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Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook.  In both 2022 and 2023,...

The Tenancy Deposit Service, the provider of tenancy deposit protection and dispute resolution services, has appointed Fay Selvan as its new...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

Property agency James Douglas has acquired a rental service and launched its own lettings arm in the south Wales city of...

A prominent figure in the London property world says landlords under increasing financial pressure are being more selective about the letting...

Finances have never been more stretched in the UK, with almost every bill and expense soaring for employees and employers alike,...

The Competition and Markets Authority is beefing up its enforcement work against illegal cartels and offering a reward of up to...

A team managing tenancies across the UK has clocked up half a century of working together. The staff at Tenancy Management Hub,...

Annual staff turnover in the property industry is nearing 30 per cent according to a survey by online agency Nested.  The most...

Letting agencies with physical offices are being presented with a new business rates system in the future. But Propertymark says the changes...

Cheshire has topped a new ranking of the best places in the UK to invest in a holiday let, according to...

The head of a property investment firm has been disqualified from being a director for 12 years following the discovery that...

An online lettings platform has shut its crowdfunding campaign after easily exceeding its target of £850,000. Lettingaproperty - founded by brothers Jonathan...

An online lettings platform used by 20,000 landlords has beaten its target to raise £850,000 In investment - and it’s still...

Atomic Consultancy, the specialist acquisition management business, believes that 2023 is likely to present significant opportunities for those looking to sell...

An online lettings platform used by 20,000 landlords is seeking an additional £850,000 In investment. Lettingaproperty is using crowdfunding site Seedrs for...

A lettings agent has been banned from holding office in a company for 11 years for abusing Covid loans - but...

Small and medium sized lettings agencies which have had running disputes with banks are being offered a lifeline - but must...

The second largest resale in Belvoir’s history has taken place with the husband and wife behind the Southampton franchise buying Belvoir...

The Property Franchise Group - which includes a host of High Street brands - saw a rise in managed properties of...

Many agencies have long-standing and unresolved banking complaints, for example regarding client accounts: now it’s been declared they have only six...

An agency has snapped up its second independent in 12 months. James Douglas Sales and Lettings has acquired Leek and Weston in...

Foxtons has this morning announced the acquisition of two smaller agencies to expand its lettings portfolio. It has bought Gordon & Co...

New research from holiday lettings agency Classic Cottages shows that 2021 was a record year in one of the country’s staycation...

  Belvoir has announced its franchise of the year, selected from the 166 offices in its network.  It’s husband and wife team Ben...

A prominent industry supplier has hit out at what he calls “the merry go round of housing ministers” following yet another...

While the number of companies set up by individual landlords to hold buy to lets reached a record high last year,...

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

One of the country’s largest lettings operations has outlined the challenges it faced during the Coronavirus crisis. LSL Property Services’ latest trading statement...

Propertymark is reminding all agents and suppliers, including sole traders, that they must register with the Information Commissioner’s Office if they...

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

ARLA Propertymark is advising agents to get up to speed on new rules - and possible higher costs - when changes...

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

A lettings agency in one of the most competitive markets in Britain says it’s enjoyed a record year winning landlords from...

Manchester lettings agency Ascend says it’s had a record year in 2019, bolstered by its new Build To Rent involvement. The company...

The BBC is reporting that the short lets giant Airbnb has been contacted by HM Revenue & Customs about its tax...

Countrywide’s high-end Hamptons International brand says it’s growing its lettings business “ethically and sustainably, regardless of market conditions.” It has ended the...

An agency that specialises in letting and managing properties in one of the country’s investment hotspots is expanding into a new...

An agency in the north of England is continuing its strategy of acquisitions in a bid to offset the effects of...

Belvoir says consolidation between lettings and sales agencies across the industry is likely to increase as a result of greater regulation...

A property education business says it’s targeting a major expansion with the launch of online additions to its nationwide courses in...

Northwood, one of the Belvoir Group brand agencies, has acquired independent agency Daisy Lets in Forest Hill. “Daisy Lets is a great...

A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...

The agency handling the largest volume of student accommodation in Lincoln is celebrating its fourth birthday by opening a second office...

The Mayor of London is calling on government to introduce a new registration system for anyone wishing to rent out a...

Newton Property, a lettings management company in Scotland, is spending £100,000 on installing electric car charging points in properties it manages.  It...

Belvoir says a surge in business for its Assisted Acquisition Programme is because of the challenging market and upcoming fees ban...

A private equity company has made a £10m investment in Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson to fund further expansion. Founded by...

The chief executive of the UK's largest franchise agency, Belvoir, says the number of letting and estate agents will 'undoubtedly fall'...

The Residential Landlords’ Association has released details of the evidence it put to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee which...

Online lettings and sales agency Vesper Homes says the £100,000 investment secured via crowdfunding will create “a significantly enhanced user experience...

Manchester city centre-based agency Ascend Properties has acquired local independent company Living Quarter. The deal will see Ascend’s number of managed properties...

A Leicestershire agency chain has acquired a rival Leicester-based independent.  Whitegates, which has offices in Loughborough, Mountsorrel and central Leicester, has acquired...

Letting agents are being reminded of the importance of independent and professionally compiled inventories for individual students as they start or...

Carter Jonas has reported a record quarter across its lettings business in the period to August 2017. In London turnover was up...

A survey of almost 3,000 landlords suggests more than one in five plans to sell at least one of their investment...

A trade body has welcomed a government U-turn on implementing the ‘Making Tax Digital’ initiative - but it says the decision...

The current ‘busy season’ for lettings turnovers at the end of student terms would be made significantly easier if agents and...

ARLA has led a call by many letting agents on hearing the Queen’s Speech - what was the point of a...

Online lettings agency Upad claims 20 per cent of landlords are set to increase their rents to their tenants thanks to...

Some 1,500 landlords have responded to a trade group’s campaign calling for them to press General Election candidates to oppose changes...

Almost 20 per cent of the landlords using an online letting agency are apparently unaware of the mortgage interest tax relief...

Tax rises for landlords being introduced today will make renting less affordable and stifle investment in homes to rent, making it...

What does it say on your business card? Luke Burton Sales and Marketing Director, Rent4sure Who is Rent4sure? Rent4sure, is an established tenant referencing company. We provide...

Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are being urged to help private tenants personalise their rental properties.    The plea comes from...

Student landlords are concerned that fast-track two-year degrees could have an impact on their rental businesses. This is according to StudentTenant.com, which...

The proportion of landlords considering commercial loans to fund purchases has doubled over the last 18 months as they try to...

A property investment financing specialist says an increasing number of buy to let investors are converting properties into Houses in Multiple...

Franchise giant Hunters has reported to its shareholders that it has seen an 18 per cent rise in its lettings income...

Buy to let landlords may be forced to raise rents or even sell their properties because of the government’s new tax...

The National Landlords Association claims that changes to buy to let mortgage interest tax relief being introduced in six months time...

"A large proportion of 25 to 45 year olds will be permanent tenants rather than buyers" a senior economist has predicted.   Tony...

A young independent agency in Manchester is set to hit a £1.5m turnover target after just 18 months following the addition...

Tenants spend an average of 18 months in a rented property before moving on, according to new research by insurer Direct...

Countrywide has made what it calls “a significant investment” in The Buy to Let Business, a Camberley-based company which has been...

Over 60 per cent of private sector landlords face being pushed from the basic to higher rates of income tax as...