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A council’s intervention has stopped a landlord forcing his private tenants to use an external staircase to enter their home -...

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

The fallout continues over the government’s shock refusal to allow Liverpool council to continue its huge landlord licensing scheme. Yesterday we reported that...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a brief but optimistic assessment of the private rental market for next year. “As...

A trade body is warning of a crisis in the private rental market as new figures show a sharp drop in...

Once again the monthly market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reports a decline in the stock of rental...

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

A new PropTech app-based service claiming to reduce paperwork in property management is rolling out in London and the south east. Herddle...

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

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...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused Labour of being thin on detail when it comes to the housing policies...

A husband and wife pair of buy to let investors have been prosecuted after letting out a property that contained serious...

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

Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rising by 1.3...

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

The owner of a buy to let HMO has been found guilty of six offences but has received a fine of...

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

Letting Agent Today can reveal that the agency at the centre of the scandal over alleged charges for viewings has been...

A council in the north of England has issued its first-ever Civil Penalty Notice on a landlord - and it involved...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

A buy to let investor that let at least eight people from six different families rent space in his three-storey property...

Two private landlords have been found guilty of managing Houses in Multiple Occupation with dangerous and sub-standard conditions, following a successful...

The lettings director at Urban, the online agency recently snapped up by Emoov, says the rental market is faced with significant...

Rents are expected to surge 15 per cent over the next five years thanks to increasing demand and limited supply following...

The latest LendInvest buy to let report, which ranks 105 postcode areas around England and Wales based on a combination of...

Landlords are most likely to have invested in a boiler upgrade in the last 12 months to boost the energy efficiency...

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

A council leader in London, so outraged after a bust of a rogue lettings property, has asked: “What kind of monster...

A local authority has described a lettings property as “a real House of Horrors that put the health and safety of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

A leading property disputes solicitor has joined a growing chorus of criticism of how Right To Rent will cope with issues...

Council officers staged a dawn raid to uncover an unlicensed HMO in north London. The team discovered 10 men and women sleeping...

Letting agents have responded with enthusiasm to the government’s announcement over the Easter weekend that the industry would in future have...

Well known lettings industry figure John Hards is re-joining Countrywide as National Lettings Director with immediate effect. He first joined Countrywide in...

Trade bodies including ARLA, RICS, NALS and landlord organisations have met with the government to send a clear message - think...

Tenant demand edged up in the three months to January, according to RICS, but landlord instructions have fallen back - suggesting...

Buy to let expert Kate Faulkner says tenants should undertake more research on agents, landlords and properties before choosing a place...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £20,000 after being found guilty of nine offences in relation to a house in...

The director of a property management firm has been found guilty of nine offences of breaching regulations relating to a house...

Interest from prospective tenants edged up during September according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.    Of agent members who responded to...

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

Some 61 per cent of chartered surveyors believe there will be a net exodus of landlords over the coming year thanks...

The head of an estate and lettings agency has been expelled from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors after admitting taking...

New government figures reveal that there are 80,855 Built To Rent homes either completed or planned.    It says investment in this element...

The typical rent paid by tenants across Britain rose by an average of 1.8 per cent in the 12 months to...

The top ten buy-to-let postcodes in England and Wales are evenly split between locations that voted for the Conservatives or Labour. Luton...

Two landlords have been fined almost £14,000 for breaching a multitude of property management regulations. Abdul Qadir, 56, and Dr Mohammed Anwar,...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

The number of new landlords instructing agents is at its lowest for two years - and with worse to come thanks...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a stark warning about the cumulative effect of the additional homes stamp duty...

The government says the formal consultation on the proposed introduction of a ban on letting agent fees levied on tenants in...

This is the final Letting Agent Today until Tuesday January 3 2017, so everyone at Angels Media sends all good wishes for...

The latest market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests rents will rise in 2017 for one simple reason...

A landlord has been found guilty of letting a property with "extremely dangerous electrics" as well as no heating and a...

The UK Association of Letting Agents will not be using Ombudsman Service: Property to provide its dispute resolution service from the...

The government must urgently deliver 1.8m new rental homes as new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reveal a...

A London landlord who failed to comply with an Improvement Notice to maintain his property for his tenants has a £4,000-plus...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

There is growing concern over a predicted £5,000 cost to make some buy to let properties energy-efficient under new government plans.   An...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is urging landlords and agents acting on their behalf to bring themselves up to date...

New licence fees for letting and managing agents have been announced by Rent Smart Wales, the Welsh Government’s registration and licensing scheme which...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has teamed up with 62 other property bodies to launch “a global consultation on ethics...

It’s not been a happy Christmas for a Leicestershire landlord who has been banned from renting out a converted garage after...

Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is predicting that rents are likely to increase even faster than house prices in the...

The Citizens Advice Bureau consumer charity has stepped up its campaign about poor standards in the private rental sector. It claims private...

Average rents have risen for 10 months in a row according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - and there's...

The rising phenomenon of agent-rating and review websites is a topic that seems to have caused considerable division and controversy among...

In my recent article, ‘Is Gazeal for Real?’ I reported on the imminent launch of this new product that claimed it...

When do we really start to worry about rising rents and house prices? Despite an apparent slowdown in house price inflation...

After celebrating its year anniversary this week, Boris Johnson’s London Rental Standard has been criticised for signing up only 12% of...

This week RICS reported a further drop in the number of people putting their homes up for sale; new instructions fell...

We can guarantee both yours and your staff’s time will be stretched as soon as your offices open next Monday morning,...