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Property investment and management company The Sourced Group says its new lettings division which “presents franchisees with the chance to generate...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for its luxury development of Build To Rent apartments in Sheffield. Sheffield Gardens will include...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Two agencies are merging their lettings operations and launching a Joint Venture company to enable continued growth in their respective areas...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Property management and facilities firm Pinnacle is to become the leading managing agent for Legal & General Affordable Homes. In recent weeks, the...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords’ champion Paul Shamplina says more landlords should use lettings agents, who he describes as their “allies” in the battle to...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A webinar is coming up aiming to help agents make better decisions and more rapidly. It’s being run by Propertymark which says...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Lettings and property management agency Xenia Lettings has appointed a new director. Daryl Tomlinson first entered the industry in 2007 as a...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme following itsfailure to pay £1,100 out of an adjudicated award...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark’s training arm, Propertymark Qualifications, says there’s been a strong uptake across the board with the first of its candidates passing...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Fast-growing Lomond has acquired a rental portfolio of in excess of 2,000 units. It has bought Tay Letting and its rental portfolio...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Just weeks after announcing that it was launching a new residential lettings and property management division, regional agency Dacre, Son &...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent property expert who runs a buying and property management service for high end clients says London still attracts international...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
National property services group, Leaders Romans Group has snapped up Purplebricks’ lettings chief to become a director in its property management...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Glasgow agency Rosevale Letting has significantly increased its portfolio of managed properties after acquiring letting properties from a competitor, Ross Sales...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Alto says it’s introducing new Lettings Progression functionality which will roll out in the first half of this year - so...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Karen Stanley of Stanley Strategic Consultants, and Filomena Crolla of Domus Stay are the first students to pass the highest level...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Specialist property management firm Xenia Estates has announced a shake up ahead of entry into the residential lettings sector. Xenia currently looks...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Pattinson Estate Agency has taken over a local firm on Teesside. The agency taken over is Browns Estate Agents in Stockton and...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Lettings, property management and sales agency Johns&Co - which celebrates its 10th year in business in 2024 - is opening a...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Major regional independent agency Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding its offering by re-entering the residential lettings and property management market...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Belvoir Group has linked up with Propertymark in a deal which they say will “help further improve standards and enhance financial...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Arun Estates - parent company of 100 branches in south east England, including brands Cubitt & West, Douglas Allen, Pittis and...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Lomond has snapped up another rental portfolio. It’s been acquired from the Rendall & Rittner Sales & Letting agency which had a...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Martyn Gerrard agency has acquired a London independent - Range Homes. Range Homes, based in the north London suburb of Palmers...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A property management firm claims that energy efficiency is apparently renters’ most important quality when choosing a place to live. Centrick says...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
An agency which currently has £350m of property under management and boasts a 98 per cent client retention rate, has opened...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...
08 January 2024
From: 60 Second Interview
Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Lomond has announced one more acquisition in the North West of England - the 17th it has completed in the region...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The boss of a prominent UK lettings and property management agency says new regulations planned for the industry are to be...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Two of the highest profile PropTech suppliers to the lettings and wider property sectors have announced a merger. Reapit and PayProp say...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A Belvoir franchisee has doubled the size of his business by buying out a local independent agency - his third acquisition...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The well know Finders Keepers lettings agency, which operates across Oxfordshire, has acquired a local independent to bring its total number...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A lettings and property management platform has broken ranks with much of the industry over the Renters Reform Bill. While most agents...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Belvoir has expanded its presence in Scotland following the opening of a brand-new office in Kirkcaldy. The branch is the sixth Belvoir...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director What is Southernbrook Lettings and...
12 October 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
The Leaders Romans Group of lettings agencies has signed a deal with the National Residential Landlords Association. LRG will become the NRLA’s...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart is setting up a remote centralised lettings management service which it says will operate “from Cardiff to Colchester, and Birmingham...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is introducing a new dedicated Lettings Helpline for ARLA members in England and Wales. Until now Propertymark has provided members with access...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A lettings service called Smarter Rent is partnering with agents and developers to provide what it calls ”“an innovative property rental...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
An agency has been fined by a London council for failing to licence a property it was managing. Gracechurch Property Services has...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The Property Franchise Group has reported a bumper half year of trading with revenue at £13.2m and pre-tax profits up 11...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A leading property agency is demanding more certainty over new Energy Performance Certificate regulations. Fisher German says the government should act now...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Up to 160 regulations and responsibilities are overwhelming landlords and pushing them towards using agents, a prominent buying agent and property...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Leaders Romans Group has made three internal promotions at a senior level to beef up its property management team. Karen Shepherd, George...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Letting agents and landlords operating in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in the next industry forum on Wednesday...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The century-old Wards Estate Agents - part of Arun - has snapped up Kite Homes, a lettings and property management company...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
An overseas agency trying to establish itself in the UK has taken a swipe at domestic agencies’ love of High Street...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Alto, Zoopla’s cloud-based software product, has announced a marketplace product allowing agents to self-serve and activate Proptech partner integrations within the...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Well known lettings agency Gascoigne Halman has seen the move of two letting agents to one of its branches. Heather Wynn and...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Manchester-based lettings agency Ascend Properties has consolidated its role in the single-family Build To Rent niche with its appointment by investment...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
West Wales Home Rentals - part of an agency group set up three decades ago - has snapped up the property...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Tomorrow sees the start of a month of webinars hosted by Rightmove to help agents understand compliance changes and how they...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the country’s first Belvoir branch franchises has changed hands after approaching three decades. The resale of Belvoir Lincoln, one of...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart Lettings has expanded expands its property management division with two key appointments. Natalie Giles has been appointed as the new Property...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Strathspey Capital is to become Scotland’s largest factoring business after acquiring Glasgow-based Speirs Gumley. Factoring is the term commonly used in Scotland...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Three property management companies and a landlord have been fined approaching £80,000 for health and safety failings. Mohammed Ali Abbas Rasool, Cadogan...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A London lettings and sales agency has launched an apprenticeship scheme. The JOHNS&CO Academy invites young people to train via courses ranging...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Chestertons - London’s oldest estate agency which is itself up for sale - has snapped up a small independent. It has acquired...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has partnered with maintenance specialist Help Me Fix to support its property client base. Help Me Fix, widely...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A full service lettings and estate agency has snapped up a respected rival, including taking over management of 150-plus rental properties. DC...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The prominent industry figure Sean Newman is next week launching a lettings division of his network of self-employed agents. The existing network...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Lavanda, a student lettings property management tech supplier, has announced a partnership with UPP, a student accommodation provider working in partnership...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Not for profit accreditation service safeagent has seen two of its lettings qualifications officially recognised by exam watchdog Ofqual. Safeagent as an...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Foxtons is to give its agents access to a compliance management and checking service. Fran Giltinan, Managing Director - Property Management &...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A £5,000 fine has been upheld against a landlord who failed to declare himself as a property agent and did not join a mandatory...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has bagged Arun Estates, one of the UK's largest agency groups, in a deal involving the TecLet lettings platform. TecLet, an...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A property management firm says it recently compiled a check-out report for a property which was 414 pages in total. The property...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Small franchise agency Propertynest has expanded into Guildford with a new franchisee offering lettings and sales to the town and its...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
London-focussed agency Foxtons has reported a huge leap in revenue from its lettings division. Lettings revenue was up 27 per cent in...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A team managing tenancies across the UK has clocked up half a century of working together. The staff at Tenancy Management Hub,...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A London lettings agency has been ordered to pay over £12,000 in a fine and costs for its part in running...
11 April 2023
From: Breaking News
After announcing a new license in Southwark and Camberwell earlier this month Fine & Country is now expanding further in London...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart has recruited the former head of lettings operations at Purplebricks to a regional role. Emma Fagan will be the new property...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Connells Group is making a bid to win business in the Build To Rent sector, launching what it calls “the UK’s...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A PropTech startup called EVO is claiming to revolutionise repairs and maintenance in the “broken” rented housing sector. EVO says it connects...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The head of a property management company has been fined £25,800 after serious safety issues were discovered at a shared house...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s been a big rise in the number of complaints about agents lodged with the Property Redress Scheme, which says it’s...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Marketing platform BriefYourMarket has announced a PropTech integration with SME Professional, a provider of management software aimed at letting agents. Started in...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Global luxury real estate brand Christie’s International Real Estate has signed Carter Jonas as its exclusive affiliate in the United Kingdom. Carter...
23 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The largest lettings agency in Scotland, DJ Alexander Ltd, has opened new premises in Glasgow. It employed 20 people and lettings director...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord has pleaded guilty to four offences which involved the creation of fake letting agencies in order to help him...
13 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The Property Redress Service claims to be the largest lettings redress service now, with over 13,250 letting agency branches on board. In...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The Stirling Ackroyd Group says it’s delivered 20 per cent revenue growth alongside the opening of five lettings and sales offices...
10 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The long-standing head of an agency’s property management and lettings divisions is stepping up to become a partner in the company. Andrew...
10 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Technology Blueprint Ltd (TBL) has just announced the integration of Document Signing and ID Verification provider Yoti Sign into its market-leading...
03 January 2023
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The founder of a Barnsley based lettings and property management company is celebrating transforming his business - and winning an award...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
East Yorkshire letting agency Ultralets has opened a new office in Beverley after what it calls “an impressive period of growth.” Ultralets...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
John D Wood, one of the high end brands now owned by Connells, has expanded into the Docklands & City area...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The UK Short Term Accommodation Association has named a new chief executive. Andy Fenner will support STAA chairperson Merilee Karr and director...
02 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A PropTech supplier claims to be shaking up the lettings market with the launch of its revolutionary Property Management software this...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A new scheme offering landlords the opportunity to lease property through a local authority has been launched. Leasing Scheme Wales: Gwynedd gives...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The Lomond Group has strengthened its position in Scotland by acquiring two more independent agencies and adding some 600 properties to...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
An agency group in Berkshire says it has reduced tenancy deposit return times by some 80 per cent in just two...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has agreed an exclusive deal with a training service to offer agents online courses at discounted rates. The partnership means The...