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As the Renters Reform Bill makes its way through the House of Lords, Propertymark has advised peers not to miss this...

Propertymark says it will continue lobbying government for the implementation of the Regulation of Property Agents - even though the government...

A major agency has told the government to get on with ensuring the Renters Reform Bill is passed into law as...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to the proposed changes to the Renters Reform Bill being advocated...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...

A lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme following itsfailure to pay £1,100 out of an adjudicated award...

OnTheMarket continues on its path to try to become the number one property portal, with a boast that it has a...

A property portal claims it’s struck an industry-first by making a “substantial investment” of over £250,000 in Artificial Intelligence.  The local portal...

A survey from property portal Share to Buy suggests that over three quarters of buyers believe they cannot afford to purchase...

OnTheMarket is starting another round of its Town Hall in-person sessions - once again in a bid to win agents. Jason Tebb...

Home Counties agency Bridges today launches Platinum Homes, which it describes as “a bespoke sales and lettings service catering to premium...

Shelter is asking for public support for radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill, now going through Parliament. The campaigning charity is...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given what some commentators have interpreted as a sign that private rental sector licensing from councils...

A property portal has announced the inaugural graduation of its first-ever qualification. Some 55 students were awarded the SPC Property Practice Certification,...

Measures contained in the Renters Reform Bill will fail without sufficient resources to ensure they can be enforced. The warning comes from...

Parts B and C of the process to improve material information disclosure in property listings are published today within comprehensive new guidance...

Property portal Rightmove has increased its key revenue target in a bullish set of results which shows it has not been...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur has written to MPs outlining detailed plans that he believes would ensure the controversial Renters Reform Bill...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team has issued new guidance on terminology used in property advertising - particularly lettings. The...

PropTech platform Goodlord has launched a one hour online course explaining the controversial Renters Reform Bill. The aim is to equip letting...

The Renters Reform Bill will cost letting agents over £275m in the next decade as fewer landlords use their services. That’s the...

The prominent industry figure Sean Newman is next week launching a lettings division of his network of self-employed agents.  The existing network...

Propertymark has given an insight into how letting agents are likely to be expected to use a new Landlords Database. The database...

The controversial Renters Reform Bill is not the anti-landlord charter that some in the h system claim it to be. That’s the...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...

Property portal Citylets says average rents in Scotland rose 12.4 per cent in the past year to £1,007 per month -...

It’s been revealed that agents have been kicked out of The Property Ombudsman in recent months for failing to pay compensatory...

A prominent letting agent has written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt on government attacks...

OnTheMarket is launching its own proprietary customer relationship management platform for estate agents - and it’s billed as the first ever...

Boomin, the online property portal founded by the former boss of Purplebricks, has called in liquidators according to a Sky News...

The average gap between housing benefit rates and the actual cost of rents has grown by more than 40 per cent...

OnTheMarket claims it’s scoring a first amongst property portals in the creation of an ‘Accessible features’ search filter for users to...

An accreditation scheme says the government database of rogue letting agents should be expanded.  The government is committed to creating a new Property...

Six agencies have been excluded from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to wronged complainants. One was the Belvoir...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team has published fresh guidance to help letting agents meet new requirements regarding...

The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

A property law expert is aiming to demystify the upcoming rental legislation for agents at a webinar tomorrow. Robert Bolwell, senior partner...

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

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

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

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

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

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

The lettings arm of a leading Edinburgh-based property portal has reported a surge of Edinburgh properties being rented on the same...

Rents in some of the most popular locations of the country have risen 25 per cent in the past year according...

Rental demand has started to return to the majority of major UK cities during the second quarter of this year, with...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

The two letting agents’ trade groups have backed a call for more upfront information to be given to prospective renters. The National...

A new rentals platform claims to have signed up 150 London agencies prior to launch this spring. Findingaplace says it has signed up...

Marketing platform TheHouseShop says letting agents can secure over £300 per property listed as it is “redefining the relationship between agents...

A London agency says the lettings sector in the capital appears to be reacting positively to the government's roadmap out of...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

A new app claims to make it easier for agents to create virtual tours and instantly embed them in property portal...

PropTech platform MakeUrMove, which launched back in 2008 as the first online lettings agency, has secured a £1.3m funding package from...

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The free to list portal Residential People is launching a machine-learning platform allowing agents to specifically target local landlords and emphasise...

A rental demand league table produced by a lettings management platform shows the winners and losers across the UK - and...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has launched a special offer deal with new property portal Homesearch.  Agents who sign up to the flatfair...

The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...

An online agency has denied a claim that it is allowing High Street agents to use its platform to avoid paying...

Veteran Countrywide figure John Hards has joined the board of still-to-launch property portal OpenBrix. In 2018 Hards rejoined Countrywide as national lettings...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

Reports from China suggest that property investors from that country - a staple in the buy to let market in many...

Zillios looking to become the leading portal for international property listings, appealing to property owners, estate agents, and property hunters alike....

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

Seven agencies have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman after failing to pay compensation awards made by TPO. All are...

The Tenants’ Fees Bill has now become law, receiving formal Royal Assent yesterday afternoon - and within minutes, the government issued...

The chief executive of a still-to-be-launched property portal says Christmas may have come early for letting agents because of the “huge...

An online agency specialising in the sale of investment properties with tenants in situ claims the average time for a tenanted...

Online letting agency MakeUrMove has launched a new subscription model which it claims will ”ready landlords for the incoming tenant fee...

Airsorted, one of a number of management services that have sprung up to cater for hosts using Airbnb and similar platforms,...

A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...

An ambitious PropTech startup has raised £2.8 million to fund its bid to 'reinvent the London renting experience'. Homie, a search platform...

Today sees the return of MPs to Parliament following the Christmas break, and one early task is to hear oral evidence...

With a host of changing regulations hitting the private rental sector, some landlords may be put off using letting agents, but...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                             What is The World Property Network...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

An online lettings agency specialising in student accommodation has raised £310,000 to grow its business.    StudentTenant says its aim is to rival conventional...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

Lettings guru David Lawrenson has given an unusual perspective on the government’s commitment to ban letting agents’ fees on tenants in...

Angels Media, publisher of Letting Agent Today, is delighted to welcome on board one of Britain’s top property industry journalists, Marc...

The Guardian newspaper has taken a perhaps-predictable swipe at letting agents and property portals for the way in which they display...

So you’ve decided to advertise on Rightmove, Zoopla or another online property listing agent. You’ve agreed the budget, made the bold...

We look at a few of the best ways to make your property stand out from the crowd. In a market...

PropertyPal, a portal covering Northern Ireland, has launched a new Android app which allows consumers to ‘draw’ a defined area in...

Two interesting developments in the past week have shown how established parts of the agency industry - on either side of...

Could this happen here? Airbnb, the hugely successful online rental platform, has linked with a US property portal to give prospective...

It seems like every day there’s a new article about On The Market. Usually it consists something Zoopla have said, followed...