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The John Lewis Partnership has received the green light to transform its Waitrose site in Bromley into a new Build To...

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

The Bank of England has kept base interest rate at 5.25%. Some industry figures hoped for a cut following yesterday’s inflation news,...

A prominent agent campaigning for business tax reform is urging Labour to come clean on its policies for business rates and...

Lomond - a firm that now calls itself “one of the UK’s largest acquirers of estate and letting agency businesses” -...

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

National property services group, Leaders Romans Group has snapped up Purplebricks’ lettings chief to become a director in its property management...

Tom Davies has started with Leaders Romans Group as the company’s first group financial services managing director. This new position coincides with...

A prominent industry expert says lettings agents and other property sector insiders should be extra-vigilant over cybersecurity breaches. Neil Cobbold, managing director...

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

Fast-growing Lomond has snapped up another regional agency - this time one in the Midlands. Centrick - which had a High Street...

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchise brand, wants to merge with long-time rival Belvoir. Both are listed on the...

A prominent agency says tomorrow’s Autumn Statement is the Chancellor’s last chance to come good on the election promise to lower...

Lomond has snapped up another lettings book - it’s of the Royston & Lund agency in the East Midlands. The 600 properties...

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

An established High Street agency has launched a “partner’ business model that it claims will be the future shape of the...

HSBC is increasing its maximum mortgage term to 40 years for buy to let, purchase, remortgaging and additional borrowing. Second homes will...

An overseas agency trying to establish itself in the UK has taken a swipe at domestic agencies’ love of High Street...

An online lettings platform is warning that some landlords are being give “too good to be true" promises of rent increases by...

A landlord who is also the owner of a High Street lettings agency has been fined £17,293 for breaching housing licence...

Martin & Co’s Sheffield and Worksop branches are under new ownership, with training guru Dean Gill taking the reins. He succeeds previous...

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

Leaders Romans Group has announced another new lettings acquisition. It has snapped up Liberty Gate, a single-office Nottingham-based business which also operates...

Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives...

Shawbrook is becoming a bigger player in the buy to let lending market following the acquisition of specialist lender Bluestone Mortgages. Launched...

Leaders Romans Group has snapped up another independent lettings firm in what it calls a five year acquisition programme. Stanley & Partners...

Father and sons trio Kevin, Lewis and Tom Dudley have joined forces to become the new owners of Martin & Co’s...

An online lettings platform used by 20,000 landlords has beaten its target to raise £850,000 In investment - and it’s still...

An online lettings platform used by 20,000 landlords is seeking an additional £850,000 In investment. Lettingaproperty is using crowdfunding site Seedrs for...

New data shows that online agents have failed in their bid to replace traditional agencies - and that there are more...

The largest lettings agency in Scotland, DJ Alexander Ltd, has opened new premises in Glasgow.  It employed 20 people and lettings director...

A new survey of over 8,000 commercial estate agents indicates a challenging 2023 - suggesting a possible alternative investment option for...

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

A new survey from Aviva has revealed that over a million people may rule themselves out of the first-time buyer market,...

The relentless expansion of Lomond Group continues apace with the acquisition of a Leeds-based independent, ERE Lettings. ERE’s 600 units under management...

The Property Franchise Group - which includes a host of High Street brands - saw a rise in managed properties of...

The fast-growing Lomond Group of agencies has acquired a major online lettings service. But it's going to manage the properties through physical...

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

PropTech operator Lettingaproperty has won £750,000 to build a new rental platform of landlords and tenants. The cash boost, from the MEIF...

Knight Frank is offering its 2,200 UK staff a company-branded debit card which allows them to buy cheap foreign currency. Currensea’s card,...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has signed a six year software deal with Zoopla’s Alto service. This means that...

An agency has opened its 10th residential lettings office in south west London. The new Savills branch, which will also handle sales,...

An agency has made its 11th acquisition in just over a year. Thornley Groves - a brand in the Lomond Group -...

The fast-growing Lomond Group, backed by private equity cash, has snapped up another independent.  Lomond’s John Shepherd brand, which operates throughout the...

The Property Franchise Group now manages in excess of 74,000 rental properties on behalf of landlords, according to a new trading...

There are fewer than 70 tickets left for December 7's rescheduled 25th ARLA Propertymark Conference and Exhibition. Originally due to take place in...

During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...

Another independent lettings agency has been acquired by a fast-expanding giant with plans to become a prominent national agency network. Lomond Group’s John...

The head of a lettings agency has drawn up a wish list for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to address in his Budget...

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

An investment firm has flagged up the recently announced move by banking giant Lloyds to enter the private rented sector as...

A lettings agent who sold his business to Chestertons last year has claimed the sector has come to the “end of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heidi Shackell, CEO of The Lettings Hub. How has your...

A lettings agency is using its latest podcast to explore the retail-to-resi trend in the housing market. Winkworth’s podcast under The Property...

A new Lancashire estate agency, Jusa Homes, has opened new premises thanks to a £10,000 local council grant.  Julie Hardy and Sarah...

Halo.rent, a proptech startup from the UK, announces the launch of its tenant engagement platform that streamlines the entire rental onboarding...

Linley & Simpson and Lomond Capital - which joined forces at the end of 2020 to create a new national agency...

A survey by a comparison website suggests landlords are evenly split about how they find letting agents. Some 28 per cent favour physically searching...

A London council has embarked on consultation over two new private rental licensing schemes - and says they are needed as...

As we emerge out of the pandemic there is a growing need for agents to reflect on how the lettings business...

A veteran lettings expert says most rental activity will soon be online and conducted outside office hours - a further boost...

A report in the Financial Times over the weekend suggests that Lloyds Bank is poised to become a major residential landlord,...

One of the first franchisees for a new business model put forward by the Century 21 UK agency is a buy...

The takeover of Hunters by The Property Franchise Group means the combined operations will manage over 70,000 tenanted properties across the...

An online lettings agency that claims to have analysed the costs of “a selection” of 12 High Street agencies has accused...

The new chief executive of Propertymark says being a member of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is a sign of...

EweMove - one of several agency titles owned by The Property Franchise Group - has incorporated three High Street operations run by...

A trade body wants the government to ensure its latest lockdown grants cover short lets businesses. The UK Short Term Accommodation Association...

Lomond Capital, which owns Scottish lettings and estate agents Braemore and Stonehouse, is to merge with Yorkshire firm Linley & Simpson. The...

Connells has made it clear that the innovation and technology it has put into lettings are key to identifying the approach it...

ARLA Propertymark wants the government to make the current business rates exemption for High Street branches permanent. The exemption, introduced in the spring...

The last year was one which none of us will forget both personally and professionally. Every aspect of life has been...

An office of CJ Hole, one of the High Street brands of The Property Franchise Group, has snapped up an independent...

A prominent lettings agent and property management expert says the industry has been reluctant to recognise the increasing trend of consumers...

2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to...

The new trade group representing short lets operators is asking the government to make sure the short lets sector is specifically...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The Welsh government has given details of the rentals and sales house moving process during the 16 day lockdown beginning 6pm on Friday...

The business model underpinning most lettings agencies is set to change fundamentally if there is the much-anticipated second wave of Coronavirus. That’s...

The decline of the high street - which has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic - is forcing commercial investors to...

Rents are higher for Londoners living near busy high streets - for the moment at least.  Research by rental platform Spotahome has...

  There is little doubt that the coronavirus has changed the way we live and rapidly created a new normality as different...

An agency chain has opened its second so-called ‘virtual office’ in two weeks - and again it doesn’t involve any bricks...

One of the country’s largest independent agencies has emerged out of lockdown with a spring in its step, acquiring two small...

An online agency has denied a claim that it is allowing High Street agents to use its platform to avoid paying...

Lettings management platform Howsy claims it has seen an increase in business since the lockdown 10 days ago.  It says it’s enjoyed...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column on Friday. Before we get on with it, a reminder...

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

An online lettings agency has accused High Street rivals of being “inefficient” and making voids longer than necessary.  Home Made, which operates...

A five branch lettings and sales firm is the latest agency to sign up to love2move, a PropTech platform that allows...

A seminar roadshow has been announced for letting agents considering quitting the sector.  LegalforLandlords says it’s organised the six events after discovering...

Luton council has opened Lets Squared, a High Street lettings and estate agency using public funds - even though the town...

The relatively low profile 99home online agency says it is now the UK’s fifth largest operation in the online sector after...

A lettings guru who worked at Purplebricks for five years in a string of key roles has quit the company to...

A new ethical letting agency has launched in partnership with a housing association and is promoting its low fee structure. Home Makers,...

Online rental services platform Howsy - which last week revealed £5m new investment from backers - has acquired online lettings agency...

Property management platform Howsy has revealed new funding to the tune of £5m - and it now claims to be one...

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month.  The company...

What is your business?    Bonds Estate Agents, the modern hybrid agent bridging the gap between the traditional high street agent and online...

Belvoir has told its shareholders and the City that it enjoyed a strong first half of 2019 with its 300 High...