The new chief executive of Propertymark says being a member of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is a sign of quality and high standard, and it’s up to agents to spread the word about that on the High Street. Tim Balcon - who became CEO of the trade...
Fine & Country is offering agents the option of setting up a lettings service without actually having a lettings division of their own. The brand has teamed up with asset management company Complete RPI, to offer property management services to landlords...
Three property specialists have joined forces to launch a new branch of franchise brand Martin & Co. Directors Andrew Rowson and Lindsey Medley, supported by business partner Anwar Ali, have acquired the Martin & Co franchise for Shrewsbury and the surrounding...
Property specialist PS&B has acquired the Graves Jenkins management portfolio - both firms deal in residential and commercial property management on the south coast. PS&B will be relaunching the Graves Jenkins business in April as a sister company under...
A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic changes tenants’ and landlords’ aspirations. Speaking to Assist Inventories, the agents suggest attitudes to property type, location and...
It’s been reported that a London council is considering spending £10m on purchasing 25 former council homes it previously sold off to tenants under Right To Buy. The 25 homes, reported to now be on sale for around £400,000 each, are currently in the ownership of a...
A Midlands not-for-profit student lettings agency is giving a rent discount to students who live in its leased houses. The offer comes from Sulets, a not-for-profit charitable trust providing accommodation for students in Leicester. The charity says it...
The lettings sector has softened over the past year as the demand for urban living with shorter commutes has been replaced by more flexible locations. That’s the verdict of property consultancy TwentyCi, which has issued its analysis of UK housing markets for 2020. It...
The government has been urged to backtrack on proposals for letting agents to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on day one of every tenancy. Instead, agents and landlords should check before the tenancy begins - but not necessarily on day one. That’s the...
Earlier this week ARLA branded local councils pursuing private rental licensing during the pandemic as “socially irresponsible” - but one of the country’s largest local authorities has chosen to ignore the warning. Manchester’s Labour council has just started a public...
