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Propertymark is inviting letting agents to find out more about the latest legislative changes at one of its upcoming regional conferences.   As...

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

Letting agents keen to scale their business fast are being encouraged to attend what the organisers call “an industry flagship event”...

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

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

Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...

The BBC is reporting that councillors in Manchester have launched a series of attacks on users of Airbnb and other short...

Paying staff too little is a sure-fire way to hinder growth and profits, according to letting expert and former ALRA President,...

Any lingering hope of a pre-election interest rate cut by the Bank of England has been hurt by the government’s Office...

Knight Frank is suggesting that a growing degree of uncertainty is hitting the rental market, particularly the high-end sector in the...

Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...

The future of the UK lettings market will be determined by the July 4 election and now PropTech player Reapit |...

A lettings expert is advising agents that “congruence” is key to successful acquisition of landlord clients. Former ARLA Propertymark president and the...

A prominent lettings expert and former president of ARLA Propertymark has berated agents who advertise ‘free valuations.’ Sally Lawson, now well known...

A prominent agent campaigning for business tax reform is urging Labour to come clean on its policies for business rates and...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

Propertymark is demanding equal treatment with the social housing sector. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove intends to boost standards in social housing...

An industry online event which organisers claim bring business-boosting benefits to attendees, is back for another year. The ARX Mastery Challenge is...

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

Propertymark says the regulation of agents has come a step closer.   The trade body gave evidence at a House of Lords Industry...

Shelter is asking for public support for radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill, now going through Parliament. The campaigning charity is...

Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants...

Agent Rainmaker’s bootcamp for letting agents returns next month. The four day event is run by former ARLA President and Agent Rainmaker...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

Propertymark says the regulation of property agents and the creation of a statutory Code of Practice can improve the transparency of...

Letting agents looking to boost the power of lead generation are invited to an exclusive event later this week. Agent Rainmaker is...

The former Foxtons managing director Peter Rollings is to give agent a masterclass in obtaining higher lettings and sales fees. Rollings will...

Scottish councils must engage with letting agents and landlords if radical rental reforms have any chance of working. Propertymark argues that the...

An event which claims to change the fortunes of letting agents has been recognised by the Professional Speakers Academy. Agent Rainmaker Live...

A group of rental activists claims that police in England are disproportionately using a 19th century law that criminalises rough sleeping...

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

Sally Lawson of Agent Rainmaker writes: Online information sessions are a vital way to network with landlords and showcase your expertise. That’s what...

Hundreds of letting agents from across the UK joined forces at an annual event to raise £40,000 for children with life-limiting...

Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...

The Scottish Greens - who are in effect the architects of rent controls north of the border - have welcomed a...

A letting agent with a background in renovation has been able to grow her business by offering investors a swathe of...

There’s been widespread dismay in the industry as the outcome of a Judicial Review has backed the Scottish Government’s objective of...

A lettings industry mentor has issued a plea to agents to do more to protect their landlords’ livelihoods. Sally Lawson, founder of...

An ex-ARLA supremo says technology is the best way for letting agents to cope with a huge rise in telephone calls. ARLA...

Agents who allow rental properties to be let to migrants who do not have the right to be in the UK...

A law firm says the Renters Reform Bill is driving buy to let investors to quit because of their fears over...

Propertymark has put forward a six-point plan to slash economic crime in the property sector. The trade body says a series of...

Details have emerged of a flagship agent training event to be held later this year. Agent Rainmaker Live is to be a...

What objections are you hearing when you try and convert let-only landlords to fully-managed? Because the latest figures show just 18 per...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

Letting agents have a key role in ensuring updated fire safety regulations really do improve standards for tenants in taller buildings. That’s...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

A £5,000 fine has been upheld against a landlord who failed to declare himself as a property agent and did not join a mandatory...

Labour says it will enact a law banning company bosses from contacting staff outside working hours. The Financial Times reported over the weekend that party...

A lettings guru is calling on agents to embrace social media trends in order to reach new audiences. Agent Rainmaker uses Reels...

A team managing tenancies across the UK has clocked up half a century of working together. The staff at Tenancy Management Hub,...

Paul Shamplina, the chief commercial officer at Landlord Action and arguably the biggest name in the lettings sector today, is to...

The letting agent’s trade body Propertymark is concerned that the court system could buckle if eviction case numbers rise as a...

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

A lettings agency says it’s vital that the government reconsiders the new laws and regulations seen as attacking landlords. The Leaders Romans...

The private rented sector is enjoying record demand. According to Hometrack, rental enquiries per estate agency branch were 46% higher in...

Propertymark says letting agents should have clear policies and priorities to help ensure properties are kept to the highest standards possible.  The...

Trading Standards is describing a penalty imposed on a London letting agent as “a landmark” after the company failed to comply...

TecLet, the software platform business now rebranding as part of OnTheMarket Software, has been updated to accommodate radical changes to the...

An agent operating an HMO on Deeside without a licence and breaking other housing laws has been fined £28,000. Flintshire council carried...

A lettings agency in Scotland has played down the impact of the emergency rent freeze and eviction ban which have been...

A lettings agent has taken the surprising step of encouraging tenants to seek compensation if their landlords fail to abide by...

A new programme launched by Agent Rainmaker has been designed to help agents grow their business through lead generation funnels. The mentoring...

A high profile lettings expert says agents should use marketing databases in order to grow business. Agent Rainmaker’s Sally Lawson says that...

Landlord numbers may have dropped in recent months but a longer term analysis shows the reverse. Total Landlord Insurance analysed the current...

A prominent lettings agent says educating landlords about the need to use agents should be the industry’s number one priority. Agent Rainmaker...

The law around the requirement for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental properties will change in England on October 1. Propertymark...

Top letting agency suppliers are set to be honoured at this year’s Agent Rainmaker Live. The annual event includes an awards ceremony...

High profile lettings industry figures Paul Shamplina and Sally Lawson are amongst the keynote speakers at a new event for agents...

A county council is urging people to complain if they believe letting agents are failing to comply with consumer legislation. Staffordshire county...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s been...

A bootcamp which claims to help agents add up to £1m revenue to their business is to return this summer. The Agent...

Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...

Pre-booking is now open for what organisers call the year’s most exciting lettings event - Agent Rainmaker Live. Last year premier seats...

Today’s proposed changes to the private rental sector are the most radical for a generation. The first industry debate on this hot...

A new survey is a warning the government that it must stop forcing landlords out of the private rental sector by...

ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that it should not delay further on its long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, because of the...

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

The average HMO is worth a third more than a comparably sized house according to new research. The typical HMO now costs...

Agent Rainmaker reports that over 200 letting agents have completed the latest AMX Mastery course.  The weekend event was focused around adding...

Sally Lawson - letting agent and ARLA President, business owner and franchiser - runs Agent Rainmaker, which aims to optimise agents’...

It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

A prominent lettings agency chief says a consultation looking at changes to private renting proposed by the Scottish Government is merely...

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...

A new six-week online training session for lettings agents begins this week from Sally Lawson’s Agent Rainmaker service. Called ‘Achieving success by...

Agent Rainmaker is holding another of its ARX Mastery events, in a bid to promote growth in the lettings agency sector...

A controversial reform programme for the private rental sector in Wales is to go ahead from July 15 this year -...

A council is warning letting agents to adhere to health and safety laws or else face the legal consequences. Telford & Wrekin...

A leading lettings agent has warned tenants against using social media to find rental properties.  David Alexander - head of DJ Alexander,...

Self-managing landlords who think they don’t have the same compliance obligations as agents could face serious repercussions, Trading Standards chiefs have...

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

Former ARLA Propertymark president Sally Lawson, who now runs the Agent Rainmaker training service, has set out for Letting Agent Today...

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...

A high-profile four-day bootcamp designed to sharpen up lettings agents has returned from the pandemic with a bang.  Agent Rainmaker - set up...

The live launch of a roundtable event hosted by rental payments platform PayProp takes place tomorrow – and letting agents can...

A recent industry roundtable event hosted by PayProp, which brought together some of the lettings industry’s biggest hitters, will be live streamed next week...