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New research published by Build To Rent operator L&G reveals what it believes to be a crisis surrounding rental properties, affordable...

Research by a student accommodation search platform suggests that the sector may rely too heavily on the apparent year-on-year growth in...

A checklist for agents to help ensure they steer clear of unwanted fines or claims has been provided by the Guild...

One of the industry’s leading suppliers says the controversy over pets in private rental properties could be defused relatively easily. Inventory management firm...

Shelter claims the health of one in five renters in England is harmed by poor housing, and says grants covering Covid-related...

A high profile and respected lettings sector legal expert is inviting questions from agents at a webinar next week - and he’ll...

Landlords in Wales have been told that rules giving tenants six months’ notice to vacate a property will remain in place...

A £360 million wall of rental debt built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave...

As a letting agent in the UK, you might think what happens in China has no bearing on your work here....

Agents are being invited to take part in a free online wellbeing programme. PropTech company Rlet has partnered with wellbeing experts to...

The government has set in motion a Parliamentary procedure meaning the notice periods for evictions in England return to normal from...

A new idea put forward by a student-focussed Build To Rent operator is likely to increase the momentum behind campaigners wanting...

A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...

The UK’s largest ever additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect over the long weekend.  Westminster council’s scheme will focus...

One of the largest new additional licensing schemes for HMOs anywhere in the country is set to come into force in...

Agents and landlords are being warned that the Fire Safety Act 2021 will make a huge impact on their responsibilities -...

Guidance from Trading Standards suggests that it is possible, in some cases, to charge tenants to view a property to let...

The franchisee of a new Martin & Co branch in his hometown has opened with the recruitment of five new staff. Hamza...

Airbnb has launched a scheme it calls the UK Trust and Safety Alliance to offer hosts information on health, safety and...

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...

The Letting Partnership has been recognised for its excellence in Innovation, winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The supplier’s HealthChecks are widely...

Propertymark has given its broad support to a new Private Members Bill introduced into the Northern Ireland assembly, aimed at improving...

It’s been yet another strong month for the rental market as reported in the latest statistics from PropTech supplier Goodlord. Voids dropped...

Rental and other households should replace optical smoke alarms every 12 years unless manufacturers recommend otherwise, according to a study by...

Tomorrow sees the start of a three-day debate over the extension of the eviction ban in Scotland - and Propertymark appears...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents’ wing of Propertymark is demanding to see the results of a mediation project initiated by...

The increasingly strong rental market is set to last throughout summer and beyond according to the latest analysis by PropTech platform...

A local authority has explained its role in ensuring that a private landlord could arrange for an electrical safety inspection to...

A council is offering free training to letting agents, via online courses starting next Monday. Dorset council says it wants to work...

A new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology” says its latest app aids safety for agents. The latest version of the...

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions.  Whilst some notice...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

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...

A scheme being proposed in Northern Ireland has been branded as a threat to letting agents. The Northern Ireland Executive is considering...

A London council has taken a landlord company to court after complaints of poor housing conditions in five of its rented...

The government has admitted that “hundreds of thousands” of people will use the new Breathing Space system, during which they cannot...

A prominent industry figure says lettings agents will have a key role educating landlords over the controversial Breathing Space scheme introduced...

There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...

A letting agent has been fined £11,500 for breaking HMO houses and fire safety rules at a property he manages. Agent Benjamin...

Councils are failing to protect tenants in three out of four cases where they discover rental homes are unsafe, according to...

A leading veterinary body - the National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH - wants pets to be allowed in private rental...

A property company and its director will have to shell out £10,000 after a blaze left six tenants homeless in the...

A group of rental campaign bodies have come together to claim that some 694,000 tenants apparently face eviction when the current...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued updated guidance to include the recent extension of the bailiff enforcement...

A branch in The Property Franchise Group has snapped up a local independent - and almost 200 additional properties under management.  The...

A property company and a landlord have each been found guilty of 27 charges relating to the management of two properties...

As debate rages about whether pets should be allowed in more private rental properties, a senior house building figure has spoken up for...

Changes to electrical safety standards rules applying to existing tenancies came into force at the start of the Easter break and...

One of the London boroughs synonymous with wealth has revealed that 44 per cent of its housing stock is now actually...

Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...

The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...

ARLA Propertymark is asking agent members to ensure the safety of lone workers in branches and on viewings. A statement from the association...

ARLA Propertymark says its disappointed over the latest extension to an eviction ban and the requirement for six months notice to tenants. The latest...

Letting agencies are being urged to help to shape the future of the rental sector by completing a survey as part...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

An agency has been hit with a £330,000 bill after being found guilty of poor management of an HMO. Magistrates have found...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...

A council says it’s looking for lettings agencies that worked with a rogue landlord who's been issued with a four year banning order. Bristol...

Agents Together, the agency charity set up by Purplebricks and Boomin founders Michael and Kenny Bruce, says it’s hit an important...

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...

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

The new chief executive of Propertymark, Tim Balcon, says he’s putting mental health and wellbeing within the property sector high on...

A major agency and property consultancy has initiated ‘Wellness Wednesdays’ amongst a programme of activities to prioritise staff mental health during the...

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

A letting agency comparison website is offering a free month of landlord leads - so long as agents try a Vegan diet. Rentround insists...

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

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...

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

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 -...

A council claims that as many as a fifth of all the private rental sector homes in its area have a...

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

Labour housing spokesperson Thangam Debbonaire has released details of a letter seeking further clarity and commitments on the rental sector eviction...

Fast-growing letting specialists Linley & Simpson has added over 600 homes to its portfolio after another major acquisition. It’s acquired the lettings and management division...

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

Restaurant staff were kept in “dangerous and overcrowded” conditions by a property company and its landlord-director, a court has heard. The company...

Activists are attempting to build rent strike momentum amongst students who rent property across the country. ‘Rent Strike” is a national network...

Two landlords in the same town - one the director of a lettings firm - have been prosecuted as their properties...

Rightmove is hosting a live webinar this morning to help agents protect and maintain mental health.  Agents will be able to watch live...

An overwhelming 98 per cent of agents who are members of The Property Ombudsman scheme pay compensation when an investigation is...

A Labour MP and a newspaper have joined forces to campaign against so-called ‘exempted rental accommodation’. One of Birmingham’s MPs - Jack...

A lettings expert claims that many agents are failing to comply with appropriate legislation, rendering their landlord clients liable for legal...

One person had to be rescued from a fire after their landlord failed to ensure they had a working fire alarm...

Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...

Lettings agents have until January 11 to respond to the latest consultation proposal stiffening health and safety in the private rental...

Activists from the so-called renters’ union Acorn have held a protest outside the office of a lettings agency in Oxford. A photograph...

International investors dominate the high end London market says a new survey. Aston’s, a residency and citizenship consultancy, has analysed sold price records...

PropTech company Goodlord has partnered with a credit reference firm, claiming it will help letting agents to secure more accurate info...

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

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

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...

Lettings agents, property managers and landlords should all be aware of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. The Act...

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

Pressure appears to be building for more pet-friendly lettings properties with two Build To Rent operators promoting animal-friendly tenancies. BTR operator Fizzy Living...

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

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

A student accommodation search portal has speculated on how the sector could change in the long term as Coronavirus hits education. “Whilst...

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

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

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...

The private rental sector dedicated to student accommodation in London could see a 24 per cent drop in income in the...

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

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

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

A lettings agency that told a prospective tenant it had a policy of not offering tenancies to housing benefit recipients has...

Two suspended sentences, community service, a fine and disqualification from being a director - those form the penalty for a rogue...

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

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...

A London council is telling its private rental sector residents to use a new tool to check whether they may be...

The latest survey of buy to let landlords suggests a relatively healthy private rental sector notwithstanding the challenges of the Coronavirus...

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

A landlord taken to court by a council has ended up with a bill in excess of £20,000.  Dennis Goodwin of Highbury...

Letting agents are being warned they are likely to face a higher number of mandatory electrical checks as the sector expands...

A trade body is reminding new landlords tempted by the stamp duty holiday of the raft of health and safety measures they...

Two London landlords and their lettings agents will have to pay tens of thousands of pounds after a home they were letting...

Reports into Letting Agent Today suggest there’s still some confusion over new regulations surrounding electrical checks in the private rental sector. If...

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

A new online self-screening bot helps agents and landlords manage viewers’ safety more easily, before any face-to-face meetings take place. That’s the...

London Fire Brigade’s deputy assistant commissioner for fire safety has praised the new safety regulations which have now come in to...

A solicitor involved in the Court of Appeal case which ruled in favour of the private rental sector has spoken of...

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

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

It’s been revealed that a legal group is considering how courts will consider eviction cases when the current ban is lifted...

The short let sector says it’s been agreed that it can open Airbnb and similar platforms for bookings from July 4...

A local council is warning the HMO rental sector that tenants may be put at unnecessary risk as a result of...

Accreditation service NAPIT has produced a publication for the rental sector ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued guidelines ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

A document outlining options for the future regulation of Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK is to be...

A council wants buy to let landlords with one-bed flats or rooms in shared homes to help it find homes for...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

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

It’s a Bank Holiday weekend and if you’re taking time off we hope you and your families enjoy a well-earned break. We’ll...

Rental property website SearchSmartly is thought to be the first in the world to display air quality ratings on every listing. In...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme is inviting agents and landlords to a series of webinars to discuss the three stages of a...

Tenants’ safety should be letting agents’ first priority in the new era of activity during the Coronavirus pandemic. In a new document...

From midnight lettings agents in England have been able to resume work thanks to an amendment to Coronavirus legislation that was...

It’s only eight weeks to the start off the new Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector which come into...

The Scottish government has announced a £5m fund that will offer interest-free loans to landlords whose tenants are having difficulty paying...

Different guidelines have been issued for the rental sector in different parts of the British Isles as devolved administrations get to...

Agents and other property professionals have a week to submit their views to an enquiry into the impact of Coronavirus on...

Gas and electrical safety certificates should be extended for six months to cover for the impact of the Coronavirus.  The call comes...

An agency and its landlord clients have come to the aid of nurses who are in the frontline of the fight...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

The Generation Rent pressure group, fiercely critical of agents and landlords in recent months, wants the government to implement a 12 month...

Birmingham agent Bobby Singh, who runs the Love Your Postcode agency, epitomises the heart of the industry right now.  He has created...

A Wales holiday lettings agency has worked with owner-clients to offer free holidays to frontline healthcare workers when the crisis has...

The developers behind the prestigious Television Centre scheme and its nearby White City Place development in west London are showing support...

“Communication is pretty much everything…” - that’s the key message from Tega Alexander, digital marketing manager at the up-and-coming Homesearch. Thanks so...

A campaign group is urging its members to write to landlords asking them to “suspend” rent demands until the Coronavirus crisis...

A Blackpool lettings agent has come to the rescue of two NHS nurses whose car had broken down - and now...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

All court possession orders are being suspended from today as part of the changes to the private rental sector to cope...

The government has yet to give explicit guidance relating to private rental maintenance, but new advice this morning appears to shed...

A lettings agency in central London is setting an example to the industry by offering help to its landlords and tenants...

Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...

It’s easy to forget in the Coronavirus frenzy but from tomorrow, Friday March 20, all tenancies are to become subject to...

A leading PropTech expert says there’s still more that can be done by the rental sector to drive up the quality...

A landlord from Plymouth has been sentenced after failing to maintain gas appliances and failing to have landlord’s gas safety checks...

The Guild of Letting and Management has thrown helpful light on the responsibilities and recommended approach of letting agents faced with...

The government has been called upon to issue specific Coronavirus guidance for the rental sector. The chief executive of the Association of...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has postponed its conference until September. In a statement to registered attendees last evening ARLA says: “After...

A shocking case of a buy to let HMO that did not even have a working smoke detector has led to...

A buy to let investor has been found guilty of letting out poor quality living accommodation that was said to pose...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks has issued guidance to members about how to reassure its lettings agent and landlord clients...

An online student publication is urging readers who are tenants to “go lawsuit crazy” when the full provisions of the Homes...

A council’s intervention has stopped a landlord forcing his private tenants to use an external staircase to enter their home -...

The private rental sector has come under attack for its conditions and costs to tenants in a report looking into health...

New regulations mean highest risk rental properties may not have legally binding electrical safety cover for a prolonged period of time. That’s...

A jailed letting agent in a long-running legal saga has now been told she must repay her victims some £43,000 -...

A resident who was unable to access an emergency escape route during a fire was found standing on a windowsill hanging...

The PropTech platform Movebubble has upgraded its features to increase rivalry between lettings agents and thus enhance the renting experience for...

The National Landlords Association has issued advice for the lettings sector on the coronavirus infection. Although much of the advice is a...

A room-finding portal, along with the owners of a London lettings agency and management firm, must pay over £100,000 for letting...

A lettings agency in one of the most competitive markets in Britain says it’s enjoyed a record year winning landlords from...

Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...

It’s been revealed that Upad, the lettings agency which closed at short notice in October last year, had three prospective buyers...

It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new...

There’s been an angry response by the rental sector following the latest attack by campaigning charity Shelter. The organisation claims that private...

The Welsh Government says new regulations are to be introduced to combat carbon monoxide poisoning. The regulations will require landlords and their...

A trade magazine is reporting that online lettings agency Upad has been bought out by a PropTech platform. The Negotiator says Howsy...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has thrown its weight behind an initiative by the Scottish Government to control the growth...

The rental market is stable as it enters 2020 according to the latest index from PropTech company Goodlord.  Five out of the...

The government has announced an additional £4m in funding for local councils to combat rogue agents and landlords - but it’s...

The national homelessness charity Crisis has unearthed shocking findings about a common but under-reported form of homelessness – sofa surfing. The report,...

The sales market in London continues to wreak havoc with agencies, as yesterday’s Foxtons story revealed, but one lettings agency is...

Almost 40 per cent of battery-powered smoke alarms failed to activate in residential fires in England in the past year –...

A landlord has been ordered to pay almost £20,000 and has been told by a judge that he was meaner than...

A rogue landlord has been fined more than £150,000 after failing to rectify safety hazards in a property he let. Latif Rehman...

A landlord has been hit with court fines for a fourth time for failing to properly manage his rental properties.  Landlord Jack...

A pressure group that has spoken out against letting agents and landlords is urging private tenants to take part in a...

An inventories supplier is advising that the growing number of sub-letting scams can be reduced by regular property visits by agents...

A rented home in Mansfield was found to have serious health and safety hazards, including a leaking roof and a lack of smoke...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Consumer charity Citizens’ Advice says government proposals to reform or possibly scrap S21 eviction rights do not go far enough.  The group...

As winter is coming, it’s time to think about how to protect your property from damp and mould. This silent assassin...

A letting agency has denied that 'highly toxic' gas is leaking into one of its tenant's homes in Worcester. Leaders has said...

A senior Labour politician in Sheffield and the campaign group Acorn have both expressed support for a selective licensing scheme to...

One of the UK’s highest profile lettings agencies - Countrywide band Beresford Adams - has been fined £22,500 for health and...

A Labour councillor on Islington council - which is controlled by the party and has Jeremy Corbyn as a local member...

The Liberal Democrat conference, which begins on Saturday, is to debate a resolution calling for the scrapping of Section 21 -...

Housing minister Esther McVey has hinted that the government may finally decide as soon as next month on whether to introduce...

A husband and wife pair of buy to let investors have been prosecuted after letting out a property that contained serious...

A local council says it has now successfully prosecuted a landlord for flouting the law that protects the health and safety...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

A respected lettings and sales agent has opened up about his own mental health issues and those which exist thanks to...

Confusion reigns over inventory reports and how letting agents and landlords comply with the Homes (Fit for Human Habitation) Act 2018. That’s...

Legal & General, one of the largest specialist builders of so-called retirement communities for the over-55s, is now going to let...

A buy to let investor has been fined almost £5,000 after admitting overcrowding.  Matteo Mariano, from Gedling in Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty at...

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

Junior housing minister Heather Wheeler MP has written to Hull City Council to express her concerns about the authority's controversial accreditation...

Weak regulation of private renting is leaving hundreds of thousands of tenants living in hazardous homes in England, claims Citizens Advice. A...

A managing agent and several landlords have been fined almost £5,000 after forcing tenants to live in unacceptable conditions in a...

A buy to let investor who let out an unsafe and unlicensed property in London has now been hit with a...

A London council has successfully prosecuted a so-called “dodgy operator” landlord for failing to comply with fire safety regulations and carry...

Inventory reports are increasingly revealing illegal safety and compliance issues within tenanted property, a trade body claims. The Association of Independent Inventory...

The Residential Landlords Association and Gas Safe Register have joined forces to promote gas safety awareness in the private rental sector. The...

A study claims as many as a fifth of private renters in the UK have developed an illness due to issues...

A compliance company has accused “thousands” of buy to let investors of failing to address major household hazards which render properties...

Increased use of technology could boost gas-related health and safety in the private rental sector according to the people behind a...

A rogue letting agent has been ordered to pay £42,596 in fines and costs of £10,626 after pleading guilty to a...

A husband and wife must pay joint fines, penalties and costs totalling over £8,000 after complaints about a bungalow they owned...

A buy to let investor has received a hefty fine “for endangering the lives of his tenants by failing to meet...

The owner of a buy to let HMO has been found guilty of six offences but has received a fine of...

A buy to let investor has been hit with a £4,000 fine plus costs of over £5,000 after failing to license...

Buy to let mortgage costs remain stable with little movement recorded over the past three months according to a market snapshot...

The government is back to business attacking the lettings sector with an extraordinary claim by a minister that many students are...

Another think-tank has come up with reforms which it wants the government to make to the private rental sector - and...

A trade body says a recent court case threatens the right of buy to let landlords to repossess their properties. The Residential...

TrustMark, the government-backed quality kite mark scheme for tradespeople, is launching a pilot with Trading Standards to improve the quality and...

An 18 month probe by different authorities has led to a £4,000 fine for an HMO owner in the Highlands. The local...

Haringey council is the latest local authority in the capital to create a borough-wide additional licensing scheme for HMOs. It claims the...

Two landlords have been ordered to pay more than £30,000 for breaching fire safety and over-occupancy licence conditions at their House...

A landlord has been convicted of three offences relating to his failure to comply with fire safety requirements in a privately...

A rogue lettings agent has been fined over £72,000 after being found guilty of 15 separate offences relating to three illegally established houses...

The government has issued guidelines for the implementation of the new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act which comes into effect...

A new index for the lettings sector in England and Wales by PropTech company Goodlord gives a clean bill of health...

Property management firm Mcilroy Smith has launched a mental health policy for its employees - possibly the first company in the...

A regional fire service says a tragic anniversary is a good opportunity for agents and landlords to remember their legal obligations...

New research on private renting and mental health in Wales has concluded that more support is required.  The research was undertaken for...

Sub-standard homes remain a key weakness in the private rental sector, which needs to get its house in order in the...

More local authorities have announced that they want to increase the size of the areas covered by their existing selective licensing...

Over half of the Millennials consulted in a survey say they want to get away from renting so badly they would...

A legal firm has renewed its criticism of local authority licensing schemes, accusing them of “persecuting” landlords. David Kirwan, managing partner at...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £5,000 in fines and costs in a licensing dispute with a local council.  Almas...

Knight Frank’s student accommodation partner has given the thumbs up to new figures suggesting a surge in overseas and domestic students...

Sometimes, running a lettings agency can feel as if you’re losing control of client money. Recent cases of property management fraud such...

New rules are to be introduced to ensure mandatory electrical inspections on private rental properties are carried out by competent and...

A buy to let investor who let out a converted attic room despite it being the subject of a council prohibition...

A buy to let investor has lost possession of his flat after converting it into an Illegal House in Multiple Occupation...

A landlord and building contractor have been fined after quantities of asbestos fibres were released from the demolition of a conservatory...

A buy to let investor has been fined more than £5,000 and ordered to pay a further £4,000 after HMO offences.  John...

An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...

The private rental sector can help reduce smoking according to a report from Action on Smoking and Health, a pressure group. The...

Nottingham council - which recently introduced one of the largest and most controversial selective licensing schemes in the country - now...

A buy to let investor has been forced to close down two rat infested homes he owns in Rotherham after they...

One of Britain's highest profile landlords is to be sentenced on December 11 - and she must show the court details of...

The private rental sector is not fit for purpose when it comes to housing vulnerable tenants, claims debt charity StepChange which...

A council in the north of England has issued its first-ever Civil Penalty Notice on a landlord - and it involved...

The industry’s first property management franchise scheme, SDL Property Partners, has been given a presentation on how members could be key...

Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay awards. One is OJ Residentials Limited trading...

A warning has gone out to the lettings sector to check that rental properties are ‘Gas Safe’ as the colder weather...

The heavy-handed administration of selective licensing schemes is driving out buy to let investors. That’s the claim from David Kirwan of Kirwans...

Industry bodies have given their support to a wide ranging review of safety regulations governing the private rental sector. The government announced...

The government is to undertake a wide-ranging review of health and safety regulations for the private rental sector. In an announcement this afternoon...

A landlord has been hit with more than £5,500 of fines and costs after he allowed a family with three young...

New research may explain why the government and Labour appear to be competing with each other to attack landlords and letting...

Two private landlords have been found guilty of managing Houses in Multiple Occupation with dangerous and sub-standard conditions, following a successful...

An overcrowded property let by an unlicensed company with inadequate fire precautions and unheated rooms has led to a £46,620 fine...

There have been “significant leaps forward” in the standards of the private rental sector in the past four years, but safety...

A property management firm chief who had to pay over £20,000 after being found guilty of nine offences relating to an...

An Essex council claims it is one of the first to be granted a rent repayment order - part of legislation...

Last week Shelter and the National Housing Federation took a swipe at lettings agents, and now Citizens Advice has joined the...

The campaign group Generation Rent is back on the warpath in opposition of Section 21, which it describes as “the leading...

The council behind a controversial private rental sector licensing scheme is trying to justify its introduction on health and safety grounds. On...

One of the lettings industry’s senior figures has welcomed the introduction of mandatory five yearly inspections of electrical installations in private...

Airbnb, the short lets platform that has received substantial criticism from the buy to let sector over its largely unregulated status,...

A buy to let investor has been fined £20,000 after a kitchen fire that occurred in May last year at a...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s asking its member to get behind Gas Safety Week which takes place from...

A self-employed gas fitter has been sentenced to 16 months in prison after he carried out unsafe gas work while falsely...

All privately-let homes must have electrical installations checked every five years under new rules announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities...