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The political chaos in Scotland presents sensible politicians with an ideal chance to resent housing policies and ditch rent controls. That’s the...

Propertymark says the controversial Renters Reform Bill still misses the mark, despite a string of amendments made to it as it...

Propertymark says it will continue lobbying government for the implementation of the Regulation of Property Agents - even though the government...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...

Agents have expressed their anger at permanent rent controls proposed by the SNP and Green Party politicians running the Scottish Government. The...

Propertymark has issued a no-holds-barred plea to the politician who has been named as the new housing minister in Wales -...

Propertymark is joining a growing chorus demanding an annual uprate of working age benefits and Local Housing Allowance. LHA rates have been...

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to resolve the country’s ongoing housing emergency. The news comes as Scottish Labour MSP Mark Griffin...

Propertymark has urged the Sunak government to press ahead with leasehold reform ahead of the Second Reading of the Leasehold and...

The new Labour leader in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has received an early shot across the bows from Propertymark. Gething was elected Welsh...

Propertymark is urging the government to tackle the problem of banks closing down undesignated or pooled client accounts of letting agents. HM...

Propertymark says the regulation of agents has come a step closer.   The trade body gave evidence at a House of Lords Industry...

Propertymark will appear in front of the House of Lords’ Industry and Regulators Committee tomorrow morning, urging the regulation of lettings...

Repairs and maintenance specialist Fixflo is running a webinar examining how one client, Umega, used PropTech to more than double its...

Propertymark says the regulation of property agents and the creation of a statutory Code of Practice can improve the transparency of...

Arun Estates - parent company of 100 branches in south east England, including brands Cubitt & West, Douglas Allen, Pittis and...

Over a third of ARLA Propertymark members reported in December that rental prices have increased, according to their latest Housing Insight...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

Qualifications for property managers in the social housing sector should be extended to the private rental sector too. That’s the view of...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Property agency James Douglas has acquired a rental service and launched its own lettings arm in the south Wales city of...

ARLA Propertymark has responded to the Scottish Parliament’s examination of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill, calling for clarity on contributions...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...

Propertymark has responded to two consultations on the proposals to introduce electrical safety standards and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in...

Propertymark has listed a string of legal reforms it wants as part of the government’s modernisation of the court process -...

Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...

Propertymark has told politicians that an additional homes tax will not succeed in increasing housing supply. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and...

Propertymark has called on the government to retain the option of fixed-term tenancies in the private rental sector where it is...

A senior Propertymark official will today tell MPs of the industry’s concerns about the Renters Reform Bill. The Bill has reached the...

Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...

The government has been warned by trade body Propertymark that the controversial Renters Reform Bill must fairly reflect the importance of...

An independent agency managing 115 lettings units has been snapped up its local Belvoir franchise. Tim Hughes, owner of Belvoir Newbury, has...

Thousands of pounds of landlords’ money may be lost as a result of the administration of high-profile London lettings agency Douglas...

Propertymark has given strong support to the government’s “flexible and affordable” approach to the green policy agenda,  Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy...

Propertymark is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The think tank E3G...

Propertymark’s policy and campaigns director is one of the founding members of a body called the Landlord Leaders Community, which has just...

Propertymark is supporting a new Anti Social Behaviour Awareness campaign, calling for greater clarity from government on how agents and landlords...

Propertymark has set out the case for an increase in benefits for private tenants. Timothy Douglas, Propertymark's Head of Policy and Campaigns...

Two prominent trade bodies representing elements of the private rental sector are fighting back against the latest attempt to impose rent...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

The letting agent’s trade body Propertymark is concerned that the court system could buckle if eviction case numbers rise as a...

Propertymark has given advice to the new Scottish National Party leader and Scotland’s First Minister, Humza Yousaf. The trade group’s head of...

Foxtons has this morning confirmed that it’s acquired a rival London lettings agency. It has snapped up Atkinson McLeod for £7.4m: Foxtons...

It’s been revealed that Propertymark contributed its thoughts to a Parliamentary committee which has slammed the failure of the government’s Boiler...

Propertymark has hit out at a proposal from a group of MPs that there should be a single Ombudsman covering the...

Agents’ body Propertymark wants more government action to boost housing supply - and it wants the views of the industry on...

Two big-hitter agencies are slugging it out for lettings dominance in London, with both making announcements in a bid to cement...

Propertymark has told a UK government to stop ignore the damaging effect of its policies on the private rental sector. An outspoken...

Propertymark is querying why there’s no help for the private rental sector to meet energy efficiency targets expressed in a new...

Propertymark has become embroiled in a war of words with a Scottish politician who has made a series of anti-agent and...

Letting agents in Scotland are angry at the Scottish Government for increasing the tax surcharge on buyers of buy to lets...

Agents have expressed their anger at the government effectively scrapping any meaningful house building targets. Housing Secretary Michael Gove scrapped the mandatory...

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

Propertymark says letting agents should have clear policies and priorities to help ensure properties are kept to the highest standards possible.  The...

Propertymark backs government plans to introduce a social housing-style Decent Homes Standard in the private sector.   But it says there must be...

Propertymark has reiterated its opposition to rent controls in its latest statement on proposals in Northern Ireland. The NI Assembly has published...

Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, will explain how investment in the private rented sector can be better incentivised when...

There seems to be an industry-wide sigh of relief that Rishi Sunak has become Prime Minister. His coronation marks the end of...

The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has been welcomed by the agency establishment - even though some may be wondering how long...

Changes to Right to Rent checks will be explained in detail in the latest free webinar to be organised by Propertymark...

Propertymark says there’s already been a decline in the number of homes available for rent in Scotland because of rising costs...

The latest update from industry discussions about allowing more pets in private rental properties suggests there’s not been a solution yet...

The details of the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill will be the main focus of the Propertymark annual conference in Belfast...

Propertymark is reminding letting agents in England to be ready for significant changes to the way they carry out Right to...

A controversial database which will allow widespread access to the identities of rogue letting agents and landlords has been backed by...

A prominent supporter of new Prime Minister Liz Truss has spoken out against rent controls.  Veteran Conservative MP Sir John Redwood, who...

Propertymark is calling on letting agents to share their thoughts and experiences on the impact of Airbnb and other short lets.  At...

The government has issued detailed guidance ahead of a change in the law around smoke and carbon monoxide alarms coming into...

Dexters, the London-focussed agency, has snapped up a four-branch chain operating in the capital. Dexters already has 30,000 landlords on its books...

An agency has snapped up its second independent in 12 months. James Douglas Sales and Lettings has acquired Leek and Weston in...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes has categorically stated that the government is not considering rent controls in England. In a written reply to...

Greater regulation of lettings agents, and all other property professionals, is required to ‘finish the job’ of reforming the industry which...

Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...

Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...

Propertymark has said that the government’s ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties should go further. The government revealed over the...

Foxtons has reported to its shareholders that its lettings revenue in the first quarter of this year was a stunning 21...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...

Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...

A new Home Office code of practice comes into force today making changes to what letting agents in England need to...

There’s been a broad welcome from letting agents to the Spring Statement not loading more tax or restrictions on buy to...

Major London agency Dexters has acquired the lettings business Howsy, which handles the property management of 6,000 units across the country. Dexters...

The success of Foxtons’ lettings division has directly attributed to the London-focussed agency’s strong performance in the past year. A trading statement...

The criticism by landlords aimed at Housing Secretary Michael Gove for some of his comments regarding the cladding issue, has now...

ARLA Propertymark has identified a key weakness in the government’s ambitious plans to reform the private rental sector as part of...

Propertymark has entered the debate about whether buy to let landlords should be amongst those receiving help from the government in...

The integration of the lettings division of London agency Douglas & Gordon into the lettings wing of Foxtons will happen next...

An agency owned by Foxtons says there’s been a 120 per cent surge in demand for pet-friendly rental properties since the...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...

Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms.  Earlier this week the government...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the director of Generation Rent, is to be one of the speakers in a debate at the ARLA...

Large scale Scottish factoring operation James Gibb Residential Factors has acquired the residential division of Aberdeen-based commercial property consultancy FG Burnett. The...

All sides of the industry have expressed anger and frustration that yesterday’s Budget effectively ignored the private rental sector. ARLA Propertymark’s policy...

Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...

Propertymark has told the government that imposing the same solution to the Net Zero challenge on all of the private rental...

ARLA Propertymark has blasted the government over its net zero policy of banning new boilers from 2035 and giving landlords £5,000...

Pressure continues to build on letting agents to play a greater role in the adoption of smart meters across the private...

A Foxtons-owned lettings agency says 60 per cent of tenants and would-be buyers say they are not confident negotiating asking rents...