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

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

Figures from the National House Building Council show that housebuilding is currently running at only half the rate the new Labour...

Foxtons says London’s lettings market is now at its summer peak. New internal data from the company claims demand rose by 15%...

Fine & Country - the agency which was recently put up for sale - is hosting a webinar next week to...

A lettings agency director is suggesting the short lets boom may be over. Marc von Grundherr, director of Benham and Reeves, says...

Two webinars between now and General Election Day will seek to explain what the manifesto pledges mean for the lettings and...

A pro-tenant group wants the next government to take Right To Buy properties back to public ownership when they come up...

Internal data from Foxtons, London’s largest lettings agent, indicates sentiment may be improving across the capital as data shows a 12%...

Propertymark wants Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities to regulate property agents via professional bodies such as itself. The Department for Communities is...

Airbnb - which recently announced it’s sharing some information about its landlord hosts with HMRC - is now sharing data with...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

The trade body representing short lets providers and support companies has reacted angrily to government proposals for a radical shake up. Housing...

Prominent MPs from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have renewed their onslaught on Airbnb and other short let platforms.  Former Lib...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

Propertymark is hosting a client money security webinar tomorrow lunchtime between 12.30 and 13.30. The webinar will discuss the rise of Artificial...

Letting agents’ body Propertymark is throwing its weight behind a mandatory licensing and registration scheme for short let landlords. Anyone who lets...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

The chief executive of Propertymark says seasonal trends are returning to the housing market after several ‘unusual’ years. Nathan Emerson says: “In...

The boss of a prominent UK lettings and property management agency says new regulations planned for the industry are to be...

A register launched to shed light on overseas property ownership in the UK now has over 30,000 registrations.  The Register of Overseas...

A surprising one in seven lettings agents is now reporting a fall in rents rather than a rise. Although far more agents...

High achieving agents in lettings and other sectors of our industry have been recognised at a prestigious London celebration. Learners, apprentices, employers...

A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...

A senior Propertymark official will today tell MPs of the industry’s concerns about the Renters Reform Bill. The Bill has reached the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Gary Wright - Chief Executive Officer. What is flatfair and what...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Parsons, Head of Partnership Development What is flatfair and what...

Westminster’s Labour controlled council is stepping up its war on Airbnbs and other short lets. It was a mandatory registration system for...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Annalese Walmsley - Commercial Director at flatfair What is flatfair and...

A body largely consisting of councils wants more controls over Airbnbs and other short lets - and it wants local authorities...

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

Data from London-focussed agency Foxtons reveals that average weekly rental prices in May have surpassed the peak of 2022. The average weekly...

Almost 4,000 agents have taken Propertymark examinations since the start of 2023 - an average of 46 every business day. The industry...

OnTheMarket says it’s the first major UK portal to offer a dedicated contact form for Scottish Home Reports. When a property is...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the idea of a compulsory national register of landlords and hosts operating Airbnb and other...

New figures today from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons shows growth in the supply of lettings properties on the market is starting...

Airbnb is warning the UK government not to be heavy handed in its planning controls restricting the short lets sector. At the...

The new trade body for short lets has reacted angrily to a government plan for AirBnb and other short let hosts...

Airbnb says any new rules for short lets in Wales should protect hosts and the benefits they bring to the tourism...

A proposal to introduce a national register of Airbnb hosts in a bid to curb rowdy behaviour by guests has been...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has announced its integration with lettings software provider Proman Technology Solutions to automate deposit registrations.  The integration is available...

A company in the identity verification sector is warning that anti-money laundering checks are set to reach a new intensity in...

New figures today from London agency Foxtons show that the average rent in February 2023 rose five per cent from the...

Pre-tax profits for Connells Group have plummeted from £111.3m in 2021 to £67.5m last year - but its lettings division has...

Lettings agents will be able to book their exam this week for the new Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...

OnTheMarket Software - part of the OnTheMarket Group - has launched what it claims is “an innovative new product providing website...

Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...

Registrations are now open for Propertymark Qualifications’ multi-discipline Level 4 Certificate in Property Agency Management. The trade body describes this as a...

A council says it’s using planning powers to try to control the proliferation of Airbnbs, but suggests the real answer may...

Airbnb has come out in favour of a short lets registration scheme across the UK - similar to the one promised...

It’s been announced that a deadline for existing hosts on AirBnb and other short let platforms to register with the Scottish...

Foxtons says London’s market is finally cooling - at least a little - for the Christmas period. November followed the seasonal downward...

The fledgling trade body for the UK’s short lets industry has welcomed the government’s proposal for a registration scheme for hosts. The...

Purplebricks has detailed the price it is paying for a lettings compliance blunder first spotted last year. It predicts that, at worst,...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

The government is urging all overseas entities who own property in the UK to register at Companies House. The Register of Overseas...

Propertymark says it’s opened compliance cases against five member agencies following the latest HMRC publication of businesses who have failed to...

Purplebricks has announced a new director of risk and compliance, following its lettings division’s high profile compliance error last year.  In Decvember...

Purplebricks has set a date for a possible showdown with shareholders over the agency’s lettings compliance crisis amongst other controverisies.  It has...

teclet, part of the OnTheMarket Group, has completed the integration of Muuvo into its lettings and management platform. The Muuvo platform uses...

Purplebricks has given its interpretation of how much its lettings sector compliance crisis has cost the company. Back in December the Daily...

Propertymark says letting agents should be aware of the financial implications of failing to deregister tenant deposits. This kind of failure after...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme, the not-for-profit government-backed protection service, has announced an upgraded PropTech integration with automated deposit registration platform MRI Software. TDS...

The Prime Central London lettings market continues to see rents rise as stock levels remain low, says property consultancy JLL. The low...

Tenants are being offered what’s called a “fixed price green energy option” ahead of another fuel price hike this autumn. The deal...

Speculation in national newspapers suggests that the government is considering giving local mayors some powers over parts of the private rented...

Home set-up service Just Move In has announced a huge fund-raise of £4m. The service boasts Hamptons, Openrent, and Pickfords amongst and...

The appetite for qualifications in the lettings  sector is at a five-year high, says Propertymark Qualifications. The organisation - which is the...

PropTech platform Goodlord now integrates with the latest API from the Tenancy Deposit Scheme to automate tenancy deposit registration and reduce...

The lettings and management platform teclet, owned by OnTheMarket, is now available to agents and property managers in Scotland. The product offer...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

CRM business platform Reapit has partnered with PropTech platform Notify to announce a software integration that claims to simplify utilities registration...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says teclet, a wholly owned subsidiary of OnTheMarket plc, has integrated with the TDS API - aimed...

Westminster council wants central London to have the same powers as Paris and Amsterdam to stop anti-social behaviour caused by Airbnb...

Lettings software provider Acquaint CRM has integrated its technology with the new API solution created by government-backed Tenancy Deposit Scheme.  The TDS...

Opposition appears to be growing to the first major bid in the UK to regulate the spread of Airbnbs and properties...

A leading expert on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21 evictions...

Figures from the Deposit Protection Service suggest that students returned to university in greater numbers this year compared to 2020. The service...

New figures from the National Home Building Council suggests the popularity of detached properties has soared during the pandemic - prompting...

Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...

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

Lettings platform Goodlord has opened its doors north of the border.  Agents based in Scotland can now sign up to Goodlord, which...

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

Two lettings agencies are amongst three property agents which have been fined by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering...

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

The rate at which holiday let businesses is being set up has more than doubled during the pandemic according to the...

Wales’ Labour-led administration is to announce a three-pronged approach to affordability issues - and it looks likely to involve a clampdown...

Demand continues to build in prime lettings markets in London and the Home Counties, with Knight Frank data showing the number...

A politician in one of the poorest parts of the UK wants his local authority to declare a ‘housing emergency’. Cornish councillor...

London’s rental market is witnessing a strong recovery in spite of the pandemic, according to the latest analysis by lettings agency...

There are just two weeks left for letting agents to register with HM Revenue & Customs if they want to be...

A compliance specialist is reminding the industry that the deadline by which letting agents must register with HMRC if they are...

The not-for-profit Tenancy Deposit Scheme says it still has vacancies for its April online courses.  There are two currently available - the...

Propertymark is reminding all agents and suppliers, including sole traders, that they must register with the Information Commissioner’s Office if they...

Some of the most prominent names in the rental sector are taking part in a debate on threats and challenges for...

The annual ARLA Propertymark conference and exhibition, which wasn’t held at all last year because of Coronavirus, has been pushed back...

Changes to the codes of practice surrounding Right To Rent are introduced on November 2, and tomorrow there’s a useful webinar to...