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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...

One in 10 UK tenants are now spending at least 60% of their take home salary on their rent, according to...

Hamptons lettings agency says it’s calculated what types of homes will be simply unable to be improved to reach the government...

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...

Data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages rose just 1.5% year-on-year in June –...

Tenancy progression platform Propoly has announced three integrations with other PropTech services - Helpthemove, Zero Deposit and mydeposits. Propoly managing director Sim...

The incoming Labour government has a social mandate to support the next generation of homeowners in the UK, says financial PropTech...

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

Paying staff too little is a sure-fire way to hinder growth and profits, according to letting expert and former ALRA President,...

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

A small survey by a bank suggests that almost 100% of buy to let investors surveyed have received requests from tenants...

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

Software company COHO has presented wards to agencies, suppliers and individuals involved in the HMO business. The firm says the awards honour...

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

Citra Living, the Build To Rent offshoot of Lloyds Banking Group, continues with its growth strategy into the private rental sector. Citra...

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

Rightmove is rolling out displaying the new Material info Parts B & C fields on listings, following a number of months...

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

Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...

There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...

The government’s failure to act on the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working party - chaired by Lord Richard Best and...

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...

Deposit alternative company flatfair has announced a major new agency partnership with the Andrews Property Group.  Andrews branches will be able to...

A new lettings franchise is being launched, which claims its franchisees can earn £100,000-plus annually.  The Sourced Group has launched Sourced Living,...

An analysis of tenants renting between 2020 and 2023 shows a big rise in those on high salaries asked to provide...

Private sector tenants in rural areas are facing the brunt of growing rents, according to new research. Whilst some measures suggest tenants...

Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...

Parts B and C of the process to improve material information disclosure in property listings are published today within comprehensive new guidance...

Leaders Romans Group has launched a new benefit which supports employees undergoing fertility treatment. The benefit allows staff time off (unpaid for...

Propertymark has announced an extensive regional 19-meeting schedule for 2024. A statement from the trade body says the schedule “will blend together...

A survey over 2,400 tenants has found that 55 per cent would prefer to have their utility bills included within the...

A senior Propertymark official will today tell MPs of the industry’s concerns about the Renters Reform Bill. The Bill has reached the...

The autumn roadshow being hosted by Fine & Country resumes next week with the first of six dates throughout the rest...

Not for the first time this year, a trading update from London-focussed agency Foxtons has shown that lettings is leading the...

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

Propertymark has backed the idea of a new property tribunal system for Wales to simplify court processes. The proposal merges nine current...

Propertymark has called on the government to reintroduce the Empty Homes Programme following the latest news that England has a growing...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Parsons, Head of Partnership Development What is flatfair and what...

Belvoir has snapped up a regional mortgage provider for £1m. It’s acquired MAB (South West) Ltd and follows the earlier acquisition of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...

Tenants seeking a way to buy a home have been given at least slightly reassuring news by Rightmove. The portal says the...

Finances have never been more stretched in the UK, with almost every bill and expense soaring for employees and employers alike,...

Property Academy guru Peter Knight has made an unusual revelation in a new podcast - he’s told of his link to...

My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...

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...

Over half of the agency branches sold to franchisees by LSL Property Services have signed up to a large PropTech deal. As...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

An estimated 700,000 households across the UK missed rent or mortgage payments in April, according to the consumer body Which? It has...

Revenue from property taxes in Scotland has dropped significantly so far this year, according to a prominent lettings agency.  DJ Alexander Ltd...

Jo Eccles, director of London-focussed buying agency and property consultancy Eccord, says she is witnessing some landlords willing to quit the...

After announcing a new license in Southwark and Camberwell earlier this month Fine & Country is now expanding further in London...

Cheshire has topped a new ranking of the best places in the UK to invest in a holiday let, according to...

Propertymark is speaking out about problems with some conversions of commercial property into residential.The warning comes in the trade body’s response...

Foxtons’ latest trading statement suggests that it’s heavily reliant on lettings revenue as the sales market stutters and the whole company...

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

The average house price in Wales reached a new peak of £249,076 at the end of 2022 but cost of living...

The head of a Martin & Co office in Wolverhampton has been jailed over fraudulent activity. A court heard that Bhavander Singh...

A new survey of over 8,000 commercial estate agents indicates a challenging 2023 - suggesting a possible alternative investment option for...

The Halifax has released a snapshot of the housing market as the year ends - with the cost of living crisis...

No fewer than 85 per cent of letting agents say that landlord clients have expressed a wish to sell up in...

A prominent independent lettings agency says the typical tenant outside of London now spends 63 per cent of their household income...

Purplebricks has detailed the price it is paying for a lettings compliance blunder first spotted last year. It predicts that, at worst,...

Data from different firms suggest there’s been an upsurge in the purchase of rent protection insurance by agents. Firstly Goodlord and Vouch...

The head of an estate agency and property investment firm says the government should do more to reform the rental sector...

A senior lettings industry figure says the Bank of England should delay future base rate rises to allow the housing market...

Utility technology platform Muuvo says the information it accesses can help agents meet the enhanced ‘material information’ requirements which Trading Standards...

Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC...

A lettings agency in Scotland has played down the impact of the emergency rent freeze and eviction ban which have been...

Fine & Country is preparing to start an eight-stop roadshow in which it will take a deep dive into local property...

Build To Rent operator Sigma Capital Group Limited, which markets its homes under the private rental brand Simple Life, claims newer...

Activist renters want Liz Truss to follow Scotland’s lead and introduce a rent freeze and eviction ban.  The emergency measures - announced...

New research claims students in the UK are currently paying as much as £16,500 per year in living costs - a...

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

A Purplebricks divisional lettings director has quit the troubled online agency and is returning to Spicerhaart, where she worked until a...

A digital platform that claims it will “finally bring renting into the modern age” says it has secured £4.5m in funding. A...

Propertymark is alerting agents to ensure they meet and if needs be exceed the requirements for ‘material information’ on up-front property...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team has published fresh guidance to help letting agents meet new requirements regarding...

Letting agencies will soon be able to calculate their carbon footprint as part of an initiative called The Sustainable Agents scheme. It’s...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide and what does...

The average private rental tenancy deposit last year exceeded £1,000 new figures show. At an average of £1,005 per tenancy, the cost...

The boss of a PropTech rental platform claims that tenants are particularly badly hit by the current cost of living crisis. Research...

Business partners the Post Office and PropTech firm Yoti have become the first certified digital identity service providers to be entitled...

A new PropTech link up pledges to be a win-win for agents, landlords and tenants. Muuvo, a platform which is free to...

A new PropTech platform allows letting agents free access to the information required to set up a tenancy and register renters...

Agents and landlords are being warned by a government minister not to charge all-inclusive HMO tenants more than necessary in a...

The allAgents reviews platform is calling on letting agents to ensure rental properties’ energy suppliers have up to date meter readings...

Energy efficiency is the hot topic in the lettings sector right now with new minimum EPC levels expected to be introduced...

Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons is warning that the record-breaking rental growth of the past year has seen tenants pay a rocketing...

A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of...

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

The rental market shows no signs of slowing with ongoing high demand, fuelled in part by the pandemic, creating a buoyant...

CRM business platform Reapit has partnered with PropTech platform Notify to announce a software integration that claims to simplify utilities registration...

New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...

A PropTech referencing service is claiming to offer agents a new revenue stream during void periods.  Vouch says it has created a...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

A lettings agency says renters must pay an average of up to 77 per cent of their monthly household income to...

A member of staff at a Connells-owned branch has been quoted as saying the agency had “no lawful basis” for passing...