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Inventory supplier No Letting Go is offering clients open access to its bespoke property reporting software, known as Kaptur. The allows agents...
05 August 2024
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Compliance issues are on the increase in the private rented sector according to a prominent industry supplier. Inventory and software chief Nick...
31 July 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s a call from a prominent international building science service for the new Labour government to review the Energy Performance Certificates. EPCs...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency that works by giving a fixed rental income to its landlord clients each month, and paying for the...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Paying staff too little is a sure-fire way to hinder growth and profits, according to letting expert and former ALRA President,...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark wants Labour to come clean on its rent control policy, as the party repeatedly flip-flops on the issue. The agents’ body...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Agency software suppliers Inventory Base and Street.co.uk has struck an integration partnership that pledges to “drive operational change for property professionals...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...
26 October 2023
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Propertymark is urging agents to give it their views on two consultations on health and safety issues coming out of Northern...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Leaders Romans Group has made three internal promotions at a senior level to beef up its property management team. Karen Shepherd, George...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The Nationwide Foundation - a pressure group funded by the Nationwide - says more effective enforcement is required for the private...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Midlands-based agency Sheldon Bosley Knight has acquired its fourth business so far this year - and with it, hundreds of lettings...
07 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Five regional police and crime commissioners have written to letting agents highlighting the problems of cannabis farms in private rental properties. The...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Interim inspections are a necessity if you want to avoid property issues and tenant relationship breakdowns. They’re a no brainer –...
04 July 2023
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We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...
04 July 2023
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A new PropTech product is being launched today following a year of research involving the Leaders Romans Group. Inventory Hive’s new diary-management/maps...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
What objections are you hearing when you try and convert let-only landlords to fully-managed? Because the latest figures show just 18 per...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
HomeLet has launched a product to help combat tenancy fraud, which it claims has seen a 36 per cent rise since...
14 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A combination of regular inspections and pro-active installation of ventilation can help to reduce the risk of dangerous damp and mould...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has given its backing to a clampdown by Housing Secretary Michael Gove on private landlords - although landlords themselves appear...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A safety training service is warning of “alarming statistics” showing an increase in the number of fires and fatalities and a...
01 November 2022
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Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has issued this guidance for agents to pass to landlords. It coincides with Gas Safety Week,...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A property management company with a portfolio of over 130 properties in the Telford area has been fined £5,100 for failing...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News
At Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), we're committed to making the deposit protection process as pain-free as possible. From our beginning of...
23 June 2022
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The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News
PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A property ownership and management company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works...
28 April 2022
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A new and huge private rental licensing scheme has launched in County Durham. A total of at least 29,000 properties, or 42...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...
01 April 2022
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A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A council is launching a form on online letting agency which wants to push agents and landlords into agreeing two year...
30 March 2022
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Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...
23 March 2022
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A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...
02 March 2022
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HM Revenue & Customs officers are paying short-notice visits on letting and estate agents to check on their anti-money laundering compliance,...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A Trading Standards team is to carry out what it calls “unannounced inspections” of lettings agencies in one part of London...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A London property managing agent has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 for safety failings which “exposed a potentially large...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
FCS Compliance has announced its latest anti-money laundering webinar tailored exclusively for Rightmove members. Are you ready for an HMRC inspection is...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Home appliances are often an area that can be overlooked when it comes to finalising kitchen designs, but having quality machines...
18 October 2021
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Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...
15 September 2021
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A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
An agency says its bizarre list of items left behind by departing tenants shows how many renters actually appear to keep pets. A...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...
18 August 2021
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A long-standing estate agency is launching a lettings service for the first time in its 30 year history. The Carver Group, based...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Through our FREE online deposit dispute webinars, we’ve trained thousands of landlords and letting agents about how the dispute resolution process...
02 August 2021
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The Dogs Trust campaign ‘lets with pets’ states: “Landlords and letting agencies who exclude pet owners from their properties are missing out...
29 June 2021
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A proposal for one of the country’s largest ever private rental sector licensing schemes has gone out to consultation. Manchester’s Labour council...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A council is offering free training to letting agents, via online courses starting next Monday. Dorset council says it wants to work...
01 June 2021
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With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...
19 May 2021
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Agents are being warned about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding rental property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest provider of...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Two landlords - one of them an agent - have been given fines totalling £135,000 and must pay costs for failing to...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Liverpool's mayor Joe Anderson has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation. Anderson has been an outspoken...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News
A PropTech provider has created an app to remotely view and inspect properties in real time. With InventoryBase Live the tenants undertake...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News
A council says it’s let 21 properties thanks to a rent guarantee system launched to woo private landlords to supply homes...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Viewber has linked with the PropTech property management service PlanetRent. Viewber offers agents access to an online database of vetted viewing assistants,...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Inventory clerks can continue their regular work through the lockdown so long as they adhere to Cobid-safe protocols. That’s the message from...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News
I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...
28 October 2020
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A major north of England local authority wants to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live, following analysis...
19 October 2020
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A lettings agent has been awarded the contract to take over the rental properties, marketing and inspections of the entire residential...
05 October 2020
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The author of a book described as being about “insecure renters haemorrhaging cash” has used her newspaper column to make a...
19 August 2020
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The controversial Labour-led council in Liverpool has started a lengthy consultation process over its latest proposals for landlord licensing. The authority was...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News
While England’s housing market is almost fully operational, within social distancing guidelines, there are still some restrictions in Wales. Now the Welsh...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Automated lettings and management platform teclet has announced a new inventory solution with No Letting Go and its Kaptur inventory app. Kaptur...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
A solicitor involved in the Court of Appeal case which ruled in favour of the private rental sector has spoken of...
23 June 2020
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Accreditation service NAPIT has produced a publication for the rental sector ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The country’s largest provider of inventory services has launched its new processes, overhauled to cope with social distancing and the remaining...
02 June 2020
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Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13. Propertymark...
25 May 2020
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The Tenancy Deposit Scheme is inviting agents and landlords to a series of webinars to discuss the three stages of a...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Liverpool’s Labour council, which was prevented by the government from extending its city-wide licensing scheme for another five years, is seeking...
06 April 2020
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A Blackpool lettings agent has come to the rescue of two NHS nurses whose car had broken down - and now...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has been told the agents should shut their offices immediately - they are not “essential businesses” under the new Coronavirus...
24 March 2020
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Not-for-profit accreditation service safeagent says the government should ensure councils delay the introduction of all new private rental sector licensing schemes...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...
17 March 2020
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PropTech platform teclet is offering letting agents that list with OnTheMarket a three month trial offer of a digital inventory service. One...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News
The West Midlands Police force says it’s secured what it calls a “landmark court order” against a rogue landlord who turned...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Another Labour council wants to introduce a city-wide landlord licensing scheme - a proposal that would require government approval to implement. Last...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News
It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News
The fallout continues over the government’s shock refusal to allow Liverpool council to continue its huge landlord licensing scheme. Yesterday we reported that...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Three lettings agencies have been expelled from TPO - in each case the agency failed to honour a payment as instructed...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
A compliance consultant has explained why a local council’s penalty on a rogue landlord - initially £31,499 - was slashed to...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Letting agents and landlords who prepare for a dispute at the outset of a tenancy increase their chances of avoiding one...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets....
23 October 2019
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A landlord has been fined almost £2,500 for breaching an improvement notice issued by Cambridge City Council. Noelle Salameh was fined after...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News
A crackdown on letting agency websites by a Trading Standards team has found the significant majority of them to be breaking...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Private landlords are to be given a month’s rent upfront and 12 months’ membership of a trade body if they sign...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News
A Shropshire man has become the first in England to be banned from being a landlord. In a case brought by Telford...
19 September 2019
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Landlords in a part of Teesside are to be allowed to operate a “collaborative” licensing scheme after a council backed down...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News
It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...
13 September 2019
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A council has used a drone with a thermal imaging camera to identify illegal ‘sheds’ where tenants are being rented beds...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Confusion reigns over inventory reports and how letting agents and landlords comply with the Homes (Fit for Human Habitation) Act 2018. That’s...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Private landlords are being asked to consider letting out their properties through the local council. Slough council is looking for flats and...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News
A compliance company has accused “thousands” of buy to let investors of failing to address major household hazards which render properties...