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A new national lettings-only portal is planning to launch this October with a pledge to revolutionise the rental sector. Its aim is...

The new material information requirements recently announced by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team will be the topic...

The small number of rental properties listed on websites and portals as Price on Application have now been deemed illegal by...

Huge improvements could be made to the lettings process if agents used the property data available to them, it’s been claimed. PropTech...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...

An eye-watering annualised rent rise in Greater London of 27.3 per cent has helped pushed the all-UK total yearly hike to...

The growing importance of virtual tours for properties to let and for sale during the pandemic shows little sign of easing,...

Rightmove says added functionality for its tenant referencing portal is now being tested and will be rolled out later this year. In...

A platform that says it wants to help reduce letting agents’ reliance on traditional portals such as Rightmove and Zoopla has...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

New data from Zoopla suggests that lettings demand has now recovered across the central districts of all  major cities including Birmingham,...

Lettings platform Findingaplace, a matching service between tenants and agents launched last year, is seeking to raise £250,000 - and possibly...

Six agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensatory awards - five of them for offences...

There’s been a 21 per cent rise in demand for properties from buy to let investors according to a new analysis...

Rental demand has started to return to the majority of major UK cities during the second quarter of this year, with...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

The man behind a PropTech supplier of virtual tours says he wants to get every listing in the UK’s lettings and...

A lettings agency which markets private rental properties and units operated by a housing association has apologised for its ‘No DSS’...

Halo.rent, a proptech startup from the UK, announces the launch of its tenant engagement platform that streamlines the entire rental onboarding...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

The two letting agents’ trade groups have backed a call for more upfront information to be given to prospective renters. The National...

Demand is still moving away from cities and towards suburbs and rural areas, according to Rightmove. “Areas around the North and South...

London rents have started to fall again - just as every other region of Britain is showing significant annual increases. Figures for...

A new rentals platform claims to have signed up 150 London agencies prior to launch this spring. Findingaplace says it has signed up...

Rightmove has revealed its new TV advertisement, which it claims will reach 59 per cent of the UK during its campaign...

Marketing platform TheHouseShop says letting agents can secure over £300 per property listed as it is “redefining the relationship between agents...

Rightmove says falling rents in central London have led to a surge in interest from prospective tenants. Rightmove has analysed over 23 million...

A London agency says the lettings sector in the capital appears to be reacting positively to the government's roadmap out of...

Rightmove says there’s been a big rise in the number of prospective tenants contacting letting agents via its website. The portal says...

Fledgling portal MoveStreets has signed over 100 agents, with an inventory of 16,500 properties to let and for sale. It says its latest...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

A new HMO and co-living property management platform launches today, aimed at optimising tenancy occupancy.  The service - called COHO - claims...

The debate over rental properties listed on portals with ‘No DSS’ statements has reignited over the weekend. This follows a BBC investigation...

A new app claims to make it easier for agents to create virtual tours and instantly embed them in property portal...

PropTech platform MakeUrMove, which launched back in 2008 as the first online lettings agency, has secured a £1.3m funding package from...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The free to list portal Residential People is launching a machine-learning platform allowing agents to specifically target local landlords and emphasise...

One of the most prominent south coast lettings and sales agencies is returning to Zoopla after a five year absence.  Mishon Mackay,...

New long-term targets for improving energy efficiency across the private rental sector simply are not realistic, the government has been warned. The...

A rental demand league table produced by a lettings management platform shows the winners and losers across the UK - and...

A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...

Fledgling portal Homesearch has partnered with outsourced viewing service Viewber in a new PropTech teaming. Under the deal, agents who receive an...

A new report demands that online rental platforms and portals allowing direct advertising by clients do more to deter fake landlords...

A series of fake scams allegedly advertising apartments to rent have appeared on Zoopla and other property websites. The Edinburgh Live news...

Online lettings agency Upad is offering to refund users whose rental listings did not appear on Zoopla and PrimeLocation as they...

A lettings agency is launching a service that allows landlords to list their properties on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for just...

An online agency has denied a claim that it is allowing High Street agents to use its platform to avoid paying...

The number of new rental listings reaching the market has soared as much as 44 per cent in some areas following...

Campaigning charity Shelter, which has been outspoken in its criticism of many letting agents in recent years, has now produced a...

Veteran Countrywide figure John Hards has joined the board of still-to-launch property portal OpenBrix. In 2018 Hards rejoined Countrywide as national lettings...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

Zoopla says it’s now in what it calls “a clear, market-leading position” in terms of rental properties in the capital. In a...

A rental management platform has compiled a league table of where tenant demand is strongest for homes to let - and...

Three criminals have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering involving an online lettings agency. The sentences follow an investigation spearheaded...

The Nationwide is investing in a digital lettings service called Bunk - it’s headed by a 24 year old who has...

Zillios looking to become the leading portal for international property listings, appealing to property owners, estate agents, and property hunters alike....

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

Seven agencies have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman after failing to pay compensation awards made by TPO. All are...

A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...

An online lettings agency that has been operating for 12 years has now opened a High Street office. Nantwich-based LetLord, founded in...

Senior lettings agency figures are amongst those who will this morning give evidence to a committee of MPs investigating so-called ‘DSS...

Rightmove has fallen in line with Zoopla and is banning the term ‘No DSS’ from its lettings agents’ listings from the...

An online lettings service says it will pay existing tenants for finding replacements and handling viewings, in a bid to reduce...

The Tenants’ Fees Bill has now become law, receiving formal Royal Assent yesterday afternoon - and within minutes, the government issued...

The chief executive of a still-to-be-launched property portal says Christmas may have come early for letting agents because of the “huge...

A PropTech firm is offering landlords the opportunity to manage their portfolios from £35 a month, suggesting it could be a...

Another council has been given the go ahead to ban To Let boards in part of a city - with government...

A mortgage firm claims the lettings industry is ripping off students by overcharging them. Mojo Mortgages says it has compared the rent...

A new study suggests that rental properties now account for 40 per cent of the available housing stock.  Looking at the final...

Online letting agency MakeUrMove has launched a new subscription model which it claims will ”ready landlords for the incoming tenant fee...

A new property management portal is being launched with the familiar aim of revolutionising the lettings industry - and it will...

Another online lettings agency launches in March with a claim that it “will streamline and automate the majority of admin tasks...

Zoopla is withdrawing its lettings listings from Facebook Marketplace, only three months after putting them on. Officially the withdrawal takes place this...

The website TheHouseShop says it aims to recruit some 30 per cent of the country’s letting agents by the end of...

Rightmove’s chief executive officer, Peter Brooks-Johnson, is joining the board of an offshoot of a global classified listings operation. He is to...

Leading portals Zoopla and OnTheMarket have today announced that they will both be advertising agents' rental property listings on Facebook Marketplace. Marketplace...

Lettings portal Ezylet has partnered with Revolut, a digital banking company.  Revolut’s product allows users to make free international ATM withdrawals and...

A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...

Central London agency Portico has removed a property listing from Rightmove after intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA received a...

Two agencies in Cheshire have merged, allowing a lettings business to now offer sales, mortgages and other home mover packages to...

An ambitious PropTech startup has raised £2.8 million to fund its bid to 'reinvent the London renting experience'. Homie, a search platform...

Lettings agency IPS Estates is partnering with Midlands auction specialist SDL Auctions to sell tenanted properties online. IPS Estates, based in Derbyshire, will...

Today sees the return of MPs to Parliament following the Christmas break, and one early task is to hear oral evidence...

Harrison Murray, the lettings division of the Nottingham Building Society, has launched a portal for landlords and tenants. The agency says it...

A portal which allows renters to review their lettings experiences and which encourages agents to buy and download tenants' references has...

Ezylet, an online portal that appears to allow landlords to bypass agents, is seeking more funds via a crowdfunding site. The platform...

With a host of changing regulations hitting the private rental sector, some landlords may be put off using letting agents, but...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has agreed a partnership with property marketplace TheHouseShop. The website is now one of the NLA's recognised...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                             What is The World Property Network...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

An online lettings agency specialising in student accommodation has raised £310,000 to grow its business.    StudentTenant says its aim is to rival conventional...

A new form of agency which wants to blend traditional letting with Airbnb-style short lets has launched in London.    Lavanda claims it...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

Qube Global Software and PropTech start-up Engage have combined forces to deliver self-service portals to residents within the growing Build to...

Lettings guru David Lawrenson has given an unusual perspective on the government’s commitment to ban letting agents’ fees on tenants in...

Who are you? Peter Grant, currently serving year 27 of my sentence in the property industry and still loving every moment of working...

Zoopla has moved into a new headquarters, a 45,000 square foot property adjacent to Tower Bridge in central London.   The new offices...

An experiment by an online agency and an interiors firm suggests professionally shot pictures of a furnished flat will generate six...

Two former University of Lincoln students are to launch a students-only lettings portal on June 1, allowing agencies and private landlords...

A housing law expert says landlords should consider using not-for-profit letting agencies, claiming they have “no big overheads” and have a...

One of the country’s top lettings experts says last year’s law changes concerning the increased transparency of agents’ fees have “missed...

The Guardian newspaper has taken a perhaps-predictable swipe at letting agents and property portals for the way in which they display...

So you’ve decided to advertise on Rightmove, Zoopla or another online property listing agent. You’ve agreed the budget, made the bold...

We look at a few of the best ways to make your property stand out from the crowd. In a market...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the latest...

An interesting point of view from a young sales negotiator working for Spicerhaart, whose chief executive Paul Smith recently wrote an...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on contradicting figures...

Two interesting developments in the past week have shown how established parts of the agency industry - on either side of...

What do we actually do as estate agents to serve our wonderful public? Some might think we go out, value houses, advise...

A portal is launching this week that claims to be the UK’s first helping landlords and letting agents reach students looking...

A survey of private landlords conducted by Landlord Today, a sister publication of Letting Agent Today, shows that only 39 per...

It seems like every day there’s a new article about On The Market. Usually it consists something Zoopla have said, followed...

An umbrella organisation representing parts of the private rented sector is to be put before the Scottish parliament in a bid...