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Leading property website Zoopla has delivered strong results for letting agents in the run-up to the busiest time of year for...

The government’s renewed pledge to end Section 21 eviction powers for agents and landlords is fine, a leading industry figure has...

Development company Select Property has launched Select Residential, one of the first in-house lettings businesses of its kind by a build-to-sell...

PropTech supplier Goodlord is launching something called Complete Tenancy Management This claims to give agents tools to manage a tenancy over its...

Tenants renewing an existing contracts have been faced with high rent rises according to Hamptons lettings agency. It says they rose 8.3%...

Despite once claiming it would abolish Section 21 evictions “on its first day in office”, Labour appears to have gone cool...

A new survey from law firm Weightmans has found that only 24% of renters read tenancy agreements.  It says this is largely...

The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

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

There are more rental properties for tenants to choose from than any other time since Covid, according to London estate agency...

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

A prominent London buying agent and property consultant says the slowly improving supply of rental property means more tenants are now...

David Wilson Homes has launched a scheme where prospective buyers who can muster a 2.5 per cent deposit can reserve a...

PropTech service Propoly says it’s handled £50m of rental transactions so far this year. Propoly - launched in 2020 and boasting early...

Two letting agents have been quoted in a newspaper report as saying landlord clients have instructed them to create ‘tracker’ rents...

The National Union of Students is urging the government not to give in to what it calls “exploitative” private rental sector...

What objections are you hearing when you try and convert let-only landlords to fully-managed? Because the latest figures show just 18 per...

Lettings chain Fine & Country says rents are likely to steadily rise through the summer. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine &...

A survey of nearly 700 letting agents from across England has revealed that the abolition of Section 21 continues to be...

LSL’s transition from being a largely owned agency network to individual franchises is effectively complete. The company - which owns the Your...

Propertymark says it’s spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform...

Any lettings portfolio should receive ongoing care and maintenance. A disorganised portfolio, weighed down by junk data, loose ends or lax...

A consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition says funding options exist for companies wishing to buy others, despite rising interest rates. Lucy...

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax - the Scottish equivalent of stamp duty - has risen to six per cent for all...

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

A Labour MP has written to letting agents in her constituency demanding they explain high rents and their student allocation policies. Mary...

TecLet, the software platform business now rebranding as part of OnTheMarket Software, has been updated to accommodate radical changes to the...

Agencies and other businesses are to receive help facing soaring energy costs in measures outlined this morning by the government. Through a...

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

OnTheMarket says its innovations with partnerships in the lettings sector have played a part in its successful growth. In the 12 months...

More than one in eight private renters may miss out on support to cope with rising energy costs, Citizens Advice claims.  The...

Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...

A student lettings platform now operating in seven cities is reported to have raised £700,000 in its first funding round. HYBR –...

Rightmove’s latest webinar tomorrow will focus on the revenue generation opportunities that exist at every stage of the process of letting...

A trade body says letting agents are receiving growing numbers of contracts from tenants wanting to take part in the Homes...

The lettings and management platform teclet, owned by OnTheMarket, is now available to agents and property managers in Scotland. The product offer...

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...

A lettings platform set up by a 24 year old is today announcing an expansion from its Bristol start up to...

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

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

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

Agents should go further in allowing tenants to have digital access to key documents such as contracts and fees information. That’s one...

An agency says its bizarre list of items left behind by departing tenants shows how many renters actually appear to keep pets. A...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

The latest version of the government’s guidance to agents over how to operate during the continuing pandemic suggests that virtual viewings...

A private agency and management firm that says it’s grown from a one man band into a large team of 35...

Last week’s bid by PropTech referencing firm Goodlord to draw a line under its long-running ‘fire and rehire’ industrial dispute has...

The industrial dispute involving Goodlord has ended with nine of the affected staff leaving the company after a lengthy strike. The Unite...

As we emerge out of the pandemic there is a growing need for agents to reflect on how the lettings business...

A veteran lettings expert says most rental activity will soon be online and conducted outside office hours - a further boost...

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...

The industrial dispute involving Goodlord has escalated with protests outside agency offices using the lettings platform, and the creation of a...

A trades union claims that lettings software provider Goodlord is slashing some staff salaries by a quarter - that’s £6,000 per...

The controversial subject of pet-friendly tenancies has been grabbed by the scruff of the neck by the government. The Ministry of Housing,...

Another major agency operating in central London confirms that the fall-out from the pandemic continues to produce a glut of units...

The number of tenants that moved home in London in December was double that of December 2019, according to an agency...

January 29th is the date set for MPs to hold the Second Reading of a Private Members’ Bill aimed at the...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

One of Britain’s largest purpose built student accommodation providers says there’s been a 10 per cent slump in the number of...

Several pet charities are supporting an attempt by an MP to reform lettings regulations to permit more pets in private rental...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

Activists from the controversial renters’ group Acorn have picketed the headquarters of a national rental firm in a dispute over a...

The role of lettings agents has never been more crucial to landlords and tenants than it is now and will be...

A rent guarantor service has rejected criticism of so-called Coronavirus break clauses in rental contracts. There’s been criticism in recent months of...

A high profile former estate agent who was a major figure on the London sales market for over three decades has...

There’s a warning this morning that the consequences of the Coronavirus crisis mean that rents will fall at least five per...

There’s likely to be a further surge of new tenancies in the weeks to come, challenging agents’ ability to cope with...

A PropTech platform claims to allow agents to generate a fully-compliant tenancy agreement with a standardised pet-friendly clause which includes a...

A new automated lettings platform claims to automate key processes around compliance, marketing, leasing and management for letting agents. Ringley Group, a...

Agents and landlords who use unorthodox methods of securing obligations from tenants to pay their rent during the Coronavirus crisis may...

Demand for homes to rent has surged back by some 30 per cent in the two weeks to April 14 according...

Student bodies want letting agents to acknowledge that many students have lost their incomes and have been forced to return to...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

A leading supplier says the current market standstill is an opportunity for the industry to rethink how short lets can be...

The commercial arm of Countrywide is urging landlords currently facing huge void periods because students have been ordered home, to reconfigure...

Knight Frank is reporting that tenants in high-value London markets are agreeing deals that allow them to delay the start of...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

Over 100,000 current or aspiring tenants have signed up to an education programme explaining how the rental sector works, run by...

A newspaper claims multiple councils are opening investigations into agents allegedly defying the tenant fees ban - and at least one...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

A new lettings platform claims it can help existing agents and staff working for companies quit and fulfil their dream of...

Manchester lettings agency Ascend says it’s had a record year in 2019, bolstered by its new Build To Rent involvement. The company...

A ginger group that supports the Labour party says the government’s bid to stop pet bans is meaningless and does not...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is to overhaul the model tenancy contract to make it easier for tenants to have pets. A surprise statement from the...

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

A rogue landlord has been found guilty of unlawful harassment and misleading and aggressive practices, and will be sentenced next month. Ragoopathy...

The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge...

There’s a heightened risk of voids in the New Year period and agents and landlords should prepare: that’s the warning from...

An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...

The sales market in London continues to wreak havoc with agencies, as yesterday’s Foxtons story revealed, but one lettings agency is...

Owners of buy to let properties across the UK could be entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges according...

A roundtable discussion of rental industry leaders has produced a recommendation for the mandatory regulation of lettings agents. The objective, they say,...

The National Union of Students claims young people at college and university are being unfairly targeted by agents and landlords when...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...

There should be open-ended tenancies with reduced rent for long-term contracts and any rent increase tied only to inflation. This dramatic reform...

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was...

Zillios looking to become the leading portal for international property listings, appealing to property owners, estate agents, and property hunters alike....

Legal & General has exchanged contracts to complete the largest privately funded development in Wales, Cardiff Central Square, which will include...

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...