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The abolition of Section 21 isn’t really that big a deal, a prominent lettings agent claims. Kristjan Byfield, who runs the base...

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

Propertymark has come out with a strongly-worded statement accusing politicians in the Scottish Parliament of ignoring the industry’s views on rent...

PropTech entrepreneur and lettings agent Kristjan Byfield is announcing an upgrade to his platform The Depositary, which will see its first...

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

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

Zoopla lettings chiefs have told the government it should tighten up its imminent Renters Rights Bill by demanding all lettings agents...

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

Over 50% of landlords regard the management of their properties as a full-time job, a survey by a buy to let...

PropTech - not more staff - can make letting agencies more productive and reduce costs. A new rental confidence survey of lettings...

The deputy chief executive of an organisation funded by the Nationwide Foundation claims to have suffered “horrendous exploitation” at the hands...

Development company Select Property has launched Select Residential, one of the first in-house lettings businesses of its kind by a build-to-sell...

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

Internal data from Foxtons, London’s largest lettings agent, indicates sentiment may be improving across the capital as data shows a 12%...

As the Renters Reform Bill makes its way through the House of Lords, Propertymark has advised peers not to miss this...

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

A lettings agent who is also on the executive of Propertymark claims one of Britain’s tourist hotspots has been over-run with...

The latest market report from Propertymark’s lettings agents suggests the demand is slowing. The latest data - for March - shows that...

The ValPal Network has partnered with agency software provider Street.co .uk. This will facilitate the integration of Street’s CRM with TVPN’s lead...

Top tips will be provided for landlords in the private rental market in a seminar next month organised by high profile...

A prominent supplier of deposit alternatives to lettings agents has come out and said that “renting negatively impacts quality of life,...

Landlords’ champion Paul Shamplina says more landlords should use lettings agents, who he describes as their “allies” in the battle to...

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

A prominent lettings agent is calling for an end to what he calls the “archaic” system under which some tenants end...

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...

Propertymark will appear in front of the House of Lords’ Industry and Regulators Committee tomorrow morning, urging the regulation of lettings...

A prominent industry expert says lettings agents and other property sector insiders should be extra-vigilant over cybersecurity breaches. Neil Cobbold, managing director...

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...

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...

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

Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...

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...

A new lettings franchise is being launched, which claims its franchisees can earn £100,000-plus annually.  The Sourced Group has launched Sourced Living,...

One of the UK’s leading lettings agents is bemoaning what he calls “the missed opportunity “ to help the rental sector...

A thieving lettings agent stole over £128,000 which should have gone to landlord clients - and with it she funded an...

A surprising one in seven lettings agents is now reporting a fall in rents rather than a rise. Although far more agents...

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

The long-term shortage of rental accommodation is now addressed by a short-term clampdown on second homes and empty properties, a leading...

A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...

A prominent lettings agent says there’s been a definite improvement in rental affordability in most areas - but he doubts all...

A Belvoir franchisee has doubled the size of his business by buying out a local independent agency - his third acquisition...

Propertymark has called on the government to retain the option of fixed-term tenancies in the private rental sector where it is...

Foxtons has snapped up London lettings agency Ludlow Thompson for £10m. Ludlow Thompson, founded 30 years ago, has seven branches in London, generating...

Propertymark has donated £5,200 to the industry charity Agents Giving, which works with lettings and estate agents to encourage, support and...

Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...

A tenant is reported to have sued a lettings agency after its alleged failure to return his £375 deposit. The Get Surrey...

A free webinar on the controversial Renters Reform Bill is to feature one of the industry’s top legal experts. David Smith is...

A government minister has pledged to act on the threat to lettings agents posed by banks acting against pooled client accounts. Many...

A prominent lettings agent has called for a wider reform of eviction rules. This follows a demand by a group of...

Propertymark has urged the government to take the potential Help to Buy ‘timebomb’ seriously. The news comes as London lettings agent Benham...

Propertymark has urged Labour to licence letting agents under its plans to ‘fundamentally reform the private rented sector’. The trade body also...

A high profile lettings agent has written to his local council seeking information about an Additional Licensing scheme which has expired...

Increasing numbers of landlords are considering instructing lettings agents for the first time because of increased red tape and the complexity...

Local media on the south coast are reporting that a lettings agent crashed his Bentley into two parked cars and then...

A lettings agent who describes himself as “a responsible and ethical property professional” has met with a Liberal Democrat MP to...

The Competition and Markets Authority’s in depth investigation into the controversial deposit alternative concept has been welcomed by one of the...

Two letting agents have been quoted in a newspaper report as saying landlord clients have instructed them to create ‘tracker’ rents...

Up to 160 regulations and responsibilities are overwhelming landlords and pushing them towards using agents, a prominent buying agent and property...

Propertymark’s policy and campaigns director is one of the founding members of a body called the Landlord Leaders Community, which has just...

The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving letting agents and landlords and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...

Private landlords and lettings agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event. Cumberland council says property owners and...

TV property guru Phil Spencer is urging lettings agents to prepare for a surge in the number of older tenants and...

Well known lettings agency Gascoigne Halman has seen the move of two letting agents to one of its branches. Heather Wynn and...

The latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark shows a familiar story for the lettings sector.  It says that in June the number...

A fraudster lettings agent must repay £122,922.68 to her old firm within three months - or face yet more time in...

Trading Standards has stopped a lettings agency owner from being a company director after he defrauded customers by over £80,000. Francis Smart,...

Lettings agents within The Guild of Property Professionals think that the Renters Reform Bill could cause many landlords to quit.  Graham Wood,...

A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...

The prominent industry figure Sean Newman is next week launching a lettings division of his network of self-employed agents.  The existing network...

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

Hortons lettings agency Hortons has released a new advertisement featuring daytime TV presenter Kerr Drummond - who also happens to be...

A new survey of lettings agents and landlords has put the reinstatement of Section 24 mortgage tax relief at the top...

Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...

An industry trade group claims inventories conducted by lettings agents may be seen as biased towards landlords rather than truly independent. Daniel...

New Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf is bad news for the private rental sector, a prominent lettings agent warns. David Alexander -...

The government has pulled together the latest guidance on Right To Rent, appropriate to landlords, lettings agents and home owners who...

A company in the identity verification sector is warning that anti-money laundering checks are set to reach a new intensity in...

A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...

A prominent lettings agent has criticised leading candidates for the leadership of the Scottish National Party for anti-holiday let policies. David Alexander,...

Lettings agents will be able to book their exam this week for the new Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...

A prominent Scottish lettings agent says the decision of Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scotland’s First Minister may offer a chance...

The U-turn by politicians in Scotland who ended a complete rent freeze doesn’t go far enough, says Propertymark. At the end of...

A lettings agent has been banned from holding office in a company for 11 years for abusing Covid loans - but...

A prominent lettings agent has resumed his attack on politicians for failing to build sufficient numbers of social housing properties -...

A former lettings agent who now helps tenants take legal action against landlords says 25 per cent of the complaints he...

Independent lettings agents are being invited to book a place at a monthly networking dinner organised by an agency in Essex.  Matt...

Propertymark pledges that an event being held next summer will be “colossal” - and will haver the likes of lettings agents...

A London lettings agent is offering free interior styling to all his clients. After 16 years working as head stylist for one...

A new lettings regime that is described as the biggest change in many decades comes into effect tomorrow in Wales, with...

A PropTech supplier claims to be shaking up the lettings market with the launch of its revolutionary Property Management software this...

A former marine is the franchise holder of a brand new Belvoir office close to a famous military base in south...

Propertymark has issued key points for lettings agents to note following the introduction of The Energy Prices Bill to the House...

Governments across the UK must do more to understand the scale of short lets and the threat they may pose to...

Lettings and sales agents, along with other members of the property industry, have been celebrating at the ESTAS Customer Service Awards...

Propertymark says it’s opened compliance cases against five member agencies following the latest HMRC publication of businesses who have failed to...

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