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Stephen Castellani has been confirmed as the new owner of Martin & Co’s Tonbridge office, taking the reins from Robert Gordon-James...

Property management and facilities firm Pinnacle is to become the leading managing agent for Legal & General Affordable Homes. In recent weeks, the...

The ESTAS awards event in October has a new principal partner. It’s Landmark Information Group, which includes Landmark Estate Agency Services, Searchflow,...

Propertymark is demanding equal treatment with the social housing sector. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove intends to boost standards in social housing...

Parkers franchisee Craig Pearson claims to have added a “substantial” number of properties to his Reading branch portfolio after buying an...

A new franchisee has been confirmed for Martin & Co’s branches in Caterham and Redhill & Reigate. A portfolio landlord who lives...

A boutique agency with branches in prime central and south west London has expanded its lettings operation by acquiring two agencies...

A Hunters franchisee has made his first acquisition - after 14 years. Lester Hurst, who has owned the Otley and Ilkley branches...

Companies House has new powers from this week to combat fraud. These are measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...

A prominent property expert who runs a buying and property management service for high end clients says London still attracts international...

Corporate student accommodation provider Unite Group has reported a big jump in earnings on the back of a shortage of lets...

Long-standing lettings franchisee Kevin Hall has snapped up a third independent agency in his town. Hall, who has run the Ashford branch...

Expanding agency group My Property Box has completed its 10th acquisition in six years, buying Teesside lettings and property investment specialist...

The ESTAS Group says its 2024 Best in Postcode Category Winners will be announced on April 26. This new category was announced...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

Propertymark’s monthly political and government update webinars are set to continue in 2024 - General Election year. A statement from the trade...

The Guild of Property Professionals has given its backing to the concept of mystery shopping as a way of improving agents’...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...

A thieving lettings agent stole over £128,000 which should have gone to landlord clients - and with it she funded an...

Two of the highest profile PropTech suppliers to the lettings and wider property sectors have announced a merger. Reapit and PayProp say...

Winkworth is expanding further in Dorset, with the acquisition of Christopher Batten in Wimborne – its seventh office in the county.  Christopher...

A council’s lettings service - first set up a decade ago - says it is stepping up its campaign to recruit...

Hunters’ first ever franchised branch in the North Yorkshire town of Selby is under new ownership after 16 years. James Powell, who...

Lomond has acquired the rental portfolio of a lettings agency operating in Greater Manchester.   Lomond snapped up the lettings book of Harvey...

A marketing expert is encouraging agents to invest more time and money in digital activities.  Richard Combellack, commercial product officer at PropTech...

Law firm Brevis Law is shedding light on the difficulties agents and landlords have in meeting Right To Rent requirements in...

A legal expert says there is too little practical help available to transform the energy efficiency reputation of the private rental...

Propertymark has put forward a six-point plan to slash economic crime in the property sector. The trade body says a series of...

We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...

Strathspey Capital is to become Scotland’s largest factoring business after acquiring Glasgow-based Speirs Gumley. Factoring is the term commonly used in Scotland...

Grosvenor Billinghurst, the Surrey lettings agency that serves the towns and surrounding areas of Cobham, Claygate and Hinchley Wood, is now...

A three branch lettings and sales business which describes itself as one of its region’s fastest growing agencies has named a...

Three branches of Hunters have been acquired by a successful duo of agents with years of experience in the company. Sam Lakin...

A full service lettings and estate agency has snapped up a respected rival, including taking over management of 150-plus rental properties. DC...

High profile Propertymark lettings expert Angharad Trueman is joining Andrews agency as group lettings director. Trueman has been in the property industry...

Leaders Romans Group has announced another new lettings acquisition. It has snapped up Liberty Gate, a single-office Nottingham-based business which also operates...

A compliance expert is criticising unnamed agencies for risking fines “and wasting time and money” by relying on inadequate compliance reporting...

Any lettings portfolio should receive ongoing care and maintenance. A disorganised portfolio, weighed down by junk data, loose ends or lax...

Lettings agencies which rely on manual means of verification are risking repetitional damage caused by anti-money laundering regulations, a digital compliance...

After announcing a new license in Southwark and Camberwell earlier this month Fine & Country is now expanding further in London...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

Franchisees from Belvoir have snapped up an independent agency in Reading. The acquisition of Patrick Williams, which dates back 78 years, comes...

Habitans Lettings - just two years old - has purchased the long-standing Heywoods agency in Newcastle Under Lyme. Established in 1881, Heywoods...

  John D Wood, one of the high end brands now owned by Connells, has expanded into the Docklands & City area...

Nottinghamshire estate agency Gascoines has bolstered its lettings team with the appointment of Callum Holmes as lettings co-ordinator.  With more than 10...

Property consultancy Walker Singleton has snapped up the independent Daniel & Hirst agency in Yorkshire. The deal, which was for an undisclosed...

The well-known York agency Blenkin & Co has launched a prime lettings service to complement its long-established sales side. The new service...

A second agency chief has warned the Conservatives of the possible electoral consequences of higher taxes aimed at the private rental...

The Lomond Group has further extended its footprint in North West England for its latest agency acquisition deal. Through its Thornley Groves...

According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, organisations worldwide lose $4.7 trillion to fraud each year, with real estate suffering...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association says the Scottish Government’s backing of a bid to control short lets in Edinburgh could...

The lettings book containing over 130 properties managed by a franchised YourMove branch in Birmingham has been sold to the owners...

Tenants are demanding better quality HMOs according to new research from specialist buy to let lender Paragon Bank. The bank’s survey of...

The two main reasons that an agency decides to outsource are to reduce costs and to have the ability to focus...

Landlords and agents face a growing risk of rent arrears and tenant fraud because of the cost of living crisis. That’s the...

A PropTech supplier is warning lettings agents that they risk being outpaced by competitors if they neglect social media. Craig Vile, director...

Bhavik Patel, owner of Nicholas Humphreys Southampton & Portsmouth has acquired independent lettings agency Harker and Bullman in Wimborne. This is the...

RH and RW Clutton has opened a new lettings and sales office in Sussex. Senior director George Back says: “Through our increased presence...

A guide has been launched to help letting agents put empathy at the heart of customer care and ensure customers benefit...

The two main reasons that an agency decides to outsource are: 1.) To reduce costs 2.) To have the ability to focus on...

The UK lettings and estate agency is being targeted by crime syndicates in order to launder dirty money. That’s the claim of...

A lettings agency is in hot water with advertising regulators for using the phrase “What the flock are you looking at?”...

An agency has made its 11th acquisition in just over a year. Thornley Groves - a brand in the Lomond Group -...

High end agency Knight Frank has made two key lettings appointments in recent weeks. Oliver Hepplewhite, already an associate within the firm,...

Inventories are a key tool to ensuring they, and the properties they let, comply with the law. That’s the claim from industry...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...

Franchise estate agency chain Winkworth has expanded its presence in prime south west London with the opening of a new Wimbledon office. The new...

There’s been yet another acquisition of an independent agency. Leeds-based property company, Adair Paxton, has snapped up longstanding Rothwell estate agent, William...

Letting agents who embrace training and qualifications - beyond those which are mandatory - will help create trust and transparency. That’s the...

An agency owned by Foxtons says there’s been a 120 per cent surge in demand for pet-friendly rental properties since the...

Self-managing landlords who think they don’t have the same compliance obligations as agents could face serious repercussions, Trading Standards chiefs have...

The Lomond Group, already reported to be in talks to buy London agency Chestertons, has revealed it’s snapped up another leading...

Agents should not wait until regulation and legislation improve the rental sector - they should be doing so voluntarily.  That’s the view...

How can agents improve their position in society? A report has been published following a roundtable discussion between prominent agency figures...

Paul and Sharon Collins are to mark 25 years as owners of the Belvoir Lincoln lettings agency in the New Year.  Looking...

During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...

Charters Group, the south of England agency, has announced a further acquisition that will grow its residential lettings operations. Charters Estate Agents will combine...

A recent industry roundtable event hosted by PayProp, which brought together some of the lettings industry’s biggest hitters, will be live streamed next week...

A checklist for agents to help ensure they steer clear of unwanted fines or claims has been provided by the Guild...

A branch of Northwood has snapped up an independent agency. Bassets Lettings, which is based in Salisbury, was set up in 2002...

The agency My Property Box has completed the acquisition of established North Yorkshire letting agent WardHorne – its sixth such deal...

A long-standing estate agency is launching a lettings service for the first time in its 30 year history. The Carver Group, based...

Last week the tax firm Blick Rothenberg advised John Lewis and Lloyds Bank to stay out of the private rental sector...

I want you to ask yourself a question, what is your reputation? By that I mean your personal reputation and your...

Supermarket chains like John Lewis and banks like Lloyds - both entering the private rental sector as large scale landlords -...

Women now make up 48 per cent of the 2.6m buy to let investors in the UK, according to London lettings...

Two major south of England agency have merged in what they describe as a “transformational deal.”  Brand Vaughan, part of the expanding...

The John Lewis Partnership has released more details of an ambitious plan to build and furnish private rental properties. In a bid...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That's very retro - I have not had one of...

After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...

North London agency Home Minders has acquired independent lettings and sales business Alan Goldin Estates. This transaction is Home Minder’s third acquisition,...

Affordable homes provider Auxesia Homes has appointed residential management firm Touchstone to handle its entire mixed tenure portfolio.  Auxesia offers affordable shared...

A Scottish agency has strengthened its specialism in managing HMOs with the acquisition of a lettings book of 90 more units. Braemore Sales...

Franchise giant Belvoir has held its annual awards including the naming of the prestigious ‘franchise of the year’. The accolade went to...

'Forward in Unity' is a mural painted by Gent48, a renowned Birmingham street artist. It's situated in the centre of Digbeth...

Lettings agency Intus Lettings has announced the opening of a new Sheffield office — its first base in Yorkshire. The Sheffield office...

The lettings book of one of the UK’s oldest property and law companies has been snapped up by a firm in the...

Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil.  Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...