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There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...

An automated payments service has teamed up with a student accommodation provider to devise an eCommerce system allowing simpler rent payments. Vyne uses...

Another lettings agency has been found to have unlawfully discriminated against a tenant receiving benefits. Worthing County Court declared that Michael Jones & Company unlawfully...

One of the most active lenders for international investors in UK buy to let claims to have produced a market-leading mortgage...

Another lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay an outstanding compensation award - but...

A survey by a comparison website suggests landlords are evenly split about how they find letting agents. Some 28 per cent favour physically searching...

Franchise giants Belvoir has revealed strong figures in a trading statement to shareholders - but it’s warning that 2021 remains shrouded...

The property market has performed strongly in recent months  as the impact of the pandemic has encouraged more people to move...

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

Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...

Two franchise giants - Hunters and The Property Franchise Group - say their combined lettings book underpins their recent deal. In a...

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...

Marketing platform TheHouseShop says letting agents can secure over £300 per property listed as it is “redefining the relationship between agents...

An investigation is underway into a lettings agency which has gone into liquidation owing almost £500,000 in rent to landlords and in...

Foxtons has made no bones about how it sees future growth - it wants to acquire lettings books from other agencies. “There...

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

Letting agents should help landlords through a blizzard of red tape and regulation cause by local licensing schemes, a PropTech entrepreneur...

A trading announcement by Belvoir reveals the company has seen another year of significant growth - its 24th on the trot. The...

An online lettings agency that claims to have analysed the costs of “a selection” of 12 High Street agencies has accused...

A letting agency comparison website is offering a free month of landlord leads - so long as agents try a Vegan diet. Rentround insists...

ARLA Propertymark has hit out at a growing number of local councils introducing licensing schemes, calling it “socially irresponsible” to do...

ARLA Propertymark is advising agents to get up to speed on new rules - and possible higher costs - when changes...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

A controversial Labour council that locked horns with the government over landlord licensing is now submitting a new proposal for its...

An investment group of companies specialising in student accommodation says letting agents can be very important - but it also says...

Walsall council in the Midlands is considering an Additional Licensing scheme for HMOs.  As is often the case with such schemes, the...

An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...

The UK Association of Lettings Agents is recommending transparency in relation to the disclosure of referral fees to landlord clients. Last month...

ARLA Propertymark has given a detailed response to a government consultation on how the pandemic has hit the private rental sector. The...

A warning about illegal fees by letting agents has been produced by a local council Trading Standards team.  It has come from...

A new assessment of legislation and council rules surrounding the private rental sector suggests a severe crackdown may be coming in...

A new online platform for students to search for and book accommodation has been launched, claiming to be “the fastest, simplest and...

A London lettings agency has described a £3,600 charge to a tenant as “entirely reasonable and legal.” The i newspaper has featured a...

Agents have another 12 months to make referral fees more transparent according to an update from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting...

Online lettings company Monkey vs Owl - also known as MOVO - has expanded from a regional and mostly student service...

Propertymark is staging a webinar later this month on the topical subject of referral fees. Last month the National Trading Standards for...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

Two industry training firms say the lockdown beginning this week gives agents an opportunity to prepare for 2021. Agency Mentors and The Able Agent...

The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...

A Green Party councillor has been refunded fees he and his partner were charged by a letting agency five years ago,...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

Ten estate agencies have signed up to a partnership programme with the easyStorage company, which allows lettings and sales firms to...

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

In a dramatic return to the agency world, the former chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is joining...

Agents are being warned to prepare now for likely controls on referral fees, following recommendations made to the government by the...

Countrywide’s latest trading statement covering the first half of 2020 shows it was hit more than most corporates by the market...

Online agency eXp UK has launched a new lettings service allowing agents who join the organisation can now offer a lettings...

Light has been shed at last on the long-running uncertainty about why some landlords choose to use lettings agents and some...

Trading Standards in one region of the UK is staging Twitter quizzes aimed at students, and asking about agents’ fees surrounding...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

It appears lettings agents may have escaped the recommended demands for referral fees to be made more transparent to customers. A statement...

One of the leading figures in the PropTech world is warning that letting agents must not be tempted into charging illegal...

It’s been a difficult first half of 2020 for almost every agency business but Belvoir appears to have emerged healthier than...

A new private rental licensing regime in a London borough is being described as “a major step forward in improving living...

Move iQ, the consumer-facing property service led by Phil Spencer, has teamed up with a lettings sector insurance provider which could...

A new student accommodation property platform has been launched which aims to deliberately by-pass letting agents.  Housemates is for students, landlords and...

Charnwood council in the East Midlands is proposing to introduce two different licensing schemes for private landlords, with agents and others...

A survey by The Tenancy Deposit Service suggests that half of landlords have experienced damage to their rental properties by pets.  And...

A PropTech firm is offering what it calls “free landlord leads” to letting agents who register with the company in July...

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has written an article strongly defending the private rental sector, agents and landlords. Baroness Altmann...

Shelter is calling for stricter enforcement against letting agents in Northern Ireland which it claims are illegally charging tenants fees for...

A lettings agency is launching a service that allows landlords to list their properties on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for just...

A new Labour group - Labour Tenants United - has issued a four-prong attack on the current private rental sector including...

A new app called Rentd by-passes lettings agents but charges landlords £799 for a full listing. Landlords pay the one-off £799 fixed...

There’s been a surge in Google searches for issues concerning renters’ rights during the Coronavirus crisis. Research by heating company Boiler Plan...

Hunters has reported a small increase in pre-tax profit in it full-year results despite the impact of the ban on tenant...

An online agency has denied a claim that it is allowing High Street agents to use its platform to avoid paying...

A group of local landlords and others in the private rental sector are challenging a local authority’s licensing proposals with their...

The Property Ombudsman has announced the expulsion of eight agencies, all for contravening TPO codes of practice. Most of the expulsions were...

A leading PropTech expert has urged lettings agents to improve their administration and paperwork if they want to avoid what could...

When it comes to good works, one frequently-featured agency is Chestertons in London - and again it’s come up trumps during...

The former operations director at Purplebricks says he is waiving fees for letting agents who want to join his new online...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, our guide to the latest information to help agents and the rest of the...

The typical UK private rental deposit, often considered high in this country, is thought to be relatively low by international standards...

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

Letting agents will for the first time be able to use Open Banking to process payments more efficiently, following a decision...

A local authority has taken the unusual step of saying that a £600 surcharge will be added to the licensing costs...

The parlous state of many tenants’ personal finances has been highlighted by website CompareTheMarket which claims that one in 10 rely...

A newspaper claims multiple councils are opening investigations into agents allegedly defying the tenant fees ban - and at least one...

The clampdown on referral fees, until now concentrated on the sales sector, will extend to letting agents too. James Munro, head of...

A typical buy to let property pays over £600 in fees a year according to a new study released today. Insurance company...

London agency Draker Lettings is expanding its patch - and offering landlords a free service for six months. Draker, which is 10...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent developers says it is specifically targeting certain tenant types for one of its...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made an uncompromising set of demands on the government, asking it to implement a...

Confusion among renters over the complex Tenant Fees Act could trigger a surge in complaints about agents to redress schemes -...

Three more deposit alternative supplier have issued statements seeking to distance their product from criticisms raised in a BBC investigation. Yesterday we carried...

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

Pet-friendly tenancies of the kind envisaged by the government could oblige some private landlords to quit the sector, it’s claimed. Over the...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

The majority of letting agents have lost up to 20 per cent of their revenue because of the fees ban -...

Belvoir, which describes itself as the UK’s largest property franchise, has just released figures showing its 23rd successive year of uninterrupted...

Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions has hit an all time low...

The Property Franchise Group, which has a string of major agency brands, has reported a strong performance in 2019 despite the...

A campaign group that has held protests outside letting agents’ branches and has been fiercely critical of fees, says it’s seen a...

Some 26 per cent of buy to let investors plan to sell one or more of their properties in 2020 according...

The government - which over the weekend made a surprise move to try to stop landlords banning tenants from keeping pets...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is to overhaul the model tenancy contract to make it easier for tenants to have pets. A surprise statement from the...

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

A rogue landlord has been found guilty of unlawful harassment and misleading and aggressive practices, and will be sentenced next month. Ragoopathy...

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

One of the highest profile buy to let mortgage lenders predicts that 2020 will see increasing numbers of investors going into...

Luton council has opened Lets Squared, a High Street lettings and estate agency using public funds - even though the town...

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

Lobbying government can work, at least in some circumstances, as the Association of Residential Lettings Agents has seen in Wales.  Letting agents...

Owners of buy to let properties across the UK could be entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges according...

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

You don’t need to go far for news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to proposed...

The Property Franchise Group has issued an upbeat trading statement indicating that it’s mitigated much of the financial impact of the...

Some 45 per cent of those who don’t yet own a home think they never will, according to a new report.  While...

Just over a fifth of lettings agents questioned in a major industry survey are concerned that may not be complying with...

The normally-sedate Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued an unusually stark warning to government, telling it to “stop meddling” in...

The Welsh Government says it’s going to issue clarifications to some issues before the end of this year; if agreed by...

Countrywide has issued an unusual statement saying that the veteran lettings expert recruited to steer the organisation through the tenant fee...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has returned to his campaign to win powers which would allow him to impose rent controls. Khan...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

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

A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...

The controversial tenants union Acorn has set up a web page where disgruntled renters can lodge complaints about letting agents. In the...

Life insurance sold to tenants could provide a valuable additional income stream for agents whose revenue has been hit by the...

Countrywide’s high-end Hamptons International brand says it’s growing its lettings business “ethically and sustainably, regardless of market conditions.” It has ended the...

A PropTech firm says it is going to eliminate tenant screening costs by 2021 for lettings agents and landlords who use...

A co-founder of a room rental PropTech service says there’s no clear evidence yet that the fees ban introduced in April...

New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...

A PropTech platform that earlier this year was reported to be valued at £2.8m is making an unusual offer to letting...

A new ethical letting agency has launched in partnership with a housing association and is promoting its low fee structure. Home Makers,...

The cost of renting a room in the UK remained steady during Q3, according to SpareRoom. The country's biggest flatsharing site says...

A rental market slump in September has led to a rise in average void periods across many parts of England and...

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

A call has been made for the best letting agencies and other rental sector professionals to show how they comply with...

An estimated 20 per cent of letting agents have still not signed up for a Client Money Protection scheme, six months...

The lettings agency owners behind the Advanced Rent Option, which provides landlords with up to 12 months’ rent in advance, says...

The Nationwide is investing in a digital lettings service called Bunk - it’s headed by a 24 year old who has...

Two London agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to honour two compensation awards. The first is Chase...

A PropTech firm says it has calculated the true cost of being a buy to let investor.  Howsy says the average landlord...

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

We are at the beginning of the end for let only tenancies which have effectively been subsidised in the past by...

London Trading Standards has made the startling claim that 46 per cent of almost 2,000 agents it has surveyed are falling...

Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...

An agency in the north of England is continuing its strategy of acquisitions in a bid to offset the effects of...

Franchise agency group Winkworth claims the lettings fee ban impact has been less severe on its agents than on other companies,...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...

There is increasing evidence of the so-called unintended consequences of the tenant fee ban according to a major regional lettings agency. Linley &...

A respected transfer agent who has been selling lettings businesses for 25 years has issued a warning that tenant-find let-only portfolios...

Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...

Belvoir says consolidation between lettings and sales agencies across the industry is likely to increase as a result of greater regulation...

Belvoir Group has this morning announced its interim results for the first six months of this year - and they show...

Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...

Fixflo is launching its sixth annual Lettings Report for lettings professionals  The survey gauges the opinions of lettings professionals around the UK...

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir.  The franchise...

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

A London-focused PropTech startup has just won another £7m in funding. Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly to...

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

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...

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

A leading industry figure is calling on agents to have a Plan B ready if their bank closes undesignated client accounts.  This...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released a five point plan on how the public can choose a letting agent. 1....

An agency which says it aims to be “the UK’s premier residential lettings company” says it’s offering itself free to landlords...

A new rental option for landlords could see them receiving an upfront annual lump sum of over £10,000. The Advanced Rent Option...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...

The first ‘state of the industry’ report on the lettings agency sector since the introduction of the fees ban suggests individual...

Research by London agency Benham and Reeves says the cumulative cost of a landlord suffering a bad tenant and then evicting...

A lettings agent in London has been fined for the third time in as many years – this time for failing...

Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant...

The comparison website MoneySuperMarket suggests that renters spend an average of £670 in additional costs when they move, on top of...

PropTech, and specifically Artificial Intelligence, could help letting agents better cope with new demands created by further industry regulation. That’s the view...

A Cardiff lettings agent claims to have become the first in Wales to stop charging fees to new and existing tenants. CPS...

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was...

Belvoir has told its shareholders and the City that it enjoyed a strong first half of 2019 with its 300 High...

With less than four weeks to go to the start date of the Welsh Tenant Fees ban, the Association of Residential...

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a remarkable attack on a lettings agency, accusing it of “an abuse of power” over its...

Lettings experts are being invited to the unveiling of a service described by its creators as “a revolutionary rental product.” It is...

A local authority is being warned that its landlord licensing and accreditation scheme is potentially unlawful. The Residential Landlords Association, which represents...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says there has been a record number of rent increases reported by its members. In a...

Foxtons has announced that it is officially freezing its fees to landlords. The move was previewed in Foxtons’ recent trading statement which...

In what some see as a sign of the growing importance of the lettings sector over sales, Rightmove has acquired tenant...

An ‘open banking’ PropTech platform has partnered with two rental organisations which will offer agents, landlords and tenants direct payments and...

Calls by Labour’s London Mayor Sadiq Khan to secure powers to implement private sector rent controls are facing increasing opposition. Business organisation...

There’s been a sceptical response to news leaked from government over the weekend suggesting that a database of rogue landlords would...

Data from Rightmove suggests that demand from tenants looking for a new home has soared seven per cent since the Tenants...

Portsmouth council is the latest local authority to offer to rent properties from private landlords to let out to the homeless.  The...

A lettings agency is believed to be the first to offer landlords a year's rent in advance in one lump sum...

Throughout April and May, we ran a high-profile campaign across our sites, Landlord Today, Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and...

Data from rental insurance firm HomeLet suggests that the Tenant Fees Act may already be causing more movement amongst tenants. The firm...

The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...

The average UK rent rose from £757 to £771 during the second quarter of 2019 - that’s 1.7 per cent, according...

An online room-letting platform claims rents have risen up to eight per cent in wake of the Tenant Fee Act. ideal flatmate...

A rental provider specialising in property for older tenants has attacked what he calls “hidden costs” involved when people buy purpose-built...

The number of fake or fraudulent rental applications is on the rise, with landlords and letting agents being fooled by a...

A national letting agency has vowed to return to an 'aggressive growth strategy' as it looks to make several acquisitions. Lomond Capital...

A senior London lettings agent has accused the government of “going to war” on buy to let investors. The director of Benham...

A BBC investigation of 52 lettings agents has found that two thirds were levying charges on tenants, but it is uncertain...

Monday marks the one month anniversary of the Tenant Fees ban coming into force, but a senior London agent warns the...

If you are a letting agent who has begun to question your worth, stop. The value of property management is rising...

An activists’s group which in the past has held protests immediately outside letting agents’ offices is appealing for £10,000 to develop...

A rent guarantor service says it’s already chosen 25 lettings agents to take part in a trial of what it calls...

Agents need to be pro-actively using PropTech and improving their work methods to reduce voids for their landlord clients. That’s the view...

A research report claims letting agents could be missing out on thousands of pounds of potential income each year by not...

Private landlords are being asked to consider letting out their properties through the local council.  Slough council is looking for flats and...

The 24 year old head of an online lettings platform called Bunk says it’s up to letting agents to show they...

A lettings agent and investment adviser says there is a positive interpretation of the fees ban introduced this month in England. Abi...

A prominent consumer group claims that one in 10 tenants currently renting say they have at some point been evicted “for...

The head of the country's oldest agency recruitment consultancy says the tenant fee ban will hit staffing levels in the industry...

The consumer charity Citizens Advice has hailed the Tenant Fees Act and the ban on letting agents’ charges to renters as...

Agents have reacted angrily to the way in which the government released a new set of rental documents updated to include...

Controversial London lettings agency Flintons has again been named by a BBC TV programme for allegedly unreasonable behaviour in relation to...

The head of an automated payment system for the rental sector says lettings agents can help offset losses caused by the...

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says the feared sell-off of private rental units is continuing apace on the eve of...

The public are described as being “sceptical and confused” over the fees ban that comes into effect tomorrow.  A survey by insurance...

The Tenant Fees Act coming into effect tomorrow and banning fees on tenants in England has been given a ringing endorsement...

The National Landlords Association says it’s concerned the Fees Ban coming into effect in just two days’ time may limit access...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says that success of its information centre shows that the industry wants more information on the deposit...

A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...

The best lettings agents will survive and shine through the ban of fees levied on tenants, which comes into effect this weekend. The...

The head of a firm that seeks investors to put money into residential property funds rather than individual homes for tenants...

The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...

A lettings agency chief in Scotland says the upcoming ban on agents levying fees on tenants - to be introduced in...

PropTech supplier Goodlord says it’s updated its core product to ensure compliance with new regulations - and it says it’s offering...

A PropTech tool wants landlords to manage their own properties and is accusing agents of being likely to increase charges to...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of the two government-backed redress operators for the lettings and sales service, has outlined its work...

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

Hunters says it’s opened seven new branches this year so far - well ahead of the three it had launched at...

Belvoir, the UK's largest property franchise, says its trading during the first quarter of this year suggests it’s outperforming its expectation...

With the Tenant Fee Ban obliterating a key income stream, letting agents should be looking at ways they can increase the...

Agents and landlords are being warned to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once the fees ban kicks in...

An estate agency that describes itself as a ‘social enterprise’ says it will spend its profits on the homeless and related...

Letting agents are being urged to consider how they can reduce their administrative workload, following huge growth in the size of...

Average rents across the UK continue to rise ahead of the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act next month, according to...

National sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has launched what it calls a 'pioneering new service' in the North East. The...

A new solution to help letting agents deal with the introduction of the security deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act...

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

Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...

A new report by a leading lettings sector expert cautions parents who are considering entering the Buy To Let sector by...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  My name is Daniel and I’m a director at...

An agency in the north east of England is moving its HQ off the High Street and into an office block...

The chief executive of a specialist buy to let lender says increasing the rent to combat additional costs put on landlords...

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

With the tenants’ fees ban just five weeks away focus is shifting to how agents can make up for lost income...

A senior lettings agent has raised the spectre of rental properties in future being German-style ‘empty shells’ - without even white...

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

Figures calculated by Rightmove suggest that even when the Fees Ban and Deposit Caps kick in on June 1, some deposits...

The head of a major property management firm says the controversial proposal to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is...

A new utilities management platform for tenants says it will generate additional revenue streams for letting agents. Love Resident gives tenants online...

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

Average monthly UK rent is now at its lowest level for three years according to the Deposit Protection Service. Average rent fell...

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

Staff are usually a business’s biggest fixed cost, but did you know that the true cost of an employee is almost...

One of the country’s largest networks of franchised lettings agents says the impact of the Fees Ban coming into effect in...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme is the latest player in the private rental sector to launch online tools to help letting agents cope...

A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has launched a 10-element tool kit for agents ahead of the fees ban on June...

Belvoir Lettings has continued its solid growth with a trading statement revealing a 40 per cent rise in pre-tax profit and...

The government has issued new guidance notes on the Tenant Fees Act, aimed at agents, landlords and tenants. The publications come ahead...

PropTech company Goodlord is the latest entrant in the deposit alternative field. Under Goodlord Deposit Replacement Insurance agents can provide landlords with...

The mandatory Client Money Protection scheme membership that comes into effect today will protect landlords and tenants from letting agents that...

Latest lettings market data from high-end agency Knight Frank shows that average rents in prime central London rose 1.1 per cent...

It’s a vital time for letting agents to hammer home the benefits of buy to let and the dangers to landlords...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill passed its final hurdle in the Welsh Assembly yesterday evening. This has similar policies to...

The council for one of the wealthiest areas in the country says it will be “educating and advising letting agents” on...

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

Hamilton Fraser’s Academy programme has announced its next workshop, on May 14, to target how lettings agents can future-proof their business...

An online lettings service says it will pay existing tenants for finding replacements and handling viewings, in a bid to reduce...

The JLL lettings agency is warning that the five week deposit cap enshrined in the Tenant Fees Act is likely to...

The ban on tenants’ fees beginning on June 1 presents an opportunity to overhaul the private rental sector, says a property...

Numerous regional independent agency chains have joined Zero Deposit, one of several rental deposit replacement schemes to have appeared in recent...

More than a third of landlords are looking to cut their annual spending - and many of them are considering ending...

An online platform says its management service for landlords can vary depending on individual client needs - a vital response to...

More tenants are seeing rent increases, according to the latest market snapshot delivered by the Association of Residential Letting Agents. It says...

Northwood, which is part of the Belvoir group, is launching a new TV advertising campaign to highlight its Guaranteed Rent Scheme. “We...

Belvoir says a survey of its franchisees shows that Brexit is having what it calls “a significant impact” on the rental...

March 19 has been set as the next date for the Welsh equivalent of the Tenant Fees Ban Bill to be...

Latest official figures show that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1.0 per cent in the...

A senior Labour politician claims that “unscrupulous” letting agents are hammering tenants with higher-than-usual charges between now and June 1 when...

The Tenants’ Fees Bill has now become law, receiving formal Royal Assent yesterday afternoon - and within minutes, the government issued...

Online agency Upad has made another change to its charging structure. It has recently introduced revised packages for landlords, payment via Direct...

A letting agent in east London has been fined £4,000 after apparently publishing the incorrect fees that it levies on tenants...

The Let Leeds agency has completed on the acquisition of another firm in the city, Milnes Walker - and the purchase...

Another major franchise agency says its preparation work ahead of the June 1 tenants fees ban mean the impact of the...