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KEYWORD "Property" - 105 RESULTS
Eight young PropTech firms get boost through ‘scale-up’ investment

Eight fledgling UK PropTech have been selected for the Propertymark-linked  REACH UK 2024 technology scale-up program. The REACH UK program, launched in March...

03 September 2024

From: Breaking News

Key changes to smoke and carbon monoxide alarm requirements

From this month, private tenants in Northern Ireland will have sufficient smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms installed in their homes for...

03 September 2024

From: Breaking News

EPC targets won’t be met without more incentives - Nationwide

Rigorous government targets to improve EPC ratings in the private rental sector and the wider housing stock won’t be met without...

02 September 2024

From: Breaking News

Propertymark asks government: Why bother with local licensing schemes?

Propertymark has responded to the formal consultation schemes being imposed by a string of local councils - but says such measures...

02 September 2024

From: Breaking News

Full Steam Ahead - figures point to a strong autumn market

Residential property sales were up by 7% in July compared to the same month year, with 90,630 transactions, official figures show. But...

02 September 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents tell Rayner they’re key to new law applying to private renting

Propertymark is lobbying Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to suggest that letting agents have a vital role to...

30 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Propertymark backs bank's bid to turn renters into first time buyers

Propertymasrk has thrown its weight behind Lloyds Banking Group making £2 billion of lending available to first time buyers borrowing more...

30 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents gear up for student accommodation onslaught

Property industry supplier Iamproperty says some 670,000 students will likely be seeking private rental properties in the upcoming academic year -...

30 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents to hear about ‘Call Before You Serve Notice’ service

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

30 August 2024

From: Breaking News

New lettings deal is part of LSL Franchising growth plans

LSL Estate Agency Franchising says it’s got “ambitious growth plans” for expanding franchisee patches across the country. In spring 2023 the company...

29 August 2024

From: Breaking News

TV property guru is host of major awards ceremony

Property professionals gearing up for the 2024 Variety North West Property Awards can look forward to a star-studded evening as TV...

29 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Rental yields up to 7.8% in parts of capital city

Edinburgh-based property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2024. The...

29 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents rank most effective PropTech innovations

A survey of over 730 property professionals has found that 76% believe the introduction of technology has changed the UK property...

28 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Lettings boss backs Labour to add billions to housing market total value

Labour’s target of delivering an average 370,000 new homes a year could bring about a remarkable £161 billion boost in value...

28 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Energy Costs - Renters in worst EPC homes could face £550 hike

With the energy price cap to rise by 10% from October, Rightmove reveals that this could mean an annual increase of...

27 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Zoopla tells letting agents exactly how much it does for them

Leading property website Zoopla has delivered strong results for letting agents in the run-up to the busiest time of year for...

27 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Warning to letting agents as new enforcement regime starts

A council has taken over powers for enforcement in the private rental sector - and it’s started off with a warning...

27 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Knight Frank forecast for mainstream and prime lettings markets

Knight Frank has set out its forecast for the rental sector for the rest of 2024 - notwithstanding political uncertainty. In the...

27 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Named and Shamed - HMRC lists 92 tax avoidance schemes

HM Revenue & Customs has named 92 schemes which it says are involved in tax avoidance - and it admits this...

23 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Short Lets to be hammered by nightly 5% ‘tourism tax’

Anyone renting an Airbnb or other short let property in Edinburgh from the summer of 2026 is likely to be hit...

23 August 2024

From: Breaking News

New rental laws under the spotlight as agents hit the road

Propertymark is inviting letting agents to find out more about the latest legislative changes at one of its upcoming regional conferences.   As...

23 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents invited to free advice and networking session

Letting agents and landlords are being offered free advice and information at a networking event hosted by Cumberland council. Property owners and...

23 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour bid to turn renters into owners will fail, warns finance firm

New Freedom of Information (FOI) data from the Financial Conduct Authority shows that Labour’s plan to introduce a ‘Freedom to Buy’...

22 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Your Move franchise network snaps up independent agency

The Your Move franchise network has expanded its reach through the acquisition of an independent agency. The Edward Rose Property Group -...

22 August 2024

From: Breaking News

High profile portals merge - what does this mean for agent fees?

PropertyPal - a portal recently at the centre of a fees dispute - has merged with Propertynews. The two brands, which are...

21 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Banned! Agency chief cannot let properties for three years

A council says it’s secured the first banning order in its area, securing a stop on a rogue letting agent renting...

21 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Family-run agency celebrates first stage of awards success

A family agency, At Home in Edinburgh, has been shortlisted for a major residential sector award. The agency, which has a team...

21 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Planning consent may be needed for small HMOs in part of London

A Labour council in London is seeking much greater control over the creation of so-called ‘small HMOs’. Lambeth council wants anyone creating a...

21 August 2024

From: Breaking News

HMRC fines agents £1.6m for anti-money laundering breaches

It’s been revealed by Propertymark that HM Revenue & Customs has fined agents over £1.6m for branches of anti-money laundering regulations. The...

20 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Prospective tenants lose millions through rental scams

Consumer organisation Which? claims there are some 1,000 reports of rental fraud scams a month at this time of year. It says...

20 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Tax fears may drive landlords to sell this autumn, says agent

A regional agent says the fear of further taxes on the private rental sector may lead to a spurt of landlords...

20 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents slam politicians for new law allowing rent controls

Propertymark has come out with a strongly-worded statement accusing politicians in the Scottish Parliament of ignoring the industry’s views on rent...

20 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Regional property awards contested by 20 firms and professionals

More than 20 property organisations and professionals have been named as finalists in a regional agency awards event. The winners of six...

20 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Prime London rental market sluggish with lets agreed dipping

London-focussed property data firm LonRes, which analysis activity in the prime areas of the capital, says annual rental growth increased to...

19 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Tenants in ‘misery’ thanks to high rents - claim

New figures showing no slowdown in the rate of private rental inflation is just additional “misery” for tenants, a leading financial...

16 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Campaign launch to attract young people to property industry

A housing group is launching a campaign to recruit more young people to the property industry in general and the building...

16 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Sixth PropTech award of 2024 for automated rental platform

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

16 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Digital transformation role to help property firm exploit AI

The property consultancy Bidwells has appointed a digital transformation expert to a new role to help the firm prepare for the...

15 August 2024

From: Breaking News

EPC Targets - rental analysis reveals dire threat to lettings agencies

A warning has been issued that lettings agencies could lose millions of pounds if landlords quit over new EPC targets. Reapit analysed...

15 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Investor-specialist agency launches 11th branch in new territory

Johns&Co, an agency specialising in property investment and asset management, is expanding into a new territory - Manchester. Since its establishment in...

15 August 2024

From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket launches new ‘time to let’ rental report

OnTheMarket has launched a new report giving details of real-time lettings activity in local markets across the country.  OTM says that there;’s...

15 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Inflation hike ‘necessary part of reaching stable housing market’

The rise in consumer inflation from 2.0% to 2.2% is “an unfortunate but accepted part” of achieving a stable housing market. So...

15 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Tax expert says ‘act now’ over Furnished Holiday Lettings change

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

14 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agency heaps praise on its own social media strategy

An agency has issued a statement massively congratulating itself on its own social media strategy. Fine & Country doesn't go easy on...

14 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Netflix’s estate agent star to address Propertymark event

Daniel Daggers, the self-styled #MrSuperPrime estate agent star of Netflix show Buying London, is to address a Propertymark event. Daggers, founder of...

13 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Short Lets sector podcast seeks expert guests

Holiday Cottage Handbook has launched a new podcast series - Bitesize - looking at the short-term rentals industry, and wants experts...

13 August 2024

From: Breaking News

PropTech platform to manage vast lettings portfolio

PropTech management platform Lavanda is to be used to manage the vast 68,000-bed portfolio of Unite Students, the UK’s largest purpose...

13 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour has “golden opportunity” to solve renting crisis says agency boss

The new Labour government has a “golden opportunity its” to resolve the rental crisis, but must give clarity to the industry...

12 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Finance chief says rent controls ‘not the answer to lettings crisis’

Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says rent controls are not the magic answer to problems...

12 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Material Information - Propertymark renews call for agent feedback

Propertymark has renewed its call for agent comments on Material Information.  The trade body - in collaboration with TDS, The Guild of...

12 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Ex-Knight Frank lettings bosses are new signings for Broker agency

Two new signings for the fast-growing Harding Green broker-model agency are both former lettings managers at Knight Frank. Milly Englander was formerly...

09 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Buy To Let yields rise for HMOs and company landlords

Landlords generated average rental yields of 6.3% in the second quarter of the year, research for Paragon’s latest PRS Trends Report...

09 August 2024

From: Breaking News

New key figure for property management portfolio of 10,000 units

Ascend, which says it’s now the UK’s largest third-party operator of single-family Build To Rent homes, has recruited a new associated...

09 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour’s Bidding War Ban likely to lead to higher rents, says expert

A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning that any proposed ban on so-called bidding wars will end up with...

08 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Buy To Let property purchases plummet as tax threats mount

The number of buy to let property purchases in the UK fell 14% from 224,700 in 2022/23 to 193,700 in the...

08 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Purplebricks backs Labour plans ‘because rental sector is a mess’

The chief executive of Purplebricks says he’s backing Labour’s house building plans because of the state of the private rental sector.  Sam...

08 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Online lettings operation woos landlords with sub-£40 deal

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

07 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Ban on Airbnb-style short lets lifted by multi-millionaire developer

Flats in a multi-millionaire developer’s prestigious shoreline scheme in Folkestone can, after all, be short-let following a U-turn by the property...

07 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Rightmove to lose 8% of lettings listings next month

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

07 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Landlord Events In A Box concept launched by lettings experts

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

07 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Stricter EPC targets for private rental sector ‘must come with cash help’

Propertymark says stricter rules for EPC ratings in the private rental sector must be backed up with incentives and financial support. The...

06 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Fast-growing agency snaps up long-running property firm

One of Northern Ireland’s fastest growing agencies has acquired one of the longest running property firms in South Down and established...

06 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Tories’ Section 24 tax change leaves some “with precarious finances”

A report from Propertymark has laid out the stark and in some cases unforeseen consequence of the Conservative government’s phased removal...

05 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Connells says: “No sign of landlords quitting buy to let sector”

In a statement which appears to go against the trend of much of the lettings sector, Connells says it sees no...

05 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Capital Gains Tax revenue up as buy to let investors quit

New figures published by HMRC show a 7% rise in Capital Gains Tax liabilities on the sale of residential property in...

05 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Government to introduce ‘hardship test’ before eviction - press report

The new Labour government is to bring in so-called ‘hardship tests’ to make it tougher to evict tenants, a newspaper claims. The...

05 August 2024

From: Breaking News

PropTech: Agents given open access to inventory reporting software

Inventory supplier No Letting Go is offering clients open access to its bespoke property reporting software, known as Kaptur. The allows agents...

05 August 2024

From: Breaking News

US-style agency signs up with US-owned OnTheMarket

An agency has signed up to OnTheMarket, claiming the portal progress since being taken over by a US firm was the...

02 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Stealth Tax strikes property once again, claims financial expert

New figures show the average inheritance tax (IHT) bill in 2021/22  rose to a new high of £215,000.  The number of estates...

02 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Material Information consultation launches - YOUR views wanted!

Propertymark is today launching a consultation exercise, seeking the views of lettings and sales agents - amongst others - about Material Information...

02 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Rents surge in all regions with one reporting 10% rise

The latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord shows record-breaking rises. William Reeve, chief executive of Goodlord, comments: “These July figures show...

02 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Ex-rental properties make up well over 10% of sales listings

A new analysis by Zoopla suggests and one in eight homes currently for sale were previously let out. The portal says this...

02 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Bank of England reveals interest rate decision

The Bank of England has cut base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% - its first cut in four years. It was a...

01 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Interest Rate Decision - it’s touch and go, admits analyst

The chance of the Bank of England deciding to cut base rate today and thus trigger further interest rate cuts, is...

01 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents can use orphaned funds to donate to good causes

The Propertymark Trust is to help agents donate orphaned funds to support charitable causes, thanks to support from CRM suppliers across...

01 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Warning that Labour will be stricter on lettings compliance

Compliance issues are on the increase in the private rented sector according to a prominent industry supplier. Inventory and software chief Nick...

31 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Longer tenancies dent lettings income for Foxtons - but it still looks strong

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

31 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents demand leasehold reforms make transactions easier

Propertymark is urging the UK government to implement reforms that will make it more cost effective and simpler for people to...

31 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Brothers adopt ‘premium brand’ after 30 years in business

Fine & Country is expanding its operations thanks to two brothers. From Thursday this week the brothers James and Henry Carver, who...

30 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents demand clarity from Labour over planning changes

Clarity is required from the government over how planning changes are to help meet targets for 1.5m new homes in the...

30 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Homes Under The Hammer 'should warn people about buy to let'

An investment expert says TV property shows - especially episodes recorded some time ago - should carry warnings about soaring buy...

30 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents’ chief wants Labour leader to make stand against rent controls

Propertymark says the new Labour leader in Wales, Baroness Eluned Morgan, should make an early stand against rent controls for the...

30 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Rightmove spends £3m on PropTech ‘eco-system’ as profits soar

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

29 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Section 21: Only small proportion of renters evicted, official data shows

The latest edition of the English Housing Survey reveals precisely how relatively rarely Section 21 is used. Data from the survey analysed...

25 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Tenants consider co-buying with friends or family members, says bank

Some 51% of young first-time buyers are willing to consider so-called ‘non-traditional routes’ to move out of renting and onto the...

25 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Lettings deals arranged during real-life coaching session

Actual lettings and sales clients were contacted during a training event led by a renowned property industry coach. Fine & Country hosted...

25 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Zoopla demands mandatory training for all lettings agents

Zoopla lettings chiefs have told the government it should tighten up its imminent Renters Rights Bill by demanding all lettings agents...

24 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Revolution! Agents could represent buyers AND sellers

A prominent industry trainer is working with a fledgling sales agency to launch what it calls a “buyer representation programme” -...

24 July 2024

From: Breaking News

New agency charges ultra-low all-in lettings and management fee

A new agency - which describes itself as a “disruptor company” - says it will charge an all-in lettings and management...

23 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Rightmove says big rise in rental supply still nothing like enough

Rightmove says the number of available rental properties is currently 14% higher than this time last year, while tenant demand is...

23 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Connells’ new index shows affordability crisis gripping renters

A new lettings market index has been launched by the Skipton Group, parent company of Connells, the country’s largest lettings and...

23 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Portal Fees Row: agents end boycott after agreeing new deal

A boycott of a major property portal has been called off after a settlement has been reached over fees. PropertyPal is the...

22 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Agency veteran turned MP will run for Conservative leader - report

The veteran founder of Hunters, Kevin Hollinrake, is reported to be in the race to be Conservative Party leader.  He is MP...

22 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Get Stuck In! - Agents told to campaign to change Labour’s Renters Rights Bill

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

22 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Bidding Wars not the problem - they’re just a symptom

A prominent lettings agent says banning agents and landlords conducting bidding wars for a rental property is not addressing the real...

19 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Zoopla data to fuel Channel 4 property series

Zoopla is now describing itself as ’the official data partner’ of the Channel 4 programme ‘Worst House on the Street’.  Its data...

19 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Sustainable green lettings office launched after revamp

An agency has upgraded a lettings office after what it describes as a makeover by ‘green office and retail design consultants’. The...

19 July 2024

From: Breaking News

New senior lettings figures at high-end London business

London high end agency Eccord has bolstered its property management team with two experienced new hires. Steve Wilson joins as Senior Property...

19 July 2024

From: Breaking News

40 Not Out! Valerie celebrates four decades in lettings

Letting industry doyen Valerie Bannister has celebrated 40 years in the industry with a party thrown by her employer, Your Move.  Valerie...

19 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Will new unfair dismissal rules hit lettings agencies?

While much of the property industry’s response to the King’s Speech focussed on government plans for rental sector and planning reform,...

18 July 2024

From: Breaking News

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