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30 August 2024
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A lettings agency set up by a council to buy properties on the open market and let them at open market...
27 August 2024
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A regional agent says the fear of further taxes on the private rental sector may lead to a spurt of landlords...
20 August 2024
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OnTheMarket has launched a new report giving details of real-time lettings activity in local markets across the country. OTM says that there;’s...
15 August 2024
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Lettings agency chain Lomond has revealed a list of what it calls “up and coming rental hotspots” with yields having strengthened...
14 August 2024
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The regulatory body for the private rental sector in Wales is offering letting agents a course in how to be “anti-racist...
07 August 2024
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New figures from lettings agency Hamptons suggest that investors purchasing buy to let properties are increasingly looking to the north of...
22 July 2024
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The Housing Secretary in the Welsh Government, Julie James, was one of several ministers to quit in yesterday's dramatic day of...
17 July 2024
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Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney is warning that homeowners, including those serving the private rental sector, will have to...
12 July 2024
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Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...
04 July 2024
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Thousands of homes in central London may have been lost to Airbnb and other short let platforms, a Labour candidate claims. Rachel...
04 July 2024
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An insurance firm’s analysis of official figures show there are now no fewer than 760,821 vacant properties in England, Scotland and...
02 July 2024
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The embattled short let and holiday let industry has hit out at what it calls the “rampant hypocrisy” of councils when...
27 June 2024
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A ban on so-called bidding wars, which Labour now proposes, would have to include letting agents as well as landlords a...
24 June 2024
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Energy Performance Certificates can be riddled with inaccuracies and give unhelpful advice to property owners. That’s the view of consumer service Which? Which?...
18 June 2024
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Knight Frank is suggesting that a growing degree of uncertainty is hitting the rental market, particularly the high-end sector in the...
12 June 2024
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In an early General Election skirmish, London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of failing to enact key private rental...
31 May 2024
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An insurance firm’s assessment of how to market a holiday let successfully claims that strongly favourable reviews are far and away...
29 May 2024
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If Labour plans to bring in rent controls they won’t work, a property association has warned. The National Association of Property Buyers...
24 May 2024
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The International Monetary Fund has suggested that the British economy could accommodate three interest rate cuts this year, with Kate cuts...
22 May 2024
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London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...
21 May 2024
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Campaigning charity Shelter is demanding an overhaul of the Renters Reform Bill, which will shortly begin its passage through the House...
01 May 2024
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The political chaos in Scotland presents sensible politicians with an ideal chance to resent housing policies and ditch rent controls. That’s the...
29 April 2024
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Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...
25 April 2024
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A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...
16 April 2024
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Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants...
26 February 2024
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A prominent rental activist is tomorrow going to tell a House of Lords committee about the need to regulate letting agents. Conor...
26 February 2024
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PropTech player Technology Blueprint Ltd has completed the integration of compliance software firm, CheckDocs. The move is the first in a series...
21 February 2024
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The trade body representing short lets providers and support companies has reacted angrily to government proposals for a radical shake up. Housing...
19 February 2024
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A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...
02 February 2024
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The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...
31 January 2024
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Seventeen housing organisations have sent an open letter to the government rejecting its idea of prioritising British families when it comes...
30 January 2024
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Foxtons’ unaudited end-of-year trading statement makes no bones about it - the lettings division saved the agency’s bacon in 2023. It suffered...
26 January 2024
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Two former housing ministers are at war with each other after an attack on Rishi Sunak’s premiership in today’s Daily Telegraph. Sir...
24 January 2024
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Thousands of lettings and estate agencies, and other property businesses, are in ‘critical’ or ‘significant’ financial distress, it’s been claimed. The latest...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...
08 January 2024
From: 60 Second Interview
The head of a major supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep pets is...
02 January 2024
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A group of rental activists claims that police in England are disproportionately using a 19th century law that criminalises rough sleeping...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A new report claims that Airbnb has generated tens of thousands of jobs in the UK and enables people to work...
07 December 2023
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Shelter says there are nearly 139,000 children officially homeless and living in temporary accommodation - and it’s blaming the private rental...
01 December 2023
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A row has broken out over Section 21 between Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and an all-party...
16 November 2023
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Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...
15 November 2023
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A limited number of tickets are still available for this year’s Propertymark Qualifications Awards. Olympian Roger Black MBE will appear at the...
01 November 2023
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The lettings agency Winkworth has taken the unusual step of criticising policies of a series of councils. The councils are all Labour...
30 October 2023
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Government data shows that as of 2022 some 15.29 per cent of homes in England are privately rented, with 14.9 per...
13 October 2023
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Local media on the south coast are reporting that a lettings agent crashed his Bentley into two parked cars and then...
26 September 2023
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The Financial Times, using sources in the Parliamentary Conservative party, are blaming some Tory MPs for blocking the route of the...
18 September 2023
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What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7. PropTech Connect will...
05 September 2023
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Almost a quarter of England and Wales will become less affordable to buyers by 2025, it’s been claimed. The findings - from...
25 August 2023
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...
16 August 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Millions of UK landlords will be adversely affected by the Renters Reform Bill, a solicitor warns - the latest law expert...
10 August 2023
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...
23 July 2023
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Five regional police and crime commissioners have written to letting agents highlighting the problems of cannabis farms in private rental properties. The...
21 July 2023
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The Renters Reform Bill is being discussed by MPs this afternoon - although not as part of its long-running passage through...
10 July 2023
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Thousands of listing for rental properties on two popular websites explicitly say children or pets are not welcome. A BBC analysis of...
05 July 2023
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Interim inspections are a necessity if you want to avoid property issues and tenant relationship breakdowns. They’re a no brainer –...
04 July 2023
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We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...
04 July 2023
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It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...
07 June 2023
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The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...
17 May 2023
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New government figures show how overdue the government's reform of private renting is, claims campaigning charity Shelter. The charity says the figures...
11 May 2023
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The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports that “procedural issues”...
10 May 2023
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An online newspaper has named the lettings agency at the heart of a high profile dispute with tenants over mould. The i...
28 April 2023
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A think tank claims one in six young people live in poor quality housing, often in the private rental sector. The claim...
20 April 2023
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As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...
18 April 2023
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An agent has spoken out about a proposal to allow huge council tax rises on second homes and empty properties. New Scottish...
18 April 2023
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One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...
04 April 2023
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A Conservative MP in a tourist region has blamed the switch of rental accommodation to Airbnbs for a shortage of places...
27 March 2023
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Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives...
27 March 2023
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The government has pulled together the latest guidance on Right To Rent, appropriate to landlords, lettings agents and home owners who...
27 March 2023
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Introduce yourself A: My name is Sean Hooker. I have worked for the HFIS group for sixteen years, originally helping set...
23 March 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
At PayProp, customer service is a top priority. Our UK-based platform experts are always ready to go the extra mile to...
16 March 2023
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Prominent industry figure Jonathan Rolande says: “It is hard to see why anyone would still want to buy to let given...
10 March 2023
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A prominent lettings agent has criticised leading candidates for the leadership of the Scottish National Party for anti-holiday let policies. David Alexander,...
03 March 2023
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A lettings agency says it’s vital that the government reconsiders the new laws and regulations seen as attacking landlords. The Leaders Romans...
23 February 2023
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Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...
22 February 2023
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Over half of all fraudulent tenancy applications involve fake or doctored pay slips, a PropTech firm claims. Goodlord analysed a sample size...
16 February 2023
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We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...
15 February 2023
From: Features
The Letting Partnership has been helping UK agents build successful lettings businesses since 2006. Despite the current challenging financial landscape, The Letting...
10 February 2023
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One of the most controversial subjects affecting letting agents, tenants and landlords alike is back on the agenda. Two of the UK’s...
08 February 2023
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A council says it’s using planning powers to try to control the proliferation of Airbnbs, but suggests the real answer may...
07 February 2023
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A lettings company called Trophy Homes Limited, based in Liverpool, has pleaded guilty to failing to apply for an HMO licence...
06 February 2023
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It’s been revealed that agents have been kicked out of The Property Ombudsman in recent months for failing to pay compensatory...
27 January 2023
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A prominent legal firm has given its view on the five key trends facing the private rental sector in 2023. These come...
27 January 2023
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The average house price in Wales reached a new peak of £249,076 at the end of 2022 but cost of living...
25 January 2023
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London-focussed agency chain Dexters says it now has some 10,000 enquiries a year for its rental relocation service. It has 30,000 landlords...
18 January 2023
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Technology Blueprint Ltd (TBL) has just announced the integration of Document Signing and ID Verification provider Yoti Sign into its market-leading...
03 January 2023
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Activist groups which previously focussed much of their fire on landlords are now attacking letting agents, accusing them of encouraging higher...
20 December 2022
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Letting agents in Scotland are angry at the Scottish Government for increasing the tax surcharge on buyers of buy to lets...
20 December 2022
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UK banks are closing client accounts held by established letting agents and refusing to open accounts for new businesses. The Problem A growing...
19 December 2022
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The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...
23 November 2022
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Boomin, the online property portal founded by the former boss of Purplebricks, has called in liquidators according to a Sky News...
31 October 2022
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Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC...
31 October 2022
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University students have queued on the street overnight to secure a home for next year in one of the UK’s most...
28 October 2022
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Propertymark’s chief executive Nathan Emerson has welcomed the dramatic government U-turn on taxes - but most importantly has retained the stamp...
18 October 2022
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1. Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Adam Blaxter Paliwala, CEO of Technology Blueprint Limited...
22 September 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
Households living in rental properties across the North of England face the biggest financial headache from soaring fuel price rises, according...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A consultation period has started on another council’s set of proposals to clampdown on HMOs. Blackburn with Darwen council wants to impose...
08 September 2022
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Zoopla is warning that low-income renters across England are facing a ‘housing black hole’ due to soaring rents and the freeze...
25 August 2022
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An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that agents and landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year...