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![Over 100 Build To Rent units coming from Barratt Homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuildHomes-400x310.png)
A 101-home Built To Rent estate is being created by Barratt Homes in Cambridge, as part of a deal with BTR...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove: Rental EPCs must be improved with government help](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
A huge survey involving analysis of over 14,000 properties suggests an urgent need for the next government to help private rental...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Towers up to 17 storeys for latest Build To Rent scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Southampton council has approved a big new Build To Rent scheme on the site of a disused gasworks. Hawkstone Properties Ltd and...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech link with landlord-owned lettings compliance service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind-400x310.png)
PropTech platform Goodlord has partnered with safety certificate provider Safe2 to offer compliance work for the lettings sector. Safe2 - recently acquired...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Beefed Up EPC must be priority for next government - call](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Political parties should not allow the lengthy General Election campaign to delay work on a new and beefed-up Energy Performance Certificate...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![What about Rental Reform? Labour puts issue on the back burner](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Despite once claiming it would abolish Section 21 evictions “on its first day in office”, Labour appears to have gone cool...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property management firm hit with £500,000 health and safety fine](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined400x310.jpg)
A housing company has been fined £528,000 after an employee repairing a fence post inadvertently struck an underground cable, suffering burns...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency unveils “renewable, sustainable, green branch office”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
Leaders - part of the Leaders Romans Group - has unveiled what it claims to one its latest “sustainable office” in...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency - new RICS standard for agents to launch this year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCx400x310.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants to face lower energy bills - announcement this week](/upload/images/shutterstock_2394011787.jpg)
Respected energy industry consultancy Cornwall Insight says the price cap for the April to June period this year - to be...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![70 Not Out! Agency celebrates seven decades of service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_524678782.jpg)
Lettings and sales agency Gascoines is this week celebrating 70 years of serving the property market in Nottinghamshire. Founded by Doug Gascoine...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings agency was front for multi million pound drugs gang](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Arrested-UK-400x310.png)
An organised crime group involved in producing and distributing an estimated £2.4m of cannabis has been found to have e used...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants Scammed - new guidelines for agents to give renters](/upload/images/shutterstock_594304802.jpg)
Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Expensive rental eco-heat scheme needs rethink - top agent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_EfficientHome-400x310.png)
A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency group hits eco-target eight years ahead of schedule](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Leaders Romans Group claims it reached carbon neutrality in 2022, eight years ahead of its original target of 2030. The firm says...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![New energy efficiency U-turn welcomed by leading agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big rise in tax receipts as Chancellor ponders Autumn Statement](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
Inheritance Tax totalled £4.6 billion for the HM Treasury between April and October - that’s £500,000 up on the same period...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Carbon Monoxide Warning - test alarms as winter approaches](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propcert%20March%20blog%202%20-%20Why%20carbon%20monoxide%20alarms%20are%20important%20.jpg)
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rate Rise Fears return after “bad news” inflation figure](/upload/images/shutterstock_263591438.jpg)
There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency fined for bullying tenants it wanted to illegally evict](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
Media reports in Brighton say that a lettings agency which serve tenants with illegal eviction notices and unjustified legal threats has...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech App claims to onboard tenants and manage tenancies](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/AgentOnline-400x310.png)
Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with agents...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sunak slammed for U-turn on private rental energy efficiency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC4-400x310.png)
An industry body - the Property Energy Professionals Association - has condemned the Prime Minister’s abandonment of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Hot Stuff! Top agent welcomes Sunak’s eco U-turn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A leading agent has welcomed the dramatic U turn by the government on how it is to meet its net zero...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gas Boiler Ban Delay - very few backed original idea](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BoilerInspection_1-400x310.png)
Fewer than one in five homeowners support the government’s plans to ban gas boilers in new homes by 2025, with 83...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Foot Off The Gas - boiler ban deadline may be eased](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BoilerInspection_1-400x310.png)
The Times is reporting that a delay to the controversial ban on gas boilers is being considered by the government as...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gas Safety tips for agents to pass to landlords and tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
Propertymark, together with Gas Safe Register, has produced top tips to be passed by agents to landlords and tenants as part...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb supply 'slashed 80% by new controls' - report bombshell](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A report being considered by a council says one of the UK’s biggest cities could see an 80 per cent collapse in...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPCs and Energy Efficiency - agents to discuss issue this autumn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
A consultation setting out proposals to reform domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates has been opened by the Scottish Government. It feels...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency beefs up lettings team ahead of Renters Reform Bill changes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Well known lettings agency Gascoigne Halman has seen the move of two letting agents to one of its branches. Heather Wynn and...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency woos high-end clients with refurbished new office](/upload/images/shutterstock_740413636.jpg)
High profile regional lettings and sales agency Gascoigne Halman has unveiled a fresh new look at its Alderley Edge office. The agency...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour complains about asylum seeker HMOs being unlicensed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
The Labour-run London Assembly says it is concerned about government plans to allow landlords to house asylum seekers for two years without...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Going Green - sustainable branch is template for network](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenHome-400x310.png)
A Leaders branch office revamp has been launched with claims of it being fully sustainable. The Lewes branch of Leaders - part...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents back carbon monoxide alarms in all residential properties](/upload/images/shutterstock_1017208486.jpg)
Propertymark is backing the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all residential buildings in Wales. The Welsh Government is proposing to amend...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property company boss rubbishes 100% mortgage help for tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Returning%20Homebuyer%20Show%20Scotland.png)
A company that tries to encourage people to buy a home in ‘chunks’ says few first time buyers are interested in...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Inventories to become key as fire rules tighten further - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propcert%20March%20blog%202%20-%20Why%20carbon%20monoxide%20alarms%20are%20important%20.jpg)
A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech News - new products and announcements for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech1-400x310.png)
After nine years with the business, Goodlord co-founder Tom Mundy has stepped down as chief operating officer. An official statement from...
28 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent for seniors - retirement housing specialist reveals bid](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
Retirement housing specialist Pegasus wants to become a big player in Build To Rent and has employed the Savills agency to...
17 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![RICS slams government over energy strategy “lacking ambition”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenHome-400x310.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...
13 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![RICS slams government over energy strategy “lacking ambition”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour council tax freeze ‘not for empty buy to lets or second homes’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
Labour’s much-publicised pledge to freeze council tax for the next year excludes empty buy to let properties and second homes it...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![New eviction powers to get rid of anti social tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives...
27 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency and landlord fined for failing to show correct paperwork](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A council has prosecuted an agency and landlord for not producing the right paperwork. Luton local authority has prosecuted Poplar Homes Ltd...
06 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Are EPCs reliable for estimating energy efficiency?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenHome-400x310.png)
Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...
28 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council using planning powers to try to “control” Airbnbs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/airbnb400x310.jpg)
A council says it’s using planning powers to try to control the proliferation of Airbnbs, but suggests the real answer may...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Second huge fine for lettings firm’s HMO non-compliance](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A lettings company called Trophy Homes Limited, based in Liverpool, has pleaded guilty to failing to apply for an HMO licence...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency Regs will reduce housing supply - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Housebuilders have branded a west country council’s decision to ask for all new homes to be net zero as ‘unaffordable' and...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Net Zero Targets - Why no help for private rental sector to meet them?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Low_EPC-400x310.png)
Propertymark is querying why there’s no help for the private rental sector to meet energy efficiency targets expressed in a new...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue agent jailed after ordering staff to make false claims](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Police-400x310.png)
The head of a Martin & Co office in Wolverhampton has been jailed over fraudulent activity. A court heard that Bhavander Singh...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Energy support for agencies and other firms to be cut from April](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
The government is, as expected, scaling back support for businesses with energy bills from April. Under the new and less expensive scheme,...
10 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![It's War! Call for 'national mobilisation' to improve EPCs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency_Savings-400x310.png)
An all-party and influential committee of MPs says the UK should be put on a war footing to improve the energy...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Family-run agency bolsters lettings team with new co-ordinator](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Nottinghamshire estate agency Gascoines has bolstered its lettings team with the appointment of Callum Holmes as lettings co-ordinator. With more than 10...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental Sector hit by surprise Capital Gains and Stamp Duty tax changes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyers cut back in struggle to escape renting](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentOnlineSearch-400x310.png)
A new study from Rightmove reveals what aspiring first-time buyers are most likely to cut back on in a bid to...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Two more independents acquired by Lomond Group brand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
The Lomond Group has strengthened its position in Scotland by acquiring two more independent agencies and adding some 600 properties to...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Beware - key points on new energy price controls for tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency_Savings-400x310.png)
Propertymark has issued key points for lettings agents to note following the introduction of The Energy Prices Bill to the House...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency plays down impact of rent freeze and evictions ban](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Rent_Freeze1-400x310.png)
A lettings agency in Scotland has played down the impact of the emergency rent freeze and eviction ban which have been...
20 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government may scrap plans to abolish Section 21](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
The government may be changing its mind on scrapping Section 21 eviction powers according to a bombshell story in The Times. Outlining what...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Energy costs help for agencies and businesses revealed by government](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/energy%20bill%20%20-400x310.png)
Agencies and other businesses are to receive help facing soaring energy costs in measures outlined this morning by the government. Through a...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents given model Gas Safety Week guidance](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/boiler-energy-efficiency.jpg)
Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has issued this guidance for agents to pass to landlords. It coincides with Gas Safety Week,...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Ultimate Guide to next month’s new alarms laws](/upload/images/library/Carbon-monoxide-alarm400x31.png)
The law around the requirement for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental properties will change in England on October 1. Propertymark...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm changes start in seven weeks time](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/FireSafetyInBlock-695x395.png)
Yet another revision to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations takes effect from October 1 - that’s just under...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket’s teclet reveals another integration with PropTech platform](/upload/images/Logos/Teclet_400x310.png)
teclet, part of the OnTheMarket Group, has completed the integration of Muuvo into its lettings and management platform. The Muuvo platform uses...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech firm inks certification deal with huge rental agency](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/3dhousepic.jpg)
PropTech firm Symple has struck a deal to offer its certification services on thousands of properties listed with Sykes Holiday Cottages. Sykes...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Danny Wyrwoll, Sales & Marketing Director at Glide](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/Glide/360x280.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide and what does...
11 July 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
![Noose tightens on unregulated city Airbnb and other short lets](/upload/images/Logos/Airbnb2-400x310.png)
One of Britain’s largest cities wants to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms. The proposed scheme in Glasgow follows legal changes...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Referencing to suit your needs, from FCC Paragon](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/FFC%20Paragon/360x280bl%20(003).jpg)
Since the Tenant Fees Act ban came into force, agents have been responsible for covering tenancy referencing costs, whether that’s by...
22 June 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Reminder to Agents - new smoke and carbon monoxide rules coming up](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Construction%20and%20Maintenance/Alarm-400x310.png)
A prominent agency lettings chief is alerting the industry that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are changing from October 1. Since...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![High number of landlords claim agents charge too much](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/business-competition400x310.png)
More than four in 10 landlords claim their letting agents charge too much - and one in six has been hit...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents should identify homes with poor EPCs says Propertymark](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energyefficiency400x310.jpg)
Letting agents should consider how the properties they manage can become more energy efficient, says Propertymark. And they should tap into new...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents told to encourage landlords to better energy-efficiency](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency-2-400x310.jpg)
Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental properties become more energy efficient, say tenants](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energyefficiency400x310.jpg)
A survey conducted by financial institutions has found the first suggestion that rental properties are slowly becoming more energy efficient. A study...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Do tenants waste energy by leaving vampire devices on standby?](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency-1-400x310.jpg)
New research suggests tenants could save an average of £147 per household on their electricity bills each year by switching off...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Silver Renters - over-60s seen as growing lettings market](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/RetirementLiving-1-400x310.jpg)
The launch of a new collection of high end homes aimed at renters aged 60-plus has triggered enthusiastic responses from agents. Developer...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech innovation gives agents property utility info within 60 seconds](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
A new PropTech platform allows letting agents free access to the information required to set up a tenancy and register renters...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Carbon Monoxide rule change - agents urged to prepare](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/RegulationStamp-400x310.jpg)
Agents are being urged to prepare for changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations which may come in this...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Safety and Eco-Compliance platform set for expansion](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rent caps and two year tenancies wanted by council letting agency](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PiggyBank-House-400x310.jpg)
A council is launching a form on online letting agency which wants to push agents and landlords into agreeing two year...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![60 Second Interview – Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management (BAM)](/upload/images/Property%20People/AG%20Sitting%20Individual_LR%20400%20x%20310.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management...
27 March 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
![PropTech Today – supporting smarter, more streamlined enforcement with PropTech](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-TouchScreen-400x310.jpg)
Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental sector energy crisis as average bills may hit £3,000 per year](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyLightbulb-400x310.png)
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agent says landlord clients turning their back on Airbnb](/upload/images/Logos/Airbnb-Alt-400x310.jpg)
A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lettings firm fined over “atrocious” rental accommodation](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/CourtImage-400x310.jpg)
A lettings company has been caught up in a case where rental accommodation has been described as “atrocious” and a landlord...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental sector to face higher bills because of Russia-Ukraine crisis](/upload/images/Locations/russia%20flag.png)
Agents, landlords and tenants alike face the prospect of higher bills because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. In terms of energy costs, an...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Top tech to help letting agents supercharge their business](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Agent%20Rainmaker/360x280arx%20mastery.png)
Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...
16 February 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Low tenant and public awareness over Boiler changes, say MPs](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BOXTBoilerInstallation-400x310.jpg)
Many people - including agents, landlords and tenants - are unprepared for the domestic heating revolution on its way to Britain. That’s...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech supplier launches lettings compliance service for agents](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a new Tenancy Compliance service through its pre-tenancy progression software, BOX. The Lettings Hub says...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents should act now ahead of Carbon Monoxide alarm laws](/upload/images/CarbonMonoxideAlarm-400x310.jpg)
Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents told - £100,000 new business or get your training money back](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
Agent Rainmaker is holding another of its ARX Mastery events, in a bid to promote growth in the lettings agency sector...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech pledge: Agents can onboard a landlord in under 10 minutes](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineProperty2-400x310.jpg)
A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent investment to improve rental stock energy efficiency](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/green-deal400x310.png)
One of the biggest Build To Rent operators in the UK is investing in new technology with the aim of boosting...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents warned - implement health and safety laws, or else](/upload/images/library/Health%26Safety400x310.png)
A council is warning letting agents to adhere to health and safety laws or else face the legal consequences. Telford & Wrekin...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Alarm Law Change: trade body backs ‘equality’ measures](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/smoke%20alarm.png)
The UK Association of Letting Agents says it welcomes new rules for alarms which put the social and private rental sectors...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Alarms - Agents kickback against ‘day one checks’](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/smoke%20alarm.png)
Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms. Earlier this week the government...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![New rental homes pledge greater energy efficiency and sustainability](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency-1-400x310.jpg)
One of the institutions behind Build To Rent in the UK is pledging to have up to 1,000 new rental homes...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Alert: new Carbon Monoxide alarm laws revealed](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310-min.jpg)
The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Heatpump proposals may be hot air, suggests PropTech platform](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
PropTech investment platform Houzen has raised concerns over the government’s Heat and Buildings Strategy. This is the satrategy that offers rental sector...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government reveals rent arrears package for tenants in England](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
Letting agents in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a council-run £65m rent fund. Although...
23 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Mystery agent refuses to pay £150,000 owed in guaranteed rent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
The Property Redress Scheme has expelled an agent operating a guaranteed rent scheme which failed to pay £150,000 to a former landlord client. The agent...