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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants...

The number of private tenants in properties that are hard to heat has fallen, a council claims. As agents will know private...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

Insurance giant Aviva is urging consumers to be on their guard after seeing a seven per cent increase in customer claims...

A series of lenders have slashed their buy to let mortgage rates in a bid to win business. These include: - LendInvest Mortgages...

One of the UK’s leading lettings agents is bemoaning what he calls “the missed opportunity “ to help the rental sector...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

Private sector tenants in rural areas are facing the brunt of growing rents, according to new research. Whilst some measures suggest tenants...

A thieving lettings agent stole over £128,000 which should have gone to landlord clients - and with it she funded an...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...

Some 48 per cent of tenants are currently living with one or more housing disrepair issues, it’s being claimed. The problems include...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

An industry body - the Property Energy Professionals Association - has condemned the Prime Minister’s abandonment of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards...

A leading agent has welcomed the dramatic U turn by the government on how it is to meet its net zero...

The Times is reporting that a delay to the controversial ban on gas boilers is being considered by the government as...

A Build To Rent scheme is now ready for move-in by tenants, following the completed conversion of an ambulance station into...

A leading property agency is demanding more certainty over new Energy Performance Certificate regulations.  Fisher German says the government should act now...

A legal expert says there is too little practical help available to transform the energy efficiency reputation of the private rental...

The company which owned and was responsible for a five-storey block of rented flats in Bridlington has been ordered to pay...

A retirement forecast suggests older renters may struggle as demographic and property market figures change over time. Scottish Widows’ annual retirement report,...

The latest market snapshot from Propertymark shows that once again the lettings sector is dominated by demand outstripping supply. Using data from...

The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June.  The average cost of rent per...

The Competition and Markets Authority is beefing up its enforcement work against illegal cartels and offering a reward of up to...

According to new research from Mortgage Advice Bureau, two-fifths of landlords believe that new EPC requirements are important for the environment and will...

One of the most respected financial organisations says markets are now betting that the Bank of England base rate will hit...

A think tank claims one in six young people live in poor quality housing, often in the private rental sector. The claim...

A council has prosecuted an agency and landlord for not producing the right paperwork. Luton local authority has prosecuted Poplar Homes Ltd...

It’s been revealed that Propertymark contributed its thoughts to a Parliamentary committee which has slammed the failure of the government’s Boiler...

Father and sons trio Kevin, Lewis and Tom Dudley have joined forces to become the new owners of Martin & Co’s...

Leaders Romans Group is unveiling what it claims is a new ‘sustainable’ branch office for its Portico brand in Fulham, London. The...

The drastic shortage of rental properties will lessen during 2023 according to the Leaders Romans Group - and much of that...

The volatile economy is forcing small agencies and other modest-sized businesses to put on hold millions of pounds of spending on...

The controversial Boiler Upgrade Scheme - which Propertymark say is so complex many people don’t think it’s worth applying to -...

The overwhelming majority of people who live in shared rented properties say that the rising cost of household bills is likely...

A survey promoted by campaigners for smart meters claims most renters don’t believe their properties to be as energy efficient as...

With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing...

More than a quarter of renters responding to a survey say they are considering leaving the city within the next 12...

The government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme application process is so complex property agents and their landlords do not think it is worth...

The euphoria caused by the stamp duty cuts announced just before the weekend has given way to a realisation that they...

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has issued this guidance for agents to pass to landlords. It coincides with Gas Safety Week,...

A prominent agency lettings chief is alerting the industry that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are changing from October 1. Since...

A survey conducted by financial institutions has found the first suggestion that rental properties are slowly becoming more energy efficient. A study...

Agents are being urged to prepare for  changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations which may come in this...

Energy efficiency is the hot topic in the lettings sector right now with new minimum EPC levels expected to be introduced...

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of “stacking the economy against private renters who...

A lettings company has been caught up in a case where rental accommodation has been described as “atrocious” and a landlord...

Agents, landlords and tenants alike face the prospect of higher bills because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. In terms of energy costs, an...

Another prominent Labour politician has thrown his weight behind rent controls. And Mark Griffin - who is the party’s housing spokesman in...

Many people - including agents, landlords and tenants - are unprepared for the domestic heating revolution on its way to Britain. That’s...

One of the biggest Build To Rent operators in the UK is investing in new technology with the aim of boosting...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords and agents in England, telling them how to enact the...

The private rental sector is already attempting to improve its EPC results according to research from Shawbrook Bank.  From 2025 new rules...

PropTech investment platform Houzen has raised concerns over the government’s Heat and Buildings Strategy. This is the satrategy that offers rental sector...

ARLA Propertymark has blasted the government over its net zero policy of banning new boilers from 2035 and giving landlords £5,000...

As energy efficiency becomes increasingly key for the private rental sector and owner occupiers alike, new data from PropTech firm Sprift...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

An industry poll has revealed that tech is now so important in our lives that a fifth of UK tenants say...

Almost half of renters in England have been victims of illegal behaviour from landlords or lettings agents, Shelter claims. The stark allegations...

Landlords are being reminded of their responsibilities for gas safety checks on properties being rented to tenants. Gas Safety Week runs from...

A lettings agent has taken the unorthodox approach of advising tenants to take their landlords to court in a bid to...

A lettings agent who has made a series of outbursts against landlords and councils, has now turned his anger on proposed...

There’s a warning today that office-to-resi conversions - popular with landlords in recent years - are at an increased risk of...

A controversial lettings agent who has set up a business to sell rental insurance has accused landlords of not taking their...

The latest English Housing Survey shows a dramatic rise in the energy efficiency of private rental property. Some 38 per cent of...

Some low-cost energy efficiency improvements to a property could boost its EPC rating according to an analysis undertaken by Rightmove. The portal...

An influential group of MPs has called for the replacement of “outdated” Energy Performance Certificates with new ‘Building Renovation Passports’. Currently EPCs...

Unite Students, the UK’s largest owner, manager and developer of purpose-built student accommodation, has been granted planning approval for a new...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary claims that private renters have been “barely considered” during the past year of the pandemic. Thangam Debbonaire made...

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

The campaigning charity Shelter claims 14 per cent of adults in England - that’s six million people - are more worried...

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

A new survey has highlighted what prospective renters and buyers are likely to miss during a property viewing. The study, by the...

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

A major north of England local authority wants to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live, following analysis...

A  buy to let investor has been sentenced to two years in prison after claiming income support despite being a professional portfolio...

Age UK is the latest campaigning charity to call for the repeal of S21 and the introduction of greater controls over...

There’s been a surge in Google searches for issues concerning renters’ rights during the Coronavirus crisis. Research by heating company Boiler Plan...

Nearly half of households in the private rental sector have regrets about their home according to a survey by the HomeOwners...

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

The West Midlands Police force says it’s secured what it calls a “landmark court order” against a rogue landlord who turned...

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

For a cool £1,153 a week you would expect a flat, even in pricey central London, to come with some perks. A...

The owner of a Derbyshire property must pay out more than £3,000 after being found guilty of failing to comply with...

An industry supplier says letting agents should respond supportively to the growing eco-consciousness shown by younger people who are likely to...

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

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

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

A landlord has been fined almost £2,500 for breaching an improvement notice issued by Cambridge City Council. Noelle Salameh was fined after...

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

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

Landlords have been urged to seek advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties after a landmark tribunal case. A...

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

Two rogue landlords have been convicted of failing to comply with a Prohibition Order on the rental property they owned. Sandeep Jarjapu...

Two buy to let investors have been fined thousands of pounds after failing to carry out improvements to unfit rental properties. Adur...

The Residential Landlords Association says the government’s changes to Universal Credit don’t go far enough to prevent rent arrears. The RLA says...

A landlord who failed to comply with orders to improve the standard of a property has had to pay over £7,500...

Buy to let investor Changhaiz Ishaq has been ordered to pay a £8,510 fine for defying a prohibition order on his...