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A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month.  The company...

An agency which says it aims to be “the UK’s premier residential lettings company” says it’s offering itself free to landlords...

The Guild of Property Professionals has received confirmation that the government’s proposed changes to Section 21 will not be retrospective. “What this...

Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant...

New guidance from the government on its controversial Right To Rent scheme would see agents and landlords breaking the law if...

An outspoken Conservative party figure says government policies such as the scrapping of Section 21 will play into the hands of...

Vulnerable tenants suffering a higher risk of rent arrears will be hit hardest by plans to change the way landlords can...

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

Institutional investment in the Build to Rent (BTR) sector reached a record high last year, according to fresh research from Bidwells.  The...

A new survey by a specialist property sector lender reveals that 19 per cent of landlords are looking to sell in...

The Guild of Property Professionals has announced a link with insurance product and moving services operation The Lettings Hub. Lettings Hub offers...

A PropTech platform launched three years ago acting as a search system for students wanting purpose-built accommodation is evolving into a...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has rebranded as safeagent.  NALS has helped coordinate the safeagent campaign since 2011, focussing during that time...

An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...

A rent guarantor provider claims that deposits which prospective tenants are required to pay are often reduced if such a service...

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday May 10,...

HomeLet, the tenant referencing and specialist letting insurance company, has been announced as an ESTAS partner for the Estate & Letting...

A Liberal Democrat activist is considering establishing a landlords’ group consisting of party members. Tony Harris, writing on the LibDem Voice website,...

A leading legal firm is warning that Right To Rent could become even more complicated for letting agents and landlords after...

Tenant referencing, rent protection and insurance provider Rent4sure is to join other leading suppliers as an ESTAS partner for the 16th...

A lettings sector trade body says EU citizens may face problems getting private rented accommodation after Brexit. And the body - the...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a series of events to educate letting agents and landlords on deposit protection. Starting next month...

Rent in London is the most expensive in Europe for expats, new research shows. The UK capital’s rent averages US$7,189 - that’s...

The ban on tenants’ fees beginning on June 1 presents an opportunity to overhaul the private rental sector, says a property...

The government says it is still considering applications to operate Client Money Protection schemes from April, despite approving five schemes so...

The High Court has ruled that the government’s Right to Rent scheme breaches human rights law. Under the Right to Rent landlords are...

Propertymark’s Money Shield service and the National Approved Letting Scheme have each received government approval to operate Client Money Protection schemes. From...

A new free online training course which guides letting agents through the key principles of disputes has been released by The...

Short lets on Airbnb and similar platforms are causing increasing irritation for owners in residential blocks, according to a property management...

One of the existing two government-authorised redress schemes governing estate and letting agents has called on landlords to voluntarily join, ahead...

The chief executive of a still-to-be-launched property portal says Christmas may have come early for letting agents because of the “huge...

Outsourcing. Everyone has an opinion on it and there’s a stigma surrounding it in the lettings industry. But get this…letting agents ARE...

The National Approved Lettings Scheme has taken the unusual step of commenting on, and welcoming, the outcome of a court case...

Specialist student utilities and service provider Glide has launched a product it claims removes the admin and hassle traditionally associated with...

The latest report for the rental sector by the TDS Charitable Foundation calls for greater cooperation between property professionals and tenants...

The news this week that even individual private landlords must join a redress scheme is just the latest in an onslaught...

There’s been broad support from the lettings sector for the wide-ranging reform of the redress system announced yesterday by housing secretary...

We are used to stories of councils condemning letting agents and landlords - but now a London council is praising the...

A report claims that England has just 825 homes for every 1,000 families as a result of two decades of house...

Agents have under three weeks left to respond to the government’s proposals to introduce a Housing Court to settle disputes in...

There are only a few days left for agents, brokers and suppliers to enter the ESTAS 2019 - closing date is...

The High Court today begins a Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme. The scheme began operating nationwide in...

Five homeless people will have a roof over their heads this Christmas thanks to a kind-hearted PropTech chief. Mike Georgeson, founder of...

A new survey suggests that the demise of the High Street for shopping could lead to a surge in the supply...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has published the latest version of its Effective Enforcement Toolkit - aimed at helping councils clamp...

The private rental sector can help reduce smoking according to a report from Action on Smoking and Health, a pressure group. The...

Tenant deposit protection scheme TDS will be in London in February to host a ‘hands-on’ half-day workshop for agents and landlords. Part...

Luton landlord Mervyn Kupshik has been ordered to pay nearly £30,000 to the Local council - and if he doesn’t do...

Manchester’s rental market is rising higher than in any other UK city according to property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield.  Rents were up...

A lettings trade body has welcomed extra government funding for English councils to clamp down on criminal landlords. But the Residential Landlords...

The government has unveiled the spectre of a ‘global immigration system’ to be introduced from the end of 2020 - but...

Havering council in London has issued £261,750 in penalty notices to what it calls ‘criminals’ operating in the private rental sector.  Between...

More progress is expected today in the passage of a Bill which will allow good tenants’ rent records to count towards...

PropTech company PayProp has been announced as the sponsor of the ESTAS People Awards category for 2019. The ESTAS is a customer...

PropTech repairs service Fixflo has published its latest annual report on the industry, based on information from over 400 lettings professionals...

The shock findings of a new survey suggest that 32 per cent of landlords would be less likely to buy new...

Lettings agents, landlords and consumers are being warned about a growing number of ‘for-profit’ companies claiming to be independent inventory trade...

The National Approved Letting Scheme is celebrating the 500th candidate to complete its Foundation Lettings Course. Moira Devlin of Lowther Homes, in...

Another short let management firm, set up in the wake of an explosion of Airbnb-style renting by amateurs and professionals, is...

Trading Standards departments in London are asking renters to name and shame letting agents who are not complying with the law...

Members of the Guild of Property Professionals will be given access to a series of training videos put together by former...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has this week launched a new Training Academy which aims to help landlords, agents and property...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

Lettings agents for or against the government’s proposals for longer tenancies have only a very short time left to respond to...

The National Approved Lettings Scheme has issued a sharp rebuke to Shelter and the National Housing Federation following their controversial ‘End...

A leading trade body says EU citizens living in the UK run the risk of losing their rental homes without swift...

Negative media portrayals of the buy to let sector could help to tip Britain into a housing crisis, claims an online...

Fixflo is launching its fifth annual Rental Repairs Survey for lettings professionals  The survey, supported by ARLA Propertymark, gauges the opinions of...

Yet another leading lettings agent has hit out at the government over its proposals for three year tenancies being the norm...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has unveiled a new specialist training course for letting agents. The NALS Level 3 Award in Letting...

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

The government has announced a review to assess how selective licensing is used and find out how well it is working...

Countrywide is introducing the ARLA Level 2 qualification throughout its branch network.  All customer-facing lettings staff who joined the business on or...

The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants is now crowdfunding to pay for the Judicial Review of the government’s controversial...

The chief of what is described as Britain’s largest lettings agency has told an influential group of MPs that the proposed...

The High Court has this afternoon agreed to allow a judicial review of the government’s Right to Rent policy. Right to Rent...

The Residential Landlords Association has reiterated its support for a legal challenge to Right To Rent which is to be made...

The controversial Right To Rent regime whereby agents and landlords are expected to check the immigration status of would-be tenants is...

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

The scramble for members amongst rival redress systems continues apace. Earlier this week The Property Ombudsman announced it was to waive joining...

Trade bodies have been responding to today’s report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee deliberations on the private...

There are plenty of helpful and reliable professionals in the letting industry, however it’s no secret that there are a lot...

It’s less than two weeks before The ESTAS 2018 held in London on Friday April 20. It’s the biggest and best bash...

The number of buy to let investors in the UK has hit a record high of 2.5m in the latest tax...

Letting agents have responded with enthusiasm to the government’s announcement over the Easter weekend that the industry would in future have...

The controversial Right To Rent policy has been attacked as having failed “to demonstrate its worth” in encouraging immigration compliance. Under Right...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks has renewed its call for letting agents and other property professionals to back an online...

The National Landlords Association is seeking property professionals to be its local representatives across the country. The association says these representatives “are...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has announced new dates for its academy courses, delivering training on tenancy deposit disputes and adjudication to...

Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has launched a scheme of 29 two, three and four bedroom houses aimed...

The head of a major PropTech company serving the lettings sector says he want to see the introduction of a database...

A group of criminals threw a large concrete block through a window to gain access to an estate and letting agency. The...

A third of UK property professionals are set to expand their portfolios in 2018 despite a backdrop of increased challenges in...

Trade bodies including ARLA, RICS, NALS and landlord organisations have met with the government to send a clear message - think...

High London rents - with the average now running at £1,280 - are driving tenants into sharing according to an online...

The Residential Landlords Association has reiterated its opposition to Right To Rent, and is backing two legal challenges to the measure. Letting...

Research by NALS has revealed extensive increases in the cost of licensing of lettings properties and landlords by local authorities in...

The select committee monitoring the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government will continue its deliberations today on the government’s ban...

The chairman of the Residential Landlords Association has written in the Labour-supporting New Statesman magazine about the need for the lettings...

An Essex lettings agent has explained why he has set up an online petition calling for a reversal of the government’s...

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...

Automated rental payment provider PayProp has joined the call for private rent payments to be counted towards tenants’ credit scores in...

In 2018, Google will introduce changes to the way it ranks websites, meaning sites will be ranked on the quality of...

One of the industry’s leading trade bodies wants the government to halt the Right To Rent programme after evidence shows some...

The industry is awaiting details of the latest government consultation concerning the private rental sector which will consider longer tenancies. The consultation...

A London council is inviting letting agents in its boundaries to a briefing session tomorrow morning ahead of the introducing of an...

A prominent PropTech company chief has repeated his claim that old-fashioned methods of business administration could be prohibiting letting agents from...

Agency groups have spoken in favour of the government’s call for letting agents to be trained as a mandatory part of...

Industry figures have broadly welcomed the latest consultations and proposed additional regulation for the lettings sector, announced by the government yesterday.   The...

Angels Media and a property technology consultancy are joining forces to conduct the first-ever survey into how agents and other property...

A property company and a landlord have been fined over £200,000 after being accused of putting tenants’ lives in danger by...

Trading Standards says representatives from 15 departments will today visit lettings and property management firms across London in a bid to...

NALS is urging letting agents and other property professionals to get behind Gas Safety Week, which runs until Friday,.    It says thousands...

Almost a fifth of landlords say they are now less likely to let to EU nationals or people from the European...

The government is being urged by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) to do more to enforce compulsory fee disclosure. Since May 2015,...

Letting agents using insured deposit protection schemes have been urged to switch to a custodial model in order to compensate for...

A London letting agency is opening a new branch thanks to continued high demand from EU nationals looking for rental property...

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...

Political uncertainty across the UK and increased restrictions on buy to let are leading many landlords to raise rents and review...

Rent payments should be included when calculating credit scores to support tenants wanting to buy a home of their own, says...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of three approved redress operations, says it saw a 33 per cent increase in membership in...

The agent behind London’s newest letting opportunity says it’s the most luxurious property in the capital’s most presigious neighbourhood - and...

The head of an online letting agency specialising in student accommodation says the controversial Right To Rent legislation may have to...

With a host of changing regulations hitting the private rental sector, some landlords may be put off using letting agents, but...

After criticism of many younger voters allegedly failing to turn out during the June 2016 EU Referendum, new analysis of voter...

At the latest meeting of the Fair Fees Forum, members described the current approach towards landlord licensing as a 'post code...

The number of EU nationals looking to move to the UK and rent has fallen in the year since the UK...

Almost a fifth of British citizens could find it harder to access rental property, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...

The pace of decreasing rental values in Prime Central London (PCL) has slowed, according to the latest data from Knight Frank. Average...

The proportion of households living in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) will rise to 24% over the next four years, according...

Research by the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has identified that some 93% of local authorities have failed to issue a...

A residential asset management firm has acquired The Landlord and Letting Show, The Landlord and Letting Awards and The Landlord and...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has launched a new course which it describes as “ground-breaking” and which allows candidates to become...

A selection of letting agents, estate agents and property professionals were recognised as 'outstanding learners' at the Propertymark Qualifications Awards last...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                             What is The World Property Network...

Labour says there would be a ‘consumer rights revolution’ for the private rental sector if the party won the June 8...

The National Approved Lettings Scheme has called for the London Mayor’s new rogue agents’ database to be extended to include those...

The government’s formal consultation on its proposed ban for fees levied on tenants by agents has been greeted with derision and...

Build To Rent operator Essential Living has won planning consent for 221 new homes in Brentford - part of the firm’s...

New legislation coming into force today gives local authorities in England tough new powers to crack down on rogue agents and...

The fall in rents across prime central London’s lettings market are slowing according to Knight Frank. It claims rents have dropped 4.9...

Controversial Labour MP Stella Creasy has presented her annual awards to estate and letting agents in her London constituency of Walthamstow...

The Competition and Markets Authority says there is no time to undertake a review into the lettings market and the role of...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Specialist mortgage lender Together is the latest company to back the idea of rent payment records being used to measure the...

As the industry awaits the delivery of today's Spring Budget, the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has called on the government...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell is organising a series of regional meetings for property professionals to give him their view of his...

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

A report out today claims foreigners and Britons without passports, particularly from ethnic minorities, are being discriminated against in the lettings...

Agents and many industry bodies have expressed their disappointment and anger at many provisions of the Housing White Paper produced by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

The National Approved Letting Scheme is the latest organisation to back a system allowing tenants to strengthen their credit history, simply...

Industry trade body the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has announced the first batch of dates for its 2017 training...

The Fair Fees Forum, a platform for letting agencies and trade bodies set up by the National Approved Lettings Scheme, has...

A property investment financing specialist says an increasing number of buy to let investors are converting properties into Houses in Multiple...

Hamilton Fraser - parent company to several key brands operating in the private rental sector - has launched a series of...

The National Approved Lettings Scheme says it wants the Competition and Markets Authority to step into the debate over lettings fees A...

Letting agencies and landlords must club together to campaign for a cap on agents' fees charged to tenants, rather than an...

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

The largest Build To Rent deal in Bristol has been announced.  Grainger, the UK's largest listed residential landlord, will forward fund, acquire...

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

The NALS Fair Fee forum - an initiative launched last month - has now set up a working group to consider,...

Right To Rent legislation means British nationals without a passport face difficulties according to the Residential Landlords’ Association.    According to its latest...

Some of the property professionals behind the campaign against the changes to buy to let landlords’ taxation have compiled a comprehensive...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has stepped into the heated debate about letting agents’ charges by launching what it calls a...

The UK Association of Letting Agents will not be using Ombudsman Service: Property to provide its dispute resolution service from the...

SAFEagent, the kitemark scheme for agents offering Client Money Protection, has backed the National Approved Lettings Scheme's (NALS) call for a...

The National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has called for a cap on excessive letting fees charged to tenants, instead of a...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is the latest industry body to back the Government's review of mandatory Client Money...

Our key partner and buy-to-let specialist, Hamilton Fraser, and renown industry expert, Paul Shamplina have released the first in a new...

Another major organisation within the private rental sector has thrown its weight behind mandatory Client Money Protection for letting agents in the...

Several influential industry bodies have thrown their weight behind a review into whether Client Money Protection should be mandatory for letting...

Two training seminars geared towards letting agents operating in London are being organised for the autumn.    Organised by the National Approved Letting...

Thirty one per cent of European Union citizens living in the UK’s private rented sector say they are worried that the...

The National Approved Letting Scheme says the most recent call to ban letting agent fees - in a demand made by...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

Discussions between a landlord group and the government has resulted with additional clarity being given for Right to Rent checks on...

Andrea Morgan - known to many property Twitter users as @RightmoveAddict - is joining the Agency Mentors estate agency training and...

The Belvoir franchise letting agency group has taken the unusual step of calling for clarity on government migration policy.   Belvoir managing director...

In one of the first signals that new London Mayor Sadiq Khan backs Build To Rent, his deputy responsible for housing...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has created a toolkit which it says will help local authorities tackle rogue letting agents who...

Cambridge-based agency Bidwells is expanding its lettings division.  The lettings team has grown from eight to 10 professionals thanks to the recent...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has announced that it has joined the Property Redress Scheme (PRS).  With over 700 members,...

A new free online course has been launched to help letting agents understand the importance of regular electrical safety checks. The Electrical...

Before new London mayor Sadiq Khan has had his first working day in office, his proposals for a private rental sector...

A trio of criminals have been jailed for 18 years after using the cover of a lettings agency to allow them...

International development firm Westrock has given details of what it calls “the first homes designed specifically for rent in a key...

As one of the UK’s leading specialist suppliers to the lettings industry, Rent4sure understands the importance of supporting our customers with...

Lettings companies and an organised group of criminals described as a “gang of chancers” have been hit with fines and costs...

New licence fees for letting and managing agents have been announced by Rent Smart Wales, the Welsh Government’s registration and licensing scheme which...

Sales and letting agents who enter a new awards event will be given the chance to promote their property business on...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents, the umbrella body for professionals involved in private residential block management, has appointed Nigel Glen...

Police in Scotland are clamping down on what they call “gangster landlords” who are using the lettings sector for money laundering.  A...

In a constantly changing legislative environment, the importance of keeping up-to-date in terms of knowledge and skills has never been more...

Who are you? I am David d’Orton-Gibson What does it say on your business card? It says I am the Managing Director of an...

The new chief executive of Grainger has started setting out her company’s Build To Rent strategy. Helen Gordon has told the Sunday...

It's more important than ever that letting agents stand out with their marketing messages. The British rental market is more crowded than...

Four well-known figures in the worlds of compliance and agency training have joined forces to launch the Property Professionals Support Centre. PPSC...

Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...

A tenant referencing service, FCC Paragon, says 17.6 per cent of all requests it has received in the past 12 months...

Prime central London’s sales market has been in the doldrums for some time - now at least one high-end lettings agency...

Savills says mainstream UK rents are likely to rise by an average of 16.5 per cent by the end of 2020...

A police force is appealling to landlords and letting agents to allow their void privately-let properties to be used as potential...

There has been a mixed response from the private rental industry following the announcement that Right To Rent checks will become mandatory...

The PRS, one of three authorised redress schemes, is backing a ‘Fair Lettings’ campaign being introduced by Camden council in London. It...

The struggling London sales market is provoking a boom in the capital’s rental sector according to data from Benham & Reeves...

Letting agents and landlords can use AIIC independent inventory clerks to conduct the checks on smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms...

The publication of the Immigration Bill giving details of the government's expectations of letting agents and landlords to conduct checks on...

The private rented sector is becoming an increasingly diverse place. Its growth into the UK's second largest form of housing has...

A new lettings sector index to be launched later this month claims new “insight into the UK private rented sector.” The index...

A group of agents, landlords and other property professionals has applied to appeal the decision to block an attempt to overturn...

New student tenants have been urged to be vigilent and not fall victim to fake online letting agents and landlords. The National...

Investors with HMOs are better placed than other landlords to combat any financial damage caused by future interest rate rises. Analysis carried...

Atlas Residential - a US Build To Rent company which operates 18,000 rental units across 13 states valued at a total...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks, known as the AIIC, has announced the details of two new training courses taking place...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks, known as the AIIC, has announced the details of two new training courses taking place...

A group of letting agents, landlords and investors has failed in its bid to force a high profile council to reconsider...

A final decision on the legal challenge to a flagship council landlord licensing scheme has been set for next Thursday.  The Croydon...

Letting agents and other industry professionals are being consulted ver changes to the sector’s regulation - including possible blacklisting of rogue...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has acted about the mystery surrounding the future of east of England letting agency Kirby Property...

Pressure group Generation Rent - a thorn in the side of many property professionals in recent years - has launched a...

Mystery surrounds the fate of Kirby Property Management, a letting agency with offices at Cambourne, Cambridge and St Neots in the...

The hearing that will determine whether there will be a judicial review of another council’s landlord licensing scheme will take place...

The ESTAS, the longest and largest awards ceremony in the residential agency industry, has outgrown its old venue and is moving...

Who are you? Joshua Rayner MIRP What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Rayner Personnel & Estate Agency...

Two interesting developments in the past week have shown how established parts of the agency industry - on either side of...

A long-time safety campaigner is reminding agents and landlords that from October 1 the new Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England)...

Whether you are single or a family, looking to invest in rental property or want to lay down roots of your...

Earlier this week we passed the official deadline for letting agents to fully publicise their fees as well as providing evidence of which...

"Stop right there. Hands above your head. Don't move. Mavis, dial 999." Mr D Smith (MARLA, NFoPP) removes his Glock 19...

After celebrating its year anniversary this week, Boris Johnson’s London Rental Standard has been criticised for signing up only 12% of...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling for more effective action to find the minority of landlords who are criminals. The Association...

The Conservatives’ election victory came as a surprise, so much so that television pundits spent all night after the vote rubbishing...

A new director of The Property Ombudsman in Scotland and chief executive of one of that country’s major letting agencies ia...