A free webinar on the controversial Renters Reform Bill is to feature one of the industry’s top legal experts. David Smith is...
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27 October 2023
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Tomorrow sees the start of a month of webinars hosted by Rightmove to help agents understand compliance changes and how they...
03 July 2023
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There’s another free webinar for agents to learn about the Renters Reform Bill next week. This one is organised by lettings-focussed PropTech...
19 June 2023
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Two lettings experts are set to discuss what the government’s Bill means for agents at a free webinar. Well known property lawyer...
05 June 2023
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Lettings agents will be able to book their exam this week for the new Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...
27 February 2023
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One of the industry’s most respected legal experts is staging a teach-in for letting agents ahead of new Right To Rent...
02 September 2022
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Agents can now sign up to register their interest in Rightmove’s new qualification, the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...
19 August 2022
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Rightmove’s April webinars for agents continue today with Daryl Mcintosh, Policy Manager at Propertymark, giving a legal and compliance update for...
06 April 2022
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One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...
15 March 2022
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Ballantynes agency in Scotland has snapped up Edinburgh letting firm Capital Lettings. Capital founder David Smith is retiring and all existing staff...
21 January 2022
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Just as COP26 is drawing to a close, so one of the lettings industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the...
12 November 2021
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A high profile and respected lettings sector legal expert is inviting questions from agents at a webinar next week - and he’ll...
07 October 2021
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A leading property lawyer is warning that a tribunal case between a London letting agent and a tenant - involving a...
04 October 2021
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As a letting agent in the UK, you might think what happens in China has no bearing on your work here....
17 September 2021
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The government has pledged a White Paper to be issued in the autumn, dedicated to reform of the private rental sector. Some...
25 June 2021
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Prominent property lawyer David Smith - recently in the news for his guidance for agents and landlords over the eviction ban...
02 June 2021
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Some lettings industry figures are beginning to express doubt as to whether the government’s broad commitment to reform the private rental...
13 May 2021
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Leading property lawyer David Smith is to give agents an update on a key legal case at a webinar next week. Smith,...
22 April 2021
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Some of the most prominent names in the rental sector are taking part in a debate on threats and challenges for...
09 February 2021
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A lockdown emergency webinar is to be held tomorrow to help letting agents get the regulatory and restriction lowdown on how...
04 November 2020
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A top property lawyer says a recent decision by bailiffs not to forcibly evict anyone in Tier 2 and Tier 3 is an...
30 October 2020
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Changes to the codes of practice surrounding Right To Rent are introduced on November 2, and tomorrow there’s a useful webinar to...
19 October 2020
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The Right to Rent scheme’s revised code of practice coming into effect next month does nothing to stop agents and landlords...
16 October 2020
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Leading housing lawyer David Smith has become the legal counsel for the new National Residential Landlords Association. Smith is a partner at...
29 July 2020
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David Smith - a solicitor specialising in residential property, agency and regulatory law - today launches a book advising property professionals...
06 July 2020
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Confusion over Electrical Inspection Condition Reports, created by inaccurate statements from the government, has been slammed by a housing law expert. Last...
30 June 2020
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Repairs and maintenance management software provider Fixflo is hosting a webinar later this week to debate how letting agents can find...
19 May 2020
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There’s been an angry response by the rental sector following the latest attack by campaigning charity Shelter. The organisation claims that private...
15 January 2020
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The government has announced an additional £4m in funding for local councils to combat rogue agents and landlords - but it’s...
03 January 2020
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A prominent industry trade group says the new government must honour its manifesto commitment to strengthen the right of “good landlords”...
16 December 2019
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A trade body is warning of a crisis in the private rental market as new figures show a sharp drop in...
13 December 2019
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A broad commitment to strengthen landlords’ rights has been made in the Conservative manifesto - and it’s been welcomed by a...
26 November 2019
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As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...
22 November 2019
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The Conservatives’ new concept of a so-called Lifetime Deposit has been welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association. Yesterday, Letting Agent Today revealed...
22 November 2019
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New figures just released by the government emphasise the significance of creating a specialist housing court says one of the lettings...
15 November 2019
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The appeal by Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to be given powers to introduce rent controls have been dealt a...
15 November 2019
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A leading trade body says the government’s latest injection of funds to help local councils root out rogue operators in the...
06 November 2019
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Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...
05 November 2019
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Rent controls similar to those demanded by Labour in London and other major cities in the UK do not work, and...
29 October 2019
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A group of landlords in the North East are the latest to criticise Labour's plans to introduce a Right to Buy...
04 October 2019
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A leading lettings sector trade body says evidence shows the direct payment of benefit to landlords is the biggest possible contribution...
19 September 2019
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Last week’s revelation that approaching 50 per cent of letting agents surveyed in London were in breach of the law is...
17 September 2019
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It can be done - a council has U-turned on plans for a licensing scheme for landlords. The move by Hounslow council...
10 September 2019
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There’s been a fierce outcry from Conservative MPs and the lettings industry in response to Labour’s threat to give private rental...
03 September 2019
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Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rising by 1.3...
16 August 2019
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Private tenants are being disadvantaged because of the government’s focus on boosting homeownership. According to the latest figures from the Royal Institution...
13 August 2019
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A local authority is being warned that its landlord licensing and accreditation scheme is potentially unlawful. The Residential Landlords Association, which represents...
05 August 2019
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Vulnerable tenants suffering a higher risk of rent arrears will be hit hardest by plans to change the way landlords can...
19 July 2019
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A leading industry trade body says the latest English Housing Survey report proves that criticisms of the private rental sector’s costs...
18 July 2019
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A leading trade body is urging the candidates to lead the Conservative Party to adopt a more positive approach to the...
01 July 2019
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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have been given a message from a consortium of groups this morning - Scrap Right To...
24 June 2019
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A call by Shelter for England to adopt Scotland’s model of indefinite tenancies in the private rented sector has been attacked...
18 June 2019
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A trade body has hit out at government policy following a think tank’s claims that young people are less mobile because of...
07 June 2019
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The Mayor of London is under pressure to pull advertisements calling on landlords to stop providing homes for Londoners and move...
23 May 2019
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Over 6,000 people have responded to the Residential Landlord Association’s survey asking what a post-Section 21 private rented sector should look...
17 May 2019
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Housing minister Heather Wheeler has pledged that the government will make changes to the court repossession process alongside its plans to...
14 May 2019
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has urged the government to 'fix' the court system before it goes ahead with its plan...
13 May 2019
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is threatening Oxford Council with a judicial review of its landlord and letting agent accreditation scheme. The...
09 May 2019
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The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...
15 April 2019
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Agents and landlords have united against what is being seen as the latest attack on the private rental sector by the...
05 December 2018
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Today sees the Second Reading in the House of the Lords for the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, promoted by...
23 November 2018
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A lettings trade body has welcomed extra government funding for English councils to clamp down on criminal landlords. But the Residential Landlords...
09 November 2018
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The Residential Landlords Association is threatening a council with a judicial review because of unresolved concerns over the authority’s selective licensing...
05 November 2018
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The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...
30 October 2018
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Industry bodies have given their support to a wide ranging review of safety regulations governing the private rental sector. The government announced...
29 October 2018
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There has been limited support given from some parts of the lettings industry to a proposal offering Capital Gains Tax relief...
09 October 2018
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The Home Office is to reconvene its private rental sector stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. This follows a controversial period for...
20 September 2018
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The policy director of the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on local councils to use the 'extensive powers' they have...
10 September 2018
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The ongoing debate over some letting agents and landlords allegedly refusing to accept tenants in receipt of housing benefit has now...
24 August 2018
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A leading trade body says EU citizens living in the UK run the risk of losing their rental homes without swift...
10 August 2018
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The government’s controversial Right To Rent policy is to be challenged in the High Court just before Christmas. It was announced in...
09 August 2018
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Buy to let landlords are welcoming proposals being considered by the government to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. In...
03 July 2018
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The High Court has this afternoon agreed to allow a judicial review of the government’s Right to Rent policy. Right to Rent...
06 June 2018
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A trade body has stepped up its calls on government to help the lettings industry do more for older renters. Responding to...
14 May 2018
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The industry has reacted angrily to the announcement yesterday that the Tenants’ Fees Bill is now formally starting its progress through...
03 May 2018
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Private rental sector tenants have spent the year so far working only to pay for their accommodation, the BBC claims. The broadcaster...
01 May 2018
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A leading lettings sector trade body has repeated its call on government to offer a range of incentives to landlords and...
18 April 2018
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Trade bodies have started to react to last evening’s Panorama programme claiming alleged abuse of the Section 21 eviction system in...
22 February 2018
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A trade body says it wants more clarity from the Labour Party on its proposals to allow private sector tenants to...
14 February 2018
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The Residential Landlords’ Association has released details of the evidence it put to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee which...
01 February 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents and other trade bodies have not yet responded to the government’s announcement over the holiday...
02 January 2018
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The industry is awaiting details of the latest government consultation concerning the private rental sector which will consider longer tenancies. The consultation...
23 November 2017
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A trade body says there are 15 formal government consultations going on within the private rental sector - and now it’s...
20 November 2017
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Trade groups have reacted angrily to Labour’s proposal to introduce rent controls if the party enters government. The announcement, made by Labour...
28 September 2017
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Almost a fifth of landlords say they are now less likely to let to EU nationals or people from the European...
07 September 2017
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The government is being urged by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) to do more to enforce compulsory fee disclosure. Since May 2015,...
06 September 2017
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One of the leading eviction specialists is calling for unregulated companies offering similar services to sign up to redress schemes in...
26 July 2017
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Former Conservative Party leader and Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith is set to speak at a lettings sector event...
13 June 2017
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A trade body has suggested that the General Election on June 8 may lead to a government with new priorities, meaning...
25 April 2017
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The ban on letting agents in England imposing fees on tenants is unlikely to be implemented before late next year according...
19 April 2017
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The government’s formal consultation on its proposed ban for fees levied on tenants by agents has been greeted with derision and...
10 April 2017
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A survey of 1,000 buy to let investors by the Residential Landlords’ Association shows that around a quarter are saying they...
15 November 2016
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The Residential Landlords’ Association says a period of economic and policy confusion lies ahead for the private rental sector as a...
27 June 2016
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An industry body says proposals by the Bank of England to curb buy to let lending are “premature.” The Bank’s Prudential Regulation...
30 March 2016
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The government has been told to back off its criticism of buy to let landlords and instead do more to address...
22 March 2016
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The Residential Landlords Association is warning private investors not to be lured by firms offering schemes which allegedly promise to help...
09 February 2016
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Chancellor George Osborne has “effectively declared war on individual landlords” according to the Residential Landlords’ Association - but don’t expect a...
05 January 2016
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The government should rein in its plans to transform the way Houses in Multiple Occupation are licensed. That is the view of...
22 December 2015
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The Residential Landlords Association is calling on MPs to support a measure being proposed in the House of Commons that would...