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

Propertymark has given its support to a free and independent dispute resolution service, the Business Banking Resolution Service, which is being offered to...

Upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures make the case for increased automation of the process to save agents from additional...

A PropTech lettings platform boasting investment from the Foxtons agency has been snapped up by LegalforLandlords for an undisclosed figure. Propoly, launched...

Through our FREE online deposit dispute webinars, we’ve trained thousands of landlords and letting agents about how the dispute resolution process...

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

The Merthyr Tydfil branch of sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has completed a second acquisition in 12 months –...

Two PropTech companies say tenant fraud - reported to be a growing problem in buy to let - is now an...

A new survey suggests Airbnb owners are charging over 300 per cent more to stay at their properties during major events...

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

Flexible working for letting agents, so much a part of activities for the past 18 months, is here to stay according...

The latest rental market snapshot released by ARLA Propertymark shows a little of the heat coming out of the rental market...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

Zero Deposit has outlined three top tips for letting agents - with a focus on what the Proptech firm calls “customer...

Propertymark wants agents to come forward with examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement...

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

A respected buy to let mortgage monitor is suggesting that investors in the sector may be more successful if they allow...

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

The latest version of the government’s guidance to agents over how to operate during the continuing pandemic suggests that virtual viewings...

The franchisee of a new Martin & Co branch in his hometown has opened with the recruitment of five new staff. Hamza...

There’s a new warning the rental fraud could be on the rise. Due diligence firm Homeppl says the combination of possible job...

There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...

A new partnership with a PropTech supplier means Purplebricks is now offering landlord clients improved compliance over energy efficiency and other...

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...

Last week the tax firm Blick Rothenberg advised John Lewis and Lloyds Bank to stay out of the private rental sector...

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

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

Online lettings agency Accommodation has pledged to plant a new tree for every property let - it has already planting 1,190...

A London lettings agency is exposed on TV this evening over what turns out to be a sham guaranteed rent scheme. Landlords...

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

Bury council in Greater Manchester has adopted new measures to fine agents or landlords up to £30,000 if their properties fail...

Supermarket chains like John Lewis and banks like Lloyds - both entering the private rental sector as large scale landlords -...

Complaints referred to the Property Redress Scheme against its members grew by more than a quarter during 2020. In its annual report...

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

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

Connells-owned high end agency Hamptons has declared the bottom of the rental market for Inner London, saying it’s now on the...

Women now make up 48 per cent of the 2.6m buy to let investors in the UK, according to London lettings...

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic rents across all prime London regions saw a return to positive...

The Letting Partnership has been recognised for its excellence in Innovation, winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The supplier’s HealthChecks are widely...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has made a new call for power to cap private rents. He’s claimed that rents in the...

Propertymark has given its broad support to a new Private Members Bill introduced into the Northern Ireland assembly, aimed at improving...

Yet another buy to let lender has released new products aiming to push the sector into more environmentally-friendly properties.  The Foundation Home...

A pet referencing service is being launched next month - but it expects agents and landlords to pay to see the...

A firm creating an app showing live streams of properties to let or for sale claims one agency attracted 18 offers...

Research by a lettings sector trade body has revealed precisely how outdated some regulations are.  According to the latest analysis, by the...

It always pays to rely on the services of a reputable referencing company. The lure of free credit checks or basic referencing...

The average UK rent now stands at a record £1,007 per calendar month - the highest ever, according to HomeLet. It’s up...

It’s been yet another strong month for the rental market as reported in the latest statistics from PropTech supplier Goodlord. Voids dropped...

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

A lettings agency that works closely with Build To Rent developers says half of the schemes allow pets. Pet rentals have been...

A new maintenance management app connecting agents and their tenants allows the tracking of repairs. Refectio compiles tenants’ faults onto a dashboard,...

Agents need more clarity and transparency about the future of Right to Rent checks post-pandemic and post-Brexit, according to the UK’s...

The Dogs Trust campaign ‘lets with pets’ states: “Landlords and letting agencies who exclude pet owners from their properties are missing out...

There’s still no sign of a lettings market slowdown according to the latest report from ARLA Propertymark. It says that the average...

Propertymark has accused the Scottish Government of rushing through the latest eviction ban extension without proper consultation. At the end of last...

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

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

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

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

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

The man behind an early version of deposit replacement for the private rental sector has now set up a service encouraging...

A PropTech company says sloppy referencing by agents and landlords effectively means that around a third of prospective tenants are discriminated...

Tomorrow sees the start of a three-day debate over the extension of the eviction ban in Scotland - and Propertymark appears...

The government has extended the ‘special arrangements’ for Right To Rent checks - these will now be in force until September...

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

London’s rental market is witnessing a strong recovery in spite of the pandemic, according to the latest analysis by lettings agency...

Propertymark has waded into the controversy over whether private rental tenants should be allowed to keep pets in their properties. As reported...

There have been just 17 First Tier Tribunal cases involving allegations of fees charged to tenants in contravention of the Tenants...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

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

Rightmove is to rebrand its Van Mildert platform next month, when it will become Rightmove Landlord and Tenant Services. Van Mildert, a...

A PropTech firm that manufactures virtual tours claims the feature can increase the asking rents of properties listed. Digital company U-See Homes...

Reliable referencing remains the cornerstone of every letting agent’s business. Landlords rely on their agents to get it right, and to protect...

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

The local media in Manchester have published photographs of a property operated by a lettings agency was found to have multiple...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That's very retro - I have not had one of...

Spicerhaart is restructuring its lettings activities to include more working-from-home, mirroring what it’s done to its sales side in the past...

Mistoria is opening its sixth office in the north west of England. The new branch in Cheadle follows Mistoria’s existing outlets in...

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

The online lettings platform Mashroom has set out a list of guidelines it’s offering to prospective tenants to avoid them falling...

Helping those in the private rental sector understand the latest changes to regulations due to Covid-19 is one of the aims...

Prominent property lawyer David Smith - recently in the news for his guidance for agents and landlords over the eviction ban...

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

A local authority has explained its role in ensuring that a private landlord could arrange for an electrical safety inspection to...

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

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

The president of the Law Society of England and Wales says tenants facing eviction as a result of the ban being...

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

There’s now an unprecedented level of demand from tenants for properties, according to the latest survey findings from ARLA Propertymark. The survey...

Campaign group Generation Rent has set out a 10-point plan for reform of the private rental sector in favour of tenants. Its...

A new independent agency is to specialise in lettings and property management across Hertfordshire. Led by Luke Mason and Jonathan Fiducia, the...

A Labour council in London is taking the unusual measure of threatening landlords with community protection notices - associated with anti-social...

Landlords spend an estimated £839m each year upgrading newly purchased rental property before letting it out to tenants, helping to drive-up...

With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...

Insurance provider Paymentshield and rental referencing firm Goodlord have teamed up for a second five-year partnership.  Under the agreement, the PropTech firm...

A referencing service provider has launched a portal designed to improve commission-based revenue streams for letting agents.  Vouch says its Home Move...

The five years since the introduction of the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes has led to a...

The Home Office has told agents and landlords that Right To Rent checks can continue to be conducted via video calls...

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

Halo.rent, a proptech startup from the UK, announces the launch of its tenant engagement platform that streamlines the entire rental onboarding...

Some lettings industry figures are beginning to express doubt as to whether the government’s broad commitment to reform the private rental...

The head of the tenants’ campaign group Generation Rent has condemned the government as “reckless” for ending the eviction ban on May...

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

Preventative measures are everything where referencing is concerned. But with so many solutions out there, promising so much, it can be difficult...

The most vocal campaign group for tenants, Generation Rent, has warned government that renters have already been waiting two years for...

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

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

The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...

Today’s Queen’s Speech, setting out the government’s legislative programme for the next year, is expected to include rental reform. It’s thought one...

Many letting agents fail to conduct the obligatory identity checks on landlord clients according to an industry supplier. Blinc UK says that...

A prominent London Conservative MP has made a scathing attack on the current rental sector’s structure, saying it is skewed in...

Even before the pandemic, the estate agency sector was evolving considerably as a younger generation started buying, selling and letting homes,...

A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...

A scheme being proposed in Northern Ireland has been branded as a threat to letting agents. The Northern Ireland Executive is considering...

Agents are being warned about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding rental property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest provider of...

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

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

The government has admitted that “hundreds of thousands” of people will use the new Breathing Space system, during which they cannot...

A prominent industry figure says lettings agents will have a key role educating landlords over the controversial Breathing Space scheme introduced...

There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...

Councils are failing to protect tenants in three out of four cases where they discover rental homes are unsafe, according to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says agents should continue to help landlords and tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. Although the vaccine...

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

A third of buy to let investors would change the way they voted in the EU referendum if they could. That’s the...

Real estate fund management company Moorfield has teamed up with PropTech company Bricklane to buy a portfolio of 2,000 homes to...

ARLA Propertymark says there should be a long term appropriately funded strategy to help the private rental sector and home owners...

The State Opening of Parliament will take place on Tuesday May 11, with many expecting this to be when the government confirms...

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

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

Leading property lawyer David Smith is to give agents an update on a key legal case at a webinar next week. Smith,...

The Property Franchise Group has made another acquisition, this time in the seaside town of Weymouth. TPFG’s Martin & Co brand has...

New PropTech company Ministry of Rooms says its platform has 350 landlords and agents signed up in its first six weeks. The property-tenant matching...

Letting agents are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March...

The DPS is hosting free dispute webinars to enable landlords and letting agents to navigate the dispute resolution process. More than 2,000...

ARLA Propertymark has prepared a ‘top tips’ guide for agents to offer first time landlords. The tips are exhaustive and should convince landlords...

A property company and its director will have to shell out £10,000 after a blaze left six tenants homeless in the...

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

A major trade body has called for a tapering down of notice periods for Section 8 and Section 21. The government has...

A lettings agency that failed to pay a compensation award ordered by The Property Ombudsman has been expelled from the scheme...

A survey by a comparison website suggests landlords are evenly split about how they find letting agents. Some 28 per cent favour physically searching...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued updated guidance to include the recent extension of the bailiff enforcement...

One of the industry’s leading experts wants letting agents to engage with tenants and landlords over Covid-related arrears, agree to mediation,...

Buy to let investors are not cashing out of the private rental sector despite the restrictions and taxes imposed by government. Hamptons’...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and predictably, he’s chosen an upmarket letting agent. Strutt &...

A branch in The Property Franchise Group has snapped up a local independent - and almost 200 additional properties under management.  The...

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

London rents have started to fall again - just as every other region of Britain is showing significant annual increases. Figures for...

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

At least one lettings agency is on a list of targets for socially-distanced protests tomorrow by anti-eviction campaigners in the left...

A lettings management platform is hitting out at the government over the uncertainty surrounding travel restrictions, because of its impact on...

As debate rages about whether pets should be allowed in more private rental properties, a senior house building figure has spoken up for...

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

A quarterly index suggests that there’s been a sharp uplift in tenant demand for rental properties across the UK’s major cities...

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

Average rents across the UK have risen for the fourth time in as many months according to the HomeLet index. Typical rent...

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

Leaders Romans Group is launching a consultancy and management service for Build To Rent developers - a bid to engage with institutions in...

Changes to electrical safety standards rules applying to existing tenancies came into force at the start of the Easter break and...

Latest figures from ARLA Propertymark suggest the rental market continues to perform strongly. Data for February - the latest available from the...

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

Lettings agency Intus Lettings has announced the opening of a new Sheffield office — its first base in Yorkshire. The Sheffield office...

Targeting the specialist student rental market can be rewarding for letting agents and landlords if they take the right approach. The current...

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

The popularity of buy to let mortgage products offering exclusive rates for higher value loans is a sign of optimism in...

Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...

Central London’s prime rental market is witnessing a wave of enquiries from tenants wanting to strike a deal according to a...

The government’s embarrassing axing of the Green Homes Grant means there must now be a replacement to help the private rental...

The initiative which the government hoped would transform energy efficiency in the private rental sector is being axed this week. The Green...

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

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

An estimated 840,000 private tenants have arrears over the past year since the first eviction ban was announced, according to a...

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

The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...

In an exclusive, the Daily Telegraph says emergency courtrooms will be used after their funding runs out over the comning summer...

A lettings trade body says the sector - and local councils - should do more to cater for the older and...

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

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

OnTheMarket now owns PropTech firm Glanty outright. Glanty is best known for its lettings platform teclet, a cloud-based lettings software service. Glanty's revenues grew...

Letting agents have only 10 days to open segregated client accounts or they could face being expelled by their client money...

Real estate as an industry has remained unchallenged throughout all of these years. For the industry worth more than 217 trillion...

ARLA Propertymark says its disappointed over the latest extension to an eviction ban and the requirement for six months notice to tenants. The latest...

Letting agencies are being urged to help to shape the future of the rental sector by completing a survey as part...

The pandemic has had a major impact on the student rental market with landlords suffering significant losses of income. A new analysis...

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

The well known former managing director of the Association of Residential Lettings Agents, David Cox, is today attempting to explain what...

Marketing platform TheHouseShop says letting agents can secure over £300 per property listed as it is “redefining the relationship between agents...

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

An investigation is underway into a lettings agency which has gone into liquidation owing almost £500,000 in rent to landlords and in...

There's been a warning that tenants should not be deceived when a landlords wants possession of their property. Lindsays law firm says...

Research by Hamptons suggests that the increased house prices caused by the stamp duty holiday sales surge has indirectly obliged more...

As we emerge out of the pandemic there is a growing need for agents to reflect on how the lettings business...

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

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...

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

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

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

Independent agency EuroLet, operating in Bishop’s Stortford for the past 20 years, has been acquired by Leaders Romans Group. LRG has welcomed...

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

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

Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil.  Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...

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

The extension of the furlough scheme might be an indirect saviour for many lettings agencies says a leading PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold,...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector.  “Extending...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

A new survey suggests only a small minority of landlords use agents to partly or wholly manage their portfolios. The survey, by...

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...

An MP who says no one should have to give up their pet to live in a rental property insists that...

The number of new prospective tenants soared 27 per cent in the New Year according to figures released over the weekend...

A huge trading standards operation clamping down on lettings agents who fail to abide by Client Money Protection rules has been...

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...

A clampdown on letting agents who fail to safeguard landlords’ and tenants’ money is now underway.  A statement from the National Trading Standards...

Some 60 per cent of multi-property landlords have expanded their portfolio since the introduction of the Stamp Duty Holiday last summer...

A leading PropTech expert says the lettings industry hopes next week’s Budget will provide clarity on taxes - but he’s also...

An online petition which appears to inaccurately say private tenants can still be evicted “for no reason” has won 30,000 signatures...

A new agency is opening in the Home Counties and claims to offer vendors and landlords “a fresh, modern and energetic...

There’s an hour-long webinar this morning, aimed at giving property professionals the latest information on arrears, possession cases and evictions.  It’s at...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

A PropTech firm claims agents will win a “competitive edge” through the data it provides via its platform. Sprift says its interactive...

Lettings agents are being told by an online platform to be extra-vigilant as increasing numbers of student tenants are getting pets. The...

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

ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that new energy efficiency targets for EPCs could stifle buy to let investment in future. In...

The industrial dispute involving Goodlord has escalated with protests outside agency offices using the lettings platform, and the creation of a...

A new Right to Rent identity validation and storage system has been launched by industry supplier Canopy, in partnership with tech...

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

An agency is warning that possible Capital Gains Tax changes are now a cause of major worry to their landlord customers.  Barrows and...

A think tank says large scale intervention in the rental market via loans to tenants is the only way of addressing...

Two landlords - one of them an agent - have been given fines totalling £135,000 and must pay costs for failing to...

Labour says the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions doesn’t go far enough to help tenants. The extension to the...

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...

Government data suggests that scare stories talking of a glut of evictions if the current ban is lifted are simply unfounded. Data...

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

There’s a been a slight fall in the size of the private rental sector in England according to government figures.  Latest data...

Lettings management service Ringley Group has teamed up with a utility broker, 001 Ltd. It says this sources and identifies economies of...

Another council wants an extension to the existing ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, which is scheduled to end on February 22.  Yesterday our...

Letting agents should help landlords through a blizzard of red tape and regulation cause by local licensing schemes, a PropTech entrepreneur...

The Law Society is raising concerns about the government’s mediation scheme announced at the time of the last eviction ban decision. The...

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...

An online petition is voicing opposition to government calls for ever-improving EPCs in the private rental sector.  Nottingham landlord Tricia Urquhart has started the...

Rightmove’s analysis of its own listings for January suggests demand in the rental market is 14 per cent up on a year...

A call has gone out for the longer-term buy to let rental sector to have a similar tax regime as the largely-unregulated...

For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a list of 10 demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s long-awaited Budget on March 3, with a financial...

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

An agency says it has recently let 26 properties in one month without conducting any physical viewings. Oakwood Homes, operating in Kent,...

A branch of Martin & Co has completed its second independent lettings book acquisition in 18 months. Martin & Co Chelmsford, part...

Letting agents have been told to document all arranging, planning and scheduling of work related to electrical checks in a bid...

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

The latest rental market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark suggests that only 30 per cent of tenants experienced rent increases in December...

Another major agency operating in central London confirms that the fall-out from the pandemic continues to produce a glut of units...

An online lettings agency that claims to have analysed the costs of “a selection” of 12 High Street agencies has accused...

The 60-branch London focussed agency chain Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is the latest agency to invest in Zero Deposit. The firm joins Andrews,...

A new lettings market snapshot from Rightmove suggests that asking rents in some major city centres have seen annual falls up...

A prominent agent says a huge over-supply of available rental property is now flooding the central London market, just as demand...

The new chief executive of Propertymark says being a member of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is a sign of...

Fine & Country is offering agents the option of setting up a lettings service without actually having a lettings division of...

A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic...

A Midlands not-for-profit student lettings agency is giving a rent discount to students who live in its leased houses. The offer comes from Sulets,...

The government has been urged to backtrack on proposals for letting agents to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on day one...

A letting agency comparison website is offering a free month of landlord leads - so long as agents try a Vegan diet. Rentround insists...

Propertymark has responded to the official consultation on the government proposals called Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and...

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

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

A council is offering a free event for agents and landlords to get the latest updates on national and local private...

The number of tenants that moved home in London in December was double that of December 2019, according to an agency...

Lambeth council is consulting agents, landlords and others on its latest licensing proposals for Houses in Multiple Occupation. The new proposals would...

Research by Countrywide agency Hamptons shows that during 2020 some 41,700 new buy to let limited companies were formed. That’s a record...

One of the housing ministers with responsibility for the introduction of the controversial Renters Reform Bill in the near future has...

A new property identification system which has won the backing of ARLA Propertymark and substantial parts of the industry has said...

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...

A leading market commentator and PropTech chief says the extension of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban was predictable, but presents agents with...

The government says it’s reviewing the checking process that agents and landlords have to follow under Right To Rent. The revelation has...

Movinghub UK has announced its latest integration with Reapit. Movinghub allows agents to assist tenants and other home movers to organise services...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind an idea from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to create a mediation service to arbitrate in...

Activists from a range of pressure groups have reacted angrily to what they call a half-baked eviction ban announced by the...

A EweMove branch has acquired a nearby Martin & Co operation, including its portfolio of 150 managed properties. Both firms are owned...

While the Westminster government has extended its version of the eviction ban in England until February 21, a longer ban -...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

Letting agents have joined forces with other players in the rental industry to demand the government finally get a grip on...

A council claims that as many as a fifth of all the private rental sector homes in its area have a...

January 29th is the date set for MPs to hold the Second Reading of a Private Members’ Bill aimed at the...

It is “extremely likely” there will be an extension to the current ban on bailiffs conducting evictions even after court orders...

Labour housing spokesperson Thangam Debbonaire has released details of a letter seeking further clarity and commitments on the rental sector eviction...

Lomond Capital, which owns Scottish lettings and estate agents Braemore and Stonehouse, is to merge with Yorkshire firm Linley & Simpson. The...

Propertymark is making it clear that rent controls are not the way to operate an efficient lettings market. In a formal response...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has outlined what he sees as the main challenges for the rental sector for 2021. In...

London agency Chestertons is warning that it’s going to be “another difficult year for the lettings market” in 2021. It says that...

Lettings agency Carter Jonas predicts the housing market - for both owner-occupiers and landlords - will become increasingly eco-focussed in 2021. It says...