Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...
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![Many want to go self-employed - but do the figures add up?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ManSavingMoney_400x310.png)
At a time when the agency industry is being wooed by new self employed business models, a new survey suggests most...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Working From Home still a major factor for UK housing](/upload/images/shutterstock_1692360436.jpg)
Agents whose rental properties became workplaces during the pandemic are unlikely to see any major change in the situation soon. That’s because...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
!['Bills Included' now increasingly popular with tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/EvictionNotice-400x310.png)
New research from Rightmove suggests that all-inclusive rents are rising up the list of priorities for tenants using the portal. The research...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sharp drop in agents and support staff working from home](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1708606831.jpg)
The number of property employees employees in the UK working from home has dropped by almost half in the space of...
06 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![London - why live there if you’re working from home?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/AgentLeavingVoicemail-400x310.jpg)
A new survey on attitudes towards working from home in London makes interesting reading for those faced with letting homes to...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Working From Home - is it the right choice for letting agents?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/FemaleInvestor4-400x310-min.jpeg)
The pandemic has fuelled an appetite for working from home amongst those seeking employment at lettings agencies and other parts of...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Independent with 80 year track record snapped up by franchise](/upload/images/Logos/BelvoirNEWESTLogo400x310.jpg)
Another Belvoir franchise has acquired a local independent lettings agency. Belvoir already has offices in Corby, Kettering and Coventry and is now...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Home offices set to be tenants’ must-haves for 2022 - forecast](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAtWork-Tat-400x310.jpg)
Home offices are already the most-demanded must have from prospective tenants says James Hay, director at Surrey lettings agency, The Home...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Pets In Lets: Airbnb’s latest move to lure more long-term renters](/upload/images/Pets/DogAndCat-400x310-min.jpeg)
Airbnb is now introducing pet insurance cover for its hosts as it continues attempts to win long-term renters away from the...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents change working hours to encourage greater staff well-being](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/Staff-Recruitment-Image-400x310.jpg)
Early results from a survey into wellbeing suggest that agents are changing their working practices to help staff have a greater...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Growing share of lettings management happens outside office hours](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AI-PropTech-400x310.jpg)
Research from lettings management software provider teclet shows how important 24/7 transactions are in the industry today. Results show that 33 per...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Haart’s first home-based agent returns after selling cars](/upload/images/Property%20People/marc%20wesr%20400%20x%20310.png)
A former agent who was most recently a car salesman has been named as Spicerhaart’s first home-based lettings partner. Marc West will...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Huge £30m investment in home-based letting agents](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/AdobeStock_265319498.jpeg)
Spicerhaart has unveiled a £30m investment programme for its lettings business. The business proposes to more than double the number of properties...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Fast-growing agency completes its sixth acquisition in three years](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/TenancyContract-400x310.jpg)
The agency My Property Box has completed the acquisition of established North Yorkshire letting agent WardHorne – its sixth such deal...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![London lettings market back with a bang, says leading agency](/upload/images/Locations/LondonMap400x310-min.png)
The tide is turning for the London rental market at last according to data from the Benham and Reeves lettings agency. In...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Interview with Maxine Fothergill, ARLA President](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Interview-Speaker-400x310.jpg)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...
28 July 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Working from home spells bad news for agents renting to office staff](/img/default/lat.png)
There may be bad news for agencies with reliance on office workers who rent - a new survey suggests 10 per...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cities Are Back: urban rental demand rising, says agency](/img/default/lat.png)
Rental demand has started to return to the majority of major UK cities during the second quarter of this year, with...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Falling rents and back-to-office mood music improve London market](/img/default/lat.png)
London’s rental market gathered momentum in June as tenants anticipated a return to the office with 24 per cent more tenancies...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Work-from-home locations where agency says rental market is red hot](/img/default/lat.png)
The Leaders Romans Group has identified four locations which it says have come into their own since the working-from-home craze started...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Covid leads agents to want more facilities for remote working](/img/default/lat.png)
A survey of property professionals and IT experts across a range of industries has revealed that better remote working technology is...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![National agency launches work-from-home lettings service](/img/default/lat.png)
Spicerhaart is restructuring its lettings activities to include more working-from-home, mirroring what it’s done to its sales side in the past...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rents soar outside London - but dip in the capital itself](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest rental market snapshot produced by HomeLet shows average rents outside of London soaring to higher levels and dropping in the capital itself. The...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Will office work return to revive the London rental market?](/img/default/lat.png)
Fresh data from Knight Frank shows how uncertainty continues to dog the lettings market in some parts of central London. There appears...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents must be ultra-responsive to tenant complaints during pandemic](/img/default/lat.png)
The managing director of Fixflo, Rajeev Nayyar, says the pandemic has changed the context in which agents should view tenants’ complaints. In...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Free Facebook training offer for regional agents](/img/default/lat.png)
A regional agency group is providing training courses free of charge to members “for the foreseeable future.” The training - usually heavily...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![All Change! How the pandemic has shifted tenants’ demands](/img/default/lat.png)
It’s not just the owner occupier whose property demands have changed radically because of the pandemic - a new survey suggests...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents should ring colleagues during viewings to check safety - ARLA](/img/default/lat.png)
ARLA Propertymark is asking agent members to ensure the safety of lone workers in branches and on viewings. A statement from the association...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Supply shortage worsened by eviction ban, claims lettings chief](/img/default/lat.png)
The head of a lettings agency says there are up to 60 enquiries for every rental property he lists - and those...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS](/img/default/lat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS What...
04 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Renters working from home: London’s stock makes it tough for tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
A survey of private rental sectors in major European cities suggests London is one of the tougher locations for tenants working...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Covid is forcing rental market into a ‘once in a lifetime change’](/img/default/lat.png)
The fall out from Coronavirus is forcing the rental market into a once in a lifetime change as tenants reassess priorities. This...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency launches ‘Wellness Wednesdays’ to help staff mental health](/img/default/lat.png)
A major agency and property consultancy has initiated ‘Wellness Wednesdays’ amongst a programme of activities to prioritise staff mental health during the...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tips for agents coping with remote working and home schooling](/img/default/lat.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals has issued tips for agents and other industry professionals having to cope with working from home...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property maintenance Covid regulations tightened in Scotland](/img/default/lat.png)
There’s been a small change to the Coronavirus regulations as they apply to the maintenance and upkeep of properties in Scotland. First...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction success vindicates agency’s move to live-stream format](/img/default/lat.png)
High end agency Savills says it’s raised over £270m in nine auctions this year, with an average sold price of over...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Free Guide: Sold On Sustainability](/img/default/lat.png)
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....
09 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![London rents down as much as 16% while rest of UK booms](/img/default/lat.png)
It’s a case of London versus The Rest when it comes to the rental market, according to HomeLet. Its latest market snapshot shows...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![More London woe - new reports of falling demand, rents and yields](/img/default/lat.png)
London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has drawn up a league table of which boroughs in the capital have had their...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Renters aren’t quitting London after all says Zoopla](/img/default/lat.png)
It appears the much-hyped exodus of people from London to the country doesn’t apply to the rental market. Despite rents falling in...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Keeping the property market moving](/img/default/lat.png)
It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Commercial office space of the future](/img/default/lat.png)
With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...
24 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Many tenants worry about ability to pay rent, says PropTech firm](/img/default/lat.png)
A survey of 2,750 tenants by a prominent PropTech firm suggests a quarter are concerned about not being able to pay...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK](/img/default/lat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...
01 September 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![PropTech firm allows staff to work anywhere (including the beach)](/img/default/lat.png)
A prominent PropTech company has given its 134 staff the right to work anywhere they wish on a permanent basis -...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Commuter location yields not always better than in-London yields](/img/default/lat.png)
New research by lettings management platform Howsy shows which major London commuter hubs make the most attractive potential for buy to...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus is reshaping tenant demands, says lettings agency](/img/default/lat.png)
Research by a lettings agency suggests the pandemic has radically reshaped tenants’ demands. - and the process is still going on. Benham...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Paws for thought - pet-friendly renting is a big growth area](/img/default/lat.png)
The volume of UK home-hunters searching for pet-friendly rental properties has jumped since the start of lockdown, according to a rental platform. Searches for homes...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark’s 29-point guide for offices, teams and activities](/img/default/lat.png)
Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13. Propertymark...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Surge in lettings encourages agency to un-furlough some negotiators](/img/default/lat.png)
A surge in rental activity has encouraged a London-focussed agency to un-furlough some of its staff ahead of an expected relaxation...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Teaching your kids at home? Zoopla comes to the rescue...](/img/default/lat.png)
Zoopla is promoting 12 lesson plans for agents and other property professionals who are teaching their children at home during the...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![BTL latest, tenant info and selling from home - Conquering Corona](/img/default/lat.png)
Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Fine & Country - a video to help all agents and a very neat office (and dog)](/img/default/lat.png)
Working from home is all about juggling domestic life with professional activities, and here’s a terrific video to show what it’s...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Homesearch’s lofty home office and EweMove if you want to…](/img/default/lat.png)
“Communication is pretty much everything…” - that’s the key message from Tega Alexander, digital marketing manager at the up-and-coming Homesearch. Thanks so...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![A Puss-istent problem for Aston Mead’s property experts….](/img/default/lat.png)
Here are two sets of advice from the good folk at Aston Mead Land & Planning - some more appropriate than...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Chestertons Rocks - views from the Gibraltar office (and a poem)](/img/default/lat.png)
The lockdown is now a fact of life across almost all of the western world so the team at Chestertons, which...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Views, booze and news - more industry home office shots](/img/default/lat.png)
Home offices aren’t all about laptops and wifi routers….they’re about gorgeous views too. So thanks to Marc Morrish, a director and auctioneer...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Happy Easter - this is what we’re doing tomorrow and Monday…](/img/default/lat.png)
For many this coming Easter weekend will be the strangest ever - for agents and industry suppliers it will not be...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![New ESTAS tool allows agents to integrate reviews into websites](/img/default/lat.png)
The ESTAS has launched a new tool which it says will help agents get in pole position for when the market...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Selfless agency staff become heroic local helpers](/img/default/lat.png)
Like many agencies, the Milton Keynes company Cauldwell Property Services has most of its staff working from home and handling sellers’...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conquering Corona - more guidance and special deals for agents](/img/default/lat.png)
Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances. As we start a new week...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conquering Corona: new webinars, contingency plans, trade groups info](/img/default/lat.png)
Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![New advice on staff rights, home working, security - Conquering Corona](/img/default/lat.png)
Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conquering Corona: Daily tips and news for agents to beat the virus](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...