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Foxtons says it wants to extend what it calls its “full digitisation of the lettings journey” to its sales side, as...

Propertymark wants HM Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  HMLR launched a consultation last month as...

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

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

Companies House has new powers from this week to combat fraud. These are measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...

Propertymark says the regulation of property agents and the creation of a statutory Code of Practice can improve the transparency of...

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

A register launched to shed light on overseas property ownership in the UK now has over 30,000 registrations.  The Register of Overseas...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

Michael Gove’s Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, currently going through Parliament, has won praise from the industry body The Property Institute. There...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur has written to MPs outlining detailed plans that he believes would ensure the controversial Renters Reform Bill...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Nakul Patel and on my business card...

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

As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...

The Letting Partnership has been helping UK agents build successful lettings businesses since 2006. Despite the current challenging financial landscape, The Letting...

An influential housing body has criticised the Green and SNP politicians behind the Scottish Government’s rent cap, which has been renewed...

The government is urging all overseas entities who own property in the UK to register at Companies House. The Register of Overseas...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association says the Scottish Government’s backing of a bid to control short lets in Edinburgh could...

A high profile PropTech entrepreneur is amongst a series of investors linked to a new fund, launched today, cashing in on...

Senior figures in the agency industry have backed new guidance from the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agent Team regarding...

Zoopla - which in recent years has gone out of its way to win agent support - has come out strongly...

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

A prominent industry supplier says lettings agents must be increasingly transparent on the services they provide - not just to landlords...

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

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

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

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

Letting agents who embrace training and qualifications - beyond those which are mandatory - will help create trust and transparency. That’s the...

A report prepared by housing experts in Manchester shows a massive surge in the number of Airbnbs in the city -...

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

‘Generation rent’ was a term first coined in 2011 by the Halifax in a survey on the future of homeownership. It...

Property is fast becoming a preferred investing option for advocates of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, an investment company claims.  Sequire Property Investment...

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

A recent industry roundtable event hosted by PayProp, which brought together some of the lettings industry’s biggest hitters, will be live streamed next week...

LettingaProperty.com has appointed Kevin Neary, ex-GameStop Group managing director and co-founder, as Board Chairman, to help drive the company's growth. This...

New rules out for consultation concerning block management aim to improve professionalism across the sector, root out rogue agents, and increase...

The Property Ombudsman and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors are seeking views of agents, landlords and tenants on a new...

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

A new maintenance management app connecting agents and their tenants allows the tracking of repairs. Refectio compiles tenants’ faults onto a dashboard,...

Agents need more clarity and transparency about the future of Right to Rent checks post-pandemic and post-Brexit, according to the UK’s...

The fast-accelerating trend of takeovers and mergers continues this morning with news that two Kent agencies are combining. Oakwood Homes in Thanet...

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

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

A new property identification system which has won the backing of ARLA Propertymark and substantial parts of the industry has said...

The UK Association of Lettings Agents is recommending transparency in relation to the disclosure of referral fees to landlord clients. Last month...

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

Agents have another 12 months to make referral fees more transparent according to an update from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting...

Propertymark is staging a webinar later this month on the topical subject of referral fees. Last month the National Trading Standards for...

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

Agents are being warned to prepare now for likely controls on referral fees, following recommendations made to the government by the...

PropTech service The Depositary is extending its existing partnership with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, aiming to fully integrate with the TDS...

It appears lettings agents may have escaped the recommended demands for referral fees to be made more transparent to customers. A statement...

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

A new student accommodation property platform has been launched which aims to deliberately by-pass letting agents.  Housemates is for students, landlords and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My Name is Rob Trotter. I’m married to a vet,...

A former estate agent who has set up an online platform giving information on property values for London renters and buyers...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does...

The clampdown on referral fees, until now concentrated on the sales sector, will extend to letting agents too. James Munro, head of...

Three more deposit alternative supplier have issued statements seeking to distance their product from criticisms raised in a BBC investigation. Yesterday we carried...

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

A new product in the increasingly competitive field of deposit alternatives has been launched by lettings and landlord insurance industry giant,...

The property management platform Apropos, scheduled to launch early next year, says it’s signed up 25 business partners ahead of schedule. The...

The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...

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

A call has been made for the best letting agencies and other rental sector professionals to show how they comply with...

An umbrella organisation representing councils is calling for greater freedom to introduce more and larger rental sector licensing schemes, without the...

The Nationwide is investing in a digital lettings service called Bunk - it’s headed by a 24 year old who has...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants the government to implement recent recommendations to regulate the agency industry, starting with the...

A leading industry figure is calling on agents to have a Plan B ready if their bank closes undesignated client accounts.  This...

One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that...

Zillios looking to become the leading portal for international property listings, appealing to property owners, estate agents, and property hunters alike....

Letting agents need to adapt to changing landlord and tenant habits The way letting agents, landlords and tenants communicate has changed significantly...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

Increased use of technology could boost gas-related health and safety in the private rental sector according to the people behind a...

Increased use of PropTech by lettings agencies should allow staff to be freed up to engage in all-important face-to-face contact with...

A formal consultation process has started to consider government plans to extend Anti-Money Laundering from property sales to lettings as well. Unveiled...

An online lettings service says it will pay existing tenants for finding replacements and handling viewings, in a bid to reduce...

The Tenants’ Fees Bill has now become law, receiving formal Royal Assent yesterday afternoon - and within minutes, the government issued...

A new property management portal is being launched with the familiar aim of revolutionising the lettings industry - and it will...

Another online lettings agency launches in March with a claim that it “will streamline and automate the majority of admin tasks...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says letting agents must provide value for their landlord clients through technology, transparency and service if they...

A controversial review website which says it can be used to identify “good (and bad) letting agents” has won the backing...

A property management firm is launching with a claim that its charges are under a third of some rivals.  Online service ManageMyHome...

The head of the online lettings agency recently scooped up by Emoov says traditional lettings agents have made a rod for...

A PropTech entrepreneur says all agents would benefit from the introduction of more automation, but that those with student tenants may...

In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what...

In 2014 The Properties Misdescriptions Act was repealed and replaced with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, otherwise known as...

LetsBid, a digital online auction service for lettings and sales, has extended its pre-screening service for agents with a new agreement...

Airbnb is facing more attempts to regulate its short lets, this time with the European Commission calling on the platform to...

There are now well over 125 pieces of legislation and regulations - most introduced in modern times - governing the private...

A PropTech company chief is backing the controversial idea of spot checks on private rental sector properties in a bid to...

A students’ union is the latest body to partner a review platform allowing renters to give their verdict on dealing with...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his call for letting agents to use more technology to clean up their act when...

A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...