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An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...
11 December 2020
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One of the leading figures in the PropTech world is warning that letting agents must not be tempted into charging illegal...
08 September 2020
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A survey by The Tenancy Deposit Service suggests that half of landlords have experienced damage to their rental properties by pets. And...
23 July 2020
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Shelter is calling for stricter enforcement against letting agents in Northern Ireland which it claims are illegally charging tenants fees for...
29 June 2020
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Hunters has reported a small increase in pre-tax profit in it full-year results despite the impact of the ban on tenant...
27 May 2020
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The typical UK private rental deposit, often considered high in this country, is thought to be relatively low by international standards...
13 March 2020
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A newspaper claims multiple councils are opening investigations into agents allegedly defying the tenant fees ban - and at least one...
03 March 2020
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made an uncompromising set of demands on the government, asking it to implement a...
13 February 2020
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The majority of letting agents have lost up to 20 per cent of their revenue because of the fees ban -...
06 February 2020
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Belvoir, which describes itself as the UK’s largest property franchise, has just released figures showing its 23rd successive year of uninterrupted...
31 January 2020
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions has hit an all time low...
29 January 2020
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The Property Franchise Group, which has a string of major agency brands, has reported a strong performance in 2019 despite the...
29 January 2020
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The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge...
23 December 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...
11 December 2019
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[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...
06 December 2019
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The Property Franchise Group has issued an upbeat trading statement indicating that it’s mitigated much of the financial impact of the...
21 November 2019
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Just over a fifth of lettings agents questioned in a major industry survey are concerned that may not be complying with...
15 November 2019
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The Welsh Government says it’s going to issue clarifications to some issues before the end of this year; if agreed by...
13 November 2019
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Countrywide has issued an unusual statement saying that the veteran lettings expert recruited to steer the organisation through the tenant fee...
08 November 2019
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The controversial tenants union Acorn has set up a web page where disgruntled renters can lodge complaints about letting agents. In the...
24 October 2019
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Life insurance sold to tenants could provide a valuable additional income stream for agents whose revenue has been hit by the...
22 October 2019
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A co-founder of a room rental PropTech service says there’s no clear evidence yet that the fees ban introduced in April...
18 October 2019
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The cost of renting a room in the UK remained steady during Q3, according to SpareRoom. The country's biggest flatsharing site says...
07 October 2019
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A rental market slump in September has led to a rise in average void periods across many parts of England and...
03 October 2019
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The number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act continued its upward curve in August. The...
02 October 2019
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We are at the beginning of the end for let only tenancies which have effectively been subsidised in the past by...
16 September 2019
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An agency in the north of England is continuing its strategy of acquisitions in a bid to offset the effects of...
13 September 2019
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Franchise agency group Winkworth claims the lettings fee ban impact has been less severe on its agents than on other companies,...
12 September 2019
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The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...
10 September 2019
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There is increasing evidence of the so-called unintended consequences of the tenant fee ban according to a major regional lettings agency. Linley &...
09 September 2019
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A respected transfer agent who has been selling lettings businesses for 25 years has issued a warning that tenant-find let-only portfolios...
06 September 2019
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Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...
05 September 2019
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Belvoir says consolidation between lettings and sales agencies across the industry is likely to increase as a result of greater regulation...
04 September 2019
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Belvoir Group has this morning announced its interim results for the first six months of this year - and they show...
03 September 2019
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Fixflo is launching its sixth annual Lettings Report for lettings professionals The survey gauges the opinions of lettings professionals around the UK...
02 September 2019
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The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir. The franchise...
30 August 2019
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The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...
30 August 2019
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The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...
28 August 2019
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The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...
27 August 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...
27 August 2019
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The first ‘state of the industry’ report on the lettings agency sector since the introduction of the fees ban suggests individual...
15 August 2019
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A Cardiff lettings agent claims to have become the first in Wales to stop charging fees to new and existing tenants. CPS...
07 August 2019
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Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies. The agency was...
06 August 2019
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Belvoir has told its shareholders and the City that it enjoyed a strong first half of 2019 with its 300 High...
06 August 2019
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With less than four weeks to go to the start date of the Welsh Tenant Fees ban, the Association of Residential...
06 August 2019
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Campaigning charity Shelter has made a remarkable attack on a lettings agency, accusing it of “an abuse of power” over its...
05 August 2019
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The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says there has been a record number of rent increases reported by its members. In a...
01 August 2019
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Foxtons has announced that it is officially freezing its fees to landlords. The move was previewed in Foxtons’ recent trading statement which...
31 July 2019
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The average UK rent rose from £757 to £771 during the second quarter of 2019 - that’s 1.7 per cent, according...
11 July 2019
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The number of fake or fraudulent rental applications is on the rise, with landlords and letting agents being fooled by a...
05 July 2019
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A national letting agency has vowed to return to an 'aggressive growth strategy' as it looks to make several acquisitions. Lomond Capital...
03 July 2019
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A BBC investigation of 52 lettings agents has found that two thirds were levying charges on tenants, but it is uncertain...
01 July 2019
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Monday marks the one month anniversary of the Tenant Fees ban coming into force, but a senior London agent warns the...
28 June 2019
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Agents need to be pro-actively using PropTech and improving their work methods to reduce voids for their landlord clients. That’s the view...
19 June 2019
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A research report claims letting agents could be missing out on thousands of pounds of potential income each year by not...
17 June 2019
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The 24 year old head of an online lettings platform called Bunk says it’s up to letting agents to show they...
12 June 2019
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A lettings agent and investment adviser says there is a positive interpretation of the fees ban introduced this month in England. Abi...
06 June 2019
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The head of the country's oldest agency recruitment consultancy says the tenant fee ban will hit staffing levels in the industry...
04 June 2019
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The consumer charity Citizens Advice has hailed the Tenant Fees Act and the ban on letting agents’ charges to renters as...
04 June 2019
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Agents have reacted angrily to the way in which the government released a new set of rental documents updated to include...
03 June 2019
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The head of an automated payment system for the rental sector says lettings agents can help offset losses caused by the...
03 June 2019
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The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...
31 May 2019
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The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says the feared sell-off of private rental units is continuing apace on the eve of...
31 May 2019
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The public are described as being “sceptical and confused” over the fees ban that comes into effect tomorrow. A survey by insurance...
31 May 2019
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The Tenant Fees Act coming into effect tomorrow and banning fees on tenants in England has been given a ringing endorsement...
31 May 2019
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The National Landlords Association says it’s concerned the Fees Ban coming into effect in just two days’ time may limit access...
30 May 2019
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The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says that success of its information centre shows that the industry wants more information on the deposit...
30 May 2019
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A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...
29 May 2019
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The best lettings agents will survive and shine through the ban of fees levied on tenants, which comes into effect this weekend. The...
29 May 2019
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The head of a firm that seeks investors to put money into residential property funds rather than individual homes for tenants...
29 May 2019
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The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...
28 May 2019
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A lettings agency chief in Scotland says the upcoming ban on agents levying fees on tenants - to be introduced in...
24 May 2019
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PropTech supplier Goodlord says it’s updated its core product to ensure compliance with new regulations - and it says it’s offering...
24 May 2019
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A PropTech tool wants landlords to manage their own properties and is accusing agents of being likely to increase charges to...
24 May 2019
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ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...
20 May 2019
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Hunters says it’s opened seven new branches this year so far - well ahead of the three it had launched at...
20 May 2019
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Agents and landlords are being warned to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once the fees ban kicks in...
16 May 2019
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An estate agency that describes itself as a ‘social enterprise’ says it will spend its profits on the homeless and related...
15 May 2019
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Letting agents are being urged to consider how they can reduce their administrative workload, following huge growth in the size of...
14 May 2019
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Average rents across the UK continue to rise ahead of the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act next month, according to...
13 May 2019
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National sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has launched what it calls a 'pioneering new service' in the North East. The...
09 May 2019
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A new solution to help letting agents deal with the introduction of the security deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act...
08 May 2019
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It’s now under four weeks to the introducing of the Tenant Fees Ban across England and the Association of Residential Letting...
07 May 2019
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An agency in the north east of England is moving its HQ off the High Street and into an office block...
29 April 2019
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The chief executive of a specialist buy to let lender says increasing the rent to combat additional costs put on landlords...
29 April 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says there is a record number of homes available to renters - but this does...
26 April 2019
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With the tenants’ fees ban just five weeks away focus is shifting to how agents can make up for lost income...
23 April 2019
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A senior lettings agent has raised the spectre of rental properties in future being German-style ‘empty shells’ - without even white...
18 April 2019
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The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it backs a new Trading Standards-led body which will enforce the Fees Ban starting on...
18 April 2019
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Figures calculated by Rightmove suggest that even when the Fees Ban and Deposit Caps kick in on June 1, some deposits...
18 April 2019
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A new utilities management platform for tenants says it will generate additional revenue streams for letting agents. Love Resident gives tenants online...
16 April 2019
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The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...
15 April 2019
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Average monthly UK rent is now at its lowest level for three years according to the Deposit Protection Service. Average rent fell...
11 April 2019
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It’s been revealed that the Welsh version of the Tenants Fees ban will come into effect on September 1. “Agents need to...
10 April 2019
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One of the country’s largest networks of franchised lettings agents says the impact of the Fees Ban coming into effect in...
05 April 2019
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Tenancy Deposit Scheme is the latest player in the private rental sector to launch online tools to help letting agents cope...
04 April 2019
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A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...
03 April 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has launched a 10-element tool kit for agents ahead of the fees ban on June...
03 April 2019
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Belvoir Lettings has continued its solid growth with a trading statement revealing a 40 per cent rise in pre-tax profit and...
03 April 2019
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The government has issued new guidance notes on the Tenant Fees Act, aimed at agents, landlords and tenants. The publications come ahead...
02 April 2019
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The mandatory Client Money Protection scheme membership that comes into effect today will protect landlords and tenants from letting agents that...
01 April 2019
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It’s a vital time for letting agents to hammer home the benefits of buy to let and the dangers to landlords...
28 March 2019
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The Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill passed its final hurdle in the Welsh Assembly yesterday evening. This has similar policies to...
28 March 2019
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New ‘best practice’ guidance to letting agents and landlords has been introduced ahead of the introduction of the tenants’ fees ban...
27 March 2019
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Hamilton Fraser’s Academy programme has announced its next workshop, on May 14, to target how lettings agents can future-proof their business...
25 March 2019
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The JLL lettings agency is warning that the five week deposit cap enshrined in the Tenant Fees Act is likely to...
19 March 2019
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The ban on tenants’ fees beginning on June 1 presents an opportunity to overhaul the private rental sector, says a property...
15 March 2019
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Numerous regional independent agency chains have joined Zero Deposit, one of several rental deposit replacement schemes to have appeared in recent...
11 March 2019
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More tenants are seeing rent increases, according to the latest market snapshot delivered by the Association of Residential Letting Agents. It says...
26 February 2019
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Belvoir says a survey of its franchisees shows that Brexit is having what it calls “a significant impact” on the rental...
19 February 2019
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March 19 has been set as the next date for the Welsh equivalent of the Tenant Fees Ban Bill to be...
18 February 2019
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A senior Labour politician claims that “unscrupulous” letting agents are hammering tenants with higher-than-usual charges between now and June 1 when...
14 February 2019
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The Let Leeds agency has completed on the acquisition of another firm in the city, Milnes Walker - and the purchase...
07 February 2019
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Another major franchise agency says its preparation work ahead of the June 1 tenants fees ban mean the impact of the...
06 February 2019
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The tenants’ fees ban coming into effect from June 1 could help traditional lettings agents keep their place on High Streets,...
05 February 2019
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The government has published an independent assessment of its Tenants Fees Bill proposal - the ban on fees levied by letting...
04 February 2019
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Almost the entire lettings industry has viewed the upcoming ban on tenants fees levied by agents in England and Wales as...
31 January 2019
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Belvoir has this morning told shareholders that the effect of the Fees Ban coming into effect in June will be less...
31 January 2019
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Tenants are in for a rocky ride this year - and it’s chiefly the fault of government, says the chief executive...
31 January 2019
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TV property pundit Phil Spencer, who now runs property advice site MoveIQ, says letting agents may introduce new administration fees on...
29 January 2019
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The chief executive of the Citizens Advice consumer charity says she wants government “to do even more to strengthen the hand...
28 January 2019
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A PropTech firm is offering landlords the opportunity to manage their portfolios from £35 a month, suggesting it could be a...
25 January 2019
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A warning has been issued to lettings agents to review tenancy agreements to see if they are fit for purpose when...
22 January 2019
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A new league table of worries for landlords shows exactly why letting agents are needed - and a lot of the...
21 January 2019
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A lettings agency boss who says she is actually in favour of the agents’ fees ban nonetheless admits there will be...
18 January 2019
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English letting agencies could lose over £60,000 each in the next two years alone as a result of the Tenant Fees...
17 January 2019
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ARLA says it can help agents understand the intricacies of the Tenants Fees Ban, which completed its third reading in the...
16 January 2019
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Early bird tickets for this year’s ARLA Propertymark Conference, happening just days before the likely introduction of the ban on tenant...
16 January 2019
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Online letting agency MakeUrMove has launched a new subscription model which it claims will ”ready landlords for the incoming tenant fee...
11 January 2019
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The government has made the controversial claim that the ban on the levying of fees on tenants will not produce “significant...
31 December 2018
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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has revealed that it will shortly choose which local authority will be the...
28 December 2018
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Two PropTech suppliers are claiming their new products will help lettings agents in the future, especially in the light of the...
14 December 2018
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The number of tenants saying they are using letting agents to find a place to live has increased 12 per cent...
11 December 2018
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A leading PropTech entrepreneur says agents who accept that the lettings fee ban is coming and who plan positively for its...
27 November 2018
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The party conferences of the two main political parties threw up some interesting developments with regards to housing and the rental...
06 November 2018
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An analysis of 30,000 tenancies by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that the upcoming ban on tenants’ fees could impact most on...
05 November 2018
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Good tenant referencing should include awareness of would-be renters’ social media history according to RentalStep - but it says more thorough...
30 October 2018
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A PropTech provider of inventory services says its new tool will significantly cut pre-tenancy admin for letting agents and landlords. No Letting...
25 October 2018
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November 5 is the next key date for the passage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill, the measure which is likely to...
19 October 2018
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A lettings agent says the fees ban expected to be introduced next year may end up indirectly helping to save the...
18 October 2018
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The head of an online lettings agency says tenants are now left confused by what she calls “ill thought-out policy changes”...
10 October 2018
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The Tenant Fees Bill is back in Parliament this week when it goes for its Second Reading in the House of...
08 October 2018
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Belvoir says a surge in business for its Assisted Acquisition Programme is because of the challenging market and upcoming fees ban...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

MPs have proposed a series of amendments to the Tenant Fees Bill as part of its Report Stage and Third Reading...
06 September 2018
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The House of Commons has published a briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes ahead of the Report Stage of the Tenant...
04 September 2018
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An agency claims that the acquisition of a competitor’s lettings department has allowed it to save two companies, avoid cutbacks and...
31 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has launched a new Client Money Protection system, Money Shield, with a support statement from much of the lettings sector...
23 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Two independent agencies have joined forces in a bid to minimise damage caused by next year’s ban on fees levied on...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

LetsBid, a digital online auction service for lettings and sales, has extended its pre-screening service for agents with a new agreement...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Connells Group says a growing number of small-scale landlords are likely to quit because of the tax and regulation red tape...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

An insurer is launching a new referral scheme for letting agents to market to landlords and tenants as a way of...
25 July 2018
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The lettings industry has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban agents’ fees levied on tenants. A Bill was put...
14 June 2018
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A Bill which is likely to end up banning letting agents’ fees levied on tenants in Wales has been introduced into...
13 June 2018
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The chief of what is described as Britain’s largest lettings agency has told an influential group of MPs that the proposed...
07 June 2018
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A prominent PropTech startup is questioning whether long-term tenants need to go through the traditional referencing process when moving between rental...
07 June 2018
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A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...
31 May 2018
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A high-profile landlord says the upcoming ban on letting agent fees 'can't come soon enough'. Writing a column in the Evening Standard's...
30 May 2018
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The chief executive of the UK's largest franchise agency, Belvoir, says the number of letting and estate agents will 'undoubtedly fall'...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Letting agents - and anyone with ‘relevant expertise and experience or a special interest’ - have been invited to provide their...
24 May 2018
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An experienced agent claims that forgoing the services of a letting agent to save money is a false economy for landlords. In...
24 May 2018
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A national charity is calling on the government to tighten the 'default fees' clause which is part of the Tenant Fees...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Today Trading Standards teams across the country will highlight the work they do to protect landlords and tenants from rogue letting...
22 May 2018
From: Breaking News

MPs will today undertake the second reading of the Tenant Fees Bill which proposes to ban upfront tenant fees and introduce...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the PropTech companies at the centre of the Rent Recognition Challenge contest is calling on letting agents to use...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide - which is making the lettings sector a key part of its ‘back to basics’ programme - is proposing to...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says he welcomes reforms currently moving through Parliament to professionalise the lettings sector - but he wants...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchises giant Belvoir says there are over 10,000 potential acquisition targets which could be wanting a way out of the lettings...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has given an insight into the effect of the ban on lettings fees likely to be introduced...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is warning that the private rental sector - traditionally a strong earner for the company even in times of challenging...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A Select Committee of MPs investigating the proposed ban on agents’ fees levied on tenants says the measure could save renters...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson has completed a hat-trick of acquisitions taking its letting portfolio past the milestone of 5,500...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading figure in the PropTech sector is urging letting agents to use the 2019 lettings fee ban as an opportunity...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has pledged to begin a review of the selective licensing across the private rental sector once MPs return from...
05 March 2018
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The Welsh Government’s housing minister has tweeted that the results of a formal consultation process on a ban on agents’ fees...
01 March 2018
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Trade bodies including ARLA, RICS, NALS and landlord organisations have met with the government to send a clear message - think...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has told its shareholders that it aims to acquire agencies that exit the lettings sector when the ban on fees...
08 February 2018
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The man behind a leading lettings industry PropTech company says the new Code of Conduct to clean up the rental sector...
05 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The trend towards reducing or eliminating deposits at the same time as edging towards a ban on letting agents’ fees on...
01 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords’ Association has released details of the evidence it put to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee which...
01 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The select committee monitoring the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government will continue its deliberations today on the government’s ban...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News

An Essex lettings agent has explained why he has set up an online petition calling for a reversal of the government’s...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

This week’s news that the government will not be implementing the ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants in England until...
12 January 2018
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The government has explained why the ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants will not be implemented until spring 2019 -...
11 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has told NALS that implementation of the ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants will not take place...
10 January 2018
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A lettings agency has written to MPs setting out an eloquent case for a cap on agents’ fees levied on tenants...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark have introduced a raft of deals in a bid to save agents money. Membership subscription fees will remain...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Today sees the return of MPs to Parliament following the Christmas break, and one early task is to hear oral evidence...
08 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Communities and Local Government committee of MPs will on Monday hear their first oral evidence of the year for the...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has started tweeting that it is to ban letting agents’ fees in England - but still isn’t revealing when...
04 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Government proposals to ban letting agent fees levied on tenants next year are unlikely to make renting cheaper as new research...
28 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Independent agents’ group CIELA is to launch after all, but now says it won’t be campaigning against the imminent ban on...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government has confirmed that the country will ban letting agents’ fees levied on tenants - the same ban still...
06 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it is seeing a consolidation of agencies ahead of the ban on agents’ fees...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Some 30 per cent of landlords may be discouraged from using a letting agent if landlord fees increase as a result...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Communities and Local Government Select Committee says it is to begin “pre-legislative scrutiny” of proposals to ban tenant fees imposed...
20 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A Birmingham agent has branded the government’s draft Tenant Fees Bill - which proposes a ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A prominent PropTech company chief has repeated his claim that old-fashioned methods of business administration could be prohibiting letting agents from...
08 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has taken the unusual step of making a fact sheet available to all agents, not...
06 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Campaigning lettings agency chief Ajay Jagota says he is unconvinced by government plans to make it a criminal offence for letting...
03 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The controversial consultation period undertaken by the government in support of its proposed ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Trade organisatons have reacted predictably to the government’s latest announcements and publications concerning the private rental sector. Yesterday the Department of Communities...
02 November 2017
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The draft Bill to ban letting agents’ fees levied on tenants has been published - it’s to be called the Tenants’...
01 November 2017
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A family-run lettings agency says its viability is seriously threatened by the likely fees ban to be introduced in 2018 -...
01 November 2017
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In the past 20 years the UK private rental sector has exploded! The sector has grown from under 10% of housing...
31 October 2017
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The Secretary of State for Wales has called on the Welsh Government to take measures against what he calls “unjust fees...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Pressure from the consumer lobby is building for the introduction of a ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants -...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being warned that they can minimise the impact of the fees ban levied on tenants by being proactive...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Repairs software provider Fixflo has issued its annual state-of-the-lettings-industry report - with fees the biggest concern to letting agents. Some 42 per...
20 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Alok Sharma has once again confirmed that the ban on lettings’ agents fees levied on tenants in England will...
15 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Letting agents across the UK must prepare now for a ban on fees charged to tenants says a PropTech company -...
13 September 2017
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The majority of MPs speaking at a House of Commons debate yesterday acknowledged they are wary of the 'unintended consequences' of...
07 September 2017
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The majority of landlords still believe that a cap on letting agent fees will be more effective than an outright ban,...
07 September 2017
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A Westminster Hall debate for MPs on letting agent fees will take place this morning in the House of Commons. The debate...
06 September 2017
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Letting agents using insured deposit protection schemes have been urged to switch to a custodial model in order to compensate for...
05 September 2017
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An attempt by a Labour council to encourage letting agencies to get ahead of the curve and scrap fees for tenants...
31 August 2017
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The Welsh Government’s communities and children secretary, Carl Sargeant, is calling on tenants to have their say on proposals to ban...
22 August 2017
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The results of a survey of 2,000 people conducted by an online letting agency appear to make sombre reading for letting...
10 August 2017
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The government has been urged by a London council to act now to end letting fees for private renters. Hackney council says...
31 July 2017
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The number of letting agents reporting rent rises over the past month is the highest for over a year according to...
28 July 2017
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The Welsh Government is now kicking off a similar consultation process to that conducted by the Department for Communities and Local...
21 July 2017
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Belvoir, which has over 300 high street offices, has acquired Brook Financial Services Ltd, which trades as Mortgage Advice Bureau, in...
13 July 2017
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The government has revealed that it has received over 4,700 responses to its official consultation over the proposed ban on letting...
12 July 2017
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A survey of letting and estate agencies suggest around half broadly back the changes to the private rental sector outlined in...
11 July 2017
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The Prime Minister has confirmed that her minority Conservative government will press ahead with the ban on letting agents’ fees levied...
06 July 2017
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A company claims to have a package of services which would help letting agents overcome the widely-anticipated ban on fees being...
06 July 2017
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An alternative to traditional deposits, already tested in the German rental market, is now being introduced into the UK - and...
28 June 2017
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The National Landlords Association has come up with an unexpected possible side effect of the new Tenants’ Fees Bill - it...
27 June 2017
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The consumer group Citizens Advice says it welcomes the Queen’s Speech confirmation of the upcoming ban on letting agents’ fees levied...
23 June 2017
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ARLA has led a call by many letting agents on hearing the Queen’s Speech - what was the point of a...
22 June 2017
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The Queen’s Speech, outlining the government’s proposals for the next two years, has confirmed a pledge to introduce a ban on...
21 June 2017
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Large letting agents found to be flouting the incoming ban on letting agent fees should receive fines up to £30,000 to...
07 June 2017
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Research by the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has identified that some 93% of local authorities have failed to issue a...
06 June 2017
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A group of letting agencies in Yorkshire have proposed to the government a radical alternative to the proposed fees ban -...
05 June 2017
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A string of corporate letting agencies plus ARLA Propertymark have again called on the government to reconsider its proposed ban on agents’...
02 June 2017
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Campaign group Generation Rent has provided material to The Guardian newspaper suggesting that a typical two-adult household is being charged letting agents’...
02 June 2017
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Online lettings agency Upad claims 20 per cent of landlords are set to increase their rents to their tenants thanks to...
30 May 2017
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Only just over a week remains before the end of the formal consultation on the government’s proposal to ban letting fees...
25 May 2017
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Hunters says its franchise agents and offices may suffer less than other firms thanks to their sales operations. Addressing the Hunters Group...
22 May 2017
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Tenant referencing company Rent4sure has set up a new team to support agents in the light of the expected ban on...
22 May 2017
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The Liberal Democrats want a raft of additional controls on the private rented sector aimed at addressing what it describes as...
18 May 2017
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The Labour Party has published its full manifesto for the upcoming General Election on June 8. Titled 'For the many not the...
17 May 2017
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The UK arm of Sotheby's International Realty has announced that it has removed all letting agent fees while the government consults...
16 May 2017
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A two-branch letting agent is offering landlords 0% management fees for six months in preparation for the proposed ban on agent...
12 May 2017
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Agencies are responding to the latest criticism of their fees on tenants, levied by the pressure group Generation Rent. The group -...
11 May 2017
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The campaign group Acorn, which has in the past named individual letting agencies that it claims are charging unfairly high fees,...
09 May 2017
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A survey conducted for a property sales platform shows a very substantial majority of the public against any agents' fees being...
05 May 2017
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it has so far received over 700 detailed responses to its consultation on the...
04 May 2017
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The Fair Fees Forum, originally established before the proposal to ban letting agents’ fees imposed on tenants in England, now says...
04 May 2017
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the costs of tenant referencing must be exempt from the government’s proposed ban on...
03 May 2017
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Labour says there would be a ‘consumer rights revolution’ for the private rental sector if the party won the June 8...
02 May 2017
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A local authority consultation exercise on a licensing system for local landlords has been postponed until June 12, four days after...
02 May 2017
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The anti-letting agency fee pressure group Generation Rent is urging its supporters to participate in the government formal consultation over agents’...
27 April 2017
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Twenty agency groups have backed a call by the Association of Residential Letting Agents urging the government to extend or scrap its...
26 April 2017
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is calling on the government to either extend the consultation period for the proposed ban...
25 April 2017
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A trade body has suggested that the General Election on June 8 may lead to a government with new priorities, meaning...
25 April 2017
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A prominent campaigning letting and sales agent predicts that the Conservatives are likely to put their proposed ban on letting agency...
21 April 2017
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The Department of Communities and Local Government is scrapping a series of workshops for letting agents to discuss the proposed ban...
20 April 2017
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Hybrid agency Purplebricks has entered the debate over the £835.38p reportedly charged by a branch of Winkworth when it changed the...
20 April 2017
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The ban on letting agents in England imposing fees on tenants is unlikely to be implemented before late next year according...
19 April 2017
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The Guardian has accused a branch of Winkworth letting agency in south London of “grubby overcharging” for allegedly asking a new...
18 April 2017
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has told its agent members that they should urgently lobby their Members of Parliament to...
18 April 2017
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The Liberal Democrats appear to be taking what they see as the credit for the government’s commitment to ban letting agents’...
13 April 2017
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ARLA Propertymark says it will launch a campaign against the government’s proposed ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants “in...
10 April 2017
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The government’s formal consultation on its proposed ban for fees levied on tenants by agents has been greeted with derision and...
10 April 2017
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The government has finally unveiled its formal consultation process on the proposal to ban letting agents levying fees on tenants in...
07 April 2017
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The government has issued a new statement saying unequivocally that letting agents’ fees on tenants will be banned in England -...
07 April 2017
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As the new restrictions on landlords’ mortgage interest tax relief come into effect this week, ARLA Propertymark has restated its objections...
04 April 2017
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is keeping up its campaign against a ban on agents’ fees in England by showing...
29 March 2017
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There are 4,000 jobs at risk if an outright ban comes into force on letting agents’ fees according to new research...
28 March 2017
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Housing minister Gavin Barwell has confirmed that consultation on the government’s proposed ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants in...
23 March 2017
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The Competition and Markets Authority says there is no time to undertake a review into the lettings market and the role of...
21 March 2017
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The substantial majority of landlords who now use letting agents will continue to do so even if they see their premiums...
21 March 2017
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A survey of students in Birmingham has discovered that over 44 per cent of respondents claim to have paid what the...
21 March 2017
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ARLA Propertymark and the Residential Landlords Association have written to the Welsh Government seeking a meeting to discuss a possible ban...
20 March 2017
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Letting Agent Today’s Conor Shilling was in the audience of The Great Buy To Let Debate - always one of the...
01 March 2017
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Professional independent inventories can save money for landlords at a time when tax changes threaten to make private letting for expensive...
22 February 2017
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Shelter - the campaigning charity many feel has had influence on government policies for the lettings sector - has now turned around and...
09 February 2017
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The government’s Housing White Paper may have made many broad pledges aimed at the private rental sector, but it still remains...
08 February 2017
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Tenant referencing and insurance firm FCC Paragon says its own referencing sector, as well as independent letting agents and smaller corporate...
01 February 2017
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Now Northern Ireland appears to be in the frame for substantial changes to the private rental sector according to the Association...
26 January 2017
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Housing minister Gavin Barwell says recent changes to buy to let mortgage interest relief and stamp duty will only affect a...
23 January 2017
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The government says the formal consultation on the proposed introduction of a ban on letting agent fees levied on tenants in...
20 January 2017
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The Fair Fees Forum, a platform for letting agencies and trade bodies set up by the National Approved Lettings Scheme, has...
18 January 2017
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A campaign group has been refocussed with the objective of making the government honour its Autumn Statement pledge to ban letting...
08 December 2016
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The Northern Powerhouse agenda, increased infrastructure investment announced in the Autumn Statement and low entry prices make the north of England...
06 December 2016
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Rents will "unpreventably rise" thanks to the government's proposed ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants and because of its...
01 December 2016
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City investment consultancy Jefferies has calculated the impact on landlords if the country’s second largest agency group - LSL Property Services...
30 November 2016
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The government’s proposed ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants - and the possibility that they may instead fall on...
28 November 2016
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In the week that the government announced a ban on letting agents levying fees on tenants, one multi-office estate agency has...
25 November 2016
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Many agencies have spoken out in dismay at the announcement by government that letting agency fees on tenants would be banned...
24 November 2016
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Lettings guru David Lawrenson has given an unusual perspective on the government’s commitment to ban letting agents’ fees on tenants in...
24 November 2016
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Industry groups have warned that the government’s ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants in England will backfire, with most...
24 November 2016
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Two charities that have been at the forefront of campaigns to have a ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants have...