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HMRC has launched a pilot for the proposed Making Tax Digital service for quarterly reporting - and agents can sign up...

Knight Frank’s residential operation has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards 2024. The agency says its...

A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...

In September last year, flatfair, a deposit alternative provider, released their latest rental solution called flatfair Deposits, to the lettings market....

Spicerhaart is setting up a remote centralised lettings management service which it says will operate “from Cardiff to Colchester, and Birmingham...

A lettings service called Smarter Rent is partnering with agents and developers to provide what it calls ”“an innovative property rental...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...

Buy to let investors who want to convert family homes into HMOs in Hounslow for three to six tenants will now...

We compare traditional methods of client money account inspections by an accountant to the alternative Client Money HealthCheck. But first, let’s clarify...

A prominent lettings agency says capital values could be damaged if a controversial emissions scheme goes ahead in London. Research by Benham...

Airbnb claims there has been a 75 per cent drop in party reports made to Airbnb in the UK since its...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament this...

Platforms like Facebook are infiltrated by fake review factories, despite the imminent publication of a new Bill which will look to make...

Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...

The advocates of Build To Rent have made another ambitious target for the sector’s growth.  Research from the British Property Federation and...

Zero Deposit is piloting a new product that provides six weeks’ cover on every tenancy, even when the renter selects a...

Agents are calling for a pilot project to measure the impact of the government abolishing Section 21 eviction powers. In its response...

Airbnb is piloting new tools which it claims may identify and block prospective renters who want to stage anti-social parties. The technology...

Propertymark has set up a working group of experts, agents, landlords and stakeholders in response to radical reforms to the private...

A council claims that a pilot licensing scheme has discovered a very high proportion of rental homes requiring improvement. Plans to extend...

The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...

A selection of property industry figures have spoken out against the government’s latest proposals to extend Right To Buy to housing...

Agents are being invited to take part in a pilot project which claims it will cut down on ‘back office’ chores...

Property management specialist Pinnacle Group has strengthened its digital offer for customers across its residential portfolio, signing a three-year deal with...

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

OnTheMarket’s deal with a PropTech firm to provide free tenant referencing has been extended indefinitely for agents who pay the portal...

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

When it comes to gathering evidence for deposit disputes, the need for thoroughness is understandable. However, on occasion some landlords take...

After a successful 18 month pilot with a Northwood branch, franchise giant Belvoir has entered a deal with B-hive Block Management...

Through our FREE online deposit dispute webinars, we’ve trained thousands of landlords and letting agents about how the dispute resolution process...

Wales’ Labour-led administration is to announce a three-pronged approach to affordability issues - and it looks likely to involve a clampdown...

The Dogs Trust campaign ‘lets with pets’ states: “Landlords and letting agencies who exclude pet owners from their properties are missing out...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents’ wing of Propertymark is demanding to see the results of a mediation project initiated by...

With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...

Crowdhaus, which describes its product as a property discovery app, has secured almost £200,000 to take the next step forward following...

The government has at last released details of its mediation scheme - this was hinted at when Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...

A London council describes two new licensing schemes as ‘making renting fairer’ - even though they are launched during the pandemic. Islington’s Labour...

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

The Law Society is raising concerns about the government’s mediation scheme announced at the time of the last eviction ban decision. The...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind an idea from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to create a mediation service to arbitrate in...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

Walsall council in the Midlands is considering an Additional Licensing scheme for HMOs.  As is often the case with such schemes, the...

The Advanced Rent Option, which allows licensed lettings agents to offer their landlords a year’s rent upfront as part of their...

Airbnb is undertaking a widespread social media campaign in the UK about its attempts to crack down on anti-social behaviour and...

Rental operators specialising in short lets are signing up to a tracking study to assess the sector’s size and significance.  The exercise...

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

One of the biggest names in the Build To Rent sector, Legal & General, says all of its new housing stock...

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

A London council says nearly half of the Airbnb-style short let properties available in its patch last year exceeded their legal...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

An online platform claims it has found a new and easy way for investors to become landlords, describing itself as ‘PayPal...

Lettings software provider teclet is launching its platform across the network of franchise agency Hunters. teclet has been working with Hunters on...

TrustMark, the government-backed quality kite mark scheme for tradespeople, is launching a pilot with Trading Standards to improve the quality and...

An accreditation scheme has been launched for the fast-growing sector of short lets and home sharing.  The UK Short Term Accommodation Association,...

The Home Office says it will reassess the Right To Rent scheme following last week’s decision by the High Court that...

The Residential Landlords Association’s membership has hit a new high of 35,000.  Established in 1998 the not-for-profit association - which describes itself...

A new partnership between AXA Partners and repairs reporting service Fixflo is being piloted in Manchester ahead of what may be...

Rettie & Co is the first agency north of the border to offer a no-deposit scheme to tenants - although it’s...

Airbnb, which is facing tough local restrictions in many of the largest cities in which it operates, says its new link...

Repair and maintenance management software firm Fixflo and emergency contractor supplier AXA Partners are rolling out a pilot scheme for lettings...

Hybrid brand EweMove says its purchase of a traditional lettings agency with 350 properties on its book constitutes its biggest biggest...

A new online platform says it allows renters and landlords to review each other and give Trustpilot-style ratings - but it...

Student accommodation specialist Unite is launching a new service, called Conker, which aims to replace deposits with insurance schemes for students...

The BBC says Right To Rent legislation is fuelling a burgeoning market in fake IDs - in some cases creating access...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Tim Wright, Product Director, KeyAGENT Q: What does KeyAGENT do? We’re a team of multi-award...

Letting and estate agencies in Brighton and Hove have agreed to voluntary restrictions on the erection of To Let and For...

Who are you? Rebecca Johnston What does it say on your business card? Managing Director (TDS Custodial) What is TDS Custodial? TDS Custodial is a government-approved...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Right To Rent is encouraging discrimination against international students according to a student lts online service.    Government figures marking the first anniversary...

The property management company Rendall & Rittner is spearheading the first ever government apprenticeship pilot in Housing and Property Management.    Since the...

Manchester council - which previously described selective licensing schemes in the private rental sector as ineffective - has done a U-turn...

The local authority in Manchester is proposing to introduce a landlord licensing scheme in the north of the city and has...

The government is planning to update its Right To Rent guidance following the roll out of the scheme across the country,...

Police in Scotland are clamping down on what they call “gangster landlords” who are using the lettings sector for money laundering.  A...

A Liberal Democrat peer has accused the government of being “a bit rich” in its willingness to jail letting agents or...

An immigration lawyer has criticised the government’s Right to Rent scheme - officially starting today - for having little impact but...

A survey of 5,000 landlords suggests that 50 per cent of them are not prepared for the introduction of Right To...

The Home Office has issued a statement overnight saying letting agents and landlords can begin the controversial Right To Rent checks...

The published results of the Right to Rent pilot scheme are disappointing and mostly unhelpful insists the Association of Independent Inventory...

There has been a mixed response from the private rental industry following the announcement that Right To Rent checks will become mandatory...

Right To Rent checks will become mandatory in England from February 1st, the government has announced. Under the new rules, landlords who...

The Immigration Bill containing controversial Right To Rent measures has been given a second reading by the House of Commons despite...

Labour will today ask Home Secretary Theresa May to publish the result of the Right To Rent pilot project amidst claims...

Right To Rent immigration checks is leading to a situation where lawful tenants are being refused housing according to the Residential...

The Right To Rent pilot project has forced letting agents and landlords into ‘increased racial profiling’ according to the Joint Council...

In the nine months since new Right To Rent immigration checks have been implemented across the West Midlands only seven landlords...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is to take part in an urgent meeting called by the Home Office on the...

Reading Council in Berkshire has confirmed that a voluntary ban on letting agents boards in part of the town will be...

The controversial Right To Rent immigration checks on tenants conducted by letting agents and landlords in the West Midlands since early...

Property consultancy Daniel Watney LLP is the latest industry operator to label the government’s Right To Rent immigration checks as unworkable,...

The immigration charity the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants says it is working with a range of other bodies...

The National Landlords Association says next month is the next key date for the roll-out of the government’s controversial immigration checks...

A trial voluntary ban on letting agents boards in part of a town has been declared such a success it could...

The head of lettings at Carter Jonas has warned the government not to rush ahead with a national rollout of immigration...

Tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech outlining legislation for the next 12 months will include a pledge to roll out across England and Wales...

Private landlords are being encouraged to sign up to a new local authority accreditation scheme which offers them advice and support...

With the Conservatives now having an overall majority, there is speculation that the pilot immigration checks which letting agents and landlords...