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A new property identification system which has won the backing of ARLA Propertymark and substantial parts of the industry has said...

ARLA Propertymark is advising agents to get up to speed on new rules - and possible higher costs - when changes...

The government says it’s reviewing the checking process that agents and landlords have to follow under Right To Rent. The revelation has...

The annual ARLA Propertymark conference and exhibition, which wasn’t held at all last year because of Coronavirus, has been pushed back...

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

Letting agents have joined forces with other players in the rental industry to demand the government finally get a grip on...

Letting agents and the rental market in England are still in business even during the national lockdown already in force. The government’s...

Propertymark is making it clear that rent controls are not the way to operate an efficient lettings market. In a formal response...

Propertymark is hosting a series of three webinars this month for agents wanting to hear the latest on legislating changes affecting...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has outlined what he sees as the main challenges for the rental sector for 2021. In...

Letting agents say the number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell for the third month in a row. The latest ARLA Propertymark...

Congratulations from all of us at Letting Agent Today to four students at Propertymark Qualifications who have attained a distinction in...

ARLA Propertymark has written to the government to voice fears that letting agents will not be able to comply with new...

A council in Scotland is set to be the first to introduce regulations for Airbnb and similar platforms in the short lets sector. ARLA...

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

ARLA Propertymark wants the government to make the current business rates exemption for High Street branches permanent. The exemption, introduced in the spring...

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

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell for the second month in a row according to ARLA Propertymark. Its latest snapshot...

ARLA Propertymark is one of seven trade and charity groups calling on the government to help bail out private renters with...

New and tougher Coronavirus restrictions have been announced in Scotland with decisions on England’s new controls expected to be revealed today or...

Agents have another 12 months to make referral fees more transparent according to an update from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting...

ARLA Propertymark is warning government that the majority of letting agents and landlords won’t be able to conduct retrospective full-scale Right...

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

The main trade body representing lettings agents has described the government’s latest eviction ban as “a further blow” for the sector. At...

Propertymark is staging a webinar later this month on the topical subject of referral fees. Last month the National Trading Standards for...

It’s taken what Propertymark calls “a rigorous selection process” to find the latest four regional representatives for the Association of Residential...

A lockdown emergency webinar is to be held tomorrow to help letting agents get the regulatory and restriction lowdown on how...

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell by almost a fifth in the year to the end of September according...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

In a dramatic return to the agency world, the former chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents is joining...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a cross-industry call for more information to be provided to politicians who go on to make housing...

A legal expert for ARLA Propertymark is recommending that letting agents consider serving a second Section 8 notice if a tenant's...

A business owner who calls himself a “frontline agent” is the new Vice President of ARLA Propertymark.  David Votta, owner of Votta...

ARLA Propertymark has welcomed the creation of a financial lifeline for tenants in Wales in arrears because of Coronavirus.  The association has...

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

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

The number of new prospective tenants is at its highest level ever according to data just released by ARLA Propertymark. The association’s...

There have been more Coronavirus-inspired changes to lettings regulations in Scotland. Firstly the Scottish Government has passed the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment...

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...

ARLA Propertymark has hit out against last minute attempts to effectively reinstate the eviction ban which finally came to an end...

The lettings industry is today preparing for the current ban on repossessions to be lifted on Sunday with courts to hear...

Ahead of the evictions ban being lifted on Sunday, ARLA Propertymark has written to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick, setting out a...

The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions...

ARLA Propertymark says there has been a breakthrough on the banking clampdown on pooled client accounts - a pain in the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging its members to write to their MPs over the provision of cash help...

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

The ARLA Propertymark president for the year ahead is a long-standing board member with significant experience in regulation. Angela Davey succeeds Phil...

ARLA and the NRLA have teamed up with charities - some usually critical of letting agents and landlords - to lobby...

In the latest twist in the long-running saga of the eviction ban, the government has revealed changes to notice periods. The changes...

ARLA Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants continued to rise in July, hitting the highest number on record. The average...

One of the leading figures in the lettings industry has described the government’s eviction ban U-turn as “devastating.” Paul Shamplina, founder of...

The huge backlog of eviction and other cases anticipated in the coming months will be helped by the creation of a...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has postponed its conference - for a second time. Back in March it was postponed until...

The number of new prospective tenants has risen markedly according to figures from ARLA Propertymark. In June - the latest data available...

David Cox’s departure as chief executive of ARLA Propertymark last Friday was well signposted, particularly when he was advised he could...

The lettings market in Wales reopened almost fully yesterday. ARLA Propertymark, which has analysed the restrictions that were in place until this...

It came as little surprise after weeks of speculation but David Cox, chief executive of ARLA Propertymark, left the organisation officially...

The Welsh Government has temporarily increased the notice period landlords must provide from three months to six months to end Assured...

Propertymark is the latest industry body to warn the government against Capital Gains Tax changes that may disincentivise landlords. A joint statement...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has given a warm welcome to this week’s news that buy to let investors as...

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

Propertymark has announced that the leadership structure of the lettings side is to be merged with the estate agency section, with...

ARLA Propertymark and other organisations from across the housing sector have joined forces to support tenants and landlords facing rent arrears...

ARLA Propertymark has expressed its pleasure that the eviction ban, already extended by two months, will now expire at the end...

In another sign of concern at the speed and volume of eviction cases once the ban is lifted at the end...

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

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

A new PropTech platform backed by Countrywide and Foxtons says it offers agents an opportunity to reduce admin, increase revenue and...

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

The government has released new guidance regarding electrical safety checks - and there's a worry it may include thousands of additional...

The next formal review of lockdown processes in Wales takes place today, with high expectation that the housing market is likely...

It’s been revealed that a legal group is considering how courts will consider eviction cases when the current ban is lifted...

ARLA Propertymark has set out its concerns over draft guidance on anti-money laundering produced by a body called the Joint Money...

The lettings market in Northern Ireland is resuming on Monday after its lockdown because of the Coronavirus crisis. Arlene Foster, first minister of...

The current restriction on Airbnb-style short lets to 90 nights a year in London could spread to other cities - and...

ARLA Propertymark has put out a call for agents to provide support to vulnerable tenants who may be self-isolating during the...

Propertymark says it’s continuing to talk to government departments about making the furlough scheme flexible enough to meet agency industry needs.  A...

The HMRC’s long-awaited online register for letting agents to register their anti-money laundering activities has opened - almost six months after...

Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13.  Propertymark...

Repairs and maintenance management software provider Fixflo is hosting a webinar later this week to debate how letting agents can find...

From midnight lettings agents in England have been able to resume work thanks to an amendment to Coronavirus legislation that was...

Reapit is offering lettings and sales agents free training courses for its CRM software.  The offer will provide non-customers with complimentary access...

ARLA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a formal written...

Once the worst of the Coronavirus crisis passes there’s likely to be much more regulation of parts of the rental sector...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is advising member companies to file their accounts on time in order to remain transparent...

The government has yet to give explicit guidance relating to private rental maintenance, but new advice this morning appears to shed...

Propertymark has been told the agents should shut their offices immediately - they are not “essential businesses” under the new Coronavirus...

It’s easy to forget in the Coronavirus frenzy but from tomorrow, Friday March 20, all tenancies are to become subject to...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has postponed its conference until September. In a statement to registered attendees last evening ARLA says: “After...

The clampdown on referral fees, until now concentrated on the sales sector, will extend to letting agents too. James Munro, head of...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has been informed that the controversial Right To Rent checks forced on to agents and...

Agents have come out fighting against a proposal being considered in one part of the UK to triple the time to...

A BBC investigation suggests some agents may be mis-selling deposit alternative schemes. Tenants are then hit by what the probe says are...

Nearly half a million properties could be removed from the long-term lettings market as disenchanted landlords move to short-lets. A survey by...

ARLA Propertymark has named Angela Davey as president elect, following Richard Selwyn stepping down last year due to personal circumstances. Davey has...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it will be issuing resources to support for lettings agents in the coming days...

The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge...

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

New data from the Association of Residential Lettings Agents shows how the festive slowdown has hit the market. The number of tenants...

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

Registration has opened for the 2020 ARLA Propertymark Conference, with an early bird discount available to members until January 24. The event,...

One of the leading providers of deposit alternatives in the UK wants the government to embrace the option - even to...

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark’s Qualifications division has held its annual awards ceremony in the House of Lords, recognising achievement and celebrating...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act continued its upward curve in August. The...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging tenants to “walk straight out” if they believe an agency is breaking the...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...

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

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released a five point plan on how the public can choose a letting agent. 1....

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it fears the government needs to do more to prevent the possibility of banned...

Trade organisations including the Association of Residential Letting Agents have welcomed today’s publication of the report of the Regulation of Property...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is one of many industry groups in a new coalition calling for S21 repossessions to be...

ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...

The Scottish Government is investigating 114 businesses suspected of carrying out letting agency work without registration and has issued 86 compliance...

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

It’s been revealed that the Welsh version of the Tenants Fees ban will come into effect on September 1. “Agents need to...

The mandatory Client Money Protection scheme membership that comes into effect today will protect landlords and tenants from letting agents that...

The number of London landlords exiting the market last month was a whopping 125 per cent higher than the national average. The...

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

New ‘best practice’ guidance to letting agents and landlords has been introduced ahead of the introduction of the tenants’ fees ban...

The government says it is still considering applications to operate Client Money Protection schemes from April, despite approving five schemes so...

Propertymark’s Money Shield service and the National Approved Letting Scheme have each received government approval to operate Client Money Protection schemes. From...

ARLA Propertymark is warning members to be diligent in how they promote the letting agents’ code of practice.  ARLA has issued a statement...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is demanding 'property MOTs' to help landlords trying to meet new energy efficiency targets. The government’s...

ARLA says it can help agents understand the intricacies of the Tenants Fees Ban, which completed its third reading in the...

Early bird tickets for this year’s ARLA Propertymark Conference, happening just days before the likely introduction of the ban on tenant...

The number of landlords exiting the market in the East of England is 100 per cent higher than the national average...

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill has achieved Royal Assent, meaning that it will soon become an act of Parliament. Put...

Agents and landlords have united against what is being seen as the latest attack on the private rental sector by the...

Industry bodies have given their support to a wide ranging review of safety regulations governing the private rental sector. The government announced...

The Guardian says the government is committed to making a datebase of rogue letting agents and landlords available to tenants. The newspaper quotes...

PropTech repairs service Fixflo has published its latest annual report on the industry, based on information from over 400 lettings professionals...

The Association of Residential Letting Agencies has set up a course - for non-members as well as members - on Ending...

Changes to the Section 21 Notice come into force for letting agents and landlords on Monday.  This will require all Assured Shorthold...

Members of the Guild of Property Professionals will be given access to a series of training videos put together by former...

Propertymark has launched a new Client Money Protection system, Money Shield, with a support statement from much of the lettings sector...

Lettings agents’ representatives have hit back at an accusation of discrimination made against the industry. A report by Shelter and the National...

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...