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Propertymark says the regulation of agents has come a step closer.   The trade body gave evidence at a House of Lords Industry...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has confirmed that Awaab’s Law - putting a strict timescale on urgent repairs being done -...

Seventeen housing organisations have sent an open letter to the government rejecting its idea of prioritising British families when it comes...

It looks as if the Labour Party is turning its back on rent controls on England and Wales. In the past year...

An influential housing body has criticised the Green and SNP politicians behind the Scottish Government’s rent cap, which has been renewed...

Lower income households, often found in the private rental sector, are set to bear the brunt of the rising inflation and...

The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland wants to investigate the existing qualification and training requirements for letting agencies in that...

The Chartered Institute of Housing claims there may be a “massive increase” in evictions in the near future. In a briefing paper the...

ARLA Propertymark and other organisations from across the housing sector have joined forces to support tenants and landlords facing rent arrears...

The Chartered Institute of Housing has published proposals aimed at avoiding a spike in private rental sector evictions when the current...

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

Private tenants are being disadvantaged because of the government’s focus on boosting homeownership. According to the latest figures from the Royal Institution...

The rapid growth of Airbnb-style short lets could lead to the loss of private rented homes and displacement of long-term residents...

New research on private renting and mental health in Wales has concluded that more support is required.  The research was undertaken for...

The sittings of the select committee looking into government proposals to ban letting agents’ fees levied on tenants resume this week...

The first letting agents to have completed a new training course aimed at improving services for tenants and landlords have graduated.    Some...

Scotland’s largest professional organisation for letting agents is urging all those in the rental sector to ensure they are fully compliant with...

The Chartered Institute of Housing wants the government to introduce a raft of new measures including significantly greater regulation of letting...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell is organising a series of regional meetings for property professionals to give him their view of his...

A damning critique of the one-year-old Right To Rent legislation in England suggests that the government is largely unaware of its...

The property management company Rendall & Rittner is spearheading the first ever government apprenticeship pilot in Housing and Property Management.    Since the...

Letting agents and landlords operating in Northern Ireland are now being invited to go through an accredited training programme being operated...

Letting agents in Scotland have started to sign up to a new compliance programme which has the aim of stamping out...

Another major industry body has added its voice to growing concerns over the potential impact of Right To Rent immigration checks...

The immigration charity the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants says it is working with a range of other bodies...

A licensing system for private landlords and letting agents is the way forward for the Northern Ireland rental sector according to...

The Chartered Institute of Housing has welcomed Scottish Government moves to make private renting more secure for tenants. In its submission to...