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Propertymark says its Lettings Helpline for agent members in England and Wales has become “an essential membership benefit for dealing with...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a sort of stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers. The abolition...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Letting...

A legal advice service for landlords and their agents says it’s identified several areas with particularly lengthy delays in finding court...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

Law firm Brevis Law is shedding light on the difficulties agents and landlords have in meeting Right To Rent requirements in...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service - introduced this month - will make possession court case delays even worse. That’s the...

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

Propertymark has issued another plea to the government to be fair to the private rental sector - this time regarding a...

The Law Society is raising concerns over the effectiveness of a new support service aimed at tenants at risk of losing...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service kicks in today - it offers early legal advice, free of charge, to anyone...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of two government-approved redress services, has produced a list of recently-expelled agencies. All agencies must be a...

A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...

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

A bizarre lettings start-up has launched - and isn’t taking rent in return for property.  KindRoom instead offers itself as a platform...

It’s being reported in Scotland that Propertymark, along with other lettings sector trade bodies, are seeking legal advice on that country’s...

OnTheMarket is launching a management fee protection product, developed with tenant referencing platform Canopy and insurance broker the Alan Boswell Group....

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

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

Rightmove is launching a new insurance product for letting agents called Agent Revenue Protection. It is designed to pay out up to...

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

Another lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay an outstanding compensation award - but...

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

The Law Society of England and Wales has come out in favour of the latest ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  The extension to...

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

Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic.  Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...

Viewber has linked with the PropTech property management service PlanetRent. Viewber offers agents access to an online database of vetted viewing assistants,...

2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to...

The legal industry says the end of the eviction ban must be the moment to ensure the widest number of tenants...

It’s been revealed that a legal group is considering how courts will consider eviction cases when the current ban is lifted...

A lettings sector group says there was never any eviction crisis looming for private tenants, contrary to a slew of recent claims. New independent...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

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 Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...

The National Approved Letting Scheme is linking with legal firm Moore Blatch to offer member agents access to a free legal...

A legal firm claims up to 70 per cent of eviction notices issued could be defective, leaving agents and landlords open...

A report from Citizens Advice claims to show that a city’s letting agents charge a complex array of fees - with...

Two of the industry’s biggest estate agency groups have selected the same firm to provide their legal services.  Hillyer McKeown has been...

The Residential Landlords’ Association is taking legal advice on whether George Osborne’s buy to let tax changes are a breach of...

The two landlords behind the possible legal challenge to George Osborne’s buy to let tax changes are appealling for “experts, mentors...

Up to 5,000 landlords are reported to be receiving licensing fee refunds as a result of legal advice given to the...