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The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has backed a call by consumer group Which? for radical reforms to Energy Performance Certificates. Yesterday we...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

A mortgage lender claims many potential first time buyers are missing out because they don’t understand the concept of shared ownership. Just...

Two lettings experts are set to discuss what the government’s Bill means for agents at a free webinar. Well known property lawyer...

Lettings agents within The Guild of Property Professionals think that the Renters Reform Bill could cause many landlords to quit.  Graham Wood,...

Legal & General Capital helped fund over 17,000 new homes last year across a range of tenures, chiefly Build To Rent.  Chief...

A franchisee group in The Property Franchise Group stable has acquired a nearby independent’s lettings book.  The owners of Ellis & Co’s...

The National Audit Office has made scathing criticisms of government efforts to build more affordable housing. The public spending watchdog says the...

The government is relying on the private rented sector to bolster its high-profile Homes for Ukraine programme - despite a series...

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

Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...

One of the country’s most outspoken advocates of rent controls has been told why agents and landlords oppose them. Propertymark has hosted...

An agency which has been operating for over 160 years has moved to a large and modern new headquarters. Leeds-based Adair Paxton...

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

An automated payments service has teamed up with a student accommodation provider to devise an eCommerce system allowing simpler rent payments. Vyne uses...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

Agents on Rightmove can now start using the portal’s new appointment booking tool, Viewings Manager, which has just completed its test...

There’s been a flurry of new PropTech products launched, mostly focussed on lettings agencies. Australian-based supplier Movinghub, which works the UK market...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The free to list portal Residential People is launching a machine-learning platform allowing agents to specifically target local landlords and emphasise...

A leading lettings sector trade body has set out reasons why the eviction ban should be lifted - which may help...

A real estate litigation partner at a leading law firm is warning that the Coronavirus crisis could lead to an 18...

One of the major deposit alternative operators has announced 31 new letting agency branches have signed up, from three high-profile brands. Zero...

Three more deposit alternative supplier have issued statements seeking to distance their product from criticisms raised in a BBC investigation. Yesterday we carried...

A trade body has come out against a council’s HMO licensing scheme, claiming that its consultation period was too short -...

An ‘open banking’ PropTech platform has partnered with two rental organisations which will offer agents, landlords and tenants direct payments and...

A leading industry trade body says the latest English Housing Survey report proves that criticisms of the private rental sector’s costs...

A PropTech entrepreneur says all agents would benefit from the introduction of more automation, but that those with student tenants may...

The government’s flagship immigration Right To Rent policy is under threat on two fronts. Firstly a cross-party group of MPs has written...

Your buy-to-let investment is an extremely valuable asset and you need to know the income generated from it will be safely...

A Birmingham-based student lettings agency says it has seen improved response rates from student tenants and viewers thanks to the use...

A new app has been launched with the aim of offering extra security to lettings and estate agents and other sole...

The powerful and all-party Communities & Local Government Select Committee of MPs has launched a new enquiry into improving the quality...

Agents who review and modernise their rent collection procedures could claim back thousands of pounds in rent, an automated payments platform...

The Residential Landlords’ Association says recent fiscal changes hitting the private rented sector are hurting tenants but failing to achieve their...

A new PropTech device aimed at UK owners of foreign holiday homes allows them to control who enters their overseas property...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

A report out today claims foreigners and Britons without passports, particularly from ethnic minorities, are being discriminated against in the lettings...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

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The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

A letting agent in London has ditched the usual euphemisms and gone for the blunt approach by describing rooms to let...

A campaign group protesting against the government’s Budget proposal to limit the tax breaks for buy to let investors has been...

Controversial buy to let property mogul Fergus Wilson has given his backing to the government over its controversial extension of Right...

This month has marked a real change in the way the private lettings sector is perceived - and it’s a perception...