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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...

As we slowly ease out of lockdown and back to something closer to normality, some legacies of the pandemic will be...

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...

A proposal for one of the country’s largest ever private rental sector licensing schemes has gone out to consultation. Manchester’s Labour council...

A private agency and management firm that says it’s grown from a one man band into a large team of 35...

Over the last 15 months (basically since the ‘c’ word entered our daily vocabulary) agent websites has become more crucial than...

A PropTech company says sloppy referencing by agents and landlords effectively means that around a third of prospective tenants are discriminated...

The government has extended the ‘special arrangements’ for Right To Rent checks - these will now be in force until September...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

A Manchester agency says there’s been a 400 per cent increase in enquiries from international students. This huge number of enquiries for...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

Rental growth accelerated in May to reach a new record high according to Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons.   Last month the average cost...

A property investment platform has taken the unusual approach of accusing the government of driving up homelessness through its policy of...

Reliable referencing remains the cornerstone of every letting agent’s business. Landlords rely on their agents to get it right, and to protect...

Anti-money laundering specialist FCS Compliance is to lead a free-to- attend Q&A webinar for Rightmove agents tomorrow.   Let’s Discuss Money Laundering is...

Rightmove has announced what it calls “a new vision for its lettings service” and wants agent feedback on what they think...

An experienced buy to let mortgage specialist has completed on its largest and most complex loan to date — a £17.35m...

The local media in Manchester have published photographs of a property operated by a lettings agency was found to have multiple...

Paragon Bank increased its focus on specialist buy to let lending during the first half of its financial year as its...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That's very retro - I have not had one of...

Mistoria is opening its sixth office in the north west of England. The new branch in Cheadle follows Mistoria’s existing outlets in...

The Miles & Barr Group has snapped up two lettings and property management companies  – Roger & Hambidge and Brettsletts.  The acquisitions...

The prime London rental market is still in the doldrums but the rent falls are less pronounced than before.  Knight Frank says...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents’ wing of Propertymark is demanding to see the results of a mediation project initiated by...

The online lettings platform Mashroom has set out a list of guidelines it’s offering to prospective tenants to avoid them falling...

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

A local authority has explained its role in ensuring that a private landlord could arrange for an electrical safety inspection to...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is now finally at an end and from today there is a change to the notice...

A council is offering free training to letting agents, via online courses starting next Monday. Dorset council says it wants to work...

An outspoken property investor has launched an online petition on the government website to oppose the threat of rent controls. YouTube influencer...

There’s now an unprecedented level of demand from tenants for properties, according to the latest survey findings from ARLA Propertymark. The survey...

There are just two weeks left for letting agents to register with HM Revenue & Customs if they want to be...

A lettings agency which markets private rental properties and units operated by a housing association has apologised for its ‘No DSS’...

A new independent agency is to specialise in lettings and property management across Hertfordshire. Led by Luke Mason and Jonathan Fiducia, the...

Now is the ideal time for agents to consider their PropTech needs, as lockdown restrictions ease significantly and firms draw up...

Rents in London have risen an average six per cent this year, a leading agency claims - and some areas are...

Hunters - now subsumed into The Property Franchise Group - has opened a new branch in Bicester.  The new branch follows a...

With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...

PropTech start up Halo claims that what it calls a new “tenant engagement platform” will streamlines the rental onboarding process. The firm...

The Build to Rent market remains small in volume but it is making some inroads, leading to BTR rent rises predominantly...

A compliance specialist is reminding the industry that the deadline by which letting agents must register with HMRC if they are...

Keller Williams UK - one of the growing number of agencies to operate with self-employed agents working from a central hub...

Leeds agency HOP - previously well known as Let Leeds - is expanding its office network with the launch of a...

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

Preventative measures are everything where referencing is concerned. But with so many solutions out there, promising so much, it can be difficult...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

A leading banking and wealth management company says a growth area for the rental sector in the years to come will...

A landlord who appealed against a local council decision regarding the letting of her apartment on Airbnb has lost - and...

High-end lettings agency Knight Frank says there’s been a huge loss of houses available for renters in prime London in the...

The highest profile agency in the big-spending Lomond Group has sealed a trio of deals in the first week of April...

An agency which has for the past 11 years specialised in south west London is now expanding with a new office...

Agents are being warned about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding rental property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest provider of...

A London council has taken a landlord company to court after complaints of poor housing conditions in five of its rented...

Propertymark has waded in to the debate over flood prevention measures in the UK:il it wants insurance for homeowners and landlords faced...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests it was reducing in size for some years before the pandemic. Nationwide’s specialist...

Affordable homes provider Auxesia Homes has appointed residential management firm Touchstone to handle its entire mixed tenure portfolio.  Auxesia offers affordable shared...

Councils are failing to protect tenants in three out of four cases where they discover rental homes are unsafe, according to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says agents should continue to help landlords and tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. Although the vaccine...

Prominent industry software supplier Reapit and specialist repairs and maintenance service Fixflo have announced a new integration.  This allows Fixflo’s software and...

The managing director of Fixflo, Rajeev Nayyar, says the pandemic has changed the context in which agents should view tenants’ complaints. In...

A letting agent in Cornwall has told local TV how she finds herself in ”heartbreaking” situations because of the lack of...

One year on from the beginning of the pandemic, London’s reversal of fortunes in the rental market continues according to the...

A Manchester-based lettings agency has won a long-term deal with one of the UK’s most prominent Build To Rent operators.  Ascend Properties...

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

Real estate fund management company Moorfield has teamed up with PropTech company Bricklane to buy a portfolio of 2,000 homes to...

A leading veterinary body - the National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH - wants pets to be allowed in private rental...

Housing charity Crisis says government statistics show almost one in five private renters in England in arrears or likely to fall...

Ascend Properties in Manchester has acquired another small independent agency. It’s snapped up Elavace Estates, a lettings management portfolio on Merseyside.  This follows acquisitions...

New PropTech company Ministry of Rooms says its platform has 350 landlords and agents signed up in its first six weeks. The property-tenant matching...

A Scottish agency has strengthened its specialism in managing HMOs with the acquisition of a lettings book of 90 more units. Braemore Sales...

The two letting agents’ trade groups have backed a call for more upfront information to be given to prospective renters. The National...

Letting agents are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March...

Booming demand for homes in commuter zones and well-connected towns is causing a mini-boom in the lettings market. That’s the view of...

Another lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay an outstanding compensation award - but...

More students would like to see utility charges integrated into the overall costs of their accommodation, according to a specialist lettings...

Average rents in prime central London declined 14.3 per cent in the year to March - but one agency reckons that may be...

Rent guarantees and upfront cash payments from local authorities are the most effective means of opening the private rented sector to...

It’s not just the owner occupier whose property demands have changed radically because of the pandemic - a new survey suggests...

A quarterly index suggests that there’s been a sharp uplift in tenant demand for rental properties across the UK’s major cities...

Franchise giant Belvoir has held its annual awards including the naming of the prestigious ‘franchise of the year’. The accolade went to...

The property market has performed strongly in recent months  as the impact of the pandemic has encouraged more people to move...

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...

Changes to electrical safety standards rules applying to existing tenancies came into force at the start of the Easter break and...

Latest figures from ARLA Propertymark suggest the rental market continues to perform strongly. Data for February - the latest available from the...

Propertymark says its Inspire programme is continuing to help agents via its small group network - and it’s taking bookings for...

Targeting the specialist student rental market can be rewarding for letting agents and landlords if they take the right approach. The current...

There’s been a spectacular surge in demand for lettings properties as vendors take advantage of the stamp duty holiday by selling...

The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...

The lettings book of one of the UK’s oldest property and law companies has been snapped up by a firm in the...

A new rentals platform claims to have signed up 150 London agencies prior to launch this spring. Findingaplace says it has signed up...

The government’s much-vaunted ‘tax day’ produced few challenges to the status quo - but holiday lets are under scrutiny. Currently the holiday let...

Rightmove has revealed its new TV advertisement, which it claims will reach 59 per cent of the UK during its campaign...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Hi, I’m Kersteen McConnell and I am a Business Development...

An influential group of MPs has called for the replacement of “outdated” Energy Performance Certificates with new ‘Building Renovation Passports’. Currently EPCs...

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

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

A lettings agency in central London has been issued with a fine for not belonging to a Client Money Protection scheme. The...

The vast majority of tenants would pay more if rental properties better suited their needs, a prominent lettings agency claims. Manchester-based Ascend...

An agency has been hit with a £330,000 bill after being found guilty of poor management of an HMO. Magistrates have found...

An upbeat market snapshot for the lettings sector claims that one region of the UK has seen rent increases in excess...

There's been a warning that tenants should not be deceived when a landlords wants possession of their property. Lindsays law firm says...

Research by Hamptons suggests that the increased house prices caused by the stamp duty holiday sales surge has indirectly obliged more...

Foxtons has made no bones about how it sees future growth - it wants to acquire lettings books from other agencies. “There...

A head tenant who posed as a landlord has been taken to court by a London council. Sonia Nascimento rented a converted...

Some £3.5 billion of investment was placed in the growing Build To Rent sector in 2020, despite concerns over the pandemic...

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...

ARLA Propertymark is warning politicians fighting elections this spring that rent controls should be firmly off the agenda. The organisation traditionally sets...

Rightmove says falling rents in central London have led to a surge in interest from prospective tenants. Rightmove has analysed over 23 million...

An assessment by Savills suggests capital values - including those for properties in the lettings sector - are likely to soar...

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

An agency in the north of England has outlined how it proposes to take investors to what it calls “multiple viewings”...

One of the lettings industry’s most prominent suppliers says it’s dispelled five myths surrounding the employment of apprentices.  The Letting Partnership insists apprentices...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil.  Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...

A fast-growing regional chain of agencies has purchased another independent operator in the lettings sector. Yorkshire's Linley & Simpson has bought Sinclair Properties...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

A council says it’s looking for lettings agencies that worked with a rogue landlord who's been issued with a four year banning order. Bristol...

Foxtons says the reason behind its purchase of rival London agency Douglas & Gordon was to get its lettings book. The deal, for...

A survey of private rental sectors in major European cities suggests London is one of the tougher locations for tenants working...

The number of new prospective tenants soared 27 per cent in the New Year according to figures released over the weekend...

The new head of the Association of Residential Letting Agents admits that the organisation - within its parent body Propertymark - has “had...

Rightmove says there’s been a big rise in the number of prospective tenants contacting letting agents via its website. The portal says...

Agents Together, the agency charity set up by Purplebricks and Boomin founders Michael and Kenny Bruce, says it’s hit an important...

One of the first franchisees for a new business model put forward by the Century 21 UK agency is a buy...

Some 60 per cent of multi-property landlords have expanded their portfolio since the introduction of the Stamp Duty Holiday last summer...

A leading PropTech expert says the lettings industry hopes next week’s Budget will provide clarity on taxes - but he’s also...

An online petition which appears to inaccurately say private tenants can still be evicted “for no reason” has won 30,000 signatures...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

A first attempt to regulate Airbnb-style short lets through licensing has been withdrawn. The SNP-led Scottish Government had drawn up a licensing...

A PropTech firm claims agents will win a “competitive edge” through the data it provides via its platform. Sprift says its interactive...

A prominent industry figure is warning Chancellor Rishi Sunak not to use property taxes to bail out the government over the costs...

A landlord who built unlawful extensions to a family home and squeezed up to 14 people into the rooms has forfeited...

ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that new energy efficiency targets for EPCs could stifle buy to let investment in future. In...

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

A new Right to Rent identity validation and storage system has been launched by industry supplier Canopy, in partnership with tech...

Airbnb and other short let operators will be the first part of the rental sector to recover once the pandemic eases, it’s...

A think tank says large scale intervention in the rental market via loans to tenants is the only way of addressing...

Two landlords - one of them an agent - have been given fines totalling £135,000 and must pay costs for failing to...

A 24 month community order and 200 hours of unpaid work are the price being paid for an unlawful eviction.  Buy to...

A trades union claims that lettings software provider Goodlord is slashing some staff salaries by a quarter - that’s £6,000 per...

Chestertons in London says it wants to become the country’s greenest estate agency and has taken a first step by being...

Foxtons says it staged 300,000 virtual viewings last year as the pandemic’s lockdowns and temporary market closure severely restricted physical viewings. Chief operating...

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and shifting tenant requirements are reinforcing the need for good broadband in the rental market...

A search agent says virtual viewings for prospective tenants or purchasers are useful - but less sophisticated ones reveal more than...

The Law Society is raising concerns about the government’s mediation scheme announced at the time of the last eviction ban decision. The...

Rightmove’s analysis of its own listings for January suggests demand in the rental market is 14 per cent up on a year...

The new chief executive of Propertymark, Tim Balcon, says he’s putting mental health and wellbeing within the property sector high on...

For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...

HousingAnywhere, a rental platform specialising in accommodation for young professionals and students, has raised some €24m for further expansion. The service covers some UK...

A major agency and property consultancy has initiated ‘Wellness Wednesdays’ amongst a programme of activities to prioritise staff mental health during the...

A branch of Martin & Co has completed its second independent lettings book acquisition in 18 months. Martin & Co Chelmsford, part...

The latest rental market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark suggests that only 30 per cent of tenants experienced rent increases in December...

Another major agency operating in central London confirms that the fall-out from the pandemic continues to produce a glut of units...

A new lettings market snapshot from Rightmove suggests that asking rents in some major city centres have seen annual falls up...

A prominent agent says a huge over-supply of available rental property is now flooding the central London market, just as demand...

Three property specialists have joined forces to launch a new branch of franchise brand Martin & Co. Directors Andrew Rowson and Lindsey...

Property specialist PS&B has acquired the Graves Jenkins management portfolio - both firms deal in residential and commercial property management on...

A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic...

How did you get into property? My grandparents did some small property developments when I was growing up which always interested me,...

Research from independent financial service market monitor Moneyfacts shows a small but encouraging increase in the number of buy to let mortgages...

A council is offering a free event for agents and landlords to get the latest updates on national and local private...

The number of tenants that moved home in London in December was double that of December 2019, according to an agency...

Lambeth council is consulting agents, landlords and others on its latest licensing proposals for Houses in Multiple Occupation. The new proposals would...

The current need to work from home, and the prospect of continuing to do so in part after the pandemic, is changing...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued tips for agents and other industry professionals having to cope with working from home...

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...

The head of industry recruitment consultancy Property Personnel is calling on agencies to be more tolerant of the struggles working parents...

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

The government says it’s reviewing the checking process that agents and landlords have to follow under Right To Rent. The revelation has...

Movinghub UK has announced its latest integration with Reapit. Movinghub allows agents to assist tenants and other home movers to organise services...

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

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

A trade body wants the government to ensure its latest lockdown grants cover short lets businesses. The UK Short Term Accommodation Association...

What’s life-changing, involves months of anticipation, and ends with a big arrival? You might think we’re talking about pregnancy. But research...

A council claims that as many as a fifth of all the private rental sector homes in its area have a...

A new HMO and co-living property management platform launches today, aimed at optimising tenancy occupancy.  The service - called COHO - claims...

Two lettings and property management firms have merged with the aim of increasing market share in Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex. Property...

The average rent in the UK, measured just before the turn of the year, is £979, showing a 2.7 per cent...

Letting agents and the rental market in England are still in business even during the national lockdown already in force. The government’s...

Many agents will be closed on New Year’s Day - the last Bank Holiday for some months and at the start...

The government has told letting agents in Tier 4 areas that their first priority must be the safety of their tenants. The...

A lettings agent has spoken out at a local council landlord licensing scheme, suggesting it might just be nothing more than...

Fast-growing letting specialists Linley & Simpson has added over 600 homes to its portfolio after another major acquisition. It’s acquired the lettings and management division...

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

There are growing calls for so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ to face the same controls that are exerted over the rest of the...

A property company has analysed Google Search Data from the past year to reveal what movers were looking for in 2020...

Industry suppliuer Inventory Hive has a launched a new 360-degree camera and app which it says means inspectors can drastically reduce...

Restaurant staff were kept in “dangerous and overcrowded” conditions by a property company and its landlord-director, a court has heard. The company...

Letting agents say the number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell for the third month in a row. The latest ARLA Propertymark...

Teclet has announced another strategic partnership, this time with Kamma - a platform which specialises in agency compliance.   It’s the latest in...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

London’s Keatons agency has acquired another East London independent, Royal Docks Property Services. Keatons describes the result as “a great fit” because the two...

ARLA Propertymark has written to the government to voice fears that letting agents will not be able to comply with new...

A controversial Labour council that locked horns with the government over landlord licensing is now submitting a new proposal for its...

Chris Hope, senior partner at Dawsons and Fine & Country agencies, will be one of the main speakers at a prestigious...

An investment group of companies specialising in student accommodation says letting agents can be very important - but it also says...

An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...

A letting agent and property management expert says the likely introduction of the Renters Reform Bill in 2021 is a chance...

A renters’ union in Scotland claims a proposal to cap rents in the country doesn’t go far enough. The Scottish Parliament’s Local...

A lettings agency is in the news because it has asked a student to stop using a specific room in a...

The rental market is recovering fast from the Coronavirus crisis and still has a strong ‘offer’ for investors - but it’s...

Liverpool's mayor Joe Anderson has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation. Anderson has been an outspoken...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

A warning about illegal fees by letting agents has been produced by a local council Trading Standards team.  It has come from...

An extremely upbeat trading statement from Stock Market-quoted agency Belvoir suggests business has been ahead of even its pre-Coronavirus expectations in...

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

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell for the second month in a row according to ARLA Propertymark. Its latest snapshot...

An overwhelming 98 per cent of agents who are members of The Property Ombudsman scheme pay compensation when an investigation is...

A newspaper claims a lettings agency is battling allegations of overcharging customers and using fake companies to carry out maintenance work. The Daily Record...

A Labour MP and a newspaper have joined forces to campaign against so-called ‘exempted rental accommodation’. One of Birmingham’s MPs - Jack...

The Advanced Rent Option, which allows licensed lettings agents to offer their landlords a year’s rent upfront as part of their...

A lettings expert claims that many agents are failing to comply with appropriate legislation, rendering their landlord clients liable for legal...

A new app claims to make it easier for agents to create virtual tours and instantly embed them in property portal...

Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...

A PropTech provider has created an app to remotely view and inspect properties in real time.  With InventoryBase Live the tenants undertake...

A council says it’s let 21 properties thanks to a rent guarantee system launched to woo private landlords to supply homes...

Some 90 per cent of branches from franchise giant Belvoir believe house rents will rise or at least stay static in 2021,...

The private rental sector should embrace the idea of tenants with pets and not object to the prospect. That’s the view of...

New and tougher Coronavirus restrictions have been announced in Scotland with decisions on England’s new controls expected to be revealed today or...

London’s Westminster council - with 43 per cent of housing stock in the private rental sector - has launched a consultation on...

Activists from the so-called renters’ union Acorn have held a protest outside the office of a lettings agency in Oxford. A photograph...

Online lettings company Monkey vs Owl - also known as MOVO - has expanded from a regional and mostly student service...

A new survey has highlighted what prospective renters and buyers are likely to miss during a property viewing. The study, by the...

International investors dominate the high end London market says a new survey. Aston’s, a residency and citizenship consultancy, has analysed sold price records...

ARLA Propertymark is warning government that the majority of letting agents and landlords won’t be able to conduct retrospective full-scale Right...

A lettings agency specialising in managing Build To Rent developments says it’s collected 99 per cent of all invoiced rent during...

The average cost of renting in England is almost unchanged from five years ago - although that masks significant localised variations.  The...

Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic.  Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...

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

Viewber has linked with the PropTech property management service PlanetRent. Viewber offers agents access to an online database of vetted viewing assistants,...

The government is urging agents and landlords to be “considerate” when deciding whether to accept tenants on the basis of their...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...

Labour has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding the return of the eviction ban - even though, to all intents...

There’s been a flurry of new PropTech products launched, mostly focussed on lettings agencies. Australian-based supplier Movinghub, which works the UK market...

Inventory clerks can continue their regular work through the lockdown so long as they adhere to Cobid-safe protocols. That’s the message from...

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...

The This Is Money website is carrying a story of a London rental property where the front door was left open...

The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...

It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell by almost a fifth in the year to the end of September according...

The 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards are to be held on Friday June 11. For the first time the awards will host...

A Green Party councillor has been refunded fees he and his partner were charged by a letting agency five years ago,...

There’s no denying it, job hunting can be hard work – even more so at the moment, with all that’s going...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

Did you know your deposit protection obligations don't end with paying the deposit? You also need to serve the Prescribed Information within 30...

The property market, and therefore, estate agents have been accused of being the 'weak link' in the UK’s money laundering defences. This...

Rental operators specialising in short lets are signing up to a tracking study to assess the sector’s size and significance.  The exercise...

Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break....

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...

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