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A London local authority is looking for the landlord of a bungalow which had two bedrooms but was home to 15...

Virtual Staging is about presenting a property in the most appealing way to potential buyers. Many consider virtual staging is deceiving...

Two complaints linked to agency activity have been dealt with through the Advertising Standards Authority informal resolution process. In the first a...

Barratt Homes’ London division is offering what it describes as ‘free property management’ on new-builds purchased at selected schemes and then...

A lettings agency that already operates an Airbnb management service has now launched an additional ‘interior styling service’ for landlords who...

Research has revealed the top reasons tenants lose some or all of their deposits when they check out.    The survey of 2,588...

A Newport landlord has been fined £4,400 for operating a dangerous, unlicensed house in multiple occupation and failing to comply with...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

The local press serving the area of Kirkcaldy is reporting concern about a local letting agent after numerous tenants and landlords...

Property managers operating through a company have been ordered to pay more than £30,000 following a dawn raid that uncovered more...

Yet another council private rental sector licensing scheme is being drawn up with the claim that it will improve standards of...

Hamptons International and Day Morris have been appointed as joint lettings agents for London’s first bespoke Build To Rent scheme.   Vantage Point...

  A letting agent who scammed dozens of tenants and landlords out of more than £220,000 of rents and deposits has been...

Highly publicised stories of property damage allegedly caused by short-let tenants using Airbnb and similar online platforms highlights the advantages of...

Agents acting for landlords replacing furniture and other domestic items in homes to let should be given detailed guidance from the...

Agents and landlords are being warned that students expect increasingly high standards of accommodation including space, decor and fixtures and fittings. The...

A price comparison website has publicised the case of a landlord who let out his property on the Airbnb website -...

ARLA has issued guidance to students who may be using the Christmas break to line-up accommodation for the coming year.  Looking for...

Research shows that landlords are scaling-back repairs over the winter in order to optimise finances when a new wear and tear tax...

The Chancellor’s proposed change to wear and tear tax allowance in the rental sector will hit rural lettings particularly hard, according...

While almost every lettings organisation has been up in arms at the raft of tax changes for landlords suggested by Chancellor...

Around 47 per cent of landlords will be affected by changes to the annual wear and tear allowance. That’s the result of...

An inventory software firm claims periodic visits by agents or landlords could lead to a reduction in damage to rental properties. The...

HMRC has revealed the scope of its proposed changes to the wear and tear allowance, as announced in George Osborne’s Budget...

Labour’s onslaught on the private rental sector continues, with the party now setting out how it will implement its rent controls...