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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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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,...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

A new survey conducted for an online lettings agency shows four fifths of tenants wanting double glazing as a ‘must’ in...