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Parkers franchisee Craig Pearson claims to have added a “substantial” number of properties to his Reading branch portfolio after buying an...

safeagent, the UK’s largest not-for-profit accreditation scheme for lettings and management agents, has appointed John Midgley as chair of its board...

Propertymark says the regulation of agents has come a step closer.   The trade body gave evidence at a House of Lords Industry...

Repairs and maintenance specialist Fixflo is running a webinar examining how one client, Umega, used PropTech to more than double its...

Just weeks after announcing that it was launching a new residential lettings and property management division, regional agency Dacre, Son &...

The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...

Qualifications for property managers in the social housing sector should be extended to the private rental sector too. That’s the view of...

Propertymark has set out its pro-agency position on a range of issues contained in the Renters Reform Bill, currently trundling through...

Michael Gove’s Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, currently going through Parliament, has won praise from the industry body The Property Institute. There...

Two of the highest profile PropTech suppliers to the lettings and wider property sectors have announced a merger. Reapit and PayProp say...

Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...

PropTech supplier Lettspay has launched a new client account banking service for letting agents and property managers in partnership with Griffin...

Propertymark has urged Labour to licence letting agents under its plans to ‘fundamentally reform the private rented sector’. The trade body also...

Up to 160 regulations and responsibilities are overwhelming landlords and pushing them towards using agents, a prominent buying agent and property...

A prominent figure in the London property world says landlords under increasing financial pressure are being more selective about the letting...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...

Finances have never been more stretched in the UK, with almost every bill and expense soaring for employees and employers alike,...

Zoopla’s Alto cloud-based software has announced a new integration with lettings PropTech supplier Canopy. This will enable tenant referencing to be permitted...

Tenants want letting agents, landlords and other property industry figures to more openly demonstrate their green credentials. That’s the message from a...

Utility management service Helpthemove has rebranded. The refresh, which has been produced alongside creative agency partner Jam, aims - in the words...

A new PropTech product is being launched today following a year of research involving the Leaders Romans Group. Inventory Hive’s new diary-management/maps...

Cloud-based software system Alto and repairs and maintenance management system Fixflo are to unveil an integration in the next fortnight.  This will...

After nine years with the business, Goodlord co-founder Tom Mundy has stepped down as chief operating officer. An official statement from...

A PropTech startup called EVO is claiming to revolutionise repairs and maintenance in the “broken” rented housing sector. EVO says it connects...

OnTheMarket Software, the tech division of the portal’s parent group, has announced the inclusion of client accounting functions in its TecLet...

Trading Standards is reminding letting agents of their legal obligation to protect money they are holding on behalf of a client...

A poll of 2,000 non-freehold tenants suggests that almost two-thirds claim not to feel 100 per cent safe in their homes. Some...

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model is appealing to letting agents to sign up. Harding Green...

A lettings platform claims that as many as one in 20 rental properties may be let to criminals - that’s some...

An agency group in Berkshire says it has reduced tenancy deposit return times by some 80 per cent in just two...

The UK wing of Keller Williams - the world’s largest estate agency by agent count - has announced that it’s working...

Leaders Romans Group has announced the creation of a Build To Rent Taskforce, using a different brand name - Three Sixty...

1. Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Adam Blaxter Paliwala, CEO of Technology Blueprint Limited...

An online property training service has launched a specialist property management course, which it claims goes “beyond legislation.” The Certificate in Lettings...

Fourteen Trading Standards authorities across a swathe of England are embarking on an enforcement project to check lettings agency compliance.  The Central England...

Electric Vehicle charging points in rental properties are going to be expensive and should be planned and saved for now, according...

The John Lewis Partnership has revealed the first three locations where it will build new rental homes. The properties “would offer the...

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

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,...

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

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

A London property managing agent has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 for safety failings which “exposed a potentially large...

An agent in one major university city says it’s faced with 50 students applying for each available property. Edinburgh residential property lettings,...

PropTech platform Fixflo has launched what it calls a self-service training academy. It has already had a soft launch with 90 per...

Let Tech Solutions, a PropTech firm which now works with more than half of all property managers in Scotland, is expanding...

A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...

Fixflo has announced a new integration partnership with resident engagement and building management software provider Spike Global. Fixflo manages about 1.2m units...

PropTech start up Halo claims that what it calls a new “tenant engagement platform” will streamlines the rental onboarding process. The firm...

Halo.rent, a proptech startup from the UK, announces the launch of its tenant engagement platform that streamlines the entire rental onboarding...

What’s life-changing, involves months of anticipation, and ends with a big arrival? You might think we’re talking about pregnancy. But research...

The architect of the Regulation of Property Agents working group - which has called for agents to be trained and licensed...

The PropTech platform Plentific has acquired X-Tag, formerly known as Gas Tag. X Tag works with over 50 lettings agencies, property managers, councils and...

The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...

Lettings agents, property managers and landlords should all be aware of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. The Act...

2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to...

A new nationally recognised letting agent qualification is being launched by a landlord body. The Managing Property and Residential Lettings Level 3...

A major north of England local authority wants to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live, following analysis...

Teclet has announced another strategic partnership with LettsPay, a client accounting platform - the latest in a lengthy series of API...

Automated lettings and management platform teclet has announced a new inventory solution with No Letting Go and its Kaptur inventory app. Kaptur...

Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13.  Propertymark...

The lettings and management software platform teclet has announced its latest partner - LegalforLandlords. Agents using teclet - which is currently offering...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with the...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

PropTech platform teclet is offering letting agents that list with OnTheMarket a three month trial offer of a digital inventory service. One...

The Guild of Letting and Management has thrown helpful light on the responsibilities and recommended approach of letting agents faced with...

Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...

Councils that have been awarded additional cash injections by government could use their windfalls to enhance their enforcement of the private...

A lettings guru who worked at Purplebricks for five years in a string of key roles has quit the company to...

A new trade body is being set up in a bid to professionalise the short lets sector. The sector - which embraces...

An online letting agency which launched last month has announced the recruitment of two former Purplebricks staff. Michael Booth, the hybrid agency's...

The Tunbridge Wells office of Martin & Co has boosted its managed portfolio by 43 per cent by snapping up yet...

A lettings agent says she has just spent three months trying to get evidence of her Client Money Protection policy -...

An ‘open banking’ PropTech platform has partnered with two rental organisations which will offer agents, landlords and tenants direct payments and...

A new white-labelled outsourced lettings management service is launching today, claiming to undercut all rivals. F%ur - a brand from 4percentproperty -...

The online platform teclet, which enables agents to automate the lettings and management process, has announced that Movinghub has become an...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a series of events to educate letting agents and landlords on deposit protection. Starting next month...

Lettings automation service teclet has revealed that the Tenant Shop is the latest partner integrated into its platform. Tenant Shop provides energy,...

Property management firm Mcilroy Smith has launched a mental health policy for its employees - possibly the first company in the...

A council in the west country has launched a grading system for property agents which it says is designed to be...

Propertymark’s Money Shield service and the National Approved Letting Scheme have each received government approval to operate Client Money Protection schemes. From...

Another client money protection scheme has been given approval to launch itself before regulations go live on April 1.  From that date...

Client Money Protect has gained formal government approval to operate a client money protection scheme when the regulations go live on...

Councils have been accused of routinely pursuing the most serious enforcement option open to them if they find a local licensing...

A new survey suggests that the demise of the High Street for shopping could lead to a surge in the supply...

An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...

Tenant deposit protection scheme TDS will be in London in February to host a ‘hands-on’ half-day workshop for agents and landlords. Part...

The JLL lettings agency has launched a ‘virtual property manager’ for a small number of Build To Rent tenants, claiming it...

The industry’s first property management franchise scheme, SDL Property Partners, has been given a presentation on how members could be key...

The independent lettings agency Chilli Residential has been snapped up by a local branch of franchise giant Martin & Co. The Aldershot...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents has launched a first-of-its-kind Client Money Protection to members.  Although CMP schemes are to be mandatory...

PropTech repairs service Fixflo has published its latest annual report on the industry, based on information from over 400 lettings professionals...

A property management firm chief who had to pay over £20,000 after being found guilty of nine offences relating to an...

Rental compliance platform GetRentr has raised over £500,000 from investors including a private equity firm and private individuals. GetRentr uses artificial intelligence...

A property company that failed to repair a pigeon-infested loft has been fined a total of £31,026, including an order to...

One of the client money protection schemes operating in the lettings sector says he believes agents and property managers could be...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has announced new dates for its academy courses, delivering training on tenancy deposit disputes and adjudication to...

The former executive director of LSL Property Services, David Newnes, is one of the key backers of a new property management...

A leasehold campaigner has called on the Queen to end her support for what he calls the UK's “feudal leasehold system” by changing the...

The Conveyancing Association has made a wide-ranging response to the government’s call for evidence on the regulation of letting and managing...