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Eight fledgling UK PropTech have been selected for the Propertymark-linked  REACH UK 2024 technology scale-up program. The REACH UK program, launched in March...

Residential property sales were up by 7% in July compared to the same month year, with 90,630 transactions, official figures show. But...

Rightmove, still very much the Number One portal despite growing competition, is launching a new national marketing campaign this coming weekend. The...

A survey of over 730 property professionals has found that 76% believe the introduction of technology has changed the UK property...

PropertyPal - a portal recently at the centre of a fees dispute - has merged with Propertynews. The two brands, which are...

A regional agent says the fear of further taxes on the private rental sector may lead to a spurt of landlords...

London-focussed property data firm LonRes, which analysis activity in the prime areas of the capital, says annual rental growth increased to...

New figures show the scale of the rental supply slump in recent years. The respected Home website, which produces a monthly lettings...

Johns&Co, an agency specialising in property investment and asset management, is expanding into a new territory - Manchester. Since its establishment in...

OnTheMarket has launched a new report giving details of real-time lettings activity in local markets across the country.  OTM says that there;’s...

A tax expert is advising anyone involved in the furnished holiday lettings sector to ‘act now’ ahead of upcoming tax changes. Ben...

Just as the prospect of tax rises in the Budget is causing uncertainty in the prime London sales market, so Labour’s...

The new Labour government has a “golden opportunity its” to resolve the rental crisis, but must give clarity to the industry...

Propertymark has renewed its call for agent comments on Material Information.  The trade body - in collaboration with TDS, The Guild of...

Two new signings for the fast-growing Harding Green broker-model agency are both former lettings managers at Knight Frank. Milly Englander was formerly...

The number of buy to let property purchases in the UK fell 14% from 224,700 in 2022/23 to 193,700 in the...

The latest rental market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests there’s still a significant mismatch between supply and...

A relaunched online lettings agency operation is offering lettings listings deals to landlords from £39.50. The little known Essex-based Griffin Property Co...

Flats in a multi-millionaire developer’s prestigious shoreline scheme in Folkestone can, after all, be short-let following a U-turn by the property...

Rent Reporting platform CreditLadder has integrated into SME Professional, a software service sold to the letting and sales industries. It says...

One of Northern Ireland’s fastest growing agencies has acquired one of the longest running property firms in South Down and established...

A report from Propertymark has laid out the stark and in some cases unforeseen consequence of the Conservative government’s phased removal...

In a statement which appears to go against the trend of much of the lettings sector, Connells says it sees no...

New figures published by HMRC show a 7% rise in Capital Gains Tax liabilities on the sale of residential property in...

Propertymark is today launching a consultation exercise, seeking the views of lettings and sales agents - amongst others - about Material Information...

A new analysis by Zoopla suggests and one in eight homes currently for sale were previously let out. The portal says this...

A high end agency has created a new senior role to oversee co-ordinate lettings activities with sales, and oversee a raft of...

Foxtons latest trading update shows growing reliance on lettings income. However it says the performance - which saw double digit growth in...

Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has launched a comprehensive review of the National Planning Policy Framework. The objective is...

Propertymark is urging the UK government to implement reforms that will make it more cost effective and simpler for people to...

An investment expert says TV property shows - especially episodes recorded some time ago - should carry warnings about soaring buy...

Rightmove has thrown its weight behind the new Labour government’s bid to help first time buyers - and it wants it...

A lettings agent says ‘times are changing with deposits” and claims more landlords and tenants are choosing alternatives.  The comment by Paul...

A lettings and sales agency chain with 14 branches across the north east of England has committed to raising £5,000 in...

Connells’ new chief executive is to be Helen Charlesworth, who for the past eight years has been managing director at Stonegate...

Actual lettings and sales clients were contacted during a training event led by a renowned property industry coach. Fine & Country hosted...

A prominent industry trainer is working with a fledgling sales agency to launch what it calls a “buyer representation programme” -...

A new lettings market index has been launched by the Skipton Group, parent company of Connells, the country’s largest lettings and...

A boycott of a major property portal has been called off after a settlement has been reached over fees. PropertyPal is the...

New figures from lettings agency Hamptons suggest that investors purchasing buy to let properties are increasingly looking to the north of...

B-hive Block Management Partners Celebrates Major Milestone With Over 100 Businesses Onboard! B-hive Block Management Partners, part of the Vegner Group, who...

The trade union UNISON has partnered with activist group Generation Rent to demand root-and-branch reform of the private rental sector. Four key...

Property consultancy JLL says there’s been a noticeable rise in prime Central London lettings activity.  Average rents rose 0.9% from Q1 to...

Asking rents continue to show posi­tive, albeit lower, growth in most regions according to the property website Home. The site conducts a...

ARLA Propertymark and a number of other property industry bodies wants Housing Secretary Angela Rayner to regulate letting and sales agents. An...

Industry technology provider Reapit is holding a webinar tomorrow giving agents “an opportunity for savvy agents to unlock profits through tried...

Franchise chain Winkworth says there’s been a greater supply of rental properties in the first half of the year, combined with...

The relentless acquisition programme of the private equity-funded Lomond Group continues apace with another acquisition announced today - the second this...

Lomond has announced its 58th acquisition - that of an agency with lettings in Derby, Burton and Chesterfield.  Its latest acquisition of...

An agency with a spectacular history has expanded its operations after acquiring the lettings portfolio of a rival. Andy Campbell, who owns...

Knight Frank says the incoming Labour government faces a potential clash between what is politically desirable and economically possible, in terms...

My Property Box – a North East-headquartered lettings and sales agency – has struck a multi-million pound private equity deal for it...

Paragon Bank has reduced rates on its core range of buy-to-let mortgages, taking 15bps off 10 products, in addition to launching...

Knight Frank says tenancies agreed in June for properties asking over £1,000 per week were at a level below the asking...

The major Scottish agency in the Lomond Group empire - DJ Alexander - has snapped up Sandstone Management and its lettings...

The result of the election isn’t likely to be a gamechanger for the housing market, a prominent business consultancy says.  An analysis...

If Labour wins Thursday’s General Election. expect three major housing announcements within a fortnight. That’s the exclusive claim from the Sunday Times...

A lettings agency that works by giving a fixed rental income to its landlord clients each month, and paying for the...

London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m - and much of that rise is...

An interview with a figure from one of the many deposit alternative services reveals a significant rise in interest in this...

Spicerhaart has inked a deal to use Rex Software for its lettings and property management activities from early 2025.  The agency chain...

The decision of property developer Berkeley Group to enter the private rental sector is bad news for tenants, it’s claimed. Berkeley plans...

Property data consultancy LonRes has named five winners in its so-called ‘Let Of The Year’ awards. The London-focussed consultancy has revealed the...

HMO Sales Expert, a 2024 start-up, has launched a UK-wide partnership programme. It’s commenced with Plymouth, Doncaster, Leicester, and Peterborough, and later...

Development company Select Property has launched Select Residential, one of the first in-house lettings businesses of its kind by a build-to-sell...

Lomond has announced yet another acquisition, this time expanding its presence across the south coast with by snapping up Mishon Mackay. The...

Fine & Country - the agency which was recently put up for sale - is hosting a webinar next week to...

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that, after 10 years, we’re able to expand The ValPal Network to Northern Ireland. Since our launch...

Houseful - the company which operates Zoopla amongst other industry brands - has launched Movemnt, which it describes as “a national...

Lomond’s John Shepherd brand has acquired a small Birmingham lettings agency, Xact Lettings. No figure is given for the number of lettings...

The UK housing market has returned to its pre-pandemic size, according to Savills analysis. Overall, the total value of the UK housing...

The Propertymark Qualifications Level 3 (Level 6 SCQF) Certificate in Property Agency has been launched to enable and support learners who...

Reapit has launched a new feature to help agents comply with material information guidelines from the National Trading Standards Estate and...

The latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is raising a red flag over what it calls...

Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...

The future of the UK lettings market will be determined by the July 4 election and now PropTech player Reapit |...

London’s rental market has weakened in recent months according to the fledgling online service Hello Neighbour. Rents are 1% down compared to...

Lomond’s John Shepherd brand has acquired a small Birmingham lettings agency, Xact Lettings. No figure is given for the number of lettings...

The Property Ombudsman received a record number of enquiries with 57,635 people seeking support with their property and housing related issues...

The Property Franchise Group, which calls itself the UK’s largest multi-brand property franchisor, says its merging with lettings giant Belvoir has...

In an unusually outspoken intervention into the election campaign, Rightmove has criticised the absence of debate over housing. The issue has not...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched what it calls an “impartial”guide for landlords, investors and others buying or selling...

A pro-tenant group wants the next government to take Right To Buy properties back to public ownership when they come up...

Independent agency Henry Adams says it wants “entrepreneurs and business owners” to “explore new growth avenues” The company is seeking acquisitions, joint...

Zoopla says a prominent regional agency, Dowen, has returned to its site in a bid to ramp up its plans for...

Your Move – part of LSL, which last year underwent a radical restructuring - is trying to woo existing agents and...

Rightmove has produced five core demands on behalf of the rental sector, which it would like the next government to meet. These...

A prominent housing market analyst says people shouldn’t bother reading election literature but instead study interest rates if they want to...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a new series of educational videos for agents. The Guild’s Learning Platform serves as a...

London lettings and sales agency Martyn Gerrard has this month celebrated 60 years of fulfilling the property dreams of those living...

A low profile family company called the Griffin Property Company has acquired Emoov, the online agency which was a pioneering name...

Letting agents are being encouraged to sign up so a mystery shopper can assess their performance. KnowYourMarket, a market research firm in...

A third of homes currently for sale can be bought with a mortgage and monthly repayments that cost less than the...

Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired the book of business of the Boococks agency as part of its West Yorkshire growth...

An AI-powered Customer Relationship Management system tailored specifically for letting and estate agents has been launched by an individual agency.  Preston Baker...

Some 50% of tenants who moved last year did so because their landlords decided to sell the property.  By contrast, eviction was...

Savills has moved to a new office in Petworth town centre, from which its lettings and other services will operate.  Savills, and...

Number one portal Rightmove has upgraded growth expectations in its latest statement to shareholders - and is again growing its average...

North east England operator Pattinson Estate Agency is taking over another local rival firm. It’s acquired NS Bennett Estate Agents, in Stanley,...

Jones Robinson, a lettings and sales agency in Wiltshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire, has snapped up Manningford Croft, a rival operation in...