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A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

Recent substantial fines issued by HMRC are a harsh reminder to agents to ensure that their Anti-Money Laundering policies are up...

An amendment is expected to be made by the government to its Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill. The Bill, put forward by...

Rightmove is hosting a webinar tomorrow for owners and managers of lettings agencies, focused on growing their business to the maximum...

The government’s failure to act on the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working party - chaired by Lord Richard Best and...

It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...

Law firm Bishop & Sewell is hosting a webinar to give leaseholders information and advice about the Right to Manage, a...

Propertymark is demanding equal treatment with the social housing sector. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove intends to boost standards in social housing...

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

Propertymark is urging agents to get ahead of the curve and be ready for the next big initiative - Regulation.  Propertymark has...

Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to the proposed changes to the Renters Reform Bill being advocated...

A fledgling trade body has introduced what it calls “principles for a new Build to Rent Code of Practice that will...

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

Agents have expressed their anger at permanent rent controls proposed by the SNP and Green Party politicians running the Scottish Government. The...

A lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme following itsfailure to pay £1,100 out of an adjudicated award...

A group founded eight years ago to represent the Build To Rent niche has now rebranded in a bid to win...

What appears to be another government housing policy U-turn - this time on ground rents - is being hailed as “a...

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

The all-party House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has urged the government to get on with establishing a regulator of...

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

Propertymark has emphasised the importance of retaining fixed term tenancies under the Renters Reform Bill. Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson met Housing...

Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

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

Propertymark says the regulation of agents has come a step closer.   The trade body gave evidence at a House of Lords Industry...

The Chancellor has one last chance to come good on the election promise of lowering the burden of business rates –...

A TV presenter with experience of property shows - Laura Hamilton - will be presenting the gongs at the Annual Guild...

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

Propertymark is launching the latest phase of its research into diversity in the agency sector. Last year it worked with the University...

A prominent rental activist is tomorrow going to tell a House of Lords committee about the need to regulate letting agents. Conor...

A free webinar next week will explore how agents can use technology solutions to attract and win new landlords for their...

A council that is buying private properties in second home hotspots to let to local people has struck a new agreement...

VISTA, a tenant referencing service first announced back in November, launches today. Insurance and referencing service HomeLet says the product will “provide...

Major regional independent agency Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding its offering by re-entering the residential lettings and property management market...

Propertymark says the regulation of property agents and the creation of a statutory Code of Practice can improve the transparency of...

One of the highest profile groups in the private rental sector supplier space - Hamilton Fraser - is restructuring. In future the...

According to the BBC, the Government is no longer committed to increase the amount disabled people in England can claim to...

The former Foxtons managing director Peter Rollings is to give agent a masterclass in obtaining higher lettings and sales fees. Rollings will...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

The Renters Reform Bill cannot succeed without proper engagement with letting agents and landlords, Propertymark argues.    According to a Freedom of Information...

Scottish councils must engage with letting agents and landlords if radical rental reforms have any chance of working. Propertymark argues that the...

A property management firm claims that energy efficiency is apparently renters’ most important quality when choosing a place to live.  Centrick says...

A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

Savills says prime rental growth across London and the country has stalled for the first time in almost three years. In prime...

New research shows there are 36,210 long-term vacant homes across London - that’s around one in every 100 properties. The borough in...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...

Reposit is the latest deposit alternative service to announce strategic partnerships with agencies - the latest signings are Symonds & Sampson,...

Propertymark is hosting a webinar where Scott Bailey - policy manager at the Home Office - will answer questions on Right...

Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Insurance giant Aviva is urging consumers to be on their guard after seeing a seven per cent increase in customer claims...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

High end lettings agency Savills has appointed a new head of residential lettings for its offices in Beaconsfield and Amersham. Daniel Spratley...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

The UK Apartment Association - effectively a trade body for the Build To Rent sector - is beefing up its top...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...

Propertymark has responded to two consultations on the proposals to introduce electrical safety standards and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in...

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

Propertymark has urged the government to do more to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens heat their homes.   Office for National Statistics...

An analysis of tenants renting between 2020 and 2023 shows a big rise in those on high salaries asked to provide...

A property portal has announced the inaugural graduation of its first-ever qualification. Some 55 students were awarded the SPC Property Practice Certification,...

Low-income renters will get a boost next spring - but a pressure group wants more government help for this sector. The Chancellor’s...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims there’s a conspiracy amongst MPs, landlords and others in the private rental sector to water down the...

A lettings agency has initiated new systems to ensure there is no repeat of a mistake that left some client properties...

Propertymark has set out its pro-agency position on a range of issues contained in the Renters Reform Bill, currently trundling through...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued advice to agencies on how to comply with data protection law.  The UK data protection regulator...

Michael Gove’s Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, currently going through Parliament, has won praise from the industry body The Property Institute. There...

A 335-unit Build To Rent scheme has reached practical completion stage in Sheffield. Going under the (perhaps bizarre) name of PLATFORM_, the...

A revised code of practice for Right To Rent has been issued to agents and landlords. This sixth revision supersedes the previous...

Propertymark has called on the government to retain the option of fixed-term tenancies in the private rental sector where it is...

Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...

HomeLet claims its new VISTA service will revolutionise the lettings industry by eliminating fraud through the use of detection technology and...

Propertymark has welcomed the government’s commitment to end the practice of council tax of banding single rooms in HMOs, potentially saving...

Propertymark has pledged its continued support for the annual Smart Meter Awareness Week.  Launched by Smart Energy GB, the UK government-backed campaign...

Councils have become increasingly hostile towards agents in recent times, with increased regulation and licensing of the private rental sector in...

Five councils are delivering what they call “a ground-breaking project” aimed at improving the experience and environment for landlords and tenants...

Propertymark has urged Labour to licence letting agents under its plans to ‘fundamentally reform the private rented sector’. The trade body also...

London lettings and sales agency Dexters is the first in the UK to gain OFSTED accreditation for its training. Its academy offers...

The Select Committee that shadows the work of Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is complaining that its...

Propertymark kicks off its regional conference campaign this week - the start of a programme that’s doubled in size this year. Across...

The Competition and Markets Authority’s in depth investigation into the controversial deposit alternative concept has been welcomed by one of the...

A leading property agency is demanding more certainty over new Energy Performance Certificate regulations.  Fisher German says the government should act now...

Two letting agents have been quoted in a newspaper report as saying landlord clients have instructed them to create ‘tracker’ rents...

The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving letting agents and landlords and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service - introduced this month - will make possession court case delays even worse. That’s the...

A legal expert says there is too little practical help available to transform the energy efficiency reputation of the private rental...

The private rental sector could play a far greater role in helping to end homelessness in Scotland, according to a new...

The head of one of the country’s highest profile franchise agency empires says the self-employed ethos of some advisers and entrepreneurial...

An online lettings platform is warning that some landlords are being give “too good to be true" promises of rent increases by...

Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers has successfully qualified a further four members of staff and funded their membership of ARLA Propertymark. The four...

A trio of rent guarantee and referencing services are setting up their own law firm pitched at winning clients from the...

Colliers, the agency and property consultancy, has issued another outspoken attack on government policy - this time prompted by a formal...

Propertymark has put forward a six-point plan to slash economic crime in the property sector. The trade body says a series of...

A property firm which admitted misleading tenants on their rights and threatening them to leave has been ordered to pay £8,000. Four...

A property company director who admitted misleading tenants on their rights and threatening them to leave has been ordered to pay...

Propertymark is supporting a new Anti Social Behaviour Awareness campaign, calling for greater clarity from government on how agents and landlords...