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Letting agents have the toughest job trying to balance the needs of landlord and tenants while politicians create uncertainty around the...

Deposit alternative provider, flatfair, has reported record figures for the first quarter of 2024. From January to March, 56% of tenants chose...

A deposit alternative company is calling on agents to help tenants save an average of £1,000 on up-front costs. Flatfair chief executive...

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

VISTA, a tenant referencing service first announced back in November, launches today. Insurance and referencing service HomeLet says the product will “provide...

New data released by insurance firm HomeLet claims that average rents have fallen now for three months on the bounce. The past...

A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...

Next year will see “a strong resurgence” in the rental market, a leading agent predicts. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine &...

The UK lettings market, after experiencing recent surges in prices, is now displaying signs of returning to its seasonal patterns.  This is...

HomeLet claims its new VISTA service will revolutionise the lettings industry by eliminating fraud through the use of detection technology and...

The latest edition of the HomeLet Rental Index shows a near double-digit average annual rent rise across the UK. Renters can now...

Industry supplier HomeLet says rent guarantee insurance is now heavily advised because rents have reached what it calls an “astonishing” level. Andy...

Alto, Zoopla’s cloud-based software product, has announced a marketplace product allowing agents to self-serve and activate Proptech partner integrations within the...

A trio of rent guarantee and referencing services are setting up their own law firm pitched at winning clients from the...

The chief executive of a respected industry supplier is warning that the lack of supply is making the rental sector “more...

HomeLet has released its latest market figures from April, showing UK average rental prices hitting their highest of all time.  The average...

Barbon Insurance Group, which describes itself as the UK's largest tenant referencing and specialist lettings insurance intermediary, has a new managing...

The latest HomeLet rental index shows that UK average rental prices are continuing to rise after a previous drop in prices...

HomeLet has launched a product to help combat tenancy fraud, which it claims has seen a 36 per cent rise since...

The average rent in the UK is now £1,175 per calendar month according to HomeLet. This is a tiny 0.3 per cent...

A campaign group has protested outside letting agencies in Bristol, protesting against what they describe as “bidding wars” between rival tenants. The...

The average rent in the UK is now £1,174 pcm, down 0.1 per cent from December after seeing the first month-on-month...

A new survey by HomeLet and Dataloft shows that of 12,000 tenants questioned, over three quarters are worried about the cost...

HomeLet has released its latest rental figures - and they show the market remaining strong. In October the average rent in the...

The typical rent across the UK has seen another large monthly leap - this time by 1.4 per cent in August...

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

Letting agents should take measures to protect themselves from the impact of a lack of rental stock. A shortage of supply is...

The average rent in the UK reaches £1,113  pcm, up almost 1.0 per cent in the past month. When London is excluded,...

The average rent in the UK has hit another record high of £1,103 per calendar month after a 1.1 per cent...

Industry suppliers are linking up to host a webinar for agents this week outlining the growing risks of tenancy fraud. HomeLet, Let...

The average rent in the UK has hit another record high of £1,091 after a 1.2 per cent increase in the...

An anti-money laundering service has linked with a lettings software specialist. The alliance between FCS Compliance and  Rent4sure will provide Rent4sure clients...

A player in the rental insurance field is warning that the growing cost of living crisis makes it more important than...

The latest lettings market snapshot from HomeLet suggests another record average UK monthly rent level of £1,064 pcm - up a...

HM Revenue & Customs officers are paying short-notice visits on letting and estate agents to check on their anti-money laundering compliance,...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a modest 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...

A prominent industry supplier is warning the government not to damage the private rental sector in its push to promote ever-more...

The lettings market continues to boom, with HomeLet’s latest index showing average UK rents at a record high for the third...

The average rent in the UK is now at a record high of £1,029, up 6.6 per cent on the same time last year,...

Barbon Insurance Group, which already owns Let Alliance and HomeLet, has now acquired PropTech platform Rent4sure. Luke Burton, Rent4sure’s chief operating officer,...

The average UK rent now stands at a record £1,007 per calendar month - the highest ever, according to HomeLet. It’s up...

The latest rental market snapshot produced by HomeLet shows average rents outside of London soaring to higher levels and dropping in the capital itself.  The...

The latest HomeLet market index shows that the average rent in the UK is now at a record high of £996...

Average rents across the UK have risen for the fourth time in as many months according to the HomeLet index. Typical rent...

The UK’s average rent is now £984, showing a three per cent increase on last year according to HomeLet. But there’s a...

A tenant referencing service and lettings insurance provider is linking with an anti-money laundering compliance consultancy. HomeLet and Let Alliance, part of...

HomeLet and Let Alliance have announced what they call a market first with a rent guarantee providing cover until vacant possession...

The average rent in the UK, measured just before the turn of the year, is £979, showing a 2.7 per cent...

It’s a case of London versus The Rest when it comes to the rental market, according to HomeLet. Its latest market snapshot shows...

Another market snapshot from HomeLet suggests that there was a 2.2 per cent average rent increase across the UK in the...

The latest monthly rental index produced by insurance provider HomeLet shows a four per cent surge in the all-UK average rent...

The average rent across the UK is now £985 per calendar month, up some 2.1 per cent on four weeks ago...

The average rent in the UK has risen 1.5 per cent in just a month, but it is still a fraction...

Average rents in most regions of the UK have fallen slightly in the past month according to the latest HomeLet market...

The latest lettings market snapshot by HomeLet shows that average rents across the UK are still not breaking through the £1,000...

The latest lettings market snapshot provided by HomeLet shows that the average rent across the UK as a whole is now...

The latest lettings market snapshot by referencing firm HomeLet shows the average rent in the UK is now £947. This is up...

Haart is trying to shift the mood music around the private rental sector from challenging to celebratory, saying there is plenty...

Lettings platform teclet has announced another API partner - the latest of many in recent months.  It’s the Product Care Repair or...

The latest lettings market snapshot by insurance firm HomeLet says the average rent across the UK is now £953, up 2.7...

Industry supplier Let Alliance has merged with the Barbon Insurance Group, which includes HomeLet and Rentshield     The announcement was made at...

Belvoir has confirmed that its Brighton franchisees have acquired the independent Homelets agency in the town - for a cool £1m. Existing...

Lettings platform teclet has announced its latest API partner - and says more will be revealed in the coming months. The partner...

Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...

One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that...

If you want a barometer of a stable lettings market, this appears to be it - rents are now rising at...

Data from rental insurance firm HomeLet suggests that the Tenant Fees Act may already be causing more movement amongst tenants. The firm...

The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has partnered with Barbon Insurance Group to co-market the two organisations’ products. “We’re thrilled to partner with the...

The online platform teclet, which enables agents to automate the lettings and management process, has announced that Movinghub has become an...

Average rents across the UK continue to rise ahead of the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act next month, according to...

HomeLet, the tenant referencing and specialist letting insurance company, has been announced as an ESTAS partner for the Estate & Letting...

It’s a vital time for letting agents to hammer home the benefits of buy to let and the dangers to landlords...

The average rent in the UK is now £940 per month, up 3.8 per cent on this time last year. When London’s...

Lettings automation service teclet has revealed that the Tenant Shop is the latest partner integrated into its platform. Tenant Shop provides energy,...

PropTech company teclet has announced it will this year once again be a main category partner at The ESTAS estate and...

The average rent in the UK is now £932, which is a rise of 2.5 per cent on this time last...

The average UK rental values continued to grow towards the end of last year according to data with the average rent now...

HomeLet’s latest snapshot of the lettings market suggests that the average UK rent is now £918 pcm - that’s 1.5 per...

The average rent in the UK is now £928 per calendar month, up by 2.1 per cent on the same time...

A former City marketing executive is suing a lettings agency for £1.4m in a row over alleged harassment in 2010. Agent Caroline...

Brexit is causing concern among landlords, according to HomeLet. The initial results of HomeLet’s annual landlord survey says nine out of 10...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £947, up 0.9 per cent on last year - or up...

Barbon Insurance Group, which trades as HomeLet and Rentshield Direct, has now snapped up Movem. Movem uses personal online banking transaction data...

Average rents in London are £1,615, up 3.3 per cent on last year, according to HomeLet’s latest index. This is the first...

A new online rental platform claims that landlords could save enough to afford an additional holiday this year if they signed...

Average UK rents have risen 1.8 per cent in the last year, equating to a typical £16 monthly hike. That’s the view...

The average rent in the UK is now £919, up two per cent on the same time last year according to...

The average rent in the UK is now £918, up by 1.5 per cent on the same time last year according...

Rents have risen a negligible 0.9 per cent across the UK in the last 12 months according to HomeLet. The average monthly...

Rents in the UK rose by an average of 2.4 per cent in the year to the end of January according...

The average rent agreed on a new tenancy signed in December was £907 according to the insurance firm HomeLet, compared to...

Latest data from HomeLet suggests that typical rents across the UK have fallen in real terms over the past 12 months. Average...

The government's plan to cap tenancy deposits at six weeks rent threatens to cost Britain’s renters an average of £1391 –...

Average rents across the UK rose a modest 0.9 per cent in the year to October, taking the country's average to...

Rents in the UK rose by an average of 2.1 per cent during September according to HomeLet.   HomeLet says last month’s rise continues...

Rents in the UK rose by an average of 2.4 per cent during August - the highest rate of annual growth...

Rents are gently rising again after some months of small dips according to HomeLet.    It says the average new tenancy signed during...

Rents fell in June by 0.3 per cent when compared to the same time last year, the second successive month in...

Barbon Insurance Group, owner of HomeLet, today formally launches what it calls a "revolutionary" rent payment system aimed at locking tenants into...