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Rightmove has set out its innovation programme for the private rental sector. The portal has given over a substantial amount of its...

Movinghub, the platform that showcases a range of home moving services, is now available on the Reapit Marketplace app. This new Marketplace...

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

Fledgling portal MoveStreets has signed over 100 agents, with an inventory of 16,500 properties to let and for sale. It says its latest...

Agents Together, the agency charity set up by Purplebricks and Boomin founders Michael and Kenny Bruce, says it’s hit an important...

A huge trading standards operation clamping down on lettings agents who fail to abide by Client Money Protection rules has been...

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...

Rightmove is reporting a big rise in the proportion of properties listed with video content. It says rental listings with either a...

A clampdown on letting agents who fail to safeguard landlords’ and tenants’ money is now underway.  A statement from the National Trading Standards...

An online petition which appears to inaccurately say private tenants can still be evicted “for no reason” has won 30,000 signatures...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

Lettings agents are being told by an online platform to be extra-vigilant as increasing numbers of student tenants are getting pets. The...

A landlord who built unlawful extensions to a family home and squeezed up to 14 people into the rooms has forfeited...

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

A PropTech firm says agencies adopting livestream viewing could win more instructions and save thousands of pounds, all the while abiding...

A new Right to Rent identity validation and storage system has been launched by industry supplier Canopy, in partnership with tech...

The Daily Mail says it has informed Trading Standards of a lettings agent which is claims is “illegally working” despite not...

A London council describes two new licensing schemes as ‘making renting fairer’ - even though they are launched during the pandemic. Islington’s Labour...

Deposit alternative firm flatfair has linked with a PropTech firm to enhance its offer to Build To Rent users.  The partnership with...

An agency is warning that possible Capital Gains Tax changes are now a cause of major worry to their landlord customers.  Barrows and...

Labour says the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions doesn’t go far enough to help tenants. The extension to the...

Leaders Romans Group has announced the acquisition of another independent agency, this time in the East Midlands. It’s snapped up Hill &...

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors study suggests tenant demand has increased over the past quarter but at a slowing...

Lettings management service Ringley Group has teamed up with a utility broker, 001 Ltd. It says this sources and identifies economies of...

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and shifting tenant requirements are reinforcing the need for good broadband in the rental market...

Letting agents should help landlords through a blizzard of red tape and regulation cause by local licensing schemes, a PropTech entrepreneur...

It’s now the annual National Apprenticeship Week and Leaders Romans Group has outlined how it’s opening up opportunities to newcomers to...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair says it’s set to make big announcements soon - and in the meantime it’s attracted a key...

A free digital training academy has been launched to guide agents on getting the best out of virtual viewings.  Holofy Spaces, a PropTech...

An online petition is voicing opposition to government calls for ever-improving EPCs in the private rental sector.  Nottingham landlord Tricia Urquhart has started the...

A call has gone out for the longer-term buy to let rental sector to have a similar tax regime as the largely-unregulated...

Scotland’s official clampdown on short lets is gathering pace with the country’s housing minister advocating a licensing regime and so-called ‘control...

For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...

Average rents in prime central London fell 13 per cent in the year to January as over-supply still dominated the market, according...

Unite Students, the UK’s largest manager and developer of purpose-built accommodation for the student sector, is extending its 50 per cent...

An agency says it has recently let 26 properties in one month without conducting any physical viewings. Oakwood Homes, operating in Kent,...

London lettings network Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has been appointed to manage and let a huge new portfolio of around 3,000...

A branch of Martin & Co has completed its second independent lettings book acquisition in 18 months. Martin & Co Chelmsford, part...

Letting agents have been told to document all arranging, planning and scheduling of work related to electrical checks in a bid...

Lomond - which recently merged with Linley & Simpson - has acquired four smaller independent agencies in three different cities. Two of...

The new chief executive of Propertymark says being a member of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is a sign of...

A Midlands not-for-profit student lettings agency is giving a rent discount to students who live in its leased houses. The offer comes from Sulets,...

The government has been urged to backtrack on proposals for letting agents to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on day one...

Earlier this week ARLA branded local councils pursuing private rental licensing during the pandemic as “socially irresponsible” - but one of...

A charity claims that young people under 25 in full-time work across England are unable to afford privately rented accommodation anywhere in the...

Propertymark has responded to the official consultation on the government proposals called Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and...

How did you get into property? My grandparents did some small property developments when I was growing up which always interested me,...

ARLA Propertymark has hit out at a growing number of local councils introducing licensing schemes, calling it “socially irresponsible” to do...

HomeLet and Let Alliance have announced what they call a market first with a rent guarantee providing cover until vacant possession...

One of the housing ministers with responsibility for the introduction of the controversial Renters Reform Bill in the near future has...

Two Labour MPs have made extensive claims about the number of evictions from the private rental sector likely to happen if...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued tips for agents and other industry professionals having to cope with working from home...

ARLA Propertymark is advising agents to get up to speed on new rules - and possible higher costs - when changes...

The long-awaited Renters' Reform Bill, promised 14 months ago, is likely to be introduced to the House of Commons “very soon.” The...

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...

There’s been a small change to the Coronavirus regulations as they apply to the maintenance and upkeep of properties in Scotland. First...

A leading market commentator and PropTech chief says the extension of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban was predictable, but presents agents with...

A second student accommodation provider has announced a rent discount. Student Roost has told its residents they can apply for a discount...

The head of industry recruitment consultancy Property Personnel is calling on agencies to be more tolerant of the struggles working parents...

Unite Students, one of the UK's leading student accommodation providers, is giving tenants a rent reduction. Students will be able to apply...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

Activists from a range of pressure groups have reacted angrily to what they call a half-baked eviction ban announced by the...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

The ban on private rental evictions in Scotland has been formally extended by two months, with a high expectation that a...

A trade body wants the government to ensure its latest lockdown grants cover short lets businesses. The UK Short Term Accommodation Association...

What’s life-changing, involves months of anticipation, and ends with a big arrival? You might think we’re talking about pregnancy. But research...

January 29th is the date set for MPs to hold the Second Reading of a Private Members’ Bill aimed at the...

Labour housing spokesperson Thangam Debbonaire has released details of a letter seeking further clarity and commitments on the rental sector eviction...

Lomond Capital, which owns Scottish lettings and estate agents Braemore and Stonehouse, is to merge with Yorkshire firm Linley & Simpson. The...

A family-run lettings and sales agency has launched an employee of the year award in memory of a late colleague.   The...

UniHomes, a student accommodation platform, has snapped up Split The Bills, a bill sharing service aimed at the student market. UniHomes -...

Connells has made it clear that the innovation and technology it has put into lettings are key to identifying the approach it...

Only 0.3 per cent of all tenancies in England and Wales ended with a dispute over the deposit in the six...

Many agents will be closed on New Year’s Day - the last Bank Holiday for some months and at the start...

Lettings agency Carter Jonas predicts the housing market - for both owner-occupiers and landlords - will become increasingly eco-focussed in 2021. It says...

The government has told letting agents in Tier 4 areas that their first priority must be the safety of their tenants. The...

A senior lettings agency figure says virtual viewings have transformed the rental sector. “The increased level of requests for virtual viewings has...

Fast-growing letting specialists Linley & Simpson has added over 600 homes to its portfolio after another major acquisition. It’s acquired the lettings and management division...

Higher levels of supply and weaker demand have dominated prime London lettings markets this month says Knight Frank. This meant that average...

The Scottish Parliament has postponed new fire and smoke alarm legislation for 12 months. This move, by its local government committee, follows...

Airbnb has unveiled a set of restrictions which it is operating across the UK - and the rest of western Europe...

The debate over rental properties listed on portals with ‘No DSS’ statements has reignited over the weekend. This follows a BBC investigation...

There are growing calls for so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ to face the same controls that are exerted over the rest of the...

Industry suppliuer Inventory Hive has a launched a new 360-degree camera and app which it says means inspectors can drastically reduce...

A Labour councillor in Yorkshire claims letting agents are not showing the actual properties available to rent when they use virtual...

A new rental system allowing licensed lettings agents to offer landlords a year’s rent up-front has had hundreds of responses in...

Congratulations from all of us at Letting Agent Today to four students at Propertymark Qualifications who have attained a distinction in...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

A collective of government appointed accreditation schemes has called on the government to do more to improve energy efficiency in the...

A controversial Labour council that locked horns with the government over landlord licensing is now submitting a new proposal for its...

A London agency says it’s doubled its rental deals over an eight week period, helped by adopting a virtual tours app. Paramount,...

A warning has been issued by one of the most acquisitive letting agencies that future mergers and takeovers could be hit...

Around one in seven residential properties purchased in November were snapped up by buy to let investors, according to Countrywide research. A...

Walsall council in the Midlands is considering an Additional Licensing scheme for HMOs.  As is often the case with such schemes, the...

Another local authority is considering a clampdown on the spread and condition of HMOs. Bath and North East Somerset Council, which is...

The architect of the Regulation of Property Agents working group - which has called for agents to be trained and licensed...

London’s lettings market may never return to its pre-pandemic appearance according to a flat-sharing rental platform. SpareRoom says 49 per cent of...

An agency comparison website has released information on landlord preferences and activities which it says can help agents market more effectively.  Rentround...

You don’t need to be Greta Thunberg to know that climate change is a big issue that’s impacting our day-to-day lives....

The UK Association of Lettings Agents is recommending transparency in relation to the disclosure of referral fees to landlord clients. Last month...

A renters’ union in Scotland claims a proposal to cap rents in the country doesn’t go far enough. The Scottish Parliament’s Local...

A long-running case about a house divided up and let out without planning permission has resulted in a fine of nearly...

Two landlords in the same town - one the director of a lettings firm - have been prosecuted as their properties...

A lettings agency is in the news because it has asked a student to stop using a specific room in a...

Liverpool's mayor Joe Anderson has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation. Anderson has been an outspoken...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

A warning about illegal fees by letting agents has been produced by a local council Trading Standards team.  It has come from...

Industry supplier The Letting Partnership is calling for businesses to take on more apprentices and support young people in a challenging...

One of the government’s approved client money protection schemes claims over 10 lettings agencies a week are closing. Client Money Protect makes the...

Samuel Estates, a south west London agency, has acquired its third independent local firm in 2020. The latest to be snapped up...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the November lockdown creating a subdued picture - but with early...

A property entrepreneur critical of the quality of traditional buy to let says the government should create a Minister for Renting...

A hybrid lettings and sales agency in one of the most exclusive parts of Britain has opened a second office.  Bonds, which...

A new online platform for students to search for and book accommodation has been launched, claiming to be “the fastest, simplest and...

The last year was one which none of us will forget both personally and professionally. Every aspect of life has been...

A 47-year-old south coast lettings and sales agency has been acquired by Oakfield Estate Agents. Andrews Estate Agents first opened a branch...

A late-year surge in the number of Build To Rent applications has been forecast by a market commentator. Alex Blagden, senior researcher...

A newspaper claims a lettings agency is battling allegations of overcharging customers and using fake companies to carry out maintenance work. The Daily Record...

A Labour MP and a newspaper have joined forces to campaign against so-called ‘exempted rental accommodation’. One of Birmingham’s MPs - Jack...

The Advanced Rent Option, which allows licensed lettings agents to offer their landlords a year’s rent upfront as part of their...

A lettings expert claims that many agents are failing to comply with appropriate legislation, rendering their landlord clients liable for legal...

A new app claims to make it easier for agents to create virtual tours and instantly embed them in property portal...

A chartered surveying company has acquired a long established lettings agency in the same town in Greater Manchester. Altrincham based firm Oakwood...

ARLA Propertymark is one of seven trade and charity groups calling on the government to help bail out private renters with...

A PropTech provider has created an app to remotely view and inspect properties in real time.  With InventoryBase Live the tenants undertake...

Foxtons has acquired a London lettings agency and along with it a lettings book comprising 689 tenancies. The deal is worth £2.2m. In...

The private rental sector should embrace the idea of tenants with pets and not object to the prospect. That’s the view of...

Councillors from a town council in Wales are to be given an audience with the country’s First Minister to discuss the...

A London council has been found to have operated an unpublicised consultation exercise for a licensing proposal - and is now...

Lettings agents have until January 11 to respond to the latest consultation proposal stiffening health and safety in the private rental...

New and tougher Coronavirus restrictions have been announced in Scotland with decisions on England’s new controls expected to be revealed today or...

The Generation Rent campaign has renewed its call for public money to be allocated to clear at least some rent arrears...

Two PropTech suppliers have announced their products will integrate in order to, in their words, “dramatically reduce reporting and end of tenancy...

Letting agencies should review banking and payment systems in the light of rule changes and the ongoing challenge of the pandemic. This advice...

An office of CJ Hole, one of the High Street brands of The Property Franchise Group, has snapped up an independent...

Activists from the so-called renters’ union Acorn have held a protest outside the office of a lettings agency in Oxford. A photograph...

Agents have another 12 months to make referral fees more transparent according to an update from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting...

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

A lettings agency is marking its 15th anniversary with news that it now has over £100m worth of property in its portfolio. Berriman...

There’s been a further tweak to the eviction controls introduced in England for the duration of the lockdown, lasting until December...

The gap between typical City rents and Country rents is closing according to an analysis of Countrywide properties by the company’s...

Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic.  Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...

An exercise by PropTech company Goodlord has given an insight into what the lettings market may look like in parts of...

Agents on Rightmove can now start using the portal’s new appointment booking tool, Viewings Manager, which has just completed its test...

The government is urging agents and landlords to be “considerate” when deciding whether to accept tenants on the basis of their...

Two thorny subjects are back on the agenda for letting agents - break clauses and what happens when students leave their...

Wakefield Trinity rugby league club has announced that local lettings agency Cooper & Cutt has renewed its sponsorship with the club,...

One of the country’s major lettings agency chiefs says there is a “massive” change in tenant priorities underway. Michael Cook, national lettings...

A lettings firm has been ordered to pay over £18,000 after failing to provide adequate living conditions for his tenants. Chelmsford magistrates...

The group human resources director of the Leaders Romans Group wants the agency industry to improve its reputation by embracing more...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...

It appears the much-hyped exodus of people from London to the country doesn’t apply to the rental market. Despite rents falling in...

A south coast agency has snapped up a local independent - the latest of several acquisitions it's made in recent years. Worthing’s...

The main trade body representing lettings agents has described the government’s latest eviction ban as “a further blow” for the sector. At...

Airbnb is undertaking a widespread social media campaign in the UK about its attempts to crack down on anti-social behaviour and...

The government has formally announced a pause in evictions in England until January 11 at the earliest. The only exceptions to this...

Propertymark is staging a webinar later this month on the topical subject of referral fees. Last month the National Trading Standards for...

A prominent lettings agent and property management expert says the industry has been reluctant to recognise the increasing trend of consumers...

It’s taken what Propertymark calls “a rigorous selection process” to find the latest four regional representatives for the Association of Residential...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

There’s been a flurry of new PropTech products launched, mostly focussed on lettings agencies. Australian-based supplier Movinghub, which works the UK market...

Inventory clerks can continue their regular work through the lockdown so long as they adhere to Cobid-safe protocols. That’s the message from...

An MP claims the proliferation of short lets via Airbnb and similar online platforms is indirectly pricing local people out of...

A lockdown emergency webinar is to be held tomorrow to help letting agents get the regulatory and restriction lowdown on how...

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...

Another market snapshot from HomeLet suggests that there was a 2.2 per cent average rent increase across the UK in the...

The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...

It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will...

The well-known Lenwell chain, with seven branches, has been acquired by the Leaders Romans Group.  Lenwell was established in 1990 with the...

A Green Party councillor has been refunded fees he and his partner were charged by a letting agency five years ago,...

A top property lawyer says a recent decision by bailiffs not to forcibly evict anyone in Tier 2 and Tier 3 is an...

Foxtons has posted what many consider to be disappointing lettings figures for the third quarter of the year. The company’s lettings-related revenue...

There’s no denying it, job hunting can be hard work – even more so at the moment, with all that’s going...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break....

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

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

A heroic lettings agency in the south west of England has stepped up to the plate this half-term week by offering...

The new trade group representing short lets operators is asking the government to make sure the short lets sector is specifically...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The free to list portal Residential People is launching a machine-learning platform allowing agents to specifically target local landlords and emphasise...

A new PropTech tool for agents claims to help weed out time-wasters and reduce the viewing-to-offer ratio. Rental Passport, produced by LegalforLandlords,...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how is the UK rental market coping with the fallout from...

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

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Be proactive, have a plan, and keep prospecting.  After the easing of lockdown measures, it’s safe to say the property market picked...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A council says it's identified hundreds of rental properties within its boundaries which apparently do not comply with key energy efficiency...

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

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

  There is little doubt that the coronavirus has changed the way we live and rapidly created a new normality as different...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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