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PropTech platform Goodlord has produced a guide for letting agents wanting to post on Til Tok - and it says the...

Residential property sales were up by 7% in July compared to the same month year, with 90,630 transactions, official figures show. But...

It’s been revealed by Propertymark that HM Revenue & Customs has fined agents over £1.6m for branches of anti-money laundering regulations. The...

A regional agent says the fear of further taxes on the private rental sector may lead to a spurt of landlords...

Johns&Co, an agency specialising in property investment and asset management, is expanding into a new territory - Manchester. Since its establishment in...

Just as the prospect of tax rises in the Budget is causing uncertainty in the prime London sales market, so Labour’s...

Two long-standing experts in property have launched a service which they say will help letting agents retain and grow their client...

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

A new analysis by Zoopla suggests and one in eight homes currently for sale were previously let out. The portal says this...

The Bank of England has cut base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% - its first cut in four years. It was a...

Rightmove has thrown its weight behind the new Labour government’s bid to help first time buyers - and it wants it...

Deputy prime Angela Rayner will tomorrow unveil a new National Planning Policy Framework in a move that will strengthen requirements for...

Agents are being urged to campaign to change Labour’s Renters Rights Bill to stop it damaging the lettings industry. Neil Cobbold, commercial...

The resignation of Labour’s First Minister of Wales has raised alarm with Propertymark. Vaughan Gething quit yesterday after the Welsh Housing Secretary...

Lettings agency giant Connells says the private rental sector performed strongly in the second quarter of 2024 despite worries over future...

Property consultancy JLL says there’s been a noticeable rise in prime Central London lettings activity.  Average rents rose 0.9% from Q1 to...

Glenigan, regarded as one of the construction industry’s most respected insight and intelligence consultancies, says the sector will enjoy a long-term...

Data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages rose just 1.5% year-on-year in June –...

Labour’s proposed planning reforms indicates that the new government is serious about change and grasping the nettle on housebuilding. That’s the view...

Leading property players and analysts suggest that the lacklustre housing market figures produced by the Halifax over the weekend owe more...

The incoming Labour government has a social mandate to support the next generation of homeowners in the UK, says financial PropTech...

PropTech - not more staff - can make letting agencies more productive and reduce costs. A new rental confidence survey of lettings...

The Bank of England has kept base interest rate at 5.25%. Some industry figures hoped for a cut following yesterday’s inflation news,...

The latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is raising a red flag over what it calls...

Data sourced from millions of bank accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages increased 6.3 per cent year-on-year in May. Barclays data...

Property consultancy Knight Frank has appointed Olivia Firmin as Head of Lettings in its Wimbledon office. Firmin, already an associate in the...

The Property Franchise Group, which calls itself the UK’s largest multi-brand property franchisor, says its merging with lettings giant Belvoir has...

Independent agency Henry Adams says it wants “entrepreneurs and business owners” to “explore new growth avenues” The company is seeking acquisitions, joint...

The failure of Labour and Conservatives to agree that the Renters Reform Bill should become law by July 4 has been...

Inflation figures are down - but not as much as many analysts expected. The basic Consumer Price Index figure fell from 3.2%...

London lettings agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is expanding with the opening of a new branch in the centre of Camberwell. Anthony...

Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...

The political chaos in Scotland presents sensible politicians with an ideal chance to resent housing policies and ditch rent controls. That’s the...

A trade body representing Build To Rent operators claims that the sector “already accommodates the Bill’s proposals” in terms of tenants’...

PropTech firm Pikl is launching an insurance-backed cancellation product specifically for holiday lets that will enable operators to offer the same...

A major agency has told the government to get on with ensuring the Renters Reform Bill is passed into law as...

Property investment and management company The Sourced Group says its new lettings division which “presents franchisees with the chance to generate...

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax.  London, the...

There appears to be more evidence that these are good times for auctions. Network Auctions says it’s witnessed a sales surge, with...

Owners of vacant properties are being offered an improved incentive to bring their house back into use. Plymouth council is re-launching its...

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...

Propertymark will appear in front of the House of Lords’ Industry and Regulators Committee tomorrow morning, urging the regulation of lettings...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically...

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

Knight Frank has appointed Louna Del Barrio as lettings associate in a key London office. Del Barrio comes to Knight Frank following...

A free webinar next week will explore how agents can use technology solutions to attract and win new landlords for their...

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

A pressure group unhappy about lack of progress on the Renters Reform Bill wants MPs to be bombarded with complaint emails.  Over...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...

A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

A return of pent-up demand and mortgage rates falling below five per cent have boosted the start of the year for...

Foxtons’ unaudited end-of-year trading statement makes no bones about it - the lettings division saved the agency’s bacon in 2023. It suffered...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

Thousands of lettings and estate agencies, and other property businesses, are in ‘critical’ or ‘significant’ financial distress, it’s been claimed. The latest...

Propertymark’s monthly political and government update webinars are set to continue in 2024 - General Election year. A statement from the trade...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

A Build To Rent scheme which fell into administration two years ago has been rescued by a property developer. Torsion Group has...

Independent polling gives Labour a big lead when it comes to its approach to housing policy. Detailed polling by the Ipsos pollster...

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

An analysis of tenants renting between 2020 and 2023 shows a big rise in those on high salaries asked to provide...

All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...

Propertymark has set out its pro-agency position on a range of issues contained in the Renters Reform Bill, currently trundling through...

Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...

Not for the first time this year, a trading update from London-focussed agency Foxtons has shown that lettings is leading the...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

A lettings and property management platform has broken ranks with much of the industry over the Renters Reform Bill.  While most agents...

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

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

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

Prime London markets are proving more resilient to rising interest rates than their mainstream equivalents, says Savills. Prices in prime central London...

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

A marketing expert is encouraging agents to invest more time and money in digital activities.  Richard Combellack, commercial product officer at PropTech...

A respected measure of investor confidence says it’s on the rise as a result of growing optimism over UK inflation figures...

Tenants seeking a way to buy a home have been given at least slightly reassuring news by Rightmove. The portal says the...

A second lettings sector body is demanding government action over the problem of client account closures. Accreditation service Safeagent says the government...

Property Academy guru Peter Knight has made an unusual revelation in a new podcast - he’s told of his link to...

Propertymark is supporting a new Anti Social Behaviour Awareness campaign, calling for greater clarity from government on how agents and landlords...

EweMove Northampton North has confirmed the acquisition of Martin & Co Northampton.  Both brands are in The Property Franchise Group parent company. Having...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

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

Large portfolio professional landlords are in a confident mood, with the majority planning to acquire at least one new asset in...

Letting agents have a key role in ensuring updated fire safety regulations really do improve standards for tenants in taller buildings. That’s...

In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...

OnTheMarket has been named amongst the UK’s best employers in The Times Best Places to Work 2023 initiative. The nationwide workplace survey...

Propertymark has recognised the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) offered by Rightmove. Both Propertymark and its training arm...

More property is likely to come onto the sales market in the weeks and months ahead as rising numbers of landlords...

Trade bodies have been trying to shore up investor confidence after the latest house price index, by the Nationwide, showing another...

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

Campaigning charity Shelter is angry with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt over his Budget  While most in the property industry have expressed relief that there...

The British Property Federation, which typically has relatively little to say about the private rental sector, has issued a series of...

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

The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Nathan Emerson,...

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

New data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals that rents reached an all-time high in Q4 2022, with the average UK room...

Agents have spent the weekend insisting that the latest house price fall is not indicative of a crash - and may...

A financial expert says the latest house price index, showing the biggest monthly fall for over two years, is the “first...

A new lettings regime that is described as the biggest change in many decades comes into effect tomorrow in Wales, with...

The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...

Propertymark says letting agents should have clear policies and priorities to help ensure properties are kept to the highest standards possible.  The...