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Edinburgh-based property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2024. The...

Anyone renting an Airbnb or other short let property in Edinburgh from the summer of 2026 is likely to be hit...

A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning that any proposed ban on so-called bidding wars will end up with...

Leicester based student accommodation provider, Sulets - formally Student Union Lettings Ltd - has won a Platinum award from Investors in People.  Only...

The relentless acquisition programme of the private equity-funded Lomond Group continues apace with another acquisition announced today - the second this...

The embattled short let and holiday let industry has hit out at what it calls the “rampant hypocrisy” of councils when...

An interview with a figure from one of the many deposit alternative services reveals a significant rise in interest in this...

John D Wood & Co., one of the UK’s oldest lettings and estate agents dating back over 150 years, has expanded...

Young people in London are taking on second jobs to get onto the property ladder, it’s claimed. Of the first-time buyers in...

An agency group with an acquisition programme funded by a private equity operation has snapped up another independent agency. Lomond - which...

Letting agents are being invited to two senior Formula 1 figures on how to improve their performance. Neil Martin has held senior...

Propertymark has given its view on why private rents have risen so much - 6.1% in England, 7.0% in Wales and...

Claire Williams, the former team principal of the legendary Williams Formula One Team , has been named as one of the...

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

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

Parkers franchisee Craig Pearson claims to have added a “substantial” number of properties to his Reading branch portfolio after buying an...

A new franchisee has been confirmed for Martin & Co’s branches in Caterham and Redhill & Reigate. A portfolio landlord who lives...

The Belvoir 2024 Annual Awards have crowded a father-and-son franchisee pairing as the big winners. Paul Wallace-Tarry and his son Richard Wallace-Tarry...

A boutique agency with branches in prime central and south west London has expanded its lettings operation by acquiring two agencies...

Fast-growing Lomond has acquired a rental portfolio of in excess of 2,000 units. It has bought Tay Letting and its rental portfolio...

London lettings agency Martyn Gerrard has opened a new flagship office in Hampstead, expanding its network across the North and Northwest...

Caerphilly council in Wales has bought privately owned properties to provide housing for families who would otherwise find themselves in temporary...

Knight Frank has appointed Louna Del Barrio as lettings associate in a key London office. Del Barrio comes to Knight Frank following...

The Martyn Gerrard agency has acquired a London independent - Range Homes. Range Homes, based in the north London suburb of Palmers...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

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

An agency which currently has £350m of property under management and boasts a 98 per cent client retention rate, has opened...

Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after a major deal involving a 10 branch agency, Beal's. Beal’s employs...

Lomond has announced one more acquisition in the North West of England - the 17th it has completed in the region...

Lomond has snapped up another small lettings agency - its fifth acquisition in as many weeks. It’s purchased Sussex-based Howard & Co...

Lomond has consolidated its growing foothold in the lettings sector after sealing its biggest acquisition to date in the Midlands. In what...

A free webinar on the controversial Renters Reform Bill is to feature one of the industry’s top legal experts. David Smith is...

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

Savills has appointed Marielle Papadopoullos as head of lettings in its key Hampstead office.  Papadopoullos, who joins as a director, has over...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Parsons, Head of Partnership Development What is flatfair and what...

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

Lomond has acquired the rental portfolio of a lettings agency operating in Greater Manchester.   Lomond snapped up the lettings book of Harvey...

UKSotheby’s International Realty - which handles high end lettings and sales - has opened a new London office. It’s in St John’s...

One of the controversial Bruce brothers, founders of the ill-fated Purplebricks venture, is back in the agency business. It’s almost a decade...

London-born property magnate Paul Kemsley, nicknamed PK, is the agent at the centre of a new TV property show starting this...

Knight Frank has appointed a temporary head of lettings in what it calls its “strategically important” Chelsea office in London. Willow Bushnell...

The long-awaited supply increase in the prime London lettings market is underway, says high-end agency Knight Frank.  The agency says the underlying...

Savills has announced a new head of its lettings department in its Bishops Park office in Fulham. Christina McLean steps into the...

Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...

The story of low supply in the prime London lettings market appears to be coming to an end, says Knight Frank. The...

The fast growing agency Lomond - which has snapped up a string of independents in the past two years - is...

Chestertons - London’s oldest estate agency which is itself up for sale - has snapped up a small independent. It has acquired...

The fledgling Build To Rent trade organisation, called the UK Apartment Association, is setting up regional hubs. It’s already established ones in...

A buyer has been announced for part of the lettings portfolio of Purplebricks, it has been announced today. The deal, finalised for...

Fast-growing agency network Lomond is launching its own national and regional market information - and it claims it’s using data rarely...

Oakfield Estate Agents in Hastings has snapped up a rival firm - Redwell Estates - in nearby Bexhill oil Sea. Neil Newstead,...

After announcing a new license in Southwark and Camberwell earlier this month Fine & Country is now expanding further in London...

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

Lomond, which in the past two years has made 40 acquisitions of mostly small independent agencies, has marked its second anniversary...

CJ Hole, part of The Property Franchise Group, has expanded with the acquisition of an independent firm in Bristol. CJ Hole owner...

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

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

The chief executive of Purplebricks - chastened after a major split amongst the firm’s shareholders - claims there is a “big...

Purplebricks chairman Paul Pindar has survived a challenge from a rebel investor - but shareholders appear split.  A company general meeting -...

Two members of Ellis & Co’s Mill Hill team have bought out the branch.  Ellis & Co Mill Hill’s Paul Glass has...

A council wants public views on empty private homes in its patch - but doesn’t want to talk about publicly-owned empty...

Purplebricks is to reveal its latest trading figures next week in a crucial test for the turnaround strategy of new chief...

Purplebricks’ board has announced that a general meeting of shareholders will be held on December 19 - and it involves a...

A Belvoir branch has made its fifth acquisition - and this time it’s a neighbouring Belvoir office whose owners were retiring. Nathan...

A PropTech supplier claims to be shaking up the lettings market with the launch of its revolutionary Property Management software this...

Rebel shareholders at Purplebricks want the current chairman to be replaced by industry veteran Harry Hill. Lecram Holdings Limited - which has...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations says its members are key to tackling the cost of living crisis but rent freezes,...

Prime London rental growth reached 14.0 per cent in the year to the end of September according to Savills, but the...

Chestertons has named a new lettings manager for its Chelsea branch. Jonathan James has been working in the industry for the past...

PropTech firm Kamma says total fines for agents and landlords have now topped £8m in London alone with a £238,000 increase...

UK hosts on Airbnb collectively earned over £1.5 billion in 2021 the short let platform claims. Some £668m of that was over...

Buy to let and other investors hoping for a rapid recovery in the prime central London market are likely to be...

An agency connected with high profile developer Churchill Retirement Living has been rebranded and is offering a new lettings service. Churchill Sales...

A high profile London lettings agency says some owners of properties in prime areas of the capital have seen capital appreciation...

A lettings platform has joined forces with - wait for it - an astrologer, to find ideal places for people with...

Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...

Comprehensive rental reform requires the buy in and understanding of letting agents and landlords from the outset - and not as...

Another lettings agency is offering a major incentive to landlords switching from Airbnb to traditional long term rentals. Hills Lettings, a south...

Demand for pied a terres from those working in offices for only three days of the week is fuelling demand for...

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...

Shocking figures have emerged regarding the long-running problems caused by banks demanding that agencies have a designated client account for each...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

A prominent industry supplier says lettings agents must be increasingly transparent on the services they provide - not just to landlords...

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

The owners of Martin & Co’s Aldershot branch have grown their managed portfolio by more than a fifth after acquiring local...

Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sarah Davies, Commercial Director at The Letting Partnership What is The...

A two-branch lettings agency in Hertfordshire has ceased trading and says it will soon be placed into creditors’ voluntary liquidation. A statement...

The London agency Bective says the prime areas of the capital have enjoyed an eight per cent uplift in rental values...

The classic winter time arguments between tenants and agents over what is damp and what is mildew can be resolved by...

Council-imposed fines on letting agents and landlords that fall foul of licensing regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...

Just as COP26 is drawing to a close, so one of the lettings industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the...

Rents in much of London have not only bounced back from the pandemic but now exceed the levels reached in 2020. Research...

Campaign group Generation Rent, led by former Labour Baroness Alicia Kennedy, has renewed its call for the scrapping of Section 21...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...

ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...

A buying agency says it’s seen what it calls “a huge uptake in furnished lettings requests” following recent floods in London,...

One of the most pessimistic lettings operations about the London market during the pandemic says that at last the capital is...

A new report calls for large scale reform of the private rental sector, including a national landlord register and changes to...