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An agency has snapped up a substantial regional firm involving 60 staff, 1,100 properties under management, as well as commercial, new...

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

Long-standing Hunters franchisee Adrian Lawrence has grown his lettings business by a massive 200% after acquiring the portfolio of nearby Hunters...

safeagent, the UK’s largest not-for-profit accreditation scheme for lettings and management agents, has appointed John Midgley as chair of its board...

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

Just four months after opening a fourth office of lettings agency Martin & Co in London, franchisee Michael van de Vyver...

A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...

Over £100m has been invested into a new site that will offer purpose b built accommodation for 713 students beds in...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

A free webinar for agents is being held next week, again devoted to the Renters Reform Bill as well as the...

An organised crime group involved in producing and distributing an estimated £2.4m of cannabis has been found to have e used...

Lower mortgage rates - still falling in the days since the end of the festive break - may be persuading some...

All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...

High achieving agents in lettings and other sectors of our industry have been recognised at a prestigious London celebration. Learners, apprentices, employers...

A free webinar on the controversial Renters Reform Bill is to feature one of the industry’s top legal experts. David Smith is...

Councils have become increasingly hostile towards agents in recent times, with increased regulation and licensing of the private rental sector in...

A long-standing Martin & Co franchisee is expanding his network of London offices following an independent agency acquisition. Michael van de Vyver, who...

A property investment group has released its latest research on the top five most searched for property features that UK renters...

Spicerhaart’s veteran chief executive Paul Smith is stepping back to concentrate on company growth - including the acquisition of more lettings...

Professional cleaning firm Prompt Cleaners has created a league table of regions and local authorities where renting is cheapest and dearest. The...

Tenants seeking a way to buy a home have been given at least slightly reassuring news by Rightmove. The portal says the...

A lettings agency claims foreign homeowners are sitting on £84.2 billion worth of property across England and Wales - but with...

Tomorrow sees the start of a month of webinars hosted by Rightmove to help agents understand compliance changes and how they...

A newspaper is reporting that almost 1,500 homes which could be used for long-term mainstream rentals have been ‘lost’ to short...

There’s another free webinar for agents to learn about the Renters Reform Bill next week. This one is organised by lettings-focussed PropTech...

Almost 4,000 agents have taken Propertymark examinations since the start of 2023 - an average of 46 every business day. The industry...

Midlands-based property company Sheldon Bosley Knight has acquired its third business in five months. It’s snapped up Chipping Campden-based Andrew Greenwood Estate...

Two lettings experts are set to discuss what the government’s Bill means for agents at a free webinar. Well known property lawyer...

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

A London-focused lettings agency says actual rents in the capital are far greater than official average figures produced by the government.  Benham...

It already looks like 2023 is on track to see licensing fines for agents and landlords reaching nearly double the 2022...

Speculation is growing that the deadline for the private rental sector to meet new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for new tenants...

A seminar is to be held to look at the impact of rent controls on the burgeoning Build To Rent sector. Private...

Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers is backing a clean air zone in its city.  The agency’s two cars, both Volkswagen ID-3s, are part...

Lettings agents will be able to book their exam this week for the new Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...

The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...

Purplebricks chairman Paul Pindar has survived a challenge from a rebel investor - but shareholders appear split.  A company general meeting -...

Purplebricks’ board has announced that a general meeting of shareholders will be held on December 19 - and it involves a...

Rebel shareholders at Purplebricks want the current chairman to be replaced by industry veteran Harry Hill. Lecram Holdings Limited - which has...

Activist shareholders and agency industry analysts alike appear mystified at the latest high-flyer to depart suddenly from Purplebricks Yesterday the troubled agency...

A franchisee group in The Property Franchise Group stable has acquired a nearby independent’s lettings book.  The owners of Ellis & Co’s...

The details of the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill will be the main focus of the Propertymark annual conference in Belfast...

One of the industry’s most respected legal experts is staging a teach-in for letting agents ahead of new Right To Rent...

A major lettings sector supplier says the industry must do more to appeal to win employees from the TikTok generation. These typically...

Agents can now sign up to register their interest in Rightmove’s new qualification, the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...

PropTech firm Kamma says total fines for agents and landlords have now topped £8m in London alone with a £238,000 increase...

Troubles at Purplebricks continue with an activist investor who has a four per cent share in the firm called on the...

New figures show that post-pandemic rental prices are on the rise across the majority of the capital but that some rents...

Rightmove’s April webinars for agents continue today with Daryl Mcintosh, Policy Manager at Propertymark, giving a legal and compliance update for...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...

A north of England agency is going green as it replaces its existing car fleet electric vehicles. The purchase of two Volkswagen...

Ballantynes agency in Scotland has snapped up Edinburgh letting firm Capital Lettings. Capital founder David Smith is retiring and all existing staff...

London-based block and facilities services provider SBA Property Management has acquired management agency Paul Samuel Associates. A specialist property management firm with...

A little-known law may require tenants to pay stamp duty on the rental properties they do not actually own. London lettings agency...

The London agency Bective says the prime areas of the capital have enjoyed an eight per cent uplift in rental values...

Three Rightmove webinars in the next fortnight have significant interest for lettings agents. Tomorrow, December 1, sees Malcolm Driscoll, Lead AML Consultant...

Council-imposed fines on letting agents and landlords that fall foul of licensing regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...

Just as COP26 is drawing to a close, so one of the lettings industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the...

Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...

A high profile and respected lettings sector legal expert is inviting questions from agents at a webinar next week - and he’ll...

The short lets sector - already receiving political and community criticism for eroding the wider private rental sector - needs better...

A leading property lawyer is warning that a tribunal case between a London letting agent and a tenant - involving a...

After 10 days of reports of soaring energy costs, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced a series of tips for letting agents...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

As a letting agent in the UK, you might think what happens in China has no bearing on your work here....

A new idea put forward by a student-focussed Build To Rent operator is likely to increase the momentum behind campaigners wanting...

Lettings agencies should continue to use IT solutions like livestream viewings even as the pandemic eases, according to one of the...

A buying agency says it’s seen what it calls “a huge uptake in furnished lettings requests” following recent floods in London,...

New categories have been added to this year’s Propertymark Qualifications Awards, to recognise educational success in the industry.  Propertymark Qualifications says that...

Rental demand has started to return to the majority of major UK cities during the second quarter of this year, with...

The government has pledged a White Paper to be issued in the autumn, dedicated to reform of the private rental sector. Some...

Prominent property lawyer David Smith - recently in the news for his guidance for agents and landlords over the eviction ban...

Some lettings industry figures are beginning to express doubt as to whether the government’s broad commitment to reform the private rental...

A letting agent has been fined £11,500 for breaking HMO houses and fire safety rules at a property he manages. Agent Benjamin...

Despite rent controls being a vote-catching policy for some local election candidates next week, the reality is that asking rents in...

Leading property lawyer David Smith is to give agents an update on a key legal case at a webinar next week. Smith,...

At least one lettings agency is on a list of targets for socially-distanced protests tomorrow by anti-eviction campaigners in the left...

Britain’s largest supplier of purpose-built student accommodation, Unite, says students are bored with Zoom and will return en masse to their rental...

Fledgling portal MoveStreets has signed over 100 agents, with an inventory of 16,500 properties to let and for sale. It says its latest...

A PropTech firm says agencies adopting livestream viewing could win more instructions and save thousands of pounds, all the while abiding...

Some of the most prominent names in the rental sector are taking part in a debate on threats and challenges for...

An agency says it has recently let 26 properties in one month without conducting any physical viewings. Oakwood Homes, operating in Kent,...

Unite Students, one of the UK's leading student accommodation providers, is giving tenants a rent reduction. Students will be able to apply...

Congratulations from all of us at Letting Agent Today to four students at Propertymark Qualifications who have attained a distinction in...

Activists are attempting to build rent strike momentum amongst students who rent property across the country. ‘Rent Strike” is a national network...

Industry supplier The Letting Partnership is calling for businesses to take on more apprentices and support young people in a challenging...

Knight Frank says it’s seeing tenants in the prime London niche reflecting the same trends as those in the wider property...

One of Britain’s largest purpose built student accommodation providers says there’s been a 10 per cent slump in the number of...

A lockdown emergency webinar is to be held tomorrow to help letting agents get the regulatory and restriction lowdown on how...

A top property lawyer says a recent decision by bailiffs not to forcibly evict anyone in Tier 2 and Tier 3 is an...

Changes to the codes of practice surrounding Right To Rent are introduced on November 2, and tomorrow there’s a useful webinar to...

The Right to Rent scheme’s revised code of practice coming into effect next month does nothing to stop agents and landlords...

Savills latest remote auction in 2020 saw £40m raised with 90 lots sold bringing the total value of property sold in 2020...

A deposit scheme has launched a new service designed to help tenants and landlords who have experienced issues with rent arrears as...

Leading housing lawyer David Smith has become the legal counsel for the new National Residential Landlords Association. Smith is a partner at...

David Smith - a solicitor specialising in residential property, agency and regulatory law - today launches a book advising property professionals...

Confusion over Electrical Inspection Condition Reports, created by inaccurate statements from the government, has been slammed by a housing law expert.  Last...

Repairs and maintenance management software provider Fixflo is hosting a webinar later this week to debate how letting agents can find...

An agency and its landlord clients have come to the aid of nurses who are in the frontline of the fight...