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Automated rental payment platform PayProp has been named the Overall PropTech Company of the Year at the 2024 PropTech Breakthrough Awards. This...

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

Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...

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

Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...

The future of the UK lettings market will be determined by the July 4 election and now PropTech player Reapit |...

Some 50% of tenants who moved last year did so because their landlords decided to sell the property.  By contrast, eviction was...

The ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has unveiled new headline partners for 2024. Reapit and PayProp will become the Headline...

A new communications log feature has been introduced by a PropTech supplier which allegedly makes it easier to gather evidence for...

A prominent PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents and other in the property industry to engage with those wishing to introduce regulation...

A Parliamentary committee has heard that thousands of small and medium-sized letting agencies were debanked in 2023, with financial institutions forcibly...

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

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

Propertymark is hosting a client money security webinar tomorrow lunchtime between 12.30 and 13.30. The webinar will discuss the rise of Artificial...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

A prominent housing market commentator says Labour would introduce a tougher version of the Renters Reform Bill if it forms the...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur has written to MPs outlining detailed plans that he believes would ensure the controversial Renters Reform Bill...

A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...

Proposals for rent controls made in a government consultation document have been slammed by a prominent industry commentator and PropTech entrepreneur. The...

A prominent industry supplier is urging agents and landlords to lobby MPs to suggest improvements to the Renters Reform Bill.  PayProp UK...

Parliament resumes today following its summer recess but there is still a lack of detail on aspects of the Renters Reform...

It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...

The Renters (Reform) Bill rewrites many of the rules that the private rented sector has played by for decades. This may...

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

A new survey reveals that the safety of client funds is one of the key reasons why letting agents look to...

A PropTech expert is warning that letting agents can expect hefty fines if they fail to comply with complex Client Money...

PropTech firm PayProp UK claims actual rent rises may be well below those suggested in some surveys. In response to the Scottish...

Does the lettings industry cater properly for agents' needs? There’s only one way of knowing – asking you directly. To find out...

Agents should look to lettings to protect themselves when the sales market is hit by the coming recession and drop in...

High profile lettings industry figures Paul Shamplina and Sally Lawson are amongst the keynote speakers at a new event for agents...

Another prominent industry voice is warning of the dangers of the Scottish Government’s new eviction policies. So far the National Residential Landlords...

Today’s proposed changes to the private rental sector are the most radical for a generation. The first industry debate on this hot...

A prominent lettings industry supplier has asked whether the earlier-than-expected arrival of the rental reform white paper was a distraction from...

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

There’s just a week left - including the long Jubilee celebration period - for agents to respond to a major property tax...

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

A prominent industry supplier says lettings agents must be increasingly transparent on the services they provide - not just to landlords...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...

Self-managing landlords who think they don’t have the same compliance obligations as agents could face serious repercussions, Trading Standards chiefs have...

How can agents improve their position in society? A report has been published following a roundtable discussion between prominent agency figures...

The live launch of a roundtable event hosted by rental payments platform PayProp takes place tomorrow – and letting agents can...

A recent industry roundtable event hosted by PayProp, which brought together some of the lettings industry’s biggest hitters, will be live streamed next week...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is now finally at an end and from today there is a change to the notice...

A prominent industry figure says lettings agents will have a key role educating landlords over the controversial Breathing Space scheme introduced...

A leading figure in the lettings sector says the government’s new Housing Possession Mediation Scheme can help agencies and landlords recover...

The lettings sector is giving a sigh of relief at the absence of any change to Capital Gains Tax by HM Treasury. CGT...

Letting agencies are being urged to help to shape the future of the rental sector by completing a survey as part...

The extension of the furlough scheme might be an indirect saviour for many lettings agencies says a leading PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold,...

A leading PropTech expert says the lettings industry hopes next week’s Budget will provide clarity on taxes - but he’s also...

Letting agents should help landlords through a blizzard of red tape and regulation cause by local licensing schemes, a PropTech entrepreneur...

A leading market commentator and PropTech chief says the extension of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban was predictable, but presents agents with...

Rent arrears in the private sector have actually dipped from their pandemic peak over the past two months - but they...

Today is the start of the official Christmas eviction ban ‘truce’ in the private rental sector - and it continues until...

Letting agencies should review banking and payment systems in the light of rule changes and the ongoing challenge of the pandemic. This advice...

Agents are being warned to prepare now for likely controls on referral fees, following recommendations made to the government by the...

A leading PropTech figure says using text messages to remind tenants when rent is due and chase late payments is a...

A prominent PropTech figure says agents have a key role in reducing evictions in the short term - and he suggests...

One of the leading figures in the PropTech world is warning that letting agents must not be tempted into charging illegal...

ARLA Propertymark is holding a webinar later this month to discuss the impact of Coronavirus on the private rental sector. It will...

A leading PropTech figure says a political issue north of the border demonstrates the advantages of voluntary industry codes of practice over...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur is warning agents to prepare for increased rent arrears from as soon as next month. Neil Cobbold, chief...

A call has gone out for agents to offer extra support to landlords in the coming months as arrears may well...

The current restriction on Airbnb-style short lets to 90 nights a year in London could spread to other cities - and...

A leading PropTech expert has urged lettings agents to improve their administration and paperwork if they want to avoid what could...

The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be essential to keeping payments flowing through the rental sector, according to a leading...

It’s not just navigating a path through the Coronavirus crisis that is proving the value of letting agents - it’s their...

A leading Proptech expert says agents must have robust payment systems to cope with the unusual pressure of tracking mortgage and...

A leading PropTech expert says there’s still more that can be done by the rental sector to drive up the quality...

Confusion among renters over the complex Tenant Fees Act could trigger a surge in complaints about agents to redress schemes -...

Lettings payment automation provider PayProp has won a Gold Trusted Service Award from online reviews platform Feefo. The PropTech firm was deemed...

Councils that have been awarded additional cash injections by government could use their windfalls to enhance their enforcement of the private...

Letting agents can beat the upcoming ban on Section 21 by updating key documentation and automating arrears management to reduce the...

If letting agents want more satisfied clients and fewer disputes they should provide better information to tenants. That’s the view of PropTech...

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...

The growing chorus of calls to professionalise the short lets sector has won influential backing from a senior PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold...

The government is being urged to speed up the release details of the future it sees for selective licensing following revelations...

New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...

A call has been made for the best letting agencies and other rental sector professionals to show how they comply with...

A leading PropTech chief says there is nothing inherently wrong with private tenants being given the right to buy their property,...

A respected transfer agent who has been selling lettings businesses for 25 years has issued a warning that tenant-find let-only portfolios...

A leading industry figure is calling on agents to have a Plan B ready if their bank closes undesignated client accounts.  This...

If the government follows through with its plan to scrap Section 21 there could be more work for agents as a...

A rise in the number of professional landlords means letting agents need to ensure their service meets the expectations of experienced...

Letting agencies can reduce the number of complaints about the industry and improve their own customer service and relationships by improving...

The head of an automated payment system for the rental sector says lettings agents can help offset losses caused by the...

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

Revenue raised by landlord licensing schemes should be used to enforce rental sector regulation, according to PayProp. It says that the money...

Increased use of PropTech by lettings agencies should allow staff to be freed up to engage in all-important face-to-face contact with...

The final - and some say most prestigious - shortlist for this year’s ESTAS awards has been revealed. The People Awards, sponsored...

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

It’s a vital time for letting agents to hammer home the benefits of buy to let and the dangers to landlords...

Sub-standard homes remain a key weakness in the private rental sector, which needs to get its house in order in the...

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

The news this week that even individual private landlords must join a redress scheme is just the latest in an onslaught...

A leading PropTech exponent is supporting the government’s Housing Court initiative, suggesting it could make redress for agents, landlords and tenants...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says letting agents must provide value for their landlord clients through technology, transparency and service if they...

The automated lettings payment platform PayProp has revealed that it comes from charitable roots. PayProp is part of Humanstate, a private technology...

Increased use of PropTech by letting agents can cut rent arrears, minimise voids and reduce the financial and legal fall out...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says agents who accept that the lettings fee ban is coming and who plan positively for its...