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

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

A property management firm says it recently compiled a check-out report for a property which was 414 pages in total. The property...

Agents with landlord clients who let properties in Central West Bromwich are being reminded to check if they should apply for...

It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...

A Newcastle lettings agency says it’s cracked how to help reduce tenancy disputes at check out and speed up the return...

One of the industry’s leading suppliers says the controversy over pets in private rental properties could be defused relatively easily. Inventory management firm...

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...

New PropTech company Ministry of Rooms says its platform has 350 landlords and agents signed up in its first six weeks. The property-tenant matching...

You don’t need to be Greta Thunberg to know that climate change is a big issue that’s impacting our day-to-day lives....

A survey of 350 lettings agents suggests the large majority feel positive about the rental market despite the challenges of new...

Automated lettings and management platform teclet has announced a new inventory solution with No Letting Go and its Kaptur inventory app. Kaptur...

The Deposit Protection Service has issued seven ways to help agents and students in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs during...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

It’s a Bank Holiday weekend and if you’re taking time off we hope you and your families enjoy a well-earned break. We’ll...

Tomorrow, Bank Holiday Friday, we’re revealing what agents have been doing to maintain morale in their teams during lockdown. You’ve been generous...

Working from home is all about juggling domestic life with professional activities, and here’s a terrific video to show what it’s...

“Communication is pretty much everything…” - that’s the key message from Tega Alexander, digital marketing manager at the up-and-coming Homesearch. Thanks so...

Here are two sets of advice from the good folk at Aston Mead Land & Planning - some more appropriate than...

The lockdown is now a fact of life across almost all of the western world so the team at Chestertons, which...

Home offices aren’t all about laptops and wifi routers….they’re about gorgeous views too. So thanks to Marc Morrish, a director and auctioneer...

PropTech platform teclet is offering letting agents that list with OnTheMarket a three month trial offer of a digital inventory service. One...

Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...

Poor communication remains the chief reason for disputes between agents, landlords and tenants at check-out time according to the latest research. A...

Letting agents and landlords who prepare for a dispute at the outset of a tenancy increase their chances of avoiding one...

Giant glow-in-the-dark swear words, a sex toy and a pet python are among some of the items that students left in...

The best lettings agents will survive and shine through the ban of fees levied on tenants, which comes into effect this weekend. The...

A controversial review website which says it identifies “good (and bad) letting agents” has introduced tools aiming to reduce disputes at...

In 2014 The Properties Misdescriptions Act was repealed and replaced with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, otherwise known as...

A Bill which is likely to end up banning letting agents’ fees levied on tenants in Wales has been introduced into...

A survey suggests that 40 per cent of tenants have ‘issues’ with their agents or landlords and when they check out...

The lettings market typically heats up in autumn, with landlords and tenants back off their holidays and ready to start the...

Research has revealed the top reasons tenants lose some or all of their deposits when they check out.    The survey of 2,588...

Agents don’t need reminding that Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today are invaluable sources of daily industry news - but...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

Letting agents and landlords are being invited to join new online training courses run by the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks. The three...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has announced that it is now offering a comprehensive range of high quality online...

A letting agent has launched its own management service for landlords organising short-term lets on Airbnb.  ACEProperty, an estate and letting agency...

Who are you? Patricia Barber What does it say on your business card? Chairman of the Association of independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) How long has...

Over two thirds of landlords find themselves out of pocket as a result of property damage caused by vacating tenants.  A survey...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks, known as the AIIC, has announced the details of two new training courses taking place...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks, known as the AIIC, has announced the details of two new training courses taking place...

A report claims that agents and landlords are increasingly facing filthy property damage at the end of tenancies - and the...

Hello and welcome to my brand new blog! Every month I’ll be giving you an insight into the varied, exciting and...

It seems like every day there’s a new article about On The Market. Usually it consists something Zoopla have said, followed...