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Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...

Lettings agents have highlighted a lack of stock as their main concern, research claims. The latest State of the Lettings Industry report...

Portfolio landlords can be the key to running a successful lettings agency. That is the latest claim from lead generation software provider...

One of the country’s largest commercial and retail landlords - Capital & Regional - is to expand is current programme of...

Agents who are members of The Guild of Property Professionals and who have been hit by the uncertainties surrounding outsourced property...

An auctioneer says the strong interest of investors from around the world shows how Buy To Let has a second wind...

The agency My Property Box has completed the acquisition of established North Yorkshire letting agent WardHorne – its sixth such deal...

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

The new owner of a lettings agency is aiming to fuel growth in his new business after swapping petrol stations and...

Lomond Group has partnered with PropTech player Goodlord to provide IT services across the group's brands, which include Braemore, Stonehouse, Linley...

Industry growth specialist Christopher Watkin is to offer letting agents his secrets to attracting new landlords in a live webinar hosted...

Prop Home, a new online property management and lettings agency, pledges to “transform the way rented homes are managed on behalf...

A new £40m Build To Rent scheme has opened in Leeds city centre. The Headline, from Grainger, features 242 new homes and...

Barbon Insurance Group, which already owns Let Alliance and HomeLet, has now acquired PropTech platform Rent4sure. Luke Burton, Rent4sure’s chief operating officer,...

A PropTech lettings platform boasting investment from the Foxtons agency has been snapped up by LegalforLandlords for an undisclosed figure. Propoly, launched...

The Merthyr Tydfil branch of sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has completed a second acquisition in 12 months –...

Principle Estate Management has won another major contract - completing the firm’s transformation from little more than a one man band...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

An agency has marked its 30th anniversary by sealing a brace of acquisitions. The deals see Thornley Groves, the Lomond Group agency...

The franchisee of a new Martin & Co branch in his hometown has opened with the recruitment of five new staff. Hamza...

A Bill is being introduced into both Houses of Parliament this week which will ramp up the pressure on the private...

A new estimate put the value of the UK private rental sector at almost £1.4 trillion. Buy to let and investment consultancy...

The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...

Two major south of England agency have merged in what they describe as a “transformational deal.”  Brand Vaughan, part of the expanding...

Yet another buy to let lender has released new products aiming to push the sector into more environmentally-friendly properties.  The Foundation Home...

It’s been reported that the Lloyds Banking Group is set to buy its first property as it seeks to become a...

An experienced buy to let mortgage specialist has completed on its largest and most complex loan to date — a £17.35m...

PropTech property compliance firm CheckDocs says it’s bagged Hamptons as its latest agency - with over 90 branches and a substantial...

The Miles & Barr Group has snapped up two lettings and property management companies  – Roger & Hambidge and Brettsletts.  The acquisitions...

The owners of a branch of Martin & Co have taken their managed portfolio to approaching 400 properties after securing a...

Preventative measures are everything where referencing is concerned. But with so many solutions out there, promising so much, it can be difficult...

The highest profile agency in the big-spending Lomond Group has sealed a trio of deals in the first week of April...

The owner of the Bedford branch of Martin & Co has grown his business by more than 50 per cent thanks...

Affordable homes provider Auxesia Homes has appointed residential management firm Touchstone to handle its entire mixed tenure portfolio.  Auxesia offers affordable shared...

A Manchester-based lettings agency has won a long-term deal with one of the UK’s most prominent Build To Rent operators.  Ascend Properties...

Real estate fund management company Moorfield has teamed up with PropTech company Bricklane to buy a portfolio of 2,000 homes to...

The Yorkshire town immortalised in the long-running BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine - Holmfirth - is the location of the latest...

The extended stamp duty holiday is having a significant positive impact on the rental market, according to new research. In a survey...

The Canterbury branch of national sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has a new owner. Angie Collins has taken on the...

Ascend Properties in Manchester has acquired another small independent agency. It’s snapped up Elavace Estates, a lettings management portfolio on Merseyside.  This follows acquisitions...

A Scottish agency has strengthened its specialism in managing HMOs with the acquisition of a lettings book of 90 more units. Braemore Sales...

Linley & Simpson and Lomond Capital - which joined forces at the end of 2020 to create a new national agency...

A branch in The Property Franchise Group has snapped up a local independent - and almost 200 additional properties under management.  The...

Kevin Hollinrake, who until recently was the chairman of Hunters, has been named in an article about Tory MPs who have...

Letting agency My Property Box is moving into property sales as part of a significant expansion of its business. The decision follows...

Consolidation within the industry continues apace with the Belvoir Group acquiring the Nicholas Humphreys Franchise Limited in a move announced over...

Two franchise giants - Hunters and The Property Franchise Group - say their combined lettings book underpins their recent deal. In a...

The lettings book of one of the UK’s oldest property and law companies has been snapped up by a firm in the...

A lettings agency in the growing Lomond Group has purchased a rental portfolio on the south coast.  Brand Vaughan has bought the lettings...

A fast-growing regional chain of agencies has purchased another independent operator in the lettings sector. Yorkshire's Linley & Simpson has bought Sinclair Properties...

A new survey suggests only a small minority of landlords use agents to partly or wholly manage their portfolios. The survey, by...

Some 60 per cent of multi-property landlords have expanded their portfolio since the introduction of the Stamp Duty Holiday last summer...

A leading PropTech expert says the lettings industry hopes next week’s Budget will provide clarity on taxes - but he’s also...

An analysis by investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests Asian students in particular favour London as a study location. The consultancy has...

A PropTech firm claims agents will win a “competitive edge” through the data it provides via its platform. Sprift says its interactive...

A PropTech firm says agencies adopting livestream viewing could win more instructions and save thousands of pounds, all the while abiding...

Lettings management service Ringley Group has teamed up with a utility broker, 001 Ltd. It says this sources and identifies economies of...

For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...

London lettings network Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has been appointed to manage and let a huge new portfolio of around 3,000...

A branch of Martin & Co has completed its second independent lettings book acquisition in 18 months. Martin & Co Chelmsford, part...

Lomond - which recently merged with Linley & Simpson - has acquired four smaller independent agencies in three different cities. Two of...

Fine & Country is offering agents the option of setting up a lettings service without actually having a lettings division of...

Three property specialists have joined forces to launch a new branch of franchise brand Martin & Co. Directors Andrew Rowson and Lindsey...

Property specialist PS&B has acquired the Graves Jenkins management portfolio - both firms deal in residential and commercial property management on...

EweMove - one of several agency titles owned by The Property Franchise Group - has incorporated three High Street operations run by...

A EweMove branch has acquired a nearby Martin & Co operation, including its portfolio of 150 managed properties. Both firms are owned...

Lomond Capital, which owns Scottish lettings and estate agents Braemore and Stonehouse, is to merge with Yorkshire firm Linley & Simpson. The...

Connells has made it clear that the innovation and technology it has put into lettings are key to identifying the approach it...

Fast-growing letting specialists Linley & Simpson has added over 600 homes to its portfolio after another major acquisition. It’s acquired the lettings and management division...

Fast-growing regional agency Linley & Simpson has taken over the rental portfolios of two more independent firms. The deal has transferred 750...

London’s Keatons agency has acquired another East London independent, Royal Docks Property Services. Keatons describes the result as “a great fit” because the two...

Scottish commercial property firm Bowman Rebecchi has announced an expansion into the residential letting sector with the Glasgow-based agency Newton Letting. Bowman...

Samuel Estates, a south west London agency, has acquired its third independent local firm in 2020. The latest to be snapped up...

A new assessment of legislation and council rules surrounding the private rental sector suggests a severe crackdown may be coming in...

The Advanced Rent Option, which allows licensed lettings agents to offer their landlords a year’s rent upfront as part of their...

Webinars aimed at letting agents are being launched by PropTech firms RentProfile and Tilt Property Software. The series runs under the umbrella...

A chartered surveying company has acquired a long established lettings agency in the same town in Greater Manchester. Altrincham based firm Oakwood...

One of the largest Build To Rent operators in the country is reporting that the pandemic has had relatively minor effects...

One of Britain’s largest purpose built student accommodation providers says there’s been a 10 per cent slump in the number of...

An office of CJ Hole, one of the High Street brands of The Property Franchise Group, has snapped up an independent...

A lettings agency specialising in managing Build To Rent developments says it’s collected 99 per cent of all invoiced rent during...

A lettings agency is marking its 15th anniversary with news that it now has over £100m worth of property in its portfolio. Berriman...

Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic.  Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...

A rebranded agency is now focussing on selling only tenanted buy to let properties in what it calls ‘second tier’ cities...

There’s been a flurry of new PropTech products launched, mostly focussed on lettings agencies. Australian-based supplier Movinghub, which works the UK market...

The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...

London Central Portfolio, an investment consultancy, says the capital’s prime central area is seeing a demographic change as younger British tenants...

Martin & Co has completed major acquisitions from local independents in three areas.  Martin & Co Falmouth completed its fifth acquisition in...

Belvoir has acquired its 100th independent agency with its Northwood Wolverhampton operation snapping up Millenium Properties in the city. This adds another...

The hyper-active Linley & Simpson agency group has announced its fourth acquisition since the lifting of the national lockdown. The Yorkshire-focussed company...

A new PropTech tool called Lettings Intelligence is being launched this week with the claim that it is “revolutionising the way that lettings...

A lettings agent has been awarded the contract to take over the rental properties, marketing and inspections of the entire residential...

One of the country’s first specialist residential property fund managers has named the agency to handle its latest Build To Rent...

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...

West Midlands Police have revealed that a major drugs racket being run by a rogue landlord from his properties in Coventry...

The acquisition of a Newcastle independents has allowed Northwood to become one of the city’s largest lettings agencies. Inderpal Dhillon and Aman Singh of...

Scottish agency Tay Letting is set for expansion into Dundee and its surrounding areas with the acquisition of Lickley Proctor Lettings. Just...

Long-standing industry figure Robin Paterson has described how a company has re-shaped its service post-pandemic to offer high quality short lets...

  There is little doubt that the coronavirus has changed the way we live and rapidly created a new normality as different...

A city lettings agency has rebranded in what it calls “a step change for the business.” Let Leeds is now known as...

Now may be the time for buy to let investors to consider incorporation - putting their property portfolios into a limited...

A  buy to let investor has been sentenced to two years in prison after claiming income support despite being a professional portfolio...

Four out of 10 mortgage brokers expect more buy to let business in the coming 12 months, according to a Paragon...

A new web platform is launching encouraging reviews of landlords - but it claims not to be another opportunity for tenants...

One of the north of England’s largest independent agencies has made another acquisition - taking its property portfolio to 10,000 units.  Linley &...

A lettings agent comparison website, Rentround, says the stamp duty holiday has spurred existing and would-be landlords to search for new...

A specialist buy to let mortgage broker is urging prospective investors to buy sooner rather than later if they want to...

There’s a warning that buy to let investors will simply hold on to properties and not sell them if rumoured Capital...

A six-branch agency has acquired a single-office independent. Lenwell Property Services, which operates in the Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire region, has acquired...

A regional independent agency generating more than £20 million in rental income annually has snapped up a five-branch independent firm. Alexander & Co,...

A new league table has been produced listing locations where a mix of rental yield and capital growth have given buy...

Landlords who are remortgaging are currently doing so primarily to build a war chest. That’s the view of mortgage brokerage Mortgages for...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My Name is Rob Trotter. I’m married to a vet,...

Apropos is a revolutionary digital property management platform which has recently launched in the UK. The new property management platform has...

PropTech lettings platform Herddle has announced two new senior hires. Hurdle describes itself as the tech-enabled lettings and property management agency that...

One of the country’s largest independent agencies has emerged out of lockdown with a spring in its step, acquiring two small...

The so-called King and Queen of Buy To Let, the controversial husband and wife team of Fergus and Judith Wilson, are...

For Jill Griffiths, working exactly 25 years at the same agency is a cause for celebration - and her time serving...

The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...

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...