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A female-run block management company says it’s achieved a 30% growth in its client base - and it doesn’t take kickbacks...

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

The husband-and-wife directors of a Cornish lettings and estate agency have been disqualified from being company directors for a combined 12...

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

Home Counties agency Bridges today launches Platinum Homes, which it describes as “a bespoke sales and lettings service catering to premium...

The ESTAS Group says its 2024 Best in Postcode Category Winners will be announced on April 26. This new category was announced...

A law professor has dismissed a Labour call for agents to have qualifications as “eye poppingly silly” and “snobby.” Labour’s shadow housing...

A letting agent with a background in renovation has been able to grow her business by offering investors a swathe of...

Leaders Romans Group has made three internal promotions at a senior level to beef up its property management team. Karen Shepherd, George...

Agency group My Property Box is continuing its long-term partnership with Darlington FC as sleeve sponsors for the 2023/24 season. The Darlington-headquartered...

High end lettings agency Knight Frank has appointed Andrew Twagira as head of lettings in its Aldgate office in London. Twagira joined...

Agents whose rental properties became workplaces during the pandemic are unlikely to see any major change in the situation soon. That’s because...

It’s been revealed that Propertymark contributed its thoughts to a Parliamentary committee which has slammed the failure of the government’s Boiler...

The Herbert R Thomas agency, known as HRT, is merging with Rawlins & Madley. The two South Wales firms announced the merger on...

A lettings agent has been banned from holding office in a company for 11 years for abusing Covid loans - but...

A high profile PropTech entrepreneur is amongst a series of investors linked to a new fund, launched today, cashing in on...

A Build To Rent promotional website appears to be ruing the day that Boris Johnson sacked Michael Gove from his role...

A Build To Rent operator has created what it calls a one-stop app for tenants. The operator Apo says the new app...

Connells Group has named what it describes as “four key promotions” across its lettings division, signifying the company’s commitment to nurturing...

A lettings and sales agency is offering eagle eyed residents the chance to win a £2,000 holiday if they spot one...

A lack of longer term rental accommodation thanks to the growth of Airbnb and other short lets has led to a...

One of the leading estate agency groups in the UK has said it places high value on internal development following the...

A lettings agency director has been disqualified for seven years after he emptied its bank account following its liquidation. Ghanshyam Sarup Batra, from...

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

The number of tenants that moved home in London in December was double that of December 2019, according to an agency...

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

The free to list portal Residential People is launching a machine-learning platform allowing agents to specifically target local landlords and emphasise...

A new agency set up in Wiltshire says it goes beyond the traditional lettings services of existing operators, and instead seeks...

In what is claimed to be an industry first, PropTech platform Goodlord has signed the Race Fairness Commitment. This commits Goodlord to...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent developers says it is specifically targeting certain tenant types for one of its...

A lettings management boss has been disqualified for six years after failing to safeguard over £68,000 worth of tenants’ deposits. Kelly Louise Forrester...

A joint operation between Avon and Somerset Police and North Somerset council has uncovered a string of issues connected with rental...

The number of landlords admitting to not paying tax has soared in the past year, according to new data. During 2018/2019, 16,110...

Belvoir, the UK’s largest high street franchised agency network, has made major changes to its top table with promotions for two...

Virtual Staging is about presenting a property in the most appealing way to potential buyers. Many consider virtual staging is deceiving...

A local authority is setting up a not-for-profit ‘ethical’ lettings agency and is aiming to woo landlords with a promise of...

The director of a lettings company has been banned from holding company office for eight years following the revelation that he...

London agency Ludlowthompson has just appointed the first manager to emerge from the company’s apprenticeship scheme.    Launched in 2011, the scheme now...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Tim Wright, Product Director, KeyAGENT Q: What does KeyAGENT do? We’re a team of multi-award...

  The ESTAS Group, which runs the national customer feedback scheme and produces the largest annual awards event for the residential agency...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Director of Business Development Q: Who are PayProp? PayProp is an automated payment and reconciliation...

Connells Residential Lettings has announced three new lettings area managers to grow its central division offering, covering Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire...

Three lettings groups have modified their advertisements after complaints were received by the Advertising Standards Authority. The UK Association of Letting Agents...

Who are you? Joshua Rayner MIRP What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Rayner Personnel & Estate Agency...

What do we actually do as estate agents to serve our wonderful public? Some might think we go out, value houses, advise...

A letting agent has been disqualified from acting as a director for 10 years following the collapse of his Hove agency,...

Anyone who doubts the enormity of the marketing budget for global short-lets firm Airbnb may have to think again - for...