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Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

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

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

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

Some 48 per cent of tenants are currently living with one or more housing disrepair issues, it’s being claimed. The problems include...

Harlow council says it wants to take a harder line against agents and landlords who knowingly let unsafe and substandard properties...

Police are urging letting agents and landlords to act swiftly if they think one of their properties is being used as...

Propertymark is urging agents to give it their views on two consultations on health and safety issues coming out of Northern...

The Labour-run London Assembly says it is concerned about government plans to allow landlords to house asylum seekers for two years without...

The head of a property management company has been fined £25,800 after serious safety issues were discovered at a shared house...

A council has prosecuted an agency and landlord for not producing the right paperwork. Luton local authority has prosecuted Poplar Homes Ltd...

A new lettings regime that is described as the biggest change in many decades comes into effect tomorrow in Wales, with...

PropTech firm Symple has struck a deal to offer its certification services on thousands of properties listed with Sykes Holiday Cottages. Sykes...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s been...

Propertymark has set up a working group of experts, agents, landlords and stakeholders in response to radical reforms to the private...

One of Britain’s largest cities wants to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms. The proposed scheme in Glasgow follows legal changes...

Comprehensive rental reform requires the buy in and understanding of letting agents and landlords from the outset - and not as...

More than four in 10 landlords claim their letting agents charge too much - and one in six has been hit...

Agents have reacted with amazement to the latest delay that the Labour-run Welsh Government has announced for its much-hyped rental reform. The...

Propertymark members are to get a briefing on Northern Ireland’s new Private Tenancies Act at a webinar hosted by the trade...

A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...

A council is launching a form on online letting agency which wants to push agents and landlords into agreeing two year...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

A council is warning letting agents to adhere to health and safety laws or else face the legal consequences. Telford & Wrekin...

Buy to let investors many quit the sector if proposals in the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill go-ahead in their existing...

Police officers are this week raising awareness among agents about the signs of potential cannabis grows. The campaign is being led in...

There’s been a sharp reduction in average void periods this year - a sign of how strong the rental market has...

New laws to limit rent increases to once a year in Northern Ireland have moved a step closer and lettings agents...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

A controversial lettings agent who has set up a business to sell rental insurance has accused landlords of not taking their...

Bury council in Greater Manchester has adopted new measures to fine agents or landlords up to £30,000 if their properties fail...

Propertymark has given its broad support to a new Private Members Bill introduced into the Northern Ireland assembly, aimed at improving...

A lettings agent who wants tenants to take out policies to fund complaints against agencies and landlords has branded the social...

Agents managing properties with halogen or high-energy fluorescent lights will have to switch in the near future. The government is to ban...

A local authority has explained its role in ensuring that a private landlord could arrange for an electrical safety inspection to...

A council is offering free training to letting agents, via online courses starting next Monday. Dorset council says it wants to work...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued updated guidance to include the recent extension of the bailiff enforcement...

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...

Changes to electrical safety standards rules applying to existing tenancies came into force at the start of the Easter break and...

The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...

An agency has been hit with a £330,000 bill after being found guilty of poor management of an HMO. Magistrates have found...

A London council describes two new licensing schemes as ‘making renting fairer’ - even though they are launched during the pandemic. Islington’s Labour...

The controversial subject of pets in private rental properties is likely to be the chief point of debate at a webinar...

For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...

Letting agents have been told to document all arranging, planning and scheduling of work related to electrical checks in a bid...

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...

A council claims that as many as a fifth of all the private rental sector homes in its area have a...

ARLA Propertymark has written to the government to voice fears that letting agents will not be able to comply with new...

You don’t need to be Greta Thunberg to know that climate change is a big issue that’s impacting our day-to-day lives....

Two landlords in the same town - one the director of a lettings firm - have been prosecuted as their properties...

A newspaper claims a lettings agency is battling allegations of overcharging customers and using fake companies to carry out maintenance work. The Daily Record...

Shelter has returned to the attack on the private rental sector. In a new report it claims a third of tenants in England...

Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...

A £5,000 fine has been handed to five landlords in London for failing to license HMOs.  One of the properties, a four-bedroom HMO in...

A London council has launched a strategy it claims will protect private tenants and ensure they live in good quality and...

Letting agents are being warned they are likely to face a higher number of mandatory electrical checks as the sector expands...

A trade body is reminding new landlords tempted by the stamp duty holiday of the raft of health and safety measures they...

Reports into Letting Agent Today suggest there’s still some confusion over new regulations surrounding electrical checks in the private rental sector. If...

The council in Liverpool is likely to propose a scaled-back private rental licensing scheme after its original suggestion was rejected by...

London Fire Brigade’s deputy assistant commissioner for fire safety has praised the new safety regulations which have now come in to...

Confusion over Electrical Inspection Condition Reports, created by inaccurate statements from the government, has been slammed by a housing law expert.  Last...

The arrival of mandatory enhanced electrical checks so soon after the chaos of the Coronavirus pandemic represents a perfect storm for...

The government has withdrawn its latest electrical safety checks guidance for the private rental sector, with immediate effect. However, there remains...

The government has released new guidance regarding electrical safety checks - and there's a worry it may include thousands of additional...

Accreditation service NAPIT has produced a publication for the rental sector ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued guidelines ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13.  Propertymark...

Tenants’ safety should be letting agents’ first priority in the new era of activity during the Coronavirus pandemic. In a new document...

ARLA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a formal written...

It’s only eight weeks to the start off the new Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector which come into...

Once the worst of the Coronavirus crisis passes there’s likely to be much more regulation of parts of the rental sector...

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting two webinars - the first of which is today - looking at issues surrounding rent defaulting...

Gas and electrical safety certificates should be extended for six months to cover for the impact of the Coronavirus.  The call comes...

A council’s intervention has stopped a landlord forcing his private tenants to use an external staircase to enter their home -...

New regulations mean highest risk rental properties may not have legally binding electrical safety cover for a prolonged period of time. That’s...

A buy to let investor has been hit with a bill of almost £9,500 after being accused of allowing a tenant...

There was a surge in the number of fake lettings inventories submitted last year, allowing tenants to be conned out of...

Lettings PropTech platform teclet says its product is key for agents seeking to comply with new electrical safety regulations in a...

A newspaper in Liverpool has sharply criticised the government for refusing to allow the city council to continue a huge landlord...

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

The Welsh Government says new regulations are to be introduced to combat carbon monoxide poisoning. The regulations will require landlords and their...

A company that slots temporary tenants into properties that it manages has been found guilty of 15 charges connected with Homes...

The owner of a Derbyshire property must pay out more than £3,000 after being found guilty of failing to comply with...

A leading law firm has highlighted four key dates for letting agents and landlords to watch for in 2020. Paul Barnes, head...

A landlord has been ordered to pay almost £20,000 and has been told by a judge that he was meaner than...

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

A rogue landlord has been fined more than £150,000 after failing to rectify safety hazards in a property he let. Latif Rehman...

A landlord has been hit with court fines for a fourth time for failing to properly manage his rental properties.  Landlord Jack...

A rented home in Mansfield was found to have serious health and safety hazards, including a leaking roof and a lack of smoke...

An insurance firm has broken down the causes of major problems for buy to let landlords and tenants - and, perhaps...

As winter is coming, it’s time to think about how to protect your property from damp and mould. This silent assassin...

One of the UK’s highest profile lettings agencies - Countrywide band Beresford Adams - has been fined £22,500 for health and...

A Labour councillor on Islington council - which is controlled by the party and has Jeremy Corbyn as a local member...

A rogue landlord in Chesterfield has received a hefty fine for a second time after the council took her to court...

The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...

A London council has successfully prosecuted a so-called “dodgy operator” landlord for failing to comply with fire safety regulations and carry...

A compliance company has accused “thousands” of buy to let investors of failing to address major household hazards which render properties...

A buy to let investor has received a hefty fine “for endangering the lives of his tenants by failing to meet...

The owner of a buy to let HMO has been found guilty of six offences but has received a fine of...