettings agent says the fees ban expected to be introduced next year may end up indirectly helping to save the...

The head of the online lettings agency recently scooped up by Emoov says traditional lettings agents have made a rod for...

The head of an online lettings agency says tenants are now left confused by what she calls “ill thought-out policy changes”...

Online lettings agency Upad has drastically overhauled its product range, introducing a ‘pick and mix’ option allowing landlords to choose services...

Negative media portrayals of the buy to let sector could help to tip Britain into a housing crisis, claims an online...

CityLets, Scotland’s largest online lettings listings service, says it’s business as usual for the market north of the border despite a...

Online lettings agency LettingaProperty has moved into a new home and says it plans to double its staff by adding five...

An online lettings agency is the latest to voice opposition to the government’s proposed three year standard tenancies for the private...

Two million tenants will this year be hit with rent rises totalling a combined £46m a month according to an online...

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

Online agency easyProperty has announced the launch of two new lettings options.  One, called easyLet, is broadly a listings service: for £99...

The online lettings agency Upad has launched what it describes as a “pay on success” option for landlord clients.  The company says...

A new survey claims that 42 per cent of private sector tenants are unhappy with paying letting agents’ fees, despite the...

Harrison Murray, the lettings division of the Nottingham Building Society, has launched a portal for landlords and tenants. The agency says it...

The industry is awaiting details of the latest government consultation concerning the private rental sector which will consider longer tenancies. The consultation...

Online lettings agency Upad says landlords are concerned that insurance-based alternatives to traditional deposit schemes may not cover them for repairs...

An online agency is urging landlords to try to avoid unnecessary voids or tenant gripes by preparing their investment properties for...

Online lettings and sales agency Vesper Homes says the £100,000 investment secured via crowdfunding will create “a significantly enhanced user experience...

Online lettings agency Upad says that with the volume of purpose-built student accommodation set to increase 17 per cent this year,...

As applications from EU students to UK universities fall for the first time in six years, an over-supply of purpose-built student...

A company which already runs a student accommodation lettings service online is to expand and open a general online lettings agency...

Humberts has launched an online-only lettings option for landlords with a PropTech firm which has previously operated a service described as...

An online lettings agency specialising in student accommodation alleges that student tenants are discriminated against by landlords on the basis of...

A poll for Moneywise magazine and website suggests over three quarters of respondents would be willing to use an online estate...

Online lettings agency Upad claims 20 per cent of landlords are set to increase their rents to their tenants thanks to...

It can take up to nine months to evict a tenant who isn’t paying their rent, according to an analysis by...

There was a sigh of relief amongst the lettings industry that yesterday's Budget introduced no new property taxes - but concern...

Upad, which claims to be Britain's larges online lettings agency, says Manchester has seen a 100 per cent increase in buy to...

An online lettings firm claims that last year four out of 10 students had some or all of their deposits kept...

An online lettings agency specialising in student accommodation has raised £310,000 to grow its business.    StudentTenant says its aim is to rival conventional...

Online letting agency Upad has appointed the chairman of the new UK PropTech Association to its advisory board.   Eddie Holmes, who announced...

A group of landlords that mounted a successful legal challenge to a council’s proposed licensing scheme is continuing to recruit letting...

A group of landlords and buy to let investors that has already successfully persuaded a council to scrap plans for a...

An online lettings agency says tenants’ arrears are likely to be the biggest issue facing the rental sector next year unless...

Gillian Kent - once employed by News International to run a portal to rival Rightmove - has now been appointed chairman...

The campaign group ACORN, which has in the past organised protests outside letting agency offices, is up in arms that a...

A council has scrapped its proposal to introduce a licensing campaign for private sector landlords following large-scale opposition and the formation...

An organisation called Somerset Property Network has organised over 50 landlords in the course of little over one month and it...

An online lettings agency claims that 58 per cent of tenants who have requested energy improvements to their properties have been...

A new online commercial property letting agency is using the residential model of offering a fixed fee-based service.  Virtual Commercial, which is...

Some 27 per cent of landlords consider an online letting agency to be a more attractive option for managing property than...

Specialist eviction firm Landlord Action claims that in the past 12 months the number of incidents where tenants have sub-let properties...

Haringey Council in North London is the latest local authority to launch its own letting agency for private tenants. Move 51⁰ North...