In the current rental market, where legislative changes and tax reforms loom large, many landlords are expressing doubt about the viability...
Archive
![Connells sees big rise in listings, viewings and sales](/upload/images/shutterstock_2152449125.jpg)
New figures from Connells suggest the company remains Britain’s biggest estate agent, handling one in 10 transactions. And in its latest report...
05 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Amendments to Class MA Commercial to Residential Development Rights](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/ConstructionBlueprints-400x310.png)
Changes were made to Class MA commercial to residential permitted development rights in February which mean that there has never been...
03 August 2024
From: Features
![Now the election is over, the real work begins for agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_2080599556.jpg)
On balance, a stable new government with a large majority is good news for the sales market. Labour’s costed spending plans,...
06 July 2024
From: Features
![Every home EPC rated B or above in 10 years - party pledge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
A political party is pledging that if elected it will make every home in the UK have an EPC rating of...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![After delays, departures and disruption, Renters (Reform) Bill finally runs out of steam](/upload/images/3%20--%20After%20delays%20departures%20and%20disruption%20RRB%20runs%20out%20of%20steam.jpg)
The Government’s controversial Renters (Reform) Bill has fallen victim to Rishi Sunak’s election announcement and has been shelved. The legislation – which...
25 May 2024
From: Features
![Mastering Tenant Deposits: A Guide for Letting Agents](/upload/images/240508%20-%20Mastering%20Tenant%20Deposits_A%20Guide%20for%20Letting%20Agents%20by%20Gill%20Waller.jpg)
Managing tenant deposits is a crucial part of any letting agent’s responsibilities. Ensuring compliance with regulations and safeguarding both landlord and...
08 May 2024
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - up for a challenge](/upload/images/AgentsDoCharity(3).png)
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Who have been the winners and losers in housing for 2023?](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20-%20Weekend%20features%20-%20winners%20and%20losers%20in%202023%20By%20Kevin%20Shaw.jpg)
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
![Top tips to promote the real value of your letting agency](/upload/images/3%20---%20From%20Cameron%20Peterr%20to%20proof%2018%20Nov%20IMAGE%20-%20Promoting%20the%20real%20value%20of%20your%20agency.jpg)
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
![Who have been the winners and losers for housing in 2023?](/upload/images/__thumbs/4%20shutterstock_1892344393.jpg/4%20shutterstock_1892344393__400x197.jpg)
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
![Alto customers are integrating with Canopy to save time and level-up their service.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Zoopla/Zoopla_EAT%20-%20400x310%20(003).png)
In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...
08 November 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Understanding professional indemnity claims in letting agent services](/upload/images/__thumbs/Professional_Indemnity.jpg/Professional_Indemnity__500x326.jpg)
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 unveils new HQ](/upload/images/shutterstock_375747523.jpg)
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
![Tenants need choice when it comes to spiralling rental costs](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20Proofed%20----%20%20EAT%20weekend%20feature%20Tenants%20need%20choice%20when%20it%20comes%20to%20spiralling%20rental%20costs%20by%20Sam%20Reynolds.jpg/2%20Proofed%20----%20%20EAT%20weekend%20feature%20Tenants%20need%20choice%20when%20it%20comes%20to%20spiralling%20rental%20costs%20by%20Sam%20Reynolds__400x267.jpg)
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
![Check-Out the Long-Term Benefits of Check-In Reports…](/upload/images/__thumbs/shutterstock_705724939.jpg/shutterstock_705724939__400x263.jpg)
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
![Check-out Report Shortcuts Every Letting Agent Should Know](/upload/images/__thumbs/3%20IH%20Check%20Out%20Report%20Shortcuts%20Article%20by%20Richard%20Abbots%2C%20Inventory%20Hive.jpg/3%20IH%20Check%20Out%20Report%20Shortcuts%20Article%20by%20Richard%20Abbots%2C%20Inventory%20Hive__400x225.jpg)
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
![Property Natter - The long arm of the law that changed the property market](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
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
![Selective Licensing: What you need to know](/upload/images/3%20MAGE%20-%20Selective%20licensing.jpg)
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
![Accelerating growth: the key advantages of implementing a CRM](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%202%20360x280.png)
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
From: Sponsored Content
![Leveraging technology: choosing the ultimate estate agency CRM](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%201%20360x280.png)
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
From: Sponsored Content
![10 reasons to ditch paper-based tenancy documents](/upload/images/PropTech2-400x310.png)
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
![The laborious legislation that continues to threaten the PRS](/upload/images/__thumbs/Featured%20content%20for%20the%20Features%20newsletter%20LT_LandlordBuyer_March_Content_Legislation.jpg/Featured%20content%20for%20the%20Features%20newsletter%20LT_LandlordBuyer_March_Content_Legislation__400x225.jpg)
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
![A Letting Agent's Guide to Avoiding Garden Disputes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_582283708.jpg)
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
![A letting agent’s guide to avoiding garden disputes](/upload/images/Site%20logos/__thumbs/Spring%20garden%20maintenance%20tips%20shutterstock_582283708.jpg/Spring%20garden%20maintenance%20tips%20shutterstock_582283708__399x147.jpg)
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 launches sales progression app for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/VideoTours-400x310.jpg)
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
From: Sponsored Content
![Are Pre-Check-Out Reports Worth the Time and Effort?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-1-400x310.png)
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
![Think safety – what lettings staff and clerks need to know about lone working](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiencyPlanning-400x310.png)
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
![Why estate agents need to be aware of social housing fraudsters](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
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 Do Charity - warm clothes and Christmas globes](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-NewLogo2-400x310.jpg)
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
![Revealed - how to avoid disputes at the end of tenancies](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/UnhappyTenants-400x310.png)
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
![Four compliance findings from the English Private Landlords Survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-Image-400x310.png)
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 rebrands proptech arm](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarket_2022%20Logo_400x310.png)
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
![PropTech Today - why PropTech can be a blueprint for the new PM](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
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
![What do tenants want from a rental property, landlord and agent?](/upload/images/library/Tenant400x310.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity – running and fundraising as the weather sizzles](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
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
![How to create check-out reports the right way (without surprises)](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Inventory%20Hive/360x280px%20channels4_profile%20(1)%20(002).jpg)
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
From: Sponsored Content
![How to prepare for the Fairer Private Rented Sector Shake-Up](/upload/images/Headshots%20and%20Property%20People/InventoryHive400x310.jpg)
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
![How to catch up on interim rental visits efficiently](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/InventoryChecklist-400x310.jpg)
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
![Three regulatory updates agents need to know about in 2022](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
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
![Student accommodation: how to manage mass check-outs without a mess](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/Students02_400x310.png)
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
![Opinion: Fairer lettings are not a horror story](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
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
![How to handle the needs of older renters](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/RetirementLiving-1-400x310.jpg)
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
![PropTech Today - why walled-off tech systems are no longer fit for purpose](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
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 Do Charity - travelling far and wide](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
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
![Top tips for reducing carbon footprint in lettings](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/green-deal400x310.png)
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
![Teenage dreams! Former agency apprentice works up to accounts technician](/upload/images/Property%20People/PrestonBakerCarrieHowcroft-400x310.jpg)
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
![How to Prove Your Rented Property is Safe for Habitation](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Surveyor-Tablet-400x310.jpg)
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
![Rental reform - why it'll make inventories more important than ever](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Surveyor-Tablet-400x310.jpg)
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
![A smart acquisition: Vouch and Goodlord 18 months on](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...
02 April 2022
From: Features
![Unlocking £4.5bn of tenancy deposits is the key to the cost-of-living crisis](/upload/images/library/MortgageDepositImage-400x310.jpg)
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
![Affordability is the issue of the rent control argument](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CoinsHouses-2019-400x310.jpg)
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
![Agents - how to spot and stop fraud](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/VirtualMessages-400x310.png)
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
![Property Natter – the agency helping homeless people move closer to their own home](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
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
![Insider insight - what does a really good inventory actually involve?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
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
![The cold facts about winter property checks](/upload/images/library/winter-homes400x310.png)
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
![How to prepare for lettings in 2022 and beyond using PropTech](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTechCollaboration-1-400x310.jpg)
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
![PropTech Today - open APIs, not the plug and go that you may think](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
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 and Propertymark link for must-hear podcasts](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Podcast1-400x310.jpeg)
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
![Investigation opens into Purplebricks as agency hit by latest crisis](/upload/images/Logos/Purplebricks-2019Logo-400x310.jpg)
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
![Revealed – how fraudsters scam agents](/upload/images/library/Scam-400x310.png)
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 marketing chief quits after little more than a year](/upload/images/library/PurplebricksLogo2020-400x310.jpg)
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
![Top industry company will run New Homes Ombudsman](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2019-400x310.jpg)
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
![Countdown to Christmas: Letting agent's guide to a stress-free holiday](/upload/images/library/ChristmasCalendar400x310.jpg)
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
![Are your property inspection reports up to scratch?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyPurchase-1-400x310.jpg)
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
![Revealed - shortlist for Propertymark Qualifications Awards](/upload/images/Logos/NAEA-ARLA-Propertymark-400x310.jpg)
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
![Revealed – what is the state of the rental market today?](/upload/images/library/RentalMarket400x310.jpg)
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
![CRM software: An essential tool for rental demand](/upload/images/library/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
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
![Alto Q&A - behind the scenes of a growing agency, with a family ethos at heart](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/LukeZoopla-400x310.jpg)
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
![PropTech Today - how can tech help the smooth running of tenancies?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
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
![Q&A – why pre-tenancy management should be a must for agents](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-BusinessWoman-Communication-400x310.jpg)
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
![Tenant referencing - how digital should your agency go?](/upload/images/library/ID-Checks-400x310.jpg)
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
![Rent Controls - It’s Back To The Future](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarketImage-1-400x310.jpg)
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
![How using the right tech can help to transform an agency’s business](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
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
From: Sponsored Content
![Pioneering agency debt solutions firm snapped up by business group](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Can landlords and agents take photographs during property inspections?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Manage your lettings activity with Task Plans in Reapit’s AgencyCloud](/img/default/eat.png)
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
From: Sponsored Content
![Rents in your region, how do yours stack up?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Government tells agents: ‘exercise Covid caution and restraint’](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![The post-Covid outlook: what next for the lettings market?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Pattinson move to Openview to achieve true, advanced automation](/img/default/eat.png)
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 announces another PropTech partnership](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Two years on - how can agents comply with the Tenant Fees Act?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Property Details - new dispute over what should be included](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![PropTech revolution: how will the sector look in 2025?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Quarterly legal and compliance updates for letting agents](/img/default/eat.png)
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 future of the tenant experience](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Politicians told: Do your bit for homes, owners, buyers, renters](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Ten useful tools to aid end of tenancy deposit deductions](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Spring lettings market update – Pets, eviction ban and landlords selling up](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![The property sector needs to keep up with changing consumer behaviour](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Slow conveyancers should suffer financial penalties, says PropTech man](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Revealed - Key challenges to agency businesses in 2021](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Scam Alert! Fake agent lists on Zoopla and joins redress scheme](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Revealed - the most commonly misunderstood deposit protection terms](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Why automation could improve enforcement of PRS regulation](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...