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A relaunched online lettings agency operation is offering lettings listings deals to landlords from £39.50. The little known Essex-based Griffin Property Co...

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

Rental PropTech platform Krispyhouse has secured £1.3m in second-round fundraising. The residential rentals app and online platform is reported to have secured...

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

Platforms like Facebook are infiltrated by fake review factories, despite the imminent publication of a new Bill which will look to make...

Letting agents and landlords are invited to join a virtual forum for a further update on new licensing requirements and to...

The Keller Williams UK agency has launched an online learning platform for agents called KW University. A statement from the company says...

Yet another revision to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations takes effect from October 1 - that’s just under...

PropTech firm Symple has struck a deal to offer its certification services on thousands of properties listed with Sykes Holiday Cottages. Sykes...

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

Airbnb says that its so-called ‘party ban’ - introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic - is being made...

A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...

Prop Home, a new online property management and lettings agency, pledges to “transform the way rented homes are managed on behalf...

A lettings agent has told the BBC that he has spotted illegal rental scams using online platforms, but the police have...

A major student accommodation platform says its local area has become a regeneration hotspot for proper investment. UniHomes says Sheffield has already...

There are just two weeks left for letting agents to register with HM Revenue & Customs if they want to be...

Lettings agents are being told by an online platform to be extra-vigilant as increasing numbers of student tenants are getting pets. 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...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

A new online platform for students to search for and book accommodation has been launched, claiming to be “the fastest, simplest and...

The last year was one which none of us will forget both personally and professionally. Every aspect of life has been...

Online lettings company Monkey vs Owl - also known as MOVO - has expanded from a regional and mostly student service...

There’s been a flurry of new PropTech products launched, mostly focussed on lettings agencies. Australian-based supplier Movinghub, which works the UK market...

An MP claims the proliferation of short lets via Airbnb and similar online platforms is indirectly pricing local people out of...

A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...

A new report demands that online rental platforms and portals allowing direct advertising by clients do more to deter fake landlords...

  There is little doubt that the coronavirus has changed the way we live and rapidly created a new normality as different...

An online agency has denied a claim that it is allowing High Street agents to use its platform to avoid paying...

One of the country’s largest lettings agencies is to lose 17 jobs out of 100 in what the company founder calls...

A former estate agent who has set up an online platform giving information on property values for London renters and buyers...

A pro-Build To Rent online platform is hosting a webinar to discuss whether the sector will emerge from the Coronavirus crisis...

Rental demand has dropped significantly across London and other major UK cities as a result of the pandemic. When comparing current levels...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

High-profile property management firm DJ Alexander is set for expansion following a £7m investment from Santander.  The capital funding package will be...

A leading London lettings agent wants increased regulation over Airbnb in a bid to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. Martin Bikhit, managing...

A police force has issued a warning to agents and owners of short-let properties to look for signs of modern slavery...

Government data suggests that almost 54 per cent of the UK’s remaining smokers are tenants - and against that backdrop, an...

An online room-letting platform claims rents have risen up to eight per cent in wake of the Tenant Fee Act. ideal flatmate...

New research shows that some buy to let investors in London could typically lose over £19,000 a year if Berlin-style rent...

The online platform teclet, which enables agents to automate the lettings and management process, has announced that Movinghub has become an...

The newly-formed Federation of Independent Agents (FIA), the network set up by former Property Franchise Group managing director Graham Lock, has...

An online platform claims it has found a new and easy way for investors to become landlords, describing itself as ‘PayPal...

A new free online training course which guides letting agents through the key principles of disputes has been released by The...

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

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

The online agency Home Made, which says it’s London’s only premium online platform for the rental sector, has raised a further...

Two new PropTech services launched, targeting the lettings industry. Tenancy referencing firm FCC Paragon has launched MyMoveIn, an online platform that supports...

Online accommodation platform Student.com has linked with mental health charity Student Minds in a bid to prioritise mental health awareness amongst...

A city council is to investigate the impact of Airbnb and other short let online platforms on the local housing market...

An online property platform that last year said tenants prefer to deal directly with landlords has returned to the theme with...

Knight Knox, a property consultancy specialising in investment, has launched an online platform, yieldit, which aims to simplify the sale and...

A new online platform says it allows renters and landlords to review each other and give Trustpilot-style ratings - but it...

An accountancy trade body, the Association of Accounting Technicians, is advising the government to investigate what it calls “the questionable tax...

Online lettings and sales agency Vesper Homes says the £100,000 investment secured via crowdfunding will create “a significantly enhanced user experience...

The international backlash against Airbnb and similar short-let online platforms continues.    Earlier this week a video being shown on cable TV in the...

Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are being urged to help private tenants personalise their rental properties.    The plea comes from...

1) Who are you? Kevin Ward – Director and founder of Agentlocator.co.uk 2) For those not familiar with Agent Locator, can you explain...

Right To Rent is encouraging discrimination against international students according to a student lts online service.    Government figures marking the first anniversary...

The explosion in the short-lets sector continues apace with one third of London councils telling the BBC that Airbnb’s 90-day time...

An online platform describing itself as a ‘matchmaker’ for prospective flatmates is temporarily offering letting agents free listings in a bid...

A property management service claims there has been an “explosion” in the number of short lets undertaken through Airbnb and similar...

A hospitality start-up company claims the Brexit vote adds to uncertainty in the sales market - and it wants vendors to...

An online letting agency claims a third of tenants are subletting without the agreement of their landlord, with an even higher...

Highly publicised stories of property damage allegedly caused by short-let tenants using Airbnb and similar online platforms highlights the advantages of...

An online platform aiming to link letting agents with tenants and landlords has raised £2m and now promises to use it...

A new online offering wants to allow people to let out what it calls ‘dead space’ - in other words, the...