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Future Group is pleased to announce the launch of its new client-facing Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) Dashboard, marking another step forward in the company’s commitment to innovation, transparency, and client control.

The latest research by The Letting Partnership has found that almost one in five landlords do not trust letting agents to correctly handle rental income and tenancy deposits, whilst a lack of visibility around compliance standards is preventing many agents from building greater confidence with their clients. 

Sigma Capital and EQT have transitioned lettings and property management services for their London residential-for-rent portfolio to Simple Life Management, the operational platform of Sigma Capital. The move follows the internalisation of all lettings and asset management services for Sigma’s own balance sheet portfolio in 2024 and creates a truly vertically integrated investment, lettings and management platform for the private rented sector. 

A new report commissioned by Berkeley shows that Birmingham is rapidly strengthening its position as one of the UK’s most compelling destinations for property investment. With strong price growth, rising rental demand and billions of pounds of infrastructure investment, Birmingham is set to challenge cities such as Manchester and London.

A man, a woman and a child died after falling from a high-rise residential building in Elephant and Castle, south London, on 27 May 2026.

For an industry responsible for handling billions of pounds of client funds, building safety, ever-increasing regulation and serving millions of residents, property management remains surprisingly underserved by technology.

A new app is set to help householders in the UK identify potential problem plants such as Japanese Knotweed, bamboo and Giant hogweed.

The site for a proposed apartment and hotel development in central Leicester has been brought to market by commercial property agents Bond Wolfe. 

The latest insight from property management specialist, Rushbrook & Rathbone, suggests that many landlords may already be in a far stronger position than expected when it comes to meeting proposed EPC requirements by 2030, particularly those with smaller rental homes and flats. 

Six in ten tenants across England and Wales are renting for longer than they ever planned to, according to new research from LRG. The Spring 2026 Lettings Report, which draws on responses from 650 landlords and tenants, found that 40% say they have been in the rental market for much longer than they expected, with a further 20% saying somewhat longer. Just 1% have since bought a home.

Fire safety continues to be a major focus across the construction industry, with several new regulations and requirements coming into force in 2026. Whilst these changes are designed to improve safety and accountability, they also have a significant impact on project planning and overall construction costs. Understanding these changes early is important, particularly where additional fire safety measures may affect budgets, programme timelines and design requirements.