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

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit is launching a new option which it says gives tenants more flexibility to split the guarantee...

One of the best-known names in lettings in London and the south east has renewed its partnership with PropTech supplier Goodlordfor a...

A PropTech supplier says it’s created a solution to letting agents and landlords who must remain compliant and who want to...

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...

LettsPay, an automated service aiming to simplify the reconciling of tenant rental payments, has won investment from the nurtur.group - the...

Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start...

PropTech company Canopy is partnering with deposit funding firm Fronted to launch the concept of a lifetime deposit, which can be...

A company which operated an unlicensed HMO and its then-director have lost their appeal against the imposition of financial penalties.  Gatwick and...

Propertymark has stepped up its call for a dedicated Housing Tribunal to improve mediation and enhanced dispute resolution. The trade body also...

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

Fifteen years ago Take That’s ‘Shine’ was at number one in the charts, ‘Mr Bean’s Holiday’ drew crowds into cinemas and...

Agents have been reminded they can claim tax relief on the membership fees they pay to professional bodies that are approved...

London-based lettings payment platform Yorlet has launched a new PropTech partnership with Canopy, TDS and Alan Boswell. The platform offers automated workflows,...

A council says it’s considering introducing criminal record checks on individuals who apply to run HMOs as part of a wide-ranging...

A player in the rental insurance field is warning that the growing cost of living crisis makes it more important than...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says teclet, a wholly owned subsidiary of OnTheMarket plc, has integrated with the TDS API - aimed...

Campaigning charity Shelter says new government figures reveal an increasing number of renters are facing eviction.  And it warns that more renters are...

A suite of new ‘pet-let’ products is to be offered by The Lettings Hub, which already has some 1,000-plus agents on...

In this tips piece, Blake Richmond, managing director of referencing at Goodlord, sets out how agents can combat fraud in the lettings process.  Over...

Lettings software provider Acquaint CRM has integrated its technology with the new API solution created by government-backed Tenancy Deposit Scheme.  The TDS...

Purplebricks has revealed that it will cost some £3.6m to correct compliance issues in its lettings division. The agency continues to stay...

Rightmove is launching a new insurance product for letting agents called Agent Revenue Protection. It is designed to pay out up to...

Average UK rents increased for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q4 2021 according to The Deposit Protection Service, as stock shortages...

A Trading Standards team is to carry out what it calls “unannounced inspections” of lettings agencies in one part of London...

A controversial reform programme for the private rental sector in Wales is to go ahead from July 15 this year -...

Purplebricks says a newspaper story suggesting it will sell off its rental business is not true. A company statement this morning, issued...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

How can agents improve their position in society? A report has been published following a roundtable discussion between prominent agency figures...

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Purplebricks could face a bill of as much as £30m “after it put thousands of landlords...

Shelter claims the end of the eviction ban has contributed to creating over 274,000 people who are homeless in England right now, including 126,000 children. Shelter’s interpretation of official...

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...

A fake lettings operation has been uncovered by a leading legitimate agency - and now the National Trading Standards Estate and...

Purplebricks says its head of lettings has left after just eight months - and just days after a crisis involving tenant deposits. A Purplebricks...

‘Generation rent’ was a term first coined in 2011 by the Halifax in a survey on the future of homeownership. It...

Effective enforcement is crucial to stamp out rogue lettings agents and protect consumers says safeagent. In the latest edition of its Effective...

Purplebricks is refusing to say how many tenants and landlords were affected by its failure to comply with the law requiring deposits...

Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms.  Earlier this week the government...

During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...

Airbnb is now introducing pet insurance cover for its hosts as it continues attempts to win long-term renters away from the...

Figures from the Deposit Protection Service suggest that students returned to university in greater numbers this year compared to 2020. The service...

HomeLet says the average rent in the UK is now £1,059, down a modest 0.2 per cent from a month ago. However, the...

A lettings agency has been prosecuted by Birmingham council for unlawfully evicting a tenant. Principal Homes is based at Great Barr and was...

Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...

Rents for detached homes increased twice as fast as the average for all UK properties during Q3 2021 says the Deposit...

Letting agents using rent protection and legal expenses insurance via Goodlord will have their rent protected until vacant possession, with no cap...

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 high profile and respected lettings sector legal expert is inviting questions from agents at a webinar next week - and he’ll...

A PropTech company says virtual tours should now be made to abide by GDPR regulations to increase privacy for landlords and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Vince Demilio, Sales Director of The Lettings Hub What services...

When it comes to gathering evidence for deposit disputes, the need for thoroughness is understandable. However, on occasion some landlords take...

A lettings agent has been jailed for three years for defrauding tenants and landlords out of more than £182,000.  Lee Clarke, 42,...

As a letting agent in the UK, you might think what happens in China has no bearing on your work here....

A PropTech supplier claims letting agents can now register deposits at the click of a button thanks to a new integration...

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...

Lomond Group has partnered with PropTech player Goodlord to provide IT services across the group's brands, which include Braemore, Stonehouse, Linley...

Rent controls are to be introduced into part of the UK as a result of a deal between two political parties. The...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

Guidance from Trading Standards suggests that it is possible, in some cases, to charge tenants to view a property to let...

A lettings agent who has made a series of outbursts against landlords and councils, has now turned his anger on proposed...

Barbon Insurance Group, which already owns Let Alliance and HomeLet, has now acquired PropTech platform Rent4sure. Luke Burton, Rent4sure’s chief operating officer,...

Through our FREE online deposit dispute webinars, we’ve trained thousands of landlords and letting agents about how the dispute resolution process...

Flexible working for letting agents, so much a part of activities for the past 18 months, is here to stay according...

The independent Chancellors agency chain has signed an exclusive contract to use The Lettings Hub pre-tenancy platform BOX for the next...

Californian PropTech firm Trov, specialising in digital insurance for tenants, has announced a deal with major UK rental companies.  The deal is...

Two well known PropTech providers to the lettings sector have announced they have now fully integrated their technology, meaning users of...

Average rents in London declined during the second quarter of 2021, according to the latest market snapshot from the  Deposit Protection...

It always pays to rely on the services of a reputable referencing company. The lure of free credit checks or basic referencing...

The average UK rent now stands at a record £1,007 per calendar month - the highest ever, according to HomeLet. It’s up...

The Dogs Trust campaign ‘lets with pets’ states: “Landlords and letting agencies who exclude pet owners from their properties are missing out...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy has accused the government of hypocrisy over its diverging approach to evictions for commercial and residential tenants. On Wednesday...

ARLA Propertymark says letting agents have a vital role to play in highlighting the rights of private rental sector tenants. The comment...

PropTech firm Goodlord is to offer illness and injury insurance to tenants  via a link with Legal & General.  Goodlord already sells...

Labour’s Lucy Powell, the party’s new housing spokesperson, says she wants to work with the Conservatives to scrap Section 21 eviction...

After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...

A Labour council in London is taking the unusual measure of threatening landlords with community protection notices - associated with anti-social...

Official figures show that far from seeing a rise during the pandemic, there has been what the government calls “a massive...

The UK Association of Letting Agents - a trade body rival to ARLA Propertymark - says it’s seen “a robust membership...

With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...

Preventative measures are everything where referencing is concerned. But with so many solutions out there, promising so much, it can be difficult...

A prominent London Conservative MP has made a scathing attack on the current rental sector’s structure, saying it is skewed in...

A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...

The government has admitted that “hundreds of thousands” of people will use the new Breathing Space system, during which they cannot...

A prominent industry figure says lettings agents will have a key role educating landlords over the controversial Breathing Space scheme introduced...

There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...

A lettings agency director has been issued with a Criminal Behaviour Order for unlawfully evicting a tenant back in 2019. CFDP Ltd, trading as...

A rival trade body to the Association of Residential Letting Agents has announced what it calls “a robust membership result.” The UK...

The DPS is hosting free dispute webinars to enable landlords and letting agents to navigate the dispute resolution process. More than 2,000...

Lettings franchise giant Hunters has struck a commercial deal with a geospatial technology firm. The partnership offers immediate access to Kamma’s full...

London rents climbed for the first time for over a year during Q1 2021 —although the rise was a mere £8...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued updated guidance to include the recent extension of the bailiff enforcement...

Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...

A charity is calling for a new national body to oversee the private rental sector. Citizens Advice makes this one of three...

Letting agents have only 10 days to open segregated client accounts or they could face being expelled by their client money...

ARLA Propertymark says its disappointed over the latest extension to an eviction ban and the requirement for six months notice to tenants. The latest...

Propertymark is reminding all agents and suppliers, including sole traders, that they must register with the Information Commissioner’s Office if they...

A lettings agency in central London has been issued with a fine for not belonging to a Client Money Protection scheme. The...

An investigation is underway into a lettings agency which has gone into liquidation owing almost £500,000 in rent to landlords and in...

The head of a lettings agency says there are up to 60 enquiries for every rental property he lists - and those...

Acorn, a prominent campaign group targeting letting agency offices for protests, says the latest eviction ban extension doesn't go far enough. While...

Foxtons has made no bones about how it sees future growth - it wants to acquire lettings books from other agencies. “There...

The government has announced a further extension to the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England until May 31. At that point...

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

One of the lettings industry’s most prominent suppliers says it’s dispelled five myths surrounding the employment of apprentices.  The Letting Partnership insists apprentices...

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...

An MP who says no one should have to give up their pet to live in a rental property insists that...

A huge trading standards operation clamping down on lettings agents who fail to abide by Client Money Protection rules has been...

A clampdown on letting agents who fail to safeguard landlords’ and tenants’ money is now underway.  A statement from the National Trading Standards...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

The Law Society of England and Wales has come out in favour of the latest ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  The extension to...

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

Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...

January 29th is the date set for MPs to hold the Second Reading of a Private Members’ Bill aimed at the...

Labour housing spokesperson Thangam Debbonaire has released details of a letter seeking further clarity and commitments on the rental sector eviction...

Just over half the claims made by landlords against tenancy deposits in 2020 cited a need to clean or make repairs...

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

One of the government’s approved client money protection schemes claims over 10 lettings agencies a week are closing. Client Money Protect makes the...

PropTech provider Canopy is linking with a legal protection service which it says could enhance agents’ offer to landlords. If the tenant does...

A lettings expert claims that many agents are failing to comply with appropriate legislation, rendering their landlord clients liable for legal...

The lettings technology company Goodlord, which works with over 2,000 UK letting agents, has been named by Deloitte as one of...

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

Letting agencies should review banking and payment systems in the light of rule changes and the ongoing challenge of the pandemic. This advice...

A survey claims millions of renter households have concerns about their ability to pay landlords this winter - and the charity...

The Deposit Protection Service is running three free online deposit dispute webinars, with the first scheduled for next week. The UK’s largest...

Labour has written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick demanding the return of the eviction ban - even though, to all intents...

Did you know your deposit protection obligations don't end with paying the deposit? You also need to serve the Prescribed Information within 30...

Agents are being warned to prepare now for likely controls on referral fees, following recommendations made to the government by the...

A new nationally recognised letting agent qualification is being launched by a landlord body. The Managing Property and Residential Lettings Level 3...

Letting agents are being invited to additional courses from TDS Academy online. The courses, offering Continuing Professional Development training virtually, look in particular...

Several pet charities are supporting an attempt by an MP to reform lettings regulations to permit more pets in private rental...

A charity claims that private tenants in the areas with the higher tiers of Coronavirus measures face “harsh enforcement” if they...

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

A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...

The legal industry says the end of the eviction ban must be the moment to ensure the widest number of tenants...

One of the most outspoken campaign groups against the end of the eviction ban has staged a series of so-called ‘boot...

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

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has slammed London Mayor Sadiq Khan's call for a rent freeze in the capital. Yesterday, ahead...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) and safeagent have announced two new e-learning modules for letting agents and landlords. The modules, which form...

With college and university terms about to start, and ever-more diligence required over Coronavirus, the Deposit Protection Service is offering an...

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

Martyn Gerrard Estate Agent is the latest agency to partner with a deposit alternative supplier - in this case flatfair.  Tenants at...

A Tory member has used the Conservative Home website to tell his party that it should introduce interest-free loans to help tenants...

Move iQ, the consumer-facing property service led by Phil Spencer, has teamed up with a lettings sector insurance provider which could...

The Citizens Advice charity is calling for tenants with arrears directly created by the Coronavirus to be offered government grants to...

The Law Society has set out exactly what the extension of the eviction ban, announced on Friday, means to agents, landlords...

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

The Generation Rent pressure group has made a last-ditch argument in favour of keeping the evictions ban, which will lapse at the...

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

The campaigning pressure group Generation Rent has returned to the battle to win an extension to the current evictions ban in...

Deposit alternative service flatfair is now selling a top-up cover element that allows landlords to add a further six weeks damage...

The Local Government Association, which represents almost all councils in England, is calling on the government to scrap section 21. The call comes...

The Generation Rent campaign group has made its second plea to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick in 24 hours - both on...

New tenancies recorded by The Deposit Protection Service suggests the market is back almost to its pre-pandemic levels of activity. Data in...

A debt charity is urging the Housing Secretary to pledge that no one who has lost income because of Coronavirus will...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, has told the government of “illegal evictions by letting agents” - without specifying the incidents he refers...

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

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given Letting Agent Today a statement trying to soothe critics of its...

The government says it’s currently working to ensure the eviction process returns smoothly when the ban expires in late August. In the...

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

A pro-tenant campaign group has this morning kicked off its campaign to have the eviction ban - already extended until late...

Two Bristol landlords have been ordered to repay nearly £5,000 following investigations by the council’s so called rogue landlord unit. One, Lucy...

The Deposit Protection Service has issued seven ways to help agents and students in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs during...

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

A lettings sector group says there was never any eviction crisis looming for private tenants, contrary to a slew of recent claims. New independent...

A local council is warning the HMO rental sector that tenants may be put at unnecessary risk as a result of...

A group of activists in London claim as many as 2,500 tenants are on a rent-strike during the Coronavirus crisis. The number is...

The Deposit Protection Service and safeagent (formerly NALS) have created a free, online course showing best practice in starting tenancies.  The new...

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

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

Chancellors, the independent agency chain with over 50 offices across southern England and mid Wales, is launching a deposit-free renting option. Working with...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme is inviting agents and landlords to a series of webinars to discuss the three stages of a...

A foundation which receives substantial funding from trade unions and a charity linked to the Nationwide is calling for rents to...

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

The Generation Rent pressure group is wrong to claim that the majority of landlords are failing to support tenants needing help...

A group of private rental activists says Labour proposals to give tenants two years to repay arrears accrued during the virus...

Labour wants tenants running up arrears during the Coronavirus crisis to have two years to repay them, as part of a...

A new automated lettings platform claims to automate key processes around compliance, marketing, leasing and management for letting agents. Ringley Group, a...

The Deposit Protection Scheme is warning of a possible online scam affecting agents, landlords and tenants A statement on the DPS website...

There was just a two per cent rise in late rental payments over the last month according to figures from an...

The Labour head of a special ‘taskforce’ looking at London housing issues in the light of the Coronavirus crisis says he...

Tenants paid a UK average monthly rent of £775 during the first quarter of this year according to the Deposit Protection...

A new automated lettings platform is launching next week and promising to ensure agents and buy to let investors stay compliant. PlanetRent...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

Lettings PropTech company teclet has announced that its partnership with the Mortgage Advice Bureau has been extended to offer mortgage and...

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

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with the...

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

Paperwork released overnight by the government appears to confirm that the notice period for evictions is extending from two months to...

The Citizens Advice charity is the latest organisation to call for more help for private tenants following what appears to be...

Labour is on the warpath against the government following the surprise contents of the Coronavirus Emergency Bill, apparently watering down the...

The three month outright eviction ban pledged to renters last week appears to have been watered down in the Coronavirus Emergency...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

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...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jon Notley and I am the co-founder...

One of the major deposit alternative operators has announced 31 new letting agency branches have signed up, from three high-profile brands. Zero...

A buy to let investor has been found guilty of letting out poor quality living accommodation that was said to pose...

Over 100,000 current or aspiring tenants have signed up to an education programme explaining how the rental sector works, run by...

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

A landlord has been ordered to pay nearly £6,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to harassing and financially exploiting...

The Property Ombudsman has expelled five agencies, mostly for failures to honour awards: four of them are lettings operations and one...

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

A former letting agent has been censured over the handling of tenancy deposits following an investigation by a local council. Andrew Rhys...

Agents and landlords are advised to think carefully before allowing tenants to keep pets, despite a government push to relax restrictions. The...

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

Poor communication remains the chief reason for disputes between agents, landlords and tenants at check-out time according to the latest research. A...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and The Guild of Property Professionals have both given their backing to the government’s latest...

The owner of a Derbyshire property must pay out more than £3,000 after being found guilty of failing to comply with...

A rogue landlord has been found guilty of unlawful harassment and misleading and aggressive practices, and will be sentenced next month. Ragoopathy...

Letting agents and landlords who prepare for a dispute at the outset of a tenancy increase their chances of avoiding one...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled in favour of deposit alternative scheme flatfair in a dispute which began with a complaint...

Canopy, a firm that says it wants to eliminate rental deposits in the next five years, has won a £50,000 cash...

A new product in the increasingly competitive field of deposit alternatives has been launched by lettings and landlord insurance industry giant,...

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

A rogue landlord and the property company he ran have been fined £22,000 for dishing out ‘sham licences’ to tenants in...

Industry supplier Let Alliance has merged with the Barbon Insurance Group, which includes HomeLet and Rentshield     The announcement was made at...

Martin & Co says it has compensated clients fully after a rogue lettings agent in Cornwall added sums to invoices sent...

The Deposit Protection Service has teamed up with Comparethemarket in a bid to offer utility deals to tenants.  Renters who have their...

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

The growing deposit alternative sector continues to be ultra-competitive with 15-branch agency Kings Lettings signing up to Zero Deposit. Kings Lettings operates...

The Property Ombudsman has expelled three lettings agencies from its scheme because of unpaid awards to landlord clients. The first is Kingsman...

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets....

Life insurance sold to tenants could provide a valuable additional income stream for agents whose revenue has been hit by the...

An east London lettings agency must pay more than £2,500 after a six-foot-high pile of waste was found fly-tipped on land...

Giant glow-in-the-dark swear words, a sex toy and a pet python are among some of the items that students left in...

The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...

As winter is coming, it’s time to think about how to protect your property from damp and mould. This silent assassin...

Average UK rents continued to rise between July and September, but failed to keep up with inflation, according to The Deposit...

Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...

A call has been made for the best letting agencies and other rental sector professionals to show how they comply with...

A crackdown on letting agency websites by a Trading Standards team has found the significant majority of them to be breaking...

An estimated 20 per cent of letting agents have still not signed up for a Client Money Protection scheme, six months...

Letting agents are to be offered free training in managing tenancy deposits and disputes if they operate in Edinburgh. In the last...

Did you know that preparing for a deposit dispute starts at the beginning of a tenancy? When tenants and landlords disagree about...

High end London estate agency Chestertons has signed up with Zero Deposits, one of the deposit replacement services expanding across the...

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

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

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

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...

One of the suppliers in the fiercely competitive world of deposit alternatives has introduced an ‘unlocking deposits’ option. From today, Zero Deposit...

A lettings agent says she has just spent three months trying to get evidence of her Client Money Protection policy -...

A leading industry figure is calling on agents to have a Plan B ready if their bank closes undesignated client accounts.  This...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...

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

The Deposit Protection Service has revealed that more than four out of 10 of the tenancy deposits it manages are currently...

Lettings software platform teclet has announced a strategic partnership with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. It means MAB’s intermediary products and services will...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

Goodlord has expanded its offering to enable corporate lets to be processed through its platform.  The move means agents who process both...

A lettings agency is believed to be the first to offer landlords a year's rent in advance in one lump sum...

The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...

In the past 18 months more than 200 landlords from across Scotland have been found to be in breach of a...

The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...

The average UK rent rose from £757 to £771 during the second quarter of 2019 - that’s 1.7 per cent, according...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has partnered with Barbon Insurance Group to co-market the two organisations’ products. “We’re thrilled to partner with the...

The Guild of Property Professionals has announced a link with insurance product and moving services operation The Lettings Hub. Lettings Hub offers...

A buy to let investor has been fined £4,800 and ordered to pay £2,200 in costs for failing to keep his...

Two landlords will this evening be seen securing the £16,000 they are owed by a rogue lettings agent - and TV...

Tenancy deposit alternative provider Reposit has been taken on by Devon-based agency chain Webbers.  The agency’s 15 offices operate in north Cornwall,...

Seven agencies have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman after failing to pay compensation awards made by TPO. All are...

The Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with deposit alternative service Zero Deposit. The RLA says the service will be...

A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...

The National Approved Letting Scheme has rebranded as safeagent.  NALS has helped coordinate the safeagent campaign since 2011, focussing during that time...

Not-for-profit operator Tenancy Deposit Scheme says early intervention between landlords and tenants across the UK is resulting in many more deposit...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Paul Skinner, Operations manager at LetHQ. My business card...

An MP says he will raise with local police chiefs a series of claims from landlords and tenants concerning a lettings...

Agents and landlords are being warned to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once the fees ban kicks in...

The online property management platform Howsy, formerly known as NoAgent, has launched a new package for landlords. The platform says Howsy Protect...

A new solution to help letting agents deal with the introduction of the security deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act...

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

Average monthly UK rent is now at its lowest level for three years according to the Deposit Protection Service. Average rent fell...

Tenant referencing, rent protection and insurance provider Rent4sure is to join other leading suppliers as an ESTAS partner for the 16th...

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

PropTech company Goodlord is the latest entrant in the deposit alternative field. Under Goodlord Deposit Replacement Insurance agents can provide landlords with...

A buy to let investor has been hit with a £4,000 fine plus costs of over £5,000 after failing to license...

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

A lettings agent who stole over £350,000 is reported to have been told to pay back…£1. Local media in the south of...

The council for one of the wealthiest areas in the country says it will be “educating and advising letting agents” on...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a series of events to educate letting agents and landlords on deposit protection. Starting next month...

Today the long-awaited Homes (Fitness For Human Habitation) Act comes into force, pioneered by Labour MP Karen Buck and giving people...

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

Numerous regional independent agency chains have joined Zero Deposit, one of several rental deposit replacement schemes to have appeared in recent...

A programme of nine new educational workshops takes place next month, some of which target new agents with little or no experience of deposits...

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

A new free online training course which guides letting agents through the key principles of disputes has been released by The...

The Dispute Service, which operates the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, has been ranked among the Sunday Times’ 100 best not-for-profit companies to...

Another client money protection scheme has been given approval to launch itself before regulations go live on April 1.  From that date...