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The new material information requirements recently announced by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team will be the topic...
06 May 2022
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Theresa Wallace, the chair of The Lettings Industry Council, has given her backing to compulsory changes to rental property listings introduced...
22 February 2022
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The well known former managing director of the Association of Residential Lettings Agents, David Cox, is today attempting to explain what...
16 March 2021
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Rightmove’s David Cox - formerly of the Association of Residential Letting Agents - is to talk through the Budget fallout for...
09 March 2021
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The new head of the Association of Residential Letting Agents admits that the organisation - within its parent body Propertymark - has “had...
26 February 2021
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The latest shock resignation from Propertymark leaves the lettings agency sector rudderless - although enthusiasm for the organisation has arguably never...
18 February 2021
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In a dramatic return to the agency world, the former chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is joining...
28 October 2020
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David Cox’s departure as chief executive of ARLA Propertymark last Friday was well signposted, particularly when he was advised he could...
28 July 2020
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It came as little surprise after weeks of speculation but David Cox, chief executive of ARLA Propertymark, left the organisation officially...
24 July 2020
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Propertymark has announced that the leadership structure of the lettings side is to be merged with the estate agency section, with...
06 July 2020
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ARLA Propertymark has expressed its pleasure that the eviction ban, already extended by two months, will now expire at the end...
02 July 2020
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Some 47 per cent of all properties in the private rental sector in England are now managed by ARLA Propertymark member...
01 July 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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From midnight lettings agents in England have been able to resume work thanks to an amendment to Coronavirus legislation that was...
13 May 2020
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Once the worst of the Coronavirus crisis passes there’s likely to be much more regulation of parts of the rental sector...
30 April 2020
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PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting two webinars - the first of which is today - looking at issues surrounding rent defaulting...
23 April 2020
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Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...
14 April 2020
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Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...
17 March 2020
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There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...
12 March 2020
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The government has been called upon to issue specific Coronavirus guidance for the rental sector. The chief executive of the Association of...
12 March 2020
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Demand for rental properties in January increased to the highest level on record with 88 prospective tenants registered per lettings agency...
26 February 2020
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Agents have come out fighting against a proposal being considered in one part of the UK to triple the time to...
13 February 2020
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A BBC investigation suggests some agents may be mis-selling deposit alternative schemes. Tenants are then hit by what the probe says are...
10 February 2020
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Nearly half a million properties could be removed from the long-term lettings market as disenchanted landlords move to short-lets. A survey by...
31 January 2020
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It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new...
15 January 2020
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The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has thrown its weight behind an initiative by the Scottish Government to control the growth...
10 January 2020
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The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge...
23 December 2019
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An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...
23 December 2019
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The new government must prioritise the implementation of proposals to ensure letting agents and others in the industry are appropriately qualified. That’s...
19 December 2019
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New data from the Association of Residential Lettings Agents shows how the festive slowdown has hit the market. The number of tenants...
19 December 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...
11 December 2019
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[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...
06 December 2019
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The latest rental market snapshot from the Association of Residential Letting Agents suggests that 50 per cent of agents witnessed an...
29 November 2019
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The likely general election is an opportunity for the government to make the lettings sector more appealing for would-be landlords, says...
29 October 2019
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The number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act continued its upward curve in August. The...
02 October 2019
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As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...
18 September 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging tenants to “walk straight out” if they believe an agency is breaking the...
16 September 2019
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PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting a webinar this week when the chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents, David...
10 September 2019
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With the country in febrile election mode, it’s perhaps unsurprising that the Association of Residential Letting Agents has got in on...
30 August 2019
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The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...
30 August 2019
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The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...
28 August 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...
27 August 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents made a short sharp attack on the government last night, over freedom of movement and...
20 August 2019
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The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it fears the government needs to do more to prevent the possibility of banned...
23 July 2019
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ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...
20 May 2019
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It’s now under four weeks to the introducing of the Tenant Fees Ban across England and the Association of Residential Letting...
07 May 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says there is a record number of homes available to renters - but this does...
26 April 2019
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The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it backs a new Trading Standards-led body which will enforce the Fees Ban starting on...
18 April 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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It’s been revealed that the Welsh version of the Tenants Fees ban will come into effect on September 1. “Agents need to...
10 April 2019
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The number of London landlords exiting the market last month was a whopping 125 per cent higher than the national average. The...
29 March 2019
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New ‘best practice’ guidance to letting agents and landlords has been introduced ahead of the introduction of the tenants’ fees ban...
27 March 2019
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Rent controls of the kind which London mayor Sadiq Khan wishes to introduce will worsen what is already a huge exodus...
04 February 2019
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Tenants are in for a rocky ride this year - and it’s chiefly the fault of government, says the chief executive...
31 January 2019
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ARLA says it can help agents understand the intricacies of the Tenants Fees Ban, which completed its third reading in the...
16 January 2019
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Early bird tickets for this year’s ARLA Propertymark Conference, happening just days before the likely introduction of the ban on tenant...
16 January 2019
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The number of landlords exiting the market in the East of England is 100 per cent higher than the national average...
27 December 2018
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The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill has achieved Royal Assent, meaning that it will soon become an act of Parliament. Put...
21 December 2018
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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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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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The Association of Residential Letting Agencies has set up a course - for non-members as well as members - on Ending...
02 October 2018
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Lettings agents’ representatives have hit back at an accusation of discrimination made against the industry. A report by Shelter and the National...
22 August 2018
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ARLA Propertymark has launched a new database to help its agent members keep abreast of compliance issues in the lettings sector. The...
10 July 2018
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Letting agents and others in the private rental sector have responded to the latest government intervention - a review into how...
21 June 2018
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The lettings industry has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban agents’ fees levied on tenants. A Bill was put...
14 June 2018
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MPs will today undertake the second reading of the Tenant Fees Bill which proposes to ban upfront tenant fees and introduce...
21 May 2018
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The government has confirmed that all property agents in England will need to be part of an approved Client Money Protection...
04 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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ARLA has branded the government’s long-awaited database of rogue landlords as “pointless” because it will not be made public. The Ministry of...
05 April 2018
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Letting agents have responded with enthusiasm to the government’s announcement over the Easter weekend that the industry would in future have...
03 April 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that “thousands” of landlords simply are not ready for energy efficiency changes coming...
28 March 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members - and all letting agents - of the need to be...
05 March 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members to tell landlord clients that they have only a month to...
02 March 2018
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Well over twice as many Scottish tenants have seen their rents rise at the start of the year compared to those...
01 March 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has described the introduction of a code of conduct and official register for letting agents...
02 February 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind a Private Members Bill which wants tenants to have the...
17 January 2018
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Some 70 per cent of letting agents expect taxes on the rental sector to rise further next year according to research...
12 December 2017
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing a consolidation of agencies ahead of the ban on agents’ fees...
05 December 2017
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David Cox, the chief executive of ARLA Propertymark, has joined the board of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme as a non-executive director. Cox,...
30 November 2017
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Trade organisatons have reacted predictably to the government’s latest announcements and publications concerning the private rental sector. Yesterday the Department of Communities...
02 November 2017
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Industry figures have broadly welcomed the latest consultations and proposed additional regulation for the lettings sector, announced by the government yesterday. The...
19 October 2017
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has welcomed the government commitment to introduce regulation for agencies - but it is warning...
03 October 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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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind Gas Safety Week, which runs until tomorrow. “As Gas Safety Week...
22 September 2017
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According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...
14 September 2017
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ARLA has led a call by many letting agents on hearing the Queen’s Speech - what was the point of a...
22 June 2017
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it has so far received over 700 detailed responses to its consultation on the...
04 May 2017
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Twenty agency groups have backed a call by the Association of Residential Letting Agents urging the government to extend or scrap its...
26 April 2017
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is calling on the government to either extend the consultation period for the proposed ban...
25 April 2017
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As the new restrictions on landlords’ mortgage interest tax relief come into effect this week, ARLA Propertymark has restated its objections...
04 April 2017
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is keeping up its campaign against a ban on agents’ fees in England by showing...
29 March 2017
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Letting Agent Today’s Conor Shilling was in the audience of The Great Buy To Let Debate - always one of the...
01 March 2017
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Figures from the Association of Residential Letting Agents, now formally known as ARLA Propertymark, suggest there has been a surge in...
24 February 2017
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This is the final Letting Agent Today until Tuesday January 3 2017, so everyone at Angels Media sends all good wishes for...
30 December 2016
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Members of the Association of Residential Letting Agents predict a fall in the number of homes being available to let next...
07 December 2016
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Rents will "unpreventably rise" thanks to the government's proposed ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants and because of its...
01 December 2016
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Earlier this month we reported on Belfast council’s decision to open a public consultation on whether To Let boards should be...
16 November 2016
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Only just over two weeks remain for letting agents and landlords operating in Wales to register with the Rent Smart Wales...
08 November 2016
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that proposals to enforce minimum room sizes in HMOs in the privste rental...
31 October 2016
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has responded to the latest government recommendations for tighter controls on the private rental sector...
19 October 2016
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A minority of agents remain unaware of their duties when it comes to tenant repairs requests, something which could invalidate landlords'...
14 September 2016
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Another major organisation within the private rental sector has thrown its weight behind mandatory Client Money Protection for letting agents in the...
25 August 2016
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have asked new housing minister Gavin Barwell to...
20 July 2016
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ARLA is stepping up its call for letting agents to have professional qualifications in a bid to combat fraud. In a contribution...
13 July 2016
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has formally welcomed its new presidential team for the year ahead. Nik Madan succeeds Peter Savage...
21 June 2016
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The supply of rental properties fell by 5% during April when compared to the previous year, according to figures from the...
01 June 2016
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The NFoPP Awarding Body has announced those candidates scoring outstanding achievements in property qualifications completed during 2015. In total, 11 winners were...
17 May 2016
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The managing director of the Association of Residential Letting Agents says urgent action is necessary “to make the prospect of being...
31 March 2016
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The new stamp duty surcharge on buy to let properties coming into effect next Friday will increase rent costs for tenants...
24 March 2016
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The supply of rental accommodation is the lowest for at least a year according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents. After...
26 February 2016
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Forty per cent of letting agents are predicting supply will decrease over the next five years – the highest rate this...
24 December 2015
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents and repairs software company Fixflo have released a guidance on timelines to help agents handle...
01 December 2015
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There has been a mixed response from the private rental industry following the announcement that Right To Rent checks will become mandatory...
21 October 2015
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The Associational of Residential Letting Agents has spoken up in favour of most of the provisions in the new Housing and...
16 October 2015
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made a detailed case against so-called 'rent stabilisation' measures advocated by some on the...
05 October 2015
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it strongly supports new health and safety legislation coming into effect today - but...
01 October 2015
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has slapped down the Bank of England's claim that stability of the UK economy could...
28 September 2015
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind a new software upgrade designed to help protect agencies in...
22 September 2015
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has announced that it has joined forces with the Gas Safe Register to provide...
26 August 2015
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There has been a mixed reaction to the government’s announcement that agents and landlords face jail if they fail to conduct...
04 August 2015
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Lettings chiefs have responded with disappointment to the government’s announcement that it is scrapping the Green Deal. The scheme offered cashbacks and...
27 July 2015
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More and more agents are witnessing increases in the cost of renting, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents. Its latest...
24 July 2015
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government’s controversial Deregulation Act, which is now in force, is creating critical new...
11 June 2015
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The number of landlords selling their buy-to-let properties increased during April, according to the latest report from the Association of Residential...
27 May 2015
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is the latest industry voice to say that Brandon Lewis, the newly-reappointed housing minister, should...