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What appears to be another government housing policy U-turn - this time on ground rents - is being hailed as “a...

The Open Property Data Association has released a new version of its property data standards framework to help letting agents comply...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

A property portal has announced the inaugural graduation of its first-ever qualification. Some 55 students were awarded the SPC Property Practice Certification,...

An overwhelming number of letting and sales agents back the idea of more so-called Material Information on property details.  That’s according to...

Housing legal aid is increasingly out of reach for tenants who need help, the Law Society of England and Wales claims.  Quarterly...

A law firm says the Renters Reform Bill is driving buy to let investors to quit because of their fears over...

A respected property lawyer is accusing the government of helping nuisance tenants at the expense of the weak and vulnerable. Ian Narberth,...

Large areas of the country  will remain without vital legal advice to prevent evictions if the government fails to persuade law...

Agents and landlords are to face even longer waits for eviction court cases following the spending cuts announced in the Autumn...

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

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

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

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

An experienced buy to let mortgage specialist has completed on its largest and most complex loan to date — a £17.35m...

The Law Society says it’s concerned about how the government will taper the end of the eviction ban, now extended until...

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

Landlords or their agents wanting to obtain possession of their property should act sooner rather than later despite the current ban. That’s...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

A jailed letting agent in a long-running legal saga has now been told she must repay her victims some £43,000 -...

One of the country’s top law groups has backed government moves to scrap Section 21.  The call comes from the Law Society for...

The owner of a house believed to be occupied by multiple tenants has been prosecuted by a Kent council for failing...

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

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

The Labour Party appears to be entering the arena of organising private rental sector tenants who have grievances. Party leader Jeremy Corbyn...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

Belvoir, the UK's largest property franchise, says its trading during the first quarter of this year suggests it’s outperforming its expectation...

Belvoir says a surge in business for its Assisted Acquisition Programme is because of the challenging market and upcoming fees ban...

The Law Society Gazette has given more details of a Parliamentary Bill in preparation to give more powers to tenants to...

The Residential Landlords’ Association is demanding that the new government improves the “slow, complex, and underfunded” system which means that it...

The date for the court hearing to decide whether there should be a judicial review of the buy to let tax...

What does it say on your business card? Just ‘Director’ – I’m involved in every area of the business at the moment. What...

There has been a new development in a long-running spat between a website and the BBC over the corporation’s news coverage...

The people behind the campaign to seek a judicial review of the buy to let tax changes proposed by Chancellor George...

HM Revenue & Customs and the Treasury have at last responded to the legal team representing two landlords challenging beleaguered Chancellor...

The London legal firm Leigh Day - which last week announced it was leading a legal action on behalf of 55...

The legal challenge to Chancellor George Osborne’s controversial buy to let tax change is underway with a letter sent to HMRC...

The two buy to let investors behind a campaign to seek a judicial review of George Osborne’s controversial mortgage interest tax...

A letting agency has been ordered to pay more than £12,000 in fines and court costs after being convicted of seven...

So spring has sprung and the Hare is on the loose. After a very long gestation period, the Veyo leveret has...

“More than 1 in 3 agreed property deals in England & Wales fall through… Gazeal is a new system for property sales,...