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Luton council has opened Lets Squared, a High Street lettings and estate agency using public funds - even though the town...

Lobbying government can work, at least in some circumstances, as the Association of Residential Lettings Agents has seen in Wales.  Letting agents...

A compliance consultant has explained why a local council’s penalty on a rogue landlord - initially £31,499 - was slashed to...

An industry supplier says letting agents should respond supportively to the growing eco-consciousness shown by younger people who are likely to...

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The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled in favour of deposit alternative scheme flatfair in a dispute which began with a complaint...

Fast-growing Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson has opened a new office in Leeds after acquiring a long-standing lettings firm. Snapping up Morgans...

The owner of two properties has been fined £35,000 for breaches of the selective licensiing regime in his local area.  At a...

More details have emerged of the long-term scheme to site Build To Rent homes at Transport for London tube stations and...

Specialist buy to let mortgage lender Paragon has welcomed Labour's General Election pledge to force rental properties to undergo an annual...

You don’t need to go far for news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to proposed...

Labour’s policies for the private rental sector are “too extreme ... unrealistic and will be hugely damaging to housing supply in...

Controversial housing charity Shelter claims that private renters are collectively paying out £11 billion more a year – around £425 a...

A landlord has been hit with court fines for a fourth time for failing to properly manage his rental properties.  Landlord Jack...

A new PropTech app-based service claiming to reduce paperwork in property management is rolling out in London and the south east. Herddle...

The relatively low profile 99home online agency says it is now the UK’s fifth largest operation in the online sector after...

A lettings agency has marked six months in business by embarking on a £100,000 project to create what it calls its...

A pressure group that has spoken out against letting agents and landlords is urging private tenants to take part in a...

Labour has given shocking new details of its proposals for the private rental sector including £100.000 fines if properties are deemed...

There’s been a steep rise in the costs of landlord joining a compulsory licensing scheme operated by Labour-controlled Nottingham city council. The...

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

Lettings platform teclet has announced another API partner - the latest of many in recent months.  It’s the Product Care Repair or...

On the day that Labour launches its proposals to reform the private rental sector, the Tories have announced so-called Lifetime Rental...

A long-established lettings company in Scotland has acquired a three year old independent with a small portfolio of 45 properties. Riccardo Giovanacci...

The pressure group Generation Rent, which in the past has been highly critical of letting agents and other aspects of the...

A former Labour councillor and solicitor Muhammad Harun has been jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to two counts of...

A controversial private rental licensing regime that has already made the headlines for the wrong reasons has now been branded a...

A local council claims it has received over 500 complaints from private rental tenants since the start of April - approaching...

Labour has dropped its controversial policy under which private tenants would have been able to buy their homes at a discount. Press...

New figures just released by the government emphasise the significance of creating a specialist housing court says one of the lettings...

A lettings agency that launched just two years ago has snapped up an independent firm in the same city in a...

The appeal by Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to be given powers to introduce rent controls have been dealt a...

The property management platform Apropos, scheduled to launch early next year, says it’s signed up 25 business partners ahead of schedule. The...

The normally-sedate Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued an unusually stark warning to government, telling it to “stop meddling” in...

A PropTech firm says lettings and sales agents are less efficient because software providers and the wider industry have done too...

The growing chorus of calls to professionalise the short lets sector has won influential backing from a senior PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold...

Almost two thirds of landlords say their next buy to let purchase will be through a limited company, not by themselves...

The government and local authorities run by all political parties are keen to advocate measures to curb rogue letting agents and...

The safeagent accreditation scheme says the next government should not scrap landlord licensing as some trade groups have requested, but should...

A rented home in Mansfield was found to have serious health and safety hazards, including a leaking roof and a lack of smoke...

Higher housing costs - including private sector rents - have reduced incomes and increased inequality as the poorest families have borne...

The National Union of Students claims young people at college and university are being unfairly targeted by agents and landlords when...

A lettings agency has voluntarily decided to scrap To Let boards in densely populated areas, because they are unsightly and in...

Labour’s controversial proposal to oblige landlords to sell their buy to let properties to tenants who wished to purchase them, unveiled...

Three of the country’s most senior agents have told a PropTech supplier how they use technology to aid their compliance work...

Industry supplier Let Alliance has merged with the Barbon Insurance Group, which includes HomeLet and Rentshield     The announcement was made at...

Around 40 per cent of tenants currently in the private rental sector believe they will never be able to buy their...

The government has given an extra £3.8m to councils to come up with ways of catching rogue landlords - and in...

One of the industry’s leading trade bodies has revealed that the number of laws creating an obligation on landlords in the...

A collective of activist renter groups has set out a manifesto of what it wants from the winner of next month’s...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has launched his party’s General Election campaign with an attack on what he describes as “dodgy landlords.” He...

One of the industry’s leading trade groups has repeated a warning to the Conservatives that they cannot rely on the votes...

One of the leading lettings sector trade bodies has unveiled what it describes as “a positive vision for the private rented...

A new trade body is being set up in a bid to professionalise the short lets sector. The sector - which embraces...

Zoopla is beefing up its customer relationship management programme with the appointment of RAPP UK to evolve the portal’s data infrastructure...

The growing deposit alternative sector continues to be ultra-competitive with 15-branch agency Kings Lettings signing up to Zero Deposit. Kings Lettings operates...

The owner of a house believed to be occupied by multiple tenants has been prosecuted by a Kent council for failing...

Rent controls similar to those demanded by Labour in London and other major cities in the UK do not work, and...

A landlord who made a perverted request to take photographs of a teenager in her underwear has had his request for...

The likely general election is an opportunity for the government to make the lettings sector more appealing for would-be landlords, says...

Northwood franchisees have completed four acquisitions, taking the total this year to eight. As part of the Belvoir Group, Northwood and has...

A police force has issued a warning to agents and owners of short-let properties to look for signs of modern slavery...

A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...

Labour-run Leeds city council is introducing a licensing scheme which requires landlords to pay up to £825 per property. The deadline for...

A leading agent has repeated his controversial belief that the proposed scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers should be seen as...

The government is being urged to speed up the release details of the future it sees for selective licensing following revelations...

A trade body says the private rental sector is facing a major crisis - more landlords are selling properties than buying...

New research suggests that the recent fall in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages may be coming to a halt. Online...

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets....

Contrary to the impressions given in some quarters, no fewer than 75 per cent of tenants are happy to rent, and...

The BBC is reporting that the short lets giant Airbnb has been contacted by HM Revenue & Customs about its tax...

Belvoir has confirmed that its Brighton franchisees have acquired the independent Homelets agency in the town - for a cool £1m. Existing...

A long-term legal critic of selective licensing is warning that letting agents could be held jointly accountable with the landlords, -...

Apprentice star Lord Alan Sugar has warned about the dangers of short let scams after an American family was apparently conned out...

A PropTech firm says it is going to eliminate tenant screening costs by 2021 for lettings agents and landlords who use...

Former QPR and Nottingham Forest striker Dexter Blackstock has been fined over £25,000 and branded a rogue landlord after admitting 12 licencing offences. He...

Three criminals have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering involving an online lettings agency. The sentences follow an investigation spearheaded...

Property development and investment firm SevenCapital has released a top 10 league table of UK cities which it claims will perform...

One of the country’s leading lettings experts has outlined why the government is wrong to suggest that Section 8 powers could...

If you want to know why inventories are vital for agents and landlords, look no further than the high-profile dispute over...

Another online lettings agency has come forward with a deal to help landlords and tenants stranded after the closure of Upad. Last...

One of West Sussex’s largest agencies, Michael Jones & Company, has acquired an independent rival as part of a move to...

Government plans to end so-called ‘no fault’ evictions may backfire and not improve tenants’ security at all. That’s the warning from Osbornes...

A PropTech platform that earlier this year was reported to be valued at £2.8m is making an unusual offer to letting...

The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...

Several lettings agencies have stepped up to offer help to stranded customers of the collapsed online service Upad. A notice on Upad’s...

Research by safeagent - the new name for the National Approved Letting Scheme - has found over 130,000 unlicensed properties in...

In addition to the apparent collapse of Upad at the weekend, there has been unconfirmed speculation about redundancies at a second...

A lettings agent jailed in March for taking £220,000 from tenants and landlords is now in trouble over her legal representation. Heather...

A senior Labour housing spokesman is urging the government to press on with plans to outlaw the use of Section 21...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has submitted its response to the government's consultation on scrapping Section 21 evictions, which closes tomorrow...

1. Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Terry Fisher, Marketing Director at Movebubble 2. What is Movebubble...

Agent and co-founder of new end of tenancy PropTech solution The Depositary, Kristjan Byfield, has spoken to Letting Agent Today about...

A Plymouth sales and letting agency has taken a number of measures to help raise awareness of climate change in its...

A new ethical letting agency has launched in partnership with a housing association and is promoting its low fee structure. Home Makers,...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has accused courts across the country of failing to follow their own rules when it comes...

Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...

A group of landlords in the North East are the latest to criticise Labour's plans to introduce a Right to Buy...

Two university dropouts who started their own student letting agency have recorded their busiest ever start to an academic year. Harry Conti,...

The government has this week published a learning toolkit for local authorities to help them with enforcement against rogue landlords and...

An independent letting agency has reported its success in helping two large Build to Rent (BTR) developments to successfully let properties...

North east agency My Property Box has announced it has merged with Sandersons Lettings, the firm which gave its founder his...

The number of landlords looking to sell properties decreased slightly between Q2 and Q3 2019, according to a survey by Paragon. The...

A call has been made for the best letting agencies and other rental sector professionals to show how they comply with...

Rightmove has at last completed on its acquisition of tenancy referencing firm Van Mildert, first announced two months ago. The deal, reported...

A crackdown on letting agency websites by a Trading Standards team has found the significant majority of them to be breaking...

The private rented sector would shrink by 20 per cent if Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions are abolished, according to an economic...

A prominent trade body is urging its members and the wider industry to back a crowdfunding exercise to pay for a...

An estimated 20 per cent of letting agents have still not signed up for a Client Money Protection scheme, six months...

An agency that specialises in letting and managing properties in one of the country’s investment hotspots is expanding into a new...

The lettings agency owners behind the Advanced Rent Option, which provides landlords with up to 12 months’ rent in advance, says...

Franchise giant Hunters is continuing its expansion with the acquisition of Forte Lettings & Property Management, an independent in Exeter. The Devon...

High end agency JLL says it’s seen a consistent rise in London owners becoming landlords, with a 15.3 per cent increase...

The Tunbridge Wells office of Martin & Co has boosted its managed portfolio by 43 per cent by snapping up yet...

Legal & General is introducing a Rental Protection Plan for tenants, thought to be one of the first examples of this...

Ben Beadle is to be the chief executive of the new National Residential Landlords Association, launching in January. The new body comes...

The weekly economic and financial research magazine The Economist has made a scathing attack on rent controls. The publication says rent controls...

High profile eviction company Landlord Action says as many as 50 per cent of Section 21 cases it handles involve tenants...

safeagent’s Rent Smart Wales training course has been given the scheme’s top ‘High Assurance’ rating following its latest audit. Rent Smart Wales,...

The Nationwide is investing in a digital lettings service called Bunk - it’s headed by a 24 year old who has...

A Shropshire man has become the first in England to be banned from being a landlord.  In a case brought by Telford...

Labour is backing new guidelines which ban adverts which can be interpreted as encouraging landlords and home owners to flout restrictions...

A leading lettings sector trade body says evidence shows the direct payment of benefit to landlords is the biggest possible contribution...

As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...

Members of the industry’s two major landlord bodies have backed a merger which will now take place on January 1. Members of...

Last week’s revelation that approaching 50 per cent of letting agents surveyed in London were in breach of the law is...

A Labour councillor on Islington council - which is controlled by the party and has Jeremy Corbyn as a local member...

The most controversial local council rental licensing scheme in the country has been deemed a success - at least by the...

A PropTech firm says it has calculated the true cost of being a buy to let investor.  Howsy says the average landlord...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging tenants to “walk straight out” if they believe an agency is breaking the...

We are at the beginning of the end for let only tenancies which have effectively been subsidised in the past by...

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

A university student who fled from his private rental apartment owing over £1,000 has posted a message on Facebook: “Catch me...

An agency in the north of England is continuing its strategy of acquisitions in a bid to offset the effects of...

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

The Liberal Democrat conference, which begins on Saturday, is to debate a resolution calling for the scrapping of Section 21 -...

Franchise agency group Winkworth claims the lettings fee ban impact has been less severe on its agents than on other companies,...

The government has been criticised yet again for what is described as its “incoherent” approach to the private rental sector. David Miles,...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...

New research from an international law firm shows that the rental sector in major cities is now changing its demographic make-up...

HM Revenue & Customs has launched what appears to be a fishing expedition to find out information about investor landlords who...

It can be done - a council has U-turned on plans for a licensing scheme for landlords. The move by Hounslow council...

More details have emerged about Labour’s controversial proposal to allow private rental tenants that right to buy their landlord’s property, at...

There is increasing evidence of the so-called unintended consequences of the tenant fee ban according to a major regional lettings agency. Linley &...

Flatfair, one of the leading deposit alternative providers fighting it out for dominance in the burgeoning sector, has scored a coup...

As the row over Labour’s proposal rumbles on the think tank Centre for Policy Studies - which has previously argued that...

Belvoir says consolidation between lettings and sales agencies across the industry is likely to increase as a result of greater regulation...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents appears to have joined the chorus of criticism against Labour’s controversial right to buy policy...

Belvoir Group has this morning announced its interim results for the first six months of this year - and they show...

Birmingham council has issued its first civil penalty against a House in Multiple Occupation landlord - and it says that move...

Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...

A joint operation between Avon and Somerset Police and North Somerset council has uncovered a string of issues connected with rental...

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir.  The franchise...

Build To Rent developer Simple Life has launched 28 new BTR family homes in Newhall Harlow, Essex.  Part of a larger development of...

Police in South Shields have called for the sharing of information about tenants in HMOs - and a council is considering...

A London-focused PropTech startup has just won another £7m in funding. Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly to...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...

A PropTech lettings platform is claiming to be valued at over £2.8m. Inadash describes itself as an “on-demand marketplace” which via an...

One of the country’s leading property management experts says buy to let is here to stay - but only if individual...

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...

Universal Credit is causing tenants to fall behind with their rent according to lettings sector trade body the Residential Landlords Association. It...

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month.  The company...

It may seem as if governments and councils are falling over themselves to change the private rental sector to win the...

One of the suppliers in the fiercely competitive world of deposit alternatives has introduced an ‘unlocking deposits’ option. From today, Zero Deposit...

Energy market regulator Ofgen is considering an amnesty for tenants and landlords, amongst others, to own up to ‘stealing’ energy through...

A lettings agent says she has just spent three months trying to get evidence of her Client Money Protection policy -...

Agents and landlords are being urged to back a legal case to protect their rights to repossess properties. This follows a recent...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants the government to implement recent recommendations to regulate the agency industry, starting with the...

A local council says it has now successfully prosecuted a landlord for flouting the law that protects the health and safety...

A leading industry figure is calling on agents to have a Plan B ready if their bank closes undesignated client accounts.  This...

There should be open-ended tenancies with reduced rent for long-term contracts and any rent increase tied only to inflation. This dramatic reform...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents made a short sharp attack on the government last night, over freedom of movement and...

Anyone underestimating the size of the UK’s growing private rental sector ought to think again - new research shows its value...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

The Labour Party appears to be entering the arena of organising private rental sector tenants who have grievances. Party leader Jeremy Corbyn...

The Guild of Property Professionals has received confirmation that the government’s proposed changes to Section 21 will not be retrospective. “What this...

Claims that the use of Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices is the leading cause of homelessness in the UK are...

A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed...

What is your business?    Bonds Estate Agents, the modern hybrid agent bridging the gap between the traditional high street agent and online...

Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...

Research by London agency Benham and Reeves says the cumulative cost of a landlord suffering a bad tenant and then evicting...

A London lettings agency that has already acquired an independent has now received what is described as a “six figure” loan...

PropTech supplier Movebubble claims that over 450,000 tenants use its app. Users can schedule viewings, share feedback with agents or landlords or...

The housing association Cadwyn is calling for private sector landlords with properties in Cardiff to lease their houses to those on...

A private landlord has gone on record to explain her own dilemma with a tenant - and why the government’s scrapping...

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

A lettings agent in London has been fined for the third time in as many years – this time for failing...

Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant...

The government has blocked a council rolling out selective licensing across no fewer than 3,000 homes in its patch.  Under Stoke on...

If you want a barometer of a stable lettings market, this appears to be it - rents are now rising at...

The Property Ombudsman has announced a slew of expulsions after six agents failed to comply with redress rules. They failed to abide...

New research shows more than half of landlords plan to use limited companies to buy properties in the year ahead.  The study...

It took an average of just 20 days to let a home between January and July this year according to a...

The Ministry of Justice says it takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a repossession claim to the...

Prime London’s lettings market is growing but has seen fewer new lets over the second quarter of the year according to...

The Deposit Protection Service has revealed that more than four out of 10 of the tenancy deposits it manages are currently...

Lloyds Bank appears to have contacted at least some of its letting agent clients to say that it is closing all...

A short lets management firm which was earlier this year at the centre of an advertisement controversy is now partnering with...

Rents in London are rocketing but a leading market commentator says this is no reason to give in to a “Marxist dystopia”...

A man who claimed he needed a council house but was actually a landlord has been ordered to pay back more...

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was...

A local authority in Manchester is pioneering a ban to prevent buyers of homes at a new development from selling them to...

New guidance from the government on its controversial Right To Rent scheme would see agents and landlords breaking the law if...

A local authority is being warned that its landlord licensing and accreditation scheme is potentially unlawful. The Residential Landlords Association, which represents...

Zillios looking to become the leading portal for international property listings, appealing to property owners, estate agents, and property hunters alike....

Another local authority has announced that it wants to introduce another selective licensing scheme and designate its entire patch for HMO...

Hunters has expanded its franchise network once again with the opening of a new branch in Reading. Chas Shukla, director of Hunters...

Lettings software platform teclet has announced a strategic partnership with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. It means MAB’s intermediary products and services will...

A London lettings agency is launching a service to enable landlords to invest in mainstream buy to let or Airbnb-style short...

The vast majority of letting agents and private landlords with experience of using the courts to repossess properties say the system...

A tenant pretending to be landlord has been ordered to pay more than £21,000 after he carved up five family homes...

A council tenant has been fined £100,000 and evicted because he let out his flat via Airbnb.  The Times reports that Toby...

If the government follows through with its plan to scrap Section 21 there could be more work for agents as a...

An outspoken Conservative party figure says government policies such as the scrapping of Section 21 will play into the hands of...

In what some see as a sign of the growing importance of the lettings sector over sales, Rightmove has acquired tenant...

A buy to let investor has been fined almost £5,000 after admitting overcrowding.  Matteo Mariano, from Gedling in Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty at...

Warwick district council has issued its first civil penalty to the landlord of an HMO. Glenn Gamblin, the landlord of the property...

Northwood, one of the Belvoir Group brand agencies, has acquired independent agency Daisy Lets in Forest Hill. “Daisy Lets is a great...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair has been chosen by CBRE UK Residential Lettings as the race for prominence in the sector continues. This is...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it fears the government needs to do more to prevent the possibility of banned...

Over-regulation of short-term let accommodation in some areas of rural Scotland could pose a risk to rural tourism, a business organisation...

Another Martin & Co franchisee has acquired a nearby independent agency. The franchise firm’s Falmouth branch, run since 2013 by Felicia and...

Vulnerable tenants suffering a higher risk of rent arrears will be hit hardest by plans to change the way landlords can...

Letting agents need to adapt to changing landlord and tenant habits The way letting agents, landlords and tenants communicate has changed significantly...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has sharply criticised the PRS as being ill-equipped to cater...

A campaign by HM Revenue & Customs to encourage buy to let investors to ‘fess up’ to their unpaid tax has...

Work has started on a new 216-unit Build To Rent project in Leeds; it’s to be known as Fabrik. Grainger is the...

Throughout April and May, we ran a high-profile campaign across our sites, Landlord Today, Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and...

The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...

The Southampton branch of Martin & Co has more than doubled its business after acquiring an independent agent in the city. It’s...

The concept of a so-called rental property passport would rapidly improve the quality of accommodation and landlords, and would be far...

The chairman of Hunters estate agency, who is also a Conservative MP, has hit out at the government over its handling...

In the past 18 months more than 200 landlords from across Scotland have been found to be in breach of a...

The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...

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

Eviction expert Paul Shamplina has urged letting agents and referencing companies to invest in technology to improve fraud detection. The call comes...

The number of landlords admitting to not paying tax has soared in the past year, according to new data. During 2018/2019, 16,110...

The number of fake or fraudulent rental applications is on the rise, with landlords and letting agents being fooled by a...

Tenants on state benefits could be the 'biggest casualties' of the government's 'ill-thought-out' plans to scrap the Section 21 evictions process,...

A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...

Property investors are calling for the government to provide more support to the UK property market. A survey of investors, carried out...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

A national letting agency has vowed to return to an 'aggressive growth strategy' as it looks to make several acquisitions. Lomond Capital...

A senior London lettings agent has accused the government of “going to war” on buy to let investors. The director of Benham...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

A BBC investigation of 52 lettings agents has found that two thirds were levying charges on tenants, but it is uncertain...

A leading trade body is urging the candidates to lead the Conservative Party to adopt a more positive approach to the...

The government is considering the idea of a deposit passport for use by tenants when they move from one property to...

Monday marks the one month anniversary of the Tenant Fees ban coming into force, but a senior London agent warns the...

If you are a letting agent who has begun to question your worth, stop. The value of property management is rising...

Weak regulation of private renting is leaving hundreds of thousands of tenants living in hazardous homes in England, claims Citizens Advice. A...

A branch of Whitegates, part of The Property Franchise Group, has purchased an independent local operation to increase its managed property...

An average of 34 per cent of a tenant’s typical salary is spent on rent across the UK, according to an...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme, which suggested a devastating fire in early January, has been recognised for the professional, efficient and calm...

A director of a lettings agency has been fined for creating false tenancies in a bid to avoid paying council tax...

A specialist student accommodation lettings and property management company says it’s preparing to grow through a series of strategic acquisitions. Bankers have...

A short lets management firm has acquired a PropTech platform and claims it will help owners “see their true profit potentials”...

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

An activists’s group which in the past has held protests immediately outside letting agents’ offices is appealing for £10,000 to develop...

A rent guarantor service says it’s already chosen 25 lettings agents to take part in a trial of what it calls...

University towns in the north of England and the Midlands score highest when it comes to yields and capital appreciation. The assessment...

A buy to let investor who let out an unsafe and unlicensed property in London has now been hit with a...

A group of activists has expressed outrage over a council’s private rental licensing scheme, claiming it is too small to catch...

Despite criticism from some within the industry about the effects of short lets, the high-end agency Knight Frank has spoken of...

New research shows that some buy to let investors in London could typically lose over £19,000 a year if Berlin-style rent...

Agents need to be pro-actively using PropTech and improving their work methods to reduce voids for their landlord clients. That’s the view...

A buy to let investor has been fined £4,800 and ordered to pay £2,200 in costs for failing to keep his...

Landlords have been urged to seek advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties after a landmark tribunal case. A...

A research report claims letting agents could be missing out on thousands of pounds of potential income each year by not...

High profile agency Haart has issued a warning to landlords on what it sees as the three key risks to successful letting...

Two housing organisations have come together to fund a major research programme to improve standards in the private rental sector. They are...

A lettings sector trade body has written to a council accusing it of initiating an “unlawful” fee structure for a licensing...

A leading buy to let specialist lender says the vast number of BTL mortgage products now on the market has made...

Private landlords are being asked to consider letting out their properties through the local council.  Slough council is looking for flats and...

The 24 year old head of an online lettings platform called Bunk says it’s up to letting agents to show they...

Administrators have been appointed as a result of action taken by a major creditor of Brighton Holiday Homes, the agency which...

A record number of tenancies have been agreed above £5,000 per week in London during the first four months of the...

A PropTech product is claiming a breakthrough for letting agents who can now access same-day referencing on prospective tenants. LetAlliance claims that...

Airbnb has issued a statement distancing itself from controversial advertisements from a short lets management service. Hostmaker - which describes itself as...

A statement issued by short lets management firm Hostmaker about its controversial advertising campaign has been branded “disgusting” by a campaign...

A think tank is blaming high rents for apparently stopping Millennials moving to better paying parts of the country. A report from...

The owners of Cardiff’s branch of national sales and lettings agency Martin & Co have more than doubled their managed portfolio...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is one of many industry groups in a new coalition calling for S21 repossessions to be...

The consumer charity Citizens Advice has hailed the Tenant Fees Act and the ban on letting agents’ charges to renters as...

Seven agencies have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman after failing to pay compensation awards made by TPO. All are...

The government has agreed that a council in London where all 51 councillors are Labour should go ahead with a five...