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An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector.  “Extending...

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...

Rightmove has set out its innovation programme for the private rental sector. The portal has given over a substantial amount of its...

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...

A leading PropTech expert says the lettings industry hopes next week’s Budget will provide clarity on taxes - but he’s also...

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

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...

There’s a been a slight fall in the size of the private rental sector in England according to government figures.  Latest data...

Another council wants an extension to the existing ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, which is scheduled to end on February 22.  Yesterday our...

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

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...

An online petition is voicing opposition to government calls for ever-improving EPCs in the private rental sector.  Nottingham landlord Tricia Urquhart has started the...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a list of 10 demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s long-awaited Budget on March 3, with a financial...

Build To Rent completions are estimated to double by 2025, a property company forecasts. Between 2017 and 2018, the number of new...

A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic...

Propertymark has responded to the official consultation on the government proposals called Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and...

A council is offering a free event for agents and landlords to get the latest updates on national and local private...

HomeLet and Let Alliance have announced what they call a market first with a rent guarantee providing cover until vacant possession...

Two Labour MPs have made extensive claims about the number of evictions from the private rental sector likely to happen if...

The long-awaited Renters' Reform Bill, promised 14 months ago, is likely to be introduced to the House of Commons “very soon.” The...

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

A council claims that as many as a fifth of all the private rental sector homes in its area have a...

Lomond Capital, which owns Scottish lettings and estate agents Braemore and Stonehouse, is to merge with Yorkshire firm Linley & Simpson. The...

The next 12 months could be a surprisingly good year for the private rental sector despite some obvious challenges, according to...

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

There are growing calls for so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ to face the same controls that are exerted over the rest of the...

A rental guarantor service claims that it and companies like it have helped keep the UK’s private rental sector buoyant during...

Today is the start of the official Christmas eviction ban ‘truce’ in the private rental sector - and it continues until...

An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...

Two industry suppliers are asking agents to contribute to a survey assessing how the lettings sector has performed in 2020. Government-authorised deposit...

ARLA Propertymark has given a detailed response to a government consultation on how the pandemic has hit the private rental sector. The...

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

A late-year surge in the number of Build To Rent applications has been forecast by a market commentator. Alex Blagden, senior researcher...

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

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

Lettings agents have until January 11 to respond to the latest consultation proposal stiffening health and safety in the private rental...

One of the largest Build To Rent operators in the country is reporting that the pandemic has had relatively minor effects...

London’s Westminster council - with 43 per cent of housing stock in the private rental sector - has launched a consultation on...

Activists from the so-called renters’ union Acorn have held a protest outside the office of a lettings agency in Oxford. A photograph...

PropTech platform MakeUrMove, which launched back in 2008 as the first online lettings agency, has secured a £1.3m funding package from...

The Resolution Foundation has added its voice to that of many charities and other think tanks demanding more government support for...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a warning to government not to use Capital Gains Tax reform to further punish the private rental...

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

The government is urging agents and landlords to be “considerate” when deciding whether to accept tenants on the basis of their...

The latest Build To Rent snapshot up to late summer shows the number of BTR homes in stages of planning across...

A new report from the Nationwide and campaigning charity Shelter puts letting agents in the dock over the standards in the...

The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...

The team behind Glasgow’s first major city centre Build to Rent housing development has announced another multi-million-pound BTR project. Kelvin Properties, which...

A Conservative MP is urging his colleagues in government to end “cruel” discrimination against pet owners by much of the private...

A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...

Light has been shed at last on the long-running uncertainty about why some landlords choose to use lettings agents and some...

Shelter has returned to the attack on the private rental sector. In a new report it claims a third of tenants in England...

Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...

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

New long-term targets for improving energy efficiency across the private rental sector simply are not realistic, the government has been warned. The...

A rent guarantor service says the rental sector has investors and landlords who are happy for tenants to defer rent payments...

A leading trade body has broadly welcomed the Winter Economy Plan outlined by Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday, but says this still...

A leading figure in the private rental sector says the lettings industry has been largely ignored once again by Chancellor Rishi...

One of the country’s first specialist residential property fund managers has named the agency to handle its latest Build To Rent...

The government has accused campaign group Generation Rent of peddling “unreliable and misleading” figures about potential evictions in the private rental...

A London council has launched a strategy it claims will protect private tenants and ensure they live in good quality and...

The private rental sector dedicated to student accommodation in London could see a 24 per cent drop in income in the...

The Build To Rent specialist operator Wise Living has announced a new scheme in Lincolnshire being built in partnership with developer Seagate...

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

There’s a huge backlog of work required to be done across the private rental sector to meet the latest Minimum Energy...

One of the leading figures in the PropTech world is warning that letting agents must not be tempted into charging illegal...

A scheme providing interest-free loans to tenants with Covid-related arrears should be offered across the UK. That’s the view of David Alexander...

A new report demands that online rental platforms and portals allowing direct advertising by clients do more to deter fake landlords...

ARLA Propertymark is holding a webinar later this month to discuss the impact of Coronavirus on the private rental sector. It will...

Oxford council, which has 49 per cent of its housing stock in the private rental sector, is starting a formal consultation...

A London council is telling its private rental sector residents to use a new tool to check whether they may be...

A prominent lettings agent has come out in favour of the eviction ban extension - but he wants government cash help...

The latest survey of buy to let landlords suggests a relatively healthy private rental sector notwithstanding the challenges of the Coronavirus...

The government has made a last minute U-turn on the eviction ban - extending it for four weeks until September 20. Housing...

Belvoir is backing a call for a loans scheme in England - similar to one in Wales - to protect tenants...

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

Tenant concierge service Tenant Shop is linking with Legal & General to offer insurance products across the private rental sector.  Tenant Shop...

Reports into Letting Agent Today suggest there’s still some confusion over new regulations surrounding electrical checks in the private rental sector. If...

Leading housing lawyer David Smith has become the legal counsel for the new National Residential Landlords Association. Smith is a partner at...

A local authority has set up what it calls The Private Sector Landlord service to try to harness some private property...

There’s likely to be a further surge of new tenancies in the weeks to come, challenging agents’ ability to cope with...

A £266m package of help to support vulnerable people into long term accommodation includes possible options to use the private rental...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has entered the row over Labour claiming that the stamp duty holiday announced last week was in...

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has written an article strongly defending the private rental sector, agents and landlords. Baroness Altmann...

A council with a large number of short let properties within its boundaries is urging owners to convert them to traditional...

A Bill which would have introduced a general cap on rent increases in the private rental sector has been abandoned by...

London Fire Brigade’s deputy assistant commissioner for fire safety has praised the new safety regulations which have now come in to...

Some 47 per cent of all properties in the private rental sector in England are now managed by ARLA Propertymark member...

Confusion over Electrical Inspection Condition Reports, created by inaccurate statements from the government, has been slammed by a housing law expert.  Last...

The latest market snapshot produced by agent data suggests that rent increases have hit a new low as the Coronavirus impacts on...

The militantly pro-tenant Generation Rent group says it’s working with local councils to have a new “tenants’ charter” introduced. The new director...

Figures unearthed by the Daily Telegraph show the scale of the arrears and eviction court case backlog likely to face the...

A solicitor involved in the Court of Appeal case which ruled in favour of the private rental sector has spoken of...

A new Labour group - Labour Tenants United - has issued a four-prong attack on the current private rental sector including...

The government has withdrawn its latest electrical safety checks guidance for the private rental sector, with immediate effect. However, there remains...

Successes for the private rental sector may seem few and far between these days but the Court of Appeal has now...

Apropos is a revolutionary digital property management platform which has recently launched in the UK. The new property management platform has...

Age UK is the latest campaigning charity to call for the repeal of S21 and the introduction of greater controls over...

Two new handbooks have been released offering advice to the private rental sector on how to improve energy efficiency.  Electricity distributor UK...

The campaigning charity Shelter says young adults are more in danger of homelessness than any other age group - and puts...

The Chartered Institute of Housing has published proposals aimed at avoiding a spike in private rental sector evictions when the current...

For Jill Griffiths, working exactly 25 years at the same agency is a cause for celebration - and her time serving...

Research shows that half of those in the private rental sector are aged 16 to 34, making the lettings industry vulnerable...

Citizens Advice claims that in the two months since the lockdown began it has helped over 10,000 people with issues related...

Labour’s proposal to extend the current ban on private rental sector evictions could end up with some landlords in financial ruin.  Landlord...

A group of local landlords and others in the private rental sector are challenging a local authority’s licensing proposals with their...

A commission investigating affordable homes in the UK has called for annual private sector rent increases to be limited to a...

Nearly half of households in the private rental sector have regrets about their home according to a survey by the HomeOwners...

The number of mortgage lenders still offering products to landlords is 42 - only seven fewer than at the peak of...

Different guidelines have been issued for the rental sector in different parts of the British Isles as devolved administrations get to...

Agents and other property professionals have a week to submit their views to an enquiry into the impact of Coronavirus on...

The director of the website Home says that investment in buy to let will look like a highly attractive safe haven...

A leading supplier says the current market standstill is an opportunity for the industry to rethink how short lets can be...

The commercial arm of Countrywide is urging landlords currently facing huge void periods because students have been ordered home, to reconfigure...

A local authority has postponed the extension of its private rental sector licensing regime - but it’s warning agents not to...

Labour’s latest suggestion for the private rental sector - a rent holiday for tenants during the Coronavirus crisis - has been...

The government issued further guidance on the private rental sector over the weekend. The new 21 page document - a link to...

All court possession orders are being suspended from today as part of the changes to the private rental sector to cope...

Despite the challenges being thrown up to the lettings sector by Coronavirus, this is a reminder that new MEES regulations on...

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

New research suggests the damage to the private rental sector in terms of non-payment of rent could be a remarkable £15...

Not-for-profit accreditation service safeagent says the government should ensure councils delay the introduction of all new private rental sector licensing schemes...

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

A rent guarantor service has taken a swipe at new housing minister Chris Pincher and his recent predecessors who have not...

Optimism amongst investors in the private rental sector is on the rise, despite the various tax and regulation obstacles facing the...

The private rental sector has come under attack for its conditions and costs to tenants in a report looking into health...

A property management firm says the private rental sector is effectively disadvantaged in the fight against climate change because it does...

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

The government’s official index for the private rental sector has shown that rents rose by 1.5 per cent in the 12...

Cynics who rejected claims that landlords would quit the buy to let sector because of increasing bureaucracy and higher taxes may...

The government has given the green light to a council’s huge licensing scheme, set to cover 18 of its 20 wards...

The government has failed the private rental sector says the Residential Landlords Association. In a statement released even before the resignation of...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made an uncompromising set of demands on the government, asking it to implement a...

A government report suggests the private rental sector is attracting an increasing number of older tenants - and the sector needs...

Grainger, one of the biggest names in Build To Rent in the UK, says its current BTR pipeline stands at 24...

Generation Rent - an outspoken organisation sharply critical of lettings agents and many aspects of the private rental sector - is...

An increasing number of over-60s are now turning to the private rental sector - but, like other demographic sectors, they face...

The Renters’ Reform Bill worries many in the private rental sector but the government says there is still no date for...

A mortgage company has attempted to quantify how much private landlords inject into local economies. Aldermore’s research, surveying 1,000 UK-based landlords, discovered...

One of the growing number of deposit replacement providers claims that there could be £1.2 billion in deposit monies that are...

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

A leading trade body is voicing concern over yet another council private rental sector licensing scheme - with particular worry over...

New research claims that one in every 50 homes in the capital is let on a short-term platform like Airbnb or...

Councils that have been awarded additional cash injections by government could use their windfalls to enhance their enforcement of the private...

There’s been an angry response by the rental sector following the latest attack by campaigning charity Shelter. The organisation claims that private...

A council getting government cash for rental enforcement is using it to introduce a review service allowing tenants to comment on...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has thrown its weight behind an initiative by the Scottish Government to control the growth...

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

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

Just over third of private landlords are planning to quit the sector or cut the number of homes they let in...

An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...

Richard Donnell, research director at Zoopla, is warning the government that future reform of the private rental sector must not jeopardise...

Haart is trying to shift the mood music around the private rental sector from challenging to celebratory, saying there is plenty...

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...

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

Specialist buy to let mortgage lender Paragon has welcomed Labour's General Election pledge to force rental properties to undergo an annual...

Labour’s policies for the private rental sector are “too extreme ... unrealistic and will be hugely damaging to housing supply in...

Agency Express, the board company that monitors the lettings market through demand for its To Let and Let By boards, warns...

Labour has given shocking new details of its proposals for the private rental sector including £100.000 fines if properties are deemed...

As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...

On the day that Labour launches its proposals to reform the private rental sector, the Tories have announced so-called Lifetime Rental...

The Liberal Democrats is the first of the major parties to release its party manifesto for the December 12 manifesto, and...

The pressure group Generation Rent, which in the past has been highly critical of letting agents and other aspects of the...

A local council claims it has received over 500 complaints from private rental tenants since the start of April - approaching...

The normally-sedate Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued an unusually stark warning to government, telling it to “stop meddling” in...

Another think tank has come up with proposals to scrap Section 21 eviction powers and cap rents - and it also...

Citizens Advice wants the next government to radically alter the private rental sector in favour of tenants.  The charity’s 2019 election manifesto,...

Labour’s controversial proposal to oblige landlords to sell their buy to let properties to tenants who wished to purchase them, unveiled...

Around 40 per cent of tenants currently in the private rental sector believe they will never be able to buy their...

A leading trade body says the government’s latest injection of funds to help local councils root out rogue operators in the...

Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...

One of the industry’s leading trade bodies has revealed that the number of laws creating an obligation on landlords in the...

Lettings agents are being invited to tell a big city council how to improve its private rental sector strategy.  Manchester local authority...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has launched his party’s General Election campaign with an attack on what he describes as “dodgy landlords.” He...

A new piece of legislation has been invoked to ban a landlord from any involvement in the private rental sector for...

Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...

Rent controls similar to those demanded by Labour in London and other major cities in the UK do not work, and...

A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...

A trade body says the private rental sector is facing a major crisis - more landlords are selling properties than buying...

Contrary to the impressions given in some quarters, no fewer than 75 per cent of tenants are happy to rent, and...

A statement from Hackney council in north east London says those who break its licensing provisions for the private rental sector...

New analysis by Direct Line for Business reveals a surge in the number of police investigations into the theft of electricity,...

Consumer charity Citizens’ Advice says government proposals to reform or possibly scrap S21 eviction rights do not go far enough.  The group...

In addition to the apparent collapse of Upad at the weekend, there has been unconfirmed speculation about redundancies at a second...

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

An umbrella organisation representing councils is calling for greater freedom to introduce more and larger rental sector licensing schemes, without the...

The private rented sector would shrink by 20 per cent if Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions are abolished, according to an economic...

There’s a warning from a leading agent that the unregulated proliferation of Airbnb-style short lets will lead to mainstream rent rises...

The quality of accommodation in the private rental sector has drastically improved in the past decade according to a survey by...

The majority of the UK’s private renters don’t want to purchase a home according to new research, coming just as the...

Legal & General is introducing a Rental Protection Plan for tenants, thought to be one of the first examples of this...

The weekly economic and financial research magazine The Economist has made a scathing attack on rent controls. The publication says rent controls...

The rental sector needs to prepare for the demographic challenge of an increasingly older population, says the head of a high...

As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...

Members of the industry’s two major landlord bodies have backed a merger which will now take place on January 1. Members of...

A home being pet-friendly is the most desirable attribute in a rental property, according to research by a specialist mortgage lender.  The...

The Liberal Democrat conference, which begins on Saturday, is to debate a resolution calling for the scrapping of Section 21 -...

The government has been criticised yet again for what is described as its “incoherent” approach to the private rental sector. David Miles,...

New research from an international law firm shows that the rental sector in major cities is now changing its demographic make-up...

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting a webinar this week when the chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents, David...

One in six landlords is seeking to reduce the size of their portfolio in the next 12 months and around half...

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

Fixflo is launching its sixth annual Lettings Report for lettings professionals  The survey gauges the opinions of lettings professionals around the UK...

With the country in febrile election mode, it’s perhaps unsurprising that the Association of Residential Letting Agents has got in on...

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir.  The franchise...

Landlords’ confidence in the success of their own businesses has plunged in recent months.  Only 29 per cent of landlords have positive expectations...

It may seem as if governments and councils are falling over themselves to change the private rental sector to win the...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants the government to implement recent recommendations to regulate the agency industry, starting with the...

There should be open-ended tenancies with reduced rent for long-term contracts and any rent increase tied only to inflation. This dramatic reform...

Anyone underestimating the size of the UK’s growing private rental sector ought to think again - new research shows its value...

The Labour Party appears to be entering the arena of organising private rental sector tenants who have grievances. Party leader Jeremy Corbyn...

One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that...

A private landlord has gone on record to explain her own dilemma with a tenant - and why the government’s scrapping...

A Labour council which has become famous for its critical approach to the private rental sector has now been given almost £200,000...

Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant...

Private tenants are being disadvantaged because of the government’s focus on boosting homeownership. According to the latest figures from the Royal Institution...

An investment company has revealed that it’s acquired land in the north of England to create a Build To Rent scheme. Godwin...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts to complete the largest privately funded development in Wales, Cardiff Central Square, which will include...

If the government follows through with its plan to scrap Section 21 there could be more work for agents as a...

The right wing Adam Smith Institute is the latest organisation to voice its strong opposition to Labour’s proposed rent controls for...

An outspoken Conservative party figure says government policies such as the scrapping of Section 21 will play into the hands of...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has sharply criticised the PRS as being ill-equipped to cater...

A leading industry trade body says the latest English Housing Survey report proves that criticisms of the private rental sector’s costs...

Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt will face an immediate crisis in the private rented sector if government doesn’t rethink its plans to...

The chairman of Hunters estate agency, who is also a Conservative MP, has hit out at the government over its handling...

Rents are rising at the fastest rate since 2017, pushing the average yield on residential property to 4.5 per cent, its...

A trade association has called for a 'moratorium' on any further government intervention in the buy-to-let sector in order to stop...

Local authorities are failing in their duty to prosecute criminal letting agents, the National Landlords Association (NLA) has warned. The NLA says...

A London council wants to extend its private rental sector licensing scheme - and in doing so is boasting of the...

A new survey by one of the sector’s most respected lenders, Paragon, suggests large scale landlords are now a bigger force...

An independent review into selective licensing in the private rental sector makes a series of recommendations to tighten processes, with the...

A senior Labour politician has claimed that there is a city in the UK where two out of every 13 residential...

The government has been told it needs to provide tenants with better information about their rights and responsibilities if it’s to...

A European law firm has set out a critique of the driving forces behind Build To Rent - and it says...

Two housing organisations have come together to fund a major research programme to improve standards in the private rental sector. They are...

The government says thousands of families could benefit from changes to mortgage rules announced by Metro Bank. Currently the bank prevents landlords...

We may be all-too-familiar with the challenges facing letting agents and landlords in the private rental sector but there is at...

A holiday lettings company says it’s seen a 23 per cent increase in its portfolio over the past year as owners...

A leading lettings expert insists that greater regulation in the private rental sector can work for the benefit of landlords and...

A trade body has hit out at government policy following a think tank’s claims that young people are less mobile because of...

A lettings agent and investment adviser says there is a positive interpretation of the fees ban introduced this month in England. Abi...

A prominent consumer group claims that one in 10 tenants currently renting say they have at some point been evicted “for...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests the typical buy to let investor will be lucky to generate annual...

A property management chief is arguing that rent controls would restrict mortgage loans to buy to let investors and drive existing...

The head of an automated payment system for the rental sector says lettings agents can help offset losses caused by the...

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been put on the spot by the person many consider to be the country’s most...

The best lettings agents will survive and shine through the ban of fees levied on tenants, which comes into effect this weekend. The...

The head of a firm that seeks investors to put money into residential property funds rather than individual homes for tenants...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of the two government-backed redress operators for the lettings and sales service, has outlined its work...

Inventory reports are increasingly revealing illegal safety and compliance issues within tenanted property, a trade body claims. The Association of Independent Inventory...

There’s been another major industry survey revealing that a high number of lettings agents and landlords may quit the private rental...

The Residential Landlords Association and Gas Safe Register have joined forces to promote gas safety awareness in the private rental sector. The...

A study claims as many as a fifth of private renters in the UK have developed an illness due to issues...

Letting agents are being urged to consider how they can reduce their administrative workload, following huge growth in the size of...

The operations director of letting agency haart has told landlords not to 'stress too much' over Brexit. Paul Sloan says it's easy...

A damning report on taxation in the private rental sector (PRS) has accused the treasury of appearing not to understand 'the...

Housing charity Shelter has announced the launch of a £600,000 fund it is hosting, with the aim of improving the private...

Revenue raised by landlord licensing schemes should be used to enforce rental sector regulation, according to PayProp. It says that the money...

A compliance company has accused “thousands” of buy to let investors of failing to address major household hazards which render properties...

Increased use of technology could boost gas-related health and safety in the private rental sector according to the people behind a...

A senior figure at a deposit replacement service says the current flurry of changes in the private rental sector are positive. Daniel...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it backs a new Trading Standards-led body which will enforce the Fees Ban starting  on...

One of the most vocal critics of lettings agents in recent years appears to be moving away from the property industry. Campbell...

The scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers has been welcomed by the London Assembly - but apparently it doesn’t go far...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

The government’s plan to scrap Section 21 is personally backed by the Prime Minister and will begin formal consultations today. If the...

There will be less buy to let remortgaging in future as landlords consolidate rather than expand their portfolios. The prediction comes from...

The latest lettings sector index suggests that monthly rents increased from February to March in six of the eight regions of...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme is the latest player in the private rental sector to launch online tools to help letting agents cope...

A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...

There’s been a big boost to the movement towards deposit alternatives in the private rental sector following a survey released this...

It’s a vital time for letting agents to hammer home the benefits of buy to let and the dangers to landlords...

Changes to Capital Gains Tax which reach their full impact in the next 12 months could fuel property changing hands between...

Another think-tank has come up with reforms which it wants the government to make to the private rental sector - and...

The ban on tenants’ fees beginning on June 1 presents an opportunity to overhaul the private rental sector, says a property...

A Scottish mediation company and the SafeDeposits Scotland Trust are to create eight workshops aiming to improve relationships between agents, landlords,...

Labour’s proposal to introduce indefinite tenancies along the lines in a bid to emulate the German model reveals the party’s “fundamental...

More than a third of landlords are looking to cut their annual spending - and many of them are considering ending...

Momentum is building in the campaign to end ‘No DSS’ discrimination against private rental sector tenants in receipt of housing benefit. Late...

The government has announced that over £19.5m is to be spent on paying deposits or paying the first month’s rent for...

Property management firm Mcilroy Smith has launched a mental health policy for its employees - possibly the first company in the...

New figures from a leading trade body suggest that councils across England have cut by a quarter the amount they are...

Just when you thought there could not be any more rival licensing or accreditation systems in the private rental sector, a...

A local authority in the Midlands has admitted what many people have believed for some time - despite a slew of...

Sub-standard homes remain a key weakness in the private rental sector, which needs to get its house in order in the...

Over 250 new units constructed by Telford Homes are to be used for Build To Rent according to a deal announced...

A senior Labour politician claims that “unscrupulous” letting agents are hammering tenants with higher-than-usual charges between now and June 1 when...