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Propertymark is lobbying Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to suggest that letting agents have a vital role to...

Agents and landlords are invited to what a council calls “an invaluable local conference where they can get free advice from...

Leading property website Zoopla has delivered strong results for letting agents in the run-up to the busiest time of year for...

Anyone renting an Airbnb or other short let property in Edinburgh from the summer of 2026 is likely to be hit...

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...

Propertymark has come out with a strongly-worded statement accusing politicians in the Scottish Parliament of ignoring the industry’s views on rent...

New figures show the scale of the rental supply slump in recent years. The respected Home website, which produces a monthly lettings...

An agent whose business was rammed by a car believes he was targeted because of claims he was letting homes to...

A relaunched online lettings agency operation is offering lettings listings deals to landlords from £39.50. The little known Essex-based Griffin Property Co...

Flats in a multi-millionaire developer’s prestigious shoreline scheme in Folkestone can, after all, be short-let following a U-turn by the property...

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

A new agency - which describes itself as a “disruptor company” - says it will charge an all-in lettings and management...

A boycott of a major property portal has been called off after a settlement has been reached over fees. PropertyPal is the...

The Housing Secretary in the Welsh Government, Julie James, was one of several ministers to quit in yesterday's dramatic day of...

Asking rents continue to show posi­tive, albeit lower, growth in most regions according to the property website Home. The site conducts a...

Letting agents have the toughest job trying to balance the needs of landlord and tenants while politicians create uncertainty around the...

The BBC is reporting that councillors in Manchester have launched a series of attacks on users of Airbnb and other short...

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

The deputy chief executive of an organisation funded by the Nationwide Foundation claims to have suffered “horrendous exploitation” at the hands...

Property data consultancy LonRes has named five winners in its so-called ‘Let Of The Year’ awards. The London-focussed consultancy has revealed the...

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that, after 10 years, we’re able to expand The ValPal Network to Northern Ireland. Since our launch...

The future of the UK lettings market will be determined by the July 4 election and now PropTech player Reapit |...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched what it calls an “impartial”guide for landlords, investors and others buying or selling...

A lettings expert is advising agents that “congruence” is key to successful acquisition of landlord clients. Former ARLA Propertymark president and the...

A lettings agency trading as Bowden Property Group Ltd has been fined £4,000 and £1,470 for failing to protect two tenancy...

High profile independent lettings agency base property specialists is marking its 20th anniversary with a new video-first website. The agency - located...

Asking rents continue to show posi­tive growth in all regions except Greater London, the UK’s largest rental market, where they continue...

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

Despite once claiming it would abolish Section 21 evictions “on its first day in office”, Labour appears to have gone cool...

Anti-second home posters seen in parts of North Wales and on social media have been reported to the police as a...

Letting agents believe Help to Buy has been the most positive influence to the property market in recent times, while on...

Rental PropTech platform Krispyhouse has secured £1.3m in second-round fundraising. The residential rentals app and online platform is reported to have secured...

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

It's reported that the Lomond estate agency group, which is heavily backed by private equity and which has expanded through serial...

A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...

Half of all private renters would not know where to turn to if a letting agent failed to address a problem...

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

A statement from a city council claims that a property company failed to attend court in a case of deposit protection,...

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launch a new Ezine system for members to market properties to let and for sale. According...

The search for the best of the property industry is underway as nominations are now open for the 2024 Variety North...

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

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

A property portal claims it’s struck an industry-first by making a “substantial investment” of over £250,000 in Artificial Intelligence.  The local portal...

Propertymark is highlighting new advice for agents and landlords given by Lets With Pets, the website of The Dogs Trust charity. The...

Asking rents continue to show pos­itive annualised growth in all regions except Greater London and Scotland.  That’s according to respected property website...

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

A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...

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

Property professionals have less than 48 hours to submit entries for the Midlands PROPs Awards.  The search for the very best of...

Shelter is asking for public support for radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill, now going through Parliament. The campaigning charity is...

Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants...

A pressure group unhappy about lack of progress on the Renters Reform Bill wants MPs to be bombarded with complaint emails.  Over...

Birmingham’s Labour council is considering closing its social housing waiting list to new applicants - and this is likely to trigger...

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

A five year old consumer reviews website has been acquired by Rightmove. Homeviews was set up in 2019 and at the time...

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

A new networking service for letting agents and all other property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched today by...

A managing partner at a letting agency has given an insight into the unique forces which he says is “strangling” the...

A law professor has dismissed a Labour call for agents to have qualifications as “eye poppingly silly” and “snobby.” Labour’s shadow housing...

One of the lettings sector’s longest-standing suppliers - Mortgages for Business - is rebranding. It’s to be known as Mortgage Finance Brokers,...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

The Housing Ombudsman - currently active in the social housing sector but tipped to take a wider role involving private renting...

Independent polling gives Labour a big lead when it comes to its approach to housing policy. Detailed polling by the Ipsos pollster...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims there’s a conspiracy amongst MPs, landlords and others in the private rental sector to water down the...

A lettings agency has initiated new systems to ensure there is no repeat of a mistake that left some client properties...

Controversial website content by the high profile website GetAgent must never appear again, according to the ad industry watchdog. The Advertising Standards...

A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

A tenant is reported to have sued a lettings agency after its alleged failure to return his £375 deposit. The Get Surrey...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

Media reports in Brighton say that a lettings agency which serve tenants with illegal eviction notices and unjustified legal threats has...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

A high profile lettings agent has written to his local council seeking information about an Additional Licensing scheme which has expired...

Airbnb has taken the unusual step of buying space on an influential Labour Party website, just ahead of the party’s conference. Amanda...

A website and digital services supplier has partnered with a social media marketing firm. Property Webmasters is working with flow to provide...

New data from flatshare site SpareRoom has revealed just under three quarters of renters are either actively looking or considering moving...

Scottish agency and chartered surveyor firm DM Hall is to incorporate the identity of its rural property specialist arm, Baird Lumsden,...

The classified ad website Gumtree is issuing an alert about what it claims is the growing threat of rental fraud. It says...

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

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service - introduced this month - will make possession court case delays even worse. That’s the...

A new northern version of a popular property awards ceremony makes its debut this autumn. The North West PROPS, a northern-focused version...

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

The Nationwide Foundation - a pressure group funded by the Nationwide - says more effective enforcement is required for the private...

A property website has produced startling figures giving an insight into the frenzied rental market. Property Pal, which looks at the housing...

A rogue lettings agency in London has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme but is still thought to be trading. Hawks...

Rents continue to soar across the UK according to data released by flatshare website SpareRoom.  It says average UK room rents were...

Clyde Valley Lets - which describes itself as an ethical lettings agency - has unveiled a new website as the organisation...

The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...

A new action plan to tackle issues around HMOs is being drawn up by a Midlands council next week. West Northamptonshire council’s...

Thousands of listing for rental properties on two popular websites explicitly say children or pets are not welcome. A BBC analysis of...

A comparison website has compiled a list of what it claims to be the most common lies on tenancy applications -...

A franchise lettings agency is reported to have agreed to stop potential tenants bidding against each other to secure rental properties. The...

A Liberal Democrat council leader says all properties - even those in properly established lettings businesses - should be charged council...

Agents are being urged to sign a new petition has been launched on the UK Parliament website to reverse the move...

The Competition and Markets Authority is beefing up its enforcement work against illegal cartels and offering a reward of up to...