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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,...

Even before the pandemic, the estate agency sector was evolving considerably as a younger generation started buying, selling and letting homes,...

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...

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...

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...

A Labour councillor in Yorkshire claims letting agents are not showing the actual properties available to rent when they use virtual...

A London agency says it’s doubled its rental deals over an eight week period, helped by adopting a virtual tours app. Paramount,...

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

The last year was one which none of us will forget both personally and professionally. Every aspect of life has been...

A new app claims to make it easier for agents to create virtual tours and instantly embed them in property portal...

Online lettings company Monkey vs Owl - also known as MOVO - has expanded from a regional and mostly student service...

A new survey has highlighted what prospective renters and buyers are likely to miss during a property viewing. The study, by the...

Agents on Rightmove can now start using the portal’s new appointment booking tool, Viewings Manager, which has just completed its test...

A prominent lettings agent and property management expert says the industry has been reluctant to recognise the increasing trend of consumers...

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

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The Welsh government has given details of the rentals and sales house moving process during the 16 day lockdown beginning 6pm on Friday...

Automated lettings platform PlanetRent has agreed a partnership with another PropTech operator to offer virtual tours of rental properties. The partnership with...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

There have been more Coronavirus-inspired changes to lettings regulations in Scotland. Firstly the Scottish Government has passed the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment...

A lettings agency that told a prospective tenant it had a policy of not offering tenancies to housing benefit recipients has...

Be proactive, have a plan, and keep prospecting.  After the easing of lockdown measures, it’s safe to say the property market picked...

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

A new product aims to improve tenant referencing by shifting the emphasis to the renters themselves. LegalforLandlords has just launched its new...

Knight Frank says one week in August saw the lettings market in London and the Home Counties hit a 10 year...

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

A property management firm says there’s been a big surge in rentals with the majority of deals being completed using virtual...

A lettings portal says almost half of the prospective renters it has surveyed claim to have regarded some viewings as “disgusting”...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

The lettings market in Wales reopened almost fully yesterday. ARLA Propertymark, which has analysed the restrictions that were in place until this...

A new online self-screening bot helps agents and landlords manage viewers’ safety more easily, before any face-to-face meetings take place. That’s the...

Another agent reports huge surge in supply of London properties to let Yesterday Chestertons reported a large rise in the supply of...

One of the capital’s largest lettings agencies says business is recovering well, although ironically rents are down 10% and increased activity...

A lettings agency is launching a service that allows landlords to list their properties on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for just...

Two Bristol landlords have been ordered to repay nearly £5,000 following investigations by the council’s so called rogue landlord unit. One, Lucy...

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

Apropos is a revolutionary digital property management platform which has recently launched in the UK. The new property management platform has...

Research from franchise giant Belvoir is the latest to show what may be rapidly changing aspirations from private tenants. “The results confirm...

Knight Frank is the latest agency to produce evidence that the lettings sector has rebounded in the four weeks since the...

A PropTech service says it wants to by-pass professional agents and cater just for self-managing landlords.  What’s more, it’s promoting the fact...

A new app called Rentd by-passes lettings agents but charges landlords £799 for a full listing. Landlords pay the one-off £799 fixed...

A company is marketing an app which monitors social distancing; it says this could be applicable in agents’ offices. Called iTWOsafe is...

A new survey of tenants’ sentiment suggests that 54 per cent of renters feel confident to view a property with appropriate...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13.  Propertymark...

The number of new rental listings reaching the market has soared as much as 44 per cent in some areas following...

A consumer group wants buy to let properties to be re-let only if the tenants in them want to move. The call...

Rental app service Movebubble has launched its Home Walkthrough feature which it says it the first of its kind in the...

The Lettings Hub is to roll out its Property Passport free tenant referencing product for letting agents. A beta test exercise already...

Tenants’ safety should be letting agents’ first priority in the new era of activity during the Coronavirus pandemic. In a new document...

From midnight lettings agents in England have been able to resume work thanks to an amendment to Coronavirus legislation that was...

A digital property management platform has gone live with a network of local agents covering some of the UK’s key cities.  Apropos has recruited a network of what it calls...

A surge in rental activity has encouraged a London-focussed agency to un-furlough some of its staff ahead of an expected relaxation...

Nearly half of households in the private rental sector have regrets about their home according to a survey by the HomeOwners...

A new analysis reveals three key figures that suggest the rental market will bounce back from the lockdown and the Coronavirus...

London agency Chestertons reports that despite the lockdown it’s registered 2,369 new tenants needing to move, conducted 3,432 virtual viewings, received...

A leading London lettings agency is reporting only a very low rent default rate so far, despite fears that the Coronavirus...

Demand for homes to rent has surged back by some 30 per cent in the two weeks to April 14 according...

New and newly-refurbished properties are letting more readily as virtual viewings become more widespread during the lockdown. That’s the view of Knight...

A Blackpool lettings agent has come to the rescue of two NHS nurses whose car had broken down - and now...

Propertymark has been told the agents should shut their offices immediately - they are not “essential businesses” under the new Coronavirus...

Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

Letting Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat.  This is where you’ll find news, advice...

The PropTech platform Movebubble has upgraded its features to increase rivalry between lettings agents and thus enhance the renting experience for...

A new lettings platform claims it can help existing agents and staff working for companies quit and fulfil their dream of...

There’s a heightened risk of voids in the New Year period and agents and landlords should prepare: that’s the warning from...

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

One of London's largest agencies, Chestertons, has reported a record month for revenues in September as well as its best ever...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...

A London-focused PropTech startup has just won another £7m in funding. Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly to...

A PropTech lettings platform is claiming to be valued at over £2.8m. Inadash describes itself as an “on-demand marketplace” which via an...

PropTech supplier Movebubble claims that over 450,000 tenants use its app. Users can schedule viewings, share feedback with agents or landlords or...

Knight Frank says the number of new prospective tenants registering for prime central London properties in the second quarter of this...

We all know that certain business functions are quicker to achieve and more cost-effective than others. By considering the services you provide...

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

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

How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...

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

A London-focussed ‘rental brand’ called Residently has just secured £2.5m in funding.  Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly...

Letting Agent Today can reveal that the agency at the centre of the scandal over alleged charges for viewings has been...

A new quarterly overview of the UK lettings sector reveals three key trends: viewings are rising and more tenancies are being...

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

A new online rental platform claims that landlords could save enough to afford an additional holiday this year if they signed...

Which?, the consumer organisation which this week revealed details of an undercover investigation of 30 viewings of properties marketed by lettings...

A consumer group which conducted 30 undercover viewings in five different UK cities claims letting agents are showing potential tenants around...

An online property platform that last year said tenants prefer to deal directly with landlords has returned to the theme with...

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

Lavanda, a platform for short-lets backed by Purplebricks’ co-founder Kenny Bruce, says it is to roll-out across the UK from later...

Online agency easyProperty has announced the launch of two new lettings options.  One, called easyLet, is broadly a listings service: for £99...

An ambitious PropTech startup has raised £2.8 million to fund its bid to 'reinvent the London renting experience'. Homie, a search platform...

Harrison Murray, the lettings division of the Nottingham Building Society, has launched a portal for landlords and tenants. The agency says it...

A claim has been made that as many as 80 per cent of prospective tenants have been put off renting a...

A report on progress into the Suzy Lamplugh Trust’s new code - introduced precisely a year ago - suggests more still...

A new app has been launched with the aim of offering extra security to lettings and estate agents and other sole...

The lettings market typically heats up in autumn, with landlords and tenants back off their holidays and ready to start the...

A former lettings agent stole thousands of pounds worth of cash and personal items from homes after conning other agents into...

New figures assembled by the Nationwide reveal precisely how much, on average, it costs to operate a privately rented property.    The numbers...

A lettings management agency in Cardiff says it has boosted business by a quarter in the past year, mostly thanks to...

Humberts has launched an online-only lettings option for landlords with a PropTech firm which has previously operated a service described as...

Rightmove is testing an experimental Facebook Messenger bot in the London lettings market.    For the unitiated a bot is software that can...

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

The founder of a PropTech start up called No Agent says despite his firm’s name he does not want to see...

A new app created in partnership with a homelessness charity aims to give independent agencies the ability to push properties direct...

New data produced by Knight Frank shows that the number of tenancies agreed in August this year was the highest on...

Movebubble, a firm which has in the past offered renters a service where someone attends viewings on their behalf - has...

An online agency says it has attracted ”many hundreds” of landlords by giving 12 months’ rent up-front. LetMe also offers a guarantee...

Data from London agency Portico suggests rents dipped 1.7 per cent during the May to July period, covering six weeks leading up...

Zoopla is set to launch what it claims to be the world’s first remote-viewing platform called Smart Viewing, enabling house hunters to view property remotely...

The Movebubble digital rental service is launching a 'virtual assistant' facility - a person who will use a scooter to attend...

A letting agent has been jailed after reportedly tricking students into paying deposits totalling thousands of pounds for flats they could...

The internet classified listings service Gumtree will meet with the Residential Landlords Association to discuss scams in which fraudsters posing as...

An industry body has asked classified listings online service Gumtree to issue its users clear warnings about possible scams involving fake...

Rightmove says letting agents are reporting “extraordinary demand” in many parts of the country, with an increasing number of tenants positively...

There has been a sharp rise in lettings-related calls taken by answering service Moneypenny in the third quarter of the year. In...

Manchester-based estate and letting agency Ascend Properties claims it has secured lettings deals with clients in China, Kuwait, Canada and Ireland,...

In today’s highly competitive market place, no company can afford to miss a business opportunity. Roy Fuller Managing Director at Everything Lettings...

The presupposed notion still exists that new online agents are ‘tech savvy’ whilst the seemingly old fashioned high street agents are...