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With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
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Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
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Online lettings agency Upad is offering to refund users whose rental listings did not appear on Zoopla and PrimeLocation as they...
05 August 2020
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It’s been revealed that Upad, the lettings agency which closed at short notice in October last year, had three prospective buyers...
23 January 2020
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A trade magazine is reporting that online lettings agency Upad has been bought out by a PropTech platform. The Negotiator says Howsy...
13 January 2020
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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
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Several lettings agencies have stepped up to offer help to stranded customers of the collapsed online service Upad. A notice on Upad’s...
14 October 2019
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In addition to the apparent collapse of Upad at the weekend, there has been unconfirmed speculation about redundancies at a second...
14 October 2019
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The online lettings agency Upad has this weekend published an immediate closure announcement on its website. It reads: “We regret to inform...
12 October 2019
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The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following a complaint about the online lettings agency Upad. The agency had a reference ion...
12 June 2019
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Online agency Upad has made another change to its charging structure. It has recently introduced revised packages for landlords, payment via Direct...
13 February 2019
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Agents and landlords have united against what is being seen as the latest attack on the private rental sector by the...
05 December 2018
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Online lettings agency Upad says it’s to offer landlords a proprietary system to collect rental payments via Direct Debit. Its system, called...
03 December 2018
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Online lettings agency Upad has drastically overhauled its product range, introducing a ‘pick and mix’ option allowing landlords to choose services...
26 September 2018
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The online lettings agency Upad has launched what it describes as a “pay on success” option for landlord clients. The company says...
23 February 2018
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An online agency claims that serious portfolio landlords are staying faithful to buy to let despite recent tax and regulation changes...
05 February 2018
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This week’s news that the government will not be implementing the ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants in England until...
12 January 2018
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Online letting agency Upad is linking with high profile independent finance service John Charcol in a bid to make it easier...
08 January 2018
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A claim has been made that as many as 80 per cent of prospective tenants have been put off renting a...
01 December 2017
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The industry is awaiting details of the latest government consultation concerning the private rental sector which will consider longer tenancies. The consultation...
23 November 2017
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Online lettings agency Upad says landlords are concerned that insurance-based alternatives to traditional deposit schemes may not cover them for repairs...
27 October 2017
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An online agency is urging landlords to try to avoid unnecessary voids or tenant gripes by preparing their investment properties for...
24 October 2017
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A tenant survey conducted by an online letting agent suggests that almost nine out of 10 tenants are not currently looking...
06 October 2017
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Online lettings agency Upad says that with the volume of purpose-built student accommodation set to increase 17 per cent this year,...
02 October 2017
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A survey for online letting agency Upad claims that 66 per cent of landlords are not going to change their property...
08 September 2017
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A study by an online letting agent suggests that client demand and void periods are two of landlords' biggest concerns, and...
04 September 2017
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Landlords who rent out their property via online letting agents are in a stronger position to deal with new financial and...
25 August 2017
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An online agency claims landlords who use online operators are likely to reduce average void periods by up to a week. In...
31 July 2017
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New research conducted by a letting agency shows that 61 per cent of tenants currently have no contents insurance, with 48...
26 June 2017
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Online lettings agency Upad claims 20 per cent of landlords are set to increase their rents to their tenants thanks to...
30 May 2017
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Over 1,000 guests celebrated the success of the industry at the 14th annual ESTAS awards on Friday. The event, which is sponsored...
15 May 2017
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Almost half of the investors in the private rental sector do not know what the changes in mortgage relief will cost...
10 May 2017
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Almost 20 per cent of the landlords using an online letting agency are apparently unaware of the mortgage interest tax relief...
11 April 2017
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It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
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There was a sigh of relief amongst the lettings industry that yesterday's Budget introduced no new property taxes - but concern...
09 March 2017
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Upad, which claims to be Britain's larges online lettings agency, says Manchester has seen a 100 per cent increase in buy to...
09 March 2017
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Online letting agency Upad has appointed the chairman of the new UK PropTech Association to its advisory board. Eddie Holmes, who announced...
06 February 2017
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Online agency Upad claims it has seen a 44 per cent annual growth in repeat business for its digital lettings service,...
16 December 2016
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An online lettings agency says tenants’ arrears are likely to be the biggest issue facing the rental sector next year unless...
16 November 2016
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Almost 60% of the 500 tenants surveyed by an online letting agent said they would rather rent rises were capped instead...
15 September 2016
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Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...