- Written by: Graham Norwood
Internal data from Foxtons, London’s largest lettings agent, indicates sentiment may be improving across the capital as data shows a 12% increase in tenant demand in April compared with March. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The husband-and-wife directors of a Cornish lettings and estate agency have been disqualified from being company directors for a combined 12 years after admitting their role in Covid Bounce Back Loan abuse. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Two London agents who traded fraudulently through their lettings business and scammed victims out of over £24,000 have been sentenced. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year on year. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Lettings giant Foxtons has hired merger and acquisition bankers from Rothschild following pressure from shareholders to sell itself for £160m, the Sunday Times claims. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Foxtons says it wants to extend what it calls its “full digitisation of the lettings journey” to its sales side, as well. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Landlords’ champion Paul Shamplina says more landlords should use lettings agents, who he describes as their “allies” in the battle to operate the private rental sector. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
PropTech platform Goodlord has launched a new referencing service for letting agents, offering what it calls ”a carefully curated balance of technology and human expertise.” ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property Redress Service (PRS). ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Tenant reference and tech supplier The Lettings Hub claims 25 per cent of fraudulent documents submitted by would-be tenants were identified by humans, not technology. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Companies House has new powers from this week to combat fraud. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying its fastest growth rate in London. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A letting agent who stole over £40,000 from her employer was caught when a bank queried the use of a company credit card in Spain. ...
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