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In the current rental market, where legislative changes and tax reforms loom large, many landlords are expressing doubt about the viability...

The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that while a rental property with a...

On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...

As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming...

Vaboo is a Customer Engagement and Reward Platform enabling Tenants and Landlords to give their insights into the relationships that matter...

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

As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy-to-let portfolio. You...

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...

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

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

As we adjust to a life post-Covid-19, letting agents, landlords, and tenants are thinking - ways to speed up the process...

One of the most important aspects of being a successful and profitable agent is selecting the right tenants. The industry manages this...

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

Vesta, which describes itself as “the new online marketplace for buying and selling rental property” has launched a bid to raise...

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...

In recent months, there’s been a notable move in the rental market towards deposit replacement products in place of traditional security...

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

Research from the Centre for Economics and Business Research has shown that the cost of the average rental deposit is expected...

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

A branch of Martin & Co is changing the wording it uses on a leaflet following a complaint from a rival...

Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

These days we have a wealth of information at our fingertips, the mere touch of a button or two provides more...

With a little over two months to go until changes to Stamp Duty are introduced that will impact purchasers of second...

It is no secret that Prime Central London lettings offerings vary from the exquisite to the plain and ugly.  The exquisite boasting...