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A prominent industry trainer is working with a fledgling sales agency to launch what it calls a “buyer representation programme” -...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Letting industry doyen Valerie Bannister has celebrated 40 years in the industry with a party thrown by her employer, Your Move. Valerie...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Leaks over the weekend from what would appear to be government sources suggest some 35 new Bills will be in the...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country says it’s staging so-called Masterclass sessions with experts creating strategies “to help agents dominate the prime property market...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The ValPal Network has partnered with agency software provider Street.co .uk. This will facilitate the integration of Street’s CRM with TVPN’s lead...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket is starting another round of its Town Hall in-person sessions - once again in a bid to win agents. Jason Tebb...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
VISTA, a tenant referencing service first announced back in November, launches today. Insurance and referencing service HomeLet says the product will “provide...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Northwood franchise, which has more than 90 offices nationwide, has unveiled a new look for its lettings and estate agency...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
HomeLet claims its new VISTA service will revolutionise the lettings industry by eliminating fraud through the use of detection technology and...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...
31 October 2023
From: Sponsored Content
In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...
26 October 2023
From: Sponsored Content
A business consortium is calling for bold measures to encourage landlords and owner occupiers to retrofit their homes, with the introduction...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
An established High Street agency has launched a “partner’ business model that it claims will be the future shape of the...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A trio of rent guarantee and referencing services are setting up their own law firm pitched at winning clients from the...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Shelter is telling the government it “must deliver” on the revolution it pledges under the Renters Reform Bill. Chief executive Polly Neate...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals says PropTech may be the answer to the ongoing problem with client accounts. Since 2019 many banks...
28 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Twitter owner Elon Musk and 1,000 other technology leaders including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak have called for a pause on the...
11 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A PropTech startup called EVO is claiming to revolutionise repairs and maintenance in the “broken” rented housing sector. EVO says it connects...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
An agent claims that if Labour wins the next General Election there will be what he calls “misguided meddling” across the...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency which describes itself as “ethical” has been honoured with an award linked to the United Nations. Homes For Good...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A new lettings regime that is described as the biggest change in many decades comes into effect tomorrow in Wales, with...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Vik Tara and on my business card it says...
22 November 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
A PropTech supplier claims to be shaking up the lettings market with the launch of its revolutionary Property Management software this...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
New research shows that there’s little to choose between the costs of renting and owning - a change from previous research...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Lettings agency Knight Frank has partnered with accessible housing consultancy AccessiblePRS to improve access and inclusion in the UK’s private rented...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
PropTech firm Homesearch has launched technology which it claims allows every agent to offer a white-labelled search engine. And it claims this...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
With the next Bank of England interest rate decision timed for tomorrow, it’s just been revealed that rate increases so far...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A new national lettings-only portal is planning to launch this October with a pledge to revolutionise the rental sector. Its aim is...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A PropTech business just acquired by Iamproperty is warning agents to take advantage of what it calls the digital revolution. Openview -...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
PropTech company Homeppl has launched two products that it calls “revolutionary fraud detection tools” for letting agents. One of the two technologies...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Many people - including agents, landlords and tenants - are unprepared for the domestic heating revolution on its way to Britain. That’s...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...
24 November 2021
From: Sponsored Content
A PropTech firm says Open Banking could help to transform the lettings industry for the better if it is fully embraced. And...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Foxtons is extensively praising the apparent benefits of Build To Rent, a sector in which the agency is keen to become...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A prominent lettings agency owner has given his verdict on the concept of charging renters to view a property - “it...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News
The Oxfordshire based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients. Peter Grant,...
21 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content
A block management company owned by the Leaders Romans Group has been awarded over £6.5m in government building safety funds to...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Real estate as an industry has remained unchallenged throughout all of these years. For the industry worth more than 217 trillion...
19 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content
With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...
01 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content
Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...
11 January 2021
From: Proptech & Innovation
Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...
05 November 2020
From: Proptech & Innovation
The free to list portal Residential People is launching a machine-learning platform allowing agents to specifically target local landlords and emphasise...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Government intervention, which in recent years has seen scores of legal and regulatory changes to the private rental sector, may be...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News
A new PropTech tool called Lettings Intelligence is being launched this week with the claim that it is “revolutionising the way that lettings...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Which? is warning prospective renters to beware scam lettings agencies and scam landlords following a case where £5,600 was conned out...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
A new book from a prominent industry supplier aims to help lettings and estate agents modernise their business and futureproof it...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My Name is Rob Trotter. I’m married to a vet,...
22 June 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
Apropos is a revolutionary digital property management platform which has recently launched in the UK. The new property management platform has...
18 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content
The private equity firm that snapped up Zoopla Property Group two years ago has revealed that it’s one of two companies...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News
The property management platform Apropos, scheduled to launch early next year, says it’s signed up 25 business partners ahead of schedule. The...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News
The Leaders Romans Group has announced an acquisition to mark further expansion into the corporate lettings and block management market. The agency...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Lettings experts are being invited to the unveiling of a service described by its creators as “a revolutionary rental product.” It is...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Zillios looking to become the leading portal for international property listings, appealing to property owners, estate agents, and property hunters alike....
02 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content
The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is predicting that augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News
How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...
24 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content
Labour’s proposal to introduce indefinite tenancies along the lines in a bid to emulate the German model reveals the party’s “fundamental...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News
A new property management portal is being launched with the familiar aim of revolutionising the lettings industry - and it will...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News
A PropTech entrepreneur says all agents would benefit from the introduction of more automation, but that those with student tenants may...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Lettings portal Ezylet has partnered with Revolut, a digital banking company. Revolut’s product allows users to make free international ATM withdrawals and...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News
A new branch of the Move Revolution agency has opened in Weston-super-Mare, heavily promoting the concept of no-deposit renting. The branch is...
30 January 2018
From: Breaking News
A digital start-up that uses algorithms to match the requirements of landlords against the entire buy to let mortgage market of...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News
The specialist property investment lender Together is diversifying its product range to cater for investors who want to let out their...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Angels Media and a property technology consultancy are joining forces to conduct the first-ever survey into how agents and other property...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Barbon Insurance Group, owner of HomeLet, today formally launches what it calls a "revolutionary" rent payment system aimed at locking tenants into...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News
An alternative to traditional deposits, already tested in the German rental market, is now being introduced into the UK - and...
28 June 2017
From: Breaking News
A group of letting agencies in Yorkshire have proposed to the government a radical alternative to the proposed fees ban -...
05 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Labour says there would be a ‘consumer rights revolution’ for the private rental sector if the party won the June 8...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News
The Residential Landlords Association has made a last-minute plea for buy to let investors to remain central to the government’s plans...
07 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Gillian Kent - once employed by News International to run a portal to rival Rightmove - has now been appointed chairman...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News
Reports from the United States suggest that Airbnb, which has already created a revolution in short-lets, is considering asking house builders...
15 August 2016
From: Breaking News
An online agency says it has attracted ”many hundreds” of landlords by giving 12 months’ rent up-front. LetMe also offers a guarantee...
04 August 2016
From: Breaking News
Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the controversial...
16 October 2015
From: Video Articles
The internet and rapidly evolving digital landscape has revolutionised the way people buy and sell properties. With some reports suggesting 95 per...
03 July 2015
From: Features
Hello and welcome to my brand new blog! Every month I’ll be giving you an insight into the varied, exciting and...