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Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...
07 April 2021
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Changes to electrical safety standards rules applying to existing tenancies came into force at the start of the Easter break and...
06 April 2021
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With Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirming the next phase of the roadmap out of lockdown, a PropTech firm has reflected on...
06 April 2021
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The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...
26 March 2021
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Letting agents have only 10 days to open segregated client accounts or they could face being expelled by their client money...
22 March 2021
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Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...
18 March 2021
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Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...
18 March 2021
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A lettings agency in central London has been issued with a fine for not belonging to a Client Money Protection scheme. The...
17 March 2021
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An agency has been hit with a £330,000 bill after being found guilty of poor management of an HMO. Magistrates have found...
16 March 2021
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A head tenant who posed as a landlord has been taken to court by a London council. Sonia Nascimento rented a converted...
11 March 2021
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ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...
10 March 2021
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Two letting agents have been ordered to pay £16,000 to a landlord after their activities were found to be unregistered and...
24 February 2021
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Two landlords - one of them an agent - have been given fines totalling £135,000 and must pay costs for failing to...
16 February 2021
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A tenant referencing service and lettings insurance provider is linking with an anti-money laundering compliance consultancy. HomeLet and Let Alliance, part of...
15 February 2021
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Letting agents should help landlords through a blizzard of red tape and regulation cause by local licensing schemes, a PropTech entrepreneur...
10 February 2021
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Some of the most prominent names in the rental sector are taking part in a debate on threats and challenges for...
09 February 2021
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A call has gone out for the longer-term buy to let rental sector to have a similar tax regime as the largely-unregulated...
05 February 2021
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A senior buying agent is warning that new regulations over the length of notice given to tenants is having an unexpected...
05 February 2021
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For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...
04 February 2021
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Letting agents have been told to document all arranging, planning and scheduling of work related to electrical checks in a bid...
01 February 2021
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A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic...
25 January 2021
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The government has been urged to backtrack on proposals for letting agents to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on day one...
22 January 2021
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Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...
14 January 2021
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There’s been a small change to the Coronavirus regulations as they apply to the maintenance and upkeep of properties in Scotland. First...
14 January 2021
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The ban on private rental evictions in Scotland has been formally extended by two months, with a high expectation that a...
08 January 2021
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A new HMO and co-living property management platform launches today, aimed at optimising tenancy occupancy. The service - called COHO - claims...
07 January 2021
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Letting agents and the rental market in England are still in business even during the national lockdown already in force. The government’s...
05 January 2021
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A new report from the government says it’s too early to tell whether lettings agencies are abiding by new anti-money laundering...
18 December 2020
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A new rental system allowing licensed lettings agents to offer landlords a year’s rent up-front has had hundreds of responses in...
17 December 2020
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ARLA Propertymark has written to the government to voice fears that letting agents will not be able to comply with new...
15 December 2020
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A council in Scotland is set to be the first to introduce regulations for Airbnb and similar platforms in the short lets sector. ARLA...
11 December 2020
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Two landlords in the same town - one the director of a lettings firm - have been prosecuted as their properties...
08 December 2020
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A lettings expert claims that many agents are failing to comply with appropriate legislation, rendering their landlord clients liable for legal...
27 November 2020
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Lettings agents have until January 11 to respond to the latest consultation proposal stiffening health and safety in the private rental...
24 November 2020
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A lettings firm has been ordered to pay over £18,000 after failing to provide adequate living conditions for his tenants. Chelmsford magistrates...
11 November 2020
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A new report from the Nationwide and campaigning charity Shelter puts letting agents in the dock over the standards in the...
06 November 2020
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The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...
04 November 2020
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The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...
02 November 2020
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Several pet charities are supporting an attempt by an MP to reform lettings regulations to permit more pets in private rental...
22 October 2020
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A local authority is launching a six month probe into rooms let out but exempt from rental sector regulation. The project is...
22 October 2020
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ARLA Propertymark is backing a cross-industry call for more information to be provided to politicians who go on to make housing...
21 October 2020
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A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...
12 October 2020
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Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...
07 October 2020
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Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...
07 October 2020
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A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...
01 October 2020
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There have been more Coronavirus-inspired changes to lettings regulations in Scotland. Firstly the Scottish Government has passed the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment...
29 September 2020
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The role of lettings agents has never been more crucial to landlords and tenants than it is now and will be...
28 September 2020
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A consultation process by the Scottish Government may herald stricter restrictions on Airbnb and similar short let platforms north of the border. The...
22 September 2020
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The government has set out confirmation of the new regulations and protocols that agents and landlords will have to follow if...
21 September 2020
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There have been changes to the Notice To Quit process in Northern Ireland. The Private Tenancies (Coronavirus Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020...
14 September 2020
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With college and university terms about to start, and ever-more diligence required over Coronavirus, the Deposit Protection Service is offering an...
11 September 2020
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ARLA Propertymark says there has been a breakthrough on the banking clampdown on pooled client accounts - a pain in the...
10 September 2020
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Two suspended sentences, community service, a fine and disqualification from being a director - those form the penalty for a rogue...
10 September 2020
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Two landlords have been served with civil penalty notices for operating unlicensed HMOs. The notices were from Wellingborough council; one was for...
09 September 2020
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There’s a huge backlog of work required to be done across the private rental sector to meet the latest Minimum Energy...
09 September 2020
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A new report demands that online rental platforms and portals allowing direct advertising by clients do more to deter fake landlords...
04 September 2020
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A council says it's identified hundreds of rental properties within its boundaries which apparently do not comply with key energy efficiency...
02 September 2020
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There is little doubt that the coronavirus has changed the way we live and rapidly created a new normality as different...
28 August 2020
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A landlord taken to court by a council has ended up with a bill in excess of £20,000. Dennis Goodwin of Highbury...
21 August 2020
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Letting agents are being warned they are likely to face a higher number of mandatory electrical checks as the sector expands...
20 August 2020
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Campaign group Generation Rent says private tenants could miss out on an energy efficiency drive if they are not given the...
31 July 2020
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Two London landlords and their lettings agents will have to pay tens of thousands of pounds after a home they were letting...
30 July 2020
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Reports into Letting Agent Today suggest there’s still some confusion over new regulations surrounding electrical checks in the private rental sector. If...
29 July 2020
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The Welsh Government has temporarily increased the notice period landlords must provide from three months to six months to end Assured...
24 July 2020
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The research department of Countrywide’s Hamptons International brand says the stamp duty holiday introduced yesterday on homes selling for £500,000 or...
09 July 2020
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London Fire Brigade’s deputy assistant commissioner for fire safety has praised the new safety regulations which have now come in to...
02 July 2020
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Confusion over Electrical Inspection Condition Reports, created by inaccurate statements from the government, has been slammed by a housing law expert. Last...
30 June 2020
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The arrival of mandatory enhanced electrical checks so soon after the chaos of the Coronavirus pandemic represents a perfect storm for...
23 June 2020
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The government has withdrawn its latest electrical safety checks guidance for the private rental sector, with immediate effect. However, there remains...
19 June 2020
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The government has released new guidance regarding electrical safety checks - and there's a worry it may include thousands of additional...
19 June 2020
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A westcountry landlord is only the second in England to have received a banning order preventing him from letting or managing...
18 June 2020
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ARLA Propertymark has set out its concerns over draft guidance on anti-money laundering produced by a body called the Joint Money...
16 June 2020
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The lettings market in Northern Ireland is resuming on Monday after its lockdown because of the Coronavirus crisis. Arlene Foster, first minister of...
12 June 2020
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Agents and landlords of private rented homes are urging the Scottish Government to continue work on improving the energy efficiency of...
11 June 2020
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Accreditation service NAPIT has produced a publication for the rental sector ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...
03 June 2020
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The HMRC’s long-awaited online register for letting agents to register their anti-money laundering activities has opened - almost six months after...
28 May 2020
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A document outlining options for the future regulation of Airbnb and other short let platforms in the UK is to be...
27 May 2020
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Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13. Propertymark...
25 May 2020
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Repairs and maintenance management software provider Fixflo is hosting a webinar later this week to debate how letting agents can find...
19 May 2020
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From midnight lettings agents in England have been able to resume work thanks to an amendment to Coronavirus legislation that was...
13 May 2020
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ARLA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis. In a formal written...
07 May 2020
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A group of local landlords and others in the private rental sector are challenging a local authority’s licensing proposals with their...
07 May 2020
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It’s only eight weeks to the start off the new Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector which come into...
06 May 2020
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Once the worst of the Coronavirus crisis passes there’s likely to be much more regulation of parts of the rental sector...
30 April 2020
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Different guidelines have been issued for the rental sector in different parts of the British Isles as devolved administrations get to...
28 April 2020
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PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting two webinars - the first of which is today - looking at issues surrounding rent defaulting...
23 April 2020
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Research by the National Residential Landlords Association and the Which? consumer body has revealed that some 53 councils in England alone...
21 April 2020
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The director of the website Home says that investment in buy to let will look like a highly attractive safe haven...
17 April 2020
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Hello, this is the final Conquering Corona for the week as we continue to help agents with advice and guidance through...
17 April 2020
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Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...
16 April 2020
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A BBC News investigation has exposed some Airbnb and other short let platform users as flouting lockdown regulations. The probe has found...
07 April 2020
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The government has relaxed some provisions of the controversial Right To Rent regulations for the duration of the Coronavirus outbreak. The temporary...
31 March 2020
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The government issued further guidance on the private rental sector over the weekend. The new 21 page document - a link to...
30 March 2020
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Despite the challenges being thrown up to the lettings sector by Coronavirus, this is a reminder that new MEES regulations on...
27 March 2020
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Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...
19 March 2020
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Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...
18 March 2020
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A landlord from Plymouth has been sentenced after failing to maintain gas appliances and failing to have landlord’s gas safety checks...
18 March 2020
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Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...
17 March 2020
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12 March 2020
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PropTech company Goodlord, already used by hundreds of agencies across the UK, has revealed a £10m investment windfall after its latest...
10 March 2020
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The Guild of Property Professionals is reminding the rental sector that owners of properties to let have only until April 1...
04 March 2020
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New regulations mean highest risk rental properties may not have legally binding electrical safety cover for a prolonged period of time. That’s...
26 February 2020
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A seminar roadshow has been announced for letting agents considering quitting the sector. LegalforLandlords says it’s organised the six events after discovering...
14 February 2020
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A room-finding portal, along with the owners of a London lettings agency and management firm, must pay over £100,000 for letting...
12 February 2020
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A lettings agency in one of the most competitive markets in Britain says it’s enjoyed a record year winning landlords from...
05 February 2020
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New regulations governing HMOs are coming into effect in a north of England council. Landlords and developers will now need planning permission...
04 February 2020
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Nearly half a million properties could be removed from the long-term lettings market as disenchanted landlords move to short-lets. A survey by...
31 January 2020
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A judge has ordered two landlords to pay a total of £14,858 for illegally renting out an unlicensed house without working...
30 January 2020
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There was a surge in the number of fake lettings inventories submitted last year, allowing tenants to be conned out of...
28 January 2020
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Lettings PropTech platform teclet says its product is key for agents seeking to comply with new electrical safety regulations in a...
27 January 2020
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The new body representing short let digital platforms like Airbnb and the large number of associated companies that have sprung up...
23 January 2020
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A trade body has come out against a council’s HMO licensing scheme, claiming that its consultation period was too short -...
21 January 2020
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Councils that have been awarded additional cash injections by government could use their windfalls to enhance their enforcement of the private...
20 January 2020
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It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new...
15 January 2020
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The Welsh Government says new regulations are to be introduced to combat carbon monoxide poisoning. The regulations will require landlords and their...
14 January 2020
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A company that slots temporary tenants into properties that it manages has been found guilty of 15 charges connected with Homes...
13 January 2020
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Politicians from several parties say they want their local council in Bristol to have the powers to regulate the number and...
10 January 2020
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A Labour council serving one of the largest private rental communities in the country is reported to have failed to have...
09 January 2020
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A legal firm is warning agents and landlords that they have less than three months to prepare for the latest MEES...
06 January 2020
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A new trade body set up to represent companies working with hosts using Airbnb and similar platforms says the government should...
03 January 2020
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it will be issuing resources to support for lettings agents in the coming days...
02 January 2020
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A rogue landlord has been found guilty of unlawful harassment and misleading and aggressive practices, and will be sentenced next month. Ragoopathy...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents has this morning revealed that it’s linking with Training For Professionals, the largest provider of...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been banned for two and half years after repeatedly putting tenants’ lives at risk by letting unsafe housing. This...
18 December 2019
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A leading law firm has highlighted four key dates for letting agents and landlords to watch for in 2020. Paul Barnes, head...
12 December 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...
11 December 2019
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A landlord has been ordered to pay almost £20,000 and has been told by a judge that he was meaner than...
10 December 2019
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A compliance consultant has explained why a local council’s penalty on a rogue landlord - initially £31,499 - was slashed to...
10 December 2019
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[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...
06 December 2019
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[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...
06 December 2019
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A rogue landlord has been fined more than £150,000 after failing to rectify safety hazards in a property he let. Latif Rehman...
02 December 2019
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The Liberal Democrats is the first of the major parties to release its party manifesto for the December 12 manifesto, and...
21 November 2019
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An inventories supplier is advising that the growing number of sub-letting scams can be reduced by regular property visits by agents...
20 November 2019
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A rogue landlord and the property company he ran have been fined £22,000 for dishing out ‘sham licences’ to tenants in...
20 November 2019
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Just over a fifth of lettings agents questioned in a major industry survey are concerned that may not be complying with...
15 November 2019
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The growing chorus of calls to professionalise the short lets sector has won influential backing from a senior PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold...
13 November 2019
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The Welsh Government says it’s going to issue clarifications to some issues before the end of this year; if agreed by...
13 November 2019
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Countrywide has issued an unusual statement saying that the veteran lettings expert recruited to steer the organisation through the tenant fee...
08 November 2019
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A leading London lettings agent wants increased regulation over Airbnb in a bid to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. Martin Bikhit, managing...
07 November 2019
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A leading trade body says the government’s latest injection of funds to help local councils root out rogue operators in the...
06 November 2019
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One of the industry’s leading trade bodies has revealed that the number of laws creating an obligation on landlords in the...
04 November 2019
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A leading agent has repeated his controversial belief that the proposed scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers should be seen as...
25 October 2019
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The BBC is reporting that the short lets giant Airbnb has been contacted by HM Revenue & Customs about its tax...
23 October 2019
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A statement from Hackney council in north east London says those who break its licensing provisions for the private rental sector...
21 October 2019
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A call has been made for the best letting agencies and other rental sector professionals to show how they comply with...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Labour is backing new guidelines which ban adverts which can be interpreted as encouraging landlords and home owners to flout restrictions...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A national awareness campaign is required to help landlords get to grip with new Energy Performance Certificate legislation. That’s the view of...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...
05 September 2019
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Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...
02 September 2019
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A husband and wife pair of buy to let investors have been prosecuted after letting out a property that contained serious...
29 August 2019
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A leading industry figure is calling on agents to have a Plan B ready if their bank closes undesignated client accounts. This...
21 August 2019
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Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant...
14 August 2019
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PropTech, and specifically Artificial Intelligence, could help letting agents better cope with new demands created by further industry regulation. That’s the view...
08 August 2019
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A tenant pretending to be landlord has been ordered to pay more than £21,000 after he carved up five family homes...
31 July 2019
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Warwick district council has issued its first civil penalty to the landlord of an HMO. Glenn Gamblin, the landlord of the property...
25 July 2019
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Over-regulation of short-term let accommodation in some areas of rural Scotland could pose a risk to rural tourism, a business organisation...
23 July 2019
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While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...
18 July 2019
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The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...
15 July 2019
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The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...
11 July 2019
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Media reports in London suggest that Labour’s hyper-active housing spokesman on the Greater London Assembly may be under threat from Jeremy...
10 July 2019
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If you are a letting agent who has begun to question your worth, stop. The value of property management is rising...
27 June 2019
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Weak regulation of private renting is leaving hundreds of thousands of tenants living in hazardous homes in England, claims Citizens Advice. A...
27 June 2019
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A managing agent and several landlords have been fined almost £5,000 after forcing tenants to live in unacceptable conditions in a...
24 June 2019
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A London council has successfully prosecuted a so-called “dodgy operator” landlord for failing to comply with fire safety regulations and carry...
12 June 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is one of many industry groups in a new coalition calling for S21 repossessions to be...
04 June 2019
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The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...
28 May 2019
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A lettings agency chief in Scotland says the upcoming ban on agents levying fees on tenants - to be introduced in...
24 May 2019
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PropTech supplier Goodlord says it’s updated its core product to ensure compliance with new regulations - and it says it’s offering...
24 May 2019
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Six months on from the introduction of stricter licencing for Homes in Multiple Occupation, awareness “remains limited” according to one of...
21 May 2019
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A rogue landlady has been hit with a fine of £24,000 after conning her tenants and the local authorities with a...
10 May 2019
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A new report by a leading lettings sector expert cautions parents who are considering entering the Buy To Let sector by...
01 May 2019
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A senior figure at a deposit replacement service says the current flurry of changes in the private rental sector are positive. Daniel...
29 April 2019
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A senior lettings agent has raised the spectre of rental properties in future being German-style ‘empty shells’ - without even white...
18 April 2019
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A leading legal firm is warning that Right To Rent could become even more complicated for letting agents and landlords after...
12 April 2019
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10 April 2019
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The rapid growth of Airbnb-style short lets could lead to the loss of private rented homes and displacement of long-term residents...
09 April 2019
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The government is back to business attacking the lettings sector with an extraordinary claim by a minister that many students are...
26 March 2019
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The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a series of events to educate letting agents and landlords on deposit protection. Starting next month...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

TrustMark, the government-backed quality kite mark scheme for tradespeople, is launching a pilot with Trading Standards to improve the quality and...
18 March 2019
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Labour’s proposal to introduce indefinite tenancies along the lines in a bid to emulate the German model reveals the party’s “fundamental...
14 March 2019
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An accreditation scheme has been launched for the fast-growing sector of short lets and home sharing. The UK Short Term Accommodation Association,...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been convicted of three offences relating to his failure to comply with fire safety requirements in a privately...
11 March 2019
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A leading trade body says the argument that councils have insufficient powers to tackle rogue operators isn’t supported by the facts...
08 March 2019
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A regional fire service says a tragic anniversary is a good opportunity for agents and landlords to remember their legal obligations...
01 March 2019
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New figures from a leading trade body suggest that councils across England have cut by a quarter the amount they are...
28 February 2019
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Doncaster council has paid £100,000 to a private landlord who threatened to take it to court over alleged slander. Local media outlets say...
28 February 2019
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Propertymark’s Money Shield service and the National Approved Letting Scheme have each received government approval to operate Client Money Protection schemes. From...
27 February 2019
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Buy to let may have been in the doldrums in recent years thanks to new taxes and stricter regulations but there’s...
26 February 2019
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A local authority in the Midlands has admitted what many people have believed for some time - despite a slew of...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Another client money protection scheme has been given approval to launch itself before regulations go live on April 1. From that date...
21 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...
20 February 2019
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Client Money Protect has gained formal government approval to operate a client money protection scheme when the regulations go live on...
20 February 2019
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A landlord has been ordered to pay over £5,000 in fines and costs in a licensing dispute with a local council. Almas...
15 February 2019
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A leading landlord has hit out at a lettings agency’s portrayal of buy to let tax changes. Rosalind Beck, a campaigning landlord...
01 February 2019
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Almost the entire lettings industry has viewed the upcoming ban on tenants fees levied by agents in England and Wales as...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman says agents can display weekly rents for homes they market - but they should be displayed alongside monthly...
29 January 2019
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London-focussed lettings agency ludlowthompson says buy to let landlords across the country claimed a record £17.7 billion in tax relief last...
29 January 2019
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The news this week that even individual private landlords must join a redress scheme is just the latest in an onslaught...
25 January 2019
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A council accused of paying over £500,000 to a landlord it had already ruled as unfit to rent out property is...
22 January 2019
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A new league table of worries for landlords shows exactly why letting agents are needed - and a lot of the...
21 January 2019
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The government has been accused of not helping thousands of landlords who may have inadvertently granted assured tenancies instead of the...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord and building contractor have been fined after quantities of asbestos fibres were released from the demolition of a conservatory...
02 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency has been banned from running an Airbnb let in a residential block. It relates to a block in Glasgow...
28 December 2018
From: Breaking News

In an announcement made just hours before much of the industry started its Christmas break, the government has clarified its guidance...
24 December 2018
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An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...
06 December 2018
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Shock figures released by an insurance company suggest that councils are woefully unable to police new regulations regarding mandatory HMO licensing. Figures...
06 December 2018
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Luton landlord Mervyn Kupshik has been ordered to pay nearly £30,000 to the Local council - and if he doesn’t do...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Shelter is campaigning for the outlawing if default fees levied on tenants by agents in Wales. While the campaigning group welcomes the Renting...
19 November 2018
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It should perhaps come as no surprise that this week’s tightening up of the energy efficiency regulations for the private rental...
08 November 2018
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The countryside lettings sector will be badly hit by new energy efficiency rules being introduced by the government next year. That’s the...
07 November 2018
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Buy to let investors in England and Wales who own particularly cold homes are being targeted by new regulations. Since April this...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A warning has gone out to the lettings sector to check that rental properties are ‘Gas Safe’ as the colder weather...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has made a clear pledge to tighten regulations surrounding the private rental sector. In an interview with The...
31 October 2018
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Industry bodies have given their support to a wide ranging review of safety regulations governing the private rental sector. The government announced...
29 October 2018
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The government is to undertake a wide-ranging review of health and safety regulations for the private rental sector. In an announcement this afternoon...
26 October 2018
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PropTech repairs service Fixflo has published its latest annual report on the industry, based on information from over 400 lettings professionals...
18 October 2018
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The head of an online lettings agency says tenants are now left confused by what she calls “ill thought-out policy changes”...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Two private landlords have been found guilty of managing Houses in Multiple Occupation with dangerous and sub-standard conditions, following a successful...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News

More than 77,000 UK landlords will be shelling out a combined £95 million this month, as new occupancy laws come into...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

An overcrowded property let by an unlicensed company with inadequate fire precautions and unheated rooms has led to a £46,620 fine...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A property management firm chief who had to pay over £20,000 after being found guilty of nine offences relating to an...
18 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The landlord of an HMO who subjected his tenants to insanitary and unsafe living conditions has been told he will no...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A landmark report on private renting provides the opportunity to stop blaming letting agents and landlords for the sector’s problems, a...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The policy director of the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on local councils to use the 'extensive powers' they have...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Reading has been handed a huge fine for serious breaches of fire safety regulations. Philip Brotherton's company Cresctcourt Properties...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been hit with a total fine of almost £40,000 for breaching House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) management regulations. David...
03 September 2018
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In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what...
29 August 2018
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In 2014 The Properties Misdescriptions Act was repealed and replaced with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, otherwise known as...
29 August 2018
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The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...
29 August 2018
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OneSavings Bank, the parent organisation of specialist buy to let lender Kent Reliance, has given a warning on the possible impact...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The campaign group Generation Rent is back on the warpath in opposition of Section 21, which it describes as “the leading...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Over a third of London investors no longer view property as a good investment, according to a survey of over 1,000...
20 August 2018
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One of the lettings industry’s senior figures has welcomed the introduction of mandatory five yearly inspections of electrical installations in private...
17 August 2018
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Airbnb, the short lets platform that has received substantial criticism from the buy to let sector over its largely unregulated status,...
16 August 2018
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One of the country’s largest independent property management firms says it’s seeing a clear shift within the rental sector from traditional...
10 August 2018
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The government should be more ambitious when it comes to ensuring the private rented sector becomes increasingly energy efficient. That’s the message...
08 August 2018
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A buy to let investor has been fined £1,750 because of his alleged “aggressive practices”. Shafaqat Ali Sadiq, of Derby, has been...
07 August 2018
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Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has increased rents on all new tenancies in his property portfolio by £50 a week because of...
06 August 2018
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More big fines have been handed out in recent legal action regarding buy to let investors who have not stuck by...
02 August 2018
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In a world increasingly obsessed with all things digital, it's no surprise that many estate agents are choosing to experiment with...
01 August 2018
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The government’s announcement that it will bring in mandatory electrical checks in the private rented sector has been welcomed - perhaps...
01 August 2018
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A tenant who was ripping off other tenants in an overcrowded bungalow "death trap" has been fined tens of thousands of...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A letting agent responsible for a property in Huddersfield which caught fire and killed two young boys has been jailed for...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Airbnb is facing more attempts to regulate its short lets, this time with the European Commission calling on the platform to...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

There are now well over 125 pieces of legislation and regulations - most introduced in modern times - governing the private...
13 July 2018
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A specialist buy to let mortgage lender says buy to let investors should act now - even if it means borrowing...
11 July 2018
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Yet another leading lettings agent has hit out at the government over its proposals for three year tenancies being the norm...
10 July 2018
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The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...
02 July 2018
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Property expert Kate Faulkner says the massive surge in new regulations, legislation and fiscal measures aimed at the private rental sector...
26 June 2018
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Buy to let landlords are on the way out and Build To Rent will dominate the sector in the foreseeable future. That’s...
26 June 2018
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The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...
25 June 2018
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Investors in buy to let in the UK are losing thousands of pounds in income - and it’s their own fault...
20 June 2018
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Countrywide is introducing the ARLA Level 2 qualification throughout its branch network. All customer-facing lettings staff who joined the business on or...
19 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Two million tenants will this year be hit with rent rises totalling a combined £46m a month according to an online...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

An experienced agent claims that forgoing the services of a letting agent to save money is a false economy for landlords. In...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Federation of Builders is linking up with a lettings trade body to make it easier for reputable craftspeople to...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The Lomond Capital acquisition bandwagon continues apace with the latest independent to be snapped up being the well known Bonett’s Estate...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has confirmed that all property agents in England will need to be part of an approved Client Money Protection...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The industry has reacted angrily to the announcement yesterday that the Tenants’ Fees Bill is now formally starting its progress through...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of buy to let mortgage products on the open market has passed the 2,000 mark for the first time. This...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has announced that it’s launching a review into the requirement for carbon monoxide alarms in homes across England. The review...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy to let investor has been found guilty of 35 HMO-related offences - and has to pay a total fine...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A survey has revealed that with over 145 individual laws and more than 400 regulations to follow, it’s dangerous for landlords...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading property law specialist has warned that many buy to let investors remain unaware of the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Over half of mortgage brokers say they have been approached by buy to let investors seeking to diversify their portfolios within...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Trade bodies have been responding to today’s report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee deliberations on the private...
19 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Rental compliance platform GetRentr has raised over £500,000 from investors including a private equity firm and private individuals. GetRentr uses artificial intelligence...
16 April 2018
From: Breaking News

West Midlands Police and Birmingham council teamed up to investigate a property in the city which was riddled with health and...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The government’s review into building and fire safety regulations is missing the opportunity to assess fire safety regulations on a wider...
09 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is warning that the private rental sector - traditionally a strong earner for the company even in times of challenging...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The buy to let sector still requires £400m spending on improving the energy efficiency of its stock in order to conform...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A property management company which ignored a series of housing safety regulations and flouted laws designed to protect tenants’ rights has...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The consumer group Which? says the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards starting next weekend could affect 300,000 buy to let properties. From...
26 March 2018
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A property management company has been landed with a legal bill of almost £2,000 after admitting that it failed to keep...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has selected a software supplier to handle some of the exceptions to the...
22 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the client money protection schemes operating in the lettings sector says he believes agents and property managers could be...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A couple who illegally converted an office block into 14 flats have been found guilty for disregarding planning laws - and...
15 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association is seeking property professionals to be its local representatives across the country. The association says these representatives “are...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A survey by consumer group Which?, working with landlords’ associations, reveals that 70 local authorities now have selective or additional licensing...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News

With only three weeks to go to the introduction of the first phase of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards, a specialist mortgage...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords’ Association is upset at the government’s confirmation that the extension of mandatory HMO licensing will come into force...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

An ‘instant EPC ratings check’ has been created on the website of Mortgages for Business allowing agents to check the ratings...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Trade bodies including ARLA, RICS, NALS and landlord organisations have met with the government to send a clear message - think...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A council says it hopes a massive set of fines and costs imposed on one buy to let investor and his...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency apparently trying to get around HMO regulations has been prosecuted for licensing and housing offences. Easy Let Agency let...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A London council has been the first in the country to use the Proceeds of Crime Act for a breach in...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Agents and landlords with responsibilities to ensure gas checks are carried out in private rental properties may have more flexibility over...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief operating officer of a leading PropTech company says government proposals to increase mandatory licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has been accused by a lettings sector trade body of skewing the market to encourage more short-lets. The claim comes...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The chairman of the Residential Landlords Association has written in the Labour-supporting New Statesman magazine about the need for the lettings...
22 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Treasury has confirmed to Letting Agent Today that the ban on credit card surcharges which came into effect in recent...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and other trade bodies have not yet responded to the government’s announcement over the holiday...
02 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A survey from a specialist rental insurance firm suggests that contrary to popular belief, landlords care more than a little about...
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered to pay £20,000 after being found guilty of nine offences in relation to a house in...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The government is being criticised for its latest consultation exercise on the new Minimum Energy Efficient Standards - because it ends...
28 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The new online database identifying rogue letting agents and landlords will save lives according to the London Fire Brigade. We wrote about...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been another prosecution under the controversial Rent Smart Wales regulations - although this time the landlord in question was...
19 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A fall in the supply of available rental properties suggests some landlords may be quitting the buy to let sector as...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The director of a property management firm has been found guilty of nine offences of breaching regulations relating to a house...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The landlord of an HMO has been fined £3,300 for failures to meet his obligations, particularly regarding fire safety. At Northampton magistrates...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A database of rogue letting agents and landlords and new banning orders, first promised in the Housing and Planning Act announced...
04 December 2017
From: Breaking News

One of Britain’s best known and highest profile buy to let specialist lenders says the number of new BTL mortgages being...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Yet another formal government consultation is under way, this time into smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in the private rental sector...
09 November 2017
From: Breaking News

An industry trade group says residents in high rise blocks of flats are being let down by a system in which...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Trade organisatons have reacted predictably to the government’s latest announcements and publications concerning the private rental sector. Yesterday the Department of Communities...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Consumer organisation Which? says a handful of buy to let mortgage lenders have found a way of helping so-called ‘portfolio landlords’...
24 October 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the most dramatic changes in the UK’s private rental sector regulations is set to take place in five weeks...
23 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Leasehold enfranchisement specialist operator Leasehold Solutions is the latest to welcome the government’s suggestion of a regulatory watchdog to oversee leasehold...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Industry figures have broadly welcomed the latest consultations and proposed additional regulation for the lettings sector, announced by the government yesterday. The...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the Fitness for Human Habitation requirements for...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Almost a third of renters in the UK do not have a life-saving carbon monoxide alarm in their property, with four...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The CLA says the energy efficiency regulations for the lettings sector coming into effect in April are “fundamentally flawed” when it...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Fixflo has teamed up with ARLA Propertymarket to launch a new Tenancy Builder tool to enable agents to easily build tenancy...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Conservatives have used their annual conference in Manchester to unveil a raft of new controls and regulations applying to the...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A buy to let investor reported to be receiving rental income of £150,000 a year must pay over £340,000 after illegally...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The mortgage director of Romans, one of the country’s largest agency groups, says the new Bank of England rules being introduced...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The government is being urged by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) to do more to enforce compulsory fee disclosure. Since May 2015,...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News

This month’s prosecution of a letting agency for issuing ‘sham licences’ that suggested occupiers had no right to challenge eviction and...
31 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A new report identifies in detail over 145 laws and regulations governing the private rental sector, varying across the four countries...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A 3-in-1 referencing solution to help agents secure safer tenancies. Rent4sure’s 3-in-1 referencing solution has been specifically designed to help agents secure...
03 August 2017
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Training organisation Solvo Vir is inviting letting agents and landlords to attend courses to bring them up to date with new...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A lettings sector trade body is warning that contradictory and outdated fire safety guidance needs updating. At present, landlords or their agent...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News

With a host of changing regulations hitting the private rental sector, some landlords may be put off using letting agents, but...
20 July 2017
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A buy to let investor who ignored the controversial Rent Smart Wales scheme faces a bill of more than £3,500 for...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £10,000 after pleading guilty to breaching three separate fire regulations. Charles Thornton was fined...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Two landlords have been fined almost £14,000 for breaching a multitude of property management regulations. Abdul Qadir, 56, and Dr Mohammed Anwar,...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Conservative peer Lord Flight, a former shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, says the UK needs “a vibrant and growing private...
31 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A group of rural landlords has called on the government to clarify Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) legislation being introduced next...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Agents and landlords are being warned by a property management agency to prepare for the next round of energy-efficiency regulation changes...
11 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A private landlord in Saffron Walden has been fined for letting what the local council describes as “poor and potentially dangerous...
11 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A buy to let expert says there should be stronger enforcement and streamlining of legislation in the private rental sector. In a...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The landlord of a west London property, described by a judge as a "deathtrap" and an "accident waiting to happen", has...
03 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord who exposed tenants to “miserable” living conditions because of fire safety hazards has been prosecuted by a local authority. The...
02 May 2017
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A landlord of a shared house in Hove, near Brighton, has been found to be ‘putting people’s lives at risk’ and ordered to pay...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Not too many years ago, electric and hybrid cars were regarded as being rather quirky, their main purpose being to deliver...
10 April 2017
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New legislation coming into force today gives local authorities in England tough new powers to crack down on rogue agents and...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

This weekend marks one year to go before the introduction of new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - which are expected to...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News

What does it say on your business card? Luke Burton Sales and Marketing Director, Rent4sure Who is Rent4sure? Rent4sure, is an established tenant referencing company. We provide...
29 March 2017
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The Property Ombudsman and the Chartered Trading Standards Institute have announced a second phase of their campaign to tackle letting agents...
28 March 2017
From: Breaking News

As the introduction of new energy efficiency regulations moves closer, landlords are being urged to check the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Scotland’s largest professional organisation for letting agents is urging all those in the rental sector to ensure they are fully compliant with...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The need for letting agencies to assist landlords with the increasingly-complicated private rental sector has been hammered home by the results...
15 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The National Approved Letting Scheme is linking with legal firm Moore Blatch to offer member agents access to a free legal...
14 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest addition to Rent4sure’s referencing services makes setting up a secure tenancy even easier. Rent4sure’s new dynamically generated AST documents save time...
13 February 2017
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A landlord and letting agency have been fined more than £26,000 after being found guilty of housing offences at two properties...
30 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord is facing prosecution for failing to comply with various HMO regulations. For the last two days, Paul Turner has appeared...
25 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A letting agency specialising in student accommodation in Nottingham city centre and its director have admitted a series of breaches of...
23 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The government says the formal consultation on the proposed introduction of a ban on letting agent fees levied on tenants in...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A property investment financing specialist says an increasing number of buy to let investors are converting properties into Houses in Multiple...
17 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Councils have been told to up their game to protect tenants from a minority of landlords providing sub-standard accommodation. The call, being...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning the government that some of its proposed changes to regulations governing HMOs may...
19 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A new report by think tank IPPR supports those who feel the so-called ‘sharing economy’ - short lets via Airbnb and...
09 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A Birmingham letting agency and a landlord have been fined £5,590 for failing to obtain an HMO licence and for breaching...
06 December 2016
From: Breaking News

New parts of the Immigration Act 2016 come into effect today, consolidating the Right To Rent regulations that came into effect...
01 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Phillip Hammond has delivered his first Autumn Statement, tackling amongst other things, what he called “the housing challenge.” The speech made no...
23 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Repair reporting specialist Fixflo and software provider VTUK are teaming up to provide what is believed to be the first Twitter debate...
15 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Local authorities appear to be at the forefront of identifying abuses of the Airbnb short-let platform and have called executives from...
04 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A 71 year old landlord has been fined £5,037.97 at Birmingham Magistrates Court for failing to obtain an HMO licence and...
01 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that proposals to enforce minimum room sizes in HMOs in the privste rental...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The government’s wave of measures to clamp down on the private rental sector and introduce harsher regulations for investors and landlords...
19 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The landlord of an overcrowded flat which lacked proper fire precautions and had a dangerous boiler has been fined £162,000. Abbas Rasul...
17 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and landlords across Scotland have been invited to check they are up to speed with current regulations at a...
13 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A trade body has accused some letting agents and landlords of “failing to get to grips” with several recent legal changes...
12 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The Associaton of Independent Inventory Clerks is warning agents and others in the lettings sector to be careful when preparing advertising...
29 September 2016
From: Breaking News

An MP has written to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, raising concerns over the effect short-term lets regulations are having...
22 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord who endangered the lives of his tenants has been prosecuted and fined for failing to comply with 16 issues...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A firm has been fined £29,000 after a rental property was found to be - in the words of Nottingham city...
07 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The owner of a series of flats to let in Cardiff has been fined £3,500 and ordered to pay £200 costs...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A letting agency has been removed from a Scottish council’s approved list after failing to conform with rules protecting the deposits...
05 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Airbnb has hit back at a claim by the Residential Landlords Association that lets promoted by the firm effectively worsened London’s housing...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlords’ group says the widespread letting of homes in London on Airbnb and similar platforms is worsening the shortage of...
31 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Some industry organisations have spotted that under new legislation now in effect, tenants’ associations are being given the right to gain...
26 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A 35-year-old self-employed worker from London has been given two suspended jail terms for falsely claiming to be Gas Safe Registered and signing off certificates for privately...
23 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Property managers operating through a company have been ordered to pay more than £30,000 following a dawn raid that uncovered more...
12 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A council has prosecuted a landlord, who was fined £600 plus £500 in council costs after pleading guilty to breaching building...
02 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A House in Multiple Occupation located on the third floor of a property with a restaurant at ground level was one...
02 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A damp garage with completely inadequate security, heating, and insulation which was being let as a flat for more than £1,000...
21 July 2016
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency has become the first in Scotland to be sanctioned for breaching rules that secure the deposits of its...
08 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Research undertaken by one of Britain’s leading rental sector experts and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme Charitable Foundation gives perhaps the most...
06 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Specialist eviction service Landlord Action has outlined the quickest way to evict tenants under new regulations introduced by the Ministry of...
30 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A law firm called CaseHub says it is launching a “once-in-a-generation fight back against extortionate letting agent practices” in the shape of...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A letting agent and his landlord client have been fined thousands of pounds for a number of offences relating to what...
23 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The Daily Telegraph - an outspoken critic of George Osborne’s fiscal changes aimed at extracting more money from the buy to...
22 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Deutsche Bank has issued a dire warning about the buy to let market in the UK, along with a broadside warning...
20 June 2016
From: Breaking News

An investment company claims government and councils should do more to stamp out so-called rogue landlords who, it says, are giving...
20 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Milton Keynes has been ordered to pay a total of £24,168.29 for serious breaches of fire safety regulations...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Letting agents will be pleased to hear that landlords who manage all aspects of tenancies on their own are being warned...
09 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency has been fined over £11,000 for alleged breaches of regulations in advertising an unlicenced HMO that was later...
06 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined almost £25,000 for a series of failings relating to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO). Birmingham-based Salih...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Letting agents in Scotland have started to sign up to a new compliance programme which has the aim of stamping out...
25 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched a new version of its Fire Safety Logbook which has been endorsed by the...
25 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The government is being urged to delay the introduction of new energy efficiency targets in the private rental sector, with a...
18 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is urging landlords and agents acting on their behalf to bring themselves up to date...
12 May 2016
From: Breaking News

A leading trade body says it’s time for the private rental sector to take gas safety more seriously following a spate...
11 May 2016
From: Breaking News

As one of the UK’s most trusted suppliers to the lettings industry, swift and dependable referencing is our priority. Credit Checks come...
10 May 2016
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The owner of a rented property in west London has received a penalty of more than £20,000 having pleaded guilty to...
10 May 2016
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The Residential Landlords’ Association has revealed what it calls “worryingly low levels of enforcement of rented housing regulations” by local authorities. Using...
29 April 2016
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A landlord has received a suspended six month prison sentence after he ignored repeated warnings about arranging an annual gas safety...
26 April 2016
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As one of the UK’s leading suppliers to the lettings industry, thousands of agents nationwide rely on Rent4sure’s expertise and experience...
20 April 2016
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A leading chartered surveying firm is stressing the differences that exist between new English and Scottish energy efficiency rules hitting the...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Patricia Barber What does it say on your business card? Chairman of the Association of independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) How long has...
08 April 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

A private landlord aged 72 must pay £4,800 after pleading guilty to 11 offences of breaching the Licensing and Management of...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Today sees the first step of a long-term government drive to improve energy efficiency in the private rental sector through the...
01 April 2016
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This week sees the first step in a long series of reforms - the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - aimed at...
29 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Two buy to let investors who breached planning regulations by converting a house into seven studio flats have been ordered to...
29 March 2016
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Lettings companies and an organised group of criminals described as a “gang of chancers” have been hit with fines and costs...
25 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Millions of people remain at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning despite the recent legislation aimed at protecting private tenants, a new...
10 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords or agents acting for them will no longer be immediately criminalised for failing to pick up illegal tenants according to...
04 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The changes introduced to the tax and stamp duty levied on buy to let income and property appears not to have...
04 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Jen Paice What does it say on your business card? Chief executive of SafeDeposits Scotland What does SafeDeposits Scotland do? We are...
24 February 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

One of the UK’s largest suppliers of carbon monoxide and smoke alarm testing products has launched a record-pad to help agents...
23 February 2016
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A report by the British Hospitality Association appears to reveal the latest estimates of the impact of people who use Airbnb...