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Letting agents believe Help to Buy has been the most positive influence to the property market in recent times, while on...

The corporate freeholder which has been obliged to fix serious building safety issues at a tower block has issued a statement...

The government has won a landmark legal challenge against a freeholder forcing it to fix serious building safety issues in a...

Housing minister Lee Rowley will be taking centre stage at the largest property agency conference in the UK this summer, Propertymark...

Specialist property management firm Xenia Estates has announced a shake up ahead of entry into the residential lettings sector. Xenia currently looks...

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark says one of the UK governments should go further in ensuring the safety of tenants...

Plans for leasehold reform face a major early stumbling block as analysis shows plans to retrospectively introduce a cap on ground...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...

Propertymark has created a series of fact sheets to help letting agents understand the Building Safety Act 2022, which carries complex...

An attempt to introducing statutory licensing for Airbnbs and some other tourist accommodation has got a frosty reception. The Welsh Government -...

New legal provisions within Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 that form the latest part of the Home Office's...

Propertymark says current government policy over leaseholder protections is too weak. The letting agents’ trade body has thrown its weight behind a...

The government claims buildings will be made safer under new proposals including compulsory second staircases for new tower blocks. It says this...

Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents and the Institute of Residential Property Management have been merged under the name The Property...

A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...

Agents and landlords are being warned that the Fire Safety Act 2021 will make a huge impact on their responsibilities -...

Research by a lettings sector trade body has revealed precisely how outdated some regulations are.  According to the latest analysis, by the...

The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...

A block management company owned by the Leaders Romans Group has been awarded over £6.5m in government building safety funds to...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

The government’s announcement that it will bring in mandatory electrical checks in the private rented sector has been welcomed - perhaps...

All privately-let homes must have electrical installations checked every five years under new rules announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities...