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The safeagent accreditation business says it has helped secure the conviction of a rogue lettings agent who falsely claimed membership of...

Three criminals have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering involving an online lettings agency. The sentences follow an investigation spearheaded...

Research by safeagent - the new name for the National Approved Letting Scheme - has found over 130,000 unlicensed properties in...

It can be done - a council has U-turned on plans for a licensing scheme for landlords. The move by Hounslow council...

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

The mandatory Client Money Protection scheme membership that comes into effect today will protect landlords and tenants from letting agents that...

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...

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

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

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says agents who accept that the lettings fee ban is coming and who plan positively for its...

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

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

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

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

You have only until 11.45pm tonight to have your say on government proposals to clamp down on letting and managing agents...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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