Archive

safeagent, the UK’s largest not-for-profit accreditation scheme for lettings and management agents, has appointed John Midgley as chair of its board...

The chief executive of industry not-for-profit accreditation service Safeagent, says agents do not require degrees to enter the sector or excel...

A second lettings sector body is demanding government action over the problem of client account closures. Accreditation service Safeagent says the government...

Not for profit accreditation service safeagent has seen two of its lettings qualifications officially recognised by exam watchdog Ofqual.  Safeagent as an...

An accreditation scheme says the government database of rogue letting agents should be expanded.  The government is committed to creating a new Property...

The chief executive of industry accreditation service Safeagent has made another plea for unity within the private rental sector. In a response...

Lettings accreditation and training service Safeagent is calling on the government to make more public cash available for councils to exercise...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...

The Deposit Protection Service and safeagent (formerly NALS) have created a free, online course showing best practice in starting tenancies.  The new...

Not-for-profit accreditation service safeagent says the government should ensure councils delay the introduction of all new private rental sector licensing schemes...

The safeagent accreditation business says it has helped secure the conviction of a rogue lettings agent who falsely claimed membership of...

Accreditation body safeagent has announced a new designation for lettings and management agents who successfully pass its NCFE accredited courses. The designation...

The safeagent accreditation scheme says the next government should not scrap landlord licensing as some trade groups have requested, but should...

Research by safeagent - the new name for the National Approved Letting Scheme - has found over 130,000 unlicensed properties in...

safeagent’s Rent Smart Wales training course has been given the scheme’s top ‘High Assurance’ rating following its latest audit. Rent Smart Wales,...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has rebranded as safeagent.  NALS has helped coordinate the safeagent campaign since 2011, focussing during that time...

Propertymark’s Money Shield service and the National Approved Letting Scheme have each received government approval to operate Client Money Protection schemes. From...

The news this week that even individual private landlords must join a redress scheme is just the latest in an onslaught...

There’s been broad support from the lettings sector for the wide-ranging reform of the redress system announced yesterday by housing secretary...

The National Approved Letting Scheme is celebrating the 500th candidate to complete its Foundation Lettings Course. Moira Devlin of Lowther Homes, in...

The National Approved Lettings Scheme has issued a sharp rebuke to Shelter and the National Housing Federation following their controversial ‘End...

The government has confirmed that all property agents in England will need to be part of an approved Client Money Protection...

The scramble for members amongst rival redress systems continues apace. Earlier this week The Property Ombudsman announced it was to waive joining...

Letting agents have responded with enthusiasm to the government’s announcement over the Easter weekend that the industry would in future have...

Industry figures have broadly welcomed the latest consultations and proposed additional regulation for the lettings sector, announced by the government yesterday.   The...

Trading Standards says representatives from 15 departments will today visit lettings and property management firms across London in a bid to...

Letting agents using insured deposit protection schemes have been urged to switch to a custodial model in order to compensate for...

Research by the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has identified that some 93% of local authorities have failed to issue a...

The National Approved Lettings Scheme has called for the London Mayor’s new rogue agents’ database to be extended to include those...

The government’s formal consultation on its proposed ban for fees levied on tenants by agents has been greeted with derision and...

New legislation coming into force today gives local authorities in England tough new powers to crack down on rogue agents and...

As the industry awaits the delivery of today's Spring Budget, the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has called on the government...

The National Approved Lettings Scheme says it wants the Competition and Markets Authority to step into the debate over lettings fees A...

  Industry groups have warned that the government’s ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants in England will backfire, with most...

Letting agents have just a week left to add their voice to the debate on whether mandatory Client Money Protection (CMP)...

SAFEagent, the kitemark scheme for agents offering Client Money Protection, has backed the National Approved Lettings Scheme's (NALS) call for a...

The National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has called for a cap on excessive letting fees charged to tenants, instead of a...

Several influential industry bodies have thrown their weight behind a review into whether Client Money Protection should be mandatory for letting...

The National Approved Letting Scheme says the most recent call to ban letting agent fees - in a demand made by...