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The Conservatives’ new concept of a so-called Lifetime Deposit has been welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association.  Yesterday, Letting Agent Today revealed...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Consumer charity Citizens’ Advice says government proposals to reform or possibly scrap S21 eviction rights do not go far enough.  The group...

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

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

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

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

The Trussell Trust, which coordinates the vast majority of the food banks around the UK, is working with the National Landlords...

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

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

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

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

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

We all know that certain business functions are quicker to achieve and more cost-effective than others. By considering the services you provide...

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

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

Portsmouth council is the latest local authority to offer to rent properties from private landlords to let out to the homeless.  The...

A new white-labelled outsourced lettings management service is launching today, claiming to undercut all rivals. F%ur - a brand from 4percentproperty -...

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

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

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

There has been no change to rental yields across the UK over the past month as the lettings market settles down...

A lettings agent and investment adviser says there is a positive interpretation of the fees ban introduced this month in England. Abi...

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

The Property Redress Scheme, one of the two government-backed redress operators for the lettings and sales service, has outlined its work...

There’s been another major industry survey revealing that a high number of lettings agents and landlords may quit the private rental...

Over 6,000 people have responded to the Residential Landlord Association’s survey asking what a post-Section 21 private rented sector should look...

The chief executive of Hunters has told MPs there are 19 properties on its books which specify ‘No DSS’ - but...

The official government consultation period on the scrapping of Section 21 eviction begins shortly, but now a leading lettings sector trade...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

At PayProp we recognise that it’s the hard-working agents and other staff that make the industry a success, so training should...

The average rent across England and Wales in February was a mere 0.4 per cent higher than the same point a...

Labour’s proposal to introduce indefinite tenancies along the lines in a bid to emulate the German model reveals the party’s “fundamental...

The Residential Landlords Association says the government’s changes to Universal Credit don’t go far enough to prevent rent arrears. The RLA says...

Outsourcing. Everyone has an opinion on it and there’s a stigma surrounding it in the lettings industry. But get this…letting agents ARE...

The news this week that even individual private landlords must join a redress scheme is just the latest in an onslaught...

Lettings agency Haart says it will return up to £20m in deposits to existing tenants if they sign up to a...

The lettings industry has welcomed news that reforms to Universal Credit will include a new online system for private landlords to...

It’s 2019, and we may all be wishing each other a Happy New Year, but for UK landlords, the outlook might...

Increased use of PropTech by letting agents can cut rent arrears, minimise voids and reduce the financial and legal fall out...

An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...

Online lettings agency Upad says it’s to offer landlords a proprietary system to collect rental payments via Direct Debit. Its system, called...

Fewer than one per cent of private tenancies end in a dispute over the deposit - and the figure is this...

A substantial study by university academics suggests that changes to the benefit system lie behind the long-term rise in homelessness from...

Shelter is campaigning for the outlawing if default fees levied on tenants by agents in Wales. While the campaigning group welcomes the Renting...

A call has been made for the government to review the section 8 possession process as part of its call for...

A poll of 1,250 landlords suggests that far from being concerned about the profitability of buy to let, almost 80 per...

Around two thirds of private landlords with tenants receiving Universal Credit have experienced rent arrears according to new research. Based on responses...

The Deposit Protection Service says almost a quarter of students lost part of their tenancy deposit when they left their accommodation...

A PropTech entrepreneur says all agents would benefit from the introduction of more automation, but that those with student tenants may...

20% more landlords* are struggling compared to last year. They’ve been caught in a perfect storm of higher interest rates, bigger...

Cleaning and property damage are the most common reasons landlords make deposit deductions, according to data released by The Deposit Protection...

The ongoing debate over some letting agents and landlords allegedly refusing to accept tenants in receipt of housing benefit has now...

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

Britain’s most controversial buy to let investor, Fergus Wilson, has hit back and given his side of events on a series...

Letting agents and landlords have been warned to expect a possible rise in arrears in the coming months if conditions in...

A new analysis reveals that it takes an average of 118 days for court-appointed bailiffs to remove tenants from private homes...

Outsourcing has long been an effective strategy in business. It enables you to provide a new, improved or more streamlined service...

Data from Your Move's England and Wales Rental Tracker shows that the number of tenants in arrears increased for the fourth...

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

A Birmingham letting agent has a new way of resolving arrears run up by some of his tenants - he goes...

Your buy-to-let investment is an extremely valuable asset and you need to know the income generated from it will be safely...

Tonight's edition of BBC Panorama will investigate the Section 21 evictions process, also known as 'no-fault evictions'. The show - 'Evicted for...

The number of buy to let properties in arrears has risen again according to figures released by UK Finance, formerly the...

The Property Ombudsman scheme has today announced three expulsions of agencies as a result of non-payment of rent or awards. Firstly, a...

MPs today discuss the impact of Universal Credit on the private rented sector, in a debate prompted by the Liberal Democrat’s...

There has been a warm welcome for government changes to Universal Credit by the Residential Landlords Association.  The Department for Work and...

Automated rental payment provider PayProp has joined the call for private rent payments to be counted towards tenants’ credit scores in...

A survey from a specialist rental insurance firm suggests that contrary to popular belief, landlords care more than a little about...

Changes to Universal Credit have made it easier for claimants to rent homes but the government needs to do more to...

A change to the operation of Universal Credit has been welcomed by a trade body which has described it as good...

Only two out of every 10 private rental sector landlords say they are willing to let to tenants in receipt of...

A leading buy to let expert is calling on agents to work more closely with landlords and tenants to improve communications...

Over a third of private landlords with tenants receiving Universal Credit say they are now in rent arrears, up by over...

Agents who review and modernise their rent collection procedures could claim back thousands of pounds in rent, an automated payments platform...

Skipton is the latest lender to confirm that it will continue lending to so-called portfolio landlords after new Bank of England...

Younger people will have more difficulty finding rented accommodation in coming months as a substantial proportion of landlords actively cut back...

With a host of changing regulations hitting the private rental sector, some landlords may be put off using letting agents, but...

Barbon Insurance Group, owner of HomeLet, today formally launches what it calls a "revolutionary" rent payment system aimed at locking tenants into...

A specialist insurance provider has reminded landlords and letting agents of the pitfalls associated with rent guarantee insurance.  Cover4LetProperty suggests that squeezed...

Agents are being warned to ensure they serve eviction notices correctly as the ‘peak eviction’ summer period arrives.  Specialist tenant referencing service...

Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.   As we reported when the story broke yesterday afternoon, one...

Two lettings agencies have this afternoon been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. In one case, TPO expelled Lettings Solutions Ltd...

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

A letting sector trade body says two thirds of the largest buy to let mortgage lenders do not allow landlords to...

The average rent in England and Wales is now £800 per month according to latest statistics from Your Move.   The area with...

A Facebook group has been set up to name and shame so-called ‘tenants from hell’.   At the moment the page applies to...

Who are you? Richard Price What does it say on your business card? We don't have our roles on our business cards. I...

There was a sigh of relief amongst the lettings industry that yesterday's Budget introduced no new property taxes - but concern...

A leading personal finance journalist - and a former editor of Landlord Today - has used the columns of right wing...

The proportion of private landlords in arrears is substantially under half the proportion of owner occupiers in the same position according...

An online lettings agency says tenants’ arrears are likely to be the biggest issue facing the rental sector next year unless...

Channel 5 has commissioned a third series of Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords with eviction specialist Landlord Action at the heart of...

The average rent in England and Wales has reached an all-time high of £846 per month - a year-on-year increase of...

An online agency says it has attracted ”many hundreds” of landlords by giving 12 months’ rent up-front. LetMe also offers a guarantee...

Government policy is making it harder than ever for benefits claimants and the homeless to rent homes, according to a new...

Buy to let mortgage arrears are set to fall below 7,000 by the end of the year according to one lender’s...

There were 3,100 fewer private rental households in serious rent arrears in the first quarter of this year compared to the...

Letting agents will be pleased to hear that landlords who manage all aspects of tenancies on their own are being warned...

Landlords are looking to house tenants less likely to miss rental payments in order to minimise the impact of a number...

Annual rent rises in Scotland hit a three-year low in April, according to new figures. Your Move's Scotland Buy-to-Let Index shows that...

Average rents are now rising at the fastest rate since last Autumn, bringing the average monthly rent in England and Wales...

The latest survey of arrears in England and Wales suggests the level now stands at 9.1 per cent of all rent...

A trade body is warning that the government’s new Universal Credit payments could have a disastrous impact on private lettings with...

Respected credit ratings agency Fitch says buy to let will thrive for the next 12 to 24 months but the effects...

The government has updated the Section 8 and Section 13 forms which apply to private letting in England: they come into...

This evening at 9pm sees the start of a second season of Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords on Channel 5.  The 10-part series...

Some 26,676 court orders were issued for the eviction of private sector tenants in the final quarter of 2015 according to...

Scottish tenants are paying off late rent amid improving household finances, according to Your Move.  As of January the proportion of late...

The Residential Landlords’ Association is standing up for the private rental sector in its response to the government’s inquiry into homelessness. The...

The number of tenants seriously behind on rent has risen by 13.8 per cent.  An arrears tracking index conducted by letting agencies...

The National Landlords Association has launched a new campaign - Reinventing Renting - to encourage landlords to make their lettings businesses...

A firm has launched a new service for landlords and agents which is designed to speed up and increase the recovery...

A formal tenancy deposit dispute could be defused by something as basic as a simple conversation, says the Association of Independent...

A total of 74,000 private sector tenants owe more than two months’ rent - this is up 4.4 per cent in...

The number of landlords with buy to let mortgages that are more than three months in arrears has dropped for the...

Scottish rents have fallen month-on-month for the first time since the start of the year - and rent controls may make...

Rents across England and Wales have dipped by 0.1 per cent and now stand at an average of £803 per month. Annual...

The Channel Five series Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords - which ends its first series this evening at 9pm - has been...

Tenant arrears are rising in Scotland, even though letting agents’ fees on tenants are banned. Agents’ fees on renters, which are legal in...

There has been a sharp rise in rent arrears - they made up 8.7 per cent of all rent payable in...

An agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for a minimum of two years after failing to comply with...

The second episode of Channel 5’s Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords, due to air tomorrow evening at 9pm, will feature three separate...

There’s been a four per cent rise in the number of private sector tenants owing more than two months rent, according...

A pop star has been evicted from his London flat owing his landlord more than £30,000 in rent and causing him...