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Letting agents’ body Propertymark is throwing its weight behind a mandatory licensing and registration scheme for short let landlords. Anyone who lets...

Agents, landlords and others’ views are being sought in a consultation on proposals to introduce a borough-wide additional licensing scheme for...

Letting agents have a final chance today to have their say on a consultation into a newly proposed licensing scheme for...

Birmingham’s Labour-controlled council is launching a consultation on a vast expansion to its existing HMO Additional Licensing scheme. The proposal is for...

One of the London boroughs synonymous with wealth has revealed that 44 per cent of its housing stock is now actually...

A consultation process by the Scottish Government may herald stricter restrictions on Airbnb and similar short let platforms north of the border. The...

Coventry council has been branded as irresponsible by a leading trade body for allegedly ignoring government advice on licensing schemes during...

The government has been called upon to issue specific Coronavirus guidance for the rental sector. The chief executive of the Association of...

The Liberal Democrats is the first of the major parties to release its party manifesto for the December 12 manifesto, and...

The government has given an extra £3.8m to councils to come up with ways of catching rogue landlords - and in...

Former QPR and Nottingham Forest striker Dexter Blackstock has been fined over £25,000 and branded a rogue landlord after admitting 12 licencing offences. He...

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

Hounslow council wants its additional licensing scheme for HMOs - due to expire in May 2019 - to be extended for...

There’s less than a week to go to the introduction of new rules broadening the range of houses including in mandatory HMO...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a reminder to the industry of the need to understand and abide by...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says lettings agents should be more vocal in providing the government with feedback on council rental licensing...

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

A survey by consumer group Which?, working with landlords’ associations, reveals that 70 local authorities now have selective or additional licensing...

The Residential Landlords’ Association is upset at the government’s confirmation that the extension of mandatory HMO licensing will come into force...

The chief operating officer of a leading PropTech company says government proposals to increase mandatory licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation...

The government has announced new minimum space requirements for private lettings in a bid to reduce problems of overcrowding. In addition to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and other trade bodies have not yet responded to the government’s announcement over the holiday...

The government has released more details on long-discussed proposals to tighten up licensing in the private rental sector. It wants landlords in...

The Liberal Democrats want a raft of additional controls on the private rented sector aimed at addressing what it describes as...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning the government that some of its proposed changes to regulations governing HMOs may...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that proposals to enforce minimum room sizes in HMOs in the privste rental...

A London council will introduce two new licensing schemes in the New Year. These make it a legal requirement for landlords to obtain...

A new scheme governing the letting out of residential property above retail premises is to be launched in September in the London borough of...

The specialist eviction company Landlord Action says it is in full support of the government’s latest proposal to crack down on...

Tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech outlining legislation for the next 12 months will include a pledge to roll out across England and Wales...

The National Landlords’ Association has set out a table of where the political parties stand on issues of lettings sector reform...