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Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13.  Propertymark...

A leading trade body is pleading with the government not to make it harder for landlords or their agent representatives to...

Chancellors, the independent agency chain with over 50 offices across southern England and mid Wales, is launching a deposit-free renting option. Working with...

A digital property management platform has gone live with a network of local agents covering some of the UK’s key cities.  Apropos has recruited a network of what it calls...

A short-lets rental platform says it has evidence to show that nights booked in April are down 90 per cent compared...

Landlords have been sharply criticised by a broker for allegedly trying to cash in on the Coronavirus crisis by demanding mortgage...

A project called NHS Homes, run by a number of suppliers within the short lets sector, has now made available some...

New tenant data has revealed that the average age of renters living in shared properties in London has risen five years...

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...

There’s growing concern across the lettings sector about the buy to let mortgage market seeing lenders pull product ranges, tighten lending...

A leading Proptech expert says agents must have robust payment systems to cope with the unusual pressure of tracking mortgage and...

Franchise giant Winkworth has expanded its presence in Reading with the acquisition of a local independent lettings agency. It’s snapped up AMPM,...

A survey of the buy to let market conducted by a bank before the latest acceleration in the Coronavirus outbreak suggests...

Letting agents will for the first time be able to use Open Banking to process payments more efficiently, following a decision...

A lettings agent has completed a £2.6million property acquisition plan in one city on behalf of investors, and will go on...

An ambitious Kent agency and management company has secured a £3.8m loan to underwrite a management buyout and an acquisition programme. Miles...

Arun - which has the brands of Douglas Allen in East London and Essex, Ward & Partners in Kent, Cubitt &...

A jailed letting agent in a long-running legal saga has now been told she must repay her victims some £43,000 -...

The typical landlord’s income from property has plummeted by a fifth in under a decade according to the National Landlords’ Association. Its...

London agency Keatons has acquired a nearby independent rival, JD Property. JD Property’s staff have already been relocated into Keatons existing office in Deptford.  This is Keatons' third acquisition in three years and now...

The Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson has revealed more acquisitions of independent agencies as it tightens its grip on the regional...

Yorkshire-based property management firm Barnsdales has acquired a Nottingham independent for an undisclosed sum. Marriotts Commercial, an arm of Marriotts estate agency,...

One of Ed Sheeran’s first massive hits was Lego House. And now, not many years later, it’s been revealed that he’s...

An analysis of HMRC data reveals that the number of small buy-to-let landlords has dropped for the first time in five...

Grainger, one of the biggest names in Build To Rent in the UK, says its current BTR pipeline stands at 24...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

Nearly half a million properties could be removed from the long-term lettings market as disenchanted landlords move to short-lets. A survey by...

Belvoir, which describes itself as the UK’s largest property franchise, has just released figures showing its 23rd successive year of uninterrupted...

Another branch of The Property Franchise Groups’s brand Martin & Co has snapped up an independent rival - and it’s the...

The latest lettings market snapshot by mortgage lender Paragon has found that of the landlords planning to purchase property in the...

A mortgage firm claims some 22 per cent of existing lettings sector investors plan to buy at least another one lettings...

A new lettings platform claims it can help existing agents and staff working for companies quit and fulfil their dream of...

The Gainsborough branch of Martin & Co has become the largest single office within the national agency thanks to a fifth...

The Widnes branch of franchise firm Martin & Co has grown its business by almost a quarter after acquiring a local...

Investment into the purpose-built Build To Rent sector in the UK dropped significantly last year. Some £273.8m was invested in the fourth...

Specialist letting agency and property management company Student Housing has had its busiest quarter, it says. The Lincoln-based agency added 30 new...

Martin & Co’s Ashford branch is opening a new office just outside the Kent town following a deal to acquire a...

Two major buy to let lenders have slashed their rates in a bid to win business. One of the highest profile lenders,...

McCarthy & Stone, long associated with retirement properties only available to buy, has introduced a renting option at a number of...

Two long-established lettings and sales agencies on the south coast have merged in a bid to “enhance customer experience.” Smart Property and...

An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...

One of the highest profile buy to let mortgage lenders predicts that 2020 will see increasing numbers of investors going into...

A prominent buy to let mortgage chief says lenders should be able to access the rogue landlord database launched last year. John...

Longstanding Leeds based property company Adair Paxton has acquired boutique estate agency firm, Hudson Moody Wass. Founded in 2001, Hudson Moody Wass...

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...

Fast-growing Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson has opened a new office in Leeds after acquiring a long-standing lettings firm. Snapping up Morgans...

Belvoir has acquired another independent sales and lettings agency - this time it’s Onwards and Upwards, a firm in the Morley...

One of the north east of England’s higher profile estate agencies has restructured and merged with a rival ahead of what...

Scottish legal firm Gilson Gray has shaped up Coulters Letting, meaning it now enters the residential rentals sector for the first...

A long-established lettings company in Scotland has acquired a three year old independent with a small portfolio of 45 properties. Riccardo Giovanacci...

An independent Yorkshire letting agency has broken new ground by extending into Humberside for the first time, after striking a major...

The normally-sedate Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued an unusually stark warning to government, telling it to “stop meddling” in...

Almost two thirds of landlords say their next buy to let purchase will be through a limited company, not by themselves...

Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...

Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...

Northwood franchisees have completed four acquisitions, taking the total this year to eight. As part of the Belvoir Group, Northwood and has...

Belvoir has confirmed that its Brighton franchisees have acquired the independent Homelets agency in the town - for a cool £1m. Existing...

A long-term legal critic of selective licensing is warning that letting agents could be held jointly accountable with the landlords, -...

Countrywide’s high-end Hamptons International brand says it’s growing its lettings business “ethically and sustainably, regardless of market conditions.” It has ended the...

The Leaders Romans Group has acquired yet another independent agency - this time it is Essex and Suffolk Lettings. Based in Colchester,...

New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...

Another online lettings agency has come forward with a deal to help landlords and tenants stranded after the closure of Upad. Last...

The Leaders Romans Group has announced an acquisition to mark further expansion into the corporate lettings and block management market. The agency...

Two university dropouts who started their own student letting agency have recorded their busiest ever start to an academic year. Harry Conti,...

North east agency My Property Box has announced it has merged with Sandersons Lettings, the firm which gave its founder his...

A fifth of buy-to-let landlords claim they have reduced the number of properties in their portfolios due to a range of...

A branch of a regional agency has expanded its managed portfolio following its third acquisition in 18 months. CJ Hole Cheltenham has...

The number of landlords looking to sell properties decreased slightly between Q2 and Q3 2019, according to a survey by Paragon. The...

A PropTech platform devised by Build To Let specialist Grainger is to be used in a bid to differentiate the company from...

The lettings agency owners behind the Advanced Rent Option, which provides landlords with up to 12 months’ rent in advance, says...

Franchise giant Hunters is continuing its expansion with the acquisition of Forte Lettings & Property Management, an independent in Exeter. The Devon...

The Tunbridge Wells office of Martin & Co has boosted its managed portfolio by 43 per cent by snapping up yet...

Data published by specialist lender Precise Mortgages suggests that over a fifth of landlords are planning to expand their portfolio with...

There is increasing evidence of the so-called unintended consequences of the tenant fee ban according to a major regional lettings agency. Linley &...

A respected transfer agent who has been selling lettings businesses for 25 years has issued a warning that tenant-find let-only portfolios...

Belvoir Group has this morning announced its interim results for the first six months of this year - and they show...

One in six landlords is seeking to reduce the size of their portfolio in the next 12 months and around half...

A specialist lettings agency claims it is the first in the UK to only use renewable energy in the accommodation it...

One of the country’s leading property management experts says buy to let is here to stay - but only if individual...

Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...

The first ‘state of the industry’ report on the lettings agency sector since the introduction of the fees ban suggests individual...

New research shows more than half of landlords plan to use limited companies to buy properties in the year ahead.  The study...

Manchester-based agency Ascend has revealed it’s now taken over the management of a Build To Rent fund’s portfolio of almost 1,000...

Lettings experts are being invited to the unveiling of a service described by its creators as “a revolutionary rental product.” It is...

A London lettings agency is launching a service to enable landlords to invest in mainstream buy to let or Airbnb-style short...

London is growing in its importance as a Build To Rent market according to new research released today. International property consultancy JLL...

Northwood, one of the Belvoir Group brand agencies, has acquired independent agency Daisy Lets in Forest Hill. “Daisy Lets is a great...

A relatively new firm in the crowded central London buying agency market is expanding into property management. Aykroyd & Co was launched...

Goodlord has expanded its offering to enable corporate lets to be processed through its platform.  The move means agents who process both...

A lettings agency is believed to be the first to offer landlords a year's rent in advance in one lump sum...

A PropTech supplier specialising in rent passports and tenancy deposit replacement has launched an advanced version of its primary product, on...

Rents are rising at the fastest rate since 2017, pushing the average yield on residential property to 4.5 per cent, its...

A family-run property management and letting agency, launched at the start of the year, has doubled its year one target within...

A former footballer's estate agency has completed the first stage of its expansion programme with an acquisition. Hamilton Bower, co-founded by ex-Bradford...

A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...

Property investors are calling for the government to provide more support to the UK property market. A survey of investors, carried out...

A rise in the number of professional landlords means letting agents need to ensure their service meets the expectations of experienced...

National agency Martin & Co has announced the acquisition of independent Essex agency Owen Lyons. Martin & Co Chelmsford owner Stephen Frost...

Only one in three landlords across the buy-to-let market earn their sole living from their property portfolio, according to research. Specialist lender...

A new survey by a specialist property sector lender reveals that 19 per cent of landlords are looking to sell in...

A branch of Whitegates, part of The Property Franchise Group, has purchased an independent local operation to increase its managed property...

A new survey by one of the sector’s most respected lenders, Paragon, suggests large scale landlords are now a bigger force...

As competition hots up between different deposit replacement scheme providers, three new Build To Rent sign-ups have been announced by one...

Another independent agency has been acquired by franchise giant Martin & Co.  The firm’s Southend franchisee purchased the managed properties of local...

A holiday lettings company says it’s seen a 23 per cent increase in its portfolio over the past year as owners...

A statement issued by short lets management firm Hostmaker about its controversial advertising campaign has been branded “disgusting” by a campaign...

A branch of national agency Parkers has bolstered its managed portfolio by acquiring independent company Samuel James. Parkers’ Reading branch has also...

The owners of Cardiff’s branch of national sales and lettings agency Martin & Co have more than doubled their managed portfolio...

Belvoir brand Newton Fallowell has acquired the sales and lettings business of Grantham’s oldest independent agency, Escritt Barrell Golding.  EBG, which was...

Airbnb and short let management service Hostmaker - at the centre of a dispute involving a landlord trade body and the...

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been put on the spot by the person many consider to be the country’s most...

The National Landlords Association says it’s concerned the Fees Ban coming into effect in just two days’ time may limit access...

One of the country’s youngest lettings franchise holders has opened a second branch by acquiring an independent agency. Kuljeet Aujla, owner of...

A leading buy to let mortgage provider says the professional landlord with multiple properties is increasingly becoming the backbone of its...

Six months on from the introduction of stricter licencing for Homes in Multiple Occupation, awareness “remains limited” according to one of...

With the Tenant Fee Ban obliterating a key income stream, letting agents should be looking at ways they can increase the...

An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...

The impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has not hit the central London lettings sector as much as...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  My name is Daniel and I’m a director at...

An agency in the north east of England is moving its HQ off the High Street and into an office block...

Clyde Property in Scotland now has over 3,000 properties under management, making it one of the largest portfolios north of the...

An online platform claims it has found a new and easy way for investors to become landlords, describing itself as ‘PayPal...

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

There will be less buy to let remortgaging in future as landlords consolidate rather than expand their portfolios. The prediction comes from...

Connells Group has acquired the lettings business portfolio of an independent agency in a move it describes as “part of its...

One of the country’s largest networks of franchised lettings agents says the impact of the Fees Ban coming into effect in...

London’s lettings sector is changing with tenants still wanting to buy but increasingly accepting they must rent for longer in the...

Fergus Wilson - the controversial buy to let landlord who with his wife once owned 1,000 homes - has named his...

Large-scale buy to let investors are continuing to move to limited company status in a bid to limit their exposure to...

A survey of 500 buy to let landlords suggests that well over a third are planning to increase the size of...

A buy to let investment service says its podcasts are now downloaded over 200,000 times a month and it has an...

The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...

Property Franchise Group brand Martin & Co has snapped up West Yorkshire independent agent Red Box Residential. Martin & Co’s Saltaire branch, operated...

A lettings agency that has analysed HMRC data says rental income for buy to let landlords has leaped 15 per cent...

An online platform says its management service for landlords can vary depending on individual client needs - a vital response to...

Over 250 new units constructed by Telford Homes are to be used for Build To Rent according to a deal announced...

Ambitious regional chain Linley & Simpson has opened a new branch in the Yorkshire market town of Pudsey after snapping up...

The Let Leeds agency has completed on the acquisition of another firm in the city, Milnes Walker - and the purchase...

A student accommodation search engine is introducing an automated feeds service for letting agents and landlords with large property portfolios. The service,...

Another major franchise agency says its preparation work ahead of the June 1 tenants fees ban mean the impact of the...

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 rental platform says it welcomes government plans to overhaul redress for tenants and others in the housing system but it...

The Nottinghamshire branch of Martin & Co has snapped up the local independent agency SOLOS Residential. The family-run Martin & Co branches...

Outsourcing. Everyone has an opinion on it and there’s a stigma surrounding it in the lettings industry. But get this…letting agents ARE...

ARPM  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Duce, Managing Director. What is ARPM and what does it...

Specialist student utilities and service provider Glide has launched a product it claims removes the admin and hassle traditionally associated with...

One of the country’s major Build To Rent providers has signed a deal to deliver 324 flats in a major city...

Collyers, an Experts in Property estate and lettings agency with two branches in North Devon, has hoovered up a lettings firm...

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

A software platform has been launched which allows Build To Rent units to be short-let on the likes of Airbnb during...

CGT Lettings Limited has acquired Gloucestershire based residential lettings company All About Property. All About Property has been run by Darren Loftus...

The man who is arguably Britain’s most controversial landlord - Fergus Wilson - is likely to be issuing up to 90...

Hunters has announced its first business expansion of 2019 with the acquisition of what it calls “a significant lettings book.” The acquisition...

One of the buy to let sector’s main mortgage lenders, Paragon, has refreshed its range of mortgages with new products which...

The Daily Mail has reported on a massive buy to let fiddle which involved a £10.8m property empire, rents totalling £500,000...

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

Oxfordshire sales and lettings agency Parkers - one of the brands of The Property Franchise Group - has snapped up the...

Rents are likely to rise 2.5 per cent in 2019, then 3.0 per cent in 2020 and a further 2.0 per...

Rents in major regional cities are growing significantly faster than both London and the UK average, according to data from buy...

Two PropTech suppliers are claiming their new products will help lettings agents in the future, especially in the light of the...

Newton Property, a lettings management company in Scotland, is spending £100,000 on installing electric car charging points in properties it manages.  It...

New rules to protect rent paid by tenants to letting agents will fail to provide adequate protection for landlords, a trade...

Online lettings agency Upad says it’s to offer landlords a proprietary system to collect rental payments via Direct Debit. Its system, called...

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

Respected industry trainer and consultant Michael Day is joining the board of Glanty, the parent company of lettings PropTech firm teclet.  teclet...

We regularly carry stories about fines for landlords and letting agents who have apparently broken council or national laws - but...

The Leaders Romans Group has revealed its acquisition of yet another independent agency - Property Concept. Based in Clifton, Bristol, Property Concept is...

Somerset agency Mark Templer Residential has acquired independent company Wrington Vale Lettings. Husband and wife team John and Vanessa Webb with business...

A branch of The Property Franchise Group’s CJ Hole brand in Bristol has snapped up an independent lettings agency elsewhere in...

The independent lettings agency Chilli Residential has been snapped up by a local branch of franchise giant Martin & Co. The Aldershot...

The proportion of buy to let investors looking to remortgage is now at an all-time high according to respected specialist mortgage...

A poll of 1,250 landlords suggests that far from being concerned about the profitability of buy to let, almost 80 per...

Fergus Wilson, frequently labelled Britain’s biggest individual landlord, says he is stopping letting out properties because of a shortage of East...

A branch of Martin & Co has substantially boosted its managed portfolio following the acquisition of independent agency County Rentals. The goodwill...

Brexit is causing concern among landlords, according to HomeLet. The initial results of HomeLet’s annual landlord survey says nine out of 10...

Savills has announced two acquisitions in the north west, one of an agency and one of an individual branch.  The agency being...

Plans have been unveiled for a 23-storey development comprising 307 Build To Rent units, located overlooking Cardiff Bay. IM Properties and its...

A PropTech entrepreneur says all agents would benefit from the introduction of more automation, but that those with student tenants may...

Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson has acquired another independent firm, Angus Roberts. The deal will see Linley & Simpson, which operates...

The local branch of franchise operation Martin & Co has acquired family business Oliver James’s Witney office to become the largest...

The Leaders Romans Group has revealed its sixth business acquisition of 2018 - the Worthing and Bognor Regis lettings portfolios of...

Belvoir says a surge in business for its Assisted Acquisition Programme is because of the challenging market and upcoming fees ban...

Rent-to-rent operator Residently says area with high volumes of tech company employees are leading the lettings market’s growth in London. The firm...

The lettings book of My London Home will be absorbed into the Stirling Ackroyd portfolio and rebranded this autumn. Consisting of nearly...

A survey has revealed that 44% of landlords are looking to sell properties as a challenging market takes its toll. Octopus Choice,...

A leading letting agent argues that the UK housing market is not prepared to deal with a growing number of lifetime...

An independent agency in Gloucestershire is returning to the lettings business to complement its existing sales and land arms. Perry Bishop and...

If you’re a landlord who owns a buy to let property or perhaps a portfolio and need to raise money against...

Almost one in five landlords intend to remain in the buy to let market indefinitely according to a new survey.  Research for...

Over a third of London investors no longer view property as a good investment, according to a survey of over 1,000...

Two independent agencies have joined forces in a bid to minimise damage caused by next year’s ban on fees levied on...

A series of acquisitions by The Property Franchise Group this year has added over 3,000 managed properties to its portfolio this year...

The Leaders Romans Group has snapped up yet another small independent agency - GPS Property Management based at Ravenshead in Nottinghamshire. For...

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has increased rents on all new tenancies in his property portfolio by £50 a week because of...

Britain’s most controversial landlord, Fergus Wilson, says the recent changes in buy to let legislation means that if he was starting...

Some 18 per cent of properties let in the first half of 2018 were registered in the name of a company...

An online agency selling only buy to let units to would-be investors says it’s experiencing “positive growth” despite the challenges of...

Buy to let landlords are welcoming proposals being considered by the government to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. In...

Connells Group brand Fox & Sons has added a lettings portfolio in Salisbury to its network after completing the acquisition of...

PayProp clients power through their monthly invoicing, collections, settlements and payouts in just a few clicks – whether they're managing 1...

A private equity company has made a £10m investment in Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson to fund further expansion. Founded by...

Hybrid agency EweMove is claiming massive growth for its branch in south Manchester, which it says has seen its lettings and...

Mortgage lenders and brokers have been too quiet over changes to buy to let lending, according to a trade body. The National...

The growth of the private rental sector has slowed thanks to government intervention and economic uncertainty - but it will expand...

Outsourcing has long been an effective strategy in business. It enables you to provide a new, improved or more streamlined service...

One in five UK landlords have entered buy to let without even planning to, finding themselves with a property ‘accidentally’ or...

Multi-brand agency company Acorn Group says it has rolled out a no-deposit scheme to all 31 of its offices “with a...

There’s been a big rise in the proportion of landlords remortgaging according to one of the sector’s most prominent lenders, Paragon. In...

A letting agency says it is on course to manage 1,000 properties before it marks its tenth anniversary next year.  Tay Letting,...

Buy-to-let lender Paragon says it has seen a 'marked shift' towards buy-to-let activity among professional investors. The organisation reports that this is...

An experienced agent claims that forgoing the services of a letting agent to save money is a false economy for landlords. In...

York's largest letting agency has completed the biggest acquisition in its 21-year history. Eleven-branch network Linley & Simpson - which operates across...

Spicerhaart says that with the lettings agency industry under attack there is a danger of some within the sector focussing too...

One of the UK’s largest block management agencies, the Residential Management Group, has opened a new northern office in recognition of...

The Lomond Capital acquisition bandwagon continues apace with the latest independent to be snapped up being the well known Bonett’s Estate...

Buy to let investors are taking a wait and see approach when it comes to additional investment in the sector according...

We’re delighted to announce that Elaine Kellington from Kelso in the Scottish Borders is winner of the Landlord Of The Year...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

How much more of it would you have if you could do all your month-end payments and reconciliations in a couple...

Midlands-based SDL Group has announced the sale of a Birmingham residential lettings portfolio to Lomond Capital. SDL Property Management now focuses on...

The number of buy to let mortgage products on the open market has passed the 2,000 mark for the first time.  This...

Rules introduced last autumn by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority are hurting the buy to let mortgage market according...

Over half of mortgage brokers say they have been approached by buy to let investors seeking to diversify their portfolios within...

Small-scale landlords and those with the very largest portfolios appear to be ‘resizing’ - selling off some units to cope with...

A new survey appears to buck the trend of recent rental market snapshots by showing that buy to let investors are...

Rental compliance platform GetRentr has raised over £500,000 from investors including a private equity firm and private individuals. GetRentr uses artificial intelligence...

Franchises giant Belvoir says there are over 10,000 potential acquisition targets which could be wanting a way out of the lettings...

The Property Franchise Group has given an insight into the effect of the ban on lettings fees likely to be introduced...

Some 43 per cent of all stamp duty comes from buy to let investors and holiday home purchasers - and almost...

Stirling Ackroyd, the six-branch estate and letting agency bought last summer by Nick Dunning Associates, has acquired the lettings book of...

Another property crowdfunding investment product has been launched, aiming to offer investors an alternative to the increasingly regulated and taxed buy...

A new survey by a leading lettings trade body suggests that the Bank of England’s attempts to make buy to let...

Leaders has completed its 10th acquisition in the last nine months. It has snapped up Temples agency which gives it new branches...

Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson has completed a hat-trick of acquisitions taking its letting portfolio past the milestone of 5,500...

Your buy-to-let investment is an extremely valuable asset and you need to know the income generated from it will be safely...

Belvoir has announced what it calls “a significant acquisition” by one of its franchisees, which is set to add almost £1m...

A third of UK property professionals are set to expand their portfolios in 2018 despite a backdrop of increased challenges in...

The government has given the go ahead to what will be one of the UK’s largest selective licensing scheme outside of...

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

No fewer than 44 per cent of landlords plan to expand their portfolios before July 2018 despite tax obstacles, according to...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

Franchise holders of EweMove in the westcountry have acquired over 100 managed units from an independent agency. Anita Light and Paul Gammage,...

An online agency claims that serious portfolio landlords are staying faithful to buy to let despite recent tax and regulation changes...

PayProp had an exceedingly good 2017, enjoying excellent growth in client numbers, new regions – and, best of all, our customers’...

The trend towards reducing or eliminating deposits at the same time as edging towards a ban on letting agents’ fees on...

Homes in Multiple Occupation produced average yields of 8.9 per cent in 2017, the highest of all buy to let property...

Nearly three quarters of portfolio landlords have found it more difficult to secure a mortgage since the Prudential Regulation Authority’s changes...

Almost three-quarters of buy to let mortgage transactions made by landlords operating via limited companies in the final quarter of last...

The Treasury has confirmed to Letting Agent Today that the ban on credit card surcharges which came into effect in recent...

The National Landlords Association says 20 per cent of its members plan to reduce the size of their portfolios in the...

This week’s news that the government will not be implementing the ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants in England until...

Specialist buy to let lender Accord Mortgages says seven per cent of its business in 2017 came from first time landlords...

At least one trade body has expressed an apparent scepticism about whether the rebranding of the Department of Communities and Local...

Franchise giant Belvoir has given a glowing report to shareholders, saying it exceeded its 2017 target for portfolio acquisitions by franchisees. During...

Angela Newark, owner of two franchises of The Property Franchise Group in West Yorkshire, has acquired the portfolio of another agency taking...

Gloucester independent lettings agency R M C Hardcastles has been acquired by Martin & Co franchisees Peter and Rani Grieve -...

The rental market in Prime Central London has shown signs of recovery at the end of 2017, according to a new...

The Leaders Romans Group has announced its fifth acquisition in just six weeks after completing the purchase of South & Co...

A leasehold campaigner has called on the Queen to end her support for what he calls the UK's “feudal leasehold system” by changing the...

A cocktail of tax reform and tighter regulation is slowing growth across the private rental sector, despite its value hitting a new...

Larger scale landlords with 10 properties or more appear to be the most confident about the private rental sector, and are...

There has been a sharp rise in the cost of buy to let mortgages since the November 2 announcement increasing the...

Rendall & Rittner, a major operator in the residential block management sector, has completed its purchase of Braemar Estates from the...

Specialist lender Together has lowered interest rates across a range of products including right to buy - and it’s making a...

One of Britain’s best known and highest profile buy to let specialist lenders says the number of new BTL mortgages being...

The industry is awaiting details of the latest government consultation concerning the private rental sector which will consider longer tenancies. The consultation...

The Oxford franchisee of Martin & Co has acquired the nearby Kidlington office of independent local agency Oliver James. This takes the number...

Barratt Homes’ London division is offering what it describes as ‘free property management’ on new-builds purchased at selected schemes and then...

The autumn's Prudential Regulation Authority changes, coupled with months of rate rise predictions, seem to have had little effect on the cost of...

Wales’ largest agency, Peter Alan, has acquired Roberts & Co Property Management Limited, a Newport company that manages 800 units.  The acquisition...

A record 65 per cent of landlord purchases over the last 12 months were made by cash buyers according to Countrywide. In the...

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has been appointed joint agent and sole lettings manager for Britannia Point, a 182 unit Build To Rent...

Northwood, a wholly owned subsidiary of Belvoir, has made five portfolio acquisitions in the past two months. At the end of August, Belvoir...

A leading independent mortgage market monitor is warning that increases in mortgage costs are now proving the latest blow to the...

The Leaders Romans Group is continuing on the acquisition trail with two more deals within 24 hours.   On Tuesday the company acquired...

A leading accountancy and business advice consultancy says residential landlords who want to downsize their portfolios because of recent tax changes...

Consumer organisation Which? says a handful of buy to let mortgage lenders have found a way of helping so-called ‘portfolio landlords’...

New analysis shows how the phasing out of mortgage interest tax relief for buy to let investors may prove a particular...

London lettings agency Portico is working with a trade body to organise a seminar on what it admits is the “challenging”...

Humberts, the country agency which raised eyebrows earlier this year by announcing it was to open an office in prime central...

One of the industry’s best known buy to let lenders, Paragon, is combining its Mortgage Trust and Paragon Mortgages product ranges...

Portfolio landlords unable to borrow or contemplating selling because of new Prudential Regulation Authority rules are being urged to consider equity...

The mortgage director of Romans, one of the country’s largest agency groups, says the new Bank of England rules being introduced...

Consumer group Which? is warning that buy to let investors with multiple properties in one locality could risk being turned down...

The buy to let market risks becoming a car crash following the changes of lending rules for so-called portfolio landlords with...

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...

The number of landlords has fallen over the last two years despite a rise in supply of homes available to rent,...

Belvoir, the UK's largest property franchise group, has reported an increase in profit and revenue in the first six months of...

Changes to buy-to-let lending criteria being introduced at the end of this month could encourage a surge of rental stock as...