The additional paperwork that the looming Decent Homes Standard will create for letting agents and landlords has taken a step toward after Ministers revealed that following a consultation that has now ...

The cost to property owners and agents of ignoring local selective licensing schemes has been highlighted once again after a landlord in Tottenham, North London, has been ordered to pay a £10,000 fine ...

A NW of England estate agency has snapped up a rival for an undisclosed sum and, in the process, enlarged its lettings book to some 2,000 properties. Four-branch Tiger Estates, which has offices in ...

The Renters’ Rights Bill (RRB) will not protect tenants from excessive rent rises and a third of them could still be forced to move home after the bill is passed, according to Tom Darling (main ...

While new research shows the average Brit moves six times during the course of their lifetime, this figures is a 25% drop compared to the eight times recorded by Zoopla seven years ago. Dave Sayce ...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has revealed the latest cohort of residential surveyors to complete its tough accreditation programme – including several estate agents. A further 10 trainees are ...

Rightmove’s CEO earned almost £1.6 million last year, the portal’s latest accounts reveal. Johan Svanstrom’s salary with bonuses increased by some £330,000 from £1.26 million in 2023. His basic salary ...

Cloud-based estate agency CRM software, Alto, has announced an exciting new integration with AI marketing platform PropertyBox. The partnership is set to revolutionise how agents handle property ...

A pioneering enforcement scheme in Greater Manchester has generated 50% more in fines (£1.5 million) from rogue landlords over the past two years than it did in the previous two. The initiative, led ...

Any fool could have deduced that trying to ensnare the worldwide wealth of rich non-dom individuals, is akin to catching beads of mercury on a glass surface. Whilst a Winnebago will get you around, ...

Scotland’s new housing minister has run into trouble just weeks after being appointed by First Minister John Swinney. Màiri McAllan returned from maternity leave to take up the post earlier this month ...

A multi-branch estate agency boss in London has begun offering vendors four-week sales contracts, saying the industry practice of locking in clients for months should stop. Benjamin Stevens boss Steve ...