Propertymark is lobbying Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to suggest that letting agents have a vital role to...
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30 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove beefs up marketing campaign as portal competition hots up](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Rightmove, still very much the Number One portal despite growing competition, is launching a new national marketing campaign this coming weekend. The...
29 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket launches new ‘time to let’ rental report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket has launched a new report giving details of real-time lettings activity in local markets across the country. OTM says that there;’s...
15 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Recruitment evening for agency to be set in the heart of Mayfair](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
Fine & Country is holding a recruitment open evening in its flagship office on Park Lane in London next month. Managing director...
01 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Fears grow for rent controls as Labour reviews rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
A lettings agency chief says there’s growing discussion about rent controls in his area - and he fears this may be...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Prime London lettings markets boosted by summer surge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
Property consultancy JLL says there’s been a noticeable rise in prime Central London lettings activity. Average rents rose 0.9% from Q1 to...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants reveal biggest ‘deal breakers’ when looking for rental property](/upload/images/shutterstock_1197102829(4).jpg)
Data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages rose just 1.5% year-on-year in June –...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Northern Ireland joins The ValPal Network](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/TVPN/TVPN_NI_EAT_Jun24.png)
We’re absolutely delighted to announce that, after 10 years, we’re able to expand The ValPal Network to Northern Ireland. Since our launch...
19 June 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Renters Reform Bill flop allows lettings market to return to normal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
An increase in property listings is helping to create a more normalised market which is a welcome relief to renters, landlords...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Looking Up! Foxtons internal data shows rental sentiment improving](/upload/images/shutterstock_1654338310.jpg)
Internal data from Foxtons, London’s largest lettings agent, indicates sentiment may be improving across the capital as data shows a 12%...
24 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove Money-Making Machine set to hike agent fees again](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Number one portal Rightmove has upgraded growth expectations in its latest statement to shareholders - and is again growing its average...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![50,000 new rental homes needed to meet historic demand - Rightmove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
Rightmove says there are still nearly 50,000 rental properties needed to head back to the pre-pandemic level of rental supply. The latest...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons’ internal lettings data shows market returning to normal](/upload/images/shutterstock_2271512647.jpg)
Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![I’m Making You An Offer! - PropTech in Dragons Den-style pitch](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_712767091.jpg)
A major technology programme has secured what it calls “a landmark co-investment partnership” with Propertymark and the Tenancy Deposit Service group. And...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Leasehold Reform Bill wins a big thumbs-up from agents’ body](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Propertymark has urged the Sunak government to press ahead with leasehold reform ahead of the Second Reading of the Leasehold and...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Big customer satisfaction win follows agency’s eight year campaign](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
Knight Frank’s residential operation has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards 2024. The agency says its...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shelter demands radical changes to Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/shutterstock_1750387934.jpg)
Shelter is asking for public support for radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill, now going through Parliament. The campaigning charity is...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Major agency reinstates lettings division three years after sell-off](/upload/images/shutterstock_1309929943.jpg)
Major regional independent agency Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding its offering by re-entering the residential lettings and property management market...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Wealthy tenants demand prime rental units ‘with highest spec’](/upload/images/shutterstock_1892708161.jpg)
A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Faster payments make happier landlords](/upload/images/640X460_Lettingagenttoday-jpg.jpg)
Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...
19 January 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Phil Spencer warns that Summer will be hectic for lettings sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants flee cities as high rents push them to outer areas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
A severe shortage of properties to rent, fierce competition to secure the homes that are available, and rising rental prices led...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Demand easing as rental market edges back to normality](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
The UK rental market is experiencing a gradual easing in demand, marking a shift from the peak levels witnessed in recent...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill causing unease amongst investors - agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TenantDispute-400x310.png)
The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Top agent backs industry regulation in 2024 - the more the better](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The boss of a prominent UK lettings and property management agency says new regulations planned for the industry are to be...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Regulate Agents in 2024 - Propertymark explains why it’s needed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand for 90-office national agency chain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
The Northwood franchise, which has more than 90 offices nationwide, has unveiled a new look for its lettings and estate agency...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency calls for Landlords Reform Bill to redress rental balance](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Leaders Romans Group is calling for a Landlords Reform Bill to balance the challenges and apparent disincentives now deterring landlords from...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Super-Rich rent as they baulk at high Stamp Duty purchase costs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty--2-400x310.png)
More multi-millionaires and billionaires are choosing to rent super-prime homes in London, rather than purchase, reveals a new wealth report Beauchamp Estates’...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental growth to slow as supply catches up with demand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
An agency has issued its rental market forecast for 2024. Chestertons says rents are forecast to have increased by 6.5 per cent...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants worrying more over affordability, claims deposit alternative](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
A deposit alternative service claims online searches by tenants reflect increased uncertainty over affordability. Deposit alternatives are under scrutiny at the moment...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![New tenant referencing service claims to revolutionise industry](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
HomeLet claims its new VISTA service will revolutionise the lettings industry by eliminating fraud through the use of detection technology and...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls - Eco-activists jubilant after agents suffer legal setback](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
The Scottish Greens - who are in effect the architects of rent controls north of the border - have welcomed a...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shock as Rent Controls backed by Judicial Review decision](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239146247.jpg)
There’s been widespread dismay in the industry as the outcome of a Judicial Review has backed the Scottish Government’s objective of...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Client money accounting made easy with PayProp](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp_SC_Oct23.png)
A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...
26 October 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![London tenants pay high average deposits, claims supplier](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
One of the players in the controversial Deposit Alternative field is stepping up its case for this kind of service to...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![First-ever Women in Estate Agency Award at ESTAS](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy(F)Landlord-400x310.png)
Five outstanding women were honoured at the first ESTAS Women in Estate Agency award, parts of the ESTAS. The five were Wendy...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Deposit Alternative firm claims tenants need multiple finance sources](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
A deposit alternative service says increasing numbers of renters need multiple sources of funding for traditional deposits. Zero Deposit says its survey...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Deposit Alternative chief says tenants face “incredible challenge”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/StressedTenant-400x310.png)
The average rental deposit in the UK is now £1,434, based on the requirement that a deposit is set at up...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Controversy surrounds Deposit Alternative schemes as probe begins](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The Competition and Markets Authority’s in depth investigation into the controversial deposit alternative concept has been welcomed by one of the...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Prime time Prime houses - new TV property show starts tonight](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
London-born property magnate Paul Kemsley, nicknamed PK, is the agent at the centre of a new TV property show starting this...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![It’s now a tenants’ market in London, claims major agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
Chestertons’ latest data on London’s rental market reveals that there were 39 per cent more rental properties on the market in...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency teach-in for agents happens tomorrow](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
Rightmove will host a webinar for agents tomorrow at 10:00am focused on tenergy efficiency, Energy Performance Certificates and greener homes. The portal...
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Top Tips For Social Media Marketing – Part 1](/upload/images/adv-2021/Guides%20%26%20Tips/Top%20Tips%20EAT.png)
Social media has moved on from being a “nice to have” to a necessity for most businesses, but how do you...
14 July 2023
From: Marketing & Social Media
![OnTheMarket warns on downside of frantic lets market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket says the frantic lettings market of the past year or more is bad news for agents. In a trading statement to...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Family agency scoops major award for second year in a row](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1697309575.jpg)
A family business has been named Residential Letting Team of the Year for the second time. The small At Home In Edinburgh...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Save ASTs - agents urged to sign petition to stop Periodic Tenancies](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BTR-400x310.png)
Agents are being urged to sign a new petition has been launched on the UK Parliament website to reverse the move...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Hundreds of thousands of pounds for agency whistleblowers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_309559970.jpg)
The Competition and Markets Authority is beefing up its enforcement work against illegal cartels and offering a reward of up to...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![ESTAS Awards shortlist - 80 agents named by group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals has revealed that over 80 of its member agents have been shortlisted for The ESTAS 2023. The...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Independent agency snapped up by franchise entrepreneur](/upload/images/shutterstock_1476390641.jpg)
Huddersfield entrepreneur Chan Khangura has added another specialist lettings agency to his portfolio. With his father Kashmir he fought off tough competition...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shock forecast of 20% rent rises in coming months](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
A senior director at Chestertons, one of London’s largest lettings agencies, has warned that tenants in the capital will face an...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour and Tory anti-landlord policies slammed by agency chief](/upload/images/Eviction.jpg)
A franchise network boss has sharply criticised both Labour and the Tories for their pro-tenant policies. Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth,...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb cash gift for hosts welcoming Eurovision guests](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb is offering a £50 travel voucher to any Liverpool household hosting their first Airbnb guest in a private room in...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another new high for rents - but is it the top of the market?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to yet another new record of £1,190 per calendar month. This...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fake Reviews - online platforms plagued by bogus comments](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertySearch-400x310.png)
Platforms like Facebook are infiltrated by fake review factories, despite the imminent publication of a new Bill which will look to make...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental affordability improving at last, says Foxtons](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ManSavingMoney_400x310.png)
New figures today from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons shows growth in the supply of lettings properties on the market is starting...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Section 24: Agents call for mortgage tax relief to be reinstated](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
A new survey of lettings agents and landlords has put the reinstatement of Section 24 mortgage tax relief at the top...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![How to attract landlords to your letting agency](/upload/images/adv-2021/Guides%20%26%20Tips/ValPal-400x310.png)
As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming...
18 April 2023
From: Marketing & Social Media
![Asking rents drop as agents and landlords compete for tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/MillenialAgents1-400x310.png)
A lettings agency says an improvement in stock levels is allowing negotiations on rent levels between landlords and tenants. London-focused agency Chestertons...
13 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agencies risk Reputational Damage - new warning to industry](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML-400x310.png)
Lettings agencies which rely on manual means of verification are risking repetitional damage caused by anti-money laundering regulations, a digital compliance...
11 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Asking rents dip as stock increase allows tenant churn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
New figures from London lettings agency Chestertons reveal that 10 per cent more tenants moved in February this year compared to...
24 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![London rents show “unseasonable” early year rise - Foxtons](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
New figures today from London agency Foxtons show that the average rent in February 2023 rose five per cent from the...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent tells Gove: cease attacks on private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters quit big city centres in search of lower rent locations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
Rightmove says growing numbers of renters are leaving Britain’s cities to find a cheaper place to live or to get more...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
At PayProp, customer service is a top priority. Our UK-based platform experts are always ready to go the extra mile to...
16 March 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Letting agents work to be probed by competitions watchdog](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The Competition and Markets Authority is launching a three month probe into how letting agents operate within the private rental sector. It says...
28 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sign up to scrap tax changes hurting landlords - agents told](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
A letting agents’ trade body is urging the industry to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes for...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lettings in the spotlight as current and future regulations hit the headlines](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp/shutterstock_1145842904.jpg)
We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...
15 February 2023
From: Features
![Competitive bids wane as market starts stabilising - Rightmove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
Average asking rents for new tenants outside London have risen to another new record of £1,172 per calendar month says Rightmove. This...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Market slowdown starting according to latest house price figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
The average house price in Wales reached a new peak of £249,076 at the end of 2022 but cost of living...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark backs legal challenge to government rent controls](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-2-400x310.png)
Propertymark is one of three lettings organisations behind a bid to get a Judicial Review of the Scottish Government’s rent controls...
23 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![London’s last hurrah - double digit rent rises halved this year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
Prime rental growth in London ended 2022 up 10.9 per cent on the year, according to Savills prime lettings index, as...
20 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![So much for online agents - High Street firms are booming](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property_Portal1-400x310.png)
New data shows that online agents have failed in their bid to replace traditional agencies - and that there are more...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency holds recruitment evening…but you’ve got to go to Mayfair](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgent-400x310.png)
A nationwide agency is holding a recruitment evening … but anyone interested has to go to Mayfair to take part. Fine &...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Reverse The Tax Threat - major agency backs petition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxRefund-400x310.png)
A high profile lettings agency has backed a petition demanding the reinstatement of tax relief for landlords. Benham and Reeves says it...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sign Up to stop the Tax Grab - Agents urged to back petition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
Agents are being urged to sign a petition launched by a landlord facing higher tax burdens which may force him to...
03 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rents stalling in London as market cools slightly - Foxtons](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/London1-400x310.png)
Foxtons says London’s market is finally cooling - at least a little - for the Christmas period. November followed the seasonal downward...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents may have peaked - but that’s bad news, says Propertymark](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentOnlineSearch-400x310.png)
The chief executive of Propertymark says latest data from letting agents suggests rent rises may have peaked - but that could...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let is NOT dead - investors buy higher proportion of homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Investment buyers will snap up a higher proportion of homes in 2022 than they did in 2021, the Hamptons agency forecasts. So...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Gove leans on competitions watchdog to probe house builders](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove2-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has sent a letter to the Competitions and Markets Authority saying the watchdog is independent - but...
07 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Ethical lettings service links with PropTech maintenance platform](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind-400x310.png)
A not-for-profit company that matches rental properties with vulnerable tenants in need of accommodation has partnered with a maintenance firm to...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove lifts lid on agents’ workload in today’s market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A survey among letting agents on Rightmove has found that on average they are managing 36 enquiries per property and spending...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Vik Tara, CTO of Technology Blueprint](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/TechBlue/Vik-Avatar-400x310.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Vik Tara and on my business card it says...
22 November 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
![Online agency says demand so hot, landlords are pulling listings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
An online lettings agency claims some properties are receiving up to 50 viewing requests - prompting landlords to pull listings to...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents hit new record as supply shortage goes on and on](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BritishPound-400x310.png)
Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to a new record of £1,162 per calendar month according...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![House price fall will boost rental supply, predicts mortgage chief](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentOnlineSearch-400x310.png)
A mortgage company chief executive is warning that house price falls of up to 15 per cent are likely between now...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![London rentals market - prime areas boom, commuter belt slows](/upload/images/Locations/London-WestEnd-400x310.jpg)
Prime London rental growth reached 14.0 per cent in the year to the end of September according to Savills, but the...
03 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech claim - We’re better for agents than Rightmove!](/upload/images/Logos/HomesearchLogo-400x310.jpg)
PropTech firm Homesearch has launched technology which it claims allows every agent to offer a white-labelled search engine. And it claims this...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency warns of tough time ahead for tenants](/upload/images/library/London400x310.png)
A major lettings agency in London says the imbalance between the number of tenants and available rental properties continues to cause...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents storm to record highs as supply drought goes on for now](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BudgetAnalysis-400x310.jpg)
Average asking rents outside London have hit another new record of £1,126 per calendar month according to Rightmove. This figure, for the...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech firm warns agents of possible legal action over negligence](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310-min.jpg)
A rogue tenant occupying a property for up to nine months and refusing to pay rent could cost a combined £10,000...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Conservative lettings agent lets rip at government over regulation delays](/upload/images/Logos/ARLA-PropertyMark-400x310.jpg)
The former president of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government for failing to regulate the agency industry. Maxine...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Former online chief is regional lettings director for mainstream agency](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyPuzzle-400x310.jpg)
The former head of operations at online agency Yopa has been named as East London area lettings director for haart. Andrie Neophytou...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Social media: five top tips for letting agents](/upload/images/library/Social-media-image400x310.png)
Nowadays, we rely on social media platforms to stay informed and updated about topics that are of interest to us. These platforms...
17 June 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media
![Agency upsizes office in high-value lettings hotspot](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Interiors/360x280px%20blog%20image_23.09.20.jpg)
Part of the Connells empire, John D Wood & Co., is moving to a larger office in a lettings hotspot in...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency seeking acquisitions in England after Scottish success](/upload/images/Locations/England-Scotland-400x310.jpg)
Property management business James Gibb has acquired the residential division of Dundee-based J Reavley Factoring Limited. The acquisition will increase the number...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Soaring rents, Bidding wars, Supply drought - the market today](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
A senior lettings chief says the supply drought is making the rental market as overheated now as at any time in...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenants happy to live further from work according to agency chief](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-Target-400x310.jpg)
A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Banned - offensive, irresponsible agency ad must never be repeated](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PoliceTape-400x310.png)
A lettings agency is in hot water with advertising regulators for using the phrase “What the flock are you looking at?”...