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A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...

Increasing numbers of relatively well-paid tenants are being asked to provide a guarantor. That’s the view of PropTech firm Goodlord which says...

OnTheMarket claims it’s on track to achieve its strategic aim - to create “a tech-enabled property business across the broader property...

Campaigning charity Shelter says new government figures reveal an increasing number of renters are facing eviction.  And it warns that more renters are...

A senior Welsh politicians has urged anyone who has fallen behind in paying rent because of the pandemic to contact their...

A senior Labour politician in the capital claims that there’s been “a stark rise” in people losing their homes since the...

The chief executive of Shelter says the experience of Scotland shows that the scrapping of S21 eviction powers produces benefits that...

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...

Reluctance to move during the pandemic is thought to be a key reason for a sharp drop in tenancy disputes between...

There’s been a 21 per cent rise in demand for properties from buy to let investors according to a new analysis...

A housing market analyst is warning of "one heck of a dark cloud on the horizon for the lettings market” as...

Labour shadow housing secretary Lucy Powell has resuscitated the eviction ban, this time for furloughed workers whose government support ends in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

There’s a new warning the rental fraud could be on the rise. Due diligence firm Homeppl says the combination of possible job...

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...

A prominent member of the House of Lords and a rental activist are calling for an immediate suspension of all Section...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a controversial scheme allocating £10m of taxpayers’ money to assist tenants with Covid-related arrears. The Tenancy Hardship Grant...

A new £10m grant will be introduced in part of the UK to help private rented tenants struggling to pay rent...

The man behind an early version of deposit replacement for the private rental sector has now set up a service encouraging...

Propertymark has joined forces with the likes of Generation Rent and Shelter to step up the campaign for the provision of...

A property investment platform has taken the unusual approach of accusing the government of driving up homelessness through its policy of...

A poll of over 1,300 renters by a flat share platform suggests that over half have been deterred from moving in...

Official figures show that far from seeing a rise during the pandemic, there has been what the government calls “a massive...

Housing charity Crisis says government statistics show almost one in five private renters in England in arrears or likely to fall...

Flatshare website SpareRoom says over a fifth of 18 to 24 years olds have moved back in with their parents to...

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

Paul Shamplina, the man behind Landlord Action and a Channel 5 show on handling rental crises, is warning that county courts...

Propertymark - embracing the Association of Residential Letting Agents as well as sales agents, auctioneers and valuers - says it’s been...

An assessment by Savills suggests capital values - including those for properties in the lettings sector - are likely to soar...

The extension of the furlough scheme might be an indirect saviour for many lettings agencies says a leading PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold,...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector.  “Extending...

One of the first franchisees for a new business model put forward by the Century 21 UK agency is a buy...

Another council wants an extension to the existing ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, which is scheduled to end on February 22.  Yesterday our...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a list of 10 demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s long-awaited Budget on March 3, with a financial...

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

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

HomeLet and Let Alliance have announced what they call a market first with a rent guarantee providing cover until vacant possession...

The head of industry recruitment consultancy Property Personnel is calling on agencies to be more tolerant of the struggles working parents...

An extremely upbeat trading statement from Stock Market-quoted agency Belvoir suggests business has been ahead of even its pre-Coronavirus expectations in...

The Resolution Foundation has added its voice to that of many charities and other think tanks demanding more government support for...

A property company that owns and manages premises occupied by a politician has returned some £10,000 in furlough money received under...

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

The Guild of Property Professionals has set out what it thinks letting agents should be considering in the short, medium and...

Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how is the UK rental market coping with the fallout from...

A leading trade body has broadly welcomed the Winter Economy Plan outlined by Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday, but says this still...

A Liberal Democrat Baroness says she is to make a last-ditch bid in the House of Lords tomorrow to stop evictions...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has slammed London Mayor Sadiq Khan's call for a rent freeze in the capital. Yesterday, ahead...

Campaigners against evictions during the Coronavirus crisis have launched a last-ditch call for the government to grant another extension to the current...

Be proactive, have a plan, and keep prospecting.  After the easing of lockdown measures, it’s safe to say the property market picked...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging its members to write to their MPs over the provision of cash help...

The ARLA Propertymark president for the year ahead is a long-standing board member with significant experience in regulation. Angela Davey succeeds Phil...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...

ARLA and the NRLA have teamed up with charities - some usually critical of letting agents and landlords - to lobby...

A leading trade body has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that some landlords face receiving no rent for two years.  In a...

A deposit scheme has launched a new service designed to help tenants and landlords who have experienced issues with rent arrears as...

A specialist mortgage operator is warning letting agents and landlords to gear up for a winter of discontent as a result...

The Generation Rent pressure group has made a last-ditch argument in favour of keeping the evictions ban, which will lapse at the...

Belvoir is backing a call for a loans scheme in England - similar to one in Wales - to protect tenants...

Labour’s housing spokeswoman says “after the incompetent handling of the exams fiasco, the government must act now to avoid more chaos...

The largest survey yet conducted about rent payments during the pandemic shows the claims of pressure groups about widespread evictions are unfounded. Over...

New research pours cold water on claims by anti-agency campaigners that there will be a glut of evictions when the ban ends...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur is warning agents to prepare for increased rent arrears from as soon as next month. Neil Cobbold, chief...

David Cox’s departure as chief executive of ARLA Propertymark last Friday was well signposted, particularly when he was advised he could...

The volume of UK home-hunters searching for pet-friendly rental properties has jumped since the start of lockdown, according to a rental platform. Searches for homes...

A lettings sector trade body, acting with homelessness charities, is urging the government to do more as young people in rented...

The National Residential Landlords Association has dismissed the latest claims by campaigning charity Shelter that landlords have not done enough to...

Two thirds of letting agents will still have staff on furlough next month according to a survey of 231 agencies -...

A call has gone out for agents to offer extra support to landlords in the coming months as arrears may well...

The managing director of an insurer and legal services supplier to the lettings industry has accused some tenants of using the...

The chairman of an agency chain is advising landlords to prepare for stock surpluses in some areas and to win tenants...

Hunters has revealed that it’s used the lockdown period to train staff with a range of e-learning modules as well as...

Campaigning organisations that demanded an extension to the evictions ban imposed because of the Coronavirus crisis have been quick to return...

More than a third of furloughed private renters are worried about being able to pay their rent when the coronavirus lockdown...

A think-tank claims one in eight tenants has fallen behind with rent since the start of the Coronavirus crisis - a...

Rents in London have dropped by between 10 and 15 per cent as fewer people are willing or able to move...

Propertymark says it’s continuing to talk to government departments about making the furlough scheme flexible enough to meet agency industry needs.  A...

Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13.  Propertymark...

One of the country’s largest lettings agencies is to lose 17 jobs out of 100 in what the company founder calls...

Three groups of rental activists have demanded the government scrap all rent payments immediately and cancel all arrears - but mystery...

Reapit is offering lettings and sales agents free training courses for its CRM software.  The offer will provide non-customers with complimentary access...

There’s no escaping team activity at epropservices - and in a good way. The company, which is the parent firm of The...

ARLA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a formal written...

A surge in rental activity has encouraged a London-focussed agency to un-furlough some of its staff ahead of an expected relaxation...

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting two webinars - the first of which is today - looking at issues surrounding rent defaulting...

A leading London lettings agency is reporting only a very low rent default rate so far, despite fears that the Coronavirus...

The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be essential to keeping payments flowing through the rental sector, according to a leading...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

A lettings agency is asking tenants who cannot afford to pay rent during the Coronavirus crisis to sign a ‘moral contract’ that...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

Lettings management platform Howsy claims it has seen an increase in business since the lockdown 10 days ago.  It says it’s enjoyed...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with the...