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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...

A brief statement to the London Stock Market this evening has confirmed that Rightmove will, after all, carry OpenRent listings in...

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

A trading statement by Rightmove reveals that it’s  spent £3m on just an 8% share of a PropTech system that describes...

Agents are being urged to campaign to change Labour’s Renters Rights Bill to stop it damaging the lettings industry. Neil Cobbold, commercial...

Propertymark has launched a new bespoke platform for agents, with the claim that it will ‘connect everyone everywhere.’ The trade body says...

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

More details have emerged of the deal - reported on Letting Agent Today and Sky News on Sunday - for Property...

The Property Franchise Group is buying the Fine and Country chain, plus the membership body the Guild of Property Professionals. The deal is worth...

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

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launch a new Ezine system for members to market properties to let and for sale. According...

Propertymark is urging agents to get ahead of the curve and be ready for the next big initiative - Regulation.  Propertymark has...

Propertymark says its Lettings Helpline for agent members in England and Wales has become “an essential membership benefit for dealing with...

A group founded eight years ago to represent the Build To Rent niche has now rebranded in a bid to win...

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

Propertymark has pledged its support for the Good Landlord Charter initiated by Labour Mayor Andy Burnham but has urged for greater...

A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...

Letting agents are reported to be making special offers to students in one of the biggest UK university cities. Durham’s student newspaper...

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

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

Legal & General senior executive David Reid has been named as the chair of an influential committee driving forward Build To...

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

The UK Apartment Association - effectively a trade body for the Build To Rent sector - is beefing up its top...

It’s all change for a regional agents’ group which has announced a new chair and new directors. Cornwall-based former estate agent Steve...

UK Association of Letting Agents has announced a link with PropTech supplier Canopy. UKALA member agents will receive a discount if they...

The Federation of Independent Agents has selected an automated client account platform as a supplier.  The FIA was established in by Graham...

Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

PropTech supplier Lettspay has launched a new client account banking service for letting agents and property managers in partnership with Griffin...

Trade body Propertymark says fees will remain unchanged next year.  “We’d like to thank all our members for their continued commitment to...

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

London lettings and sales agency Dexters is the first in the UK to gain OFSTED accreditation for its training. Its academy offers...

Propertymark is introducing a new dedicated Lettings Helpline for ARLA members in England and Wales.  Until now Propertymark has provided members with access...

The Select Committee that shadows the work of Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is complaining that its...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says it now has a record membership of 1,200. UKALA describes itself as “a professional association...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thrown his weight behind Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to delay deadlines for EPC improvements in...

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

We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...

The Renters Reform Bill can be the perfect opportunity for the industry to become more professional - just so long as...

Online lettings agency Hortons has launched an Investors Club search portal, aimed at property investors and developers. The agency describes this as...

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

A £5,000 fine has been upheld against a landlord who failed to declare himself as a property agent and did not join a mandatory...

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

Trading Standards is reminding letting agents of their legal obligation to protect money they are holding on behalf of a client...

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

Trading Standards officers check for agents’ compliance by scrutinising their websites, it’s being claimed. Agents are being warned to ensure their websites...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

Letting agents say the latest review of how Right To Rent has been carried out demonstrates “a knowledge gap” by landlords. This...

The Letting Partnership has been helping UK agents build successful lettings businesses since 2006. Despite the current challenging financial landscape, The Letting...

Automated client account platform Lettspay is to become a supplier to the Federation of Independent Agents.  Lettspay, which is registered with the...

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

No fewer than 85 per cent of letting agents say that landlord clients have expressed a wish to sell up in...

ARLA Propertymark President David Votta and Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson are amongst a group of trade body figures who have...

Rightmove’s new agent qualification - launching later this month - has been officially approved by the government’s regulatory body, The Office...

A council’s Trading Standards team is warning letting agents of a new clampdown on compliance failures. Stoke-on-Trent Trading Standards says it’s received...

Trading Standards is describing a penalty imposed on a London letting agent as “a landmark” after the company failed to comply...

The Property Ombudsman has reported a big rise in enquiries over last year and a huge rise since the pre-Covid year,...

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

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

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

Propertymark says letting agents should be aware of the financial implications of failing to deregister tenant deposits. This kind of failure after...

A Parliamentary group currently investigating the possible implementation of rent controls is to be joined by a senior figure from Propertymark. The...

Speculation is growing that a high profile former leader of the Association of Residential Letting Agents may become the next chief...

Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution. The trade body also...

Agents have been reminded they can claim tax relief on the membership fees they pay to professional bodies that are approved...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents and the Institute of Residential Property Management have been merged under the name The Property...

A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of...

OnTheMarket’s deal with a PropTech firm to provide free tenant referencing has been extended indefinitely for agents who pay the portal...

An independent agency in the Midlands has set up a club attracting investors from as far as Hong Kong, Dubai and...

The UK Apartment Association - set up six years ago as a form of trade body for Build To Rent operators...

The Lettings Industry Council - which arguably has a low profile with agents - has become an industry partner of another...

A radical shake up of the private rental sector is expected to be announced tomorrow by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The main...

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

A Trading Standards team is to carry out what it calls “unannounced inspections” of lettings agencies in one part of London...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

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

PropTech platform Lavanda says urban property is changing thanks to the pandemic, and it tells agents, landlords and other providers to...

A checklist for agents to help ensure they steer clear of unwanted fines or claims has been provided by the Guild...

There has still been no formal response to a government consultation on the database of rogue agents and landlords, 25 months...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents and The Institute of Residential Property Management have informed their respective memberships that they are pondering combining forces. The...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

Complaints referred to the Property Redress Scheme against its members grew by more than a quarter during 2020. In its annual report...

The UK Association of Letting Agents - a trade body rival to ARLA Propertymark - says it’s seen “a robust membership...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...

A rival trade body to the Association of Residential Letting Agents has announced what it calls “a robust membership result.” The UK...

A regional agency group is providing training courses free of charge to members “for the foreseeable future.” The training - usually heavily...

Another lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay an outstanding compensation award - but...

A lettings agency in central London has been issued with a fine for not belonging to a Client Money Protection scheme. The...

Fledgling portal MoveStreets has signed over 100 agents, with an inventory of 16,500 properties to let and for sale. It says its latest...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

The Daily Mail says it has informed Trading Standards of a lettings agent which is claims is “illegally working” despite not...

It’s now the annual National Apprenticeship Week and Leaders Romans Group has outlined how it’s opening up opportunities to newcomers to...

The UK Association of Lettings Agents is recommending transparency in relation to the disclosure of referral fees to landlord clients. Last month...

One of the government’s approved client money protection schemes claims over 10 lettings agencies a week are closing. Client Money Protect makes the...

Knight Frank says it’s seeing tenants in the prime London niche reflecting the same trends as those in the wider property...

Ten estate agencies have signed up to a partnership programme with the easyStorage company, which allows lettings and sales firms to...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has teamed up with a rewards provider to offer 500 letting agencies one year of free access. Agents...

An organisation that wants rent controls, the scrapping of Section 21 and what it calls “indefinite tenancies” claims to have 4,000...