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Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...

At a time when the agency industry is being wooed by new self employed business models, a new survey suggests most...

Agents whose rental properties became workplaces during the pandemic are unlikely to see any major change in the situation soon. That’s because...

New research from Rightmove suggests that all-inclusive rents are rising up the list of priorities for tenants using the portal.  The research...

The number of property employees employees in the UK working from home has dropped by almost half in the space of...

A new survey on attitudes towards working from home in London makes interesting reading for those faced with letting homes to...

The pandemic has fuelled an appetite for working from home amongst those seeking employment at lettings agencies and other parts of...

Another Belvoir franchise has acquired a local independent lettings agency.  Belvoir already has offices in Corby, Kettering and Coventry and is now...

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

Airbnb is now introducing pet insurance cover for its hosts as it continues attempts to win long-term renters away from the...

Early results from a survey into wellbeing suggest that agents are changing their working practices to help staff have a greater...

Research from lettings management software provider teclet shows how important 24/7 transactions are in the industry today. Results show that 33 per...

A former agent who was most recently a car salesman has been named as Spicerhaart’s first home-based lettings partner. Marc West will...

Spicerhaart has unveiled a £30m investment programme for its lettings business. The business proposes to more than double the number of properties...

The agency My Property Box has completed the acquisition of established North Yorkshire letting agent WardHorne – its sixth such deal...

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

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

There may be bad news for agencies with reliance on office workers who rent - a new survey suggests 10 per...

Rental demand has started to return to the majority of major UK cities during the second quarter of this year, with...

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

The Leaders Romans Group has identified four locations which it says have come into their own since the working-from-home craze started...

A survey of property professionals and IT experts across a range of industries has revealed that better remote working technology is...

Spicerhaart is restructuring its lettings activities to include more working-from-home, mirroring what it’s done to its sales side in the past...

The latest rental market snapshot produced by HomeLet shows average rents outside of London soaring to higher levels and dropping in the capital itself.  The...

Fresh data from Knight Frank shows how uncertainty continues to dog the lettings market in some parts of central London. There appears...

The managing director of Fixflo, Rajeev Nayyar, says the pandemic has changed the context in which agents should view tenants’ complaints. In...

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

It’s not just the owner occupier whose property demands have changed radically because of the pandemic - a new survey suggests...

ARLA Propertymark is asking agent members to ensure the safety of lone workers in branches and on viewings. A statement from the association...

The head of a lettings agency says there are up to 60 enquiries for every rental property he lists - and those...

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 survey of private rental sectors in major European cities suggests London is one of the tougher locations for tenants working...

The fall out from Coronavirus is forcing the rental market into a once in a lifetime change as tenants reassess priorities. This...

A major agency and property consultancy has initiated ‘Wellness Wednesdays’ amongst a programme of activities to prioritise staff mental health during the...

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

There’s been a small change to the Coronavirus regulations as they apply to the maintenance and upkeep of properties in Scotland. First...

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

You don’t need to be Greta Thunberg to know that climate change is a big issue that’s impacting our day-to-day lives....

It’s a case of London versus The Rest when it comes to the rental market, according to HomeLet. Its latest market snapshot shows...

London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has drawn up a league table of which boroughs in the capital have had their...

It appears the much-hyped exodus of people from London to the country doesn’t apply to the rental market. Despite rents falling in...

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

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

A survey of 2,750 tenants by a prominent PropTech firm suggests a quarter are concerned about not being able to pay...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...

A prominent PropTech company has given its 134 staff the right to work anywhere they wish on a permanent basis -...

New research by lettings management platform Howsy shows which major London commuter hubs make the most attractive potential for buy to...

Research by a lettings agency suggests the pandemic has radically reshaped tenants’ demands. - and the process is still going on.  Benham...

The volume of UK home-hunters searching for pet-friendly rental properties has jumped since the start of lockdown, according to a rental platform. Searches for homes...

Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13.  Propertymark...

A surge in rental activity has encouraged a London-focussed agency to un-furlough some of its staff ahead of an expected relaxation...

Zoopla is promoting 12 lesson plans for agents and other property professionals who are teaching their children at home during the...

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

Working from home is all about juggling domestic life with professional activities, and here’s a terrific video to show what it’s...

“Communication is pretty much everything…” - that’s the key message from Tega Alexander, digital marketing manager at the up-and-coming Homesearch. Thanks so...

Here are two sets of advice from the good folk at Aston Mead Land & Planning - some more appropriate than...

The lockdown is now a fact of life across almost all of the western world so the team at Chestertons, which...

Home offices aren’t all about laptops and wifi routers….they’re about gorgeous views too. So thanks to Marc Morrish, a director and auctioneer...

For many this coming Easter weekend will be the strangest ever - for agents and industry suppliers it will not be...

The ESTAS has launched a new tool which it says will help agents get in pole position for when the market...

Like many agencies, the Milton Keynes company Cauldwell Property Services has most of its staff working from home and handling sellers’...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

Letting Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat.  This is where you’ll find news, advice...

The latest franchisee announced by lettings and sales agency franchise firm Home Xpert says he has entered the industry because it...