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26 May 2022
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Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...
26 May 2022
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Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, one of London’s largest independent property services groups, has appointed an experienced figure to oversee the company’s...
26 May 2022
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A prominent letting agency on the south coast of England, Mishon Mackay, says PropTech is allowing it to offer a unique...
26 May 2022
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The pandemic has fuelled an appetite for working from home amongst those seeking employment at lettings agencies and other parts of...
25 May 2022
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A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have set out what they want to see...
25 May 2022
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Propertymark says it welcomes measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will mean swifter action to get the hundreds...
25 May 2022
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A new survey gives an indication of how quickly properties with poor Energy performance Certificates are falling out of favour in...
24 May 2022
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Rightmove has justified the switch of one of its highest profile executive’s titles from ‘director of property data’ to ‘director of...
24 May 2022
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The Acorn Group has opened its 40th branch - and it says it’s on the look-out for new acquisitions, including those...
24 May 2022
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The Belvoir Group, one of the country’s largest multi-brand property franchises, is rebranding to distinguish itself from the Belvoir lettings and...
24 May 2022
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An agency in an Airbnb hotspot is offering incentives to landlords who switch from short lets to long-term mainstream letting. Dan Roskilly,...
23 May 2022
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Industry suppliers are linking up to host a webinar for agents this week outlining the growing risks of tenancy fraud. HomeLet, Let...
23 May 2022
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A Conservative MP is suggesting that there could be a ’25 mile limit’ imposed around certain rental properties to ensure they...
20 May 2022
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One of the country’s best-regarded lettings agencies celebrates its 50th birthday today. The Oxford-based Finders Keepers was founded in 1972, starting out...
20 May 2022
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A tech firm claims the “vast majority” of agents who use WhatsApp and some other instant messaging platforms are not fully...
19 May 2022
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Many of the country’s leading letting agency brands have joined forces with Propertymark to deliver a training and development strategy for...
19 May 2022
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Sean Hooker, head of redress at the Property Redress Scheme, will discuss the latest rental reform proposals and answer letting agents'...
19 May 2022
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A senior lettings chief says the supply drought is making the rental market as overheated now as at any time in...
18 May 2022
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A prominent lettings agency chief says the lifecycle of a typical tenancy has been transformed in recent years, as a result...
18 May 2022
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A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...
18 May 2022
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Zoopla is warning that the recent sharp rise in rents has stretched affordability with the average rent now accounting for 37...
17 May 2022
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ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that it should not delay further on its long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, because of the...
17 May 2022
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London-focussed agency Foxtons says the tenancy renewal numbers seen by the company this year are “unprecedented”. Gareth Atkins, lettings managing director at...
17 May 2022
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A new market snapshot puts the average rental rise across the UK at a remarkable 18 per cent over the past...
16 May 2022
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The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...
13 May 2022
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The appeal of city living has been reignited across Scotland with new figures showing a surge in demand and rents for...
13 May 2022
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A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...
12 May 2022
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A guide has been launched to help letting agents put empathy at the heart of customer care and ensure customers benefit...
12 May 2022
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Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...
11 May 2022
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Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...
11 May 2022
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Rental values in prime areas of London are now nine per cent higher than they before the pandemic, with Knight Frank...
11 May 2022
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One of the leading names in property land and regeneration has announced what it calls Project Spur - a massive launch...
11 May 2022
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Speculation is growing that a high profile former leader of the Association of Residential Letting Agents may become the next chief...
10 May 2022
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Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...
10 May 2022
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The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...
10 May 2022
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A survey conducted by financial institutions has found the first suggestion that rental properties are slowly becoming more energy efficient. A study...
09 May 2022
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Rents in prime areas of London are nine per cent higher today than before the pandemic according to Knight Frank. The high...
09 May 2022
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Three organisations have written a joint open letter to the Scottish Government warning that the supply of homes for rent –...
09 May 2022
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Clifford Thomas – Sales Director at The Letting Partnership What is...
06 May 2022
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Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...
06 May 2022
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The new material information requirements recently announced by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team will be the topic...
06 May 2022
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Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit is launching a new option which it says gives tenants more flexibility to split the guarantee...
06 May 2022
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The small number of rental properties listed on websites and portals as Price on Application have now been deemed illegal by...
05 May 2022
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Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has signed a six year software deal with Zoopla’s Alto service. This means that...
05 May 2022
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Propertymark members are to get a briefing on Northern Ireland’s new Private Tenancies Act at a webinar hosted by the trade...
05 May 2022
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The chief executive of Propertymark says a warning from agents about rents rising and stock diminishing as a result of a...
04 May 2022
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London lettings platform Rentd says a property rented with bills included may be convenient but it will also be expensive. Rentd says...
04 May 2022
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Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...
03 May 2022
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A prominent industry supplier says lettings agents must be increasingly transparent on the services they provide - not just to landlords...
03 May 2022
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Propertymark has dismissed suggestions from critics of the lettings industry that higher rents are leading to more homelessness. The trade body says...
03 May 2022
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New research appears to be adding to the momentum to have more flexibility over pets in private rental accommodation. Nearly one in...
29 April 2022
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Propertymark is calling on candidates in next week's Northern Ireland Assembly elections to support policies that will increase housing supply and...
29 April 2022
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PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...
28 April 2022
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An agency has opened its 10th residential lettings office in south west London. The new Savills branch, which will also handle sales,...
28 April 2022
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A property ownership and management company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works...
28 April 2022
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The two main reasons that an agency decides to outsource are: 1.) To reduce costs 2.) To have the ability to focus on...
27 April 2022
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The UK lettings and estate agency is being targeted by crime syndicates in order to launder dirty money. That’s the claim of...
27 April 2022
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One of the UK’s largest lettings groups has made an outspoken attack on the policies of a political party standing in...
27 April 2022
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A lettings agency is in hot water with advertising regulators for using the phrase “What the flock are you looking at?”...
27 April 2022
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An agency tomorrow opens a new lettings and sales office in a location about to hear whether it’s won city status...
27 April 2022
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Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...
26 April 2022
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ARLA Propertymark is the latest rental industry organisation to hit out at what it calls the “tenant-centred approach” being taken to...
26 April 2022
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An activist at the centre of a controversy involving a London letting agent has used a left-wing website to explain how...
25 April 2022
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A technology platform claims that as many as a third of lettings agencies that should be compliant with anti-money laundering regulations...
25 April 2022
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Propertymark has said that the government’s ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties should go further. The government revealed over the...
25 April 2022
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The number of properties available for let in prime central parts of the capital has consistently trended down from the peak...
22 April 2022
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The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...
21 April 2022
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LettsPay, an automated service aiming to simplify the reconciling of tenant rental payments, has won investment from the nurtur.group - the...
21 April 2022
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The chief executive of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the UK government, accusing it of a “blatant disregard...
20 April 2022
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A new PropTech platform allows letting agents free access to the information required to set up a tenancy and register renters...
20 April 2022
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PropTech company Canopy is partnering with deposit funding firm Fronted to launch the concept of a lifetime deposit, which can be...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents are being urged to prepare for changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations which may come in this...
19 April 2022
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Lettings accreditation and training service Safeagent is calling on the government to make more public cash available for councils to exercise...
19 April 2022
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ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...
14 April 2022
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The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...
14 April 2022
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Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A new investment league table has been drawn up to show best aggregate rent and capital appreciation income for those in...
13 April 2022
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Unsurprisingly, perhaps, buy to let investors are becoming increasingly keen on upgrading homes to make them more energy efficient according to...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...
12 April 2022
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OnTheMarket is today launched a lettings Automated Valuation Model tool that is claimed will provide landlords and investors with an instant...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech supplier which helps agents and landlords identify private rental sector licensing issues has announced a new partnership. Geospatial technology firm...
12 April 2022
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The appetite for qualifications in the lettings sector is at a five-year high, says Propertymark Qualifications. The organisation - which is the...
12 April 2022
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Tax experts say that an attempt to levy higher purchase tax on holiday lets and second homes in one part of...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

An independent agency in London has ditched its company cars and gone over to e-bikes instead when it’s representatives attend viewings. Taylor...
11 April 2022
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A new analysis of prospective first time buyers suggests that the cost of their initial deposit has soared in the past...
11 April 2022
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There’s been a big rise in rents and a large drop in voids in the past month according to PropTech supplier...
11 April 2022
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The average HMO is worth a third more than a comparably sized house according to new research. The typical HMO now costs...
08 April 2022
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Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution. The trade body also...
08 April 2022
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A PropTech business just acquired by Iamproperty is warning agents to take advantage of what it calls the digital revolution. Openview -...
08 April 2022
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A new Home Office code of practice comes into force today making changes to what letting agents in England need to...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Sally Lawson - letting agent and ARLA President, business owner and franchiser - runs Agent Rainmaker, which aims to optimise agents’...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group says that in the past year the number of managed properties it handles has risen from 58,000...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove’s April webinars for agents continue today with Daryl Mcintosh, Policy Manager at Propertymark, giving a legal and compliance update for...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Celebrating 25 years of unbroken profits growth, Belvoir has revealed a massive annual hike in revenue for 2021. Group revenue increased by...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Fifteen years ago Take That’s ‘Shine’ was at number one in the charts, ‘Mr Bean’s Holiday’ drew crowds into cinemas and...
05 April 2022
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Proceedings against a bankrupt letting agent have been delayed 10 weeks to allow mental health reports to be prepared. Madelaina Eftekhari is...
04 April 2022
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Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...
04 April 2022
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Inventories are a key tool to ensuring they, and the properties they let, comply with the law. That’s the claim from industry...
04 April 2022
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A key figure at Propertymark has joined popular lettings agency supplier The Lettings Partnership as commercial director. Sarah Davies’ role at Propertymark...
04 April 2022
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A property management company has been fined for failing to repair an open sewer in the garden of a rental property. SRA...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...
01 April 2022
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Agents have been reminded they can claim tax relief on the membership fees they pay to professional bodies that are approved...
01 April 2022
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Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned. Sarah...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency has identified where tenant demand is strongest right now - and where demand is lower than some agents...
31 March 2022
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Two more London boroughs are consulting about licensing schemes which will require landlords or their agents to pay hundreds of pounds...
31 March 2022
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Owners of some rental properties, and agents acting on their behalf, can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A council is launching a form on online letting agency which wants to push agents and landlords into agreeing two year...
30 March 2022
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New research from holiday lettings agency Classic Cottages shows that 2021 was a record year in one of the country’s staycation...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Huge improvements could be made to the lettings process if agents used the property data available to them, it’s been claimed. PropTech...
30 March 2022
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It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...
29 March 2022
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A leading lettings agency says increasing numbers of tenants are seeking pet-friendly homes to rent. Chestertons claims up to 35 per cent...
29 March 2022
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Rightmove’s latest webinar tomorrow will focus on the revenue generation opportunities that exist at every stage of the process of letting...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...
29 March 2022
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One of the country’s most outspoken advocates of rent controls has been told why agents and landlords oppose them. Propertymark has hosted...
28 March 2022
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Another council is to conduct a consultation process to expand selective and additional licensing schemes for the next five years. Under existing...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Investor Show is back for its 20th year with 100 property sector experts and exhibitors in London this week. The...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England. The research by rental platform Rentd looked at the current average income of a...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Managing Agents and the Institute of Residential Property Management have been merged under the name The Property...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A property finance company says increased taxes and regulations for the private rental sector mean that energy efficiency improvements to raise...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark. In February, Propertymark...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A council says it’s considering introducing criminal record checks on individuals who apply to run HMOs as part of a wide-ranging...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been a broad welcome from letting agents to the Spring Statement not loading more tax or restrictions on buy to...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Expanding North East agency Hive Estates has acquired a Newcastle lettings business as part of its plans for growth - and...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An online lettings agency says two thirds of landlords and tenants have ‘issues’ with their agents - and substantial numbers claim...
23 March 2022
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New data suggests a quarter of tenants up to their late 30s have typically moved home no fewer than 10 times...
23 March 2022
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A prominent industry supplier has hit out at what he calls “the merry go round of housing ministers” following yet another...
22 March 2022
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The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings platform set up 18 months ago but under-the-radar until now claims to be the world’s first for women only...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A trade body says letting agents are receiving growing numbers of contracts from tenants wanting to take part in the Homes...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An agent’s plea to councillors to renew the HMO license for a landlord client fell on deaf ears in a controversial...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of an online mortgage broker is warning that yesterday’s base rate rise announced by the Bank of England...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being urged to respond to a consultation opening today from rhe independent Office for Tax Simplification. The OTS has published an...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A business news website is reporting that an agency has been ordered to pay £1,550 for displaying a board illegally. Charles Lear...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The growing importance of virtual tours for properties to let and for sale during the pandemic shows little sign of easing,...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A warning has gone out to politicians from lettings agency trade body ARLA Propertymark - don’t try to fix a system...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The owner of a Belvoir lettings franchise has fulfilled a lockdown ambition to write and publish her book ‘Landlords, what’s holding...
16 March 2022
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One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...
15 March 2022
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The Labour Mayor of Bristol has spoken out about the threat to the mainstream rental sector posed by the proliferation of...
14 March 2022
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Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons is warning that the record-breaking rental growth of the past year has seen tenants pay a rocketing...
14 March 2022
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Lower income households, often found in the private rental sector, are set to bear the brunt of the rising inflation and...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Major London agency Dexters has acquired the lettings business Howsy, which handles the property management of 6,000 units across the country. Dexters...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings firm specialising in holiday properties is reported to have disappeared with all items taken from its office and calls...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The lettings and management platform teclet, owned by OnTheMarket, is now available to agents and property managers in Scotland. The product offer...
11 March 2022
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Lettings agency Galbraith reports that landlords are now returning to the residential lets sector from holiday lets after several years without...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The TrustedStays platform, where users can book short let accommodation, is linking with business-centric service London & Partners. London & Partners’ role...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

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

With the steady introduction of rental platforms and apps designed to bypass letting agents and property managers in the tenancy process,...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has slammed politicians who appear to have ignored a public consultation and gone ahead with draconian changes affecting second...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A south of England agency has acquired a further two independents, taking the brands total number of acquisitions up to seven...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Dawsons Property has acquired the rental portfolio of Liberty Properties in Swansea. “We shall be looking to hold both landlord and tenant...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s deal with a PropTech firm to provide free tenant referencing has been extended indefinitely for agents who pay the portal...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Online agency Hortons is the latest agency to off-set its environmental impact. Hortons operates from a non-branch office in central Leicester with...
04 March 2022
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The latest lettings market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord suggests that voids are reducing in almost all regions but that rents...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents tasked with persuading possible investors as to the benefit of buy to let have new ammunition, in the shape of...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Presenter, broadcaster and former Sky Sports anchor Kirsty Gallacher has been confirmed as the presenter of The Guild of Property Professional’s...
03 March 2022
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A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The UK’s rental market is now the world’s fourth largest by total volumes of privately rented properties according to research from...
02 March 2022
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A commercial partnership between tenant referencing platform Canopy and property website OnTheMarket has involved an investment of some £350,000. The figure has...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...
01 March 2022
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Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has accused governments across the UK of using Covid 19 rule changes to slip in...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has waded into the controversy surrounding regulations removing extended notice periods in Scotland. The notice periods for residential tenancies - extended...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...
25 February 2022
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A lettings company has been caught up in a case where rental accommodation has been described as “atrocious” and a landlord...
25 February 2022
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The criticism by landlords aimed at Housing Secretary Michael Gove for some of his comments regarding the cladding issue, has now...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A north of England lettings agency has successfully qualified five members of its staff through The Able Agent training programme. The agency...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech supplier claims that increased automation can help letting agents meet the demands of the government’s Levelling Up agenda. Openview –...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A north of England agency is going green as it replaces its existing car fleet electric vehicles. The purchase of two Volkswagen...
23 February 2022
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Another prominent Labour politician has thrown his weight behind rent controls. And Mark Griffin - who is the party’s housing spokesman in...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Theresa Wallace, the chair of The Lettings Industry Council, has given her backing to compulsory changes to rental property listings introduced...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Hamilton Fraser, well known as a provider of insurance products and services to letting agents and landlords, has been acquired by...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has hit back at the latest demand by politicians for rent controls. The London mayor Sadiq Khan renewed his call for...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A radical overhaul of the private rental sector is underway in Scotland and agents’ body Propertymark says it wants all sides...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Lettings Industry Council - which arguably has a low profile with agents - has become an industry partner of another...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The imposition of rent controls - urged by a growing number of politicians and pressure groups in different parts of the...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of agents seeking formal qualifications has risen significantly over the past year according to Propertymark. The trade body says this...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech referencing service is claiming to offer agents a new revenue stream during void periods. Vouch says it has created a...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says teclet, a wholly owned subsidiary of OnTheMarket plc, has integrated with the TDS API - aimed...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings portal says it’s expanding across London and is offering agents free listings with no fixed-term contract, and the prospect...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Another council is considering dramatic moves to limit the numbers of houses in multiple occupation. A public consultation is being planned this...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of prospective tenants asked to provide guarantors ahead of renting has risen by a huge 36 per cent over...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Bookings for staycations continue to surpass pre-pandemic levels, according to holiday home rental agency Sykes Holiday Cottages. The company has revealed that...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

New data from Zoopla suggests that lettings demand has now recovered across the central districts of all major cities including Birmingham,...
11 February 2022
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It’s suggested that almost a third of pet-owning tenants have been hiding their animals from agents or landlords for more than...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Online property training qualifications service The Able Agent has launched a new apprenticeship programme. The Able Agent says it’s spotted a critical...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The rental market continues to boom despite the growing cost of living crisis, with average rents rising at a 13 year...
09 February 2022
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Housing ministers come and go with brutal frequency in UK governments of all colours, so yesterday’s departure of Chris Pincher -...
09 February 2022
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Franchise estate agency chain Winkworth has expanded its presence in prime south west London with the opening of a new Wimbledon office. The new...
09 February 2022
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A major holiday let company in one of the country’s prime tourist destinations says more affordable homes should be built to...
09 February 2022
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A suite of new ‘pet-let’ products is to be offered by The Lettings Hub, which already has some 1,000-plus agents on...
08 February 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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One of the country's leading agency groups has signed a multi-year deal with PropTech firm Goodlord. Andrews Property Group, which has 49...
08 February 2022
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Westminster council wants central London to have the same powers as Paris and Amsterdam to stop anti-social behaviour caused by Airbnb...
07 February 2022
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A new property management platform seeking support form letting agents claims to be the ‘Airbnb for shared living’. Vann Vogstad, the entrepreneur...
07 February 2022
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Buy to let mortgage rates will rise “very quickly” this year according to a leading broker. Angus Stewart, chief executive of online...
04 February 2022
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Rightmove is advising the private rental sector not to pass on interest rate rises to tenants. Yesterday the Bank of England increased...
04 February 2022
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ARLA Propertymark has identified a key weakness in the government’s ambitious plans to reform the private rental sector as part of...
03 February 2022
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Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...
03 February 2022
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PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a new Tenancy Compliance service through its pre-tenancy progression software, BOX. The Lettings Hub says...
03 February 2022
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A prominent London buying agent says her property management team is letting out homes in the capital in a matter of...
03 February 2022
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The Property Franchise Group now manages in excess of 74,000 rental properties on behalf of landlords, according to a new trading...
02 February 2022
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The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland wants to investigate the existing qualification and training requirements for letting agencies in that...
02 February 2022
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ARLA Propertymark is warning that new landlords must be drafted in to the private rental sector to replace those exiting in...
01 February 2022
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Propertymark has entered the debate about whether buy to let landlords should be amongst those receiving help from the government in...
01 February 2022
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Lettings franchisees under the Belvoir banner delivered the group an additional 10 per cent management service fees last year according to...
01 February 2022
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Rightmove is launching a new insurance product for letting agents called Agent Revenue Protection. It is designed to pay out up to...
31 January 2022
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Franchise giant Belvoir has named a former chief executive of a major housebuilder as a non-executive director, to help with the...
31 January 2022
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A new trade body is being set up which describes itself as a national network of property managers, specialising in the...
31 January 2022
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Propertymark has expressed a sigh of relief at a decision this week by the Appeal Court, which ruled in favour of...
28 January 2022
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A lettings agency has gone on the offensive and is publishing landlords who switch from rivals because of allegedly poor service. And...
28 January 2022
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Semi-detached houses have overtaken terraced homes as the preferred property type landlords plan to buy, reflecting growing tenant demand for larger...
28 January 2022
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Extending the length of Notice to Quit periods in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland to up to six months...
27 January 2022
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Tenants are complaining that lengthy application processes at lettings agencies contribute to their frustration at missing available properties. The results of a...
26 January 2022
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Skipton International says it’s seen “remarkable growth” in the Buy To Let mortgage market for expats, with completions skyrocketing in comparison...
26 January 2022
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One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...
25 January 2022
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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
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Another report is talking up the Build To Rent niche in the British rental market. Sirius Property Finance has compiled BTR sector...
25 January 2022
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An hour-long webinar this week aims to inform agents how to deter property fraud by greater emphasis on compliance, due diligence...
24 January 2022
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A prominent agent says the shortage of rental property is now so acute, and like to get still worse, that those...
24 January 2022
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A Winkworth franchisee has opened his fourth office in the same region in four years. Jamie Moore has opened a new office...
24 January 2022
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It’s been reported that a tenant being evicted from a property in west Wales is alleged to have threatened the lettings...
24 January 2022
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New measures to reduce the impact of Airbnb and other short lets in Scotland are “hugely disproportionate” a property group claims. The Scottish...
21 January 2022
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Average UK rents increased for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q4 2021 according to The Deposit Protection Service, as stock shortages...
21 January 2022
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Central London rents are now 7.5 per cent higher than pre-pandemic levels. A detailed analysis of just 100 properties by property consultancy...
21 January 2022
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Two agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay compensation awards. Thamlet Estates, based in east London,...
20 January 2022
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There’s been yet another acquisition of an independent agency. Leeds-based property company, Adair Paxton, has snapped up longstanding Rothwell estate agent, William...
20 January 2022
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Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has received another £1.8m investment- just as it launches its own insurance service. The fundraise provides capital...
20 January 2022
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The trade body which serves as a cheer leader for Build To Rent says the niche sector is part of the...
20 January 2022
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HM Revenue & Customs officers are paying short-notice visits on letting and estate agents to check on their anti-money laundering compliance,...
19 January 2022
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Letting agents who embrace training and qualifications - beyond those which are mandatory - will help create trust and transparency. That’s the...
19 January 2022
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A webinar being held tomorrow promises to demonstrate how letting agents who ask the right single question to their landlord clients...
19 January 2022
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Wales and Scotland are ahead of the game when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the...
18 January 2022
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Politicians who express concern over the number of holiday lets and Airbnbs in tourist areas miss one major point - if...
17 January 2022
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EU citizens with settled status in the UK, but who have stayed in their native countries during the pandemic, are likely...
17 January 2022
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London-based block and facilities services provider SBA Property Management has acquired management agency Paul Samuel Associates. A specialist property management firm with...
17 January 2022
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Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...
14 January 2022
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A member of staff at a Connells-owned branch has been quoted as saying the agency had “no lawful basis” for passing...
14 January 2022
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PropTech companies Kamma and Veri-Check are consolidating an existing partnership. Kamma users can already access Veri-Check’s instant property licensing checks, but in...
14 January 2022
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A Trading Standards team is to carry out what it calls “unannounced inspections” of lettings agencies in one part of London...
13 January 2022
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A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...
13 January 2022
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A controversial reform programme for the private rental sector in Wales is to go ahead from July 15 this year -...
13 January 2022
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Gary Barker - the ex-Reapit supremo who controversially did not take up the role of chief executive at Boomin - is...
12 January 2022
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The London rental market stock surplus spurred by pandemic uncertainty has started to subside, with prime boroughs seeing some of the...
12 January 2022
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Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for letting and estate agents in England. - Isolation...
11 January 2022
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A new Midlands property investment group has been launched, and says it will target both investors and landlords. Joseph Mews Property Group...
11 January 2022
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A council is warning letting agents to adhere to health and safety laws or else face the legal consequences. Telford & Wrekin...
10 January 2022
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Blockchain PropTech operator Coadjute is to continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023. Coadjute - which took over...
10 January 2022
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A successful lettings and sales agency in Birmingham has doubled in size in its first year of business. Davidson Estates, which has...
10 January 2022
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For landlords, finding a tenant for a property can be challenging. Today, people expect modern, high quality, clean appliances as standard...
07 January 2022
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PropTech platform Plentific has snapped up husband-and-wife lettings software company TouchRight Software. Over 500 clients across the UK use TouchRight, to create...
07 January 2022
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The 7,000 units under SDL’s block management are now with rival HML Group following an acquisition deal which took place last...
07 January 2022
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A leading lettings agent has warned tenants against using social media to find rental properties. David Alexander - head of DJ Alexander,...
06 January 2022
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The rental market appears not to have slowed down this winter - not even over the Christmas break. According to the latest...
06 January 2022
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Capital appreciation over the past decade has been driven more by the value of homes in the rental market than by...
06 January 2022
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An agency which has been operating for over 160 years has moved to a large and modern new headquarters. Leeds-based Adair Paxton...
06 January 2022
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Opposition appears to be growing to the first major bid in the UK to regulate the spread of Airbnbs and properties...
05 January 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 leading agency handling international investors and buyers says Russians will displace the Chinese as the main purchasers of buy to...
05 January 2022
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The coming year should be about promoting harmony in the lettings market says the head of an agency that’s now part of a...
04 January 2022
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One of Britain’s largest property companies may be sold in one of Britain’s biggest private equity deals. Sky News reports that Terra Firma...
04 January 2022
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Self-managing landlords who think they don’t have the same compliance obligations as agents could face serious repercussions, Trading Standards chiefs have...
31 December 2021
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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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A survey by PropTech firm Moveable suggests that over a third of those renting in London are doing so only while...
31 December 2021
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The team at Letting Agent Today and our publisher, Angels Media, wish all agents a very prosperous New Year. Thank you for your...
31 December 2021
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A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...
30 December 2021
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A leading expert on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21 evictions...
30 December 2021
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Home offices are already the most-demanded must have from prospective tenants says James Hay, director at Surrey lettings agency, The Home...
30 December 2021
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Chancellors Estate Agents is opening its 57th branch early in the New Yesr. The office is in central Basingstoke and will offer...
29 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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Letting Agent Today would like to wish all agents and their families, staff and colleagues a wonderful Christmas 2021. It’s been an...
24 December 2021
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A report prepared by housing experts in Manchester shows a massive surge in the number of Airbnbs in the city -...
23 December 2021
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A London-focussed lettings agency group has paid £2,000 as a result of breaching the Tenant Fees Act. The issue relates to the...
23 December 2021
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Propertymark has strongly opposed a proposal by the Scottish Government to radically reform the private rental sector. The proposals put out for...
23 December 2021
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New research by MoneySuperMarket reveals that dogs cause £1.5 billion of property damage per year. Labradoodles are the UK’s most destructive dog...
22 December 2021
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The lettings agency boss at the centre of a major industry takeover has fired a warning shot about rent controls and...
22 December 2021
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Voids are ending the year 25 per cent down on the position at the start of 2021 - an indicator of...
22 December 2021
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Flatfair has named a series of agents now signed up to its deposit alternative products. These include Jones Robinson, Haslams, Andrew Craig,...
22 December 2021
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Propertymark says arrears in the private rental sector are rising once again as the Omicron variant continues to push across the...
21 December 2021
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The Lomond Group, already reported to be in talks to buy London agency Chestertons, has revealed it’s snapped up another leading...
21 December 2021
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Agents should not wait until regulation and legislation improve the rental sector - they should be doing so voluntarily. That’s the view...
20 December 2021
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Linley & Simpson, a joint founder of the Lomond Group, has acquired two more independent agencies. The firms snapped up are family-run...
17 December 2021
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Propertymark is telling its letting agent members that they have a role in helping solve the Afghan refugee crisis. It says some...
17 December 2021
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A lettings agency’s new website claims to offer increased support to landlords, tenants, and investors, “while cutting through the noise of...
17 December 2021
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The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...
17 December 2021
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The London agency Bective says the prime areas of the capital have enjoyed an eight per cent uplift in rental values...
16 December 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
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The Guild of Property Professionals has entered into a partnership with one of the many deposit replacement services now available. It’s teamed...
15 December 2021
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Industry supplier FocalAgent has launched the National Property Photography Awards. Its network of over 1,000 professional photographers submit shots each month: those...
15 December 2021
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Only 15 per cent of adults are confident the housing crisis will be resolved in their lifetime. New research among 2,000 individuals...
15 December 2021
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How can agents improve their position in society? A report has been published following a roundtable discussion between prominent agency figures...
14 December 2021
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Three lettings agency bosses have been banned from being directors of companies for a total of over 13 years after being...
14 December 2021
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Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...
14 December 2021
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Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...
14 December 2021
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The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Purplebricks could face a bill of as much as £30m “after it put thousands of landlords...
13 December 2021
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ARLA Propertymark is backing a call for the government to set a clear vision for how it sees the private rental...
13 December 2021
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A report by the National Audit Office claims that the way private renting is regulated makes the sector unfair to renters. It...
10 December 2021
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Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...
10 December 2021
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North east of England agency My Property Box has acquired Newcastle independent Groves as part of its strategic growth plan. All 12...
10 December 2021
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A London property managing agent has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 for safety failings which “exposed a potentially large...
08 December 2021
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PropTech suppliers Kamma and CoreLogic UK have teamed up to help improve the process of buy to let lending and compliance. Kamma...
08 December 2021
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Learners, employers, training providers, and stakeholders gathered to congratulate finalists and nominees at Propertymark Qualifications. Apprentices who completed their Junior Estate Agent...
08 December 2021
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A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...
07 December 2021
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An agency that is part of the fast-growing Lomond Group has itself acquired another two independent agencies. Thornley Groves, is expanding its...
07 December 2021
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Paul and Sharon Collins are to mark 25 years as owners of the Belvoir Lincoln lettings agency in the New Year. Looking...
07 December 2021
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A fake lettings operation has been uncovered by a leading legitimate agency - and now the National Trading Standards Estate and...
06 December 2021
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The classic winter time arguments between tenants and agents over what is damp and what is mildew can be resolved by...
06 December 2021
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A letting agency has been issued with penalty notices worth £3,000 for operating illegally. Back in 2014 it became a legal requirement...
03 December 2021
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Void periods dropped across England during November as demand for rental properties continued apace. According to the latest Goodlord rental index some...
03 December 2021
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Belvoir Group has given yet another upbeat trading report to shareholders. It says in the 10 months to the end of October...
03 December 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...
02 December 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has listed tell tale signs which letting agents should look for to spot incidents of modern day slavery. It says...
02 December 2021
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The UK Association of Letting Agents says it welcomes new rules for alarms which put the social and private rental sectors...
02 December 2021
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The average number of new prospective tenants registered per branch fell in October to 71, from September’s figure of 83, according...
01 December 2021
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A community interest company is setting up a rival platform to Airbnb, with the aim of using the commission to benefit...
30 November 2021
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A Newcastle lettings agency says it’s cracked how to help reduce tenancy disputes at check out and speed up the return...
29 November 2021
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There are fewer than 70 tickets left for December 7's rescheduled 25th ARLA Propertymark Conference and Exhibition. Originally due to take place in...
29 November 2021
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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
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One of the largest private residential landlords in the Midlands has appointed Principle Estate Management to start collecting various ground rents...
26 November 2021
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A prominent consultancy advising the Build To Rent sector has identified one British city as the prime location for investment in 2022. BNP...
25 November 2021
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Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms. Earlier this week the government...
25 November 2021
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During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...
24 November 2021
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The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...
24 November 2021
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Property should take a leaf from some other industries’ books and embrace increased automation to help the sector recover quicker and...
24 November 2021
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There’s been an increase in demand for rental properties with electric charging points for cars, according to ARLA Propertymark. The news has...
24 November 2021
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A petition calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase tax on holiday lettings has still not hit its 45,000-signature target. Former long...
23 November 2021
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Many young Britons allegedly live beyond their means, blaming high rents and “unforseen” agency charges as contributory reasons. A home insurance company...
23 November 2021
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ARLA has made it clear to attendees at next month’s Propertymark Conference and Exhibition in London that they must show proof...
23 November 2021
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Buy to let investors many quit the sector if proposals in the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill go-ahead in their existing...
23 November 2021
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The desire for more living space, a key feature of the pandemic, has driven up rents on larger properties faster than...
22 November 2021
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Results have been released of an analysis of over 20,000 Build To Rent tenants in over 15,000 homes across the UK...
19 November 2021
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A scam in one city has reportedly seen scores of individuals robbed of thousands of pounds as short lets have been...
18 November 2021
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Staging a home during the selling process could boost a sale price by up to £47,000; meanwhile lettings asking prices could...
18 November 2021
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Police officers are this week raising awareness among agents about the signs of potential cannabis grows. The campaign is being led in...
17 November 2021
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A PropTech firm says Open Banking could help to transform the lettings industry for the better if it is fully embraced. And...
17 November 2021
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An agent who six months ago expanded his franchise empire to four branches has now added a fifth. Craig Pearson, who opened the...
17 November 2021
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Home, the property website that publishes an authoritative market snapshot for lettings and sales each month, says the long-standing supply drought...
16 November 2021
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Airbnb is adding property characteristics such as verified WiFi speed to its details in a bid to win more business and...
15 November 2021
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The London and South East property group Stirling Ackroyd - which recently rebranded from its former title, Nick Dunning Associates -...
15 November 2021
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An agent in one major university city says it’s faced with 50 students applying for each available property. Edinburgh residential property lettings,...
15 November 2021
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Jersey is calling for views on whether the island’s estate agents should be subject to greater regulation. The island’s Economic and International...
15 November 2021
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New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...
12 November 2021
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Just as COP26 is drawing to a close, so one of the lettings industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the...
12 November 2021
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FCS Compliance has announced its latest anti-money laundering webinar tailored exclusively for Rightmove members. Are you ready for an HMRC inspection is...
12 November 2021
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The once-popular idea of parents buying a property for their offspring to use while at university, and then letting it to other...
11 November 2021
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Two lettings agencies in Cornwall are campaigning for more affordable rental accommodation for NHS staff in the county. Camel and Homequest Lettings...
11 November 2021
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Local media in Bournemouth report that a man was stopped by the police when he was seen after dark carrying a...
11 November 2021
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A new government survey of private renters is checking whether they received the correct documentation from their agent when they begin...
10 November 2021
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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
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Lettings platform Findingaplace, a matching service between tenants and agents launched last year, is seeking to raise £250,000 - and possibly...
10 November 2021
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The demand for London rental properties has increased by almost 60 per cent in the third quarter compared to the same...
10 November 2021
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Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the director of Generation Rent, is to be one of the speakers in a debate at the ARLA...
09 November 2021
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The private rental sector is already attempting to improve its EPC results according to research from Shawbrook Bank. From 2025 new rules...
09 November 2021
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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
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The live launch of a roundtable event hosted by rental payments platform PayProp takes place tomorrow – and letting agents can...
08 November 2021
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Large scale Scottish factoring operation James Gibb Residential Factors has acquired the residential division of Aberdeen-based commercial property consultancy FG Burnett. The...
08 November 2021
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Media reports in Stoke on Trent say a man was arrested after a police raid on the Homes2Let lettings agency in...
05 November 2021
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A recent industry roundtable event hosted by PayProp, which brought together some of the lettings industry’s biggest hitters, will be live streamed next week...
05 November 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a new dispute resolution service as a quicker and less expensive alternative to court...
05 November 2021
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Five PropTech firms have linked up to produce a so-called White Paper giving a glimpse in what they think the agency...
04 November 2021
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A brand within the fast-expanding Lomond Group has sealed its second acquisition within a fortnight, adding a further 200 properties to...
04 November 2021
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Early results from a survey into wellbeing suggest that agents are changing their working practices to help staff have a greater...
04 November 2021
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Tell us about your role. I am the Customer Service Technology Group Manager at BSH (group brands include Bosch, NEFF and Siemens)...
02 November 2021
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Foxtons is extensively praising the apparent benefits of Build To Rent, a sector in which the agency is keen to become...
02 November 2021
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PropTech platform Fixflo has launched what it calls a self-service training academy. It has already had a soft launch with 90 per...
02 November 2021
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HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a modest 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...
02 November 2021
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Property group Nick Dunning Associates, which includes the brands Townends and Regents, has rebranded to Stirling Ackroyd Group, effective from today. All...
01 November 2021
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A lettings agency has been prosecuted by Birmingham council for unlawfully evicting a tenant. Principal Homes is based at Great Barr and was...
29 October 2021
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PropTech platform Lavanda says urban property is changing thanks to the pandemic, and it tells agents, landlords and other providers to...
29 October 2021
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All sides of the industry have expressed anger and frustration that yesterday’s Budget effectively ignored the private rental sector. ARLA Propertymark’s policy...
28 October 2021
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Confirming many Covid-related trends, it appears that outer city properties have seen their yields and rents grow to a greater degree...
28 October 2021
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Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...
27 October 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has released its latest lettings market snapshot showing demand reducing - but even so still being a record for...
27 October 2021
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Some 4,500 people and 90 exhibitors attended the Property Investor Show a few days ago - the first face-to-face event of...
27 October 2021
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings...
26 October 2021
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A marketing firm says super-speedy virtual tours - similar in duration to many videos on the TikTok social network - are...
26 October 2021
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The Build to Rent sector is being targeted by criminals with a 364 per cent rise in fraudulent tenant applications in...
26 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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Ex-Reapit and ex-Countrywide tech guru Gary Barker has joined co-living HMO platform COHO as a non-executive director - just weeks after...
25 October 2021
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Consultation begins today on a selective licensing scheme for privately rented housing in 25 wards of Birmingham. Under the suggested scheme, all...
25 October 2021
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Research from lettings management software provider teclet shows how important 24/7 transactions are in the industry today. Results show that 33 per...
25 October 2021
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Travel Chapter, which owns the high profile Holidaylettings brand, is to float on the London Stock Exchange's junior AIM market. Devon-based Travel...
25 October 2021
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Letting agents in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a council-run £65m rent fund. Although...
23 October 2021
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Propertymark has told the government that imposing the same solution to the Net Zero challenge on all of the private rental...
22 October 2021
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New figures provide further evidence of the difficulties first time buyers have getting on the property ladder - and why as...
22 October 2021
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A London lettings agent says it welcomes increasing moves towards allowing pets in rental properties - with some conditions. Bective’s head of...
21 October 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has blasted the government over its net zero policy of banning new boilers from 2035 and giving landlords £5,000...
21 October 2021
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Pressure continues to build on letting agents to play a greater role in the adoption of smart meters across the private...
20 October 2021
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A checklist for agents to help ensure they steer clear of unwanted fines or claims has been provided by the Guild...
20 October 2021
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Online lettings agency LettingaProperty.com says it’s using social media platform TikTok to build its brand and drum up business, and claims...
19 October 2021
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Savills says an increase in the number of new builds bought for buy to let and other property investment will help...
19 October 2021
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Home appliances are often an area that can be overlooked when it comes to finalising kitchen designs, but having quality machines...
18 October 2021
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A former agent who was most recently a car salesman has been named as Spicerhaart’s first home-based lettings partner. Marc West will...
18 October 2021
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A new report suggests that agents may already be seeing more middle-aged and older landlords - and if that hasn’t happened...
15 October 2021
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Rents for detached homes increased twice as fast as the average for all UK properties during Q3 2021 says the Deposit...
14 October 2021
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The head of a lettings agency has drawn up a wish list for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to address in his Budget...
14 October 2021
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One of the industry’s leading suppliers says the controversy over pets in private rental properties could be defused relatively easily. Inventory management firm...
14 October 2021
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‘Room wanted’ ads are currently outnumbering ads for ‘rooms available’ on flatshare site SpareRoom for only the third time in six...
13 October 2021
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Data from property investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests foreigners are returning to the UK capital as travel restrictions ease -...
13 October 2021
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The Property Redress Scheme has expelled an agent operating a guaranteed rent scheme which failed to pay £150,000 to a former landlord client. The agent...
12 October 2021
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A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...
12 October 2021
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Six agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensatory awards - five of them for offences...
11 October 2021
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ARLA Propertymark is calling on the government to properly fund local authorities so they can combat rogue operators in the private...
08 October 2021
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A senior Conservative in Wales wants the Welsh Government to consider creating a housing tribunal in the light of rising tenant arrears. Janet Finch-Saunders,...