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Johns&Co, an agency specialising in property investment and asset management, is expanding into a new territory - Manchester. Since its establishment in...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has appointed Victor Olowe as the chair of its new Valuation Assurance Committee. Oluwe is a...

In a statement which appears to go against the trend of much of the lettings sector, Connells says it sees no...

An agency has signed up to OnTheMarket, claiming the portal progress since being taken over by a US firm was the...

Fine & Country is expanding its operations thanks to two brothers. From Thursday this week the brothers James and Henry Carver, who...

There’s a call from a prominent international building science service for the new Labour government to review the Energy Performance Certificates. EPCs...

High end lettings agency Hamptons has launched a new international department to woo overseas investors and tenants seeking rental properties in...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m - and much of that rise is...

HMO Sales Expert, a 2024 start-up, has launched a UK-wide partnership programme. It’s commenced with Plymouth, Doncaster, Leicester, and Peterborough, and later...

Lomond has announced yet another acquisition, this time expanding its presence across the south coast with by snapping up Mishon Mackay. The...

Lomond’s John Shepherd brand has acquired a small Birmingham lettings agency, Xact Lettings. No figure is given for the number of lettings...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

Lomond’s John Shepherd brand has acquired a small Birmingham lettings agency, Xact Lettings. No figure is given for the number of lettings...

Labour is launching a new Freedom to Buy scheme to get 80,000 young people on the housing ladder, over the next...

More details have emerged of the deal - reported on Letting Agent Today and Sky News on Sunday - for Property...

As a result of an announcement back in March, in the government’s final Budget, a major change to stamp duty comes into...

The International Monetary Fund has suggested that the British economy could accommodate three interest rate cuts this year, with Kate cuts...

Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...

It's reported that the Lomond estate agency group, which is heavily backed by private equity and which has expanded through serial...

Student accommodation listings service StuRents has added three new hires as it expands. Chris Glen is the new head of customer success....

The Housing Secretary in Wales says that nation is unlikely to follow the example of Scotland by introducing rent controls. At a...

A seasoned lettings expert has been taken on to boost the success of an agency branch in Surrey. James Clarke, with 25...

The Tenancy Deposit Service, the provider of tenancy deposit protection and dispute resolution services, has appointed Fay Selvan as its new...

Curchods is making a bid to expand its activities in the high end Surrey market with a rebrand of its latest...

Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest and Rightmove have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business.  This is the first...

A group founded eight years ago to represent the Build To Rent niche has now rebranded in a bid to win...

Two of Martin & Co’s Oxfordshire branches are under new ownership. David Rebe has taken on the Oxford and Thame branches from...

A prominent property expert who runs a buying and property management service for high end clients says London still attracts international...

Lettings, property management and sales agency Johns&Co - which celebrates its 10th year in business in 2024 - is opening a...

A five year old consumer reviews website has been acquired by Rightmove. Homeviews was set up in 2019 and at the time...

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

Government figures suggest the UK population could reach nearly 74m as soon as 2036, largely attributed to rising net migration. This is...

Student accommodation booking platform Housemates is expanding overseas. The expansion will cover several major Canadian cities including Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Currently Housemates...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Rhodri Evans, director of land and new homes at Andrews Property Group, has been named as one of several industry figures...

The Leeds- and Manchester-based North Property Group is opening a base in London.  NPG was founded by Oli Banks and Tim Coen...

Strutt & Parker’s London New Homes staff attribute 50 per cent of their market this year as dollar-based - 30 per...

Leaders Romans Group claims it reached carbon neutrality in 2022, eight years ahead of its original target of 2030.  The firm says...

Tickets are now on sale for the next Women in Estate Agency conference in March. Starting as a Facebook group during Covid...

Knight Frank’s Marylebone residential office has welcomed Luke Hewens as Head of Lettings. Hewens began his property career as lettings negotiator in...

One of Scotland’s oldest property and legal brands - Simpson & Marwick - has been snapped up by a newcomer to...

London-focused agency Chestertons says it’s enjoyed a record month for lettings. This was driven by increasing demand for short-term rentals from business...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...

A Manchester-based company which runs what it calls “an instant booking student accommodation marketplace” has joined forces with Norwegian tech firm...

A website and digital services supplier has partnered with a social media marketing firm. Property Webmasters is working with flow to provide...

A London-focused lettings agency is partnering with Barratt London to encourage Indian investors. Barratt London, with 40 years’ experience in the capital...

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

Following the merger of the South Scotland and North Cumbria branches of Fine & Country, the  agency has added a further...

Franchise giant Winkworth is opening a new office in West Hampstead, extending its north London footprint from existing offices in neighbouring...

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

A prominent provider of student rental accommodation has appointed an international property consultancy to consider growth options. Study Inn Group has a...

Latest data from London-focussed lettings agency Chestertons confirms that the traditionally busy ‘summer season’ has kicked off. In June some 19 per...

Canary Wharf was once seen as the future of London - now it’s the location that’s seen the greatest loss in...

A franchise network boss has sharply criticised both Labour and the Tories for their pro-tenant policies. Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth,...

Airbnb is offering a £50 travel voucher to any Liverpool household hosting their first Airbnb guest in a private room in...

Investors looking to add to their portfolios in 2023 should be urged to consider student housing opportunities, according to a Newcastle...

Lettings agency Hamptons is backing Earth Day tomorrow in partnership with removals firm Doree Bonner International and the charity Mind. As part...

The new trade body for short lets has reacted angrily to a government plan for AirBnb and other short let hosts...

The rental market in Prime London continues to suffer from a severe stock shortage according to recent data from property consultancy...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has announced a link up with eco organisations in a tree-planting initiative. TDS says the campaign was driven...

An agent claims that if Labour wins the next General Election there will be what he calls “misguided meddling” across the...

An agency brand says it’s “astounded” at how many of its member branches want to take part in an international investment...

The rate of rental growth in Prime London has started to ease and may even have levelled off, says data firm...

Fine & Country holds its international conference on March 10 and according to the agency it will be attended by representatives...

High end agency UK Sotheby’s International Realty - which has properties to let at up to an eye-watering cost of £80,000...

Global luxury real estate brand Christie’s International Real Estate has signed Carter Jonas as its exclusive affiliate in the United Kingdom.  Carter...

A statement to shareholders by the Savills lettings and estate agency admits that it under-estimated how strong the high end prime...

A lettings agency which describes itself as “ethical” has been honoured with an award linked to the United Nations. Homes For Good...

  John D Wood, one of the high end brands now owned by Connells, has expanded into the Docklands & City area...

ARLA Propertymark President David Votta and Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson are amongst a group of trade body figures who have...

A lettings agency chief has listed how rent controls have failed across the world. Writing in The Scotsman, David Alexander - chief...

Upmarket agency brand Fine & Country is to host a three-day bootcamp for lettings and sales agents within the network seeking...

A buy to let company creation service claims a huge increase in the number of landlords seeking to incorporate. GetGround says its...

Knight Frank has made a candid observation about the prime London lettings market, saying it remains “a long way from normality.”  While...

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

HMOs rented by students can be up to £30 a week cheaper than purpose built student accommodation in halls of residence. That’s...

The first six months of 2022 saw 171 per cent more enquiries from tenants looking for properties in London compared to...

A mortgage lender specialising in working with ex-pat and foreign buy to let investors says the city apartment and house remain...

A senior lettings chief says the supply drought is making the rental market as overheated now as at any time in...

The founder of a leading letting agency coaching organisation has won a coveted international award. Agent Rainmaker was set up by Sally...

The Property Investor Show is back for its 20th year with 100 property sector experts and exhibitors in London this week. The...

The TrustedStays platform, where users can book short let accommodation, is linking with business-centric service London & Partners. London & Partners’ role...

Agents, landlords and tenants alike face the prospect of higher bills because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. In terms of energy costs, an...

Research by the UK’s largest student accommodation search platform shows a 3.7 per cent uplift in London’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation bed...

A service which describes itself as Europe’s “largest end-to-end rental accommodation marketplace” has announced a new acquisition. Housing Anywhere has acquired a...

Bookings for staycations continue to surpass pre-pandemic levels, according to holiday home rental agency Sykes Holiday Cottages.  The company has revealed that...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

New data from Zoopla suggests that lettings demand has now recovered across the central districts of all  major cities including Birmingham,...

Skipton International says it’s seen “remarkable growth” in the Buy To Let mortgage market for expats, with completions skyrocketing in comparison...

Central London rents are now 7.5 per cent higher than pre-pandemic levels. A detailed analysis of just 100 properties by property consultancy...

A generally upbeat trading statement from franchise agency giant Winkworth reports that prime London’s rental market’s long term return to normality...

A leading agency handling international investors and buyers says Russians will displace the Chinese as the main purchasers of buy to...

Purplebricks says a newspaper story suggesting it will sell off its rental business is not true. A company statement this morning, issued...

A prominent consultancy advising the Build To Rent sector has identified one British city as the prime location for investment in 2022. BNP...

ARLA has made it clear to attendees at next month’s Propertymark Conference and Exhibition in London that they must show proof...

It’s been revealed by a short lets trade body that the typical Airbnb day rate in London in September was £151.40...

Cluttons has given its latest lettings market snapshot for London, with an upbeat assessment of current and future demand. The agency say...

An agent in one major university city says it’s faced with 50 students applying for each available property. Edinburgh residential property lettings,...