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OnTheMarket is starting another round of its Town Hall in-person sessions - once again in a bid to win agents. Jason Tebb...

VISTA, a tenant referencing service first announced back in November, launches today. Insurance and referencing service HomeLet says the product will “provide...

The Northwood franchise, which has more than 90 offices nationwide, has unveiled a new look for its lettings and estate agency...

HomeLet claims its new VISTA service will revolutionise the lettings industry by eliminating fraud through the use of detection technology and...

Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

A business consortium is calling for bold measures to encourage landlords and owner occupiers to retrofit their homes, with the introduction...

An established High Street agency has launched a “partner’ business model that it claims will be the future shape of the...

A trio of rent guarantee and referencing services are setting up their own law firm pitched at winning clients from the...

Shelter is telling the government it “must deliver” on the revolution it pledges under the Renters Reform Bill. Chief executive Polly Neate...

The Guild of Property Professionals says PropTech may be the answer to the ongoing problem with client accounts. Since 2019 many banks...

Twitter owner Elon Musk and 1,000 other technology leaders including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak have called for a pause on the...

A PropTech startup called EVO is claiming to revolutionise repairs and maintenance in the “broken” rented housing sector. EVO says it connects...

An agent claims that if Labour wins the next General Election there will be what he calls “misguided meddling” across the...

A lettings agency which describes itself as “ethical” has been honoured with an award linked to the United Nations. Homes For Good...

A new lettings regime that is described as the biggest change in many decades comes into effect tomorrow in Wales, with...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Vik Tara and on my business card it says...

A PropTech supplier claims to be shaking up the lettings market with the launch of its revolutionary Property Management software this...

New research shows that there’s little to choose between the costs of renting and owning - a change from previous research...

Lettings agency Knight Frank has partnered with accessible housing consultancy AccessiblePRS to improve access and inclusion in the UK’s private rented...

PropTech firm Homesearch has launched technology which it claims allows every agent to offer a white-labelled search engine. And it claims this...

With the next Bank of England interest rate decision timed for tomorrow, it’s just been revealed that rate increases so far...

A new national lettings-only portal is planning to launch this October with a pledge to revolutionise the rental sector. Its aim is...

Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...

A PropTech business just acquired by Iamproperty is warning agents to take advantage of what it calls the digital revolution. Openview -...

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

PropTech company Homeppl has launched two products that it calls “revolutionary fraud detection tools” for letting agents. One of the two technologies...

Many people - including agents, landlords and tenants - are unprepared for the domestic heating revolution on its way to Britain. That’s...

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

A PropTech firm says Open Banking could help to transform the lettings industry for the better if it is fully embraced.  And...

Foxtons is extensively praising the apparent benefits of Build To Rent, a sector in which the agency is keen to become...

A prominent lettings agency owner has given his verdict on the concept of charging renters to view a property - “it...

The Oxfordshire based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant,...

A block management company owned by the Leaders Romans Group has been awarded over £6.5m in government building safety funds to...

Real estate as an industry has remained unchallenged throughout all of these years. For the industry worth more than 217 trillion...

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

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

The free to list portal Residential People is launching a machine-learning platform allowing agents to specifically target local landlords and emphasise...

Government intervention, which in recent years has seen scores of legal and regulatory changes to the private rental sector, may be...

A new PropTech tool called Lettings Intelligence is being launched this week with the claim that it is “revolutionising the way that lettings...

Which? is warning prospective renters to beware scam lettings agencies and scam landlords following a case where £5,600 was conned out...

A new book from a prominent industry supplier aims to help lettings and estate agents modernise their business and futureproof it...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My Name is Rob Trotter. I’m married to a vet,...

Apropos is a revolutionary digital property management platform which has recently launched in the UK. The new property management platform has...

The private equity firm that snapped up Zoopla Property Group two years ago has revealed that it’s one of two companies...

The property management platform Apropos, scheduled to launch early next year, says it’s signed up 25 business partners ahead of schedule. The...

The Leaders Romans Group has announced an acquisition to mark further expansion into the corporate lettings and block management market. The agency...

Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...

Lettings experts are being invited to the unveiling of a service described by its creators as “a revolutionary rental product.” It is...

Zillios looking to become the leading portal for international property listings, appealing to property owners, estate agents, and property hunters alike....

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

The chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is predicting that augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology...

How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...

Labour’s proposal to introduce indefinite tenancies along the lines in a bid to emulate the German model reveals the party’s “fundamental...

A new property management portal is being launched with the familiar aim of revolutionising the lettings industry - and it will...

A PropTech entrepreneur says all agents would benefit from the introduction of more automation, but that those with student tenants may...

Lettings portal Ezylet has partnered with Revolut, a digital banking company.  Revolut’s product allows users to make free international ATM withdrawals and...

A new branch of the Move Revolution agency has opened in Weston-super-Mare, heavily promoting the concept of no-deposit renting.  The branch is...

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

The specialist property investment lender Together is diversifying its product range to cater for investors who want to let out their...

Angels Media and a property technology consultancy are joining forces to conduct the first-ever survey into how agents and other property...

Barbon Insurance Group, owner of HomeLet, today formally launches what it calls a "revolutionary" rent payment system aimed at locking tenants into...

An alternative to traditional deposits, already tested in the German rental market, is now being introduced into the UK - and...

A group of letting agencies in Yorkshire have proposed to the government a radical alternative to the proposed fees ban -...

Labour says there would be a ‘consumer rights revolution’ for the private rental sector if the party won the June 8...

The Residential Landlords Association has made a last-minute plea for buy to let investors to remain central to the government’s plans...

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

Reports from the United States suggest that Airbnb, which has already created a revolution in short-lets, is considering asking house builders...

An online agency says it has attracted ”many hundreds” of landlords by giving 12 months’ rent up-front. LetMe also offers a guarantee...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the controversial...

The internet and rapidly evolving digital landscape has revolutionised the way people buy and sell properties. With some reports suggesting 95 per...

Hello and welcome to my brand new blog! Every month I’ll be giving you an insight into the varied, exciting and...

It seems like every day there’s a new article about On The Market. Usually it consists something Zoopla have said, followed...