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Letting agents and landlords are being offered free advice and information at a networking event hosted by Cumberland council. Property owners and...

A PropTech platform claims a new ‘Yield Control’ feature makes the end-of-tenancy process more efficient. Residently claims to connect and make smoother...

Lettings agency chain Lomond has revealed a list of what it calls “up and coming rental hotspots” with yields having strengthened...

The Fine & Country Foundation says it’s reached almost £1m since its inception in 2014.  Jon Cooke, trustee of the foundation, says:...

New figures show the average inheritance tax (IHT) bill in 2021/22  rose to a new high of £215,000.  The number of estates...

Robert Jenrick, who was appointed Housing Secretary by Robert Jenrick in 2019, is to run for Tory party leader. During his time...

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

The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors contains a raft of worried statements from agents. A large...

An insurance firm’s analysis of official figures show there are now no fewer than 760,821 vacant properties in England, Scotland and...

Some 8,000 people were forced to sleep rough for the first time in London last year, an increase of 25% on...

John D Wood & Co., one of the UK’s oldest lettings and estate agents dating back over 150 years, has expanded...

PropTech platform Goodlord has partnered with safety certificate provider Safe2 to offer compliance work for the lettings sector.  Safe2 - recently acquired...

Propertymark has stepped into the row over whether there should be more controls over second homes, holiday lets and people from...

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...

Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...

Stephen Castellani has been confirmed as the new owner of Martin & Co’s Tonbridge office, taking the reins from Robert Gordon-James...

An agency has snapped up a substantial regional firm involving 60 staff, 1,100 properties under management, as well as commercial, new...

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

Long-standing Hunters franchisee Adrian Lawrence has grown his lettings business by a massive 200% after acquiring the portfolio of nearby Hunters...

Regional estate agency group Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up its second business in recent weeks. It’s acquired Charles Kimbell Lettings in...

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...

Home Counties agency Bridges today launches Platinum Homes, which it describes as “a bespoke sales and lettings service catering to premium...

Cotswolds and Midlands agency Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up a small independent lettings business. Stratford-based Charles Saville Limited adds more than...

New research shows that agency leads generated by Facebook ads are much more effective than previously thought - but most agents...

A lettings industry supplier claims one in nine renters use foodbanks. A survey of tenants, commissioned by Zero Deposit, found that just...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has confirmed that Awaab’s Law - putting a strict timescale on urgent repairs being done -...

The excessive enforcement of council rules on private landlords while social housing is so poorly run will be ‘the next Post...

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

Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...

TV host Jenni Falconer is to reprise her role as compere of Propertymark’s ‘One Conference’ when it’s repeated at London’s ExCel...

Insurance giant Aviva is urging consumers to be on their guard after seeing a seven per cent increase in customer claims...

A group of rental activists claims that police in England are disproportionately using a 19th century law that criminalises rough sleeping...

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

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

Homelessness charity Crisis says the long-standing government pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers can’t come soon enough. The charity has backed...

A thieving lettings agent stole over £128,000 which should have gone to landlord clients - and with it she funded an...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

Controversial website content by the high profile website GetAgent must never appear again, according to the ad industry watchdog. The Advertising Standards...

Propertymark has issued a strongly-worded statement aimed at politicians demanding rent controls. Labour Members of the Scottish Parliament have urged the declaration...

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

A private lettings agency run by a council is holding open days to woo potential landlord clients. Test Valley Lettings is later...

New figures have shown that 2,086 people were found to be sleeping on London’s streets for the first time between July...

A council’s lettings service - first set up a decade ago - says it is stepping up its campaign to recruit...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner has given her party’s conference an outline of future policy plans. She says:...

Midlands-based land and property company Sheldon Bosley Knight has made another lettings acquisition - its fifth in 2023. Leicestershire-based Andrew Granger &...

An industry body - the Property Energy Professionals Association - has condemned the Prime Minister’s abandonment of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards...

Local media on the south coast are reporting that a lettings agent crashed his Bentley into two parked cars and then...

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

London-born property magnate Paul Kemsley, nicknamed PK, is the agent at the centre of a new TV property show starting this...

Professional cleaning firm Prompt Cleaners has created a league table of regions and local authorities where renting is cheapest and dearest. The...

An MP says owner occupiers are “scared, unable to sleep at night, worried about their safety and even concerned about whether...

Private landlords and lettings agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event. Cumberland council says property owners and...

Agency group My Property Box is continuing its long-term partnership with Darlington FC as sleeve sponsors for the 2023/24 season. The Darlington-headquartered...

Midlands-based agency Sheldon Bosley Knight has acquired its fourth business so far this year - and with it, hundreds of lettings...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thrown his weight behind Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to delay deadlines for EPC improvements in...

The Property Redress Scheme has released its latest list of expelled agents - mostly for rental misdemeanours and/or failure to pay...

A property firm which admitted misleading tenants on their rights and threatening them to leave has been ordered to pay £8,000. Four...

A property company director who admitted misleading tenants on their rights and threatening them to leave has been ordered to pay...

A regional agent with 3,500 properties under management has written a long letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove complaining about the...

New data from the Office for National Statistics, based on the 2021 Census results, show growth in the number of holiday...

Midlands-based property company Sheldon Bosley Knight has acquired its third business in five months. It’s snapped up Chipping Campden-based Andrew Greenwood Estate...

Propertymark is backing the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all residential buildings in Wales. The Welsh Government is proposing to amend...

A buyer has been announced for part of the lettings portfolio of Purplebricks, it has been announced today. The deal, finalised for...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of two government-approved redress services, has produced a list of recently-expelled agencies. All agencies must be a...

Any lettings portfolio should receive ongoing care and maintenance. A disorganised portfolio, weighed down by junk data, loose ends or lax...

Lettings agency Hamptons is backing Earth Day tomorrow in partnership with removals firm Doree Bonner International and the charity Mind. As part...

Twitter owner Elon Musk and 1,000 other technology leaders including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak have called for a pause on the...

The cost of coastal homes in Britain more than doubled - rising 56 per cent - between 2012 and 2022 says...

Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...

New legal provisions within Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 that form the latest part of the Home Office's...

A veteran Conservative is calling on his government to clamp down on HMOs and ensure there is better council regulation and...

A Midlands-based agency is celebrating its 180th year with the opening of a new flagship office. Sheldon Bosley Knight has launched the...

A charity is claiming that new powers to evict anti-social private tenants could lead to more homelessness, while those already living...

Marketing firm Property Webmasters says AI is changing the game for agents promoting their services and clients. Chief executive Jamie Arthur states:...

Campaigning charity Shelter is angry with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt over his Budget  While most in the property industry have expressed relief that there...

The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let.  A...

The Local Government Association, which comprises 331 of the 333 councils in England and all 22 Welsh unitary councils, is calling on...

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...

Midlands-based agency Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up an independent firm. It’s Coventry sales and lettings agency Robin Jones which brings just...

Agents’ body Propertymark wants more government action to boost housing supply - and it wants the views of the industry on...

The head of a Martin & Co office in Wolverhampton has been jailed over fraudulent activity. A court heard that Bhavander Singh...

The founder of a Barnsley based lettings and property management company is celebrating transforming his business - and winning an award...

The allAgents review website has removed a claim suggesting it had been ‘endorsed’ by The Times and the Sunday Times newspapers. The...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Vik Tara and on my business card it says...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...

The cost of living crisis could have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on homelessness unless an immediate eviction ban is introduced. That’s the view...

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

There will be no Letting Agent Today newsletter or updates on Monday September 19 as a mark of respect for the state...

Two new ministers have been appointed to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - but at this stage it’s...

Agents can now sign up to register their interest in Rightmove’s new qualification, the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...

UK hosts on Airbnb collectively earned over £1.5 billion in 2021 the short let platform claims. Some £668m of that was over...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...

A prominent trade body is warning Tory leadership candidates not to put rental reform on the back burner and add to...

Midlands-based land and property agency Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up two more businesses. The acquisition of Wigwam Estate and Lettings Agents...

It’s being reported that a prominent independent agency is to be snapped up by the fast-growing Leader Romans Group. Isle of Wight...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s been...