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An agent whose business was rammed by a car believes he was targeted because of claims he was letting homes to...

The latest rental market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests there’s still a significant mismatch between supply and...

Rightmove says the number of available rental properties is currently 14% higher than this time last year, while tenant demand is...

High end lettings agency Hamptons has launched a new international department to woo overseas investors and tenants seeking rental properties in...

The Property Ombudsman received a record number of enquiries with 57,635 people seeking support with their property and housing related issues...

Over the weekend the Conservatives pledged that if elected on July 4 they would permanently scrap stamp duty for first time...

In an unusually outspoken intervention into the election campaign, Rightmove has criticised the absence of debate over housing. The issue has not...

Housing juggernaut Legal & General says it’s now half way through a £400m Build To Rent scheme in Wandsworth, south London. It...

Letting agents are being encouraged to sign up so a mystery shopper can assess their performance. KnowYourMarket, a market research firm in...

A stamp duty cut in the run up to a General Election would see house prices go up and evictions soar,...

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

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum.  Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...

Rightmove says there are still nearly 50,000 rental properties needed to head back to the pre-pandemic level of rental supply. The latest...

Promising figures from the latest house price index doesn’t mean underlying problems in the market have been solved, warns Propertymark. UK house...

Propertymark says its Lettings Helpline for agent members in England and Wales has become “an essential membership benefit for dealing with...

An industry online event which organisers claim bring business-boosting benefits to attendees, is back for another year. The ARX Mastery Challenge is...

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

Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

Glasgow agency Rosevale Letting has significantly increased its portfolio of managed properties after acquiring letting properties from a competitor, Ross Sales...

Major regional independent agency Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding its offering by re-entering the residential lettings and property management market...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

A managing partner at a letting agency has given an insight into the unique forces which he says is “strangling” the...

The average advertised rent for new properties coming to market hits another new record outside of London of £1,280 per calendar...

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

Two agencies have today joined eXp UK, the platform which now wants existing branch-based firm to convert to its self employed...

The UK rental market is experiencing a gradual easing in demand, marking a shift from the peak levels witnessed in recent...

David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...

Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...

Glasgow’s lettings market is the strongest it’s been in up to 10 years, with a shortage of rental flats driving demand...

The London rental market is shifting towards equilibrium for the first time since the end of the pandemic, according to Foxtons. In...

Propertymark is hailing its new Lettings Helpline as a success, just a month after it launched. In that four week period the...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

Letting agents are currently managing 25 email and phone enquiries on average for every property they have to let across Britain,...

Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that a significant majority of members expect yet...

An ex-ARLA supremo says technology is the best way for letting agents to cope with a huge rise in telephone calls. ARLA...

Private rents have continued to soar in Scotland according to DJ Alexander, the largest lettings agency in the country.  It says rental...

A property website has produced startling figures giving an insight into the frenzied rental market. Property Pal, which looks at the housing...

New figures released this morning from The Property Ombudsman show that the overwhelming number of disputes in the past year involved...

A law firm says the Renters Reform Bill is driving buy to let investors to quit because of their fears over...

A sales agency specialising in disposing of buy to let portfolios says it’s now received an averaged 240 enquires a month...

The results of the latest RICS UK Residential Survey, out today, point to a renewed worry about the housing market. The survey...

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

Well known broker Mortgage Advice Bureau will be showcasing a suite of new digital products today at an event organised by...

Rightmove has launched the first rollout phase of products for agents, described as linking the rental journey from advertising and receiving...

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

Just as transactions in the mainstream market ramp up for spring and summer, so enquiries about buy to let mortgages have...

Propertymark has recognised the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) offered by Rightmove. Both Propertymark and its training arm...

Cheshire has topped a new ranking of the best places in the UK to invest in a holiday let, according to...

Marketing firm Property Webmasters says AI is changing the game for agents promoting their services and clients. Chief executive Jamie Arthur states:...

OnTheMarket is introducing a range of features which it claims will make ‘serious seekers’ stand out to letting agents. And it says...

One of the most controversial subjects affecting letting agents, tenants and landlords alike is back on the agenda. Two of the UK’s...

A rent guarantor provider has announced a deal with agency Clever Student Lets. The provider - called RentGuarantor - says the deal...

London-focussed agency chain Dexters says it now has some 10,000 enquiries a year for its rental relocation service. It has 30,000 landlords...

The private rented sector is enjoying record demand. According to Hometrack, rental enquiries per estate agency branch were 46% higher in...

A landlord has pleaded guilty to four offences which involved the creation of fake letting agencies in order to help him...

The drastic shortage of rental properties will lessen during 2023 according to the Leaders Romans Group - and much of that...

The average rent for a new letting has increased by £117 per month since last year, reaching £1,078 per calendar month...

Rightmove has created thousands of personalised videos to help letting agency branches highlight this year’s achievements to prospective landlords. The video can...

A survey among letting agents on Rightmove has found that on average they are managing 36 enquiries per property and spending...

An online lettings agency claims some properties are receiving up to 50 viewing requests - prompting landlords to pull listings to...

The Property Ombudsman has reported a big rise in enquiries over last year and a huge rise since the pre-Covid year,...

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

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests tenant demand is rising further with a net...

A major lettings agency in London says the imbalance between the number of tenants and available rental properties continues to cause...

Student landlords have seen record increases in rental prices of over 20 per cent in some cases, according to a lettings...

Sibling businessmen Jonathan and Matthew Daines are to create 15 new jobs at the Warwickshire-based PropTech platform Lettingaproperty over the next...

HMOs rented by students can be up to £30 a week cheaper than purpose built student accommodation in halls of residence. That’s...

The first six months of 2022 saw 171 per cent more enquiries from tenants looking for properties in London compared to...

An apprentice working at Newcastle’s Walton Robinson agency has revealed why she believes it’s her dream job. The agency specialises in residential...

An agency in an Airbnb hotspot is offering incentives to landlords who switch from short lets to long-term mainstream letting. Dan Roskilly,...

The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...

A London agency says properties in its patch let in just five days.  Draker Lettings in Fulham has just 22 available instructions...

The small number of rental properties listed on websites and portals as Price on Application have now been deemed illegal by...

The latest market sentiment survey of the lettings market from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rent rises will...

A new investment league table has been drawn up to show best aggregate rent and capital appreciation income for those in...

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

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords and agents claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from...

There’s still some way to go for the lettings market to return to its pre-pandemic best according to Knight Frank -...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rents are to increase “firmly” in the near...

An agent in one major university city says it’s faced with 50 students applying for each available property. Edinburgh residential property lettings,...

A north of England lettings agency is claiming an all-time record for enquiries relating to student accommodation - and the biggest...

A lettings agency in Manchester has received over 10,000 rental enquiries in just one month. Manchester Apartments says it received some  21,000...

Data from property investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests foreigners are returning to the UK capital as travel restrictions ease -...

New research reveals that student property portfolios based in smaller university towns or cities typically generate the best returns. The findings, from...

Lettings once again dominated the complaints received by The Property Ombudsman according to its latest annual report - out today but...

Tenant demand for private rental property has risen for the fifth consecutive quarter according to the latest market snapshot from the...

The lettings market in London and the Home Counties continued its journey back towards normality in July according to data from...

A PropTech company has revealed what letting agent hate and love most about their work. On the plus side the RentProfile platform’s...

A new service has been launched to charge prospective tenants £30 - potentially even more - just to view a property...

Demand continues to build in prime lettings markets in London and the Home Counties, with Knight Frank data showing the number...

High profile London lettings agency Chestertons says there’s been an increase in Hong Kong residents looking to rent a home in...

A Manchester agency says there’s been a 400 per cent increase in enquiries from international students. This huge number of enquiries for...

Councils are failing to protect tenants in three out of four cases where they discover rental homes are unsafe, according to...

A letting agent in Cornwall has told local TV how she finds herself in ”heartbreaking” situations because of the lack of...

Demand is still moving away from cities and towards suburbs and rural areas, according to Rightmove. “Areas around the North and South...

Central London’s prime rental market is witnessing a wave of enquiries from tenants wanting to strike a deal according to a...

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