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How to make the lettings business easier
If lettings is getting you down, there are ways to ease the pressure, says Lisa Isaacs, so don’t throw the towel in just yet.
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Lettings agency reveals 41% reduction in London property listings
Joint report from Savills and LSE shows rental market supply problems is causing problems most significantly for poorer renters in the capital.
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London letting agents accused of inflating rents by 15%
The latest Hello Neighbour Lettings Insight report reveals agents appear to be over-inflating a rental price at the point of initial listing to win a landlord's business.
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Letting agents told to prepare properties or face £30k licensing fines
The City Council’s Selective Licensing starts on December 1 2023 and covers an estimated 30,000 privately rented homes across most areas of the city.
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AGENTS: Government must invest in PRS or rents will ‘continue to rise’
Propertymark warns that only investment in the Private Rented Sector will keep a lid on soaring rents as regulatory issues and high mortgage rates continue to bite.
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Alto integrates with Canopy to speed-up tenant referencing
By centralising tenant data and documentation property managers will be able to manage reference checks and see more data on an applicant.
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Rogue and aggressive letting agent landlord fined £8,000 by London Borough Council
Covid pandemic and other issues meant the case from 2017 against the since dissolved Tower Hamlets business has only just been heard now – nearly six years later.
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Estate agency warns of ‘very tough lettings market’ for tenants
Chestertons says tenants must be prepared for the worst this summeer with branches already carrying out 24% more viewings in May and receiving 29% more offers from tenants.
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BLOG: Outsourcing property management and client accounting can be a risky business
Richard Murray, chief executive of software provider Veco, says agents should be wary of outsourcing property management and client accounting.
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OnTheMarket makes another move into the lettings business
New product protects agents’ managed income against tenants defaulting on their rent, says portal.
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