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30 June 2022
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Another prominent industry voice is warning of the dangers of the Scottish Government’s new eviction policies. So far the National Residential Landlords...
30 June 2022
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Maxine Fothergill, who has just completed her year as President of ARLA Propertymark, is the latest recruit to Zoopla’s Lettings Advisory...
29 June 2022
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The agents’ trade association Propertymark says the government’s high-profile rental sector reforms should address the continuing shortage of supply. Propertymark chief executive...
28 June 2022
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David Votta from the Kent-based Votta Sales and Lettings has been revealed as the new ARLA Propertymark President. He has been in...
21 June 2022
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Zoopla - which in recent years has gone out of its way to win agent support - has come out strongly...
17 June 2022
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The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it’s going to propose evolutionary changes at its upcoming annual general meeting. This will include...
15 June 2022
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A new survey is a warning the government that it must stop forcing landlords out of the private rental sector by...
07 June 2022
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Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says he will use his role on the board of The Deposit Service to fight for...
27 May 2022
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ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that it should not delay further on its long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, because of the...
17 May 2022
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Speculation is growing that a high profile former leader of the Association of Residential Letting Agents may become the next chief...
10 May 2022
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The new material information requirements recently announced by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team will be the topic...
06 May 2022
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ARLA Propertymark is the latest rental industry organisation to hit out at what it calls the “tenant-centred approach” being taken to...
26 April 2022
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The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...
21 April 2022
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The chief executive of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the UK government, accusing it of a “blatant disregard...
20 April 2022
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ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...
14 April 2022
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Sally Lawson - letting agent and ARLA President, business owner and franchiser - runs Agent Rainmaker, which aims to optimise agents’...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents have been reminded they can claim tax relief on the membership fees they pay to professional bodies that are approved...
01 April 2022
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The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark. In February, Propertymark...
24 March 2022
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A warning has gone out to politicians from lettings agency trade body ARLA Propertymark - don’t try to fix a system...
16 March 2022
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ARLA Propertymark has slammed politicians who appear to have ignored a public consultation and gone ahead with draconian changes affecting second...
08 March 2022
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...
04 March 2022
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The criticism by landlords aimed at Housing Secretary Michael Gove for some of his comments regarding the cladding issue, has now...
25 February 2022
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A north of England lettings agency has successfully qualified five members of its staff through The Able Agent training programme. The agency...
25 February 2022
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Theresa Wallace, the chair of The Lettings Industry Council, has given her backing to compulsory changes to rental property listings introduced...
22 February 2022
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ARLA Propertymark has identified a key weakness in the government’s ambitious plans to reform the private rental sector as part of...
03 February 2022
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ARLA Propertymark is warning that new landlords must be drafted in to the private rental sector to replace those exiting in...
01 February 2022
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Politicians who express concern over the number of holiday lets and Airbnbs in tourist areas miss one major point - if...
17 January 2022
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ARLA Propertymark President Maxine Fothergill has lifted the lid on what is required of a letting agent holding that position in...
05 January 2022
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A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents has lifted the lid on how buy to let came about,...
31 December 2021
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Former ARLA Propertymark president Sally Lawson, who now runs the Agent Rainmaker training service, has set out for Letting Agent Today...
24 December 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
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ARLA Propertymark is backing a call for the government to set a clear vision for how it sees the private rental...
13 December 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...
02 December 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has listed tell tale signs which letting agents should look for to spot incidents of modern day slavery. It says...
02 December 2021
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The average number of new prospective tenants registered per branch fell in October to 71, from September’s figure of 83, according...
01 December 2021
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There are fewer than 70 tickets left for December 7's rescheduled 25th ARLA Propertymark Conference and Exhibition. Originally due to take place in...
29 November 2021
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Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms. Earlier this week the government...
25 November 2021
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There’s been an increase in demand for rental properties with electric charging points for cars, according to ARLA Propertymark. The news has...
24 November 2021
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ARLA has made it clear to attendees at next month’s Propertymark Conference and Exhibition in London that they must show proof...
23 November 2021
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Buy to let investors many quit the sector if proposals in the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill go-ahead in their existing...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A high-profile four-day bootcamp designed to sharpen up lettings agents has returned from the pandemic with a bang. Agent Rainmaker - set up...
18 November 2021
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New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...
12 November 2021
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Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the director of Generation Rent, is to be one of the speakers in a debate at the ARLA...
09 November 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a new dispute resolution service as a quicker and less expensive alternative to court...
05 November 2021
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All sides of the industry have expressed anger and frustration that yesterday’s Budget effectively ignored the private rental sector. ARLA Propertymark’s policy...
28 October 2021
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Agent Rainmaker’s bootcamp - which aims to focus letting agents on the structure of their business whilst also breaking boards and...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...
27 October 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has released its latest lettings market snapshot showing demand reducing - but even so still being a record for...
27 October 2021
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Propertymark has taken the unusual step of thanking the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and the Communities for the...
25 October 2021
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Letting agents in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a council-run £65m rent fund. Although...
23 October 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has blasted the government over its net zero policy of banning new boilers from 2035 and giving landlords £5,000...
21 October 2021
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A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...
12 October 2021
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ARLA Propertymark is calling on the government to properly fund local authorities so they can combat rogue operators in the private...
08 October 2021
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Propertymark is telling politicians to stop demonising letting agents and landlords. The unusualy bluntl message has come in response to the latest...
29 September 2021
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There’s been a sharp reduction in average void periods this year - a sign of how strong the rental market has...
29 September 2021
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The letting agents’ trade body has issued a warning to landlords that short lets may provide quick profits - but they...
27 September 2021
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A statement from ARLA Propertymark has hinted that it believes politicians may be out of touch with the reality of how...
27 September 2021
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Record demand and low levels of supply have pushed the number of tenants experiencing rental increases to new highs, lettings agents...
24 September 2021
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It’s been announced that UK Sotheby’s International Realty has secured tenants for 20 apartments in record time at Embassy Gardens, a...
22 September 2021
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Agents need to be diligent regarding the the growth of cannabis in rental properties and the devastating lengths tenants will go to...
21 September 2021
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Letting Agents should aim for 50 per cent profit margins according to a high profile former president of ARLA. Sally Lawson says...
07 September 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...
06 September 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has voiced its concern over rent controls to a politicians who is leading the charge to introduce them to...
03 September 2021
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A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents says agencies should ensure they charge for all services they offer...
26 August 2021
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The scale of demand in the private rental sector is now the highest on record according to ARLA Propertymark. The average number...
25 August 2021
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If you haven’t been to the Agent Rainmaker LIVE event before, then it is pretty difficult to explain how this event...
12 August 2021
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Through our FREE online deposit dispute webinars, we’ve trained thousands of landlords and letting agents about how the dispute resolution process...
02 August 2021
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The latest rental market snapshot released by ARLA Propertymark shows a little of the heat coming out of the rental market...
29 July 2021
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...
28 July 2021
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Propertymark wants agents to come forward with examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement...
27 July 2021
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There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...
23 July 2021
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Propertymark says new figures detailing the costs of energy efficiency improvements in the private rental sector show the need for a...
16 July 2021
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The Generation Rent campaign group and Labour are again uniting to argue in favour of rent controls in London. Just last week...
15 July 2021
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New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...
14 July 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has hit back at a demand from London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan that he be given the powers to...
12 July 2021
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Propertymark has given its broad support to a new Private Members Bill introduced into the Northern Ireland assembly, aimed at improving...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is backing a controversial scheme allocating £10m of taxpayers’ money to assist tenants with Covid-related arrears. The Tenancy Hardship Grant...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The new President of the lettings side of Propertymark says her aim is to lift the profile of the organisation amongst...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Two front line success stories in the lettings agency industry are to address a webinar on the importance of qualifications. Megan Eighteen...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark says a new government online checker to help private tenants establish what repairs they may be entitled to should...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s still no sign of a lettings market slowdown according to the latest report from ARLA Propertymark. It says that the average...
29 June 2021
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Propertymark has accused the Scottish Government of rushing through the latest eviction ban extension without proper consultation. At the end of last...
28 June 2021
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Tomorrow sees the start of a three-day debate over the extension of the eviction ban in Scotland - and Propertymark appears...
21 June 2021
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ARLA Propertymark says letting agents have a vital role to play in highlighting the rights of private rental sector tenants. The comment...
18 June 2021
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Propertymark has waded into the controversy over whether private rental tenants should be allowed to keep pets in their properties. As reported...
17 June 2021
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A grace period for Right To Rent changes following Britain’s exit from the EU expires at the end of this month. And...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a call for HMRC to extend the time limit for the payment of Capital...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Areas of the country which appear to have had a surplus of rental stock in the past is now reporting a...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents’ wing of Propertymark is demanding to see the results of a mediation project initiated by...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies - and agents who fail to use them risk having...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s now an unprecedented level of demand from tenants for properties, according to the latest survey findings from ARLA Propertymark. The survey...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK Association of Letting Agents - a trade body rival to ARLA Propertymark - says it’s seen “a robust membership...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has produced new guidance for letting agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid restrictions. It says:...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A scheme being proposed in Northern Ireland has been branded as a threat to letting agents. The Northern Ireland Executive is considering...
10 May 2021
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There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...
04 May 2021
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents' wing of Propertymark says the recent expulsion of three agents from The Property Ombudsman demonstrates the...
04 May 2021
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says agents should continue to help landlords and tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. Although the vaccine...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark says there should be a long term appropriately funded strategy to help the private rental sector and home owners...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The two letting agents’ trade groups have backed a call for more upfront information to be given to prospective renters. The National...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has prepared a ‘top tips’ guide for agents to offer first time landlords. The tips are exhaustive and should convince landlords...
21 April 2021
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Letting agents body ARLA Propertymark has joined the criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan who wants to be given the power...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Latest figures from ARLA Propertymark suggest the rental market continues to perform strongly. Data for February - the latest available from the...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The initiative which the government hoped would transform energy efficiency in the private rental sector is being axed this week. The Green...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is asking agent members to ensure the safety of lone workers in branches and on viewings. A statement from the association...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark says its disappointed over the latest extension to an eviction ban and the requirement for six months notice to tenants. The latest...
19 March 2021
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Propertymark - embracing the Association of Residential Letting Agents as well as sales agents, auctioneers and valuers - says it’s been...
18 March 2021
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The well known former managing director of the Association of Residential Lettings Agents, David Cox, is today attempting to explain what...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, which embraces the Association of Residential Letting Agents, is seeking two new non-executive directors. The body has been in the news of...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is warning politicians fighting elections this spring that rent controls should be firmly off the agenda. The organisation traditionally sets...
10 March 2021
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Rightmove’s David Cox - formerly of the Association of Residential Letting Agents - is to talk through the Budget fallout for...
09 March 2021
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector. “Extending...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The number of new prospective tenants soared 27 per cent in the New Year according to figures released over the weekend...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The new head of the Association of Residential Letting Agents admits that the organisation - within its parent body Propertymark - has “had...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that new energy efficiency targets for EPCs could stifle buy to let investment in future. In...
19 February 2021
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The latest shock resignation from Propertymark leaves the lettings agency sector rudderless - although enthusiasm for the organisation has arguably never...
18 February 2021
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The controversial subject of pets in private rental properties is likely to be the chief point of debate at a webinar...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s now the annual National Apprenticeship Week and Leaders Romans Group has outlined how it’s opening up opportunities to newcomers to...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove’s analysis of its own listings for January suggests demand in the rental market is 14 per cent up on a year...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of Propertymark, Tim Balcon, says he’s putting mental health and wellbeing within the property sector high on...
05 February 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has issued a list of 10 demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s long-awaited Budget on March 3, with a financial...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents have been told to document all arranging, planning and scheduling of work related to electrical checks in a bid...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest rental market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark suggests that only 30 per cent of tenants experienced rent increases in December...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark members are invited to the association’s latest webinar tomorrow when chief policy advisor Mark Hayward takes centre...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of Propertymark says being a member of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is a sign of...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has been urged to backtrack on proposals for letting agents to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on day one...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Earlier this week ARLA branded local councils pursuing private rental licensing during the pandemic as “socially irresponsible” - but one of...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has hit out at a growing number of local councils introducing licensing schemes, calling it “socially irresponsible” to do...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A new property identification system which has won the backing of ARLA Propertymark and substantial parts of the industry has said...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is advising agents to get up to speed on new rules - and possible higher costs - when changes...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The annual ARLA Propertymark conference and exhibition, which wasn’t held at all last year because of Coronavirus, has been pushed back...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents have joined forces with other players in the rental industry to demand the government finally get a grip on...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is hosting a series of three webinars this month for agents wanting to hear the latest on legislating changes affecting...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents say the number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell for the third month in a row. The latest ARLA Propertymark...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has written to the government to voice fears that letting agents will not be able to comply with new...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A council in Scotland is set to be the first to introduce regulations for Airbnb and similar platforms in the short lets sector. ARLA...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark wants the government to make the current business rates exemption for High Street branches permanent. The exemption, introduced in the spring...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has given a detailed response to a government consultation on how the pandemic has hit the private rental sector. The...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell for the second month in a row according to ARLA Propertymark. Its latest snapshot...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is one of seven trade and charity groups calling on the government to help bail out private renters with...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

New and tougher Coronavirus restrictions have been announced in Scotland with decisions on England’s new controls expected to be revealed today or...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is warning government that the majority of letting agents and landlords won’t be able to conduct retrospective full-scale Right...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has issued a warning to government not to use Capital Gains Tax reform to further punish the private rental...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The main trade body representing lettings agents has described the government’s latest eviction ban as “a further blow” for the sector. At...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is staging a webinar later this month on the topical subject of referral fees. Last month the National Trading Standards for...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s taken what Propertymark calls “a rigorous selection process” to find the latest four regional representatives for the Association of Residential...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A lockdown emergency webinar is to be held tomorrow to help letting agents get the regulatory and restriction lowdown on how...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell by almost a fifth in the year to the end of September according...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

In a dramatic return to the agency world, the former chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is joining...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is backing a cross-industry call for more information to be provided to politicians who go on to make housing...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A legal expert for ARLA Propertymark is recommending that letting agents consider serving a second Section 8 notice if a tenant's...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A business owner who calls himself a “frontline agent” is the new Vice President of ARLA Propertymark. David Votta, owner of Votta...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has welcomed the creation of a financial lifeline for tenants in Wales in arrears because of Coronavirus. The association has...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent has been awarded the contract to take over the rental properties, marketing and inspections of the entire residential...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

New long-term targets for improving energy efficiency across the private rental sector simply are not realistic, the government has been warned. The...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of new prospective tenants is at its highest level ever according to data just released by ARLA Propertymark. The association’s...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There have been more Coronavirus-inspired changes to lettings regulations in Scotland. Firstly the Scottish Government has passed the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has hit out against last minute attempts to effectively reinstate the eviction ban which finally came to an end...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The lettings industry is today preparing for the current ban on repossessions to be lifted on Sunday with courts to hear...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Ahead of the evictions ban being lifted on Sunday, ARLA Propertymark has written to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick, setting out a...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark says there has been a breakthrough on the banking clampdown on pooled client accounts - a pain in the...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging its members to write to their MPs over the provision of cash help...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is holding a webinar later this month to discuss the impact of Coronavirus on the private rental sector. It will...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The ARLA Propertymark president for the year ahead is a long-standing board member with significant experience in regulation. Angela Davey succeeds Phil...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA and the NRLA have teamed up with charities - some usually critical of letting agents and landlords - to lobby...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

In the latest twist in the long-running saga of the eviction ban, the government has revealed changes to notice periods. The changes...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants continued to rise in July, hitting the highest number on record. The average...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the leading figures in the lettings industry has described the government’s eviction ban U-turn as “devastating.” Paul Shamplina, founder of...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The huge backlog of eviction and other cases anticipated in the coming months will be helped by the creation of a...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has postponed its conference - for a second time. Back in March it was postponed until...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of new prospective tenants has risen markedly according to figures from ARLA Propertymark. In June - the latest data available...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...
28 July 2020
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David Cox’s departure as chief executive of ARLA Propertymark last Friday was well signposted, particularly when he was advised he could...
28 July 2020
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The lettings market in Wales reopened almost fully yesterday. ARLA Propertymark, which has analysed the restrictions that were in place until this...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

It came as little surprise after weeks of speculation but David Cox, chief executive of ARLA Propertymark, left the organisation officially...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government has temporarily increased the notice period landlords must provide from three months to six months to end Assured...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Coaching and development organisation Agent Rainmaker is holding three day-long virtual events for agents “to rethink their business approach and focus...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is the latest industry body to warn the government against Capital Gains Tax changes that may disincentivise landlords. A joint statement...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has given a warm welcome to this week’s news that buy to let investors as...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A council with a large number of short let properties within its boundaries is urging owners to convert them to traditional...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has announced that the leadership structure of the lettings side is to be merged with the estate agency section, with...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark and other organisations from across the housing sector have joined forces to support tenants and landlords facing rent arrears...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has expressed its pleasure that the eviction ban, already extended by two months, will now expire at the end...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

In another sign of concern at the speed and volume of eviction cases once the ban is lifted at the end...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Some 47 per cent of all properties in the private rental sector in England are now managed by ARLA Propertymark member...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot produced by agent data suggests that rent increases have hit a new low as the Coronavirus impacts on...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has withdrawn its latest electrical safety checks guidance for the private rental sector, with immediate effect. However, there remains...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has released new guidance regarding electrical safety checks - and there's a worry it may include thousands of additional...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that a legal group is considering how courts will consider eviction cases when the current ban is lifted...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has set out its concerns over draft guidance on anti-money laundering produced by a body called the Joint Money...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Hunters has revealed that it’s used the lockdown period to train staff with a range of e-learning modules as well as...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The current restriction on Airbnb-style short lets to 90 nights a year in London could spread to other cities - and...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has put out a call for agents to provide support to vulnerable tenants who may be self-isolating during the...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says it’s continuing to talk to government departments about making the furlough scheme flexible enough to meet agency industry needs. A...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The HMRC’s long-awaited online register for letting agents to register their anti-money laundering activities has opened - almost six months after...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Repairs and maintenance management software provider Fixflo is hosting a webinar later this week to debate how letting agents can find...
19 May 2020
From: Breaking News

From midnight lettings agents in England have been able to resume work thanks to an amendment to Coronavirus legislation that was...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Reapit is offering lettings and sales agents free training courses for its CRM software. The offer will provide non-customers with complimentary access...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis. In a formal written...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Once the worst of the Coronavirus crisis passes there’s likely to be much more regulation of parts of the rental sector...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting two webinars - the first of which is today - looking at issues surrounding rent defaulting...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the key for getting through the virus crisis is good communications, both with clients...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is advising member companies to file their accounts on time in order to remain transparent...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Letting and Management has thrown helpful light on the responsibilities and recommended approach of letting agents faced with...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...
12 March 2020
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The government has been called upon to issue specific Coronavirus guidance for the rental sector. The chief executive of the Association of...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has postponed its conference until September. In a statement to registered attendees last evening ARLA says: “After...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does...
10 March 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Demand for rental properties in January increased to the highest level on record with 88 prospective tenants registered per lettings agency...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has been informed that the controversial Right To Rent checks forced on to agents and...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents have come out fighting against a proposal being considered in one part of the UK to triple the time to...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made an uncompromising set of demands on the government, asking it to implement a...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A BBC investigation suggests some agents may be mis-selling deposit alternative schemes. Tenants are then hit by what the probe says are...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Nearly half a million properties could be removed from the long-term lettings market as disenchanted landlords move to short-lets. A survey by...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions has hit an all time low...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has named Angela Davey as president elect, following Richard Selwyn stepping down last year due to personal circumstances. Davey has...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading property industry figure says Airbnb is attempting to persuade traditional buy to let landlords into going down the short-let...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has thrown its weight behind an initiative by the Scottish Government to control the growth...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and The Guild of Property Professionals have both given their backing to the government’s latest...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it will be issuing resources to support for lettings agents in the coming days...
02 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has set out its demands should the governmental go ahead with proposals for lifetime deposits. In...
30 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s a heightened risk of voids in the New Year period and agents and landlords should prepare: that’s the warning from...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News

An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The new government must prioritise the implementation of proposals to ensure letting agents and others in the industry are appropriately qualified. That’s...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News

New data from the Association of Residential Lettings Agents shows how the festive slowdown has hit the market. The number of tenants...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Lobbying government can work, at least in some circumstances, as the Association of Residential Lettings Agents has seen in Wales. Letting agents...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest rental market snapshot from the Association of Residential Letting Agents suggests that 50 per cent of agents witnessed an...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Registration has opened for the 2020 ARLA Propertymark Conference, with an early bird discount available to members until January 24. The event,...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has issued an unusual statement saying that the veteran lettings expert recruited to steer the organisation through the tenant fee...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the leading providers of deposit alternatives in the UK wants the government to embrace the option - even to...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The likely general election is an opportunity for the government to make the lettings sector more appealing for would-be landlords, says...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark’s Qualifications division has held its annual awards ceremony in the House of Lords, recognising achievement and celebrating...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act continued its upward curve in August. The...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging tenants to “walk straight out” if they believe an agency is breaking the...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents is urging member agents and the industry to ensure it is up to date with...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting a webinar this week when the chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents, David...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents wants agents and tenants to have access to the government’s high profile but so far...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents appears to have joined the chorus of criticism against Labour’s controversial right to buy policy...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News

With the country in febrile election mode, it’s perhaps unsurprising that the Association of Residential Letting Agents has got in on...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...
27 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released a five point plan on how the public can choose a letting agent. 1....
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents made a short sharp attack on the government last night, over freedom of movement and...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News

What is your business? Bonds Estate Agents, the modern hybrid agent bridging the gap between the traditional high street agent and online...
15 August 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

A respected lettings and sales agent has opened up about his own mental health issues and those which exist thanks to...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

With less than four weeks to go to the start date of the Welsh Tenant Fees ban, the Association of Residential...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says there has been a record number of rent increases reported by its members. In a...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it fears the government needs to do more to prevent the possibility of banned...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Trade organisations including the Association of Residential Letting Agents have welcomed today’s publication of the report of the Regulation of Property...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is one of many industry groups in a new coalition calling for S21 repossessions to be...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says the feared sell-off of private rental units is continuing apace on the eve of...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

PropTech supplier Goodlord says it’s updated its core product to ensure compliance with new regulations - and it says it’s offering...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s now under four weeks to the introducing of the Tenant Fees Ban across England and the Association of Residential Letting...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says there is a record number of homes available to renters - but this does...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it backs a new Trading Standards-led body which will enforce the Fees Ban starting on...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A formal consultation process has started to consider government plans to extend Anti-Money Laundering from property sales to lettings as well. Unveiled...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that the Welsh version of the Tenants Fees ban will come into effect on September 1. “Agents need to...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has launched a 10-element tool kit for agents ahead of the fees ban on June...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of London landlords exiting the market last month was a whopping 125 per cent higher than the national average. The...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s a vital time for letting agents to hammer home the benefits of buy to let and the dangers to landlords...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of agents seeing rent rises imposed on tenants hit 34 per cent in February, well up on the 26...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

New ‘best practice’ guidance to letting agents and landlords has been introduced ahead of the introduction of the tenants’ fees ban...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Today the long-awaited Homes (Fitness For Human Habitation) Act comes into force, pioneered by Labour MP Karen Buck and giving people...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has asked the government for urgent clarification on how Right To Rent will work post-Brexit...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A council in the west country has launched a grading system for property agents which it says is designed to be...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

More tenants are seeing rent increases, according to the latest market snapshot delivered by the Association of Residential Letting Agents. It says...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News

March 19 has been set as the next date for the Welsh equivalent of the Tenant Fees Ban Bill to be...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is warning members to be diligent in how they promote the letting agents’ code of practice. ARLA has issued a statement...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Rent controls of the kind which London mayor Sadiq Khan wishes to introduce will worsen what is already a huge exodus...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it backs the stricter rules on mandatory electricity checks in rental properties announced by...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Tenants are in for a rocky ride this year - and it’s chiefly the fault of government, says the chief executive...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is demanding 'property MOTs' to help landlords trying to meet new energy efficiency targets. The government’s...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

English letting agencies could lose over £60,000 each in the next two years alone as a result of the Tenant Fees...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News

ARLA says it can help agents understand the intricacies of the Tenants Fees Ban, which completed its third reading in the...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Early bird tickets for this year’s ARLA Propertymark Conference, happening just days before the likely introduction of the ban on tenant...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding members of tax changes ahead - a timely intervention with the deadline for...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been a broad welcome from the industry to new guidance on room sizes on rented homes. The guidance was released just...
02 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of landlords exiting the market in the East of England is 100 per cent higher than the national average...
27 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill has achieved Royal Assent, meaning that it will soon become an act of Parliament. Put...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s the lull before the storm for private tenants according to the Association of Residential Lettings Agents. In its market snapshot looking...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Agents and landlords have united against what is being seen as the latest attack on the private rental sector by the...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has put together a brief summary of the 2018 rental market. In figures, the supply of...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s been a large jump in the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions according to the Association of Residential Letting...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Today sees the Second Reading in the House of the Lords for the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, promoted by...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A property management firm is launching with a claim that its charges are under a third of some rivals. Online service ManageMyHome...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Industry bodies have given their support to a wide ranging review of safety regulations governing the private rental sector. The government announced...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The Guardian says the government is committed to making a datebase of rogue letting agents and landlords available to tenants. The newspaper quotes...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants seeing their rents rise continues to go up according to the latest market snapshot produced by the...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News

PropTech repairs service Fixflo has published its latest annual report on the industry, based on information from over 400 lettings professionals...
18 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agencies has set up a course - for non-members as well as members - on Ending...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The percentage of tenants experiencing rent hikes in August was the highest for almost four years according to the Association of...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Changes to the Section 21 Notice come into force for letting agents and landlords on Monday. This will require all Assured Shorthold...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released details of its response to the government’s official consultation on possible three year...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a reminder to the industry of the need to understand and abide by...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Members of the Guild of Property Professionals will be given access to a series of training videos put together by former...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News

In what seems to be increasingly rare good news for the private rental sector, ARLA says demand from new tenants has...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has launched a new Client Money Protection system, Money Shield, with a support statement from much of the lettings sector...
23 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Lettings agents’ representatives have hit back at an accusation of discrimination made against the industry. A report by Shelter and the National...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s asking its member to get behind Gas Safety Week which takes place from...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Negative media portrayals of the buy to let sector could help to tip Britain into a housing crisis, claims an online...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A letting agent who stole a reported £700,000 from clients has been jailed for five years and has been described by...
06 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes rose to 35 per cent in June, up from 28 per cent in May...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Fixflo is launching its fifth annual Rental Repairs Survey for lettings professionals The survey, supported by ARLA Propertymark, gauges the opinions of...
17 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has heaped praise on a local authority which has fined 27 lettings and managing agents...
11 July 2018
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Yet another leading lettings agent has hit out at the government over its proposals for three year tenancies being the norm...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has launched a new database to help its agent members keep abreast of compliance issues in the lettings sector. The...
10 July 2018
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Well-respected London lettings agent and former ARLA president Lucy Morton is the latest key figure to pour cold water on government...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest monthly report from the Association of Residential Letting Agents puts the number of rental properties managed by agents at...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has provided a check-list for so-called accidental landlords. The association says that with 145 pieces of...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and others in the private rental sector have responded to the latest government intervention - a review into how...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide is introducing the ARLA Level 2 qualification throughout its branch network. All customer-facing lettings staff who joined the business on or...
19 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The lettings industry has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban agents’ fees levied on tenants. A Bill was put...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief of what is described as Britain’s largest lettings agency has told an influential group of MPs that the proposed...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News

An adjudicator with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme has given advice on how to avoid disputes over gardening this summer. Writing on the...
04 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing the highest number of landlords selling their buy to let properties...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A national charity is calling on the government to tighten the 'default fees' clause which is part of the Tenant Fees...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News

MPs will today undertake the second reading of the Tenant Fees Bill which proposes to ban upfront tenant fees and introduce...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News
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The government has announced that it is to formally consult on proposals for longer tenancies in the private rental sector. Although there...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has confirmed that all property agents in England will need to be part of an approved Client Money Protection...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The industry has reacted angrily to the announcement yesterday that the Tenants’ Fees Bill is now formally starting its progress through...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The lettings market remains steady with demand roughly unchanged in March compared to the previous month according to the latest figures...
26 April 2018
From: Breaking News

ARLA has branded the government’s long-awaited database of rogue landlords as “pointless” because it will not be made public. The Ministry of...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Letting agents have responded with enthusiasm to the government’s announcement over the Easter weekend that the industry would in future have...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that “thousands” of landlords simply are not ready for energy efficiency changes coming...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Well known lettings industry figure John Hards is re-joining Countrywide as National Lettings Director with immediate effect. He first joined Countrywide in...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The consumer group Which? says the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards starting next weekend could affect 300,000 buy to let properties. From...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members - and all letting agents - of the need to be...
05 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members to tell landlord clients that they have only a month to...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of properties available to rent in London is now 46 per cent below the national average according to ARLA...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Well over twice as many Scottish tenants have seen their rents rise at the start of the year compared to those...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has issued a downbeat report on the lettings sector’s start to 2018. Its report on the market's performance in January says...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Trade bodies including ARLA, RICS, NALS and landlord organisations have met with the government to send a clear message - think...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has described the introduction of a code of conduct and official register for letting agents...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The select committee monitoring the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government will continue its deliberations today on the government’s ban...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The average number of properties managed by letting agents rose from 192 in November to 200 in December – the highest...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is the latest industry body to throw its weight behind the Private Members’ Bill that...
22 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The agency Leaders has been marking the 10th anniversary of the death of its founder Neville Lee, who was a key...
22 January 2018
From: Breaking News

There have been more expressions of support from industry bodies for the Private Members’ Bill from Labour’s Karen Buck MP which...
18 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind a Private Members Bill which wants tenants to have the...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy to let expert Kate Faulkner says tenants should undertake more research on agents, landlords and properties before choosing a place...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark have introduced a raft of deals in a bid to save agents money. Membership subscription fees will remain...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and its sister organisation the National Association of Estate Agents has launched the second phase of...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and other trade bodies have not yet responded to the government’s announcement over the holiday...
02 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is one of the keynote speakers for the 2018 conference of the Association of Residential...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Some 70 per cent of letting agents expect taxes on the rental sector to rise further next year according to research...
12 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has come out against a single government-administered system for Client Money Protection in the private...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing a consolidation of agencies ahead of the ban on agents’ fees...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News

David Cox, the chief executive of ARLA Propertymark, has joined the board of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme as a non-executive director. Cox,...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News

You have only until 11.45pm tonight to have your say on government proposals to clamp down on letting and managing agents...
29 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of properties that agents managed per branch fell to a 12-month low in October according to new figures released...
28 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Communities and Local Government Select Committee says it is to begin “pre-legislative scrutiny” of proposals to ban tenant fees imposed...
20 November 2017
From: Breaking News

ARLA has set out the main reasons why tenants don't get their deposits back in every case. A survey of its members...
09 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has taken the unusual step of making a fact sheet available to all agents, not...
06 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Trade organisatons have reacted predictably to the government’s latest announcements and publications concerning the private rental sector. Yesterday the Department of Communities...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News

After several months of rising rent costs, the number of letting agents who saw landlords increasing prices for tenants fell substantially...
27 October 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the most dramatic changes in the UK’s private rental sector regulations is set to take place in five weeks...
23 October 2017
From: Breaking News

London lettings agency Portico is working with a trade body to organise a seminar on what it admits is the “challenging”...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Industry figures have broadly welcomed the latest consultations and proposed additional regulation for the lettings sector, announced by the government yesterday. The...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Plans for new measures regarding leasehold tenancies to help create “a fairer property management system that works for everyone” have been...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The government has published long-awaited guidelines for the implementation of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the private rental sector. The hefty 95-page...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The powerful and all-party Communities & Local Government Select Committee of MPs has launched a new enquiry into improving the quality...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a 10 point guide for tenants - with the emphasis very much on...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Fixflo has teamed up with ARLA Propertymarket to launch a new Tenancy Builder tool to enable agents to easily build tenancy...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has welcomed the government commitment to introduce regulation for agencies - but it is warning...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Trade groups have reacted angrily to Labour’s proposal to introduce rent controls if the party enters government. The announcement, made by Labour...
28 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of letting agents who saw landlords increasing rent costs for tenants rose to 35 per cent in August according...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind Gas Safety Week, which runs until tomorrow. “As Gas Safety Week...
22 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The Nationwide Building Society says it is assembling what it calls ‘an industry alliance’ to support the increasingly-beleaguered private rental sector. The...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...
14 September 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Letting agents using insured deposit protection schemes have been urged to switch to a custodial model in order to compensate for...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has revealed what it believes is a 'big step forward' for letting agents processing large numbers of overseas student...
04 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...
31 August 2017
From: Sponsored Content

The number of letting agents who saw landlords increasing rent costs for tenants remained at 31 per cent in July -...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark says letting and managing agents should be aware that they can raise ‘safeguarding alerts’ if they are concerned about...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says agents should remember that a ‘Register My Appliance’ scheme has been set up to...
18 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has started work on a TV advertisement to highlight the importance of landlords instructing agents. The...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Repairs service provider Fixflo is this week opening its annual call for comments from letting agents on repairs and maintenance issues. Although...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of letting agents reporting rent rises over the past month is the highest for over a year according to...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The typical rent paid by tenants across Britain rose by an average of 1.8 per cent in the 12 months to...
19 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Over a quarter of letting agents saw rents rise in May - the highest level since June last year when 28...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is looking for a slew of volunteers to serve as regional representatives across many areas...
27 June 2017
From: Breaking News

ARLA has led a call by many letting agents on hearing the Queen’s Speech - what was the point of a...
22 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A letting agent working for Leaders has been appointed as the new ARLA Propertymark board member for the Midlands. Duncan Chambers, who...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Large letting agents found to be flouting the incoming ban on letting agent fees should receive fines up to £30,000 to...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Deposit protection organisation the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has announced that current ARLA Propertymark Vice President Claire Lloyd will be joining...
06 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A string of corporate letting agencies plus ARLA Propertymark have again called on the government to reconsider its proposed ban on agents’...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark says the number of properties managed per member increased marginally last month, from 183 to 185 - but there was...
26 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A selection of letting agents, estate agents and property professionals were recognised as 'outstanding learners' at the Propertymark Qualifications Awards last...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News

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