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Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rising by 1.3...

Claims that the use of Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices is the leading cause of homelessness in the UK are...

A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed...

What is your business?    Bonds Estate Agents, the modern hybrid agent bridging the gap between the traditional high street agent and online...

Research by London agency Benham and Reeves says the cumulative cost of a landlord suffering a bad tenant and then evicting...

PropTech supplier Movebubble claims that over 450,000 tenants use its app. Users can schedule viewings, share feedback with agents or landlords or...

The housing association Cadwyn is calling for private sector landlords with properties in Cardiff to lease their houses to those on...

A private landlord has gone on record to explain her own dilemma with a tenant - and why the government’s scrapping...

A Labour council which has become famous for its critical approach to the private rental sector has now been given almost £200,000...

A lettings agent in London has been fined for the third time in as many years – this time for failing...

Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant...

Private tenants are being disadvantaged because of the government’s focus on boosting homeownership. According to the latest figures from the Royal Institution...

The Haart lettings agency says the government’s plan to abolish landlords’ Section 21 eviction powers may not be a bad thing. The...

New research shows more than half of landlords plan to use limited companies to buy properties in the year ahead.  The study...

The Ministry of Justice says it takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a repossession claim to the...

The Deposit Protection Service has revealed that more than four out of 10 of the tenancy deposits it manages are currently...

A short lets management firm which was earlier this year at the centre of an advertisement controversy is now partnering with...

A lettings group says the high-profile struggle performers at the Edinburgh Fringe now face to find affordable short-term accommodation was entirely...

Rents in London are rocketing but a leading market commentator says this is no reason to give in to a “Marxist dystopia”...

A Cardiff lettings agent claims to have become the first in Wales to stop charging fees to new and existing tenants. CPS...

Confusion reigns over inventory reports and how letting agents and landlords comply with the Homes (Fit for Human Habitation) Act 2018. That’s...

The Mirror newspaper says eight members of the new Boris Johnson-led Cabinet are buy to let investors - and it accuses...

Lettings experts are being invited to the unveiling of a service described by its creators as “a revolutionary rental product.” It is...

A local authority in Manchester is pioneering a ban to prevent buyers of homes at a new development from selling them to...

New guidance from the government on its controversial Right To Rent scheme would see agents and landlords breaking the law if...

A local authority is being warned that its landlord licensing and accreditation scheme is potentially unlawful. The Residential Landlords Association, which represents...

Another local authority has announced that it wants to introduce another selective licensing scheme and designate its entire patch for HMO...

Lettings software platform teclet has announced a strategic partnership with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. It means MAB’s intermediary products and services will...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says there has been a record number of rent increases reported by its members. In a...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has become the “exclusive deposit replacement partner” of the National Landlord Association - less than two...

A London lettings agency is launching a service to enable landlords to invest in mainstream buy to let or Airbnb-style short...

The vast majority of letting agents and private landlords with experience of using the courts to repossess properties say the system...

Foxtons has announced that it is officially freezing its fees to landlords. The move was previewed in Foxtons’ recent trading statement which...

If the government follows through with its plan to scrap Section 21 there could be more work for agents as a...

An analysis of rental properties in Scotland to discover the most numerous overseas landlords has discovered, perhaps surprisingly, that they come...

An outspoken Conservative party figure says government policies such as the scrapping of Section 21 will play into the hands of...

In what some see as a sign of the growing importance of the lettings sector over sales, Rightmove has acquired tenant...

An ‘open banking’ PropTech platform has partnered with two rental organisations which will offer agents, landlords and tenants direct payments and...

A buy to let investor has been fined almost £5,000 after admitting overcrowding.  Matteo Mariano, from Gedling in Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty at...

The supply of lettings property has begun to increase in higher price brackets in prime central London, leading rents to fall...

The lettings establishment has sent its congratulations to Boris Johnson on his election as Tory leader and, from this afternoon, Prime...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it fears the government needs to do more to prevent the possibility of banned...

Calls by Labour’s London Mayor Sadiq Khan to secure powers to implement private sector rent controls are facing increasing opposition. Business organisation...

There’s been a sceptical response to news leaked from government over the weekend suggesting that a database of rogue landlords would...

Some 12 per cent of homes to let are operated by a ‘company landlord’ according to an analysis by Countrywide high-end...

Another Martin & Co franchisee has acquired a nearby independent agency. The franchise firm’s Falmouth branch, run since 2013 by Felicia and...

There’s a warning this morning that the root-and-branch reform of the agency industry recommended by a government-backed working party will be...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been told by a lettings industry body that he’ll lose votes if he introduces rent controls...

Data from Rightmove suggests that demand from tenants looking for a new home has soared seven per cent since the Tenants...

Vulnerable tenants suffering a higher risk of rent arrears will be hit hardest by plans to change the way landlords can...

Buy to let investors in the UK are spending nearly £4.7 billion a year on their rental properties, an average of...

Letting agents need to adapt to changing landlord and tenant habits The way letting agents, landlords and tenants communicate has changed significantly...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

A leading industry trade body says the latest English Housing Survey report proves that criticisms of the private rental sector’s costs...

A campaign by HM Revenue & Customs to encourage buy to let investors to ‘fess up’ to their unpaid tax has...

Portsmouth council is the latest local authority to offer to rent properties from private landlords to let out to the homeless.  The...

Data from a student accommodation specialist firm shows average rents across many cities are stuck at around a 20-year average of...

A lettings agency is believed to be the first to offer landlords a year's rent in advance in one lump sum...

A PropTech supplier specialising in rent passports and tenancy deposit replacement has launched an advanced version of its primary product, on...

Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt will face an immediate crisis in the private rented sector if government doesn’t rethink its plans to...

The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...

The concept of a so-called rental property passport would rapidly improve the quality of accommodation and landlords, and would be far...

The chairman of Hunters estate agency, who is also a Conservative MP, has hit out at the government over its handling...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair has teamed up with mydeposits - and claims to now be the first provider to bring tenancy...

In the past 18 months more than 200 landlords from across Scotland have been found to be in breach of a...

Rents are rising at the fastest rate since 2017, pushing the average yield on residential property to 4.5 per cent, its...

The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...

Both sides of the Right To Rent debate are squaring up for their latest court battle. Earlier this year the High Court...

The average UK rent rose from £757 to £771 during the second quarter of 2019 - that’s 1.7 per cent, according...

A managing agent has been convicted by a local council for failing to properly license his property. Leon Hill, of Leighton Buzzard,...

Media reports in London suggest that Labour’s hyper-active housing spokesman on the Greater London Assembly may be under threat from Jeremy...

A trade association has called for a 'moratorium' on any further government intervention in the buy-to-let sector in order to stop...

The Welsh government is planning to make changes to the notice period for eviction which would see tenants given 12-month contracts...

The chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is predicting that augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology...

Eviction expert Paul Shamplina has urged letting agents and referencing companies to invest in technology to improve fraud detection. The call comes...

The number of landlords admitting to not paying tax has soared in the past year, according to new data. During 2018/2019, 16,110...

The number of fake or fraudulent rental applications is on the rise, with landlords and letting agents being fooled by a...

Tenants on state benefits could be the 'biggest casualties' of the government's 'ill-thought-out' plans to scrap the Section 21 evictions process,...

A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...

Local authorities are failing in their duty to prosecute criminal letting agents, the National Landlords Association (NLA) has warned. The NLA says...

A survey of landlords has found that 39% would like to see a fast track housing tribunal introduced if and when...

A rise in the number of professional landlords means letting agents need to ensure their service meets the expectations of experienced...

Landlords can make savings by switching their buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages as average costs have started to fall.  The latest analysis from Mortgage...

Junior housing minister Heather Wheeler MP has written to Hull City Council to express her concerns about the authority's controversial accreditation...

Only one in three landlords across the buy-to-let market earn their sole living from their property portfolio, according to research. Specialist lender...

The number of buy to let products for first time landlords has risen to an all-time high. Data from independent mortgage market...

A London council wants to extend its private rental sector licensing scheme - and in doing so is boasting of the...

 – use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...

A BBC investigation of 52 lettings agents has found that two thirds were levying charges on tenants, but it is uncertain...

A leading trade body is urging the candidates to lead the Conservative Party to adopt a more positive approach to the...

Competition between various deposit alternative providers continues apace, with one of the earliest companies - Reposit - naming a new agency...

The government is considering the idea of a deposit passport for use by tenants when they move from one property to...

Second home owners, landlords and property investors are being urged to beware a “dramatic change” to the current capital gains tax...

Monday marks the one month anniversary of the Tenant Fees ban coming into force, but a senior London agent warns the...

If you are a letting agent who has begun to question your worth, stop. The value of property management is rising...

A new survey by a specialist property sector lender reveals that 19 per cent of landlords are looking to sell in...

Weak regulation of private renting is leaving hundreds of thousands of tenants living in hazardous homes in England, claims Citizens Advice. A...

A branch of Whitegates, part of The Property Franchise Group, has purchased an independent local operation to increase its managed property...

A new survey by one of the sector’s most respected lenders, Paragon, suggests large scale landlords are now a bigger force...

An independent review into selective licensing in the private rental sector makes a series of recommendations to tighten processes, with the...

A trade body has accused the government of going back on its promise not to introduce a national register of landlords. The...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme, which suggested a devastating fire in early January, has been recognised for the professional, efficient and calm...

A senior Labour politician has claimed that there is a city in the UK where two out of every 13 residential...

A specialist student accommodation lettings and property management company says it’s preparing to grow through a series of strategic acquisitions. Bankers have...

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have been given a message from a consortium of groups this morning - Scrap Right To...

The government has been told it needs to provide tenants with better information about their rights and responsibilities if it’s to...

A managing agent and several landlords have been fined almost £5,000 after forcing tenants to live in unacceptable conditions in a...

Savills says some 120,000 buy to let mortgages have been redeemed since the launch of the additional homes stamp duty surcharge...

A European law firm has set out a critique of the driving forces behind Build To Rent - and it says...

An activists’s group which in the past has held protests immediately outside letting agents’ offices is appealing for £10,000 to develop...

A group of activists has expressed outrage over a council’s private rental licensing scheme, claiming it is too small to catch...

Despite criticism from some within the industry about the effects of short lets, the high-end agency Knight Frank has spoken of...

New research shows that some buy to let investors in London could typically lose over £19,000 a year if Berlin-style rent...

Agents need to be pro-actively using PropTech and improving their work methods to reduce voids for their landlord clients. That’s the view...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has partnered with Barbon Insurance Group to co-market the two organisations’ products. “We’re thrilled to partner with the...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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