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The Prime Central London lettings market is returning to normality, a prominent agency says. JLL says average rents fell 1.4% between Q4...

A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

A prominent London buying agent and property consultant says the slowly improving supply of rental property means more tenants are now...

A lettings agency has initiated new systems to ensure there is no repeat of a mistake that left some client properties...

Leaders Romans Group has made three internal promotions at a senior level to beef up its property management team. Karen Shepherd, George...

A lettings agency dealing primarily with Prime Central London is reporting that tenancy renewal volumes are shooting upwards as renters stay...

The prominent industry figure Sean Newman is next week launching a lettings division of his network of self-employed agents.  The existing network...

OnTheMarket’s software off-shoot - called, appropriately enough, OnTheMarket Software - is launching a new management tool that it claims is the...

Low stock levels, high demand and increased renewals characterise prime London rental market according to property data firm LonRes. “The rental market...

With rents still rising and a new peak in the number of people looking to rent, Propertymark's latest research shows more...

London-focussed agency Foxtons says the tenancy renewal numbers seen by the company this year are “unprecedented”. Gareth Atkins, lettings managing director at...

Research from lettings management software provider teclet shows how important 24/7 transactions are in the industry today. Results show that 33 per...

Letting agents using rent protection and legal expenses insurance via Goodlord will have their rent protected until vacant possession, with no cap...

The increasingly strong rental market is set to last throughout summer and beyond according to the latest analysis by PropTech platform...

PropTech platform MakeUrMove, which launched back in 2008 as the first online lettings agency, has secured a £1.3m funding package from...

A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...

There’s a huge backlog of work required to be done across the private rental sector to meet the latest Minimum Energy...

Seven out of 10 tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed according to Hamptons International - the highest...

A PropTech firm has issued a dramatic offer to letting agents to pay the company only when they themselves get paid...

Despite the challenges being thrown up to the lettings sector by Coronavirus, this is a reminder that new MEES regulations on...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

Growing demand and a shrinking supply of rental properties in prime central London has led to a 50 per cent surge...

A legal firm is warning agents and landlords that they have less than three months to prepare for the latest MEES...

The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge...

A leading law firm has highlighted four key dates for letting agents and landlords to watch for in 2020. Paul Barnes, head...

Countrywide’s high-end Hamptons International brand says it’s growing its lettings business “ethically and sustainably, regardless of market conditions.” It has ended the...

A co-founder of a room rental PropTech service says there’s no clear evidence yet that the fees ban introduced in April...

Online rental services platform Howsy - which last week revealed £5m new investment from backers - has acquired online lettings agency...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was...

A new white-labelled outsourced lettings management service is launching today, claiming to undercut all rivals. F%ur - a brand from 4percentproperty -...

The impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has not hit the central London lettings sector as much as...

A new solution to help letting agents deal with the introduction of the security deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act...

High end lettings agency Harrods Estates says it has seen a 10 per cent rise in tenancy renewals in the Knightsbridge...

The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...

London-focussed lettings agency ludlowthompson says buy to let landlords across the country claimed a record £17.7 billion in tax relief last...

A warning has been issued to lettings agents to review tenancy agreements to see if they are fit for purpose when...

Online letting agency MakeUrMove has launched a new subscription model which it claims will ”ready landlords for the incoming tenant fee...

One of London’s most respected independent lettings agencies has given a hugely upbeat report on the capital’s lettings market performance throughout...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released details of its response to the government’s official consultation on possible three year...

Lettings agents for or against the government’s proposals for longer tenancies have only a very short time left to respond to...

The buy to let sector still requires £400m spending on improving the energy efficiency of its stock in order to conform...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that “thousands” of landlords simply are not ready for energy efficiency changes coming...

The consumer group Which? says the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards starting next weekend could affect 300,000 buy to let properties.  From...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members to tell landlord clients that they have only a month to...

The UK’s army of buy to let landlords will still benefit from £16.7 billion worth of tax relief even after the...

The Residential Landlords Association says it welcomes the government’s decision to reduce the likely maximum payment by landlords for energy improvements...

Belvoir is reporting a record year for franchise license renewals in 2017 with 34 offices across the country celebrating a collective...

The Residential Landlords’ Association has been told in no uncertain terms by the government that changes to Energy Performance Certificate scheduled...

Campaign group Generation Rent has provided material to The Guardian newspaper suggesting that a typical two-adult household is being charged letting agents’...

Agents are being warned to ensure they serve eviction notices correctly as the ‘peak eviction’ summer period arrives.  Specialist tenant referencing service...

Agents and landlords are being warned by a property management agency to prepare for the next round of energy-efficiency regulation changes...

This weekend marks one year to go before the introduction of new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - which are expected to...

Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings says it is encouraging its London landlords to avoid rent rises and instead focus on retaining...

Rents have flat-lined across most of the capital according to Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings, which says it is advising its...

A London agency has reported that its lettings revenues increased by a fifth during August. ludlowthompson's lettings revenue increased by 20% year-on-year...

Rent increases in Prime Central London have slowed due to uncertainty surrounding next month's EU Referendum, according to a new report. London...

Leading UK property agency enhances auditing and reporting while providing a better client experience. Company’s Top Objectives Romans is a 19-branch network of...

A spokesman for the mortgage firm Ocean Finance has made a startlingly outspoken attack on the private rental sector, accusing letting...