Archive

Top tips will be provided for landlords in the private rental market in a seminar next month organised by high profile...

The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...

Property investment and management company The Sourced Group says its new lettings division which “presents franchisees with the chance to generate...

An agency has snapped up a substantial regional firm involving 60 staff, 1,100 properties under management, as well as commercial, new...

Two agencies are merging their lettings operations and launching a Joint Venture company to enable continued growth in their respective areas...

Property management and facilities firm Pinnacle is to become the leading managing agent for Legal & General Affordable Homes. In recent weeks, the...

Lettings giant Foxtons has hired merger and acquisition bankers from Rothschild following pressure from shareholders to sell itself for £160m, the...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023,...

Lomond - a firm that now calls itself “one of the UK’s largest acquirers of estate and letting agency businesses” -...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

Parkers franchisee Craig Pearson claims to have added a “substantial” number of properties to his Reading branch portfolio after buying an...

The founder of an agency which started life in a front room is handing the family firm over to her son...

A new franchisee has been confirmed for Martin & Co’s branches in Caterham and Redhill & Reigate. A portfolio landlord who lives...

Long-standing Hunters franchisee Adrian Lawrence has grown his lettings business by a massive 200% after acquiring the portfolio of nearby Hunters...

A boutique agency with branches in prime central and south west London has expanded its lettings operation by acquiring two agencies...

Co-living specialist Built Asset Management has snapped up a fourth rival operator in three years.  ProCo-Living joins the BAM business portfolio with...

Regional estate agency group Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up its second business in recent weeks. It’s acquired Charles Kimbell Lettings in...

Hamptons is linking with retirement rental specialist provider Birchgrove, pledging to offer “a unique proposition for those seeking quality senior rental...

A former housing minister responsible for the sell off of huge numbers of social homes has told the Prime Minister he...

New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy.  This is...

A Hunters franchisee has made his first acquisition - after 14 years. Lester Hurst, who has owned the Otley and Ilkley branches...

Fast-growing Lomond has acquired a rental portfolio of in excess of 2,000 units. It has bought Tay Letting and its rental portfolio...

Repairs and maintenance specialist Fixflo is running a webinar examining how one client, Umega, used PropTech to more than double its...

A prominent property expert who runs a buying and property management service for high end clients says London still attracts international...

Glasgow agency Rosevale Letting has significantly increased its portfolio of managed properties after acquiring letting properties from a competitor, Ross Sales...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

Letting agents are reported to be making special offers to students in one of the biggest UK university cities. Durham’s student newspaper...

Specialist property management firm Xenia Estates has announced a shake up ahead of entry into the residential lettings sector. Xenia currently looks...

Cotswolds and Midlands agency Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up a small independent lettings business. Stratford-based Charles Saville Limited adds more than...

A new report suggests that past impressions of Build To Rent and other institution-funded rental units as expensive and concentrating on...

A council that is buying private properties in second home hotspots to let to local people has struck a new agreement...

Long-standing lettings franchisee Kevin Hall has snapped up a third independent agency in his town. Hall, who has run the Ashford branch...

Expanding agency group My Property Box has completed its 10th acquisition in six years, buying Teesside lettings and property investment specialist...

Arun Estates - parent company of 100 branches in south east England, including brands Cubitt & West, Douglas Allen, Pittis and...

Lomond has snapped up another rental portfolio. It’s been acquired from the Rendall & Rittner Sales & Letting agency which had a...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has spent some £150m acquiring a portfolio of six Purpose Built...

Property agency James Douglas has acquired a rental service and launched its own lettings arm in the south Wales city of...

Fast-growing Lomond has snapped up another regional agency - this time one in the Midlands. Centrick - which had a High Street...

A series of lenders have slashed their buy to let mortgage rates in a bid to win business. These include: - LendInvest Mortgages...

A council is considering borrowing £50m to buy properties to rent on the private market and for affordable housing. West Norfolk council...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...

Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after a major deal involving a 10 branch agency, Beal's. Beal’s employs...

Residential buy to let in the North West of England, London industrial property and retail warehouses are set to be the...

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 In...

Lomond has announced one more acquisition in the North West of England - the 17th it has completed in the region...

One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...

A survey of more than 1,000 landlords in the Deposit Protection Service shows the scale of change in the private rental...

Berriman Eaton has reported a 30 per cent rise in its dedicated lettings business since 2020, with more than 420 properties...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

Martin & Co - part of the TPFG franchise giant - has purchased another independent agency. Father and son duo Jaspal and...

Lomond has snapped up another small lettings agency - its fifth acquisition in as many weeks. It’s purchased Sussex-based Howard & Co...

Lloyds Banking Group, which announced back in 2020 that it was to become involved in the private rental sector, is buying...

The fast-growing Lomond Group has announced two lettings book acquisitions in the central belt of Scotland.  Lomond, which has made nearly 50...

Lomond has consolidated its growing foothold in the lettings sector after sealing its biggest acquisition to date in the Midlands. In what...

The board of Foxtons is under pressure from a minority of shareholders to put the agency group up for sale, according...

There may be a substantial number of small-scale private landlords selling up right now, but no fewer than 88 per cent...

Over seven in 10 landlords report rising tenant demand during the third quarter – a new record high, research conducted on...

Foxtons has snapped up London lettings agency Ludlow Thompson for £10m. Ludlow Thompson, founded 30 years ago, has seven branches in London, generating...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

Lomond has snapped up another lettings book - it’s of the Royston & Lund agency in the East Midlands. The 600 properties...

Reapit has inked a deal with fast-expanding PropTech service Kamma to automate information about private rental sector council licensing. This year is...

A lettings agency - Leaders Romans Group - claims that landlords are not quitting the private rental sector in droves after...

Government data shows that as of 2022 some 15.29 per cent of homes in England are privately rented, with 14.9 per...

A long-standing Martin & Co franchisee is expanding his network of London offices following an independent agency acquisition. Michael van de Vyver, who...

Long established property business Newton Letting is rebranding as Rosevale Letting, following the conclusion of a licensing period. Former Newton employee, Riccardo...

A Bristol estate agent has hit the acquisition trail, snapping up a local independent. Bristol Property Centre Estate Agents, which is situated...

Midlands-based land and property company Sheldon Bosley Knight has made another lettings acquisition - its fifth in 2023. Leicestershire-based Andrew Granger &...

PropTech service Propoly says it’s handled £50m of rental transactions so far this year. Propoly - launched in 2020 and boasting early...

The buy to let sector appears more heavily reliant on mortgages than some analysts have previously suggested. Specialist lending service Octane Capital has...

Some prospective buy to let landlords may be about to use their equity to snap up investment properties at discounted rates,...

Landlords in England and Wales have seen their rental portfolio income increase by 8.7 per cent in the past year.  That’s according...

A new survey reveals that rental properties with an EPC rating below C are already more difficult to sell to other...

Lomond has acquired the rental portfolio of a lettings agency operating in Greater Manchester.   Lomond snapped up the lettings book of Harvey...

Up to 160 regulations and responsibilities are overwhelming landlords and pushing them towards using agents, a prominent buying agent and property...

A prominent figure in the London property world says landlords under increasing financial pressure are being more selective about the letting...

A series of new BTR schemes have been named by developers. In Coggeshall, north Essex, Vistry Group will deliver 36 homes, the...

Lloyds Banking Group has announced the lettings agency chain that it wants to look after its upcoming Build To Rent units. The...

Details have been given of Lloyds Bank’s latest dive into the Build To Rent market. Its BTR arm, Citra, has acquired 49...

Manchester-based lettings agency Ascend Properties has consolidated its role in the single-family Build To Rent niche with its appointment by investment...

Increased lettings income proved a valuable balance to a declining sales market for The Property Franchise Group in the first half...

Belvoir franchisee Lloyd Rumbold has completed on the acquisition of Belvoir West Bridgford, adding a fourth franchise to his portfolio of...

A lettings firm’s takeover of an independent rival agency is the start of a period of “exponential growth” according to its...

Chester-based Residential Estates, established over 30 years ago, has been rebranded as Guestz.  The firm says it’s from a local lettings and...

A prominent provider of student rental accommodation has appointed an international property consultancy to consider growth options. Study Inn Group has a...

A sales agency specialising in disposing of buy to let portfolios says it’s now received an averaged 240 enquires a month...

My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...

OnTheMarket says the frantic lettings market of the past year or more is bad news for agents. In a trading statement to...

Clyde Valley Lets - which describes itself as an ethical lettings agency - has unveiled a new website as the organisation...

An independent agency with a lettings portfolio of 400 units has been snapped up by franchise holders in the Newton Fallowell...

PayProp is known for its award-winning rental payment platform, which combines bank-integrated client accounting with automation to save letting agencies time...

The Cambridge Building Society has selected two tenants by ballot to receive up to 70 per cent of their rent back...

Build To Rent operator Apo is partnering with PropTech platform Lavanda to offer increased exposure to Airbnb-style short-lets. The partnership will see Apo...

What objections are you hearing when you try and convert let-only landlords to fully-managed? Because the latest figures show just 18 per...

Rettie & Co has appointed Rob Trotter as Director of New Business for Lettings, joining from London’s-owned DJ Alexander where he...