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

A call by Shelter for England to adopt Scotland’s model of indefinite tenancies in the private rented sector has been attacked...

The online platform teclet, which enables agents to automate the lettings and management process, has announced that Movinghub has become an...

More nightmare tenants have been the subject of investigation in a Channel 5 TV programme to be shown this evening. In the...

A research report claims letting agents could be missing out on thousands of pounds of potential income each year by not...

High profile agency Haart has issued a warning to landlords on what it sees as the three key risks to successful letting...

Two housing organisations have come together to fund a major research programme to improve standards in the private rental sector. They are...

A lettings sector trade body has written to a council accusing it of initiating an “unlawful” fee structure for a licensing...

A leading buy to let specialist lender says the vast number of BTL mortgage products now on the market has made...

Private landlords are being asked to consider letting out their properties through the local council.  Slough council is looking for flats and...

The 24 year old head of an online lettings platform called Bunk says it’s up to letting agents to show they...

The government says thousands of families could benefit from changes to mortgage rules announced by Metro Bank. Currently the bank prevents landlords...

Consultation is underway to extend a landlord licensing scheme in a London borough where a third of households rents privately.  Three types...

We may be all-too-familiar with the challenges facing letting agents and landlords in the private rental sector but there is at...

A PropTech product is claiming a breakthrough for letting agents who can now access same-day referencing on prospective tenants. LetAlliance claims that...

Two landlords will this evening be seen securing the £16,000 they are owed by a rogue lettings agent - and TV...

A leading lettings expert insists that greater regulation in the private rental sector can work for the benefit of landlords and...

Tenancy deposit alternative provider Reposit has been taken on by Devon-based agency chain Webbers.  The agency’s 15 offices operate in north Cornwall,...

Airbnb has issued a statement distancing itself from controversial advertisements from a short lets management service. Hostmaker - which describes itself as...

A statement issued by short lets management firm Hostmaker about its controversial advertising campaign has been branded “disgusting” by a campaign...

One of the growing number of deposit alternative services, flatfair, has announced a partnership with lettings platform Goodlord. Agents and landlords can...

A trade body has hit out at government policy following a think tank’s claims that young people are less mobile because of...

A lettings agent and investment adviser says there is a positive interpretation of the fees ban introduced this month in England. Abi...

A prominent consumer group claims that one in 10 tenants currently renting say they have at some point been evicted “for...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests the typical buy to let investor will be lucky to generate annual...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is one of many industry groups in a new coalition calling for S21 repossessions to be...

The head of the country's oldest agency recruitment consultancy says the tenant fee ban will hit staffing levels in the industry...

A property management chief is arguing that rent controls would restrict mortgage loans to buy to let investors and drive existing...

Airbnb and short let management service Hostmaker - at the centre of a dispute involving a landlord trade body and the...

Agents have reacted angrily to the way in which the government released a new set of rental documents updated to include...

The Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with deposit alternative service Zero Deposit. The RLA says the service will be...

The head of an automated payment system for the rental sector says lettings agents can help offset losses caused by the...

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says the feared sell-off of private rental units is continuing apace on the eve of...

The public are described as being “sceptical and confused” over the fees ban that comes into effect tomorrow.  A survey by insurance...

The Tenant Fees Act coming into effect tomorrow and banning fees on tenants in England has been given a ringing endorsement...

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been put on the spot by the person many consider to be the country’s most...

The National Landlords Association says it’s concerned the Fees Ban coming into effect in just two days’ time may limit access...

A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...

An online lettings agency that has been operating for 12 years has now opened a High Street office. Nantwich-based LetLord, founded in...

The best lettings agents will survive and shine through the ban of fees levied on tenants, which comes into effect this weekend. The...

The head of a firm that seeks investors to put money into residential property funds rather than individual homes for tenants...

A company appearing to call on landlords to abandon tenants and instead let their properties to short-let visitors is now trying...

Lettings agents are being urged to educate themselves as much as possible about rival deposit alternative schemes which are becoming increasingly...

The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...

A survey of 500 undergraduates has given a rare insight into what they want as accommodation priorities.  The study, by a landlord...

A lettings agency chief in Scotland says the upcoming ban on agents levying fees on tenants - to be introduced in...

PropTech supplier Goodlord says it’s updated its core product to ensure compliance with new regulations - and it says it’s offering...

A Midlands MP says he has spoken with housing minister Kit Malthouse about the case of a two-branch lettings agency that...

A PropTech tool wants landlords to manage their own properties and is accusing agents of being likely to increase charges to...

The Mayor of London is under pressure to pull advertisements calling on landlords to stop providing homes for Londoners and move...

A leading buy to let mortgage provider says the professional landlord with multiple properties is increasingly becoming the backbone of its...

A lettings agency in the West Midlands is reported to have closed its two offices at short notice, leaving clients angry...

There’s been another major industry survey revealing that a high number of lettings agents and landlords may quit the private rental...

Six months on from the introduction of stricter licencing for Homes in Multiple Occupation, awareness “remains limited” according to one of...

There’s been another call on the government to rethink its plans to change the Section 21 eviction process.  The founder of Landlord...

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

Only one in six private landlords say they would support the Conservatives in an election according to a new poll. Buy to...

A council claims that its decision to set up its own lettings agency has prevented homelessness for almost 50 families and...

ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...

Not-for-profit operator Tenancy Deposit Scheme says early intervention between landlords and tenants across the UK is resulting in many more deposit...

Over 6,000 people have responded to the Residential Landlord Association’s survey asking what a post-Section 21 private rented sector should look...

With the Tenant Fee Ban obliterating a key income stream, letting agents should be looking at ways they can increase the...

An MP says he will raise with local police chiefs a series of claims from landlords and tenants concerning a lettings...

Agents and landlords are being warned to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once the fees ban kicks in...

The impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has not hit the central London lettings sector as much as...

A rent guarantor provider claims that deposits which prospective tenants are required to pay are often reduced if such a service...

Housing minister Heather Wheeler has pledged that the government will make changes to the court repossession process alongside its plans to...

Letting agents are being urged to consider how they can reduce their administrative workload, following huge growth in the size of...

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday May 10,...

The online property management platform Howsy, formerly known as NoAgent, has launched a new package for landlords. The platform says Howsy Protect...

The typical landlord who sold a rental property in England and Wales made a gross gain of £79,770 before tax last...

The operations director of letting agency haart has told landlords not to 'stress too much' over Brexit. Paul Sloan says it's easy...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has urged the government to 'fix' the court system before it goes ahead with its plan...

A damning report on taxation in the private rental sector (PRS) has accused the treasury of appearing not to understand 'the...

There was a notable increase in the number of older buy-to-let investors in 2018, according to Commercial Trust Limited. The specialist buy-to-let...

The newly-formed Federation of Independent Agents (FIA), the network set up by former Property Franchise Group managing director Graham Lock, has...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is threatening Oxford Council with a judicial review of its landlord and letting agent accreditation scheme. The...

Revenue raised by landlord licensing schemes should be used to enforce rental sector regulation, according to PayProp. It says that the money...

National sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has launched what it calls a 'pioneering new service' in the North East. The...

Tenancy deposit alternative Reposit has announced a partnership with Pattinson, the largest independent agency network in the North East. The 26-branch network...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has released its annual report for 2018, showing that for the first time the value of awards...

A rental market expert is urging landlords to be cautious when considering to use short-term lets websites such as Airbnb to...

A new solution to help letting agents deal with the introduction of the security deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act...

Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...

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

A quarter of private landlords are looking to sell at least one property over the next year according to new research...

A new PropTech start-up that claims to make student house-hunting easier is offering free listings to lettings agents with London properties. Polygon...

Online lettings agency RentMyHome is partnering with a trade group for home stagers in order to offer clients discounted services. MyHomeGroup owns...

New data from specialist mortgage firm Commercial Trust suggests that London’s buy to let sector turned a corner in the first...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

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

A controversial review website which says it identifies “good (and bad) letting agents” has introduced tools aiming to reduce disputes at...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  My name is Daniel and I’m a director at...

One of London’s best known lettings agents says unfurnished properties can take 30 per cent longer to let than a furnished...

Three years after the introduction of the second homes stamp duty surcharge, landlords are “beginning to come to terms with the...

An agency in the north east of England is moving its HQ off the High Street and into an office block...

The chief executive of a specialist buy to let lender says increasing the rent to combat additional costs put on landlords...

A senior figure at a deposit replacement service says the current flurry of changes in the private rental sector are positive. Daniel...

A trade union says the government’s intention to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is “a huge victory” - but...

Rents across England and Wales have not moved in the last 12 months, according to Your Move.  The agency says the typical...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says there is a record number of homes available to renters - but this does...

Clyde Property in Scotland now has over 3,000 properties under management, making it one of the largest portfolios north of the...

An online platform claims it has found a new and easy way for investors to become landlords, describing itself as ‘PayPal...

The chief executive of Hunters has told MPs there are 19 properties on its books which specify ‘No DSS’ - but...

How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...

Senior lettings agency figures are amongst those who will this morning give evidence to a committee of MPs investigating so-called ‘DSS...

A Liberal Democrat activist is considering establishing a landlords’ group consisting of party members. Tony Harris, writing on the LibDem Voice website,...

The senior executive who has bought out the lettings side of a Glasgow agency business says increased use of PropTech is...

The official government consultation period on the scrapping of Section 21 eviction begins shortly, but now a leading lettings sector trade...

With the tenants’ fees ban just five weeks away focus is shifting to how agents can make up for lost income...

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

A senior lettings agent has raised the spectre of rental properties in future being German-style ‘empty shells’ - without even white...

Figures calculated by Rightmove suggest that even when the Fees Ban and Deposit Caps kick in on June 1, some deposits...

One of the most vocal critics of lettings agents in recent years appears to be moving away from the property industry. Campbell...

A formal consultation process has started to consider government plans to extend Anti-Money Laundering from property sales to lettings as well. Unveiled...

The scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers has been welcomed by the London Assembly - but apparently it doesn’t go far...

A Freedom of Information request by The Guardian newspaper has produced the startling admission from government that not even one landlord...

The scrapping of Section 21, as proposed by the government, shows that Whiteall has “a Dickensian view” of the buy to...

The head of a major property management firm says the controversial proposal to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is...

The government’s wish to use a modified Section 8 as an alternative to Section 21 for landlords seeking possession of their...

The government consultation process which fuelled its decision to axe Section 21 eviction powers and move towards longer tenancies received only...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

The government’s plan to scrap Section 21 is personally backed by the Prime Minister and will begin formal consultations today. If the...

Data from a Countrywide agency shows that 59 per cent of landlords who live in London purchased their buy to let...

A building expert is warning buy to let investors that they won’t enjoy unfettered rights to extend their properties upwards when...

A leading legal firm is warning that Right To Rent could become even more complicated for letting agents and landlords after...

There will be less buy to let remortgaging in future as landlords consolidate rather than expand their portfolios. The prediction comes from...

Savills has launched a new residential lettings service in one of the country’s most successful buy to let and investment locations...

Buy to let investors are facing a double whammy as stagnating rents and reduced tax relief are hitting profitability. A study from...

Mother and daughter lettings agency fraudsters have been told to expect jail sentences after defrauding landlords and tenants of £266,000 over...

Connells Group has acquired the lettings business portfolio of an independent agency in a move it describes as “part of its...

The government has beefed up its support for councils identifying and prosecuting rogue landlords. Yesterday the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local...

It’s been revealed that the Welsh version of the Tenants Fees ban will come into effect on September 1. “Agents need to...

A lettings sector trade body says EU citizens may face problems getting private rented accommodation after Brexit. And the body - the...

Flatfair, which describes itself as the UK’s fastest-growing tenancy deposit alternative, has been shortlisted in the Best Newcomer category of the...

A trade body has welcomed calls by a parliamentary committee for tax incentives for the buy to let sector to improve...

One of the most pro-licensing local authorities in the country has extended its own scheme to include the entire centre of...

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

Prospective tenants are being warned about a fraud scam that cons people into paying an advance fee to rent a property. The...

London’s lettings sector is changing with tenants still wanting to buy but increasingly accepting they must rent for longer in the...

A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has launched a 10-element tool kit for agents ahead of the fees ban on June...

The government has issued new guidance notes on the Tenant Fees Act, aimed at agents, landlords and tenants. The publications come ahead...

PropTech company Goodlord is the latest entrant in the deposit alternative field. Under Goodlord Deposit Replacement Insurance agents can provide landlords with...

Fergus Wilson, arguably Britain’s most controversial landlord and almost certainly the individual with the largest number of buy to lets in...

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

The mandatory Client Money Protection scheme membership that comes into effect today will protect landlords and tenants from letting agents that...

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

Latest lettings market data from high-end agency Knight Frank shows that average rents in prime central London rose 1.1 per cent...

Figures given through a Parliamentary answer have revealed just how bad councils in England are at policing and enforcement action against...

The number of London landlords exiting the market last month was a whopping 125 per cent higher than the national average. The...

A leading accountancy firm has analysed buy to let taxation policies north and south of the border and claims that from...

It’s a vital time for letting agents to hammer home the benefits of buy to let and the dangers to landlords...

Changes to Capital Gains Tax which reach their full impact in the next 12 months could fuel property changing hands between...

The number of agents seeing rent rises imposed on tenants hit 34 per cent in February, well up on the 26...

The council for one of the wealthiest areas in the country says it will be “educating and advising letting agents” on...

New ‘best practice’ guidance to letting agents and landlords has been introduced ahead of the introduction of the tenants’ fees ban...

The average rent across England and Wales in February was a mere 0.4 per cent higher than the same point a...

Utilities and comparative platform Tenant Shop has linked up with Reposit to offer a security deposit alternative product for agents. Tenant Shop’s...

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

A property management company is taking the unusual approach of suggesting to buy to let investors that they purchase properties with...

Large-scale buy to let investors are continuing to move to limited company status in a bid to limit their exposure to...

A survey of 500 buy to let landlords suggests that well over a third are planning to increase the size of...

Hamilton Fraser’s Academy programme has announced its next workshop, on May 14, to target how lettings agents can future-proof their business...

With the government already on the ropes over Brexit, there’s a call today for one of its flagship immigration policies to...

Leicester is the latest council to begin consultations on selective licensing in six parts of the city - with the threat...

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

The Nationwide is the latest lender to say it will not insist its buy to let borrowers enforce a No DSS...

Rent rises in the year to the end of February, as released by the government’s Office of National Statistics, show growth...

The UK’s holiday lets sector could be a beneficiary of the current Brexit uncertainty and people not vacationing abroad because they...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a series of events to educate letting agents and landlords on deposit protection. Starting next month...

The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...

An online lettings service says it will pay existing tenants for finding replacements and handling viewings, in a bid to reduce...

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

Today the long-awaited Homes (Fitness For Human Habitation) Act comes into force, pioneered by Labour MP Karen Buck and giving people...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has asked the government for urgent clarification on how Right To Rent will work post-Brexit...

The JLL lettings agency is warning that the five week deposit cap enshrined in the Tenant Fees Act is likely to...

A dawn raid on unlicensed HMOs in north London last week were the latest sign of a crackdown on rogue operators...

A crooked letting agent took £220,000 from tenants and landlords and has been exposed as buying a home in Florida, renting...

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

The proportion of landlords purchasing buy to let homes in London with cash rose from 33 per cent in 2017 to...

The Residential Landlords Association has given its backing to Zoopla’s ban on agents and landlords advertising properties to rent as ‘No...

There’s a claim today that around one million amateur and professional landlords in the new short lets sector are not adequately...

Zoopla says it’s introducing new measures to minimise the presence of what it calls “blanket restrictions” imposed on tenants who receive...

A PropTech firm says buy to let investors should not respond to the slowing market by selling up, but should instead...

A Scottish mediation company and the SafeDeposits Scotland Trust are to create eight workshops aiming to improve relationships between agents, landlords,...

There is a warning that the HMRC’s Let Property campaign, which received huge publicity and attention for some years, has so...

Labour’s proposal to introduce indefinite tenancies along the lines in a bid to emulate the German model reveals the party’s “fundamental...

A new study claims one in three Britons would be happy renting for the rest of their lives - but the...

One of Britain’s most experienced lettings experts has condemned the government for “almost singlehandedly destroying the traditional lettings market.” Lisa Simon -...

Hull council has won a legal case in the High Court against a local trade body, the Humber Landlords Association. The claim...

A lettings sector trade body is demanding that the government brings forward tax measures to address what it calls “the scourge...

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

Income tax paid by buy to let landlords now exceeds £3.8 billion annually – that’s more than double Tesco’s entire annual...

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

Labour says it will introduce new ‘indefinite’ tenancies for private tenants, based on rules currently in place in Germany. It claims German...

Numerous regional independent agency chains have joined Zero Deposit, one of several rental deposit replacement schemes to have appeared in recent...

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

More than a third of landlords are looking to cut their annual spending - and many of them are considering ending...

A leading trade body says the argument that councils have insufficient powers to tackle rogue operators isn’t supported by the facts...

Independent inventory reporting is the perfect complement to the government’s proposed housing reforms. That’s the view of the UK’s largest provider of...

A lettings agency that has analysed HMRC data says rental income for buy to let landlords has leaped 15 per cent...

The Home Office says it will reassess the Right To Rent scheme following last week’s decision by the High Court that...

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

Lettings automation service teclet has revealed that the Tenant Shop is the latest partner integrated into its platform. Tenant Shop provides energy,...

Data from Knight Frank shows that annual rental values actually grew in parts of prime outer London last month for the...

An independent letting agency in the north of England is offering landlords two free cinema tickets when they book a valuation...

A buy to let investor has been landed with a fine and costs of over £20,000 because he failed to apply...

A programme of nine new educational workshops takes place next month, some of which target new agents with little or no experience of deposits...

Momentum is building in the campaign to end ‘No DSS’ discrimination against private rental sector tenants in receipt of housing benefit. Late...

The government says it wants “an immediate change” in the policy of some letting agents and landlords who advertise ‘No DSS’...

There’s been general support for last week’s judgment by the High Court that the government’s Right To Rent policy breaches human...

The High Court has ruled that the government’s Right to Rent scheme breaches human rights law. Under the Right to Rent landlords are...

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

A council in the west country has launched a grading system for property agents which it says is designed to be...

New figures from a leading trade body suggest that councils across England have cut by a quarter the amount they are...

A new free online training course which guides letting agents through the key principles of disputes has been released by The...

An online platform says its management service for landlords can vary depending on individual client needs - a vital response to...

Buy to let may have been in the doldrums in recent years thanks to new taxes and stricter regulations but there’s...

More tenants are seeing rent increases, according to the latest market snapshot delivered by the Association of Residential Letting Agents. It says...

Just when you thought there could not be any more rival licensing or accreditation systems in the private rental sector, a...

Another controversial scheme licensing landlords who let their homes out may face legal challenge. Middlesbrough council’s formal consultation on the introduction of...

Northwood, which is part of the Belvoir group, is launching a new TV advertising campaign to highlight its Guaranteed Rent Scheme. “We...

Some 24 per cent of landlords have considered letting out their properties on a short let Airbnb-style basis - but only...

Another client money protection scheme has been given approval to launch itself before regulations go live on April 1.  From that date...

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...

Foxtons has given a relatively upbeat assessment of the capital’s rental market in its survey of the sector in 2018. It says...

March 19 has been set as the next date for the Welsh equivalent of the Tenant Fees Ban Bill to be...

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

A survey of mortgage experts conducted by one of the largest specialist buy to let lenders suggests that Brexit is hitting...

Latest official figures show that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1.0 per cent in the...

A senior Labour politician claims that “unscrupulous” letting agents are hammering tenants with higher-than-usual charges between now and June 1 when...

You may be forgiven for thinking that rent takes up an ever-greater proportion of tenants’ income - but new figures out...

The Tenants’ Fees Bill has now become law, receiving formal Royal Assent yesterday afternoon - and within minutes, the government issued...

ARLA Propertymark is warning members to be diligent in how they promote the letting agents’ code of practice.  ARLA has issued a statement...

Online agency Upad has made another change to its charging structure. It has recently introduced revised packages for landlords, payment via Direct...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

Hounslow council wants its additional licensing scheme for HMOs - due to expire in May 2019 - to be extended for...

Throughout 2018 the number of homes available to rent in prime areas of London dropped 13 per cent. In particular, 80 per...

With good news in the buy to let sector in short supply, here’s a promising start to the week - a...

A lettings sector trade body has put the blame firmly on government for the scale of poverty amongst those who privately...

A letting agent in east London has been fined £4,000 after apparently publishing the incorrect fees that it levies on tenants...

Council enforcement officers have raided a house in Wembley, north London, and found 19 tenants paying a landlord £1,000 a week. Brent council’s...

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

The Let Leeds agency has completed on the acquisition of another firm in the city, Milnes Walker - and the purchase...

A student accommodation search engine is introducing an automated feeds service for letting agents and landlords with large property portfolios. The service,...

One of the existing two government-authorised redress schemes governing estate and letting agents has called on landlords to voluntarily join, ahead...

The BBC’s Reality Check service, respected for giving a more realistic assessment of many politicians’ promises, has looked at London mayor...

High-end lettings agency Knight Frank is predicting that £75 billion of investment will be committed to the Build To Rent sector...

The London-focussed lettings agency Portico is expanding its short-lets service Portico Host into Manchester and Liverpool - but it isn’t spending...

The tenants’ fees ban coming into effect from June 1 could help traditional lettings agents keep their place on High Streets,...

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

The chief executive of a still-to-be-launched property portal says Christmas may have come early for letting agents because of the “huge...

A rental platform says it welcomes government plans to overhaul redress for tenants and others in the housing system but it...

The government has published an independent assessment of its Tenants Fees Bill proposal - the ban on fees levied by letting...

Rent controls of the kind which London mayor Sadiq Khan wishes to introduce will worsen what is already a huge exodus...

Outsourcing. Everyone has an opinion on it and there’s a stigma surrounding it in the lettings industry. But get this…letting agents ARE...

ARPM  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Duce, Managing Director. What is ARPM and what does it...

A leading landlord has hit out at a lettings agency’s portrayal of buy to let tax changes.  Rosalind Beck, a campaigning landlord...

Private rental sector tenants in England stay an average of 4.1 years in their property - casting doubt over the justification...

Tenants are in for a rocky ride this year - and it’s chiefly the fault of government, says the chief executive...

Knight Frank has given an upbeat snapshot of the lettings market in Prime Central London, based mostly on higher rental growth...

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

The government’s new redress system, announced last week and to be implemented later this year, must be free for renters to...

The latest report for the rental sector by the TDS Charitable Foundation calls for greater cooperation between property professionals and tenants...

TV property pundit Phil Spencer, who now runs property advice site MoveIQ, says letting agents may introduce new administration fees on...

London-focussed lettings agency ludlowthompson says buy to let landlords across the country claimed a record £17.7 billion in tax relief last...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is demanding 'property MOTs' to help landlords trying to meet new energy efficiency targets. The government’s...

The chief executive of the Citizens Advice consumer charity says she wants government “to do even more to strengthen the hand...

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...

A PropTech firm is offering landlords the opportunity to manage their portfolios from £35 a month, suggesting it could be a...

Disrepair in communal areas of private blocks is to be tackled in a new series of seminars for letting agents and...

There’s been an angry reaction to the suggestion that London’s Labour mayor, Sadiq Khan, is seeking to introduce rent controls in...

We are used to stories of councils condemning letting agents and landlords - but now a London council is praising the...

A software platform has been launched which allows Build To Rent units to be short-let on the likes of Airbnb during...

A warning has been issued to lettings agents to review tenancy agreements to see if they are fit for purpose when...

A leading PropTech exponent is supporting the government’s Housing Court initiative, suggesting it could make redress for agents, landlords and tenants...

A council accused of paying over £500,000 to a landlord it had already ruled as unfit to rent out property is...

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

A mortgage firm claims the lettings industry is ripping off students by overcharging them. Mojo Mortgages says it has compared the rent...

The Labour party has expressed outrage at the news that London councils are spending over £22m each year renting back homes...

A new league table of worries for landlords shows exactly why letting agents are needed - and a lot of the...

A lettings agency boss who says she is actually in favour of the agents’ fees ban nonetheless admits there will be...

A controversial Labour-controlled local authority which already has 91 per cent of its private rental properties inside licensing schemes is now...

A lettings market snapshot from Rightmove suggests asking rents in London are now increasing at an annual rate not seen for...

Landlords in London are possibly £1,806 worse off since the vote to leave the EU in June 2016, according to specialist...

Lettings agency Haart says it will return up to £20m in deposits to existing tenants if they sign up to a...

The man who is arguably Britain’s most controversial landlord - Fergus Wilson - is likely to be issuing up to 90...