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![Agents’ queries pour in to fast-expanding Lettings Helpline](/upload/images/shutterstock_1343411174.jpg)
Propertymark is hailing its new Lettings Helpline as a success, just a month after it launched. In that four week period the...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![New support helpline opens for ARLA Propertymark members](/upload/images/shutterstock_1343411174.jpg)
Propertymark is introducing a new dedicated Lettings Helpline for ARLA members in England and Wales. Until now Propertymark has provided members with access...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Share your views and you could help shape the evolution of the Renters (Reform) Bill](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp/PayProp_SC_070723.jpg)
The Renters (Reform) Bill rewrites many of the rules that the private rented sector has played by for decades. This may...
07 July 2023
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![Renters Reform Bill prompts agents’ calls to helpline](/upload/images/shutterstock_1343411174.jpg)
A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental Revolution Tomorrow - new contracts issued for lettings agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAdvice-400x310.png)
A new lettings regime that is described as the biggest change in many decades comes into effect tomorrow in Wales, with...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agent urges tenants to claim compensation from landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A lettings agent has taken the surprising step of encouraging tenants to seek compensation if their landlords fail to abide by...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Consumers urged to report non-compliant agents to Citizens Advice](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/ComplianceStamp-400x310.jpg)
A county council is urging people to complain if they believe letting agents are failing to comply with consumer legislation. Staffordshire county...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove launches letting agent insurance to cover lost fees](/upload/images/Logos/RightmoveNewLogo2016-400x310.jpg)
Rightmove is launching a new insurance product for letting agents called Agent Revenue Protection. It is designed to pay out up to...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Ending eviction ban added to homelessness - Shelter on warpath](/upload/images/Logos/shelter-logo400x310.png)
Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Shelter blames end of eviction ban for glut of pleas for help](/upload/images/Logos/shelter-logo400x310.png)
Shelter claims its helpline has received 1,000 callers a day since the eviction ban began easing at the start of summer. It says...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Shelter appeals for cash from public “for rocky months ahead”](/img/default/lat.png)
Shelter has launched a fund-raising campaign because of what it calls a huge rise in demand for its emergency services, and in anticipation of what...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Pets in lettings properties - key topic at today’s ARLA webinar](/img/default/lat.png)
The controversial subject of pets in private rental properties is likely to be the chief point of debate at a webinar...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eviction ban backed by loan scheme paid directly to agents in Wales](/img/default/lat.png)
While the Westminster government has extended its version of the eviction ban in England until February 21, a longer ban -...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech supplier links with legal protection service](/img/default/lat.png)
PropTech provider Canopy is linking with a legal protection service which it says could enhance agents’ offer to landlords. If the tenant does...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents offered ‘free’ legal advice during pandemic](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic. Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Issue second S8 notice if arrears exceed six months - legal expert](/img/default/lat.png)
A legal expert for ARLA Propertymark is recommending that letting agents consider serving a second Section 8 notice if a tenant's...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents can refer struggling tenants to independent advice helpline](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents and landlords in Wales can now direct struggling tenants to a new independent advice service. The Private Rented Sector Helpline...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Departed ARLA chief executive sets out his achievements in post](/img/default/lat.png)
David Cox’s departure as chief executive of ARLA Propertymark last Friday was well signposted, particularly when he was advised he could...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Activists make last-ditch bid to keep evictions ban indefinitely](/img/default/lat.png)
Activists who praised the government for its eviction ban in recent months have now turned on it in a last-ditch attempt...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Eviction ban puts domestic abuse victims at greater risk - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
The extension to the evictions ban will compound the suffering of victims of domestic violence and anti-social behaviour. That’s the view of...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conquering Corona: new webinars, contingency plans, trade groups info](/img/default/lat.png)
Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Lettings training and compliance info offered to independent agents](/img/default/lat.png)
The fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents has this morning revealed that it’s linking with Training For Professionals, the largest provider of...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Shock Trading Standards claim: almost half of letting agents breaking the law](/img/default/lat.png)
London Trading Standards has made the startling claim that 46 per cent of almost 2,000 agents it has surveyed are falling...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Long-standing critic of agents and landlords quits charity position](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the most vocal critics of lettings agents in recent years appears to be moving away from the property industry. Campbell...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Lettings trade body almost doubles in size over three years](/img/default/lat.png)
The Residential Landlords Association’s membership has hit a new high of 35,000. Established in 1998 the not-for-profit association - which describes itself...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Windrush update to Right To Rent policy accused of lacking clarity](/img/default/lat.png)
New guidance over Right To Rent, issued by the government in what appears to be a panic response to the Windrush...
30 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property law expert joins criticism of Right To Rent's 'Windrush failure'](/img/default/lat.png)
A leading property disputes solicitor has joined a growing chorus of criticism of how Right To Rent will cope with issues...
30 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Court case shows agents must be scrupulous in issuing paperwork to tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members - and all letting agents - of the need to be...
05 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![NALS offers member-agents free legal helpline and support](/img/default/lat.png)
The National Approved Letting Scheme is linking with legal firm Moore Blatch to offer member agents access to a free legal...
14 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Operator enters Build To Rent with ambitious 5,000-property programme](/img/default/lat.png)
L&Q has launched its programme to create 5,000 new homes for the Build To Rent sector in London and south east...
21 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Senior compliance experts and trainers launch new service](/img/default/lat.png)
Four well-known figures in the worlds of compliance and agency training have joined forces to launch the Property Professionals Support Centre. PPSC...
13 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Sean Hooker, Head of Redress, PRS](/img/default/lat.png)
Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...
23 December 2015
From: 60 Second Interview
![Meagre £265 fine after faulty gas appliance found at rental property](/img/default/lat.png)
A landlord has been fined a meagre £265 after a defective gas appliance was found to be in operation at his...
21 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Industry group takes emotionally charged Shelter to task](/img/default/lat.png)
The Residential Landlords’ Association has taken Shelter to task for what it describes as “emotionally charged” media statements about alleged harassment...
08 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![Shelter renews attack on private rental sector](/img/default/lat.png)
Campaigning charity Shelter has renewed its attack on the private rental sector, claiming that 125,000 tenants have suffered abusive behaviour from...
03 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![Out of Hour cover for areas under Landlord licensing](/img/default/lat.png)
Many Councils are now introducing Landlord Licensing within different boroughs, for those that have one of the requirements is a 24...
10 July 2015
From: Sponsored Content
![Are you offering the very best service you can for your Landlords and tenants?](/img/default/lat.png)
In today’s highly competitive market place, no company can afford to miss a business opportunity. Roy Fuller Managing Director at Everything Lettings...
25 June 2015
From: Sponsored Content
![What can you get for just £25 per week](/img/default/lat.png)
Roy Fuller, owner at Everything Lettings’, says: for just £25 per week you can have in place our emergency helpline 365...