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Coadjute beats AI rollout target by two months as new HMRC AML rules hit estate agents

Coadjute has completed the rollout of its new AI-native AML platform two months ahead of schedule, putting estate agents on the front foot just as HMRC’s latest guidance brings significant new compliance demands.

Dwelly completes landmark tenth acquisition of 2026 with Paramount deal

Dwelly has completed its tenth acquisition of 2026 with the addition of established London sales and lettings agency Paramount Properties, as the company’s relentless rate of expansion shows no signs of slowing.  

Making sense of the Leasehold v Commonhold debate

Brett Williams, Founding Director of Principle Estate Management, explains why the real problem isn’t tenure, it is people, standards and accountability.

Darren Winter joins Nirvana Maintenance as Senior Business Development Manager

Nirvana Maintenance has appointed Darren Winter as Senior Business Development Manager as the business continues to strengthen its commercial presence across the property management, Build to Rent and wider facilities management sectors.Darren brings extensive experience in relationship-led business development, with a strong network developed across property management, facilities management, hospitality, retail, education and the wider commercial property sector.His role will focus on developing new cli

Bespoke Property Management strengthens senior team with appointment of Head of Facilities Management

Bespoke Property Management (BPM) has announced the appointment of Louie-Mae Gibson as its new Head of Facilities Management, further strengthening its senior team as the business continues its growth within the prime residential sector.

Average rents in London now 76% higher than the UK average

A new report by Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward (KFH) one of London’s leading lettings and sales agencies, reveals the average London rent reached £2,418 per calendar month (pcm) over Summer 2026 – 76% above the UK average of £1,369pcm. 

Supreme Court ruling ends 5-year case affecting 4 million leaseholders’ Right to Manage

In a ruling described as groundbreaking the UK Supreme Court has significantly narrowed the grounds on which landlords can object to leaseholders exercising their statutory right to manage their own properties.

Landlords still backing buy-to-let, but taxation is stifling further investment

The latest research from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that more than half of landlords (50.6%) still believe residential property remains a good long-term investment despite increased regulation, with almost two-thirds (62.7%) intending to maintain their current portfolio over the next year.

One-third of tenant income in the UK goes on rent, as average rents rise by +4.3%, new report finds

Lomond’s Summer 2026 Quarterly Insights report reveals tenants now spend an average of 32.7% of their yearly income on rent

Stress and anxiety of the homebuying and selling process reinforced by additional challenges in the care sector

Caring for a relative with dementia, like any complex and distressing illness, can be one of the most heartbreaking and upsetting experiences anyone can face. However, that painful period can be made even worse by the added pressure of selling a home.   

Where the hours go before anyone mentions AI

There is a conversation happening in nearly every managing agent's office at the moment, and it usually opens with the same sentence: somebody has seen a demonstration of artificial intelligence (AI) doing something impressive, and wonders whether it could take some of the load.

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