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The government’s failure to act on the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working party - chaired by Lord Richard Best and...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...

Foxtons says it wants to extend what it calls its “full digitisation of the lettings journey” to its sales side, as...

Labour must build “a new generation of New Towns” if it gets into government, according to a parliamentary candidate linked to...

Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest and Rightmove have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business.  This is the first...

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

A prominent lettings agent is calling for an end to what he calls the “archaic” system under which some tenants end...

Co-living specialist Built Asset Management has snapped up a fourth rival operator in three years.  ProCo-Living joins the BAM business portfolio with...

Propertymark has urged the Sunak government to press ahead with leasehold reform ahead of the Second Reading of the Leasehold and...

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

Shelter is calling for the construction of 90,000 rental properties each year for a decade - and it claims this would...

Another index has suggested a small monthly increase in house prices in England and Wales - even though the annual rate...

A prominent industry expert says lettings agents and other property sector insiders should be extra-vigilant over cybersecurity breaches. Neil Cobbold, managing director...

Prominent MPs from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have renewed their onslaught on Airbnb and other short let platforms.  Former Lib...

New data released by insurance firm HomeLet claims that average rents have fallen now for three months on the bounce. The past...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

Leaders Romans Group has acquired three major lettings, sales and surveying businesses operating multiple branches across London, Surrey, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. The...

Over £100m has been invested into a new site that will offer purpose b built accommodation for 713 students beds in...

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of warning that Tory splits over Rwanda and immigration could force an early election...

A property portal has announced the inaugural graduation of its first-ever qualification. Some 55 students were awarded the SPC Property Practice Certification,...

Private sector tenants in rural areas are facing the brunt of growing rents, according to new research. Whilst some measures suggest tenants...

A prominent London buying agent and property consultant says the slowly improving supply of rental property means more tenants are now...

Propertymark has set out its pro-agency position on a range of issues contained in the Renters Reform Bill, currently trundling through...

Propertymark has called on the government to retain the option of fixed-term tenancies in the private rental sector where it is...

A senior Propertymark official will today tell MPs of the industry’s concerns about the Renters Reform Bill. The Bill has reached the...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur has written to MPs outlining detailed plans that he believes would ensure the controversial Renters Reform Bill...

Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

A charity claims the Renters Reform Bill, which gets its Second Reading in the Commons next week, will help reduce homelessness. New...

Propertymark has issued a statement warning politicians not to introduce rent controls by the backdoor through processes which tinker with the...

A PR exercise has discovered that 89 per cent of UK MPs would not give priority to Build-to-Rent schemes in their...

Propertymark has urged Labour to licence letting agents under its plans to ‘fundamentally reform the private rented sector’. The trade body also...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

Shelter has published what it calls a General Election manifesto with rent controls at its heart. Called The Way Home: a manifesto to...

Agents representing landlords of HMOs In Portsmouth are being warned by the council that their need to be licensed or face...

A planning committee meeting discussion on an application for 100 new apartments in Manchester turned into a forum for complaints about...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

A mortgage lender has conducted a survey of homeowners which has produced a string of anti-landlord and anti-overseas investor attitudes. Market Financial...

Interim inspections are a necessity if you want to avoid property issues and tenant relationship breakdowns. They’re a no brainer –...

Airbnb claims there has been a 75 per cent drop in party reports made to Airbnb in the UK since its...

Propertymark says it’s spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform...

Propertymark says it’s going to send a briefing on behalf of letting agents to every MP and member of the House...

A franchise network boss has sharply criticised both Labour and the Tories for their pro-tenant policies. Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth,...

One of the high end lettings agencies dominating the prime London rental landscape says there’s no end in sight to the...

Purplebricks has given its most pessimistic trading update yet, admitting its effects to find a buyer are tanking and its financial...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

A prominent lettings agency has taken the unusual step of warning tenants that parties using the sector for political capital may...

Introduce yourself A: My name is Sean Hooker. I have worked for the HFIS group for sixteen years, originally helping set...

At PayProp, customer service is a top priority. Our UK-based platform experts are always ready to go the extra mile to...

A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...

The housing crisis will be made worse by rent caps, two property experts have said. Various activist groups, much of the Green...

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

House prices in York - where the local MP is leading an onslaught on the proliferation of short lets - have...

A new lettings regime that is described as the biggest change in many decades comes into effect tomorrow in Wales, with...

There’s been a wide range of angry reactions to the Scottish Government’s passing of an emergency rent freeze and eviction ban...

Propertymark is urging lettings agents to familiarise themselves with recent updated guidance to avoid falling into non-compliance. The trade body says updated...

A prominent supporter of new Prime Minister Liz Truss has spoken out against rent controls.  Veteran Conservative MP Sir John Redwood, who...

A prominent lettings agency chief executive has lashed out at the “cheap political points” being scored by politicians in Scotland who...

Airbnb is piloting new tools which it claims may identify and block prospective renters who want to stage anti-social parties. The technology...

Propertymark has spoken out against a possible loophole that might allow tenant arrears to go unpaid in certain circumstances. The trade body...

teclet, part of the OnTheMarket Group, has completed the integration of Muuvo into its lettings and management platform. The Muuvo platform uses...

Propertymark has set up a working group of experts, agents, landlords and stakeholders in response to radical reforms to the private...

Six agencies have been excluded from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to wronged complainants. One was the Belvoir...

Airbnb says that its so-called ‘party ban’ - introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic - is being made...

Comprehensive rental reform requires the buy in and understanding of letting agents and landlords from the outset - and not as...

Agents have reacted with amazement to the latest delay that the Labour-run Welsh Government has announced for its much-hyped rental reform. The...

There’s just a week left - including the long Jubilee celebration period - for agents to respond to a major property tax...

A new PropTech link up pledges to be a win-win for agents, landlords and tenants. Muuvo, a platform which is free to...

A Labour MP says a surge in the number of stag and hen parties in her constituency - undertaken by people...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...

Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution. The trade body also...

Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...

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

A prominent industry supplier has hit out at what he calls “the merry go round of housing ministers” following yet another...

A trade body says letting agents are receiving growing numbers of contracts from tenants wanting to take part in the Homes...

A PropTech supplier claims that increased automation can help letting agents meet the demands of the government’s Levelling Up agenda. Openview –...

The Lettings Industry Council - which arguably has a low profile with agents - has become an industry partner of another...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says teclet, a wholly owned subsidiary of OnTheMarket plc, has integrated with the TDS API - aimed...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

Westminster council wants central London to have the same powers as Paris and Amsterdam to stop anti-social behaviour caused by Airbnb...

Politicians who express concern over the number of holiday lets and Airbnbs in tourist areas miss one major point - if...

Blockchain PropTech operator Coadjute is to continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023.  Coadjute - which took over...

MPs and the wider public have been presented with a lengthy report on the growth of Airbnb and similar platforms across...

Opposition appears to be growing to the first major bid in the UK to regulate the spread of Airbnbs and properties...

A London-focussed lettings agency group has paid £2,000 as a result of breaching the Tenant Fees Act. The issue relates to the...

‘Generation rent’ was a term first coined in 2011 by the Halifax in a survey on the future of homeownership. It...

A PropTech firm says Open Banking could help to transform the lettings industry for the better if it is fully embraced.  And...

ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a new dispute resolution service as a quicker and less expensive alternative to court...

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings...

A property app firm, which describes itself as a second-generation digital property management service, is aiming to raise a ‘significant six figure...

When it comes to gathering evidence for deposit disputes, the need for thoroughness is understandable. However, on occasion some landlords take...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

A council has written to Housing Minister Chris Pincher calling for a new approach to the short lets issue. Oxford council leader...

The deal to introduce rent controls in Scotland - the result of a deal between two parties in the Scottish Parliament...