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![How To Maximise Income From Short Lets](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2019%201.jpg/23%2009%2019%201__400x267.jpg)
A property investor has launched a new platform to share information for investors and other players in the short-term rentals industry. Holiday...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Invested in a holiday let? Here’s how to navigate the cost of living crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/Cumbria-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, Mark Simpson from Boostly looks at how holiday let owners can navigate the cost-of-living crisis and keep...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![BTR - Native Group growth, BTR taskforce and Investec loan for Rugby scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Figures/Alec-400x310.png)
Native Group has announced the creation of Native Residential as a new business entity, as well as announcing a range of promotions and new...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mainstay secures management of luxury redevelopment in Sheffield](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Mainstay_Redbrik_400x310.png)
Mainstay, a residential property management company that is part of the FirstPort group, has strengthened its property portfolio by taking on...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why the merging of hotels and short-term rentals is a trend worth tracking](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
Earlier this summer, I attended the Skift Future of Lodging Forum in New York. The foundation for the summit was the...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![How much to maintain the rental sector? Around £30bn, study says](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Maintenance-400x310.png)
Maintenance in the UK rented sector totals a whopping £30 billion a year, according to new research. Property maintenance solution provider, Help...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Electric vehicle growth is a highly charged issue for developers – claim](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/ElectricCarCharger-400x310.png)
Developers and estate property managers need to keep abreast of fast-changing, fast charging advances in the world of electrical vehicles (EV),...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Student lets – ambitious tie-up and most expensive areas for tenants](/upload/images/library/StudentResearch-400x310.jpeg)
StuRents, one of the UK’s largest student accommodation search platforms, is to provide users with all-inclusive utility packages directly through its...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Firms unite to create a complete BTR resident communication solution](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Maintenance-400x310.png)
Fixflo and Spike Global have formed a partnership to deliver a property communication and maintenance management solution for BTR residents and property...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - why the rental market is ripe for FinTech-like disruption](/img/default/pit.png)
In this guest piece, Shareq Husain, VP and UK General Manager at Residently, outlines why Britain's rental market is ripe for FinTech-like...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – do landlords and tenants really have a good relationship?](/img/default/pit.png)
A survey claims that 75% of tenants describe relationships with the landlords as ‘good’ or ‘very good’, while 89% of landlords...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – the who’s who of the holiday rental world](/img/default/pit.png)
Having weathered the various challenges of 2020, showing its resilience and adaptability with companies surviving despite the difficult travel climate, the...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Blockchain and holiday rentals: transforming the way we do business](/img/default/pit.png)
Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency have been such buzzwords in the last decade. We hear these concepts often pertaining to a variety...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – who are the world’s top 50 short-term let property managers?](/img/default/pit.png)
A Barcelona-based software company recently announced its list of the ‘World’s Top 50 Short Term Property Managers’. Rentals United, which describes itself...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight: is the shift towards mid-term rentals here to stay?](/img/default/pit.png)
At the beginning of the global crisis, there was a flood of property managers and Airbnb hosts with empty properties and...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![The birth of Build to Rent – how did it become the PRS’s biggest trend?](/img/default/pit.png)
Before the pandemic struck, Build to Rent (BTR) was undeniably the property market’s fastest-growing trend. Many expect it to recover quickly,...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Ben Hall, Managing Director of LOFT](/img/default/pit.png)
Who are you? My name is Benjamin Hall and I’m the Founder and Managing Director of LOFT. What services does LOFT provide? LOFT delivers...
26 June 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![A BTR mystery – what has happened to Atlas Residential UK?](/img/default/pit.png)
When putting together our recent three-part series on the Build to Rent sector, which concluded last Friday with a look at...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![How is the Build to Rent market adapting to lockdown and social distancing?](/img/default/pit.png)
Build to Rent (BTR) was undoubtedly one of the property sector’s fastest-growing areas before Covid-19 took hold. But, like all other markets,...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus impact – how is the short-lets market fighting back against Covid-19?](/img/default/pit.png)
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had a particularly stark effect on the short-term rental market, given its reliance on travel, business,...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight - is technology driving the professionalisation of short-term rentals?](/img/default/pit.png)
A new report into technology’s involvement in the booming short-lets market has uncovered key tech trends being adopted by property managers. Rentals...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb manager enters administration – where did it go wrong for Hostmaker?](/img/default/pit.png)
Hostmaker, the London-based short-let property management company, has entered administration, just a week after speculation of its possible insolvency was revealed in the Sunday...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![What’s in store for 2020: big changes shaking up property](/img/default/pit.png)
So far, 2020 has seen house prices well above the threshold of affordability for most buyers, but low mortgage rates have...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Women in Property Investment: Leading the short-let market boom](/img/default/pit.png)
Welcome back to our Women in Property Investment series, where we focus on women who are breaking down barriers in the...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Top tips – how to get maximum value for your rental property portfolio](/img/default/pit.png)
Increasingly, landlords have had to adapt to stay on top of the trends within the property and lifestyle sector to boost...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![New AI assistant to ‘automate the lettings process’ for agents](/img/default/pit.png)
Roby.ai, an Articificial Intelligence (AI) assistant, has been launched in the UK property market. Thought to be an industry first, Roby.ai works...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Could transforming ex-retail premises into homes boost flagging high street?](/img/default/pit.png)
Former retail premises could be the biggest untapped resource for new residential development, according to property software company MRI Software. The firm’s...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Brickowner hits £1m milestone through crowdfunding platform](/img/default/pit.png)
PropTech start-up Brickowner has reached a £1 million milestone through its platform via crowdfunding, just a year after launching. According to Brickowner,...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![UK landlords gain $4m from PropTech startup](/img/default/pit.png)
An online platform for mid to long-term rental accommodation, Spotahome, has handled over $4 million in residential rental transactions since its...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Adam Joseph, The Happy Tenant Company](/img/default/pit.png)
What does it say on your business card? Adam Joseph, CEO of The Happy Tenant Company. What is the Happy Tenant Company? We are...