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A lettings agency is celebrating winning the obstruction to let and manage a 63 unit Build To Rent scheme for students...

A mortgage lender specialising in working with ex-pat and foreign buy to let investors says the city apartment and house remain...

The largest operator in London for the niche co-living sector has doubled the size of its portfolio in the east of...

One of the country’s best-regarded lettings agencies celebrates its 50th birthday today. The Oxford-based Finders Keepers was founded in 1972, starting out...

A tech firm claims the “vast majority” of agents who use WhatsApp and some other instant messaging platforms are not fully...

Zoopla is warning that the recent sharp rise in rents has stretched affordability with the average rent now accounting for 37...

London rents are rising at a record pace with growth being driven by tenants returning from outside the capital.   That’s the suggestion...

The massive Belvoir franchise network has signed up 360 of its franchisees to the PropTech service Kamma.  The franchisees include those under...

A London agency says properties in its patch let in just five days.  Draker Lettings in Fulham has just 22 available instructions...

Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...

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

Rental values in prime areas of London are now nine per cent higher than they before the pandemic, with Knight Frank...

One of the leading names in property land and regeneration has announced what it calls Project Spur - a massive launch...

Speculation is growing that a high profile former leader of the Association of Residential Letting Agents may become the next chief...

Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...

The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...

Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...

Rents in prime areas of London are nine per cent higher today than before the pandemic according to Knight Frank.  The high...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Clifford Thomas – Sales Director at The Letting Partnership What is...

Shocking figures have emerged regarding the long-running problems caused by banks demanding that agencies have a designated client account for each...

Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...

The new material information requirements recently announced by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team will be the topic...

The small number of rental properties listed on websites and portals as Price on Application have now been deemed illegal by...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

Propertymark members are to get a briefing on Northern Ireland’s new Private Tenancies Act at a webinar hosted by the trade...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

A property ownership and management company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works...

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 new and huge private rental licensing scheme has launched in County Durham. A total of at least 29,000 properties, or 42...

A lettings and sales agency is offering eagle eyed residents the chance to win a £2,000 holiday if they spot one...

Another Belvoir franchise has acquired a local independent lettings agency.  Belvoir already has offices in Corby, Kettering and Coventry and is now...

A new investment league table has been drawn up to show best aggregate rent and capital appreciation income for those in...

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...

Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...

The appetite for qualifications in the lettings  sector is at a five-year high, says Propertymark Qualifications. The organisation - which is the...

An independent agency in London has ditched its company cars and gone over to e-bikes instead when it’s representatives attend viewings. Taylor...

A new analysis of prospective first time buyers suggests that the cost of their initial deposit has soared in the past...

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

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

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

A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned.  Sarah...

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...

A council is launching a form on online letting agency which wants to push agents and landlords into agreeing two year...

New research from holiday lettings agency Classic Cottages shows that 2021 was a record year in one of the country’s staycation...

Huge improvements could be made to the lettings process if agents used the property data available to them, it’s been claimed. PropTech...

It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...

The allAgents reviews platform is calling on letting agents to ensure rental properties’ energy suppliers have up to date meter readings...

One of the country’s most outspoken advocates of rent controls has been told why agents and landlords oppose them. Propertymark has hosted...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents and the Institute of Residential Property Management have been merged under the name The Property...

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

A council says it’s considering introducing criminal record checks on individuals who apply to run HMOs as part of a wide-ranging...

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

Shock figures suggest that Airbnb owners are charging up to 600 per cent more to stay at their properties during major...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sarah Davies, Commercial Director at The Letting Partnership What is The...

An agent’s plea to councillors to renew the HMO license for a landlord client fell on deaf ears in a controversial...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

Letting agents are being urged to respond to a consultation opening today from rhe independent Office for Tax Simplification.  The OTS has published an...

An eye-watering annualised rent rise in Greater London of 27.3 per cent has helped pushed the all-UK total yearly hike to...

A business news website is reporting that an agency has been ordered to pay £1,550 for displaying a board illegally. Charles Lear...

A warning has gone out to politicians from lettings agency trade body ARLA Propertymark - don’t try to fix a system...

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

A lettings firm specialising in holiday properties is reported to have disappeared with all items taken from its office and calls...

Lettings agency Galbraith reports that landlords are now returning to the residential lets sector from holiday lets after several years without...

An anti-money laundering service has linked with a lettings software specialist. The alliance between FCS Compliance and  Rent4sure will provide Rent4sure clients...

The TrustedStays platform, where users can book short let accommodation, is linking with business-centric service London & Partners. London & Partners’ role...

Property management specialist Pinnacle Group has strengthened its digital offer for customers across its residential portfolio, signing a three-year deal with...

With the steady introduction of rental platforms and apps designed to bypass letting agents and property managers in the tenancy process,...

Foxtons has appointed Gareth Atkins as Managing Director – Lettings.  He will succeed Ed Philips who is leaving the business after 20...

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

Presenter, broadcaster and former Sky Sports anchor Kirsty Gallacher has been confirmed as the presenter of The Guild of Property Professional’s...

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

The rental market shows no signs of slowing with ongoing high demand, fuelled in part by the pandemic, creating a buoyant...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...

A lettings company has been caught up in a case where rental accommodation has been described as “atrocious” and a landlord...

A platform that says it wants to help reduce letting agents’ reliance on traditional portals such as Rightmove and Zoopla has...

A PropTech supplier claims that increased automation can help letting agents meet the demands of the government’s Levelling Up agenda. Openview –...

Agents, landlords and tenants alike face the prospect of higher bills because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. In terms of energy costs, an...

The Lomond Group - which has ambitions to become a national operation - has announced two further acquisitions for one of...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

Propertymark has hit back at the latest demand by politicians for rent controls. The London mayor Sadiq Khan renewed his call for...

New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...

Research by the UK’s largest student accommodation search platform shows a 3.7 per cent uplift in London’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation bed...

A lettings portal says it’s expanding across London and is offering agents free listings with no fixed-term contract, and the prospect...

Another council is considering dramatic moves to limit the numbers of houses in multiple occupation. A public consultation is being planned this...

A developer says its new state-of-the-art sales centre in Hong Kong in set to boost Chinese investment in London. Galliard, the developer...

The number of prospective tenants asked to provide guarantors ahead of renting has risen by a huge 36 per cent over...

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...

Online property training qualifications service The Able Agent has launched a new apprenticeship programme. The Able Agent says it’s spotted a critical...

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

A major holiday let company in one of the country’s prime tourist destinations says more affordable homes should be built to...

It’s now been made clear that there will be a detailed White Paper in the spring explaining radical changes to the...

A new property management platform seeking support form letting agents claims to be the ‘Airbnb for shared living’. Vann Vogstad, the entrepreneur...

ARLA Propertymark has identified a key weakness in the government’s ambitious plans to reform the private rental sector as part of...

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...

Prospecting tool Spectre has announced an integration with AgencyCloud from Reapit to personalise direct mail letters. Instead of beginning prospecting letters with...

ARLA Propertymark is warning that new landlords must be drafted in to the private rental sector to replace those exiting in...

Lettings franchisees under the Belvoir banner delivered the group an additional 10 per cent management service fees last year according to...

Purplebricks has revealed that it will cost some £3.6m to correct compliance issues in its lettings division. The agency continues to stay...

A new trade body is being set up which describes itself as a national network of property managers, specialising in the...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

London-based lettings platform Yorlet has won £350,000 in seed funding to develop its payment Proptec solution. Yorlet was founded by friends Max...

One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...

Bowmark Capital is selling its Leaders Romans Group, one of the UK’s largest property services groups, to another private equity operator, Platinum...

One of the leading lettings agencies in Liverpool has issued a warning about the city’s controversial new licensing scheme. The Labour council...

HM Revenue & Customs officers are paying short-notice visits on letting and estate agents to check on their anti-money laundering compliance,...

There’s still some way to go for the lettings market to return to its pre-pandemic best according to Knight Frank -...

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

Specialist anti-money laundering service FCS Compliance is beginning its latest series of AML webinars designed for Rightmove members.  What you need to...

A Trading Standards team is to carry out what it calls “unannounced inspections” of lettings agencies in one part of London...

The London rental market stock surplus spurred by pandemic uncertainty has started to subside, with prime boroughs seeing some of the...

The government is clamping down - at least a little - on unvaccinated tenants in some specific circumstances.  New guidelines issued by...

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

PropTech platform Plentific has snapped up husband-and-wife lettings software company TouchRight Software.  Over 500 clients across the UK use TouchRight, to create...

An agency which has been operating for over 160 years has moved to a large and modern new headquarters. Leeds-based Adair Paxton...

One of the most respected figures in British housing has joined one of the growing number of Rent To Buy companies. Lord...

One of the UK’s first ever Build To Rent companies, Fizzy Living, has been sold to a global real estate company...

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents has lifted the lid on how buy to let came about,...

A survey by PropTech firm Moveable suggests that over a third of those renting in London are doing so only while...

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

Home offices are already the most-demanded must have from prospective tenants says James Hay, director at Surrey lettings agency, The Home...

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...

The Home Office has issued yet another iteration of its guidance for agents on how to conduct Right To Rent checks. The...

Propertymark says arrears in the private rental sector are rising once again as the Omicron variant continues to push across the...

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

Rents in London are now rising as steeply as they were falling at the start of the year according to Knight...

A PropTech firm claims to have saved a client more than £160,000 by preventing a criminal from illegally renting one of...

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

Linley & Simpson, a joint founder of the Lomond Group, has acquired two more independent agencies.  The firms snapped up are family-run...

A lettings agency’s new website claims to offer increased support to landlords, tenants, and investors, “while cutting through the noise of...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

Only 15 per cent of adults are confident the housing crisis will be resolved in their lifetime. New research among 2,000 individuals...

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

A report by the National Audit Office claims that the way private renting is regulated makes the sector unfair to renters. It...

A PropTech startup says faster and easier onboarding is crucial in the fight against rent arrears - especially with the Omicron...

A major Select Committee of MPs has launched an enquiry into so-called exempt rental sector accommodation - a niche sector that...

A London property managing agent has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 for safety failings which “exposed a potentially large...

PropTech suppliers Kamma and CoreLogic UK have teamed up to help improve the process of buy to let lending and compliance. Kamma...

A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...

An agency that is part of the fast-growing Lomond Group has itself acquired another two independent agencies.  Thornley Groves, is expanding its...

A fake lettings operation has been uncovered by a leading legitimate agency - and now the National Trading Standards Estate and...

Belvoir Group has given yet another upbeat trading report to shareholders. It says in the 10 months to the end of October...

Purplebricks says its head of lettings has left after just eight months - and just days after a crisis involving tenant deposits. A Purplebricks...

The average number of new prospective tenants registered per branch fell in October to 71, from September’s figure of 83, according...

A community interest company is setting up a rival platform to Airbnb, with the aim of using the commission to benefit...

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

There are fewer than 70 tickets left for December 7's rescheduled 25th ARLA Propertymark Conference and Exhibition. Originally due to take place in...

A lettings platform set up by a 24 year old is today announcing an expansion from its Bristol start up to...

Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms.  Earlier this week the government...

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

Many young Britons allegedly live beyond their means, blaming high rents and “unforseen” agency charges as contributory reasons.  A home insurance company...

The House of Lords will today discuss the apparently-growing Sex for Rent scandal. Campaigners say a search on websites such as Craigslist...

New figures show how effective the stamp duty holiday was in stimulating buy to let - and how similar measures could...

A scam in one city has reportedly seen scores of individuals robbed of thousands of pounds as short lets have been...

The long term undersupply of rental properties across the country is expected to support rental growth into 2022, says Zoopla. In addition,...

Police officers are this week raising awareness among agents about the signs of potential cannabis grows. The campaign is being led in...

The London and South East property group Stirling Ackroyd - which recently rebranded from its former title, Nick Dunning Associates -...

An agent in one major university city says it’s faced with 50 students applying for each available property. Edinburgh residential property lettings,...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...

A trading statement from franchise agency Winkworth has revealed that its network now derives 75 per cent of its revenue from...

FCS Compliance has announced its latest anti-money laundering webinar tailored exclusively for Rightmove members.   Are you ready for an HMRC inspection is...

Lettings platform Findingaplace, a matching service between tenants and agents launched last year, is seeking to raise £250,000 - and possibly...

A new bank called Monument is aiming at property investors and established buy to let landlords seeking to grow their portfolios. Its...

The live launch of a roundtable event hosted by rental payments platform PayProp takes place tomorrow – and letting agents can...

Five PropTech firms have linked up to produce a so-called White Paper giving a glimpse in what they think the agency...

Early results from a survey into wellbeing suggest that agents are changing their working practices to help staff have a greater...

The next episode of the Channel 5 show Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords this evening features an agent offering a supposed guaranteed...

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a modest 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...

Proposals to regulate Airbnbs and other short lets in one part of the UK should be modified, a trade body says. Currently,...

PropTech investment platform Houzen has raised concerns over the government’s Heat and Buildings Strategy. This is the satrategy that offers rental sector...

PropTech platform Lavanda says urban property is changing thanks to the pandemic, and it tells agents, landlords and other providers to...

Confirming many Covid-related trends, it appears that outer city properties have seen their yields and rents grow to a greater degree...

ARLA Propertymark has released its latest lettings market snapshot showing demand reducing - but even so still being a record for...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings...

Research from lettings management software provider teclet shows how important 24/7 transactions are in the industry today. Results show that 33 per...

Propertymark has told the government that imposing the same solution to the Net Zero challenge on all of the private rental...

The room-letting sector known as co-living, now growing in London, has seen occupancy levels bounce back since some Covid restrictions have...

ARLA Propertymark has blasted the government over its net zero policy of banning new boilers from 2035 and giving landlords £5,000...

New research published by Build To Rent operator L&G reveals what it believes to be a crisis surrounding rental properties, affordable...

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

A Foxtons-owned lettings agency says 60 per cent of tenants and would-be buyers say they are not confident negotiating asking rents...

Home appliances are often an area that can be overlooked when it comes to finalising kitchen designs, but having quality machines...

One of the industry’s leading suppliers says the controversy over pets in private rental properties could be defused relatively easily. Inventory management firm...

A PropTech chief says there’s substantial opportunity for letting agents to earn more revenue - so long as they understand their...

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...

The Scottish Government - which earlier this year suggested it would be clamping down heavily on Airbnbs, especially in Edinburgh -...

ARLA Propertymark is calling on the government to properly fund local authorities so they can combat rogue operators in the private...

Campaigners against letting agents and landlords appear to suggest that the issue of rising rents is uniquely confined to the UK...

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

A new call has come for government action to stop the hemorrhage of properties shifting from long term rental to Airbnb...

A lack of longer term rental accommodation thanks to the growth of Airbnb and other short lets has led to a...

A London lettings agency - that has now entered bankruptcy - has been cleared of any involvement in a rental scandal...

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...

Propertymark is telling politicians to stop demonising letting agents and landlords. The unusualy bluntl message has come in response to the latest...

An international residential platform which manages 200,000 properties in 29 countries across Europe - including the UK - has signed an...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the Labour Party conference that if her party wins the next General Election she will...

The House of Commons Library, an independent body not controlled by government, has published a detailed history of the many measures...

The flurry of increased interest in buy to let means the choice of mortgage products for investors is now greater than...

The letting agents’ trade body has issued a warning to landlords that short lets may provide quick profits - but they...

A statement from ARLA Propertymark has hinted that it believes politicians may be out of touch with the reality of how...

Tenants are paying almost £70bn of rent to landlords a year, research claims. Buy-to-let specialist Sequre Property Investment has found the best...

Record demand and low levels of supply have pushed the number of tenants experiencing rental increases to new highs, lettings agents...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...

The lettings arm of a leading Edinburgh-based property portal has reported a surge of Edinburgh properties being rented on the same...

It’s been announced that UK Sotheby’s International Realty has secured tenants for 20 apartments in record time at Embassy Gardens, a...

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...

When it comes to gathering evidence for deposit disputes, the need for thoroughness is understandable. However, on occasion some landlords take...

A dramatic day, which saw a Cabinet reshuffle seemingly come out of the blue, ended with Michael Gove as the new...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

One in four homes in the UK has a potentially dangerous gas appliance, new research claims. Analysis of inspection figures by Gas...

Portfolio landlords can be the key to running a successful lettings agency. That is the latest claim from lead generation software provider...

The government has set in motion a Parliamentary procedure meaning the notice periods for evictions in England return to normal from...

One of the country’s largest commercial and retail landlords - Capital & Regional - is to expand is current programme of...

The number of new prospective tenants registering with Knight Frank in August was 73 per cent higher than the same month...

Rents in some of the most popular locations of the country have risen 25 per cent in the past year according...

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

Agents who are members of The Guild of Property Professionals and who have been hit by the uncertainties surrounding outsourced property...

There is a report that the private equity owner of Leaders Romans Group has appointed bankers to work on a ‘strategic...

ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...

A new trend developing in prime central London suggests that tenants are demanding smaller properties - and that’s despite the pandemic...

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...

Specialist property lender Castle Trust Bank has agreed a £13.2m development loan for a Build To Rent scheme within a mixed...

A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...

An agency says its bizarre list of items left behind by departing tenants shows how many renters actually appear to keep pets. A...

The government has updated its formal guidance to letting agents and landlords on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of online...

A senior lettings agent and property management company owner has set out how rent controls could work in very specific circumstances...

Virtual Right To Rent checks by agents, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...

Propertymark is alerting agents to ever-more sophisticated fraudulent documents being used in the private rental sector. The organisation recently requested agents to...

The deal to introduce rent controls in Scotland - the result of a deal between two parties in the Scottish Parliament...

New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...

The scale of demand in the private rental sector is now the highest on record according to ARLA Propertymark.  The average number...

Recovery in the UK is being channeled towards regional cities, says a leading investment expert.  Martha Peyton, managing director and head of...

Lettings once again dominated the complaints received by The Property Ombudsman according to its latest annual report - out today but...

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

After a successful 18 month pilot with a Northwood branch, franchise giant Belvoir has entered a deal with B-hive Block Management...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of the Generation Rent campaign, says rents in Wales, Scotland and South West England have soared thanks...

A survey of some 600 agents and landlords by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme has revealed the most popular cause of deposit...

A study by Hamptons shows that so far this year 10 per cent of new tenancies have been taken by someone...

Prop Home, a new online property management and lettings agency, pledges to “transform the way rented homes are managed on behalf...

There has still been no formal response to a government consultation on the database of rogue agents and landlords, 25 months...

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

Agents will be aware that demand for rental property is high right now - so a property consultancy has worked out...

The lettings market in London and the Home Counties continued its journey back towards normality in July according to data from...

The trade body for short lets operators - the Short Term Accommodation Association - says it wants even more travel restrictions...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents and The Institute of Residential Property Management have informed their respective memberships that they are pondering combining forces. The...

An analysis of the Mayor of London’s Rogue Landlord and Letting Agent Checker shows that since it was introduced in 2018...

Propertymark has given its support to a free and independent dispute resolution service, the Business Banking Resolution Service, which is being offered to...

Barbon Insurance Group, which already owns Let Alliance and HomeLet, has now acquired PropTech platform Rent4sure. Luke Burton, Rent4sure’s chief operating officer,...

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

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

Through our FREE online deposit dispute webinars, we’ve trained thousands of landlords and letting agents about how the dispute resolution process...

Two PropTech companies say tenant fraud - reported to be a growing problem in buy to let - is now an...

One of the most pessimistic lettings operations about the London market during the pandemic says that at last the capital is...

The latest rental market snapshot released by ARLA Propertymark shows a little of the heat coming out of the rental market...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

More details have emerged of the Guild of Property Professionals’ Ofqual-accredited, Level-Three and Level-Four qualifications for lettings and sales agents. Guild compliance...

A new web-based listing management platform for small estate agencies is being launched in the UK, claiming to allow modest firms...

An agency has marked its 30th anniversary by sealing a brace of acquisitions. The deals see Thornley Groves, the Lomond Group agency...

A new service has been launched to charge prospective tenants £30 - potentially even more - just to view a property...

A respected buy to let mortgage monitor is suggesting that investors in the sector may be more successful if they allow...

Californian PropTech firm Trov, specialising in digital insurance for tenants, has announced a deal with major UK rental companies.  The deal is...

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

There’s a warning from an industry trade body that some agents may have failed to take compliance obligations seriously enough.  Paul Offley,...

Bury council in Greater Manchester has adopted new measures to fine agents or landlords up to £30,000 if their properties fail...

Record tenant demand and record-fast lettings have combined to create an average asking rent above £1,000 per calendar month for homes...

Rapidly rising rents may trigger a new wave of investment buyers in London, helping to resuscitate the capital’s sales market in...

The latest English Housing Survey shows a dramatic rise in the energy efficiency of private rental property. Some 38 per cent of...

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic rents across all prime London regions saw a return to positive...

The Letting Partnership has been recognised for its excellence in Innovation, winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The supplier’s HealthChecks are widely...

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

Propertymark has given its broad support to a new Private Members Bill introduced into the Northern Ireland assembly, aimed at improving...

There’s good news for the buy to let sector today as an independent mortgage market monitor reports a 15-month high in...

It always pays to rely on the services of a reputable referencing company. The lure of free credit checks or basic referencing...

It’s been yet another strong month for the rental market as reported in the latest statistics from PropTech supplier Goodlord. Voids dropped...

A politician is stepping up his bid to ban buy to let purchasers acquiring any units at a 150-home scheme. ITV News...

Demand continues to build in prime lettings markets in London and the Home Counties, with Knight Frank data showing the number...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

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

The Dogs Trust campaign ‘lets with pets’ states: “Landlords and letting agencies who exclude pet owners from their properties are missing out...

There’s still no sign of a lettings market slowdown according to the latest report from ARLA Propertymark. It says that the average...

The new co-owner of two branches of Martin & Co is combining legal work with sales and lettings. Barrister Tom Fazackerley has...

Rents have climbed up to 68 per cent across England since the financial crash in 2008. Research by Ascend Property shows that...