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Recent substantial fines issued by HMRC are a harsh reminder to agents to ensure that their Anti-Money Laundering policies are up...

Tenant reference and tech supplier The Lettings Hub claims 25 per cent of fraudulent documents submitted by would-be tenants were identified...

Propertymark is hosting a webinar where Scott Bailey - policy manager at the Home Office - will answer questions on Right...

Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...

Airbnb is launching a UK campaign this month aimed at luring first-time customers. It’s part of a local campaign that launched last...

It’s vital for agents to have a process in place to check documentation received at their office, to avoid potential claims.  This...

Foxtons is to give its agents access to a compliance management and checking service. Fran Giltinan, Managing Director - Property Management &...

Any lettings portfolio should receive ongoing care and maintenance. A disorganised portfolio, weighed down by junk data, loose ends or lax...

The government has pulled together the latest guidance on Right To Rent, appropriate to landlords, lettings agents and home owners who...

The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let.  A...

Trading Standards officers check for agents’ compliance by scrutinising their websites, it’s being claimed. Agents are being warned to ensure their websites...

A survey promoted by campaigners for smart meters claims most renters don’t believe their properties to be as energy efficient as...

According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, organisations worldwide lose $4.7 trillion to fraud each year, with real estate suffering...

Since the Tenant Fees Act ban came into force, agents have been responsible for covering tenancy referencing costs, whether that’s by...

Sally Lawson - letting agent and ARLA President, business owner and franchiser - runs Agent Rainmaker, which aims to optimise agents’...

There’s been yet another deadline change for the revised Right To Rent rules. Temporary checks introduced at the height of the pandemic...

In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process.  Over...

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for letting and estate agents in England.  - Isolation...

The Home Office has issued yet another iteration of its guidance for agents on how to conduct Right To Rent checks. The...

A new government survey of private renters is checking whether they received the correct documentation from their agent when they begin...

Agents need to be diligent regarding the the growth of cannabis in rental properties and the devastating lengths tenants will go to...

The government has updated its formal guidance to letting agents and landlords on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of online...

Propertymark wants agents to come forward with examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement...

Rental and other households should replace optical smoke alarms every 12 years unless manufacturers recommend otherwise, according to a study by...

Deposit alternative firm flatfair has teamed up with an accommodation service to supply short lets. Users who find short lets through the...

The government has extended the ‘special arrangements’ for Right To Rent checks - these will now be in force until September...

A grace period for Right To Rent changes following Britain’s exit from the EU expires at the end of this month. And...

A lettings agency which markets private rental properties and units operated by a housing association has apologised for its ‘No DSS’...

An anti-money laundering PropTech consultancy claims agents are in serious danger of non-compliance with new regulations, unless they ditch paper documents and...

Another lettings agency has been found to have unlawfully discriminated against a tenant receiving benefits. Worthing County Court declared that Michael Jones & Company unlawfully...

London lettings and estate agency Benham and Reeves has calculated a league table of the most popular postcodes in the capital...

Essex Police Force has tweeted a pair of photographs that go to prove agents should check a property before going on a...

The government says it’s reviewing the checking process that agents and landlords have to follow under Right To Rent. The revelation has...

One of the government’s approved client money protection schemes claims over 10 lettings agencies a week are closing. Client Money Protect makes the...

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

PropTech platform MakeUrMove, which launched back in 2008 as the first online lettings agency, has secured a £1.3m funding package from...

The property market, and therefore, estate agents have been accused of being the 'weak link' in the UK’s money laundering defences. This...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

With college and university terms about to start, and ever-more diligence required over Coronavirus, the Deposit Protection Service is offering an...

Gas and electrical safety certificates should be extended for six months to cover for the impact of the Coronavirus.  The call comes...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

The government has relaxed some provisions of the controversial Right To Rent regulations for the duration of the Coronavirus outbreak. The temporary...

The government says it’s working on an online digital Right To Rent status checking service for agents and landlords to use,...

A controversial private rental licensing regime that has already made the headlines for the wrong reasons has now been branded a...

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

Both sides of the Right To Rent debate are squaring up for their latest court battle. Earlier this year the High Court...

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

Increased use of technology could boost gas-related health and safety in the private rental sector according to the people behind a...

A lettings sector trade body says EU citizens may face problems getting private rented accommodation after Brexit. And the body - the...

With the government already on the ropes over Brexit, there’s a call today for one of its flagship immigration policies to...

The High Court has ruled that the government’s Right to Rent scheme breaches human rights law. Under the Right to Rent landlords are...

A council in the west country has launched a grading system for property agents which it says is designed to be...

Online letting agency MakeUrMove has launched a new subscription model which it claims will ”ready landlords for the incoming tenant fee...

A trade body has spoken out about the lack of detail in government plans for Right To Rent, as contained in...

The High Court today begins a Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme. The scheme began operating nationwide in...

The government has unveiled the spectre of a ‘global immigration system’ to be introduced from the end of 2020 - but...

One in nine landlords now check prospective tenants’ social media accounts to try to assess how they may behave as renters,...

LetsBid, a digital online auction service for lettings and sales, has extended its pre-screening service for agents with a new agreement...

The Residential Landlords Association has reiterated its support for a legal challenge to Right To Rent which is to be made...

A leading property disputes solicitor has joined a growing chorus of criticism of how Right To Rent will cope with issues...

The controversial Right To Rent policy has been attacked as having failed “to demonstrate its worth” in encouraging immigration compliance. Under Right...

Local media in Bristol say politicians in the city are considering supporting a controversial website that allows tenants to rate and...

The Residential Landlords Association has reiterated its opposition to Right To Rent, and is backing two legal challenges to the measure. Letting...

One of the industry’s leading trade bodies wants the government to halt the Right To Rent programme after evidence shows some...

HM Revenue & Customs has launched a consultation on adding tax checks to private rental sector licensing schemes - in other...

Research by independent fact-checking organisation Full Fact has revealed that there are 12 local authority areas in the UK where a...

Trading Standards says representatives from 15 departments will today visit lettings and property management firms across London in a bid to...

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...

The head of an online letting agency specialising in student accommodation says the controversial Right To Rent legislation may have to...

Agencies are responding to the latest criticism of their fees on tenants, levied by the pressure group Generation Rent.    The group -...

You might not want to read this as you’re tucking into an early Easter egg, but an interiors firm has compiled...

What does it say on your business card? Luke Burton Sales and Marketing Director, Rent4sure Who is Rent4sure? Rent4sure, is an established tenant referencing company. We provide...

An immigration minister has revealed that 91 landlords have been issued with civil penalties since the Right to Rent scheme was...

A branch of Foxtons has been fined £2,500 for failing to properly describe a fee charged to tenants.    The agency was caught...

One of London’s leading politicians has created guidelines to help individuals ‘secret shop’ in a bid to expose what she claims...

Two charities that have been at the forefront of campaigns to have a ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants have...

The Residential Landlords Association has set up a new document for its members to use if they wish to transfer Right...

A law firm called CaseHub says it is launching a “once-in-a-generation fight back against extortionate letting agent practices” in the shape of...

The Daily Telegraph - an outspoken critic of George Osborne’s fiscal changes aimed at extracting more money from the buy to...

Despite typically having to pay for the privilege of having a background check conducted on themselves, most renters don’t perform the...

Security experts interviewed by ITV London have given the green light to the Rightmove site after it was apparently being used...

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

A price comparison website has publicised the case of a landlord who let out his property on the Airbnb website -...

It's more important than ever that letting agents stand out with their marketing messages. The British rental market is more crowded than...

Landlords should make sure they are regularly checking their property to ensure tenants are not subletting without permission. Staying on top of...

The Property Ombudsman has warned letting agents not to forget their responsibilities under the Right To Rent immigration checks that become...

Right To Rent checks will become mandatory in England from February 1st, the government has announced. Under the new rules, landlords who...

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

Students are considered to be almost twice as likely to lose their deposit at the end of a tenancy than any...

Right To Rent immigration checks is leading to a situation where lawful tenants are being refused housing according to the Residential...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is to take part in an urgent meeting called by the Home Office on the...

The Master Locksmiths Association has set out advice to letting agents on the best way to secure student properties which in...

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

Property consultancy Daniel Watney LLP is the latest industry operator to label the government’s Right To Rent immigration checks as unworkable,...

The National Landlords Association says next month is the next key date for the roll-out of the government’s controversial immigration checks...

A north of England letting agent has made an outspoken attack on “bad tenants’ who hide behind apparent “legal loopholes.” Tariq Zarin...

It seems like every day there’s a new article about On The Market. Usually it consists something Zoopla have said, followed...

Tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech outlining legislation for the next 12 months will include a pledge to roll out across England and Wales...

With the Conservatives now having an overall majority, there is speculation that the pilot immigration checks which letting agents and landlords...