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Lettings and property management agency Xenia Lettings has appointed a new director.  Daryl Tomlinson first entered the industry in 2007 as a...

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

Some 48 per cent of tenants are currently living with one or more housing disrepair issues, it’s being claimed. The problems include...

LSL Property Services - owner of the Reeds Rains and Your Move brands - says it’s movement of agency branches to...

LSL Property Services - owners of the Your Move and Reeds Rain brands - is to franchise its entire network of...

Spicerhaart has recruited the former head of lettings operations at Purplebricks to a regional role. Emma Fagan will be the new property...

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

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned.  Sarah...

Cornwall has been in the spotlight as an area with an acute shortage of long-term rental properties because landlords have switched...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

Your Move, Reeds Rains and other parts of the LSL Group are to hold an Act of Kindness day to encourage...

One of the country’s largest lettings operations has outlined the challenges it faced during the Coronavirus crisis. LSL Property Services’ latest trading statement...

An estimated 840,000 private tenants have arrears over the past year since the first eviction ban was announced, according to a...

LSL Property Services has secured new banking arrangements with a £90m revolving credit facility in anticipation of what it calls “attractive...

Two landlords - one of them an agent - have been given fines totalling £135,000 and must pay costs for failing to...

The role of lettings agents has never been more crucial to landlords and tenants than it is now and will be...

A Wales holiday lettings agency has worked with owner-clients to offer free holidays to frontline healthcare workers when the crisis has...

A lettings agent who stole over £23,000 from tenants to pay for his gambling habit and pay off debt has escaped...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

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

Zero Deposit, one of the insurance-based schemes offering an alternative to traditional tenancy deposits, has signed up its first independent agency...

Reeds Rains has snapped up one of north west England’s better known independent lettings agencies, Nurture.  Nurture is owned by James Coubrough...

Some 42 per cent of tenants regard the eco-friendliness of a property as key when choosing whether or not to rent...

A property management company which ignored a series of housing safety regulations and flouted laws designed to protect tenants’ rights has...

Two letting agencies have removed advertisements after complaints were filed to the Advertising Standards Authority. The first case involved LSL Property Services...

A digital start-up that uses algorithms to match the requirements of landlords against the entire buy to let mortgage market of...

Rental prices in most areas of England and Wales have grown over the past 12 months with the East of England...

The managing director of LSL’s Corporate Client Department has been appointed as National Lettings and Franchise Director for Your Move and...

Industry figures have broadly welcomed the latest consultations and proposed additional regulation for the lettings sector, announced by the government yesterday.   The...

LSL Property Services, which owns Your Move and Reeds Rains lettings and estate agencies, is investing in an online buy to...

Two new managers have been appointed by Yorkshire agency Dacre, Son & Hartley, as the firm’s lettings division continues to expand. Nadia...

The proportion of landlords who use a letting agent to help manage their property has spiked since the end of last...

New research has revealed that the vast majority of tenants have experienced problems with damp or poor drainage. A survey of 1,000...

A buy to let mortgage lender claims that five out of six areas affected by the long-running spate of strikes on...

City investment consultancy Jefferies has calculated the impact on landlords if the country’s second largest agency group - LSL Property Services...

Letting agencies Your Move and Reeds Rains claim rents have started to drop in many areas following the arrival of a...

Average rents are now rising at the fastest rate since last Autumn, bringing the average monthly rent in England and Wales...

A letting agent has been jailed after reportedly tricking students into paying deposits totalling thousands of pounds for flats they could...

Adrian Gill, whose resignation as LSL Property Services was announced last week after just nine months in post, is to become...

Good news for agents having to work harder to persuade would-be landlords that buy to let makes financial sense after the...

The latest survey of arrears in England and Wales suggests the level now stands at 9.1 per cent of all rent...

Average rents are now rising on a monthly basis for the first time since September, up 0.1 per cent between January...

Some 26,676 court orders were issued for the eviction of private sector tenants in the final quarter of 2015 according to...

Returns from buy to let properties have risen to their highest level in over a year.  Data from Your Move and Reeds...

Rents across England and Wales rose by an average of 3.4 per cent in 2015 - the fastest annual growth rate...

The number of tenants seriously behind on rent has risen by 13.8 per cent.  An arrears tracking index conducted by letting agencies...

Another rental index suggests there has been a seasonal dip in rents - although across England and Wales as a whole...

Rents across England and Wales have fallen between September and October, according to data from the Your Move and Reeds Rains...

The government’s reduction of mortgage interest tax relief on buy to let properties in a major factor for 50 per cent...

A firm has launched a new service for landlords and agents which is designed to speed up and increase the recovery...

Buy to let investors in England and Wales have seen their returns rise to around 10 per cent in the past...

A total of 74,000 private sector tenants owe more than two months’ rent - this is up 4.4 per cent in...

Rents across England and Wales have dipped by 0.1 per cent and now stand at an average of £803 per month. Annual...

Average monthly rents in England and Wales hit a record high of £804 last month, according to Your Move and Reeds...

There has been a sharp rise in rent arrears - they made up 8.7 per cent of all rent payable in...

Britain’s tenants would overwhelmingly support the appointment of a government minister solely responsible for tenancy issues, according to agents Your Move...

There has been much debate in recent years about Britain’s desperate need for more housing stock. Demand has been outstripping supply...

Landlords anticipate that rent rises will taper off over the next twelve months, according to a sentiment survey conducted by Your...

“More than 1 in 3 agreed property deals in England & Wales fall through… Gazeal is a new system for property sales,...

Q: What does it say on your business card? I like the flexibility of roles so I do not have a title...

Rents across England and Wales are now 15.2 per cent higher than at the time of the last General Election in...