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A statement from a city council claims that a property company failed to attend court in a case of deposit protection,...

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...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launch a new Ezine system for members to market properties to let and for sale. According...

The search for the best of the property industry is underway as nominations are now open for the 2024 Variety North...

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

Propertymark says its Lettings Helpline for agent members in England and Wales has become “an essential membership benefit for dealing with...

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...

Propertymark is highlighting new advice for agents and landlords given by Lets With Pets, the website of The Dogs Trust charity. The...

Asking rents continue to show pos­itive annualised growth in all regions except Greater London and Scotland.  That’s according to respected property website...

A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...

A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...

Automated rental payment service PayProp has revealed a revamped website.  The service described the new site as “a refreshed web presence that...

Property professionals have less than 48 hours to submit entries for the Midlands PROPs Awards.  The search for the very best of...

Shelter is asking for public support for radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill, now going through Parliament. The campaigning charity is...

Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants...

A pressure group unhappy about lack of progress on the Renters Reform Bill wants MPs to be bombarded with complaint emails.  Over...

Birmingham’s Labour council is considering closing its social housing waiting list to new applicants - and this is likely to trigger...

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

A five year old consumer reviews website has been acquired by Rightmove. Homeviews was set up in 2019 and at the time...

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

A new networking service for letting agents and all other property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched today by...

A managing partner at a letting agency has given an insight into the unique forces which he says is “strangling” the...

A law professor has dismissed a Labour call for agents to have qualifications as “eye poppingly silly” and “snobby.” Labour’s shadow housing...

One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

The Housing Ombudsman - currently active in the social housing sector but tipped to take a wider role involving private renting...

Independent polling gives Labour a big lead when it comes to its approach to housing policy. Detailed polling by the Ipsos pollster...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims there’s a conspiracy amongst MPs, landlords and others in the private rental sector to water down the...

A lettings agency has initiated new systems to ensure there is no repeat of a mistake that left some client properties...

Controversial website content by the high profile website GetAgent must never appear again, according to the ad industry watchdog. The Advertising Standards...

A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

A tenant is reported to have sued a lettings agency after its alleged failure to return his £375 deposit. The Get Surrey...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

Media reports in Brighton say that a lettings agency which serve tenants with illegal eviction notices and unjustified legal threats has...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

A high profile lettings agent has written to his local council seeking information about an Additional Licensing scheme which has expired...

Airbnb has taken the unusual step of buying space on an influential Labour Party website, just ahead of the party’s conference. Amanda...

A website and digital services supplier has partnered with a social media marketing firm. Property Webmasters is working with flow to provide...

New data from flatshare site SpareRoom has revealed just under three quarters of renters are either actively looking or considering moving...

Scottish agency and chartered surveyor firm DM Hall is to incorporate the identity of its rural property specialist arm, Baird Lumsden,...

The classified ad website Gumtree is issuing an alert about what it claims is the growing threat of rental fraud. It says...

Belvoir has snapped up a regional mortgage provider for £1m. It’s acquired MAB (South West) Ltd and follows the earlier acquisition of...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service - introduced this month - will make possession court case delays even worse. That’s the...

A new northern version of a popular property awards ceremony makes its debut this autumn. The North West PROPS, a northern-focused version...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...

The Nationwide Foundation - a pressure group funded by the Nationwide - says more effective enforcement is required for the private...

A property website has produced startling figures giving an insight into the frenzied rental market. Property Pal, which looks at the housing...

A rogue lettings agency in London has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme but is still thought to be trading. Hawks...

Rents continue to soar across the UK according to data released by flatshare website SpareRoom.  It says average UK room rents were...

Clyde Valley Lets - which describes itself as an ethical lettings agency - has unveiled a new website as the organisation...

The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...

A new action plan to tackle issues around HMOs is being drawn up by a Midlands council next week. West Northamptonshire council’s...

Thousands of listing for rental properties on two popular websites explicitly say children or pets are not welcome. A BBC analysis of...

A comparison website has compiled a list of what it claims to be the most common lies on tenancy applications -...

A franchise lettings agency is reported to have agreed to stop potential tenants bidding against each other to secure rental properties. The...

A Liberal Democrat council leader says all properties - even those in properly established lettings businesses - should be charged council...

Agents are being urged to sign a new petition has been launched on the UK Parliament website to reverse the move...

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

Online lettings agency Hortons has launched an Investors Club search portal, aimed at property investors and developers. The agency describes this as...

A prominent housing journalist says Labour should fund councils to buy homes directly from private landlords to rapidly increase the size...

Consumer champion Martin Lewis - the man behind the Money Saving Expert website and TV shows - has backed the Renters...

Move iQ, the consumer-facing online service operated by TV property guru Phil Spencer, is linking with the Build To Rent trade...

A lettings agency has been accused of falsely claiming deposits were being held in a deposit protection scheme and other related...

A lettings agency maintenance manager stole almost £100,000 from her company - but has escaped prison. Farida Mughal was working at the...

As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming...

As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...

A lettings and sales agency that describes itself as “ethical” and has built up strong links with local community groups has...

Twitter owner Elon Musk and 1,000 other technology leaders including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak have called for a pause on the...

A veteran Conservative is calling on his government to clamp down on HMOs and ensure there is better council regulation and...

Propertymark’s ARLA President is calling on the government to intervene to help boost the flagging stock of rental properties. The call, by...

An investigation by the BBC and Zoopla shows the sharp drop in the volume of available rental units in the past...

A new 'How to Rent' guide has been released by the government today, with letting agents and private landlords reminded they...

A senior figure in the financial services sector says only Build To Rent can solve the stock shortage in the lettings...

Marketing firm Property Webmasters says AI is changing the game for agents promoting their services and clients. Chief executive Jamie Arthur states:...

Councillors in one part of London are considering asking agents to include ‘green features’ on property details. Camden’s Labour controlled council has...

OnTheMarket Software - part of the OnTheMarket Group - has launched what it claims is “an innovative new product providing website...

Trading Standards officers check for agents’ compliance by scrutinising their websites, it’s being claimed. Agents are being warned to ensure their websites...

Rents across Greater London are up 21 per cent year-on-year according to the Home property website, which prepares a mon they...

Lomond, which in the past two years has made 40 acquisitions of mostly small independent agencies, has marked its second anniversary...

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

Property accreditation service safeagent has written to all of its agents in England urging them to check legal requirements when setting...

It appears likely that Rachel Maclean is set to become the sixth housing minister in 12 months, replacing Lucy Frazer. In the...

The Herbert R Thomas agency, known as HRT, is merging with Rawlins & Madley. The two South Wales firms announced the merger on...

A new block of apartments on the banks of a photogenic canal has been given the planning green light - but...

Short lets platform Airbnb - increasingly used by landlords acting as hosts - has issued a warning to consumer users about...

It’s been revealed that agents have been kicked out of The Property Ombudsman in recent months for failing to pay compensatory...

A rent guarantor provider has announced a deal with agency Clever Student Lets. The provider - called RentGuarantor - says the deal...

Airbnb has come out in favour of a short lets registration scheme across the UK - similar to the one promised...

Long-standing lettings expert Kate Faulkner has been given an OBE in King Charles’ first New Year Honours list. Faulkner is well known...

UK banks are closing client accounts held by established letting agents and refusing to open accounts for new businesses. The Problem A growing...

A London borough has been identified as having 42 per cent rental inflation in the past year. Lambeth in the south of...

Agents have only until the end of tomorrow, December 2, to feed into Propertymark’s response to a new consultation on the...

A senior Savills figure, who chairs the trade body known as The Lettings Industry Council, has issued a warning to the...

Airbnb-style short-lets in another part of Scotland are to be subject to new licensing rules. The scheme, introduced by the Scottish Government,...

The allAgents review website has removed a claim suggesting it had been ‘endorsed’ by The Times and the Sunday Times newspapers. The...

A news website is reporting that a landlord cut the asking rent of a property after social media criticism of its...