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

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

Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says rent controls are not the magic answer to problems...

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

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

The major Scottish agency in the Lomond Group empire - DJ Alexander - has snapped up Sandstone Management and its lettings...

PropTech platform Goodlord has partnered with safety certificate provider Safe2 to offer compliance work for the lettings sector.  Safe2 - recently acquired...

The chief executive of Goodlord, the prominent PropTech supplier to the lettings sector, has been revealed as one of the 121...

A lettings sector trade body predicts that the House of Lords is unlikely to make substantive changes to the Renters Reform...

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

The number of new prospective tenants registered per Propertymark member branch decreased from 97 in January to 89 in February -...

Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

A figure in one of the country’s highest profile lettings companies has hit out at a government proposal to penalise the...

Specialist property management firm Xenia Estates has announced a shake up ahead of entry into the residential lettings sector. Xenia currently looks...

PropTech player Technology Blueprint Ltd has completed the integration of compliance software firm, CheckDocs.  The move is the first in a series...

Foxtons’ unaudited end-of-year trading statement makes no bones about it - the lettings division saved the agency’s bacon in 2023. It suffered...

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

One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...

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

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...

New figures released this week by Propertymark reveal that even in the run-up to Christmas there was no significant change in...

Foxtons claims it’s reached new heights under its latest management team. The agency has been described as the is fastest growing UK...

The chief executive of Propertymark says seasonal trends are returning to the housing market after several ‘unusual’ years. Nathan Emerson says: “In...

Lomond has consolidated its growing foothold in the lettings sector after sealing its biggest acquisition to date in the Midlands. In what...

One prominent part of the Lomond agency empire is rebranding to fall in line with a larger higher-profile brand under the...

Long established property business Newton Letting is rebranding as Rosevale Letting, following the conclusion of a licensing period. Former Newton employee, Riccardo...

A second lettings sector body is demanding government action over the problem of client account closures. Accreditation service Safeagent says the government...

The post-Covid prime lettings market in London has seen remarkable growth, an agency says. The latest data from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices London...

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

A trio of rent guarantee and referencing services are setting up their own law firm pitched at winning clients from the...

The directors of Winkworth are warning shareholders of a challenging period thanks to higher and faster-raising interest rates - with only...

The latest market snapshot from Propertymark shows that once again the lettings sector is dominated by demand outstripping supply. Using data from...

Utility management service Helpthemove has rebranded. The refresh, which has been produced alongside creative agency partner Jam, aims - in the words...

Outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has partnered with maintenance specialist Help Me Fix to support its property client base.  Help Me Fix, widely...

A holiday lettings agency has come out fighting on behalf of its clients. Following calls by local leaders in Cornwall and Devon...

Two former agents with experience between them of major players such as Countrywide, Leaders Romans and LSL have set up a...

PropTech supplier Goodlord this week launches what it calls “a manifesto” demanding government help for the lettings industry.  Few details of the...

A lettings sector trade body says implementing well thought-out appraisals is a key element to attracting and retaining valued personnel. The UK...

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

A charity is claiming that new powers to evict anti-social private tenants could lead to more homelessness, while those already living...

Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives...

A senior figure in the financial services sector says only Build To Rent can solve the stock shortage in the lettings...

There’s been a big rise in the number of complaints about agents lodged with the Property Redress Scheme, which says it’s...

Key figures from across the industry will come together tomorrow to discuss the challenges currently facing the lettings sector.,  Starting at 10am...

A council says it’s using planning powers to try to control the proliferation of Airbnbs, but suggests the real answer may...

Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...

The largest lettings agency in Scotland, DJ Alexander Ltd, has opened new premises in Glasgow.  It employed 20 people and lettings director...

Propertymark has beefed up its compliance team with a recruit from the lettings sector. Darren Kitchenside, who has been at My Deposits...

Data from fraud prevention database CIFAS a marked increase in both identity fraud and false lettings applications in the UK according...

Zoopla has given details of its collaboration with homelessness charity Crisis following the announcement of a three-year partnership earlier this year. Crisis’s...

A short trading statement from Stock Market-listed London agency chain Winkworth shows just how vital the lettings sector is to its...

With EPC ratings now a prominent part of letting a property, with stricter government regulations likely, new research suggests substantial numbers...

With only 48 hours to go before the Autumn Statement confirms stealth tax rises and massive public spending cuts, Propertymark has...

There’s widespread concern that the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, which meets tomorrow, is to unveil a 0.75 per cent...

One of the two official redress bodies, the Property Redress Scheme, has announced a beefed up advisory panel with a substantial...

New figures from property consultancy TwentyCi lay bare the challenges faced by the lettings sector. In the third quarter of 2022 new...

Lettings platform Vouch and cloud-based software service Alto are teaming up for a webinar. The aim is to offer agents a route...

The agents’ trade body Propertymark says the government must “get realistic” over the difficulties involved in reaching Net Zero targets when...

It’s being reported in Scotland that Propertymark, along with other lettings sector trade bodies, are seeking legal advice on that country’s...

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

An accreditation scheme says the government database of rogue letting agents should be expanded.  The government is committed to creating a new Property...

1. Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Adam Blaxter Paliwala, CEO of Technology Blueprint Limited...

The average rent in the UK has increased by £115 per month since last year, reaching £1,051 per calendar month according...

A major lettings sector supplier says the industry must do more to appeal to win employees from the TikTok generation. These typically...

A PropTech supplier says streamlining processes in the lettings sector could benefit agents, landlords and tenants alike, by producing a simpler...

ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...

A prominent trade body is warning Tory leadership candidates not to put rental reform on the back burner and add to...

Purplebricks has given its interpretation of how much its lettings sector compliance crisis has cost the company. Back in December the Daily...

Foxtons has revealed that it has a pipeline of what it calls “lettings portfolio targets” - lettings books which it wants...

The continuing rent rises seen across much of the country are outpacing rises in interest rates, it’s been claimed.  Property website Home,...

Troubles at Purplebricks continue with an activist investor who has a four per cent share in the firm called on the...

Troubled online agency Purplebricks says it’s going to finally release its full year figures in the first week of August -...

Maxine Fothergill, who has just completed her year as President of ARLA Propertymark, is the latest recruit to Zoopla’s Lettings Advisory...

There’s concern in the student lettings sector about the impact of the government’s Fairer Private Rental Sector White Paper. For this specialist...

Acquisition is one of the most frequently used words in the lettings sector now as large numbers of agencies are snapped...

OnTheMarket says its innovations with partnerships in the lettings sector have played a part in its successful growth. In the 12 months...

A property law expert is aiming to demystify the upcoming rental legislation for agents at a webinar tomorrow. Robert Bolwell, senior partner...

Two of the most respected figures in the lettings sector are calling on agents, landlords and tenants to consider the future...

There’s been a big rise in the number of private rental properties on the past decade, despite sweeping tax and regulation...

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have set out what they want to see...

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

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

One of the UK’s largest lettings groups has made an outspoken attack on the policies of a political party standing in...

LettsPay, an automated service aiming to simplify the reconciling of tenant rental payments, has won investment from the nurtur.group - the...

Energy efficiency is the hot topic in the lettings sector right now with new minimum EPC levels expected to be introduced...

A prominent industry supplier has hit out at what he calls “the merry go round of housing ministers” following yet another...

Lower income households, often found in the private rental sector, are set to bear the brunt of the rising inflation and...

HM Revenue & Customs officers are paying short-notice visits on letting and estate agents to check on their anti-money laundering compliance,...

EU citizens with settled status in the UK, but who have stayed in their native countries during the pandemic, are likely...

Gary Barker - the ex-Reapit supremo who controversially did not take up the role of chief executive at Boomin - is...

Letting Agent Today would like to wish all agents and their families, staff and colleagues a wonderful Christmas 2021. It’s been an...

Voids are ending the year 25 per cent down on the position at the start of 2021 - an indicator of...

Agents should not wait until regulation and legislation improve the rental sector - they should be doing so voluntarily.  That’s the view...

Three Rightmove webinars in the next fortnight have significant interest for lettings agents. Tomorrow, December 1, sees Malcolm Driscoll, Lead AML Consultant...

A PropTech firm says Open Banking could help to transform the lettings industry for the better if it is fully embraced.  And...

Figures from the Deposit Protection Service suggest that students returned to university in greater numbers this year compared to 2020. The service...

Ex-Reapit and ex-Countrywide tech guru Gary Barker has joined co-living HMO platform COHO as a non-executive director - just weeks after...