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The last year was one which none of us will forget both personally and professionally. Every aspect of life has been...

Webinars aimed at letting agents are being launched by PropTech firms RentProfile and Tilt Property Software. The series runs under the umbrella...

PropTech provider Canopy is linking with a legal protection service which it says could enhance agents’ offer to landlords. If the tenant does...

Two PropTech suppliers have announced their products will integrate in order to, in their words, “dramatically reduce reporting and end of tenancy...

The PropTech platform Plentific has acquired X-Tag, formerly known as Gas Tag. X Tag works with over 50 lettings agencies, property managers, councils and...

A PropTech lettings platform is reporting that the level of income required to cover the cost of renting has increased across...

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

PropTech company Goodlord has partnered with a credit reference firm, claiming it will help letting agents to secure more accurate info...

Agents on Rightmove can now start using the portal’s new appointment booking tool, Viewings Manager, which has just completed its test...

Hybrid lettings agency Accommodation is launching a drive to recruit agents in 10 regions across the UK. The company says this is...

A new PropTech tool for agents claims to help weed out time-wasters and reduce the viewing-to-offer ratio. Rental Passport, produced by LegalforLandlords,...

A new PropTech tool called Covid Profile tells lettings agents if tenants are self-isolating or in quarantine because of Coronavirus.  The cloud-based...

A survey by two PropTech firms wants to know how agents are coping with the pandemic. Fixflo and MRI Software have launched...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has teamed up with a rewards provider to offer 500 letting agencies one year of free access. Agents...

Knight Knox has unveiled a new property investment website as it marks its 16th anniversary. The new site features the tagline ‘property...

Rents in the UK dropped in six of the eight regions monitored by PropTech supplier Goodlord.  During September, the average rent for...

Automated lettings platform PlanetRent has agreed a partnership with another PropTech operator to offer virtual tours of rental properties. The partnership with...

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

Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...

Lettings supplier Blinc UK has acquired a 50% stake in Pink Chilli, a new pre-tenancy software platform for letting agents. Pink Chilli...

Management software provider Goodlord has added Reapit to its list of integrations, with a preview for customers being available on a...

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

A new floorpan tool has been launched which its founder claims to be “quicker and easier to use” than predecessors. Agents can add...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

PropTech company Goodlord has acquired referencing platform Vouch to form an industry player that will be handling over 500,000 references per...

The MRI Software company is hosting a free webinar with key figures from two companies it works with.  Viewber co-founder Ed Mead...

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

Reapit is offering lettings and sales agents free training courses for its CRM software.  The offer will provide non-customers with complimentary access...

The lettings and management software platform teclet has announced its latest partner - LegalforLandlords. Agents using teclet - which is currently offering...

Home offices aren’t all about laptops and wifi routers….they’re about gorgeous views too. So thanks to Marc Morrish, a director and auctioneer...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

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

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with the...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

Letting agents will for the first time be able to use Open Banking to process payments more efficiently, following a decision...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does...

PropTech company Goodlord, already used by hundreds of agencies across the UK, has revealed a £10m investment windfall after its latest...

Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...

Haart has announced a strategic partnership with software platform teclet which will now be adopted in all lettings offices in the...

Technology has completely transformed the lettings landscape over the past decade, but perhaps not in the way many expected it would. Letting...

The giant Hunters franchise chain, which has over 200 offices across the UK, Is boosting its technology through a strategic partnership...

Lettings platform teclet has announced another API partner - the latest of many in recent months.  It’s the Product Care Repair or...

A PropTech firm says lettings and sales agents are less efficient because software providers and the wider industry have done too...

Three of the country’s most senior agents have told a PropTech supplier how they use technology to aid their compliance work...

A lettings guru who worked at Purplebricks for five years in a string of key roles has quit the company to...

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month.  The company...

Lettings software platform teclet has announced a strategic partnership with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. It means MAB’s intermediary products and services will...

A council tenant has been fined £100,000 and evicted because he let out his flat via Airbnb.  The Times reports that Toby...

We all know that certain business functions are quicker to achieve and more cost-effective than others. By considering the services you provide...

The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...

Agents need to be pro-actively using PropTech and improving their work methods to reduce voids for their landlord clients. That’s the view...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Paul Skinner, Operations manager at LetHQ. My business card...

The newly-formed Federation of Independent Agents (FIA), the network set up by former Property Franchise Group managing director Graham Lock, has...

Rightmove has fallen in line with Zoopla and is banning the term ‘No DSS’ from its lettings agents’ listings from the...

Staff are usually a business’s biggest fixed cost, but did you know that the true cost of an employee is almost...

Lettings software provider teclet is launching its platform across the network of franchise agency Hunters. teclet has been working with Hunters on...

Zoopla says it’s introducing new measures to minimise the presence of what it calls “blanket restrictions” imposed on tenants who receive...

Outsourcing. Everyone has an opinion on it and there’s a stigma surrounding it in the lettings industry. But get this…letting agents ARE...

ARPM  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Duce, Managing Director. What is ARPM and what does it...

A software platform has been launched which allows Build To Rent units to be short-let on the likes of Airbnb during...

With 2019 almost upon us, letting agents are finally unburying their heads from the ignorant bliss of the sand pit and...

A new survey suggests that the demise of the High Street for shopping could lead to a surge in the supply...

An analysis of 30,000 tenancies by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that the upcoming ban on tenants’ fees could impact most on...

A PropTech provider of inventory services says its new tool will significantly cut pre-tenancy admin for letting agents and landlords. No Letting...

The area of staffing can be a very uncomfortable one, but as the future of the lettings industry crystalises, it’s clear...

A new quarterly overview of the UK lettings sector reveals three key trends: viewings are rising and more tenancies are being...

Rental platform Goodlord - which in January made around 40 staff redundant in a restructuring move - has now announced that...

Lettings agents, landlords and consumers are being warned about a growing number of ‘for-profit’ companies claiming to be independent inventory trade...

A property management firm chief who had to pay over £20,000 after being found guilty of nine offences relating to an...

The emerging Proptech platform BestAgent has announced its latest partnership - this one is with InventoryBase, a software supplier which has...

In a world increasingly obsessed with all things digital, it's no surprise that many estate agents are choosing to experiment with...

Outsourcing has long been an effective strategy in business. It enables you to provide a new, improved or more streamlined service...

Repair and maintenance management software firm Fixflo and emergency contractor supplier AXA Partners are rolling out a pilot scheme for lettings...

Many agents are missing out on significant time saving opportunities when it comes to their floor plans say Landmark, parent of...

How can you use data to benefit and better your business? It’s something you’ll no doubt have asked yourself down the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

Floor plan software provider Metropix celebrated their win at The ESTAS on Friday by announcing an upcoming landmark. Having scooped the “Best...

A new survey of tenants suggests many know little about essential maintainance of their property, and often fail to check the...

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has selected a software supplier to handle some of the exceptions to the...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

The veteran estate agent Michael Stoop has become a non-executive director of Sorbet, a PropTech company which has created a software...

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...

Virtual Staging is about presenting a property in the most appealing way to potential buyers. Many consider virtual staging is deceiving...

The troubled PropTech firm Goodlord - which creates software to allow tenancies to be handled on a single system - has...

Research by a student lettings software company suggests that 70 per cent of landlords say they would prefer not to let...

Reporting software company InventoryBase has backed a campaign urging for inventories to be made mandatory in the lettings sector. The Association of...

No Agent, a platform for landlords which says circumnavigates the need for letting agents, has announced $1.1m in investment - around...

A prominent PropTech company chief has repeated his claim that old-fashioned methods of business administration could be prohibiting letting agents from...

Repairs software provider Fixflo has issued its annual state-of-the-lettings-industry report - with fees the biggest concern to letting agents.   Some 42 per...

Letting agents across the UK must prepare now for a ban on fees charged to tenants says a PropTech company -...

A new snapshot of the buy to let mortgage market suggests costs have dropped further over the past three months as...

Training organisation Solvo Vir is inviting letting agents and landlords to attend courses to bring them up to date with new...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Tim Wright, Product Director, KeyAGENT Q: What does KeyAGENT do? We’re a team of multi-award...

Rightmove is testing an experimental Facebook Messenger bot in the London lettings market.    For the unitiated a bot is software that can...

Another new cloud software platform - HeyLandlord - has been launched to make it easier for agents and landlords to communicate...

A survey of letting and estate agencies suggest around half broadly back the changes to the private rental sector outlined in...

Bidding software that provides a new revenue stream for letting agents has been unveiled by a start up called Letsbid4lets.    The bidding...

The software company behind a new product claim it helps agents comply with The Property Ombudsman’s code of practice on referencing...

A PropTech company claims its new software platform will make it easier for letting agents and property managers to co-ordinate maintenance...

The preview event for the launch of a new rental auction site is receiving strong interest from letting agents. LetsBid4Lets says that...

A new rental auction website is inviting letting agents to preview its launch at an event later this month. LetsBid4Lets.com, which claims...

Letting agents and property managers will soon have a new way to coordinate maintenance reports and inspections, thanks to a refreshing...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                             What is The World Property Network...

Agency software company Eurolink says there are ’10 easy ways for letting agents to grow their businesses’ - with most of...

Smart repair reporting software Fixflo is teaming up with Qube Global Software to allow letting agents and property managers to handle...

Organisers of the Future:PropTech2017 conference on May 4 have revealed new sponsors involved with the event - including Angels Media, publisher...

Qube Global Software and PropTech start-up Engage have combined forces to deliver self-service portals to residents within the growing Build to...

Repair reporting specialist Fixflo and software provider VTUK are teaming up to provide what is believed to be the first Twitter debate...

Who are you? Peter Grant, currently serving year 27 of my sentence in the property industry and still loving every moment of working...

A new app created in partnership with a homelessness charity aims to give independent agencies the ability to push properties direct...

Zoopla has moved into a new headquarters, a 45,000 square foot property adjacent to Tower Bridge in central London.   The new offices...

A survey of 18 mortgage lenders reports that the buy to let sector has seen a rise in mortgage deals of...

One of Britain’s most senior letting agents says landlords should take the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the Energy Performance...

Repair reporting platform Fixflo has integrated with inventory firm No Letting Go's letting agent reporting software Kaptur. The integration means Kaptur will now...

The UK's largest franchise agency has expanded into the Orkney Islands.  Belvoir's Amjed Rasul, owner of its Inverness franchise, has acquired Orkney...

The costs of buy To let mortgages have fallen by as much as eight per cent over the past six months.   Software...

Fixflo has stolen a march over other PropTech companies by being the sole representative from the sector to be invited to...

HM Revenue & Customs has launched a 12-week consultation on a proposal which it claims simplifies the tax demands levied on...

An online platform aiming to link letting agents with tenants and landlords has raised £2m and now promises to use it...

A part of the Property Software Group - recently snapped up by Zoopla - is launching a tool that it claims...

Letting agents are being invited to join landlords and local authority rental housing experts in a Twitter debate on private rental...

Who are you? Luke Mason, from IntelliLet. I help letting agents with every aspect of their business, but particular focus is on...

One of the country’s top lettings experts says last year’s law changes concerning the increased transparency of agents’ fees have “missed...

The UK Apartrment Association - which describes itself as the first organisation exclusively servicing this country’s Build To Rent sector -...

The demonisation of agents continues with the launch of a web-based application designed to “enable local authorities to take action against rogue...

Property software firm VTUK has announced the appointment of a new sales director in response to 'increased demand for automation'. Ian Mclaughlin...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents, the umbrella body for professionals involved in private residential block management, has appointed Nigel Glen...

Unique summary: What does a potential exit from the EU mean for the UK's property market. Ever since the recession hit much...

Countrywide is to lead a group including Connells and Zoopla in a partnership with the proptech company Fixflo, currently best known...

We look at a few of the best ways to make your property stand out from the crowd. In a market...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and repairs software company Fixflo have released a guidance on timelines to help agents handle...

Repairs software provider Fixflo - which last week entered into a partnership with The Property Ombudsman scheme and The Deposit Protection...

Landlords should make sure they are regularly checking their property to ensure tenants are not subletting without permission. Staying on top of...

The Property Ombudsman scheme and The Deposit Protection Service are entering into a partnership with software specialist Fixflo to create a...

A letting agent's life is a varied one, with the profession requiring agents to undertake a wide range of activities in...

Property repair software company Fixflo has issued last-minute guidance for agents and landlords regarding the Section 21 changes which come into...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind a new software upgrade designed to help protect agencies in...

The private rented sector is becoming an increasingly diverse place. Its growth into the UK's second largest form of housing has...

The growth of the PRS has provided a long list of benefits for the lettings industry. However, it is not without...

An inventory software firm claims periodic visits by agents or landlords could lead to a reduction in damage to rental properties. The...

Few subjects have generated as much discussion among the private rented sector in recent months as the government's Right to Rent...

The changes to tax relief for landlords comes on top of a blizzard of new health and safety requirements, regulations and...

Recent weeks have seen changes made to the rules that govern responsibility for property repairs in the private rented sector. Section 11...

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

The general election result was greeted with a sigh of relief throughout the lettings industry. Thanks to the Conservatives' victory, the threat...

The presupposed notion still exists that new online agents are ‘tech savvy’ whilst the seemingly old fashioned high street agents are...

Gareth Styles of Grants Independent Estate Agents, Woking writes: When considering opening a new office in Woking Surrey I met with several...