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Propertymark says the controversial Renters Reform Bill still misses the mark, despite a string of amendments made to it as it...

A pressure group unhappy about lack of progress on the Renters Reform Bill wants MPs to be bombarded with complaint emails.  Over...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...

Propertymark has set out its pro-agency position on a range of issues contained in the Renters Reform Bill, currently trundling through...

A webinar is being held tomorrow, aimed to urging agents to get ahead of changes to the industry likely to be...

A prominent housing expert has told MPs that letting agents could be used to police the standards off homes made available...

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

Propertymark has called on the government to retain the option of fixed-term tenancies in the private rental sector where it is...

A senior Propertymark official will today tell MPs of the industry’s concerns about the Renters Reform Bill. The Bill has reached the...

The new Housing Minister is Lee Rowley - who was a former housing minister during the short lived premiership of Liz Truss. Rowley...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur has written to MPs outlining detailed plans that he believes would ensure the controversial Renters Reform Bill...

Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...

MPs have given the Renters Reform Bill its Second Reading - a procedure which means it now continues into the Committee...

Propertymark says it’s going to send a briefing on behalf of letting agents to every MP and member of the House...

The House of Lords will today discuss the apparently-growing Sex for Rent scandal. Campaigners say a search on websites such as Craigslist...

A Private Members’ Bill which will allow private rental sector tenants to sue over the conditions of their properties is just...

November 5 is the next key date for the passage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill, the measure which is likely to...

The government has announced that the Report Stage for the Tenants’ Fees Bill will be held on September 5, the day...

A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...

Letting agents - and anyone with ‘relevant expertise and experience or a special interest’ - have been invited to provide their...

A bid to allow good tenants’ rent records count towards their creditworthiness has taken a step forward thanks to Big Issue...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is the latest industry body to throw its weight behind the Private Members’ Bill that...

The Private Members’ Bill that has won government backing - and which would give tenants the right to sue landlords over...

Automated rental payment provider PayProp has joined the call for private rent payments to be counted towards tenants’ credit scores in...

The House of Lords has given the Creditworthiness Assessment Bill its second reading and a step forward to ensuring that tenants’...

No decision yet appears to have been taken on the fate of the Renters’ Rights Bill - which had as a...

Members of the House of Lords have heard about the concerns of a Baroness over landlords who choose not to let...

The controversial Renters’ Rights Bill, which wants to sharply reduce the ability of letting agents to levy charges on tenants and...

Fees charged by letting agents will be discussed in the House of Lords tomorrow as the Renters’ Rights Bill reaches its...

There is growing concern across the industry at the fear - which we reported yesterday - that the government may be...

The Law Society has accused the government of avoiding proper consultation and scrutiny in the way it has introduced new buy to let proposals.   They...