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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...

There’s been a rise of over 400 per cent in the monetary total of fines issued for Right To Rent offences...

Companies House has new powers from this week to combat fraud. These are measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...

Propertymark says the regulation of property agents and the creation of a statutory Code of Practice can improve the transparency of...

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

Newspaper report claims some 710 properties have been put into the private rental market by the government - and they are...

Propertymark has responded to two consultations on the proposals to introduce electrical safety standards and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in...

An analysis of tenants renting between 2020 and 2023 shows a big rise in those on high salaries asked to provide...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

Connells has launched what it calls a “pioneering” Rent to Buy scheme to shift apartments in a 163-unit scheme. The agency likens...

Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

Propertymark is urging agents to give it their views on two consultations on health and safety issues coming out of Northern...

Law firm Brevis Law is shedding light on the difficulties agents and landlords have in meeting Right To Rent requirements in...

Alto, Zoopla’s cloud-based software product, has announced a marketplace product allowing agents to self-serve and activate Proptech partner integrations within the...

Agents who allow rental properties to be let to migrants who do not have the right to be in the UK...

Zoopla’s Alto cloud-based software has announced a new integration with lettings PropTech supplier Canopy. This will enable tenant referencing to be permitted...

We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...

PayProp is known for its award-winning rental payment platform, which combines bank-integrated client accounting with automation to save letting agencies time...

A property law specialist wants a national register which would allow tenants’ histories to be checked before rental agreements are signed. Nyree...

A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...

PropTech supplier Goodlord has announced a partnership with an identity verification technology service which would allow agents to conduct digital Right...

Nearly a third of tenants are borrowing money to fund a cash deposit, a survey claims. A poll of 1,000 current renters...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

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

As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...

Lettings agencies which rely on manual means of verification are risking repetitional damage caused by anti-money laundering regulations, a digital compliance...

Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...

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

A company in the identity verification sector is warning that anti-money laundering checks are set to reach a new intensity in...

The Property Ombudsman has ruled that a letting agency’s ban on renting to a family with children was discriminatory against women...

HomeLet has launched a product to help combat tenancy fraud, which it claims has seen a 36 per cent rise since...

Letting agents say the latest review of how Right To Rent has been carried out demonstrates “a knowledge gap” by landlords. This...

Agents are confused over so-called digital identity verification - and some suppliers may be trying to dupe agents. That’s the claim from...

Prop-tech platform OpenBrix has revealed a strategic partnership with a digital identity provider, Yoti.  Through its app tlyfe, the collaboration will enable tenants...

A council says it’s using planning powers to try to control the proliferation of Airbnbs, but suggests the real answer may...

Technology Blueprint Ltd (TBL) has just announced the integration of Document Signing and ID Verification provider Yoti Sign into its market-leading...

UK banks are closing client accounts held by established letting agents and refusing to open accounts for new businesses. The Problem A growing...

Referencing service Homeppl is expanding into Right to Rent checks. A digital R2R check can be integrated into Homeppl tenant referencing checks...

An online lettings agency claims some properties are receiving up to 50 viewing requests - prompting landlords to pull listings to...

A new assessment of the private rental sector by guarantor service Housing Hand suggests that tenants paying rent upfront have a...

Jeremy Hunt’s firm grasp of fiscal policy after the market turmoil of recent weeks won’t stop what one housing expert calls...

Changes to Right to Rent checks will be explained in detail in the latest free webinar to be organised by Propertymark...

A growing number of rental applications are being rejected by agents, it’s been claimed. PropTech firm Vouch says that between January and...

A lettings agent has taken the surprising step of encouraging tenants to seek compensation if their landlords fail to abide by...

An industry supplier says the recent Right To Rent changes have flown under the radar - and many agents don’t know...

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

Propertymark is reminding letting agents in England to be ready for significant changes to the way they carry out Right to...

Lettings Hub says there were 91,593 cases of tenant application fraud in 2021 alone, with the most common form of fraud...

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has issued this guidance for agents to pass to landlords. It coincides with Gas Safety Week,...

One of the industry’s most respected legal experts is staging a teach-in for letting agents ahead of new Right To Rent...

Trading Standards is calling for more due diligence checks to be made following the jailing of a rogue letting agent for...

An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that agents and landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year...

Purplebricks has given its interpretation of how much its lettings sector compliance crisis has cost the company. Back in December the Daily...

The Lettings Hub has announced a two-year partnership with HooYu, a Know Your Customer specialist. As the deadline to end the temporary...

The financial fall out from Purplebricks’ disastrous lettings compliance crisis is likely to be revealed next week. The troubled agency says it...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s been...

Propertymark is warning that higher Right To Rent costs are likely to hit agents when new processes kick in this autumn. From...

A company claims that some 18 per cent of property firms have seen a rise in criminals attempting to launder money...

Six agencies have been excluded from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to wronged complainants. One was the Belvoir...

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

OnTheMarket says its innovations with partnerships in the lettings sector have played a part in its successful growth. In the 12 months...

A new national lettings-only portal is planning to launch this October with a pledge to revolutionise the rental sector. Its aim is...

Letting agents have been told they must have the right technology to reduce the risk of fraud. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk...

Business partners the Post Office and PropTech firm Yoti have become the first certified digital identity service providers to be entitled...

More than four in 10 landlords claim their letting agents charge too much - and one in six has been hit...

The UK lettings and estate agency is being targeted by crime syndicates in order to launder dirty money. That’s the claim of...

A technology platform claims that as many as a third of lettings agencies that should be compliant with anti-money laundering regulations...

Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...

A PropTech supplier which helps agents and landlords identify private rental sector licensing issues has announced a new partnership. Geospatial technology firm...

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a tenant referencing service that it claims allows letting agents to conduct their own...

A new Home Office code of practice comes into force today making changes to what letting agents in England need to...

It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...

A council says it’s considering introducing criminal record checks on individuals who apply to run HMOs as part of a wide-ranging...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

A trade body says letting agents are receiving growing numbers of contracts from tenants wanting to take part in the Homes...

An agent’s plea to councillors to renew the HMO license for a landlord client fell on deaf ears in a controversial...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...

An anti-money laundering service has linked with a lettings software specialist. The alliance between FCS Compliance and  Rent4sure will provide Rent4sure clients...

OnTheMarket’s deal with a PropTech firm to provide free tenant referencing has been extended indefinitely for agents who pay the portal...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...

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

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

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...

An hour-long webinar this week aims to inform agents how to deter property fraud by greater emphasis on compliance, due diligence...

HM Revenue & Customs officers are paying short-notice visits on letting and estate agents to check on their anti-money laundering compliance,...

The Home Office has confirmed that letting agents, landlords and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...

PropTech companies Kamma and Veri-Check are consolidating an existing partnership. Kamma users can already access Veri-Check’s instant property licensing checks, but in...

A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...

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

PropTech platform Plentific has snapped up husband-and-wife lettings software company TouchRight Software.  Over 500 clients across the UK use TouchRight, to create...

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

There are fewer than 70 tickets left for December 7's rescheduled 25th ARLA Propertymark Conference and Exhibition. Originally due to take place in...

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

Property should take a leaf from some other industries’ books and embrace increased automation to help the sector recover quicker and...