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Ascend, which says it’s now the UK’s largest third-party operator of single-family Build To Rent homes, has recruited a new associated...

Work has started on yet another Build To Rent scheme - this time a £13m project in Nottingham. The project, on a...

A new report suggests that past impressions of Build To Rent and other institution-funded rental units as expensive and concentrating on...

Residential buy to let in the North West of England, London industrial property and retail warehouses are set to be the...

A webinar is being held tomorrow, aimed to urging agents to get ahead of changes to the industry likely to be...

One prominent part of the Lomond agency empire is rebranding to fall in line with a larger higher-profile brand under the...

A new director of property has been named by the John Lewis Partnership, to lead its controversial Build To Rent initiative. Martin...

The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...

John Lewis is pushing ahead with its commitment to build and manage rental homes as part of a drive which it...

A family business has been named Residential Letting Team of the Year for the second time. The small At Home In Edinburgh...

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

A new survey of over 8,000 commercial estate agents indicates a challenging 2023 - suggesting a possible alternative investment option for...

Zoopla has given details of its collaboration with homelessness charity Crisis following the announcement of a three-year partnership earlier this year. Crisis’s...

The John Lewis Partnership has agreed a £500m multi-decade joint venture with global investment company abrdn to deliver around 1,000 new...

The Lomond Group has strengthened its position in Scotland by acquiring two more independent agencies and adding some 600 properties to...

The fast-growing Lomond Group of agencies has acquired a major online lettings service. But it's going to manage the properties through physical...

The fast-growing Lomond Group has consolidated its market dominance in Scotland by snapping up another independent. Lomond’s Stonehouse brand, which operates throughout Aberdeenshire,...

The John Lewis Partnership has revealed the first three locations where it will build new rental homes. The properties “would offer the...

The Times has named a member of the City of London’s governing council as a key figure behind rogue letting agencies. Luis...

A leading brand in the fast-growing and heavily-funded Lomond Group has snapped up another independent agency.  Linley & Simpson has added another...

A mortgage lender specialising in working with ex-pat and foreign buy to let investors says the city apartment and house remain...

Part of the fast-growing Lomond Group of lettings agencies has signed a new partnership deal with a major football club. Stonehouse in...

Many of the country’s leading letting agency brands have joined forces with Propertymark to deliver a training and development strategy for...

Specialist property lender Castle Trust Bank has agreed a £13.2m development loan for a Build To Rent scheme within a mixed...

Lomond Group has partnered with PropTech player Goodlord to provide IT services across the group's brands, which include Braemore, Stonehouse, Linley...

A new £40m Build To Rent scheme has opened in Leeds city centre. The Headline, from Grainger, features 242 new homes and...

Linley & Simpson and Lomond Capital - which joined forces at the end of 2020 to create a new national agency...

The lettings book of one of the UK’s oldest property and law companies has been snapped up by a firm in the...

The long-established agency marketing and services supplier ehouse has been bought by CoreLogic UK, the domestic arm of a global property...

An agency has been hit with a £330,000 bill after being found guilty of poor management of an HMO. Magistrates have found...

Marketing platform TheHouseShop says letting agents can secure over £300 per property listed as it is “redefining the relationship between agents...

Lomond Capital, which owns Scottish lettings and estate agents Braemore and Stonehouse, is to merge with Yorkshire firm Linley & Simpson. The...

Tenants who want to pop downstairs to the shop may soon be able to do so - thanks to the John...

Two major buy to let lenders have slashed their rates in a bid to win business. One of the highest profile lenders,...

As competition hots up between different deposit replacement scheme providers, three new Build To Rent sign-ups have been announced by one...

The website TheHouseShop says it aims to recruit some 30 per cent of the country’s letting agents by the end of...

A Manchester lettings agency has teamed up with a bank to fund entry into the Build To Rent management sector.  Two new...

Two new PropTech services launched, targeting the lettings industry. Tenancy referencing firm FCC Paragon has launched MyMoveIn, an online platform that supports...

An online property platform that last year said tenants prefer to deal directly with landlords has returned to the theme with...

A survey has revealed that with over 145 individual laws and more than 400 regulations to follow, it’s dangerous for landlords...

Tenants are expecting to find and move in to new rental accommodation in ever-shorter periods of time.  Data from property website TheHouseShop.com...

A company owned by Lomond Capital has snapped up a Scottish lettings operation with an asset value of £45m.   Lomond owns Stonehouse...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has agreed a partnership with property marketplace TheHouseShop. The website is now one of the NLA's recognised...

Property marketplace TheHouseShop.com has announced a partnership with home services marketplace Plentific. Users of TheHouseShop will now be able to use Plentific’s...

A survey conducted for a property sales platform shows a very substantial majority of the public against any agents' fees being...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks is advising letting agents and landlords to be wary of any tenant seeking to ‘game’...

Just over a quarter of all tenants across private and public housing would not say if they had caused significant damage...

Organisers of the Future:PropTech2017 conference on May 4 have revealed new sponsors involved with the event - including Angels Media, publisher...

A plentiful supply of freehold properties in our cities may become a thing of the past as urban areas become increasingly...

Zoopla has moved into a new headquarters, a 45,000 square foot property adjacent to Tower Bridge in central London.   The new offices...

What does it say on your business card? Just ‘Director’ – I’m involved in every area of the business at the moment. What...

The 1,000th person has been trained as part of Rent Smart Wales, the compulsory scheme that says it aims to raise...

Two agents are organising a week-long motivational speaking tour set within Dragons’ Den-style warehouse venues in a bid to show the...

A judge is expected to rule in the next two weeks in the case of students being sued by a landlord...

A landlord who rented out a property with no hot water and poor heating, leading to a council having to rehouse...