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One of Scotland’s oldest property and legal brands - Simpson & Marwick - has been snapped up by a newcomer to...

Six letting agencies across the London borough of Haringey have been fined a total of £12,000 after a council clampdown. Trading Standards...

A council says it’s using planning powers to try to control the proliferation of Airbnbs, but suggests the real answer may...

Franchisees from Belvoir have snapped up an independent agency in Reading. The acquisition of Patrick Williams, which dates back 78 years, comes...

The Property Redress Service claims to be the largest lettings redress service now, with over 13,250 letting agency branches on board. In...

Keller Williams UK - which has seen market centre closures in recent months - insists that its lettings business KW Move...

Lucy Noonan, founder of Atomic Consultancy, reviews how partnering with Atomic can help property and lettings companies buy or sell their...

The Keller Williams UK agency has launched an online learning platform for agents called KW University. A statement from the company says...

The UK wing of Keller Williams - the world’s largest estate agency by agent count - has announced that it’s working...

Keller Williams UK, which recently announced the closure of two of its franchise operations, has bounced back with what it calls...

The details of the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill will be the main focus of the Propertymark annual conference in Belfast...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has signed a six year software deal with Zoopla’s Alto service. This means that...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

One of the largest private residential landlords in the Midlands has appointed Principle Estate Management to start collecting various ground rents...

Savills says an increase in the number of new builds bought for buy to let and other property investment will help...

A dramatic day, which saw a Cabinet reshuffle seemingly come out of the blue, ended with Michael Gove as the new...

The capital appreciation of the past year proves that there’s no better investment than bricks and mortar, according to an agency...

There’s good news for the buy to let sector today as an independent mortgage market monitor reports a 15-month high in...

Keller Williams UK - one of the growing number of agencies to operate with self-employed agents working from a central hub...

The owner of the Bedford branch of Martin & Co has grown his business by more than 50 per cent thanks...

One of the industry’s leading experts wants letting agents to engage with tenants and landlords over Covid-related arrears, agree to mediation,...

A London council has embarked on consultation over two new private rental licensing schemes - and says they are needed as...

Another council wants an extension to the existing ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, which is scheduled to end on February 22.  Yesterday our...

An enterprising mother and daughter are bouncing back from being made redundant due to Covid-19 by setting up their own lettings...

Research from independent financial service market monitor Moneyfacts shows a small but encouraging increase in the number of buy to let mortgages...

An MP claims the proliferation of short lets via Airbnb and similar online platforms is indirectly pricing local people out of...

Two former Keller Williams agents have their own BBC Three TV show now available on the iPlayer. It’s called Rent Like a...

A growing residential estate management company has committed its future to office-working after moving to a new boutique space in Birmingham. Principle...

Independent service Moneyfacts says that while the buy to let mortgage sector remains resilient, it has contracted slightly in recent weeks...

There’s been a significant increase in the mortgage choice available to landlords as the buy to let market gets closer to...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

A Labour council serving one of the largest private rental communities in the country is reported to have failed to have...

Northwood, one of the Belvoir Group brand agencies, has acquired independent agency Daisy Lets in Forest Hill. “Daisy Lets is a great...

A man who submitted false VAT returns for the Lincoln franchise branch of Martin & Co for a period of six...

A new investment company has launched offering what it calls “opportunities to invest in key residential and commercial developments across the...

A PropTech company claims its new software platform will make it easier for letting agents and property managers to co-ordinate maintenance...

A growing sales and lettings agency in Leeds has announced the recruitment of nine new members of staff. Morgans, which describes itself...

Letting agents and property managers will soon have a new way to coordinate maintenance reports and inspections, thanks to a refreshing...

A selection of letting agents, estate agents and property professionals were recognised as 'outstanding learners' at the Propertymark Qualifications Awards last...

The imminent mortgage interest tax relief changes coming into effect in April has triggered a surge in the number of mortgage...

Several property experts have warned of possible dangers in landlords forming limited companies in a bid to minimise their tax liabilities.   There...

A letting agent who stole more than £400,000 from clients has had her sentence appeal dismissed by judges. Amy Williams, who part-owned Williams...

"A large proportion of 25 to 45 year olds will be permanent tenants rather than buyers" a senior economist has predicted.   Tony...

This week the Chancellor, George Osborne, delivered the first Conservative Budget for almost 20 years. While Mr Osborne claimed that it marked...

Agents have expressed their disappointment at the decision by the government to restrict mortgage interest relief for Buy To let investors...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has embarked on a mission to engage with the lender community with a view to initiating a...

Poldark, a period drama recently on the BBC, has inspired a new trend dubbed the 'Poldark Effect'.  Rather than an increase in...