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A campaign group of activists says there have been only “few reports of dodgy behaviour” by agents and landlords in the...

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

The Observer newspaper has investigated the way letting agents apply so-called zero deposit schemes - and claims that in some cases...

Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start...

The Welsh Government has revealed that it hasn’t had time to evaluate its tenant fee ban due to the pandemic. Tenant fees...

A new service has been launched to charge prospective tenants £30 - potentially even more - just to view a property...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...