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Propertymark members are to get a briefing on Northern Ireland’s new Private Tenancies Act at a webinar hosted by the trade...

Agents are being urged to prepare for  changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations which may come in this...

Activists in the Acorn campaign group are lobbying a council in a bid to - in its words - “ban slum...

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says it welcomes new rules for alarms which put the social and private rental sectors...

Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms.  Earlier this week the government...

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...

Landlords are being reminded of their responsibilities for gas safety checks on properties being rented to tenants. Gas Safety Week runs from...

There has still been no formal response to a government consultation on the database of rogue agents and landlords, 25 months...

Propertymark has given its broad support to a new Private Members Bill introduced into the Northern Ireland assembly, aimed at improving...

A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic...

The government has been urged to backtrack on proposals for letting agents to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on day one...

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...

The Scottish Parliament has postponed new fire and smoke alarm legislation for 12 months. This move, by its local government committee, follows...

Lettings agents have until January 11 to respond to the latest consultation proposal stiffening health and safety in the private rental...

The Welsh Government says new regulations are to be introduced to combat carbon monoxide poisoning. The regulations will require landlords and their...

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

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

A compliance company has accused “thousands” of buy to let investors of failing to address major household hazards which render properties...

An accreditation scheme has been launched for the fast-growing sector of short lets and home sharing.  The UK Short Term Accommodation Association,...

A regional fire service says a tragic anniversary is a good opportunity for agents and landlords to remember their legal obligations...

A warning has gone out to the lettings sector to check that rental properties are ‘Gas Safe’ as the colder weather...

One of Scotland’s top lettings agents is warning of “an air of criminality” in the rental industry north of the border. His...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s asking its member to get behind Gas Safety Week which takes place from...

A letting agent responsible for a property in Huddersfield which caught fire and killed two young boys has been jailed for...

A consumer group which conducted 30 undercover viewings in five different UK cities claims letting agents are showing potential tenants around...

The government has announced that it’s launching a review into the requirement for carbon monoxide alarms in homes across England. The review...

A new survey of tenants suggests many know little about essential maintainance of their property, and often fail to check the...

The Court of Appeal has ruled that councils cannot use selective licensing conditions to impose new standards on private rented homes. In...

Romans has thrown its weight behind the banning orders being introduced in April which could see rogue letting agents and landlords...

Buy to let expert Kate Faulkner says tenants should undertake more research on agents, landlords and properties before choosing a place...

Yet another formal government consultation is under way, this time into smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in the private rental sector...

Four people are treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in the UK every day - but 58 per cent of the population...

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the Fitness for Human Habitation requirements for...

Almost a third of renters in the UK do not have a life-saving carbon monoxide alarm in their property, with four...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind Gas Safety Week, which runs until tomorrow.  “As Gas Safety Week...

NALS is urging letting agents and other property professionals to get behind Gas Safety Week, which runs until Friday,.    It says thousands...

Letting Agent Today has been contacted by the Council of Gas Detection and Environmental Monitoring - the trade association for gas...

A health and safety product manufacturer is issuing a warning about the dangers of carbon monoxide alarms, citing figures that up...

A landlord has been given a suspended prison sentence following his failure to maintain or check the gas fittings in one of his properties. A...

A trade body has accused some letting agents and landlords of “failing to get to grips” with several recent legal changes...

The Associaton of Independent Inventory Clerks is warning agents and others in the lettings sector to be careful when preparing advertising...

Failing to pay rent on time or at all is the most common rule broken by tenants that is set out...

The property industry is set to pledge its support to Gas Safety Week 2016, which starts today. The sixth annual event aims...

A lettings sector supply company has had to amend an advertisment after a complaint about its “misleading” statement over smoke and...

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

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched a new version of its Fire Safety Logbook which has been endorsed by the...

Investors and landlords are putting tenants’ lives at risk and could face a substantial fine for flouting gas safety law, according...

A leading trade body says it’s time for the private rental sector to take gas safety more seriously following a spate...

A London landlord has been given an eight week suspended prison sentence after failing to have a gas boiler in a...

Millions of people remain at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning despite the recent legislation aimed at protecting private tenants, a new...

One of the UK’s largest suppliers of carbon monoxide and smoke alarm testing products has launched a record-pad to help agents...

A legal expert is claiming that changes to S21 eviction procedures introduced back in October are not being adhered to by...

A landlord has been fined after a family of five suffered carbon monoxide poisoning at their rented home. North Avon Magistrates’ Court...

A landlord has been fined a meagre £265 after a defective gas appliance was found to be in operation at his...

A letting agent's life is a varied one, with the profession requiring agents to undertake a wide range of activities in...

A mortgage chief has spelled out what many in the rental sector already know - that the new laws, rules and...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it strongly supports new health and safety legislation coming into effect today - but...

The Trading Standards Service has issued a warning to agents, landlords and consumers after independent tests on CO carbon monoxide alarms...

Letting agents and landlords can use AIIC independent inventory clerks to conduct the checks on smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Alex Chesterman's...

Parliament has approved the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 - the regulations which looked in jeopardy after a...

As if to prove the lettings industry’s concern over a lack of publicity for upcoming health and safety regulation changes, a...

The property industry has hit out at what appears to be government confusion over a raft of new rules coming into...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is stepping up its advice to agents head of Gas Safety Week on September 14-20,...

A mother and her young son were put at risk of suffering carbon monoxide poisoning for seven years at their home,...

A group of estate agents have teamed up with a local fire and rescue service to launch an initiative aimed at...

Some 71% of landlords have not yet organised a carbon monoxide alarm in their rental property, according to a survey of...

York Council is seeking the introduction of fixed penalty notices for letting agents and landlords in the city who are found...

Around 445,000 smoke alarms and 40,000 carbon monoxide alarms have now been issued to the 46 fire and rescue authorities in...

A long-time safety campaigner is reminding agents and landlords that from October 1 the new Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England)...

A kit explaining how homes to let can be made more secure and legally-compliant has been launched by the Residential Landlords...