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There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...

Stephen Castellani has been confirmed as the new owner of Martin & Co’s Tonbridge office, taking the reins from Robert Gordon-James...

Interest rates are expected to stay high despite good inflation news likely to be announced this week. The Office for Budget Responsibility...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launch a new Ezine system for members to market properties to let and for sale. According...

The founder of an agency which started life in a front room is handing the family firm over to her son...

Burns & Webber, a long-established name in the Surrey property market, is rebranding by adopting its parent company’s name, Curchods.  The four...

A new franchisee has been confirmed for Martin & Co’s branches in Caterham and Redhill & Reigate. A portfolio landlord who lives...

Average UK private rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024 according to the Office for National Statistics. This...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

Airbnb - which recently announced it’s sharing some information about its landlord hosts with HMRC - is now sharing data with...

The Chancellor has one last chance to come good on the election promise of lowering the burden of business rates –...

Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...

A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...

Propertymark has again urged the UK government to continue with its target of building 300,000 new homes in England a year...

Knight Frank has appointed Louna Del Barrio as lettings associate in a key London office. Del Barrio comes to Knight Frank following...

Government figures suggest the UK population could reach nearly 74m as soon as 2036, largely attributed to rising net migration. This is...

Savills says prime rental growth across London and the country has stalled for the first time in almost three years. In prime...

Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

The date has been set for the Spring Budget - the last before the General Election.  It’s to be on Wednesday March...

One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...

Propertymark has urged the government to do more to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens heat their homes.   Office for National Statistics...

A thieving lettings agent stole over £128,000 which should have gone to landlord clients - and with it she funded an...

The Office for National Statistics official government lettings index shows that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased...

Knight Frank’s Marylebone residential office has welcomed Luke Hewens as Head of Lettings. Hewens began his property career as lettings negotiator in...

The innovative lettings and estate agency Hat and Home has opened its fifth office - and once again it’s an unusual...

Less than a year since opening the sixth branch of sales and lettings agency Parkers, one of the brand’s most successful...

Government data shows that as of 2022 some 15.29 per cent of homes in England are privately rented, with 14.9 per...

A long-standing Martin & Co franchisee is expanding his network of London offices following an independent agency acquisition. Michael van de Vyver, who...

Midlands-based land and property company Sheldon Bosley Knight has made another lettings acquisition - its fifth in 2023. Leicestershire-based Andrew Granger &...

Propertymark has responded to an HM Treasury consultation on anti-money laundering processes - and in doing so it’s slammed “heavy handed...

The Autumn Statement on November 22 is the traditional vehicle for the Chancellor to introduce tax change - but now you...

The spectre of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next week has been increased by economic figures released in...

More people are struggling to pay their rent according to a new government survey. The study, by the Office for National Statistics,...

It’s vital for agents to have a process in place to check documentation received at their office, to avoid potential claims.  This...

Almost a quarter of England and Wales will become less affordable to buyers by 2025, it’s been claimed. The findings - from...

A leading agency says the squeeze on tenants facing high rent rises is not going to end anytime soon. The comment -...

The relatively good news over inflation delivered by the government yesterday will not stop a 15th successive base rate rise from...

Professional cleaning firm Prompt Cleaners has created a league table of regions and local authorities where renting is cheapest and dearest. The...

More than 20,000 UK estate agency branches have registered with HMRC for money laundering supervision – but thousands have yet to...

HM Treasury has published a consultation on reform of the anti-money laundering supervisory system, giving four options. Currently the supervisory system is...

High end lettings agency Knight Frank has appointed Andrew Twagira as head of lettings in its Aldgate office in London. Twagira joined...

Most economic and housing analysts believe another base rate rise is on the cards for next month - but the sharp...

Propertymark has put forward a six-point plan to slash economic crime in the property sector. The trade body says a series of...

We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...

Canary Wharf was once seen as the future of London - now it’s the location that’s seen the greatest loss in...

New data from the Office for National Statistics, based on the 2021 Census results, show growth in the number of holiday...

The fast growing agency Lomond - which has snapped up a string of independents in the past two years - is...

A franchise lettings agency is reported to have agreed to stop potential tenants bidding against each other to secure rental properties. The...

Agents whose rental properties became workplaces during the pandemic are unlikely to see any major change in the situation soon. That’s because...

Online training and qualifications provider The Able Agent is launching a new white label training platform. The ‘In-House by the Able Agent’...

Leaders Romans Group has announced another new lettings acquisition. It has snapped up Liberty Gate, a single-office Nottingham-based business which also operates...

A London-focused lettings agency says actual rents in the capital are far greater than official average figures produced by the government.  Benham...

One of the most respected financial organisations says markets are now betting that the Bank of England base rate will hit...

Winkworth has told its shareholders that the weak figures posted for 2022 are actually in line with management expectations. The franchise giant...

A prominent lettings agency has taken the unusual step of warning tenants that parties using the sector for political capital may...

The number of property employees employees in the UK working from home has dropped by almost half in the space of...

The law is clear – agencies in England, Scotland and Wales need a valid client money protection (CMP) policy to protect...

An estate agency has been prosecuted and ordered to pay £35,000 for falling foul of property licensing rules. Green House Estate Agents...

The Solihull branch of Hunters has acquired independent agency Searchers, which was set up back in 1995. Becki Dean, lettings director for...

Leaders Romans Group is unveiling what it claims is a new ‘sustainable’ branch office for its Portico brand in Fulham, London. The...

A new survey of over 8,000 commercial estate agents indicates a challenging 2023 - suggesting a possible alternative investment option for...

The next Budget, setting out government tax and spending plans, will be held on March 15 next year. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says...

PropTech firm PayProp UK claims actual rent rises may be well below those suggested in some surveys. In response to the Scottish...

A financial expert says the latest house price index, showing the biggest monthly fall for over two years, is the “first...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Vik Tara and on my business card it says...

With only 48 hours to go before the Autumn Statement confirms stealth tax rises and massive public spending cuts, Propertymark has...

One of the country’s most respected lettings agencies says tax is dominating the agenda ahead of Thursday’s Autumn Statement from Chancellor...

A holiday lettings agency has criticised the proposed rise in capital gains tax which may be introduced this week in the...

Rightmove’s new agent qualification - launching later this month - has been officially approved by the government’s regulatory body, The Office...

A survey promoted by campaigners for smart meters claims most renters don’t believe their properties to be as energy efficient as...

Increasing demand for homes in cities was the driving force behind the rapid house price inflation witnessed earlier this year, with...

Another political party is calling for a winter eviction ban as the first part of a reform programme for the private...

In Scotland - where a rent freeze kicked in last weekend - Scottish private rents have fallen nearly 15 in real...

Leaders Romans Group has launched what it claims is its first sustainable branch lettings office.  Its Brighton city centre branch, operating under...

The Lomond Group has made another acquisition of an independent lettings firm, this time in the Midlands. Its John Shepherd brand has...

Rents have seen the highest jump since records began in 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics. It says UK-wide rents...

A retired estate agent has pleaded guilty to three charges of breaching fire safety in Devon. Retired Force and Sons agent David...

The first six months of 2022 saw 171 per cent more enquiries from tenants looking for properties in London compared to...

Hat and Home announced its third branch this week, in the Berkshire town of Bracknell.  The agency is relatively new - it...

A fresh analysis of house sizes for new build homes shows they are getting smaller. A study by Tiger Sheds looked at...

Since the Tenant Fees Act ban came into force, agents have been responsible for covering tenancy referencing costs, whether that’s by...

A new survey on attitudes towards working from home in London makes interesting reading for those faced with letting homes to...

There’s just a week left - including the long Jubilee celebration period - for agents to respond to a major property tax...

The pandemic has fuelled an appetite for working from home amongst those seeking employment at lettings agencies and other parts of...

An agency has opened its 10th residential lettings office in south west London. The new Savills branch, which will also handle sales,...

An agency tomorrow opens a new lettings and sales office in a location about to hear whether it’s won city status...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...

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

Owners of some rental properties, and agents acting on their behalf, can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost...

Winkworth has expanded its presence in London with the opening of a new Maida Vale office following the acquisition of an...

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

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

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

Chancellors Estate Agents is opening its 57th branch early in the New Yesr. The office is in central Basingstoke and will offer...

Shocking figures produced by a council in the south west show the vast number of short lets available - and by...

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

Results have been released of an analysis of over 20,000 Build To Rent tenants in over 15,000 homes across the UK...

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

Tenants returning to the office and city centres has triggered strong rental growth in the largest urban centres. Rightmove’s Quarterly Rental Trends...