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The owner of a Belvoir lettings franchise has fulfilled a lockdown ambition to write and publish her book ‘Landlords, what’s holding...

A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of...

CRM business platform Reapit has partnered with PropTech platform Notify to announce a software integration that claims to simplify utilities registration...

The online lettings agency Howsy is reported to have been acquired by a national chain after a ‘distressed sale’ following its...

A radical overhaul of the private rental sector is underway in Scotland and agents’ body Propertymark says it wants all sides...

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

Tesco and Morrison supermarket chains are now selling Airbnb gift cards, which are also available from the short lets platform directly...

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

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

The head of a lettings agency has drawn up a wish list for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to address in his Budget...

Shelter claims the health of one in five renters in England is harmed by poor housing, and says grants covering Covid-related...

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 -...

Agents are being invited to take part in a free online wellbeing programme. PropTech company Rlet has partnered with wellbeing experts to...

A lettings agent has expressed his amazement after an emotional LinkedIn post about paying himself a salary for the first time...

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

There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...

The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...

Research by a lettings sector trade body has revealed precisely how outdated some regulations are.  According to the latest analysis, by the...

A new £10m grant will be introduced in part of the UK to help private rented tenants struggling to pay rent...

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

Halo.rent, a proptech startup from the UK, announces the launch of its tenant engagement platform that streamlines the entire rental onboarding...

A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...

The government has admitted that “hundreds of thousands” of people will use the new Breathing Space system, during which they cannot...

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

A lettings agency that failed to pay a compensation award ordered by The Property Ombudsman has been expelled from the scheme...

As debate rages about whether pets should be allowed in more private rental properties, a senior house building figure has spoken up for...

Letting agents have only 10 days to open segregated client accounts or they could face being expelled by their client money...

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

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...

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

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

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

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

Rightmove is hosting a live webinar this morning to help agents protect and maintain mental health.  Agents will be able to watch live...

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

ARLA Propertymark has issued a warning to government not to use Capital Gains Tax reform to further punish the private rental...

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

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

The main trade body representing lettings agents has described the government’s latest eviction ban as “a further blow” for the sector. At...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

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

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

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

Government intervention, which in recent years has seen scores of legal and regulatory changes to the private rental sector, may be...

The role of lettings agents has never been more crucial to landlords and tenants than it is now and will be...

A lettings agency that told a prospective tenant it had a policy of not offering tenancies to housing benefit recipients has...

Be proactive, have a plan, and keep prospecting.  After the easing of lockdown measures, it’s safe to say the property market picked...

  There is little doubt that the coronavirus has changed the way we live and rapidly created a new normality as different...

The new director of campaign group Generation Rent says the government has caused “untold mental stress” to thousands of tenants. Commenting on...

Age UK is the latest campaigning charity to call for the repeal of S21 and the introduction of greater controls over...

For Jill Griffiths, working exactly 25 years at the same agency is a cause for celebration - and her time serving...

Deposit alternative service Flatfair has launched a tool for letting agents to help administer arrears run up by tenants during the...

A pressure group representing private tenants wants government to help housing associations purchase buy to let properties “at knockdown prices.” A blog...

Lockdown may be over soon - but who knows what a relaxation of the current restrictions will really mean for our...

A Wales holiday lettings agency has worked with owner-clients to offer free holidays to frontline healthcare workers when the crisis has...

Families living in private rented accommodation are more exposed to the economic shock of the Coronavirus than homeowners, which could mean...

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...

Franchise giant Belvoir says it’s helping its franchisees “reshaping their businesses” to cope with the Coronavirus crisis. In a trading statement showing...

A lettings agency in central London is setting an example to the industry by offering help to its landlords and tenants...

Letting Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat.  This is where you’ll find news, advice...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

An anti-poverty campaigner and tax expert says any private rented sector tenant with Coronavirus should be able to live rent-free for...

The private rental sector has come under attack for its conditions and costs to tenants in a report looking into health...

The Property Ombudsman has expelled five agencies, mostly for failures to honour awards: four of them are lettings operations and one...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

A new survey suggests there may be an exodus of investors out of buy to let - some 27 per cent...

There’s been an angry response by the rental sector following the latest attack by campaigning charity Shelter. The organisation claims that private...

A league table has been drawn up revealing the UK’s possession order hotspots - just as the government seems keen to...

A landlord has been hit with court fines for a fourth time for failing to properly manage his rental properties.  Landlord Jack...

An inventories supplier is advising that the growing number of sub-letting scams can be reduced by regular property visits by agents...

The Deposit Protection Service has teamed up with Comparethemarket in a bid to offer utility deals to tenants.  Renters who have their...

The Property Ombudsman has expelled three lettings agencies from its scheme because of unpaid awards to landlord clients. The first is Kingsman...

Three criminals have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering involving an online lettings agency. The sentences follow an investigation spearheaded...

Another online lettings agency has come forward with a deal to help landlords and tenants stranded after the closure of Upad. Last...

Consumer charity Citizens’ Advice says government proposals to reform or possibly scrap S21 eviction rights do not go far enough.  The group...

1. Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Terry Fisher, Marketing Director at Movebubble 2. What is Movebubble...

Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...

Utilities management service Tenant Shop says demographic changes leading to more families and older individuals renting privately represent an opportunity for...

A lettings agent says she has just spent three months trying to get evidence of her Client Money Protection policy -...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents made a short sharp attack on the government last night, over freedom of movement and...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

A pioneering lettings agency that allocates second and subsequent year students with private sector and university-owned homes has delivered its best...

Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant...

A respected lettings and sales agent has opened up about his own mental health issues and those which exist thanks to...

A buy to let investor has been fined almost £5,000 after admitting overcrowding.  Matteo Mariano, from Gedling in Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty at...

Portsmouth council is the latest local authority to offer to rent properties from private landlords to let out to the homeless.  The...

 – use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...

A director of a lettings agency has been fined for creating false tenancies in a bid to avoid paying council tax...

The operations director of letting agency haart has told landlords not to 'stress too much' over Brexit. Paul Sloan says it's easy...

How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Taha Dar, founder and CEO of SearchSmartly. What is SearchSmartly and...

Another think-tank has come up with reforms which it wants the government to make to the private rental sector - and...

The proportion of landlords purchasing buy to let homes in London with cash rose from 33 per cent in 2017 to...

A new study claims one in three Britons would be happy renting for the rest of their lives - but the...

Property management firm Mcilroy Smith has launched a mental health policy for its employees - possibly the first company in the...

Specialist student utilities and service provider Glide has launched a product it claims removes the admin and hassle traditionally associated with...

A former City marketing executive is suing a lettings agency for £1.4m in a row over alleged harassment in 2010. Agent Caroline...

Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay awards. One is OJ Residentials Limited trading...

A new partnership between AXA Partners and repairs reporting service Fixflo is being piloted in Manchester ahead of what may be...

Campaigning group Generation Rent has secured over 20,000 signatures for a petition it says will “end unfair evictions”. The petition, on the...

Two senior London politicians are backing a campaign to scrap the powers of agents and landlords to evict tenants under Section...

Spring – the season of rebirth, revitalisation and regeneration – is now upon us, and it’s a time of the year...

The number of buy to let investors in the UK has hit a record high of 2.5m in the latest tax...

A new survey by a leading lettings trade body suggests that the Bank of England’s attempts to make buy to let...

Two of the leaders of PropTech company Goodlord have revealed some of the issues that this month drove the company to...

The Property Ombudsman scheme has today announced three expulsions of agencies as a result of non-payment of rent or awards. Firstly, a...

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

A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority says a flyer from an estate agency suggesting that a property was to let...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a 10 point guide for tenants - with the emphasis very much on...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has welcomed the government commitment to introduce regulation for agencies - but it is warning...

Changes to buy-to-let lending criteria being introduced at the end of this month could encourage a surge of rental stock as...

The Property Ombudsman has expelled a London lettings and estate agency after it failed to honour a compensation payment to a...

Skipton is the latest lender to confirm that it will continue lending to so-called portfolio landlords after new Bank of England...

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has announced a major overhaul of its buy to let mortgage offer, but it is bucking the trend...

Leeds Building Society is the latest major lender to reveal changes to buy to let lending ahead of new rules coming...

The Coventry building society is the latest buy to let lender to tighten its portfolio buy to let criteria ahead of new...

Accord Buy To Let is the latest lender to change its lending criteria for portfolio landlords with four or more investment...

An inquest into the suicide of a well known local estate agent in the West Country has heard that there had...

A series of six video ‘shows’ - ideal for agents to promote to would-be investment buyers - has been launched by...

Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.   As we reported when the story broke yesterday afternoon, one...

Two lettings agencies have this afternoon been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. In one case, TPO expelled Lettings Solutions Ltd...

Who are you? Richard Price What does it say on your business card? We don't have our roles on our business cards. I...

The Metro Bank is the latest to make changes to its buy to let mortgage portfolio in a bid to attract...

New lettings data from Agency Express supports the belief that the rental market may be slowing down across much of the...

Letting Agent Today’s Conor Shilling was in the audience of The Great Buy To Let Debate - always one of the...

The consumer organisation Which? has joined the chorus of concern that new mortgage restrictions may hit buy to let landlords.   Since January...

Specialist mortgage lender OneSavings Bank is the latest to announce that it is introducing stricter affordability assessments for all new buy...

The Leeds Building Society is the latest buy to let mortgage lender to amend its criteria for borrowers ahead of new...

A letting agent whose office closure prompted a police investigation has issued a statement saying she has had a stroke.   The agency, Drake...

There is a new warning from the Bank of England suggesting that - despite all the recent measures aimed against buy...

The Financial Times reports that the Bank of England is questioning buy to let mortgage lenders and banks as part of...

The Mortgage Works, the buy to let lending arm of the Nationwide, has seen a dip in the amount borrowed by...

Unlikely as it seems one of Channel 4's digital networks, E4, has commissioned a comedy series based in ... a lettings...

Damp and mould can mean big problems for landlords, letting agents and tenants. It can cause stress and even health issues...

The British Property Federation is urging Chancellor Phillip Hammond to bring in tax measures to help the purpose-built Build To Rent...

Details of the Bank of England’s statement outlining tougher rules on mortgage lending to buy to let investors have been shown...

The chief executive of financial consultancy Clayton Euro Risk says changes soon coming in to tighten the criteria applied to buy...

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

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

The growth in buy to let mortgage products - rising rapidly until recently - has now begun to drop off.   Products increased...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says the bank is keeping a close eye on the buy to let market -...

Mortgage firms insisting on landlords proving their rental income could cover 145 per cent of their monthly payments could lead to...

An investment company claims government and councils should do more to stamp out so-called rogue landlords who, it says, are giving...

As one of the UK’s most trusted suppliers to the lettings industry, we work tirelessly to make sure our system meets...

A warning is being issued that the types of mortgages still being extended to buy to let investors risks them becoming...

The complete list of this year’s ESTAS award winners has now been released after a hugely successful ceremony in London hosted...

A leading chartered surveying firm is stressing the differences that exist between new English and Scottish energy efficiency rules hitting the...

A landmark court case heard in the Midlands is believed to be the first to issue a Criminal Behaviour Order on...

As one of the UK’s leading specialist suppliers to the lettings industry, Rent4sure understands the importance of supporting our customers with...

More criticism of Chancellor George Osborne’s raft of buy to let reforms has appeared in the mainstream media, with much emphasis...

The financial editor of The Guardian newspaper claims that - despite widespread criticism within the lettings industry of the latest buy...

An industry body says proposals by the Bank of England to curb buy to let lending are “premature.” The Bank’s Prudential Regulation...

A London lettings has tweeted that it does not share the view of one of its own branch managers who said...

Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...

It appears almost certain that the Bank of England is preparing for new mortgage controls in a bid to dampen what...

The Charity Commission is to probe the links between a letting agency that has allegedly been paid more than £5.5m in...

The BBC is investigating a letting agency that has allegedly been paid more than £5.5m in housing benefit after its owner...

A judge is expected to rule in the next two weeks in the case of students being sued by a landlord...

A total of 74,000 private sector tenants owe more than two months’ rent - this is up 4.4 per cent in...

Bruten & Co Limited, a sales and lettings agent based in Notting Hill Gate, London, has been expelled from membership of...

When Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, recently announced that interest rates would have to start to rise sooner...

Channel 5’s Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords programme, now in its fourth week, this evening looks at a serial bad tenant and...

An agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for a minimum of two years after failing to comply with...

I don't think there is one person in lettings and property management who isn't alarmed at the scenes just over the...

Prominent residential property and tenant law expert Tessa Shepperson says a class action against Foxtons alleging unfair charges to landlords will...

Earlier this week we passed the official deadline for letting agents to fully publicise their fees as well as providing evidence of which...

So spring has sprung and the Hare is on the loose. After a very long gestation period, the Veyo leveret has...

“More than 1 in 3 agreed property deals in England & Wales fall through… Gazeal is a new system for property sales,...

Q: What does it say on your business card? I like the flexibility of roles so I do not have a title...