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Political parties should not allow the lengthy General Election campaign to delay work on a new and beefed-up Energy Performance Certificate...
30 May 2024
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Tenants renewing an existing contracts have been faced with high rent rises according to Hamptons lettings agency. It says they rose 8.3%...
21 May 2024
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Number one portal Rightmove has upgraded growth expectations in its latest statement to shareholders - and is again growing its average...
13 May 2024
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The Prime Central London lettings market is returning to normality, a prominent agency says. JLL says average rents fell 1.4% between Q4...
25 April 2024
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A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...
09 February 2024
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Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...
19 December 2023
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A prominent London buying agent and property consultant says the slowly improving supply of rental property means more tenants are now...
11 December 2023
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A lettings agency has initiated new systems to ensure there is no repeat of a mistake that left some client properties...
08 December 2023
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Leaders Romans Group has made three internal promotions at a senior level to beef up its property management team. Karen Shepherd, George...
30 August 2023
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A lettings agency dealing primarily with Prime Central London is reporting that tenancy renewal volumes are shooting upwards as renters stay...
06 July 2023
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The prominent industry figure Sean Newman is next week launching a lettings division of his network of self-employed agents. The existing network...
25 May 2023
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OnTheMarket’s software off-shoot - called, appropriately enough, OnTheMarket Software - is launching a new management tool that it claims is the...
07 February 2023
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Low stock levels, high demand and increased renewals characterise prime London rental market according to property data firm LonRes. “The rental market...
23 September 2022
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With rents still rising and a new peak in the number of people looking to rent, Propertymark's latest research shows more...
23 August 2022
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London-focussed agency Foxtons says the tenancy renewal numbers seen by the company this year are “unprecedented”. Gareth Atkins, lettings managing director at...
17 May 2022
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Research from lettings management software provider teclet shows how important 24/7 transactions are in the industry today. Results show that 33 per...
25 October 2021
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Letting agents using rent protection and legal expenses insurance via Goodlord will have their rent protected until vacant possession, with no cap...
13 October 2021
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The increasingly strong rental market is set to last throughout summer and beyond according to the latest analysis by PropTech platform...
03 June 2021
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PropTech platform MakeUrMove, which launched back in 2008 as the first online lettings agency, has secured a £1.3m funding package from...
17 November 2020
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A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...
12 October 2020
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There’s a huge backlog of work required to be done across the private rental sector to meet the latest Minimum Energy...
09 September 2020
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Seven out of 10 tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed according to Hamptons International - the highest...
27 April 2020
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A PropTech firm has issued a dramatic offer to letting agents to pay the company only when they themselves get paid...
07 April 2020
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Despite the challenges being thrown up to the lettings sector by Coronavirus, this is a reminder that new MEES regulations on...
27 March 2020
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With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...
11 March 2020
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Growing demand and a shrinking supply of rental properties in prime central London has led to a 50 per cent surge...
02 March 2020
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A legal firm is warning agents and landlords that they have less than three months to prepare for the latest MEES...
06 January 2020
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The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge...
23 December 2019
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A leading law firm has highlighted four key dates for letting agents and landlords to watch for in 2020. Paul Barnes, head...
12 December 2019
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Countrywide’s high-end Hamptons International brand says it’s growing its lettings business “ethically and sustainably, regardless of market conditions.” It has ended the...
22 October 2019
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A co-founder of a room rental PropTech service says there’s no clear evidence yet that the fees ban introduced in April...
18 October 2019
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Online rental services platform Howsy - which last week revealed £5m new investment from backers - has acquired online lettings agency...
09 September 2019
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The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...
30 August 2019
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With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...
19 August 2019
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Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...
15 August 2019
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Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies. The agency was...
06 August 2019
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A new white-labelled outsourced lettings management service is launching today, claiming to undercut all rivals. F%ur - a brand from 4percentproperty -...
15 July 2019
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The impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has not hit the central London lettings sector as much as...
15 May 2019
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A new solution to help letting agents deal with the introduction of the security deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act...
08 May 2019
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High end lettings agency Harrods Estates says it has seen a 10 per cent rise in tenancy renewals in the Knightsbridge...
09 April 2019
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The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...
20 March 2019
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London-focussed lettings agency ludlowthompson says buy to let landlords across the country claimed a record £17.7 billion in tax relief last...
29 January 2019
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A warning has been issued to lettings agents to review tenancy agreements to see if they are fit for purpose when...
22 January 2019
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Online letting agency MakeUrMove has launched a new subscription model which it claims will ”ready landlords for the incoming tenant fee...
11 January 2019
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One of London’s most respected independent lettings agencies has given a hugely upbeat report on the capital’s lettings market performance throughout...
10 December 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released details of its response to the government’s official consultation on possible three year...
26 September 2018
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Lettings agents for or against the government’s proposals for longer tenancies have only a very short time left to respond to...
23 August 2018
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The buy to let sector still requires £400m spending on improving the energy efficiency of its stock in order to conform...
03 April 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that “thousands” of landlords simply are not ready for energy efficiency changes coming...
28 March 2018
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The consumer group Which? says the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards starting next weekend could affect 300,000 buy to let properties. From...
26 March 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members to tell landlord clients that they have only a month to...
02 March 2018
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The UK’s army of buy to let landlords will still benefit from £16.7 billion worth of tax relief even after the...
09 January 2018
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The Residential Landlords Association says it welcomes the government’s decision to reduce the likely maximum payment by landlords for energy improvements...
22 December 2017
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Belvoir is reporting a record year for franchise license renewals in 2017 with 34 offices across the country celebrating a collective...
18 September 2017
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The Residential Landlords’ Association has been told in no uncertain terms by the government that changes to Energy Performance Certificate scheduled...
10 July 2017
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Campaign group Generation Rent has provided material to The Guardian newspaper suggesting that a typical two-adult household is being charged letting agents’...
02 June 2017
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Agents are being warned to ensure they serve eviction notices correctly as the ‘peak eviction’ summer period arrives. Specialist tenant referencing service...
19 May 2017
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Agents and landlords are being warned by a property management agency to prepare for the next round of energy-efficiency regulation changes...
11 May 2017
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This weekend marks one year to go before the introduction of new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - which are expected to...
31 March 2017
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Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings says it is encouraging its London landlords to avoid rent rises and instead focus on retaining...
20 January 2017
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Rents have flat-lined across most of the capital according to Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings, which says it is advising its...
21 October 2016
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A London agency has reported that its lettings revenues increased by a fifth during August. ludlowthompson's lettings revenue increased by 20% year-on-year...
19 September 2016
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Rent increases in Prime Central London have slowed due to uncertainty surrounding next month's EU Referendum, according to a new report. London...
24 May 2016
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Leading UK property agency enhances auditing and reporting while providing a better client experience. Company’s Top Objectives Romans is a 19-branch network of...