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Eight fledgling UK PropTech have been selected for the Propertymark-linked  REACH UK 2024 technology scale-up program. The REACH UK program, launched in March...

Agents and landlords are invited to what a council calls “an invaluable local conference where they can get free advice from...

Propertymark is inviting letting agents to find out more about the latest legislative changes at one of its upcoming regional conferences.   As...

Housing minister Lee Rowley will be taking centre stage at the largest property agency conference in the UK this summer, Propertymark...

The UK’s largest multi-disciplinary property conference - Propertymark One in association with Rightmove - is in June and the organisers claim...

A TV presenter with experience of property shows - Laura Hamilton - will be presenting the gongs at the Annual Guild...

Inspirational broadcaster and author Katie Piper is set to take to the stage at the Propertymark One Conference at the ExCel...

The former Foxtons managing director Peter Rollings is to give agent a masterclass in obtaining higher lettings and sales fees. Rollings will...

A former Economics Editor and Chief Political Correspondent of ITN will be a keynote speaker at the Propertymark One conference in...

TV host Jenni Falconer is to reprise her role as compere of Propertymark’s ‘One Conference’ when it’s repeated at London’s ExCel...

The UK Apartment Association - effectively a trade body for the Build To Rent sector - is beefing up its top...

The president elect of ARLA Propertymark has created a comprehensive list of female experts in different property disciplines. Angharad Trueman, Group Lettings...

Agents’ group Propertymark is discounting early-bird tickets for its flagship Propertymark One event. The day, run in partnership with Rightmove, is billed...

New housing minister Lee Rowley has spoken out in favour of Build To Rent. At the inaugural Build To Rent Innovators conference...

Propertymark is revamping the big London conference it trialled this year - and it’s fired an entire hotel for the after-party...

Propertymark has outlined an extensive regional programme for next year. It’s going to hold 19 regional events under the #morefor24 campaign slogan. The...

Propertymark has announced an extensive regional 19-meeting schedule for 2024. A statement from the trade body says the schedule “will blend together...

Tickets are now on sale for the next Women in Estate Agency conference in March. Starting as a Facebook group during Covid...

Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...

The government has been warned by trade body Propertymark that the controversial Renters Reform Bill must fairly reflect the importance of...

Propertymark’s regional conferences are now in full swing with the next event at the Canterbury Cathedral Lodge in Kent on  November...

Five councils are delivering what they call “a ground-breaking project” aimed at improving the experience and environment for landlords and tenants...

Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner has given her party’s conference an outline of future policy plans. She says:...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove will address the main Conservative party Conference on Tuesday morning next week - but perhaps his most...

Airbnb has taken the unusual step of buying space on an influential Labour Party website, just ahead of the party’s conference. Amanda...

It may still be 16 months until the furthest date for the next General Election but with party conference season in...

A prominent agent has called on politicians to scrap the Renters Reform Bill . He says it’s “ill thought-through and would be...

The Financial Times, using sources in the Parliamentary Conservative party, are blaming some Tory MPs for blocking the route of the...

The Build To Rent sector has now joined those parts of the property sector with a dedicated awards event. The awards -...

Propertymark kicks off its regional conference campaign this week - the start of a programme that’s doubled in size this year. Across...

What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7.  PropTech Connect will...

Rightmove is to provide agents with local market data and easier access to training at a series of Propertymark regional events. Rightmove...

It looks as if the Labour Party is turning its back on rent controls on England and Wales. In the past year...

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

Lavanda, a student lettings property management tech supplier, has announced a partnership with UPP, a student accommodation provider working in partnership...

The Propertymark event to be held next month at Wembley Arena has added a musical dimension - and it’s a Spice...

Paul Shamplina, the chief commercial officer at Landlord Action and arguably the biggest name in the lettings sector today, is to...

Franchise giant Belvoir has once again held a lavish annual conference and awards event. Sponsored by iamproperty, Let Alliance and PayProp, the...

Propertymark’s showcase event this year is to be addressed by a person who is a chartered psychologist, neuroscientist, science communicator, author...

The first Women in Estate Agency conference has been a sell out.  Over 250 people from across the industry attended the day-long...

An agency brand says it’s “astounded” at how many of its member branches want to take part in an international investment...

Daytime TV presenter Jenni Falconer is to host the Propertymark One conference on June 27. Tag-lined ‘Raise Your Game’ the event will...

Fine & Country holds its international conference on March 10 and according to the agency it will be attended by representatives...

The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...

Early bird tickets are now on sale for estate agent body Propertymark’s biggest event of the year at Wembley on June...

The Women In Estate Agency group is holding its first conference in London in March, where lettings industry gurus will be...

Propertymark pledges that an event being held next summer will be “colossal” - and will haver the likes of lettings agents...

Propertymark is doubling the number of full-scale regional conferences in 2023, and for the first time they will be free to...

ARLA Propertymark President David Votta and Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson are amongst a group of trade body figures who have...

Another political party is calling for a winter eviction ban as the first part of a reform programme for the private...

Officials from the Welsh Government and the head of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent team are to address...

As expected there has been another substantial U-turn by Prime Minister Liz Truss. A few minutes after sacking her former Chancellor Kwasi...

The short lets industry - consisting of suppliers and operators within the burgeoning sector of Airbnb-style lettings - is to stage...

The details of the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill will be the main focus of the Propertymark annual conference in Belfast...

There appears to be no space for discussion on the government’s private rental sector reform policies at the Tory Party conference...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer picked on the buy to let and holiday home sectors as targets for future restrictions, in...

A proposal to introduce rent controls is likely to be discussed at Labour’s annual conference, being held early next week in...

The politician who is arguably the country’s most powerful advocate of rent controls is to address a Propertymark conference. Patrick Harvie, Scotland’s...

Propertymark has entered into a deal with a PropTech firm to help it grow in Scotland. The partnership will see Homesearch collaborate...

Pre-booking is now open for what organisers call the year’s most exciting lettings event - Agent Rainmaker Live. Last year premier seats...

Airbnb is giving away £100 vouchers to anyone in the UK who shifts into the short lets sector for the first...

A key figure at Propertymark has joined popular lettings agency supplier The Lettings Partnership as commercial director. Sarah Davies’ role at Propertymark...

  Belvoir has announced its franchise of the year, selected from the 166 offices in its network.  It’s husband and wife team Ben...

Presenter, broadcaster and former Sky Sports anchor Kirsty Gallacher has been confirmed as the presenter of The Guild of Property Professional’s...

It’s now been made clear that there will be a detailed White Paper in the spring explaining radical changes to the...

‘Generation rent’ was a term first coined in 2011 by the Halifax in a survey on the future of homeownership. It...

There are fewer than 70 tickets left for December 7's rescheduled 25th ARLA Propertymark Conference and Exhibition. Originally due to take place in...

ARLA has made it clear to attendees at next month’s Propertymark Conference and Exhibition in London that they must show proof...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the director of Generation Rent, is to be one of the speakers in a debate at the ARLA...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...

The long-awaited White Paper on rental reform is some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying he and...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the Labour Party conference that if her party wins the next General Election she will...

Rent controls are to be introduced into part of the UK as a result of a deal between two political parties. The...

If you haven’t been to the Agent Rainmaker LIVE event before, then it is pretty difficult to explain how this event...

The first short lets sector trade bodies’ conference since 2019 is to be held in London on September 14. The conference -...

Property data service Homesearch is to host digital conferences each month through the rest of the year.  They’re to be held via...

The annual ARLA Propertymark conference and exhibition, which wasn’t held at all last year because of Coronavirus, has been pushed back...

Government intervention, which in recent years has seen scores of legal and regulatory changes to the private rental sector, may be...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has postponed its conference - for a second time. Back in March it was postponed until...

David Cox’s departure as chief executive of ARLA Propertymark last Friday was well signposted, particularly when he was advised he could...

Registration is open for The Property Ombudsman’s annual conference, being held as a webinar later this month. The event can be watched...

Lenwell is a busy lettings agency covering Luton, Dunstable, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Biggleswade, Hitchin and Northampton - and now, busy in...

Tomorrow’s National Landlord Investment show, scheduled for London’s Olympia, has been postponed because of the Coronavirus crisis. The organisers say they reached...

Letting Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat.  This is where you’ll find news, advice...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has postponed its conference until September. In a statement to registered attendees last evening ARLA says: “After...

The chief executive of a new lettings sector trade body is to address his first conference next month, giving an indication...

The clampdown on referral fees, until now concentrated on the sales sector, will extend to letting agents too. James Munro, head of...

A prominent member of the House of Lords has given a surprising insight into how the fiscal and regulatory clampdown on...

Registration has opened for the 2020 ARLA Propertymark Conference, with an early bird discount available to members until January 24. The event,...

Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...

Rent controls similar to those demanded by Labour in London and other major cities in the UK do not work, and...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused Labour of being thin on detail when it comes to the housing policies...

As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...

A Labour think tank considered on the right wing of the party says it wants rent controls that make a difference...

The Liberal Democrat conference, which begins on Saturday, is to debate a resolution calling for the scrapping of Section 21 -...

A respected lettings and sales agent has opened up about his own mental health issues and those which exist thanks to...

The chairman of Hunters estate agency, who is also a Conservative MP, has hit out at the government over its handling...