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Urgent agents’ webinar on Renters Rights Bill happening this …
WEB1 day ago · Propertymark has arranged an urgent webinar for member lettings agents for this afternoon, to discuss the government’s Renters Rights Bill. Notice of the event was given at the start of the weekend – the webinar is happening at 4pm today. A statement over the weekend from the trade body says: “Although the new Renters’ Rights Bill needs ...
Applications open for agency charity to combat homelessness
WEB1 day ago · The Fine & Country Foundation is officially opening its autumn grant programme tomorrow. It offers charities in the UK and overseas funding to aid projects in the fight against homelessness and poverty. Through the programme, Fine & Country locations worldwide are encouraged to nominate a charity for a donation of up to £3,000.
Tenants confusing up-front rent with deposits – agents asked to …
WEB4 days ago · A survey by the Deposit Protection Service has shown that six out of every 10 tenant respondents who have moved within the last year said they paid between two and three months’ rent upfront to secure their property. The survey of 2,210 renters also revealed that 8% had paid between four and six months’ rent upfront with 5% saying they’d ...
Growing lettings agency has plans to be biggest in the country
WEB5 days ago · Jeffrey Ross, a Cardiff independent lettings agency, has acquired Caerphilly-based Brinsons. This is the third acquisition for Jeffrey Ross in recent years, as it bought auctioneers Seel and Co in 2019 and Penarth-based ACJ Sales and Lettings in early 2023. Jeffrey Ross is a family business founded in 2008 from a small office in Cardiff.
The Future of the Letting and Estate Agent Roles
WEBWith all of these changes, letting and estate agents should focus on professional development and up-skilling. They will still have an important role to play, but they may need to demonstrate to landlords exactly how much value they can provide. Whether it’s getting the best price for a property sale or finding the best tenants and keeping ...
Letting agents at risk over inventory inspections – warning
WEBLetting agents and landlords are failing to carry out property inventory inspections for three in 10 tenancies, research warns. Inventory Base surveyed almost 1,500 UK renters and found that 30% of tenants didn’t have an inventory performed before renting their current rental property and of this 30%, less than 9% arranged an inventory of ...
Lettings market strong – and even London recovering a little
WEBAlthough Inner London annual rent figures fell for the 20th consecutive month, the 4.4 per cent annual fall was the smallest decline this year, and smaller than the 22.1 per cent decrease recorded in April when the market bottomed out. In Outer London, rents grew 3.2 per cent annually in September, rising for the 13th consecutive month.
Lettings market crisis laid bare by latest figures
WEBNew figures from property consultancy TwentyCi lay bare the challenges faced by the lettings sector. In the third quarter of 2022 new instructions and lets agreed were down by 25 and 19 per cent, respectively; and in contrast to the owner-occupied sector, there was a marked supply and availability issue, as some landlords withdrew from the market because of tax changes put in place in 2019 ...
In recovery – good figures from London’s rental market
WEBData from central London lettings agency Bective shows returning tenant demand in the capital. The agency’s analysis of new lettings applicants shows that in the six months between October 2020 and March of this year, the number of new applicants climbed by 34 per cent when compared to the previous six months.