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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...

Property industry supplier Iamproperty says some 670,000 students will likely be seeking private rental properties in the upcoming academic year -...

Property professionals gearing up for the 2024 Variety North West Property Awards can look forward to a star-studded evening as TV...

A housing group is launching a campaign to recruit more young people to the property industry in general and the building...

The property consultancy Bidwells has appointed a digital transformation expert to a new role to help the firm prepare for the...

Daniel Daggers, the self-styled #MrSuperPrime estate agent star of Netflix show Buying London, is to address a Propertymark event. Daggers, founder of...

Two long-standing experts in property have launched a service which they say will help letting agents retain and grow their client...

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

Actual lettings and sales clients were contacted during a training event led by a renowned property industry coach. Fine & Country hosted...

While much of the property industry’s response to the King’s Speech focussed on government plans for rental sector and planning reform,...

ARLA Propertymark and a number of other property industry bodies wants Housing Secretary Angela Rayner to regulate letting and sales agents. An...

PropTech - not more staff - can make letting agencies more productive and reduce costs. A new rental confidence survey of lettings...

The next Government should create a separate Ministry of Housing and encourage MPs of all parties to work together to solve...

The Bank of England has kept base interest rate at 5.25%. Some industry figures hoped for a cut following yesterday’s inflation news,...

Houseful - the company which operates Zoopla amongst other industry brands - has launched Movemnt, which it describes as “a national...

The ESTAS has revealed the nominations for three of its most prestigious categories to complete the shortlist for the 2024 awards. The...

Letting agents are being invited to two senior Formula 1 figures on how to improve their performance. Neil Martin has held senior...

Letting agents are being encouraged to sign up so a mystery shopper can assess their performance. KnowYourMarket, a market research firm in...

A stamp duty cut in the run up to a General Election would see house prices go up and evictions soar,...

A prominent agent campaigning for business tax reform is urging Labour to come clean on its policies for business rates and...

The ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has unveiled new headline partners for 2024. Reapit and PayProp will become the Headline...

Rightmove is hosting a webinar tomorrow for owners and managers of lettings agencies, focused on growing their business to the maximum...

TV property guru and Move iQ founder Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One this year, the trade...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

Foxtons says it wants to extend what it calls its “full digitisation of the lettings journey” to its sales side, as...

A prominent PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents and other in the property industry to engage with those wishing to introduce regulation...

Propertymark is demanding equal treatment with the social housing sector. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove intends to boost standards in social housing...

A major technology programme has secured what it calls “a landmark co-investment partnership” with Propertymark and the Tenancy Deposit Service group.  And...

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

The UK’s largest multi-disciplinary property conference - Propertymark One in association with Rightmove - is in June and the organisers claim...

Propertymark has issued a no-holds-barred plea to the politician who has been named as the new housing minister in Wales -...

The Open Property Data Association has released a new version of its property data standards framework to help letting agents comply...

Winkworth has appointed a new franchisee to take over its Worthing office on the South Coast. After 15 years working in estate...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...

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

Propertymark is hosting a client money security webinar tomorrow lunchtime between 12.30 and 13.30. The webinar will discuss the rise of Artificial...

Fast-growing Lomond has snapped up another regional agency - this time one in the Midlands. Centrick - which had a High Street...

Agents’ group Propertymark is discounting early-bird tickets for its flagship Propertymark One event. The day, run in partnership with Rightmove, is billed...

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property association has warned.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

EweMove, the hybrid agency which is part of The Property Franchise Group, claims it is now an industry-leading business as a...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement to reveal measures affecting both the rental market and the wider property industry.  The Local Housing...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Gary Wright - Chief Executive Officer. What is flatfair and what...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark has pencilled in June 14 2024 as the date for its second Propertymark One event. Last summer’s event,...

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...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a sort of stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers. The abolition...

The chief executive of Foxtons, who has been in the job exactly one year, now claims the company has enjoyed “incredible...

Propertymark’s regional conferences are now in full swing with the next event at the Canterbury Cathedral Lodge in Kent on  November...

A PR exercise has discovered that 89 per cent of UK MPs would not give priority to Build-to-Rent schemes in their...

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

An outspoken property industry figure has urged the Bank of England not to hike interest rates.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

The Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team is one of two new non-executive directors at The Property Ombudsman. Louise Baxter...

New figures suggest soaring numbers of tenants are at risk from criminals taking advantage of the tough rental market. Scammers place fake...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team has issued new guidance on terminology used in property advertising - particularly lettings. The...

Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers has successfully qualified a further four members of staff and funded their membership of ARLA Propertymark. The four...

A property industry commentator wants buy to let mortgage rules to be relaxed so that frustrated sellers can let out their...

Tenants want letting agents, landlords and other property industry figures to more openly demonstrate their green credentials. That’s the message from a...

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

Three branches of Hunters have been acquired by a successful duo of agents with years of experience in the company. Sam Lakin...

Huddersfield entrepreneur Chan Khangura has added another specialist lettings agency to his portfolio. With his father Kashmir he fought off tough competition...

High profile Propertymark lettings expert Angharad Trueman is joining Andrews agency as group lettings director. Trueman has been in the property industry...

Propertymark has recognised the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) offered by Rightmove. Both Propertymark and its training arm...

A new survey throws light on the scale of the supply shortage hurting the rental market - and in addition shows...

A trio of agents working in a hybrid agency have setup an LGBTQ+-focused mentoring, learning and networking group. James Hummerstone-Pope, Danielle Andrews...

Annual staff turnover in the property industry is nearing 30 per cent according to a survey by online agency Nested.  The most...

A new tool is being marketed by industry supplier Landmark with the claim that it helps agents “assess climate change risk.” The...

Campaigning charity Shelter is angry with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt over his Budget  While most in the property industry have expressed relief that there...

Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...

There’s a slowly growing optimism amongst property industry figures that the 2023 housing market will be relatively pain-free and not seeing...

A national campaign warning about the dangers of damp and mould could help save lives, a property industry insider says. A recent...

Technology Blueprint Ltd (TBL) has just announced the integration of Document Signing and ID Verification provider Yoti Sign into its market-leading...

Lettings and sales agents, along with other members of the property industry, have been celebrating at the ESTAS Customer Service Awards...

The Lettings Industry Council, a group of rental industry chiefs, has joined with other property professionals to reveal what they see...

More ‘old’ new faces have been drafted in to Purplebricks in a bid to improve its compliance and market performance. Last month...

A major lettings sector supplier says the industry must do more to appeal to win employees from the TikTok generation. These typically...

Agents are being dragged into a debate over whether locals should be given priority to rent or buy, as a result...

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...

The agency operated by the immediate past president of ARLA Propertymark has received a government award for its work with apprentices.  Maxine...

The former head of operations at online agency Yopa has been named as East London area lettings director for haart. Andrie Neophytou...

The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...

A selection of property industry figures have spoken out against the government’s latest proposals to extend Right To Buy to housing...

There’s just a week left - including the long Jubilee celebration period - for agents to respond to a major property tax...

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

A guide has been launched to help letting agents put empathy at the heart of customer care and ensure customers benefit...

A north of England lettings agency has successfully qualified five members of its staff through The Able Agent training programme. The agency...

A PropTech supplier claims that increased automation can help letting agents meet the demands of the government’s Levelling Up agenda. Openview –...

HM Revenue & Customs officers are paying short-notice visits on letting and estate agents to check on their anti-money laundering compliance,...

Letting agents who embrace training and qualifications - beyond those which are mandatory - will help create trust and transparency. That’s the...

A webinar being held tomorrow promises to demonstrate how letting agents who ask the right single question to their landlord clients...

Industry supplier FocalAgent has launched the National Property Photography Awards. Its network of over 1,000 professional photographers submit shots each month: those...

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...

During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...

Property should take a leaf from some other industries’ books and embrace increased automation to help the sector recover quicker and...

A PropTech firm says Open Banking could help to transform the lettings industry for the better if it is fully embraced.  And...

The London and South East property group Stirling Ackroyd - which recently rebranded from its former title, Nick Dunning Associates -...

A new survey has revealed that just 11% of people think Michael Gove, who was announced as the new Housing Secretary...