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Propertymark is demanding equal treatment with the social housing sector. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove intends to boost standards in social housing...

A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...

The head of a major supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep pets is...

Propertymark has given details of how it believes the Scottish Government rent control system has backfired and works against the interests...

Attempted fraud in the letting sector has risen sharply over the past two years, it’s been claimed. Tenant reference provider Homeppl claims...

Agents have only until the end of tomorrow, December 2, to feed into Propertymark’s response to a new consultation on the...

OnTheMarket is today revealing another deal for agents - and this time it’s with insurance broker Simply Business. There are four new...

Emergency legislation containing a private sector rent freeze is to be debated by Scottish politicians this week - and the surprise...

The average private rental tenancy deposit last year exceeded £1,000 new figures show. At an average of £1,005 per tenancy, the cost...

An activist group that has staged many protests against letting agents must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...

Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...

Propertymark has expressed a sigh of relief at a decision this week by the Appeal Court, which ruled in favour of...

New research by MoneySuperMarket reveals that dogs cause £1.5 billion of property damage per year. Labradoodles are the UK’s most destructive dog...

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

The latest research by lettings agency Benham and Reeves has analysed how the pandemic has affected the UK rental market when...

I want you to ask yourself a question, what is your reputation? By that I mean your personal reputation and your...

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

A letting agent and property management expert says the likely introduction of the Renters Reform Bill in 2021 is a chance...

A warning about illegal fees by letting agents has been produced by a local council Trading Standards team.  It has come from...

An insurance firm claims many tenants “make the mistake of thinking the items in their home aren’t worth” and so do...

A tenant is thought to be the first ever to have been awarded damages under new Scottish lettings legislation. Dambaru Baral was...

Owners of buy to let properties across the UK could be entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges according...

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

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...

A Cardiff lettings agent claims to have become the first in Wales to stop charging fees to new and existing tenants. CPS...

A dispute concerning a ‘no deposit option’ put forward by a letting agency has reached the Daily Mail. The newspaper’s online service...

New ‘best practice’ guidance to letting agents and landlords has been introduced ahead of the introduction of the tenants’ fees ban...

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

Nottingham council - which recently introduced one of the largest and most controversial selective licensing schemes in the country - now...

A former City marketing executive is suing a lettings agency for £1.4m in a row over alleged harassment in 2010. Agent Caroline...

MPs have proposed a series of amendments to the Tenant Fees Bill as part of its Report Stage and Third Reading...

The popular belief that equity release damages the housing market is being challenged by claims from ER company Retirement Advantage. It claims...

Airbnb is facing more attempts to regulate its short lets, this time with the European Commission calling on the platform to...

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...

A leading trade body says a cap on damage deposits paid by tenants - as proposed by the government - could...

An alternative to traditional deposits, already tested in the German rental market, is now being introduced into the UK - and...

Just over a quarter of all tenants across private and public housing would not say if they had caused significant damage...

The Property Ombudsman scheme’s annual report, just released, reveals that there has been a dramatic 32 per cent surge in the...

One of Britain's best-known landlords, Fergus Wilson, has launched an appeal after losing a case regarding a damp property. The tenants, Attila...

A fundamental part of any tenancy agreement is the tenant’s obligation to pay rent to live in the  property. In return,...

Suzy Hershman, Head of Dispute Resolution for mydeposits, covers her top tips for preparing your dispute evidence If I had a £1 for...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike; this is...

An analysis of 100,000 buy to let insurance policies reveals that storm damage, burst pipes and damage from break-ins are the...

The scores are in - we have asked 20 senior agents and analysts for their forecasts for capital values the 2016...

The UK Association of Letting Agents has teamed up with around 30 other European professional property bodies to consider how to...

A Labour MP is launching a campaign to force private landlords to ensure that their premises are fit for habitation.  Karen Buck,...