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Propertymark is demanding equal treatment with the social housing sector. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove intends to boost standards in social housing...

Seymours, one of the largest independent agency networks operating in the South East of England, is to advertise its lettings and sales...

Managing agents in London have been instructed to pay a £15,000 fine for operating a House in Multiple Occupation without the...

NatWest Group has announced a new package of what it calls ”targeted lending and support” to help local councils provide more...

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

Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...

Lettings agency Edward Mellor, which operates its 15 branches across Greater Manchester, has signed up to OnTheMarket. This follows the controversial CoStar...

The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...

Controversy surrounds a government idea - floated over the weekend - to allow renters to secure mortgages with just one per...

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

A large multi-brand lettings agency group is dropping its listings on Zoopla and instead going to list rental properties on OnTheMarket...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark says one of the UK governments should go further in ensuring the safety of tenants...

Insurance giant Aviva is urging consumers to be on their guard after seeing a seven per cent increase in customer claims...

Propertymark is revamping the big London conference it trialled this year - and it’s fired an entire hotel for the after-party...

It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...

A letting agent with a background in renovation has been able to grow her business by offering investors a swathe of...

Propertymark is hailing its new Lettings Helpline as a success, just a month after it launched. In that four week period the...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...

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

The UK’s housing market is increasingly driven by older, affluent home owners with younger generations squeezed out.  That’s the view of data...

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

Propertymark has created a series of fact sheets to help letting agents understand the Building Safety Act 2022, which carries complex...

A report being considered by a council says one of the UK’s biggest cities could see an 80 per cent collapse in...

The company which owned and was responsible for a five-storey block of rented flats in Bridlington has been ordered to pay...

Letting agents and landlords operating in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in the next industry forum on Wednesday...

Private landlords and lettings agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event. Cumberland council says property owners and...

The US central bank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 22 years - even though inflation in that...

A landlord who is also the owner of a High Street lettings agency has been fined £17,293 for breaching housing licence...

Propertymark has given details of how it believes the Scottish Government rent control system has backfired and works against the interests...

New research from lettings agency Hamptons shows that since 2018, average service charges for flats across England and Wales have increased...

Three property management companies and a landlord have been fined approaching £80,000 for health and safety failings. Mohammed Ali Abbas Rasool, Cadogan...

General insurance platform provider Paymentshield has launched a rolling subscription model for tenants’ contents insurance. Now tenants pay for their contents cover...

A management company and a lettings agency involved in running a London HMO have been prosecuted for fire safety failures. Monsoon Properties...

A PropTech supplier to letting agents claims that tenants are more likely to have Netflix than contents insurance.  A survey of 1,013...

A respected property lawyer is accusing the government of helping nuisance tenants at the expense of the weak and vulnerable. Ian Narberth,...

Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...

Landlords are urged to be cautious and do extensive research before signing up to a letting agent in the face of...

Letting agents have a key role in ensuring updated fire safety regulations really do improve standards for tenants in taller buildings. That’s...

A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

Research from Propertymark highlights a growing concern for the private rental sector in Scotland. As the Scottish National Party lurches from crisis...

New legal provisions within Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 that form the latest part of the Home Office's...

Scottish rents in the private sector rose at a faster rate than the rest of Britain according to analysis by DJ...

The agency and landlord responsible for letting a two-bedroom flat in Dagenham have been found guilty in court for providing extremely...

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

The Scottish Parliament’s so called Cost of Living Act - imposing rent controls on the private sector - is backfiring. That’s the...

A poll of 2,000 non-freehold tenants suggests that almost two-thirds claim not to feel 100 per cent safe in their homes. Some...

An estate agency has been prosecuted and ordered to pay £35,000 for falling foul of property licensing rules. Green House Estate Agents...

A council says it’s using planning powers to try to control the proliferation of Airbnbs, but suggests the real answer may...

A lettings company called Trophy Homes Limited, based in Liverpool, has pleaded guilty to failing to apply for an HMO licence...

The government claims buildings will be made safer under new proposals including compulsory second staircases for new tower blocks. It says this...

The next Budget, setting out government tax and spending plans, will be held on March 15 next year. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says...

Activist groups which previously focussed much of their fire on landlords are now attacking letting agents, accusing them of encouraging higher...

A risk management service says agents and landlords must do more to create a culture of safety, particularly around fire. Research released...

A safety training service is warning of “alarming statistics” showing an increase in the number of fires and fatalities and a...

The euphoria caused by the stamp duty cuts announced just before the weekend has given way to a realisation that they...

The law around the requirement for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental properties will change in England on October 1. Propertymark...

A retired estate agent has pleaded guilty to three charges of breaching fire safety in Devon. Retired Force and Sons agent David...

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

A bootcamp which claims to help agents add up to £1m revenue to their business is to return this summer. The Agent...

A council claims that a pilot licensing scheme has discovered a very high proportion of rental homes requiring improvement. Plans to extend...

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

Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...

A prominent agency lettings chief is alerting the industry that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are changing from October 1. Since...

A landlord has been fined a four figure sum for failing to produce documentation for a council. Fathima Syeda Kauser of Luton pleaded...

A property law expert is aiming to demystify the upcoming rental legislation for agents at a webinar tomorrow. Robert Bolwell, senior partner...

The sole director of a lettings agency, who was recently made the subject of an anti-social behaviour injunction and banning order,...

The Times has named a member of the City of London’s governing council as a key figure behind rogue letting agencies. Luis...

Greater regulation of lettings agents, and all other property professionals, is required to ‘finish the job’ of reforming the industry which...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Clifford Thomas – Sales Director at The Letting Partnership What is...

Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...

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

A property ownership and management company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works...

Agents are being urged to prepare for  changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations which may come in this...

A company which operated an unlicensed HMO and its then-director have lost their appeal against the imposition of financial penalties.  Gatwick and...

A new investment league table has been drawn up to show best aggregate rent and capital appreciation income for those in...

Tax experts say that an attempt to levy higher purchase tax on holiday lets and second homes in one part of...

The owner of a Belvoir lettings franchise has fulfilled a lockdown ambition to write and publish her book ‘Landlords, what’s holding...

With the steady introduction of rental platforms and apps designed to bypass letting agents and property managers in the tenancy process,...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...

A lettings company has been caught up in a case where rental accommodation has been described as “atrocious” and a landlord...

New research from insurance provider Paymentshield has found that over one in five UK tenants have experienced a negative property event...

Buy to let mortgage rates will rise “very quickly” this year according to a leading broker. Angus Stewart, chief executive of online...

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...

The lettings agency boss at the centre of a major industry takeover has fired a warning shot about rent controls and...

A London property managing agent has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 for safety failings which “exposed a potentially large...

ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says it welcomes new rules for alarms which put the social and private rental sectors...

Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms.  Earlier this week the government...

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...

Shelter - so often critical of the private rental sector - has instead turned its fire on the government over what...

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

Over £80,000 pounds of fines have been imposed on a letting agency and its director. Zenith Accommodation Ltd’s boss, Mohammad Mallick of...

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

A checklist for agents to help ensure they steer clear of unwanted fines or claims has been provided by the Guild...

A lettings agency says a new HMO licensing regime in one of London’s highest profile boroughs will reduce the number of rental properties. This...

The letting agents’ trade body has issued a warning to landlords that short lets may provide quick profits - but they...

A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...