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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:05:17 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Renters Rights Act leads to “phenomenal” surge in rent guarantors </title>
<link>https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/09/renters-rights-act-leads-to-phenomenal-surge-in-rent-guarantors/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The first three months of the Renters Rights Act has led to a 50% rise in rent guarantor applications to one supplier. As most landlords can no longer request or take more than one month’s rent upfront, so they’re asking renters to provide guarantors instead. Landlords are also relying on rent guarantor firms to manage [&hellip;]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Independent buys rival agency and becomes county’s largest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[An independent agency has snapped up a rival lettings firm as part of a £1m investment plan. Pymm &amp; Co has bought another Norfolk firm,&nbsp;&nbsp;Starkings &amp; Watson Lettings. At the same time Pymm &amp; Co has moved to a new Norwich office, doubling its workspace. The agency &#8211; which offers sales and auctions as well [&hellip;]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>New bid to beef up London’s rental sector</title>
<link>https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/09/new-bid-to-beef-up-londons-rental-sector/</link>
<description><![CDATA[A bigger and better rental sector could also help combat growing homelessness]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>How can polling help agents understand their business?  </title>
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<description><![CDATA[It's an unusual speaker at The Voice of the Agent Conference]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>AI&#8217;s role in Build To Rent goes under the spotlight</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The summit is being held in Manchester]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>New health and safety guide issued to agents by government</title>
<link>https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/09/new-housing-health-and-safety-rating-system-hhsrs-guide-issued-to-agents/</link>
<description><![CDATA[All of the updates apply only to England]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Over 70 properties added in latest agency acquisition</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The founder of the acquired agency is now going to retire]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Rents up 40% in prime London over past seven years</title>
<link>https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/09/rents-up-40-in-prime-london-over-past-seven-years/</link>
<description><![CDATA[This is according to data consultancy LonRes]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Agents Do Charity &#8211; £30k for Breast Cancer Now</title>
<link>https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/09/agents-do-charity-30k-for-breast-cancer-now/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The event was in memory of Sarah Edmundson]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Holiday let sector turning a profit despite tax and regulation clampdown </title>
<link>https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/09/holiday-let-sector-turning-a-profit-despite-tax-and-regulation-clampdown/</link>
<description><![CDATA[It seems holiday let investors have worked hard to overcome red tape and taxes]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lloyds Bank expands private rental empire through developer deal</title>
<link>https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/09/lloyds-bank-expands-private-rental-empire-through-developer-deal/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Lloyds has become a big Build To Rent player]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:06:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lomond buys agency’s lettings book and property management arm</title>
<link>https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/09/lomond-buys-agencys-lettings-book-and-property-management-arm/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The business will be part of John Shepherd, Lomond's local flagship brand.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Investment firm seeks agency and property management acquisitions</title>
<link>https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/09/investment-firm-seeks-agency-and-property-management-acquisitions/</link>
<description><![CDATA[This week's announcement is just the start]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/?p=143400</guid>
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<title>Entrepreneur takes the helm at Belvoir franchise branch</title>
<link>https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/09/entrepreneur-takes-the-helm-at-belvoir-franchise-branch/</link>
<description><![CDATA[It's a franchise resale by Belvoir]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Agency giant&#8217;s performance boosted by lettings and mortgages  </title>
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<description><![CDATA[The franchise giant has reported latest figures to its shareholders ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Large lettings firm acquired by private investment company</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Private investment firm Hawthorn Capital has acquired a lettings operation with over 4,000 units under management.&nbsp; A statement says Hawthorn’s acquisition of Xenia Property Group “accelerates the expansion of its UK real estate services platform.” Xenia specialises in block management, residential and student lettings.&nbsp; The group comprises Xenia Estates, Xenia Students and Xenia Lettings, managing [&hellip;]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:58:25 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>More rental listings now say &#8216;Bills Included&#8217;</title>
<link>https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/09/more-rental-listings-now-say-bills-included/</link>
<description><![CDATA[But the trend varies significantly in different parts of the country]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:06:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Rents rising this year and beyond &#8211; two new analyses</title>
<link>https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/09/rents-rising-this-year-and-beyond-two-new-analyses/</link>
<description><![CDATA[HomeLet and Zoopla have crunched the figures]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Half of maintenance reports arrive outside office hours </title>
<link>https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/09/half-of-maintenance-reports-arrive-outside-office-hours/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Half of tenant maintenance reports arrive outside office hours, it’s claimed. Nearly three-quarters of hot-water disruption reports are raised out of hours, while plumbing remains the most common maintenance issue The findings were compiled from Lettie’s property maintenance database, which supports over 10,000 tenants, with the analysis focusing on maintenance issues reported between June 1 [&hellip;]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Agents say councils must do more than just collect fines</title>
<link>https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/09/agents-say-councils-must-do-more-than-just-collect-fines/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Propertymark says this in its responses to two council consultations ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
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