Over half of Martin & Co’s lettings franchise group is now trading in estate agency, with more to follow. Managing director Ian Wilson – who today is calling for the lettings industry to set up a fighting fund to challenge Shelter –  said that so far, just under 1,000 sales have been agreed and £500,000 worth of fees have been banked...

Despite repeated statements by ministers that they have no plans to burden letting agents with any more red tape, a leading industry figure has warned against any complacency over the charging of letting agency fees...

A Court of Appeal judgement could have major consequences for the private rented industry, and open landlords up to legal action from tenants because they unwittingly broke the law on tenancy deposit protection...

The NAEA and ARLA have named their new incoming presidential teams.   Jan Hӱtch, from Arnolds Keys, Norfolk, is president of the NAEA, while Susan Fitz-Gibbon succeeds Jane Ingram at ARLA...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of repossession claims for rental properties. The number of claims for possession by landlords went up 12% in England and Wales during the first quarter of this year, according to the latest official court statistics...

Shelter has launched its widely-expected campaign to get all letting agent fees charged to tenants banned throughout England. The lobbying organisation wants the practice outlawed by MPs, and in future only landlords charged...

Tenants are continuing to vote with their feet in the most expensive parts of London, by moving out to cheaper areas. Agents are reporting the ongoing exodus, amid an over-supply of properties, with landlords having to freeze or cut rents...

A letting agency has launched a new project to help student tenants who are considering renting property. The project, Next Steps, consists of free seminars and has the backing of the local college...