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

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

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

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

The Propertymark Qualifications Level 3 (Level 6 SCQF) Certificate in Property Agency has been launched to enable and support learners who...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a new series of educational videos for agents. The Guild’s Learning Platform serves as a...

Number one portal Rightmove has upgraded growth expectations in its latest statement to shareholders - and is again growing its average...

Claire Williams, the former team principal of the legendary Williams Formula One Team , has been named as one of the...

Fine & Country says it’s staging so-called Masterclass sessions with experts creating strategies “to help agents dominate the prime property market...

A webinar is coming up aiming to help agents make better decisions and more rapidly. It’s being run by Propertymark which says...

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

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

Propertymark is hosting a webinar where Scott Bailey - policy manager at the Home Office - will answer questions on Right...

Propertymark’s monthly political and government update webinars are set to continue in 2024 - General Election year. A statement from the trade...

TV host Jenni Falconer is to reprise her role as compere of Propertymark’s ‘One Conference’ when it’s repeated at London’s ExCel...

Propertymark is hosting an Understanding Material Information for Lettings Agents on Thursday January 18 from 1230 to 1400. The National Trading Standards...

Propertymark is hosting a client money security webinar tomorrow lunchtime between 12.30 and 13.30. The webinar will discuss the rise of Artificial...

ARLA Propertymark has urged letting agents to take breaches of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s  data protection principle regarding GDPR seriously.   The call comes...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

There is under a fortnight remaining for agents to nominate for Propertymark Qualifications annual awards, to be held at the London...

Rightmove is to provide agents with local market data and easier access to training at a series of Propertymark regional events. Rightmove...

Rightmove has launched a new tool to help agencies manage Rightmove training and make the most of the ever-growing range of...

Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers has successfully qualified a further four members of staff and funded their membership of ARLA Propertymark. The four...

Agents wanting to get to grips with the Renters Reform Act are invited to a learning webinar hosted by Rightmove. It’s at...

Online training and qualifications provider The Able Agent is launching a new white label training platform. The ‘In-House by the Able Agent’...

Propertymark has recognised the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) offered by Rightmove. Both Propertymark and its training arm...

Move iQ, the consumer-facing online service operated by TV property guru Phil Spencer, is linking with the Build To Rent trade...

A trio of agents working in a hybrid agency have setup an LGBTQ+-focused mentoring, learning and networking group. James Hummerstone-Pope, Danielle Andrews...

A webinar tomorrow plans to show agents how planned preventative maintenance delivers “staggering growth.” Fixflo is hosting the event which will feature...

Propertymark has told the government it should have three priorities for next month’s Budget. 1. Improving welfare system for vulnerable and low-waged...

Hybrid franchise operator The Agency UK is to host its first industry exhibition in two weeks’ time. Entitled ‘Grow your Agency in...

The Keller Williams UK agency has launched an online learning platform for agents called KW University. A statement from the company says...

Keller Williams UK, which recently announced the closure of two of its franchise operations, has bounced back with what it calls...

Agents can now sign up to register their interest in Rightmove’s new qualification, the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...

An apprentice working at Newcastle’s Walton Robinson agency has revealed why she believes it’s her dream job. The agency specialises in residential...

Agents are being invited to take part in a pilot project which claims it will cut down on ‘back office’ chores...

Many of the country’s leading letting agency brands have joined forces with Propertymark to deliver a training and development strategy for...

The chief executive of industry accreditation service Safeagent has made another plea for unity within the private rental sector. In a response...

Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...

A PropTech provider has launched a renter guarantor service after claiming there’s been a 10-fold rise in tenancy fraud in the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management...

The owner of a Belvoir lettings franchise has fulfilled a lockdown ambition to write and publish her book ‘Landlords, what’s holding...

One of the country’s major regional newspapers has launched a campaign for the urgent introduction of rent controls. The Bristol Evening Post,...

A north of England lettings agency has successfully qualified five members of its staff through The Able Agent training programme. The agency...

Politicians across the UK appear to be growing more vocal in their support for rent controls. The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru...

In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process.  Over...

A leading figure in the agency training and qualifications sector is predicting that as agents have increasingly adapted to ‘the new...

There are fewer than 70 tickets left for December 7's rescheduled 25th ARLA Propertymark Conference and Exhibition. Originally due to take place in...

PropTech platform Fixflo has launched what it calls a self-service training academy. It has already had a soft launch with 90 per...

If you haven’t been to the Agent Rainmaker LIVE event before, then it is pretty difficult to explain how this event...

More details have emerged of the Guild of Property Professionals’ Ofqual-accredited, Level-Three and Level-Four qualifications for lettings and sales agents. Guild compliance...

Rental guarantor service Housing Hand claims there’s been a rise in the number of universities enquiring about white label deals, as...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

FirstPort, the residential property services provider, has teamed up with The Turing Trust to help equip a new computer lab at...

The pandemic has had a major impact on the student rental market with landlords suffering significant losses of income. A new analysis...

One of the lettings industry’s most prominent suppliers says it’s dispelled five myths surrounding the employment of apprentices.  The Letting Partnership insists apprentices...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued tips for agents and other industry professionals having to cope with working from home...

A Labour MP and a newspaper have joined forces to campaign against so-called ‘exempted rental accommodation’. One of Birmingham’s MPs - Jack...

Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...

One of Britain’s largest purpose built student accommodation providers says there’s been a 10 per cent slump in the number of...

The group human resources director of the Leaders Romans Group wants the agency industry to improve its reputation by embracing more...

The Deposit Protection Service is running three free online deposit dispute webinars, with the first scheduled for next week. The UK’s largest...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has been named as one of the top 50 start-ups to work for in London. Recruitment platform Tempo...

The free to list portal Residential People is launching a machine-learning platform allowing agents to specifically target local landlords and emphasise...

A new nationally recognised letting agent qualification is being launched by a landlord body. The Managing Property and Residential Lettings Level 3...

A student accommodation search portal has speculated on how the sector could change in the long term as Coronavirus hits education. “Whilst...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) and safeagent have announced two new e-learning modules for letting agents and landlords. The modules, which form...

Knight Frank says one week in August saw the lettings market in London and the Home Counties hit a 10 year...

There’s likely to be a further surge of new tenancies in the weeks to come, challenging agents’ ability to cope with...

Hunters has revealed that it’s used the lockdown period to train staff with a range of e-learning modules as well as...

The Deposit Protection Service and safeagent (formerly NALS) have created a free, online course showing best practice in starting tenancies.  The new...

The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...

Reapit is offering lettings and sales agents free training courses for its CRM software.  The offer will provide non-customers with complimentary access...

Zoopla is promoting 12 lesson plans for agents and other property professionals who are teaching their children at home during the...

The developers behind the prestigious Television Centre scheme and its nearby White City Place development in west London are showing support...

The National Union of Students claims young people at college and university are being unfairly targeted by agents and landlords when...

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark’s Qualifications division has held its annual awards ceremony in the House of Lords, recognising achievement and celebrating...

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets....

As winter is coming, it’s time to think about how to protect your property from damp and mould. This silent assassin...

The government has this week published a learning toolkit for local authorities to help them with enforcement against rogue landlords and...

Did you know that preparing for a deposit dispute starts at the beginning of a tenancy? When tenants and landlords disagree about...

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

A property education business says it’s targeting a major expansion with the launch of online additions to its nationwide courses in...

The government has beefed up its support for councils identifying and prosecuting rogue landlords. Yesterday the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Taha Dar, founder and CEO of SearchSmartly. What is SearchSmartly and...

A new free online training course which guides letting agents through the key principles of disputes has been released by The...

An online toolkit for tenants on how to best navigate the rental system has been launched by Shelter Scotland with funding...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has this week launched a new Training Academy which aims to help landlords, agents and property...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has launched a new course which it describes as “ground-breaking” and which allows candidates to become...

A selection of letting agents, estate agents and property professionals were recognised as 'outstanding learners' at the Propertymark Qualifications Awards last...

Letting agents and landlords operating in Northern Ireland are now being invited to go through an accredited training programme being operated...

It appears that the former presenters of BBC consumer programme Watchdog are amongst those participating in a class action against Foxtons...

An officer from The Property Ombudsman Scheme (TPO) and a member of staff from Northwood recently switched roles for a week...

Belvoir has launched a new apprenticeship scheme for would-be letting agents.  Working alongside qualifications consultancy LMPQ, Belvoir will be offering talented young...