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

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

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

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

New research shows that thousands of landlords are using what are described as “risky online sites” in their bid to avoid...

A prominent campaigning letting and sales agent predicts that the Conservatives are likely to put their proposed ban on letting agency...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has confirmed that consultation on the government’s proposed ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants in...

There was a sigh of relief amongst the lettings industry that yesterday's Budget introduced no new property taxes - but concern...

Tenant referencing and insurance firm FCC Paragon says its own referencing sector, as well as independent letting agents and smaller corporate...

Now Northern Ireland appears to be in the frame for substantial changes to the private rental sector according to the Association...

Letting agents’ fees levied on tenants - already banned in Scotland and now likely to be banned in England according to...

A campaign group has been refocussed with the objective of making the government honour its Autumn Statement pledge to ban letting...

The Northern Powerhouse agenda, increased infrastructure investment announced in the Autumn Statement and low entry prices make the north of England...

Rents will "unpreventably rise" thanks to the government's proposed ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants and because of its...

The NALS ‘Fair Fees Forum’ - set up before last week’s announcement on the banning of letting agency fees levied on tenants...

The government’s proposed ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants - and the possibility that they may instead fall on...

Many agencies have spoken out in dismay at the announcement by government that letting agency fees on tenants would be banned...

  Industry groups have warned that the government’s ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants in England will backfire, with most...

The Renters’ Rights Bill - which includes provisions scrapping agents’ fees for tenants, mandatory registration of landlords and limiting the size of...

Citizens Advice has recorded an increase in the number of problems with letting agents reported by tenants, with a sharp rise...

Hybrid letting and sales agency Purplebricks is ramping up its attack on high street agents with a claim that prospective tenants...

EasyRoommate, a room-sharing website, says it is backing the Renters’ Rights Bill currently going through parliament and aiming to restrict letting...

A petition opposing lettings agents’ fees in England and Wales has now gathered over 245,000 signatures. Vicky Spratt, features editor on the...

Labour’s candidate for the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has published his manifesto which returns to the party’s recent themes of...

Foxtons has been served with a ‘letter of claim’ which warns that unless it enters into talks concerning fees charged to...

The government has confirmed that it has no plan to ban letting agency fees in England. Fees are already banned in Scotland...

It appears that the former presenters of BBC consumer programme Watchdog are amongst those participating in a class action against Foxtons...

Alex Hilton - a fiercely outspoken critic of the property establishment, especially letting agents - is stepping down tomorrow from his...