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Local media in the Homes Counties report that two arrests were made after police were called by a lettings agency where...

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

An agency in the north of England has outlined how it proposes to take investors to what it calls “multiple viewings”...

Knight Frank says the plummeting rents in prime central London have at least managed to attract a surge in the number...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

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

A London agency says the lettings sector in the capital appears to be reacting positively to the government's roadmap out of...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

A new survey suggests only a small minority of landlords use agents to partly or wholly manage their portfolios. The survey, by...

An MP who says no one should have to give up their pet to live in a rental property insists that...

A huge trading standards operation clamping down on lettings agents who fail to abide by Client Money Protection rules has been...

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...

A clampdown on letting agents who fail to safeguard landlords’ and tenants’ money is now underway.  A statement from the National Trading Standards...

A leading PropTech expert says the lettings industry hopes next week’s Budget will provide clarity on taxes - but he’s also...

An online petition which appears to inaccurately say private tenants can still be evicted “for no reason” has won 30,000 signatures...

A first attempt to regulate Airbnb-style short lets through licensing has been withdrawn. The SNP-led Scottish Government had drawn up a licensing...

Lettings agents are being told by an online platform to be extra-vigilant as increasing numbers of student tenants are getting pets. The...

A prominent industry figure is warning Chancellor Rishi Sunak not to use property taxes to bail out the government over the costs...

ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that new energy efficiency targets for EPCs could stifle buy to let investment in future. In...

A new Right to Rent identity validation and storage system has been launched by industry supplier Canopy, in partnership with tech...

A London council describes two new licensing schemes as ‘making renting fairer’ - even though they are launched during the pandemic. Islington’s Labour...

An agency is warning that possible Capital Gains Tax changes are now a cause of major worry to their landlord customers.  Barrows and...

A think tank says large scale intervention in the rental market via loans to tenants is the only way of addressing...

Labour says the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions doesn’t go far enough to help tenants. The extension to the...

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...

Government data suggests that scare stories talking of a glut of evictions if the current ban is lifted are simply unfounded. Data...

There’s a been a slight fall in the size of the private rental sector in England according to government figures.  Latest data...

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

The Law Society is raising concerns about the government’s mediation scheme announced at the time of the last eviction ban decision. The...

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...

An online petition is voicing opposition to government calls for ever-improving EPCs in the private rental sector.  Nottingham landlord Tricia Urquhart has started the...

A call has gone out for the longer-term buy to let rental sector to have a similar tax regime as the largely-unregulated...

Scotland’s official clampdown on short lets is gathering pace with the country’s housing minister advocating a licensing regime and so-called ‘control...

For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...

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

Unite Students, the UK’s largest manager and developer of purpose-built accommodation for the student sector, is extending its 50 per cent...

An agency says it has recently let 26 properties in one month without conducting any physical viewings. Oakwood Homes, operating in Kent,...

Letting agents have been told to document all arranging, planning and scheduling of work related to electrical checks in a bid...

The controversial subject of pet-friendly tenancies has been grabbed by the scruff of the neck by the government. The Ministry of Housing,...

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

The 60-branch London focussed agency chain Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is the latest agency to invest in Zero Deposit. The firm joins Andrews,...

Letting agents are being advised by an industry supplier to carry out essential checks now to prepare for a possible housing...

A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic...

The government has been urged to backtrack on proposals for letting agents to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on day one...

Earlier this week ARLA branded local councils pursuing private rental licensing during the pandemic as “socially irresponsible” - but one of...

Propertymark has responded to the official consultation on the government proposals called Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and...

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

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

One of the housing ministers with responsibility for the introduction of the controversial Renters Reform Bill in the near future has...

Two Labour MPs have made extensive claims about the number of evictions from the private rental sector likely to happen if...

A new property identification system which has won the backing of ARLA Propertymark and substantial parts of the industry has said...

ARLA Propertymark is advising agents to get up to speed on new rules - and possible higher costs - when changes...

The long-awaited Renters' Reform Bill, promised 14 months ago, is likely to be introduced to the House of Commons “very soon.” The...

A second student accommodation provider has announced a rent discount. Student Roost has told its residents they can apply for a discount...

Unite Students, one of the UK's leading student accommodation providers, is giving tenants a rent reduction. Students will be able to apply...

The government says it’s reviewing the checking process that agents and landlords have to follow under Right To Rent. The revelation has...

The annual ARLA Propertymark conference and exhibition, which wasn’t held at all last year because of Coronavirus, has been pushed back...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind an idea from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to create a mediation service to arbitrate in...

Activists from a range of pressure groups have reacted angrily to what they call a half-baked eviction ban announced by the...

While the Westminster government has extended its version of the eviction ban in England until February 21, a longer ban -...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Letting agents have joined forces with other players in the rental industry to demand the government finally get a grip on...

A trade body wants the government to ensure its latest lockdown grants cover short lets businesses. The UK Short Term Accommodation Association...

The Prime Minister has told MPs that the eviction ban effectively in place now but scheduled to expire on January 11...

January 29th is the date set for MPs to hold the Second Reading of a Private Members’ Bill aimed at the...

It is “extremely likely” there will be an extension to the current ban on bailiffs conducting evictions even after court orders...

Letting agents and the rental market in England are still in business even during the national lockdown already in force. The government’s...

Propertymark is making it clear that rent controls are not the way to operate an efficient lettings market. In a formal response...

Only 0.3 per cent of all tenancies in England and Wales ended with a dispute over the deposit in the six...

Many agents will be closed on New Year’s Day - the last Bank Holiday for some months and at the start...

A leading property law expert says there is now pressure on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to raise stamp duty on buy to...

Lettings agency Carter Jonas predicts the housing market - for both owner-occupiers and landlords - will become increasingly eco-focussed in 2021. It says...

The government has told letting agents in Tier 4 areas that their first priority must be the safety of their tenants. The...

A lettings agent has spoken out at a local council landlord licensing scheme, suggesting it might just be nothing more than...

The Scottish Parliament has postponed new fire and smoke alarm legislation for 12 months. This move, by its local government committee, follows...

High end agency Savills says it’s raised over £270m in nine auctions this year, with an average sold price of over...

Weekend statements from the government and Housing Secretary have made it clear that the rental market remains open for business even...

There are growing calls for so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ to face the same controls that are exerted over the rest of the...

A new report from the government says it’s too early to tell whether lettings agencies are abiding by new anti-money laundering...

A collective of government appointed accreditation schemes has called on the government to do more to improve energy efficiency in the...

ARLA Propertymark has written to the government to voice fears that letting agents will not be able to comply with new...

A controversial Labour council that locked horns with the government over landlord licensing is now submitting a new proposal for its...

A council in Scotland is set to be the first to introduce regulations for Airbnb and similar platforms in the short lets sector. ARLA...

An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...

The government has issued a new How To Rent Guide - the critical document that both letting agents and landlords have...

The architect of the Regulation of Property Agents working group - which has called for agents to be trained and licensed...

The UK Association of Lettings Agents is recommending transparency in relation to the disclosure of referral fees to landlord clients. Last month...

A renters’ union in Scotland claims a proposal to cap rents in the country doesn’t go far enough. The Scottish Parliament’s Local...

Two industry suppliers are asking agents to contribute to a survey assessing how the lettings sector has performed in 2020. Government-authorised deposit...

ARLA Propertymark wants the government to make the current business rates exemption for High Street branches permanent. The exemption, introduced in the spring...

Liverpool's mayor Joe Anderson has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation. Anderson has been an outspoken...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

ARLA Propertymark has given a detailed response to a government consultation on how the pandemic has hit the private rental sector. The...

Industry supplier The Letting Partnership is calling for businesses to take on more apprentices and support young people in a challenging...

One of the government’s approved client money protection schemes claims over 10 lettings agencies a week are closing. Client Money Protect makes the...

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

A property entrepreneur critical of the quality of traditional buy to let says the government should create a Minister for Renting...

There’s widespread concern that a freeze on the Local Housing Allowance will worsen rental arrears. Although Chancellor Rishi Sunak failed to mention...

ARLA Propertymark is one of seven trade and charity groups calling on the government to help bail out private renters with...

Councillors from a town council in Wales are to be given an audience with the country’s First Minister to discuss the...

New and tougher Coronavirus restrictions have been announced in Scotland with decisions on England’s new controls expected to be revealed today or...

Agents have another 12 months to make referral fees more transparent according to an update from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting...

ARLA Propertymark is warning government that the majority of letting agents and landlords won’t be able to conduct retrospective full-scale Right...

A PropTech lettings platform is reporting that the level of income required to cover the cost of renting has increased across...

There’s been a further tweak to the eviction controls introduced in England for the duration of the lockdown, lasting until December...

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

ARLA Propertymark has issued a warning to government not to use Capital Gains Tax reform to further punish the private rental...

Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic.  Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...

A prominent agent and industry commentator says the threat of higher Capital Gains Tax risks forcing yet more investors to quit...

The government is urging agents and landlords to be “considerate” when deciding whether to accept tenants on the basis of their...

The latest Build To Rent snapshot up to late summer shows the number of BTR homes in stages of planning across...

The group human resources director of the Leaders Romans Group wants the agency industry to improve its reputation by embracing more...

A top property law firm is questioning whether the government’s current eviction moratorium - effectively banning evictions until mid-January at the...

The main trade body representing lettings agents has described the government’s latest eviction ban as “a further blow” for the sector. At...

Labour claims over 350 households in London alone were issued with a Section 21 notice during the first lockdown in spring...

A new report from the Nationwide and campaigning charity Shelter puts letting agents in the dock over the standards in the...

The government has formally announced a pause in evictions in England until January 11 at the earliest. The only exceptions to this...

Propertymark is staging a webinar later this month on the topical subject of referral fees. Last month the National Trading Standards for...

Labour has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding the return of the eviction ban - even though, to all intents...

Inventory clerks can continue their regular work through the lockdown so long as they adhere to Cobid-safe protocols. That’s the message from...

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...

Another market snapshot from HomeLet suggests that there was a 2.2 per cent average rent increase across the UK in the...

The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...

It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will...

The absence of traditional holiday and business users of short let accommodation has prompted a trade body to introduce a discount...

A top property lawyer says a recent decision by bailiffs not to forcibly evict anyone in Tier 2 and Tier 3 is an...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

Rental operators specialising in short lets are signing up to a tracking study to assess the sector’s size and significance.  The exercise...

Ten estate agencies have signed up to a partnership programme with the easyStorage company, which allows lettings and sales firms to...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to...

In a dramatic return to the agency world, the former chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is joining...

A heroic lettings agency in the south west of England has stepped up to the plate this half-term week by offering...

The new trade group representing short lets operators is asking the government to make sure the short lets sector is specifically...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Agents are being warned to prepare now for likely controls on referral fees, following recommendations made to the government by the...

A new nationally recognised letting agent qualification is being launched by a landlord body. The Managing Property and Residential Lettings Level 3...

The government is asking bailiffs not to enforce court possession orders in areas with the highest Coronavirus restrictions.  So although evictions can...

Campaign group Generation Rent says thousands of tenants in areas of the country under Tier 3 Coronavirus restrictions are in danger...

Several pet charities are supporting an attempt by an MP to reform lettings regulations to permit more pets in private rental...

A charity claims that private tenants in the areas with the higher tiers of Coronavirus measures face “harsh enforcement” if they...

A local authority is launching a six month probe into rooms let out but exempt from rental sector regulation. The project is...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a cross-industry call for more information to be provided to politicians who go on to make housing...

The Welsh government has given details of the rentals and sales house moving process during the 16 day lockdown beginning 6pm on Friday...

The Welsh Government wants to reform compulsory purchase powers - meaning any landlord with a long-term empty property in the region...

The fledgling trade association representing short lets companies wants public cash and other forms of aid to help the sector through winter. Merilee...

A Conservative MP is urging his colleagues in government to end “cruel” discrimination against pet owners by much of the private...

An organisation that wants rent controls, the scrapping of Section 21 and what it calls “indefinite tenancies” claims to have 4,000...

Anger continues to mount over government plans to make rental properties more energy efficient, with one agent advising his landlords to make...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has revealed significant new investment as its founder - ex-Zoopla commercial director Jon Notley - takes a...

It’s a year today since the closure of the formal government consultation into scrapping Section 21 powers for agents and landlords. In last...

A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...

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

ARLA Propertymark has welcomed the creation of a financial lifeline for tenants in Wales in arrears because of Coronavirus.  The association has...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

The Chartered Institute of Housing claims there may be a “massive increase” in evictions in the near future. In a briefing paper the...

Scotland must encourage more investors into its property market as a way of supporting its economy once the Coronavirus recedes according...

Government intervention, which in recent years has seen scores of legal and regulatory changes to the private rental sector, may be...

New long-term targets for improving energy efficiency across the private rental sector simply are not realistic, the government has been warned. The...

It appears lettings agents may have escaped the recommended demands for referral fees to be made more transparent to customers. A statement...

A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...

The Home Office is proposing a new online service to make it easier for agents and landlords to check that prospective...

Activists from the controversial renters’ group Acorn have picketed the headquarters of a national rental firm in a dispute over a...

A rent guarantor service says the rental sector has investors and landlords who are happy for tenants to defer rent payments...

There have been more Coronavirus-inspired changes to lettings regulations in Scotland. Firstly the Scottish Government has passed the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment...

The role of lettings agents has never been more crucial to landlords and tenants than it is now and will be...

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

A leading figure in the private rental sector says the lettings industry has been largely ignored once again by Chancellor Rishi...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...

The government has revealed the dates of its so-called Christmas eviction truce. Agents will not be able to instruct bailiffs to complete...

Much has been made of the backlog of court cases - including landlords’ possession attempts - and now the Ministry of Justice...

A prominent PropTech figure says agents have a key role in reducing evictions in the short term - and he suggests...

The government has accused campaign group Generation Rent of peddling “unreliable and misleading” figures about potential evictions in the private rental...

A London council has launched a strategy it claims will protect private tenants and ensure they live in good quality and...

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

A consultation process by the Scottish Government may herald stricter restrictions on Airbnb and similar short let platforms north of the border. The...

A definitive document has been published by the House of Commons library listing every eviction-related measure taken by UK governments during...

Housing Minister Chris Pincher says the eviction ban is formally over but the situation remains under “constant review” as the second...

Labour’s housing spokeswoman has accused the government of wasting the last four weeks before the eviction ban ended by putting its...

The government has set out confirmation of the new regulations and protocols that agents and landlords will have to follow if...

The lettings industry is today preparing for the current ban on repossessions to be lifted on Sunday with courts to hear...

A fully electronic check-in process can help to protect landlords’ properties and tenants’ deposits as students return to university over the...

Ahead of the evictions ban being lifted on Sunday, ARLA Propertymark has written to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick, setting out a...

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

Landlords operating in England are increasingly seeking evictions advice from their Scottish counterparts, according to property management firm Apropos. The platform says...

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

The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...

The first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...

With college and university terms about to start, and ever-more diligence required over Coronavirus, the Deposit Protection Service is offering an...

A Tory member has used the Conservative Home website to tell his party that it should introduce interest-free loans to help tenants...

It’s been a difficult first half of 2020 for almost every agency business but Belvoir appears to have emerged healthier than...

Last month, we were all caught by the surprise news that the government was extending the temporary ban on evictions just...

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

A scheme providing interest-free loans to tenants with Covid-related arrears should be offered across the UK. That’s the view of David Alexander...

A new report demands that online rental platforms and portals allowing direct advertising by clients do more to deter fake landlords...

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

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

Letting agents and landlords in Wales can now direct struggling tenants to a new independent advice service. The Private Rented Sector Helpline...

Oxford council, which has 49 per cent of its housing stock in the private rental sector, is starting a formal consultation...

Pressure is building on the UK government to ensure England follows the example of both Scotland and Wales and creates a...

The average rent across the UK is now £985 per calendar month, up some 2.1 per cent on four weeks ago...

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

Agents and landlords must now give tenants six months’ notice before they can evict, except in the most serious of cases,...

A rent guarantor service has rejected criticism of so-called Coronavirus break clauses in rental contracts. There’s been criticism in recent months of...

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

In the latest twist in the long-running saga of the eviction ban, the government has revealed changes to notice periods. The changes...

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

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

A prominent lettings agent has come out in favour of the eviction ban extension - but he wants government cash help...

The Generation Rent campaign group has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding answers to five questions regarding the eviction extension...

The Citizens Advice charity is calling for tenants with arrears directly created by the Coronavirus to be offered government grants to...

A high profile former estate agent who was a major figure on the London sales market for over three decades has...

One of the leading figures in the lettings industry has described the government’s eviction ban U-turn as “devastating.” Paul Shamplina, founder of...

The Law Society has set out exactly what the extension of the eviction ban, announced on Friday, means to agents, landlords...

The new director of campaign group Generation Rent says the government has caused “untold mental stress” to thousands of tenants. Commenting on...

Labour leader Keir Starmer says the latest extension of the eviction ban is insufficient without a comprehensive plan by government.  “This eleventh...

The government has made a last minute U-turn on the eviction ban - extending it for four weeks until September 20. Housing...

A council has won a planning appeal banning the use of a property for short lets - considered a landmark case...

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

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

A leading lettings sector trade body has set out reasons why the eviction ban should be lifted - which may help...

A group of Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs have together claimed that England could witness "a new wave of homelessness" when...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of the two government-authorised redress services, claims its new mediation option is a success. In March this...

The campaigning pressure group Generation Rent has returned to the battle to win an extension to the current evictions ban in...

A local authority is urging letting agents within its boundary to get in touch before serving eviction notices on private tenants. Gedling council...

The ban on evictions in the private rented sector looks almost certain to be extended until March next year in Scotland...

The controversial Labour-led council in Liverpool has started a lengthy consultation process over its latest proposals for landlord licensing. The authority was...

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

The Welsh Government has launched a new Tenancy Saver Loans scheme to allow tenants to borrow to pay off arrears built up...

The Short Term Accommodation Association, a trade body representing suppliers to the Airbnb-style short-term rental sector, has announced four new members. This brings...

A leading politician is calling for a rethink of the six month possession period which has been imposed in Wales. Mark Isherwood,...

Now may be the time for buy to let investors to consider incorporation - putting their property portfolios into a limited...

Rogue landlords have been accused of tax evasion which could cost the Treasury as much as £1.73 billion a year. The accusation...

The National Residential Landlords Association is giving the thumbs up to the government’s Green Homes Grant, which it claims has taken...

The huge backlog of eviction and other cases anticipated in the coming months will be helped by the creation of a...

Campaign group Generation Rent says private tenants could miss out on an energy efficiency drive if they are not given the...

The Local Government Association, which represents almost all councils in England, is calling on the government to scrap section 21. The call comes...

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

The Citizens Advice charity is warning it has seen a huge surge in private renters worried about arrears.  And it says many...

Leading housing lawyer David Smith has become the legal counsel for the new National Residential Landlords Association. Smith is a partner at...

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

A Liberal Democrat bid is underway to accelerate the government timetable to scrap Section 21. The Renters’ Rights Bill put forward by government...

The Welsh Government has temporarily increased the notice period landlords must provide from three months to six months to end Assured...

The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter says she is expecting a “deluge” of cases when the eviction ban ends, but...

The Generation Rent campaign group has made its second plea to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick in 24 hours - both on...

A debt charity is urging the Housing Secretary to pledge that no one who has lost income because of Coronavirus will...

There’s likely to be a further surge of new tenancies in the weeks to come, challenging agents’ ability to cope with...

Coronavirus lockdowns and travel restrictions imposed by the UK and other governments have hit the London rental market badly, an agency...

A specialist buy to let mortgage broker is urging prospective investors to buy sooner rather than later if they want to...

A £266m package of help to support vulnerable people into long term accommodation includes possible options to use the private rental...

Propertymark is the latest industry body to warn the government against Capital Gains Tax changes that may disincentivise landlords. A joint statement...

The government has outlined new court procedures to address the expected backlog of cases when eviction proceedings resume on August 24. For...

There’s a warning that buy to let investors will simply hold on to properties and not sell them if rumoured Capital...

The Prime Minister has stepped into the ongoing row over a Labour claim that last week’s stamp duty holiday was merely...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has requested a review of Capital Gains Tax rules from the Office for Tax Simplification - leading to...

The Irish government says it’s considering buying properties that were listed on Airbnb and other short-let platforms before the pandemic. In an...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, has told the government of “illegal evictions by letting agents” - without specifying the incidents he refers...

Buy to let landlords specialising in student accommodation are facing huge challenges with increased government legislation and the impact of Coronavirus. That’s...

The council in Liverpool is likely to propose a scaled-back private rental licensing scheme after its original suggestion was rejected by...

There’s been another increase in the proportion of private tenants saying they are satisfied with their housing according to data published...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has given a warm welcome to this week’s news that buy to let investors as...

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has written an article strongly defending the private rental sector, agents and landlords. Baroness Altmann...

Former Labour Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the new director of the campaign group Generation Rent, claims 500,000 renters are in arrears as...

While England’s housing market is almost fully operational, within social distancing guidelines, there are still some restrictions in Wales. Now the Welsh...

A council with a large number of short let properties within its boundaries is urging owners to convert them to traditional...

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

A Bill which would have introduced a general cap on rent increases in the private rental sector has been abandoned by...

Activists who praised the government for its eviction ban in recent months have now turned on it in a last-ditch attempt...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given Letting Agent Today a statement trying to soothe critics of its...

The government says it’s currently working to ensure the eviction process returns smoothly when the ban expires in late August. In the...

ARLA Propertymark has expressed its pleasure that the eviction ban, already extended by two months, will now expire at the end...

A new league table has been produced listing locations where a mix of rental yield and capital growth have given buy...

The government appears to have confirmed that the evictions ban will end in late August and courts will resume hearing possession...

A pro-tenant campaign group has this morning kicked off its campaign to have the eviction ban - already extended until late...

In another sign of concern at the speed and volume of eviction cases once the ban is lifted at the end...

Some 47 per cent of all properties in the private rental sector in England are now managed by ARLA Propertymark member...

Confusion over Electrical Inspection Condition Reports, created by inaccurate statements from the government, has been slammed by a housing law expert.  Last...

A stamp duty cut could reinvigorate the buy to let market and the wider economy as the country comes out of...

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

Pro-tenant campaign group Generation Rent says judges should have more power to protect tenants from eviction while the Coronavirus outbreak continues. The...

The number of rental deposit disputes lodged with one of the government-authorised deposit schemes has fallen 15 per cent across England...

The Deposit Protection Service has issued seven ways to help agents and students in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs during...

Landlords or their agents wanting to obtain possession of their property should act sooner rather than later despite the current ban. That’s...

New research has produced a series of league tables to identify where in Britain the best rental yields can be found. The...

The government has withdrawn its latest electrical safety checks guidance for the private rental sector, with immediate effect. However, there remains...

The government has released new guidance regarding electrical safety checks - and there's a worry it may include thousands of additional...

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

The next formal review of lockdown processes in Wales takes place today, with high expectation that the housing market is likely...