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A lettings agency is offering tenants guidance on what it calls “how to jump the rental queue.” Benham and Reeves outlines a...

Data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages rose just 1.5% year-on-year in June –...

The Scottish National Party, which as part of an alliance with the Greens introduced controversial rent controls in Scotland in 2022,...

In an unusually outspoken intervention into the election campaign, Rightmove has criticised the absence of debate over housing. The issue has not...

Deposit alternative provider, flatfair, has reported record figures for the first quarter of 2024. From January to March, 56% of tenants chose...

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

The UK's rental market is experiencing a slowdown says a lettings chief. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine & Country notes that...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launch a new Ezine system for members to market properties to let and for sale. According...

An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year.  The analysis, carried out by...

PropTech platform Goodlord has launched a new referencing service for letting agents, offering what it calls ”a carefully curated balance of...

VISTA, a tenant referencing service first announced back in November, launches today. Insurance and referencing service HomeLet says the product will “provide...

A property management firm claims that energy efficiency is apparently renters’ most important quality when choosing a place to live.  Centrick says...

The UK rental market is experiencing a gradual easing in demand, marking a shift from the peak levels witnessed in recent...

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

Next year will see “a strong resurgence” in the rental market, a leading agent predicts. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine &...

Connells has launched what it calls a “pioneering” Rent to Buy scheme to shift apartments in a 163-unit scheme. The agency likens...

Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...

A property law specialist wants a national register which would allow tenants’ histories to be checked before rental agreements are signed. Nyree...

What objections are you hearing when you try and convert let-only landlords to fully-managed? Because the latest figures show just 18 per...

A new tool is being marketed by industry supplier Landmark with the claim that it helps agents “assess climate change risk.” The...

Letting agents say the latest review of how Right To Rent has been carried out demonstrates “a knowledge gap” by landlords. This...

A survey among letting agents on Rightmove has found that on average they are managing 36 enquiries per property and spending...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with a PropTech service to provide agents with 3D Showcase scans and 2D floorplans. NicheCom has been...

Lettings Hub says there were 91,593 cases of tenant application fraud in 2021 alone, with the most common form of fraud...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in to investigate allegations about advertising for shared ownership homes.  In 2021 an advertisement appeared on...

Trading Standards is calling for more due diligence checks to be made following the jailing of a rogue letting agent for...

An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that agents and landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year...

Rental sector support companies Canopy and Housing Hand have announced a partnership.  Housing Hand will serve as a rental guarantor for renters...

Since the Tenant Fees Act ban came into force, agents have been responsible for covering tenancy referencing costs, whether that’s by...

Nowadays, we rely on social media platforms to stay informed and updated about topics that are of interest to us.  These platforms...

A new survey gives an indication of how quickly properties with poor Energy performance Certificates are falling out of favour in...

The largest operator in London for the niche co-living sector has doubled the size of its portfolio in the east of...

The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...

A lettings agency is in hot water with advertising regulators for using the phrase “What the flock are you looking at?”...

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a tenant referencing service that it claims allows letting agents to conduct their own...

A PropTech provider has launched a renter guarantor service after claiming there’s been a 10-fold rise in tenancy fraud in the...

A leading lettings agency says increasing numbers of tenants are seeking pet-friendly homes to rent. Chestertons claims up to 35 per cent...

OnTheMarket’s deal with a PropTech firm to provide free tenant referencing has been extended indefinitely for agents who pay the portal...

A commercial partnership between tenant referencing platform Canopy and property website OnTheMarket has involved an investment of some £350,000. The figure has...

In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process.  Over...

Zoopla has unveiled a new tenant document-sharing feature on its Alto service, which it says will help letting agents fulfil compliance...

ARLA Propertymark has listed tell tale signs which letting agents should look for to spot incidents of modern day slavery. It says...

Lettings technology platform Goodlord has acquired a new app called acasa.  acasa is a fintech platform which allows tenants to manage household...

The rush for space to work and relax at home will still dominate the rental market for the short term at...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

Barbon Insurance Group, which already owns Let Alliance and HomeLet, has now acquired PropTech platform Rent4sure. Luke Burton, Rent4sure’s chief operating officer,...

Propertymark wants agents to come forward with examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement...

A pet referencing service is being launched next month - but it expects agents and landlords to pay to see the...

Police were called to a protect outside a lettings firm in Oxfordshire after a crowd picketed the office over a dispute...

OnTheMarket has signed a 12 month exclusive commercial partnership with Canopy, the tenant referencing platform. The partnership will enable the portal to...

There’s been a huge 263 per cent increase in the value of fraudulent tenant applications in just three months, it’s been...

Real estate as an industry has remained unchallenged throughout all of these years. For the industry worth more than 217 trillion...

Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil.  Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...

ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that new energy efficiency targets for EPCs could stifle buy to let investment in future. In...

HomeLet and Let Alliance have announced what they call a market first with a rent guarantee providing cover until vacant possession...

A new rental system allowing licensed lettings agents to offer landlords a year’s rent up-front has had hundreds of responses in...

One of the largest players in the Build To Rent sector, Legal & General, says it’s to have a second significant...

An agency comparison website has released information on landlord preferences and activities which it says can help agents market more effectively.  Rentround...

The government is urging agents and landlords to be “considerate” when deciding whether to accept tenants on the basis of their...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

A new PropTech tool for agents claims to help weed out time-wasters and reduce the viewing-to-offer ratio. Rental Passport, produced by LegalforLandlords,...

PropTech firm Goodlord is for the first time offering ‘bank-grade’ facial recognition to letting agents. As part of an update to its...

Most tenants claim they are “intimidated” when agents or landlords telephone them about arrears - and they would much prefer a text. A small...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

PropTech company Goodlord has acquired referencing platform Vouch to form an industry player that will be handling over 500,000 references per...

Campaigning charity Shelter, which has been outspoken in its criticism of many letting agents in recent years, has now produced a...

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A newspaper claims multiple councils are opening investigations into agents allegedly defying the tenant fees ban - and at least one...

A survey by lettings agency Carter Jonas has revealed what the firm calls the top priorities for tenants as the 2020s...

The PropTech platform Movebubble has upgraded its features to increase rivalry between lettings agents and thus enhance the renting experience for...

Luton council has opened Lets Squared, a High Street lettings and estate agency using public funds - even though the town...

A PropTech firm says it is going to eliminate tenant screening costs by 2021 for lettings agents and landlords who use...

Labour is backing new guidelines which ban adverts which can be interpreted as encouraging landlords and home owners to flout restrictions...

PropTech supplier Movebubble claims that over 450,000 tenants use its app. Users can schedule viewings, share feedback with agents or landlords or...

Goodlord has expanded its offering to enable corporate lets to be processed through its platform.  The move means agents who process both...

The number of fake or fraudulent rental applications is on the rise, with landlords and letting agents being fooled by a...

Property investors are calling for the government to provide more support to the UK property market. A survey of investors, carried out...

A BBC investigation of 52 lettings agents has found that two thirds were levying charges on tenants, but it is uncertain...

A PropTech product is claiming a breakthrough for letting agents who can now access same-day referencing on prospective tenants. LetAlliance claims that...

A prominent consumer group claims that one in 10 tenants currently renting say they have at some point been evicted “for...

The National Landlords Association says it’s concerned the Fees Ban coming into effect in just two days’ time may limit access...

A buy to let investor has been hit with a £4,000 fine plus costs of over £5,000 after failing to license...

Zoopla says it’s introducing new measures to minimise the presence of what it calls “blanket restrictions” imposed on tenants who receive...

There has been a massive surge in the volume of lettings properties under construction for the burgeoning Built To Rent sector. Data...

Another online lettings agency launches in March with a claim that it “will streamline and automate the majority of admin tasks...

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

A PropTech platform claims landlords can cut administration costs so much that they could afford to offer their lettings units furnished...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has published the latest version of its Effective Enforcement Toolkit - aimed at helping councils clamp...

Good tenant referencing should include awareness of would-be renters’ social media history according to RentalStep - but it says more thorough...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £452 after he breached the terms of his licence in an area of County...

The chief commercial officer of PropTech startup Canopy says that letting agents and Build to Rent landlords need to accommodate the...

A TV show on Channel 5 this evening may well serve as a warning to letting agents about the dangers of...

Another property crowdfunding investment product has been launched, aiming to offer investors an alternative to the increasingly regulated and taxed buy...

A Birmingham agent has branded the government’s draft Tenant Fees Bill - which proposes a ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants...

A portal which allows renters to review their lettings experiences and which encourages agents to buy and download tenants' references has...

Jeremy Corbyn has used his leader’s speech at the end of this week’s Labour conference in Brighton to commit the party...

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...

Letting agents have been accused of failing to carry out sufficient financial checks on prospective tenants.    Tenant referencing and insurance operator Landlord...

Reference provider Rent4sure says agents should beware of the growing issue of online identity fraud, especially hitting people in their 30s.   A...