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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...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

The government has been called upon to issue specific Coronavirus guidance for the rental sector. The chief executive of the Association of...

Demand for rental properties in January increased to the highest level on record with 88 prospective tenants registered per lettings agency...

Agents have come out fighting against a proposal being considered in one part of the UK to triple the time to...

A BBC investigation suggests some agents may be mis-selling deposit alternative schemes. Tenants are then hit by what the probe says are...

Nearly half a million properties could be removed from the long-term lettings market as disenchanted landlords move to short-lets. A survey by...

It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has thrown its weight behind an initiative by the Scottish Government to control the growth...

The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge...

An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...

The new government must prioritise the implementation of proposals to ensure letting agents and others in the industry are appropriately qualified. That’s...

New data from the Association of Residential Lettings Agents shows how the festive slowdown has hit the market. The number of tenants...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...

The latest rental market snapshot from the Association of Residential Letting Agents suggests that 50 per cent of agents witnessed an...

The likely general election is an opportunity for the government to make the lettings sector more appealing for would-be landlords, says...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act continued its upward curve in August. The...

As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging tenants to “walk straight out” if they believe an agency is breaking the...

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting a webinar this week when the chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents, David...

With the country in febrile election mode, it’s perhaps unsurprising that the Association of Residential Letting Agents has got in on...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents made a short sharp attack on the government last night, over freedom of movement and...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it fears the government needs to do more to prevent the possibility of banned...

ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...

It’s now under four weeks to the introducing of the Tenant Fees Ban across England and the Association of Residential Letting...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says there is a record number of homes available to renters - but this does...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it backs a new Trading Standards-led body which will enforce the Fees Ban starting  on...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

It’s been revealed that the Welsh version of the Tenants Fees ban will come into effect on September 1. “Agents need to...

The number of London landlords exiting the market last month was a whopping 125 per cent higher than the national average. The...

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

Rent controls of the kind which London mayor Sadiq Khan wishes to introduce will worsen what is already a huge exodus...

Tenants are in for a rocky ride this year - and it’s chiefly the fault of government, says the chief executive...

ARLA says it can help agents understand the intricacies of the Tenants Fees Ban, which completed its third reading in the...

Early bird tickets for this year’s ARLA Propertymark Conference, happening just days before the likely introduction of the ban on tenant...

The number of landlords exiting the market in the East of England is 100 per cent higher than the national average...

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill has achieved Royal Assent, meaning that it will soon become an act of Parliament. Put...

Agents and landlords have united against what is being seen as the latest attack on the private rental sector by the...

Industry bodies have given their support to a wide ranging review of safety regulations governing the private rental sector. The government announced...

The Association of Residential Letting Agencies has set up a course - for non-members as well as members - on Ending...

Lettings agents’ representatives have hit back at an accusation of discrimination made against the industry. A report by Shelter and the National...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a new database to help its agent members keep abreast of compliance issues in the lettings sector.  The...

Letting agents and others in the private rental sector have responded to the latest government intervention - a review into how...

The lettings industry has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban agents’ fees levied on tenants. A Bill was put...

MPs will today undertake the second reading of the Tenant Fees Bill which proposes to ban upfront tenant fees and introduce...

The government has confirmed that all property agents in England will need to be part of an approved Client Money Protection...

The industry has reacted angrily to the announcement yesterday that the Tenants’ Fees Bill is now formally starting its progress through...

ARLA has branded the government’s long-awaited database of rogue landlords as “pointless” because it will not be made public. The Ministry of...

Letting agents have responded with enthusiasm to the government’s announcement over the Easter weekend that the industry would in future have...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that “thousands” of landlords simply are not ready for energy efficiency changes coming...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members - and all letting agents - of the need to be...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members to tell landlord clients that they have only a month to...

Well over twice as many Scottish tenants have seen their rents rise at the start of the year compared to those...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has described the introduction of a code of conduct and official register for letting agents...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind a Private Members Bill which wants tenants to have the...

Some 70 per cent of letting agents expect taxes on the rental sector to rise further next year according to research...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing a consolidation of agencies ahead of the ban on agents’ fees...

David Cox, the chief executive of ARLA Propertymark, has joined the board of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme as a non-executive director. Cox,...

Trade organisatons have reacted predictably to the government’s latest announcements and publications concerning the private rental sector. Yesterday the Department of Communities...

Industry figures have broadly welcomed the latest consultations and proposed additional regulation for the lettings sector, announced by the government yesterday.   The...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has welcomed the government commitment to introduce regulation for agencies - but it is warning...

Trade groups have reacted angrily to Labour’s proposal to introduce rent controls if the party enters government.   The announcement, made by Labour...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind Gas Safety Week, which runs until tomorrow.  “As Gas Safety Week...

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...

ARLA has led a call by many letting agents on hearing the Queen’s Speech - what was the point of a...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it has so far received over 700 detailed responses to its consultation on the...

Twenty agency groups have backed a call by the Association of Residential Letting Agents urging the government to extend or scrap its...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is calling on the government to either extend the consultation period for the proposed ban...

As the new restrictions on landlords’ mortgage interest tax relief come into effect this week, ARLA Propertymark has restated its objections...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is keeping up its campaign against a ban on agents’ fees in England by showing...

Letting Agent Today’s Conor Shilling was in the audience of The Great Buy To Let Debate - always one of the...

Figures from the Association of Residential Letting Agents, now formally known as ARLA Propertymark, suggest there has been a surge in...

This is the final Letting Agent Today until Tuesday January 3 2017, so everyone at Angels Media sends all good wishes for...

Members of the Association of Residential Letting Agents predict a fall in the number of homes being available to let next...

Rents will "unpreventably rise" thanks to the government's proposed ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants and because of its...

Earlier this month we reported on Belfast council’s decision to open a public consultation on whether To Let boards should be...

Only just over two weeks remain for letting agents and landlords operating in Wales to register with the Rent Smart Wales...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that proposals to enforce minimum room sizes in HMOs in the privste rental...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has responded to the latest government recommendations for tighter controls on the private rental sector...

A minority of agents remain unaware of their duties when it comes to tenant repairs requests, something which could invalidate landlords'...

Another major organisation within the private rental sector has thrown its weight behind mandatory Client Money Protection for letting agents in the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have asked new housing minister Gavin Barwell to...

ARLA is stepping up its call for letting agents to have professional qualifications in a bid to combat fraud.   In a contribution...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has formally welcomed its new presidential team for the year ahead. Nik Madan succeeds Peter Savage...

The supply of rental properties fell by 5% during April when compared to the previous year, according to figures from the...

The NFoPP Awarding Body has announced those candidates scoring outstanding achievements in property qualifications completed during 2015.  In total, 11 winners were...

The managing director of the Association of Residential Letting Agents says urgent action is necessary “to make the prospect of being...

The new stamp duty surcharge on buy to let properties coming into effect next Friday will increase rent costs for tenants...

The supply of rental accommodation is the lowest for at least a year according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents. After...

Forty per cent of letting agents are predicting supply will decrease over the next five years – the highest rate this...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and repairs software company Fixflo have released a guidance on timelines to help agents handle...

There has been a mixed response from the private rental industry following the announcement that Right To Rent checks will become mandatory...

The Associational of Residential Letting Agents has spoken up in favour of most of the provisions in the new Housing and...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made a detailed case against so-called 'rent stabilisation' measures advocated by some on the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it strongly supports new health and safety legislation coming into effect today - but...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has slapped down the Bank of England's claim that stability of the UK economy could...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind a new software upgrade designed to help protect agencies in...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has announced that it has joined forces with the Gas Safe Register to provide...

There has been a mixed reaction to the government’s announcement that agents and landlords face jail if they fail to conduct...

Lettings chiefs have responded with disappointment to the government’s announcement that it is scrapping the Green Deal.  The scheme offered cashbacks and...

More and more agents are witnessing increases in the cost of renting, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents. Its latest...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government’s controversial Deregulation Act, which is now in force, is creating critical new...

The number of landlords selling their buy-to-let properties increased during April, according to the latest report from the Association of Residential...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is the latest industry voice to say that Brandon Lewis, the newly-reappointed housing minister, should...

The Labour party’s proposals to cap rent rises with inflation and insist on three year tenancies in the private rental sector...