With more people predicted to be renting than owning by 2039, Tom Mundy, COO at Goodlord asks, “What will 2020 hold for the rental market?”

Property tech firm Goodlord has raised £10m in a share issue to fund new software features for rental agencies.

Jackson & Co says both renewed confidence in housing market and its negotiators' efforts have prompted a record month for the firm, echoing several recent national rental indices.

The spectre of rent controls or caps is a much greater worry for the industry than Brexit or the tenant fees ban, says Goodlord.

The extent to which the fees ban has made trading conditions tougher for lettings agencies is revealed including how 10% have lost a third of their income.

Proptech1 Ventures has set up an office in the City and is looking for UK proptech firms seeking to expand into Europe.

Agents have the chance to as questions direct to the David Cox on Thursday at 9.30am online.

Nigel Lewis looks at how the repercussions of the Tenant Fees Act are panning out across the industry – and the realistic opportunities that agents have to recoup lost income.