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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 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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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 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...

Parliament has approved the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 - the regulations which looked in jeopardy after 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 group of estate agents have teamed up with a local fire and rescue service to launch an initiative aimed at...

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...