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This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising rents, and the threat of falling property prices. Although average...
23 December 2023
From: Features
The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...
13 December 2023
From: Features
The role of a residential landlord has changed considerably over the years. What was once a relatively straightforward means of generating...
18 November 2023
From: Features
By Kevin Shaw, National Sales, Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising...
18 November 2023
From: Features
In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...
08 November 2023
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Why professional indemnity claims are on the rise In today's volatile economic landscape, the uncertainty faced by landlords and tenants has reached...
01 November 2023
From: Features
Hat and Home has opened its fifth office and a new headquarters in the heart of Sandhurst. The move centralises the agency...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
An opinion piece by Sam Reynolds, CEO of Zero Deposit Just weeks ago, the Bank of England brought a halt to its...
21 October 2023
From: Features
Hands-up who likes doing check-in reports? These start-of-tenancy reports may not be the most popular of activities for the letting agent...
18 October 2023
From: Features
The end of a tenancy can be busy and stressful. As the letting agent, you’ll have many plates spinning to move...
02 September 2023
From: Features
It was a genuine pleasure to read this week about Yorkshire estate agent Ian Bradbury who clocked up 40 years selling...
19 August 2023
From: Features
In recent years, the UK private rented sector has witnessed a significant increase in government regulation aimed at raising standards for...
12 August 2023
From: Features
By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...
05 July 2023
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In the fiercely competitive property industry, staying ahead of the game is essential for thriving and achieving success. That's where the...
30 June 2023
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Despite most businesses across industry now adopting some form of digital alternative to traditional work methods, many in the private rental...
03 May 2023
From: Features
Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...
29 April 2023
From: Features
As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...
25 March 2023
From: Features
As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...
25 March 2023
From: Features
Reapit has launched a new client app that can be branded by agency users for their buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
There are a few common questions that arise when the issue of mould in rented properties is mentioned: what causes it,...
27 January 2023
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Most letting agents are already carrying out inspections for check-in and check-out reports (hopefully). Some are going further and conducting interim...
14 January 2023
From: Features
Inventory clerks and letting agency staff have been warned to put safety first when lone working or entering tenants’ properties for...
07 January 2023
From: Features
In this guest feature, Dillon Darbar, counter fraud manager at Network Homes, sets out why estate agents need to be aware...
26 November 2022
From: Features
Agents have been getting into the Christmas spirit and recognising the colder weather when it comes to charity this week. Whatever the...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Letting agents and landlords who know how to avoid deposit disputes at the end of a tenancy can save time, money,...
15 October 2022
From: Features
Are landlords following the law? To answer this question, the Government grouped answers from its English Private Landlords Survey 2022 according...
15 October 2022
From: Features
OnTheMarket has relaunched and rebranded its proptech subsidiary teclet. It will now be called OnTheMarket Software, underlining the portal’s shift to offer...
20 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The results are finally in, and to no-one’s surprise Liz Truss has been named the new leader of the Conservative Party...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Tenants are becoming more discerning – not just about the properties they choose to rent but who they rent from too. With...
31 August 2022
From: Features
We’re undergoing another heatwave at the moment, with the mercury rising above 30 degrees for five successive days before it breaks...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The check-out report is a critical point in the tenancy and has the power to make the moving-out process run smoothly...
09 August 2022
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With the government releasing details on the Fairer Private Rented Sector, landlords and letting agents are looking for ways to maintain...
03 August 2022
From: Features
Interim rental inspections have taken a hit over the past two years and letting agents are now wading through their backlogs...
30 July 2022
From: Features
A wide range of upcoming legislative changes will affect the private rented sector. From new carbon monoxide alarm regulations to renters...
16 July 2022
From: Features
As the mass student exodus from rented accommodation begins throughout the UK, Richard Abbots of Inventory Hive offers advice on how...
02 July 2022
From: Features
The government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper has initially caused some consternation and a strong adverse reaction from some within...
18 June 2022
From: Features
Rising property prices in the UK mean that occupiers are renting long past their forties. According to the government’s last English...
15 June 2022
From: Features
Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents and property professionals are travelling far and wide to raise money for charity, plus there is a new way to...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
With Earth Day in April and Environment Day looming in June, all businesses and individuals are becoming more aware of their...
25 May 2022
From: Features
A former agency apprentice has worked her way up to a qualified accounts technician in under a decade. Carrie Howcroft joined Preston...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
As amendments to smoke and carbon monoxide alarm legislation loom for rented properties later this year, we look at how inventory...
09 April 2022
From: Features
In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out why rental reform changes will make...
02 April 2022
From: Features
In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...
02 April 2022
From: Features
Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...
23 March 2022
From: Features
The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...
02 March 2022
From: Features
Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...
19 February 2022
From: Features
Our Agents Do Charity column each Friday does a fantastic job of highlighting the amazing charitable work of agents up and...
29 January 2022
From: Features
In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out what a really good inventory should...
29 January 2022
From: Features
Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...
29 January 2022
From: Features
In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...
22 January 2022
From: Features
Do you have an 'open API'? We use 'X' who have an 'open API' so we would need you to integrate with...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Phil Spencer’s new series of Move iQ podcasts is to be sponsored by Propertymark. During the nine part series, Spencer will talk...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is to probe Purplebricks over its lettings fiasco - and as the agency becomes a subject of ridicule in the...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News
With tenancy fraud on the rise, landlords are increasingly wary. So, they want to work with agencies who do everything they...
08 December 2021
From: Features
Purplebricks chief marketing officer Ben Carter is quitting the company; he was appointed late last year. Carter tweeted this afternoon: “Some personal...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
While the Christmas season is usually heralded by an influx of terrible Christmas adverts, the launch of Starbucks’ gingerbread lattes, Adam...
01 December 2021
From: Features
I am often guilty of this myself, where I think I am the bees’ knees in all walks of life; whether I...
27 November 2021
From: Features
The Propertymark Qualifications Awards annual ceremony taking place early next month have revealed their shortlist. There is a total of nine Awards...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News
In the UK, 3.5 million households — which is over one-third of UK households — are either privately or socially rented,...
27 October 2021
From: Features
There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...
20 October 2021
From: Features
Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...
02 October 2021
From: Features
There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Agents are always on the lookout to save time and money wherever they can, to improve, streamline and enhance their business. And...
11 September 2021
From: Features
Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...
08 September 2021
From: Features
Few political policies have such a ring of the past as rent controls - they were last seen in this country...
04 September 2021
From: Features
Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...
04 September 2021
From: Features
26 August 2021
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Sinclair Taylor, the first company to offer debt solutions to estate agencies, has been acquired by The Broadriver Group, a diverse...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Taking photographs or video footage during a routine property inspection can be a contentious subject. While landlords have every right to...
07 August 2021
From: Features
Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...
05 August 2021
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Since 2017, The DPS has used the data we collect to track the rental values of properties across all regions of...
04 August 2021
From: Features
Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...
17 July 2021
From: Features
The Oxfordshire-based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients. Peter Grant, Managing...
21 June 2021
From: Features
OnTheMarket has signed a new deal with a PropTech partner - the second in successive weeks. This latest one is a 12...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s nearly two years since The Tenant Fees Act came into force for tenancies in England. On 1 June 2019 it...
19 May 2021
From: Features
The controversial demands of Trading Standards for more “material information” to be provided upfront in property details have been criticised by...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Over the next few years, the property sector is set to change for the better – all thanks to PropTech. While the...
15 May 2021
From: Features
On 28 April 2021, Fixflo ran the first in a series of quarterly legal update webinars with David Smith, Partner at...
12 May 2021
From: Features
The last 12 months have heralded significant change across the property market and indeed we could argue across all markets in...
05 May 2021
From: Features
The new Mayor of London, to be decided in an election tomorrow, has just received a six point set of demands...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The TDS annual review 2020 indicates that deposit disputes have remained low over the last year, at around 1%. This is...
24 April 2021
From: Features
Unsurprisingly it’s been a busy few months in the property market so far this year, and a busy few months in...
27 March 2021
From: Features
Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...
13 March 2021
From: Features
The head of a PropTech platform wants financial penalties on conveyancers if transactions miss deadlines. “The only way to accelerate the current...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Fixflo’s webinar on February 9 saw an industry panel debate 2021’s threats and opportunities for letting agents. The panel discussed a range...
20 February 2021
From: Features
A high-profile London agency is asking the police and property industry bodies including Trading Standards to investigate a fake company posing under...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Knowing adjudication terms and phrases can make all the difference in a deposit dispute. The DPS has been helping landlords and letting...
17 February 2021
From: Features
It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...
13 February 2021
From: Features
As we now find ourselves in the UK’s third national lockdown in 10 months, what tenants want, and need from their...
30 January 2021
From: Features
There is little doubt that the last year was one which none of us will easily forget both personally and professionally....
27 January 2021
From: Features
There’s no doubt that the property market underwent a tumultuous year in 2020, where efficiency was required more than ever. Since the...
09 January 2021
From: Features
Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...
19 December 2020
From: Features
This is a time of year when many people consider buying a pet as a present but for the millions of...
16 December 2020
From: Features
Deposit disputes can be time-consuming and difficult for all parties involved whether it be a letting agent, landlord, or tenant. Although at...
09 December 2020
From: Features
If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...