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A lettings expert is advising agents that “congruence” is key to successful acquisition of landlord clients. Former ARLA Propertymark president and the...

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

The Housing Ombudsman - currently active in the social housing sector but tipped to take a wider role involving private renting...

A new PropTech product is being launched today following a year of research involving the Leaders Romans Group. Inventory Hive’s new diary-management/maps...

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

Labour says it will enact a law banning company bosses from contacting staff outside working hours. The Financial Times reported over the weekend that party...

Marketing platform BriefYourMarket has announced a PropTech integration with SME Professional, a provider of management software aimed at letting agents. Started in...

Short lets platform Airbnb - increasingly used by landlords acting as hosts - has issued a warning to consumer users about...

It’s been revealed that agents have been kicked out of The Property Ombudsman in recent months for failing to pay compensatory...

Five agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme - all for compliance failures. The first is Home Trader Properties, in...

A cloud-based software firm that’s been snapped up by a major PropTech company is urging agents to embrace the cloud. Openview -...

An activist group in London has launched a scathing attack on councils which it claims have been ineffective in regulating rogue...

A lettings firm specialising in holiday properties is reported to have disappeared with all items taken from its office and calls...

A two-branch lettings agency in Hertfordshire has ceased trading and says it will soon be placed into creditors’ voluntary liquidation. A statement...

An independent agency in the Midlands has set up a club attracting investors from as far as Hong Kong, Dubai and...

A London-focussed lettings agency group has paid £2,000 as a result of breaching the Tenant Fees Act. The issue relates to the...

Alto, the Zoopla-owned cloud-based software for agents, has unveiled what it calls “its next generation of functionality.” New features include an enhanced...

The next episode of the Channel 5 show Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords this evening features an agent offering a supposed guaranteed...

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

Lettings platform Goodlord has opened its doors north of the border.  Agents based in Scotland can now sign up to Goodlord, which...

Agents who are members of The Guild of Property Professionals and who have been hit by the uncertainties surrounding outsourced property...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

The Citizens Advice consumer charity is warning that fake investment scams are amongst the fraudulent activity that’s on the rise across...

As we all know, there is an increasing number of PropTech solutions aiming to service the property and lettings industry, with...

With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...

The head of a lettings agency says there are up to 60 enquiries for every rental property he lists - and those...

An online petition which appears to inaccurately say private tenants can still be evicted “for no reason” has won 30,000 signatures...

The head of industry recruitment consultancy Property Personnel is calling on agencies to be more tolerant of the struggles working parents...

Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break....

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...

North of England lettings agency Matthew & Evans Rentals has been kicked out of the Property Redress Scheme, one of the two...

Some 25,000 investors and landlords have signed up to receive a free expert guide from Zoopla in just over a week...

A series of fake scams allegedly advertising apartments to rent have appeared on Zoopla and other property websites. The Edinburgh Live news...

Two Bristol landlords have been ordered to repay nearly £5,000 following investigations by the council’s so called rogue landlord unit. One, Lucy...

ARLA Propertymark has put out a call for agents to provide support to vulnerable tenants who may be self-isolating during the...

Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13.  Propertymark...

The Deposit Protection Scheme is warning of a possible online scam affecting agents, landlords and tenants A statement on the DPS website...

Birmingham agent Bobby Singh, who runs the Love Your Postcode agency, epitomises the heart of the industry right now.  He has created...

We imagine many agencies have encountered acts of kindness from their clients in recent days - and agents themselves are going...

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

The leaseholder of a council property in central London has been found guilty of advertising it on Airbnb and the Booking.com...

  Zoopla says its new digital ‘guide’ programme has been a tremendous success and is evidence that the portal’s investment in new...

How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...

A national newspaper story suggests that a couple seeking an apartment to rent in Brixton were signed up to the wrong...

An independent letting agency in the north of England is offering landlords two free cinema tickets when they book a valuation...

A Birmingham-based student lettings agency says it has seen improved response rates from student tenants and viewers thanks to the use...

A man is reported to have launched “a campaign of harassment” against a lettings agent just an hour after signing a...

A buy to let investor who failed to purchase a £542 licence for his HMO has been ordered to pay almost...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has criticised Boris Johnson's handling of the London Rental Standard, an accreditation scheme for landlords...

Who are you? Luke Mason, from IntelliLet. I help letting agents with every aspect of their business, but particular focus is on...

Specialist eviction firm Landlord Action claims that in the past 12 months the number of incidents where tenants have sub-let properties...

Security experts interviewed by ITV London have given the green light to the Rightmove site after it was apparently being used...

Who are you? Jen Paice What does it say on your business card? Chief executive of SafeDeposits Scotland What does SafeDeposits Scotland do? We are...

PropertyPal, a portal covering Northern Ireland, has launched a new Android app which allows consumers to ‘draw’ a defined area in...

A letting agent is warning of apparently inaccurate information being sent out as part of a new agent and landlord accreditation...

Earlier this week we passed the official deadline for letting agents to fully publicise their fees as well as providing evidence of which...

The issue of some estate agents insisting that buyers and/or sellers use a particular solicitor or conveyancer has reared its ugly...