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PropTech repairs service Fixflo has published its latest annual report on the industry, based on information from over 400 lettings professionals...

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

The percentage of tenants experiencing rent hikes in August was the highest for almost four years according to the Association of...

Changes to the Section 21 Notice come into force for letting agents and landlords on Monday.  This will require all Assured Shorthold...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released details of its response to the government’s official consultation on possible three year...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a reminder to the industry of the need to understand and abide by...

Members of the Guild of Property Professionals will be given access to a series of training videos put together by former...

In what seems to be increasingly rare good news for the private rental sector, ARLA says demand from new tenants has...

Propertymark has launched a new Client Money Protection system, Money Shield, with a support statement from much of the lettings sector...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s asking its member to get behind Gas Safety Week which takes place from...

Negative media portrayals of the buy to let sector could help to tip Britain into a housing crisis, claims an online...

A letting agent who stole a reported £700,000 from clients has been jailed for five years and has been described by...

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes rose to 35 per cent in June, up from 28 per cent in May...

Fixflo is launching its fifth annual Rental Repairs Survey for lettings professionals  The survey, supported by ARLA Propertymark, gauges the opinions of...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has heaped praise on a local authority which has fined 27 lettings and managing agents...

Yet another leading lettings agent has hit out at the government over its proposals for three year tenancies being the norm...

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

Well-respected London lettings agent and former ARLA president Lucy Morton is the latest key figure to pour cold water on government...

The latest monthly report from the Association of Residential Letting Agents puts the  number of rental properties managed by agents at...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has provided a check-list for so-called accidental landlords. The association says that with 145 pieces of...

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

Countrywide is introducing the ARLA Level 2 qualification throughout its branch network.  All customer-facing lettings staff who joined the business on or...

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

The chief of what is described as Britain’s largest lettings agency has told an influential group of MPs that the proposed...

An adjudicator with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme has given advice on how to avoid disputes over gardening this summer. Writing on the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing the highest number of landlords selling their buy to let properties...

A national charity is calling on the government to tighten the 'default fees' clause which is part of the Tenant Fees...

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

The government has announced that it is to formally consult on proposals for longer tenancies in the private rental sector. Although there...

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

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

The lettings market remains steady with demand roughly unchanged in March compared to the previous month according to the latest figures...

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

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

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

Well known lettings industry figure John Hards is re-joining Countrywide as National Lettings Director with immediate effect. He first joined Countrywide in...

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

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

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

The number of properties available to rent in London is now 46 per cent below the national average according to ARLA...

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

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...

Trade bodies including ARLA, RICS, NALS and landlord organisations have met with the government to send a clear message - think...

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

The select committee monitoring the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government will continue its deliberations today on the government’s ban...

The average number of properties managed by letting agents rose from 192 in November to 200 in December – the highest...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is the latest industry body to throw its weight behind the Private Members’ Bill that...

The agency Leaders has been marking the 10th anniversary of the death of its founder Neville Lee, who was a key...

There have been more expressions of support from industry bodies for the Private Members’ Bill from Labour’s Karen Buck MP which...

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

Buy to let expert Kate Faulkner says tenants should undertake more research on agents, landlords and properties before choosing a place...

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark have introduced a raft of deals in a bid to save agents money.  Membership subscription fees will remain...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and its sister organisation the National Association of Estate Agents has launched the second phase of...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and other trade bodies have not yet responded to the government’s announcement over the holiday...

Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is one of the keynote speakers for the 2018 conference of the Association of Residential...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has come out against a single government-administered system for Client Money Protection in the private...

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

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

You have only until 11.45pm tonight to have your say on government proposals to clamp down on letting and managing agents...

The number of properties that agents managed per branch fell to a 12-month low in October according to new figures released...

The Communities and Local Government Select Committee says it is to begin “pre-legislative scrutiny” of proposals to ban tenant fees imposed...

ARLA has set out the main reasons why tenants don't get their deposits back in every case.   A survey of its members...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has taken the unusual step of making a fact sheet available to all agents, not...

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

After several months of rising rent costs, the number of letting agents who saw landlords increasing prices for tenants fell substantially...

One of the most dramatic changes in the UK’s private rental sector regulations is set to take place in five weeks...

London lettings agency Portico is working with a trade body to organise a seminar on what it admits is the “challenging”...

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

Plans for new measures regarding leasehold tenancies to help create “a fairer property management system that works for everyone” have been...

The government has published long-awaited guidelines for the implementation of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the private rental sector.   The hefty 95-page...

The powerful and all-party Communities & Local Government Select Committee of MPs has launched a new enquiry into improving the quality...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a 10 point guide for tenants - with the emphasis very much on...

Fixflo has teamed up with ARLA Propertymarket to launch a new Tenancy Builder tool to enable agents to easily build tenancy...

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

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

The number of letting agents who saw landlords increasing rent costs for tenants rose to 35 per cent in August according...

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

The Nationwide Building Society says it is assembling what it calls ‘an industry alliance’ to support the increasingly-beleaguered private rental sector.   The...

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

Letting agents using insured deposit protection schemes have been urged to switch to a custodial model in order to compensate for...

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

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...

The number of letting agents who saw landlords increasing rent costs for tenants remained at 31 per cent in July -...

ARLA Propertymark says letting and managing agents should be aware that they can raise ‘safeguarding alerts’ if they are concerned about...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says agents should remember that a ‘Register My Appliance’ scheme has been set up to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has started work on a TV advertisement to highlight the importance of landlords instructing agents. The...

Repairs service provider Fixflo is this week opening its annual call for comments from letting agents on repairs and maintenance issues.   Although...

The number of letting agents reporting rent rises over the past month is the highest for over a year according to...

The typical rent paid by tenants across Britain rose by an average of 1.8 per cent in the 12 months to...

Over a quarter of letting agents saw rents rise in May - the highest level since June last year when 28...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is looking for a slew of volunteers to serve as regional representatives across many areas...

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

A letting agent working for Leaders has been appointed as the new ARLA Propertymark board member for the Midlands. Duncan Chambers, who...

Large letting agents found to be flouting the incoming ban on letting agent fees should receive fines up to £30,000 to...

Deposit protection organisation the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has announced that current ARLA Propertymark Vice President Claire Lloyd will be joining...

A string of corporate letting agencies plus ARLA Propertymark have again called on the government to reconsider its proposed ban on agents’...

ARLA Propertymark says the number of properties managed per member increased marginally last month, from 183 to 185 - but there was...

A selection of letting agents, estate agents and property professionals were recognised as 'outstanding learners' at the Propertymark Qualifications Awards last...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the costs of tenant referencing must be exempt from the government’s proposed ban on...

A local authority consultation exercise on a licensing system for local landlords has been postponed until June 12, four days after...

The National Approved Lettings Scheme has called for the London Mayor’s new rogue agents’ database to be extended to include those...

Hybrid agency Purplebricks has given details of a mystery shopping exercise it has undertaken across over 280 letting agencies throughout the...

Letting agents who have broken the law are set to be ‘named and shamed’ by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan,...

The Residential Landlords Association has broken ranks with the Association of Residential Letting Agents by opposing an ARLA-backed public database of...

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

Letting agents have reporting an average of four landlords per branch selling up and quitting the buy to let sector in...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has told its agent members that they should urgently lobby their Members of Parliament to...

ARLA Propertymark says it will launch a campaign against the government’s proposed ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants “in...

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

Agency software company Eurolink says there are ’10 easy ways for letting agents to grow their businesses’ - with most of...

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

There has been widespread pleasure from throughout the industry at the government’s decision to accept the recommendation of a working group...

There are 4,000 jobs at risk if an outright ban comes into force on letting agents’ fees according to new research...

A leading insurance company says letting agents and tenants alike will suffer if the government’s proposed ban on fees levied on...

Rent increases have slowed in London with only eight per cent of agents reporting increases last month - and a quarter...

ARLA Propertymark and the Residential Landlords Association have written to the Welsh Government seeking a meeting to discuss a possible ban...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

ARLA Propertymark representatives have met with Home Office officials in Cardiff and Edinburgh ahead of the government’s roll-out of Right To...

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

Figures from the Association of Residential Letting Agents, now formally known as ARLA Propertymark, suggest there has been a surge in...

A total of 17 letting agencies have signed up to a rental charter set up by a Labour MP.   Alan Whitehead, Labour...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has repeated it call for the government to ban up-front letting agent fees at the...

A campaigning lettings agent is demanding action over what he suggests is a tenancy deposit system that is in need of...

There were 26 prospective tenants registered at each member branch of the Association of Residential Letting Agents - the lowest level...

Now Northern Ireland appears to be in the frame for substantial changes to the private rental sector according to the Association...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell says recent changes to buy to let mortgage interest relief and stamp duty will only affect a...

Property campaigner Ajay Jagota has launched what he calls a “stolen deposits totaliser” to keep track of how much cash crooked...

This is the final Letting Agent Today until Tuesday January 3 2017, so everyone at Angels Media sends all good wishes for...

Vicky Spratt - whose blogging to highlight the various fees charged to tenants by letting agents triggered a campaign to get...

Some 80 per cent of letting agents say they expect rents to rise next year.   In the latest market survey by the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning the government that some of its proposed changes to regulations governing HMOs may...

A campaign group has been refocussed with the objective of making the government honour its Autumn Statement pledge to ban letting...

Members of the Association of Residential Letting Agents predict a fall in the number of homes being available to let next...

Rents will "unpreventably rise" thanks to the government's proposed ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants and because of its...

Many agencies have spoken out in dismay at the announcement by government that letting agency fees on tenants would be banned...

  Industry groups have warned that the government’s ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants in England will backfire, with most...

The government will today announce that it is banning letting agents’ fees levied on tenants - meaning the fees will instead...

Rent Smart Wales, a controversial scheme that require letting agents to be trained, comes into effect today after a troubled lead...

The boss of easyProperty says he wants the Associational of Residential Letting Agents to back an initiative for so-called ‘referencing passports’...

Earlier this month we reported on Belfast council’s decision to open a public consultation on whether To Let boards should be...

Only just over two weeks remain for letting agents and landlords operating in Wales to register with the Rent Smart Wales...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that proposals to enforce minimum room sizes in HMOs in the privste rental...

Members of the Association of Residential Letting Agents are reporting stock at an 18 month high.  Members managed on average 193 properties...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has responded to the latest government recommendations for tighter controls on the private rental sector...

The Welsh Government - which now has additional fiscal powers allowing it to be more independent from Westminster - has chosen...

ARLA says its letting agent members have an average of 37 prospective tenants registered per branch – the highest number since...

A high street letting agent claims that the growth of online agents is a 'false economy'. Fran Mulhall, regional manager for GFW...

SafeDeposits Scotland has announced that Ian Potter will succeed Sir Andrew Cubie as the organisation's chairman. Potter, who has been on the...

Rent4sure is pleased to announce we are now working with Home Telecom to give your tenants fast, flexible and unlimited broadband plus...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is the latest industry body to back the Government's review of mandatory Client Money...

A raft of regulatory and legal changes for letting agents in Scotland in 2018 is being flagged up by the Association...

Lettings agents are being invited to take part in a national online survey launching today and seeking to get an industry-wide...

The number of rental properties on the market is at the highest level this year so far according to the Association...

Another major organisation within the private rental sector has thrown its weight behind mandatory Client Money Protection for letting agents in the...

This week’s long-awaited launch of an overnight tube service on two lines of the London Underground will trigger private sector rent...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

Almost half of letting agents say they have seen uncertainty from their landlord clients “which could cause waves in the rental...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have asked new housing minister Gavin Barwell to...

ARLA is stepping up its call for letting agents to have professional qualifications in a bid to combat fraud.   In a contribution...

Research undertaken by one of Britain’s leading rental sector experts and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme Charitable Foundation gives perhaps the most...

The latest annual letting agency survey has been launched by Fixflo, with the support of the Association of Residential Letting Agents. Last...

Whatever the outcome of today’s EU Referendum, ARLA says its lettings agent members do not believe supply, demand or rental costs...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has formally welcomed its new presidential team for the year ahead. Nik Madan succeeds Peter Savage...

A lettings agency has been fined over £11,000 for alleged breaches of regulations in advertising an unlicenced HMO that was later...

The supply of rental properties fell by 5% during April when compared to the previous year, according to figures from the...

A global rental transaction processing firm has reported rapid growth since launching in the UK.  PayProp says it has appointed several new...

The NFoPP Awarding Body has announced those candidates scoring outstanding achievements in property qualifications completed during 2015.  In total, 11 winners were...

Michael Green has been appointed the first chief executive of the UK Apartment Association, a new trade body focusing exclusively on...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has signed up its first institutional member from the Build To Rent sector. Get Living London...

The supply of rental housing stock on letting agents’ books fell sharply in March, to the lowest level since the start...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has given its support for what appears to be a government U-turn on Client Money...

Louise Griffiths, currently a board member on the Association of Residential Letting Agents, has joined Romans as director of the agency’s...

The managing director of the Association of Residential Letting Agents says urgent action is necessary “to make the prospect of being...

The new stamp duty surcharge on buy to let properties coming into effect next Friday will increase rent costs for tenants...

New licence fees for letting and managing agents have been announced by Rent Smart Wales, the Welsh Government’s registration and licensing scheme which...

Yesterday George Osborne delivered his eighth budget as chancellor, announcing an extra £3.5 billion in spending cuts by 2019-20. The Office for...

The supply of rental accommodation is the lowest for at least a year according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents. After...

The ability of the government to enforce controversial elements of the Right To Rent policy has been thrown into doubt by...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents wants the government to allocate more spending and greater political priority to housing, after new...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has obtained clarification from the government in relation to existing tenancies where an additional occupier...

The lettings market is now enjoying ‘the calm before the storm’ according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents.  In its latest...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents wants a dedicated court or tribunal to deal with all property and housing related legal...

ARLA is  lobbying Justice Secretary Michael Gove urging him to consider allowing High Court Enforcement Officers to enforce possession orders without...

Rent Smart Wales has approved the three NFOPP awarding body qualifications in lettings, which allow agents to become approved Rent Smart...

A review of the private rental sector in Northern Ireland has been launched - but there is a tight deadline, with...

Connells Group says it wants an additional six lettings offices to add to its Barnard Marcus brand in London this year.  It...

Forty per cent of letting agents are predicting supply will decrease over the next five years – the highest rate this...

Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...

Rents are set to sky-rocket by 27 per cent in the next decade according to research commissioned by the Association of...

ARLA has issued guidance to students who may be using the Christmas break to line-up accommodation for the coming year.  Looking for...

The former Property Ombudsman, Christopher Hamer, is to be a special advisor to the National Association of Estate Agents and the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and repairs software company Fixflo have released a guidance on timelines to help agents handle...

Fewer tenants are experiencing rent increases, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents’ monthly market report. The number of letting agents...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is looking for three new regional representatives. One will cover Hereford, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire;...

Tenants in the West Midlands are suffering the most from rent increases, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents’ monthly...

Former Conservative cabinet minister Michael Portillo and the woman behind one of the world’s most successful fragrance brands, Jo Malone, are...

There has been a mixed response from the private rental industry following the announcement that Right To Rent checks will become mandatory...

The Associational of Residential Letting Agents has spoken up in favour of most of the provisions in the new Housing and...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made a detailed case against so-called 'rent stabilisation' measures advocated by some on the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it strongly supports new health and safety legislation coming into effect today - but...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has slapped down the Bank of England's claim that stability of the UK economy could...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind a new software upgrade designed to help protect agencies in...

Who are you? I’m the managing director of Fixflo and before starting Fixflo I worked as a property lawyer in London and...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is stepping up its advice to agents head of Gas Safety Week on September 14-20,...

The number of available private rented properties rose sharply in July according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents.  Agents managed an...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has announced that it has joined forces with the Gas Safe Register to provide...

Over 7,000 responses have been received in the second round of consultation over the Scottish Government’s proposals for private rental sector...

A survey of 750 letting agency branches and 70,000 tenant requests suggests agents are improving their management of repairs. The survey -...

There has been a mixed reaction to the government’s announcement that agents and landlords face jail if they fail to conduct...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is to take part in an urgent meeting called by the Home Office on the...

Lettings chiefs have responded with disappointment to the government’s announcement that it is scrapping the Green Deal.  The scheme offered cashbacks and...

More and more agents are witnessing increases in the cost of renting, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents. Its latest...

Peter Savage is to become the new president of the Association of Residential Lettings Agents, with an emphasis on trying to...

Two interesting developments in the past week have shown how established parts of the agency industry - on either side of...

Scotland is to be officially represented within the Association of Residential Lettings Agents with the appointment of a Your Move area...

After the passing of the Deregulation Act deposits deadline this week, Richard Price, Executive Director of UKALA, is in a contemplative...

The number of rental properties available for tenants decreased seven per cent between the end of April and end of May...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has taken the unusual step of advising home owners how to take advantage of the...

New tenancy deposit rules come into effect today have been given the thumbs-up by The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks.  Under the...

New tenancy deposit rules come into effect today have been given the thumbs-up by The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks.  Under the...

Landlords could risk facing heavy fines if they fail to protect their tenants’ deposits before an important new deadline on June...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government’s controversial Deregulation Act, which is now in force, is creating critical new...

One of the Labour party’s London Assembly members has criticised Boris Johnson’s London Rental Standard (LRS), saying it is ‘falling private...

Earlier this week we passed the official deadline for letting agents to fully publicise their fees as well as providing evidence of which...

"Stop right there. Hands above your head. Don't move. Mavis, dial 999." Mr D Smith (MARLA, NFoPP) removes his Glock 19...

Two thirds of landlords plan to buy at least one further property in the next six months, according to Mortgages for...

After celebrating its year anniversary this week, Boris Johnson’s London Rental Standard has been criticised for signing up only 12% of...

The number of landlords selling their buy-to-let properties increased during April, according to the latest report from the Association of Residential...

It is now a statutory duty for letting agents to fully publicise the fees they charge to landlords and tenants.  Under the...

Tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech outlining legislation for the next 12 months will include a pledge to roll out across England and Wales...

A set of ‘fees templates’ have been created for letting agents to download ahead of the legal requirement to display details...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is the latest industry voice to say that Brandon Lewis, the newly-reappointed housing minister, should...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is advising agents to alert clients to changes to two areas of tax on property...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says landlords who are not using their agents for deposit registration should be reminded to...

Rents in Prime Central London have risen 7.4 per cent over the course of the past year despite being unbchanged for...

The Labour party’s proposals to cap rent rises with inflation and insist on three year tenancies in the private rental sector...