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Eight months ago,  Jakub  and Mohan shipped an MVP for what would become Lette AI. Today we're live with ~6,000 apartments across the UK and Ireland, with another 8,000+ being onboarded. We've processed over half a million enquiries and helped property teams get back 100+ hours per week. Time they're now spending with actual residents instead of drowning in admin. We hit six figures within 30 days of launch. Today, we're having thanks to our team, including Head of Growth Jo

Good morning LinkedIn, nice to see you. If you’re already on holiday, slip back to your Cornflakes and Baileys. If you’re working up to and over Christmas, have a few minutes distraction.  -> The Bank of England lowered interest rates by a quarter point. Great news short term, but it probably means that there will be one less reduction in 2026.  -> @Iain Murray had an excellent graphic last week showing a SWOT analysis of the operational living sector. Key points I pulled fro

Well good morning LinkedIn friends, lovely to be in your company again. It’s been an oddly stop start week or two for news in the property sector, so let’s dig in.  -> “lifecycle living” is becoming more widely recognised as attitudes to renting change and demand changes for high quality #buildtorent homes increases across the asset classes from PBSA to (possibly still awkwardly named) co-living, BTR (incl. Single family homes) and later living. -> The rental market has stead

Hey good morning. I hope you survived the weekend, especially if you’re out west.  -> The housing minister detailed the phased roll out of the #RentersRights  Bill, with the end of S.21, non-discrimination and replacement of ASTs with periodic tenancies starting from May 2026. More vague is the second phase launch, including the #PRS  Database, as coming late in 2026. -> Rent controls backfire with the majority of Scottish landlords raising rents annually reports Property Ind

And just like that, it’s Monday again. Hello team, let’s see what happened.  -> @lloyds living has become a top 5 private landlord in the U.K. in the space of 5 years with their investment in a 7,500 strong #sfh portfolio. The FT reported on the weekend that is now a “significant contributor to growth” within the group.  -> There is a growing regional divide in affordability  pressures in the private rental sector, with Wales and North East experiencing the greatest pressure,

And then it was November…..hello team, happy Monday.  - A week after London proposed reducing the number of affordable homes in  planning  requirements, think tank Onward proposes creating Purpose Built Young Professional Accommodation as a new asset-class.  - Berkeley Group have come under fire for proposing the reduction of affordable homes in their Aylesham Centre development in  Peckham  from 12% to 8%. The scheme has had some local pushback already as Rye Lane has gone t

Another Monday and another week to celebrate. Congratulations to the @Love to Rent team and of course all the nominees and winners last Friday. More on that below. -> It has been confirmed that the number of affordable homes required in London will drop from 35% to 20%. Described as ‘extraordinary’ by housing associations but ‘necessary’ by developers  -> a £322mn Developer Investment Fund has also been created to further incentivise construction in the capital -> According t

The round was led by Pitchdrive, with support from Baseline Venture, Lugus Capital, and angel investors including Mark Ransford and Conor Sheridan of Nory AI. Co-founders Mohan Sai and Jakub Rajek Funds will be used to expand the team, solidify its presence in Ireland, and drive growth into the UK and UAE. Founded in March 2025 by Mohan Sai and Jakub Rajek Lette AI streamlines the entire property leasing process, reducing administrative work by up to 90% and handling tenant o

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Good morning, I am back from being lazy (or recharging, depending on your bent) and it seems there has been a lot of news in the last...

Good morning LinkedInners – how was your weekend? Let’s have a whirlwind trip around the mid-August  property  news. Swann Street...

It’s gloriously sunny outside, and that must mean it is Monday, the most exciting day of the week. Let’s catch up on the big news from...

It’s Monday and therefore time for a quick catch up on last weeks news. -> In an attempt to speed up building safety approvals, fresh...

Good morning LinkedIn, another week has passed - it’s August already, how did that happen? - so let’s have a quick catch up of last...