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

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

Leaders Romans Group has snapped up Norfolk rental operation Dragonfly Lettings, as part of what LRG describes as “a significant step”...

Scotland needs to match Labour’s English housebuilding target to tackle the country’s housing emergency according to a high profile lettings agency...

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

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

A prominent lettings agency operator says he hopes the “toxic” attitude to the private rental sector by the Scottish Government may...

Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...

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

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

Fast-growing Lomond has acquired a rental portfolio of in excess of 2,000 units. It has bought Tay Letting and its rental portfolio...

Tom Davies has started with Leaders Romans Group as the company’s first group financial services managing director. This new position coincides with...

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

Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £600m over the last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by the country’s largest...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

One of the UK’s leading lettings agents is bemoaning what he calls “the missed opportunity “ to help the rental sector...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

The long-term shortage of rental accommodation is now addressed by a short-term clampdown on second homes and empty properties, a leading...

It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...

The fast-growing Lomond Group has announced two lettings book acquisitions in the central belt of Scotland.  Lomond, which has made nearly 50...

One prominent part of the Lomond agency empire is rebranding to fall in line with a larger higher-profile brand under the...

Private rents have continued to soar in Scotland according to DJ Alexander, the largest lettings agency in the country.  It says rental...

Scotland’s largest letting agent had almost 40,000 viewing requests during July for rental properties in Edinburgh and Glasgow alone. DJ Alexander Ltd...

Rettie & Co has appointed Rob Trotter as Director of New Business for Lettings, joining from London’s-owned DJ Alexander where he...

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

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

An agent has spoken out about a proposal to allow huge council tax rises on second homes and empty properties. New Scottish...

Revenue from property taxes in Scotland has dropped significantly so far this year, according to a prominent lettings agency.  DJ Alexander Ltd...

Scottish rents in the private sector rose at a faster rate than the rest of Britain according to analysis by DJ...

New Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf is bad news for the private rental sector, a prominent lettings agent warns. David Alexander -...

Numbers of possessions have soared in Scotland since the introduction of a rent cap and eviction ban according to DJ Alexander,...

A prominent lettings agency chief wants a raft of measures to help the private rental sector and investors in next week’s...

A prominent lettings agent has criticised leading candidates for the leadership of the Scottish National Party for anti-holiday let policies. David Alexander,...

A prominent Scottish lettings agent says the decision of Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scotland’s First Minister may offer a chance...

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

The largest lettings agency in Scotland, DJ Alexander Ltd, has opened new premises in Glasgow.  It employed 20 people and lettings director...

A prominent lettings agent has resumed his attack on politicians for failing to build sufficient numbers of social housing properties -...

One of the politicians backing a tax surcharge on the purchase of second homes and buy to lets has been put...

The tax on property purchased in one part of the UK has reached a new record figure - and a top...

A second agency chief has warned the Conservatives of the possible electoral consequences of higher taxes aimed at the private rental...

A lettings agency chief has listed how rent controls have failed across the world. Writing in The Scotsman, David Alexander - chief...

Referencing service Homeppl is expanding into Right to Rent checks. A digital R2R check can be integrated into Homeppl tenant referencing checks...

The Lomond Group has strengthened its position in Scotland by acquiring two more independent agencies and adding some 600 properties to...

A senior lettings industry figure says the Bank of England should delay future base rate rises to allow the housing market...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

In Scotland - where a rent freeze kicked in last weekend - Scottish private rents have fallen nearly 15 in real...

A high profile agent has renewed his attack on politicians. David Alexander - who heads up DJ Alexander, part of the Lomond...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The controversial rent...

A prominent lettings agency chief executive has lashed out at the “cheap political points” being scored by politicians in Scotland who...

The fast-growing Lomond Group of agencies has acquired a major online lettings service. But it's going to manage the properties through physical...

A recent suggestion by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation charity, for government help to allow private tenants to buy their landlords’ homes,...

A building society which has taken the unprecedented step of stopping lending on second homes has been sharply criticised by a...

A prominent lettings Industry figure has slammed Boris Johnson’s latest housing market utterances, branding them “off the cuff” and likely to...

A leading brand in the fast-growing and heavily-funded Lomond Group has snapped up another independent agency.  Linley & Simpson has added another...

Part of the fast-growing Lomond Group of lettings agencies has signed a new partnership deal with a major football club. Stonehouse in...

Many of the country’s leading letting agency brands have joined forces with Propertymark to deliver a training and development strategy for...

The head of a prominent brand in a fast-expanding lettings and sales agency group has given a cautious welcome to government...

One of the UK’s largest lettings groups has made an outspoken attack on the policies of a political party standing in...

A south of England agency has acquired a further two independents, taking the brands total number of acquisitions up to seven...

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

PropTech company Homeppl has launched two products that it calls “revolutionary fraud detection tools” for letting agents. One of the two technologies...

A prominent agent says the shortage of rental property is now so acute, and like to get still worse, that those...

EU citizens with settled status in the UK, but who have stayed in their native countries during the pandemic, are likely...

A leading lettings agent has warned tenants against using social media to find rental properties.  David Alexander - head of DJ Alexander,...

The coming year should be about promoting harmony in the lettings market says the head of an agency that’s now part of a...

The lettings agency boss at the centre of a major industry takeover has fired a warning shot about rent controls and...

The Lomond Group, already reported to be in talks to buy London agency Chestertons, has revealed it’s snapped up another leading...

The Build to Rent sector is being targeted by criminals with a 364 per cent rise in fraudulent tenant applications in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Alexander Siedes, CEO and Founder of Homeppl What is Homeppl and...

A PropTech platform which uses Open Banking to help with tenant due diligence has raised another £1m in funding. Homeppl - which...

A senior lettings agent and property management company owner has set out how rent controls could work in very specific circumstances...

One HMO had 78 viewings while in the same city a £7,000 rental property was let after just one day of...

There’s a new warning the rental fraud could be on the rise. Due diligence firm Homeppl says the combination of possible job...

A PropTech company says sloppy referencing by agents and landlords effectively means that around a third of prospective tenants are discriminated...

There’s been a huge 263 per cent increase in the value of fraudulent tenant applications in just three months, it’s been...

The week begins with news of another agency acquiring an independent. This time it’s Alexander & Co, a Bedfordshire firm, which has...

As we emerge out of the pandemic there is a growing need for agents to reflect on how the lettings business...

A veteran lettings expert says most rental activity will soon be online and conducted outside office hours - a further boost...

A prominent industry figure is warning Chancellor Rishi Sunak not to use property taxes to bail out the government over the costs...

For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...

The next 12 months could be a surprisingly good year for the private rental sector despite some obvious challenges, according to...

A lettings expert claims that many agents are failing to comply with appropriate legislation, rendering their landlord clients liable for legal...

A prominent agent and industry commentator says the threat of higher Capital Gains Tax risks forcing yet more investors to quit...

A prominent lettings agent and property management expert says the industry has been reluctant to recognise the increasing trend of consumers...

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

A new PropTech tool for agents claims to help weed out time-wasters and reduce the viewing-to-offer ratio. Rental Passport, produced by LegalforLandlords,...

Two former Keller Williams agents have their own BBC Three TV show now available on the iPlayer. It’s called Rent Like a...

Scotland must encourage more investors into its property market as a way of supporting its economy once the Coronavirus recedes according...

A leading figure in the private rental sector says the lettings industry has been largely ignored once again by Chancellor Rishi...

The decline of the high street - which has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic - is forcing commercial investors to...

Landlords operating in England are increasingly seeking evictions advice from their Scottish counterparts, according to property management firm Apropos. The platform says...

A scheme providing interest-free loans to tenants with Covid-related arrears should be offered across the UK. That’s the view of David Alexander...

  There is little doubt that the coronavirus has changed the way we live and rapidly created a new normality as different...

A prominent lettings agent has come out in favour of the eviction ban extension - but he wants government cash help...

A property management firm says there’s been a big surge in rentals with the majority of deals being completed using virtual...

A senior lettings expert with almost four decades experience says evictions should not be considered during the virus crisis, irrespective of the...

A regional independent agency generating more than £20 million in rental income annually has snapped up a five-branch independent firm. Alexander & Co,...

A stamp duty cut could reinvigorate the buy to let market and the wider economy as the country comes out of...

Apropos is a revolutionary digital property management platform which has recently launched in the UK. The new property management platform has...

A PropTech service says it wants to by-pass professional agents and cater just for self-managing landlords.  What’s more, it’s promoting the fact...