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The architect of the Regulation of Property Agents working group - which has called for agents to be trained and licensed...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

If you think 2020 has been complicated, just wait until 2021: that’s the claim of a rental guarantor service which warns...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Councillors from a town council in Wales are to be given an audience with the country’s First Minister to discuss the...
24 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

Hybrid lettings agency Accommodation is launching a drive to recruit agents in 10 regions across the UK. The company says this is...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards are to be held on Friday June 11. For the first time the awards will host...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s no denying it, job hunting can be hard work – even more so at the moment, with all that’s going...
29 October 2020
From: Recruitment & Business Matters

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...
29 October 2020
From: Recruitment & Business Matters

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...
28 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...
28 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

Asking rents outside London have hit a new high according to Rightmove’s latest market snapshot. The pressure comes from record demand from...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The average rental asking price outside of London has hit an all-time high says Rightmove - whereas inside the capital, the...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Shelter has delivered a 14,000-signature petition claiming that thousands of private renters who have lost their jobs could be facing eviction...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Student bodies want letting agents to acknowledge that many students have lost their incomes and have been forced to return to...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column on Friday. Before we get on with it, a reminder...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the lettings sector’s leading trade bodies has called on the government and lenders to agree a package of measures...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Activists with a record of opposing agents and landlords want a blanket ban on rent rises and evictions in the current virus...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Over 100,000 current or aspiring tenants have signed up to an education programme explaining how the rental sector works, run by...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A seminar roadshow has been announced for letting agents considering quitting the sector. LegalforLandlords says it’s organised the six events after discovering...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made an uncompromising set of demands on the government, asking it to implement a...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Generation Rent - an outspoken organisation sharply critical of lettings agents and many aspects of the private rental sector - is...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A council is lobbying the government to ask for landlords using Airbnb and other short let platforms to be charged business...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Two major buy to let lenders have slashed their rates in a bid to win business. One of the highest profile lenders,...
09 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS, the national customer service awards recognising the best agents, brokers and suppliers, closes for entry at the end of...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled in favour of deposit alternative scheme flatfair in a dispute which began with a complaint...
04 December 2019
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

A short lets firm that describes itself as an “Airbnb management service” is launching an advertising campaign to woo landlords away...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

More details have emerged of the long-term scheme to site Build To Rent homes at Transport for London tube stations and...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

In recent days we’ve been running images and videos from Halloween-decorated offices over on our sister publication Estate Agent Today -...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The likely general election is an opportunity for the government to make the lettings sector more appealing for would-be landlords, says...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

New research suggests that the recent fall in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages may be coming to a halt. Online...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The letting and estate agencies which have provided the most consistent levels of high customer service are to be recognised with...
10 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s a warning from a leading agent that the unregulated proliferation of Airbnb-style short lets will lead to mainstream rent rises...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News
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A typical lettings agent could save some two and a half hours’ time each working day if they adopted more Artificial...
20 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Labour is backing new guidelines which ban adverts which can be interpreted as encouraging landlords and home owners to flout restrictions...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The two largest landlord trade groups are to merge. The National Landlords Association and the Residential Landlords Association will unite to form...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Labour Party appears to be entering the arena of organising private rental sector tenants who have grievances. Party leader Jeremy Corbyn...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The right wing Adam Smith Institute is the latest organisation to voice its strong opposition to Labour’s proposed rent controls for...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Trade organisations including the Association of Residential Letting Agents have welcomed today’s publication of the report of the Regulation of Property...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

– use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...
01 July 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Competition between various deposit alternative providers continues apace, with one of the earliest companies - Reposit - naming a new agency...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme, which suggested a devastating fire in early January, has been recognised for the professional, efficient and calm...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

As competition hots up between different deposit replacement scheme providers, three new Build To Rent sign-ups have been announced by one...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News

We may be all-too-familiar with the challenges facing letting agents and landlords in the private rental sector but there is at...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Airbnb has issued a statement distancing itself from controversial advertisements from a short lets management service. Hostmaker - which describes itself as...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

One of London’s best known lettings agents says unfurnished properties can take 30 per cent longer to let than a furnished...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has fallen in line with Zoopla and is banning the term ‘No DSS’ from its lettings agents’ listings from the...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The final - and some say most prestigious - shortlist for this year’s ESTAS awards has been revealed. The People Awards, sponsored...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of London landlords exiting the market last month was a whopping 125 per cent higher than the national average. The...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The best suppliers to the estate and letting agent sector for customer service have been announced by the ESTAS in the...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Brexit is not a good reason for delaying buy to let investment, insists a mortgage chief. Andrew Turner is chief executive at...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy to let may have been in the doldrums in recent years thanks to new taxes and stricter regulations but there’s...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and property firms are being invited to take part in the inaugural Property & Construction leg of an event...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The tenants’ fees ban coming into effect from June 1 could help traditional lettings agents keep their place on High Streets,...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of a lettings agency has launched a petition in opposition to a bid by a local council to extend...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The LonRes data consultancy says the lettings market in prime areas of the capital is now characterised by increasing rents and...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The party conferences of the two main political parties threw up some interesting developments with regards to housing and the rental...
06 November 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Urgent action is needed to tackle discrimination against benefit claimants by buy to let mortgage providers according to a leading trade...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

PropTech company PayProp has been announced as the sponsor of the ESTAS People Awards category for 2019. The ESTAS is a customer...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of available properties to rent is falling at an alarming rate, particularly in Greater London, according to property platform...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it still believes there is an opportunity for the government to introduce mandatory inventory...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords’ Association says proposals from Great Yarmouth council to introduce selective licensing in one part of the town contains...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Which?, the consumer body that appears to be taking an increasingly-aggressive line against letting agents and landlords, has now issued a...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Campaigning group Generation Rent has secured over 20,000 signatures for a petition it says will “end unfair evictions”. The petition, on the...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest LendInvest buy to let report, which ranks 105 postcode areas around England and Wales based on a combination of...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

There are now well over 125 pieces of legislation and regulations - most introduced in modern times - governing the private...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been strong support for an e-petition calling for the scrapping of the stamp duty surcharge on buy to let...
06 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A petition has appeared on the government’s e-petition website calling for a review of a city council’s newly-introduced selective licensing system. Nottingham...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The next phase of the government’s Rent Recognition Challenge takes place this week, as six short-listed PropTech companies know which will...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent says she is returning to a High Street franchise agency group to help her combat competition from online...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A new lettings agency set up at Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset says it’s setting out to atone for the misdemeanours of nearby...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

What is the biggest challenge in estate agency today? At the risk of sounding flippant, selling houses! It’s a unique industry...
11 June 2018
From: Sponsored Content

The government has responded to a petition calling for it to abolish the 3% stamp duty surcharge and reintroduce full buy-to-let...
29 May 2018
From: Breaking News

An online petition which calls on the government to reintroduce full buy-to-let mortgage interest tax relief and abolish the 3% stamp...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Spicerhaart says that with the lettings agency industry under attack there is a danger of some within the sector focussing too...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the PropTech companies at the centre of the Rent Recognition Challenge contest is calling on letting agents to use...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The Lomond Capital acquisition bandwagon continues apace with the latest independent to be snapped up being the well known Bonett’s Estate...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Floor plan software provider Metropix celebrated their win at The ESTAS on Friday by announcing an upcoming landmark. Having scooped the “Best...
03 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Belvoir has published what it calls ‘a decade of data’ tracking the changes in the private rental sector since 2008, when...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

There are plenty of helpful and reliable professionals in the letting industry, however it’s no secret that there are a lot...
13 April 2018
From: Sponsored Content

The ESTAS has announced its final and, to many, its most prestigious shortlist for this year’s awards - a special category...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks has renewed its call for letting agents and other property professionals to back an online...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of properties available to rent in London is now 46 per cent below the national average according to ARLA...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

An online petition urging MPs to make it compulsory for privately let properties to be subject to independent inventory reporting is...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...
08 February 2018
From: Sponsored Content

An agency operating in London and Essex has launched an online petition to oppose the ban on credit and debit card...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News

An Essex lettings agent has explained why he has set up an online petition calling for a reversal of the government’s...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Automated rental payment provider PayProp has joined the call for private rent payments to be counted towards tenants’ credit scores in...
04 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has come out against a single government-administered system for Client Money Protection in the private...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The government is offering £2m to budding PropTech and financial technology entrepreneurs who can develop an application that will enable Britain’s 11...
07 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The House of Lords has given the Creditworthiness Assessment Bill its second reading and a step forward to ensuring that tenants’...
27 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Training for Agents Giving’s Strictly Come Dancing event is now entering its final two weeks - and Letting Agent Today readers have...
27 November 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of the year again - when the race begins to find out who will win The ESTAS Supplier...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Reporting software company InventoryBase has backed a campaign urging for inventories to be made mandatory in the lettings sector. The Association of...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and landlords are being urged by a trade body to sign a petition calling on the government to make...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News

In the past 20 years the UK private rental sector has exploded! The sector has grown from under 10% of housing...
31 October 2017
From: Sponsored Content

The lettings market typically heats up in autumn, with landlords and tenants back off their holidays and ready to start the...
23 October 2017
From: Sponsored Content

MPs are today going to debate whether rent payments should be included when calculating credit scores to support tenants wanting to...
23 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Rents outside of London have dropped by 0.2 per cent in the third quarter of this year according to new data...
09 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The increasing number of renters and low interest rates for existing home owners mean that the total rent bill is now...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of new buy to let mortgages available to investors has hit 1,725 - its highest point since 1,942 products...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A new report identifies in detail over 145 laws and regulations governing the private rental sector, varying across the four countries...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A no-holds-barred blog on a controversial website claims that it lifts the lid on being a letting agent in central London...
08 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy to let mortgage competition is showing no signs of stopping, thus giving one of the few pieces of good news...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A buy to let expert says there should be stronger enforcement and streamlining of legislation in the private rental sector. In a...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Angry landlords in Shropshire have set up an online petition against local council proposals to introduce selective licensing. The Wrekin Landlords Association...
24 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has confirmed that consultation on the government’s proposed ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants in...
23 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority says there is no time to undertake a review into the lettings market and the role of...
21 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage lender Together is the latest company to back the idea of rent payment records being used to measure the...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A 27 year old father of two has secured over 140,000 signatures for an online petition demanding that rent payments be...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News

As the industry awaits the delivery of today's Spring Budget, the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has called on the government...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

1) Who are you? Kevin Ward – Director and founder of Agentlocator.co.uk 2) For those not familiar with Agent Locator, can you explain...
16 February 2017
From: 60 Second Interview

The government’s Housing White Paper may have made many broad pledges aimed at the private rental sector, but it still remains...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The government says the formal consultation on the proposed introduction of a ban on letting agent fees levied on tenants in...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Vicky Spratt - whose blogging to highlight the various fees charged to tenants by letting agents triggered a campaign to get...
22 December 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Approved Lettings Scheme says it wants the Competition and Markets Authority to step into the debate over lettings fees A...
21 December 2016
From: Breaking News

An online petition is being staged to voice opposition against the government's proposed ban on letting agents' fees levied on tenants...
01 December 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has called for a cap on excessive letting fees charged to tenants, instead of a...
22 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Across the UK as a whole there has been a slight increase in the number of tenants who agree to pay...
12 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Two letting agencies feature amongst the winners of The ESTAS Agent of the Month competition for July. Each secured their success...
19 August 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest players in the burgeoning Build To Rent sector says this new segment of the lettings market is...
28 July 2016
From: Breaking News

easyProperty says it’s backing a Labour MP’s bid to cap letting agents‘ fees on tenants “in order to provide a more...
01 July 2016
From: Breaking News

A Labour MP has presented Parliament with a petition urging that letting agents’ fees should be capped. There were a modest 1,500...
30 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says the government should not back a provision in the Renters' Rights Bill which would...
30 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The exemption of residential property from the new Capital Gains Tax cuts tops the list of concerns expressed by professional landlords...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Average rents for single rooms across the UK increased at a faster rate than those in London, according to spareroom.co.uk. The rental...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Q: What does it say on your business card? Director of Business Development Q: Who are PayProp? PayProp is an automated payment and reconciliation...
12 May 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

The Liberal Democrats are following in the footsteps of some Green and Labour politicians in calling for a ban on letting...
03 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Two professional property investors are giving away a Manchester flat valued at £110,000 in a protest against Chancellor George Osborne’s attacks...
25 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Statistics revealed by ESTAS founder Simon Brown reveal just how important the awards are in terms of showing public support for...
22 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A community group that has in the past staged protests at letting agents’ offices in Bristol has now organised a petition...
21 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The complete list of this year’s ESTAS award winners has now been released after a hugely successful ceremony in London hosted...
19 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A petition opposing lettings agents’ fees in England and Wales has now gathered over 245,000 signatures. Vicky Spratt, features editor on the...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The new stamp duty surcharge on buy to let properties coming into effect next Friday will increase rent costs for tenants...
24 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Not one of the raft of buy to let rule changes being introduced by Chancellor George Osborne - ostensibly to help...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

In a constantly changing legislative environment, the importance of keeping up-to-date in terms of knowledge and skills has never been more...
02 February 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Just over 60,000 people have signed an online petition urging MPs to reconsider the controversial buy to let mortgage interest tax...
29 January 2016
From: Breaking News

An online petition aiming to get 100,000 signatures expressing opposition to Chancellor George Osborne’s buy to let tax changes looks certain...
21 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Britain's largest letting agency says rents grew by an average of 3.1 per cent in 2015, taking the average monthly rent...
18 January 2016
From: Breaking News

An online petition seeking the reversal of the Osborne clampdown on buy to let tax breaks has secured around 47,000 signatures...
31 December 2015
From: Breaking News

An online petition asking the government to rethink its raft of tax measures imposed on buy to let landlords this year...
07 December 2015
From: Breaking News

A property investment search portal has launched an online petition via the UK Parliament website, calling for a national register of...
23 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Thanks to Accountancy Age for drawing to our attention to the fact that not every country is tightening up on the tax...
04 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The man behind a new competition for agents says he has taken the initiative to try to redress the negative press...
03 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The online petition opposing the proposed tax changes for buy to let landlords has now reached 35,000 signatures - but is...
30 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The costs of lender arrangement fees, valuation fees and legal costs attached to new buy to let mortgages are falling as...
29 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Ellie Hall. What does it say on your business card? Head of Acquisitions. You're on the hunt for acquisitions, what makes a...
26 October 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

The online petition against the government's proposed tax changes for buy to let investors is "a waste of time" according to...
12 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The shortage of rental accommodation in some university towns is so great that up to 22 people are competing for every...
21 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The government’s response to the online petition against proposed tax changes for buy to let investors is “unfair, incoherent and missing...
17 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Opponents of the government’s attempt to end tax breaks for the buy to let sector now have a new opportunity to...
10 September 2015
From: Breaking News

If supporters of Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget restrictions on tax breaks for buy to let landlords thought opposition would die off...
07 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The office of a letting agency that urged its landlord clients to consider increasing rents has been the subject of an...
04 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The petition against the proposed tax changes outlined by Chancellor George Osborne in last month’s Budget has now achieved 20,000 signatures. This...
28 August 2015
From: Breaking News

A group of landlords in Oldham have said they are going to present the council with a petition against the town's...
20 August 2015
From: Breaking News

A petition to oppose the proposed change in buy to let landlords’ tax breaks is nearing the 14,000-signature mark - but...
18 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Three agents have been announced as winners of The ESTAS Agent of the Month competition for July. Bristol Property Centre won...
18 August 2015
From: Breaking News

An online petition demanding the reinstatement of buy to let landlords' tax breaks has broken the 10,000 signatures mark which means...
10 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association has launched a new campaign ‘toolkit’ to enable opponents of the proposed buy to let tax changes...
10 August 2015
From: Breaking News

An online petition demanding the reversal of the revisions to buy to let landlords' tax breaks announced in the Budget last...
06 August 2015
From: Breaking News

An online petition demanding the reinstatement of buy to let landlords' tax breaks has so far attracted 6,300-plus signatures. The petition, which...
03 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Competition is hot among home buyers in my part of southern England to take ownership of properties that come onto the...
24 July 2015
From: Features

An analysis by Britain’s biggest letting agency, Countrywide, has thrown up a little known fact - with applications for school places...
22 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Leading letting agency improves efficiency and customer satisfaction with DocuSign. Company’s Top Objectives LSL Property Services is a leading provider of residential property...
08 July 2015
From: Sponsored Content

Three agents have been announced as winners of The ESTAS Agent of the Month competition for June. The Birmingham Central branch...
08 July 2015
From: Breaking News

There has been a 94 per cent increase in prime central London tenancies year-on-year claims Lucy Morton of W A Ellis,...
06 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The internet and rapidly evolving digital landscape has revolutionised the way people buy and sell properties. With some reports suggesting 95 per...
03 July 2015
From: Features

The Bank of England says excessive lending to fund buy to let purchases could pose a risk to the financial well-being...
02 July 2015
From: Breaking News

After the passing of the Deregulation Act deposits deadline this week, Richard Price, Executive Director of UKALA, is in a contemplative...
26 June 2015
From: Features

This month has marked a real change in the way the private lettings sector is perceived - and it’s a perception...
19 June 2015
From: Features

The recent warning to estate agents by the Competition and Markets Authority sends a strong signal to the industry that “informal...
18 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Yesterday we heard about the letter from the CMA warning agents about anti-competitive behaviour. Today, in a scoop for Estate Agent...
04 June 2015
From: Features

This publication recently reported on Russell Quirk's latest attempt to upset the establishment, this time by attacking the hallowed ground of...
29 May 2015
From: Features

OK, you’ve had your fun. Now let’s leave the regulators regulate and work for the public. If you don’t know what...
22 May 2015
From: Features

An umbrella organisation representing parts of the private rented sector is to be put before the Scottish parliament in a bid...
11 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Ian Wilson, the head of Martin & Co, recently threw his hat into the ring regarding Labour’s stated intention to cap...
06 May 2015
From: Features

No agent reading this will be under any illusions that the agency market is a particularly competitive sector to operate in. I...
23 April 2015
From: Features

Q: What does it say on your business card? I like the flexibility of roles so I do not have a title...