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![No details of Renters Rights Bill until October - expert](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
David Cox, the former chief executive of ARLA Propertymark and now a senior executive at Rightmove, says it’s unlikely we’ll see...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency that Refurbs and offers Guaranteed Rent is expanding](/upload/images/shutterstock_1906337941(2).jpg)
A lettings agency that works by giving a fixed rental income to its landlord clients each month, and paying for the...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Soaring Council Tax Arrears prompts call for new bailiff rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
Outstanding council tax arrears have soared according to new government figures. Data from he Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities shows...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenancy check out claims rise, says deposit alternative service](/upload/images/shutterstock_2279564479.jpg)
The number of tenancies ending in a claim for more than five weeks’ rent has risen to 17%, a deposit alternative...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![‘No Interest Rate Cut This Summer’ after bad news from government](/upload/images/shutterstock_2350743813.jpg)
Any lingering hope of a pre-election interest rate cut by the Bank of England has been hurt by the government’s Office...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![The magic word that wins landlord clients - ex-ARLA chief explains](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A lettings expert is advising agents that “congruence” is key to successful acquisition of landlord clients. Former ARLA Propertymark president and the...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Beef Up Renters Reform Bill to stop even more evictions - call](/upload/images/shutterstock_199526675.jpg)
A charity claims that new official figures on rent rises will “create more worry among private renters.” StepChange charity is referring to...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Record business claimed by deposit alternative service](/upload/images/shutterstock_1892499931.jpg)
Deposit alternative provider, flatfair, has reported record figures for the first quarter of 2024. From January to March, 56% of tenants chose...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pity The Poor Renter - analyst says tenants face tough conditions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-2-400x310.png)
An Office of National Statistics survey shows that the top three issues facing the UK are still the cost-of-living crisis (89%),...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents berated for boring and useless ‘Free Valuations’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
A prominent lettings expert and former president of ARLA Propertymark has berated agents who advertise ‘free valuations.’ Sally Lawson, now well known...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents breathe sigh of relief as arrears fall](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Propertymark says the lettings market is beginning to stabilise as rent arrears decrease. Propertymark member agents reported that on average, 2.5% of...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Demand slows as agents warn about unsustainable rent rises](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The latest market report from Propertymark’s lettings agents suggests the demand is slowing. The latest data - for March - shows that...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gove hits back at critics after Renters Reform Bill wins key vote](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech tool will help eviction process under Renters Reform Bill changes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
A new communications log feature has been introduced by a PropTech supplier which allegedly makes it easier to gather evidence for...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Get On With It - major agency tells government to reform renting](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
A major agency has told the government to get on with ensuring the Renters Reform Bill is passed into law as...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Average rent arrears climb as cost of living crisis bites](/upload/images/shutterstock_2141239399.jpg)
Average rent arrears claims climbed to £1,816 in the first quarter of this year. That’s a rise of 27% from £1,435 in...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents say 10 renters to every one property to let](/upload/images/shutterstock_1227135172(1).jpg)
The number of new prospective tenants registered per Propertymark member branch decreased from 97 in January to 89 in February -...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents should help “hard-pressed tenants” urges industry figure](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-2-400x310.png)
A deposit alternative company is calling on agents to help tenants save an average of £1,000 on up-front costs. Flatfair chief executive...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Crunch Week ahead for interest rates and inflation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesIncrease_400x310.png)
Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Family-owned agency signs up to deposit alternative supplier](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
Family-owned agency Boydens has signed a deal to offer deposit alternative service Reposit to landlord clients. Paul Buck, a representative of Boydens,...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Passive income from buy to let is a myth, warns legal expert](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy. This is...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry supplier claims sharp spike in arrears](/upload/images/shutterstock_1928467268.jpg)
Data released from Reposit, a deposit alternative service, reveals what it calls “a concerning surge in rent arrears” during the final...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents plead with Bank of England after buy to let mortgage arrears soar](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BankofEngland_2-400x310.png)
Propertymark wants the Bank of England to cut interest rates following data showing soaring mortgage arrears and repossessions. Lenders trade body UK...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Regional lettings group launches enhanced property management service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Arun Estates - parent company of 100 branches in south east England, including brands Cubitt & West, Douglas Allen, Pittis and...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Third of agents seeing rent rises even at weakest time of year](/upload/images/shutterstock_180368474.jpg)
Over a third of ARLA Propertymark members reported in December that rental prices have increased, according to their latest Housing Insight...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings Market Problems - supply-demand mismatch through to Christmas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
New figures released this week by Propertymark reveal that even in the run-up to Christmas there was no significant change in...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Lenders set out buy to let forecasts for 2024/2025](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 In...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage lending to drop in 2024 - a silver lining for rental sector?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
It looks as if the rental market is set to stay strong for some years to come. That’s because lending for house...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let Mortgage Arrears Double In Just One Year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Universal Credit and private renting - agents win case for forum](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The Department for Work and Pensions will recommence the Private Rented Sector Universal Credit Engagement Group next month, following a concerted...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gary Wright - flatfair Chief Executive Officer](/upload/images/gary%20400%20by%20310%20.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Gary Wright - Chief Executive Officer. What is flatfair and what...
13 November 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
![Tenants worrying more over affordability, claims deposit alternative](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
A deposit alternative service claims online searches by tenants reflect increased uncertainty over affordability. Deposit alternatives are under scrutiny at the moment...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Client money accounting made easy with PayProp](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp_SC_Oct23.png)
A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...
26 October 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents demand payment changes in upcoming Autumn Statement](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Propertymark is urging the government to use next month’s Autumn Statement to support low-income households in the private rented sector in...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - government concession on Section 21](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Prominent agent demands wider reform of eviction rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
A prominent lettings agent has called for a wider reform of eviction rules. This follows a demand by a group of...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Seminar for Letting Agents ahead of major benefits shake-up](/upload/images/shutterstock_1361250578.jpg)
Social housing provider Caridon Property is hosting a series of free seminars to prepare letting agents for the migration of Housing...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Cut-price properties tempting investment buyers, says accountancy chief](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
Some prospective buy to let landlords may be about to use their equity to snap up investment properties at discounted rates,...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ leader tells government to incentivise private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
The chief executive of Propertymark has reiterated his call for the government to make investment in buy to let attractive. Nathan Emerson says:...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Help your landlords recover rent with PayProp’s effective arrears management tools](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp/360X280_Image.jpg)
In the face of stretched incomes, rising interest rates and escalating consumer prices, an increasing number of tenants are at risk...
11 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Annalese Walmsley - Commercial Director at flatfair](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/Untitled%20design%20-%202023-09-06T162349_261.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Annalese Walmsley - Commercial Director at flatfair What is flatfair and...
07 September 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
![Possession court delays to worsen thanks to new law - claim](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310-min.jpg)
The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service - introduced this month - will make possession court case delays even worse. That’s the...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Arrears cases have doubled in six months - Propertymark figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says the lettings market is defined now by the “alarming disparity” between demand and supply. In the...
21 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue agency expelled from Ombudsman but still trading illegally](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A rogue lettings agency in London has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme but is still thought to be trading. Hawks...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark's legal plea to government - ‘be fair to rental sector’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Propertymark has issued another plea to the government to be fair to the private rental sector - this time regarding a...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Evictions set to take longer and cost more from today](/upload/images/shutterstock_1783457318.jpg)
The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service kicks in today - it offers early legal advice, free of charge, to anyone...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Legal warning over Renters Reform Bill impact on market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning. Dutton Gregory’s...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - would a General Election make it or break it?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The head of a consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition has given her views on what a General Election might mean...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lawyer hits out at court delays and growing anti-rental sentiment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Key reasons why agents use IT revealed by PropTech survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
A new survey reveals that the safety of client funds is one of the key reasons why letting agents look to...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents can keep growing in a challenging market](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp/640x460px_Growth%20in%20tough%20times.jpg)
It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...
07 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Eviction powers may even increase under Renters Reform Bill - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill. Knight Frank...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jubilant tenants warned: Be careful what you wish for…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/UnhappyTenants-400x310.png)
Tenant groups are cheering the proposed abolition of Section 21 eviction powers but there’s a legal warning that the reality may be...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Third of tenants must borrow to raise rental deposits - survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Young%20people%20more%20likely%20MortgageCalculated1_400x310.png)
Nearly a third of tenants are borrowing money to fund a cash deposit, a survey claims. A poll of 1,000 current renters...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - everything we know so far](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament this...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![5 regular checks to keep any rental portfolio in tip-top shape](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp/rental-portfolio-maintenance%20(1).jpeg)
Any lettings portfolio should receive ongoing care and maintenance. A disorganised portfolio, weighed down by junk data, loose ends or lax...
24 April 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Possession numbers soar ahead of rent cap and eviction ban](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
Numbers of possessions have soared in Scotland since the introduction of a rent cap and eviction ban according to DJ Alexander,...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket launches free accounting functions on lettings platform](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ApartmentSearch-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket Software, the tech division of the portal’s parent group, has announced the inclusion of client accounting functions in its TecLet...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mediation service expands to include letting agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
A mediation and conciliation service which has previously been restricted to landlords and tenants is now on offer to letting agents. The...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Good News - Arrears at lowest level for six years says bank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/EvictionNotice-400x310.png)
Paragon Bank says the proportion of landlords with tenants in arrears has fallen to its lowest level since 2017. The same applies...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lettings in the spotlight as current and future regulations hit the headlines](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp/shutterstock_1145842904.jpg)
We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...
15 February 2023
From: Features
![Bank warns of 10 per cent fall in house prices this year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Spanish bank Santander says UK residential property prices look set to fall 10 per cent this year and will return to...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rates: Bank of England announces latest decision](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Nathan Emerson,...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour launches major review of private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Viewing-Tenants-400x310.png)
The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents on warpath over increasing additional property tax threat](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has personally written to a leading politician about a tax threat to the rental sector. Emerson has...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Arrears to rise as landlords quit sector - new survey of agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
A survey of letting agents suggests arrears will rise this year, and yet more landlords will quit the private rental sector. The...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![How to maximise your day-to-day team performance with PayProp](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp/Teamwork_280px360x.jpg)
The private rented sector is enjoying record demand. According to Hometrack, rental enquiries per estate agency branch were 46% higher in...
16 January 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Automated client account platform to supply agents’ trade group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/BroadbandConnection-400x310.png)
Automated client account platform Lettspay is to become a supplier to the Federation of Independent Agents. Lettspay, which is registered with the...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents Warn - tough year coming up for rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agent1-400x310.png)
The UK Association of Letting Agents says a survey of its members suggests that 2023 will be a tough year for...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lettings key to agents’ survival if sales slump in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Data from the mortgage lenders’ trade body UK Finance shows the wisdom of agents having a lettings division. The body says: “We...
14 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Campaigners claim dramatic rise in Section 21 evictions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/remortgage_400x310.png)
Shelter claims government figures show 5,940 households were “threatened with homelessness” in England as a result of Section 21 evictions between April...
29 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Arrears are the big fear for 2023 - downbeat survey results](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FinanceCalculator-400x310.png)
The downbeat results of a survey by a finance company suggest that half of tenants are worried that they will be...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![More agents buy rent protection insurance as arrears worry grows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
Data from different firms suggest there’s been an upsurge in the purchase of rent protection insurance by agents. Firstly Goodlord and Vouch...
24 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenants paying rent upfront have big advantage over rivals - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
A new assessment of the private rental sector by guarantor service Housing Hand suggests that tenants paying rent upfront have a...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark chief exec pays high cost thanks to rogue tenant](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
It’s been revealed that Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson had to bear a huge £18,000 cost thanks to a rogue tenant. The...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency plays down impact of rent freeze and evictions ban](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Rent_Freeze1-400x310.png)
A lettings agency in Scotland has played down the impact of the emergency rent freeze and eviction ban which have been...
20 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Arrears likely to rise as debt intensifies - Bank of England](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
The Bank of England is warning that many households will struggle to meet their rent or mortgage commitments if interest rates...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Don't you dare freeze rents - agents' body tells politicians](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
Propertymark says there’s already been a decline in the number of homes available for rent in Scotland because of rising costs...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Named, Shamed, Expelled - rogue agents thrown out by Ombudsman](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
Five agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme - all for compliance failures. The first is Home Trader Properties, in...
04 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fixed term tenancies MUST stay, industry tells government](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarketImage-1-400x310.jpg)
A team of experts has released a report that responds to government reform plans - and it insists that if Section...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour's plans for private renting - if it wins the next election](/img/default/lat.png)
Shadow housing minister Lisa Nandy has unveiled a Charter for Renters which she says will be implemented within 100 days of...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Worry spreads as agents see more landlords quitting buy to let](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
No fewer than two thirds of the lettings agents surveyed by Goodlord say they expect more landlords to exit the private...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenancy disputes dip but one major problem dominates](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/InventoryChecklist-400x310.jpg)
There’s more evidence today that cleaning remains the largest cause of disputes between agents and tenants. Data released by The Dispute Service...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![HomeLet to pay out rent protection faster during Cost of Living Crisis](/upload/images/library/PayingBills-400x310.jpg)
HomeLet says it’s to issue all rent protection payments faster, meaning the money will reach agent accounts immediately, subject to banking...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents warn against rent loophole in controversial debt plans](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Tenancy-fraud400x310.png)
Propertymark has spoken out against a possible loophole that might allow tenant arrears to go unpaid in certain circumstances. The trade body...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Shock for lettings and sales markets as big interest rate rise announced](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/AdobeStock_345890261.jpeg)
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![What’s your view on Rental Reform proposals? An unusual invitation…](/upload/images/Back-link-images/Man%20with%20a%20speaker.jpg)
Agents are being invited to comment on the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. And unusually the invitation comes not from any...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech chief’s advice to agents: talk more with landlords and tenants](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyExpert-Millennial-400x310.jpg)
Letting agents should communicate regularly and proactively with their landlords and tenants to help them understand the proposed reform of the...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Growing arrears risk may hit agents claims PropTech firm](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/HousingCrisis-400x310.jpg)
Landlords and agents face a growing risk of rent arrears and tenant fraud because of the cost of living crisis. That’s the...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![What do you feel about the State Of The Lettings Industry?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BusinessResults-400x310-.jpg)
PropTech companies Goodlord and Vouch have come together to call for input for their State Of The Lettings Industry report. The annual...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pressure mounts on politicians to relax proposed eviction rules change](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/NoteOfEviction.png)
Another prominent industry voice is warning of the dangers of the Scottish Government’s new eviction policies. So far the National Residential Landlords...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![New tenancy rules may be threat to student lettings - claim](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/Co-living400x310.jpg)
There’s concern in the student lettings sector about the impact of the government’s Fairer Private Rental Sector White Paper. For this specialist...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Deposits - figures show remarkably few agent-tenant disputes](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Calculator-PoundCoins-2019-400x310.jpg)
The average private rental tenancy deposit last year exceeded £1,000 new figures show. At an average of £1,005 per tenancy, the cost...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Evictions - What Next? Industry must rethink process, say leaders](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/NoteOfEviction.png)
Two of the most respected figures in the lettings sector are calling on agents, landlords and tenants to consider the future...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Far reaching reforms demanded by lettings industry chiefs](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Bridging%20image2%20695x400.jpg)
A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have set out what they want to see...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental Revolution - agents worried at government proposals](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Radical reform of private rental sector announced by government](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Shelter slammed by industry over “exaggerated” Section 21 claims](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Eviction2-400x310-min.jpeg)
Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...