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A regional independent lettings agency has launched a new profit share scheme for its staff - but it’s keeping quiet on...

Agents and landlords are invited to what a council calls “an invaluable local conference where they can get free advice from...

Letting agents keen to scale their business fast are being encouraged to attend what the organisers call “an industry flagship event”...

A tax expert is advising anyone involved in the furnished holiday lettings sector to ‘act now’ ahead of upcoming tax changes. Ben...

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

Two long-standing experts in property have launched a service which they say will help letting agents retain and grow their client...

Leicester based student accommodation provider, Sulets - formally Student Union Lettings Ltd - has won a Platinum award from Investors in People.  Only...

Foxtons latest trading update shows growing reliance on lettings income. However it says the performance - which saw double digit growth in...

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

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

Industry technology provider Reapit is holding a webinar tomorrow giving agents “an opportunity for savvy agents to unlock profits through tried...

An executive with four decades of experience in the insurance sector has joined the board of accreditation service safeagent as a...

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m - and much of that rise is...

Paying staff too little is a sure-fire way to hinder growth and profits, according to letting expert and former ALRA President,...

The deputy chief executive of an organisation funded by the Nationwide Foundation claims to have suffered “horrendous exploitation” at the hands...

The decision of property developer Berkeley Group to enter the private rental sector is bad news for tenants, it’s claimed. Berkeley plans...

A ban on so-called bidding wars, which Labour now proposes, would have to include letting agents as well as landlords a...

A lettings agency director is suggesting the short lets boom may be over. Marc von Grundherr, director of Benham and Reeves, says...

Your Move – part of LSL, which last year underwent a radical restructuring - is trying to woo existing agents and...

An insurance firm’s assessment of how to market a holiday let successfully claims that strongly favourable reviews are far and away...

A council-run lettings agency called YorHome is offering new incentives to woo private landlords away from conventional agents. Besides offering what it...

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

Propertymark has given its view on why private rents have risen so much - 6.1% in England, 7.0% in Wales and...

A prominent lettings expert and former president of ARLA Propertymark has berated agents who advertise ‘free valuations.’ Sally Lawson, now well known...

The Cotswolds is the most lucrative place in the UK to own a holiday let, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages. With annual...

The average gross rental yield reported by landlords has reached the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, according to...

PropTech firm Pikl is launching an insurance-backed cancellation product specifically for holiday lets that will enable operators to offer the same...

There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...

Rightmove is hosting a webinar tomorrow for owners and managers of lettings agencies, focused on growing their business to the maximum...

Labour must build “a new generation of New Towns” if it gets into government, according to a parliamentary candidate linked to...

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

An industry online event which organisers claim bring business-boosting benefits to attendees, is back for another year. The ARX Mastery Challenge is...

NatWest Group has announced a new package of what it calls ”targeted lending and support” to help local councils provide more...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

Knight Frank’s residential operation has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards 2024. The agency says its...

safeagent, the UK’s largest not-for-profit accreditation scheme for lettings and management agents, has appointed John Midgley as chair of its board...

New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy.  This is...

The chief executive of industry not-for-profit accreditation service Safeagent, says agents do not require degrees to enter the sector or excel...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

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

Glasgow agency Rosevale Letting has significantly increased its portfolio of managed properties after acquiring letting properties from a competitor, Ross Sales...

Alto says it’s introducing new Lettings Progression functionality which will roll out in the first half of this year - so...

Shelter is calling for the construction of 90,000 rental properties each year for a decade - and it claims this would...

PropTech player Technology Blueprint Ltd has completed the integration of compliance software firm, CheckDocs.  The move is the first in a series...

A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...

Foxtons’ unaudited end-of-year trading statement makes no bones about it - the lettings division saved the agency’s bacon in 2023. It suffered...

Winkworth’s first trading statement of 2024 reveals that it saw a five per cent rise in rental revenues in 2023 -...

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchise brand, wants to merge with long-time rival Belvoir. Both are listed on the...

An organised crime group involved in producing and distributing an estimated £2.4m of cannabis has been found to have e used...

A council is considering borrowing £50m to buy properties to rent on the private market and for affordable housing. West Norfolk council...

The Leeds- and Manchester-based North Property Group is opening a base in London.  NPG was founded by Oli Banks and Tim Coen...

Airbnb and other short let platforms are from this week required to send data on their clients’ earnings to HMRC. And a...

Labour says it will keep the controversal Right To Buy policy in England if it wins this year’s General Election. This is...

The Fine & Country Foundation’s Annual Carols by Candlelight concert, held in collaboration with King's College Cambridge, has raised £21,061. This will...

Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...

Two of the highest profile PropTech suppliers to the lettings and wider property sectors have announced a merger. Reapit and PayProp say...

Almost six years after her departure as chief executive of Countrywide, Alison Platt has been appointed to a new senior position. She...

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

Foxtons has snapped up London lettings agency Ludlow Thompson for £10m. Ludlow Thompson, founded 30 years ago, has seven branches in London, generating...

A council’s lettings service - first set up a decade ago - says it is stepping up its campaign to recruit...

Not for the first time this year, a trading update from London-focussed agency Foxtons has shown that lettings is leading the...

A lettings and property management platform has broken ranks with much of the industry over the Renters Reform Bill.  While most agents...

A lettings industry mentor has issued a plea to agents to do more to protect their landlords’ livelihoods. Sally Lawson, founder of...

Landlords wanting to make a healthy return from their investment should target student properties in the North of England and Scotland,...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...

Increasing numbers of landlords are considering instructing lettings agents for the first time because of increased red tape and the complexity...

Latest market data from LSL Property Services - which includes the Your Move and Reeds Rain brands - shows a 10...

Some prospective buy to let landlords may be about to use their equity to snap up investment properties at discounted rates,...

The Property Franchise Group has reported a bumper half year of trading with revenue at £13.2m and pre-tax profits up 11...

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

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

An established High Street agency has launched a “partner’ business model that it claims will be the future shape of the...

A property investment group has released its latest research on the top five most searched for property features that UK renters...

Belvoir has snapped up a regional mortgage provider for £1m. It’s acquired MAB (South West) Ltd and follows the earlier acquisition of...

Spicerhaart’s veteran chief executive Paul Smith is stepping back to concentrate on company growth - including the acquisition of more lettings...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has announced its decision on base rate. It will rise by 0.25 per cent to...

A strong lettings division has allowed Foxtons to record strong growth in its latest trading statement, despite the challenging sales market. The...

The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning.  Dutton Gregory’s...

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

The directors of Winkworth are warning shareholders of a challenging period thanks to higher and faster-raising interest rates - with only...

OnTheMarket says the frantic lettings market of the past year or more is bad news for agents. In a trading statement to...

PayProp is known for its award-winning rental payment platform, which combines bank-integrated client accounting with automation to save letting agencies time...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...

LSL Property Services - owner of the Reeds Rains and Your Move brands - says it’s movement of agency branches to...

Landlords are urged to be cautious and do extensive research before signing up to a letting agent in the face of...

Not for profit accreditation service safeagent has seen two of its lettings qualifications officially recognised by exam watchdog Ofqual.  Safeagent as an...

A news service claims that in many UK cities there are now more entire homes listed on Airbnb than there are...

As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming...

As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...

Lloyds Banking Group and homelessness charity Crisis have joined forces in a new two-year partnership including the establishment of a so-called...

A consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition says funding options exist for companies wishing to buy others, despite rising interest rates. Lucy...

Labour’s much-publicised pledge to freeze council tax for the next year excludes empty buy to let properties and second homes it...

Belvoir has released another set of upbeat financial figures marking 26 successive years of profit growth. Group revenue increased 14 per cent...

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

A prominent lettings agent in the north of England has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to cease attacking...

Propertymark’s showcase event this year is to be addressed by a person who is a chartered psychologist, neuroscientist, science communicator, author...

Prominent industry figure Jonathan Rolande says: “It is hard to see why anyone would still want to buy to let given...

The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let.  A...