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ARLA Propertymark and a number of other property industry bodies wants Housing Secretary Angela Rayner to regulate letting and sales agents. An...

Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...

Annual rental growth across prime London slowed slightly to 8.1 per cent in October according to property data firm LonRes.  However, rents...

The UK’s housing market is increasingly driven by older, affluent home owners with younger generations squeezed out.  That’s the view of data...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the third time...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

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

Agents have only until the end of tomorrow, December 2, to feed into Propertymark’s response to a new consultation on the...

1. Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Adam Blaxter Paliwala, CEO of Technology Blueprint Limited...

The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...

Sally Lawson - letting agent and ARLA President, business owner and franchiser - runs Agent Rainmaker, which aims to optimise agents’...

Westminster council wants central London to have the same powers as Paris and Amsterdam to stop anti-social behaviour caused by Airbnb...

Data from a property consultancy suggests that two thirds of renters who use virtual viewings sign tenancies without actually visiting their chosen...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how is the UK rental market coping with the fallout from...

West Midlands Police have revealed that a major drugs racket being run by a rogue landlord from his properties in Coventry...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

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

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...

The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...

An online platform claims it has found a new and easy way for investors to become landlords, describing itself as ‘PayPal...

20% more landlords* are struggling compared to last year. They’ve been caught in a perfect storm of higher interest rates, bigger...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

Brighton’s largest lettings agency MTM Property has rebranded under the new name Coapt. The rebranding involved a year of workshops, client and...

Politicians in London and Scotland are looking at new controls which could be imposed on home owners letting out their properties...

Vesper Homes, a high-end London property management firm, has developed an Alexa Skill which will mean landlords and tenants can receive...

Homes in Multiple Occupation produced average yields of 8.9 per cent in 2017, the highest of all buy to let property...

Virtual Staging is about presenting a property in the most appealing way to potential buyers. Many consider virtual staging is deceiving...

At Rent4sure we understand the challenges and increasing responsibilities that face every letting agent right now. With government plans for an outright...

Let’s start with a quick fire quiz. How many more leads do you think you’d get with photos that have been...

Barbon Insurance Group, owner of HomeLet, today formally launches what it calls a "revolutionary" rent payment system aimed at locking tenants into...

2017 is set to be a big year for Goodlord, which means more savings for UK agencies. As your trusted lettings transaction platform,...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

Why not drive one of the most powerful, beautiful, and sensational supercars available on the planet today, and at a price...

The National Approved Lettings Scheme says it wants the Competition and Markets Authority to step into the debate over lettings fees A...

The Residential Landlords’ Association says it stands by a claim that one in four landlords may sell up, and it refutes...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

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

When renting out a property, most landlords choose to take a deposit from their tenant prior to the tenancy starting. The...

One of the biggest players in the burgeoning Build To Rent sector says this new segment of the lettings market is...

The details of 12,000 buy to let landlords - posted online by a council following a Freedom of Information request -...