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A council is lobbying the government to ask for landlords using Airbnb and other short let platforms to be charged business...

A new survey suggests there may be an exodus of investors out of buy to let - some 27 per cent...

A leading agency in a part of the UK where local government wants to clamp down on the spread of Airbnb...

A lettings agency admits that the proportion of net income required to cover rent has hit 75 per cent in some...

London courts are failing to cope with the volume of landlord repossession cases according to a trade body. New figures show the...

Specialist letting agency and property management company Student Housing has had its busiest quarter, it says. The Lincoln-based agency added 30 new...

It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new...

There’s been an angry response by the rental sector following the latest attack by campaigning charity Shelter. The organisation claims that private...

The fallout continues over the government’s shock refusal to allow Liverpool council to continue its huge landlord licensing scheme. Yesterday we reported that...

Plans to end the freeze on housing benefits will still leave many tenants unable to afford rent say landlords. Following the announcement...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has rejected a bid by Labour-controlled Liverpool council to extend its licensing scheme for five years. Government approval...

A council getting government cash for rental enforcement is using it to introduce a review service allowing tenants to comment on...

The Welsh Government says new regulations are to be introduced to combat carbon monoxide poisoning. The regulations will require landlords and their...

A leading property industry figure says Airbnb is attempting to persuade traditional buy to let landlords into going down the short-let...

Durham county council wants to spend just over £250,000 setting up a lettings agency to place tenants with private landlords. The authority...

A trade magazine is reporting that online lettings agency Upad has been bought out by a PropTech platform. The Negotiator says Howsy...

Poor communication remains the chief reason for disputes between agents, landlords and tenants at check-out time according to the latest research. A...

It’s here - the Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive comes into force today with significant challenges and implications for letting agents. The...

A protest has been held outside a lettings agency in Manchester by tenants demanding that the firm ‘sacks’ one of its...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has thrown its weight behind an initiative by the Scottish Government to control the growth...

A Labour council serving one of the largest private rental communities in the country is reported to have failed to have...

Two major buy to let lenders have slashed their rates in a bid to win business. One of the highest profile lenders,...

A ginger group that supports the Labour party says the government’s bid to stop pet bans is meaningless and does not...

Some 26 per cent of buy to let investors plan to sell one or more of their properties in 2020 according...

Two long-established lettings and sales agencies on the south coast have merged in a bid to “enhance customer experience.” Smart Property and...

The government - which over the weekend made a surprise move to try to stop landlords banning tenants from keeping pets...

The Labour party has mocked the government’s £4m new funding for councils to combat rogue agents and landlords as “puny.” A statement...

A legal firm is warning agents and landlords that they have less than three months to prepare for the latest MEES...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and The Guild of Property Professionals have both given their backing to the government’s latest...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is to overhaul the model tenancy contract to make it easier for tenants to have pets. A surprise statement from the...

The government has announced an additional £4m in funding for local councils to combat rogue agents and landlords - but it’s...

Oldham council is the latest to seek an extension of a selective licensing scheme beyond its mandatory five year term -...

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it will be issuing resources to support for lettings agents in the coming days...

There’s been an upbeat prediction on the lettings market given by leading market commentator Lucian Cook, head of residential research at...

Letting agents can beat the upcoming ban on Section 21 by updating key documentation and automating arrears management to reduce the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has set out its demands should the governmental go ahead with proposals for lifetime deposits. In...

This month sees the launch of a new trade body for the lettings sector - the National Residential Landlords Association. It’s the...

No date has been set by government for the second reading of the Renters' Reform Bill 2019-20. The Bill was announced in...

Countrywide has calculated that with many landlords exiting the buy to let market, the number of homes available to rent has...

A rogue landlord has been fined £1,384 for failing to get a council licence for two buy to let properties. The case...

There’s still life in the buy to let market despite the regulatory and financial changes in recent years according to a...

A rogue landlord has been found guilty of unlawful harassment and misleading and aggressive practices, and will be sentenced next month. Ragoopathy...

The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge...

Just over third of private landlords are planning to quit the sector or cut the number of homes they let in...

There’s a heightened risk of voids in the New Year period and agents and landlords should prepare: that’s the warning from...

An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...

The government’s Queen’s Speech has confirmed what the industry has effectively been expecting for some months. There will be a new lifetime...

One of the highest profile buy to let mortgage lenders predicts that 2020 will see increasing numbers of investors going into...

A Southampton lettings agency owner has been jailed after defrauding landlords and tenants out of £230,000. Andrew Whitehead has been jailed for...

The new government must prioritise the implementation of proposals to ensure letting agents and others in the industry are appropriately qualified. That’s...

New data from the Association of Residential Lettings Agents shows how the festive slowdown has hit the market. The number of tenants...

Atlas Residential - a Build to Rent developer with over 75,000 international properties - is partnering with deposit alternative supplier flatfair...

Richard Donnell, research director at Zoopla, is warning the government that future reform of the private rental sector must not jeopardise...

The giant Hunters franchise chain, which has over 200 offices across the UK, Is boosting its technology through a strategic partnership...

Number 10 briefings to the national media suggest that the scrapping of Section 21 - long talked about by the previous...

A league table has been drawn up revealing the UK’s possession order hotspots - just as the government seems keen to...

If letting agents want more satisfied clients and fewer disputes they should provide better information to tenants. That’s the view of PropTech...

An undercover investigation by the LBC radio station has revealed unscrupulous landlords who expect sex from women tenants in return for...

Generation Rent, a campaign group that is consistently critical of lettings agencies and landlords, says a priority of the new government...

The National Landlords’ Association says the new Conservative government must do two things in its early phase in office. The NLA, which...

A prominent industry trade group says the new government must honour its manifesto commitment to strengthen the right of “good landlords”...

A trade body is warning of a crisis in the private rental market as new figures show a sharp drop in...

Haart is trying to shift the mood music around the private rental sector from challenging to celebratory, saying there is plenty...

A leading law firm has highlighted four key dates for letting agents and landlords to watch for in 2020. Paul Barnes, head...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...

One in seven British renters expect their landlords to resolve arguments over bill payments, a utilities provider claims. The study, by Glide,...

A prominent buy to let mortgage chief says lenders should be able to access the rogue landlord database launched last year. John...

Owners of buy to let properties across the UK could be entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges according...

An industry supplier says letting agents should respond supportively to the growing eco-consciousness shown by younger people who are likely to...

Letting agents and landlords who prepare for a dispute at the outset of a tenancy increase their chances of avoiding one...

Longstanding Leeds based property company Adair Paxton has acquired boutique estate agency firm, Hudson Moody Wass. Founded in 2001, Hudson Moody Wass...

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[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled in favour of deposit alternative scheme flatfair in a dispute which began with a complaint...

New research from the National Landlords Association reveals that migrant workers, and not professional executives, provide the best rental yield. The NLA...

A trade body suggests that the votes of private landlords could decide the results in over 100 constituencies in next week’s...

The latest rental market snapshot from the Association of Residential Letting Agents suggests that 50 per cent of agents witnessed an...

A short lets firm that describes itself as an “Airbnb management service” is launching an advertising campaign to woo landlords away...

A dawn raid by enforcement officers from a London council has discovered 17 men sleeping on mattresses in a three bedroom...

A roundtable discussion of rental industry leaders has produced a recommendation for the mandatory regulation of lettings agents. The objective, they say,...

A new product in the increasingly competitive field of deposit alternatives has been launched by lettings and landlord insurance industry giant,...

The London Airbnb property management company previously known as AirAgents, has rebranded as Nestor. Established in 2015, AirAgents went on to win...

Specialist buy to let mortgage lender Paragon has welcomed Labour's General Election pledge to force rental properties to undergo an annual...

You don’t need to go far for news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to proposed...

Labour’s policies for the private rental sector are “too extreme ... unrealistic and will be hugely damaging to housing supply in...

A new PropTech app-based service claiming to reduce paperwork in property management is rolling out in London and the south east. Herddle...

The relatively low profile 99home online agency says it is now the UK’s fifth largest operation in the online sector after...

A broad commitment to strengthen landlords’ rights has been made in the Conservative manifesto - and it’s been welcomed by a...

A pressure group that has spoken out against letting agents and landlords is urging private tenants to take part in a...

Labour has given shocking new details of its proposals for the private rental sector including £100.000 fines if properties are deemed...

There’s been a steep rise in the costs of landlord joining a compulsory licensing scheme operated by Labour-controlled Nottingham city council. The...

A leading provider of deposit alternatives has voiced concern at the Conservatives’ proposal to have a lifetime deposit scheme to make...

Two specific elements of Labour’s tax proposals, outlined in its manifesto, could “drive a nail into the coffin of buy to...

As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...

The Conservatives’ new concept of a so-called Lifetime Deposit has been welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association.  Yesterday, Letting Agent Today revealed...

On the day that Labour launches its proposals to reform the private rental sector, the Tories have announced so-called Lifetime Rental...

The Liberal Democrats is the first of the major parties to release its party manifesto for the December 12 manifesto, and...

The Property Franchise Group has issued an upbeat trading statement indicating that it’s mitigated much of the financial impact of the...

A long-established lettings company in Scotland has acquired a three year old independent with a small portfolio of 45 properties. Riccardo Giovanacci...

Another survey of private landlords show a majority feeling less confident about the market than they were three months ago. Last week...

An inventories supplier is advising that the growing number of sub-letting scams can be reduced by regular property visits by agents...

A rogue landlord and the property company he ran have been fined £22,000 for dishing out ‘sham licences’ to tenants in...

A controversial private rental licensing regime that has already made the headlines for the wrong reasons has now been branded a...

A local council claims it has received over 500 complaints from private rental tenants since the start of April - approaching...

The Chartered Institute of Taxation is urging tenants not to ignore a letter if they receive one from HM Revenue &...

Labour has dropped its controversial policy under which private tenants would have been able to buy their homes at a discount. Press...

One might have thought that if private rental tenants were as badly treated as some people suggest, housing would be their...

Just over a fifth of lettings agents questioned in a major industry survey are concerned that may not be complying with...

New figures just released by the government emphasise the significance of creating a specialist housing court says one of the lettings...

The appeal by Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to be given powers to introduce rent controls have been dealt a...

The property management platform Apropos, scheduled to launch early next year, says it’s signed up 25 business partners ahead of schedule. The...

The normally-sedate Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued an unusually stark warning to government, telling it to “stop meddling” in...

Another think tank has come up with proposals to scrap Section 21 eviction powers and cap rents - and it also...

A Labour council is leading a trial by local authorities of a new digital platform that checks whether agents, landlords and...

The growing chorus of calls to professionalise the short lets sector has won influential backing from a senior PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold...

Almost two thirds of landlords say their next buy to let purchase will be through a limited company, not by themselves...

A leading agent is the latest industry figure to speak out against rent controls, which continue to be advocated by Labour...

The government and local authorities run by all political parties are keen to advocate measures to curb rogue letting agents and...

A north of England letting agent who conned home owners out of thousands of pounds has been ordered to pay it back...

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

Landlords’ confidence in their lettings business has slumped to an all-time low, according to research by the National Landlords Association. In a...

The proportion of homes in Great Britain let by overseas based landlords is 11 per cent, up from seven per cent...

It looks likely that the Conservative party is set to formally oppose rent controls when it publishes its manifesto, probably in...

Countrywide has issued an unusual statement saying that the veteran lettings expert recruited to steer the organisation through the tenant fee...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has returned to his campaign to win powers which would allow him to impose rent controls. Khan...

The National Union of Students claims young people at college and university are being unfairly targeted by agents and landlords when...

Citizens Advice wants the next government to radically alter the private rental sector in favour of tenants.  The charity’s 2019 election manifesto,...

A leading London lettings agent wants increased regulation over Airbnb in a bid to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. Martin Bikhit, managing...

Knight Frank says the supply of new lettings properties in prime central London is likely to slow - and as a...

Labour’s controversial proposal to oblige landlords to sell their buy to let properties to tenants who wished to purchase them, unveiled...

Industry supplier Let Alliance has merged with the Barbon Insurance Group, which includes HomeLet and Rentshield     The announcement was made at...

A leading trade body says the government’s latest injection of funds to help local councils root out rogue operators in the...

A lettings guru who worked at Purplebricks for five years in a string of key roles has quit the company to...

The government has given an extra £3.8m to councils to come up with ways of catching rogue landlords - and in...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Lettings agents who diversify to offer tenant liability insurance not only broaden their own business but also increase peace of mind...

Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...

One of the industry’s leading trade bodies has revealed that the number of laws creating an obligation on landlords in the...

Martin & Co says it has compensated clients fully after a rogue lettings agent in Cornwall added sums to invoices sent...

A collective of activist renter groups has set out a manifesto of what it wants from the winner of next month’s...

The Scottish Government says it’s looking at whether to regulate Airbnb and other short let activities after a consultation found widespread...

Lettings agents are being invited to tell a big city council how to improve its private rental sector strategy.  Manchester local authority...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has launched his party’s General Election campaign with an attack on what he describes as “dodgy landlords.” He...

One of the industry’s leading trade groups has repeated a warning to the Conservatives that they cannot rely on the votes...

An insurance firm has broken down the causes of major problems for buy to let landlords and tenants - and, perhaps...

One of the leading providers of deposit alternatives in the UK wants the government to embrace the option - even to...

One of the leading lettings sector trade bodies has unveiled what it describes as “a positive vision for the private rented...

A new piece of legislation has been invoked to ban a landlord from any involvement in the private rental sector for...

Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...

The growing deposit alternative sector continues to be ultra-competitive with 15-branch agency Kings Lettings signing up to Zero Deposit. Kings Lettings operates...

Rent controls similar to those demanded by Labour in London and other major cities in the UK do not work, and...

A new building society mortgage product is aimed at allowing students to become first time buyers and to simultaneously become first...

The likely general election is an opportunity for the government to make the lettings sector more appealing for would-be landlords, says...

A police force has issued a warning to agents and owners of short-let properties to look for signs of modern slavery...

A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...

Labour-run Leeds city council is introducing a licensing scheme which requires landlords to pay up to £825 per property. The deadline for...

A leading agent has repeated his controversial belief that the proposed scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers should be seen as...

The government is being urged to speed up the release details of the future it sees for selective licensing following revelations...

A trade body says the private rental sector is facing a major crisis - more landlords are selling properties than buying...

New research suggests that the recent fall in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages may be coming to a halt. Online...

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets....

Belvoir has confirmed that its Brighton franchisees have acquired the independent Homelets agency in the town - for a cool £1m. Existing...

Government data suggests that almost 54 per cent of the UK’s remaining smokers are tenants - and against that backdrop, an...

A seaside council has issued over £15,000 in fines to owners of unlicensed HMOs.  Torbay council in south Devon adds that “a...

A long-term legal critic of selective licensing is warning that letting agents could be held jointly accountable with the landlords, -...

A PropTech firm says it is going to eliminate tenant screening costs by 2021 for lettings agents and landlords who use...

Three criminals have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering involving an online lettings agency. The sentences follow an investigation spearheaded...

The Leaders Romans Group has acquired yet another independent agency - this time it is Essex and Suffolk Lettings. Based in Colchester,...

A London-focussed lettings agency is hosting a seminar for landlords in association with a rental sector trade body. The key theme of...

One of the country’s leading lettings experts has outlined why the government is wrong to suggest that Section 8 powers could...

New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...

If you want to know why inventories are vital for agents and landlords, look no further than the high-profile dispute over...

New analysis by Direct Line for Business reveals a surge in the number of police investigations into the theft of electricity,...

Another online lettings agency has come forward with a deal to help landlords and tenants stranded after the closure of Upad. Last...

Another law firm has sharply criticised the government’s proposals to abolish Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Devonshires says the government should...

Giant glow-in-the-dark swear words, a sex toy and a pet python are among some of the items that students left in...

Government plans to end so-called ‘no fault’ evictions may backfire and not improve tenants’ security at all. That’s the warning from Osbornes...

The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...

Consumer charity Citizens’ Advice says government proposals to reform or possibly scrap S21 eviction rights do not go far enough.  The group...

Several lettings agencies have stepped up to offer help to stranded customers of the collapsed online service Upad. A notice on Upad’s...

A lettings agent jailed in March for taking £220,000 from tenants and landlords is now in trouble over her legal representation. Heather...

A senior Labour housing spokesman is urging the government to press on with plans to outlaw the use of Section 21...

The online lettings agency Upad has this weekend published an immediate closure announcement on its website. It reads: “We regret to inform...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has submitted its response to the government's consultation on scrapping Section 21 evictions, which closes tomorrow...

October 31, known as All Hallows' Eve, is now less than three weeks away. While the government continues with its botched Brexit...

1. Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Terry Fisher, Marketing Director at Movebubble 2. What is Movebubble...

One of London's largest agencies, Chestertons, has reported a record month for revenues in September as well as its best ever...

Rental platform Canopy, which allows tenants to rent without a deposit, has announced a new partnership which will allow agents and...

A new ethical letting agency has launched in partnership with a housing association and is promoting its low fee structure. Home Makers,...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has accused courts across the country of failing to follow their own rules when it comes...

The cost of renting a room in the UK remained steady during Q3, according to SpareRoom. The country's biggest flatsharing site says...

Landlords have urged the authorities not to introduce rent controls in Manchester as they would 'choke off' supply of housing in...

Landlords must look at their finances as a range of tax changes continue to 'hit home', according to Apropos. The property management...

Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...

An online letting agency which launched last month has announced the recruitment of two former Purplebricks staff. Michael Booth, the hybrid agency's...

A group of landlords in the North East are the latest to criticise Labour's plans to introduce a Right to Buy...

Two university dropouts who started their own student letting agency have recorded their busiest ever start to an academic year. Harry Conti,...

A rental market slump in September has led to a rise in average void periods across many parts of England and...

The government has this week published a learning toolkit for local authorities to help them with enforcement against rogue landlords and...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act continued its upward curve in August. The...

A fifth of buy-to-let landlords claim they have reduced the number of properties in their portfolios due to a range of...

The number of landlords looking to sell properties decreased slightly between Q2 and Q3 2019, according to a survey by Paragon. The...

A call has been made for the best letting agencies and other rental sector professionals to show how they comply with...

Rightmove has at last completed on its acquisition of tenancy referencing firm Van Mildert, first announced two months ago. The deal, reported...

An umbrella organisation representing councils is calling for greater freedom to introduce more and larger rental sector licensing schemes, without the...

The private rented sector would shrink by 20 per cent if Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions are abolished, according to an economic...

A prominent trade body is urging its members and the wider industry to back a crowdfunding exercise to pay for a...

Letting agents are to be offered free training in managing tenancy deposits and disputes if they operate in Edinburgh. In the last...

Did you know that preparing for a deposit dispute starts at the beginning of a tenancy? When tenants and landlords disagree about...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused Labour of being thin on detail when it comes to the housing policies...

The lettings agency owners behind the Advanced Rent Option, which provides landlords with up to 12 months’ rent in advance, says...

High end London estate agency Chestertons has signed up with Zero Deposits, one of the deposit replacement services expanding across the...

High end agency JLL says it’s seen a consistent rise in London owners becoming landlords, with a 15.3 per cent increase...

The quality of accommodation in the private rental sector has drastically improved in the past decade according to a survey by...

The majority of the UK’s private renters don’t want to purchase a home according to new research, coming just as the...

Ben Beadle is to be the chief executive of the new National Residential Landlords Association, launching in January. The new body comes...

Private landlords are to be given a month’s rent upfront and 12 months’ membership of a trade body if they sign...

A leading PropTech chief says there is nothing inherently wrong with private tenants being given the right to buy their property,...

The weekly economic and financial research magazine The Economist has made a scathing attack on rent controls. The publication says rent controls...

High profile eviction company Landlord Action says as many as 50 per cent of Section 21 cases it handles involve tenants...

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 Nationwide is investing in a digital lettings service called Bunk - it’s headed by a 24 year old who has...

A Shropshire man has become the first in England to be banned from being a landlord.  In a case brought by Telford...

Labour is backing new guidelines which ban adverts which can be interpreted as encouraging landlords and home owners to flout restrictions...

A leading lettings sector trade body says evidence shows the direct payment of benefit to landlords is the biggest possible contribution...

As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...

Members of the industry’s two major landlord bodies have backed a merger which will now take place on January 1. Members of...

A landlord who failed to provide information regarding a buy to let property has been fined £2,080.  Tenants contacted Colchester council in...

A home being pet-friendly is the most desirable attribute in a rental property, according to research by a specialist mortgage lender.  The...

A Labour think tank considered on the right wing of the party says it wants rent controls that make a difference...

Last week’s revelation that approaching 50 per cent of letting agents surveyed in London were in breach of the law is...

A Labour councillor on Islington council - which is controlled by the party and has Jeremy Corbyn as a local member...

Landlords in a part of Teesside are to be allowed to operate a “collaborative” licensing scheme after a council backed down...

The most controversial local council rental licensing scheme in the country has been deemed a success - at least by the...

We are at the beginning of the end for let only tenancies which have effectively been subsidised in the past by...

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents is urging member agents and the industry to ensure it is up to date with...

The Liberal Democrat conference, which begins on Saturday, is to debate a resolution calling for the scrapping of Section 21 -...

Franchise agency group Winkworth claims the lettings fee ban impact has been less severe on its agents than on other companies,...

Utilities management service Tenant Shop says demographic changes leading to more families and older individuals renting privately represent an opportunity for...

The government has been criticised yet again for what is described as its “incoherent” approach to the private rental sector. David Miles,...

Data published by specialist lender Precise Mortgages suggests that over a fifth of landlords are planning to expand their portfolio with...

New research from an international law firm shows that the rental sector in major cities is now changing its demographic make-up...

HM Revenue & Customs has launched what appears to be a fishing expedition to find out information about investor landlords who...

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting a webinar this week when the chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents, David...

It can be done - a council has U-turned on plans for a licensing scheme for landlords. The move by Hounslow council...

More details have emerged about Labour’s controversial proposal to allow private rental tenants that right to buy their landlord’s property, at...

Online rental services platform Howsy - which last week revealed £5m new investment from backers - has acquired online lettings agency...

Housing minister Esther McVey has hinted that the government may finally decide as soon as next month on whether to introduce...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents wants agents and tenants to have access to the government’s high profile but so far...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £14,500 after he was found to be illegally letting his property out to 11...

A respected transfer agent who has been selling lettings businesses for 25 years has issued a warning that tenant-find let-only portfolios...

A national awareness campaign is required to help landlords get to grip with new Energy Performance Certificate legislation. That’s the view of...

As the row over Labour’s proposal rumbles on the think tank Centre for Policy Studies - which has previously argued that...

Enfield wants to be the latest London council to introduce large-scale additional and selective licensing schemes which would affect most private rented...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents appears to have joined the chorus of criticism against Labour’s controversial right to buy policy...

Property management platform Howsy has revealed new funding to the tune of £5m - and it now claims to be one...

Not-for-profit accreditation scheme safeagent has partnered with Landlord Accreditation Scotland to provide specialist training for agents north of the border.  LAS is...

There’s been a fierce outcry from Conservative MPs and the lettings industry in response to Labour’s threat to give private rental...

Birmingham council has issued its first civil penalty against a House in Multiple Occupation landlord - and it says that move...

One in six landlords is seeking to reduce the size of their portfolio in the next 12 months and around half...

A council has used a drone with a thermal imaging camera to identify illegal ‘sheds’ where tenants are being rented beds...

Labour has this morning pledged to introduce a shock new policy if it wins the next general election - giving private...

Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...

Fixflo is launching its sixth annual Lettings Report for lettings professionals  The survey gauges the opinions of lettings professionals around the UK...

With the country in febrile election mode, it’s perhaps unsurprising that the Association of Residential Letting Agents has got in on...

The two largest landlord trade groups are to merge. The National Landlords Association and the Residential Landlords Association will unite to form...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...

Police in South Shields have called for the sharing of information about tenants in HMOs - and a council is considering...

A London-focused PropTech startup has just won another £7m in funding. Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly to...

The Trussell Trust, which coordinates the vast majority of the food banks around the UK, is working with the National Landlords...

A husband and wife pair of buy to let investors have been prosecuted after letting out a property that contained serious...

One of the country’s leading property management experts says buy to let is here to stay - but only if individual...

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...

Landlords’ confidence in the success of their own businesses has plunged in recent months.  Only 29 per cent of landlords have positive expectations...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...

London-focussed lettings agency Portico, which has expanded into the north of England, has identified part of Liverpool as the area where...

Universal Credit is causing tenants to fall behind with their rent according to lettings sector trade body the Residential Landlords Association. It...

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month.  The company...

One of the suppliers in the fiercely competitive world of deposit alternatives has introduced an ‘unlocking deposits’ option. From today, Zero Deposit...

Energy market regulator Ofgen is considering an amnesty for tenants and landlords, amongst others, to own up to ‘stealing’ energy through...

Agents and landlords are being urged to back a legal case to protect their rights to repossess properties. This follows a recent...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants the government to implement recent recommendations to regulate the agency industry, starting with the...

A leading industry figure is calling on agents to have a Plan B ready if their bank closes undesignated client accounts.  This...

There should be open-ended tenancies with reduced rent for long-term contracts and any rent increase tied only to inflation. This dramatic reform...

An agency which says it aims to be “the UK’s premier residential lettings company” says it’s offering itself free to landlords...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents made a short sharp attack on the government last night, over freedom of movement and...

A new rental option for landlords could see them receiving an upfront annual lump sum of over £10,000. The Advanced Rent Option...