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The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...

Private sector tenants in rural areas are facing the brunt of growing rents, according to new research. Whilst some measures suggest tenants...

A survey over 2,400 tenants has found that 55 per cent would prefer to have their utility bills included within the...

My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...

Utility management service Helpthemove has rebranded. The refresh, which has been produced alongside creative agency partner Jam, aims - in the words...

Over half of the agency branches sold to franchisees by LSL Property Services have signed up to a large PropTech deal. As...

An estimated 700,000 households across the UK missed rent or mortgage payments in April, according to the consumer body Which? It has...

Revenue from property taxes in Scotland has dropped significantly so far this year, according to a prominent lettings agency.  DJ Alexander Ltd...

Jo Eccles, director of London-focussed buying agency and property consultancy Eccord, says she is witnessing some landlords willing to quit the...

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

OnTheMarket’s software off-shoot - called, appropriately enough, OnTheMarket Software - is launching a new management tool that it claims is the...

Data from different firms suggest there’s been an upsurge in the purchase of rent protection insurance by agents. Firstly Goodlord and Vouch...

The head of an estate agency and property investment firm says the government should do more to reform the rental sector...

A senior lettings industry figure says the Bank of England should delay future base rate rises to allow the housing market...

Utility technology platform Muuvo says the information it accesses can help agents meet the enhanced ‘material information’ requirements which Trading Standards...

Activist renters want Liz Truss to follow Scotland’s lead and introduce a rent freeze and eviction ban.  The emergency measures - announced...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide and what does...

The boss of a PropTech rental platform claims that tenants are particularly badly hit by the current cost of living crisis. Research...

A new PropTech link up pledges to be a win-win for agents, landlords and tenants. Muuvo, a platform which is free to...

A new PropTech platform allows letting agents free access to the information required to set up a tenancy and register renters...

Agents and landlords are being warned by a government minister not to charge all-inclusive HMO tenants more than necessary in a...

The allAgents reviews platform is calling on letting agents to ensure rental properties’ energy suppliers have up to date meter readings...

Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons is warning that the record-breaking rental growth of the past year has seen tenants pay a rocketing...

A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of...

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

CRM business platform Reapit has partnered with PropTech platform Notify to announce a software integration that claims to simplify utilities registration...

A PropTech referencing service is claiming to offer agents a new revenue stream during void periods.  Vouch says it has created a...

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

Lettings technology platform Goodlord has acquired a new app called acasa.  acasa is a fintech platform which allows tenants to manage household...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...

An industry poll has revealed that tech is now so important in our lives that a fifth of UK tenants say...

As we all know, there is an increasing number of PropTech solutions aiming to service the property and lettings industry, with...

PropTech start up Halo claims that what it calls a new “tenant engagement platform” will streamlines the rental onboarding process. The firm...

Halo.rent, a proptech startup from the UK, announces the launch of its tenant engagement platform that streamlines the entire rental onboarding...

The government has admitted that “hundreds of thousands” of people will use the new Breathing Space system, during which they cannot...

More students would like to see utility charges integrated into the overall costs of their accommodation, according to a specialist lettings...

Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil.  Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...

Movinghub, the platform that showcases a range of home moving services, is now available on the Reapit Marketplace app. This new Marketplace...

Lettings management service Ringley Group has teamed up with a utility broker, 001 Ltd. It says this sources and identifies economies of...

Movinghub UK has announced its latest integration with Reapit. Movinghub allows agents to assist tenants and other home movers to organise services...

What’s life-changing, involves months of anticipation, and ends with a big arrival? You might think we’re talking about pregnancy. But research...

You don’t need to be Greta Thunberg to know that climate change is a big issue that’s impacting our day-to-day lives....

A warning about illegal fees by letting agents has been produced by a local council Trading Standards team.  It has come from...

The lettings technology company Goodlord, which works with over 2,000 UK letting agents, has been named by Deloitte as one of...

A new free-to-list ‘lifestyle’ app that aims to be bigger than Rightmove says it will pay lettings agents when renters switch...

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...

A new report demands that online rental platforms and portals allowing direct advertising by clients do more to deter fake landlords...

A survey of 34 world cities suggests that London ranks sixth when it comes to the cost of renting. The study, by...

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has written an article strongly defending the private rental sector, agents and landlords. Baroness Altmann...

Two new handbooks have been released offering advice to the private rental sector on how to improve energy efficiency.  Electricity distributor UK...

A prominent figure in the lettings industry has warned that any extension to the current evictions ban would risk hurting the...

Private landlords want the government to stop local authorities charging council tax on rented homes left empty because of the Coronavirus.  The National...

A new automated lettings platform is launching next week and promising to ensure agents and buy to let investors stay compliant. PlanetRent...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

PropTech company Goodlord, already used by hundreds of agencies across the UK, has revealed a £10m investment windfall after its latest...

A landlord has been ordered to pay nearly £6,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to harassing and financially exploiting...

A lettings sector trade group says lavish additional services are being offered by landlords who are nervous that Brexit will lead...

An industry supplier says letting agents should respond supportively to the growing eco-consciousness shown by younger people who are likely to...

The Deposit Protection Service has teamed up with Comparethemarket in a bid to offer utility deals to tenants.  Renters who have their...

A specialist lettings agency claims it is the first in the UK to only use renewable energy in the accommodation it...

The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...

Agents need to be pro-actively using PropTech and improving their work methods to reduce voids for their landlord clients. That’s the view...

The Guild of Property Professionals has announced a link with insurance product and moving services operation The Lettings Hub. Lettings Hub offers...

The best lettings agents will survive and shine through the ban of fees levied on tenants, which comes into effect this weekend. The...

PropTech supplier Goodlord says it’s updated its core product to ensure compliance with new regulations - and it says it’s offering...

A council claims that its decision to set up its own lettings agency has prevented homelessness for almost 50 families and...

Letting agents are being urged to consider how they can reduce their administrative workload, following huge growth in the size of...

Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...

Specialist student utilities and service provider Glide has launched a product it claims removes the admin and hassle traditionally associated with...

Two PropTech suppliers are claiming their new products will help lettings agents in the future, especially in the light of the...

Online lettings agency Upad says it’s to offer landlords a proprietary system to collect rental payments via Direct Debit. Its system, called...

The acquisition of popular rental sector utility provider Spark Energy will “significantly benefit the rental sector” according to the troubled company’s...

Rental platform Goodlord - which in January made around 40 staff redundant in a restructuring move - has now announced that...

The rental market is being warned of the dangers from unsafe gas and electricity supplies caused by meter-tampering.  Research undertaken by the Grosvenor...

Just under a third of people moving from one privately rented property to another in the past two years had to...

A PropTech firm that simplifies utility billing, with the aim of reducing property management effort by letting agents, has received £650,000...

A man is reported to have launched “a campaign of harassment” against a lettings agent just an hour after signing a...

Online lettings agency Upad says that with the volume of purpose-built student accommodation set to increase 17 per cent this year,...

Hallmark, which has been working with agents and property management firms for over a decade, has formally launched its new name...

An energy efficiency lobbying group says it backs new government energy efficiency guidelines to improve 300,000 private rented homes - but...

With a host of changing regulations hitting the private rental sector, some landlords may be put off using letting agents, but...

Spark Energy - the specialist energy supplier to the UK lettings sector - has announced the acquisition of broadband firm Home...

Who are you? Richard Price What does it say on your business card? We don't have our roles on our business cards. I...

The Lettings Hub is broadening its offer to agents by launching a utility management service on top of its traditional referencing...

Wembley Park in north London is to host Britain’s largest Build To Rent scheme yet after Quintain revealed a programme for...

Three men have received prison sentences of up to 28 months after a nationwide lettings scam was unearthed by trading standards...

Zoopla has moved into a new headquarters, a 45,000 square foot property adjacent to Tower Bridge in central London.   The new offices...

Respected legal firm Mishcon de Reya is the latest voice warning of problems which can be caused when apartment owners let...

The Associaton of Independent Inventory Clerks is warning agents and others in the lettings sector to be careful when preparing advertising...

What is described as the world’s largest’ co-living’ scheme opens this week with a 550-bed 11-storey development in west London.  With rents...

MPs and members of the House of Lords want private sector tenants to be given clearer up-front information on the cost...

Tenant Shop, which currently assists around 1,000 letting agents manage utilities and media for their properties, has relocated and aims to...

The energy price comparison website recently acquired by Zoopla, uSwitch, is urging letting agents and landlords to do more to allow...

Bruten & Co Limited, a sales and lettings agent based in Notting Hill Gate, London, has been expelled from membership of...

Campaigning charity Shelter has renewed its attack on the private rental sector, claiming that 125,000 tenants have suffered abusive behaviour from...

I don't think there is one person in lettings and property management who isn't alarmed at the scenes just over the...

Q: What does it say on your business card? I like the flexibility of roles so I do not have a title...