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

An executive with four decades of experience in the insurance sector has joined the board of accreditation service safeagent as a...

Houseful - the company which operates Zoopla amongst other industry brands - has launched Movemnt, which it describes as “a national...

Online agency lettingaproperty.com says it’s bought up the rental portfolio handled by virtual rival Mashroom. The acquisition increases lettingaproperty’s assets under management...

The ESTAS has revealed the nominations for three of its most prestigious categories to complete the shortlist for the 2024 awards. The...

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

Top tips will be provided for landlords in the private rental market in a seminar next month organised by high profile...

Foxtons says it wants to extend what it calls its “full digitisation of the lettings journey” to its sales side, as...

The ESTAS awards event in October has a new principal partner. It’s Landmark Information Group, which includes Landmark Estate Agency Services, Searchflow,...

Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest and Rightmove have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business.  This is the first...

The Open Property Data Association has released a new version of its property data standards framework to help letting agents comply...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...

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

One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

Lower mortgage rates - still falling in the days since the end of the festive break - may be persuading some...

Inheritance Tax totalled £4.6 billion for the HM Treasury between April and October - that’s £500,000 up on the same period...

Five outstanding women were honoured at the first ESTAS Women in Estate Agency award, parts of the ESTAS. The five were Wendy...

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

Mortgage experts are expecting significant falls in the cost of borrowing this week as lenders drop their rates. Following last week’s decision...

A stark warning has been made to lettings and estate agents that interest rates as high as seven per cent may...

Well known broker Mortgage Advice Bureau will be showcasing a suite of new digital products today at an event organised by...

The Guild of Property Professionals has revealed that over 80 of its member agents have been shortlisted for The ESTAS 2023.   The...

The Nationwide Building Society is embarking on an experiment - at first for owner occupiers only - which may be extended...

Shawbrook is becoming a bigger player in the buy to let lending market following the acquisition of specialist lender Bluestone Mortgages. Launched...

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

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model is appealing to letting agents to sign up. Harding Green...

Long-standing lettings expert Kate Faulkner has been given an OBE in King Charles’ first New Year Honours list. Faulkner is well known...

This may be 2022’s least surprising research finding - most property professionals want interest rates to fall. A webinar poll undertaken by...

Lettings and sales agents, along with other members of the property industry, have been celebrating at the ESTAS Customer Service Awards...

New research shows that there’s little to choose between the costs of renting and owning - a change from previous research...

GetGround - which until now has been a service to help landlords form companies - has launched GetProperty, a service guiding...

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...

With the next Bank of England interest rate decision timed for tomorrow, it’s just been revealed that rate increases so far...

The finance arm of LSL Property Services - known as Pivotal Growth - has snapped up a specialist mortgage service. Pivotal Growth...

Blockchain PropTech operator Coadjute is to continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023.  Coadjute - which took over...

The ESTAS has announced another partner for its awards ceremony later this month. It’s customer rewards service Vaboo, which will be presenting...

A new web-based listing management platform for small estate agencies is being launched in the UK, claiming to allow modest firms...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

TM Group and sales progression solution mio have signed up as partners for the 2021 ESTAS Forum & Awards, sponsored by...

The biggest awards event in the residential property sector, The ESTAS, has confirmed an autumn date for its main 2021 ceremony.  Traditionally...

The 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards are to be held on Friday June 11. For the first time the awards will host...

Four out of 10 mortgage brokers expect more buy to let business in the coming 12 months, according to a Paragon...

A lender is now offering what it calls ‘instant decisions-in-principle’ for buy to let purchasers still buying property at the moment. Landbay...

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

A mortgage firm claims some 22 per cent of existing lettings sector investors plan to buy at least another one lettings...

The ESTAS, the national customer service awards recognising the best agents, brokers and suppliers, closes for entry at the end of...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

A leading buy to let specialist lender says the vast number of BTL mortgage products now on the market has made...

HomeLet, the tenant referencing and specialist letting insurance company, has been announced as an ESTAS partner for the Estate & Letting...

Tenant referencing, rent protection and insurance provider Rent4sure is to join other leading suppliers as an ESTAS partner for the 16th...

There are only a few days left for agents, brokers and suppliers to enter the ESTAS 2019 - closing date is...

Mortgage lenders and brokers have been too quiet over changes to buy to let lending, according to a trade body. The National...

Over half of mortgage brokers say they have been approached by buy to let investors seeking to diversify their portfolios within...

It’s less than two weeks before The ESTAS 2018 held in London on Friday April 20. It’s the biggest and best bash...

A digital start-up that uses algorithms to match the requirements of landlords against the entire buy to let mortgage market of...

A leading buy to let expert is calling on agents to work more closely with landlords and tenants to improve communications...

Paragon is the latest lender to announce it’s falling in line with Bank of England Prudential Regulation Authority requirements for more...

Specialist buy to let mortgage lender LandBay has teamed up with financial services giant Legal & General to provide a new...

Investors in buy to let are the marketing target for a service which describes itself as the UK’s first digital mortgage...

A survey of 18 mortgage lenders reports that the buy to let sector has seen a rise in mortgage deals of...

The Zoopla Property Group have been confirmed as headline partner once again for The ESTAS next year.   The ESTAS is a...

A warning is being issued that the types of mortgages still being extended to buy to let investors risks them becoming...

The complete list of this year’s ESTAS award winners has now been released after a hugely successful ceremony in London hosted...

A record 30,000 surveys have been submitted to the organisers of The ESTAS awards on the performance of estate and letting...

LSL Property Services has taken a 65 per cent share in Group First Limited which provides mortgage and protection brokerage services...

New partners have been announced for The ESTAS Group's annual awards event taking place in London in April.  The headline sponsor remains...

Barclays has increased its age cap for those applying for buy to let mortgages from 75 to 80 with immediate effect. The personal...

An analysis by a national newspaper shows that investors purchasing buy to let properties with mortgages are likely to lose money...

The Resort Group, the developer of the all-suite Llana Beach Hotel and Spa, which is due to open in 2016, has...

The ESTAS, the longest and largest awards ceremony in the residential agency industry, has outgrown its old venue and is moving...

Three agents have been announced as winners of The ESTAS Agent of the Month competition for June.   The Birmingham Central branch...

A survey of financial advisors has reported that the majority expect to do more buy-to-let business in the coming months.  Paragon Mortgages’...