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New Freedom of Information (FOI) data from the Financial Conduct Authority shows that Labour’s plan to introduce a ‘Freedom to Buy’...

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

There were 12,000 first time buyers over the age of 50 in the UK in 2022, the latest figures available. This means...

Government data shows that as of 2022 some 15.29 per cent of homes in England are privately rented, with 14.9 per...

The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is being urged to act now to stop the problems banks are creating for letting agents. Following a...

HM Treasury has published a consultation on reform of the anti-money laundering supervisory system, giving four options. Currently the supervisory system is...

Concern remains that the mayhem surrounding the mortgage market may yet trigger a housing market crash. At the start of the weekend...

Property accreditation service safeagent has written to all of its agents in England urging them to check legal requirements when setting...

Automated client account platform Lettspay is to become a supplier to the Federation of Independent Agents.  Lettspay, which is registered with the...

UK banks are closing client accounts held by established letting agents and refusing to open accounts for new businesses. The Problem A growing...

One of the leading deposit alternative services has called for a code of conduct to step, amongst other things, alleged pressure...

Automated lettings and management platform teclet - which is owned by OnTheMarket - has completed another integration with a PropTech supplier. This...

A PropTech supplier says it’s created a solution to letting agents and landlords who must remain compliant and who want to...

One of the insurers at the centre of the Business Interruption controversy is believed to have reached a settlement with some...

An anti-money laundering PropTech consultancy claims agents are in serious danger of non-compliance with new regulations, unless they ditch paper documents and...

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...

A definitive document has been published by the House of Commons library listing every eviction-related measure taken by UK governments during...

New research claims to show that the lockdown could end up with higher rents as demand in the lettings sector outstrips...

Although the worst of the stock market bloodletting triggered by Coronavirus now appears to have gone, franchise agency group Belvoir has...

Letting agents will for the first time be able to use Open Banking to process payments more efficiently, following a decision...

The parlous state of many tenants’ personal finances has been highlighted by website CompareTheMarket which claims that one in 10 rely...

Three more deposit alternative supplier have issued statements seeking to distance their product from criticisms raised in a BBC investigation. Yesterday we carried...

Rightmove has at last completed on its acquisition of tenancy referencing firm Van Mildert, first announced two months ago. The deal, reported...

One of the suppliers in the fiercely competitive world of deposit alternatives has introduced an ‘unlocking deposits’ option. From today, Zero Deposit...

A leading industry figure is calling on agents to have a Plan B ready if their bank closes undesignated client accounts.  This...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

In what some see as a sign of the growing importance of the lettings sector over sales, Rightmove has acquired tenant...

Tenancy deposit alternative Reposit has announced a partnership with Pattinson, the largest independent agency network in the North East. The 26-branch network...

A PropTech company has won approval from the Financial Conduct Authority to go ahead with a scheme which offers tenants a...

An alternative to traditional deposits, already tested in the German rental market, is now being introduced into the UK - and...

  A letter from the Financial Conduct Authority, leaked to Sky News, suggests that the body is drawing up plans to tighten...

Another property crowdfunding platform is launching in a bid to attract would-be investors who cannot afford or choose not to enter...

Barbon Insurance Group Ltd - the firm behind HomeLet, Letsure and Rentshield, has appointed a new non-executive chairman as a global...