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Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...
29 February 2024
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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
Agent Rainmaker’s bootcamp for letting agents returns next month. The four day event is run by former ARLA President and Agent Rainmaker...
21 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
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Propertymark has called on the UK Government to prevent a mass exodus of student landlords. The news comes as a poll conducted...
14 February 2024
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A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...
09 February 2024
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According to the BBC, the Government is no longer committed to increase the amount disabled people in England can claim to...
09 February 2024
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Over a third of ARLA Propertymark members reported in December that rental prices have increased, according to their latest Housing Insight...
31 January 2024
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Deposit alternative company flatfair has announced a major new agency partnership with the Andrews Property Group. Andrews branches will be able to...
22 January 2024
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An event which claims to change the fortunes of letting agents has been recognised by the Professional Speakers Academy. Agent Rainmaker Live...
19 January 2024
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Propertymark is hosting a client money security webinar tomorrow lunchtime between 12.30 and 13.30. The webinar will discuss the rise of Artificial...
15 January 2024
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David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...
09 January 2024
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ARLA Propertymark has urged letting agents to take breaches of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s data protection principle regarding GDPR seriously. The call comes...
04 January 2024
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The president elect of ARLA Propertymark has created a comprehensive list of female experts in different property disciplines. Angharad Trueman, Group Lettings...
03 January 2024
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The chief executive of Propertymark says seasonal trends are returning to the housing market after several ‘unusual’ years. Nathan Emerson says: “In...
02 January 2024
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ARLA Propertymark has responded to the Scottish Parliament’s examination of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill, calling for clarity on contributions...
29 December 2023
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given what some commentators have interpreted as a sign that private rental sector licensing from councils...
27 December 2023
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It’s all change for a regional agents’ group which has announced a new chair and new directors. Cornwall-based former estate agent Steve...
12 December 2023
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Sally Lawson of Agent Rainmaker writes: Online information sessions are a vital way to network with landlords and showcase your expertise. That’s what...
01 December 2023
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Pattinson estate agency in the north east of England has snapped up Ryedales Estate Agents, an independent in Northumberland. Ryedales owners Geoff...
29 November 2023
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Agents’ trade body Propertymark has pencilled in June 14 2024 as the date for its second Propertymark One event. Last summer’s event,...
09 November 2023
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A letting agent with a background in renovation has been able to grow her business by offering investors a swathe of...
06 November 2023
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The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...
20 October 2023
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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
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Landlords wanting to make a healthy return from their investment should target student properties in the North of England and Scotland,...
11 October 2023
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Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...
10 October 2023
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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
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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
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A lettings trade body is urging the government to make clear how it will help courts tackle a growing backlog of...
19 September 2023
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A lettings service called Smarter Rent claims to be “an innovative property rental agency with a difference” which lets high quality...
14 September 2023
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An ex-ARLA supremo says technology is the best way for letting agents to cope with a huge rise in telephone calls. ARLA...
12 September 2023
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Airbnb is launching a UK campaign this month aimed at luring first-time customers. It’s part of a local campaign that launched last...
08 September 2023
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The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service - introduced this month - will make possession court case delays even worse. That’s the...
25 August 2023
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Kamma - the PropTech firm which until now has been best known for monitoring rental sector licensing regimes - is now...
22 August 2023
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The Nationwide Foundation - a pressure group funded by the Nationwide - says more effective enforcement is required for the private...
15 August 2023
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Private landlords and lettings agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event. Cumberland council says property owners and...
11 August 2023
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The UK Association of Letting Agents says it now has a record membership of 1,200. UKALA describes itself as “a professional association...
09 August 2023
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The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...
25 July 2023
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Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers has successfully qualified a further four members of staff and funded their membership of ARLA Propertymark. The four...
21 July 2023
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The latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark shows a familiar story for the lettings sector. It says that in June the number...
20 July 2023
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Yorkshire estate agency North Residential - led by ex-Knight Frank staff - has launched a new premium lettings service. A statement from...
18 July 2023
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New research reveals that there is an estimated £21.4 billion worth of holiday homes in England and Wales with the South...
12 July 2023
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My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...
11 July 2023
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Propertymark has revealed its latest top table of elected and unelected spokespeople forming its new leadership team. The new chair of the...
04 July 2023
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...
23 June 2023
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HM Courts and Tribunals Service has halted the work of bailiffs on safety grounds. An incident is under investigation, and it’s believed...
16 June 2023
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The National Residential Landlords Association is looking for help from letting agents in building a case against rent controls. The association is...
15 June 2023
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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
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Two prominent trade bodies representing elements of the private rental sector are fighting back against the latest attempt to impose rent...
09 June 2023
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Agents wanting to get to grips with the Renters Reform Act are invited to a learning webinar hosted by Rightmove. It’s at...
30 May 2023
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The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...
22 May 2023
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Foxtons is to give its agents access to a compliance management and checking service. Fran Giltinan, Managing Director - Property Management &...
19 May 2023
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The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...
17 May 2023
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Propertymark has added inspection and 360° tour software provider Inventory Hive to its industry supplier list. Jason Lee, commercial manager at Propertymark,...
16 May 2023
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High profile Propertymark lettings expert Angharad Trueman is joining Andrews agency as group lettings director. Trueman has been in the property industry...
12 May 2023
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Propertymark has recognised the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) offered by Rightmove. Both Propertymark and its training arm...
05 May 2023
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A lettings guru is calling on agents to embrace social media trends in order to reach new audiences. Agent Rainmaker uses Reels...
25 April 2023
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Propertymark’s ARLA President is calling on the government to intervene to help boost the flagging stock of rental properties. The call, by...
31 March 2023
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Paul Shamplina, the chief commercial officer at Landlord Action and arguably the biggest name in the lettings sector today, is to...
31 March 2023
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Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives...
27 March 2023
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A new How To Rent guide is to be issued on Friday, according to a government communication with the National Residential...
15 March 2023
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An estate agency formed by ex-Knight Frank staff says it plans to roll out nationwide. North Residential, a Harrogate firm which rebranded...
01 March 2023
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We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...
15 February 2023
From: Features
Fine & Country holds its international conference on March 10 and according to the agency it will be attended by representatives...
09 February 2023
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Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital Group Limited has announced plans to deliver 865 new homes across 11 sites around the...
07 February 2023
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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
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Three months after becoming an independent estate agency, North Residential has opened a second branch. The new office - in Pocklington, East...
06 February 2023
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The private rented sector has an important economic and social role to play across the country, according to a new report...
02 February 2023
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Students face chaos as government plans to reform the rental market threaten to cause widespread uncertainty as to whether housing will...
23 December 2022
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A new lettings regime that is described as the biggest change in many decades comes into effect tomorrow in Wales, with...
30 November 2022
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ARLA Propertymark President David Votta and Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson are amongst a group of trade body figures who have...
25 November 2022
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Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, held a summit yesterday about the capital’s private rental sector - but he did not...
15 November 2022
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The lettings agency operated by controversial agent Ajay Jagota has been sold for an undisclosed sum. Jagota set up KIS Lettings with...
01 November 2022
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The details of the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill will be the main focus of the Propertymark annual conference in Belfast...
05 October 2022
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A Landlords’ Club launched by a Solihull-based lettings agency under a year ago is now acting as a gateway for global...
22 September 2022
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A high profile lettings expert says agents should use marketing databases in order to grow business. Agent Rainmaker’s Sally Lawson says that...
16 September 2022
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The landlords’ main trade body is directly challenging a Tory MP who has called for a rent freeze. Natalie Elphicke - in...
12 September 2022
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A prominent lettings agent says educating landlords about the need to use agents should be the industry’s number one priority. Agent Rainmaker...
06 September 2022
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ARLA Propertymark says it’s a strong fan of New Zero ambitions but warns that the private rental sector needs incentives to...
31 August 2022
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Agents can now sign up to register their interest in Rightmove’s new qualification, the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...
19 August 2022
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ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...
09 August 2022
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UK hosts on Airbnb collectively earned over £1.5 billion in 2021 the short let platform claims. Some £668m of that was over...
08 August 2022
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Agents are being invited to comment on the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. And unusually the invitation comes not from any...
03 August 2022
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The latest report from ARLA Propertymark shows that at last the average number of properties available for rent per agency branch...
25 July 2022
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An Austrian-based property management PropTech service, which already has links to Knight Frank, is now launching in the UK. iDWELL, which describes...
20 July 2022
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The politician who is arguably the country’s most powerful advocate of rent controls is to address a Propertymark conference. Patrick Harvie, Scotland’s...
14 July 2022
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A bootcamp which claims to help agents add up to £1m revenue to their business is to return this summer. The Agent...
14 July 2022
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Senior figures in the agency industry have backed new guidance from the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agent Team regarding...
13 July 2022
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The agency operated by the immediate past president of ARLA Propertymark has received a government award for its work with apprentices. Maxine...
12 July 2022
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A new market snapshot suggests that the cost of renting just a room in London has reached an average of over...
07 July 2022
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New details from a survey conducted by industry organisations concerning pets in rental properties show the extent of the problem. Some 537...
06 July 2022
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The former president of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government for failing to regulate the agency industry. Maxine...
30 June 2022
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Another prominent industry voice is warning of the dangers of the Scottish Government’s new eviction policies. So far the National Residential Landlords...
30 June 2022
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Maxine Fothergill, who has just completed her year as President of ARLA Propertymark, is the latest recruit to Zoopla’s Lettings Advisory...
29 June 2022
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The agents’ trade association Propertymark says the government’s high-profile rental sector reforms should address the continuing shortage of supply. Propertymark chief executive...
28 June 2022
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John D Wood & Co has celebrated a major anniversary by opening its new headquarters in Belgravia. It’s 150 years ago since...
21 June 2022
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David Votta from the Kent-based Votta Sales and Lettings has been revealed as the new ARLA Propertymark President. He has been in...
21 June 2022
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Zoopla - which in recent years has gone out of its way to win agent support - has come out strongly...