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Eight fledgling UK PropTech have been selected for the Propertymark-linked  REACH UK 2024 technology scale-up program. The REACH UK program, launched in March...

One of the largest lettings portals in Scotland is warning that plans by the government north of the border to introduce rent...

PropertyPal - a portal recently at the centre of a fees dispute - has merged with Propertynews. The two brands, which are...

Propertymark has come out with a strongly-worded statement accusing politicians in the Scottish Parliament of ignoring the industry’s views on rent...

An agency has issued a statement massively congratulating itself on its own social media strategy. Fine & Country doesn't go easy on...

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

Propertymark says stricter rules for EPC ratings in the private rental sector must be backed up with incentives and financial support. The...

Propertymark is today launching a consultation exercise, seeking the views of lettings and sales agents - amongst others - about Material Information...

Clarity is required from the government over how planning changes are to help meet targets for 1.5m new homes in the...

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

Propertymark says it’s contacting all the appropriate new ministers over the summer to trigger an engagement process so agents’ voices can...

Propertymark has struck a lukewarm tone in its response to Labour’s housing ambitions. The trade body says that to meet its manifesto...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has congratulated Labour on forming the next government but says it must move quickly to...

Angela Rayner has been appointed Levelling Up Secretary with responsibility for housing - a role she has in addition to being...

Angharad Trueman, the group lettings director of Andrews Group, is the new President of ARLA Propertymark.  She says her role as President...

A ban on so-called bidding wars, which Labour now proposes, would have to include letting agents as well as landlords a...

The Property Energy Professionals Association - a trade group representing accreditation schemes for energy assessors - is complaining that it’s not...

The Scottish National Party, which as part of an alliance with the Greens introduced controversial rent controls in Scotland in 2022,...

The future of the UK lettings market will be determined by the July 4 election and now PropTech player Reapit |...

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

An insurance firm’s assessment of how to market a holiday let successfully claims that strongly favourable reviews are far and away...

Around half of letting agents and landlords say they are unsure about how they will vote in the General Election. A joint...

An AI-powered Customer Relationship Management system tailored specifically for letting and estate agents has been launched by an individual agency.  Preston Baker...

A council claims it’s reached an important stage in the process of deciding whether to implement the Article 4 Direction power...

The corporate freeholder which has been obliged to fix serious building safety issues at a tower block has issued a statement...

The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...

A prominent lettings agency operator says he hopes the “toxic” attitude to the private rental sector by the Scottish Government may...

Propertymark says it will continue lobbying government for the implementation of the Regulation of Property Agents - even though the government...

A prominent PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents and other in the property industry to engage with those wishing to introduce regulation...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launch a new Ezine system for members to market properties to let and for sale. According...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been alleged. A survey of over 2,000 private...

A fledgling trade body has introduced what it calls “principles for a new Build to Rent Code of Practice that will...

The all-party House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has urged the government to get on with establishing a regulator of...

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

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

Leaders Romans Group claims to have achieved carbon neutrality for a second consecutive year.  A statement claims LRG has undertaken “several notable...

OnTheMarket is starting another round of its Town Hall in-person sessions - once again in a bid to win agents. Jason Tebb...

Home Counties agency Bridges today launches Platinum Homes, which it describes as “a bespoke sales and lettings service catering to premium...

A lettings industry supplier claims one in nine renters use foodbanks. A survey of tenants, commissioned by Zero Deposit, found that just...

The Renters Reform Bill cannot succeed without proper engagement with letting agents and landlords, Propertymark argues.    According to a Freedom of Information...

Scottish councils must engage with letting agents and landlords if radical rental reforms have any chance of working. Propertymark argues that the...

A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...

Rhodri Evans, director of land and new homes at Andrews Property Group, has been named as one of several industry figures...

Agents’ group Propertymark is discounting early-bird tickets for its flagship Propertymark One event. The day, run in partnership with Rightmove, is billed...

A Labour-run London council is consulting on a new licensing scheme for private rented property.  If it goes ahead it will be...

The Department for Work and Pensions will recommence the Private Rented Sector Universal Credit Engagement Group next month, following a concerted...

Knight Frank has bolstered its prime offering across north London with a new head of lettings in its Hampstead office. Jared Kilgarriff...

The Scottish Greens - who are in effect the architects of rent controls north of the border - have welcomed a...

A council’s lettings service - first set up a decade ago - says it is stepping up its campaign to recruit...

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’s regional conferences are now in full swing with the next event at the Canterbury Cathedral Lodge in Kent on  November...

It looks as if the government is accepting that there is a problem with how banks treat Pooled Client Accounts -...

Propertymark has urged Labour to licence letting agents under its plans to ‘fundamentally reform the private rented sector’. The trade body also...

The Financial Times, using sources in the Parliamentary Conservative party, are blaming some Tory MPs for blocking the route of the...

The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving letting agents and landlords and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...

An MP says owner occupiers are “scared, unable to sleep at night, worried about their safety and even concerned about whether...

Prominent figures from Foxtons and Chestertons are amongst the agency leaders featured on a new six-part podcast series from OnTheMarket.  Hosted by...

Social media has moved on from being a “nice to have” to a necessity for most businesses, but how do you...

Propertymark has set out the case for an increase in benefits for private tenants. Timothy Douglas, Propertymark's Head of Policy and Campaigns...

Two prominent trade bodies representing elements of the private rental sector are fighting back against the latest attempt to impose rent...

Propertymark has made a strident set of demands of the government in a bid to end the so-called Sex For Rent...

Although Purplebricks’s Scottish lettings book was sold in a deal over the Bank Holiday weekend, there remains uncertainty over the rest...

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

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

OnTheMarket has completed a new integration with Canopy which it claims will provide valuable pre-qualified leads to letting agents. The latest integration...

Propertymark has added inspection and 360° tour software provider Inventory Hive to its industry supplier list. Jason Lee, commercial manager at Propertymark,...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

Purplebricks has given its most pessimistic trading update yet, admitting its effects to find a buyer are tanking and its financial...

Move iQ, the consumer-facing online service operated by TV property guru Phil Spencer, is linking with the Build To Rent trade...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of two government-approved redress services, has produced a list of recently-expelled agencies. All agencies must be a...

A lettings guru is calling on agents to embrace social media trends in order to reach new audiences. Agent Rainmaker uses Reels...

Retirement housing specialist Pegasus wants to become a big player in Build To Rent and has employed the  Savills agency to...

Agents Together, set up by Purplebricks founders the Bruce Brothers, has reached the milestone of arranging 800 mentorships. Agents Together is a...

The government has taken the first step to introducing a mandatory ombudsman scheme which private landlords must join. This is effectively the...

Propertymark’s showcase event this year is to be addressed by a person who is a chartered psychologist, neuroscientist, science communicator, author...

A council is introducing a service which it claims will help identify properties which cannon future be used as private rental...

A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...

Letting agents say the latest review of how Right To Rent has been carried out demonstrates “a knowledge gap” by landlords. This...

Fine & Country holds its international conference on March 10 and according to the agency it will be attended by representatives...

OnTheMarket’s software off-shoot - called, appropriately enough, OnTheMarket Software - is launching a new management tool that it claims is the...

A lettings agency which describes itself as “ethical” has been honoured with an award linked to the United Nations. Homes For Good...

Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove outlining its concerns about the latest licensing scheme proposal from a local council. The...

Long-standing lettings expert Kate Faulkner has been given an OBE in King Charles’ first New Year Honours list. Faulkner is well known...

Purplebricks is set to cut 10 per cent of its staff within hours according to The Times. The company is reportedly laying...

The Women In Estate Agency group is holding its first conference in London in March, where lettings industry gurus will be...

OnTheMarket, which in recent days has been revealing deals with new industry partners, continues today with Vaboo. This can provide all OnTheMarket agents...

OnTheMarket has earned another feather in its cap winning the gold award for ‘Best B2B Customer Experience’ at the 2022 UK...

The Keller Williams UK agency has launched an online learning platform for agents called KW University. A statement from the company says...

Cluttons is rolling out a family and wellbeing policy to its employees this week, after several months of consultation. The policy will...

Propertymark says it’s opened compliance cases against five member agencies following the latest HMRC publication of businesses who have failed to...

Keller Williams UK, which recently announced the closure of two of its franchise operations, has bounced back with what it calls...

Fine & Country is preparing to start an eight-stop roadshow in which it will take a deep dive into local property...

Propertymark is calling on letting agents to share their thoughts and experiences on the impact of Airbnb and other short lets.  At...

A PropTech supplier says streamlining processes in the lettings sector could benefit agents, landlords and tenants alike, by producing a simpler...

Forty per cent of privately rented homes in England are unlikely to achieve the energy efficiency rating target set to become...

Troubles at Purplebricks continue with an activist investor who has a four per cent share in the firm called on the...

A PropTech supplier is warning lettings agents that they risk being outpaced by competitors if they neglect social media. Craig Vile, director...

Nowadays, we rely on social media platforms to stay informed and updated about topics that are of interest to us.  These platforms...

There’s just a week left - including the long Jubilee celebration period - for agents to respond to a major property tax...