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Leading property website Zoopla has delivered strong results for letting agents in the run-up to the busiest time of year for...

It’s being reported that Lomond Group, the chain of lettings agencies owned by a division of Lloyds Banking Group, is likely...

A warning has been issued that lettings agencies could lose millions of pounds if landlords quit over new EPC targets. Reapit analysed...

Rent Reporting platform CreditLadder has integrated into SME Professional, a software service sold to the letting and sales industries. It says...

One of Northern Ireland’s fastest growing agencies has acquired one of the longest running property firms in South Down and established...

In a statement which appears to go against the trend of much of the lettings sector, Connells says it sees no...

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

Actual lettings and sales clients were contacted during a training event led by a renowned property industry coach. Fine & Country hosted...

Figures from the National House Building Council show that housebuilding is currently running at only half the rate the new Labour...

PropTech provider Spectre has added a social media marketing tool to its platform. This is the result of a partnership with Auto.social...

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

While much of the property industry’s response to the King’s Speech focussed on government plans for rental sector and planning reform,...

Industry technology provider Reapit is holding a webinar tomorrow giving agents “an opportunity for savvy agents to unlock profits through tried...

The relentless acquisition programme of the private equity-funded Lomond Group continues apace with another acquisition announced today - the second this...

One of the longest standing and best known lettings agencies in the south east has opened a new office in Esher.  Curchods...

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

The Leaders Romans Group lettings agency chain is demanding that the new government elected tomorrow brings back the Renters Reform Bill...

The major Scottish agency in the Lomond Group empire - DJ Alexander - has snapped up Sandstone Management and its lettings...

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

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

Agency software supplier Alto links with repairs and maintenance software provider Fixflo for an unusual webinar tomorrow at 10am. Guest speaker will...

Paying staff too little is a sure-fire way to hinder growth and profits, according to letting expert and former ALRA President,...

Property data consultancy LonRes has named five winners in its so-called ‘Let Of The Year’ awards. The London-focussed consultancy has revealed the...

Lomond has announced yet another acquisition, this time expanding its presence across the south coast with by snapping up Mishon Mackay. The...

The Bank of England has kept base interest rate at 5.25%. Some industry figures hoped for a cut following yesterday’s inflation news,...

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that, after 10 years, we’re able to expand The ValPal Network to Northern Ireland. Since our launch...

Three directors from two letting agencies and a landlord have been fined £27,500 after failing to secure the appropriate license for...

John D Wood & Co., one of the UK’s oldest lettings and estate agents dating back over 150 years, has expanded...

Lomond’s John Shepherd brand has acquired a small Birmingham lettings agency, Xact Lettings. No figure is given for the number of lettings...

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

Lomond’s John Shepherd brand has acquired a small Birmingham lettings agency, Xact Lettings. No figure is given for the number of lettings...

Software company COHO has presented wards to agencies, suppliers and individuals involved in the HMO business. The firm says the awards honour...

The 85 branches of Spicerhaart have signed a three-year partnership with The Lettings Hub to use its tenancy management platform. Spicerhaart also...

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

As a result of an announcement back in March, in the government’s final Budget, a major change to stamp duty comes into...

Pattinson Estate Agency has taken the unusual step of saying it’s looking for rival lettings operations to buy.  The family-owned agency is...

Two London agents who traded fraudulently through their lettings business and scammed victims out of over £24,000 have been sentenced. After a...

A snap poll of letting agents has revealed that only a tiny percentage have taken steps to prepare for the shift...

It's reported that the Lomond estate agency group, which is heavily backed by private equity and which has expanded through serial...

The ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has unveiled new headline partners for 2024. Reapit and PayProp will become the Headline...

A new communications log feature has been introduced by a PropTech supplier which allegedly makes it easier to gather evidence for...

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

Rightmove is hosting a webinar tomorrow for owners and managers of lettings agencies, focused on growing their business to the maximum...

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

A seasoned lettings expert has been taken on to boost the success of an agency branch in Surrey. James Clarke, with 25...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

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

A boutique agency with branches in prime central and south west London has expanded its lettings operation by acquiring two agencies...

Birmingham property agency Davidson Estates has completed the first of what it pledges to be a number of acquisitions with the...

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

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

Propertymark is urging the government to tackle the problem of banks closing down undesignated or pooled client accounts of letting agents. HM...

A Parliamentary committee has heard that thousands of small and medium-sized letting agencies were debanked in 2023, with financial institutions forcibly...

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

A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...

Repairs and maintenance specialist Fixflo is running a webinar examining how one client, Umega, used PropTech to more than double its...

Automated rental payment service PayProp has revealed a revamped website.  The service described the new site as “a refreshed web presence that...

Letting agents are reported to be making special offers to students in one of the biggest UK university cities. Durham’s student newspaper...

PropTech player Technology Blueprint Ltd has completed the integration of compliance software firm, CheckDocs.  The move is the first in a series...

A free webinar next week will explore how agents can use technology solutions to attract and win new landlords for their...

Belvoir Group has linked up with Propertymark in a deal which they say will “help further improve standards and enhance financial...

Letting agents looking to boost the power of lead generation are invited to an exclusive event later this week. Agent Rainmaker is...

A prominent industry expert says lettings agents and other property sector insiders should be extra-vigilant over cybersecurity breaches. Neil Cobbold, managing director...

Seventeen housing organisations have sent an open letter to the government rejecting its idea of prioritising British families when it comes...

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

Leaders Romans Group has acquired three major lettings, sales and surveying businesses operating multiple branches across London, Surrey, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. The...

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

Deposit alternative company flatfair has announced a major new agency partnership with the Andrews Property Group.  Andrews branches will be able to...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

An event which claims to change the fortunes of letting agents has been recognised by the Professional Speakers Academy. Agent Rainmaker Live...

Two agencies have today joined eXp UK, the platform which now wants existing branch-based firm to convert to its self employed...

The long-running aspiration of many to allow rental payments to be counted towards credit ratings appears to have taken a step...

A free webinar for agents is being held next week, again devoted to the Renters Reform Bill as well as the...

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchise brand, wants to merge with long-time rival Belvoir. Both are listed on the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

The boss of a prominent UK lettings and property management agency says new regulations planned for the industry are to be...

A thieving lettings agent stole over £128,000 which should have gone to landlord clients - and with it she funded an...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued advice to agencies on how to comply with data protection law.  The UK data protection regulator...

High achieving agents in lettings and other sectors of our industry have been recognised at a prestigious London celebration. Learners, apprentices, employers...

Husband and wife Daren and Susan Cope, alongside son James and daughter Annie, are bringing their different agencies under one roof. So...

Two well known agencies are to merge in Scotland. Cullen Kilshaw LLP, a solicitors and lettings and estate agency, is to merge...

A letting agent with a background in renovation has been able to grow her business by offering investors a swathe of...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

The Leaders Romans Group of lettings agencies has signed a deal with the National Residential Landlords Association. LRG will become the NRLA’s...

A lettings service called Smarter Rent is partnering with agents and developers to provide what it calls ”“an innovative property rental...

There is under a fortnight remaining for agents to nominate for Propertymark Qualifications annual awards, to be held at the London...

In the face of stretched incomes, rising interest rates and escalating consumer prices, an increasing number of tenants are at risk...

An established High Street agency has launched a “partner’ business model that it claims will be the future shape of the...

Spicerhaart’s veteran chief executive Paul Smith is stepping back to concentrate on company growth - including the acquisition of more lettings...

Reposit has increased the number of agencies offering its deposit alternative product.   This increase in agent customers comes as Reposit reports growth...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says the lettings market is defined now by the “alarming disparity” between demand and supply. In the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...

An overseas agency trying to establish itself in the UK has taken a swipe at domestic agencies’ love of High Street...

More than 20,000 UK estate agency branches have registered with HMRC for money laundering supervision – but thousands have yet to...

Rightmove has launched a new tool to help agencies manage Rightmove training and make the most of the ever-growing range of...

Agency brothers Matt and Neil Baldock have completed the purchase of one of Chelmsford’s oldest letting agencies, First Choice.  The brothers will...

An online lettings platform is warning that some landlords are being give “too good to be true" promises of rent increases by...

HM Treasury has published a consultation on reform of the anti-money laundering supervisory system, giving four options. Currently the supervisory system is...

The Property Redress Scheme has released its latest list of expelled agents - mostly for rental misdemeanours and/or failure to pay...

The average Anti-Money Laundering fine issued to estate agents for non-compliance in 2022-23 is almost half as large again as in...