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30 June 2022
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A prominent lettings industry supplier says uncertainty over the details and timescales to implement rental reforms will dog the sector for...
30 June 2022
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Airbnb says that its so-called ‘party ban’ - introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic - is being made...
30 June 2022
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Another prominent industry voice is warning of the dangers of the Scottish Government’s new eviction policies. So far the National Residential Landlords...
30 June 2022
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Troubled online agency Purplebricks says it’s going to finally release its full year figures in the first week of August -...
29 June 2022
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Propertymark is questioning whether the Scottish Government is adequately funding the First-tier Tribunal to cope with any extra demand placed on...
29 June 2022
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Speculation in national newspapers suggests that the government is considering giving local mayors some powers over parts of the private rented...
28 June 2022
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The agents’ trade association Propertymark says the government’s high-profile rental sector reforms should address the continuing shortage of supply. Propertymark chief executive...
28 June 2022
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An interesting survey conducted by the Lincolnshire Live news website suggests a lack of support for some proposals in the government’s...
24 June 2022
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Comprehensive rental reform requires the buy in and understanding of letting agents and landlords from the outset - and not as...
24 June 2022
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There’s concern in the student lettings sector about the impact of the government’s Fairer Private Rental Sector White Paper. For this specialist...
24 June 2022
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Electric Vehicle charging points in rental properties are going to be expensive and should be planned and saved for now, according...
23 June 2022
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A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...
23 June 2022
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The franchise owners of a Parkers branch have marked their third year under the brand by opening a second office. Brendan and...
23 June 2022
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The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...
21 June 2022
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A property investment company says Build To Rent is key to helping Britain meet its current housing and climate change challenges...
20 June 2022
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Zoopla - which in recent years has gone out of its way to win agent support - has come out strongly...
17 June 2022
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Today’s proposed changes to the private rental sector are the most radical for a generation. The first industry debate on this hot...
16 June 2022
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The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...
16 June 2022
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A prominent lettings industry supplier has asked whether the earlier-than-expected arrival of the rental reform white paper was a distraction from...
16 June 2022
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What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...
15 June 2022
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The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it’s going to propose evolutionary changes at its upcoming annual general meeting. This will include...
15 June 2022
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A consultation over the summer looks set to be the first part of a radical change to the structure of communal...
14 June 2022
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More than one in eight private renters may miss out on support to cope with rising energy costs, Citizens Advice claims. The...
13 June 2022
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A selection of property industry figures have spoken out against the government’s latest proposals to extend Right To Buy to housing...
10 June 2022
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Housing minister Eddie Hughes has categorically stated that the government is not considering rent controls in England. In a written reply to...
08 June 2022
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A Parliamentary group currently investigating the possible implementation of rent controls is to be joined by a senior figure from Propertymark. The...
07 June 2022
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A new survey is a warning the government that it must stop forcing landlords out of the private rental sector by...
07 June 2022
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Activists are calling on the government to impose swingeing taxes on some lettings properties “to bring them back into the residential...
01 June 2022
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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
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Agents have reacted with amazement to the latest delay that the Labour-run Welsh Government has announced for its much-hyped rental reform. The...
01 June 2022
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Two of the most respected figures in the lettings sector are calling on agents, landlords and tenants to consider the future...
31 May 2022
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Labour’s Sadiq Khan wants an increase in Capital Gains Tax for some buy to let investors. The London Mayor made his response...
31 May 2022
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There’s just a week left - including the long Jubilee celebration period - for agents to respond to a major property tax...
30 May 2022
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Local and central government is losing out on millions of pounds of council tax income this year because of the business...
30 May 2022
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A claim by the activists running the Generation Rent group has been branded as “misleading” by Propertymark. Generation Rent claims its research...
27 May 2022
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Greater regulation of lettings agents, and all other property professionals, is required to ‘finish the job’ of reforming the industry which...
26 May 2022
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Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...
26 May 2022
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A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have set out what they want to see...
25 May 2022
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Propertymark says it welcomes measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will mean swifter action to get the hundreds...
25 May 2022
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A new survey gives an indication of how quickly properties with poor Energy performance Certificates are falling out of favour in...
24 May 2022
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Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...
23 May 2022
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A Conservative MP is suggesting that there could be a ’25 mile limit’ imposed around certain rental properties to ensure they...
20 May 2022
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Sean Hooker, head of redress at the Property Redress Scheme, will discuss the latest rental reform proposals and answer letting agents'...
19 May 2022
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ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that it should not delay further on its long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, because of the...
17 May 2022
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The government has released more details of the powers being given to local authorities to levy additional taxes on second homes. The...
16 May 2022
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The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...
13 May 2022
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The government is admitting that its rental reform agenda is aimed primarily at the north of England - which just happens...
12 May 2022
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The chief executive of industry accreditation service Safeagent has made another plea for unity within the private rental sector. In a response...
12 May 2022
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Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...
11 May 2022
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Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...
11 May 2022
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The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...
10 May 2022
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Leaks from government ahead of this morning’s Queen’s Speech suggest that second homes which are not let out are likely to...
10 May 2022
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The government is widely expected to announce that Section 21 eviction powers will be scrapped in new legislation coming to Parliament...
10 May 2022
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Just over 7,000 households in London have been threatened with homelessness in the past three years alone after being issued with...
10 May 2022
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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
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Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...
09 May 2022
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Three organisations have written a joint open letter to the Scottish Government warning that the supply of homes for rent –...
09 May 2022
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Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...
06 May 2022
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Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit is launching a new option which it says gives tenants more flexibility to split the guarantee...
06 May 2022
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A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...
05 May 2022
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The chief executive of Propertymark says a warning from agents about rents rising and stock diminishing as a result of a...
04 May 2022
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The head of a prominent brand in a fast-expanding lettings and sales agency group has given a cautious welcome to government...
04 May 2022
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Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...
03 May 2022
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Shelter has made an outspoken attack on a government proposal to extend Right To Buy to housing association tenants. The idea -...
03 May 2022
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All private rented homes in Oxford will need a licence from this September, following a green light from the government. Some 49.3...
28 April 2022
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ARLA Propertymark is the latest rental industry organisation to hit out at what it calls the “tenant-centred approach” being taken to...
26 April 2022
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A new and huge private rental licensing scheme has launched in County Durham. A total of at least 29,000 properties, or 42...
26 April 2022
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Propertymark has said that the government’s ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties should go further. The government revealed over the...
25 April 2022
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Airbnb, so often criticised for operating in the largely-unregulated short lets market, has called on the UK government to scrap Section...
22 April 2022
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The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...
21 April 2022
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The chief executive of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the UK government, accusing it of a “blatant disregard...
20 April 2022
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PropTech company Canopy is partnering with deposit funding firm Fronted to launch the concept of a lifetime deposit, which can be...
19 April 2022
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Lettings accreditation and training service Safeagent is calling on the government to make more public cash available for councils to exercise...
19 April 2022
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Remote work could enable over 13m Britons to ultimately live and work outside the major cities, according to research by a...
19 April 2022
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ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...
14 April 2022
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Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...
13 April 2022
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Unsurprisingly, perhaps, buy to let investors are becoming increasingly keen on upgrading homes to make them more energy efficient according to...
12 April 2022
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Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...
12 April 2022
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Tax experts say that an attempt to levy higher purchase tax on holiday lets and second homes in one part of...
11 April 2022
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The average HMO is worth a third more than a comparably sized house according to new research. The typical HMO now costs...
08 April 2022
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Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution. The trade body also...
08 April 2022
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A new Home Office code of practice comes into force today making changes to what letting agents in England need to...
06 April 2022
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Rightmove’s April webinars for agents continue today with Daryl Mcintosh, Policy Manager at Propertymark, giving a legal and compliance update for...
06 April 2022
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Agents and landlords are being warned by a government minister not to charge all-inclusive HMO tenants more than necessary in a...
05 April 2022
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Inventories are a key tool to ensuring they, and the properties they let, comply with the law. That’s the claim from industry...
04 April 2022
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Owners of some rental properties, and agents acting on their behalf, can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost...
30 March 2022
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One of the country’s most outspoken advocates of rent controls has been told why agents and landlords oppose them. Propertymark has hosted...
28 March 2022
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The Association of Residential Managing Agents and the Institute of Residential Property Management have been merged under the name The Property...
25 March 2022
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A property finance company says increased taxes and regulations for the private rental sector mean that energy efficiency improvements to raise...
24 March 2022
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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
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A prominent industry supplier has hit out at what he calls “the merry go round of housing ministers” following yet another...
22 March 2022
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A trade body says letting agents are receiving growing numbers of contracts from tenants wanting to take part in the Homes...
21 March 2022
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A warning has gone out to politicians from lettings agency trade body ARLA Propertymark - don’t try to fix a system...
16 March 2022
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One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...
15 March 2022
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The government has issued revised guidelines for the possession process in the private and social rented sectors in the light of...
15 March 2022
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A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of...
11 March 2022
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An anti-money laundering service has linked with a lettings software specialist. The alliance between FCS Compliance and Rent4sure will provide Rent4sure clients...
09 March 2022
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One of the country’s major regional newspapers has launched a campaign for the urgent introduction of rent controls. The Bristol Evening Post,...
08 March 2022
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ARLA Propertymark has slammed politicians who appear to have ignored a public consultation and gone ahead with draconian changes affecting second...
08 March 2022
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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
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A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...
03 March 2022
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The increasingly shrill anti-landlord rhetoric from some politicians is making it harder for tenants, claims a leading industry spokesman. John Blackwood, chief...
02 March 2022
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New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...
01 March 2022
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A 68-page academic report urges governments not to adopt hard controls that simply freeze rents - even though it acknowledges that...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has accused governments across the UK of using Covid 19 rule changes to slip in...
28 February 2022
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Propertymark has waded into the controversy surrounding regulations removing extended notice periods in Scotland. The notice periods for residential tenancies - extended...
28 February 2022
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A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...
25 February 2022
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The criticism by landlords aimed at Housing Secretary Michael Gove for some of his comments regarding the cladding issue, has now...
25 February 2022
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A PropTech supplier claims that increased automation can help letting agents meet the demands of the government’s Levelling Up agenda. Openview –...
24 February 2022
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Another prominent Labour politician has thrown his weight behind rent controls. And Mark Griffin - who is the party’s housing spokesman in...
22 February 2022
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Theresa Wallace, the chair of The Lettings Industry Council, has given her backing to compulsory changes to rental property listings introduced...
22 February 2022
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Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A radical overhaul of the private rental sector is underway in Scotland and agents’ body Propertymark says it wants all sides...
21 February 2022
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The UK Apartment Association - set up six years ago as a form of trade body for Build To Rent operators...
21 February 2022
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The Lettings Industry Council - which arguably has a low profile with agents - has become an industry partner of another...
21 February 2022
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A prominent lettings agency chief says a consultation looking at changes to private renting proposed by the Scottish Government is merely...
18 February 2022
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New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...
18 February 2022
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Politicians across the UK appear to be growing more vocal in their support for rent controls. The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru...
17 February 2022
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The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants is introducing a new qualification and training for borough council housing enforcement officers to...
17 February 2022
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A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Figures obtained by ITV News suggest that one of the country's most popular tourist locations has as many Airbnbs listed as...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter says new government figures reveal an increasing number of renters are facing eviction. And it warns that more renters are...
11 February 2022
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The leader of one of Britain’s highest profile lettings agency operations has let rip at the government for what he calls...
10 February 2022
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A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...
09 February 2022
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Housing ministers come and go with brutal frequency in UK governments of all colours, so yesterday’s departure of Chris Pincher -...
09 February 2022
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A major holiday let company in one of the country’s prime tourist destinations says more affordable homes should be built to...
09 February 2022
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A suite of new ‘pet-let’ products is to be offered by The Lettings Hub, which already has some 1,000-plus agents on...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Westminster council wants central London to have the same powers as Paris and Amsterdam to stop anti-social behaviour caused by Airbnb...
07 February 2022
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Lettings software provider Acquaint CRM has integrated its technology with the new API solution created by government-backed Tenancy Deposit Scheme. The TDS...
07 February 2022
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It’s now been made clear that there will be a detailed White Paper in the spring explaining radical changes to the...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

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

ARLA Propertymark has identified a key weakness in the government’s ambitious plans to reform the private rental sector as part of...
03 February 2022
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The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning, includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland wants to investigate the existing qualification and training requirements for letting agencies in that...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A radical shake up of the private rental sector is expected to be announced tomorrow by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The main...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has entered the debate about whether buy to let landlords should be amongst those receiving help from the government in...
01 February 2022
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Purplebricks has revealed that it will cost some £3.6m to correct compliance issues in its lettings division. The agency continues to stay...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...
31 January 2022
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One of the leading lettings agencies in Liverpool has issued a warning about the city’s controversial new licensing scheme. The Labour council...
25 January 2022
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New measures to reduce the impact of Airbnb and other short lets in Scotland are “hugely disproportionate” a property group claims. The Scottish...
21 January 2022
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The trade body which serves as a cheer leader for Build To Rent says the niche sector is part of the...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The Home Office has confirmed that letting agents, landlords and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Wales and Scotland are ahead of the game when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Politicians who express concern over the number of holiday lets and Airbnbs in tourist areas miss one major point - if...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

EU citizens with settled status in the UK, but who have stayed in their native countries during the pandemic, are likely...
17 January 2022
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Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior Welsh politicians has urged anyone who has fallen behind in paying rent because of the pandemic to contact their...
14 January 2022
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A Trading Standards team is to carry out what it calls “unannounced inspections” of lettings agencies in one part of London...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The London rental market stock surplus spurred by pandemic uncertainty has started to subside, with prime boroughs seeing some of the...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The largest provider of purpose built student accommodation in the UK, Unite, has issued a trading statement giving the latest state...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for letting and estate agents in England. - Isolation...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A report from the House of Lords has condemned the private rental sector as being ”increasingly unaffordable” as well as being...
11 January 2022
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The government is clamping down - at least a little - on unvaccinated tenants in some specific circumstances. New guidelines issued by...
10 January 2022
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MPs and the wider public have been presented with a lengthy report on the growth of Airbnb and similar platforms across...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Opposition appears to be growing to the first major bid in the UK to regulate the spread of Airbnbs and properties...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The coming year should be about promoting harmony in the lettings market says the head of an agency that’s now part of a...
04 January 2022
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Self-managing landlords who think they don’t have the same compliance obligations as agents could face serious repercussions, Trading Standards chiefs have...
31 December 2021
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A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading expert on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21 evictions...
30 December 2021
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An agency has issued a statement strongly rejecting the negative mood music surrounding the private rental sector. Chris Wood and Ross McDonald...
29 December 2021
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A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Home Office has issued yet another iteration of its guidance for agents on how to conduct Right To Rent checks. The...
24 December 2021
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A London-focussed lettings agency group has paid £2,000 as a result of breaching the Tenant Fees Act. The issue relates to the...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has strongly opposed a proposal by the Scottish Government to radically reform the private rental sector. The proposals put out for...
23 December 2021
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The lettings agency boss at the centre of a major industry takeover has fired a warning shot about rent controls and...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says arrears in the private rental sector are rising once again as the Omicron variant continues to push across the...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...
21 December 2021
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Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords and agents in England, telling them how to enact the...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is telling its letting agent members that they have a role in helping solve the Afghan refugee crisis. It says some...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Only 15 per cent of adults are confident the housing crisis will be resolved in their lifetime. New research among 2,000 individuals...
15 December 2021
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Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is backing a call for the government to set a clear vision for how it sees the private rental...
13 December 2021
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A report by the National Audit Office claims that the way private renting is regulated makes the sector unfair to renters. It...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association says average rent debt owed by tenants as a direct result of the pandemic is still...
09 December 2021
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A senior Labour politician in the capital claims that there’s been “a stark rise” in people losing their homes since the...
06 December 2021
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A letting agency has been issued with penalty notices worth £3,000 for operating illegally. Back in 2014 it became a legal requirement...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A think tank says it would take a major policy change to fulfil Boris Johnson’s goal to turn generation rent into...
02 December 2021
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Spicerhaart says some 600 hopefuls turned up for a series of recruitment days in three parts of the country. Around a third...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says its head of lettings has left after just eight months - and just days after a crisis involving tenant deposits. A Purplebricks...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

‘Generation rent’ was a term first coined in 2011 by the Halifax in a survey on the future of homeownership. It...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Property is fast becoming a preferred investing option for advocates of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, an investment company claims. Sequire Property Investment...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is refusing to say how many tenants and landlords were affected by its failure to comply with the law requiring deposits...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

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

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

There’s been an increase in demand for rental properties with electric charging points for cars, according to ARLA Propertymark. The news has...
24 November 2021
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The House of Lords will today discuss the apparently-growing Sex for Rent scandal. Campaigners say a search on websites such as Craigslist...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures show how effective the stamp duty holiday was in stimulating buy to let - and how similar measures could...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Results have been released of an analysis of over 20,000 Build To Rent tenants in over 15,000 homes across the UK...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter - so often critical of the private rental sector - has instead turned its fire on the government over what...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Home, the property website that publishes an authoritative market snapshot for lettings and sales each month, says the long-standing supply drought...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News

After becoming the first large agency to move to electric BMW i3s in 2019, Chestertons is urging others in the industry to follow...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Just as COP26 is drawing to a close, so one of the lettings industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new government survey of private renters is checking whether they received the correct documentation from their agent when they begin...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The government says it’s finalising plans for a new tax regime to apply to additional homes, and in particular those used...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Media reports in Stoke on Trent say a man was arrested after a police raid on the Homes2Let lettings agency in...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A recent industry roundtable event hosted by PayProp, which brought together some of the lettings industry’s biggest hitters, will be live streamed next week...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a new dispute resolution service as a quicker and less expensive alternative to court...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
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Labour has joined with campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

There may be a breakthrough in clearing the huge backlog of possession cases as the government is allocating an extra £324m...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Proposals to regulate Airbnbs and other short lets in one part of the UK should be modified, a trade body says. Currently,...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News

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

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

All sides of the industry have expressed anger and frustration that yesterday’s Budget effectively ignored the private rental sector. ARLA Propertymark’s policy...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has taken the unusual step of thanking the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and the Communities for the...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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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

Propertymark has told the government that imposing the same solution to the Net Zero challenge on all of the private rental...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading lettings agency wants next week’s Budget to unveil incentives to bolster supply in the long term rental sector. Richard Davies,...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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A London lettings agent says it welcomes increasing moves towards allowing pets in rental properties - with some conditions. Bective’s head of...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has blasted the government over its net zero policy of banning new boilers from 2035 and giving landlords £5,000...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Savills says an increase in the number of new builds bought for buy to let and other property investment will help...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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The head of a lettings agency has drawn up a wish list for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to address in his Budget...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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One of the industry’s leading suppliers says the controversy over pets in private rental properties could be defused relatively easily. Inventory management firm...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Airbnb has backed the Scottish Government's backtrack on pledges to exercise more centralised regulation over short let properties. The country’s ruling SNP-Green coalition...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The Scottish Government - which earlier this year suggested it would be clamping down heavily on Airbnbs, especially in Edinburgh -...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is calling on the government to properly fund local authorities so they can combat rogue operators in the private...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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A senior Conservative in Wales wants the Welsh Government to consider creating a housing tribunal in the light of rising tenant arrears. Janet Finch-Saunders,...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Campaigners against letting agents and landlords appear to suggest that the issue of rising rents is uniquely confined to the UK...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The lettings agents’ group Propertymark has told Chancellor Rishi Sunak that unless the private rented sector is overhauled many landlords will...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The long-awaited White Paper on rental reform is some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying he and...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A new call has come for government action to stop the hemorrhage of properties shifting from long term rental to Airbnb...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A lack of longer term rental accommodation thanks to the growth of Airbnb and other short lets has led to a...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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A prominent industry supplier is warning the government not to damage the private rental sector in its push to promote ever-more...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News

With house prices at an all-time high, showing no signs of waning, the age of first-time buyers is on the rise...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Shelter says the experience of Scotland shows that the scrapping of S21 eviction powers produces benefits that...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

After 10 days of reports of soaring energy costs, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced a series of tips for letting agents...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The end of the stamp duty holiday today has triggered a reduction in the number of buy to let investors saying...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Not-for-profit accreditation scheme safeagent wants the government to help tenants clear Covid-related arrears through an overhaul of Discretionary Housing Payments. Enhancing these...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...
29 September 2021
From: Recruitment & Business Matters

Councils across Scotland have been given £10m to provide grants to tenants who have Covid-related arrears and risk eviction. The grants will...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is telling politicians to stop demonising letting agents and landlords. The unusualy bluntl message has come in response to the latest...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the Labour Party conference that if her party wins the next General Election she will...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The House of Commons Library, an independent body not controlled by government, has published a detailed history of the many measures...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Campaign group Generation Rent, led by former Labour Baroness Alicia Kennedy, has renewed its call for the scrapping of Section 21...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A statement from ARLA Propertymark has hinted that it believes politicians may be out of touch with the reality of how...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords in Wales have been told that rules giving tenants six months’ notice to vacate a property will remain in place...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

An investment firm has flagged up the recently announced move by banking giant Lloyds to enter the private rented sector as...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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A new survey has revealed that just 11% of people think Michael Gove, who was announced as the new Housing Secretary...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate and lettings agent has analysed how the level of rental arrears has grown between each wave of the pandemic. The...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government has revealed that it hasn’t had time to evaluate its tenant fee ban due to the pandemic. Tenant fees...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A £360 million wall of rental debt built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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A dramatic day, which saw a Cabinet reshuffle seemingly come out of the blue, ended with Michael Gove as the new...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s an exciting time when prospective tenants show an interest in your listed property. However, it's important not to let that...
15 September 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Propertymark has called for a return of mortgage interest relief and a review of landlord taxes to boost the rental sector. The...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has set in motion a Parliamentary procedure meaning the notice periods for evictions in England return to normal from...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The farcical implementation of the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme has been sharply criticised by Propertymark. Timothy Douglas, the organisation’s policy and...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Rents in some of the most popular locations of the country have risen 25 per cent in the past year according...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents should go further in allowing tenants to have digital access to key documents such as contracts and fees information. That’s one...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has voiced its concern over rent controls to a politicians who is leading the charge to introduce them to...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Reluctance to move during the pandemic is thought to be a key reason for a sharp drop in tenancy disputes between...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has updated its formal guidance to letting agents and landlords on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of online...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A senior lettings agent and property management company owner has set out how rent controls could work in very specific circumstances...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Virtual Right To Rent checks by agents, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The deal to introduce rent controls in Scotland - the result of a deal between two parties in the Scottish Parliament...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
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New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a 21 per cent rise in demand for properties from buy to let investors according to a new analysis...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A part of the country which has seen a severe long term rental stock shortage as a result of switches from...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Rent controls are to be introduced into part of the UK as a result of a deal between two political parties. The...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The controversy over whether a new PropTech service can be used by agents to charge people to view a property to...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Earlier this week Propertymark revealed it had co-signed an open letter criticising proposed government cuts to benefits. That open letter was co-signed...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...
18 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Two lettings agencies are amongst three property agents which have been fined by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News

An analysis of new government legislation on energy efficiency suggests it may lead to chaos in the private rental sector. Geospatial technology...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has joined a series of charities and a landlord body to warn about the poverty risk of expected changes to...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A housing market analyst is warning of "one heck of a dark cloud on the horizon for the lettings market” as...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour shadow housing secretary Lucy Powell has resuscitated the eviction ban, this time for furloughed workers whose government support ends in...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A consultation is to begin next month regarding the designation of an entire city as a Short Term Let Control Area. If...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

There has still been no formal response to a government consultation on the database of rogue agents and landlords, 25 months...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent who has made a series of outbursts against landlords and councils, has now turned his anger on proposed...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A letting agency has appeared on a ‘name and shame’ list of companies which failed to pay staff the minimum wage. Tetsuo...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Managing Agents and The Institute of Residential Property Management have informed their respective memberships that they are pondering combining forces. The...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures make the case for increased automation of the process to save agents from additional...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...
28 July 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Propertymark wants agents to come forward with examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading private rental trade body says only bespoke financial help can ensure the private rental sector meets government energy efficiency...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest version of the government’s guidance to agents over how to operate during the continuing pandemic suggests that virtual viewings...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A new £10m scheme to help renters with Covid-related arrears has been launched in Wales. Called the Tenancy Hardship Grant, and introduced...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There may be bad news for agencies with reliance on office workers who rent - a new survey suggests 10 per...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A Bill is being introduced into both Houses of Parliament this week which will ramp up the pressure on the private...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents say not enough is being done to help tenants with Covid-related problems - and that’s despite the issue repeatedly being...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent member of the House of Lords and a rental activist are calling for an immediate suspension of all Section...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says new figures detailing the costs of energy efficiency improvements in the private rental sector show the need for a...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency is using its latest podcast to explore the retail-to-resi trend in the housing market. Winkworth’s podcast under The Property...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest English Housing Survey shows a dramatic rise in the energy efficiency of private rental property. Some 38 per cent of...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There was much publicity this week for the efforts of the Welsh Government to deter the letting of second homes. Now it...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
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London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has made a new call for power to cap private rents. He’s claimed that rents in the...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Wales’ Labour-led administration is to announce a three-pronged approach to affordability issues - and it looks likely to involve a clampdown...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The average UK rent now stands at a record £1,007 per calendar month - the highest ever, according to HomeLet. It’s up...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A fund instituted by Airbnb to help compensate for the effects of short let accommodation should be extended, local politicians say. In...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is backing a controversial scheme allocating £10m of taxpayers’ money to assist tenants with Covid-related arrears. The Tenancy Hardship Grant...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency that works closely with Build To Rent developers says half of the schemes allow pets. Pet rentals have been...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A new £10m grant will be introduced in part of the UK to help private rented tenants struggling to pay rent...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents need more clarity and transparency about the future of Right to Rent checks post-pandemic and post-Brexit, according to the UK’s...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark says a new government online checker to help private tenants establish what repairs they may be entitled to should...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has accused the Scottish Government of rushing through the latest eviction ban extension without proper consultation. At the end of last...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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The government has launched an online checker in a bid to avoid disputes between landlords and tenants over the entitlement for...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading trade body says the rental sector must not discriminate against tenants on benefits - and has told government it...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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The government has pledged a White Paper to be issued in the autumn, dedicated to reform of the private rental sector. Some...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News

High profile London lettings agency Chestertons says there’s been an increase in Hong Kong residents looking to rent a home in...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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Cornish MPs have spoken up in the House of Commons to highlight what they claim is the danger of having too...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A politician in one of the poorest parts of the UK wants his local authority to declare a ‘housing emergency’. Cornish councillor...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Citizens Advice consumer charity is warning that fake investment scams are amongst the fraudulent activity that’s on the rise across...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Tomorrow sees the start of a three-day debate over the extension of the eviction ban in Scotland - and Propertymark appears...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has extended the ‘special arrangements’ for Right To Rent checks - these will now be in force until September...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Baroness Alicia Kennedy has accused the government of hypocrisy over its diverging approach to evictions for commercial and residential tenants. On Wednesday...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has waded into the controversy over whether private rental tenants should be allowed to keep pets in their properties. As reported...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has joined forces with the likes of Generation Rent and Shelter to step up the campaign for the provision of...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A property investment platform has taken the unusual approach of accusing the government of driving up homelessness through its policy of...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The director of a company targeting ‘flipping’ property investors has been disqualified from holding directorships for no less than 14 years. Mitchell...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents managing properties with halogen or high-energy fluorescent lights will have to switch in the near future. The government is to ban...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That's very retro - I have not had one of...
08 June 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Airbnb, which has been criticised by some for its impact on local rental markets, is to set up its own ‘tax’...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The activist group Generation Rent is urging tenants to scrutinise the paperwork they get from agents to use against possible eviction. Failure...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents’ wing of Propertymark is demanding to see the results of a mediation project initiated by...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Some low-cost energy efficiency improvements to a property could boost its EPC rating according to an analysis undertaken by Rightmove. The portal...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies - and agents who fail to use them risk having...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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Labour’s Lucy Powell, the party’s new housing spokesperson, says she wants to work with the Conservatives to scrap Section 21 eviction...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is now finally at an end and from today there is a change to the notice...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The president of the Law Society of England and Wales says tenants facing eviction as a result of the ban being...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

An outspoken property investor has launched an online petition on the government website to oppose the threat of rent controls. YouTube influencer...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Campaign group Generation Rent has set out a 10-point plan for reform of the private rental sector in favour of tenants. Its...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A study by a trade group representing the short lets sector says it’s confident of recovering to 2019 levels of business...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

An anti-money laundering PropTech consultancy claims agents are in serious danger of non-compliance with new regulations, unless they ditch paper documents and...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Official figures show that far from seeing a rise during the pandemic, there has been what the government calls “a massive...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords spend an estimated £839m each year upgrading newly purchased rental property before letting it out to tenants, helping to drive-up...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Coming out of Covid and realising that relaxed procedures will be tightened up once again, will present challenges to letting agents...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has produced new guidance for letting agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid restrictions. It says:...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The Home Office has told agents and landlords that Right To Rent checks can continue to be conducted via video calls...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading buy to let mortgage expert has backed the government’s pledge to issue a White Paper and additional consultation before...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Some lettings industry figures are beginning to express doubt as to whether the government’s broad commitment to reform the private rental...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of the tenants’ campaign group Generation Rent has condemned the government as “reckless” for ending the eviction ban on May...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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The government’s pledge to introduce a lifetime deposits concept, theoretically making it easier and cheaper for tenants to move, has been...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions. Whilst some notice...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The most vocal campaign group for tenants, Generation Rent, has warned government that renters have already been waiting two years for...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading banking and wealth management company says a growth area for the rental sector in the years to come will...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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Today’s Queen’s Speech, setting out the government’s legislative programme for the next year, is expected to include rental reform. It’s thought one...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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A prominent London Conservative MP has made a scathing attack on the current rental sector’s structure, saying it is skewed in...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest HomeLet market index shows that the average rent in the UK is now at a record high of £996...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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Labour’s candidate for London Mayor wants to control private rents - and he wants the capital to be a template for...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has waded in to the debate over flood prevention measures in the UK:il it wants insurance for homeowners and landlords faced...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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The government has admitted that “hundreds of thousands” of people will use the new Breathing Space system, during which they cannot...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents' wing of Propertymark says the recent expulsion of three agents from The Property Ombudsman demonstrates the...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Councils are failing to protect tenants in three out of four cases where they discover rental homes are unsafe, according to...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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A leading figure in the lettings sector says the government’s new Housing Possession Mediation Scheme can help agencies and landlords recover...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A block management company owned by the Leaders Romans Group has been awarded over £6.5m in government building safety funds to...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark says there should be a long term appropriately funded strategy to help the private rental sector and home owners...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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The State Opening of Parliament will take place on Tuesday May 11, with many expecting this to be when the government confirms...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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A leading veterinary body - the National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH - wants pets to be allowed in private rental...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Housing charity Crisis says government statistics show almost one in five private renters in England in arrears or likely to fall...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A major trade body has called for a tapering down of notice periods for Section 8 and Section 21. The government has...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A group of rental campaign bodies have come together to claim that some 694,000 tenants apparently face eviction when the current...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

London rents climbed for the first time for over a year during Q1 2021 —although the rise was a mere £8...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued updated guidance to include the recent extension of the bailiff enforcement...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Buy to let investors are not cashing out of the private rental sector despite the restrictions and taxes imposed by government. Hamptons’...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and predictably, he’s chosen an upmarket letting agent. Strutt &...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Franchise giants Belvoir has revealed strong figures in a trading statement to shareholders - but it’s warning that 2021 remains shrouded...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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Letting agents body ARLA Propertymark has joined the criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan who wants to be given the power...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Rent guarantees and upfront cash payments from local authorities are the most effective means of opening the private rented sector to...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings management platform is hitting out at the government over the uncertainty surrounding travel restrictions, because of its impact on...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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The government has at last released details of its mediation scheme - this was hinted at when Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Average rents across the UK have risen for the fourth time in as many months according to the HomeLet index. Typical rent...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Letting agency My Property Box is moving into property sales as part of a significant expansion of its business. The decision follows...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 39 agents and landlords have had banning orders over the past three years according to a report in The Guardian. Under the...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has told estate agents to ensure at least one Union Jack is present in properties during both physical and...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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An influential group of MPs wants an end to repeated last minute extensions to the ban on evictions and instead wants financial support...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
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A House of Lords committee is urging the government to find alternatives to court possession cases in a bid to deal...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Paul Shamplina, the man behind Landlord Action and a Channel 5 show on handling rental crises, is warning that county courts...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
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Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Central London’s prime rental market is witnessing a wave of enquiries from tenants wanting to strike a deal according to a...
30 March 2021
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The government’s embarrassing axing of the Green Homes Grant means there must now be a replacement to help the private rental...
30 March 2021
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The initiative which the government hoped would transform energy efficiency in the private rental sector is being axed this week. The Green...
29 March 2021
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A charity is calling for a new national body to oversee the private rental sector. Citizens Advice makes this one of three...
29 March 2021
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A lettings trade body says the sector - and local councils - should do more to cater for the older and...
26 March 2021
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The government has revised its official guidance for the private rental sector and local authorities in the light of imminently-changing Coronavirus advice. The...
25 March 2021
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The government’s much-vaunted ‘tax day’ produced few challenges to the status quo - but holiday lets are under scrutiny. Currently the holiday let...
24 March 2021
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The lettings sector is giving a sigh of relief at the absence of any change to Capital Gains Tax by HM Treasury. CGT...
24 March 2021
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An influential group of MPs has called for the replacement of “outdated” Energy Performance Certificates with new ‘Building Renovation Passports’. Currently EPCs...
23 March 2021
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New modular homes built to rent have been delivered to Northstowe, a new town in Cambridgeshire. Each Town House home has been...
23 March 2021
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Labour’s shadow housing secretary claims that private renters have been “barely considered” during the past year of the pandemic. Thangam Debbonaire made...
22 March 2021
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Britain’s largest supplier of purpose-built student accommodation, Unite, says students are bored with Zoom and will return en masse to their rental...
22 March 2021
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Real estate as an industry has remained unchallenged throughout all of these years. For the industry worth more than 217 trillion...
19 March 2021
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ARLA Propertymark says its disappointed over the latest extension to an eviction ban and the requirement for six months notice to tenants. The latest...
19 March 2021
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Letting agencies are being urged to help to shape the future of the rental sector by completing a survey as part...
19 March 2021
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Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...
18 March 2021
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Propertymark - embracing the Association of Residential Letting Agents as well as sales agents, auctioneers and valuers - says it’s been...
18 March 2021
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A charity wants yet another extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions. Step Change says new research it has conducted shows...
17 March 2021
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The well known former managing director of the Association of Residential Lettings Agents, David Cox, is today attempting to explain what...
16 March 2021
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Many months on from its call for evidence, an influential committee of MPs has still to report on whether it considers...
16 March 2021
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An investigation is underway into a lettings agency which has gone into liquidation owing almost £500,000 in rent to landlords and in...
15 March 2021
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The Law Society says it’s concerned about how the government will taper the end of the eviction ban, now extended until...
12 March 2021
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Acorn, a prominent campaign group targeting letting agency offices for protests, says the latest eviction ban extension doesn't go far enough. While...