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

Online agency lettingaproperty.com says it’s bought up the rental portfolio handled by virtual rival Mashroom. The acquisition increases lettingaproperty’s assets under management...

An industry online event which organisers claim bring business-boosting benefits to attendees, is back for another year. The ARX Mastery Challenge is...

OnTheMarket is starting another round of its Town Hall in-person sessions - once again in a bid to win agents. Jason Tebb...

Lettings and sales agency Gascoines is this week celebrating 70 years of serving the property market in Nottinghamshire. Founded by Doug Gascoine...

Sally Lawson of Agent Rainmaker writes: Online information sessions are a vital way to network with landlords and showcase your expertise. That’s what...

Rents for student accommodation have increased by an average of 14.6 in two years and swallow up nearly all of the...

A marketing expert is encouraging agents to invest more time and money in digital activities.  Richard Combellack, commercial product officer at PropTech...

The vast majority of auctions - widely regarded as a favourite for buy to let investors acquiring properties - are now...

Jackson-Stops has announced the opening of its newest branch in Colchester, Essex.  This follows the launch of its virtual office covering Stockbridge,...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

Rightmove says it’s helping to digitise the rental processes, making the process less fragmented and frustrating for agents.  In its trading statement...

Letting agents and landlords are invited to join a virtual forum for a further update on new licensing requirements and to...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says a survey of its members suggests that 2023 will be a tough year for...

Following the recent inquest into the tragic death of two-year old Awaab Ishak in Rochdale, agents are being offered free awareness...

A PropTech supplier claims to be shaking up the lettings market with the launch of its revolutionary Property Management software this...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with a PropTech service to provide agents with 3D Showcase scans and 2D floorplans. NicheCom has been...

OnTheMarket Group says new functionality coming in the autumn will improve letting agents’ client relationships while generating leads and developing their...

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

A prominent letting agency on the south coast of England, Mishon Mackay, says PropTech is allowing it to offer a unique...

A company providing virtual tours insists the technology delivers “undeniable results” but is still not used universally by agents. Virtual tours became...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

The chief executive of OnTheMarket says recent changes to his portal demonstrate that he has taken on board agents’ calls for...

Agent Rainmaker reports that over 200 letting agents have completed the latest AMX Mastery course.  The weekend event was focused around adding...

The growing importance of virtual tours for properties to let and for sale during the pandemic shows little sign of easing,...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

PropTech supplier Goodlord is to host a webinar on Thursday answering letting agents' questions onthe implications of the landmark ruling on...

A radical overhaul of the private rental sector is underway in Scotland and agents’ body Propertymark says it wants all sides...

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...

A lettings portal says it’s expanding across London and is offering agents free listings with no fixed-term contract, and the prospect...

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

An agency has secured what it calls the fastest ever letting of a mansion on the legendary north London street, Bishops...

Agent Rainmaker is holding another of its ARX Mastery events, in a bid to promote growth in the lettings agency sector...

Home offices are already the most-demanded must have from prospective tenants says James Hay, director at Surrey lettings agency, The Home...

Some 4,500 people and 90 exhibitors attended the Property Investor Show a few days ago - the first face-to-face event of...

A marketing firm says super-speedy virtual tours - similar in duration to many videos on the TikTok social network - are...

A high profile and respected lettings sector legal expert is inviting questions from agents at a webinar next week - and he’ll...

The long-awaited White Paper on rental reform is some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying he and...

A PropTech company says virtual tours should now be made to abide by GDPR regulations to increase privacy for landlords and...

There’s been a sharp reduction in average void periods this year - a sign of how strong the rental market has...

As a letting agent in the UK, you might think what happens in China has no bearing on your work here....

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

Virtual Right To Rent checks by agents, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...

As the summer begins to draw to a close and the letting market regains its stride, attention is turning to the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heidi Shackell, CEO of The Lettings Hub. How has your...

The tide is turning for the London rental market at last according to data from the Benham and Reeves lettings agency. In...

Lettings agencies should continue to use IT solutions like livestream viewings even as the pandemic eases, according to one of the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

The latest version of the government’s guidance to agents over how to operate during the continuing pandemic suggests that virtual viewings...

A 360-degree virtual tour supplier says there’s been a 600 per cent increase in use of the technology since late 2019...

A supplier of virtual viewings claims each property’s physical viewings cost £233 of an agent’s time on average - and that’s...

A firm creating an app showing live streams of properties to let or for sale claims one agency attracted 18 offers...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

The man behind a PropTech supplier of virtual tours says he wants to get every listing in the UK’s lettings and...

A PropTech firm that manufactures virtual tours claims the feature can increase the asking rents of properties listed. Digital company U-See Homes...

Well known industry supplier FocalAgent has signed a new deal with Matterport to bring what it calls best-in-class 360° virtual tours...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That's very retro - I have not had one of...

A branch of The Property Franchise Group’s Martin & Co brand is stopping potential tenants from booking a physical tour of...

A local authority has explained its role in ensuring that a private landlord could arrange for an electrical safety inspection to...

A study by a trade group representing the short lets sector says it’s confident of recovering to 2019 levels of business...

After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...

Data from a property consultancy suggests that two thirds of renters who use virtual viewings sign tenancies without actually visiting their chosen...

Propertymark has produced new guidance for letting agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid restrictions. It says:...

Rental guarantor service Housing Hand claims there’s been a rise in the number of universities enquiring about white label deals, as...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

A prominent London Conservative MP has made a scathing attack on the current rental sector’s structure, saying it is skewed in...

The ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...

Virtual tour suppliers have been keen to reassure agents that there need be no repeat of problems which befell a Devon agent. Fowlers,...

A regional agency group is providing training courses free of charge to members “for the foreseeable future.” The training - usually heavily...

A local estate agency network says it has hosted an extraordinary 96,524 virtual viewings during lockdown. The Miles & Barr agency -...

Franchise giant Belvoir has held its annual awards including the naming of the prestigious ‘franchise of the year’. The accolade went to...

Knight Frank is this year’s headline sponsor of the LandAid Sleep Out, one of the causes many in the industry support. This...

The government has told estate agents to ensure at least one Union Jack is present in properties during both physical and...

Propertymark - embracing the Association of Residential Letting Agents as well as sales agents, auctioneers and valuers - says it’s been...

The long-established agency marketing and services supplier ehouse has been bought by CoreLogic UK, the domestic arm of a global property...

As we emerge out of the pandemic there is a growing need for agents to reflect on how the lettings business...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

A PropTech supplier says rental market activity remains relatively robust through this third lockdown, with a 25 per cent drop in...

Rightmove has set out its innovation programme for the private rental sector. The portal has given over a substantial amount of its...

Rightmove is reporting a big rise in the proportion of properties listed with video content. It says rental listings with either a...

Leaders Romans Group has announced the acquisition of another independent agency, this time in the East Midlands. It’s snapped up Hill &...

Foxtons says it staged 300,000 virtual viewings last year as the pandemic’s lockdowns and temporary market closure severely restricted physical viewings. Chief operating...

A search agent says virtual viewings for prospective tenants or purchasers are useful - but less sophisticated ones reveal more than...

A free digital training academy has been launched to guide agents on getting the best out of virtual viewings.  Holofy Spaces, a PropTech...

The biggest awards event in the residential property sector, The ESTAS, has confirmed an autumn date for its main 2021 ceremony.  Traditionally...

An agency says it has recently let 26 properties in one month without conducting any physical viewings. Oakwood Homes, operating in Kent,...

A council is offering a free event for agents and landlords to get the latest updates on national and local private...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued tips for agents and other industry professionals having to cope with working from home...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

A senior lettings agency figure says virtual viewings have transformed the rental sector. “The increased level of requests for virtual viewings has...

High end agency Savills says it’s raised over £270m in nine auctions this year, with an average sold price of over...

Industry suppliuer Inventory Hive has a launched a new 360-degree camera and app which it says means inspectors can drastically reduce...

A Labour councillor in Yorkshire claims letting agents are not showing the actual properties available to rent when they use virtual...

A London agency says it’s doubled its rental deals over an eight week period, helped by adopting a virtual tours app. Paramount,...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

The last year was one which none of us will forget both personally and professionally. Every aspect of life has been...

A new app claims to make it easier for agents to create virtual tours and instantly embed them in property portal...

Viewber has linked with the PropTech property management service PlanetRent. Viewber offers agents access to an online database of vetted viewing assistants,...

One of the country’s major lettings agency chiefs says there is a “massive” change in tenant priorities underway. Michael Cook, national lettings...