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Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

Michael Gove’s Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, currently going through Parliament, has won praise from the industry body The Property Institute. There...

One of Britain’s largest cities wants to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms. The proposed scheme in Glasgow follows legal changes...

A consultation over the summer looks set to be the first part of a radical change to the structure of communal...

Specialist property lender Castle Trust Bank has agreed a £13.2m development loan for a Build To Rent scheme within a mixed...

Lettings management service Ringley Group has teamed up with a utility broker, 001 Ltd. It says this sources and identifies economies of...

Opposition Labour councillors on a local authority says HMOs should only be let if each bedroom has an en suite bathroom.  The...

A council with a large number of short let properties within its boundaries is urging owners to convert them to traditional...

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

Short lets on Airbnb and similar platforms are causing increasing irritation for owners in residential blocks, according to a property management...

Disrepair in communal areas of private blocks is to be tackled in a new series of seminars for letting agents and...

A rogue landlord has been fined twice in the space of two months for failing to provide a suitable standard of...

A lettings sector trade body is warning that contradictory and outdated fire safety guidance needs updating.    At present, landlords or their agent...

A management firm and corporate landlord have been hit with a £250,000 fine after a “potentially lethal” flat blaze in London -...

A private landlord has been fined by a London magistrates court for poor and potentially dangerous housing conditions.    Monojor Ali was fined...

A letting agency that failed to apply for House of Multiple Occupation licences at three properties in Birmingham has been fined...