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One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords and agents claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from...

One of the leading lettings agencies in Liverpool has issued a warning about the city’s controversial new licensing scheme. The Labour council...

A prominent agent says the shortage of rental property is now so acute, and like to get still worse, that those...

New measures to reduce the impact of Airbnb and other short lets in Scotland are “hugely disproportionate” a property group claims. The Scottish...

The trade body which serves as a cheer leader for Build To Rent says the niche sector is part of the...

A prominent provider in the Build To Rent sector is to offer over 1,300 new rental homes over three sites in...

Wales and Scotland are ahead of the game when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the...

Politicians who express concern over the number of holiday lets and Airbnbs in tourist areas miss one major point - if...

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

A senior Welsh politicians has urged anyone who has fallen behind in paying rent because of the pandemic to contact their...

A Trading Standards team is to carry out what it calls “unannounced inspections” of lettings agencies in one part of London...

A controversial reform programme for the private rental sector in Wales is to go ahead from July 15 this year -...

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

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for letting and estate agents in England.  - Isolation...

The Liberal Democrats have proposed sharp restrictions on holiday rentals at the heart of the party’s plans to solve the housing...

A report from the House of Lords has condemned the private rental sector as being ”increasingly unaffordable” as well as being...

Buy To Let lending is set to fall back this year, after a hectic 2021. That’s the forecast from the Intermediary Mortgage...

The government is clamping down - at least a little - on unvaccinated tenants in some specific circumstances.  New guidelines issued by...

A council is warning letting agents to adhere to health and safety laws or else face the legal consequences. Telford & Wrekin...

MPs and the wider public have been presented with a lengthy report on the growth of Airbnb and similar platforms across...

Capital appreciation over the past decade has been driven more by the value of homes in the rental market than by...

Opposition appears to be growing to the first major bid in the UK to regulate the spread of Airbnbs and properties...

One of the most respected figures in British housing has joined one of the growing number of Rent To Buy companies. Lord...

A leading agency handling international investors and buyers says Russians will displace the Chinese as the main purchasers of buy to...

The coming year should be about promoting harmony in the lettings market says the head of an agency that’s now part of a...

One of the UK’s first ever Build To Rent companies, Fizzy Living, has been sold to a global real estate company...

Shelter claims that women are impacted by homelessness more than men, and says rising private rents are a contributory factor. In a...

Self-managing landlords who think they don’t have the same compliance obligations as agents could face serious repercussions, Trading Standards chiefs have...

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents has lifted the lid on how buy to let came about,...

A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...

Rental guarantor service Housing Hand has announced a new partnership with student accommodation provider Kexgill. The firms claim the arrangement will challenge...

A report prepared by housing experts in Manchester shows a massive surge in the number of Airbnbs in the city -...

Propertymark has strongly opposed a proposal by the Scottish Government to radically reform the private rental sector. The proposals put out for...

The lettings agency boss at the centre of a major industry takeover has fired a warning shot about rent controls and...

Propertymark says arrears in the private rental sector are rising once again as the Omicron variant continues to push across the...

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...

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

Bristol council has approved plans to introduce licensing in more parts of the city. Additional Licensing and Selective Licensing schemes will be...

Propertymark is telling its letting agent members that they have a role in helping solve the Afghan refugee crisis. It says some...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

Only 15 per cent of adults are confident the housing crisis will be resolved in their lifetime. New research among 2,000 individuals...

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a call for the government to set a clear vision for how it sees the private rental...

A report by the National Audit Office claims that the way private renting is regulated makes the sector unfair to renters. It...

Lloyds Banking Group, which is known to be investing huge sums in the UK private rental sector, has published the results...

The National Residential Landlords Association says average rent debt owed by tenants as a direct result of the pandemic is still...

A major Select Committee of MPs has launched an enquiry into so-called exempt rental sector accommodation - a niche sector that...

Lloyds Banking Group - which this year announced its intention to become a private landlord through the acquisition of new build...

A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...

Shocking figures produced by a council in the south west show the vast number of short lets available - and by...

A senior Labour politician in the capital claims that there’s been “a stark rise” in people losing their homes since the...

A lettings agent who also runs a tenant complaint insurance service has renewed his attack on landlords and local authorities. Ajay Jagota...

ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...

A think tank says it would take a major policy change to fulfil Boris Johnson’s goal to turn generation rent into...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says it welcomes new rules for alarms which put the social and private rental sectors...

‘Generation rent’ was a term first coined in 2011 by the Halifax in a survey on the future of homeownership. It...

Shelter claims its helpline has received 1,000 callers a day since the eviction ban began easing at the start of summer. It says...

A community interest company is setting up a rival platform to Airbnb, with the aim of using the commission to benefit...

A prominent consultancy advising the Build To Rent sector has identified one British city as the prime location for investment in 2022. BNP...

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...

New figures show how effective the stamp duty holiday was in stimulating buy to let - and how similar measures could...

Results have been released of an analysis of over 20,000 Build To Rent tenants in over 15,000 homes across the UK...

Shelter - so often critical of the private rental sector - has instead turned its fire on the government over what...

A scam in one city has reportedly seen scores of individuals robbed of thousands of pounds as short lets have been...

A new government survey of private renters is checking whether they received the correct documentation from their agent when they begin...

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

A local authority has launched a free service seeking to avoid evictions. New Forest council says its new 'Call Before You Serve' programme is a free service providing...

Labour has joined with campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction...

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

Foxtons is extensively praising the apparent benefits of Build To Rent, a sector in which the agency is keen to become...

Proposals to regulate Airbnbs and other short lets in one part of the UK should be modified, a trade body says. Currently,...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...

PropTech platform Lavanda says urban property is changing thanks to the pandemic, and it tells agents, landlords and other providers to...

All sides of the industry have expressed anger and frustration that yesterday’s Budget effectively ignored the private rental sector. ARLA Propertymark’s policy...

A lettings agency in Manchester has received over 10,000 rental enquiries in just one month. Manchester Apartments says it received some  21,000...

Propertymark has taken the unusual step of thanking the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and the Communities for the...

Consultation begins today on a selective licensing scheme for privately rented housing in 25 wards of Birmingham. Under the suggested scheme, all...

Letting agents in England with tenants in rent arrears because of Covid are to be helped via a council-run £65m rent fund. Although...

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

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

One of the local authorities with the tightest clampdowns on letting agents has issued a statement celebrating its successes. Tower Hamlets council in...

Savills says an increase in the number of new builds bought for buy to let and other property investment will help...

A new report suggests that agents may already be seeing more middle-aged and older landlords - and if that hasn’t happened...

The head of a lettings agency has drawn up a wish list for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to address in his Budget...

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

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...

The Scottish Government - which earlier this year suggested it would be clamping down heavily on Airbnbs, especially in Edinburgh -...

A senior Conservative in Wales wants the Welsh Government to consider creating a housing tribunal in the light of rising tenant arrears. Janet Finch-Saunders,...

Campaigners against letting agents and landlords appear to suggest that the issue of rising rents is uniquely confined to the UK...

The long-awaited White Paper on rental reform is some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying he and...

A new call has come for government action to stop the hemorrhage of properties shifting from long term rental to Airbnb...

A lack of longer term rental accommodation thanks to the growth of Airbnb and other short lets has led to a...

A prominent industry supplier is warning the government not to damage the private rental sector in its push to promote ever-more...

A leading property lawyer is warning that a tribunal case between a London letting agent and a tenant - involving a...

Not-for-profit accreditation scheme safeagent wants the government to help tenants clear Covid-related arrears through an overhaul of Discretionary Housing Payments. Enhancing these...

Councils across Scotland have been given £10m to provide grants to tenants who have Covid-related arrears and risk eviction. The grants will...

We may still be some months off 2022, but property experts are already beginning to make their predictions for next year...

A new survey has revealed that just 11% of people think Michael Gove, who was announced as the new Housing Secretary...

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...

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

A dramatic day, which saw a Cabinet reshuffle seemingly come out of the blue, ended with Michael Gove as the new...

The property industry has broadly welcomed Michael's Gove appointment as Housing Secretary after he replaced Robert Jenrick yesterday afternoon. “We welcome today’s...

Propertymark has called for a return of mortgage interest relief and a review of landlord taxes to boost the rental sector. The...

New laws to limit rent increases to once a year in Northern Ireland have moved a step closer and lettings agents...

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

The chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to make it more attractive for landlords to invest in the private rental sector. Sunak...

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

The farcical implementation of the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme has been sharply criticised by Propertymark. Timothy Douglas, the organisation’s policy and...

It is understood that Lloyds Bank may use local agencies to find tenants for new private rental sector activities. In recent weeks...

ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...

The lettings market continues to boom, with HomeLet’s latest index showing average UK rents at a record high for the third...

A council has just launched it own publicly-funded lettings agency and wants private landlords to sign up. The 'Your Choice' lettings agency,...

ARLA Propertymark has voiced its concern over rent controls to a politicians who is leading the charge to introduce them to...

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...

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

A council has written to Housing Minister Chris Pincher calling for a new approach to the short lets issue. Oxford council leader...

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

A senior lettings agent and property management company owner has set out how rent controls could work in very specific circumstances...

There’s been a 21 per cent rise in demand for properties from buy to let investors according to a new analysis...

As the summer begins to draw to a close and the letting market regains its stride, attention is turning to the...

A part of the country which has seen a severe long term rental stock shortage as a result of switches from...

Rent controls are to be introduced into part of the UK as a result of a deal between two political parties. The...

Demand for private rental housing is now at a five year high according to the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s...

The controversy over whether a new PropTech service can be used by agents to charge people to view a property to...

Earlier this week Propertymark revealed it had co-signed an open letter criticising proposed government cuts to benefits.  That open letter was co-signed...

An analysis of new government legislation on energy efficiency suggests it may lead to chaos in the private rental sector. Geospatial technology...

Agents’ body Propertymark says it wants a dedicated housing court because it’s lost faith in the mainstream court system to handle...

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

Propertymark has joined a series of charities and a landlord body to warn about the poverty risk of expected changes to...

A housing market analyst is warning of "one heck of a dark cloud on the horizon for the lettings market” as...

A study by Hamptons shows that so far this year 10 per cent of new tenancies have been taken by someone...

Labour shadow housing secretary Lucy Powell has resuscitated the eviction ban, this time for furloughed workers whose government support ends in...

A consultation is to begin next month regarding the designation of an entire city as a Short Term Let Control Area. If...

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

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

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

A tenant who says his former rental property has been turned into an Airbnb has set up a petition demanding Chancellor...

An analysis of the Mayor of London’s Rogue Landlord and Letting Agent Checker shows that since it was introduced in 2018...

A Conservative MP says he is to declare a “state of housing emergency” in his constituency because of the loss of...

A Labour council leader has hit after being attacked for his support for buy to let and property investment. Last week we...

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

Propertymark has joined four so-called ‘action groups’ advocating housing policy changes including the setting up of a national landlord register and...

A town with one of the UK’s heaviest concentrations of holiday homes is clamping down on future purchases by outsiders who...

A new report calls for large scale reform of the private rental sector, including a national landlord register and changes to...

A leading private rental trade body says only bespoke financial help can ensure the private rental sector meets government energy efficiency...

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

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

Agents say not enough is being done to help tenants with Covid-related problems - and that’s despite the issue repeatedly being...

Propertymark says new figures detailing the costs of energy efficiency improvements in the private rental sector show the need for a...

The Generation Rent campaign group and Labour are again uniting to argue in favour of rent controls in London. Just last week...

A lettings agency is using its latest podcast to explore the retail-to-resi trend in the housing market. Winkworth’s podcast under The Property...

The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back at a demand from London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan that he be given the powers to...

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

There was much publicity this week for the efforts of the Welsh Government to deter the letting of second homes. Now it...

Lloyds Bank says tenants will “within the next few weeks” move into the first of a series of new developments it...

Wales’ Labour-led administration is to announce a three-pronged approach to affordability issues - and it looks likely to involve a clampdown...

A politician is stepping up his bid to ban buy to let purchasers acquiring any units at a 150-home scheme. ITV News...

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

A new £10m grant will be introduced in part of the UK to help private rented tenants struggling to pay rent...

ARLA Propertymark says a new government online checker to help private tenants establish what repairs they may be entitled to should...

A lettings agent who wants tenants to take out policies to fund complaints against agencies and landlords has branded the social...

The government has launched an online checker in a bid to avoid disputes between landlords and tenants over the entitlement for...

The Labour-run Haringey council in London says some housing conditions in the private rental sector lead to anti-social behaviour. Letting Agent Today...

A leading trade body says the rental sector must not discriminate against tenants on benefits - and has told government it...

Cornish MPs have spoken up in the House of Commons to highlight what they claim is the danger of having too...

A politician in one of the poorest parts of the UK wants his local authority to declare a ‘housing emergency’. Cornish councillor...

A private agency and management firm that says it’s grown from a one man band into a large team of 35...

It’s been reported that the Lloyds Banking Group is set to buy its first property as it seeks to become a...

Almost 40,000 people have signed a petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners. The...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy has accused the government of hypocrisy over its diverging approach to evictions for commercial and residential tenants. On Wednesday...

ARLA Propertymark says letting agents have a vital role to play in highlighting the rights of private rental sector tenants. The comment...

Propertymark has joined forces with the likes of Generation Rent and Shelter to step up the campaign for the provision of...

A property investment platform has taken the unusual approach of accusing the government of driving up homelessness through its policy of...

It is now cheaper to rent a home than buy one - the first time this has been the case since...

ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a call for HMRC to extend the time limit for the payment of Capital...

Areas of the country which appear to have had a surplus of rental stock in the past is now reporting a...

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

Labour’s Lucy Powell, the party’s new housing spokesperson, says she wants to work with the Conservatives to scrap Section 21 eviction...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is now finally at an end and from today there is a change to the notice...

The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the...

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

A London council has secured banning orders against rogue property agents who were previously fined over £70,000 for letting an unlicensed...

An outspoken property investor has launched an online petition on the government website to oppose the threat of rent controls. YouTube influencer...

A lettings agency which markets private rental properties and units operated by a housing association has apologised for its ‘No DSS’...

Another report by the campaigning charity Shelter is critical of the quality of Britain’s private rental sector - and indeed the...

Official figures show that far from seeing a rise during the pandemic, there has been what the government calls “a massive...

A 133-unit co-living rental scheme is to be built in the Devon city of Exeter. The scheme will place an emphasis on community living...

Propertymark has produced new guidance for letting agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid restrictions. It says:...

A leading buy to let mortgage expert has backed the government’s pledge to issue a White Paper and additional consultation before...

Rental guarantor service Housing Hand claims there’s been a rise in the number of universities enquiring about white label deals, as...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...

A leading banking and wealth management company says a growth area for the rental sector in the years to come will...

Labour’s candidate for London Mayor wants to control private rents - and he wants the capital to be a template for...

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

Propertymark has waded in to the debate over flood prevention measures in the UK:il it wants insurance for homeowners and landlords faced...

Activists from the Acorn renters' campaign group have held a protest outside a branch of Chancellors in Oxford. The group says the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents' wing of Propertymark says the recent expulsion of three agents from The Property Ombudsman demonstrates the...

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

A leading figure in the lettings sector says the government’s new Housing Possession Mediation Scheme can help agencies and landlords recover...

A letting agent in Cornwall has told local TV how she finds herself in ”heartbreaking” situations because of the lack of...

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

The extended stamp duty holiday is having a significant positive impact on the rental market, according to new research. In a survey...

Housing charity Crisis says government statistics show almost one in five private renters in England in arrears or likely to fall...

Another lettings agency has been found to have unlawfully discriminated against a tenant receiving benefits. Worthing County Court declared that Michael Jones & Company unlawfully...

Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham, says he wants to clamp down on the private rental sector. In his manifesto for next month’s...

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...

Franchise giants Belvoir has revealed strong figures in a trading statement to shareholders - but it’s warning that 2021 remains shrouded...

Letting agents body ARLA Propertymark has joined the criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan who wants to be given the power...

Kevin Hollinrake, who until recently was the chairman of Hunters, has been named in an article about Tory MPs who have...

Rent guarantees and upfront cash payments from local authorities are the most effective means of opening the private rented sector to...

The government has at last released details of its mediation scheme - this was hinted at when Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...

London lettings and estate agency Benham and Reeves has calculated a league table of the most popular postcodes in the capital...

Some 39 agents and landlords have had banning orders over the past three years according to a report in The Guardian. Under the...

The government has told estate agents to ensure at least one Union Jack is present in properties during both physical and...

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

An influential group of MPs wants an end to repeated last minute extensions to the ban on evictions and instead wants financial support...

A House of Lords committee is urging the government to find alternatives to court possession cases in a bid to deal...

Rent controls are being discussed again as candidates prepare for May's local elections. In London Green Party mayoral candidate Sian Berry -...

A charity is calling for a new national body to oversee the private rental sector. Citizens Advice makes this one of three...

There’s been a spectacular surge in demand for lettings properties as vendors take advantage of the stamp duty holiday by selling...

The government has revised its official guidance for the private rental sector and local authorities in the light of imminently-changing Coronavirus advice. The...

The lettings sector is giving a sigh of relief at the absence of any change to Capital Gains Tax by HM Treasury. CGT...

New modular homes built to rent have been delivered to Northstowe, a new town in Cambridgeshire.  Each Town House home has been...

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

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...

Propertymark - embracing the Association of Residential Letting Agents as well as sales agents, auctioneers and valuers - says it’s been...

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...

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

Many months on from its call for evidence, an influential committee of MPs has still to report on whether it considers...

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

The Law Society says it’s concerned about how the government will taper the end of the eviction ban, now extended until...

Acorn, a prominent campaign group targeting letting agency offices for protests, says the latest eviction ban extension doesn't go far enough. While...

A head tenant who posed as a landlord has been taken to court by a London council. Sonia Nascimento rented a converted...

Some £3.5 billion of investment was placed in the growing Build To Rent sector in 2020, despite concerns over the pandemic...

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 warning politicians fighting elections this spring that rent controls should be firmly off the agenda. The organisation traditionally sets...

An assessment by Savills suggests capital values - including those for properties in the lettings sector - are likely to soar...

Campaigning charity Shelter has criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for allegedly leaving “far more people on the brink of homelessness than homeownership.”  Chief...

Letting agents and landlords in a major city have been requested to see if there is a ‘spare’ four bedroom property that...

A report in the Financial Times over the weekend suggests that Lloyds Bank is poised to become a major residential landlord,...

A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in a landmark legal ruling. Julie Stoddern, of Camborne,...

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

A fast-growing regional chain of agencies has purchased another independent operator in the lettings sector. Yorkshire's Linley & Simpson has bought Sinclair Properties...

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...

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...

Two letting agents have been ordered to pay £16,000 to a landlord after their activities were found to be unregistered and...

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

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

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...

There could be 700,000 private tenants in arrears by the end of this year - an unsustainable burden on agents and landlords,...

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...

It’s now the annual National Apprenticeship Week and Leaders Romans Group has outlined how it’s opening up opportunities to newcomers 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...

HousingAnywhere, a rental platform specialising in accommodation for young professionals and students, has raised some €24m for further expansion. The service covers some UK...

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...

New research suggests even those renters who want to be owner occupiers are likely to remain in the lettings sector in the...

Members of a short lets group are offering free or discounted accommodation to NHS and other frontline workers during this current...

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

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

It’s been reported that a London council is considering spending £10m on purchasing 25 former council homes it previously sold off...

The lettings sector has softened over the past year as the demand for urban living with shorter commutes has been replaced...

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...

How did you get into property? My grandparents did some small property developments when I was growing up which always interested me,...

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

International research suggests that short lets - Airbnb and similar platforms - cause housing shortages and push up private rents. Research by...

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...