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London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

An industry online event which organisers claim bring business-boosting benefits to attendees, is back for another year. The ARX Mastery Challenge is...

The Belvoir 2024 Annual Awards have crowded a father-and-son franchisee pairing as the big winners. Paul Wallace-Tarry and his son Richard Wallace-Tarry...

New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy.  This is...

Propertymark has pledged its support for the Good Landlord Charter initiated by Labour Mayor Andy Burnham but has urged for greater...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their...

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

A free webinar next week will explore how agents can use technology solutions to attract and win new landlords for their...

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

The government has ruled out any reform to the council tax system. There has been long standing criticism of council tax because...

A new networking service for letting agents and all other property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched today by...

The president elect of ARLA Propertymark has created a comprehensive list of female experts in different property disciplines. Angharad Trueman, Group Lettings...

The Housing Ombudsman - currently active in the social housing sector but tipped to take a wider role involving private renting...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

The new Housing Minister is Lee Rowley - who was a former housing minister during the short lived premiership of Liz Truss. Rowley...

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 website and digital services supplier has partnered with a social media marketing firm. Property Webmasters is working with flow to provide...

Rightmove is launching a new marketing campaign which it calculates will reach 51m people - the overwhelming majority of the UK...

A report being considered by a council says one of the UK’s biggest cities could see an 80 per cent collapse in...

Social media has moved on from being a “nice to have” to a necessity for most businesses, but how do you...

What objections are you hearing when you try and convert let-only landlords to fully-managed? Because the latest figures show just 18 per...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

A lettings guru is calling on agents to embrace social media trends in order to reach new audiences. Agent Rainmaker uses Reels...

A lettings and sales agency that describes itself as “ethical” and has built up strong links with local community groups has...

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

Marketing firm Property Webmasters says AI is changing the game for agents promoting their services and clients. Chief executive Jamie Arthur states:...

Short lets platform Airbnb - increasingly used by landlords acting as hosts - has issued a warning to consumer users about...

One of the politicians backing a tax surcharge on the purchase of second homes and buy to lets has been put...

The founder of a Barnsley based lettings and property management company is celebrating transforming his business - and winning an award...

The Women In Estate Agency group is holding its first conference in London in March, where lettings industry gurus will be...

One of Connells’ high end branch, Hamptons, is releasing a TV advertisement on Boxing Day.  The advert, in 30 and 60 second...

A PropTech supplier is claiming that a new link with a Facebook expert will help supercharge the social media experience of...

A news website is reporting that a landlord cut the asking rent of a property after social media criticism of its...

A PropTech chief technical officer says the more technology is used by agents, the more they will win leads. Damon Bullimore of...

Campaigners who turned on the Prime Minister on Tuesday were cock-a-hoop just 24 hours later when Liz Truss did another U-turn...

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

Activist renters want Liz Truss to follow Scotland’s lead and introduce a rent freeze and eviction ban.  The emergency measures - announced...

A warrant backed without bail has been issued for the arrest of a lettings agent who failed to appear in court. Gareth Wills...

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

The agency operated by the immediate past president of ARLA Propertymark has received a government award for its work with apprentices.  Maxine...

Within two hours of Greg Clarke being appointed by Boris Johnson as the new Housing Secretary, the leader of Generation Rent...

A prominent Labour politician in Scotland has made an outspoken attack on the private landlord sector in her call for an...

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

A high profile former chief executive of Propertymark is discussing agency industry issues in a new podcast. The new service - from...

Nowadays, we rely on social media platforms to stay informed and updated about topics that are of interest to us.  These platforms...

A large Build To Rent scheme of almost 300 flats is launching a scheme allowing local businesses to market themselves to...

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

The mainstream media today is reporting that a group of anti-landlord/anti-agent activists called an agent a “w*****” at a protest. This apparently prompted...

An activist group that has staged many protests against letting agents must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...

An activist group in London has launched a scathing attack on councils which it claims have been ineffective in regulating rogue...

The activist group Acorn is lobbying a local council to deny people the right to buy a second home or let...

The growing importance of virtual tours for properties to let and for sale during the pandemic shows little sign of easing,...

PropTech supplier Agent OS is running a survey of letting agents about the vexed subject of specialist client accounts. AgentOS says it’s...

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

Inventory Base Academy has launched its new course - how to start your own inventory operation. The new course is aimed at...

A leading lettings agent has warned tenants against using social media to find rental properties.  David Alexander - head of DJ Alexander,...

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

Online lettings agency LettingaProperty.com says it’s using social media platform TikTok to build its brand and drum up business, and claims...

A former agent who was most recently a car salesman has been named as Spicerhaart’s first home-based lettings partner. Marc West will...

New rules out for consultation concerning block management aim to improve professionalism across the sector, root out rogue agents, and increase...

Industry growth specialist Christopher Watkin is to offer letting agents his secrets to attracting new landlords in a live webinar hosted...

The Property Ombudsman and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors are seeking views of agents, landlords and tenants on a new...

A tenant who says his former rental property has been turned into an Airbnb has set up a petition demanding Chancellor...

A Labour council leader has hit after being attacked for his support for buy to let and property investment. Last week we...

A letter from a tenant’s union is demanding that a Labour councillor “publicly explain” his actions as an accountant advising investors...

Agents joining one of the industry’s major trade bodies is to be offered exclusive digital marketing packs created by Starberry. Members of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

London lettings agency Kalmar is thought to be the first to use the increasingly-fashionable social media platform TikTok to let and...

A regional agency group is providing training courses free of charge to members “for the foreseeable future.” The training - usually heavily...

Local media in the Homes Counties report that two arrests were made after police were called by a lettings agency where...

A new agency doesn’t hold back about its importance, describing itself as “the future of buy to let property offering a...

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

The Daily Mail says it has informed Trading Standards of a lettings agent which is claims is “illegally working” despite not...

A lettings agency is warning that fraudsters have copied property listings and put them on Facebook Marketplace, demanding deposits from the...

One of the housing ministers with responsibility for the introduction of the controversial Renters Reform Bill in the near future has...

Entrants for the 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards have only until December 31 to sign up. Founder Simon Brown says: “The bounce...

Airbnb is undertaking a widespread social media campaign in the UK about its attempts to crack down on anti-social behaviour and...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

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

A new PropTech app called Acaboom claims to send an alert when a landlord is viewing the agency’s marketing proposal. This means...

Trading Standards in one region of the UK is staging Twitter quizzes aimed at students, and asking about agents’ fees surrounding...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

The renters’ group ACORN, which has held numerous protests at individual letting agents’ offices, has apologised after one of its local...

The Local Government Association, which represents almost all councils in England, is calling on the government to scrap section 21. The call comes...

David Cox’s departure as chief executive of ARLA Propertymark last Friday was well signposted, particularly when he was advised he could...

Shelter has launched an email campaign to the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, urging him to act to avoid “unfair evictions that...

Labour has thrown its weight behind campaigning pressure groups in a general call to avoid what the party’s housing spokeswoman calls...

There’s no escaping team activity at epropservices - and in a good way. The company, which is the parent firm of The...

A new renovation start-up is working with letting agents and landlords to allow key workers to use empty rental properties for...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the key for getting through the virus crisis is good communications, both with clients...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

Birmingham agent Bobby Singh, who runs the Love Your Postcode agency, epitomises the heart of the industry right now.  He has created...

Here are two sets of advice from the good folk at Aston Mead Land & Planning - some more appropriate than...

Like many agencies, the Milton Keynes company Cauldwell Property Services has most of its staff working from home and handling sellers’...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column on Friday. Before we get on with it, a reminder...

A rental activist who runs the Generation Rent pressure group has told landlords that if they are “serious” about providing long-term...