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28 March 2024
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OnTheMarket continues on its path to try to become the number one property portal, with a boast that it has a...
25 March 2024
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OnTheMarket is starting another round of its Town Hall in-person sessions - once again in a bid to win agents. Jason Tebb...
07 March 2024
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Agent Rainmaker’s bootcamp for letting agents returns next month. The four day event is run by former ARLA President and Agent Rainmaker...
21 February 2024
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Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has confirmed that Awaab’s Law - putting a strict timescale on urgent repairs being done -...
13 February 2024
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Lettings agency Edward Mellor, which operates its 15 branches across Greater Manchester, has signed up to OnTheMarket. This follows the controversial CoStar...
07 February 2024
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Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...
05 February 2024
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Deposit alternative company flatfair has announced a major new agency partnership with the Andrews Property Group. Andrews branches will be able to...
22 January 2024
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An event which claims to change the fortunes of letting agents has been recognised by the Professional Speakers Academy. Agent Rainmaker Live...
19 January 2024
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Propertymark is hosting a client money security webinar tomorrow lunchtime between 12.30 and 13.30. The webinar will discuss the rise of Artificial...
15 January 2024
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The president elect of ARLA Propertymark has created a comprehensive list of female experts in different property disciplines. Angharad Trueman, Group Lettings...
03 January 2024
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A property portal has announced the inaugural graduation of its first-ever qualification. Some 55 students were awarded the SPC Property Practice Certification,...
18 December 2023
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Measures contained in the Renters Reform Bill will fail without sufficient resources to ensure they can be enforced. The warning comes from...
13 December 2023
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Sally Lawson of Agent Rainmaker writes: Online information sessions are a vital way to network with landlords and showcase your expertise. That’s what...
01 December 2023
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A letting agent with a background in renovation has been able to grow her business by offering investors a swathe of...
06 November 2023
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An ex-ARLA supremo says technology is the best way for letting agents to cope with a huge rise in telephone calls. ARLA...
12 September 2023
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The National Union of Students is urging the government not to give in to what it calls “exploitative” private rental sector...
30 August 2023
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Housing legal aid is increasingly out of reach for tenants who need help, the Law Society of England and Wales claims. Quarterly...
14 August 2023
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The Law Society is raising concerns over the effectiveness of a new support service aimed at tenants at risk of losing...
03 August 2023
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High profile Propertymark lettings expert Angharad Trueman is joining Andrews agency as group lettings director. Trueman has been in the property industry...
12 May 2023
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A lettings guru is calling on agents to embrace social media trends in order to reach new audiences. Agent Rainmaker uses Reels...
25 April 2023
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Propertymark’s ARLA President is calling on the government to intervene to help boost the flagging stock of rental properties. The call, by...
31 March 2023
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Propertymark wants letting agents to join its leadership team and ambassadorial positions. The trade body says it is seeking new directors for...
06 March 2023
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Large areas of the country will remain without vital legal advice to prevent evictions if the government fails to persuade law...
14 February 2023
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ARLA Propertymark President David Votta and Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson are amongst a group of trade body figures who have...
25 November 2022
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Agents and landlords are to face even longer waits for eviction court cases following the spending cuts announced in the Autumn...
22 November 2022
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Keller Williams UK, which recently announced the closure of two of its franchise operations, has bounced back with what it calls...
06 October 2022
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The details of the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill will be the main focus of the Propertymark annual conference in Belfast...
05 October 2022
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A prominent lettings agent says educating landlords about the need to use agents should be the industry’s number one priority. Agent Rainmaker...
06 September 2022
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Two senior agents are joining the Propertymark Qualifications board to bring a combined 64 years of experience. Jan Hytch - residential and...
28 July 2022
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Tenancy Deposit Scheme, the not-for-profit government-backed protection service, has announced an upgraded PropTech integration with automated deposit registration platform MRI Software. TDS...
20 July 2022
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The politician who is arguably the country’s most powerful advocate of rent controls is to address a Propertymark conference. Patrick Harvie, Scotland’s...
14 July 2022
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A bootcamp which claims to help agents add up to £1m revenue to their business is to return this summer. The Agent...
14 July 2022
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The agency operated by the immediate past president of ARLA Propertymark has received a government award for its work with apprentices. Maxine...
12 July 2022
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The former president of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government for failing to regulate the agency industry. Maxine...
30 June 2022
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Maxine Fothergill, who has just completed her year as President of ARLA Propertymark, is the latest recruit to Zoopla’s Lettings Advisory...
29 June 2022
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David Votta from the Kent-based Votta Sales and Lettings has been revealed as the new ARLA Propertymark President. He has been in...
21 June 2022
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A new survey is a warning the government that it must stop forcing landlords out of the private rental sector by...
07 June 2022
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Sally Lawson - letting agent and ARLA President, business owner and franchiser - runs Agent Rainmaker, which aims to optimise agents’...
06 April 2022
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An agency has secured what it calls the fastest ever letting of a mansion on the legendary north London street, Bishops...
08 February 2022
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ARLA Propertymark President Maxine Fothergill has lifted the lid on what is required of a letting agent holding that position in...
05 January 2022
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A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents has lifted the lid on how buy to let came about,...
31 December 2021
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Former ARLA Propertymark president Sally Lawson, who now runs the Agent Rainmaker training service, has set out for Letting Agent Today...
24 December 2021
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A high-profile four-day bootcamp designed to sharpen up lettings agents has returned from the pandemic with a bang. Agent Rainmaker - set up...
18 November 2021
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Agent Rainmaker’s bootcamp - which aims to focus letting agents on the structure of their business whilst also breaking boards and...
28 October 2021
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Propertymark has taken the unusual step of thanking the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and the Communities for the...
25 October 2021
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There’s been a sharp reduction in average void periods this year - a sign of how strong the rental market has...
29 September 2021
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Letting Agents should aim for 50 per cent profit margins according to a high profile former president of ARLA. Sally Lawson says...
07 September 2021
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A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents says agencies should ensure they charge for all services they offer...
26 August 2021
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If you haven’t been to the Agent Rainmaker LIVE event before, then it is pretty difficult to explain how this event...
12 August 2021
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...
28 July 2021
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The new President of the lettings side of Propertymark says her aim is to lift the profile of the organisation amongst...
02 July 2021
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The president of the Law Society of England and Wales says tenants facing eviction as a result of the ban being...
01 June 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has prepared a ‘top tips’ guide for agents to offer first time landlords. The tips are exhaustive and should convince landlords...
21 April 2021
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The Law Society says it’s concerned about how the government will taper the end of the eviction ban, now extended until...
12 March 2021
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A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...
25 February 2021
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The latest shock resignation from Propertymark leaves the lettings agency sector rudderless - although enthusiasm for the organisation has arguably never...
18 February 2021
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The Law Society of England and Wales has come out in favour of the latest ban on bailiff-enforced evictions. The extension to...
16 February 2021
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The Law Society is raising concerns about the government’s mediation scheme announced at the time of the last eviction ban decision. The...
09 February 2021
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A business owner who calls himself a “frontline agent” is the new Vice President of ARLA Propertymark. David Votta, owner of Votta...
09 October 2020
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The legal industry says the end of the eviction ban must be the moment to ensure the widest number of tenants...
22 September 2020
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The ARLA Propertymark president for the year ahead is a long-standing board member with significant experience in regulation. Angela Davey succeeds Phil...
03 September 2020
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Coaching and development organisation Agent Rainmaker is holding three day-long virtual events for agents “to rethink their business approach and focus...
21 July 2020
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The Law Society for England and Wales says legal aid should be made available for tenants who face eviction once the...
11 June 2020
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Student bodies want letting agents to acknowledge that many students have lost their incomes and have been forced to return to...
20 April 2020
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It’s easy to forget in the Coronavirus frenzy but from tomorrow, Friday March 20, all tenancies are to become subject to...
19 March 2020
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There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...
12 March 2020
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Demand for rental properties in January increased to the highest level on record with 88 prospective tenants registered per lettings agency...
26 February 2020
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One of the country’s top law groups has backed government moves to scrap Section 21. The call comes from the Law Society for...
28 January 2020
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ARLA Propertymark has named Angela Davey as president elect, following Richard Selwyn stepping down last year due to personal circumstances. Davey has...
22 January 2020
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The National Union of Students claims young people at college and university are being unfairly targeted by agents and landlords when...
08 November 2019
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The countryside lettings sector will be badly hit by new energy efficiency rules being introduced by the government next year. That’s the...
07 November 2018
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Members of the Guild of Property Professionals will be given access to a series of training videos put together by former...
07 September 2018
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Yet another leading lettings agent has hit out at the government over its proposals for three year tenancies being the norm...
10 July 2018
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Well-respected London lettings agent and former ARLA president Lucy Morton is the latest key figure to pour cold water on government...
05 July 2018
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A Member of Parliament who says “the majority of agents” engage in “dirty tactics” when it comes to fees imposed on...
11 June 2018
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The government is being criticised for its latest consultation exercise on the new Minimum Energy Efficient Standards - because it ends...
28 December 2017
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The National Landlords Association has appointed a new chairman - he’s Adrian Jeakings who comes to the position with many years of...
18 December 2017
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a 10 point guide for tenants - with the emphasis very much on...
13 October 2017
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A company claims to have a package of services which would help letting agents overcome the widely-anticipated ban on fees being...
06 July 2017
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Reports from Australia suggest some of the country’s leading letting agencies have inserted clauses into their tenancy contracts to ban renters...
29 June 2017
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A group of rural landlords has called on the government to clarify Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) legislation being introduced next...
16 May 2017
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A selection of letting agents, estate agents and property professionals were recognised as 'outstanding learners' at the Propertymark Qualifications Awards last...
16 May 2017
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Prime Purchase, the buying arm of estate agency Savills, says renting may be “a more financially sound route” for some wealthy...
05 April 2017
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Airbnb’s co-founder says his short-lets platform will provide free housing “to refugees and anyone not allowed in the US.” The offer, made...
30 January 2017
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Many agencies have spoken out in dismay at the announcement by government that letting agency fees on tenants would be banned...
24 November 2016
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This week’s long-awaited launch of an overnight tube service on two lines of the London Underground will trigger private sector rent...
16 August 2016
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Savills is the only organisation with an agency wing represented on the first board of the UK Apartment Association, a new...
01 August 2016
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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
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has formally welcomed its new presidential team for the year ahead. Nik Madan succeeds Peter Savage...
21 June 2016
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The NFoPP Awarding Body has announced those candidates scoring outstanding achievements in property qualifications completed during 2015. In total, 11 winners were...
17 May 2016
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The British Property Federation says George Osborne’s stamp duty surcharge will threaten the success of the Build To Rent sector, which...
05 April 2016
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Agents acting for landlords replacing furniture and other domestic items in homes to let should be given detailed guidance from the...
23 February 2016
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Connells Group says it wants an additional six lettings offices to add to its Barnard Marcus brand in London this year. It...
06 January 2016
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A former president of the Association of Taxation Technicians has made a strong defence of buy to let investors who, she...
09 December 2015
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The man behind a new competition for agents says he has taken the initiative to try to redress the negative press...
03 November 2015
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Former Conservative cabinet minister Michael Portillo and the woman behind one of the world’s most successful fragrance brands, Jo Malone, are...
29 October 2015
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Peter Savage is to become the new president of the Association of Residential Lettings Agents, with an emphasis on trying to...
07 July 2015
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The UK Association of Letting Agents has teamed up with around 30 other European professional property bodies to consider how to...