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The government is asking bailiffs not to enforce court possession orders in areas with the highest Coronavirus restrictions.  So although evictions can...

Pressure appears to be building for more pet-friendly lettings properties with two Build To Rent operators promoting animal-friendly tenancies. BTR operator Fizzy Living...

A fake lettings agent has been caught trying to cheat prospective tenants out of £1,500 which she claimed was a deposit...

A new PropTech tool called Covid Profile tells lettings agents if tenants are self-isolating or in quarantine because of Coronavirus.  The cloud-based...

Channel 4’s BAFTA award-winning comedy Stath Lets Flats is back on the market for a third season. The agency-based sit-com from writer-performer...

Countrywide’s latest trading statement covering the first half of 2020 shows it was hit more than most corporates by the market...

A hybrid has been named lettings agency of the year by comparison website Rentround. Accommodation.co.uk has won the award after being the most...

Campaign group Generation Rent says thousands of tenants in areas of the country under Tier 3 Coronavirus restrictions are in danger...

Letting agents are being invited to additional courses from TDS Academy online. The courses, offering Continuing Professional Development training virtually, look in particular...

A new PropTech app called Acaboom claims to send an alert when a landlord is viewing the agency’s marketing proposal. This means...

Several pet charities are supporting an attempt by an MP to reform lettings regulations to permit more pets in private rental...

A charity claims that private tenants in the areas with the higher tiers of Coronavirus measures face “harsh enforcement” if they...

A survey by two PropTech firms wants to know how agents are coping with the pandemic. Fixflo and MRI Software have launched...

London Central Portfolio, an investment consultancy, says the capital’s prime central area is seeing a demographic change as younger British tenants...

A local authority is launching a six month probe into rooms let out but exempt from rental sector regulation. The project is...

PropTech firm Goodlord is for the first time offering ‘bank-grade’ facial recognition to letting agents. As part of an update to its...

Belvoir has opened its third office in Swansea - but like other agency branches in Wales, it’s set to close for...

The Ringley Group has launched a new estate and block management division targeting high-end London instructions. Ringley Group already has over 12,000...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has teamed up with a rewards provider to offer 500 letting agencies one year of free access. Agents...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a cross-industry call for more information to be provided to politicians who go on to make housing...

The Welsh government has given details of the rentals and sales house moving process during the 16 day lockdown beginning 6pm on Friday...

Two former Keller Williams agents have their own BBC Three TV show now available on the iPlayer. It’s called Rent Like a...

Knight Knox has unveiled a new property investment website as it marks its 16th anniversary. The new site features the tagline ‘property...

The Welsh Government wants to reform compulsory purchase powers - meaning any landlord with a long-term empty property in the region...

The fledgling trade association representing short lets companies wants public cash and other forms of aid to help the sector through winter. Merilee...

Martin & Co has completed major acquisitions from local independents in three areas.  Martin & Co Falmouth completed its fifth acquisition in...

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

John Lewis Partnership, until now best known for its department stores and ownership of Waitrose, is to build homes for rent. The...

A major north of England local authority wants to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live, following analysis...

A Conservative MP is urging his colleagues in government to end “cruel” discrimination against pet owners by much of the private...

A legal expert for ARLA Propertymark is recommending that letting agents consider serving a second Section 8 notice if a tenant's...

An organisation that wants rent controls, the scrapping of Section 21 and what it calls “indefinite tenancies” claims to have 4,000...

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

A London agency has won the instruction for a particularly prestigious let - a four bedroom apartment in the capital, once...

Anger continues to mount over government plans to make rental properties more energy efficient, with one agent advising his landlords to make...

A family-run agency that describes itself as “plucky” has rebranded and moved to larger premises in one of the UK’s most...

A new agency set up in Wiltshire says it goes beyond the traditional lettings services of existing operators, and instead seeks...

A lettings management company has been selected by a Far Eastern developer to manage units on a new 756 home scheme...

A leading PropTech figure says using text messages to remind tenants when rent is due and chase late payments is a...

Online agency eXp UK has launched a new lettings service allowing agents who join the organisation can now offer a lettings...

A Czech-based PropTech firm called Flatio says it’s entering the UK market and aims to have at least 10,000 properties listed...

One of the most prominent south coast lettings and sales agencies is returning to Zoopla after a five year absence.  Mishon Mackay,...

A new free-to-list ‘lifestyle’ app that aims to be bigger than Rightmove says it will pay lettings agents when renters switch...

Asking rents outside London have hit a new high according to Rightmove’s latest market snapshot. The pressure comes from record demand from...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has revealed significant new investment as its founder - ex-Zoopla commercial director Jon Notley - takes a...

The Guild of Property Professionals has set out what it thinks letting agents should be considering in the short, medium and...

A student accommodation search portal has speculated on how the sector could change in the long term as Coronavirus hits education. “Whilst...

Research by Hamptons International shows that since the end of the spring lockdown and the reopening of the rental market, affluent...

It’s a year today since the closure of the formal government consultation into scrapping Section 21 powers for agents and landlords. In last...

A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...

Light has been shed at last on the long-running uncertainty about why some landlords choose to use lettings agents and some...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association, a new trade body representing the short-term rental sector, has added two new members to...

Most tenants claim they are “intimidated” when agents or landlords telephone them about arrears - and they would much prefer a text. A small...

Trading Standards in one region of the UK is staging Twitter quizzes aimed at students, and asking about agents’ fees surrounding...

PropTech service The Depositary is extending its existing partnership with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, aiming to fully integrate with the TDS...

Rents continue to fall in Prime Central London according to agency Knight Frank. After September’s data is taken into account the annual...

A business owner who calls himself a “frontline agent” is the new Vice President of ARLA Propertymark.  David Votta, owner of Votta...

ARLA Propertymark has welcomed the creation of a financial lifeline for tenants in Wales in arrears because of Coronavirus.  The association has...

Rents in the UK dropped in six of the eight regions monitored by PropTech supplier Goodlord.  During September, the average rent for...

Automated lettings platform PlanetRent has agreed a partnership with another PropTech operator to offer virtual tours of rental properties. The partnership with...

Savills latest remote auction in 2020 saw £40m raised with 90 lots sold bringing the total value of property sold in 2020...

Shelter has returned to the attack on the private rental sector. In a new report it claims a third of tenants in England...

Belvoir has acquired its 100th independent agency with its Northwood Wolverhampton operation snapping up Millenium Properties in the city. This adds another...

The Chartered Institute of Housing claims there may be a “massive increase” in evictions in the near future. In a briefing paper the...

Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...

The hyper-active Linley & Simpson agency group has announced its fourth acquisition since the lifting of the national lockdown. The Yorkshire-focussed company...

The latest monthly rental index produced by insurance provider HomeLet shows a four per cent surge in the all-UK average rent...

Scotland must encourage more investors into its property market as a way of supporting its economy once the Coronavirus recedes according...

The huge disruption of the Coronavirus crisis to the UK's university education does not alter the sector’s long-term fundamentals, a specialist lettings...

One of the highest profile figures in the rental sector says rogue letting agents should be named and shamed as a...

Government intervention, which in recent years has seen scores of legal and regulatory changes to the private rental sector, may be...

A new PropTech tool called Lettings Intelligence is being launched this week with the claim that it is “revolutionising the way that lettings...

Later this week agents will have the opportunity to hear one of the industry’s leading consultants give advice on preparing for an...

A lettings agent has been awarded the contract to take over the rental properties, marketing and inspections of the entire residential...

New long-term targets for improving energy efficiency across the private rental sector simply are not realistic, the government has been warned. The...

It appears lettings agents may have escaped the recommended demands for referral fees to be made more transparent to customers. A statement...

An agent has been banned from being a company director after tax offences involving hundreds of thousands of pounds, or possibly...

The investment arm of the Big Issue street newspaper is putting £3m into a new form of lettings agency.  Homes for Good was...

A rental demand league table produced by a lettings management platform shows the winners and losers across the UK - and...

A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...

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

The business model underpinning most lettings agencies is set to change fundamentally if there is the much-anticipated second wave of Coronavirus. That’s...

A major player in the Build To Rent sector has announced another large scheme - 346 units - on a major...

The number of new prospective tenants is at its highest level ever according to data just released by ARLA Propertymark. The association’s...

Consumer charity Citizens Advice has given guidance to student tenants who may have to return home early this term because of...

There’s to be a new editor for Landlord Today from tomorrow, Thursday October 1. It’s to be Graham Norwood, currently editor of...

Letting agencies and landlords are being invited by a local council to take part in what it describes as a “risk...

Activists from the controversial renters’ group Acorn have picketed the headquarters of a national rental firm in a dispute over a...

A rent guarantor service says the rental sector has investors and landlords who are happy for tenants to defer rent payments...

Fledgling portal Homesearch has partnered with outsourced viewing service Viewber in a new PropTech teaming. Under the deal, agents who receive an...

There have been more Coronavirus-inspired changes to lettings regulations in Scotland. Firstly the Scottish Government has passed the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment...

North of England lettings agency Matthew & Evans Rentals has been kicked out of the Property Redress Scheme, one of the two...

A crooked lettings agent stole almost £30,000 from dozens of clients to prevent his business from going bankrupt. Tim Catherall, of Nottinghamshire,...

Hamptons International has given a rental market forecast for 2021 - and it doesn’t make for happy reading. The agency says the rental...

A £5,000 fine has been handed to five landlords in London for failing to license HMOs.  One of the properties, a four-bedroom HMO in...

It appears that the Renters Reform Bill - a key measure in the 2019 Conservative General Election manifesto - has been...

A leading trade body has broadly welcomed the Winter Economy Plan outlined by Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday, but says this still...

A leading figure in the private rental sector says the lettings industry has been largely ignored once again by Chancellor Rishi...

One of the country’s first specialist residential property fund managers has named the agency to handle its latest Build To Rent...

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...

The government has revealed the dates of its so-called Christmas eviction truce. Agents will not be able to instruct bailiffs to complete...

ARLA Propertymark has hit out against last minute attempts to effectively reinstate the eviction ban which finally came to an end...

Stockport-based property development company Three Sixty has launched what it calls an online agency - Three Sixty Living - to handle...

Nearly half of prospective home buyers have delayed their plans because of the Coronavirus crisis, a mortgage company says. Research by Aldermore...

Much has been made of the backlog of court cases - including landlords’ possession attempts - and now the Ministry of Justice...

A prominent PropTech figure says agents have a key role in reducing evictions in the short term - and he suggests...

The government has accused campaign group Generation Rent of peddling “unreliable and misleading” figures about potential evictions in the private rental...

A London council has launched a strategy it claims will protect private tenants and ensure they live in good quality and...

A police force is warning potential tenants to check before handing over money after scammers conned people into making rent pre-payments...

The private rental sector dedicated to student accommodation in London could see a 24 per cent drop in income in the...

A Liberal Democrat Baroness says she is to make a last-ditch bid in the House of Lords tomorrow to stop evictions...

A survey of 2,750 tenants by a prominent PropTech firm suggests a quarter are concerned about not being able to pay...

A consultation process by the Scottish Government may herald stricter restrictions on Airbnb and similar short let platforms north of the border. The...

The legal industry says the end of the eviction ban must be the moment to ensure the widest number of tenants...

A definitive document has been published by the House of Commons library listing every eviction-related measure taken by UK governments during...

Housing Minister Chris Pincher says the eviction ban is formally over but the situation remains under “constant review” as the second...

Labour’s housing spokeswoman has accused the government of wasting the last four weeks before the eviction ban ended by putting its...

The government has set out confirmation of the new regulations and protocols that agents and landlords will have to follow if...

One of the most outspoken campaign groups against the end of the eviction ban has staged a series of so-called ‘boot...

The Citizens Advice charity claims that new figures suggest concern is building amongst renters about the possibility of losing their home.  It...

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

A fully electronic check-in process can help to protect landlords’ properties and tenants’ deposits as students return to university over the...

The letting market experienced a traditional seasonal decline in August, according to the latest analysis from Agency Express. Its Property Activity Index...

Some 60% of London office workers who rent in the capital say the pandemic has made them reconsider their living situation,...

Ahead of the evictions ban being lifted on Sunday, ARLA Propertymark has written to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick, setting out a...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has slammed London Mayor Sadiq Khan's call for a rent freeze in the capital. Yesterday, ahead...

The decline of the high street - which has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic - is forcing commercial investors to...

A growing residential estate management company has committed its future to office-working after moving to a new boutique space in Birmingham. Principle...

A new whitepaper argues that landlords and tenants aren't getting what they want from the rental market. It says landlords need...

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

Overseas and domestic students have returned to the Central London lettings market 'in force' so far this month, according to Dexters. The...

Some 25,000 investors and landlords have signed up to receive a free expert guide from Zoopla in just over a week...

Landlords operating in England are increasingly seeking evictions advice from their Scottish counterparts, according to property management firm Apropos. The platform says...

Lettings supplier Blinc UK has acquired a 50% stake in Pink Chilli, a new pre-tenancy software platform for letting agents. Pink Chilli...

Prospective tenants are increasingly searching for properties outside of commuter hubs and urban areas, according to Rightmove. Its analysis of over 60 million...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) and safeagent have announced two new e-learning modules for letting agents and landlords. The modules, which form...

Campaigners against evictions during the Coronavirus crisis have launched a last-ditch call for the government to grant another extension to the current...

New research from Countrywide brand Hamptons International suggest tenants are joining vendors in a trend towards leaving cities and heading for more...

A survey of 350 lettings agents suggests the large majority feel positive about the rental market despite the challenges of new...

Data from Knight Frank suggests that average rental values in prime central London fell one per cent last month, taking the...

There have been changes to the Notice To Quit process in Northern Ireland. The Private Tenancies (Coronavirus Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020...

The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...

The first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...

With college and university terms about to start, and ever-more diligence required over Coronavirus, the Deposit Protection Service is offering an...

The acquisition of a Newcastle independents has allowed Northwood to become one of the city’s largest lettings agencies. Inderpal Dhillon and Aman Singh of...

The Build To Rent specialist operator Wise Living has announced a new scheme in Lincolnshire being built in partnership with developer Seagate...

ARLA Propertymark says there has been a breakthrough on the banking clampdown on pooled client accounts - a pain in the...

A lettings agency that told a prospective tenant it had a policy of not offering tenancies to housing benefit recipients has...

Two suspended sentences, community service, a fine and disqualification from being a director - those form the penalty for a rogue...

Zoopla has revealed its top 10 hotspots for buy to let investors seeking high rental yields.  The analysis is based on rental returns...

Martyn Gerrard Estate Agent is the latest agency to partner with a deposit alternative supplier - in this case flatfair.  Tenants at...

A Tory member has used the Conservative Home website to tell his party that it should introduce interest-free loans to help tenants...

The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is joining forces with housing organisations to argue against private...

Two landlords have been served with civil penalty notices for operating unlicensed HMOs.  The notices were from Wellingborough council; one was for...

Scottish agency Tay Letting is set for expansion into Dundee and its surrounding areas with the acquisition of Lickley Proctor Lettings. Just...

There’s a huge backlog of work required to be done across the private rental sector to meet the latest Minimum Energy...

Long-standing industry figure Robin Paterson has described how a company has re-shaped its service post-pandemic to offer high quality short lets...

One of the leading figures in the PropTech world is warning that letting agents must not be tempted into charging illegal...

It’s been a difficult first half of 2020 for almost every agency business but Belvoir appears to have emerged healthier than...

Management software provider Goodlord has added Reapit to its list of integrations, with a preview for customers being available on a...

Last month, we were all caught by the surprise news that the government was extending the temporary ban on evictions just...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging its members to write to their MPs over the provision of cash help...

A scheme providing interest-free loans to tenants with Covid-related arrears should be offered across the UK. That’s the view of David Alexander...

The UK-based flat-sharing platform SpareRoom has acquired one of its rivals Roomgo - better known by its previous name of Easyroommate.  The...

A private rental licensing consultancy has spotted that an additional licensing scheme run by a London borough council has now lapsed...

A new report demands that online rental platforms and portals allowing direct advertising by clients do more to deter fake landlords...

The rental market is heading into the normally-quieter autumn period with strength but increasing void periods. Data from PropTech firm Goodlord, which...

ARLA Propertymark is holding a webinar later this month to discuss the impact of Coronavirus on the private rental sector. It will...

Striving for higher yields remains the holy grail for buy to let, and new research suggests investors could be attracted by...

A new private rental licensing regime in a London borough is being described as “a major step forward in improving living...

The ARLA Propertymark president for the year ahead is a long-standing board member with significant experience in regulation. Angela Davey succeeds Phil...

A new product aims to improve tenant referencing by shifting the emphasis to the renters themselves. LegalforLandlords has just launched its new...

Letting agents and landlords in Wales can now direct struggling tenants to a new independent advice service. The Private Rented Sector Helpline...

Oxford council, which has 49 per cent of its housing stock in the private rental sector, is starting a formal consultation...

A council says it’s issued no fewer than 400 compliance notices to landlords since the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England...

Pressure is building on the UK government to ensure England follows the example of both Scotland and Wales and creates a...

The average rent across the UK is now £985 per calendar month, up some 2.1 per cent on four weeks ago...

Knight Frank says one week in August saw the lettings market in London and the Home Counties hit a 10 year...

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

A rent guarantor service has rejected criticism of so-called Coronavirus break clauses in rental contracts. There’s been criticism in recent months of...

ARLA and the NRLA have teamed up with charities - some usually critical of letting agents and landlords - to lobby...

Reduce buy to let regulation or face a worsening housing crisis - that’s the message from a leading property lawyer.  Mary Rouse,...

Rents are higher for Londoners living near busy high streets - for the moment at least.  Research by rental platform Spotahome has...

In the latest twist in the long-running saga of the eviction ban, the government has revealed changes to notice periods. The changes...

A leading trade body has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that some landlords face receiving no rent for two years.  In a...

A proposed licensing regime in Kent has been abandoned because of fears it would drive landlords away. Medway council proposed a scheme...

ARLA Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants continued to rise in July, hitting the highest number on record. The average...

A deposit scheme has launched a new service designed to help tenants and landlords who have experienced issues with rent arrears as...

The renters’ group ACORN, which has held numerous protests at individual letting agents’ offices, has apologised after one of its local...

Student renters want break clauses automatically included in tenancy agreements to protect them financially in the event of a second wave of...

A London council is telling its private rental sector residents to use a new tool to check whether they may be...

A prominent lettings agent has come out in favour of the eviction ban extension - but he wants government cash help...

A prominent PropTech company has given its 134 staff the right to work anywhere they wish on a permanent basis -...

Three agents have been expelled by The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation awards.  In the case of Foremost Lettings Ltd...

Move iQ, the consumer-facing property service led by Phil Spencer, has teamed up with a lettings sector insurance provider which could...

The latest survey of buy to let landlords suggests a relatively healthy private rental sector notwithstanding the challenges of the Coronavirus...

The Generation Rent campaign group has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding answers to five questions regarding the eviction extension...

A specialist mortgage operator is warning letting agents and landlords to gear up for a winter of discontent as a result...

The Citizens Advice charity is calling for tenants with arrears directly created by the Coronavirus to be offered government grants to...

A high profile former estate agent who was a major figure on the London sales market for over three decades has...

A league table has been drawn up to show which large cities in the UK have the highest demand for investment...

One of the leading figures in the lettings industry has described the government’s eviction ban U-turn as “devastating.” Paul Shamplina, founder of...

The Law Society has set out exactly what the extension of the eviction ban, announced on Friday, means to agents, landlords...

The new director of campaign group Generation Rent says the government has caused “untold mental stress” to thousands of tenants. Commenting on...

Labour leader Keir Starmer says the latest extension of the eviction ban is insufficient without a comprehensive plan by government.  “This eleventh...

The government has made a last minute U-turn on the eviction ban - extending it for four weeks until September 20. Housing...

A vocal London lettings agent says it isn’t the responsibility of agents or their landlord clients to take the financial hit...

A council has won a planning appeal banning the use of a property for short lets - considered a landmark case...

The Generation Rent pressure group has made a last-ditch argument in favour of keeping the evictions ban, which will lapse at the...

A city lettings agency has rebranded in what it calls “a step change for the business.” Let Leeds is now known as...

A landlord taken to court by a council has ended up with a bill in excess of £20,000.  Dennis Goodwin of Highbury...

The anti-letting agent group ACORN is to stage protests in 10 to 15 UK cities this weekend according to an activists’...

Belvoir is backing a call for a loans scheme in England - similar to one in Wales - to protect tenants...

Letting agents are being warned they are likely to face a higher number of mandatory electrical checks as the sector expands...

Whisper it quietly but in just 10 days time we have the final Bank Holiday before Christmas. We would like to mark...

Labour’s housing spokeswoman says “after the incompetent handling of the exams fiasco, the government must act now to avoid more chaos...

The author of a book described as being about “insecure renters haemorrhaging cash” has used her newspaper column to make a...

A property management firm says there’s been a big surge in rentals with the majority of deals being completed using virtual...

A leading lettings sector trade body has set out reasons why the eviction ban should be lifted - which may help...

Independent service Moneyfacts says that while the buy to let mortgage sector remains resilient, it has contracted slightly in recent weeks...

A group of Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs have together claimed that England could witness "a new wave of homelessness" when...

A new student accommodation property platform has been launched which aims to deliberately by-pass letting agents.  Housemates is for students, landlords and...

Tenant concierge service Tenant Shop is linking with Legal & General to offer insurance products across the private rental sector.  Tenant Shop...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of the two government-authorised redress services, claims its new mediation option is a success. In March this...

One in eight homes coming onto the rental market in inner London since May has previously been an Airbnb or other...

The campaigning pressure group Generation Rent has returned to the battle to win an extension to the current evictions ban in...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of causing needless fear for renters by claiming all those in arrears due to...

A local authority is urging letting agents within its boundary to get in touch before serving eviction notices on private tenants. Gedling council...

The ban on evictions in the private rented sector looks almost certain to be extended until March next year in Scotland...

The controversial Labour-led council in Liverpool has started a lengthy consultation process over its latest proposals for landlord licensing. The authority was...

The latest house price index, produced by the website Home, gives a broadly optimistic outlook for landlords and other buy to...

New research by lettings management platform Howsy shows which major London commuter hubs make the most attractive potential for buy to...

A series of fake scams allegedly advertising apartments to rent have appeared on Zoopla and other property websites. The Edinburgh Live news...

A leading PropTech figure says a political issue north of the border demonstrates the advantages of voluntary industry codes of practice over...

A Derbyshire estate agent has escaped a driving ban after being found smoking cannabis in a car. Annabelle Lamb was spotted with...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has launched a special offer deal with new property portal Homesearch.  Agents who sign up to the flatfair...

A lettings agency has relaunched its property management service after it was acquired by Purplebricks in 2017. The agreement back then meant...

The largest survey yet conducted about rent payments during the pandemic shows the claims of pressure groups about widespread evictions are unfounded. Over...

The Welsh Government has launched a new Tenancy Saver Loans scheme to allow tenants to borrow to pay off arrears built up...

The acquisition of an independent agency in Yorkshire has resulted in a branch closure and the two staff being transferred to...

Charnwood council in the East Midlands is proposing to introduce two different licensing schemes for private landlords, with agents and others...

Media reports from Gateshead claim two brothers opened fire on a lettings agency with an air pistol when they were told they...

A trade body is reminding new landlords tempted by the stamp duty holiday of the raft of health and safety measures they...

An agency chain has opened its second so-called ‘virtual office’ in two weeks - and again it doesn’t involve any bricks...

Deposit alternative service flatfair is now selling a top-up cover element that allows landlords to add a further six weeks damage...

Airbnb is doing a U-turn with its global leader pledging to slash the number of professional landlords using the platform and...

New research pours cold water on claims by anti-agency campaigners that there will be a glut of evictions when the ban ends...

Franchise giant Belvoir says it’s on the look-out for independent firms wanting to join its brand in the possibly-unsettled near future. Dorian...

The Short Term Accommodation Association, a trade body representing suppliers to the Airbnb-style short-term rental sector, has announced four new members. This brings...

Greenwich council in London has resuscitated a proposal to extend its existing selective licensing regime, put on ice during the Coronavirus...

A leading politician is calling for a rethink of the six month possession period which has been imposed in Wales. Mark Isherwood,...

Uncertainty around the start of the academic year and pressure on corporate budgets means lettings activity has been lower than normal...

The lettings agency Portico is partnering with Goodlord to offer a new insurance policy to its landlords. Portico landlords can now benefit...

Hampshire independent agency Harcourts Property Agents in Southampton has been acquired by another independent, Beal’s. Harcourts has over 35 years experience in...

Research by a lettings agency suggests the pandemic has radically reshaped tenants’ demands. - and the process is still going on.  Benham...

Strutt and Parker says the low level growth in the lettings market seen in prime central London in 2019 is being...

A property litigation expert is warning letting agents and landlords about far-reaching consequences of the recent ruling which declared a blanket...

Now may be the time for buy to let investors to consider incorporation - putting their property portfolios into a limited...

Rogue landlords have been accused of tax evasion which could cost the Treasury as much as £1.73 billion a year. The accusation...

Online lettings agency Upad is offering to refund users whose rental listings did not appear on Zoopla and PrimeLocation as they...

High-end London agency chain Chestertons has snapped up an independent lettings agency in the east of the capital. Morgan Randall operated across Canary...

The National Residential Landlords Association is giving the thumbs up to the government’s Green Homes Grant, which it claims has taken...

New data from Zoopla shows that a two-speed rental market is operating across the UK, with London in particular hitting major...

A senior lettings expert with almost four decades experience says evictions should not be considered during the virus crisis, irrespective of the...

The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter claims some lettings agencies are ignoring the recent ruling that private landlords cannot discriminate against...

Back in March 2019 we covered the story that Weymouth council in Dorset wanted a landlord licensing scheme for a town...

The Leaders Romans Group says it’s opening a new virtual office in the East Midlands, with a long-standing lettings expert at...

The average rent in the UK has risen 1.5 per cent in just a month, but it is still a fraction...

Which? is warning prospective renters to beware scam lettings agencies and scam landlords following a case where £5,600 was conned out...

The huge backlog of eviction and other cases anticipated in the coming months will be helped by the creation of a...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has postponed its conference - for a second time. Back in March it was postponed until...

A  buy to let investor has been sentenced to two years in prison after claiming income support despite being a professional portfolio...

A law firm is warning that agents and landlords should carefully follow correct procedures if they suspect a rented property is...

Campaign group Generation Rent says private tenants could miss out on an energy efficiency drive if they are not given the...

Tenants who want to pop downstairs to the shop may soon be able to do so - thanks to the John...

One of the country’s biggest lettings agencies is reporting that both revenue and operating profit are “comfortably” up on 2019 levels...

The number of new prospective tenants has risen markedly according to figures from ARLA Propertymark. In June - the latest data available...

A survey of 34 world cities suggests that London ranks sixth when it comes to the cost of renting. The study, by...

The Local Government Association, which represents almost all councils in England, is calling on the government to scrap section 21. The call comes...

Two London landlords and their lettings agents will have to pay tens of thousands of pounds after a home they were letting...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur is warning agents to prepare for increased rent arrears from as soon as next month. Neil Cobbold, chief...

The Citizens Advice charity is warning it has seen a huge surge in private renters worried about arrears.  And it says many...

Four out of 10 mortgage brokers expect more buy to let business in the coming 12 months, according to a Paragon...

A lettings portal says almost half of the prospective renters it has surveyed claim to have regarded some viewings as “disgusting”...

Reports into Letting Agent Today suggest there’s still some confusion over new regulations surrounding electrical checks in the private rental sector. If...

A new floorpan tool has been launched which its founder claims to be “quicker and easier to use” than predecessors. Agents can add...

Leading housing lawyer David Smith has become the legal counsel for the new National Residential Landlords Association. Smith is a partner at...

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

There’s a warning this morning that the consequences of the Coronavirus crisis mean that rents will fall at least five per...

Teclet has announced another strategic partnership with LettsPay, a client accounting platform - the latest in a lengthy series of API...

The lettings market in Wales reopened almost fully yesterday. ARLA Propertymark, which has analysed the restrictions that were in place until this...