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Fast-growing Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson has opened a new office in Leeds after acquiring a long-standing lettings firm. Snapping up Morgans...
04 December 2019
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Belvoir has acquired another independent sales and lettings agency - this time it’s Onwards and Upwards, a firm in the Morley...
04 December 2019
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One of the north east of England’s higher profile estate agencies has restructured and merged with a rival ahead of what...
03 December 2019
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Scottish legal firm Gilson Gray has shaped up Coulters Letting, meaning it now enters the residential rentals sector for the first...
03 December 2019
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A long-established lettings company in Scotland has acquired a three year old independent with a small portfolio of 45 properties. Riccardo Giovanacci...
21 November 2019
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An independent Yorkshire letting agency has broken new ground by extending into Humberside for the first time, after striking a major...
18 November 2019
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The normally-sedate Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued an unusually stark warning to government, telling it to “stop meddling” in...
14 November 2019
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Almost two thirds of landlords say their next buy to let purchase will be through a limited company, not by themselves...
13 November 2019
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Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...
05 November 2019
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Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...
30 October 2019
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Northwood franchisees have completed four acquisitions, taking the total this year to eight. As part of the Belvoir Group, Northwood and has...
29 October 2019
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Belvoir has confirmed that its Brighton franchisees have acquired the independent Homelets agency in the town - for a cool £1m. Existing...
23 October 2019
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A long-term legal critic of selective licensing is warning that letting agents could be held jointly accountable with the landlords, -...
22 October 2019
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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...
22 October 2019
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The Leaders Romans Group has acquired yet another independent agency - this time it is Essex and Suffolk Lettings. Based in Colchester,...
18 October 2019
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New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Another online lettings agency has come forward with a deal to help landlords and tenants stranded after the closure of Upad. Last...
16 October 2019
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The Leaders Romans Group has announced an acquisition to mark further expansion into the corporate lettings and block management market. The agency...
11 October 2019
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Two university dropouts who started their own student letting agency have recorded their busiest ever start to an academic year. Harry Conti,...
04 October 2019
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North east agency My Property Box has announced it has merged with Sandersons Lettings, the firm which gave its founder his...
02 October 2019
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A fifth of buy-to-let landlords claim they have reduced the number of properties in their portfolios due to a range of...
02 October 2019
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A branch of a regional agency has expanded its managed portfolio following its third acquisition in 18 months. CJ Hole Cheltenham has...
02 October 2019
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The number of landlords looking to sell properties decreased slightly between Q2 and Q3 2019, according to a survey by Paragon. The...
02 October 2019
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A PropTech platform devised by Build To Let specialist Grainger is to be used in a bid to differentiate the company from...
01 October 2019
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The lettings agency owners behind the Advanced Rent Option, which provides landlords with up to 12 months’ rent in advance, says...
26 September 2019
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Franchise giant Hunters is continuing its expansion with the acquisition of Forte Lettings & Property Management, an independent in Exeter. The Devon...
26 September 2019
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The Tunbridge Wells office of Martin & Co has boosted its managed portfolio by 43 per cent by snapping up yet...
25 September 2019
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Data published by specialist lender Precise Mortgages suggests that over a fifth of landlords are planning to expand their portfolio with...
11 September 2019
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There is increasing evidence of the so-called unintended consequences of the tenant fee ban according to a major regional lettings agency. Linley &...
09 September 2019
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A respected transfer agent who has been selling lettings businesses for 25 years has issued a warning that tenant-find let-only portfolios...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Belvoir Group has this morning announced its interim results for the first six months of this year - and they show...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

One in six landlords is seeking to reduce the size of their portfolio in the next 12 months and around half...
03 September 2019
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A specialist lettings agency claims it is the first in the UK to only use renewable energy in the accommodation it...
02 September 2019
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One of the country’s leading property management experts says buy to let is here to stay - but only if individual...
28 August 2019
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Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...
15 August 2019
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The first ‘state of the industry’ report on the lettings agency sector since the introduction of the fees ban suggests individual...
15 August 2019
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New research shows more than half of landlords plan to use limited companies to buy properties in the year ahead. The study...
12 August 2019
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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...
08 August 2019
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Lettings experts are being invited to the unveiling of a service described by its creators as “a revolutionary rental product.” It is...
05 August 2019
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A London lettings agency is launching a service to enable landlords to invest in mainstream buy to let or Airbnb-style short...
01 August 2019
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London is growing in its importance as a Build To Rent market according to new research released today. International property consultancy JLL...
29 July 2019
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Northwood, one of the Belvoir Group brand agencies, has acquired independent agency Daisy Lets in Forest Hill. “Daisy Lets is a great...
24 July 2019
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A relatively new firm in the crowded central London buying agency market is expanding into property management. Aykroyd & Co was launched...
24 July 2019
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Goodlord has expanded its offering to enable corporate lets to be processed through its platform. The move means agents who process both...
17 July 2019
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A lettings agency is believed to be the first to offer landlords a year's rent in advance in one lump sum...
16 July 2019
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A PropTech supplier specialising in rent passports and tenancy deposit replacement has launched an advanced version of its primary product, on...
16 July 2019
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Rents are rising at the fastest rate since 2017, pushing the average yield on residential property to 4.5 per cent, its...
12 July 2019
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A family-run property management and letting agency, launched at the start of the year, has doubled its year one target within...
09 July 2019
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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...
08 July 2019
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A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...
05 July 2019
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Property investors are calling for the government to provide more support to the UK property market. A survey of investors, carried out...
05 July 2019
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A rise in the number of professional landlords means letting agents need to ensure their service meets the expectations of experienced...
04 July 2019
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National agency Martin & Co has announced the acquisition of independent Essex agency Owen Lyons. Martin & Co Chelmsford owner Stephen Frost...
04 July 2019
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Only one in three landlords across the buy-to-let market earn their sole living from their property portfolio, according to research. Specialist lender...
03 July 2019
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A new survey by a specialist property sector lender reveals that 19 per cent of landlords are looking to sell in...
27 June 2019
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A branch of Whitegates, part of The Property Franchise Group, has purchased an independent local operation to increase its managed property...
27 June 2019
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A new survey by one of the sector’s most respected lenders, Paragon, suggests large scale landlords are now a bigger force...
27 June 2019
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As competition hots up between different deposit replacement scheme providers, three new Build To Rent sign-ups have been announced by one...
13 June 2019
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Another independent agency has been acquired by franchise giant Martin & Co. The firm’s Southend franchisee purchased the managed properties of local...
13 June 2019
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A holiday lettings company says it’s seen a 23 per cent increase in its portfolio over the past year as owners...
10 June 2019
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A statement issued by short lets management firm Hostmaker about its controversial advertising campaign has been branded “disgusting” by a campaign...
07 June 2019
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A branch of national agency Parkers has bolstered its managed portfolio by acquiring independent company Samuel James. Parkers’ Reading branch has also...
06 June 2019
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The owners of Cardiff’s branch of national sales and lettings agency Martin & Co have more than doubled their managed portfolio...
05 June 2019
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Belvoir brand Newton Fallowell has acquired the sales and lettings business of Grantham’s oldest independent agency, Escritt Barrell Golding. EBG, which was...
05 June 2019
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Airbnb and short let management service Hostmaker - at the centre of a dispute involving a landlord trade body and the...
04 June 2019
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Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been put on the spot by the person many consider to be the country’s most...
30 May 2019
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The National Landlords Association says it’s concerned the Fees Ban coming into effect in just two days’ time may limit access...
30 May 2019
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One of the country’s youngest lettings franchise holders has opened a second branch by acquiring an independent agency. Kuljeet Aujla, owner of...
29 May 2019
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A leading buy to let mortgage provider says the professional landlord with multiple properties is increasingly becoming the backbone of its...
23 May 2019
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Six months on from the introduction of stricter licencing for Homes in Multiple Occupation, awareness “remains limited” according to one of...
21 May 2019
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With the Tenant Fee Ban obliterating a key income stream, letting agents should be looking at ways they can increase the...
16 May 2019
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An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...
16 May 2019
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The impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has not hit the central London lettings sector as much as...
15 May 2019
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30 April 2019
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An agency in the north east of England is moving its HQ off the High Street and into an office block...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Clyde Property in Scotland now has over 3,000 properties under management, making it one of the largest portfolios north of the...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News

An online platform claims it has found a new and easy way for investors to become landlords, describing itself as ‘PayPal...
26 April 2019
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Senior lettings agency figures are amongst those who will this morning give evidence to a committee of MPs investigating so-called ‘DSS...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News

There will be less buy to let remortgaging in future as landlords consolidate rather than expand their portfolios. The prediction comes from...
11 April 2019
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Connells Group has acquired the lettings business portfolio of an independent agency in a move it describes as “part of its...
10 April 2019
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One of the country’s largest networks of franchised lettings agents says the impact of the Fees Ban coming into effect in...
05 April 2019
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London’s lettings sector is changing with tenants still wanting to buy but increasingly accepting they must rent for longer in the...
04 April 2019
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Fergus Wilson - the controversial buy to let landlord who with his wife once owned 1,000 homes - has named his...
26 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Large-scale buy to let investors are continuing to move to limited company status in a bid to limit their exposure to...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A survey of 500 buy to let landlords suggests that well over a third are planning to increase the size of...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy to let investment service says its podcasts are now downloaded over 200,000 times a month and it has an...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...
20 March 2019
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Property Franchise Group brand Martin & Co has snapped up West Yorkshire independent agent Red Box Residential. Martin & Co’s Saltaire branch, operated...
19 March 2019
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A lettings agency that has analysed HMRC data says rental income for buy to let landlords has leaped 15 per cent...
07 March 2019
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An online platform says its management service for landlords can vary depending on individual client needs - a vital response to...
26 February 2019
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Over 250 new units constructed by Telford Homes are to be used for Build To Rent according to a deal announced...
20 February 2019
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Ambitious regional chain Linley & Simpson has opened a new branch in the Yorkshire market town of Pudsey after snapping up...
14 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The Let Leeds agency has completed on the acquisition of another firm in the city, Milnes Walker - and the purchase...
07 February 2019
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A student accommodation search engine is introducing an automated feeds service for letting agents and landlords with large property portfolios. The service,...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Another major franchise agency says its preparation work ahead of the June 1 tenants fees ban mean the impact of the...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of a still-to-be-launched property portal says Christmas may have come early for letting agents because of the “huge...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A rental platform says it welcomes government plans to overhaul redress for tenants and others in the housing system but it...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The Nottinghamshire branch of Martin & Co has snapped up the local independent agency SOLOS Residential. The family-run Martin & Co branches...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Outsourcing. Everyone has an opinion on it and there’s a stigma surrounding it in the lettings industry. But get this…letting agents ARE...
01 February 2019
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ARPM Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Duce, Managing Director. What is ARPM and what does it...
01 February 2019
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Specialist student utilities and service provider Glide has launched a product it claims removes the admin and hassle traditionally associated with...
01 February 2019
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One of the country’s major Build To Rent providers has signed a deal to deliver 324 flats in a major city...
01 February 2019
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Collyers, an Experts in Property estate and lettings agency with two branches in North Devon, has hoovered up a lettings firm...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm is offering landlords the opportunity to manage their portfolios from £35 a month, suggesting it could be a...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A software platform has been launched which allows Build To Rent units to be short-let on the likes of Airbnb during...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

CGT Lettings Limited has acquired Gloucestershire based residential lettings company All About Property. All About Property has been run by Darren Loftus...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The man who is arguably Britain’s most controversial landlord - Fergus Wilson - is likely to be issuing up to 90...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hunters has announced its first business expansion of 2019 with the acquisition of what it calls “a significant lettings book.” The acquisition...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the buy to let sector’s main mortgage lenders, Paragon, has refreshed its range of mortgages with new products which...
10 January 2019
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The Daily Mail has reported on a massive buy to let fiddle which involved a £10.8m property empire, rents totalling £500,000...
08 January 2019
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Another online lettings agency launches in March with a claim that it “will streamline and automate the majority of admin tasks...
04 January 2019
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Oxfordshire sales and lettings agency Parkers - one of the brands of The Property Franchise Group - has snapped up the...
04 January 2019
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21 December 2018
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Rents in major regional cities are growing significantly faster than both London and the UK average, according to data from buy...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Two PropTech suppliers are claiming their new products will help lettings agents in the future, especially in the light of the...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Newton Property, a lettings management company in Scotland, is spending £100,000 on installing electric car charging points in properties it manages. It...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

New rules to protect rent paid by tenants to letting agents will fail to provide adequate protection for landlords, a trade...
07 December 2018
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Online lettings agency Upad says it’s to offer landlords a proprietary system to collect rental payments via Direct Debit. Its system, called...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The website TheHouseShop says it aims to recruit some 30 per cent of the country’s letting agents by the end of...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Respected industry trainer and consultant Michael Day is joining the board of Glanty, the parent company of lettings PropTech firm teclet. teclet...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News

We regularly carry stories about fines for landlords and letting agents who have apparently broken council or national laws - but...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The Leaders Romans Group has revealed its acquisition of yet another independent agency - Property Concept. Based in Clifton, Bristol, Property Concept is...
12 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Somerset agency Mark Templer Residential has acquired independent company Wrington Vale Lettings. Husband and wife team John and Vanessa Webb with business...
12 November 2018
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A branch of The Property Franchise Group’s CJ Hole brand in Bristol has snapped up an independent lettings agency elsewhere in...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The independent lettings agency Chilli Residential has been snapped up by a local branch of franchise giant Martin & Co. The Aldershot...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The proportion of buy to let investors looking to remortgage is now at an all-time high according to respected specialist mortgage...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A poll of 1,250 landlords suggests that far from being concerned about the profitability of buy to let, almost 80 per...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Fergus Wilson, frequently labelled Britain’s biggest individual landlord, says he is stopping letting out properties because of a shortage of East...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A branch of Martin & Co has substantially boosted its managed portfolio following the acquisition of independent agency County Rentals. The goodwill...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Brexit is causing concern among landlords, according to HomeLet. The initial results of HomeLet’s annual landlord survey says nine out of 10...
15 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Savills has announced two acquisitions in the north west, one of an agency and one of an individual branch. The agency being...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Plans have been unveiled for a 23-storey development comprising 307 Build To Rent units, located overlooking Cardiff Bay. IM Properties and its...
08 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A PropTech entrepreneur says all agents would benefit from the introduction of more automation, but that those with student tenants may...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson has acquired another independent firm, Angus Roberts. The deal will see Linley & Simpson, which operates...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The local branch of franchise operation Martin & Co has acquired family business Oliver James’s Witney office to become the largest...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Leaders Romans Group has revealed its sixth business acquisition of 2018 - the Worthing and Bognor Regis lettings portfolios of...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Belvoir says a surge in business for its Assisted Acquisition Programme is because of the challenging market and upcoming fees ban...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The lettings book of My London Home will be absorbed into the Stirling Ackroyd portfolio and rebranded this autumn. Consisting of nearly...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A survey has revealed that 44% of landlords are looking to sell properties as a challenging market takes its toll. Octopus Choice,...
06 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading letting agent argues that the UK housing market is not prepared to deal with a growing number of lifetime...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

An independent agency in Gloucestershire is returning to the lettings business to complement its existing sales and land arms. Perry Bishop and...
30 August 2018
From: Breaking News

If you’re a landlord who owns a buy to let property or perhaps a portfolio and need to raise money against...
28 August 2018
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Almost one in five landlords intend to remain in the buy to let market indefinitely according to a new survey. Research for...
22 August 2018
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Over a third of London investors no longer view property as a good investment, according to a survey of over 1,000...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Two independent agencies have joined forces in a bid to minimise damage caused by next year’s ban on fees levied on...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A series of acquisitions by The Property Franchise Group this year has added over 3,000 managed properties to its portfolio this year...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The Leaders Romans Group has snapped up yet another small independent agency - GPS Property Management based at Ravenshead in Nottinghamshire. For...
15 August 2018
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Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has increased rents on all new tenancies in his property portfolio by £50 a week because of...
06 August 2018
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Britain’s most controversial landlord, Fergus Wilson, says the recent changes in buy to let legislation means that if he was starting...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Some 18 per cent of properties let in the first half of 2018 were registered in the name of a company...
16 July 2018
From: Breaking News

An online agency selling only buy to let units to would-be investors says it’s experiencing “positive growth” despite the challenges of...
13 July 2018
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Buy to let landlords are welcoming proposals being considered by the government to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. In...
03 July 2018
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Connells Group brand Fox & Sons has added a lettings portfolio in Salisbury to its network after completing the acquisition of...
03 July 2018
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PayProp clients power through their monthly invoicing, collections, settlements and payouts in just a few clicks – whether they're managing 1...
02 July 2018
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A private equity company has made a £10m investment in Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson to fund further expansion. Founded by...
02 July 2018
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Hybrid agency EweMove is claiming massive growth for its branch in south Manchester, which it says has seen its lettings and...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Mortgage lenders and brokers have been too quiet over changes to buy to let lending, according to a trade body. The National...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The growth of the private rental sector has slowed thanks to government intervention and economic uncertainty - but it will expand...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Outsourcing has long been an effective strategy in business. It enables you to provide a new, improved or more streamlined service...
14 June 2018
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One in five UK landlords have entered buy to let without even planning to, finding themselves with a property ‘accidentally’ or...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Multi-brand agency company Acorn Group says it has rolled out a no-deposit scheme to all 31 of its offices “with a...
12 June 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s been a big rise in the proportion of landlords remortgaging according to one of the sector’s most prominent lenders, Paragon. In...
31 May 2018
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A letting agency says it is on course to manage 1,000 properties before it marks its tenth anniversary next year. Tay Letting,...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
29 May 2018
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An experienced agent claims that forgoing the services of a letting agent to save money is a false economy for landlords. In...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News

York's largest letting agency has completed the biggest acquisition in its 21-year history. Eleven-branch network Linley & Simpson - which operates across...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Spicerhaart says that with the lettings agency industry under attack there is a danger of some within the sector focussing too...
16 May 2018
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One of the UK’s largest block management agencies, the Residential Management Group, has opened a new northern office in recognition of...
16 May 2018
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The Lomond Capital acquisition bandwagon continues apace with the latest independent to be snapped up being the well known Bonett’s Estate...
10 May 2018
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Buy to let investors are taking a wait and see approach when it comes to additional investment in the sector according...
09 May 2018
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We’re delighted to announce that Elaine Kellington from Kelso in the Scottish Borders is winner of the Landlord Of The Year...
08 May 2018
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...
03 May 2018
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How much more of it would you have if you could do all your month-end payments and reconciliations in a couple...
03 May 2018
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Midlands-based SDL Group has announced the sale of a Birmingham residential lettings portfolio to Lomond Capital. SDL Property Management now focuses on...
03 May 2018
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The number of buy to let mortgage products on the open market has passed the 2,000 mark for the first time. This...
02 May 2018
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Rules introduced last autumn by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority are hurting the buy to let mortgage market according...
26 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Over half of mortgage brokers say they have been approached by buy to let investors seeking to diversify their portfolios within...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Small-scale landlords and those with the very largest portfolios appear to be ‘resizing’ - selling off some units to cope with...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A new survey appears to buck the trend of recent rental market snapshots by showing that buy to let investors are...
18 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Rental compliance platform GetRentr has raised over £500,000 from investors including a private equity firm and private individuals. GetRentr uses artificial intelligence...
16 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchises giant Belvoir says there are over 10,000 potential acquisition targets which could be wanting a way out of the lettings...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has given an insight into the effect of the ban on lettings fees likely to be introduced...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Some 43 per cent of all stamp duty comes from buy to let investors and holiday home purchasers - and almost...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Stirling Ackroyd, the six-branch estate and letting agency bought last summer by Nick Dunning Associates, has acquired the lettings book of...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Another property crowdfunding investment product has been launched, aiming to offer investors an alternative to the increasingly regulated and taxed buy...
22 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A new survey by a leading lettings trade body suggests that the Bank of England’s attempts to make buy to let...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Leaders has completed its 10th acquisition in the last nine months. It has snapped up Temples agency which gives it new branches...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson has completed a hat-trick of acquisitions taking its letting portfolio past the milestone of 5,500...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Your buy-to-let investment is an extremely valuable asset and you need to know the income generated from it will be safely...
05 March 2018
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Belvoir has announced what it calls “a significant acquisition” by one of its franchisees, which is set to add almost £1m...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A third of UK property professionals are set to expand their portfolios in 2018 despite a backdrop of increased challenges in...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has given the go ahead to what will be one of the UK’s largest selective licensing scheme outside of...
15 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Lettings agency IPS Estates is partnering with Midlands auction specialist SDL Auctions to sell tenanted properties online. IPS Estates, based in Derbyshire, will...
15 February 2018
From: Breaking News

No fewer than 44 per cent of landlords plan to expand their portfolios before July 2018 despite tax obstacles, according to...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...
08 February 2018
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Franchise holders of EweMove in the westcountry have acquired over 100 managed units from an independent agency. Anita Light and Paul Gammage,...
08 February 2018
From: Breaking News

An online agency claims that serious portfolio landlords are staying faithful to buy to let despite recent tax and regulation changes...
05 February 2018
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02 February 2018
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The trend towards reducing or eliminating deposits at the same time as edging towards a ban on letting agents’ fees on...
01 February 2018
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Homes in Multiple Occupation produced average yields of 8.9 per cent in 2017, the highest of all buy to let property...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Nearly three quarters of portfolio landlords have found it more difficult to secure a mortgage since the Prudential Regulation Authority’s changes...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Almost three-quarters of buy to let mortgage transactions made by landlords operating via limited companies in the final quarter of last...
19 January 2018
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The Treasury has confirmed to Letting Agent Today that the ban on credit card surcharges which came into effect in recent...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association says 20 per cent of its members plan to reduce the size of their portfolios in the...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

This week’s news that the government will not be implementing the ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants in England until...
12 January 2018
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Specialist buy to let lender Accord Mortgages says seven per cent of its business in 2017 came from first time landlords...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News

At least one trade body has expressed an apparent scepticism about whether the rebranding of the Department of Communities and Local...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Belvoir has given a glowing report to shareholders, saying it exceeded its 2017 target for portfolio acquisitions by franchisees. During...
04 January 2018
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Angela Newark, owner of two franchises of The Property Franchise Group in West Yorkshire, has acquired the portfolio of another agency taking...
19 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Gloucester independent lettings agency R M C Hardcastles has been acquired by Martin & Co franchisees Peter and Rani Grieve -...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The rental market in Prime Central London has shown signs of recovery at the end of 2017, according to a new...
12 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The Leaders Romans Group has announced its fifth acquisition in just six weeks after completing the purchase of South & Co...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News

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...
11 December 2017
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A cocktail of tax reform and tighter regulation is slowing growth across the private rental sector, despite its value hitting a new...
08 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Larger scale landlords with 10 properties or more appear to be the most confident about the private rental sector, and are...
08 December 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in the cost of buy to let mortgages since the November 2 announcement increasing the...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Rendall & Rittner, a major operator in the residential block management sector, has completed its purchase of Braemar Estates from the...
04 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist lender Together has lowered interest rates across a range of products including right to buy - and it’s making a...
27 November 2017
From: Breaking News

One of Britain’s best known and highest profile buy to let specialist lenders says the number of new BTL mortgages being...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The industry is awaiting details of the latest government consultation concerning the private rental sector which will consider longer tenancies. The consultation...
23 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Oxford franchisee of Martin & Co has acquired the nearby Kidlington office of independent local agency Oliver James. This takes the number...
23 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Barratt Homes’ London division is offering what it describes as ‘free property management’ on new-builds purchased at selected schemes and then...
16 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The autumn's Prudential Regulation Authority changes, coupled with months of rate rise predictions, seem to have had little effect on the cost of...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Wales’ largest agency, Peter Alan, has acquired Roberts & Co Property Management Limited, a Newport company that manages 800 units. The acquisition...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A record 65 per cent of landlord purchases over the last 12 months were made by cash buyers according to Countrywide. In the...
13 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has been appointed joint agent and sole lettings manager for Britannia Point, a 182 unit Build To Rent...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Northwood, a wholly owned subsidiary of Belvoir, has made five portfolio acquisitions in the past two months. At the end of August, Belvoir...
09 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A leading independent mortgage market monitor is warning that increases in mortgage costs are now proving the latest blow to the...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Leaders Romans Group is continuing on the acquisition trail with two more deals within 24 hours. On Tuesday the company acquired...
26 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A leading accountancy and business advice consultancy says residential landlords who want to downsize their portfolios because of recent tax changes...
26 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Consumer organisation Which? says a handful of buy to let mortgage lenders have found a way of helping so-called ‘portfolio landlords’...
24 October 2017
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New analysis shows how the phasing out of mortgage interest tax relief for buy to let investors may prove a particular...
23 October 2017
From: Breaking News

London lettings agency Portico is working with a trade body to organise a seminar on what it admits is the “challenging”...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Humberts, the country agency which raised eyebrows earlier this year by announcing it was to open an office in prime central...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s best known buy to let lenders, Paragon, is combining its Mortgage Trust and Paragon Mortgages product ranges...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Portfolio landlords unable to borrow or contemplating selling because of new Prudential Regulation Authority rules are being urged to consider equity...
06 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The mortgage director of Romans, one of the country’s largest agency groups, says the new Bank of England rules being introduced...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Consumer group Which? is warning that buy to let investors with multiple properties in one locality could risk being turned down...
19 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The buy to let market risks becoming a car crash following the changes of lending rules for so-called portfolio landlords with...
15 September 2017
From: Breaking News

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...
14 September 2017
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The number of landlords has fallen over the last two years despite a rise in supply of homes available to rent,...
11 September 2017
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Belvoir, the UK's largest property franchise group, has reported an increase in profit and revenue in the first six months of...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Changes to buy-to-let lending criteria being introduced at the end of this month could encourage a surge of rental stock as...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A study by an online letting agent suggests that client demand and void periods are two of landlords' biggest concerns, and...
04 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Agents who review and modernise their rent collection procedures could claim back thousands of pounds in rent, an automated payments platform...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Political uncertainty across the UK and increased restrictions on buy to let are leading many landlords to raise rents and review...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Equity release specialist Retirement Advantage has launched a range of products specifically for owners of Buy To Let properties. These products will...
24 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association is urging buy to let investors to consider remortgaging in the very near future ahead of new...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A company owned by Lomond Capital has snapped up a Scottish lettings operation with an asset value of £45m. Lomond owns Stonehouse...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A company which already runs a student accommodation lettings service online is to expand and open a general online lettings agency...
18 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Skipton is the latest lender to confirm that it will continue lending to so-called portfolio landlords after new Bank of England...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has announced a major overhaul of its buy to let mortgage offer, but it is bucking the trend...
10 August 2017
From: Breaking News

William H Brown, part of Sequence UK, has revealed it has snapped up another small independent - just days after its...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Leeds Building Society is the latest major lender to reveal changes to buy to let lending ahead of new rules coming...
08 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Coventry building society is the latest buy to let lender to tighten its portfolio buy to let criteria ahead of new...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

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

Prime central London is seeing the rise of the micro-apartment, according to new research, as squeezed accommodation budgets have seen singles...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Accord Buy To Let is the latest lender to change its lending criteria for portfolio landlords with four or more investment...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News

With a host of changing regulations hitting the private rental sector, some landlords may be put off using letting agents, but...
20 July 2017
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Leaders has snapped up the 500-plus property portfolio of Derby-based lettings firm MBM Management Limited. The company was established in 1996 and...
14 July 2017
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Paragon is the latest lender to announce it’s falling in line with Bank of England Prudential Regulation Authority requirements for more...
13 July 2017
From: Breaking News

A head of a company providing hi-tech products to letting agents says technology is the answer to current rental industry challenges,...
06 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The software company behind a new product claim it helps agents comply with The Property Ombudsman’s code of practice on referencing...
26 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest Kent Reliance Buy to Let Britain report - seen as a snapshot of the state of health of the...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The firm run by former Countrywide lettings director Nick Dunning has announced the details of its latest acquisition. Nick Dunning Associates has...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The nation's landlords are adapting to ongoing restrictions to tax relief on buy-to-let mortgage interest, according to Mortgages for Business. Upon releasing...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The production company behind Grand Designs and Escape to the Country is looking for landlords to feature in a new BBC...
06 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Property repair reporting platform Fixflo is partnering with PayProp, an online payments system, to improve the offer to agents. The link means...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Investors in buy to let are the marketing target for a service which describes itself as the UK’s first digital mortgage...
31 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A series of six video ‘shows’ - ideal for agents to promote to would-be investment buyers - has been launched by...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News

An analysis by investment specialists London Central Portfolio reveals that in areas of central London swamped with new builds coming to...
23 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Chelsea estate agency Russell Simpson has appointed a new senior lettings director in a bid to boost the firm’s rental offering. Having...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Landlords are increasingly looking to reduce the fees they pay to letting agents due to industry tax changes and increasing management...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Almost half of the investors in the private rental sector do not know what the changes in mortgage relief will cost...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord has set up a company to handle the ownership and management of buy to let properties - and the...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Leaders and Romans have announced that both brands are seeking to expand this year through acquisitions following what they call "a...
26 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A remarkable one in five properties now being let are operated by a company landlord - and the figure surges to...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Richard Price What does it say on your business card? We don't have our roles on our business cards. I...
13 April 2017
From: 60 Second Interview

Manning Stainton, which has 19 offices in West and North Yorkshire, has completed the acquisition of a local independent agency. AR Estate...
10 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A new study of landlords reveals that far more believe they will be affected by today’s buy to let mortgage interest...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist buy to let lender Paragon Mortgages has given an upbeat forecast for the private rental sector, despite the arrival of...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The Metro Bank is the latest to make changes to its buy to let mortgage portfolio in a bid to attract...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Fergus Wilson, long-regarded as Britain’s biggest buy to let investor and landlord despite recent attempts to sell some of his homes,...
24 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Lenwell Property Services, a five-office lettings agency in the Home Counties, is spreading its wings into Hertfordshire with the acquisition of...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News

There was a sigh of relief amongst the lettings industry that yesterday's Budget introduced no new property taxes - but concern...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The director of a letting agency in Devon has been released on bail until June 2. In November and December, Letting Agent...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Tenant demand for private rented accommodation is continuing to rise according to a market report from specialist lender Paragon Mortgages. While a...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a stark warning about the cumulative effect of the additional homes stamp duty...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The buy to let mortgage market has suffered something of a battering in recent months but now Post Office Money is...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association is making only three demands on the government for its next Budget, because it recognises further reforms...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England's decision to keep the base interest rate at the record low of 0.25% has kept buy-to-let headline...
25 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A Scottish agency group has announced that it has acquired a lettings business in order to move into the short-term lettings...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Belvoir Cardiff has completed the acquisition of a management portfolio of 130 rental properties. The purchase of all properties managed by Letwise...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Figures from investment company London Central Portfolio suggest that re-lets of older properties to new tenants showed a fall in rents...
13 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The couple believed to be the owners of Britain’s largest buy to let portfolio have defended sending letting agents an 11-point...
09 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A local newspaper says a Plymouth lettings agent has been arrested by police on suspicion of theft, fraud and money laundering. Last...
23 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Over a third of landlords have never used a letting agent and manage all their properties themselves. That is the finding of...
15 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Britain’s biggest buy to let landlord, Fergus Wilson, says new investors now will never be able to enjoy the scale of...
12 December 2016
From: Breaking News

The fast-growing Build To Rent sector has seen another boost in investment from a major player - Legal & General. Earlier this week...
08 December 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the UK’s largest local government pension schemes has committed £100m to invest in the fast-growing Build To Rent sector. The...
06 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A letting agent whose office closure prompted a police investigation has issued a statement saying she has had a stroke. The agency, Drake...
05 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlord confidence has returned despite government tax changes to the private rental sector - although research for the survey that produced...
02 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Curchods, the privately-owned, 21-branch Surrey agency which also trades as Burns & Webber, has acquired Aspire Management Services Surrey Ltd, an...
28 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Another two independent letting agencies have been acquired by the Property Services Holding Group. comprising Leaders and Romans. Leaders has completed the...
21 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A British Build To Rent management company has merged with a long-standing US firm in the same field to create a...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News

So much for Brexit and economic uncertainty disrupting the buy to let market - a new survey out today shows it’s...
26 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Belvoir's Portsmouth office has acquired the local Lettings Direct business, adding a further 100 managed properties to its portfolio. The move coincides...
14 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The government must urgently deliver 1.8m new rental homes as new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reveal a...
05 October 2016
From: Breaking News

As the Conservatives meet at their annual conference and Chancellor Phillip Hammond considers next month’s Autumn Statement, an industry body has...
03 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The investment firm London Central Portfolio says the volume of prime central London rental stock has increased dramatically in recent months...
30 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Linley & Simpson, which already has a network of 11 branches across north and west Yorkshire, has taken over the entire...
28 September 2016
From: Breaking News

One of Britain's best-known landlords, Fergus Wilson, has launched an appeal after losing a case regarding a damp property. The tenants, Attila...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The SDL Group says it is on course to become the UK's largest provider of Build to Rent services. The firm, which...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Yorkshire letting agency Linley & Simpson has announced the acquisition of one of its competitors. The agency has taken over the rental...
16 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A high proportion of landlords play an active role in the management and maintenance of their rental property, a new study...
13 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The UK's largest franchise agency has expanded into the Orkney Islands. Belvoir's Amjed Rasul, owner of its Inverness franchise, has acquired Orkney...
13 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Student accommodation provider Student Cribs has secured £200m in funding from institutions to expand its portfolio - and it’s looking for...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Leaders has launched a new online opportunity for investors to buy, sell and compare available buy to let properties It provides access...
22 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords’ Association has announced that three new non-executive directors to join its board. Adrian Jeakings is a former president of...
18 July 2016
From: Breaking News

As part of Rent4sure’s ongoing programme of development initiatives, Clair Jones has been appointed National Field Sales Manager. “Rent4sure is one of...
15 July 2016
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There was an eight per cent surge in the number of homes available to rent in the second quarter of the...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Two thirds of landlords are completely undeterred by the Brexit result according to a new survey. The sample size is small -...
13 July 2016
From: Breaking News

A young independent agency in Manchester is set to hit a £1.5m turnover target after just 18 months following the addition...
23 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Connells has made a key appointment to drive the growth of its lettings division in the south of England. Stuart Cornwall, who...
21 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A new report claims that over a third of student property investors plan to expand their portfolios in 2016, despite the...
07 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords are increasingly favouring Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and more 'complex property types' due to the often higher yields available. Mortgages...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A letting agent has launched its own management service for landlords organising short-term lets on Airbnb. ACEProperty, an estate and letting agency...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Rent increases in Prime Central London have slowed due to uncertainty surrounding next month's EU Referendum, according to a new report. London...
24 May 2016
From: Breaking News

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

Linley & Simpson, which already has a network of 11 offices across Yorkshire, has taken over the entire rental portfolio of...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News

One of London’s major letting agencies is urging landlords to take a cautious approach to whether they should incorporate in a...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A landmark court case heard in the Midlands is believed to be the first to issue a Criminal Behaviour Order on...
11 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The proposed stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of second homes and buy-to-let properties will fail to deter landlords from expanding...
15 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Four in 10 landlords are either seriously considering forming a limited company or will be looking into the option in the...
22 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Returns from buy to let properties have risen to their highest level in over a year. Data from Your Move and Reeds...
19 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The franchise letting agency chain Belvoir is urging its landlord clients to offer fiancial support to the national campaign to fight...
08 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Transport for London - which last year admitted it may enter the fast-emerging Build To Rent sector - has listed 13...
05 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has revealed that it has acquired 30 lettings businesses in the past year alone, expanding the firm’s rental sector headcount...
04 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Beresford Residential, an agency with three offices in south London, is taking over the lettings and management portfolio of smaller independent, XanderMatthew. Beresford has...
02 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? I am David d’Orton-Gibson What does it say on your business card? It says I am the Managing Director of an...
01 February 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

The two buy to let investors behind a campaign to seek a judicial review of George Osborne’s controversial mortgage interest tax...
25 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The Linley & Simpson agency, which has 11 offices across Yorkshire, has announced that it has taken over the rental portfolio...
15 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy to let loans could outstrip remortgaging within a matter of weeks as landlords rush to beat the April 1 stamp...
13 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Chancellor George Osborne’s buy to let tax proposals are set to hit domestic buyers far more than international investors, according to...
12 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Many lenders are holding the equivalent of ‘mortgage January sales’ in order to kick-start the market for borrowers, according to a...
08 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Investment advice company London Central Portfolio says the proposed three per cent stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of buy to...
07 January 2016
From: Breaking News

A legal opinion is expected in the next few days as the legal challenge to George Osborne’s buy to let tax...
06 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The latest £50,000 target to fund a legal challenge to Chancellor George Osborne’s proposed tax changes for buy to let landlords...
04 January 2016
From: Breaking News

No fewer than 14 different tax changes targeted mostly at the buy to let sector will damage the market in 2016...
31 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The government is asking whether its proposed three per cent stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of second and subsequent homes...
30 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The man behind the Platinum Property Partners company are mounting a legal challenge to this year’s buy to let tax changes...
30 December 2015
From: Breaking News

One of Britain’s most senior letting agency bosses is warning landlords to take care if considering setting up a limited company...
17 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association has launched a new campaign - Reinventing Renting - to encourage landlords to make their lettings businesses...
15 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Fergus and Judith Wilson, regarded as Britain’s biggest buy to let landlords, are reported to have sold their empire of hundreds...
10 December 2015
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The ESTAS organisation has announced its latest Agent Of The Month award winners, with the two successful lettings category firms being...
10 December 2015
From: Breaking News

One of Scotland’s largest independent letting agencies has entered into two deals adding over 600 properties to its inventory. The Edinburgh-based DJ...
08 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Former Conservative housing minister Mark Prisk says the recent clampdowns on the traditional buy to let sector may end up helping...
04 December 2015
From: Breaking News

It is not often that a national newspaper dedicates an article to praising buy to let - and even rarer for...
30 November 2015
From: Breaking News

A businessman has been jailed for two years for failing to declare and pay tax on income he received from his...
30 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Existing and would-be landlords are set to go on a buy to let buying spree, snapping up homes before the three...
27 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Franchise letting agency giant Winkworth is warning that London’s tenants face higher rents as some landlords sell investment properties in the...
13 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The Chartered Institute of House is setting up a new online qualification for anyone wishing to understand tenancies, property and tenancy...
26 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The Resort Group are looking for sales agents to help sell our 5-star property developments in Cape Verde. With a proven...
19 October 2015
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“Unthought-through”, “unfair and unreasonable” and leading to “extreme confusion” - those are the thoughts of Britain’s leading professional accounting body on...
19 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Rents in the private sector have been falling in real terms according to an independent study just published. The research, commissioned by...
09 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Two of Britain's most controversial landlords, Fergus and Judith Wilson, claim demand from prospective tenants is at a record high with...
01 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Would-be buy to let investors have been given a neat summary of the risks involved in entering the market via crowdfunding. Letting...
25 September 2015
From: Breaking News

New industry research shows that of those existing buy to let investors with a pension in place, just five per cent...
25 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Research by a prominent letting agency chain suggests that despite the onslaught of red tape thrown at landlords, almost half are...
16 September 2015
From: Breaking News

A property solicitors’ practice says buy to let investors who intend using their property to fund some, or all, of their...
15 September 2015
From: Breaking News

A trio of recent acquisitions has ensured a national agency chain not only records its best ever annual growth, but also...
14 September 2015
From: Breaking News

A residential property investment firm is using a speed-dating theme as the basis of a new TV advertising campaign to attract...
08 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Atlas Residential - a US Build To Rent company which operates 18,000 rental units across 13 states valued at a total...
01 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has snapped up another independent letting agency - this time it is Thomas C Adams in Chester which has become...
28 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Urban regeneration specialist Sigma Capital is the latest firm to announce it is entering the Build To Rent sector, seeking to...
13 August 2015
From: Breaking News

New figures from a landlords’ organisation show that mortgage repayments are easily the biggest outgoing for a large proportion of landlords. The...
11 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Rents in prime central London are rising again after a prolonged period of stagnation, according to property advisers London Central Portfolio. “The...
30 June 2015
From: Breaking News

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...
19 June 2015
From: Features

Manchester based Ascend Properties says it has smashed its 1,000-unit target within just one year of trading - and is now expanding across...
19 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Whether you are single or a family, looking to invest in rental property or want to lay down roots of your...
15 June 2015
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An industry study reports that the average tenancy length is now almost three years. Property consultancy firm Allsop’s fifth annual Rent Check...
10 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Known as Britain’s biggest landlords, Fergus and Judith Wilson have started to sell off their 1,000 strong property portfolio. The ex-teachers from...
09 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Some companies pride themselves on being able to accommodate customers of all kinds. “No job too big or too small,” they...
02 June 2015
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Two thirds of landlords plan to buy at least one further property in the next six months, according to Mortgages for...
29 May 2015
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services says it has already acquired nine lettings books so far this year - with more to follow -...
26 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Belvoir Lettings, one of the UK's largest agency franchises, is continuing its expansion programme with three new offices. Rayson Wilshaw, a sales...
18 May 2015
From: Breaking News

This week RICS reported a further drop in the number of people putting their homes up for sale; new instructions fell...
15 May 2015
From: Features

A little over four weeks ago I was here musing what impact the impending general election might have on the property...
15 May 2015
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Like our: 24 Hour Emergency telephone answer service for your landlords and tenants. Letting agents and portfolio managers are increasingly being asked...
13 May 2015
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is advising agents to alert clients to changes to two areas of tax on property...
08 May 2015
From: Breaking News

The policies of the SNP-controlled Scottish Government risks leading to an exodus of landlords as a result of the removal of...
06 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Leaders’ acquisition and expansion programme continues apace, snapping up another agency in a new area - Nottinghamshire. Leaders this week acquired lettings...
30 April 2015
From: Breaking News

Landlords and letting agents are at risk of overestimating the profitability of Buy To Let investments by neglecting to take into...