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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...

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

Aldermore has cut rates across its buy to let and residential owner occupier mortgages - the latest in a series of...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has entered a partnership with Fresh, a Build To Rent and co-living operator. Instead of paying a traditional...

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

A trading statement by Rightmove reveals that it’s  spent £3m on just an 8% share of a PropTech system that describes...

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

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

One of the longest standing and best known lettings agencies in the south east has opened a new office in Esher.  Curchods...

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

A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. LRG this...

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

PropTech - not more staff - can make letting agencies more productive and reduce costs. A new rental confidence survey of lettings...

Agency software supplier Alto links with repairs and maintenance software provider Fixflo for an unusual webinar tomorrow at 10am. Guest speaker will...

The next Government should create a separate Ministry of Housing and encourage MPs of all parties to work together to solve...

A new in-person real-time chat service for tenants claims to “assist all aspects of the rental experience.” The service comes from a...

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

The 85 branches of Spicerhaart have signed a three-year partnership with The Lettings Hub to use its tenancy management platform. Spicerhaart also...

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

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

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

A new platform for the mydeposits custodial scheme has launched this week, incorporating features inspired by feedback from members and designed...

Political parties should not allow the lengthy General Election campaign to delay work on a new and beefed-up Energy Performance Certificate...

The failure of Labour and Conservatives to agree that the Renters Reform Bill should become law by July 4 has been...

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

The Property Franchise Group is to roll out a partnership with PropTech firm Coadjute TPFG, the largest franchise estate agency group in...

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

The head of a lettings agency in Kent says it would be a “practical solution” for second home owners to become...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

A major technology programme has secured what it calls “a landmark co-investment partnership” with Propertymark and the Tenancy Deposit Service group.  And...

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

Propertymark says its Lettings Helpline for agent members in England and Wales has become “an essential membership benefit for dealing with...

NatWest Group has announced a new package of what it calls ”targeted lending and support” to help local councils provide more...

Hamptons is linking with retirement rental specialist provider Birchgrove, pledging to offer “a unique proposition for those seeking quality senior rental...

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

Family-owned agency Boydens has signed a deal to offer deposit alternative service Reposit to landlord clients. Paul Buck, a representative of Boydens,...

Propertymark is urging the government to tackle the problem of banks closing down undesignated or pooled client accounts of letting agents. HM...

Propertymark has welcomed proposed reforms to evict tenants who show persistent anti-social behaviour.   In 2018, a Northern Ireland Department of Justice consultation...

Automated rental payment service PayProp has revealed a revamped website.  The service described the new site as “a refreshed web presence that...

PropTech player Technology Blueprint Ltd has completed the integration of compliance software firm, CheckDocs.  The move is the first in a series...

A free webinar next week will explore how agents can use technology solutions to attract and win new landlords for their...

A council that is buying private properties in second home hotspots to let to local people has struck a new agreement...

VISTA, a tenant referencing service first announced back in November, launches today. Insurance and referencing service HomeLet says the product will “provide...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

Seventeen housing organisations have sent an open letter to the government rejecting its idea of prioritising British families when it comes...

A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...

Reposit is the latest deposit alternative service to announce strategic partnerships with agencies - the latest signings are Symonds & Sampson,...

Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...

An event which claims to change the fortunes of letting agents has been recognised by the Professional Speakers Academy. Agent Rainmaker Live...

Strutt & Parker is leaving its HQ to share premises with other parts of its parent company - and to have a...

The UK Apartment Association - a Build To Rent trade body - has given details of an expo it’s hosting in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

Lower mortgage rates - still falling in the days since the end of the festive break - may be persuading some...

The shareholders of OnTheMarket have reached their decision on the portal's controversial takeover by CoStar.  A statement released this afternoon says: "The...

Propertymark has told politicians that an additional homes tax will not succeed in increasing housing supply. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and...

It’s claimed that as many as one in five tenants has lost out in a rental bidding war during the last...

An overwhelming number of letting and sales agents back the idea of more so-called Material Information on property details.  That’s according to...

A letting agent with a background in renovation has been able to grow her business by offering investors a swathe of...

Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...

Trade body Propertymark says fees will remain unchanged next year.  “We’d like to thank all our members for their continued commitment to...

The National Audit Office says the government will soon have to take hard decisions on the future for the Homes For...

In September last year, flatfair, a deposit alternative provider, released their latest rental solution called flatfair Deposits, to the lettings market....

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...

An ex-ARLA supremo says technology is the best way for letting agents to cope with a huge rise in telephone calls. ARLA...

Propertymark is pressing Housing Secretary Michael Gove to adopt a housing court system to solve the problem of abandoned tenancies. The agents...

What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7.  PropTech Connect will...

One of the controversial Bruce brothers, founders of the ill-fated Purplebricks venture, is back in the agency business. It’s almost a decade...

Alto, Zoopla’s cloud-based software product, has announced a marketplace product allowing agents to self-serve and activate Proptech partner integrations within the...

The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is being urged to act now to stop the problems banks are creating for letting agents. Following a...

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

A mortgage lender has conducted a survey of homeowners which has produced a string of anti-landlord and anti-overseas investor attitudes. Market Financial...

We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...

Proptech firm The Lettings Hub has launched a trio of integrations - with Reapit, Home Telecom, and Live Chat software Tawk. Reapit...

Utility management service Helpthemove has rebranded. The refresh, which has been produced alongside creative agency partner Jam, aims - in the words...

A three branch lettings and sales business which describes itself as one of its region’s fastest growing agencies has named a...

Well known broker Mortgage Advice Bureau will be showcasing a suite of new digital products today at an event organised by...

OnTheMarket has completed a new integration with Canopy which it claims will provide valuable pre-qualified leads to letting agents. The latest integration...

Renters are being offered a 100 per cent mortgage by the Skipton Building Society - the first time such a product...

OnTheMarket has bagged Arun Estates, one of the UK's largest agency groups, in a deal involving the TecLet lettings platform. TecLet, an...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has announced its integration with lettings software provider Proman Technology Solutions to automate deposit registrations.  The integration is available...

There’s been a big rise in the number of complaints about agents lodged with the Property Redress Scheme, which says it’s...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has announced a link up with eco organisations in a tree-planting initiative. TDS says the campaign was driven...

A new survey of landlords has revealed a patchy record of awareness of new energy efficiency regulations for the rental sector. The...

OnTheMarket Software - part of the OnTheMarket Group - has launched what it claims is “an innovative new product providing website...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

OnTheMarket’s software off-shoot - called, appropriately enough, OnTheMarket Software - is launching a new management tool that it claims is the...

The Property Redress Service claims to be the largest lettings redress service now, with over 13,250 letting agency branches on board. In...

The way to solve the rental sector supply shortage is through Build To Rent, a leading agency claims.  Leaders Romans Group says...

A London lettings agent is offering free interior styling to all his clients. After 16 years working as head stylist for one...

Rightmove has created thousands of personalised videos to help letting agency branches highlight this year’s achievements to prospective landlords. The video can...

OnTheMarket is launching its own proprietary customer relationship management platform for estate agents - and it’s billed as the first ever...

Lettings and sales agents, along with other members of the property industry, have been celebrating at the ESTAS Customer Service Awards...

The latest update from industry discussions about allowing more pets in private rental properties suggests there’s not been a solution yet...

1. Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Adam Blaxter Paliwala, CEO of Technology Blueprint Limited...

OnTheMarket has rebranded the lettings software product it recently purchased in a bid to lift its profile. What was previously known as...

One of the industry’s most respected legal experts is staging a teach-in for letting agents ahead of new Right To Rent...

A PropTech supplier says streamlining processes in the lettings sector could benefit agents, landlords and tenants alike, by producing a simpler...

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

An agency connected with high profile developer Churchill Retirement Living has been rebranded and is offering a new lettings service. Churchill Sales...

The Lettings Hub has announced a two-year partnership with HooYu, a Know Your Customer specialist. As the deadline to end the temporary...