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Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

A letting agent who stole over £40,000 from her employer was caught when a bank queried the use of a company...

While most agents remain relatively tight lipped about party politics, the chief executive of Purplebricks has said the Tories should take...

According to the BBC, the Government is no longer committed to increase the amount disabled people in England can claim to...

TV host Jenni Falconer is to reprise her role as compere of Propertymark’s ‘One Conference’ when it’s repeated at London’s ExCel...

A series of lenders have slashed their buy to let mortgage rates in a bid to win business. These include: - LendInvest Mortgages...

Propertymark has stepped into the row over a bank chief’s comments on first time buyers. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, responded...

Almost six years after her departure as chief executive of Countrywide, Alison Platt has been appointed to a new senior position. She...

The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...

Thousands of listing for rental properties on two popular websites explicitly say children or pets are not welcome. A BBC analysis of...

One of the country’s most popular destinations for both visitors and short let accommodation is likely to be hit with a...

Senior Labour figures have come out with sharply opposing views on whether the party backs rent controls. Shabana Mahmood, a senior MP...

Labour’s much-publicised pledge to freeze council tax for the next year excludes empty buy to let properties and second homes it...

An investigation by the BBC and Zoopla shows the sharp drop in the volume of available rental units in the past...

New research from Rightmove suggests that all-inclusive rents are rising up the list of priorities for tenants using the portal.  The research...

Daytime TV presenter Jenni Falconer is to host the Propertymark One conference on June 27. Tag-lined ‘Raise Your Game’ the event will...

Long-standing lettings expert Kate Faulkner has been given an OBE in King Charles’ first New Year Honours list. Faulkner is well known...

One of Connells’ high end branch, Hamptons, is releasing a TV advertisement on Boxing Day.  The advert, in 30 and 60 second...

The Bank of England has increased base rate by 0.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent. This is the ninth consecutive base...

Propertymark says letting agents should have clear policies and priorities to help ensure properties are kept to the highest standards possible.  The...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Vik Tara and on my business card it says...

A Labour MP has written to letting agents in her constituency demanding they explain high rents and their student allocation policies. Mary...

University students have queued on the street overnight to secure a home for next year in one of the UK’s most...

A series of BBC reports over the weekend highlighted what the broadcaster calls “a brewing cost-of-living crisis:” triggered by high rents. Citing...

Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...

A tenant has allegedly confronted an unnamed lettings agent over being “pushed out” of his long-term tenancy to make way for...

A Labour MP says a surge in the number of stag and hen parties in her constituency - undertaken by people...

The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...

A lettings firm specialising in holiday properties is reported to have disappeared with all items taken from its office and calls...

A leading lettings agent has warned tenants against using social media to find rental properties.  David Alexander - head of DJ Alexander,...

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...

A scam in one city has reportedly seen scores of individuals robbed of thousands of pounds as short lets have been...

Two lettings agencies in Cornwall are campaigning for more affordable rental accommodation for NHS staff in the county. Camel and Homequest Lettings...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the director of Generation Rent, is to be one of the speakers in a debate at the ARLA...

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says it will take a year for court backlogs to be reduced substantially and even longer to...

The chief executive of Shelter says the experience of Scotland shows that the scrapping of S21 eviction powers produces benefits that...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

A letter from a tenant’s union is demanding that a Labour councillor “publicly explain” his actions as an accountant advising investors...

A lettings agent has told the BBC that he has spotted illegal rental scams using online platforms, but the police have...

The Yorkshire town immortalised in the long-running BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine - Holmfirth - is the location of the latest...

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

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

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

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

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

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

The BBC has shone a spotlight on lockdown parties being held in contravention of social distancing rules at properties advertised on...

The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...

Strutt and Parker is an agency that’s got long-standing team spirit and that shows in how different areas have been working...

The developers behind the prestigious Television Centre scheme and its nearby White City Place development in west London are showing support...

A BBC News investigation has exposed some Airbnb and other short let platform users as flouting lockdown regulations. The probe has found...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

One of the major deposit alternative operators has announced 31 new letting agency branches have signed up, from three high-profile brands. Zero...

A row is erupting in Swansea over the number of HMOs in the city. Council leaders in the city want to implement...

Three more deposit alternative supplier have issued statements seeking to distance their product from criticisms raised in a BBC investigation. Yesterday we carried...

A BBC investigation suggests some agents may be mis-selling deposit alternative schemes. Tenants are then hit by what the probe says are...

An inventories supplier is advising that the growing number of sub-letting scams can be reduced by regular property visits by agents...

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

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

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

An umbrella organisation representing councils is calling for greater freedom to introduce more and larger rental sector licensing schemes, without the...

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

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

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...

Controversial London lettings agency Flintons has again been named by a BBC TV programme for allegedly unreasonable behaviour in relation to...

The Mayor of London is under pressure to pull advertisements calling on landlords to stop providing homes for Londoners and move...

How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...

Mother and daughter lettings agency fraudsters have been told to expect jail sentences after defrauding landlords and tenants of £266,000 over...

Sometimes, running a lettings agency can feel as if you’re losing control of client money. Recent cases of property management fraud such...

The BBC’s Reality Check service, respected for giving a more realistic assessment of many politicians’ promises, has looked at London mayor...

Early bird tickets for this year’s ARLA Propertymark Conference, happening just days before the likely introduction of the ban on tenant...

Letting Agent Today can reveal that the agency at the centre of the scandal over alleged charges for viewings has been...

The BBC claims that a lettings agency has been demanding hundreds of pounds in payment before prospective tenants are allowed to...

A salary of £51,200 a year is required to rent a one bedroom home in London according to research conducted by...

You may have spotted a particularly entertaining ad yesterday for lettings property management firm ARPM - it’s the one that featured...

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

Air Agents, a London Airbnb Management company, has signed what it calls “a significant investment deal” with BBC Dragon’s Den entrepreneur...

Leaks from government sources to at least two mainstream news outlets today suggest that radical proposals on longer tenancies and possible...

A trade body has stepped up its calls on government to help the lettings industry do more for older renters. Responding to...

Grainger says it’s ready to respond to the growing need for longer tenancies for families and older renters - the latter...

Older people aged 40 and above are now almost twice as likely to be renting their home from a private landlord...

Private rental sector tenants have spent the year so far working only to pay for their accommodation, the BBC claims.  The broadcaster...

Letting agents who act on landlords’ instructions to refuse tenants claiming benefits may be breaking the law. A legal case recently found...

A head of a major agency says it is misleading to suggest that tenants are evicted ‘for no reason’. Mark Pilling, the...

Trade bodies have started to react to last evening’s Panorama programme claiming alleged abuse of the Section 21 eviction system in...

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

One of the industry’s leading trade bodies wants the government to halt the Right To Rent programme after evidence shows some...

It’s been discovered that a Capital Gains Tax measure buried in the small print of the Budget is likely to hit...

It's now less than 10 days before the BBC's annual Children In Need charity fund-raising event.  We all support the charity's great...

The BBC says Right To Rent legislation is fuelling a burgeoning market in fake IDs - in some cases creating access...

The BBC’s reality programme The Week The Landlords Moved In should act as an eye-opener for the lettings industry when it...

The independent production company making the life-swap series The Week The Landlord Moved In series, now showing on BBC1, is having...

The BBC is reporting that the Welsh government is offering private buy to let investors who have properties in high-rise buildings...

The production company behind Grand Designs and Escape to the Country is looking for landlords to feature in a new BBC...

A senior Labour spokesman has refused to rule out rent controls as a possible manifesto commitment for the June 8 General...

The website of a respected political weekly journal says Right To Rent’s immigration checks provide cover for “buy to let bigots”...