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KEYWORD "Property Portfolio" - 88 RESULTS
Family-run agency celebrates first stage of awards success

A family agency, At Home in Edinburgh, has been shortlisted for a major residential sector award. The agency, which has a team...

21 August 2024

From: Breaking News

New key figure for property management portfolio of 10,000 units

Ascend, which says it’s now the UK’s largest third-party operator of single-family Build To Rent homes, has recruited a new associated...

09 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Long-standing lettings agency snapped up by high-end boutique company

Boutique Knightsbridge estate agency Nicolas Van Patrick (NVP) has acquired Chelsea lettings and management company HLR. HLR was established in 1986, growing...

09 May 2024

From: Breaking News

Passive income from buy to let is a myth, warns legal expert

New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy.  This is...

14 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Seven Tips this lettings agency is giving its landlord clients

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

Surveyors warn: Landlords can’t keep their heads above water

Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...

14 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Revealed - the part of rental sector not contracting right now

There may be a substantial number of small-scale private landlords selling up right now, but no fewer than 88 per cent...

20 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Reapit’s new PropTech deal pledges to cut through licensing red tape

Reapit has inked a deal with fast-expanding PropTech service Kamma to automate information about private rental sector council licensing. This year is...

19 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency claims landlords not quitting rental sector in droves

A lettings agency - Leaders Romans Group - claims that landlords are not quitting the private rental sector in droves after...

19 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency on the acquisition trail after snapping up independent

A Bristol estate agent has hit the acquisition trail, snapping up a local independent. Bristol Property Centre Estate Agents, which is situated...

11 October 2023

From: Breaking News

South Coast agency snaps up nearby rival

Oakfield Estate Agents in Hastings has snapped up a rival firm - Redwell Estates - in nearby Bexhill oil Sea. Neil Newstead,...

14 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Preventative maintenance gives “staggering growth” - claim

A webinar tomorrow plans to show agents how planned preventative maintenance delivers “staggering growth.” Fixflo is hosting the event which will feature...

08 March 2023

From: Breaking News

How to maximise your day-to-day team performance with PayProp

The private rented sector is enjoying record demand. According to Hometrack, rental enquiries per estate agency branch were 46% higher in...

16 January 2023

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Rebrand in 2023 after agency group snaps up independent

Property consultancy Walker Singleton has snapped up the independent Daniel & Hirst agency in Yorkshire. The deal, which was for an undisclosed...

29 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Three-figure property portfolio acquired by franchise giant

The Cardiff branch of Martin & Co has added almost 100 properties to its portfolio after merging with local independent View...

18 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Expansion overseas for growing buy to let investment firm

An investment firm which has helped guide £100m into the UK buy to let market is to set up its second...

30 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Labour call for higher Capital Gains Tax rise for some buy to lets

Labour’s Sadiq Khan wants an increase in Capital Gains Tax for some buy to let investors. The London Mayor made his response...

31 May 2022

From: Breaking News

How should letting agents generate and handle reviews?

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

Fast-growing agency swipes at ‘under-delivering’ rival firms

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

Two more independent agencies fall to fast-growing brand

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

From: Breaking News

Property Management Software: Top tips for busy letting agents

During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...

24 November 2021

From: Sponsored Content

Holiday lettings firm to float on London Stock Exchange

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

From: Breaking News

Agency cleared of part in ‘Ghost Tenants’ lettings scandal

A London lettings agency - that has now entered bankruptcy - has been cleared of any involvement in a rental scandal...

04 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Research shows best university locations for buy to let investment

New research reveals that student property portfolios based in smaller university towns or cities typically generate the best returns. The findings, from...

30 September 2021

From: Breaking News

New national online agency launched promising “transformation”

Prop Home, a new online property management and lettings agency, pledges to “transform the way rented homes are managed on behalf...

12 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Energised! Stamp Duty Holiday turbocharges rental property sales

The extended stamp duty holiday is having a significant positive impact on the rental market, according to new research. In a survey...

23 April 2021

From: Breaking News

Webinars to help agents harness PropTech in the New Normal

Webinars aimed at letting agents are being launched by PropTech firms RentProfile and Tilt Property Software. The series runs under the umbrella...

30 November 2020

From: Breaking News

Letting agents offered ‘free’ legal advice during pandemic

Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic.  Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...

16 November 2020

From: Breaking News

Rebranded agency focuses on selling only tenanted buy to lets

A rebranded agency is now focussing on selling only tenanted buy to let properties in what it calls ‘second tier’ cities...

05 November 2020

From: Breaking News

Time for agents to highlight their value

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

02 November 2020

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Police bust major £400,000 drugs racket run by rogue landlord

West Midlands Police have revealed that a major drugs racket being run by a rogue landlord from his properties in Coventry...

16 September 2020

From: Breaking News

Agents must adapt quickly to the new normal  By David Alexander, joint Managing Director of apropos

  There is little doubt that the coronavirus has changed the way we live and rapidly created a new normality as different...

28 August 2020

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Agency rebrands after a decade of city growth

A city lettings agency has rebranded in what it calls “a step change for the business.” Let Leeds is now known as...

21 August 2020

From: Breaking News

Incorporating buy to let portfolios boosted by stamp duty holiday

Now may be the time for buy to let investors to consider incorporation - putting their property portfolios into a limited...

06 August 2020

From: Breaking News

Another acquisition takes regional agency’s lettings portfolio to 10,000

One of the north of England’s largest independent agencies has made another acquisition - taking its property portfolio to 10,000 units.  Linley &...

23 July 2020

From: Breaking News

Agency secures £3.8m for management buyout and acquisitions

An ambitious Kent agency and management company has secured a £3.8m loan to underwrite a management buyout and an acquisition programme. Miles...

06 March 2020

From: Breaking News

Shock for buy to let as income plummets by a fifth in a decade

The typical landlord’s income from property has plummeted by a fifth in under a decade according to the National Landlords’ Association. Its...

19 February 2020

From: Breaking News

Battered and Bruised: but a few buy to let investors remain optimistic

Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...

30 October 2019

From: Breaking News

Regional agency expands coverage with third acquisition in 18 months

A branch of a regional agency has expanded its managed portfolio following its third acquisition in 18 months. CJ Hole Cheltenham has...

02 October 2019

From: Breaking News

PropTech used by Build To Rent specialist to differentiate from rivals

A PropTech platform devised by Build To Let specialist Grainger is to be used in a bid to differentiate the company from...

01 October 2019

From: Breaking News

Another independent agency disappears as family franchise firm expands

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

25 September 2019

From: Breaking News

Rates, yields, demand and tax - reasons why holiday lets are booming

A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...

05 July 2019

From: Breaking News

Don’t quit the day job – only a third of landlords earn entire living from property

Only one in three landlords across the buy-to-let market earn their sole living from their property portfolio, according to research. Specialist lender...

03 July 2019

From: Breaking News

Another independent agency snapped up by franchise giant

A branch of Whitegates, part of The Property Franchise Group, has purchased an independent local operation to increase its managed property...

27 June 2019

From: Breaking News

Agency moves off the High Street to offset fees ban income cut

An agency in the north east of England is moving its HQ off the High Street and into an office block...

29 April 2019

From: Breaking News

Ker-ching! Councils cash in as revenue soars from licensing schemes

The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...

20 March 2019

From: Breaking News

Student search platform launches automated feed for letting agents

A student accommodation search engine is introducing an automated feeds service for letting agents and landlords with large property portfolios. The service,...

07 February 2019

From: Breaking News

New utility and survey products aim to woo lettings professionals

Specialist student utilities and service provider Glide has launched a product it claims removes the admin and hassle traditionally associated with...

01 February 2019

From: Breaking News

Major buy to let lender targets companies and 'Brexit worriers'

One of the buy to let sector’s main mortgage lenders, Paragon, has refreshed its range of mortgages with new products which...

10 January 2019

From: Breaking News

PropTech firms claim new products will help lettings agents

Two PropTech suppliers are claiming their new products will help lettings agents in the future, especially in the light of the...

14 December 2018

From: Breaking News

Online agency to offer Direct Debit rent collection to landlords

Online lettings agency Upad says it’s to offer landlords a proprietary system to collect rental payments via Direct Debit. Its system, called...

03 December 2018

From: Breaking News

Brexit warning issued by HomeLet chief executive

Brexit is causing concern among landlords, according to HomeLet. The initial results of HomeLet’s annual landlord survey says nine out of 10...

15 October 2018

From: Breaking News

Revealed - how interest rate rise led to immediate £50 pcm rent hike

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has increased rents on all new tenancies in his property portfolio by £50 a week because of...

06 August 2018

From: Breaking News

PropTech: Rental compliance platform secures another £500k funding

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

16 April 2018

From: Breaking News

Acquisitions take agency past 5,500 managed properties milestone

Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson has completed a hat-trick of acquisitions taking its letting portfolio past the milestone of 5,500...

16 March 2018

From: Breaking News

Leasehold campaigner calls on Queen to end 'feudal' system

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...

11 December 2017

From: Breaking News

'Top Slicing' mortgages may allow more lettings sector borrowing

Consumer organisation Which? says a handful of buy to let mortgage lenders have found a way of helping so-called ‘portfolio landlords’...

24 October 2017

From: Breaking News

One of buy to let's most famous mortgage firms is rebranding

One of the industry’s best known buy to let lenders, Paragon, is combining its Mortgage Trust and Paragon Mortgages product ranges...

10 October 2017

From: Breaking News

How Agents Can Recoup Losses from the Ban on Letting Agent Fees

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...

14 September 2017

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Sequence UK firm snaps up another independent agency

William H Brown, part of Sequence UK, has revealed it has snapped up another small independent - just days after its...

09 August 2017

From: Breaking News

Another BTL lender changes criteria ahead of new portfolio rules

Accord Buy To Let is the latest lender to change its lending criteria for portfolio landlords with four or more investment...

26 July 2017

From: Breaking News

Why Landlords Still Need Letting Agents Despite Changing Regulations

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

20 July 2017

From: Sponsored Content

Leaders snaps up lettings firm's 500-plus property portfolio

Leaders has snapped up the 500-plus property portfolio of Derby-based lettings firm MBM Management Limited.   The company was established in 1996 and...

14 July 2017

From: Breaking News

Landlords adapting to controversial tax changes

The nation's landlords are adapting to ongoing restrictions to tax relief on buy-to-let mortgage interest, according to Mortgages for Business. Upon releasing...

09 June 2017

From: Breaking News

Landlords wanted for new BBC One documentary series

The production company behind Grand Designs and Escape to the Country is looking for landlords to feature in a new BBC...

06 June 2017

From: Breaking News

Fixflo link with PropTech payment firm boosts offer to agents

Property repair reporting platform Fixflo is partnering with PayProp, an online payments system, to improve the offer to agents.    The link means...

01 June 2017

From: Breaking News

Half of buy to let investors vague on cost of mortgage interest change

Almost half of the investors in the private rental sector do not know what the changes in mortgage relief will cost...

10 May 2017

From: Breaking News

Buy to let specialist gives upbeat forecast, despite tax changes

Specialist buy to let lender Paragon Mortgages has given an upbeat forecast for the private rental sector, despite the arrival of...

04 April 2017

From: Breaking News

Kevin Ward, Agent Locator

1) Who are you? Kevin Ward – Director and founder of Agentlocator.co.uk 2) For those not familiar with Agent Locator, can you explain...

16 February 2017

From: 60 Second Interview

Lettings franchise acquires 130-strong property portfolio

Belvoir Cardiff has completed the acquisition of a management portfolio of 130 rental properties. The purchase of all properties managed by Letwise...

24 January 2017

From: Breaking News

Agents circulated with 'banned list' by Britain's biggest landlords

The couple believed to be the owners of Britain’s largest buy to let portfolio have defended sending letting agents an 11-point...

09 January 2017

From: Breaking News

Huge local government pension fund investment goes to Build To Rent

One of the UK’s largest local government pension schemes has committed £100m to invest in the fast-growing Build To Rent sector.   The...

06 December 2016

From: Breaking News

Agency snaps up two rivals as acquisition drive gathers pace

Linley & Simpson, which already has a network of 11 branches across north and west Yorkshire, has taken over the entire...

28 September 2016

From: Breaking News

Britain's biggest landlord launches appeal after losing 'damp row'

One of Britain's best-known landlords, Fergus Wilson, has launched an appeal after losing a case regarding a damp property. The tenants, Attila...

23 September 2016

From: Breaking News

Two thirds of landlords play 'active role' in property management

A high proportion of landlords play an active role in the management and maintenance of their rental property, a new study...

13 September 2016

From: Breaking News

Media chief, digital analytics expert and mortgage chief join landlord board

The National Landlords’ Association has announced that three new non-executive directors to join its board.   Adrian Jeakings is a former president of...

18 July 2016

From: Breaking News

Landlords favouring HMOs to benefit from 'higher yields'

Landlords are increasingly favouring Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and more 'complex property types' due to the often higher yields available.  Mortgages...

02 June 2016

From: Breaking News

14 tax changes in four years will hurt buy to let market warns KPMG

No fewer than 14 different tax changes targeted mostly at the buy to let sector will damage the market in 2016...

31 December 2015

From: Breaking News

Senior agent urges caution over setting-up buy to let limited companies

One of Britain’s most senior letting agency bosses is warning landlords to take care if considering setting up a limited company...

17 December 2015

From: Breaking News

Jail for businessman who didn't tell HMRC about £259,000 property income

A businessman has been jailed for two years for failing to declare and pay tax on income he received from his...

30 November 2015

From: Breaking News

Buy to let gurus claim 25 tenants vying for one property to let

Two of Britain's most controversial landlords, Fergus and Judith Wilson, claim demand from prospective tenants is at a record high with...

01 October 2015

From: Breaking News

Pension Freedom - figures show no real impact on buy to let market

New industry research shows that of those existing buy to let investors with a pension in place, just five per cent...

25 September 2015

From: Breaking News

Neat summary of potential dangers of buy to let crowdfunding

Would-be buy to let investors have been given a neat summary of the risks involved in entering the market via crowdfunding. Letting...

25 September 2015

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: Agents, target your websites better!

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...

19 June 2015

From: Features

Britain’s biggest landlords begin selling off portfolio

Known as Britain’s biggest landlords, Fergus and Judith Wilson have started to sell off their 1,000 strong property portfolio. The ex-teachers from...

09 June 2015

From: Breaking News

No job too big or too small

Some companies pride themselves on being able to accommodate customers of all kinds. “No job too big or too small,” they...

02 June 2015

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Two-thirds of landlords planning to expand portfolio

Two thirds of landlords plan to buy at least one further property in the next six months, according to Mortgages for...

29 May 2015

From: Breaking News

The voters have spoken – with confidence

A little over four weeks ago I was here musing what impact the impending general election might have on the property...

15 May 2015

From: Features

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