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A council-run lettings agency called YorHome is offering new incentives to woo private landlords away from conventional agents. Besides offering what it...

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

The Property Redress Scheme, one of two government-approved redress services, has produced a list of recently-expelled agencies. All agencies must be a...

Atomic Consultancy, the specialist acquisition management business, believes that 2023 is likely to present significant opportunities for those looking to sell...

HomeLet says it’s to issue all rent protection payments faster, meaning the money will reach agent accounts immediately, subject to banking...

OnTheMarket is launching a management fee protection product, developed with tenant referencing platform Canopy and insurance broker the Alan Boswell Group....

More than four in 10 landlords claim their letting agents charge too much - and one in six has been hit...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

Chancellors Estate Agents is opening its 57th branch early in the New Yesr. The office is in central Basingstoke and will offer...

Two lettings agencies in Cornwall are campaigning for more affordable rental accommodation for NHS staff in the county. Camel and Homequest Lettings...

New rules out for consultation concerning block management aim to improve professionalism across the sector, root out rogue agents, and increase...

The Property Ombudsman and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors are seeking views of agents, landlords and tenants on a new...

Foxtons has made no bones about how it sees future growth - it wants to acquire lettings books from other agencies. “There...

Online agency eXp UK has launched a new lettings service allowing agents who join the organisation can now offer a lettings...

A new ethical letting agency has launched in partnership with a housing association and is promoting its low fee structure. Home Makers,...

A PropTech firm says it has calculated the true cost of being a buy to let investor.  Howsy says the average landlord...

The first ‘state of the industry’ report on the lettings agency sector since the introduction of the fees ban suggests individual...

Portsmouth council is the latest local authority to offer to rent properties from private landlords to let out to the homeless.  The...

Agents need to be pro-actively using PropTech and improving their work methods to reduce voids for their landlord clients. That’s the view...

Belvoir, the UK's largest property franchise, says its trading during the first quarter of this year suggests it’s outperforming its expectation...

The chief executive of a specialist buy to let lender says increasing the rent to combat additional costs put on landlords...

An online platform says its management service for landlords can vary depending on individual client needs - a vital response to...

The tenants’ fees ban coming into effect from June 1 could help traditional lettings agents keep their place on High Streets,...

A rental platform says it welcomes government plans to overhaul redress for tenants and others in the housing system but it...

A property management firm is launching with a claim that its charges are under a third of some rivals.  Online service ManageMyHome...

A high-profile landlord says the upcoming ban on letting agent fees 'can't come soon enough'. Writing a column in the Evening Standard's...

Grainger, the UK's largest listed residential landlord, has snapped up a 132-flat Build To Rent scheme in Southampton for £27m.  The project...

Belvoir has announced what it calls “a significant acquisition” by one of its franchisees, which is set to add almost £1m...

Landlords are increasingly looking to reduce the fees they pay to letting agents due to industry tax changes and increasing management...

A two-branch letting agent is offering landlords 0% management fees for six months in preparation for the proposed ban on agent...

Franchise estate agency Winkworth has reported its figures for the first half of 2016, noting a particularly strong performance in its...

Laura Severs from LetMC Knowing when to increase your management fees can be tough. However on LetMC there are some easy to...

A firm behind a new rental repair management claims landlords no longer have to pay ”expensive property management fees to lettings...