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From this month, private tenants in Northern Ireland will have sufficient smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms installed in their homes for...

Rigorous government targets to improve EPC ratings in the private rental sector and the wider housing stock won’t be met without...

Propertymark has responded to the formal consultation schemes being imposed by a string of local councils - but says such measures...

Property professionals gearing up for the 2024 Variety North West Property Awards can look forward to a star-studded evening as TV...

One of the UK’s most high profile lettings agents is calling on politicians to change course on rent controls. David Alexander of...

PropertyPal - a portal recently at the centre of a fees dispute - has merged with Propertynews. The two brands, which are...

New figures showing no slowdown in the rate of private rental inflation is just additional “misery” for tenants, a leading financial...

Aldermore has cut rates across its buy to let and residential owner occupier mortgages - the latest in a series of...

A charity leader claims spiralling rents are forcing children into what he calls “damp and mouldy B&Bs”. Matt Downie, chief executive of...

The number of buy to let property purchases in the UK fell 14% from 224,700 in 2022/23 to 193,700 in the...

Two long-standing experts in property have launched a service which they say will help letting agents retain and grow their client...

Inventory supplier No Letting Go is offering clients open access to its bespoke property reporting software, known as Kaptur. The allows agents...

The Propertymark Trust is to help agents donate orphaned funds to support charitable causes, thanks to support from CRM suppliers across...

Compliance issues are on the increase in the private rented sector according to a prominent industry supplier. Inventory and software chief Nick...

Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has launched a comprehensive review of the National Planning Policy Framework. The objective is...

Clarity is required from the government over how planning changes are to help meet targets for 1.5m new homes in the...

A lettings agent says ‘times are changing with deposits” and claims more landlords and tenants are choosing alternatives.  The comment by Paul...

A prominent industry trainer is working with a fledgling sales agency to launch what it calls a “buyer representation programme” -...

London high end agency Eccord has bolstered its property management team with two experienced new hires. Steve Wilson joins as Senior Property...

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

Asking rents continue to show posi­tive, albeit lower, growth in most regions according to the property website Home. The site conducts a...

Propertymark says it’s contacting all the appropriate new ministers over the summer to trigger an engagement process so agents’ voices can...

Propertymark has struck a lukewarm tone in its response to Labour’s housing ambitions. The trade body says that to meet its manifesto...

Labour’s proposed planning reforms indicates that the new government is serious about change and grasping the nettle on housebuilding. That’s the view...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has congratulated Labour on forming the next government but says it must move quickly to...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. LRG this...

Thousands of homes in central London may have been lost to Airbnb and other short let platforms, a Labour candidate claims. Rachel...

An insurance firm’s analysis of official figures show there are now no fewer than 760,821 vacant properties in England, Scotland and...

Fines totalling £108,000 have been issued to letting agents and landlords breaching HMO rules in part of London.  An additional HMO licensing...

This year has seen a two-decade high of 181,000 first time buyers secure their first foot on London’s housing ladder, marking...

PropTech - not more staff - can make letting agencies more productive and reduce costs. A new rental confidence survey of lettings...

People who expect to rent throughout their retirement could need an additional £391,000 in savings compared to those who have paid...

Development company Select Property has launched Select Residential, one of the first in-house lettings businesses of its kind by a build-to-sell...

The Scottish National Party, which as part of an alliance with the Greens introduced controversial rent controls in Scotland in 2022,...

Propertymark has launched a new bespoke platform for agents, with the claim that it will ‘connect everyone everywhere.’ The trade body says...

The Propertymark Qualifications Level 3 (Level 6 SCQF) Certificate in Property Agency has been launched to enable and support learners who...

Reapit has launched a new feature to help agents comply with material information guidelines from the National Trading Standards Estate and...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

A political party has proposed that Capital Gains Tax be equalised with Income Tax - meaning landlords and investors who sold...

A deposit alternative service has been added to Propertymark’s industry supplier list. Tenants can purchase a Zero Deposit Guarantee from £7.50 upwards...

The Conservatives have this afternoon set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and...

The Property Franchise Group, which calls itself the UK’s largest multi-brand property franchisor, says its merging with lettings giant Belvoir has...

The Property Franchise Group is buying the Fine and Country chain, plus the membership body the Guild of Property Professionals. The deal is worth...

An agency group with an acquisition programme funded by a private equity operation has snapped up another independent agency. Lomond - which...

Internal data from Foxtons, London’s largest lettings agent, indicates sentiment may be improving across the capital as data shows a 12%...

Letting agents are being encouraged to sign up so a mystery shopper can assess their performance. KnowYourMarket, a market research firm in...

Propertymark wants Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities to regulate property agents via professional bodies such as itself. The Department for Communities is...

As the Renters Reform Bill makes its way through the House of Lords, Propertymark has advised peers not to miss this...

An AI-powered Customer Relationship Management system tailored specifically for letting and estate agents has been launched by an individual agency.  Preston Baker...

Propertymark has come out in support of the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team’s probe into Rent-to-Rent.    NTSELAT has...

Londoners looking to buy a home can expect to spend 42% more on monthly mortgage payments than tenants pay on rent,...

Jones Robinson, a lettings and sales agency in Wiltshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire, has snapped up Manningford Croft, a rival operation in...

Propertymark has urged Scotland’s new First Minister to end the country’s housing emergency. John Swinney is now First Minister and says he...

The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...

A trade body representing Build To Rent operators claims that the sector “already accommodates the Bill’s proposals” in terms of tenants’...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

Two agencies are merging their lettings operations and launching a Joint Venture company to enable continued growth in their respective areas...

Property management and facilities firm Pinnacle is to become the leading managing agent for Legal & General Affordable Homes. In recent weeks, the...

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

Propertymark wants HM Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  HMLR launched a consultation last month as...

Seymours, one of the largest independent agency networks operating in the South East of England, is to advertise its lettings and sales...

Agents have expressed their anger at permanent rent controls proposed by the SNP and Green Party politicians running the Scottish Government. The...

Propertymark has issued a no-holds-barred plea to the politician who has been named as the new housing minister in Wales -...

An industry online event which organisers claim bring business-boosting benefits to attendees, is back for another year. The ARX Mastery Challenge is...

A lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme following itsfailure to pay £1,100 out of an adjudicated award...

A prominent lettings agent is calling for an end to what he calls the “archaic” system under which some tenants end...

The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...

Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to resolve the country’s ongoing housing emergency. The news comes as Scottish Labour MSP Mark Griffin...

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

Hamptons is linking with retirement rental specialist provider Birchgrove, pledging to offer “a unique proposition for those seeking quality senior rental...

The new Labour leader in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has received an early shot across the bows from Propertymark. Gething was elected Welsh...

An umbrella group called London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep money...

Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...

Propertymark has welcomed proposed reforms to evict tenants who show persistent anti-social behaviour.   In 2018, a Northern Ireland Department of Justice consultation...

Airbnb - which recently announced it’s sharing some information about its landlord hosts with HMRC - is now sharing data with...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

Nationwide has taken the unusual step of using its buy to let lending arm - The Mortgage Works - to make...

Companies House has new powers from this week to combat fraud. These are measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...

The chief executive of Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government in response to its latest attempt to extract...

The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the rental sector according to a report this morning -...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically...

A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...

A lettings industry supplier claims one in nine renters use foodbanks. A survey of tenants, commissioned by Zero Deposit, found that just...

Agent Rainmaker’s bootcamp for letting agents returns next month. The four day event is run by former ARLA President and Agent Rainmaker...

Propertymark says the regulation of property agents and the creation of a statutory Code of Practice can improve the transparency of...

The excessive enforcement of council rules on private landlords while social housing is so poorly run will be ‘the next Post...

A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...

Arun Estates - parent company of 100 branches in south east England, including brands Cubitt & West, Douglas Allen, Pittis and...

Prominent MPs from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have renewed their onslaught on Airbnb and other short let platforms.  Former Lib...

The former Foxtons managing director Peter Rollings is to give agent a masterclass in obtaining higher lettings and sales fees. Rollings will...

Rents have risen seven per cent in the past year while voids have lengthened in the past month - although remain...

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

Scottish councils must engage with letting agents and landlords if radical rental reforms have any chance of working. Propertymark argues that the...

Reposit is the latest deposit alternative service to announce strategic partnerships with agencies - the latest signings are Symonds & Sampson,...

The UK government has taken an equity stake in the rental investment platform Shojin through the conversion of a pandemic-era loan...

Thousands of lettings and estate agencies, and other property businesses, are in ‘critical’ or ‘significant’ financial distress, it’s been claimed. The latest...

A new study claims holiday rental providers could increase business five fold or more through improved communication. The study asked more than...

Controversy surrounds a government idea - floated over the weekend - to allow renters to secure mortgages with just one per...