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A new in-person real-time chat service for tenants claims to “assist all aspects of the rental experience.” The service comes from a...

High profile independent lettings agency base property specialists is marking its 20th anniversary with a new video-first website. The agency - located...

OnTheMarket is starting another round of its Town Hall in-person sessions - once again in a bid to win agents. Jason Tebb...

A prominent London buying agent and property consultant says the slowly improving supply of rental property means more tenants are now...

It may still be 16 months until the furthest date for the next General Election but with party conference season in...

Prominent figures from Foxtons and Chestertons are amongst the agency leaders featured on a new six-part podcast series from OnTheMarket.  Hosted by...

Latest data from London-focussed lettings agency Chestertons confirms that the traditionally busy ‘summer season’ has kicked off. In June some 19 per...

London agency Chestertons has warned tenants in the capital to be prepared for a highly competitive property search this summer. The firm’s...

Lettings chain Fine & Country says rents are likely to steadily rise through the summer. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine &...

PropTech firm Homesearch has launched technology which it claims allows every agent to offer a white-labelled search engine. And it claims this...

OnTheMarket Group says new functionality coming in the autumn will improve letting agents’ client relationships while generating leads and developing their...

The first six months of 2022 saw 171 per cent more enquiries from tenants looking for properties in London compared to...

New research from holiday lettings agency Classic Cottages shows that 2021 was a record year in one of the country’s staycation...

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

The Lettings Industry Council - which arguably has a low profile with agents - has become an industry partner of another...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Nathan Abbott, Head of Change Management at The Lettings...

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

Almost one year to the day since the first national lockdown began, Rightmove has analysed millions of data points to confirm...

A search agent says virtual viewings for prospective tenants or purchasers are useful - but less sophisticated ones reveal more than...

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

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column on Friday. Before we get on with it, a reminder...

Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...

An ‘open banking’ PropTech platform has partnered with two rental organisations which will offer agents, landlords and tenants direct payments and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Taha Dar, founder and CEO of SearchSmartly. What is SearchSmartly and...

New research from Zoopla suggests that parking sits firmly at the top of requirements for renters - but with pet-friendly facilities...

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

John Lewis has announced details of a partnership with rental app Canopy to provide employees with the opportunity to have their rent payments...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                             What is The World Property Network...

University Cribs, the student property search engine, is expanding to list accommodation in the London market.    The service says that with its...

Strutt & Parker has launched a new corporate and relocation department for domestic and international tenants relocating within London and the...

An interesting point of view from a young sales negotiator working for Spicerhaart, whose chief executive Paul Smith recently wrote an...

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...

Whether you are single or a family, looking to invest in rental property or want to lay down roots of your...

Hello and welcome to my brand new blog! Every month I’ll be giving you an insight into the varied, exciting and...

Ahead of the next academic year, a letting agency has been advising prospective students on how to rent a property while...