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

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...

The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...

Paragon Bank’s analysis of its lending data has revealed the top 10 locations for investment by portfolio buy-to-let landlords, those with...

The Belvoir 2024 Annual Awards have crowded a father-and-son franchisee pairing as the big winners. Paul Wallace-Tarry and his son Richard Wallace-Tarry...

Two former agents with experience between them of major players such as Countrywide, Leaders Romans and LSL have set up a...

A lettings and sales agency that describes itself as “ethical” and has built up strong links with local community groups has...

A council’s Trading Standards team is warning letting agents of a new clampdown on compliance failures. Stoke-on-Trent Trading Standards says it’s received...

The second largest resale in Belvoir’s history has taken place with the husband and wife behind the Southampton franchise buying Belvoir...

A student-specialising lettings agency has been named as franchise of the year at the brand’s annual awards. Nicholas Humphreys Nottingham, one of...

Chancellors Estate Agents is opening its 57th branch early in the New Yesr. The office is in central Basingstoke and will offer...

Bristol-based lettings management company Iletpro Ltd has been ordered to pay a total of £2,700.06 in fines and costs for failing...

Media reports in Stoke on Trent say a man was arrested after a police raid on the Homes2Let lettings agency in...

Research by Paragon Bank has revealed the sector that has out-performed the rest of the private rental investment landscape - student...

A council is being asked to prioritise consent to use a property as an HMO during the pandemic, with its four...

A newspaper claims multiple councils are opening investigations into agents allegedly defying the tenant fees ban - and at least one...

A league table has been drawn up revealing the UK’s possession order hotspots - just as the government seems keen to...

The government has blocked a council rolling out selective licensing across no fewer than 3,000 homes in its patch.  Under Stoke on...

A new white-labelled outsourced lettings management service is launching today, claiming to undercut all rivals. F%ur - a brand from 4percentproperty -...

The Yeovil branch of hybrid agency EweMove now has over 200 managed properties following the acquisition of the lettings book of...

The Labour-led local authority in Hackney has issued a statement pledging fines or even bans if landlords fail to get appropriate...

Rightmove has revealed that the 10 year average growth in asking rents across London has been 25 per cent, and over...

The owner of a property firm who reportedly misled tenants and let an illegally converted property has been jailed for 155...

Research by independent fact-checking organisation Full Fact has revealed that there are 12 local authority areas in the UK where a...

The Property Ombudsman scheme has launched the third and latest phase of its national campaign with the Chartered Trading Standards Institute...

A former tenant is the subject of a major investigation by a London newspaper after she claimed to have spent eight...

Stoke-on-Trent has been named as the UK's buy-to-let 'sweet spot'. Analysis of data from Home.co.uk by property crowdfunding plaform Property Partner shows...

The Property Ombudsman and the Chartered Trading Standards Institute have announced a second phase of their campaign to tackle letting agents...

The chief executive of an agency in Stoke is offering £500 for information leading to the conviction of individuals who ransacked...

A lettings agency office at Longton in Staffordshire has suffered a break in, less than 24 hours after what it believed...

Online estate agent Urban.co.uk says it has created a league table of fees that tenants are charged by agencies in different locations...

National estate agency chain Leaders has announced the acquisition of two property businesses in the north of England. Yesterday it took over...

Gentrification is a divisive, provocative issue, but why are estate agents (especially Foxtons) appearing to bear the brunt of the public’s...