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An interesting survey conducted by the Lincolnshire Live news website suggests a lack of support for some proposals in the government’s...

A Build To Rent operator has created what it calls a one-stop app for tenants. The operator Apo says the new app...

At Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), we're committed to making the deposit protection process as pain-free as possible. From our beginning of...

The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...

Nowadays, we rely on social media platforms to stay informed and updated about topics that are of interest to us.  These platforms...

Today’s proposed changes to the private rental sector are the most radical for a generation. The first industry debate on this hot...

The famous seaside town of Whitby in Yorkshire has voted in a referendum considering a ban on new build properties being...

The average private rental tenancy deposit last year exceeded £1,000 new figures show. At an average of £1,005 per tenancy, the cost...

Housing minister Eddie Hughes has categorically stated that the government is not considering rent controls in England. In a written reply to...

An agency in an Airbnb hotspot is offering incentives to landlords who switch from short lets to long-term mainstream letting. Dan Roskilly,...

A Conservative MP is suggesting that there could be a ’25 mile limit’ imposed around certain rental properties to ensure they...

Sean Hooker, head of redress at the Property Redress Scheme, will discuss the latest rental reform proposals and answer letting agents'...

A Labour MP says a surge in the number of stag and hen parties in her constituency - undertaken by people...

The new material information requirements recently announced by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team will be the topic...

The mainstream media today is reporting that a group of anti-landlord/anti-agent activists called an agent a “w*****” at a protest. This apparently prompted...

The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...

There’s been a big rise in rents and a large drop in voids in the past month according to PropTech supplier...

Inventories are a key tool to ensuring they, and the properties they let, comply with the law. That’s the claim from industry...

A business news website is reporting that an agency has been ordered to pay £1,550 for displaying a board illegally. Charles Lear...

The Labour Mayor of Bristol has spoken out about the threat to the mainstream rental sector posed by the proliferation of...

A lettings firm specialising in holiday properties is reported to have disappeared with all items taken from its office and calls...

One of the country’s major regional newspapers has launched a campaign for the urgent introduction of rent controls. The Bristol Evening Post,...

Politicians across the UK appear to be growing more vocal in their support for rent controls. The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru...

Figures obtained by ITV News suggest that one of the country's most popular tourist locations has as many Airbnbs listed as...

Rental values in London and the Home Counties have climbed to five per cent above their pre-pandemic level in March 2020,...

A radical shake up of the private rental sector is expected to be announced tomorrow by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The main...

The integration of the lettings division of London agency Douglas & Gordon into the lettings wing of Foxtons will happen next...

One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...

The London rental market stock surplus spurred by pandemic uncertainty has started to subside, with prime boroughs seeing some of the...

Purplebricks says a newspaper story suggesting it will sell off its rental business is not true. A company statement this morning, issued...

One of Britain’s largest property companies may be sold in one of Britain’s biggest private equity deals. Sky News reports that Terra Firma...

The team at Letting Agent Today and our publisher, Angels Media, wish all agents a very prosperous New Year.  Thank you for your...

Letting Agent Today would like to wish all agents and their families, staff and colleagues a wonderful Christmas 2021. It’s been an...

One of the country’s oldest agencies may be under new ownership soon. The fast-expanding Lomond Group - which just last week announced...

Landlords selling up or converting to short lets have led to a growing housing crisis, according to a trade body of...

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Purplebricks could face a bill of as much as £30m “after it put thousands of landlords...

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

A politician is raising the possibility that people who live in private blocks and let out their apartments via Airbnb or...

There’s been an increase in demand for rental properties with electric charging points for cars, according to ARLA Propertymark. The news has...

The desire for more living space, a key feature of the pandemic, has driven up rents on larger properties faster than...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a modest 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...

All sides of the industry have expressed anger and frustration that yesterday’s Budget effectively ignored the private rental sector. ARLA Propertymark’s policy...

Research by a student accommodation search platform suggests that the sector may rely too heavily on the apparent year-on-year growth in...

Data from property investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests foreigners are returning to the UK capital as travel restrictions ease -...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

The former home of The Yorkshire Post has been turned into a new build-to-rent property by Grainger. The building, one of Leeds’...

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

The chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to make it more attractive for landlords to invest in the private rental sector. Sunak...

There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...

A lettings agent has taken the unorthodox approach of advising tenants to take their landlords to court in a bid to...

As the summer begins to draw to a close and the letting market regains its stride, attention is turning to the...

A bizarre fine imposed on a managing agent by a local authority appears to have been reversed because the council flouted...

Labour shadow housing secretary Lucy Powell has resuscitated the eviction ban, this time for furloughed workers whose government support ends in...

A Conservative MP says he is to declare a “state of housing emergency” in his constituency because of the loss of...

There may be bad news for agencies with reliance on office workers who rent - a new survey suggests 10 per...

There’s good news for the buy to let sector today as an independent mortgage market monitor reports a 15-month high in...

It’s been yet another strong month for the rental market as reported in the latest statistics from PropTech supplier Goodlord. Voids dropped...

A politician is stepping up his bid to ban buy to let purchasers acquiring any units at a 150-home scheme. ITV News...

A fund instituted by Airbnb to help compensate for the effects of short let accommodation should be extended, local politicians say. In...

A rogue tenant has tried to bribe two letting agents with hush money after they discovered his cannabis growing factory. Anisi Hamollari,...

A politician in one of the poorest parts of the UK wants his local authority to declare a ‘housing emergency’. Cornish councillor...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

A Manchester agency says there’s been a 400 per cent increase in enquiries from international students. This huge number of enquiries for...

The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...

The director of a company targeting ‘flipping’ property investors has been disqualified from holding directorships for no less than 14 years.  Mitchell...

Areas of the country which appear to have had a surplus of rental stock in the past is now reporting a...

The local media in Manchester have published photographs of a property operated by a lettings agency was found to have multiple...

Paragon Bank increased its focus on specialist buy to let lending during the first half of its financial year as its...

Prominent property lawyer David Smith - recently in the news for his guidance for agents and landlords over the eviction ban...

Fixflo has pledged that it’s business as usual for its lettings agency clients, after news broke that it was to be...

A Labour council in London is taking the unusual measure of threatening landlords with community protection notices - associated with anti-social...

Last week’s bid by PropTech referencing firm Goodlord to draw a line under its long-running ‘fire and rehire’ industrial dispute has...

A landlord who appealed against a local council decision regarding the letting of her apartment on Airbnb has lost - and...

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

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech company Goodlord shows rents holding steady across England but as lockdown restrictions ease voids...

Despite rent controls being a vote-catching policy for some local election candidates next week, the reality is that asking rents in...

One of the most active lenders for international investors in UK buy to let claims to have produced a market-leading mortgage...

London rents climbed for the first time for over a year during Q1 2021 —although the rise was a mere £8...

Average rents in prime central London declined 14.3 per cent in the year to March - but one agency reckons that may be...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and predictably, he’s chosen an upmarket letting agent. Strutt &...

Kevin Hollinrake, who until recently was the chairman of Hunters, has been named in an article about Tory MPs who have...

At least one lettings agency is on a list of targets for socially-distanced protests tomorrow by anti-eviction campaigners in the left...

Franchise giant Belvoir has held its annual awards including the naming of the prestigious ‘franchise of the year’. The accolade went to...

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

Letting agents have been accused of creating confusion amongst renters when it comes to smart meters. A company promoting smart meters claims...

The fast-accelerating trend of takeovers and mergers continues this morning with news that two Kent agencies are combining. Oakwood Homes in Thanet...

An investigation is underway into a lettings agency which has gone into liquidation owing almost £500,000 in rent to landlords and in...

The week begins with news of another agency acquiring an independent. This time it’s Alexander & Co, a Bedfordshire firm, which has...

The head of a lettings agency says there are up to 60 enquiries for every rental property he lists - and those...

The Law Society says it’s concerned about how the government will taper the end of the eviction ban, now extended until...

Propertymark, which embraces the Association of Residential Letting Agents, is seeking two new non-executive directors. The body has been in the news of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

Tenant referencing. It’s a necessary evil.  Although most tenants are responsible and pay their rent on time, broke swindlers with dubious...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

A survey of private rental sectors in major European cities suggests London is one of the tougher locations for tenants working...

The Law Society of England and Wales has come out in favour of the latest ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  The extension to...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair says it’s set to make big announcements soon - and in the meantime it’s attracted a key...

Two friends and former work colleagues have become the new owners of the agency at which they previously worked, Lovelle Grimsby...

An enterprising mother and daughter are bouncing back from being made redundant due to Covid-19 by setting up their own lettings...

Lomond - which recently merged with Linley & Simpson - has acquired four smaller independent agencies in three different cities. Two of...

It’s been reported that a London council is considering spending £10m on purchasing 25 former council homes it previously sold off...

One of the housing ministers with responsibility for the introduction of the controversial Renters Reform Bill in the near future has...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Two lettings and property management firms have merged with the aim of increasing market share in Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex. Property...

Letting agents and the rental market in England are still in business even during the national lockdown already in force. The government’s...

Many agents will be closed on New Year’s Day - the last Bank Holiday for some months and at the start...

A lettings agent has spoken out at a local council landlord licensing scheme, suggesting it might just be nothing more than...

We’re delighted that agents, suppliers and the rest of the industry will be starting their Christmas break - and it’s rarely...

Rental growth expectations remain “slightly positive” across most of the UK according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market...

A letting agent and property management expert says the likely introduction of the Renters Reform Bill in 2021 is a chance...

Another local authority is considering a clampdown on the spread and condition of HMOs. Bath and North East Somerset Council, which is...

Activists are attempting to build rent strike momentum amongst students who rent property across the country. ‘Rent Strike” is a national network...

A lettings agency is in the news because it has asked a student to stop using a specific room in a...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

A new assessment of legislation and council rules surrounding the private rental sector suggests a severe crackdown may be coming in...

A 47-year-old south coast lettings and sales agency has been acquired by Oakfield Estate Agents. Andrews Estate Agents first opened a branch...

A newspaper claims a lettings agency is battling allegations of overcharging customers and using fake companies to carry out maintenance work. The Daily Record...

A Labour MP and a newspaper have joined forces to campaign against so-called ‘exempted rental accommodation’. One of Birmingham’s MPs - Jack...

A London lettings agency has described a £3,600 charge to a tenant as “entirely reasonable and legal.” The i newspaper has featured a...

The private rental sector should embrace the idea of tenants with pets and not object to the prospect. That’s the view of...

Letting agencies should review banking and payment systems in the light of rule changes and the ongoing challenge of the pandemic. This advice...

A lettings agency is marking its 15th anniversary with news that it now has over £100m worth of property in its portfolio. Berriman...

There’s been a further tweak to the eviction controls introduced in England for the duration of the lockdown, lasting until December...

London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has drawn up a league table of which boroughs in the capital have had their...

A prominent agent and industry commentator says the threat of higher Capital Gains Tax risks forcing yet more investors to quit...

Wakefield Trinity rugby league club has announced that local lettings agency Cooper & Cutt has renewed its sponsorship with the club,...

A top property law firm is questioning whether the government’s current eviction moratorium - effectively banning evictions until mid-January at the...

A property company that owns and manages premises occupied by a politician has returned some £10,000 in furlough money received under...

Labour has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding the return of the eviction ban - even though, to all intents...

A London council has dropped plans to restrict the creation of HMOs, a full 12 months after a consultation on the...

A Green Party councillor has been refunded fees he and his partner were charged by a letting agency five years ago,...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break....

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

Opposition Labour councillors on a local authority says HMOs should only be let if each bedroom has an en suite bathroom.  The...

Agents are being warned to prepare now for likely controls on referral fees, following recommendations made to the government by the...

Two former Keller Williams agents have their own BBC Three TV show now available on the iPlayer. It’s called Rent Like a...

One of the most prominent south coast lettings and sales agencies is returning to Zoopla after a five year absence.  Mishon Mackay,...

Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how is the UK rental market coping with the fallout from...

ARLA Propertymark has welcomed the creation of a financial lifeline for tenants in Wales in arrears because of Coronavirus.  The association has...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

The latest monthly rental index produced by insurance provider HomeLet shows a four per cent surge in the all-UK average rent...

Government intervention, which in recent years has seen scores of legal and regulatory changes to the private rental sector, may be...

The investment arm of the Big Issue street newspaper is putting £3m into a new form of lettings agency.  Homes for Good was...

Consumer charity Citizens Advice has given guidance to student tenants who may have to return home early this term because of...

A Liberal Democrat Baroness says she is to make a last-ditch bid in the House of Lords tomorrow to stop evictions...

Campaigners against evictions during the Coronavirus crisis have launched a last-ditch call for the government to grant another extension to the current...

The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is joining forces with housing organisations to argue against private...

Last month, we were all caught by the surprise news that the government was extending the temporary ban on evictions just...

A rent guarantor service has rejected criticism of so-called Coronavirus break clauses in rental contracts. There’s been criticism in recent months of...

One of the leading figures in the lettings industry has described the government’s eviction ban U-turn as “devastating.” Paul Shamplina, founder of...

The author of a book described as being about “insecure renters haemorrhaging cash” has used her newspaper column to make a...

A series of fake scams allegedly advertising apartments to rent have appeared on Zoopla and other property websites. The Edinburgh Live news...

The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter claims some lettings agencies are ignoring the recent ruling that private landlords cannot discriminate against...

David Cox’s departure as chief executive of ARLA Propertymark last Friday was well signposted, particularly when he was advised he could...

A Liberal Democrat bid is underway to accelerate the government timetable to scrap Section 21. The Renters’ Rights Bill put forward by government...

The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter says she is expecting a “deluge” of cases when the eviction ban ends, but...

New tenancies recorded by The Deposit Protection Service suggests the market is back almost to its pre-pandemic levels of activity. Data in...

The average rental asking price outside of London has hit an all-time high says Rightmove - whereas inside the capital, the...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has requested a review of Capital Gains Tax rules from the Office for Tax Simplification - leading to...

The Irish government says it’s considering buying properties that were listed on Airbnb and other short-let platforms before the pandemic. In an...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has given a warm welcome to this week’s news that buy to let investors as...

ARLA Propertymark and other organisations from across the housing sector have joined forces to support tenants and landlords facing rent arrears...

A council in London, where landlords yields and margins are already tight, says it wants to charge £550 for a renewed...

ARLA Propertymark has expressed its pleasure that the eviction ban, already extended by two months, will now expire at the end...

The government appears to have confirmed that the evictions ban will end in late August and courts will resume hearing possession...

One of the rental sector’s highest-profile trade bodies has accused pro-tenant group Generation Rent of needlessly scaring renters with the spectre...

The BBC has shone a spotlight on lockdown parties being held in contravention of social distancing rules at properties advertised on...

The director of renters’ campaign group Generation Rent says the long-running scandal of a planning decision made by the Housing Secretary...

Airbnb has been ordered to pay some 52,000 euros in compensation to the owner of an apartment in Paris after a...

We’re familiar with the rental market being strong across England - now there’s news of it doing well north of the...

ARLA Propertymark has put out a call for agents to provide support to vulnerable tenants who may be self-isolating during the...

PropTech firm Goodlord says there’s been “a remarkable bounce back” in the lettings sector since the market resumed. It’s been three weeks...

A document outlining options for the future regulation of Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK is to be...

It’s a Bank Holiday weekend and if you’re taking time off we hope you and your families enjoy a well-earned break. We’ll...

The number of new rental listings reaching the market has soared as much as 44 per cent in some areas following...

One of the country’s largest lettings agencies is to lose 17 jobs out of 100 in what the company founder calls...

From midnight lettings agents in England have been able to resume work thanks to an amendment to Coronavirus legislation that was...

The Generation Rent pressure group is wrong to claim that the majority of landlords are failing to support tenants needing help...

Lenwell is a busy lettings agency covering Luton, Dunstable, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Biggleswade, Hitchin and Northampton - and now, busy in...

There’s no escaping team activity at epropservices - and in a good way. The company, which is the parent firm of The...

We’re very grateful to Andy Wicking, managing director of Red Door Homes, an agency that punches well above its weight in beautiful...

Have you heard of Psych? No, me neither - but that’s our loss according to the London team of Auction House.  The...

Tomorrow, Bank Holiday Friday, we’re revealing what agents have been doing to maintain morale in their teams during lockdown. You’ve been generous...

The Deposit Protection Scheme is warning of a possible online scam affecting agents, landlords and tenants A statement on the DPS website...

There was just a two per cent rise in late rental payments over the last month according to figures from an...

Lockdown may be over soon - but who knows what a relaxation of the current restrictions will really mean for our...

A leading London lettings agency is reporting only a very low rent default rate so far, despite fears that the Coronavirus...

The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be essential to keeping payments flowing through the rental sector, according to a leading...

The Property Academy’s latest webinar, to be held this afternoon, is to be addressed by a behavioural economist and frequent contributor...

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns that rents are likely to stagnate for the rest of the year - although...

A Northern Ireland lettings agent is providing rent-free housing for NHS staff who have moved out of their own homes to...

Birmingham agent Bobby Singh, who runs the Love Your Postcode agency, epitomises the heart of the industry right now.  He has created...

A Wales holiday lettings agency has worked with owner-clients to offer free holidays to frontline healthcare workers when the crisis has...

The Coronavirus pandemic knows no boundaries - and that goes for those helping to fight it too. Medical staff from the UK...

The developers behind the prestigious Television Centre scheme and its nearby White City Place development in west London are showing support...

Home offices aren’t all about laptops and wifi routers….they’re about gorgeous views too. So thanks to Marc Morrish, a director and auctioneer...

Hello - we’re here to help on a daily basis, sharing information across the industry.  As ever, we’d love your input to...

For many this coming Easter weekend will be the strangest ever - for agents and industry suppliers it will not be...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

A BBC News investigation has exposed some Airbnb and other short let platform users as flouting lockdown regulations. The probe has found...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with the...

Part of the controversial Spicerhaart empire want the government to guarantee that some landlords receive 80 per cent of their usual...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

A lettings agency has given a full apology after a letter - not approved by the company - was sent out...

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

The landlords’ newly-merged trade body has renewed its call for the government to do more to help the private rental sector...

There are few silver linings to today’s Coronavirus crisis but there’s a heroic effort being made by a short let accommodation...

The government’s announcement that no new eviction proceedings from either social or private rented accommodation can start for at least three...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

A leading PropTech expert says there’s still more that can be done by the rental sector to drive up the quality...

One of the lettings sector’s leading trade bodies has called on the government and lenders to agree a package of measures...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

Letting Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat.  This is where you’ll find news, advice...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

One of the major deposit alternative operators has announced 31 new letting agency branches have signed up, from three high-profile brands. Zero...

The controversial Acorn group of anti-letting agent activists has been accused of intimidation of female staff during a protest outside and...

Hostmaker, a property management firm working with properties listed on Airbnb and other short-let platforms, has ceased trading with its parent...

A newspaper claims multiple councils are opening investigations into agents allegedly defying the tenant fees ban - and at least one...

The government has rejected a council’s bid to extend its licensing scheme for privately rented housing. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local...

A jailed letting agent in a long-running legal saga has now been told she must repay her victims some £43,000 -...

A newspaper claims that a short lets management firm that handles properties let on Airbnb and similar platforms is scrambling for...

A lettings agent who stole over £23,000 from tenants to pay for his gambling habit and pay off debt has escaped...

Grainger, one of the biggest names in Build To Rent, has agreed to buy a proposed 348 home-scheme in central Nottingham. The...

A Sheffield agency has suffered two break-ins over just four days, with computers stolen and offices damaged. MorfittSmith’s sales office was the...

Confusion among renters over the complex Tenant Fees Act could trigger a surge in complaints about agents to redress schemes -...

One of Ed Sheeran’s first massive hits was Lego House. And now, not many years later, it’s been revealed that he’s...

The latest market snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that even in the south west of England - where renters...

A London Labour council wants to introduce rent controls to its borough. The South London Press reports that Lambeth councillors have voted through...

Liverpool’s Labour mayor says he is confident that the city will, after all, be able to renew its city-wide licensing scheme. Housing...

A prominent member of the House of Lords has given a surprising insight into how the fiscal and regulatory clampdown on...

Another Labour council wants to introduce a city-wide landlord licensing scheme - a proposal that would require government approval to implement. Last...

A landlord in one of the most scenic parts of Devon had been served with a £18,000 civil penalty because he...

A newspaper in Liverpool has sharply criticised the government for refusing to allow the city council to continue a huge landlord...

A campaign group that has held protests outside letting agents’ branches and has been fiercely critical of fees, says it’s seen a...

The fallout continues over the government’s shock refusal to allow Liverpool council to continue its huge landlord licensing scheme. Yesterday we reported that...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has rejected a bid by Labour-controlled Liverpool council to extend its licensing scheme for five years. Government approval...

A leading property industry figure says Airbnb is attempting to persuade traditional buy to let landlords into going down the short-let...

Two long-established lettings and sales agencies on the south coast have merged in a bid to “enhance customer experience.” Smart Property and...

Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...

This is our last edition of Letting Agent Today until Friday December 27 and everyone at Angels Media, LAT and the...

Mortgage costs in the buy to let market have continued to fall over the last three months - a trend seen across...

New data from the Association of Residential Lettings Agents shows how the festive slowdown has hit the market. The number of tenants...

Number 10 briefings to the national media suggest that the scrapping of Section 21 - long talked about by the previous...

A trade body is warning of a crisis in the private rental market as new figures show a sharp drop in...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...

Longstanding Leeds based property company Adair Paxton has acquired boutique estate agency firm, Hudson Moody Wass. Founded in 2001, Hudson Moody Wass...

One of the north east of England’s higher profile estate agencies has restructured and merged with a rival ahead of what...

More details have emerged of the long-term scheme to site Build To Rent homes at Transport for London tube stations and...

There’s been an upbeat assessment of how the private rental sector will fare in the next five years from a leading...

You don’t need to go far for news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to proposed...

There’s been a steep rise in the costs of landlord joining a compulsory licensing scheme operated by Labour-controlled Nottingham city council. The...

Another survey of private landlords show a majority feeling less confident about the market than they were three months ago. Last week...

Martin & Co says it has compensated clients fully after a rogue lettings agent in Cornwall added sums to invoices sent...

In recent days we’ve been running images and videos from Halloween-decorated offices over on our sister publication Estate Agent Today -...

The BBC is reporting that the short lets giant Airbnb has been contacted by HM Revenue & Customs about its tax...

Property development and investment firm SevenCapital has released a top 10 league table of UK cities which it claims will perform...

A co-founder of a room rental PropTech service says there’s no clear evidence yet that the fees ban introduced in April...

Several lettings agencies have stepped up to offer help to stranded customers of the collapsed online service Upad. A notice on Upad’s...

A lettings agent jailed in March for taking £220,000 from tenants and landlords is now in trouble over her legal representation. Heather...

First, he was trying his hand in lettings, then he devised a 2.5% commission to take on Purplebricks. Now, after nine months...

A letting agency has denied that 'highly toxic' gas is leaking into one of its tenant's homes in Worcester. Leaders has said...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has accused courts across the country of failing to follow their own rules when it comes...

A group of landlords in the North East are the latest to criticise Labour's plans to introduce a Right to Buy...

A call has been made for the best letting agencies and other rental sector professionals to show how they comply with...

A leading PropTech chief says there is nothing inherently wrong with private tenants being given the right to buy their property,...

safeagent’s Rent Smart Wales training course has been given the scheme’s top ‘High Assurance’ rating following its latest audit. Rent Smart Wales,...

A Labour think tank considered on the right wing of the party says it wants rent controls that make a difference...

Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...

An agency in the north of England is continuing its strategy of acquisitions in a bid to offset the effects of...

Utilities management service Tenant Shop says demographic changes leading to more families and older individuals renting privately represent an opportunity for...

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

More details have emerged about Labour’s controversial proposal to allow private rental tenants that right to buy their landlord’s property, at...

There’s been a fierce outcry from Conservative MPs and the lettings industry in response to Labour’s threat to give private rental...

Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...

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A leading industry figure is calling on agents to have a Plan B ready if their bank closes undesignated client accounts.  This...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rising by 1.3...

Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...

The government has blocked a council rolling out selective licensing across no fewer than 3,000 homes in its patch.  Under Stoke on...

The Haart lettings agency says the government’s plan to abolish landlords’ Section 21 eviction powers may not be a bad thing. The...

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was...

The Mirror newspaper says eight members of the new Boris Johnson-led Cabinet are buy to let investors - and it accuses...