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Zoopla’s Alto cloud-based software has announced a new integration with lettings PropTech supplier Canopy. This will enable tenant referencing to be permitted...

Since the Tenant Fees Act ban came into force, agents have been responsible for covering tenancy referencing costs, whether that’s by...

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a tenant referencing service that it claims allows letting agents to conduct their own...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

A pet referencing service is being launched next month - but it expects agents and landlords to pay to see the...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

A new product aims to improve tenant referencing by shifting the emphasis to the renters themselves. LegalforLandlords has just launched its new...

The average rent in the UK has risen 1.5 per cent in just a month, but it is still a fraction...

Average rents in most regions of the UK have fallen slightly in the past month according to the latest HomeLet market...

The controversial tenants union Acorn has set up a web page where disgruntled renters can lodge complaints about letting agents. In the...

The National Landlords Association says it’s concerned the Fees Ban coming into effect in just two days’ time may limit access...

LetsBid, a digital online auction service for lettings and sales, has extended its pre-screening service for agents with a new agreement...

Online agency easyProperty has announced the launch of two new lettings options.  One, called easyLet, is broadly a listings service: for £99...

Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.   As we reported when the story broke yesterday afternoon, one...

Two lettings agencies have this afternoon been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. In one case, TPO expelled Lettings Solutions Ltd...

A digital property management platform that automates the rental process including marketing, bookings, reference checks, maintenance and compliance, claims it is now...

Many agencies have spoken out in dismay at the announcement by government that letting agency fees on tenants would be banned...

The controversial Renters’ Rights Bill, which wants to sharply reduce the ability of letting agents to levy charges on tenants and...

Fees charged by letting agents will be discussed in the House of Lords tomorrow as the Renters’ Rights Bill reaches its...

The Renters’ Rights Bill - which includes provisions scrapping agents’ fees for tenants, mandatory registration of landlords and limiting the size of...

Ensuring potential tenants have passed reference checks is the key priority for landlords when selecting an agent to let their property,...

Gillian Kent - once employed by News International to run a portal to rival Rightmove - has now been appointed chairman...

A controversial Bill now being considered by the House of Lords has the controversial measure of banning lettings fees - but...

Allen & Crane Estates, a sales and lettings agent based in Burnham near Slough, has been expelled from membership of The...