Archive

Propertymark says its Lettings Helpline for agent members in England and Wales has become “an essential membership benefit for dealing with...

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...

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

Propertymark is hailing its new Lettings Helpline as a success, just a month after it launched. In that four week period the...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

Outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has partnered with maintenance specialist Help Me Fix to support its property client base.  Help Me Fix, widely...

Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...

As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...

The government has taken the first step to introducing a mandatory ombudsman scheme which private landlords must join. This is effectively the...

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

A new survey of some 2,000 tenants claims to show a significant level of dissatisfaction over communications with letting agents. The study...

A PropTech supplier says streamlining processes in the lettings sector could benefit agents, landlords and tenants alike, by producing a simpler...

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

Propertymark is questioning whether the Scottish Government is adequately funding the First-tier Tribunal to cope with any extra demand placed on...

A Build To Rent operator has created what it calls a one-stop app for tenants. The operator Apo says the new app...

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

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting two webinars - the first of which is today - looking at issues surrounding rent defaulting...

Like many agencies, the Milton Keynes company Cauldwell Property Services has most of its staff working from home and handling sellers’...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that the government is bringing forward measures to “protect” private tenants against eviction during the...

A new lettings platform claims it can help existing agents and staff working for companies quit and fulfil their dream of...

A trade body has come out against a council’s HMO licensing scheme, claiming that its consultation period was too short -...

You don’t need to go far for news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to proposed...

The online lettings agency Upad has this weekend published an immediate closure announcement on its website. It reads: “We regret to inform...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...

Agents and prospective buy to let investors keen to grab a slice of the capital’s growing lettings market now have a...

A trade body says it has evidence that families take up the least amount of property management time when compared to...

A leading property disputes solicitor has joined a growing chorus of criticism of how Right To Rent will cope with issues...

The housing charity Shelter - which in recent years has been aggressively critical of letting agencies and landlords in the private...

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

Another new cloud software platform - HeyLandlord - has been launched to make it easier for agents and landlords to communicate...

A letting agency is urging landlords to respond to the consultations for three selective licensing schemes in its local area. homes4u, which...

The National Approved Letting Scheme is linking with legal firm Moore Blatch to offer member agents access to a free legal...

Repair reporting specialist Fixflo and software provider VTUK are teaming up to provide what is believed to be the first Twitter debate...

The Property Ombudsman has issued new guidance concerning obtaining express consent from a tenant before accessing a property. The change comes as a...

A trade body has accused some letting agents and landlords of “failing to get to grips” with several recent legal changes...

The Citizens Advice charity is urging people to lobby for more controls over the private rental sector, letting agents and landlords,...

Earlier this week we passed the official deadline for letting agents to fully publicise their fees as well as providing evidence of which...