The embattled short let and holiday let industry has hit out at what it calls the “rampant hypocrisy” of councils when it comes to the housing crisis.

The Short Term Accommodation Association says that with housing shortages across the country, short term lets and holiday homes are often the scapegoat, blamed…

PropTech – not more staff – can make letting agencies more productive and reduce costs.

A new rental confidence survey of lettings agents shows that, when asked what they invest in to help their business, 68.5% says automation is more productive than extra staff (up from 64.6% in 2022) and 70.2%…

A huge survey involving analysis of over 14,000 properties suggests an urgent need for the next government to help private rental sector properties become greener. 

Rightmove, which conducted the research, says at least 18m homes have an EPC rating of D or below. This takes into account both homes that have…

Agency software supplier Alto links with repairs and maintenance software provider Fixflo for an unusual webinar tomorrow at 10am.

Guest speaker will be Jack Dickens, senior property manager at Holden Copley, who will discuss how he and his team handle maintenance work, keep track of all the moving parts and achieve…

Spicerhaart has inked a deal to use Rex Software for its lettings and property management activities from early 2025. 

The agency chain has been using the same supplier for its sales side for some five years.

Steve Lamb, chief information officer of Spicerhaart, says: "We are thrilled to extend our relationship with…

An interview with a figure from one of the many deposit alternative services reveals a significant rise in interest in this kind of facility.

Gurman Bains, sales lead at the Reposit service, says the combination of a cost of living crisis and rising rents thanks to exiting landlords, have led to…

London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m – and much of that rise is down to lettings.

Profits soared too - underlying operating profit was up 9% to £40.4m, driven by a 31% increase in lettings revenue to £105m – accounting for some 58% of total…

Property data consultancy LonRes has named five winners in its so-called ‘Let Of The Year’ awards.

The London-focussed consultancy has revealed the successful agencies as:

CENTRAL LONDON – Chestertons (Mayfair) for the let of a property in Mayfair for £30,000 pw/£130,000 pm;

NORTH LONDON – Knight Frank (Hampstead) for the let of a…

Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital and house builder Kellen Homes have hit the 1,000 home milestone in Greater Manchester in 20 months of working together.

The BTR units span five former brownfield sites across the city region; Albion Place (Salford), The Gateway (Ardwick), Mill Vale (Middleton), Irwell View (Bury) and…

The deputy chief executive of an organisation funded by the Nationwide Foundation claims to have suffered “horrendous exploitation” at the hands of lettings agents. 

Generation Rent’s Dan Wilson Craw – writing on the Left Foot Forward website – says: “Many of us who have tried finding a new place to live…