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It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...

Back in September, Westminster Council launched a new strategy to help 'protect tenants' and 'ensure they live in good-quality and well-managed...

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

Housing Minister Christopher Pincher announced that the introduction of the Renters' Reform Bill will be delayed for an indefinite period due...

Recent figures emanating from the mortgage and housing market suggest that – since lockdown was ended in mid-May – transaction levels...

Clear communication and common-sense actions by landlords, letting agents and students at the start of a tenancy can drastically improve the...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

There is no doubting that 2020 has been a challenging year for all industries, with the lettings market being no exception. Following...

In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...

When letting agents are preparing to migrate from one piece of client accounting software to another, it can sometimes seem like...

How to stay on top of arrears during a global pandemic Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how...

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...

The pandemic and the way the government has reacted to the private rental sector (PRS) has got me thinking about the...

The ban on evictions was due to end earlier this month, but following a last-minute U-turn from the government, it has...

Labour’s shadow housing minister has revealed that it will be two years at least before the party sets out its long-term...

What do General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and WhatsApp have in common? Yes, they are American companies that boasted revenues of $50...

Propertymark is working with an organisation called the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance to inform agents how to sport signs and respond...

Businesses across all sectors have struggled to adapt to the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. One group that have bucked...

Revenue for The Property Franchise Group was hit by 20 per cent cent thanks for the lockdown - but sales listings...

Estate agents facing crippling running costs as the wider impacts of the Coronavirus crisis hit home may benefit, at least in...

Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...

The Financial Conduct Authority is reported to be considering offering homeowners up to 12 month’s mortgage holidays. Currently 1.2m mortgage payment holidays...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...

In recent months, we’ve seen headlines dominated by changes to tenancy rules, government consultations and more than a few scare stories. Landlords...

The number of owners' properties being repossessed jumped 15 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2019. There were...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

At PayProp we recognise that it’s the hard-working agents and other staff that make the industry a success, so training should...

A husband and wife pair of directors at a property valuation and surveying company have been ordered by the courts to...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

Outsourcing. Everyone has an opinion on it and there’s a stigma surrounding it in the lettings industry. But get this…letting agents ARE...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

A new analysis claims transaction numbers fell in 241 of 374 local authority areas of the UK last year. Analysis of Land...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

The UK renting demographic is diversifying at a rapid pace. While the current market poses many challenges for traditional letting agents,...

PropTech has been mainstream for a few years now, and as more agents are familiar with the range of products and...

There’s been another drop in mortgage arrears and possessions for owner occupiers - although an increase for some elements of the...

If you’re an estate agent and have a property that is difficult to sell or the homeowner simply needs a fast...

OnTheMarket’s first formal annual figures released since its flotation reveal losses in what it describes as its “transformational year” but also...

The housing market may have seen some depressing figures of late but there’s good news about mortgage arrears - they’re at...

Your buy-to-let investment is an extremely valuable asset and you need to know the income generated from it will be safely...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

OnTheMarket is declining to comment after suggestions were floated that some debts by its member agents could be deferred, or in some...

Research from the Centre for Economics and Business Research has shown that the cost of the average rental deposit is expected...

There has been general support from the industry for the government’s apparent intention to ban new homes in England being sold...

Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly, especially when issues, which...

The number of properties taken into possession last year declined by almost 25 per cent and has hit the lowest level in 35...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

The Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on new guidance to lenders on how to measure and treat the repayment of arrears...

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...

The number of mortgages in arrears is now at its lowest level since records began more than 20 years ago.  Data from...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders says the number of repossessions in the first quarter of 2016 was 2,100 - the lowest...

The deadline for action by some OnTheMarket member agents who received letters from lawyers on behalf of parent company Agents’ Mutual...

The agent who last year wrote a controversial ‘open letter’ about OnTheMarket has now received a letter demanding she pay alleged...

Some estate agents who received a letter from lawyers acting on behalf of Agents’ Mutual say they will still not upload...

A number of agencies that joined OnTheMarket but subsequently stopped listing properties on the portal have received letters from a legal...

A branch of Connells has been named on a government website’s ‘name and shame list’ for failing to pay a member...

With a little over two months to go until changes to Stamp Duty are introduced that will impact purchasers of second...

The repossession rate has fallen again in the second quarter of 2015, and is at the lowest rate since records began. The...