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28 March 2024
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NatWest Group has announced a new package of what it calls ”targeted lending and support” to help local councils provide more...
27 March 2024
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A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...
20 March 2024
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Knight Frank’s residential operation has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards 2024. The agency says its...
18 March 2024
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safeagent, the UK’s largest not-for-profit accreditation scheme for lettings and management agents, has appointed John Midgley as chair of its board...
15 March 2024
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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
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The chief executive of industry not-for-profit accreditation service Safeagent, says agents do not require degrees to enter the sector or excel...
13 March 2024
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The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...
06 March 2024
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A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...
04 March 2024
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Glasgow agency Rosevale Letting has significantly increased its portfolio of managed properties after acquiring letting properties from a competitor, Ross Sales...
28 February 2024
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Alto says it’s introducing new Lettings Progression functionality which will roll out in the first half of this year - so...
27 February 2024
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Shelter is calling for the construction of 90,000 rental properties each year for a decade - and it claims this would...
27 February 2024
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PropTech player Technology Blueprint Ltd has completed the integration of compliance software firm, CheckDocs. The move is the first in a series...
21 February 2024
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A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...
02 February 2024
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Foxtons’ unaudited end-of-year trading statement makes no bones about it - the lettings division saved the agency’s bacon in 2023. It suffered...
26 January 2024
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Winkworth’s first trading statement of 2024 reveals that it saw a five per cent rise in rental revenues in 2023 -...
11 January 2024
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The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchise brand, wants to merge with long-time rival Belvoir. Both are listed on the...
10 January 2024
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An organised crime group involved in producing and distributing an estimated £2.4m of cannabis has been found to have e used...
10 January 2024
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A council is considering borrowing £50m to buy properties to rent on the private market and for affordable housing. West Norfolk council...
08 January 2024
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The Leeds- and Manchester-based North Property Group is opening a base in London. NPG was founded by Oli Banks and Tim Coen...
05 January 2024
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Airbnb and other short let platforms are from this week required to send data on their clients’ earnings to HMRC. And a...
03 January 2024
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Labour says it will keep the controversal Right To Buy policy in England if it wins this year’s General Election. This is...
02 January 2024
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The Fine & Country Foundation’s Annual Carols by Candlelight concert, held in collaboration with King's College Cambridge, has raised £21,061. This will...
18 December 2023
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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
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Two of the highest profile PropTech suppliers to the lettings and wider property sectors have announced a merger. Reapit and PayProp say...
05 December 2023
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Almost six years after her departure as chief executive of Countrywide, Alison Platt has been appointed to a new senior position. She...
30 November 2023
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Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...
17 November 2023
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Foxtons has snapped up London lettings agency Ludlow Thompson for £10m. Ludlow Thompson, founded 30 years ago, has seven branches in London, generating...
07 November 2023
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A council’s lettings service - first set up a decade ago - says it is stepping up its campaign to recruit...
31 October 2023
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Not for the first time this year, a trading update from London-focussed agency Foxtons has shown that lettings is leading the...
30 October 2023
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A lettings and property management platform has broken ranks with much of the industry over the Renters Reform Bill. While most agents...
26 October 2023
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A lettings industry mentor has issued a plea to agents to do more to protect their landlords’ livelihoods. Sally Lawson, founder of...
16 October 2023
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Landlords wanting to make a healthy return from their investment should target student properties in the North of England and Scotland,...
11 October 2023
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A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...
06 October 2023
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Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...
03 October 2023
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Increasing numbers of landlords are considering instructing lettings agents for the first time because of increased red tape and the complexity...
29 September 2023
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Latest market data from LSL Property Services - which includes the Your Move and Reeds Rain brands - shows a 10...
28 September 2023
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Some prospective buy to let landlords may be about to use their equity to snap up investment properties at discounted rates,...
27 September 2023
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The Property Franchise Group has reported a bumper half year of trading with revenue at £13.2m and pre-tax profits up 11...
13 September 2023
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Lettings income has saved the bacon of franchise agency Winkworth after a sales slump hit profits. A trading statement from the agency...
07 September 2023
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Parliament resumes today following its summer recess but there is still a lack of detail on aspects of the Renters Reform...
04 September 2023
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An established High Street agency has launched a “partner’ business model that it claims will be the future shape of the...
01 September 2023
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A property investment group has released its latest research on the top five most searched for property features that UK renters...
31 August 2023
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Belvoir has snapped up a regional mortgage provider for £1m. It’s acquired MAB (South West) Ltd and follows the earlier acquisition of...
30 August 2023
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Spicerhaart’s veteran chief executive Paul Smith is stepping back to concentrate on company growth - including the acquisition of more lettings...
24 August 2023
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The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has announced its decision on base rate. It will rise by 0.25 per cent to...
03 August 2023
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A strong lettings division has allowed Foxtons to record strong growth in its latest trading statement, despite the challenging sales market. The...
28 July 2023
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The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning. Dutton Gregory’s...
21 July 2023
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It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...
14 July 2023
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The directors of Winkworth are warning shareholders of a challenging period thanks to higher and faster-raising interest rates - with only...
13 July 2023
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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
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PayProp is known for its award-winning rental payment platform, which combines bank-integrated client accounting with automation to save letting agencies time...
29 June 2023
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...
23 June 2023
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LSL Property Services - owner of the Reeds Rains and Your Move brands - says it’s movement of agency branches to...
26 May 2023
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Landlords are urged to be cautious and do extensive research before signing up to a letting agent in the face of...
24 May 2023
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Not for profit accreditation service safeagent has seen two of its lettings qualifications officially recognised by exam watchdog Ofqual. Safeagent as an...
19 May 2023
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A news service claims that in many UK cities there are now more entire homes listed on Airbnb than there are...
03 May 2023
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As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming...
18 April 2023
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As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...
18 April 2023
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Lloyds Banking Group and homelessness charity Crisis have joined forces in a new two-year partnership including the establishment of a so-called...
18 April 2023
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A consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition says funding options exist for companies wishing to buy others, despite rising interest rates. Lucy...
14 April 2023
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Labour’s much-publicised pledge to freeze council tax for the next year excludes empty buy to let properties and second homes it...
03 April 2023
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Belvoir has released another set of upbeat financial figures marking 26 successive years of profit growth. Group revenue increased 14 per cent...
28 March 2023
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The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...
24 March 2023
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A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...
22 March 2023
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Propertymark’s showcase event this year is to be addressed by a person who is a chartered psychologist, neuroscientist, science communicator, author...
15 March 2023
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Prominent industry figure Jonathan Rolande says: “It is hard to see why anyone would still want to buy to let given...
10 March 2023
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The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let. A...
09 March 2023
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Foxtons’ latest trading statement suggests that it’s heavily reliant on lettings revenue as the sales market stutters and the whole company...
08 March 2023
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Rightmove says it’s helping to digitise the rental processes, making the process less fragmented and frustrating for agents. In its trading statement...
06 March 2023
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Pre-tax profits for Connells Group have plummeted from £111.3m in 2021 to £67.5m last year - but its lettings division has...
02 March 2023
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Atomic Consultancy, the specialist acquisition management business, believes that 2023 is likely to present significant opportunities for those looking to sell...
10 February 2023
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Property accreditation service safeagent has written to all of its agents in England urging them to check legal requirements when setting...
08 February 2023
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Belvoir Group is continuing its long term success record but warns that the Liz Truss mini-Budget is still having a detrimental...
01 February 2023
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The housing crisis will be made worse by rent caps, two property experts have said. Various activist groups, much of the Green...
26 January 2023
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A young family have started 2023 in their new permanent home after a London council recovered the property from an illegal...
20 January 2023
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The private rented sector is enjoying record demand. According to Hometrack, rental enquiries per estate agency branch were 46% higher in...
16 January 2023
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A high profile lettings agency has backed a petition demanding the reinstatement of tax relief for landlords. Benham and Reeves says it...
11 January 2023
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The Stirling Ackroyd Group says it’s delivered 20 per cent revenue growth alongside the opening of five lettings and sales offices...
10 January 2023
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Propertymark has become embroiled in a war of words with a Scottish politician who has made a series of anti-agent and...
04 January 2023
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The founder of a Barnsley based lettings and property management company is celebrating transforming his business - and winning an award...
30 December 2022
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A Labour MP has attacked Airbnb hosts and others in the short lets business, accusing them of “this exploitation of housing...
08 December 2022
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A not-for-profit company that matches rental properties with vulnerable tenants in need of accommodation has partnered with a maintenance firm to...
30 November 2022
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A short trading statement from Stock Market-listed London agency chain Winkworth shows just how vital the lettings sector is to its...
23 November 2022
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Small and medium sized lettings agencies which have had running disputes with banks are being offered a lifeline - but must...
21 November 2022
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...
17 November 2022
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A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...
17 November 2022
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A so-called Renters Union is organising a day of action after claiming letting agents are behind recent rent rises. London Renters Union...
14 November 2022
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It’s been revealed that Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson had to bear a huge £18,000 cost thanks to a rogue tenant. The...
24 October 2022
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There’s been a big rise in the number of companies set up to hold buy to let, according to a survey...
24 October 2022
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The current higher interest rate environment and the temporary mortgage product withdrawals after the mini Budget will hurt future rental yields,...
21 October 2022
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Jeremy Hunt’s firm grasp of fiscal policy after the market turmoil of recent weeks won’t stop what one housing expert calls...
20 October 2022
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A scheme which some regard as the most controversial landlord licensing regime in the country is coming under scrutiny. Labour councillors on...
18 October 2022
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What many believe to have been one of the nastiest TV adverts in recent years - Purplebricks’ attack on traditional agents’...
30 September 2022
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Rising interest rates are eroding the profitability of buy to let for mortgaged landlords, says Connells-owned agency Hamptons. It says that its...
28 September 2022
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An accreditation scheme says the government database of rogue letting agents should be expanded. The government is committed to creating a new Property...
27 September 2022
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More ‘old’ new faces have been drafted in to Purplebricks in a bid to improve its compliance and market performance. Last month...
15 September 2022
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The Property Franchise Group - which includes a host of High Street brands - saw a rise in managed properties of...
14 September 2022
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Winkworth’s latest figures to shareholders show that sales revenues have slumped badly - but lettings have boomed for the moment at...