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There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

The Chancellor has one last chance to come good on the election promise of lowering the burden of business rates –...

Fines for agents and landlords who breach Right To Rent rules increase today from £80 per lodger and £1,000 per occupier...

Strutt & Parker is leaving its HQ to share premises with other parts of its parent company - and to have a...

An organised crime group involved in producing and distributing an estimated £2.4m of cannabis has been found to have e used...

A prominent housing market commentator says Labour would introduce a tougher version of the Renters Reform Bill if it forms the...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

Media reports in Brighton say that a lettings agency which serve tenants with illegal eviction notices and unjustified legal threats has...

Strutt & Parker’s Chester operation has become the second tenant in an arcade within a new development in the city. Strutt &...

Propertymark has created a series of fact sheets to help letting agents understand the Building Safety Act 2022, which carries complex...

Connells’ high end brand John D Wood & Co. Is opening of a new office in Winchester, Hampshire. It occupies a stone-built...

Martin & Co’s Sheffield and Worksop branches are under new ownership, with training guru Dean Gill taking the reins. He succeeds previous...

Canary Wharf was once seen as the future of London - now it’s the location that’s seen the greatest loss in...

Belvoir’s very first franchisee, Andy Campbell, has been awarded the prestigious Belvoir Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of 27 highly successful...

Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...

New legal provisions within Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 that form the latest part of the Home Office's...

A Midlands-based agency is celebrating its 180th year with the opening of a new flagship office. Sheldon Bosley Knight has launched the...

New research from Rightmove suggests that all-inclusive rents are rising up the list of priorities for tenants using the portal.  The research...

A council says it’s using planning powers to try to control the proliferation of Airbnbs, but suggests the real answer may...

The largest lettings agency in Scotland, DJ Alexander Ltd, has opened new premises in Glasgow.  It employed 20 people and lettings director...

A nationwide agency is holding a recruitment evening … but anyone interested has to go to Mayfair to take part. Fine &...

East Yorkshire letting agency Ultralets has opened a new office in Beverley after what it calls “an impressive period of growth.” Ultralets...

  John D Wood, one of the high end brands now owned by Connells, has expanded into the Docklands & City area...

OnTheMarket is today revealing another deal for agents - and this time it’s with insurance broker Simply Business. There are four new...

The Lomond Group has made another acquisition of an independent lettings firm, this time in the Midlands. Its John Shepherd brand has...

Trading Standards is calling for more due diligence checks to be made following the jailing of a rogue letting agent for...

A former lettings agent has been jailed for almost three years after admitting conning landlords out of over £80,000. The sentence for...

The former director of a lettings agency has received a suspended jail sentence for making threats of violence against ex-colleagues in...

A retired estate agent has pleaded guilty to three charges of breaching fire safety in Devon. Retired Force and Sons agent David...

A letting agent who stole over £80,000 from landlords is awaiting sentence. Frank Smart - owner of Smart Residential Letting Agents in...

The fast-growing Henry Adams Lettings has acquired Interlet Sussex, a long-established independent agency. Interlet Sussex, based in Bognor Regis, was founded in...

The mainstream media today is reporting that a group of anti-landlord/anti-agent activists called an agent a “w*****” at a protest. This apparently prompted...

A lettings company has been caught up in a case where rental accommodation has been described as “atrocious” and a landlord...

The central Birmingham branch of franchise giant Belvoir is celebrating its 15th anniversary by moving to a prestigious new city centre...

An agency which has been operating for over 160 years has moved to a large and modern new headquarters. Leeds-based Adair Paxton...

A London property managing agent has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 for safety failings which “exposed a potentially large...

Over half of tenants who have stayed at short let home-based properties via Airbnb or similar platforms have broken or damaged...

A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...

A ruling of the First Tier Property Tribunal has put a London property management firm in the clear following a dispute...

Midlands estate agency Webb’s is expanding its operations after opening a new office in Lichfield city centre. The agency already has offices in Cannock,...

A new Lancashire estate agency, Jusa Homes, has opened new premises thanks to a £10,000 local council grant.  Julie Hardy and Sarah...

A landlord who appealed against a local council decision regarding the letting of her apartment on Airbnb has lost - and...

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

A property company and a landlord have each been found guilty of 27 charges relating to the management of two properties...

At least one lettings agency is on a list of targets for socially-distanced protests tomorrow by anti-eviction campaigners in the left...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

Two letting agents have been ordered to pay £16,000 to a landlord after their activities were found to be unregistered and...

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

A trade body wants the government to ensure its latest lockdown grants cover short lets businesses. The UK Short Term Accommodation Association...

Restaurant staff were kept in “dangerous and overcrowded” conditions by a property company and its landlord-director, a court has heard. The company...

ARLA Propertymark wants the government to make the current business rates exemption for High Street branches permanent. The exemption, introduced in the spring...

A 47-year-old south coast lettings and sales agency has been acquired by Oakfield Estate Agents. Andrews Estate Agents first opened a branch...

Foxtons has acquired a London lettings agency and along with it a lettings book comprising 689 tenancies. The deal is worth £2.2m. In...

A property company that owns and manages premises occupied by a politician has returned some £10,000 in furlough money received under...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

The Welsh government has given details of the rentals and sales house moving process during the 16 day lockdown beginning 6pm on Friday...

A family-run agency that describes itself as “plucky” has rebranded and moved to larger premises in one of the UK’s most...

Media reports from Gateshead claim two brothers opened fire on a lettings agency with an air pistol when they were told they...

Tenants who want to pop downstairs to the shop may soon be able to do so - thanks to the John...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued guidelines ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

The Bournemouth branch of Martin & Co has acquired a local independent agent. Bullock & Lees, a local south coast firm, has...

A buy to let investor has been found guilty of letting out poor quality living accommodation that was said to pose...

The controversial Acorn group of anti-letting agent activists has been accused of intimidation of female staff during a protest outside and...

The safeagent accreditation business says it has helped secure the conviction of a rogue lettings agent who falsely claimed membership of...

A lettings agency owner has spoken about his bid to restore his firm's reputation after it was destroyed by a former employee. Earlier...

A resident who was unable to access an emergency escape route during a fire was found standing on a windowsill hanging...

Leaders Romans Group has snapped up another independent - this time the three office Welsh agency Moginie James. Moginie James - owned by...

A judge has ordered two landlords to pay a total of £14,858 for illegally renting out an unlicensed house without working...

Politicians from several parties say they want their local council in Bristol to have the powers to regulate the number and...

One in seven British renters expect their landlords to resolve arguments over bill payments, a utilities provider claims. The study, by Glide,...

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

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

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

Another Martin & Co franchisee has acquired a nearby independent agency. The franchise firm’s Falmouth branch, run since 2013 by Felicia and...

The Southampton branch of Martin & Co has more than doubled its business after acquiring an independent agent in the city. It’s...

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

A branch of the Property Franchise Group brand Whitegates has acquired a local independent lettings agency. Whitegates Huddersfield now has over 700...

Two landlords will this evening be seen securing the £16,000 they are owed by a rogue lettings agent - and TV...

Two rogue landlords have been convicted of failing to comply with a Prohibition Order on the rental property they owned. Sandeep Jarjapu...

The senior executive who has bought out the lettings side of a Glasgow agency business says increased use of PropTech is...

A buy to let investor has received a hefty fine “for endangering the lives of his tenants by failing to meet...

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

A council in the west country has launched a grading system for property agents which it says is designed to be...

The Dispute Service, which operates the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, has been ranked among the Sunday Times’ 100 best not-for-profit companies to...

A Trading Standards team has prosecuted a landlord who allegedly 'knew' criminal activity was taking place in his buy to let...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme - which was hit by a serious fire at its Hemel Hempstead headquarters last evening - has appointed...

LSL Property Services has acquired LetCo Homes, a lettings and property management specialist based at Whiteley in Hampshire.  LetCo, which operated chiefly...

A local authority claims that a court decision may set a legal precedent for other councils across the UK using the...

A couple from east London who illegally converted a town centre office block into 14 flats have been ordered to pay...

One of Britain's highest profile landlords is to be sentenced on December 11 - and she must show the court details of...

The online lettings agency Urban is continuing to operate as normal despite the shock revelation that parent company Emoov is looking...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

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

There’s a growing call for more police action over tracing a lettings agent who is apparently missing - as is some...

A letting agent operating in Cambridgeshire has seemingly 'gone to ground', owing landlords and tenants thousands of pounds. Frank Smart, who has...

Lettings sector energy firm Spark has announced that it is launching a business-to-business energy service which will initially target high street...

Online lettings agency LettingaProperty has moved into a new home and says it plans to double its staff by adding five...

A newspaper in Northumbria says local police are treating a fire at a lettings agency as a deliberate arson attack. Police are...

An electrical testing equipment firm and an MP are setting up a national campaign to demand new laws on appliance testing...