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An event which claims to change the fortunes of letting agents has been recognised by the Professional Speakers Academy. Agent Rainmaker Live...

David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...

Tomorrow sees the start of a month of webinars hosted by Rightmove to help agents understand compliance changes and how they...

Agents wanting to get to grips with the Renters Reform Act are invited to a learning webinar hosted by Rightmove. It’s at...

Paul Shamplina, the chief commercial officer at Landlord Action and arguably the biggest name in the lettings sector today, is to...

Agents can now sign up to register their interest in Rightmove’s new qualification, the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...

Senior figures in the agency industry have backed new guidance from the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agent Team regarding...

Speculation is growing that a high profile former leader of the Association of Residential Letting Agents may become the next chief...

The new material information requirements recently announced by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team will be the topic...

Theresa Wallace, the chair of The Lettings Industry Council, has given her backing to compulsory changes to rental property listings introduced...

The well known former managing director of the Association of Residential Lettings Agents, David Cox, is today attempting to explain what...

Rightmove’s David Cox - formerly of the Association of Residential Letting Agents - is to talk through the Budget fallout for...

The new head of the Association of Residential Letting Agents admits that the organisation - within its parent body Propertymark - has “had...

The latest shock resignation from Propertymark leaves the lettings agency sector rudderless - although enthusiasm for the organisation has arguably never...

In a dramatic return to the agency world, the former chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is joining...

David Cox’s departure as chief executive of ARLA Propertymark last Friday was well signposted, particularly when he was advised he could...

It came as little surprise after weeks of speculation but David Cox, chief executive of ARLA Propertymark, left the organisation officially...

Propertymark has announced that the leadership structure of the lettings side is to be merged with the estate agency section, with...

ARLA Propertymark has expressed its pleasure that the eviction ban, already extended by two months, will now expire at the end...

Some 47 per cent of all properties in the private rental sector in England are now managed by ARLA Propertymark member...

Repairs and maintenance management software provider Fixflo is hosting a webinar later this week to debate how letting agents can find...

From midnight lettings agents in England have been able to resume work thanks to an amendment to Coronavirus legislation that was...

Once the worst of the Coronavirus crisis passes there’s likely to be much more regulation of parts of the rental sector...

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting two webinars - the first of which is today - looking at issues surrounding rent defaulting...

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

The government has been called upon to issue specific Coronavirus guidance for the rental sector. The chief executive of the Association of...

Demand for rental properties in January increased to the highest level on record with 88 prospective tenants registered per lettings agency...

Agents have come out fighting against a proposal being considered in one part of the UK to triple the time to...

A BBC investigation suggests some agents may be mis-selling deposit alternative schemes. Tenants are then hit by what the probe says are...

Nearly half a million properties could be removed from the long-term lettings market as disenchanted landlords move to short-lets. A survey by...

It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has thrown its weight behind an initiative by the Scottish Government to control the growth...

The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge...

An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...

The new government must prioritise the implementation of proposals to ensure letting agents and others in the industry are appropriately qualified. That’s...

New data from the Association of Residential Lettings Agents shows how the festive slowdown has hit the market. The number of tenants...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...

The latest rental market snapshot from the Association of Residential Letting Agents suggests that 50 per cent of agents witnessed an...

The likely general election is an opportunity for the government to make the lettings sector more appealing for would-be landlords, says...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act continued its upward curve in August. The...

As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging tenants to “walk straight out” if they believe an agency is breaking the...

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting a webinar this week when the chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents, David...

With the country in febrile election mode, it’s perhaps unsurprising that the Association of Residential Letting Agents has got in on...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents made a short sharp attack on the government last night, over freedom of movement and...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it fears the government needs to do more to prevent the possibility of banned...

ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...

It’s now under four weeks to the introducing of the Tenant Fees Ban across England and the Association of Residential Letting...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says there is a record number of homes available to renters - but this does...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it backs a new Trading Standards-led body which will enforce the Fees Ban starting  on...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

It’s been revealed that the Welsh version of the Tenants Fees ban will come into effect on September 1. “Agents need to...

The number of London landlords exiting the market last month was a whopping 125 per cent higher than the national average. The...

New ‘best practice’ guidance to letting agents and landlords has been introduced ahead of the introduction of the tenants’ fees ban...

Rent controls of the kind which London mayor Sadiq Khan wishes to introduce will worsen what is already a huge exodus...

Tenants are in for a rocky ride this year - and it’s chiefly the fault of government, says the chief executive...

ARLA says it can help agents understand the intricacies of the Tenants Fees Ban, which completed its third reading in the...

Early bird tickets for this year’s ARLA Propertymark Conference, happening just days before the likely introduction of the ban on tenant...

The number of landlords exiting the market in the East of England is 100 per cent higher than the national average...

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill has achieved Royal Assent, meaning that it will soon become an act of Parliament. Put...

Agents and landlords have united against what is being seen as the latest attack on the private rental sector by the...

Industry bodies have given their support to a wide ranging review of safety regulations governing the private rental sector. The government announced...

The Association of Residential Letting Agencies has set up a course - for non-members as well as members - on Ending...

Lettings agents’ representatives have hit back at an accusation of discrimination made against the industry. A report by Shelter and the National...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a new database to help its agent members keep abreast of compliance issues in the lettings sector.  The...

Letting agents and others in the private rental sector have responded to the latest government intervention - a review into how...

The lettings industry has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban agents’ fees levied on tenants. A Bill was put...

MPs will today undertake the second reading of the Tenant Fees Bill which proposes to ban upfront tenant fees and introduce...

The government has confirmed that all property agents in England will need to be part of an approved Client Money Protection...

The industry has reacted angrily to the announcement yesterday that the Tenants’ Fees Bill is now formally starting its progress through...

ARLA has branded the government’s long-awaited database of rogue landlords as “pointless” because it will not be made public. The Ministry of...

Letting agents have responded with enthusiasm to the government’s announcement over the Easter weekend that the industry would in future have...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that “thousands” of landlords simply are not ready for energy efficiency changes coming...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members - and all letting agents - of the need to be...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members to tell landlord clients that they have only a month to...

Well over twice as many Scottish tenants have seen their rents rise at the start of the year compared to those...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has described the introduction of a code of conduct and official register for letting agents...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind a Private Members Bill which wants tenants to have the...

Some 70 per cent of letting agents expect taxes on the rental sector to rise further next year according to research...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing a consolidation of agencies ahead of the ban on agents’ fees...

David Cox, the chief executive of ARLA Propertymark, has joined the board of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme as a non-executive director. Cox,...

Trade organisatons have reacted predictably to the government’s latest announcements and publications concerning the private rental sector. Yesterday the Department of Communities...

Industry figures have broadly welcomed the latest consultations and proposed additional regulation for the lettings sector, announced by the government yesterday.   The...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has welcomed the government commitment to introduce regulation for agencies - but it is warning...

Trade groups have reacted angrily to Labour’s proposal to introduce rent controls if the party enters government.   The announcement, made by Labour...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind Gas Safety Week, which runs until tomorrow.  “As Gas Safety Week...

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...

ARLA has led a call by many letting agents on hearing the Queen’s Speech - what was the point of a...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it has so far received over 700 detailed responses to its consultation on the...

Twenty agency groups have backed a call by the Association of Residential Letting Agents urging the government to extend or scrap its...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is calling on the government to either extend the consultation period for the proposed ban...

As the new restrictions on landlords’ mortgage interest tax relief come into effect this week, ARLA Propertymark has restated its objections...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is keeping up its campaign against a ban on agents’ fees in England by showing...

Letting Agent Today’s Conor Shilling was in the audience of The Great Buy To Let Debate - always one of the...