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The UK's rental market is experiencing a slowdown says a lettings chief. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine & Country notes that...
16 April 2024
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The Guild of Property Professionals is launch a new Ezine system for members to market properties to let and for sale. According...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year. The analysis, carried out by...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
PropTech platform Goodlord has launched a new referencing service for letting agents, offering what it calls ”a carefully curated balance of...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
VISTA, a tenant referencing service first announced back in November, launches today. Insurance and referencing service HomeLet says the product will “provide...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A property management firm claims that energy efficiency is apparently renters’ most important quality when choosing a place to live. Centrick says...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK rental market is experiencing a gradual easing in demand, marking a shift from the peak levels witnessed in recent...
10 January 2024
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Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...
04 January 2024
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Next year will see “a strong resurgence” in the rental market, a leading agent predicts. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine &...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Connells has launched what it calls a “pioneering” Rent to Buy scheme to shift apartments in a 163-unit scheme. The agency likens...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...
31 October 2023
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A property law specialist wants a national register which would allow tenants’ histories to be checked before rental agreements are signed. Nyree...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
What objections are you hearing when you try and convert let-only landlords to fully-managed? Because the latest figures show just 18 per...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A new tool is being marketed by industry supplier Landmark with the claim that it helps agents “assess climate change risk.” The...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Letting agents say the latest review of how Right To Rent has been carried out demonstrates “a knowledge gap” by landlords. This...
15 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A survey among letting agents on Rightmove has found that on average they are managing 36 enquiries per property and spending...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has signed a deal with a PropTech service to provide agents with 3D Showcase scans and 2D floorplans. NicheCom has been...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Lettings Hub says there were 91,593 cases of tenant application fraud in 2021 alone, with the most common form of fraud...
23 September 2022
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The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in to investigate allegations about advertising for shared ownership homes. In 2021 an advertisement appeared on...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Trading Standards is calling for more due diligence checks to be made following the jailing of a rogue letting agent for...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that agents and landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Rental sector support companies Canopy and Housing Hand have announced a partnership. Housing Hand will serve as a rental guarantor for renters...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Since the Tenant Fees Act ban came into force, agents have been responsible for covering tenancy referencing costs, whether that’s by...
22 June 2022
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Nowadays, we rely on social media platforms to stay informed and updated about topics that are of interest to us. These platforms...
17 June 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media
A new survey gives an indication of how quickly properties with poor Energy performance Certificates are falling out of favour in...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The largest operator in London for the niche co-living sector has doubled the size of its portfolio in the east of...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...
13 May 2022
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A lettings agency is in hot water with advertising regulators for using the phrase “What the flock are you looking at?”...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a tenant referencing service that it claims allows letting agents to conduct their own...
08 April 2022
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A PropTech provider has launched a renter guarantor service after claiming there’s been a 10-fold rise in tenancy fraud in the...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A leading lettings agency says increasing numbers of tenants are seeking pet-friendly homes to rent. Chestertons claims up to 35 per cent...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket’s deal with a PropTech firm to provide free tenant referencing has been extended indefinitely for agents who pay the portal...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A commercial partnership between tenant referencing platform Canopy and property website OnTheMarket has involved an investment of some £350,000. The figure has...
01 March 2022
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In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process. Over...
07 February 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
Zoopla has unveiled a new tenant document-sharing feature on its Alto service, which it says will help letting agents fulfil compliance...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark has listed tell tale signs which letting agents should look for to spot incidents of modern day slavery. It says...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Lettings technology platform Goodlord has acquired a new app called acasa. acasa is a fintech platform which allows tenants to manage household...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The rush for space to work and relax at home will still dominate the rental market for the short term at...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...
23 September 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...
15 September 2021
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Barbon Insurance Group, which already owns Let Alliance and HomeLet, has now acquired PropTech platform Rent4sure. Luke Burton, Rent4sure’s chief operating officer,...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Propertymark wants agents to come forward with examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A pet referencing service is being launched next month - but it expects agents and landlords to pay to see the...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Police were called to a protect outside a lettings firm in Oxfordshire after a crowd picketed the office over a dispute...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has signed a 12 month exclusive commercial partnership with Canopy, the tenant referencing platform. The partnership will enable the portal to...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s been a huge 263 per cent increase in the value of fraudulent tenant applications in just three months, it’s been...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Real estate as an industry has remained unchallenged throughout all of these years. For the industry worth more than 217 trillion...
19 March 2021
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Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil. Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...
04 March 2021
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ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that new energy efficiency targets for EPCs could stifle buy to let investment in future. In...
19 February 2021
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HomeLet and Let Alliance have announced what they call a market first with a rent guarantee providing cover until vacant possession...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
A new rental system allowing licensed lettings agents to offer landlords a year’s rent up-front has had hundreds of responses in...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News
One of the largest players in the Build To Rent sector, Legal & General, says it’s to have a second significant...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News
An agency comparison website has released information on landlord preferences and activities which it says can help agents market more effectively. Rentround...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The government is urging agents and landlords to be “considerate” when deciding whether to accept tenants on the basis of their...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
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A new PropTech tool for agents claims to help weed out time-wasters and reduce the viewing-to-offer ratio. Rental Passport, produced by LegalforLandlords,...
27 October 2020
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PropTech firm Goodlord is for the first time offering ‘bank-grade’ facial recognition to letting agents. As part of an update to its...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Most tenants claim they are “intimidated” when agents or landlords telephone them about arrears - and they would much prefer a text. A small...
09 October 2020
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Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...
07 October 2020
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PropTech company Goodlord has acquired referencing platform Vouch to form an industry player that will be handling over 500,000 references per...
14 July 2020
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Campaigning charity Shelter, which has been outspoken in its criticism of many letting agents in recent years, has now produced a...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello - we’re here to help on a daily basis, sharing information across the industry. As ever, we’d love your input to...
09 April 2020
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A newspaper claims multiple councils are opening investigations into agents allegedly defying the tenant fees ban - and at least one...
03 March 2020
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A survey by lettings agency Carter Jonas has revealed what the firm calls the top priorities for tenants as the 2020s...
19 February 2020
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The PropTech platform Movebubble has upgraded its features to increase rivalry between lettings agents and thus enhance the renting experience for...
14 February 2020
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Luton council has opened Lets Squared, a High Street lettings and estate agency using public funds - even though the town...
12 December 2019
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A PropTech firm says it is going to eliminate tenant screening costs by 2021 for lettings agents and landlords who use...
22 October 2019
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Labour is backing new guidelines which ban adverts which can be interpreted as encouraging landlords and home owners to flout restrictions...
19 September 2019
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PropTech supplier Movebubble claims that over 450,000 tenants use its app. Users can schedule viewings, share feedback with agents or landlords or...
15 August 2019
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Goodlord has expanded its offering to enable corporate lets to be processed through its platform. The move means agents who process both...
17 July 2019
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The number of fake or fraudulent rental applications is on the rise, with landlords and letting agents being fooled by a...
05 July 2019
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Property investors are calling for the government to provide more support to the UK property market. A survey of investors, carried out...
05 July 2019
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A BBC investigation of 52 lettings agents has found that two thirds were levying charges on tenants, but it is uncertain...
01 July 2019
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A PropTech product is claiming a breakthrough for letting agents who can now access same-day referencing on prospective tenants. LetAlliance claims that...
11 June 2019
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A prominent consumer group claims that one in 10 tenants currently renting say they have at some point been evicted “for...
05 June 2019
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The National Landlords Association says it’s concerned the Fees Ban coming into effect in just two days’ time may limit access...
30 May 2019
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A buy to let investor has been hit with a £4,000 fine plus costs of over £5,000 after failing to license...
02 April 2019
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Zoopla says it’s introducing new measures to minimise the presence of what it calls “blanket restrictions” imposed on tenants who receive...
15 March 2019
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There has been a massive surge in the volume of lettings properties under construction for the burgeoning Built To Rent sector. Data...
18 January 2019
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Another online lettings agency launches in March with a claim that it “will streamline and automate the majority of admin tasks...
04 January 2019
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Online lettings platform HomeRenter says its property listings are now more detailed and more compelling thanks to a new ‘property creation flow’...
20 December 2018
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A PropTech platform claims landlords can cut administration costs so much that they could afford to offer their lettings units furnished...
19 December 2018
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The National Approved Letting Scheme has published the latest version of its Effective Enforcement Toolkit - aimed at helping councils clamp...
05 December 2018
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Good tenant referencing should include awareness of would-be renters’ social media history according to RentalStep - but it says more thorough...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been ordered to pay £452 after he breached the terms of his licence in an area of County...
23 October 2018
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The chief commercial officer of PropTech startup Canopy says that letting agents and Build to Rent landlords need to accommodate the...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News
A TV show on Channel 5 this evening may well serve as a warning to letting agents about the dangers of...
19 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Another property crowdfunding investment product has been launched, aiming to offer investors an alternative to the increasingly regulated and taxed buy...
22 March 2018
From: Breaking News
A Birmingham agent has branded the government’s draft Tenant Fees Bill - which proposes a ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News
A portal which allows renters to review their lettings experiences and which encourages agents to buy and download tenants' references has...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Jeremy Corbyn has used his leader’s speech at the end of this week’s Labour conference in Brighton to commit the party...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News
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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Letting agents have been accused of failing to carry out sufficient financial checks on prospective tenants. Tenant referencing and insurance operator Landlord...
14 September 2017
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Reference provider Rent4sure says agents should beware of the growing issue of online identity fraud, especially hitting people in their 30s. A...
29 August 2017
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The consumer group Citizens Advice says it welcomes the Queen’s Speech confirmation of the upcoming ban on letting agents’ fees levied...
23 June 2017
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Campaign group Generation Rent has provided material to The Guardian newspaper suggesting that a typical two-adult household is being charged letting agents’...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Tenant referencing and insurance provider Van Mildert has secured private equity funding from a private family office and the principals of...
09 May 2017
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The founder of eviction specialist Landlord Action is advising landlords to use accredited letting agents and not try to take the...