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Since the Tenant Fees Act ban came into force, agents have been responsible for covering tenancy referencing costs, whether that’s by...
22 June 2022
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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

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a tenant referencing service that it claims allows letting agents to conduct their own...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech provider has launched a renter guarantor service after claiming there’s been a 10-fold rise in tenancy fraud in the...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says added functionality for its tenant referencing portal is now being tested and will be rolled out later this year. In...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process. Over...
07 February 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance

A PropTech firm says Open Banking could help to transform the lettings industry for the better if it is fully embraced. And...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Alexander Siedes, CEO and Founder of Homeppl What is Homeppl and...
18 October 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

An international residential platform which manages 200,000 properties in 29 countries across Europe - including the UK - has signed an...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...
23 September 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

A PropTech platform which uses Open Banking to help with tenant due diligence has raised another £1m in funding. Homeppl - which...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heidi Shackell, CEO of The Lettings Hub. How has your...
19 August 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Agents using Reapit now have access to tenant due diligence and guarantee firm Homeppl, which will assist in combating rental fraud. Homeppl...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark wants agents to come forward with examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The independent Chancellors agency chain has signed an exclusive contract to use The Lettings Hub pre-tenancy platform BOX for the next...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

An automated payments service has teamed up with a student accommodation provider to devise an eCommerce system allowing simpler rent payments. Vyne uses...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil. Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...
04 March 2021
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The lettings technology company Goodlord, which works with over 2,000 UK letting agents, has been named by Deloitte as one of...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

PropTech company Goodlord has partnered with a credit reference firm, claiming it will help letting agents to secure more accurate info...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...
05 November 2020
From: Proptech & Innovation

PropTech firm Goodlord is for the first time offering ‘bank-grade’ facial recognition to letting agents. As part of an update to its...
21 October 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
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PropTech companies teclet and Canopy are forming a partnership to allow their services to be bought by agents on the one...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Deposit alternative system and rental financial services platform Canopy has raised over £2m in a funding round that was oversubscribed within...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A new PropTech platform backed by Countrywide and Foxtons says it offers agents an opportunity to reduce admin, increase revenue and...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, our guide to the latest information to help agents and the rest of the...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents will for the first time be able to use Open Banking to process payments more efficiently, following a decision...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Canopy, a firm that says it wants to eliminate rental deposits in the next five years, has won a £50,000 cash...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental platform Canopy, which allows tenants to rent without a deposit, has announced a new partnership which will allow agents and...
08 October 2019
From: Breaking News
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PropTech, and specifically Artificial Intelligence, could help letting agents better cope with new demands created by further industry regulation. That’s the view...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News

An ‘open banking’ PropTech platform has partnered with two rental organisations which will offer agents, landlords and tenants direct payments and...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech supplier specialising in rent passports and tenancy deposit replacement has launched an advanced version of its primary product, on...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech product is claiming a breakthrough for letting agents who can now access same-day referencing on prospective tenants. LetAlliance claims that...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The PropTech firm CreditLadder is working with the Nationwide Building Society on a pioneering scheme to try to help tenants buy...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Barbon Insurance Group, which trades as HomeLet and Rentshield Direct, has now snapped up Movem. Movem uses personal online banking transaction data...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Rent recognition platform CreditLadder, which enables renters to add their payments to their credit history, has announced a partnership which aims...