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Propertymark has responded to the formal consultation schemes being imposed by a string of local councils - but says such measures...

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

Consumer organisation Which? claims there are some 1,000 reports of rental fraud scams a month at this time of year. It says...

PropTech entrepreneur and lettings agent Kristjan Byfield is announcing an upgrade to his platform The Depositary, which will see its first...

A warning has been issued that lettings agencies could lose millions of pounds if landlords quit over new EPC targets. Reapit analysed...

A brief statement to the London Stock Market this evening has confirmed that Rightmove will, after all, carry OpenRent listings in...

Rightmove has admitted to shareholders that it’s to lose 8% of its lettings listing from next month - the equivalent of...

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

Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has launched a comprehensive review of the National Planning Policy Framework. The objective is...

Actual lettings and sales clients were contacted during a training event led by a renowned property industry coach. Fine & Country hosted...

A prominent industry trainer is working with a fledgling sales agency to launch what it calls a “buyer representation programme” -...

A new agency - which describes itself as a “disruptor company” - says it will charge an all-in lettings and management...

A boycott of a major property portal has been called off after a settlement has been reached over fees. PropertyPal is the...

The veteran founder of Hunters, Kevin Hollinrake, is reported to be in the race to be Conservative Party leader.  He is MP...

A council-run lettings agency called YorHome is offering new incentives to woo private landlords away from conventional agents. Besides offering what it...

The agents’ trade body says many in the industry will be pleased that the Renters Reform Bill has bitten the dust...

Londoners looking to buy a home can expect to spend 42% more on monthly mortgage payments than tenants pay on rent,...

Number one portal Rightmove has upgraded growth expectations in its latest statement to shareholders - and is again growing its average...

A new survey from law firm Weightmans has found that only 24% of renters read tenancy agreements.  It says this is largely...

Fine & Country says it’s staging so-called Masterclass sessions with experts creating strategies “to help agents dominate the prime property market...

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

Propertymark wants HM Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  HMLR launched a consultation last month as...

A lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme following itsfailure to pay £1,100 out of an adjudicated award...

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

The Chancellor has one last chance to come good on the election promise of lowering the burden of business rates –...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...

The former Foxtons managing director Peter Rollings is to give agent a masterclass in obtaining higher lettings and sales fees. Rollings will...

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

The Guild of Property Professionals has given its backing to the concept of mystery shopping as a way of improving agents’...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...

Propertymark has listed a string of legal reforms it wants as part of the government’s modernisation of the court process -...

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

Long-standing activist investor Brett Stone has made a last-ditch bid to scupper a proposed takeover of OnTheMarket by US firm CoStar. CoStar...

Leaders Romans Group is calling for a Landlords Reform Bill to balance the challenges and apparent disincentives now deterring landlords from...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Gary Wright - Chief Executive Officer. What is flatfair and what...

The autumn roadshow being hosted by Fine & Country resumes next week with the first of six dates throughout the rest...

An online lettings platform is attacking agents for their fees, which it describes as a “waste” of landlord funds. Hello Neighbour, a...

Councils have become increasingly hostile towards agents in recent times, with increased regulation and licensing of the private rental sector in...

Trade body Propertymark says fees will remain unchanged next year.  “We’d like to thank all our members for their continued commitment to...

The Leaders Romans Group of lettings agencies has signed a deal with the National Residential Landlords Association. LRG will become the NRLA’s...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

Thousands of pounds of landlords’ money may be lost as a result of the administration of high-profile London lettings agency Douglas...

The Property Franchise Group has reported a bumper half year of trading with revenue at £13.2m and pre-tax profits up 11...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Annalese Walmsley - Commercial Director at flatfair What is flatfair and...

Following the merger of the South Scotland and North Cumbria branches of Fine & Country, the  agency has added a further...

The Competition and Markets Authority’s in depth investigation into the controversial deposit alternative concept has been welcomed by one of the...

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

The UK Association of Letting Agents says it now has a record membership of 1,200. UKALA describes itself as “a professional association...

TV property guru Phil Spencer is urging lettings agents to prepare for a surge in the number of older tenants and...

The head of one of the country’s highest profile franchise agency empires says the self-employed ethos of some advisers and entrepreneurial...

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

The Property Redress Scheme has released its latest list of expelled agents - mostly for rental misdemeanours and/or failure to pay...

A property industry commentator wants buy to let mortgage rules to be relaxed so that frustrated sellers can let out their...

We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has announced that its the first to integrate with The DPS. The integration will mean flatfair can offer...

Small but fast-growing agency Propertynest has been confirmed as a British Franchise Association member. BFA members commit to running an ethical standards-based...

Over half of the agency branches sold to franchisees by LSL Property Services have signed up to a large PropTech deal. As...

A campaign group of activists says there have been only “few reports of dodgy behaviour” by agents and landlords in the...

The rental market is set to benefit from a surge in potential buyers putting their purchase plans on hold. Data from NerdWallet...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

The prominent industry figure Sean Newman is next week launching a lettings division of his network of self-employed agents.  The existing network...

A trading statement from Belvoir reveals that the franchise giant is on the look out for “good quality complimentary acquisitions”. A strong...

Renters are being offered a 100 per cent mortgage by the Skipton Building Society - the first time such a product...

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 new survey of lettings agents and landlords has put the reinstatement of Section 24 mortgage tax relief at the top...

As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming...

A consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition says funding options exist for companies wishing to buy others, despite rising interest rates. Lucy...

Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...

Airbnb says any new rules for short lets in Wales should protect hosts and the benefits they bring to the tourism...

Belvoir has released another set of upbeat financial figures marking 26 successive years of profit growth. Group revenue increased 14 per cent...

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

Exeter council in Devon is promoting a scheme to private landlords by calling it a “cost-effective solution for landlords who want...

An agent claims that if Labour wins the next General Election there will be what he calls “misguided meddling” across the...

A letting agents’ trade body is urging the industry to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes for...

Trading Standards officers check for agents’ compliance by scrutinising their websites, it’s being claimed. Agents are being warned to ensure their websites...

Atomic Consultancy, the specialist acquisition management business, believes that 2023 is likely to present significant opportunities for those looking to sell...

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model is appealing to letting agents to sign up. Harding Green...

Hybrid agency EweMove has expanded its brand presence into 189 territories across the UK according to its parent company, The Property...

Attempted fraud in the letting sector has risen sharply over the past two years, it’s been claimed. Tenant reference provider Homeppl claims...

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

Agents are being urged to sign a petition launched by a landlord facing higher tax burdens which may force him to...

The founder of a Barnsley based lettings and property management company is celebrating transforming his business - and winning an award...

Activist groups which previously focussed much of their fire on landlords are now attacking letting agents, accusing them of encouraging higher...

Data from fraud prevention database CIFAS a marked increase in both identity fraud and false lettings applications in the UK according...

Purplebricks has detailed the price it is paying for a lettings compliance blunder first spotted last year. It predicts that, at worst,...

The Observer newspaper has investigated the way letting agents apply so-called zero deposit schemes - and claims that in some cases...

Propertymark is doubling the number of full-scale regional conferences in 2023, and for the first time they will be free to...

A council’s Trading Standards team is warning letting agents of a new clampdown on compliance failures. Stoke-on-Trent Trading Standards says it’s received...

OnTheMarket is today revealing another deal for agents - and this time it’s with insurance broker Simply Business. There are four new...

Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...

A group wanting pets to be allowed in private rental properties says its research shows the issue is not opposition from...

Wandsworth council in south London is considering a review into the feasibility of introducing discretionary landlord licencing. A statement from the authority...

The latest update from industry discussions about allowing more pets in private rental properties suggests there’s not been a solution yet...

What many believe to have been one of the nastiest TV adverts in recent years - Purplebricks’ attack on traditional agents’...

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

HomeLet says it’s to issue all rent protection payments faster, meaning the money will reach agent accounts immediately, subject to banking...

teclet, part of the OnTheMarket Group, has completed the integration of Muuvo into its lettings and management platform. The Muuvo platform uses...

The Property Franchise Group says it’s increased the size of its lettings portfolio by around 1,000 units over the past year...