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The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...

Propertymark is joining a growing chorus demanding an annual uprate of working age benefits and Local Housing Allowance. LHA rates have been...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their...

A charity providing support for older people facing financial hardship has hit out at the government over rumours concerning the Renters...

The chief executive of Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government in response to its latest attempt to extract...

The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the rental sector according to a report this morning -...

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given what some commentators have interpreted as a sign that private rental sector licensing from councils...

A free webinar on the controversial Renters Reform Bill is to feature one of the industry’s top legal experts. David Smith is...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...

The Leaders Romans Group of lettings agencies has signed a deal with the National Residential Landlords Association. LRG will become the NRLA’s...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove will address the main Conservative party Conference on Tuesday morning next week - but perhaps his most...

A lettings trade body is urging the government to make clear how it will help courts tackle a growing backlog of...

Propertymark is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The think tank E3G...

Private landlords and lettings agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event. Cumberland council says property owners and...

The Renters Reform Bill is being discussed by MPs this afternoon - although not as part of its long-running passage through...

A property law specialist wants a national register which would allow tenants’ histories to be checked before rental agreements are signed. Nyree...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...

The National Residential Landlords Association is looking for help from letting agents in building a case against rent controls. The association is...

Two prominent trade bodies representing elements of the private rental sector are fighting back against the latest attempt to impose rent...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

  The Renters’ Reform Bill is finally due to be published and introduced into Parliament next week. Housing Secretary Michael Gove has told Sky...

Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives...

A new PropTech tool says it will help agents maximise their chances of handling the sales of properties being disposed of...

A new How To Rent guide is to be issued on Friday, according to a government communication with the National Residential...

The private rented sector has an important economic and social role to play across the country, according to a new report...

A warning letter signed by 330 major players in the private rental sector has been delivered to Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The...

Students face chaos as government plans to reform the rental market threaten to cause widespread uncertainty as to whether housing will...

A prominent letting agent has written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt on government attacks...

Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, held a summit yesterday about the capital’s private rental sector - but he did not...

It’s being reported in Scotland that Propertymark, along with other lettings sector trade bodies, are seeking legal advice on that country’s...

The landlords’ main trade body is directly challenging a Tory MP who has called for a rent freeze. Natalie Elphicke - in...

A prominent Welsh Conservative politician has called for a reform of the strict measures imposed on the private rental sector in...

Agents are being invited to comment on the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. And unusually the invitation comes not from any...

Another prominent industry voice is warning of the dangers of the Scottish Government’s new eviction policies. So far the National Residential Landlords...

Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...

Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

The criticism by landlords aimed at Housing Secretary Michael Gove for some of his comments regarding the cladding issue, has now...

A controversial reform programme for the private rental sector in Wales is to go ahead from July 15 this year -...

The National Residential Landlords Association says average rent debt owed by tenants as a direct result of the pandemic is still...

A lettings agent who also runs a tenant complaint insurance service has renewed his attack on landlords and local authorities. Ajay Jagota...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the director of Generation Rent, is to be one of the speakers in a debate at the ARLA...

A high profile and respected lettings sector legal expert is inviting questions from agents at a webinar next week - and he’ll...

Landlords in Wales have been told that rules giving tenants six months’ notice to vacate a property will remain in place...

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...

Demand for private rental housing is now at a five year high according to the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s...

Earlier this week Propertymark revealed it had co-signed an open letter criticising proposed government cuts to benefits.  That open letter was co-signed...

Propertymark has joined a series of charities and a landlord body to warn about the poverty risk of expected changes to...

A leading private rental trade body says only bespoke financial help can ensure the private rental sector meets government energy efficiency...

Research by a lettings sector trade body has revealed precisely how outdated some regulations are.  According to the latest analysis, by the...

A leading trade body says the rental sector must not discriminate against tenants on benefits - and has told government it...

Propertymark has joined forces with the likes of Generation Rent and Shelter to step up the campaign for the provision of...

Helping those in the private rental sector understand the latest changes to regulations due to Covid-19 is one of the aims...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...

Labour’s candidate for London Mayor wants to control private rents - and he wants the capital to be a template for...

Leading property lawyer David Smith is to give agents an update on a key legal case at a webinar next week. Smith,...

A major trade body has called for a tapering down of notice periods for Section 8 and Section 21. The government has...

Letting agents body ARLA Propertymark has joined the criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan who wants to be given the power...

Rent guarantees and upfront cash payments from local authorities are the most effective means of opening the private rented sector to...

An estimated 840,000 private tenants have arrears over the past year since the first eviction ban was announced, according to a...

A lettings trade body says the sector - and local councils - should do more to cater for the older and...

ARLA Propertymark says its disappointed over the latest extension to an eviction ban and the requirement for six months notice to tenants. The latest...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

Labour says the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions doesn’t go far enough to help tenants. The extension to the...

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...

Government data suggests that scare stories talking of a glut of evictions if the current ban is lifted are simply unfounded. Data...

There’s a been a slight fall in the size of the private rental sector in England according to government figures.  Latest data...

A call has gone out for the longer-term buy to let rental sector to have a similar tax regime as the largely-unregulated...

The new chief executive of Propertymark says being a member of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is a sign of...

A new property identification system which has won the backing of ARLA Propertymark and substantial parts of the industry has said...

Letting agents have joined forces with other players in the rental industry to demand the government finally get a grip on...

It is “extremely likely” there will be an extension to the current ban on bailiffs conducting evictions even after court orders...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has outlined what he sees as the main challenges for the rental sector for 2021. In...

There’s widespread concern that a freeze on the Local Housing Allowance will worsen rental arrears. Although Chancellor Rishi Sunak failed to mention...

A London council has been found to have operated an unpublicised consultation exercise for a licensing proposal - and is now...

Activists from the so-called renters’ union Acorn have held a protest outside the office of a lettings agency in Oxford. A photograph...

A new nationally recognised letting agent qualification is being launched by a landlord body. The Managing Property and Residential Lettings Level 3...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a cross-industry call for more information to be provided to politicians who go on to make housing...

A leading trade body has broadly welcomed the Winter Economy Plan outlined by Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday, but says this still...

The lettings industry is today preparing for the current ban on repossessions to be lifted on Sunday with courts to hear...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has slammed London Mayor Sadiq Khan's call for a rent freeze in the capital. Yesterday, ahead...

The first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...

Letting agents and landlords in Wales can now direct struggling tenants to a new independent advice service. The Private Rented Sector Helpline...

Pressure is building on the UK government to ensure England follows the example of both Scotland and Wales and creates a...

In the latest twist in the long-running saga of the eviction ban, the government has revealed changes to notice periods. The changes...

A leading trade body has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that some landlords face receiving no rent for two years.  In a...

A leading lettings sector trade body has set out reasons why the eviction ban should be lifted - which may help...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of causing needless fear for renters by claiming all those in arrears due to...

The largest survey yet conducted about rent payments during the pandemic shows the claims of pressure groups about widespread evictions are unfounded. Over...

The Welsh Government has launched a new Tenancy Saver Loans scheme to allow tenants to borrow to pay off arrears built up...

A leading politician is calling for a rethink of the six month possession period which has been imposed in Wales. Mark Isherwood,...

The National Residential Landlords Association is giving the thumbs up to the government’s Green Homes Grant, which it claims has taken...

Leading housing lawyer David Smith has become the legal counsel for the new National Residential Landlords Association. Smith is a partner at...

The government has outlined new court procedures to address the expected backlog of cases when eviction proceedings resume on August 24. For...

A new service claims it could help to avoid arrears by mediating in disputes between tenants and landlords or their agents. The...

A lettings sector trade body, acting with homelessness charities, is urging the government to do more as young people in rented...

The National Residential Landlords Association has dismissed the latest claims by campaigning charity Shelter that landlords have not done enough to...