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The Association of Residential Letting Agents' wing of Propertymark says the recent expulsion of three agents from The Property Ombudsman demonstrates the...

After years of deliberation there still appears to many to be little progress on the recommendations of the Regulation of Property...

The architect of the Regulation of Property Agents working group - which has called for agents to be trained and licensed...

A leading PropTech figure says a political issue north of the border demonstrates the advantages of voluntary industry codes of practice over...

A commission investigating affordable homes in the UK has called for annual private sector rent increases to be limited to a...

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

A prominent member of the House of Lords has given a surprising insight into how the fiscal and regulatory clampdown on...

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

The new government must prioritise the implementation of proposals to ensure letting agents and others in the industry are appropriately qualified. That’s...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

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

Belvoir says consolidation between lettings and sales agencies across the industry is likely to increase as a result of greater regulation...

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

PropTech, and specifically Artificial Intelligence, could help letting agents better cope with new demands created by further industry regulation. That’s the view...

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

There’s a warning this morning that the root-and-branch reform of the agency industry recommended by a government-backed working party will be...

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

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

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has sharply criticised the PRS as being ill-equipped to cater...

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