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A call has gone out from an industry group for letting agents to be sure they know the distinctions between statutory...

Half of all private renters would not know where to turn to if a letting agent failed to address a problem...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

Promising figures from the latest house price index doesn’t mean underlying problems in the market have been solved, warns Propertymark. UK house...

A Parliamentary committee has heard that thousands of small and medium-sized letting agencies were debanked in 2023, with financial institutions forcibly...

A prominent property expert who runs a buying and property management service for high end clients says London still attracts international...

Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants...

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...

Agents, landlords and others’ views are being sought in a consultation on proposals to introduce a borough-wide additional licensing scheme for...

New figures released this week by Propertymark reveal that even in the run-up to Christmas there was no significant change in...

A lettings agency has pleaded guilty to seven offences relating to an HMO. IHomes Letting Limited has been fined £16,970 for failing...

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

A new report suggests London’s Build To Rent sector is being held back by a “stark inconsistency” from local councils in...

The latest annual report on Build To Rent in London again talks of issues with costs and delivery. A report from the...

Some 48 per cent of tenants are currently living with one or more housing disrepair issues, it’s being claimed. The problems include...

Propertymark is urging the government to use next month’s Autumn Statement to support low-income households in the private rented sector in...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a sort of stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers. The abolition...

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

Social housing provider Caridon Property is hosting a series of free seminars to prepare letting agents for the migration of Housing...

Increasing numbers of landlords are considering instructing lettings agents for the first time because of increased red tape and the complexity...

There’s to be a consultation this autumn about a proposed selective licensing regime in Scarborough. The proposal covers parts of the Castle,...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords and their letting agents to take responsibility for...

The National Union of Students is urging the government not to give in to what it calls “exploitative” private rental sector...

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being lobbied to take urgent action over the growing problem of abandoned tenancies. Propertymark chief executive Nathan...

The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is being urged to act now to stop the problems banks are creating for letting agents. Following a...

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

Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...

Five regional police and crime commissioners have written to letting agents highlighting the problems of cannabis farms in private rental properties.  The...

Interim inspections are a necessity if you want to avoid property issues and tenant relationship breakdowns. They’re a no brainer –...

It looks as if the Labour Party is turning its back on rent controls on England and Wales. In the past year...

Typical UK rents now account for 28.3 per cent of average pre-tax earnings - slightly above the 10-year average of 27...

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

A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

Outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has partnered with maintenance specialist Help Me Fix to support its property client base.  Help Me Fix, widely...

Letting agents have a key role in ensuring updated fire safety regulations really do improve standards for tenants in taller buildings. That’s...

In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...

An online newspaper has named the lettings agency at the heart of a high profile dispute with tenants over mould. The i...

Research from Propertymark highlights a growing concern for the private rental sector in Scotland. As the Scottish National Party lurches from crisis...

As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming...

As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...

A proposal to introduce a national register of Airbnb hosts in a bid to curb rowdy behaviour by guests has been...

Propertymark is speaking out about problems with some conversions of commercial property into residential.The warning comes in the trade body’s response...

A PropTech startup called EVO is claiming to revolutionise repairs and maintenance in the “broken” rented housing sector. EVO says it connects...

Foxtons’ latest trading statement suggests that it’s heavily reliant on lettings revenue as the sales market stutters and the whole company...

A prominent lettings agent has criticised leading candidates for the leadership of the Scottish National Party for anti-holiday let policies. David Alexander,...

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

Key figures from across the industry will come together tomorrow to discuss the challenges currently facing the lettings sector.,  Starting at 10am...

A national campaign warning about the dangers of damp and mould could help save lives, a property industry insider says. A recent...

The housing crisis will be made worse by rent caps, two property experts have said. Various activist groups, much of the Green...

A landlord has pleaded guilty to four offences which involved the creation of fake letting agencies in order to help him...

A tax expert says the current economic climate has made it so hard to save for a deposit that many tenants...

An end-of-year assessment by Zoopla suggests the price of flats across the UK have underperformed the rest of the market and...

UK banks are closing client accounts held by established letting agents and refusing to open accounts for new businesses. The Problem A growing...

The average rent for a new letting has increased by £117 per month since last year, reaching £1,078 per calendar month...

Purplebricks has detailed the price it is paying for a lettings compliance blunder first spotted last year. It predicts that, at worst,...

A new analysis claims to show how difficult it has become for buy to let investors to secure finance as a...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Vik Tara and on my business card it says...

Once again there is uncertainty over the future of the small lettings division of Purplebricks. The threat of redundancy hangs over staff...

The man behind a new survey of tenants’ voting intentions claims the Conservatives need to worry about losing support amongst young...

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

An industry supplier says the recent Right To Rent changes have flown under the radar - and many agents don’t know...

Following new business wins, PropTech leaders Technology Blueprint Ltd now handles over a sixth of the entire UK’s agent-managed rental properties. After...

1. Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Adam Blaxter Paliwala, CEO of Technology Blueprint Limited...

PropTech firm Homesearch has launched technology which it claims allows every agent to offer a white-labelled search engine. And it claims this...

The National Audit Office has made scathing criticisms of government efforts to build more affordable housing. The public spending watchdog says the...

No fewer than two thirds of the lettings agents surveyed by Goodlord say they expect more landlords to exit the private...

A prominent lettings agent says educating landlords about the need to use agents should be the industry’s number one priority. Agent Rainmaker...

A network of professional landlords is warning the government that its reform agenda for the private rental sector is plain wrong...

The former director of a lettings agency has received a suspended jail sentence for making threats of violence against ex-colleagues in...

It’s been confirmed that the controversial Renters Reform Bill will still be introduced by the end of this session of Parliament,...

A new survey of some 2,000 tenants claims to show a significant level of dissatisfaction over communications with letting agents. The study...

Purplebricks has set a date for a possible showdown with shareholders over the agency’s lettings compliance crisis amongst other controverisies.  It has...

Letting agents should take measures to protect themselves from the impact of a lack of rental stock. A shortage of supply is...

Purplebricks has given its interpretation of how much its lettings sector compliance crisis has cost the company. Back in December the Daily...

Agents with landlord clients who let properties in Central West Bromwich are being reminded to check if they should apply for...

More than four in 10 landlords claim their letting agents charge too much - and one in six has been hit...

Shocking figures have emerged regarding the long-running problems caused by banks demanding that agencies have a designated client account for each...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...

Rightmove’s April webinars for agents continue today with Daryl Mcintosh, Policy Manager at Propertymark, giving a legal and compliance update for...

It’s a frequent question in lettings: Who should carry out inventory checks and create reports for a rented property? Should it...

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

With the steady introduction of rental platforms and apps designed to bypass letting agents and property managers in the tenancy process,...

PropTech supplier Agent OS is running a survey of letting agents about the vexed subject of specialist client accounts. AgentOS says it’s...

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

A lettings agency says renters must pay an average of up to 77 per cent of their monthly household income to...

The coming year should be about promoting harmony in the lettings market says the head of an agency that’s now part of a...

The lettings agency boss at the centre of a major industry takeover has fired a warning shot about rent controls and...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords and agents in England, telling them how to enact the...

Agents should not wait until regulation and legislation improve the rental sector - they should be doing so voluntarily.  That’s the view...

A report by the National Audit Office claims that the way private renting is regulated makes the sector unfair to renters. It...

The next episode of the Channel 5 show Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords this evening features an agent offering a supposed guaranteed...

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says it will take a year for court backlogs to be reduced substantially and even longer to...

One of the industry’s leading suppliers says the controversy over pets in private rental properties could be defused relatively easily. Inventory management firm...

Shelter claims the health of one in five renters in England is harmed by poor housing, and says grants covering Covid-related...

A senior Conservative in Wales wants the Welsh Government to consider creating a housing tribunal in the light of rising tenant arrears. Janet Finch-Saunders,...

A lack of longer term rental accommodation thanks to the growth of Airbnb and other short lets has led to a...

The chief executive of Shelter says the experience of Scotland shows that the scrapping of S21 eviction powers produces benefits that...