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A leading lettings sector commentator believes today’s local elections may not directly change the private rental sector but could have a...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s most outspoken advocates of rent controls has been told why agents and landlords oppose them. Propertymark has hosted...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A property finance company says increased taxes and regulations for the private rental sector mean that energy efficiency improvements to raise...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech platform Goodlord now integrates with the latest API from the Tenancy Deposit Scheme to automate tenancy deposit registration and reduce...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent lettings agency chief says a consultation looking at changes to private renting proposed by the Scottish Government is merely...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants is introducing a new qualification and training for borough council housing enforcement officers to...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The coming year should be about promoting harmony in the lettings market says the head of an agency that’s now part of a...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A former president of the Association of Residential Letting Agents has lifted the lid on how buy to let came about,...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The lettings agency boss at the centre of a major industry takeover has fired a warning shot about rent controls and...
22 December 2021
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Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech suppliers Kamma and CoreLogic UK have teamed up to help improve the process of buy to let lending and compliance. Kamma...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

‘Generation rent’ was a term first coined in 2011 by the Halifax in a survey on the future of homeownership. It...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Property Redress Scheme has expelled an agent operating a guaranteed rent scheme which failed to pay £150,000 to a former landlord client. The agent...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...
29 September 2021
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An investment firm has flagged up the recently announced move by banking giant Lloyds to enter the private rented sector as...
23 September 2021
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The chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to make it more attractive for landlords to invest in the private rental sector. Sunak...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The value of the Private Rented Sector in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8 per cent to a jaw dropping...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...
28 July 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Landlords spend an estimated £839m each year upgrading newly purchased rental property before letting it out to tenants, helping to drive-up...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests it was reducing in size for some years before the pandemic. Nationwide’s specialist...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings trade body says the sector - and local councils - should do more to cater for the older and...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s an hour-long webinar this morning, aimed at giving property professionals the latest information on arrears, possession cases and evictions. It’s at...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Daily Mail says it has informed Trading Standards of a lettings agent which is claims is “illegally working” despite not...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
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Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
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The last year was one which none of us will forget both personally and professionally. Every aspect of life has been...
01 December 2020
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Agents have another 12 months to make referral fees more transparent according to an update from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...
02 November 2020
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The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
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A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A major player in the Build To Rent sector has announced another large scheme - 346 units - on a major...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The role of lettings agents has never been more crucial to landlords and tenants than it is now and will be...
28 September 2020
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North of England lettings agency Matthew & Evans Rentals has been kicked out of the Property Redress Scheme, one of the two...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading figure in the private rental sector says the lettings industry has been largely ignored once again by Chancellor Rishi...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A London council has launched a strategy it claims will protect private tenants and ensure they live in good quality and...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A new report demands that online rental platforms and portals allowing direct advertising by clients do more to deter fake landlords...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My Name is Rob Trotter. I’m married to a vet,...
22 June 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme is inviting agents and landlords to a series of webinars to discuss the three stages of a...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A commission investigating affordable homes in the UK has called for annual private sector rent increases to be limited to a...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the official redress operators - Property Redress Scheme - has launched a tenancy mediation service for agents, landlords and...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The government issued further guidance on the private rental sector over the weekend. The new 21 page document - a link to...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading PropTech expert says there’s still more that can be done by the rental sector to drive up the quality...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The clampdown on referral fees, until now concentrated on the sales sector, will extend to letting agents too. James Munro, head of...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Confusion among renters over the complex Tenant Fees Act could trigger a surge in complaints about agents to redress schemes -...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A former director at LSL’s Build To Rent division has today been named as head of business development at a London...
09 January 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the highest profile buy to let mortgage lenders predicts that 2020 will see increasing numbers of investors going into...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News

More details have emerged of the long-term scheme to site Build To Rent homes at Transport for London tube stations and...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The normally-sedate Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued an unusually stark warning to government, telling it to “stop meddling” in...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of landlords looking to sell properties decreased slightly between Q2 and Q3 2019, according to a survey by Paragon. The...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform devised by Build To Let specialist Grainger is to be used in a bid to differentiate the company from...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The rental sector needs to prepare for the demographic challenge of an increasingly older population, says the head of a high...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Utilities management service Tenant Shop says demographic changes leading to more families and older individuals renting privately represent an opportunity for...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...
27 August 2019
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Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...
15 August 2019
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The Property Ombudsman has announced a slew of expulsions after six agents failed to comply with redress rules. They failed to abide...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has sharply criticised the PRS as being ill-equipped to cater...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A trade association has called for a 'moratorium' on any further government intervention in the buy-to-let sector in order to stop...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Local authorities are failing in their duty to prosecute criminal letting agents, the National Landlords Association (NLA) has warned. The NLA says...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A survey of landlords has found that 39% would like to see a fast track housing tribunal introduced if and when...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings agents are being urged to educate themselves as much as possible about rival deposit alternative schemes which are becoming increasingly...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Redress Scheme, one of the two government-backed redress operators for the lettings and sales service, has outlined its work...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being urged to consider how they can reduce their administrative workload, following huge growth in the size of...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A damning report on taxation in the private rental sector (PRS) has accused the treasury of appearing not to understand 'the...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Housing charity Shelter has announced the launch of a £600,000 fund it is hosting, with the aim of improving the private...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Revenue raised by landlord licensing schemes should be used to enforce rental sector regulation, according to PayProp. It says that the money...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of a major property management firm says the controversial proposal to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

More than a third of landlords are looking to cut their annual spending - and many of them are considering ending...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the existing two government-authorised redress schemes governing estate and letting agents has called on landlords to voluntarily join, ahead...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A new property management portal is being launched with the familiar aim of revolutionising the lettings industry - and it will...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been a strong start to the year for Build To Rent with news that a real estate investment trust dedicated...
04 January 2019
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The shock findings of a new survey suggest that 32 per cent of landlords would be less likely to buy new...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The policy director of the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on local councils to use the 'extensive powers' they have...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading letting agent argues that the UK housing market is not prepared to deal with a growing number of lifetime...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The House of Commons has published a briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes ahead of the Report Stage of the Tenant...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The parent company of The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) says its group companies will be taking a more 'joined up' approach...
03 September 2018
From: Breaking News

In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what...
29 August 2018
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In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by the CPRs. In our next blog we’ll look at the...
29 August 2018
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In 2014 The Properties Misdescriptions Act was repealed and replaced with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, otherwise known as...
29 August 2018
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One of the lettings industry’s senior figures has welcomed the introduction of mandatory five yearly inspections of electrical installations in private...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy to let landlords are welcoming proposals being considered by the government to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. In...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A PropTech company chief is backing the controversial idea of spot checks on private rental sector properties in a bid to...
28 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A Build To Rent business says investors in the private rental sector should be more flexible in their approach to private...
12 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Over 70% of Conservative councillors and housing leads have indicated that £2 billion pledged for affordable housing is not enough to...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of the UK's largest franchise agency, Belvoir, says the number of letting and estate agents will 'undoubtedly fall'...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...
03 May 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

The scramble for members amongst rival redress systems continues apace. Earlier this week The Property Ombudsman announced it was to waive joining...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has published what it calls ‘a decade of data’ tracking the changes in the private rental sector since 2008, when...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A housing charity has called for the government to build more affordable social homes for rent to help families 'trapped' in...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The successful transfer of £12 billion worth of buy-to-let mortgages has been completed. Last year, Blackstone and Prudential purchased the book of...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The managing director of LSL’s Corporate Client Department has been appointed as National Lettings and Franchise Director for Your Move and...
01 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A London council has won its appeal against Foxtons using the term “administration fees” in its lettings charges. Back in 2015 Camden...
15 September 2017
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services’ new consultancy and management service for the Build To Rent sector - PRSim - has teamed up with...
12 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it is not surprised the majority of complaints made to The Property Redress Scheme...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News

SDL Group - owner of the UK franchise for Century 21 lettings and estate agency branches - has been named as the...
31 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Property Redress Scheme, one of three approved redress operations, says it saw a 33 per cent increase in membership in...
15 August 2017
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services has unveiled PRSim, its new brand offering services to the burgeoning Build To Rent sector. PRSim offers “data, consultancy and...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has commissioned buy to let expert Kate Faulkner to assess issues in the private rental sector -...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News

At the latest meeting of the Fair Fees Forum, members described the current approach towards landlord licensing as a 'post code...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched its Quarter Two Landlords Survey. The research study has been launched hot on the heels...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The proportion of households living in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) will rise to 24% over the next four years, according...
13 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A study of over 3,000 tenants has found that an increasing number of renters are 'very happy' with their living situation. LSL...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
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As the industry awaits the delivery of today's Spring Budget, the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has called on the government...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Hamilton Fraser - parent firm to mydeposits, Total Landlord Insurance, Property Redress Scheme and Client Money Protect - has brought its...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Wembley Park in north London is to host Britain’s largest Build To Rent scheme yet after Quintain revealed a programme for...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
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In a sign of how prominent Build To Rent has become, this niche sector has now triggered a company to set...
23 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Property consultancy Dataloft has produced an index to monitor what it says are the four key factors behind buy to let investors'...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £7,000 for letting two properties which were unfit for habitation. Shahzad Mehmood was prosecuted at Swindon Magistrates'...
26 September 2016
From: Breaking News

LGIM Real Assets has announced the appointment of a former Countrywide fund manager as part of its Build to Rent (BTR)...
26 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The SDL Group says it is on course to become the UK's largest provider of Build to Rent services. The firm, which...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Some 40% of private tenants are aged over 46, according to a study by Your Move. The agency researched 36,500 tenants and...
20 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The average UK tenant expects to remain part of the Private Rented Sector for a further decade, according to a new...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
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Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...
05 August 2016
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A report from Citizens Advice claims to show that a city’s letting agents charge a complex array of fees - with...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has criticised Boris Johnson's handling of the London Rental Standard, an accreditation scheme for landlords...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A letting agency in Hampshire has doubled in size after acquiring one of its competitors. LetCo, a four branch agency working across...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The average rent paid by private tenants across Great Britain increased by 2.6% in the twelve months to April 2016, according...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has announced that it has joined the Property Redress Scheme (PRS). With over 700 members,...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords are looking to house tenants less likely to miss rental payments in order to minimise the impact of a number...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has announced the details of a workshop for Welsh letting agents, taking place in July. The event...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide - which has already acquired a string of letting agencies in recent months - continues to demonstrate its emphasis on...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A letting agency is being investigated by a local council and the police after it closed suddenly last month. Dukes Letting Department,...
16 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of tenancies signed by a single tenant has fallen, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. Last year, tenants living...
15 March 2016
From: Breaking News

In the last year 12% of lets were agreed at more than the initial asking price, according to the latest figures...
14 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Jen Paice What does it say on your business card? Chief executive of SafeDeposits Scotland What does SafeDeposits Scotland do? We are...
24 February 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

Landlords’ confidence in the buy to let sector has collapsed to an all-time low and is now “worse than levels witnessed...
03 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The UK’s new Build To Rent initiative, where institutions fund and manage purpose-built rental accommodation, has received £1.45 billion in investment...
29 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The UK’s new Build To Rent initiative, where institutions fund and manage purpose-built rental accommodation, has received its second big investment...
28 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...
23 December 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

Repairs software provider Fixflo - which last week entered into a partnership with The Property Ombudsman scheme and The Deposit Protection...
23 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The PRS, one of three authorised redress schemes, is backing a ‘Fair Lettings’ campaign being introduced by Camden council in London. It...
19 October 2015
From: Breaking News

A letting agent's life is a varied one, with the profession requiring agents to undertake a wide range of activities in...
16 October 2015
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A long-established letting agency and a campaign group have joined forces to analyse a UK government's private rental sector reform proposals...
08 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Another major industry body has added its voice to growing concerns over the potential impact of Right To Rent immigration checks...
28 September 2015
From: Breaking News

An opinion poll's findings, released to back up a call for tougher controls in the private rental sector, suggests 71 per...
24 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Mixed-use developer Muse says it will submit plans for a 100-unit Build To Let scheme at part of a retail, office...
23 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The average void period has dipped below 2.6 weeks per year according to a survey of the private rental sector by...
23 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The private rented sector is becoming an increasingly diverse place. Its growth into the UK's second largest form of housing has...
15 September 2015
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The growth of the PRS has provided a long list of benefits for the lettings industry. However, it is not without...
17 August 2015
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Urban regeneration specialist Sigma Capital is the latest firm to announce it is entering the Build To Rent sector, seeking to...
13 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The Property Redress Scheme has expelled a letting agency following non-compliance with a redress decision. The complaint regarded a holding deposit. The...
11 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Unitary local authorities where trading standards and environmental health teams work to the same objectives are more successful at clamping down...
30 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Channel 4's...
17 July 2015
From: Video Articles

A Build To Let scheme led by developer Dandara and property investment operator LaSalle is to be the first of its...
14 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Wednesday’s budget proved a grim viewing for those who have worked in the rental sector for some time and watched the...
10 July 2015
From: Features

The National Landlords Association has issued a briefing note which it says is a warning to Labour’s leadership and deputy leadership...
18 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The Property Redress Scheme, one of the three approved ombudsman-style redress schemes for estate and letting agents, is expanding into small...
15 June 2015
From: Breaking News

An industry study reports that the average tenancy length is now almost three years. Property consultancy firm Allsop’s fifth annual Rent Check...
10 June 2015
From: Breaking News

One of London’s high-end letting agents says it has experienced a sharp increase in tenant demand since the election after a...
10 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Legal & General Capital (LGC) has announced that it is close to securing its second investment in the Build to Rent...
08 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Channel 5 has announced a new television series which will focus on the UK’s Private Rented Sector. Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords promises...
03 June 2015
From: Breaking News

An electrical safety charity has written to the new intake of MPs to explain why electrical safety in Britain’s homes needs...
01 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Earlier this week we passed the official deadline for letting agents to fully publicise their fees as well as providing evidence of which...
29 May 2015
From: Features

Britain’s tenants would overwhelmingly support the appointment of a government minister solely responsible for tenancy issues, according to agents Your Move...
29 May 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of landlords selling their buy-to-let properties increased during April, according to the latest report from the Association of Residential...
27 May 2015
From: Breaking News

The general election result was greeted with a sigh of relief throughout the lettings industry. Thanks to the Conservatives' victory, the threat...
15 May 2015
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An umbrella organisation representing parts of the private rented sector is to be put before the Scottish parliament in a bid...