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A claim by the activists running the Generation Rent group has been branded as “misleading” by Propertymark. Generation Rent claims its research...

A leading brand in the fast-growing and heavily-funded Lomond Group has snapped up another independent agency.  Linley & Simpson has added another...

Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...

Demand for pied a terres from those working in offices for only three days of the week is fuelling demand for...

A prominent letting agency on the south coast of England, Mishon Mackay, says PropTech is allowing it to offer a unique...

The pandemic has fuelled an appetite for working from home amongst those seeking employment at lettings agencies and other parts of...

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have set out what they want to see...

A company providing virtual tours insists the technology delivers “undeniable results” but is still not used universally by agents. Virtual tours became...

A new survey gives an indication of how quickly properties with poor Energy performance Certificates are falling out of favour in...

An agency in an Airbnb hotspot is offering incentives to landlords who switch from short lets to long-term mainstream letting. Dan Roskilly,...

Leaders Romans Group has entered a three year deal with The Depositary, which is claimed could save the group tens of...

Campaigning charity Shelter wants the government to fast-track its pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers. The government pledged a White Paper...

One of the country’s best-regarded lettings agencies celebrates its 50th birthday today. The Oxford-based Finders Keepers was founded in 1972, starting out...

Sean Hooker, head of redress at the Property Redress Scheme, will discuss the latest rental reform proposals and answer letting agents'...

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...

Zoopla is warning that the recent sharp rise in rents has stretched affordability with the average rent now accounting for 37...

A PropTech firm is warning that well over two million private rental sector households could be in fuel poverty by the...

A new PropTech link up pledges to be a win-win for agents, landlords and tenants. Muuvo, a platform which is free to...

The massive Belvoir franchise network has signed up 360 of its franchisees to the PropTech service Kamma.  The franchisees include those under...

The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...

The appeal of city living has been reignited across Scotland with new figures showing a surge in demand and rents for...

The government is admitting that its rental reform agenda is aimed primarily at the north of England - which just happens...

A London agency says properties in its patch let in just five days.  Draker Lettings in Fulham has just 22 available instructions...

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

Propertymark has made an uncharacteristically strong attack on the campaigning charity Shelter for its portrayal of letting agents. Ahead of yesterday’s Queen’s...

Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...

The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...

Speculation is growing that a high profile former leader of the Association of Residential Letting Agents may become the next chief...

Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...

Campaigning charity Shelter is accusing some letting agents of “cutting corners” and has produced a provocative and satirical video showing a...

One of the most high profile members of the Welsh Parliament has hit back at calls from the controlling Labour and...

Rents in prime areas of London are nine per cent higher today than before the pandemic according to Knight Frank.  The high...

Three organisations have written a joint open letter to the Scottish Government warning that the supply of homes for rent –...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Clifford Thomas – Sales Director at The Letting Partnership What is...

A council-run private rental sector lettings agency which so far claims to manage 300 properties it launching an advertising campaign to...

Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit is launching a new option which it says gives tenants more flexibility to split the guarantee...

A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...

Propertymark members are to get a briefing on Northern Ireland’s new Private Tenancies Act at a webinar hosted by the trade...

The chief executive of Propertymark says a warning from agents about rents rising and stock diminishing as a result of a...

An activist group claims that homeless cases arising from Section 21 evictions are now at their highest level since records began...

Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...

A prominent industry supplier says lettings agents must be increasingly transparent on the services they provide - not just to landlords...

Propertymark has dismissed suggestions from critics of the lettings industry that higher rents are leading to more homelessness.  The trade body says...

New research appears to be adding to the momentum to have more flexibility over pets in private rental accommodation.  Nearly one in...

One of the best-known names in lettings in London and the south east has renewed its partnership with PropTech supplier Goodlordfor a...

Propertymark is calling on candidates in next week's Northern Ireland Assembly elections to support policies that will increase housing supply and...

All private rented homes in Oxford will need a licence from this September, following a green light from the government. Some 49.3...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

An agency has opened its 10th residential lettings office in south west London. The new Savills branch, which will also handle sales,...

A PropTech supplier says it’s created a solution to letting agents and landlords who must remain compliant and who want to...

The two main reasons that an agency decides to outsource are: 1.) To reduce costs 2.) To have the ability to focus on...

One of the UK’s largest lettings groups has made an outspoken attack on the policies of a political party standing in...

ARLA Propertymark is the latest rental industry organisation to hit out at what it calls the “tenant-centred approach” being taken to...

A new and huge private rental licensing scheme has launched in County Durham. A total of at least 29,000 properties, or 42...

An activist at the centre of a controversy involving a London letting agent has used a left-wing website to explain how...

A student lettings platform now operating in seven cities is reported to have raised £700,000 in its first funding round. HYBR –...

Airbnb, so often criticised for operating in the largely-unregulated short lets market, has called on the UK government to scrap Section...

One of the brands at the centre of the new Lomond Group has snapped up a 640-home lettings portfolio - taking...

The number of properties available for let in prime central parts of the capital has consistently trended down from the peak...

The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...

LettsPay, an automated service aiming to simplify the reconciling of tenant rental payments, has won investment from the nurtur.group - the...

Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start...

The chief executive of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the UK government, accusing it of a “blatant disregard...

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

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

ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...

Thousands of tenants have no choice but to accept “appalling conditions” according to the chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter. Polly Neate...

The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...

The owners of Martin & Co’s Aldershot branch have grown their managed portfolio by more than a fifth after acquiring local...

A new insurance-based service claims to allow tenants to avoid paying deposits upfront when they rent. Husmus assesses and rates tenants and...

Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...

Winkworth has told its shareholders that the rental market is to boom - a lot. “In lettings we anticipate that prices will...

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...

Unsurprisingly, perhaps, buy to let investors are becoming increasingly keen on upgrading homes to make them more energy efficient according to...

Industry trade body Propertymark says no Right To Rent checks will be required to be conducted by letting agents on Ukranian...

OnTheMarket is today launched a lettings Automated Valuation Model tool that is claimed will provide landlords and investors with an instant...

A PropTech supplier which helps agents and landlords identify private rental sector licensing issues has announced a new partnership. Geospatial technology firm...

Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution. The trade body also...

Martin & Co’s Plymouth franchisees have taken their branch’s managed portfolio beyond 1,000 properties after a third acquisition in five years. Chris...

Agent Rainmaker reports that over 200 letting agents have completed the latest AMX Mastery course.  The weekend event was focused around adding...

A PropTech provider has launched a renter guarantor service after claiming there’s been a 10-fold rise in tenancy fraud in the...

Sally Lawson - letting agent and ARLA President, business owner and franchiser - runs Agent Rainmaker, which aims to optimise agents’...

Agents and landlords are being warned by a government minister not to charge all-inclusive HMO tenants more than necessary in a...

Activists in the Acorn campaign group are lobbying a council in a bid to - in its words - “ban slum...

Fifteen years ago Take That’s ‘Shine’ was at number one in the charts, ‘Mr Bean’s Holiday’ drew crowds into cinemas and...

An activist group in London has launched a scathing attack on councils which it claims have been ineffective in regulating rogue...

Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...

Inventories are a key tool to ensuring they, and the properties they let, comply with the law. That’s the claim from industry...

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...

Two more London boroughs are consulting about licensing schemes which will require landlords or their agents to pay hundreds of pounds...

London-based lettings payment platform Yorlet has launched a new PropTech partnership with Canopy, TDS and Alan Boswell. The platform offers automated workflows,...

Owners of some rental properties, and agents acting on their behalf, can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost...

A council is launching a form on online letting agency which wants to push agents and landlords into agreeing two year...

It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...

A leading lettings agency says increasing numbers of tenants are seeking pet-friendly homes to rent. Chestertons claims up to 35 per cent...

Rightmove’s latest webinar tomorrow will focus on the revenue generation opportunities that exist at every stage of the process of letting...

Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...

One of the country’s most outspoken advocates of rent controls has been told why agents and landlords oppose them. Propertymark has hosted...

Another council is to conduct a consultation process to expand selective and additional licensing schemes for the next five years. Under existing...

The Property Investor Show is back for its 20th year with 100 property sector experts and exhibitors in London this week. The...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management...

A property finance company says increased taxes and regulations for the private rental sector mean that energy efficiency improvements to raise...

A council says it’s considering introducing criminal record checks on individuals who apply to run HMOs as part of a wide-ranging...

There’s been a broad welcome from letting agents to the Spring Statement not loading more tax or restrictions on buy to...

Expanding North East agency Hive Estates has acquired a Newcastle lettings business as part of its plans for growth - and...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

An online lettings agency says two thirds of landlords and tenants have ‘issues’ with their agents - and substantial numbers claim...

Shock figures suggest that Airbnb owners are charging up to 600 per cent more to stay at their properties during major...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...

A lettings platform set up 18 months ago but under-the-radar until now claims to be the world’s first for women only...

The chief executive of an online mortgage broker is warning that yesterday’s base rate rise announced by the Bank of England...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...

A London council is urging letting agents and landlords to sign a pledge to encourage tenants to use the local recycling...

Letting agents are being urged to respond to a consultation opening today from rhe independent Office for Tax Simplification.  The OTS has published an...

A warning has gone out to politicians from lettings agency trade body ARLA Propertymark - don’t try to fix a system...

The owner of a Belvoir lettings franchise has fulfilled a lockdown ambition to write and publish her book ‘Landlords, what’s holding...

A large majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...

The costs of upgrading properties to meet new energy efficiency standards are likely to be passed on to tenants via higher...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...

The government has issued revised guidelines for the possession process in the private and social rented sectors in the light of...

The Labour Mayor of Bristol has spoken out about the threat to the mainstream rental sector posed by the proliferation of...

Major London agency Dexters has acquired the lettings business Howsy, which handles the property management of 6,000 units across the country. Dexters...

A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of...

A lettings firm specialising in holiday properties is reported to have disappeared with all items taken from its office and calls...

The lettings and management platform teclet, owned by OnTheMarket, is now available to agents and property managers in Scotland. The product offer...

Lettings agency Galbraith reports that landlords are now returning to the residential lets sector from holiday lets after several years without...

Walsall council is proposing additional licensing to improve conditions and management of HMOs in five wards where there are high numbers...

With the steady introduction of rental platforms and apps designed to bypass letting agents and property managers in the tenancy process,...

One of the country’s major regional newspapers has launched a campaign for the urgent introduction of rent controls. The Bristol Evening Post,...

Dawsons Property has acquired the rental portfolio of Liberty Properties in Swansea.  “We shall be looking to hold both landlord and tenant...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...

A player in the rental insurance field is warning that the growing cost of living crisis makes it more important than...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

Agents tasked with persuading possible investors as to the benefit of buy to let have new ammunition, in the shape of...

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

The increasingly shrill anti-landlord rhetoric from some politicians is making it harder for tenants, claims a leading industry spokesman. John Blackwood, chief...

A two-branch lettings agency in Hertfordshire has ceased trading and says it will soon be placed into creditors’ voluntary liquidation. A statement...

New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has accused governments across the UK of using Covid 19 rule changes to slip in...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...

The criticism by landlords aimed at Housing Secretary Michael Gove for some of his comments regarding the cladding issue, has now...

A PropTech supplier claims that increased automation can help letting agents meet the demands of the government’s Levelling Up agenda. Openview –...

There’s been yet another deadline change for the revised Right To Rent rules. Temporary checks introduced at the height of the pandemic...

The central Birmingham branch of franchise giant Belvoir is celebrating its 15th anniversary by moving to a prestigious new city centre...

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

PropTech supplier Goodlord is to host a webinar on Thursday answering letting agents' questions onthe implications of the landmark ruling on...

The online lettings agency Howsy is reported to have been acquired by a national chain after a ‘distressed sale’ following its...

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

An independent agency in the Midlands has set up a club attracting investors from as far as Hong Kong, Dubai and...

Hamilton Fraser, well known as a provider of insurance products and services to letting agents and landlords, has been acquired by...

Cornwall has been in the spotlight as an area with an acute shortage of long-term rental properties because landlords have switched...

Propertymark has hit back at the latest demand by politicians for rent controls. The London mayor Sadiq Khan renewed his call for...

A radical overhaul of the private rental sector is underway in Scotland and agents’ body Propertymark says it wants all sides...

The Lettings Industry Council - which arguably has a low profile with agents - has become an industry partner of another...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

Politicians across the UK appear to be growing more vocal in their support for rent controls. The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru...

A PropTech referencing service is claiming to offer agents a new revenue stream during void periods.  Vouch says it has created a...

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants is introducing a new qualification and training for borough council housing enforcement officers to...

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says teclet, a wholly owned subsidiary of OnTheMarket plc, has integrated with the TDS API - aimed...

Another council is considering dramatic moves to limit the numbers of houses in multiple occupation. A public consultation is being planned this...

The number of prospective tenants asked to provide guarantors ahead of renting has risen by a huge 36 per cent over...

Inventory Base Academy has launched its new course - how to start your own inventory operation. The new course is aimed at...

Campaigning charity Shelter says new government figures reveal an increasing number of renters are facing eviction.  And it warns that more renters are...

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

It’s suggested that almost a third of pet-owning tenants have been hiding their animals from agents or landlords for more than...

The leader of one of Britain’s highest profile lettings agency operations has let rip at the government for what he calls...

Online agency Hortons, which operates its sales activities across five countries, has opened a lettings department. The new service will initially be...

PropTech company Homeppl has launched two products that it calls “revolutionary fraud detection tools” for letting agents. One of the two technologies...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

A suite of new ‘pet-let’ products is to be offered by The Lettings Hub, which already has some 1,000-plus agents on...

A lettings agency employee who diverted over £50,000 of landlords’ money into his own account has been given a suspended sentence. Paul...

In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process.  Over...

It’s now been made clear that there will be a detailed White Paper in the spring explaining radical changes to the...

A new property management platform seeking support form letting agents claims to be the ‘Airbnb for shared living’. Vann Vogstad, the entrepreneur...

Buy to let mortgage rates will rise “very quickly” this year according to a leading broker. Angus Stewart, chief executive of online...

Rightmove is advising the private rental sector not to pass on interest rate rises to tenants. Yesterday the Bank of England increased...

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

ARLA Propertymark has identified a key weakness in the government’s ambitious plans to reform the private rental sector as part of...

Propertymark is advising agents to prepare for substantial changes to the Right To Rent process arriving in just two months time. As...

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a new Tenancy Compliance service through its pre-tenancy progression software, BOX.  The Lettings Hub says...

A prominent London buying agent says her property management team is letting out homes in the capital in a matter of...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning, includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

The Property Franchise Group now manages in excess of 74,000 rental properties on behalf of landlords, according to a new trading...

A radical shake up of the private rental sector is expected to be announced tomorrow by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The main...

ARLA Propertymark is warning that new landlords must be drafted in to the private rental sector to replace those exiting in...

Propertymark has entered the debate about whether buy to let landlords should be amongst those receiving help from the government in...

Purplebricks has revealed that it will cost some £3.6m to correct compliance issues in its lettings division. The agency continues to stay...

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...

A new trade body is being set up which describes itself as a national network of property managers, specialising in the...

Propertymark has expressed a sigh of relief at a decision this week by the Appeal Court, which ruled in favour of...

A lettings agency has gone on the offensive and is publishing landlords who switch from rivals because of allegedly poor service. And...

Semi-detached houses have overtaken terraced homes as the preferred property type landlords plan to buy, reflecting growing tenant demand for larger...

There’s a 15 year record high in the number of buy to let mortgage products available for current or new landlords. The...

Birmingham, Bristol and Leicester are seeing the fastest growth in Buy To Let investment according to new figures from a business...

Extending the length of Notice to Quit periods in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland to up to six months...

A key judgment from the Court of Appeal, announced today, is reported to have gone in favour of landlords and letting...

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...

Ballantynes agency in Scotland has snapped up Edinburgh letting firm Capital Lettings. Capital founder David Smith is retiring and all existing staff...

There’s been yet another acquisition of an independent agency. Leeds-based property company, Adair Paxton, has snapped up longstanding Rothwell estate agent, William...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has received another £1.8m investment- just as it launches its own insurance service. The fundraise provides capital...

Letting agents who embrace training and qualifications - beyond those which are mandatory - will help create trust and transparency. That’s the...

The Home Office has confirmed that letting agents, landlords and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...

A webinar being held tomorrow promises to demonstrate how letting agents who ask the right single question to their landlord clients...

There’s still some way to go for the lettings market to return to its pre-pandemic best according to Knight Frank -...

While the number of companies set up by individual landlords to hold buy to lets reached a record high last year,...

Agent Rainmaker is holding another of its ARX Mastery events, in a bid to promote growth in the lettings agency sector...

A member of staff at a Connells-owned branch has been quoted as saying the agency had “no lawful basis” for passing...

PropTech companies Kamma and Veri-Check are consolidating an existing partnership. Kamma users can already access Veri-Check’s instant property licensing checks, but in...

A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...

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

Gary Barker - the ex-Reapit supremo who controversially did not take up the role of chief executive at Boomin - is...

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...

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

A new Midlands property investment group has been launched, and says it will target both investors and landlords. Joseph Mews Property Group...

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

An agency owned by Foxtons says there’s been a 120 per cent surge in demand for pet-friendly rental properties since the...

For landlords, finding a tenant for a property can be challenging. Today, people expect modern, high quality, clean appliances as standard...

A leading lettings agent has warned tenants against using social media to find rental properties.  David Alexander - head of DJ Alexander,...

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 leading expert on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21 evictions...

An agency has issued a statement strongly rejecting the negative mood music surrounding the private rental sector. Chris Wood and Ross McDonald...

The Home Office has issued yet another iteration of its guidance for agents on how to conduct Right To Rent checks. The...

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...

New research by MoneySuperMarket reveals that dogs cause £1.5 billion of property damage per year. Labradoodles are the UK’s most destructive dog...

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

Flatfair has named a series of agents now signed up to its deposit alternative products. These include Jones Robinson, Haslams, Andrew Craig,...

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

The Lomond Group, already reported to be in talks to buy London agency Chestertons, has revealed it’s snapped up another leading...

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...

Agents should not wait until regulation and legislation improve the rental sector - they should be doing so voluntarily.  That’s the view...

A lettings agency’s new website claims to offer increased support to landlords, tenants, and investors, “while cutting through the noise of...

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

The Guild of Property Professionals has entered into a partnership with one of the many deposit replacement services now available. It’s teamed...

How can agents improve their position in society? A report has been published following a roundtable discussion between prominent agency figures...

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...

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Purplebricks could face a bill of as much as £30m “after it put thousands of landlords...

Perhaps few letting agents consider giving anything like rewards to tenants, but if they did there might be a case for...

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

For the first time since January 2020, rents in Inner London rose on an annual basis - they were up 3.9...

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

Bristol-based lettings management company Iletpro Ltd has been ordered to pay a total of £2,700.06 in fines and costs for failing...

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

A PropTech startup says faster and easier onboarding is crucial in the fight against rent arrears - especially with the Omicron...

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

PropTech suppliers Kamma and CoreLogic UK have teamed up to help improve the process of buy to let lending and compliance. Kamma...

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

Paul and Sharon Collins are to mark 25 years as owners of the Belvoir Lincoln lettings agency in the New Year.  Looking...

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

The classic winter time arguments between tenants and agents over what is damp and what is mildew can be resolved by...

A letting agency has been issued with penalty notices worth £3,000 for operating illegally. Back in 2014 it became a legal requirement...

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...

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

Purplebricks says its head of lettings has left after just eight months - and just days after a crisis involving tenant deposits. A Purplebricks...

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

The average number of new prospective tenants registered per branch fell in October to 71, from September’s figure of 83, according...

Effective enforcement is crucial to stamp out rogue lettings agents and protect consumers says safeagent. In the latest edition of its Effective...

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

A lettings platform set up by a 24 year old is today announcing an expansion from its Bristol start up to...

Purplebricks is refusing to say how many tenants and landlords were affected by its failure to comply with the law requiring deposits...

The owner of Martin & Co’s Blackpool branch has made it a year to remember after securing another independent acquisition.  Hamza Anwar...

One of the largest private residential landlords in the Midlands has appointed Principle Estate Management to start collecting various ground rents...

Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms.  Earlier this week the government...

Council-imposed fines on letting agents and landlords that fall foul of licensing regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...

During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...

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

The House of Lords will today discuss the apparently-growing Sex for Rent scandal. Campaigners say a search on websites such as Craigslist...

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

A high-profile four-day bootcamp designed to sharpen up lettings agents has returned from the pandemic with a bang.  Agent Rainmaker - set up...

Staging a home during the selling process could boost a sale price by up to £47,000; meanwhile lettings asking prices could...

The long term undersupply of rental properties across the country is expected to support rental growth into 2022, says Zoopla. In addition,...

Police officers are this week raising awareness among agents about the signs of potential cannabis grows. The campaign is being led in...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...

Just as COP26 is drawing to a close, so one of the lettings industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the...

The once-popular idea of parents buying a property for their offspring to use while at university, and then letting it to other...

Two lettings agencies in Cornwall are campaigning for more affordable rental accommodation for NHS staff in the county. Camel and Homequest Lettings...

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