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Letting agents have the toughest job trying to balance the needs of landlord and tenants while politicians create uncertainty around the...

A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure...

Industry supplier HomeLet says rent guarantee insurance is now heavily advised because rents have reached what it calls an “astonishing” level. Andy...

A trio of rent guarantee and referencing services are setting up their own law firm pitched at winning clients from the...

The latest HomeLet rental index shows that UK average rental prices are continuing to rise after a previous drop in prices...

Atomic Consultancy, the specialist acquisition management business, believes that 2023 is likely to present significant opportunities for those looking to sell...

A rent guarantor provider has announced a deal with agency Clever Student Lets. The provider - called RentGuarantor - says the deal...

The lettings agency operated by controversial agent Ajay Jagota has been sold for an undisclosed sum. Jagota set up KIS Lettings with...

HomeLet says it’s to issue all rent protection payments faster, meaning the money will reach agent accounts immediately, subject to banking...

London-based lettings payment platform Yorlet has launched a new PropTech partnership with Canopy, TDS and Alan Boswell. The platform offers automated workflows,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sarah Davies, Commercial Director at The Letting Partnership What is The...

Rightmove is launching a new insurance product for letting agents called Agent Revenue Protection. It is designed to pay out up to...

A council has just launched it own publicly-funded lettings agency and wants private landlords to sign up. The 'Your Choice' lettings agency,...

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

Rent guarantees and upfront cash payments from local authorities are the most effective means of opening the private rented sector to...

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

The Advanced Rent Option, which allows licensed lettings agents to offer their landlords a year’s rent upfront as part of their...

A council says it’s let 21 properties thanks to a rent guarantee system launched to woo private landlords to supply homes...

The Guild of Property Professionals has set out what it thinks letting agents should be considering in the short, medium and...

A lettings agency is launching a service that allows landlords to list their properties on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for just...

Part of the controversial Spicerhaart empire want the government to guarantee that some landlords receive 80 per cent of their usual...

A developer offering a rent guarantee on its homes has amended its advertisement wording after an intervention by the Advertising Standards...

A new rental option for landlords could see them receiving an upfront annual lump sum of over £10,000. The Advanced Rent Option...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

Lettings experts are being invited to the unveiling of a service described by its creators as “a revolutionary rental product.” It is...

A lettings agency is believed to be the first to offer landlords a year's rent in advance in one lump sum...

A rent guarantor service says it’s already chosen 25 lettings agents to take part in a trial of what it calls...

High profile agency Haart has issued a warning to landlords on what it sees as the three key risks to successful letting...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Paul Skinner, Operations manager at LetHQ. My business card...

LonRes, the data and agent network business specialising in central London, is entering into a strategic partnership with rental services provider...

Ezylet, an online portal that appears to allow landlords to bypass agents, is seeking more funds via a crowdfunding site. The platform...

Specialist buy to let mortgage lender LandBay has teamed up with financial services giant Legal & General to provide a new...

A company claims to have a package of services which would help letting agents overcome the widely-anticipated ban on fees being...

A specialist insurance provider has reminded landlords and letting agents of the pitfalls associated with rent guarantee insurance.  Cover4LetProperty suggests that squeezed...

A series of six video ‘shows’ - ideal for agents to promote to would-be investment buyers - has been launched by...

The couple believed to be the owners of Britain’s largest buy to let portfolio have defended sending letting agents an 11-point...

A housing law expert says landlords should consider using not-for-profit letting agencies, claiming they have “no big overheads” and have a...

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At HomeLet we have a team of heroes who have been helping the UK's letting agents with rent guarantees, tenant referencing...