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14 March 2022
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The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland wants to investigate the existing qualification and training requirements for letting agencies in that...
02 February 2022
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The Chartered Institute of Housing claims there may be a “massive increase” in evictions in the near future. In a briefing paper the...
07 October 2020
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ARLA Propertymark and other organisations from across the housing sector have joined forces to support tenants and landlords facing rent arrears...
03 July 2020
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The Chartered Institute of Housing has published proposals aimed at avoiding a spike in private rental sector evictions when the current...
02 June 2020
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The growing chorus of calls to professionalise the short lets sector has won influential backing from a senior PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold...
13 November 2019
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Private tenants are being disadvantaged because of the government’s focus on boosting homeownership. According to the latest figures from the Royal Institution...
13 August 2019
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The rapid growth of Airbnb-style short lets could lead to the loss of private rented homes and displacement of long-term residents...
09 April 2019
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New research on private renting and mental health in Wales has concluded that more support is required. The research was undertaken for...
21 February 2019
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The sittings of the select committee looking into government proposals to ban letting agents’ fees levied on tenants resume this week...
19 February 2018
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The first letting agents to have completed a new training course aimed at improving services for tenants and landlords have graduated. Some...
23 May 2017
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Scotland’s largest professional organisation for letting agents is urging all those in the rental sector to ensure they are fully compliant with...
01 March 2017
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The Chartered Institute of Housing wants the government to introduce a raft of new measures including significantly greater regulation of letting...
21 February 2017
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Housing minister Gavin Barwell is organising a series of regional meetings for property professionals to give him their view of his...
20 February 2017
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A damning critique of the one-year-old Right To Rent legislation in England suggests that the government is largely unaware of its...
02 February 2017
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The property management company Rendall & Rittner is spearheading the first ever government apprenticeship pilot in Housing and Property Management. Since the...
19 January 2017
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Letting agents and landlords operating in Northern Ireland are now being invited to go through an accredited training programme being operated...
27 July 2016
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Letting agents in Scotland have started to sign up to a new compliance programme which has the aim of stamping out...
25 May 2016
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Another major industry body has added its voice to growing concerns over the potential impact of Right To Rent immigration checks...
28 September 2015
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The immigration charity the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants says it is working with a range of other bodies...
24 June 2015
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A licensing system for private landlords and letting agents is the way forward for the Northern Ireland rental sector according to...