The Government’s controversial Renters (Reform) Bill has fallen victim to Rishi Sunak’s election announcement and has been shelved. The legislation – which...
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25 May 2024
From: Features
![Pros and cons for the PRS in Hunt’s 'small beer' Budget](/upload/images/3%20Pros%20and%20cons%20for%20the%20PRS%20rented%20sector%20by%20EAT%20Writer.jpg)
Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...
09 March 2024
From: Features
![Will the Renters (Reform) Bill really reduce homelessness?](/upload/images/2%20shutterstock_270470528.jpg)
By Neil Cobbold Recent data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show that 24,260 households served a valid Section...
04 November 2023
From: Features
![Party leaders quiet on PRS at conferences](/upload/images/2%20Party%20leaders%20quiet%20on%20PRS%20at%20conferences%20-%20PayProp%20PR%20Op-ed%20by%20Neil%20Cobbold.jpg)
Housing supply rather than the private rented sector (PRS) made the headlines during the Conservative and Labour Party conferences this year...
14 October 2023
From: Features
![Should landlords receive BTL mortgage support?](/upload/images/1%20PayProp%20PR%20August%20Should%20landlords%20receive%20BTL%20mortgage%20support_final%20by%20Neil%20Cobbald.png)
To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...
16 September 2023
From: Features
![Property Natter - This is a time when PropTech means business](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Well as week’s come and go, this one’s been a bit of a downer but it is always worth remembering that...
24 June 2023
From: Features
![Autumn Statement - what did our panel of property experts make of it?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
The property sector braced itself for the chill wind of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement this week. His pre-Budget comment that he...
19 November 2022
From: Features
![It’s never been more important to air your views on lettings](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp/PayProp%20sponsored%20content%20article%20-%20survey.jpg)
Does the lettings industry cater properly for agents' needs? There’s only one way of knowing – asking you directly. To find out...
14 November 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Property Natter – the who’s who of the industry](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features
![Charity connection brings meaning to fast-growing processor of rental transactions](/img/default/eat.png)
Covid-19 has placed a spotlight on the impressive variety of fundraising platforms and technologies available – and not often in places...
13 June 2020
From: Features
![The government’s PropTech plans have the potential to be good news for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...
14 December 2019
From: Features
![Why is compliance a growing issue for letting agents?](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been clear for a while that the additional regulation landlords and agents are facing has helped professionalise the private rental...
30 November 2019
From: Features
![Will the current political landscape encourage Generation Rent to vote?](/img/default/eat.png)
In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...
28 September 2019
From: Features
![Would a Berlin-style rental price freeze work in the UK?](/img/default/eat.png)
Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...
24 August 2019
From: Features
![MHCLG gets a makeover – three key tasks for the new ministers to consider](/img/default/eat.png)
With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...
03 August 2019
From: Features
![Following Scotland’s lead – what next for England’s PRS regulation?](/img/default/eat.png)
Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...
29 June 2019
From: Features
![Agents slam “regurgitated rhetoric” in Hammond’s damp squib statement](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why staff training is key to PropTech success](/img/default/eat.png)
When you recruit a new member of staff, training should be one of your main priorities. After initial training, ongoing training and...
02 March 2019
From: Features
![Property Natter: will the real Housing Minister please stand up?](/img/default/eat.png)
Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...
02 February 2019
From: Features
![Review – what did we learn from the Guild Conference?](/img/default/eat.png)
Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...
26 January 2019
From: Features
![The future's bright - here's how your agency can thrive in 2019](/img/default/eat.png)
Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...
12 January 2019
From: Features
![Buying process reform guru to speak at The Guild conference panel](/img/default/eat.png)
The man who is leading the government’s efforts to reform the house buying process will be one of the speaker at...
08 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Was 2018 Peak PropTech…or is the best yet to come?](/img/default/eat.png)
In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Why the best PropTech isn’t expensive](/img/default/eat.png)
PropTech has been mainstream for a few years now, and as more agents are familiar with the range of products and...
01 December 2018
From: Features
![Property experts reveal their Autumn Budget wishlist](/img/default/eat.png)
The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday. Despite...
18 November 2017
From: Features
![Property Natter: the future of software](/img/default/eat.png)
The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...