Archive

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...

There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

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

Average rent arrears claims climbed to £1,816 in the first quarter of this year. That’s a rise of 27% from £1,435 in...

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

A deposit alternative company is calling on agents to help tenants save an average of £1,000 on up-front costs. Flatfair chief executive...

A lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme following itsfailure to pay £1,100 out of an adjudicated award...

What appears to be another government housing policy U-turn - this time on ground rents - is being hailed as “a...

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

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

Propertymark has emphasised the importance of retaining fixed term tenancies under the Renters Reform Bill. Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson met Housing...

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...

The Chancellor has one last chance to come good on the election promise of lowering the burden of business rates –...

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of suggesting a government proposal for the housing market is high-risk and could even...

A letting agent who stole over £40,000 from her employer was caught when a bank queried the use of a company...

A lettings industry supplier claims one in nine renters use foodbanks. A survey of tenants, commissioned by Zero Deposit, found that just...

Renters are less financially resilient than recent remortgagers according to an analysis by business consultants Hargreaves Lansdown. It says over two thirds...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

Ukrainians who came to the UK following the Russian invasion will be able to apply for 18-month extensions to their visas,...

Propertymark wants the Bank of England to cut interest rates following data showing soaring mortgage arrears and repossessions. Lenders trade body UK...

Aereon - a European software provider that owns high profile PropTech operator Fixflo - has entered a strategic partnership with automated...

Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...

Propertymark is hosting a client money security webinar tomorrow lunchtime between 12.30 and 13.30. The webinar will discuss the rise of Artificial...

The long-running aspiration of many to allow rental payments to be counted towards credit ratings appears to have taken a step...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

A series of lenders have slashed their buy to let mortgage rates in a bid to win business. These include: - LendInvest Mortgages...

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

Airbnb and other short let platforms are from this week required to send data on their clients’ earnings to HMRC. And a...

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 In...

One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...

The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on no fault evictions and banks repossessing people’s homes...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

An analysis of tenants renting between 2020 and 2023 shows a big rise in those on high salaries asked to provide...

A thieving lettings agent stole over £128,000 which should have gone to landlord clients - and with it she funded an...

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

Two of the highest profile PropTech suppliers to the lettings and wider property sectors have announced a merger. Reapit and PayProp say...

An agency has issued its rental market forecast for 2024. Chestertons says rents are forecast to have increased by 6.5 per cent...

The Department for Work and Pensions will recommence the Private Rented Sector Universal Credit Engagement Group next month, following a concerted...

Propertymark wants Housing Secretary Michael Gove to continue with ground rent reforms for leaseholders following the launch of a consultation into this...

A private lettings agency run by a council is holding open days to woo potential landlord clients. Test Valley Lettings is later...

David Wilson Homes has launched a scheme where prospective buyers who can muster a 2.5 per cent deposit can reserve a...

Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

Propertymark is urging the government to use next month’s Autumn Statement to support low-income households in the private rented sector in...

There’s been a significant increase in the buy to let mortgage product range according to analysis by independent service Moneyfacts.  A year...

The National Audit Office says the government will soon have to take hard decisions on the future for the Homes For...

In September last year, flatfair, a deposit alternative provider, released their latest rental solution called flatfair Deposits, to the lettings market....

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

Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with agents...

Young couples are delaying marriage and starting families until they get out of the rental sector, research by Yorkshire Building Society...

An estimated seven million UK households are struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage payments, Which? warns, with millions...

Some prospective buy to let landlords may be about to use their equity to snap up investment properties at discounted rates,...

More people are struggling to pay their rent according to a new government survey. The study, by the Office for National Statistics,...

In the face of stretched incomes, rising interest rates and escalating consumer prices, an increasing number of tenants are at risk...

Two letting agents have been quoted in a newspaper report as saying landlord clients have instructed them to create ‘tracker’ rents...

HSBC is increasing its maximum mortgage term to 40 years for buy to let, purchase, remortgaging and additional borrowing. Second homes will...

Zoopla’s research team says the rise in mortgage interest rates means it’s now cheaper to rent than to buy for the...

A lettings industry trade body has written to the government urging fundamental reform of the court system to prevent it grinding...

A personal finance expert has revealed that a new group which he calls Guppies are reconciled to possibly renting forever. Alan Davison,...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has announced its decision on base rate. It will rise by 0.25 per cent to...

The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning.  Dutton Gregory’s...

Buy to let mortgages have seen the largest interest rate increase of any mortgage category according to new research. Barrows and Forrester...

After a decade of steady growth, the number of older renters is poised to increase rapidly over the next 10 years...

My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...

Zoopla’s Alto cloud-based software has announced a new integration with lettings PropTech supplier Canopy. This will enable tenant referencing to be permitted...

The issue of ‘rent for sex’ - tenants offered free or discounted rent in return for sexual favours - is now...

PayProp is known for its award-winning rental payment platform, which combines bank-integrated client accounting with automation to save letting agencies time...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...

The Bank of England has announced its latest change in base rate, which is used by most lenders to determine interest...

General insurance platform provider Paymentshield has launched a rolling subscription model for tenants’ contents insurance. Now tenants pay for their contents cover...

A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

A PropTech supplier to letting agents claims that tenants are more likely to have Netflix than contents insurance.  A survey of 1,013...

The controversial Renters Reform Bill is not the anti-landlord charter that some in the h system claim it to be. That’s the...

OnTheMarket has completed a new integration with Canopy which it claims will provide valuable pre-qualified leads to letting agents. The latest integration...

A company that tries to encourage people to buy a home in ‘chunks’ says few first time buyers are interested in...

An estimated 700,000 households across the UK missed rent or mortgage payments in April, according to the consumer body Which? It has...

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

Renters are being offered a 100 per cent mortgage by the Skipton Building Society - the first time such a product...

The Guild of Property Professionals says PropTech may be the answer to the ongoing problem with client accounts. Since 2019 many banks...

Any lettings portfolio should receive ongoing care and maintenance. A disorganised portfolio, weighed down by junk data, loose ends or lax...

A think tank claims one in six young people live in poor quality housing, often in the private rental sector. The claim...

A consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition says funding options exist for companies wishing to buy others, despite rising interest rates. Lucy...

New research from The Mortgage Lender reveals that 44 per cent of renters would like more cost-of-living support from the government. Specifically...

Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...

One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...

A survey of 2,000 tenants in England and Wales shows that some 23 per cent claim to be struggling to pay...

A lettings agency manager stole nearly £140,000 from her company to help clear her son’s drug debt. Wendy Dare, 57, is now...

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

There’s been a big rise in the number of complaints about agents lodged with the Property Redress Scheme, which says it’s...

“Optimism has survived another difficult month” says business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown in response to the latest house price index.  Indeed, the industry...

The law is clear – agencies in England, Scotland and Wales need a valid client money protection (CMP) policy to protect...

The Letting Partnership has been helping UK agents build successful lettings businesses since 2006. Despite the current challenging financial landscape, The Letting...

OnTheMarket’s software off-shoot - called, appropriately enough, OnTheMarket Software - is launching a new management tool that it claims is the...

Spanish bank Santander says UK residential property prices look set to fall 10 per cent this year and will return to...

Interest rates may be on the way up right now following the latest Bank of England decision but there’s good news...

The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Nathan Emerson,...

It’s been revealed that agents have been kicked out of The Property Ombudsman in recent months for failing to pay compensatory...

Alto, Zoopla’s cloud-based software, has announced a new integration with popular lettings platform Goodlord. Goodlord is Alto’s only tenancy progression and onboarding...