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The first meeting has been held of the Housing Coalition, a new group including Propertymark and some landlord bodies. A statement from...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Police are urging letting agents and landlords to act swiftly if they think one of their properties is being used as...
26 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A survey of local authorities in some of the poorest areas of the country - bodies which enforce many private rental...
06 September 2023
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A new action plan to tackle issues around HMOs is being drawn up by a Midlands council next week. West Northamptonshire council’s...
06 July 2023
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EweMove Northampton North has confirmed the acquisition of Martin & Co Northampton. Both brands are in The Property Franchise Group parent company. Having...
09 June 2023
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The head of a property management company has been fined £25,800 after serious safety issues were discovered at a shared house...
16 March 2023
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A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...
07 December 2021
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Police officers are this week raising awareness among agents about the signs of potential cannabis grows. The campaign is being led in...
17 November 2021
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A lettings agency with branches in Corby and Kettering has been shortlisted for two awards this summer. Belvoir has been nominated for...
15 June 2021
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The week begins with news of another agency acquiring an independent. This time it’s Alexander & Co, a Bedfordshire firm, which has...
15 March 2021
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The well-known Lenwell chain, with seven branches, has been acquired by the Leaders Romans Group. Lenwell was established in 1990 with the...
02 November 2020
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Opposition Labour councillors on a local authority says HMOs should only be let if each bedroom has an en suite bathroom. The...
28 October 2020
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One of the country’s first specialist residential property fund managers has named the agency to handle its latest Build To Rent...
25 September 2020
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A six-branch agency has acquired a single-office independent. Lenwell Property Services, which operates in the Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire region, has acquired...
13 July 2020
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For Jill Griffiths, working exactly 25 years at the same agency is a cause for celebration - and her time serving...
02 June 2020
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** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
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Lenwell is a busy lettings agency covering Luton, Dunstable, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Biggleswade, Hitchin and Northampton - and now, busy in...
08 May 2020
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Student bodies want letting agents to acknowledge that many students have lost their incomes and have been forced to return to...
20 April 2020
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Councils that have been awarded additional cash injections by government could use their windfalls to enhance their enforcement of the private...
20 January 2020
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A high end lettings agency says the most expensive rural rental market in the north west of England is dominated by...
31 December 2019
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Rents in the UK, excluding London, are still increasing but at their slowest rate for five years. Figures from specialist lender Landbay...
06 August 2018
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Rents in London rose by 0.1 per cent in the 12 months to June - it’s the first annual rental increase...
06 July 2018
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Specialist buy to let lender LendInvest has looked at 105 postcodes across England and Wales to find the best (and worst)...
03 April 2018
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A local authority is setting up a not-for-profit ‘ethical’ lettings agency and is aiming to woo landlords with a promise of...
05 January 2018
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The landlord of an HMO has been fined £3,300 for failures to meet his obligations, particularly regarding fire safety. At Northampton magistrates...
13 December 2017
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A lettings agency and its director have been ordered to pay more than £2,500 in fines and costs for illegally advertising...
22 September 2017
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A rogue landlord in Corby has been ordered to pay over £20,000 and sign up to a Criminal Behaviour Order which...
29 August 2017
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Lenwell Property Services, a five-office lettings agency in the Home Counties, is spreading its wings into Hertfordshire with the acquisition of...
10 March 2017
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Harrison Murray Lettings is holding a roadshow to showcase what it calls “its experienced and professional service for landlords and tenants.” Over...
23 January 2017
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The average rent for a UK property grew by a negligible 0.05 per cent in October, despite a tiny fall in...
04 November 2016
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It has been confirmed that letting agency Underwoods Town and Country has been snapped up by Countrywide for a seven figure...
06 April 2016
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Lettings and sales agency Sharman Quinney has acquired Gilbert & Thomas Estate Agents. This takes Sharman Quinney’s network total to 20 branches...
02 December 2015
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is looking for three new regional representatives. One will cover Hereford, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire;...