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

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Letting...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

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

Housing legal aid is increasingly out of reach for tenants who need help, the Law Society of England and Wales claims.  Quarterly...

Propertymark has issued another plea to the government to be fair to the private rental sector - this time regarding a...

The Law Society is raising concerns over the effectiveness of a new support service aimed at tenants at risk of losing...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service kicks in today - it offers early legal advice, free of charge, to anyone...

Introduce yourself A: My name is Sean Hooker. I have worked for the HFIS group for sixteen years, originally helping set...

A combination of regular inspections and pro-active installation of ventilation can help to reduce the risk of dangerous damp and mould...

The Local Government Association, which comprises 331 of the 333 councils in England and all 22 Welsh unitary councils, is calling on...

Large areas of the country  will remain without vital legal advice to prevent evictions if the government fails to persuade law...

Data from fraud prevention database CIFAS a marked increase in both identity fraud and false lettings applications in the UK according...

Wandsworth council in south London is considering a review into the feasibility of introducing discretionary landlord licencing. A statement from the authority...

One of the country’s most outspoken advocates of rent controls has been told why agents and landlords oppose them. Propertymark has hosted...

An agent’s plea to councillors to renew the HMO license for a landlord client fell on deaf ears in a controversial...

Airbnb has launched a scheme it calls the UK Trust and Safety Alliance to offer hosts information on health, safety and...

Propertymark has waded in to the debate over flood prevention measures in the UK:il it wants insurance for homeowners and landlords faced...

Inventory BaseAcademy has released new online training to address safeguarding issues that may face the lettings industry. Property professionals, especially managers and...

The government says it’s working on an online digital Right To Rent status checking service for agents and landlords to use,...

A free-to-use ‘Housing Early Prevention Service’ runs by a council on the south coast has been deemed such a success it...

A council says it is adopting a new approach to proactively tackling poor housing conditions in privately rented homes in one...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has commissioned buy to let expert Kate Faulkner to assess issues in the private rental sector -...

As Britain faces sub-zero temperatures from today, commercial insurer NFU Mutual is advising property managers and landlords to prepare their property...

A landlord has been prosecuted and fined for failing to carry out vital works on his rental property.  Victor Robbins of Leigh-on-Sea,...