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The role of a residential landlord has changed considerably over the years. What was once a relatively straightforward means of generating...

Property professionals have given their backing to the idea of a universal digital identity for buyers and sellers to speed up...

Are landlords following the law? To answer this question, the Government grouped answers from its English Private Landlords Survey 2022 according...

The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...

Just this month, the Government Property Agency kicked off its search for a digital chief to lead its 10-year technology journey,...

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...

One of the UK’s leading economic experts is to be the speaker at a Rightmove seminar this week, considering whether events...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...

The policy and campaigns team at Propertymark, headed by Mark Hayward, has been expanded after what it calls “a number of...

In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...

In recent years, the property market has been taking steps to become more digital – with HM Land Registry leading the...

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

January presents an opportune time for agency leaders to resolve and plan for resilience, performance and growth in 2021. With most of...

As we approach the end of the year, there is no doubt that it has been a turbulent 12 months for...

“I’ve got 47 years of experience as an agent. Do I still have to get a qualification?” asked one attendee at...

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

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

A six-point guide is to be issued today to agents reopening offices when the government gives the go ahead, possibly in...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

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

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

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

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

Low risk letting is everyone’s aim, but unless legitimate guidelines are followed it’s difficult to know if a tenant will prove...

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

I don’t believe it’s unfair to state that our government, indeed, the entire political establishment is in some turmoil at the...

People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single service they interact with - and the lettings industry is no...

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...

An outspoken estate agent has given the government a clear message - get off our backs , ease the red tape...

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

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

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

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...

My apologies if this causes you to break your Easter egg with a little too much aggression, but I reckon the...

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

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

Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...

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

With effect from the 1st December 2016, amendments to the Immigration act 2014 were made through the Immigration Act 2016.    The soundbite...

Subletting of prime London lettings properties is a lucrative business.  What began as a rogue trade over the course of several years,...

Countrywide’s chief executive, Alison Platt, has been named as one of the 50 most powerful people in Britain’s property industry by...

There is widespread misunderstanding within agency concerning money laundering obligations.  The first thing to note is that contrary to popular belief the...

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

A reader of Industry Views is unlikely to need converting to the virtues of buy to let, but anyone involved in...

Headlines across the lettings industry often focus on the behaviour of ‘rogue’ landlords – those that are slow to become compliant...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the controversial...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the controversial...

Stories of migrants attempting to make their way to the UK are now a daily feature in our news bulletins and...

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on what Right...

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on what Right...