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

A new survey reveals that the safety of client funds is one of the key reasons why letting agents look to...

Outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has partnered with maintenance specialist Help Me Fix to support its property client base.  Help Me Fix, widely...

The rental market is set to benefit from a surge in potential buyers putting their purchase plans on hold. Data from NerdWallet...

Airbnb claims there has been a 75 per cent drop in party reports made to Airbnb in the UK since its...

Zoopla has announced it’s hosting its quarterly market update next Wednesday, June 14, to discuss how agents can keep their business...

One of the biggest lenders in the rental space - Paragon Bank - recorded a 19 per cent increase in buy...

Three branches of Hunters have been acquired by a successful duo of agents with years of experience in the company. Sam Lakin...

OnTheMarket says it’s the first major UK portal to offer a dedicated contact form for Scottish Home Reports. When a property is...

The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...

The Guild of Property Professionals has revealed that over 80 of its member agents have been shortlisted for The ESTAS 2023.   The...

High end lettings agency Aston Chase has let a house modelled on Windsor Castle for the princely sum of £247,000 per...

Huddersfield entrepreneur Chan Khangura has added another specialist lettings agency to his portfolio. With his father Kashmir he fought off tough competition...

Five franchisees who purchased an investment platform say they want to double the size of the business by 2028. Established in 2007,...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

Two lettings experts are set to discuss what the government’s Bill means for agents at a free webinar. Well known property lawyer...

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

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months, despite widespread opposition from the lettings...

The cost of rent across England rose for the fifth consecutive month during May, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. During the month,...

Investors and second home buyers contributed over a quarter of all property taxes in the last year according to a property...

A Leaders branch office revamp has been launched with claims of it being fully sustainable. The Lewes branch of Leaders - part...

LSL’s transition from being a largely owned agency network to individual franchises is effectively complete. The company - which owns the Your...

Agents whose rental properties became workplaces during the pandemic are unlikely to see any major change in the situation soon. That’s because...

The fledgling Build To Rent trade organisation, called the UK Apartment Association, is setting up regional hubs. It’s already established ones in...

A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill. Knight Frank...

A senior director at Chestertons, one of London’s largest lettings agencies, has warned that tenants in the capital will face an...

Lettings agents within The Guild of Property Professionals think that the Renters Reform Bill could cause many landlords to quit.  Graham Wood,...

A PropTech supplier to letting agents claims that tenants are more likely to have Netflix than contents insurance.  A survey of 1,013...

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

Moneyfacts, the respected independent mortgage market monitor, is warning that lenders have been withdrawing buy to let fixed deals. Within the buy...

Propertymark is backing the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all residential buildings in Wales. The Welsh Government is proposing to amend...

A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...

A respected property lawyer is accusing the government of helping nuisance tenants at the expense of the weak and vulnerable. Ian Narberth,...

Lettings platform Seven Living has appointed a longstanding figure from the Leaders Romans Group to be its senior head of lettings.  James...

Although Purplebricks’s Scottish lettings book was sold in a deal over the Bank Holiday weekend, there remains uncertainty over the rest...

Agents wanting to get to grips with the Renters Reform Act are invited to a learning webinar hosted by Rightmove. It’s at...

A full service lettings and estate agency has snapped up a respected rival, including taking over management of 150-plus rental properties. DC...

One of the country’s most popular destinations for both visitors and short let accommodation is likely to be hit with a...

PropTech supplier Goodlord has announced a partnership with an identity verification technology service which would allow agents to conduct digital Right...

A buyer has been announced for part of the lettings portfolio of Purplebricks, it has been announced today. The deal, finalised for...

Propertymark says it’s spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform...

LSL Property Services - owner of the Reeds Rains and Your Move brands - says it’s movement of agency branches to...

A year on from the Elizabeth Line opening, new Rightmove analysis reveals the latest renter trends near stations along the line. The...

A holiday lettings agency has come out fighting on behalf of its clients. Following calls by local leaders in Cornwall and Devon...

A left-leaning think tank which says it champions ‘left-behind Londoners’ is demanding a turbo-charged version of selective licensing to be run...

The prominent industry figure Sean Newman is next week launching a lettings division of his network of self-employed agents.  The existing network...

Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...

Large portfolio professional landlords are in a confident mood, with the majority planning to acquire at least one new asset in...

Online training and qualifications provider The Able Agent is launching a new white label training platform. The ‘In-House by the Able Agent’...

Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants registering per member branch rose slightly to 118 in April.  This figure is up...

A council is pleading with the government to think again about proposals to suspend the need for an HMO licence for...

Landlords are urged to be cautious and do extensive research before signing up to a letting agent in the face of...

Letting agents have a final chance today to have their say on a consultation into a newly proposed licensing scheme for...

Rightmove has launched the first rollout phase of products for agents, described as linking the rental journey from advertising and receiving...

Letting agents have a key role in ensuring updated fire safety regulations really do improve standards for tenants in taller buildings. That’s...

Propertymark has given an insight into how letting agents are likely to be expected to use a new Landlords Database. The database...

Propertymark says it’s going to send a briefing on behalf of letting agents to every MP and member of the House...

Off-plan new build properties - at one time a solid favourite amongst landlords - are now falling out of favour with...

Lavanda, a student lettings property management tech supplier, has announced a partnership with UPP, a student accommodation provider working in partnership...

A development site sourcing firm claims that reclassifying just one per cent of England’s Green Belt could unlock space for almost...

Free legal help for agents on what Renters Reform Bill really means A free webinar hosted by PropTech firm Goodlord is being...

According to new research from Mortgage Advice Bureau, two-fifths of landlords believe that new EPC requirements are important for the environment and will...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

The Nationwide Building Society is embarking on an experiment - at first for owner occupiers only - which may be extended...

A trading statement from Belvoir reveals that the franchise giant is on the look out for “good quality complimentary acquisitions”. A strong...

Strong rental growth pushed the average monthly rent on a newly let property outside London up to £1,002 pcm in April,...

Not for profit accreditation service safeagent has seen two of its lettings qualifications officially recognised by exam watchdog Ofqual.  Safeagent as an...

Prime London’s housing market lacks its usual seasonal spring bounce with prices flat and transactions down, admits property data consultancy LonRes. And...

Foxtons is to give its agents access to a compliance management and checking service. Fran Giltinan, Managing Director - Property Management &...

The latest data shows that while rents continue to climb, growth is starting to slow down.  According to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

The controversial Renters Reform Bill is not the anti-landlord charter that some in the h system claim it to be. That’s the...

A chief executive who pledged to beef up her agency’s lettings division - but failed to do so - is leaving...

Tenant groups are cheering the proposed abolition of Section 21 eviction powers but there’s a legal warning that the reality may be...

A franchise network boss has sharply criticised both Labour and the Tories for their pro-tenant policies. Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth,...

The Centre for Ageing Better claims older tenants will benefit most from some of the provisions in the Renters Reform Bill. As...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...

A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

Shelter is telling the government it “must deliver” on the revolution it pledges under the Renters Reform Bill. Chief executive Polly Neate...

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

The Cambridge Building Society has opened applications for its unique Rent to Home scheme. Last month it announced that it had invested...

OnTheMarket has been named amongst the UK’s best employers in The Times Best Places to Work 2023 initiative. The nationwide workplace survey...

A £5,000 fine has been upheld against a landlord who failed to declare himself as a property agent and did not join a mandatory...

OnTheMarket has completed a new integration with Canopy which it claims will provide valuable pre-qualified leads to letting agents. The latest integration...

Propertymark has added inspection and 360° tour software provider Inventory Hive to its industry supplier list. Jason Lee, commercial manager at Propertymark,...

Labour says it will enact a law banning company bosses from contacting staff outside working hours. The Financial Times reported over the weekend that party...

Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the...

A company that tries to encourage people to buy a home in ‘chunks’ says few first time buyers are interested in...

A lack of direction and constant shifts in planning policy at local and national government level is putting a block on...

The Propertymark event to be held next month at Wembley Arena has added a musical dimension - and it’s a Spice...

Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...

An estimated 700,000 households across the UK missed rent or mortgage payments in April, according to the consumer body Which? It has...

High profile Propertymark lettings expert Angharad Trueman is joining Andrews agency as group lettings director. Trueman has been in the property industry...

PropTech rental platform  Goodlord has partnered with an open banking platform to enhance its tenant referencing service. Goodlord, which first integrated open...

Two former agents with experience between them of major players such as Countrywide, Leaders Romans and LSL have set up a...

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

New government figures show how overdue the government's reform of private renting is, claims campaigning charity Shelter. The charity says the figures...

A newspaper says Labour is seeking to woo renter voters by allowing councils to restrict new build homes to first time...

An unnamed Conservative MP cited in a newspaper claims up to 30 colleagues may vote against the Renters Reform Bill in...