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22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Most self-managing landlords regard property as their full time job](/upload/images/shutterstock_2022462029.jpg)
Over 50% of landlords regard the management of their properties as a full-time job, a survey by a buy to let...
04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Eco-Improvements demanded by most tenants - new bank survey](/upload/images/shutterstock_2208680371.jpg)
A small survey by a bank suggests that almost 100% of buy to let investors surveyed have received requests from tenants...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agent pleads with landlords to believe in buy to let](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
The director of a London lettings agency says buy to let landlords are entitled to feel downtrodden but claims it’s still...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents berated for boring and useless ‘Free Valuations’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
A prominent lettings expert and former president of ARLA Propertymark has berated agents who advertise ‘free valuations.’ Sally Lawson, now well known...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Ground Rents defended by investors’ group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Franchise group claims letting agents revenue could be £100k a year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Property investment and management company The Sourced Group says its new lettings division which “presents franchisees with the chance to generate...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons To Be Sold? Media speculation grows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Lettings giant Foxtons has hired merger and acquisition bankers from Rothschild following pressure from shareholders to sell itself for £160m, the...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let property profile changes as landlords diversify](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook. In both 2022 and 2023,...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Boutique agency snaps up rivals and has cash to buy more](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
A boutique agency with branches in prime central and south west London has expanded its lettings operation by acquiring two agencies...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tory ex-housing minister quits, claiming he was a success](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
A former housing minister responsible for the sell off of huge numbers of social homes has told the Prime Minister he...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Passive income from buy to let is a myth, warns legal expert](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy. This is...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Top UK cities for 2024 rental potential revealed by industry supplier](/upload/images/shutterstock_304372931(1).jpg)
Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024. Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Regional lettings group launches enhanced property management service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Arun Estates - parent company of 100 branches in south east England, including brands Cubitt & West, Douglas Allen, Pittis and...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Sara Stevenson, Lettings Director at Sourced Living, part of the Sourced Property Group.](/upload/images/IMG_5894_400x310.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...
04 February 2024
From: 60 Second Interview
![Seven Tips this lettings agency is giving its landlord clients](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents2-400x310.png)
Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Lenders set out buy to let forecasts for 2024/2025](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
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...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Surveyors warn: Landlords can’t keep their heads above water](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Changing face of Private Rental Sector revealed by new survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
A survey of more than 1,000 landlords in the Deposit Protection Service shows the scale of change in the private rental...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the part of rental sector not contracting right now](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
There may be a substantial number of small-scale private landlords selling up right now, but no fewer than 88 per cent...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Reapit’s new PropTech deal pledges to cut through licensing red tape](/upload/images/shutterstock_538089325.jpg)
Reapit has inked a deal with fast-expanding PropTech service Kamma to automate information about private rental sector council licensing. This year is...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency claims landlords not quitting rental sector in droves](/upload/images/shutterstock_714410761.jpg)
A lettings agency - Leaders Romans Group - claims that landlords are not quitting the private rental sector in droves after...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![London expansion for agency network after acquiring independent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
A long-standing Martin & Co franchisee is expanding his network of London offices following an independent agency acquisition. Michael van de Vyver, who...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lettings PropTech firm passes big rental sector milestone](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
PropTech service Propoly says it’s handled £50m of rental transactions so far this year. Propoly - launched in 2020 and boasting early...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Huge scale of rental sector reliance on mortgages revealed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The buy to let sector appears more heavily reliant on mortgages than some analysts have previously suggested. Specialist lending service Octane Capital has...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy to let income up despite rising costs and red tape](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
Landlords in England and Wales have seen their rental portfolio income increase by 8.7 per cent in the past year. That’s according...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![New Build To Rent developments revealed](/upload/images/shutterstock_1702341103.jpg)
A series of new BTR schemes have been named by developers. In Coggeshall, north Essex, Vistry Group will deliver 36 homes, the...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency wins big corporate contract in Build To Rent niche](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
Manchester-based lettings agency Ascend Properties has consolidated its role in the single-family Build To Rent niche with its appointment by investment...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Student rental accommodation - key provider aims for growth](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/StudentResearch2-695x395.jpeg)
A prominent provider of student rental accommodation has appointed an international property consultancy to consider growth options. Study Inn Group has a...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shocking rise in numbers of landlords desperate to sell](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A sales agency specialising in disposing of buy to let portfolios says it’s now received an averaged 240 enquires a month...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rebranded agency launches all-inclusive tenancy deal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket warns on downside of frantic lets market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket says the frantic lettings market of the past year or more is bad news for agents. In a trading statement to...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![How To Convert from Let-Only to Fully Managed](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarketImage-1-400x310.jpg)
What objections are you hearing when you try and convert let-only landlords to fully-managed? Because the latest figures show just 18 per...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lawyer hits out at court delays and growing anti-rental sentiment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Key reasons why agents use IT revealed by PropTech survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
A new survey reveals that the safety of client funds is one of the key reasons why letting agents look to...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents can keep growing in a challenging market](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp/640x460px_Growth%20in%20tough%20times.jpg)
It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...
07 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Agency lettings guru named as head of full service provider](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Lettings platform Seven Living has appointed a longstanding figure from the Leaders Romans Group to be its senior head of lettings. James...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Large scale investors in optimistic mood despite volatile economy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agent1-400x310.png)
Large portfolio professional landlords are in a confident mood, with the majority planning to acquire at least one new asset in...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rebranded agency says students now drive the lettings market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AdultChildren-400x310.png)
Investors looking to add to their portfolios in 2023 should be urged to consider student housing opportunities, according to a Newcastle...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Award for hugely successful agency chief who started in spare room](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1697309575.jpg)
Belvoir’s very first franchisee, Andy Campbell, has been awarded the prestigious Belvoir Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of 27 highly successful...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent tells Gove: cease attacks on private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent rises to halve by late 2023 says market analyst](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
Annual rent rises that are currently 10 per cent or more are likely to halve to “mid-single digits” according to a...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons spends millions on acquiring rival lettings agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LettingAgent-400x310.png)
Foxtons has this morning confirmed that it’s acquired a rival London lettings agency. It has snapped up Atkinson McLeod for £7.4m: Foxtons...
06 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Reverse anti-landlord policies, top agency tells government](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy(F)Landlord-400x310.png)
A lettings agency says it’s vital that the government reconsiders the new laws and regulations seen as attacking landlords. The Leaders Romans...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sign up to scrap tax changes hurting landlords - agents told](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
A letting agents’ trade body is urging the industry to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes for...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords quitting rental sector? Not yet, new survey shows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The mass exodus of landlords unhappy with increased tax and regulation appears not to have happened - at least yet. A quarterly...
15 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech link claims to ease admin burden for letting agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind-400x310.png)
Marketing platform BriefYourMarket has announced a PropTech integration with SME Professional, a provider of management software aimed at letting agents. Started in...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rival big-hitter agencies slug it out for lettings dominance](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Recruitment-400x310.png)
Two big-hitter agencies are slugging it out for lettings dominance in London, with both making announcements in a bid to cement...
27 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents Warn - tough year coming up for rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agent1-400x310.png)
The UK Association of Letting Agents says a survey of its members suggests that 2023 will be a tough year for...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Franchise brand opens new office and eyes further expansion](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
Winkworth is expanding in the south west with a new office opening in the Bishopston area of Bristol, tapping into a...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let may be a busted flush, warns investment guru](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Warning to buy to let sector - yields are set to drop](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesdecrease_400x310.png)
The current higher interest rate environment and the temporary mortgage product withdrawals after the mini Budget will hurt future rental yields,...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![London independent lettings book acquired by franchise office](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
A franchisee group in The Property Franchise Group stable has acquired a nearby independent’s lettings book. The owners of Ellis & Co’s...
18 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Expansion overseas for growing buy to let investment firm](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-Newspaper-400x310.jpg)
An investment firm which has helped guide £100m into the UK buy to let market is to set up its second...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Larger homes taking bigger share of Build To Rent market - new figures](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/uk-housing400x310.png)
Increased demand and investor appetite for purpose built Single Family Rental schemes have seen this niche market grow at scale, according...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenants getting first refusal as landlords quit rental sector](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Sad-Tenants-Evicted-400x310.jpg)
A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...
16 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Is buy to let a busted flush? - survey findings](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Survey-image400x310.png)
A new survey shows a significant majority of investors believe buy to let has lost its shine. Investment platform Shojin’s survey -...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency warns government - don’t forget small scale landlords](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Visit-400x310.png)
A leading lettings agency has warned the government not to forget the importance of small-scale landlords in its plans for the...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![High-end investors ramp up bulk-buying of rental properties](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-2-400x310-min.jpg)
Well-heeled investors are spending an average of £1.2m on bulk-purchases of rental units according to a finance firm. The analysis shows that...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Switch to short lets “catastrophic” for long term rentals - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons selects new portal for advertising lettings properties](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
Foxtons is to advertise all of its lettings properties on OnTheMarket with immediate effect. The agency say it already “facilitates” 10 per...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents warn Boris Johnson: “Stop punishing the private rental sector”](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
A new survey is a warning the government that it must stop forcing landlords out of the private rental sector by...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour call for higher Capital Gains Tax rise for some buy to lets](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
Labour’s Sadiq Khan wants an increase in Capital Gains Tax for some buy to let investors. The London Mayor made his response...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons buys two more agencies to expand lettings portfolio](/upload/images/Logos/Foxtons-logo400x310.png)
Foxtons has this morning announced the acquisition of two smaller agencies to expand its lettings portfolio. It has bought Gordon & Co...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency wins race to manage high profile Build To Rent scheme](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/360x280_ARPM.png)
A lettings agency is celebrating winning the obstruction to let and manage a 63 unit Build To Rent scheme for students...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech deal for property management specialist](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineProperty-400x310.png)
Property management specialist Pinnacle Group has strengthened its digital offer for customers across its residential portfolio, signing a three-year deal with...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Quit carping and criticising private rental sector, politicians told](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
The increasingly shrill anti-landlord rhetoric from some politicians is making it harder for tenants, claims a leading industry spokesman. John Blackwood, chief...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency club helps buy to let investors expand portfolios](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BuytoLet3-400x310.jpg)
An independent agency in the Midlands has set up a club attracting investors from as far as Hong Kong, Dubai and...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Private equity firm snaps up huge lettings agency network](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
Bowmark Capital is selling its Leaders Romans Group, one of the UK’s largest property services groups, to another private equity operator, Platinum...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Top rental investment locations - where’s hot and where’s not](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/AdobeStock_265319498.jpeg)
A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Controversy as cryptocurrency investors focus on buy to let](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
Property is fast becoming a preferred investing option for advocates of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, an investment company claims. Sequire Property Investment...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Management Software: Top tips for busy letting agents](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Dezrez/Main%20image%20-%20Dezrez%20article%20360x280.png)
During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...
24 November 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Rival lettings agencies merge, with pledge of future acquisitions](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyChain-1-400x310.jpg)
Charters Group, the south of England agency, has announced a further acquisition that will grow its residential lettings operations. Charters Estate Agents will combine...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![New bank for buy to let and property investment sectors](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-NEW-400x310.jpg)
A new bank called Monument is aiming at property investors and established buy to let landlords seeking to grow their portfolios. Its...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![More buy to lets being sold despite rental market strength - data](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BTL400x310.png)
More buy to let properties are being put on the sales market, despite the strength in the lettings sector, says Zoopla. In...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Research shows best university locations for buy to let investment](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentHouse-400x310.jpg)
New research reveals that student property portfolios based in smaller university towns or cities typically generate the best returns. The findings, from...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents concerned about lettings stock as more landlords sell-up](/upload/images/library/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
Lettings agents have highlighted a lack of stock as their main concern, research claims. The latest State of the Lettings Industry report...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents hit by ARPM crisis offered help by rival supplier](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
Agents who are members of The Guild of Property Professionals and who have been hit by the uncertainties surrounding outsourced property...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Global investor interest shows Buy To Let is back, says auction house](/upload/images/Locations/UnionJackFlag-400x310.jpg)
An auctioneer says the strong interest of investors from around the world shows how Buy To Let has a second wind...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rise in investor demand for properties to continue, predicts Zoopla](/upload/images/Logos/ZooplaNewLogo2016-400x310.jpg)
There’s been a 21 per cent rise in demand for properties from buy to let investors according to a new analysis...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![New national online agency launched promising “transformation”](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/3dhousepic.jpg)
Prop Home, a new online property management and lettings agency, pledges to “transform the way rented homes are managed on behalf...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons-backed PropTech firm acquired by property legal group](/upload/images/Logos/Foxtons-logo400x310.png)
A PropTech lettings platform boasting investment from the Foxtons agency has been snapped up by LegalforLandlords for an undisclosed figure. Propoly, launched...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![New franchise lettings branch opened with five recruits](/img/default/lat.png)
The franchisee of a new Martin & Co branch in his hometown has opened with the recruitment of five new staff. Hamza...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![New drive to make all rental properties improve energy efficiency](/img/default/lat.png)
A Bill is being introduced into both Houses of Parliament this week which will ramp up the pressure on the private...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Private rental sector estimated at being worth £1.4 trillion](/img/default/lat.png)
A new estimate put the value of the UK private rental sector at almost £1.4 trillion. Buy to let and investment consultancy...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ group warns of widespread evictions without government support](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Festival lets and more HMOs on the agenda for city agency](/img/default/lat.png)
A Scottish agency has strengthened its specialism in managing HMOs with the acquisition of a lettings book of 90 more units. Braemore Sales...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Ex-Hunters boss claims taxpayers’ money for accommodation as MP](/img/default/lat.png)
Kevin Hollinrake, who until recently was the chairman of Hunters, has been named in an article about Tory MPs who have...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Only small minority of landlords use agents, new report suggests](/img/default/lat.png)
A new survey suggests only a small minority of landlords use agents to partly or wholly manage their portfolios. The survey, by...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty break prompts surge in multi-property landlord deals](/img/default/lat.png)
Some 60 per cent of multi-property landlords have expanded their portfolio since the introduction of the Stamp Duty Holiday last summer...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Budget: Will it hurt or help the private rental sector?](/img/default/lat.png)
A leading PropTech expert says the lettings industry hopes next week’s Budget will provide clarity on taxes - but he’s also...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![David Alexander is joint CEO of apropos](/img/default/lat.png)
For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...
04 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Six acquisitions in one year for fast-growing lettings agency](/img/default/lat.png)
Fast-growing regional agency Linley & Simpson has taken over the rental portfolios of two more independent firms. The deal has transferred 750...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Commercial agency expands into residential with strong ambitions](/img/default/lat.png)
Scottish commercial property firm Bowman Rebecchi has announced an expansion into the residential letting sector with the Glasgow-based agency Newton Letting. Bowman...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Huge licensing crackdown in 2021 gives agents a chance to shine - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
A new assessment of legislation and council rules surrounding the private rental sector suggests a severe crackdown may be coming in...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Up-front rental payment system being rolled out across the UK](/img/default/lat.png)
The Advanced Rent Option, which allows licensed lettings agents to offer their landlords a year’s rent upfront as part of their...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents offered ‘free’ legal advice during pandemic](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic. Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rebranded agency focuses on selling only tenanted buy to lets](/img/default/lat.png)
A rebranded agency is now focussing on selling only tenanted buy to let properties in what it calls ‘second tier’ cities...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Time for agents to highlight their value](/img/default/lat.png)
The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...