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![Deposit alternative provider claims record first half of year](/upload/images/shutterstock_576771979(1).jpg)
Deposit alternative provider flatfair claims to have enjoyed a record-breaking start to 2024, forming 61 new partnerships. These include Concept Estate Agents,...
12 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency will have 1,800 branches following latest acquisition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The Property Franchise Group is buying the Fine and Country chain, plus the membership body the Guild of Property Professionals. The deal is worth...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Prioritise First Time Buyers - demand grows for next government to take action](/upload/images/shutterstock_1460401067.jpg)
Four fifths of developers believe that the next government needs to do more to support first time buyers, according to the...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent provider claims record breaking rental unit growth](/upload/images/shutterstock_1778683922.jpg)
Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital says it’s enjoyed a record breaking period of growth. Over 2023 and so far in 2024...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Record business claimed by deposit alternative service](/upload/images/shutterstock_1892499931.jpg)
Deposit alternative provider, flatfair, has reported record figures for the first quarter of 2024. From January to March, 56% of tenants chose...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Holiday Lets booking system rivals hotels, says supplier](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
PropTech firm Pikl is launching an insurance-backed cancellation product specifically for holiday lets that will enable operators to offer the same...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Carbon Neutral Claim by large lettings and sales agency group](/upload/images/shutterstock_2045358749.jpg)
Leaders Romans Group claims to have achieved carbon neutrality for a second consecutive year. A statement claims LRG has undertaken “several notable...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech-savvy agency doubles portfolio …and explains how](/upload/images/shutterstock_1545205661.jpg)
Repairs and maintenance specialist Fixflo is running a webinar examining how one client, Umega, used PropTech to more than double its...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Student rental income soars as supply lags behind demand](/upload/images/shutterstock_385347088.jpg)
Corporate student accommodation provider Unite Group has reported a big jump in earnings on the back of a shortage of lets...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency enters partnership with deposit alternative service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NB%20-%20M%26P%20March%20blog%201%20-%20No%20budget%20boost%20from%20the%20Chancellor%20but%20it's%20not%20all%20doom%20and%20gloom.jpg)
Reposit is the latest deposit alternative service to announce strategic partnerships with agencies - the latest signings are Symonds & Sampson,...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand for one of lettings industry’s best known suppliers](/upload/images/shutterstock_2236818955.jpg)
One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Breakthrough allows rent payments to be reported to credit agencies](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NB%20-%20M%26P%20March%20blog%201%20-%20No%20budget%20boost%20from%20the%20Chancellor%20but%20it's%20not%20all%20doom%20and%20gloom.jpg)
The long-running aspiration of many to allow rental payments to be counted towards credit ratings appears to have taken a step...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![New lettings brand claims franchisees can earn £100k-plus per year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
A new lettings franchise is being launched, which claims its franchisees can earn £100,000-plus annually. The Sourced Group has launched Sourced Living,...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark fees remaining the same in 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_1680023842.jpg)
Trade body Propertymark says fees will remain unchanged next year. “We’d like to thank all our members for their continued commitment to...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents sign up to niche property management service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A lettings service called Smarter Rent is partnering with agents and developers to provide what it calls ”“an innovative property rental...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![UK accommodation platform links with Scandi tech firm](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AgentWebsiteMock-400x310.jpg)
A Manchester-based company which runs what it calls “an instant booking student accommodation marketplace” has joined forces with Norwegian tech firm...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![New branch opens for Connells high end brand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Connells’ high end brand John D Wood & Co. Is opening of a new office in Winchester, Hampshire. It occupies a stone-built...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Bonanza as new lettings integrations announced today](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
Proptech firm The Lettings Hub has launched a trio of integrations - with Reapit, Home Telecom, and Live Chat software Tawk. Reapit...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech platforms claim admin duplication a thing of the past](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
Cloud-based software system Alto and repairs and maintenance management system Fixflo are to unveil an integration in the next fortnight. This will...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents and landlords invited to free industry forum](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
Agents and landlords operating in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in an industry forum on Monday May 15...
19 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Massive expansion for Build To Rent as operator acquires 11 sites](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital Group Limited has announced plans to deliver 865 new homes across 11 sites around the...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Surprise coup for UK agency as Christie’s names it ‘exclusive UK affiliate’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/prime%20London(695%20%C3%97%20395px)%20(400%20%C3%97%20310px).jpg)
Global luxury real estate brand Christie’s International Real Estate has signed Carter Jonas as its exclusive affiliate in the United Kingdom. Carter...
23 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Massive scale of Build To Rent revealed by top investor's figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Legal & General Capital helped fund over 17,000 new homes last year across a range of tenures, chiefly Build To Rent. Chief...
05 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket drip-drip of new partnerships goes on](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
OnTheMarket, which in recent days has been revealing deals with new industry partners, continues today with Vaboo. This can provide all OnTheMarket agents...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket reveals another new offer in bid to win agent members](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket is today revealing another deal for agents - and this time it’s with insurance broker Simply Business. There are four new...
08 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![OTM reveals latest PropTech deal offering exclusives to members](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/AgentOnline-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket has signed a deal with a PropTech service to provide agents with 3D Showcase scans and 2D floorplans. NicheCom has been...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket reveals background to lettings valuation tool for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LettingAgent-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket has earned another feather in its cap winning the gold award for ‘Best B2B Customer Experience’ at the 2022 UK...
31 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech partnerships aim to make life easier for agents](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Identification-400x310.jpg)
Lettings Hub says there were 91,593 cases of tenant application fraud in 2021 alone, with the most common form of fraud...
23 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Bekki Leaves, Director at FCC Paragon](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/FFC%20Paragon/360x280bl%20(003).jpg)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Bekki Leaves, Director What is FCC Paragon and what services...
27 July 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
![The Dos and Don’ts of Deposit Disputes](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Tenancy%20Deposit%20Scheme/Lettering-Agent-Today_Web-banner_360x280.png)
At Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), we're committed to making the deposit protection process as pain-free as possible. From our beginning of...
23 June 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![OnTheMarket success includes lettings innovations - claim](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
OnTheMarket says its innovations with partnerships in the lettings sector have played a part in its successful growth. In the 12 months...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![New office will consolidate agency’s operations in county](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/AgentLeavingVoicemail-400x310.jpg)
RH and RW Clutton has opened a new lettings and sales office in Sussex. Senior director George Back says: “Through our increased presence...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket ‘has responded to agent concerns over lettings’](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
The chief executive of OnTheMarket says recent changes to his portal demonstrate that he has taken on board agents’ calls for...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark figure joins agency supplier to boost brand awareness](/upload/images/Property%20People/SarahDavies-400x310.png)
A key figure at Propertymark has joined popular lettings agency supplier The Lettings Partnership as commercial director. Sarah Davies’ role at Propertymark...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental payments platform reveals PropTech partnerships](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Calculator-PoundCoins-2019-400x310.jpg)
London-based lettings payment platform Yorlet has launched a new PropTech partnership with Canopy, TDS and Alan Boswell. The platform offers automated workflows,...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Top London agency acquires major lettings management platform](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/MergerAcquisition-1-400x310.jpg)
Major London agency Dexters has acquired the lettings business Howsy, which handles the property management of 6,000 units across the country. Dexters...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Haart’s first home-based agent returns after selling cars](/upload/images/Property%20People/marc%20wesr%20400%20x%20310.png)
A former agent who was most recently a car salesman has been named as Spicerhaart’s first home-based lettings partner. Marc West will...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Lloyds Bank may use local agents to find tenants for new rental units](/upload/images/Logos/LloydsBank-logo400x310.png)
It is understood that Lloyds Bank may use local agencies to find tenants for new private rental sector activities. In recent weeks...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech integration means anti-rental fraud help via agents’ CRM](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineProperty-400x310.png)
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
![Zero Deposit offers three top tips to improve agency business efficiency](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/Staff-Recruitment-Image-400x310.jpg)
Zero Deposit has outlined three top tips for letting agents - with a focus on what the Proptech firm calls “customer...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![First tenants to move into Lloyds Bank rental units this summer](/img/default/lat.png)
Lloyds Bank says tenants will “within the next few weeks” move into the first of a series of new developments it...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Growing PropTech platform now wholly owned by OnTheMarket](/img/default/lat.png)
OnTheMarket now owns PropTech firm Glanty outright. Glanty is best known for its lettings platform teclet, a cloud-based lettings software service. Glanty's revenues grew...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Reapit’s Marketplace app now links to utility connections service](/img/default/lat.png)
Movinghub, the platform that showcases a range of home moving services, is now available on the Reapit Marketplace app. This new Marketplace...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative firm promises big announcements in near future](/img/default/lat.png)
Deposit alternative provider flatfair says it’s set to make big announcements soon - and in the meantime it’s attracted a key...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency partner platform adds bill-sharing to student services](/img/default/lat.png)
UniHomes, a student accommodation platform, has snapped up Split The Bills, a bill sharing service aimed at the student market. UniHomes -...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Faster check-out admin for agents thanks to PropTech integration](/img/default/lat.png)
Two PropTech suppliers have announced their products will integrate in order to, in their words, “dramatically reduce reporting and end of tenancy...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK](/img/default/lat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...
01 September 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![PropTech and training deals announced by independent agents’ group](/img/default/lat.png)
The Federation of Independent Agents has revealed four new PropTech and training strategic partnerships for member agencies. They are Inventory Base, Vaboo,...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Council wants private landlords to allow rough sleepers in homes](/img/default/lat.png)
A new service called Cornwall Housing Private Lets has been set up in the west country to try to lure private...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Massive Build To Rent target over next five years](/img/default/lat.png)
A Build To Rent developer has revealed plans to construct over 10,000 units in just five years. Wise Living, part of SDL,...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Steve Rad, Managing Director at InventoryBase](/img/default/lat.png)
Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...
30 January 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![Agency reveals 30% rise in turnover after expanding into Build To Rent](/img/default/lat.png)
Manchester lettings agency Ascend says it’s had a record year in 2019, bolstered by its new Build To Rent involvement. The company...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Complex buy to let investments set to become more popular next year](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the highest profile buy to let mortgage lenders predicts that 2020 will see increasing numbers of investors going into...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Flat-sharing PropTech platform raises £2m for expansion plans](/img/default/lat.png)
Flat-sharing website Ideal Flatmate has raised £2m in a funding round in order to expand to seven new cities in the...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide invests in anti-agent digital lettings service](/img/default/lat.png)
The Nationwide is investing in a digital lettings service called Bunk - it’s headed by a 24 year old who has...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Multi-brand PropTech group targets students ‘through rental cycle’](/img/default/lat.png)
A PropTech platform launched three years ago acting as a search system for students wanting purpose-built accommodation is evolving into a...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative service shortlisted for prestigious RESI award](/img/default/lat.png)
Flatfair, which describes itself as the UK’s fastest-growing tenancy deposit alternative, has been shortlisted in the Best Newcomer category of the...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Major buy to let lender targets companies and 'Brexit worriers'](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the buy to let sector’s main mortgage lenders, Paragon, has refreshed its range of mortgages with new products which...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![New online agency will get reviews of tenants from past landlords](/img/default/lat.png)
Another online lettings agency launches in March with a claim that it “will streamline and automate the majority of admin tasks...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![£20m property investment Ponzi scheme shut down by High Court](/img/default/lat.png)
A property investment company operating a Ponzi scheme based on claims of capital appreciation and rental income has been shut down...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Two new PropTech products aimed at lettings agencies](/img/default/lat.png)
Two new PropTech services launched, targeting the lettings industry. Tenancy referencing firm FCC Paragon has launched MyMoveIn, an online platform that supports...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark](/img/default/lat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...
03 May 2018
From: 60 Second Interview
![ZPG-backed 'no deposit' scheme wins agency investors](/img/default/lat.png)
The ZPG-backed Zero Deposit scheme, one of a number now existing putting forward an alternative to traditional deposits, has announced four...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![New website plans to sell buy to let properties with tenants in place](/img/default/lat.png)
A new website called Vesta has launched aiming to sell investment properties with tenants in place. The team behind the site describe...
08 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![One of buy to let's most famous mortgage firms is rebranding](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the industry’s best known buy to let lenders, Paragon, is combining its Mortgage Trust and Paragon Mortgages product ranges...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![New owner announced for lettings and landlord show and awards](/img/default/lat.png)
A residential asset management firm has acquired The Landlord and Letting Show, The Landlord and Letting Awards and The Landlord and...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![LSL beefs up Build To Rent offer with key new hire](/img/default/lat.png)
LSL’s corporate client department, a subsidiary of LSL Property Services, is beefing up its offer to Build To Rent institutional investors...
17 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove and Zoopla partner property management app](/img/default/lat.png)
Rightmove and Zoopla have entered into partnerships with a property management app - Rentr - which is aimed at lettings sector...
09 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![First consumer advert launched to promote ESTAS to the public](/img/default/lat.png)
The ESTAS, the unique customer feedback and awards scheme for estate and letting agents and other sectors of the property industry,...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![HMRC mulling 'easier' tax regime for small-scale buy to let owners](/img/default/lat.png)
HM Revenue & Customs has launched a 12-week consultation on a proposal which it claims simplifies the tax demands levied on...
16 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Short let Airbnb-style firm offers commission to agents for referrals](/img/default/lat.png)
Onefinestay, a firm offering high-end Airbnb-style short-let accommodation in London, is today making a pitch to letting agents to refer clients...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![New chief for Association of Residential Managing Agents](/img/default/lat.png)
The Association of Residential Managing Agents, the umbrella body for professionals involved in private residential block management, has appointed Nigel Glen...
11 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide, Connells and Zoopla sign up to online lettings software deal](/img/default/lat.png)
Countrywide is to lead a group including Connells and Zoopla in a partnership with the proptech company Fixflo, currently best known...
15 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Bill-splitting facilities likely to expand amongst HMO tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
An energy supply company that specialises in the lettings market has announced deals with three major businesses that allows it to...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Crowdfunding buy to let platform links with developer to offer new homes](/img/default/lat.png)
A crowdfunding buy to let platform has linked with a developer in what is thought to be one of the first...
22 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![WOW! TenTel shows growth and signs ANOTHER new partner!](/img/default/lat.png)
It’s been a fantastic month here at TenTel as more and more tenants and home owners switch their phone and broadband...