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22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Northern Ireland lettings agents braced for new laws](/upload/images/library/ComplianceStamp-400x310.jpg)
New laws to limit rent increases to once a year in Northern Ireland have moved a step closer and lettings agents...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents give qualified support radical overhaul of rental sector in NI](/img/default/lat.png)
Propertymark has given its broad support to a new Private Members Bill introduced into the Northern Ireland assembly, aimed at improving...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agent Alert - New electrical check regulations kick in next week](/img/default/lat.png)
The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Pets in lettings properties - key topic at today’s ARLA webinar](/img/default/lat.png)
The controversial subject of pets in private rental properties is likely to be the chief point of debate at a webinar...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ alert over electricity checks as government digs in over deadline](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents have been told to document all arranging, planning and scheduling of work related to electrical checks in a bid...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents demand 12 month delay in new electrical safety rules](/img/default/lat.png)
ARLA Propertymark has written to the government to voice fears that letting agents will not be able to comply with new...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents warned of backlog of electrical checks unless they act now](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Mandatory electrical checks in overdrive as tenant demand surges](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents are being warned they are likely to face a higher number of mandatory electrical checks as the sector expands...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Confused over electrical regulations? This Facebook Q&A may help...](/img/default/lat.png)
Reports into Letting Agent Today suggest there’s still some confusion over new regulations surrounding electrical checks in the private rental sector. If...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Fire brigade chief praises new rental sector electricity regulations](/img/default/lat.png)
London Fire Brigade’s deputy assistant commissioner for fire safety has praised the new safety regulations which have now come in to...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Government slammed by law expert over electrical checks chaos](/img/default/lat.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Warning of ‘perfect storm’ for agents as new electrical checks arrive](/img/default/lat.png)
The arrival of mandatory enhanced electrical checks so soon after the chaos of the Coronavirus pandemic represents a perfect storm for...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Government withdraws new electrical safety guidance for rental sector](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has withdrawn its latest electrical safety checks guidance for the private rental sector, with immediate effect. However, there remains...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![New safety checks may hit thousands of rental properties, fears ARLA](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has released new guidance regarding electrical safety checks - and there's a worry it may include thousands of additional...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Testers' guide to electrical safety checks arriving next month](/img/default/lat.png)
Accreditation service NAPIT has produced a publication for the rental sector ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Government issues guidelines for electrical checks from July 1](/img/default/lat.png)
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued guidelines ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark’s 29-point guide for offices, teams and activities](/img/default/lat.png)
Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13. Propertymark...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Suspend electricity checks, postpone licensing, aid renters - ARLA demands](/img/default/lat.png)
ARLA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis. In a formal written...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Delay electrical rule changes to keep tenants safe, trade body urges](/img/default/lat.png)
New regulations mean highest risk rental properties may not have legally binding electrical safety cover for a prolonged period of time. That’s...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Lettings reform: major announcements soon, says government](/img/default/lat.png)
A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents call for delay in launch of stricter mandatory electrical checks](/img/default/lat.png)
The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it backs the stricter rules on mandatory electricity checks in rental properties announced by...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stricter rules revealed for mandatory electrical checks on rental properties](/img/default/lat.png)
New rules are to be introduced to ensure mandatory electrical inspections on private rental properties are carried out by competent and...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Mandatory electrical checks welcomed by senior lettings agency chief](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the lettings industry’s senior figures has welcomed the introduction of mandatory five yearly inspections of electrical installations in private...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Mandatory checks get predictable support from electrical trade body](/img/default/lat.png)
The government’s announcement that it will bring in mandatory electrical checks in the private rented sector has been welcomed - perhaps...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Five year mandatory electrical checks for all private rental homes](/img/default/lat.png)
All privately-let homes must have electrical installations checked every five years under new rules announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Trade body launches radio campaign highlighting electrical safety](/img/default/lat.png)
To coincide with students' return to university, the trade body for Scotland's electrical sector, SELECT, has launched a radio campaign to...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Controversial lettings Bill in Lords may strengthen electrical checks](/img/default/lat.png)
A controversial Bill now being considered by the House of Lords has the controversial measure of banning lettings fees - but...
16 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![NALS launches free online electrical safety course for letting agents](/img/default/lat.png)
A new free online course has been launched to help letting agents understand the importance of regular electrical safety checks. The Electrical...
19 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agents and landlords reminded of upcoming electrical check deadline](/img/default/lat.png)
Select, the trade body for Scotland's electrical sector, is reminding agents and landlords that from December 1 there must be five-yearly electrical...