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Greater regulation of lettings agents, and all other property professionals, is required to ‘finish the job’ of reforming the industry which...

Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, one of London’s largest independent property services groups, has appointed an experienced figure to oversee the company’s...

A prominent letting agency on the south coast of England, Mishon Mackay, says PropTech is allowing it to offer a unique...

The pandemic has fuelled an appetite for working from home amongst those seeking employment at lettings agencies and other parts of...

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have set out what they want to see...

Propertymark says it welcomes measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will mean swifter action to get the hundreds...

A new survey gives an indication of how quickly properties with poor Energy performance Certificates are falling out of favour in...

Rightmove has justified the switch of one of its highest profile executive’s titles from ‘director of property data’ to ‘director of...

The Acorn Group has opened its 40th branch - and it says it’s on the look-out for new acquisitions, including those...

The Belvoir Group, one of the country’s largest multi-brand property franchises, is rebranding to distinguish itself from the Belvoir lettings and...

An agency in an Airbnb hotspot is offering incentives to landlords who switch from short lets to long-term mainstream letting. Dan Roskilly,...

Industry suppliers are linking up to host a webinar for agents this week outlining the growing risks of tenancy fraud. HomeLet, Let...

A Conservative MP is suggesting that there could be a ’25 mile limit’ imposed around certain rental properties to ensure they...

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...

A tech firm claims the “vast majority” of agents who use WhatsApp and some other instant messaging platforms are not fully...

Many of the country’s leading letting agency brands have joined forces with Propertymark to deliver a training and development strategy for...

Sean Hooker, head of redress at the Property Redress Scheme, will discuss the latest rental reform proposals and answer letting agents'...

A senior lettings chief says the supply drought is making the rental market as overheated now as at any time in...

A prominent lettings agency chief says the lifecycle of a typical tenancy has been transformed in recent years, as a result...

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...

Zoopla is warning that the recent sharp rise in rents has stretched affordability with the average rent now accounting for 37...

ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that it should not delay further on its long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, because of the...

London-focussed agency Foxtons says the tenancy renewal numbers seen by the company this year are “unprecedented”. Gareth Atkins, lettings managing director at...

A new market snapshot puts the average rental rise across the UK at a remarkable 18 per cent over the past...

The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...

The appeal of city living has been reignited across Scotland with new figures showing a surge in demand and rents for...

A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...

A guide has been launched to help letting agents put empathy at the heart of customer care and ensure customers benefit...

Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...

Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...

Rental values in prime areas of London are now nine per cent higher than they before the pandemic, with Knight Frank...

One of the leading names in property land and regeneration has announced what it calls Project Spur - a massive launch...

Speculation is growing that a high profile former leader of the Association of Residential Letting Agents may become the next chief...

Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

A survey conducted by financial institutions has found the first suggestion that rental properties are slowly becoming more energy efficient. A study...

Rents in prime areas of London are nine per cent higher today than before the pandemic according to Knight Frank.  The high...

Three organisations have written a joint open letter to the Scottish Government warning that the supply of homes for rent –...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Clifford Thomas – Sales Director at The Letting Partnership What is...

Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...

The new material information requirements recently announced by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team will be the topic...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit is launching a new option which it says gives tenants more flexibility to split the guarantee...

The small number of rental properties listed on websites and portals as Price on Application have now been deemed illegal by...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has signed a six year software deal with Zoopla’s Alto service. This means that...

Propertymark members are to get a briefing on Northern Ireland’s new Private Tenancies Act at a webinar hosted by the trade...

The chief executive of Propertymark says a warning from agents about rents rising and stock diminishing as a result of a...

London lettings platform Rentd says a property rented with bills included may be convenient but it will also be expensive. Rentd says...

Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...

A prominent industry supplier says lettings agents must be increasingly transparent on the services they provide - not just to landlords...

Propertymark has dismissed suggestions from critics of the lettings industry that higher rents are leading to more homelessness.  The trade body says...

New research appears to be adding to the momentum to have more flexibility over pets in private rental accommodation.  Nearly one in...

Propertymark is calling on candidates in next week's Northern Ireland Assembly elections to support policies that will increase housing supply and...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

An agency has opened its 10th residential lettings office in south west London. The new Savills branch, which will also handle sales,...

A property ownership and management company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works...

The two main reasons that an agency decides to outsource are: 1.) To reduce costs 2.) To have the ability to focus on...

The UK lettings and estate agency is being targeted by crime syndicates in order to launder dirty money. That’s the claim of...

One of the UK’s largest lettings groups has made an outspoken attack on the policies of a political party standing in...

A lettings agency is in hot water with advertising regulators for using the phrase “What the flock are you looking at?”...

An agency tomorrow opens a new lettings and sales office in a location about to hear whether it’s won city status...

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...

ARLA Propertymark is the latest rental industry organisation to hit out at what it calls the “tenant-centred approach” being taken to...

An activist at the centre of a controversy involving a London letting agent has used a left-wing website to explain how...

A technology platform claims that as many as a third of lettings agencies that should be compliant with anti-money laundering regulations...

Propertymark has said that the government’s ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties should go further. The government revealed over the...

The number of properties available for let in prime central parts of the capital has consistently trended down from the peak...

The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...

LettsPay, an automated service aiming to simplify the reconciling of tenant rental payments, has won investment from the nurtur.group - the...

The chief executive of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the UK government, accusing it of a “blatant disregard...

A new PropTech platform allows letting agents free access to the information required to set up a tenancy and register renters...

PropTech company Canopy is partnering with deposit funding firm Fronted to launch the concept of a lifetime deposit, which can be...

Agents are being urged to prepare for  changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations which may come in this...

Lettings accreditation and training service Safeagent is calling on the government to make more public cash available for councils to exercise...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...

The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...

Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...

A new investment league table has been drawn up to show best aggregate rent and capital appreciation income for those in...

Unsurprisingly, perhaps, buy to let investors are becoming increasingly keen on upgrading homes to make them more energy efficient according to...

Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...

OnTheMarket is today launched a lettings Automated Valuation Model tool that is claimed will provide landlords and investors with an instant...

A PropTech supplier which helps agents and landlords identify private rental sector licensing issues has announced a new partnership. Geospatial technology firm...

The appetite for qualifications in the lettings  sector is at a five-year high, says Propertymark Qualifications. The organisation - which is the...

Tax experts say that an attempt to levy higher purchase tax on holiday lets and second homes in one part of...

An independent agency in London has ditched its company cars and gone over to e-bikes instead when it’s representatives attend viewings. Taylor...

A new analysis of prospective first time buyers suggests that the cost of their initial deposit has soared in the past...

There’s been a big rise in rents and a large drop in voids in the past month according to PropTech supplier...

The average HMO is worth a third more than a comparably sized house according to new research. The typical HMO now costs...

Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution. The trade body also...

A PropTech business just acquired by Iamproperty is warning agents to take advantage of what it calls the digital revolution. Openview -...

A new Home Office code of practice comes into force today making changes to what letting agents in England need to...

Sally Lawson - letting agent and ARLA President, business owner and franchiser - runs Agent Rainmaker, which aims to optimise agents’...

The Property Franchise Group says that in the past year the number of managed properties it handles has risen from 58,000...

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

Celebrating 25 years of unbroken profits growth, Belvoir has revealed a massive annual hike in revenue for 2021. Group revenue increased by...

Fifteen years ago Take That’s ‘Shine’ was at number one in the charts, ‘Mr Bean’s Holiday’ drew crowds into cinemas and...

Proceedings against a bankrupt letting agent have been delayed 10 weeks to allow mental health reports to be prepared.  Madelaina Eftekhari is...

Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...

Inventories are a key tool to ensuring they, and the properties they let, comply with the law. That’s the claim from industry...

A key figure at Propertymark has joined popular lettings agency supplier The Lettings Partnership as commercial director. Sarah Davies’ role at Propertymark...

A property management company has been fined for failing to repair an open sewer in the garden of a rental property. SRA...

A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...

Agents have been reminded they can claim tax relief on the membership fees they pay to professional bodies that are approved...

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned.  Sarah...

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...

A lettings agency has identified where tenant demand is strongest right now - and where demand is lower than some agents...

Two more London boroughs are consulting about licensing schemes which will require landlords or their agents to pay hundreds of pounds...

Owners of some rental properties, and agents acting on their behalf, can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost...

A council is launching a form on online letting agency which wants to push agents and landlords into agreeing two year...

New research from holiday lettings agency Classic Cottages shows that 2021 was a record year in one of the country’s staycation...

Huge improvements could be made to the lettings process if agents used the property data available to them, it’s been claimed. PropTech...

It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...

A leading lettings agency says increasing numbers of tenants are seeking pet-friendly homes to rent. Chestertons claims up to 35 per cent...

Rightmove’s latest webinar tomorrow will focus on the revenue generation opportunities that exist at every stage of the process of letting...

Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...

One of the country’s most outspoken advocates of rent controls has been told why agents and landlords oppose them. Propertymark has hosted...

Another council is to conduct a consultation process to expand selective and additional licensing schemes for the next five years. Under existing...

The Property Investor Show is back for its 20th year with 100 property sector experts and exhibitors in London this week. The...

Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England. The research by rental platform Rentd looked at the current average income of a...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents and the Institute of Residential Property Management have been merged under the name The Property...

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...

A property finance company says increased taxes and regulations for the private rental sector mean that energy efficiency improvements to raise...

The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark. In February, Propertymark...

A council says it’s considering introducing criminal record checks on individuals who apply to run HMOs as part of a wide-ranging...

There’s been a broad welcome from letting agents to the Spring Statement not loading more tax or restrictions on buy to...

Expanding North East agency Hive Estates has acquired a Newcastle lettings business as part of its plans for growth - and...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

An online lettings agency says two thirds of landlords and tenants have ‘issues’ with their agents - and substantial numbers claim...

New data suggests a quarter of tenants up to their late 30s have typically moved home no fewer than 10 times...

A prominent industry supplier has hit out at what he calls “the merry go round of housing ministers” following yet another...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...

A lettings platform set up 18 months ago but under-the-radar until now claims to be the world’s first for women only...

A trade body says letting agents are receiving growing numbers of contracts from tenants wanting to take part in the Homes...

An agent’s plea to councillors to renew the HMO license for a landlord client fell on deaf ears in a controversial...

The chief executive of an online mortgage broker is warning that yesterday’s base rate rise announced by the Bank of England...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...

Letting agents are being urged to respond to a consultation opening today from rhe independent Office for Tax Simplification.  The OTS has published an...

A business news website is reporting that an agency has been ordered to pay £1,550 for displaying a board illegally. Charles Lear...

The growing importance of virtual tours for properties to let and for sale during the pandemic shows little sign of easing,...

A warning has gone out to politicians from lettings agency trade body ARLA Propertymark - don’t try to fix a system...

The owner of a Belvoir lettings franchise has fulfilled a lockdown ambition to write and publish her book ‘Landlords, what’s holding...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...

The Labour Mayor of Bristol has spoken out about the threat to the mainstream rental sector posed by the proliferation of...

Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons is warning that the record-breaking rental growth of the past year has seen tenants pay a rocketing...

Lower income households, often found in the private rental sector, are set to bear the brunt of the rising inflation and...

Major London agency Dexters has acquired the lettings business Howsy, which handles the property management of 6,000 units across the country. Dexters...

A lettings firm specialising in holiday properties is reported to have disappeared with all items taken from its office and calls...

The lettings and management platform teclet, owned by OnTheMarket, is now available to agents and property managers in Scotland. The product offer...

Lettings agency Galbraith reports that landlords are now returning to the residential lets sector from holiday lets after several years without...

The TrustedStays platform, where users can book short let accommodation, is linking with business-centric service London & Partners. London & Partners’ role...

Property management specialist Pinnacle Group has strengthened its digital offer for customers across its residential portfolio, signing a three-year deal with...

With the steady introduction of rental platforms and apps designed to bypass letting agents and property managers in the tenancy process,...

ARLA Propertymark has slammed politicians who appear to have ignored a public consultation and gone ahead with draconian changes affecting second...

A south of England agency has acquired a further two independents, taking the brands total number of acquisitions up to seven...

Dawsons Property has acquired the rental portfolio of Liberty Properties in Swansea.  “We shall be looking to hold both landlord and tenant...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...

OnTheMarket’s deal with a PropTech firm to provide free tenant referencing has been extended indefinitely for agents who pay the portal...

Online agency Hortons is the latest agency to off-set its environmental impact. Hortons operates from a non-branch office in central Leicester with...

The latest lettings market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord suggests that voids are reducing in almost all regions but that rents...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

Agents tasked with persuading possible investors as to the benefit of buy to let have new ammunition, in the shape of...

Presenter, broadcaster and former Sky Sports anchor Kirsty Gallacher has been confirmed as the presenter of The Guild of Property Professional’s...

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

The UK’s rental market is now the world’s fourth largest by total volumes of privately rented properties according to research from...

A commercial partnership between tenant referencing platform Canopy and property website OnTheMarket has involved an investment of some £350,000. The figure has...

New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has accused governments across the UK of using Covid 19 rule changes to slip in...

Propertymark has waded into the controversy surrounding regulations removing extended notice periods in Scotland. The notice periods for residential tenancies - extended...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...

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

The criticism by landlords aimed at Housing Secretary Michael Gove for some of his comments regarding the cladding issue, has now...

A north of England lettings agency has successfully qualified five members of its staff through The Able Agent training programme. The agency...

A PropTech supplier claims that increased automation can help letting agents meet the demands of the government’s Levelling Up agenda. Openview –...

A north of England agency is going green as it replaces its existing car fleet electric vehicles. The purchase of two Volkswagen...

Another prominent Labour politician has thrown his weight behind rent controls. And Mark Griffin - who is the party’s housing spokesman in...

Theresa Wallace, the chair of The Lettings Industry Council, has given her backing to compulsory changes to rental property listings introduced...

Hamilton Fraser, well known as a provider of insurance products and services to letting agents and landlords, has been acquired by...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

Propertymark has hit back at the latest demand by politicians for rent controls. The London mayor Sadiq Khan renewed his call for...

A radical overhaul of the private rental sector is underway in Scotland and agents’ body Propertymark says it wants all sides...

The Lettings Industry Council - which arguably has a low profile with agents - has become an industry partner of another...

The imposition of rent controls - urged by a growing number of politicians and pressure groups in different parts of the...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

The number of agents seeking formal qualifications has risen significantly over the past year according to Propertymark.  The trade body says this...

A PropTech referencing service is claiming to offer agents a new revenue stream during void periods.  Vouch says it has created a...

New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says teclet, a wholly owned subsidiary of OnTheMarket plc, has integrated with the TDS API - aimed...

A lettings portal says it’s expanding across London and is offering agents free listings with no fixed-term contract, and the prospect...

Another council is considering dramatic moves to limit the numbers of houses in multiple occupation. A public consultation is being planned this...

The number of prospective tenants asked to provide guarantors ahead of renting has risen by a huge 36 per cent over...

Bookings for staycations continue to surpass pre-pandemic levels, according to holiday home rental agency Sykes Holiday Cottages.  The company has revealed that...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

New data from Zoopla suggests that lettings demand has now recovered across the central districts of all  major cities including Birmingham,...

It’s suggested that almost a third of pet-owning tenants have been hiding their animals from agents or landlords for more than...

Online property training qualifications service The Able Agent has launched a new apprenticeship programme. The Able Agent says it’s spotted a critical...

The rental market continues to boom despite the growing cost of living crisis, with average rents rising at a 13 year...

Housing ministers come and go with brutal frequency in UK governments of all colours, so yesterday’s departure of Chris Pincher -...

Franchise estate agency chain Winkworth has expanded its presence in prime south west London with the opening of a new Wimbledon office. The new...

A major holiday let company in one of the country’s prime tourist destinations says more affordable homes should be built to...

A suite of new ‘pet-let’ products is to be offered by The Lettings Hub, which already has some 1,000-plus agents on...

An agency has secured what it calls the fastest ever letting of a mansion on the legendary north London street, Bishops...

One of the country's leading agency groups has signed a multi-year deal with PropTech firm Goodlord.  Andrews Property Group, which has 49...

Westminster council wants central London to have the same powers as Paris and Amsterdam to stop anti-social behaviour caused by Airbnb...

A new property management platform seeking support form letting agents claims to be the ‘Airbnb for shared living’. Vann Vogstad, the entrepreneur...

Buy to let mortgage rates will rise “very quickly” this year according to a leading broker. Angus Stewart, chief executive of online...

Rightmove is advising the private rental sector not to pass on interest rate rises to tenants. Yesterday the Bank of England increased...

ARLA Propertymark has identified a key weakness in the government’s ambitious plans to reform the private rental sector as part of...

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a new Tenancy Compliance service through its pre-tenancy progression software, BOX.  The Lettings Hub says...

A prominent London buying agent says her property management team is letting out homes in the capital in a matter of...

The Property Franchise Group now manages in excess of 74,000 rental properties on behalf of landlords, according to a new trading...

The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland wants to investigate the existing qualification and training requirements for letting agencies in that...

ARLA Propertymark is warning that new landlords must be drafted in to the private rental sector to replace those exiting in...

Propertymark has entered the debate about whether buy to let landlords should be amongst those receiving help from the government in...

Lettings franchisees under the Belvoir banner delivered the group an additional 10 per cent management service fees last year according to...

Rightmove is launching a new insurance product for letting agents called Agent Revenue Protection. It is designed to pay out up to...

Franchise giant Belvoir has named a former chief executive of a major housebuilder as a non-executive director, to help with the...

A new trade body is being set up which describes itself as a national network of property managers, specialising in the...

Propertymark has expressed a sigh of relief at a decision this week by the Appeal Court, which ruled in favour of...

A lettings agency has gone on the offensive and is publishing landlords who switch from rivals because of allegedly poor service. And...

Semi-detached houses have overtaken terraced homes as the preferred property type landlords plan to buy, reflecting growing tenant demand for larger...

Extending the length of Notice to Quit periods in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland to up to six months...

Tenants are complaining that lengthy application processes at lettings agencies contribute to their frustration at missing available properties.  The results of a...

Skipton International says it’s seen “remarkable growth” in the Buy To Let mortgage market for expats, with completions skyrocketing in comparison...

One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...

Bowmark Capital is selling its Leaders Romans Group, one of the UK’s largest property services groups, to another private equity operator, Platinum...

Another report is talking up the Build To Rent niche in the British rental market. Sirius Property Finance has compiled BTR sector...

An hour-long webinar this week aims to inform agents how to deter property fraud by greater emphasis on compliance, due diligence...

A prominent agent says the shortage of rental property is now so acute, and like to get still worse, that those...

A Winkworth franchisee has opened his fourth office in the same region in four years. Jamie Moore has opened a new office...

It’s been reported that a tenant being evicted from a property in west Wales is alleged to have threatened the lettings...

New measures to reduce the impact of Airbnb and other short lets in Scotland are “hugely disproportionate” a property group claims. The Scottish...

Average UK rents increased for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q4 2021 according to The Deposit Protection Service, as stock shortages...

Central London rents are now 7.5 per cent higher than pre-pandemic levels. A detailed analysis of just 100 properties by property consultancy...

Two agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay compensation awards. Thamlet Estates, based in east London,...

There’s been yet another acquisition of an independent agency. Leeds-based property company, Adair Paxton, has snapped up longstanding Rothwell estate agent, William...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has received another £1.8m investment- just as it launches its own insurance service. The fundraise provides capital...

The trade body which serves as a cheer leader for Build To Rent says the niche sector is part of the...

HM Revenue & Customs officers are paying short-notice visits on letting and estate agents to check on their anti-money laundering compliance,...

Letting agents who embrace training and qualifications - beyond those which are mandatory - will help create trust and transparency. That’s the...

A webinar being held tomorrow promises to demonstrate how letting agents who ask the right single question to their landlord clients...

Wales and Scotland are ahead of the game when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the...

Politicians who express concern over the number of holiday lets and Airbnbs in tourist areas miss one major point - if...

EU citizens with settled status in the UK, but who have stayed in their native countries during the pandemic, are likely...

London-based block and facilities services provider SBA Property Management has acquired management agency Paul Samuel Associates. A specialist property management firm with...

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

A member of staff at a Connells-owned branch has been quoted as saying the agency had “no lawful basis” for passing...

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...

A Trading Standards team is to carry out what it calls “unannounced inspections” of lettings agencies in one part of London...

A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...

A controversial reform programme for the private rental sector in Wales is to go ahead from July 15 this year -...

Gary Barker - the ex-Reapit supremo who controversially did not take up the role of chief executive at Boomin - is...

The London rental market stock surplus spurred by pandemic uncertainty has started to subside, with prime boroughs seeing some of the...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for letting and estate agents in England.  - Isolation...

A new Midlands property investment group has been launched, and says it will target both investors and landlords. Joseph Mews Property Group...

A council is warning letting agents to adhere to health and safety laws or else face the legal consequences. Telford & Wrekin...

Blockchain PropTech operator Coadjute is to continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023.  Coadjute - which took over...

A successful lettings and sales agency in Birmingham has doubled in size in its first year of business. Davidson Estates, which has...

For landlords, finding a tenant for a property can be challenging. Today, people expect modern, high quality, clean appliances as standard...

PropTech platform Plentific has snapped up husband-and-wife lettings software company TouchRight Software.  Over 500 clients across the UK use TouchRight, to create...

The 7,000 units under SDL’s block management are now with rival HML Group following an acquisition deal which took place last...

A leading lettings agent has warned tenants against using social media to find rental properties.  David Alexander - head of DJ Alexander,...

The rental market appears not to have slowed down this winter - not even over the Christmas break. According to the latest...

Capital appreciation over the past decade has been driven more by the value of homes in the rental market than by...

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

Opposition appears to be growing to the first major bid in the UK to regulate the spread of Airbnbs and properties...

ARLA Propertymark President Maxine Fothergill has lifted the lid on what is required of a letting agent holding that position in...

A leading agency handling international investors and buyers says Russians will displace the Chinese as the main purchasers of buy to...

The coming year should be about promoting harmony in the lettings market says the head of an agency that’s now part of a...

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...

Self-managing landlords who think they don’t have the same compliance obligations as agents could face serious repercussions, Trading Standards chiefs have...

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents has lifted the lid on how buy to let came about,...

A survey by PropTech firm Moveable suggests that over a third of those renting in London are doing so only while...

The team at Letting Agent Today and our publisher, Angels Media, wish all agents a very prosperous New Year.  Thank you for your...

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

A leading expert on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21 evictions...

Home offices are already the most-demanded must have from prospective tenants says James Hay, director at Surrey lettings agency, The Home...

Chancellors Estate Agents is opening its 57th branch early in the New Yesr. The office is in central Basingstoke and will offer...

Former ARLA Propertymark president Sally Lawson, who now runs the Agent Rainmaker training service, has set out for Letting Agent Today...

Letting Agent Today would like to wish all agents and their families, staff and colleagues a wonderful Christmas 2021. It’s been an...

A report prepared by housing experts in Manchester shows a massive surge in the number of Airbnbs in the city -...

A London-focussed lettings agency group has paid £2,000 as a result of breaching the Tenant Fees Act. The issue relates to the...

Propertymark has strongly opposed a proposal by the Scottish Government to radically reform the private rental sector. The proposals put out for...

New research by MoneySuperMarket reveals that dogs cause £1.5 billion of property damage per year. Labradoodles are the UK’s most destructive dog...

The lettings agency boss at the centre of a major industry takeover has fired a warning shot about rent controls and...

Voids are ending the year 25 per cent down on the position at the start of 2021 - an indicator of...

Flatfair has named a series of agents now signed up to its deposit alternative products. These include Jones Robinson, Haslams, Andrew Craig,...

Propertymark says arrears in the private rental sector are rising once again as the Omicron variant continues to push across the...

The Lomond Group, already reported to be in talks to buy London agency Chestertons, has revealed it’s snapped up another leading...