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Trade bodies have welcomed a government initiative to get more homeless people, as well as those at risk of becoming homeless,...

It is now just three weeks until licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) is extended. The new rules, which will require...

MPs have proposed a series of amendments to the Tenant Fees Bill as part of its Report Stage and Third Reading...

A trade body says it has been assured by the government that there will be no premature announcement introducing longer tenancies...

Speculation is growing that three year tenancies for private renters - long favoured by the government - could be announced as...

One of the lettings industry’s senior figures has welcomed the introduction of mandatory five yearly inspections of electrical installations in private...

Agents and others wishing to respond to the official consultation on government proposals for longer tenancies have only until late evening...

The government’s announcement that it will bring in mandatory electrical checks in the private rented sector has been welcomed - perhaps...

The government has produced new guidelines on setting up client money protection schemes for the private rented sector. They are evidently aimed...

The government has announced that the Report Stage for the Tenants’ Fees Bill will be held on September 5, the day...

A trade body is backing a call by a parliamentary committee for the government to fund certain fire safety improvements in...

The government has issued a new How To Rent guide - a key document which agents or landlords managing their properties...

Tenants, landlords and buy to let investors are the targets for new online rental guides introduced by the Ministry of Housing,...

Letting agents and others in the private rental sector have responded to the latest government intervention - a review into how...

Letting agents and landlords will have to win planning consent to erect To Let signs in student areas of Leicester from...

The government has confirmed that all property agents in England will need to be part of an approved Client Money Protection...

The industry has reacted angrily to the announcement yesterday that the Tenants’ Fees Bill is now formally starting its progress through...

The government has announced that it’s launching a review into the requirement for carbon monoxide alarms in homes across England. The review...

The government has set out new measures to mitigate against overcrowded and dangerous living conditions of private tenants in shared homes. From...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members - and all letting agents - of the need to be...

Some letting agencies and selected landlords are being asked to take part in a new survey investigating views and experiences in...

This week’s news that the government will not be implementing the ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants in England until...

The government has explained why the ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants will not be implemented until spring 2019 -...

The government has told NALS that implementation of the ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants will not take place...