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Eight fledgling UK PropTech have been selected for the Propertymark-linked  REACH UK 2024 technology scale-up program. The REACH UK program, launched in March...

It’s been revealed by Propertymark that HM Revenue & Customs has fined agents over £1.6m for branches of anti-money laundering regulations. The...

The government’s renewed pledge to end Section 21 eviction powers for agents and landlords is fine, a leading industry figure has...

Agency software supplier Alto links with repairs and maintenance software provider Fixflo for an unusual webinar tomorrow at 10am. Guest speaker will...

HMO Sales Expert, a 2024 start-up, has launched a UK-wide partnership programme. It’s commenced with Plymouth, Doncaster, Leicester, and Peterborough, and later...

A deposit alternative service has been added to Propertymark’s industry supplier list. Tenants can purchase a Zero Deposit Guarantee from £7.50 upwards...

A prominent housing market analyst says people shouldn’t bother reading election literature but instead study interest rates if they want to...

A low profile family company called the Griffin Property Company has acquired Emoov, the online agency which was a pioneering name...

An AI-powered Customer Relationship Management system tailored specifically for letting and estate agents has been launched by an individual agency.  Preston Baker...

The existing Fixflo integration with Alto has been beefed up to allow the system to create an updated works order with...

Belvoir Group has linked up with Propertymark in a deal which they say will “help further improve standards and enhance financial...

Strutt & Parker’s London New Homes staff attribute 50 per cent of their market this year as dollar-based - 30 per...

Berriman Eaton has reported a 30 per cent rise in its dedicated lettings business since 2020, with more than 420 properties...

Strutt & Parker has announced a new National head of lettings. Anna Ambrose brings with her 18-years’ experience within the sector, including...

The chief executive of Foxtons, who has been in the job exactly one year, now claims the company has enjoyed “incredible...

A Manchester-based company which runs what it calls “an instant booking student accommodation marketplace” has joined forces with Norwegian tech firm...

Lettings income has saved the bacon of franchise agency Winkworth after a sales slump hit profits.  A trading statement from the agency...

A leading property agency is demanding more certainty over new Energy Performance Certificate regulations.  Fisher German says the government should act now...

One of the controversial Bruce brothers, founders of the ill-fated Purplebricks venture, is back in the agency business. It’s almost a decade...

Alto, Zoopla’s cloud-based software product, has announced a marketplace product allowing agents to self-serve and activate Proptech partner integrations within the...

A lettings firm’s takeover of an independent rival agency is the start of a period of “exponential growth” according to its...

Fine & Country holds its international conference on March 10 and according to the agency it will be attended by representatives...

The new chief executive of Rightmove is a former McDonalds digital executive. Johan Svanström will succeed Peter Brooks-Johnson at the helm of...

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

Upmarket agency brand Fine & Country is to host a three-day bootcamp for lettings and sales agents within the network seeking...

Foxtons has issued a welcome statement to its new chief executive as it seeks to return to past glories. Guy Gittins -...

A digital platform that claims it will “finally bring renting into the modern age” says it has secured £4.5m in funding. A...

Property management business James Gibb has acquired the residential division of Dundee-based J Reavley Factoring Limited. The acquisition will increase the number...

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

A service which describes itself as Europe’s “largest end-to-end rental accommodation marketplace” has announced a new acquisition. Housing Anywhere has acquired a...

Deposit replacement service Ome is launching a new platform for agent and landlord members. The portal, in development since the middle of...

PropTech platform Plentific has snapped up husband-and-wife lettings software company TouchRight Software.  Over 500 clients across the UK use TouchRight, to create...

During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...

A scam in one city has reportedly seen scores of individuals robbed of thousands of pounds as short lets have been...

Agents joining one of the industry’s major trade bodies is to be offered exclusive digital marketing packs created by Starberry. Members of...

PropTech start up Halo claims that what it calls a new “tenant engagement platform” will streamlines the rental onboarding process. The firm...

Halo.rent, a proptech startup from the UK, announces the launch of its tenant engagement platform that streamlines the entire rental onboarding...

London lettings agency Kalmar is thought to be the first to use the increasingly-fashionable social media platform TikTok to let and...

Marketing platform TheHouseShop says letting agents can secure over £300 per property listed as it is “redefining the relationship between agents...

One of the leading deposit alternative providers, flatfair, has partnered with a major property management service with some 3,000 tenants. The deal...

Movinghub, the platform that showcases a range of home moving services, is now available on the Reapit Marketplace app. This new Marketplace...

A lettings agency is warning that fraudsters have copied property listings and put them on Facebook Marketplace, demanding deposits from the...

HousingAnywhere, a rental platform specialising in accommodation for young professionals and students, has raised some €24m for further expansion. The service covers some UK...

Entrants for the 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards have only until December 31 to sign up. Founder Simon Brown says: “The bounce...

The average cost of renting in England is almost unchanged from five years ago - although that masks significant localised variations.  The...

The 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards are to be held on Friday June 11. For the first time the awards will host...

A new PropTech tool called Covid Profile tells lettings agents if tenants are self-isolating or in quarantine because of Coronavirus.  The cloud-based...

Some buy to let mortgages are now more expensive than before for borrowers, despite the recent fall in the Bank of...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

The ESTAS, the national customer service awards recognising the best agents, brokers and suppliers, closes for entry at the end of...

A PropTech lettings platform is claiming to be valued at over £2.8m. Inadash describes itself as an “on-demand marketplace” which via an...

Zillios looking to become the leading portal for international property listings, appealing to property owners, estate agents, and property hunters alike....

Hunters has expanded its franchise network once again with the opening of a new branch in Reading. Chas Shukla, director of Hunters...

A holiday lettings company says it’s seen a 23 per cent increase in its portfolio over the past year as owners...

Lettings agents are being urged to educate themselves as much as possible about rival deposit alternative schemes which are becoming increasingly...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has rebranded as safeagent.  NALS has helped coordinate the safeagent campaign since 2011, focussing during that time...

A property investment platform claims that investor sentiment in buy to let is actually improving despite ongoing political and economic uncertainty...

Clyde Property in Scotland now has over 3,000 properties under management, making it one of the largest portfolios north of the...

Connells Group has acquired the lettings business portfolio of an independent agency in a move it describes as “part of its...

The mandatory Client Money Protection scheme membership that comes into effect today will protect landlords and tenants from letting agents that...

Online lettings platform HomeRenter says its property listings are now more detailed and more compelling thanks to a new ‘property creation flow’...

Zoopla is withdrawing its lettings listings from Facebook Marketplace, only three months after putting them on. Officially the withdrawal takes place this...

The website TheHouseShop says it aims to recruit some 30 per cent of the country’s letting agents by the end of...

The chief executive of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker is warning that mortgages for landlords are likely to become...

Rightmove’s chief executive officer, Peter Brooks-Johnson, is joining the board of an offshoot of a global classified listings operation. He is to...

Fast-growing regional Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson has announced the details of two new acquisitions. It has picked up the lettings books...

Leading portals Zoopla and OnTheMarket have today announced that they will both be advertising agents' rental property listings on Facebook Marketplace. Marketplace...

Multi-brand agency company Acorn Group says it has rolled out a no-deposit scheme to all 31 of its offices “with a...

How can you use data to benefit and better your business? It’s something you’ll no doubt have asked yourself down the...

When it comes to growing your business sustainably, maintaining a brand that is eye-catching and identifiable with your audience is vital...

A new website specifically dedicated to marketing rented property with tenants in place has raised over £2m investment in the past...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

A new website called Vesta has launched aiming to sell investment properties with tenants in place.  The team behind the site describe...

A new online service backed by newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror says it wants to enable tenants to bypass lettings agents. HomeRenter offers what...

**The free photography course for estate agents (part one) offer has now expired. It is still available in special circumstances so...

The head of the parent firm of mydeposits is warning tenants and landlords tempted to enter into new ‘no-deposit’ schemes to...

The Queen’s Speech, outlining the government’s proposals for the next two years, has confirmed a pledge to introduce a ban on...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has agreed a partnership with property marketplace TheHouseShop. The website is now one of the NLA's recognised...

Property marketplace TheHouseShop.com has announced a partnership with home services marketplace Plentific. Users of TheHouseShop will now be able to use Plentific’s...

A new app created in partnership with a homelessness charity aims to give independent agencies the ability to push properties direct...

What does it say on your business card? Just ‘Director’ – I’m involved in every area of the business at the moment. What...

Michael Green has been appointed the first chief executive of the UK Apartment Association, a new trade body focusing exclusively on...

We look at a few of the best ways to make your property stand out from the crowd. In a market...

Rents in prime central London are rising again after a prolonged period of stagnation, according to property advisers London Central Portfolio. “The...

Given that I wrote my last article on the day of the General Election but well before the result was known,...

The new shadow chancellor has said that he is against a ‘crack down’ on letting agencies and rent controls.  Labour’s Chris Leslie,...

In a marketplace where many providers outsource their Tenant Referencing and Rent Protection services, using one that doesn’t is essential for...

I write this article on the day of the General Election so you’ll forgive the political analogies. In particular, how any...

No agent reading this will be under any illusions that the agency market is a particularly competitive sector to operate in.  I...