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

An increase in property listings is helping to create a more normalised market which is a welcome relief to renters, landlords...

Reapit has launched a new feature to help agents comply with material information guidelines from the National Trading Standards Estate and...

Rightmove is rolling out displaying the new Material info Parts B & C fields on listings, following a number of months...

Propertymark wants HM Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  HMLR launched a consultation last month as...

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

Propertymark is hosting an Understanding Material Information for Lettings Agents on Thursday January 18 from 1230 to 1400. The National Trading Standards...

Parts B and C of the process to improve material information disclosure in property listings are published today within comprehensive new guidance...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

A new rental property listings platform - called Krispyhouse - can completely by-pass letting agents. It describes itself as a ‘dating service’...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Vik Tara and on my business card it says...

OnTheMarket claims it’s scoring a first amongst property portals in the creation of an ‘Accessible features’ search filter for users to...

Lettings agency Knight Frank has partnered with accessible housing consultancy AccessiblePRS to improve access and inclusion in the UK’s private rented...

Zoopla is warning that low-income renters across England are facing a ‘housing black hole’ due to soaring rents and the freeze...

Propertymark is alerting agents to ensure they meet and if needs be exceed the requirements for ‘material information’ on up-front property...

Senior figures in the agency industry have backed new guidance from the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agent Team regarding...

The new material information requirements recently announced by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team will be the topic...

The small number of rental properties listed on websites and portals as Price on Application have now been deemed illegal by...

Huge improvements could be made to the lettings process if agents used the property data available to them, it’s been claimed. PropTech...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...

Theresa Wallace, the chair of The Lettings Industry Council, has given her backing to compulsory changes to rental property listings introduced...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

Lettings agents have highlighted a lack of stock as their main concern, research claims. The latest State of the Lettings Industry report...

A new web-based listing management platform for small estate agencies is being launched in the UK, claiming to allow modest firms...

The two letting agents’ trade groups have backed a call for more upfront information to be given to prospective renters. The National...

A lettings agency is warning that fraudsters have copied property listings and put them on Facebook Marketplace, demanding deposits from the...

The director of the website Home says that investment in buy to let will look like a highly attractive safe haven...

An estate agency has enterprisingly labelled all of its property listings with the mantra we must all respect - Stay At...

Zillios looking to become the leading portal for international property listings, appealing to property owners, estate agents, and property hunters alike....

Letting agents need to adapt to changing landlord and tenant habits The way letting agents, landlords and tenants communicate has changed significantly...

A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...

A new PropTech start-up that claims to make student house-hunting easier is offering free listings to lettings agents with London properties. Polygon...

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

Leading portals Zoopla and OnTheMarket have today announced that they will both be advertising agents' rental property listings on Facebook Marketplace. Marketplace...

Despite what many in the industry believe to be an upsurge in specialist student accommodation construction in recent years, one student...

The Advertising Standards Authority has received a complaint about a claim which was on an online letting agency’s website suggesting it...

Lettings guru David Lawrenson has given an unusual perspective on the government’s commitment to ban letting agents’ fees on tenants in...

A new app created in partnership with a homelessness charity aims to give independent agencies the ability to push properties direct...

Almost all of the UK's major towns and cities saw fewer available buy-to-let properties listed during August when compared with July. Property...

It's more important than ever that letting agents stand out with their marketing messages. The British rental market is more crowded than...

The internet and rapidly evolving digital landscape has revolutionised the way people buy and sell properties. With some reports suggesting 95 per...

A portal dedicated to investment and buy-to-let property has launched this week.  Buy2Let.com, which describes itself as the first of its kind,...