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LSL Estate Agency Franchising says it’s got “ambitious growth plans” for expanding franchisee patches across the country. In spring 2023 the company...

Flats in a multi-millionaire developer’s prestigious shoreline scheme in Folkestone can, after all, be short-let following a U-turn by the property...

A lettings agency that works by giving a fixed rental income to its landlord clients each month, and paying for the...

The number of tenancies ending in a claim for more than five weeks’ rent has risen to 17%, a deposit alternative...

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

A new survey from law firm Weightmans has found that only 24% of renters read tenancy agreements.  It says this is largely...

A prominent lettings agency says concern is growing in the private rental sector about the prospect of more pets in properties.  A...

A call has gone out from an industry group for letting agents to be sure they know the distinctions between statutory...

A coalition of higher education and student housing organisations have called on the government to make further changes to the Renters...

Propertymark says it will continue lobbying government for the implementation of the Regulation of Property Agents - even though the government...

A major agency has told the government to get on with ensuring the Renters Reform Bill is passed into law as...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...

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

Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to the proposed changes to the Renters Reform Bill being advocated...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...

OnTheMarket continues on its path to try to become the number one property portal, with a boast that it has a...

Propertymark is highlighting new advice for agents and landlords given by Lets With Pets, the website of The Dogs Trust charity. The...

Propertymark has emphasised the importance of retaining fixed term tenancies under the Renters Reform Bill. Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson met Housing...

A holiday lettings agency and an estate agent in a tourist hotspot have joined forces.  Suffolk Coastal will continue with its sales...

New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...

Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...

Propertymark has set out its pro-agency position on a range of issues contained in the Renters Reform Bill, currently trundling through...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech firm Goodlord has shown that year-on-year rents are up by 7.3 per cent across England...

A senior Propertymark official will today tell MPs of the industry’s concerns about the Renters Reform Bill. The Bill has reached the...

Two letting agents have been quoted in a newspaper report as saying landlord clients have instructed them to create ‘tracker’ rents...

Law firm Brevis Law is shedding light on the difficulties agents and landlords have in meeting Right To Rent requirements in...

One in eight tenants admit to letting out part or all of their rented property - and that rises to a...

A property firm which admitted misleading tenants on their rights and threatening them to leave has been ordered to pay £8,000. Four...

A property company director who admitted misleading tenants on their rights and threatening them to leave has been ordered to pay...

The Renters (Reform) Bill rewrites many of the rules that the private rented sector has played by for decades. This may...

A property law specialist wants a national register which would allow tenants’ histories to be checked before rental agreements are signed. Nyree...

Two thirds of pet owning tenants have faced challenges finding a place to rent - at least according to a survey...

Two animal charities - Cats Protection and Dogs Trust - have started recruiting MPs to their campaign in favour of pets...

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

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

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

LSL Property Services - owners of the Your Move and Reeds Rain brands - is to franchise its entire network of...

There’s been a 165 per cent increase in the number of private rental homes with an Energy Performance Certificate rating of...

Atomic Consultancy, the specialist acquisition management business, believes that 2023 is likely to present significant opportunities for those looking to sell...

Marketing platform BriefYourMarket has announced a PropTech integration with SME Professional, a provider of management software aimed at letting agents. Started in...

The council in the London borough of Merton will fund an additional payment of £100 per month to residents who host...

TecLet, the software platform business now rebranding as part of OnTheMarket Software, has been updated to accommodate radical changes to the...

Winkworth’s latest figures to shareholders show that sales revenues have slumped badly - but lettings have boomed for the moment at...

Another prominent industry voice is warning of the dangers of the Scottish Government’s new eviction policies. So far the National Residential Landlords...

There’s concern in the student lettings sector about the impact of the government’s Fairer Private Rental Sector White Paper. For this specialist...

At Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), we're committed to making the deposit protection process as pain-free as possible. From our beginning of...

Electric Vehicle charging points in rental properties are going to be expensive and should be planned and saved for now, according...

A specialist rental platform says its research shows a growing number of people intentionally renting long-term. Ocasa says the reason is the...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

Propertymark has said that the government’s ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties should go further. The government revealed over the...

Winkworth has told its shareholders that the rental market is to boom - a lot. “In lettings we anticipate that prices will...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

A prominent lettings agency chief says a consultation looking at changes to private renting proposed by the Scottish Government is merely...

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a new Tenancy Compliance service through its pre-tenancy progression software, BOX.  The Lettings Hub says...

A prominent London buying agent says her property management team is letting out homes in the capital in a matter of...

UK software company Lavanda is working with a Middle East developer to export the concept of Airbnb-style short lets to the...

There’s been yet another acquisition of an independent agency. Leeds-based property company, Adair Paxton, has snapped up longstanding Rothwell estate agent, William...

The Home Office has issued yet another iteration of its guidance for agents on how to conduct Right To Rent checks. The...

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

As energy costs continue to rise, agents are being urged to promote the use of smart meters. That’s the view of Safeagent...

Lettings platform Goodlord has opened its doors north of the border.  Agents based in Scotland can now sign up to Goodlord, which...

A lettings agent has been jailed for three years for defrauding tenants and landlords out of more than £182,000.  Lee Clarke, 42,...

Reluctance to move during the pandemic is thought to be a key reason for a sharp drop in tenancy disputes between...

An agency says its bizarre list of items left behind by departing tenants shows how many renters actually appear to keep pets. A...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

A survey of some 600 agents and landlords by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme has revealed the most popular cause of deposit...

Research carried out on behalf of Paragon Bank has highlighted each landlord has an average of 1.3 tenants with rent arrears...

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

The Oxfordshire based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant,...

A Manchester agency says there’s been a 400 per cent increase in enquiries from international students. This huge number of enquiries for...

A leading buy to let mortgage expert has backed the government’s pledge to issue a White Paper and additional consultation before...

The highest profile agency in the big-spending Lomond Group has sealed a trio of deals in the first week of April...

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of purpose built student accommodation, has signed a deal guaranteeing a fifth of its annual...

Knight Frank says the plummeting rents in prime central London have at least managed to attract a surge in the number...

A London agency says the lettings sector in the capital appears to be reacting positively to the government's roadmap out of...

An MP who says no one should have to give up their pet to live in a rental property insists that...

The latest shock resignation from Propertymark leaves the lettings agency sector rudderless - although enthusiasm for the organisation has arguably never...

Unite Students, the UK’s largest manager and developer of purpose-built accommodation for the student sector, is extending its 50 per cent...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

The last year was one which none of us will forget both personally and professionally. Every aspect of life has been...

The private rental sector should embrace the idea of tenants with pets and not object to the prospect. That’s the view of...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

Several pet charities are supporting an attempt by an MP to reform lettings regulations to permit more pets in private rental...

A Czech-based PropTech firm called Flatio says it’s entering the UK market and aims to have at least 10,000 properties listed...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

A new PropTech tool called Lettings Intelligence is being launched this week with the claim that it is “revolutionising the way that lettings...

Consumer charity Citizens Advice has given guidance to student tenants who may have to return home early this term because of...

A rent guarantor service says the rental sector has investors and landlords who are happy for tenants to defer rent payments...

The role of lettings agents has never been more crucial to landlords and tenants than it is now and will be...

A deposit scheme has launched a new service designed to help tenants and landlords who have experienced issues with rent arrears as...

Student renters want break clauses automatically included in tenancy agreements to protect them financially in the event of a second wave of...

A lettings agency is launching a service that allows landlords to list their properties on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for just...

A call has gone out for agents to offer extra support to landlords in the coming months as arrears may well...

A new app called Rentd by-passes lettings agents but charges landlords £799 for a full listing. Landlords pay the one-off £799 fixed...