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The total value of the UK residential housing market is now worth £8.67 trillion, according to Savills, with the value of...

Southwark, Barnet, Camden, Croydon and Newham are the top five London boroughs with the highest number of vacant properties amid a...

2023 was the highest year on record for ‘rental scam’ searches in the UK, with an increase of 11% from 2022...

Attempts to get the long-awaited Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules introduced into the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill have failed. The...

The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...

Propertymark has written to the Housing Secretary Michael Gove to reiterate its longstanding call for regulation of property agents. The agency trade...

Analysis by professional cash buyer and portfolio landlord, Landlord Buyer (part of Open Property Group), has revealed what costs make up...

When the weather turns like it has, we use more energy to keep our homes cosy. However, this places increasing strain...

By David Boughtflower Business Analyst at Reapit, 14 years in Residential Sales and Lettings Having entered estate agency in the eye of the...

HMRC has fined estate agents over £500,000 for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches in the past two months. Yet despite property managers...

The latest White Paper from the Institute of Residential Property Management (now part of The Property Institute) has called for customers...

The check-out report is a critical point in the tenancy and has the power to make the moving-out process run smoothly...

When we all thought that the Covid-19 pandemic was coming to an end, the virus decided to throw another curveball and...

It’s often said that agency is a people business, and I can see no reason to disagree - agents dealing face-to-face...

I am often guilty of this myself, where I think I am the bees’ knees in all walks of life; whether I...

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

Guided by our philosophy of being open and connected, at MRI we are constantly evolving and developing relationships and partnerships with...

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...

Taking photographs or video footage during a routine property inspection can be a contentious subject. While landlords have every right to...

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...

Lettings agents, property managers and landlords should all be aware of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. The Act...

2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to...

With stamp duty cuts and 90% mortgages on their way back, anyone could think the housing market was about to go...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

One of the few agents anywhere in the British Isles who has returned to something like normal working has revealed new...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

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

Welcome to the first February PJT. As the year progresses the industry embarks on more appointments, especially with a market that’s...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

I don’t want this to be a long piece. I want this to be short and sharp. I want it to...

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

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

News this week tells of Zehomes, the German property management company, raising €13 million in Series-A funding, bringing its all-time total...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

The introduction of technology to an industry can be daunting, due to changes in executing daily tasks, and also a fear...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

I want to take the time this week to look at an area of PropTech and real estate which is seeing...

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

The trade body for ‘home stagers’ says that properties that have been dressed sell three times faster than those that have...

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...

The former LSL director of estate agency, David Newnes, has made what is officially described as “a significant investment” in a...

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

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

London estate agency JOHNS&CO, which specialises in new homes, has opened its seventh office in the capital - the announcement came...

For any business, regardless of size, age or industry, operating efficiently is fundamental to your success. When faced with challenges like we...

The Competition and Markets Authority is stepping up its campaign to identify and prosecute companies behind cartels - and it’s offering...

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for private landlords, and those who...

The vast majority of estate agents say dressing a property for sale improves its chances of a sale by leaving a...

The outsourced viewing service Viewber says it has now conducted over 20,000 viewings on behalf of agents and has secured another...

You don’t have to look far to see an abundance of photo failures, just head to any property portal and they’ll pop...

For a while now, property and technology have been combining seamlessly to offer the industry innovative solutions to often complex problems....

The UK is home to four million leasehold properties in private ownership, according to government figures. The majority of which require...

Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...

You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round.  Backers include Purplebricks...

This week I’m lucky enough to be out here in Cannes as a PropTech Ambassador for MIPIM, the international real estate...

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...

The south’s seaside resorts are stealing the headlines for all the wrong reasons and at the heart of the troublesome issue...

What does it say on your business card? Rajeev Nayyar, Managing Director of Fixflo We’re here to talk about your new product,...

There were some absolutely brilliant figures released recently by telephone answering specialist, Moneypenny.  The highest call volumes diverted from agents to Moneypenny occurred between 10am-11am...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

Last time out I spoke about the beginnings of a PropTech revolution, with two major London-based events in the offing over...

What are we going to do about Generation Rent? Only as recently as February 2016 did tenants steal the headline away...

Hybrid estate agency YOPA - standing for YOur Property Agent - says it is going to launch across England and Wales...

Negativity. There’s a lot of it about in the lettings industry right now. Where you might see barriers, hurdles and more...

The party's over. It's probably the best double entendre in the world of politics right now. For centre or right-leaning Labour...

You can't help but notice that it's back to school time – the shops are full of school uniforms and pencil...

No one likes to be called and told, your boiler has broken down or a burst pipe has caused damage to...

Here's a thought. The Chancellor may have done the buy-to-let industry a small favour with his emergency Budget in July. What...

Three agents have been announced as winners of The ESTAS Agent of the Month competition for June.   The Tring branch of...

I don't think there is one person in lettings and property management who isn't alarmed at the scenes just over the...

When do we really start to worry about rising rents and house prices? Despite an apparent slowdown in house price inflation...

Some companies pride themselves on being able to accommodate customers of all kinds. “No job too big or too small,” they...

"Stop right there. Hands above your head. Don't move. Mavis, dial 999." Mr D Smith (MARLA, NFoPP) removes his Glock 19...

There was a whopping 42 per cent rise in referrals to The Property Ombudsman last year according to the annual report...