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A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of...
11 March 2022
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CRM business platform Reapit has partnered with PropTech platform Notify to announce a software integration that claims to simplify utilities registration...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The online lettings agency Howsy is reported to have been acquired by a national chain after a ‘distressed sale’ following its...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A radical overhaul of the private rental sector is underway in Scotland and agents’ body Propertymark says it wants all sides...
21 February 2022
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An agency owned by Foxtons says there’s been a 120 per cent surge in demand for pet-friendly rental properties since the...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Tesco and Morrison supermarket chains are now selling Airbnb gift cards, which are also available from the short lets platform directly...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Early results from a survey into wellbeing suggest that agents are changing their working practices to help staff have a greater...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings...
26 October 2021
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The head of a lettings agency has drawn up a wish list for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to address in his Budget...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter claims the health of one in five renters in England is harmed by poor housing, and says grants covering Covid-related...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The Scottish Government - which earlier this year suggested it would be clamping down heavily on Airbnbs, especially in Edinburgh -...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are being invited to take part in a free online wellbeing programme. PropTech company Rlet has partnered with wellbeing experts to...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent has expressed his amazement after an emotional LinkedIn post about paying himself a salary for the first time...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Recovery in the UK is being channeled towards regional cities, says a leading investment expert. Martha Peyton, managing director and head of...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...
13 July 2021
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Research by a lettings sector trade body has revealed precisely how outdated some regulations are. According to the latest analysis, by the...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A new £10m grant will be introduced in part of the UK to help private rented tenants struggling to pay rent...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Reliable referencing remains the cornerstone of every letting agent’s business. Landlords rely on their agents to get it right, and to protect...
14 June 2021
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Halo.rent, a proptech startup from the UK, announces the launch of its tenant engagement platform that streamlines the entire rental onboarding...
13 May 2021
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A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...
10 May 2021
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The government has admitted that “hundreds of thousands” of people will use the new Breathing Space system, during which they cannot...
05 May 2021
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A leading veterinary body - the National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH - wants pets to be allowed in private rental...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency that failed to pay a compensation award ordered by The Property Ombudsman has been expelled from the scheme...
15 April 2021
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As debate rages about whether pets should be allowed in more private rental properties, a senior house building figure has spoken up for...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents have only 10 days to open segregated client accounts or they could face being expelled by their client money...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil. Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...
04 March 2021
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With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...
01 March 2021
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An online petition which appears to inaccurately say private tenants can still be evicted “for no reason” has won 30,000 signatures...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A major agency and property consultancy has initiated ‘Wellness Wednesdays’ amongst a programme of activities to prioritise staff mental health during the...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

What’s life-changing, involves months of anticipation, and ends with a big arrival? You might think we’re talking about pregnancy. But research...
07 January 2021
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Rightmove is hosting a live webinar this morning to help agents protect and maintain mental health. Agents will be able to watch live...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Two PropTech suppliers have announced their products will integrate in order to, in their words, “dramatically reduce reporting and end of tenancy...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has issued a warning to government not to use Capital Gains Tax reform to further punish the private rental...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic. Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...
10 November 2020
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The main trade body representing lettings agents has described the government’s latest eviction ban as “a further blow” for the sector. At...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...
05 November 2020
From: Proptech & Innovation

The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...
02 November 2020
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Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...
28 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...
28 October 2020
From: Proptech & Innovation

Government intervention, which in recent years has seen scores of legal and regulatory changes to the private rental sector, may be...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The role of lettings agents has never been more crucial to landlords and tenants than it is now and will be...
28 September 2020
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A lettings agency that told a prospective tenant it had a policy of not offering tenancies to housing benefit recipients has...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Be proactive, have a plan, and keep prospecting. After the easing of lockdown measures, it’s safe to say the property market picked...
09 September 2020
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There is little doubt that the coronavirus has changed the way we live and rapidly created a new normality as different...
28 August 2020
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The new director of campaign group Generation Rent says the government has caused “untold mental stress” to thousands of tenants. Commenting on...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Age UK is the latest campaigning charity to call for the repeal of S21 and the introduction of greater controls over...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

For Jill Griffiths, working exactly 25 years at the same agency is a cause for celebration - and her time serving...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Deposit alternative service Flatfair has launched a tool for letting agents to help administer arrears run up by tenants during the...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A pressure group representing private tenants wants government to help housing associations purchase buy to let properties “at knockdown prices.” A blog...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Lockdown may be over soon - but who knows what a relaxation of the current restrictions will really mean for our...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A Wales holiday lettings agency has worked with owner-clients to offer free holidays to frontline healthcare workers when the crisis has...
13 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Families living in private rented accommodation are more exposed to the economic shock of the Coronavirus than homeowners, which could mean...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Belvoir says it’s helping its franchisees “reshaping their businesses” to cope with the Coronavirus crisis. In a trading statement showing...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency in central London is setting an example to the industry by offering help to its landlords and tenants...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...
11 March 2020
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An anti-poverty campaigner and tax expert says any private rented sector tenant with Coronavirus should be able to live rent-free for...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The private rental sector has come under attack for its conditions and costs to tenants in a report looking into health...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman has expelled five agencies, mostly for failures to honour awards: four of them are lettings operations and one...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...
06 February 2020
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...
06 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been an angry response by the rental sector following the latest attack by campaigning charity Shelter. The organisation claims that private...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A league table has been drawn up revealing the UK’s possession order hotspots - just as the government seems keen to...
17 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been hit with court fines for a fourth time for failing to properly manage his rental properties. Landlord Jack...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News

An inventories supplier is advising that the growing number of sub-letting scams can be reduced by regular property visits by agents...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Deposit Protection Service has teamed up with Comparethemarket in a bid to offer utility deals to tenants. Renters who have their...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman has expelled three lettings agencies from its scheme because of unpaid awards to landlord clients. The first is Kingsman...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Three criminals have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering involving an online lettings agency. The sentences follow an investigation spearheaded...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Another online lettings agency has come forward with a deal to help landlords and tenants stranded after the closure of Upad. Last...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Consumer charity Citizens’ Advice says government proposals to reform or possibly scrap S21 eviction rights do not go far enough. The group...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News
1. Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Terry Fisher, Marketing Director at Movebubble 2. What is Movebubble...
10 October 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Utilities management service Tenant Shop says demographic changes leading to more families and older individuals renting privately represent an opportunity for...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent says she has just spent three months trying to get evidence of her Client Money Protection policy -...
22 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents made a short sharp attack on the government last night, over freedom of movement and...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...
19 August 2019
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A pioneering lettings agency that allocates second and subsequent year students with private sector and university-owned homes has delivered its best...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A respected lettings and sales agent has opened up about his own mental health issues and those which exist thanks to...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy to let investor has been fined almost £5,000 after admitting overcrowding. Matteo Mariano, from Gedling in Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty at...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Portsmouth council is the latest local authority to offer to rent properties from private landlords to let out to the homeless. The...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

– use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...
01 July 2019
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A director of a lettings agency has been fined for creating false tenancies in a bid to avoid paying council tax...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The operations director of letting agency haart has told landlords not to 'stress too much' over Brexit. Paul Sloan says it's easy...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News

How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...
24 April 2019
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Taha Dar, founder and CEO of SearchSmartly. What is SearchSmartly and...
09 April 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

Another think-tank has come up with reforms which it wants the government to make to the private rental sector - and...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The proportion of landlords purchasing buy to let homes in London with cash rose from 33 per cent in 2017 to...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A new study claims one in three Britons would be happy renting for the rest of their lives - but the...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Property management firm Mcilroy Smith has launched a mental health policy for its employees - possibly the first company in the...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Specialist student utilities and service provider Glide has launched a product it claims removes the admin and hassle traditionally associated with...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A former City marketing executive is suing a lettings agency for £1.4m in a row over alleged harassment in 2010. Agent Caroline...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay awards. One is OJ Residentials Limited trading...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A new partnership between AXA Partners and repairs reporting service Fixflo is being piloted in Manchester ahead of what may be...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Campaigning group Generation Rent has secured over 20,000 signatures for a petition it says will “end unfair evictions”. The petition, on the...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Two senior London politicians are backing a campaign to scrap the powers of agents and landlords to evict tenants under Section...
06 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Spring – the season of rebirth, revitalisation and regeneration – is now upon us, and it’s a time of the year...
26 April 2018
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09 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A new survey by a leading lettings trade body suggests that the Bank of England’s attempts to make buy to let...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Two of the leaders of PropTech company Goodlord have revealed some of the issues that this month drove the company to...
30 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman scheme has today announced three expulsions of agencies as a result of non-payment of rent or awards. Firstly, a...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Research by a student lettings software company suggests that 70 per cent of landlords say they would prefer not to let...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority says a flyer from an estate agency suggesting that a property was to let...
22 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a 10 point guide for tenants - with the emphasis very much on...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has welcomed the government commitment to introduce regulation for agencies - but it is warning...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Changes to buy-to-let lending criteria being introduced at the end of this month could encourage a surge of rental stock as...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman has expelled a London lettings and estate agency after it failed to honour a compensation payment to a...
24 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Skipton is the latest lender to confirm that it will continue lending to so-called portfolio landlords after new Bank of England...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has announced a major overhaul of its buy to let mortgage offer, but it is bucking the trend...
10 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Leeds Building Society is the latest major lender to reveal changes to buy to let lending ahead of new rules coming...
08 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Coventry building society is the latest buy to let lender to tighten its portfolio buy to let criteria ahead of new...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Accord Buy To Let is the latest lender to change its lending criteria for portfolio landlords with four or more investment...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News

An inquest into the suicide of a well known local estate agent in the West Country has heard that there had...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News

A series of six video ‘shows’ - ideal for agents to promote to would-be investment buyers - has been launched by...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. As we reported when the story broke yesterday afternoon, one...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Two lettings agencies have this afternoon been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. In one case, TPO expelled Lettings Solutions Ltd...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Richard Price What does it say on your business card? We don't have our roles on our business cards. I...
13 April 2017
From: 60 Second Interview

The Metro Bank is the latest to make changes to its buy to let mortgage portfolio in a bid to attract...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News

New lettings data from Agency Express supports the belief that the rental market may be slowing down across much of the...
20 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Letting Agent Today’s Conor Shilling was in the audience of The Great Buy To Let Debate - always one of the...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The consumer organisation Which? has joined the chorus of concern that new mortgage restrictions may hit buy to let landlords. Since January...
16 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage lender OneSavings Bank is the latest to announce that it is introducing stricter affordability assessments for all new buy...
21 December 2016
From: Breaking News

The Leeds Building Society is the latest buy to let mortgage lender to amend its criteria for borrowers ahead of new...
08 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A letting agent whose office closure prompted a police investigation has issued a statement saying she has had a stroke. The agency, Drake...
05 December 2016
From: Breaking News

There is a new warning from the Bank of England suggesting that - despite all the recent measures aimed against buy...
02 December 2016
From: Breaking News

The Financial Times reports that the Bank of England is questioning buy to let mortgage lenders and banks as part of...
29 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Works, the buy to let lending arm of the Nationwide, has seen a dip in the amount borrowed by...
21 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Unlikely as it seems one of Channel 4's digital networks, E4, has commissioned a comedy series based in ... a lettings...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Damp and mould can mean big problems for landlords, letting agents and tenants. It can cause stress and even health issues...
02 November 2016
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The British Property Federation is urging Chancellor Phillip Hammond to bring in tax measures to help the purpose-built Build To Rent...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Details of the Bank of England’s statement outlining tougher rules on mortgage lending to buy to let investors have been shown...
04 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of financial consultancy Clayton Euro Risk says changes soon coming in to tighten the criteria applied to buy...
04 October 2016
From: Breaking News

One of Britain’s most senior letting agents says landlords should take the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the Energy Performance...
29 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
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The growth in buy to let mortgage products - rising rapidly until recently - has now begun to drop off. Products increased...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says the bank is keeping a close eye on the buy to let market -...
06 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage firms insisting on landlords proving their rental income could cover 145 per cent of their monthly payments could lead to...
05 July 2016
From: Breaking News

An investment company claims government and councils should do more to stamp out so-called rogue landlords who, it says, are giving...
20 June 2016
From: Breaking News

As one of the UK’s most trusted suppliers to the lettings industry, we work tirelessly to make sure our system meets...
13 June 2016
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A warning is being issued that the types of mortgages still being extended to buy to let investors risks them becoming...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The complete list of this year’s ESTAS award winners has now been released after a hugely successful ceremony in London hosted...
19 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A leading chartered surveying firm is stressing the differences that exist between new English and Scottish energy efficiency rules hitting the...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A landmark court case heard in the Midlands is believed to be the first to issue a Criminal Behaviour Order on...
11 April 2016
From: Breaking News

As one of the UK’s leading specialist suppliers to the lettings industry, Rent4sure understands the importance of supporting our customers with...
05 April 2016
From: Sponsored Content

More criticism of Chancellor George Osborne’s raft of buy to let reforms has appeared in the mainstream media, with much emphasis...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The financial editor of The Guardian newspaper claims that - despite widespread criticism within the lettings industry of the latest buy...
31 March 2016
From: Breaking News

An industry body says proposals by the Bank of England to curb buy to let lending are “premature.” The Bank’s Prudential Regulation...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News

A London lettings has tweeted that it does not share the view of one of its own branch managers who said...
07 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...
23 December 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

It appears almost certain that the Bank of England is preparing for new mortgage controls in a bid to dampen what...
02 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The Charity Commission is to probe the links between a letting agency that has allegedly been paid more than £5.5m in...
10 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The BBC is investigating a letting agency that has allegedly been paid more than £5.5m in housing benefit after its owner...
09 November 2015
From: Breaking News

A judge is expected to rule in the next two weeks in the case of students being sued by a landlord...
12 October 2015
From: Breaking News

A total of 74,000 private sector tenants owe more than two months’ rent - this is up 4.4 per cent in...
30 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Bruten & Co Limited, a sales and lettings agent based in Notting Hill Gate, London, has been expelled from membership of...
03 September 2015
From: Breaking News

When Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, recently announced that interest rates would have to start to rise sooner...
24 July 2015
From: Features

Channel 5’s Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords programme, now in its fourth week, this evening looks at a serial bad tenant and...
15 July 2015
From: Breaking News

An agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for a minimum of two years after failing to comply with...
13 July 2015
From: Breaking News

I don't think there is one person in lettings and property management who isn't alarmed at the scenes just over the...
03 July 2015
From: Features

Prominent residential property and tenant law expert Tessa Shepperson says a class action against Foxtons alleging unfair charges to landlords will...
19 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Earlier this week we passed the official deadline for letting agents to fully publicise their fees as well as providing evidence of which...
29 May 2015
From: Features

So spring has sprung and the Hare is on the loose. After a very long gestation period, the Veyo leveret has...
29 May 2015
From: Features

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