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Some of the richest people on the world, who use London as one of their bases, are choosing to rent rather...

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...

Boutique Knightsbridge estate agency Nicolas Van Patrick (NVP) has acquired Chelsea lettings and management company HLR. HLR was established in 1986, growing...

A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...

Chestertons, one of London’s oldest and largest estate agencies, has snapped the letting and management business of Henry & James, described...

A council is introducing a service which it claims will help identify properties which cannon future be used as private rental...

Prime London agency Russell Simpson has announced Ed Woolgar as its new head of lettings, after 18 years of work in...

A high profile London lettings agency says some owners of properties in prime areas of the capital have seen capital appreciation...

London-based block and facilities services provider SBA Property Management has acquired management agency Paul Samuel Associates. A specialist property management firm with...

The London agency Bective says the prime areas of the capital have enjoyed an eight per cent uplift in rental values...

A lettings agency with links to Saudi Arabian investors has produced a case study of how faith is returning to the long...

London’s rental market gathered momentum in June as tenants anticipated a return to the office with 24 per cent more tenancies...

Despite rent controls being a vote-catching policy for some local election candidates next week, the reality is that asking rents in...

Letting agents have only 10 days to open segregated client accounts or they could face being expelled by their client money...

Data from PropTech platform SpareRoom suggests that London’s typical room rent has dropped further, this time in response to the new...

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...

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

Coronavirus lockdowns and travel restrictions imposed by the UK and other governments have hit the London rental market badly, an agency...

Winkworth says its London offices are reporting significant numbers of landlords who used to advertise on Airbnb and similar short-let platforms...

London agency Draker Lettings is expanding its patch - and offering landlords a free service for six months. Draker, which is 10...

The sales market in London continues to wreak havoc with agencies, as yesterday’s Foxtons story revealed, but one lettings agency is...

There’s been a dramatic 37 per cent rise in rental instructions for prime properties in the capital during the first quarter...

High end lettings agency Harrods Estates says it has seen a 10 per cent rise in tenancy renewals in the Knightsbridge...

Demand for room rentals in London is so high their average charge has risen two per cent in 2019 already, claims...

Urgent action is needed to tackle discrimination against benefit claimants by buy to let mortgage providers according to a leading trade...

LetsBid, a digital online auction service for lettings and sales, has extended its pre-screening service for agents with a new agreement...

Rokstone has launched a new lettings division, operating out of the firm’s existing Marylebone offices and covering both short and long term...

Bidding software that provides a new revenue stream for letting agents has been unveiled by a start up called Letsbid4lets.    The bidding...

The preview event for the launch of a new rental auction site is receiving strong interest from letting agents. LetsBid4Lets says that...

A new rental auction website is inviting letting agents to preview its launch at an event later this month. LetsBid4Lets.com, which claims...

A letting sector trade body says two thirds of the largest buy to let mortgage lenders do not allow landlords to...

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

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

Why not drive one of the most powerful, beautiful, and sensational supercars available on the planet today, and at a price...

Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings says it is encouraging its London landlords to avoid rent rises and instead focus on retaining...

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...

The TSB is the latest buy to let lender to increase its interest coverage ratio for buy to let mortgages from...

Two agents are organising a week-long motivational speaking tour set within Dragons’ Den-style warehouse venues in a bid to show the...

Forget those ideas that even posh students live in digs or shared houses - prime central London agency Napier Watt has...