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An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

Seymours, one of the largest independent agency networks operating in the South East of England, is to advertise its lettings and sales...

A property portal claims it’s struck an industry-first by making a “substantial investment” of over £250,000 in Artificial Intelligence.  The local portal...

The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...

London landlords have started the new year by dropping their rents according to lettings agency Chestertons, whose data suggests that there...

There are more rental properties for tenants to choose from than any other time since Covid, according to London estate agency...

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

There were 3.7 new prospective tenants for every rental property listed in prime London postcodes last month says Knight Frank. The figure,...

The company which in 2021 tried to introduce the concept of asking potential tenants and buyers to pay to view a...

Private rents have continued to soar in Scotland according to DJ Alexander, the largest lettings agency in the country.  It says rental...

Latest data from London-focussed lettings agency Chestertons confirms that the traditionally busy ‘summer season’ has kicked off. In June some 19 per...

The vast majority of auctions - widely regarded as a favourite for buy to let investors acquiring properties - are now...

London agency Chestertons has warned tenants in the capital to be prepared for a highly competitive property search this summer. The firm’s...

A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...

More property is likely to come onto the sales market in the weeks and months ahead as rising numbers of landlords...

The number of new prospective tenants registering at each branch of a Propertymark-member lettings agency held steady at 106 in March,...

Fast-growing agency network Lomond is launching its own national and regional market information - and it claims it’s using data rarely...

London’s rental season is gathering pace according to Chestertons, which says 15 per cent more tenants entered the market in March...

The number of new prospective tenants registering per Propertymark member branch held at 91 in February - very close to last...

“Optimism has survived another difficult month” says business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown in response to the latest house price index.  Indeed, the industry...

Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers is backing a clean air zone in its city.  The agency’s two cars, both Volkswagen ID-3s, are part...

The latest market analysis by London lettings agency Chestertons, comparing January 2023 to the same month last year, shows the rental...

Rightmove forecasts average asking prices will drop two per cent in 2023 - meaning they will remain higher than after the...

Activist groups which previously focussed much of their fire on landlords are now attacking letting agents, accusing them of encouraging higher...

The well-known York agency Blenkin & Co has launched a prime lettings service to complement its long-established sales side. The new service...

A survey among letting agents on Rightmove has found that on average they are managing 36 enquiries per property and spending...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with a PropTech service to provide agents with 3D Showcase scans and 2D floorplans. NicheCom has been...

Newcastle-based agency Walton Robinson is offering a buy to let property sourcing service.  This year, the agency claims it’s secured rental increases...

An agency connected with high profile developer Churchill Retirement Living has been rebranded and is offering a new lettings service. Churchill Sales...

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

A digital platform that claims it will “finally bring renting into the modern age” says it has secured £4.5m in funding. A...

Part of the Connells empire, John D Wood & Co., is moving to a larger office in a lettings hotspot in...

An apprentice working at Newcastle’s Walton Robinson agency has revealed why she believes it’s her dream job. The agency specialises in residential...

The man behind the Ideal Flatmate rental platform has now set up a Build To Rent portal called Your Place. All properties...

A company providing virtual tours insists the technology delivers “undeniable results” but is still not used universally by agents. Virtual tours became...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

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

A north of England agency is going green as it replaces its existing car fleet electric vehicles. The purchase of two Volkswagen...

A lettings portal says it’s expanding across London and is offering agents free listings with no fixed-term contract, and the prospect...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for letting and estate agents in England.  - Isolation...

A lettings agency’s new website claims to offer increased support to landlords, tenants, and investors, “while cutting through the noise of...

There’s been a sharp reduction in average void periods this year - a sign of how strong the rental market has...

A property app firm, which describes itself as a second-generation digital property management service, is aiming to raise a ‘significant six figure...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

Let Tech Solutions, a PropTech firm which now works with more than half of all property managers in Scotland, is expanding...

Data from Leaders Romans Group shows that lettings attracted 5,941 requests for viewings in June – an average of 42 per...

As the summer begins to draw to a close and the letting market regains its stride, attention is turning to the...

One HMO had 78 viewings while in the same city a £7,000 rental property was let after just one day of...

A prominent lettings agency owner has given his verdict on the concept of charging renters to view a property - “it...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heidi Shackell, CEO of The Lettings Hub. How has your...

The controversy over whether a new PropTech service can be used by agents to charge people to view a property to...

Guidance from Trading Standards suggests that it is possible, in some cases, to charge tenants to view a property to let...

Lettings agencies should continue to use IT solutions like livestream viewings even as the pandemic eases, according to one of the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

A new service has been launched to charge prospective tenants £30 - potentially even more - just to view a property...

The latest version of the government’s guidance to agents over how to operate during the continuing pandemic suggests that virtual viewings...

The newly rebranded Rightmove Landlord & Tenant Services has made improvements to the time it takes for an agent to request...

A supplier of virtual viewings claims each property’s physical viewings cost £233 of an agent’s time on average - and that’s...

A firm creating an app showing live streams of properties to let or for sale claims one agency attracted 18 offers...

Demand continues to build in prime lettings markets in London and the Home Counties, with Knight Frank data showing the number...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

The man behind a PropTech supplier of virtual tours says he wants to get every listing in the UK’s lettings and...

A PropTech firm that manufactures virtual tours claims the feature can increase the asking rents of properties listed. Digital company U-See Homes...

Rightmove has announced what it calls “a new vision for its lettings service” and wants agent feedback on what they think...

A poll of over 1,300 renters by a flat share platform suggests that over half have been deterred from moving in...

Well known industry supplier FocalAgent has signed a new deal with Matterport to bring what it calls best-in-class 360° virtual tours...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That's very retro - I have not had one of...

A branch of The Property Franchise Group’s Martin & Co brand is stopping potential tenants from booking a physical tour of...

Data from a property consultancy suggests that two thirds of renters who use virtual viewings sign tenancies without actually visiting their chosen...

A new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology” says its latest app aids safety for agents. The latest version of the...

Propertymark has produced new guidance for letting agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid restrictions. It says:...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

A regional agency group is providing training courses free of charge to members “for the foreseeable future.” The training - usually heavily...

A local estate agency network says it has hosted an extraordinary 96,524 virtual viewings during lockdown. The Miles & Barr agency -...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued updated guidance to include the recent extension of the bailiff enforcement...

London rents have started to fall again - just as every other region of Britain is showing significant annual increases. Figures for...

The government has told estate agents to ensure at least one Union Jack is present in properties during both physical and...

ARLA Propertymark is asking agent members to ensure the safety of lone workers in branches and on viewings. A statement from the association...

Propertymark - embracing the Association of Residential Letting Agents as well as sales agents, auctioneers and valuers - says it’s been...

Some £3.5 billion of investment was placed in the growing Build To Rent sector in 2020, despite concerns over the pandemic...

An agency in the north of England has outlined how it proposes to take investors to what it calls “multiple viewings”...

A London agency says the lettings sector in the capital appears to be reacting positively to the government's roadmap out of...

A PropTech supplier says rental market activity remains relatively robust through this third lockdown, with a 25 per cent drop in...

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...

Rightmove has set out its innovation programme for the private rental sector. The portal has given over a substantial amount of its...

Rightmove is reporting a big rise in the proportion of properties listed with video content. It says rental listings with either a...

A PropTech firm says agencies adopting livestream viewing could win more instructions and save thousands of pounds, all the while abiding...

Foxtons says it staged 300,000 virtual viewings last year as the pandemic’s lockdowns and temporary market closure severely restricted physical viewings. Chief operating...

A search agent says virtual viewings for prospective tenants or purchasers are useful - but less sophisticated ones reveal more than...

A free digital training academy has been launched to guide agents on getting the best out of virtual viewings.  Holofy Spaces, a PropTech...

An agency says it has recently let 26 properties in one month without conducting any physical viewings. Oakwood Homes, operating in Kent,...

The number of tenants that moved home in London in December was double that of December 2019, according to an agency...

The current need to work from home, and the prospect of continuing to do so in part after the pandemic, is changing...

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Letting agents and the rental market in England are still in business even during the national lockdown already in force. The government’s...

A senior lettings agency figure says virtual viewings have transformed the rental sector. “The increased level of requests for virtual viewings has...

Weekend statements from the government and Housing Secretary have made it clear that the rental market remains open for business even...