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KEYWORD "King " - 104 RESULTS
Eight young PropTech firms get boost through ‘scale-up’ investment

Eight fledgling UK PropTech have been selected for the Propertymark-linked  REACH UK 2024 technology scale-up program. The REACH UK program, launched in March...

03 September 2024

From: Breaking News

Key changes to smoke and carbon monoxide alarm requirements

From this month, private tenants in Northern Ireland will have sufficient smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms installed in their homes for...

03 September 2024

From: Breaking News

Bid to see if private rental sector can combat homelessness

A new partnership being launched today aims to see if the private rented sector can contribute to ending homelessness. It takes the...

02 September 2024

From: Breaking News

Propertymark backs bank's bid to turn renters into first time buyers

Propertymasrk has thrown its weight behind Lloyds Banking Group making £2 billion of lending available to first time buyers borrowing more...

30 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents gear up for student accommodation onslaught

Property industry supplier Iamproperty says some 670,000 students will likely be seeking private rental properties in the upcoming academic year -...

30 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents to hear about ‘Call Before You Serve Notice’ service

Agents and landlords are invited to what a council calls “an invaluable local conference where they can get free advice from...

30 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Rightmove beefs up marketing campaign as portal competition hots up

Rightmove, still very much the Number One portal despite growing competition, is launching a new national marketing campaign this coming weekend. The...

29 August 2024

From: Breaking News

New lettings deal is part of LSL Franchising growth plans

LSL Estate Agency Franchising says it’s got “ambitious growth plans” for expanding franchisee patches across the country. In spring 2023 the company...

29 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Government puts squeeze on key area to encourage more homes

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has written to one of the key areas he believes vital for achieving Labour’s house-building targets, calling...

29 August 2024

From: Breaking News

TV property guru is host of major awards ceremony

Property professionals gearing up for the 2024 Variety North West Property Awards can look forward to a star-studded evening as TV...

29 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Rental yields up to 7.8% in parts of capital city

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

29 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Disastrous Rent Controls - leading portal hits out at politicians

One of the largest lettings portals in Scotland is warning that plans by the government north of the border to introduce rent...

28 August 2024

From: Breaking News

eXp UK claims to be over double size of next self-employed brand

eXp UK has passed the 600 agent milestone and now declares itself to be the leading platform for self employed agency. It...

28 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents rank most effective PropTech innovations

A survey of over 730 property professionals has found that 76% believe the introduction of technology has changed the UK property...

28 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Zoopla tells letting agents exactly how much it does for them

Leading property website Zoopla has delivered strong results for letting agents in the run-up to the busiest time of year for...

27 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Council bid to run private lettings agency ends in failure

A lettings agency set up by a council to buy properties on the open market and let them at open market...

27 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Knight Frank forecast for mainstream and prime lettings markets

Knight Frank has set out its forecast for the rental sector for the rest of 2024 - notwithstanding political uncertainty. In the...

27 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents invited to free advice and networking session

Letting agents and landlords are being offered free advice and information at a networking event hosted by Cumberland council. Property owners and...

23 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Your Move franchise network snaps up independent agency

The Your Move franchise network has expanded its reach through the acquisition of an independent agency. The Edward Rose Property Group -...

22 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agency wins contract to manage two high-rise resi towers

A luxury development of 15-storey and 45-storey towers housing 581 one and two-bedroomed apartments in the heart of Birmingham is to...

22 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agent’s alarm call to politicians - change course on rent controls

One of the UK’s most high profile lettings agents is calling on politicians to change course on rent controls. David Alexander of...

22 August 2024

From: Breaking News

High profile portals merge - what does this mean for agent fees?

PropertyPal - a portal recently at the centre of a fees dispute - has merged with Propertynews. The two brands, which are...

21 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Banned! Agency chief cannot let properties for three years

A council says it’s secured the first banning order in its area, securing a stop on a rogue letting agent renting...

21 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Family-run agency celebrates first stage of awards success

A family agency, At Home in Edinburgh, has been shortlisted for a major residential sector award. The agency, which has a team...

21 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Planning consent may be needed for small HMOs in part of London

A Labour council in London is seeking much greater control over the creation of so-called ‘small HMOs’. Lambeth council wants anyone creating a...

21 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Prospective tenants lose millions through rental scams

Consumer organisation Which? claims there are some 1,000 reports of rental fraud scams a month at this time of year. It says...

20 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Tax fears may drive landlords to sell this autumn, says agent

A regional agent says the fear of further taxes on the private rental sector may lead to a spurt of landlords...

20 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Regional property awards contested by 20 firms and professionals

More than 20 property organisations and professionals have been named as finalists in a regional agency awards event. The winners of six...

20 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Four buyers in the frame to pay £100m for Lomond - report

It’s being reported that Lomond Group, the chain of lettings agencies owned by a division of Lloyds Banking Group, is likely...

19 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Massive long-term slump in available rental stock - new data

New figures show the scale of the rental supply slump in recent years. The respected Home website, which produces a monthly lettings...

19 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Tenants in ‘misery’ thanks to high rents - claim

New figures showing no slowdown in the rate of private rental inflation is just additional “misery” for tenants, a leading financial...

16 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Campaign launch to attract young people to property industry

A housing group is launching a campaign to recruit more young people to the property industry in general and the building...

16 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Digital transformation role to help property firm exploit AI

The property consultancy Bidwells has appointed a digital transformation expert to a new role to help the firm prepare for the...

15 August 2024

From: Breaking News

EPC Targets - rental analysis reveals dire threat to lettings agencies

A warning has been issued that lettings agencies could lose millions of pounds if landlords quit over new EPC targets. Reapit analysed...

15 August 2024

From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket launches new ‘time to let’ rental report

OnTheMarket has launched a new report giving details of real-time lettings activity in local markets across the country.  OTM says that there;’s...

15 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Tax expert says ‘act now’ over Furnished Holiday Lettings change

A tax expert is advising anyone involved in the furnished holiday lettings sector to ‘act now’ ahead of upcoming tax changes. Ben...

14 August 2024

From: Breaking News

RICS emphasises governance compliance with new appointment

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

14 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Netflix’s estate agent star to address Propertymark event

Daniel Daggers, the self-styled #MrSuperPrime estate agent star of Netflix show Buying London, is to address a Propertymark event. Daggers, founder of...

13 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour threat is sapping lettings confidence, claims Knight Frank

Just as the prospect of tax rises in the Budget is causing uncertainty in the prime London sales market, so Labour’s...

13 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Short Lets sector podcast seeks expert guests

Holiday Cottage Handbook has launched a new podcast series - Bitesize - looking at the short-term rentals industry, and wants experts...

13 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Material Information - Propertymark renews call for agent feedback

Propertymark has renewed its call for agent comments on Material Information.  The trade body - in collaboration with TDS, The Guild of...

12 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agency foundation marks 10 years with huge fund-raising total

The Fine & Country Foundation says it’s reached almost £1m since its inception in 2014.  Jon Cooke, trustee of the foundation, says:...

12 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Ex-Knight Frank lettings bosses are new signings for Broker agency

Two new signings for the fast-growing Harding Green broker-model agency are both former lettings managers at Knight Frank. Milly Englander was formerly...

09 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Buy To Let yields rise for HMOs and company landlords

Landlords generated average rental yields of 6.3% in the second quarter of the year, research for Paragon’s latest PRS Trends Report...

09 August 2024

From: Breaking News

New key figure for property management portfolio of 10,000 units

Ascend, which says it’s now the UK’s largest third-party operator of single-family Build To Rent homes, has recruited a new associated...

09 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour’s Bidding War Ban likely to lead to higher rents, says expert

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

08 August 2024

From: Breaking News

RICS Forecast - Rent rises set to be slower and lower

The latest rental market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests there’s still a significant mismatch between supply and...

08 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Purplebricks backs Labour plans ‘because rental sector is a mess’

The chief executive of Purplebricks says he’s backing Labour’s house building plans because of the state of the private rental sector.  Sam...

08 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Ban on Airbnb-style short lets lifted by multi-millionaire developer

Flats in a multi-millionaire developer’s prestigious shoreline scheme in Folkestone can, after all, be short-let following a U-turn by the property...

07 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Rightmove to lose 8% of lettings listings next month

Rightmove has admitted to shareholders that it’s to lose 8% of its lettings listing from next month - the equivalent of...

07 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Landlord Events In A Box concept launched by lettings experts

Two long-standing experts in property have launched a service which they say will help letting agents retain and grow their client...

07 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Tories’ Section 24 tax change leaves some “with precarious finances”

A report from Propertymark has laid out the stark and in some cases unforeseen consequence of the Conservative government’s phased removal...

05 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Capital Gains Tax revenue up as buy to let investors quit

New figures published by HMRC show a 7% rise in Capital Gains Tax liabilities on the sale of residential property in...

05 August 2024

From: Breaking News

US-style agency signs up with US-owned OnTheMarket

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

02 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Material Information consultation launches - YOUR views wanted!

Propertymark is today launching a consultation exercise, seeking the views of lettings and sales agents - amongst others - about Material Information...

02 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Rents surge in all regions with one reporting 10% rise

The latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord shows record-breaking rises. William Reeve, chief executive of Goodlord, comments: “These July figures show...

02 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Ex-rental properties make up well over 10% of sales listings

A new analysis by Zoopla suggests and one in eight homes currently for sale were previously let out. The portal says this...

02 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Bank of England reveals interest rate decision

The Bank of England has cut base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% - its first cut in four years. It was a...

01 August 2024

From: Breaking News

RICS gives strong support to Rayner’s radical planning reforms

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a warm welcome to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s planning reforms. This week Rayner...

01 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agency’s new chief oversees lettings and sales, preparing for AI

A high end agency has created a new senior role to oversee co-ordinate lettings activities with sales, and oversee a raft of...

01 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Interest Rate Decision - it’s touch and go, admits analyst

The chance of the Bank of England deciding to cut base rate today and thus trigger further interest rate cuts, is...

01 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Recruitment evening for agency to be set in the heart of Mayfair

Fine & Country is holding a recruitment open evening in its flagship office on Park Lane in London next month.  Managing director...

01 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents can use orphaned funds to donate to good causes

The Propertymark Trust is to help agents donate orphaned funds to support charitable causes, thanks to support from CRM suppliers across...

01 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Longer tenancies dent lettings income for Foxtons - but it still looks strong

Foxtons latest trading update shows growing reliance on lettings income. However it says the performance - which saw double digit growth in...

31 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Small independent agency falls to Lomond’s acquisition programme

An independent agency and its lettings book have been acquired by private equity-fuelled company Lomond. The company is not saying how many...

31 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Brothers adopt ‘premium brand’ after 30 years in business

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

30 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents demand clarity from Labour over planning changes

Clarity is required from the government over how planning changes are to help meet targets for 1.5m new homes in the...

30 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Homes Under The Hammer 'should warn people about buy to let'

An investment expert says TV property shows - especially episodes recorded some time ago - should carry warnings about soaring buy...

30 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Co-living and Build To Rent link-up for deposit alternative service

Deposit alternative service flatfair has entered a partnership with Fresh, a Build To Rent and co-living operator. Instead of paying a traditional...

30 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Rightmove backs Labour efforts to turn renters into first time buyers

Rightmove has thrown its weight behind the new Labour government’s bid to help first time buyers - and it wants it...

29 July 2024

From: Breaking News

John Lewis gets green light to build over 350 rental homes

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

29 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Time to modernise deposit system, says family-owned agency

A lettings agent says ‘times are changing with deposits” and claims more landlords and tenants are choosing alternatives.  The comment by Paul...

26 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Lettings chain to raise £5,000 for children’s heart fund

A lettings and sales agency chain with 14 branches across the north east of England has committed to raising £5,000 in...

26 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Section 21: Only small proportion of renters evicted, official data shows

The latest edition of the English Housing Survey reveals precisely how relatively rarely Section 21 is used. Data from the survey analysed...

25 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Agency boss claims tenants miss holidays because of high rents

The boss of a rental flatshare agency claims tenants are sacrificing summer holidays because of high rents. Matt Hutchinson, director of the...

25 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Tenants consider co-buying with friends or family members, says bank

Some 51% of young first-time buyers are willing to consider so-called ‘non-traditional routes’ to move out of renting and onto the...

25 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Revolution! Agents could represent buyers AND sellers

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

24 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Short Lets - controversial council consults on Airbnb restrictions

A controversial council has launched a 12 week consultation on its policies restricting Airbnb-style short lets. Edinburgh council insists that new Airbnb...

24 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Half of tenants living with damp or mould - charity’s claim

Citizens Advice claims that 45% of private renters in England are currently experiencing damp, mould or excessive cold in their home,...

24 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Latest house-building figures just 50% of what Labour wants

Figures from the National House Building Council show that housebuilding is currently running at only half the rate the new Labour...

24 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Rightmove says big rise in rental supply still nothing like enough

Rightmove says the number of available rental properties is currently 14% higher than this time last year, while tenant demand is...

23 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Double digit annual rent rises still happening in some areas

The low supply of rental homes continues to put upward pressure on rents, reports Hamptons.   The average tenant paid £1,347 pcm to...

23 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Latest Build To Rent scheme is 20-storey block of flats

Planning permission has been given to the biggest-ever Build To Rent scheme in Milton Keynes. A company under the name PLATFORM_ has...

23 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Portal Fees Row: agents end boycott after agreeing new deal

A boycott of a major property portal has been called off after a settlement has been reached over fees. PropertyPal is the...

22 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Buy To Let investors plummet while the rest focus on high yield areas

New figures from lettings agency Hamptons suggest that investors purchasing buy to let properties are increasingly looking to the north of...

22 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Get Stuck In! - Agents told to campaign to change Labour’s Renters Rights Bill

Agents are being urged to campaign to change Labour’s Renters Rights Bill to stop it damaging the lettings industry. Neil Cobbold, commercial...

22 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Bidding Wars not the problem - they’re just a symptom

A prominent lettings agent says banning agents and landlords conducting bidding wars for a rental property is not addressing the real...

19 July 2024

From: Breaking News

New senior lettings figures at high-end London business

London high end agency Eccord has bolstered its property management team with two experienced new hires. Steve Wilson joins as Senior Property...

19 July 2024

From: Breaking News

40 Not Out! Valerie celebrates four decades in lettings

Letting industry doyen Valerie Bannister has celebrated 40 years in the industry with a party thrown by her employer, Your Move.  Valerie...

19 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Will new unfair dismissal rules hit lettings agencies?

While much of the property industry’s response to the King’s Speech focussed on government plans for rental sector and planning reform,...

18 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Ending S21 is fine says leading agent - but safeguards needed

The government’s renewed pledge to end Section 21 eviction powers for agents and landlords is fine, a leading industry figure has...

18 July 2024

From: Breaking News

No details of Renters Rights Bill until October - expert

David Cox, the former chief executive of ARLA Propertymark and now a senior executive at Rightmove, says it’s unlikely we’ll see...

18 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Renters Rights Bill promised by government in blizzard of new laws

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

17 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Alarm Bells for Build To Rent as building starts show huge slump

New analysis from the British Property Federation (BPF) shows a dramatic slump in the number of Build To Rent units started. Although...

17 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Cost Of Rent Day launched by free-market think tank

The right wing think tank the Adam Smith Institute has launched something called the Cost Of Rent Day. The institute has calculated...

17 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Tenants get agents’ advice on how to “jump the rental queue”

A lettings agency is offering tenants guidance on what it calls “how to jump the rental queue.” Benham and Reeves outlines a...

17 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary move directly led to senior Labour resignation

The Housing Secretary in the Welsh Government, Julie James, was one of several ministers to quit in yesterday's dramatic day of...

17 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Fears grow for rent controls as Labour reviews rental sector

A lettings agency chief says there’s growing discussion about rent controls in his area - and he fears this may be...

16 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Trade union demands wholesale rental reform in new report

The trade union UNISON has partnered with activist group Generation Rent to demand root-and-branch reform of the private rental sector. Four key...

16 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Prime London lettings markets boosted by summer surge

Property consultancy JLL says there’s been a noticeable rise in prime Central London lettings activity.  Average rents rose 0.9% from Q1 to...

16 July 2024

From: Breaking News

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