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An Office of National Statistics survey shows that the top three issues facing the UK are still the cost-of-living crisis (89%),...

There’s been a rise of over 400 per cent in the monetary total of fines issued for Right To Rent offences...

Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...

Ukrainians who came to the UK following the Russian invasion will be able to apply for 18-month extensions to their visas,...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

Government figures suggest the UK population could reach nearly 74m as soon as 2036, largely attributed to rising net migration. This is...

Propertymark is hosting a webinar where Scott Bailey - policy manager at the Home Office - will answer questions on Right...

Fines for agents and landlords who breach Right To Rent rules increase today from £80 per lodger and £1,000 per occupier...

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of warning that Tory splits over Rwanda and immigration could force an early election...

The scale of rent rises has peaked with future increases likely to be smaller, says Zoopla. The portal’s latest report into the...

A revised code of practice for Right To Rent has been issued to agents and landlords. This sixth revision supersedes the previous...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the Renters Reform Bill will be mentioned in today’s King’s Speech - and is part of...

Propertymark is urging the government to use next month’s Autumn Statement to support low-income households in the private rented sector in...

Social housing provider Caridon Property is hosting a series of free seminars to prepare letting agents for the migration of Housing...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

Law firm Brevis Law is shedding light on the difficulties agents and landlords have in meeting Right To Rent requirements in...

Private landlords and lettings agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event. Cumberland council says property owners and...

Agents who allow rental properties to be let to migrants who do not have the right to be in the UK...

Prominent figures from Foxtons and Chestertons are amongst the agency leaders featured on a new six-part podcast series from OnTheMarket.  Hosted by...

An investigation by the BBC and Zoopla shows the sharp drop in the volume of available rental units in the past...

The government has pulled together the latest guidance on Right To Rent, appropriate to landlords, lettings agents and home owners who...

Foxtons has worked with house builders the Berkley Group to connect Asia Pacific buyers and landlords with UK property. The initiative, held...

The share of Londoners purchasing property outside of the capital slowed in 2022, back towards pre-Covid norms.   That’s the view of lettings...

Lucy Noonan, founder of Atomic Consultancy, reviews how partnering with Atomic can help property and lettings companies buy or sell their...

A lettings agency says the cost of living crisis calls into question the viability of a selective licensing scheme in its...

Propertymark is warning that higher Right To Rent costs are likely to hit agents when new processes kick in this autumn. From...

Agents are being invited to take part in a pilot project which claims it will cut down on ‘back office’ chores...

The government is admitting that its rental reform agenda is aimed primarily at the north of England - which just happens...

A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...

Airbnb says it’s been overwhelmed by the support for its initiatives to help Ukraine. As of Tuesday this week there had been...

There’s been yet another deadline change for the revised Right To Rent rules. Temporary checks introduced at the height of the pandemic...

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...

The Home Office has confirmed that letting agents, landlords and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...

The government has updated its formal guidance to letting agents and landlords on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of online...

London-based buy to let purchasers in the first half of the year have looked outside the capital in high numbers according...

There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...

The Oxfordshire based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant,...

A grace period for Right To Rent changes following Britain’s exit from the EU expires at the end of this month. And...

The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies - and agents who fail to use them risk having...

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions.  Whilst some notice...

Some 39 agents and landlords have had banning orders over the past three years according to a report in The Guardian. Under the...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

Knight Frank says it’s seeing tenants in the prime London niche reflecting the same trends as those in the wider property...

ARLA Propertymark is warning government that the majority of letting agents and landlords won’t be able to conduct retrospective full-scale Right...

Changes to the codes of practice surrounding Right To Rent are introduced on November 2, and tomorrow there’s a useful webinar to...

The Right to Rent scheme’s revised code of practice coming into effect next month does nothing to stop agents and landlords...

The Home Office is proposing a new online service to make it easier for agents and landlords to check that prospective...

The lettings industry is today preparing for the current ban on repossessions to be lifted on Sunday with courts to hear...

West Midlands Police have revealed that a major drugs racket being run by a rogue landlord from his properties in Coventry...

Agents and landlords must now give tenants six months’ notice before they can evict, except in the most serious of cases,...

A mailing list operated by the left wing activists’ group Momentum has been used to win support for a rent strike...

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the government’s controversial Right To Rent scheme, overturning a decision reached last...

The government has relaxed some provisions of the controversial Right To Rent regulations for the duration of the Coronavirus outbreak. The temporary...

Another council is consulting on introducing a selective licensing scheme - and again it claims it will “create better housing for...

A landlord has been ordered to pay nearly £6,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to harassing and financially exploiting...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has been informed that the controversial Right To Rent checks forced on to agents and...

The government says it’s working on an online digital Right To Rent status checking service for agents and landlords to use,...

A third of all landlords live in Greater London and the South East according to data collated by a property management...

As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...

One might have thought that if private rental tenants were as badly treated as some people suggest, housing would be their...

Landlords’ confidence in their lettings business has slumped to an all-time low, according to research by the National Landlords Association. In a...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents is urging member agents and the industry to ensure it is up to date with...

A council has used a drone with a thermal imaging camera to identify illegal ‘sheds’ where tenants are being rented beds...

A Labour council which has become famous for its critical approach to the private rental sector has now been given almost £200,000...

Both sides of the Right To Rent debate are squaring up for their latest court battle. Earlier this year the High Court...

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have been given a message from a consortium of groups this morning - Scrap Right To...

A Freedom of Information request by The Guardian newspaper has produced the startling admission from government that not even one landlord...

A lettings sector trade body says EU citizens may face problems getting private rented accommodation after Brexit. And the body - the...

With the government already on the ropes over Brexit, there’s a call today for one of its flagship immigration policies to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has asked the government for urgent clarification on how Right To Rent will work post-Brexit...

The Home Office says it will reassess the Right To Rent scheme following last week’s decision by the High Court that...

There’s been general support for last week’s judgment by the High Court that the government’s Right To Rent policy breaches human...

The High Court has ruled that the government’s Right to Rent scheme breaches human rights law. Under the Right to Rent landlords are...

The Let Leeds agency has completed on the acquisition of another firm in the city, Milnes Walker - and the purchase...

A trade body has spoken out about the lack of detail in government plans for Right To Rent, as contained in...

The High Court today begins a Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme. The scheme began operating nationwide in...

The government has unveiled the spectre of a ‘global immigration system’ to be introduced from the end of 2020 - but...

The Home Office is to reconvene its private rental sector stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. This follows a controversial period for...

The campaign group Generation Rent is back on the warpath in opposition of Section 21, which it describes as “the leading...

A leading trade body says EU citizens living in the UK run the risk of losing their rental homes without swift...

The government’s flagship immigration Right To Rent policy is under threat on two fronts. Firstly a cross-party group of MPs has written...

The Residential Landlords Association has reiterated its support for a legal challenge to Right To Rent which is to be made...

The controversial Right To Rent regime whereby agents and landlords are expected to check the immigration status of would-be tenants is...

Figures from the Home Office show that as of the end of March, a total of 405 fines for non-compliance with...

A statement from the government has repeated its determination to clean up the private rental sector through a series of measures,...

The controversial Right To Rent policy has been attacked as having failed “to demonstrate its worth” in encouraging immigration compliance. Under Right...

The Residential Landlords Association has reiterated its opposition to Right To Rent, and is backing two legal challenges to the measure. Letting...

It’s been revealed this morning that there are two legal challenges being mounted against the Right To Rent policy, which obliges...

Figures released by the government show huge support for the extension of the offences under which agents and landlords may in...

One of the industry’s leading trade bodies wants the government to halt the Right To Rent programme after evidence shows some...

The Nationwide has set out a comprehensive study of how migrstion impacts on housing demand in the UK, especially in the...

The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has started what is described as an official inspection of Right To Rent. Legislation...

The BBC says Right To Rent legislation is fuelling a burgeoning market in fake IDs - in some cases creating access...

New figures assembled by the Nationwide reveal precisely how much, on average, it costs to operate a privately rented property.    The numbers...

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

Almost a fifth of landlords say they are now less likely to let to EU nationals or people from the European...

ARLA Propertymark has revealed what it believes is a 'big step forward' for letting agents processing large numbers of overseas student...

The head of an online letting agency specialising in student accommodation says the controversial Right To Rent legislation may have to...

The controversial Right To Rent, which obliges letting agents and landlords to check the right of prospective tenants to live in...