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An opinion piece by Sam Reynolds, CEO of Zero Deposit Just weeks ago, the Bank of England brought a halt to its...

Given their leading role in the recent upfront information revolution, interest in the work of the National Trading Standards Estate &...

In this latest video interview, exclusively for EAT and LAT readers, Estate Agent Today's Lee Dahill chats with Mike Dawson from...

If 2020 was the year of survival, then 2021 was about the post-Covid boom. The impact of the pandemic on the...

Former Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has died at the age of 53. The Conservative ex-Cabinet minister, who was diagnosed with lung cancer...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

The growing number of lettings sector rules is a hotly debated issue, while the sales sector has been seeing its own...

The controversial proposal by a PropTech start up to charge potential viewers of properties to let or for sale has been...

NAEA Propertymark says there’s no appetite that it can see amongst its representatives across the UK for charging people £30 for...

The platform behind a controversial proposal to charge prospective buyers and renters £30 or more to view a property on the...

It’s nearly two years since The Tenant Fees Act came into force for tenancies in England. On 1 June 2019 it...

Licensing of the short-term lets sector in Scotland was due to be introduced next month. However, it was recently announced that...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...

Revenues have slumped by 18 per cent at LSL Property Services, the corporate which boasts Your Move and Reeds Rains and...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

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

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

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...

Agents have long been the victim of a poor public reputation, from scoring highly in most disliked profession polls to being...

In these unprecedented times, Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) aims to reassure letting agents, landlords and tenants on any legislative changes, relating...

This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

Earlier this month, Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet, telling ministers they must 'repay the trust of those...

Despite still being in the transition period after leaving the EU on January 31, we are seeing an upturn in the...

Last November, as part of the Conservatives’ general election campaign, Boris Johnson made a surprise announcement that his party would introduce...

It's been two years since the SDL Group launched its franchise block management business, SDL Property Partners, the first of its...

When looking back on the property market this year, the main message we can take is that it has remained extremely...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

It’s been clear for a while that the additional regulation landlords and agents are facing has helped professionalise the private rental...

No one would argue that unfair fees and practices by rogue landlords is a problem that should be ignored, but the...

The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

You don’t need to go far to find news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...

We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...

Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...

An estate agent in Cardiff has come up with a marketing wheeze in a bid to win more instructions - but...

Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...

In a trading statement this morning, Countrywide says it has “a new covenant package with lenders provides the financial flexibility to...

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...

Sometimes having prior knowledge of a stressful event can be more stressful than the event itself, just look at Brexit for...

This may be the final full day in office for Kit Malthouse, the latest politician to occupy the short-term position of housing...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...

High Street estate agents should re-define themselves in today’s competitive market by becoming Residential Property Experts offering a wide range of...

It’s easy to understand why people are hesitant towards processes becoming digital. It is the fear that the digital world is...

Instant online valuation service The ValPal Network has revealed a conveyancing partner which it says will help agents boost referral fees.  The...

In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...

Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards, once again hosted by TV property expert Phil Spencer.  The glittering ceremony...

What a great time to be a letting agent. In decades, never has there been so much change. As you’re well aware,...

With a mere matter of weeks until the Tenant Fees Act comes in to effect, I can’t help but wonder just...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

Estate Agent Today has been given details of the new National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team - the body...

The jury appears to be out on whether the new enforcement body for estate and lettings agents will be resourced sufficiently...

A new team has been set up to police all estate and letting agency legislation including the upcoming tenants' fees ban. The...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...

Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...

Countrywide's report to shareholders this morning warns that the residential market is heading for a difficult 2019 which may hit the...

Competition for landlords will be fiercer than ever this year. Landlords are facing a raft of changes and will likely be...

Nobody likes change. It makes people feel threatened, undermines their confidence, and makes them worry about the future. But regardless of...

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout  last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...

By thinking outside the box, agents can truly embrace the idea of space-as-a-service and create entirely new, and highly valuable, streams...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...

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

It’s safe to say that the majority of agents will be glad to see the end of the past two years....

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

With a new year nearly upon us, it’s always a good idea to be aware of the major events that are...

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

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...

I’m spending a lot of time in airport terminals waiting for flights. They’re not the most comfortable of surroundings, but at...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...

1.             Who are you and what do you do? HeyJuno Property is a business dedicated to empowering estate and letting agents throughout...

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...

Since January 2018, nine of the UK’s biggest banks have allowed competitors direct access to customer data as part of the...

Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...

Recent void statistics have had me wondering how agents can juggle client and consumer demands in the face of the impending...

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business?  Here’s ten top tips to think...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

An industry analyst says some agents may find it tough to survive in 2018 if they’re hit by a double whammy...

Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated 10 tips for growing your business. Since then, we’ve been...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a selection of tips for growing your business. We’re now...

Our recent roundtable on the proposed ban on tenant fees generated ten tips for growing a lettings business. We’re exploring each tip in more...

In November 2016 when the Autumn Statement was delivered by Chancellor Philip Hammond, the announcement was made to ban letting agent...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a range of tips for growing your business.   We recently...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated ten top tips for growing your business.  We plan to...

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...

Dust off your black tie and grab a tissue as we’re entering a period of mourning. It’s a bold claim, but...

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