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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s asking its member to get behind Gas Safety Week which takes place from...

Fixflo is launching its fifth annual Rental Repairs Survey for lettings professionals  The survey, supported by ARLA Propertymark, gauges the opinions of...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has heaped praise on a local authority which has fined 27 lettings and managing agents...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a new database to help its agent members keep abreast of compliance issues in the lettings sector.  The...

Letting agents and others in the private rental sector have responded to the latest government intervention - a review into how...

Countrywide is introducing the ARLA Level 2 qualification throughout its branch network.  All customer-facing lettings staff who joined the business on or...

The lettings industry has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban agents’ fees levied on tenants. A Bill was put...

A national charity is calling on the government to tighten the 'default fees' clause which is part of the Tenant Fees...

MPs will today undertake the second reading of the Tenant Fees Bill which proposes to ban upfront tenant fees and introduce...

The government has confirmed that all property agents in England will need to be part of an approved Client Money Protection...

The industry has reacted angrily to the announcement yesterday that the Tenants’ Fees Bill is now formally starting its progress through...

The lettings market remains steady with demand roughly unchanged in March compared to the previous month according to the latest figures...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members to tell landlord clients that they have only a month to...

The number of properties available to rent in London is now 46 per cent below the national average according to ARLA...

Well over twice as many Scottish tenants have seen their rents rise at the start of the year compared to those...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a downbeat report on the lettings sector’s start to 2018.  Its report on the market's performance in January says...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind a Private Members Bill which wants tenants to have the...

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark have introduced a raft of deals in a bid to save agents money.  Membership subscription fees will remain...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and its sister organisation the National Association of Estate Agents has launched the second phase of...

Some 70 per cent of letting agents expect taxes on the rental sector to rise further next year according to research...

David Cox, the chief executive of ARLA Propertymark, has joined the board of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme as a non-executive director. Cox,...

You have only until 11.45pm tonight to have your say on government proposals to clamp down on letting and managing agents...

The number of properties that agents managed per branch fell to a 12-month low in October according to new figures released...

One of the most dramatic changes in the UK’s private rental sector regulations is set to take place in five weeks...

Plans for new measures regarding leasehold tenancies to help create “a fairer property management system that works for everyone” have been...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a 10 point guide for tenants - with the emphasis very much on...

Fixflo has teamed up with ARLA Propertymarket to launch a new Tenancy Builder tool to enable agents to easily build tenancy...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has welcomed the government commitment to introduce regulation for agencies - but it is warning...

Trade groups have reacted angrily to Labour’s proposal to introduce rent controls if the party enters government.   The announcement, made by Labour...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind Gas Safety Week, which runs until tomorrow.  “As Gas Safety Week...

ARLA Propertymark has revealed what it believes is a 'big step forward' for letting agents processing large numbers of overseas student...

ARLA Propertymark says letting and managing agents should be aware that they can raise ‘safeguarding alerts’ if they are concerned about...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has started work on a TV advertisement to highlight the importance of landlords instructing agents. The...

Repairs service provider Fixflo is this week opening its annual call for comments from letting agents on repairs and maintenance issues.   Although...

The number of letting agents reporting rent rises over the past month is the highest for over a year according to...

ARLA has led a call by many letting agents on hearing the Queen’s Speech - what was the point of a...

A letting agent working for Leaders has been appointed as the new ARLA Propertymark board member for the Midlands. Duncan Chambers, who...

Deposit protection organisation the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has announced that current ARLA Propertymark Vice President Claire Lloyd will be joining...

A string of corporate letting agencies plus ARLA Propertymark have again called on the government to reconsider its proposed ban on agents’...

ARLA Propertymark says the number of properties managed per member increased marginally last month, from 183 to 185 - but there was...

A selection of letting agents, estate agents and property professionals were recognised as 'outstanding learners' at the Propertymark Qualifications Awards last...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it has so far received over 700 detailed responses to its consultation on the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has told its agent members that they should urgently lobby their Members of Parliament to...

ARLA Propertymark says it will launch a campaign against the government’s proposed ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants “in...

As the new restrictions on landlords’ mortgage interest tax relief come into effect this week, ARLA Propertymark has restated its objections...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is keeping up its campaign against a ban on agents’ fees in England by showing...

There has been widespread pleasure from throughout the industry at the government’s decision to accept the recommendation of a working group...

There are 4,000 jobs at risk if an outright ban comes into force on letting agents’ fees according to new research...

A leading insurance company says letting agents and tenants alike will suffer if the government’s proposed ban on fees levied on...

ARLA Propertymark and the Residential Landlords Association have written to the Welsh Government seeking a meeting to discuss a possible ban...

ARLA Propertymark representatives have met with Home Office officials in Cardiff and Edinburgh ahead of the government’s roll-out of Right To...

Figures from the Association of Residential Letting Agents, now formally known as ARLA Propertymark, suggest there has been a surge in...