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Zoopla is warning that the recent sharp rise in rents has stretched affordability with the average rent now accounting for 37...
17 May 2022
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London-focussed agency Foxtons says the tenancy renewal numbers seen by the company this year are “unprecedented”. Gareth Atkins, lettings managing director at...
17 May 2022
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A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...
12 May 2022
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Clifford Thomas – Sales Director at The Letting Partnership What is...
06 May 2022
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Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit is launching a new option which it says gives tenants more flexibility to split the guarantee...
06 May 2022
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PropTech company Canopy is partnering with deposit funding firm Fronted to launch the concept of a lifetime deposit, which can be...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Lettings accreditation and training service Safeagent is calling on the government to make more public cash available for councils to exercise...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...
14 April 2022
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Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Unsurprisingly, perhaps, buy to let investors are becoming increasingly keen on upgrading homes to make them more energy efficient according to...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A new analysis of prospective first time buyers suggests that the cost of their initial deposit has soared in the past...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A property management company has been fined for failing to repair an open sewer in the garden of a rental property. SRA...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency has identified where tenant demand is strongest right now - and where demand is lower than some agents...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The owner of a Belvoir lettings franchise has fulfilled a lockdown ambition to write and publish her book ‘Landlords, what’s holding...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Theresa Wallace, the chair of The Lettings Industry Council, has given her backing to compulsory changes to rental property listings introduced...
22 February 2022
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The number of prospective tenants asked to provide guarantors ahead of renting has risen by a huge 36 per cent over...
14 February 2022
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It’s suggested that almost a third of pet-owning tenants have been hiding their animals from agents or landlords for more than...
11 February 2022
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Semi-detached houses have overtaken terraced homes as the preferred property type landlords plan to buy, reflecting growing tenant demand for larger...
28 January 2022
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A prominent agent says the shortage of rental property is now so acute, and like to get still worse, that those...
24 January 2022
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The rental market appears not to have slowed down this winter - not even over the Christmas break. According to the latest...
06 January 2022
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The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...
17 December 2021
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The Guild of Property Professionals has entered into a partnership with one of the many deposit replacement services now available. It’s teamed...
15 December 2021
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Many young Britons allegedly live beyond their means, blaming high rents and “unforseen” agency charges as contributory reasons. A home insurance company...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The desire for more living space, a key feature of the pandemic, has driven up rents on larger properties faster than...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Two lettings agencies in Cornwall are campaigning for more affordable rental accommodation for NHS staff in the county. Camel and Homequest Lettings...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The demand for London rental properties has increased by almost 60 per cent in the third quarter compared to the same...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is extensively praising the apparent benefits of Build To Rent, a sector in which the agency is keen to become...
02 November 2021
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A London lettings agent says it welcomes increasing moves towards allowing pets in rental properties - with some conditions. Bective’s head of...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News
New data from Rightmove reveals that the imbalance of supply and demand for rental properties in suburban and rural areas has...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest rental index from PropTech platform Goodlord shows voids inching up - although still remaining much lower than the long-term...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

An industry poll has revealed that tech is now so important in our lives that a fifth of UK tenants say...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

An auctioneer says the strong interest of investors from around the world shows how Buy To Let has a second wind...
07 September 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...
06 September 2021
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New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...
26 August 2021
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One HMO had 78 viewings while in the same city a £7,000 rental property was let after just one day of...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The controversy over whether a new PropTech service can be used by agents to charge people to view a property to...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Tenant demand for private rental property has risen for the fifth consecutive quarter according to the latest market snapshot from the...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents will be aware that demand for rental property is high right now - so a property consultancy has worked out...
09 August 2021
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A tenant who says his former rental property has been turned into an Airbnb has set up a petition demanding Chancellor...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Through our FREE online deposit dispute webinars, we’ve trained thousands of landlords and letting agents about how the dispute resolution process...
02 August 2021
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A respected buy to let mortgage monitor is suggesting that investors in the sector may be more successful if they allow...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency has apologised after a campaign by activists about the condition of a rental property it manages. Protesters outside the...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest English Housing Survey shows a dramatic rise in the energy efficiency of private rental property. Some 38 per cent of...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A proposal for one of the country’s largest ever private rental sector licensing schemes has gone out to consultation. Manchester’s Labour council...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News

London’s rental market is witnessing a strong recovery in spite of the pandemic, according to the latest analysis by lettings agency...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency which markets private rental properties and units operated by a housing association has apologised for its ‘No DSS’...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords spend an estimated £839m each year upgrading newly purchased rental property before letting it out to tenants, helping to drive-up...
25 May 2021
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Agents are being warned about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding rental property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest provider of...
07 May 2021
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A leading veterinary body - the National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH - wants pets to be allowed in private rental...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The extended stamp duty holiday is having a significant positive impact on the rental market, according to new research. In a survey...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Another lettings agency has been found to have unlawfully discriminated against a tenant receiving benefits. Worthing County Court declared that Michael Jones & Company unlawfully...
21 April 2021
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A lettings agent in Slough, called Saville Park Ltd, has been excluded from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay an outstanding award of £300. TPO received a complaint from tenants...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Home website has produced its latest rental market snapshot - and once again London is the odd region out compared...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

An influential group of MPs has called for the replacement of “outdated” Energy Performance Certificates with new ‘Building Renovation Passports’. Currently EPCs...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The vast majority of tenants would pay more if rental properties better suited their needs, a prominent lettings agency claims. Manchester-based Ascend...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Research by Hamptons suggests that the increased house prices caused by the stamp duty holiday sales surge has indirectly obliged more...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of a lettings agency says there are up to 60 enquiries for every rental property he lists - and those...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

An assessment by Savills suggests capital values - including those for properties in the lettings sector - are likely to soar...
10 March 2021
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01 March 2021
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Essex Police Force has tweeted a pair of photographs that go to prove agents should check a property before going on a...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot for the private lettings sector shows rents holding steady into 2021 but voids increasing across the board. The...
02 February 2021
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A prominent agent says a huge over-supply of available rental property is now flooding the central London market, just as demand...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey by a personal finance service has identified the traditional premium for a city centre rental property, and attempts to...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A rental market snapshot says the UK-wide lettings picture is dragged down by Greater London's excess of supply, and by the...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent has spoken out at a local council landlord licensing scheme, suggesting it might just be nothing more than...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

There is mounting evidence that rental growth is picking up steam, according to the latest analysis by Countrywide brand Hamptons. Average rents...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

If you think 2020 has been complicated, just wait until 2021: that’s the claim of a rental guarantor service which warns...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the November lockdown creating a subdued picture - but with early...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

It appears the much-hyped exodus of people from London to the country doesn’t apply to the rental market. Despite rents falling in...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The This Is Money website is carrying a story of a London rental property where the front door was left open...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new free-to-list ‘lifestyle’ app that aims to be bigger than Rightmove says it will pay lettings agents when renters switch...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK dropped in six of the eight regions monitored by PropTech supplier Goodlord. During September, the average rent for...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

West Midlands Police have revealed that a major drugs racket being run by a rogue landlord from his properties in Coventry...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Overseas and domestic students have returned to the Central London lettings market 'in force' so far this month, according to Dexters. The...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Two suspended sentences, community service, a fine and disqualification from being a director - those form the penalty for a rogue...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the leading figures in the PropTech world is warning that letting agents must not be tempted into charging illegal...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A property management firm says there’s been a big surge in rentals with the majority of deals being completed using virtual...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Research by a lettings agency suggests the pandemic has radically reshaped tenants’ demands. - and the process is still going on. Benham...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A lettings portal says almost half of the prospective renters it has surveyed claim to have regarded some viewings as “disgusting”...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey by The Tenancy Deposit Service suggests that half of landlords have experienced damage to their rental properties by pets. And...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A family-run property management and lettings business has opened its new office - five years after the same family’s previous business...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The average rental asking price outside of London has hit an all-time high says Rightmove - whereas inside the capital, the...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News
03 July 2020
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A prominent figure in the lettings industry has warned that any extension to the current evictions ban would risk hurting the...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...
28 May 2020
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The return of the housing market has seen demand for rental property boom - and it’s a third higher now than...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Rental property website SearchSmartly is thought to be the first in the world to display air quality ratings on every listing. In...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

From midnight lettings agents in England have been able to resume work thanks to an amendment to Coronavirus legislation that was...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Scottish government has announced a £5m fund that will offer interest-free loans to landlords whose tenants are having difficulty paying...
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The director of the website Home says that investment in buy to let will look like a highly attractive safe haven...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand for rental properties with gardens or other outdoor space has soared in terms of portal listings - perhaps no surprise...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

The typical UK private rental deposit, often considered high in this country, is thought to be relatively low by international standards...
13 March 2020
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There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...
12 March 2020
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The Budget has failed tenants by doing nothing to increase the supply of private rental property according to two lettings sector...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey by lettings agency Carter Jonas has revealed what the firm calls the top priorities for tenants as the 2020s...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An analysis of HMRC data reveals that the number of small buy-to-let landlords has dropped for the first time in five...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An increasing number of over-60s are now turning to the private rental sector - but, like other demographic sectors, they face...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News
17 January 2020
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A council getting government cash for rental enforcement is using it to introduce a review service allowing tenants to comment on...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The rental market is stable as it enters 2020 according to the latest index from PropTech company Goodlord. Five out of the...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Unusual research undertaken by an alternative deposit scheme suggests that women pay a substantially higher proportion of their salary than men,...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Almost 40 per cent of battery-powered smoke alarms failed to activate in residential fires in England in the past year –...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

An industry supplier says letting agents should respond supportively to the growing eco-consciousness shown by younger people who are likely to...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Labour’s policies for the private rental sector are “too extreme ... unrealistic and will be hugely damaging to housing supply in...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Lettings agents who diversify to offer tenant liability insurance not only broaden their own business but also increase peace of mind...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has accused courts across the country of failing to follow their own rules when it comes...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The cost of renting a room in the UK remained steady during Q3, according to SpareRoom. The country's biggest flatsharing site says...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A group of landlords in the North East are the latest to criticise Labour's plans to introduce a Right to Buy...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Two university dropouts who started their own student letting agency have recorded their busiest ever start to an academic year. Harry Conti,...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act continued its upward curve in August. The...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A fifth of buy-to-let landlords claim they have reduced the number of properties in their portfolios due to a range of...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform devised by Build To Let specialist Grainger is to be used in a bid to differentiate the company from...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The quality of accommodation in the private rental sector has drastically improved in the past decade according to a survey by...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A new lettings agency has sprung up, catering almost entirely for the burgeoning Airbnb-style short lets market. Shoreside Lettings, based at Cowes...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A home being pet-friendly is the most desirable attribute in a rental property, according to research by a specialist mortgage lender. The...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The government has been criticised yet again for what is described as its “incoherent” approach to the private rental sector. David Miles,...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

One in six landlords is seeking to reduce the size of their portfolio in the next 12 months and around half...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading property management experts says buy to let is here to stay - but only if individual...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Ministry of Justice says it takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a repossession claim to the...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A relatively new firm in the crowded central London buying agency market is expanding into property management. Aykroyd & Co was launched...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The concept of a so-called rental property passport would rapidly improve the quality of accommodation and landlords, and would be far...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Rents are rising at the fastest rate since 2017, pushing the average yield on residential property to 4.5 per cent, its...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A family-run property management and letting agency, launched at the start of the year, has doubled its year one target within...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Only one in three landlords across the buy-to-let market earn their sole living from their property portfolio, according to research. Specialist lender...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The typical landlord who sold a rental property in England and Wales made a gross gain of £79,770 before tax last...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

A quarter of private landlords are looking to sell at least one property over the next year according to new research...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Two rogue landlords have been convicted of failing to comply with a Prohibition Order on the rental property they owned. Sandeep Jarjapu...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News

How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...
24 April 2019
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A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings agency Northwood has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority to ensure that photographs of a specific property are updated...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s a vital time for letting agents to hammer home the benefits of buy to let and the dangers to landlords...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Changes to Capital Gains Tax which reach their full impact in the next 12 months could fuel property changing hands between...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A dawn raid on unlicensed HMOs in north London last week were the latest sign of a crackdown on rogue operators...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News

New research from Zoopla suggests that parking sits firmly at the top of requirements for renters - but with pet-friendly facilities...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

A Trading Standards team has prosecuted a landlord who allegedly 'knew' criminal activity was taking place in his buy to let...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

We are used to stories of councils condemning letting agents and landlords - but now a London council is praising the...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy to let investor who let out a converted attic room despite it being the subject of a council prohibition...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The UK’s largest provider of inventory services says the creation of an MOT certificate system for properties in the rental sector...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The government says it will shortly respond to over 8,700 responses it received about its suggestions for longer standard tenancies in...
02 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

In an announcement made just hours before much of the industry started its Christmas break, the government has clarified its guidance...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A survey by specialist lender Landbay reveals that tenants outside of London typically spend 33 per cent of their monthly pay,...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The Scottish private lettings sector is on the march again with the latest index suggesting a 2.2 per cent annual rise,...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The party conferences of the two main political parties threw up some interesting developments with regards to housing and the rental...
06 November 2018
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The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Media speculation over the weekend has suggested that the government may be about to give tax breaks to landlords agreeing to...
08 October 2018
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The shock findings of a new survey suggest that 32 per cent of landlords would be less likely to buy new...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

There have been “significant leaps forward” in the standards of the private rental sector in the past four years, but safety...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A family-run hybrid based in the North East has secured the £300,000 contract to manage a new student accommodation development in...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The average rent in the UK increased by 0.13% last month - the highest level of monthly growth recorded since April...
07 September 2018
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Reports have emerged this week that the government is planning a U-turn on its proposals to introduce mandatory three-year minimum tenancies...
06 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Leading portals Zoopla and OnTheMarket have today announced that they will both be advertising agents' rental property listings on Facebook Marketplace. Marketplace...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A London council has fined a letting agency over £10,000 for failing to install smoke alarms in a rental property. Waltham Forest...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Student landlords and letting agents are being warned by the Master Locksmiths Association (MLA) to tighten up security in their properties...
03 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The average age of buyers of properties for buy to let has dropped from 52.3 years in 2014 to 42 years...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The mystery surrounding a lettings and estate agency on the island of Guernsey offers an insight into a system where companies...
23 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The rental market is being warned of the dangers from unsafe gas and electricity supplies caused by meter-tampering. Research undertaken by the Grosvenor...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The Scottish Government’s private rental reforms are shaking up the sector according to new data, which reveals rental property sales have...
16 August 2018
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Agents and others wishing to respond to the official consultation on government proposals for longer tenancies have only until late evening...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy to let investor has been fined £20,000 after a kitchen fire that occurred in May last year at a...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says lettings agents should be more vocal in providing the government with feedback on council rental licensing...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest Your Move rental tracker suggests that London’s lettings market has continued to cool with prices falling by 0.5 per...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A lack of new rental properties coming to the market in London has helped push the annual rate of London asking...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

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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Arguments have already started over the government’s proposals to make three year tenancies the norm in the private rental sector. Letting Agent...
02 July 2018
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Leaks from government sources to at least two mainstream news outlets today suggest that radical proposals on longer tenancies and possible...
01 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords exiting the market because of tax and red tape have led to “an acute shortage of available properties to rent”...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Data from Countrywide’s Hamptons International agency suggests that the number of second homes that were rented rather than purchased last year...
11 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Renee Wells, on behalf of Just Landlords, has compiled a list of what letting agents can do to ensure that tenants...
05 June 2018
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A new study has revealed that the key reason tenants move between rental properties is to experience a different area. This is...
29 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of buy-to-let properties and the phasing out of buy-to-let mortgage...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News

This week marks a major milestone in Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's efforts to crack down on the capital's rogue letting...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has lost an appeal against the £35,000 fine it was hit with at the end of last year. The agency was...
22 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A rental sector supplier claims huge numbers of tenants are extremely ignorant of the health and safety issues surrounding their rental...
17 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Central London agency Portico has removed a property listing from Rightmove after intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA received a...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A survey suggests that the ability to have a pet in a rental property is more important than ease of parking...
24 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 survey suggests that the advent of deposit-free renting in parts of the private rental sector may tempt tenants away from...
06 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Letting agents have responded with enthusiasm to the government’s announcement over the Easter weekend that the industry would in future have...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in Scotland continue to grow but the rate is slowing according to the latest data from Your Move. The average rental...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A specialist buy to let lender is making changes to its lending conditions to ensure its residential and commercial borrowers conform...
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

A lettings trade body says a major house builder has blamed, in part, recent tax increases on private landlords as a...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The average landlord who sold their rental property in 2017 did so for £86,651 more than they paid for it, having...
12 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

Tax increases on the rental sector are leaving young people unable to access the homes they need, an industry body claims. The...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

This is a rare story: a council has dropped a plan for a lettings licensing scheme as a result of 900...
13 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...
08 February 2018
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The government has taken the unusual step of working with a Labour MP to ensure her Private Members Bill can become...
15 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent has been charged £1,000 after telling a new tenant to dump waste left by a previous occupier into...
15 January 2018
From: Breaking News

In an unusual move the government has today, Sunday, announced that it wants tenants to have the right to take legal...
14 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK’s army of buy to let landlords will still benefit from £16.7 billion worth of tax relief even after the...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Two complaints linked to agency activity have been dealt with through the Advertising Standards Authority informal resolution process. In the first a...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Research by a student lettings software company suggests that 70 per cent of landlords say they would prefer not to let...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A cocktail of tax reform and tighter regulation is slowing growth across the private rental sector, despite its value hitting a new...
08 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The industry is awaiting details of the latest government consultation concerning the private rental sector which will consider longer tenancies. The consultation...
23 November 2017
From: Breaking News

No Agent, a platform for landlords which says circumnavigates the need for letting agents, has announced $1.1m in investment - around...
09 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The lettings market typically heats up in autumn, with landlords and tenants back off their holidays and ready to start the...
23 October 2017
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A survey suggests no fewer than 88 per cent of tenants regard cost as the most important deciding factor when choosing...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A leading buy to let expert is calling on agents to work more closely with landlords and tenants to improve communications...
05 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Nationwide Building Society says it is assembling what it calls ‘an industry alliance’ to support the increasingly-beleaguered private rental sector. The...
18 September 2017
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The local authority in Islington, north London, is attempting to close what it calls a loophole concerning private rental property and...
14 September 2017
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A buy to let investor who kept 24 adults and children in what a local council calls “appalling conditions” has a...
12 September 2017
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A London letting agency is opening a new branch thanks to continued high demand from EU nationals looking for rental property...
05 September 2017
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ARLA Propertymark has revealed what it believes is a 'big step forward' for letting agents processing large numbers of overseas student...
04 September 2017
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A landlord has been prosecuted and fined for evicting a tenant illegally. Last week, Suhail Mahmood, 30, was convicted at Sheffield Magistrates'...
04 September 2017
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A leading trade body says a cap on damage deposits paid by tenants - as proposed by the government - could...
23 August 2017
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Rents are gently rising again after some months of small dips according to HomeLet. It says the average new tenancy signed during...
07 August 2017
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A landlord has been fined over £15,000 after failing to maintain gas appliances at the domestic property in Haverfordwest. Llanelli Magistrates’ Court...
24 July 2017
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The Private Members’ Bill put forward by Labour MP Karen Buck, which could give tenants the right to sue landlords if...
21 July 2017
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Yet another local authority is considering introducing selective licensing of private rental property. Luton council has issued a statement saying that within...
13 July 2017
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The current ‘busy season’ for lettings turnovers at the end of student terms would be made significantly easier if agents and...
12 July 2017
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A survey of letting and estate agencies suggest around half broadly back the changes to the private rental sector outlined in...
11 July 2017
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Rents fell in June by 0.3 per cent when compared to the same time last year, the second successive month in...
05 July 2017
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Almost a fifth of British citizens could find it harder to access rental property, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...
16 June 2017
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The preview event for the launch of a new rental auction site is receiving strong interest from letting agents. LetsBid4Lets says that...
16 June 2017
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The pace of decreasing rental values in Prime Central London (PCL) has slowed, according to the latest data from Knight Frank. Average...
16 June 2017
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Government watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld four complaints made against a Liverpool letting agency. The complaints were made against...
14 June 2017
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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
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The proportion of households living in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) will rise to 24% over the next four years, according...
13 June 2017
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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
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A new rental auction website is inviting letting agents to preview its launch at an event later this month. LetsBid4Lets.com, which claims...
09 June 2017
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A student landlord has been fined for failing to obtain the appropriate licences for two rental properties. Lisa Chatfield was ordered to...
08 June 2017
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Large letting agents found to be flouting the incoming ban on letting agent fees should receive fines up to £30,000 to...
07 June 2017
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Property marketplace TheHouseShop.com has announced a partnership with home services marketplace Plentific. Users of TheHouseShop will now be able to use Plentific’s...
07 June 2017
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The production company behind Grand Designs and Escape to the Country is looking for landlords to feature in a new BBC...
06 June 2017
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Data gathered for a specialist insurance firm suggests that 14 per cent of private tenants have moved in the last five...
25 May 2017
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The Labour Party has published its full manifesto for the upcoming General Election on June 8. Titled 'For the many not the...
17 May 2017
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A group of rural landlords has called on the government to clarify Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) legislation being introduced next...
16 May 2017
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A study of over 3,000 tenants has found that an increasing number of renters are 'very happy' with their living situation. LSL...
12 May 2017
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A seven per cent fall in the number of EU students seeking places at UK universities, matched with a 4.3 per...
10 May 2017
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It can take up to nine months to evict a tenant who isn’t paying their rent, according to an analysis by...
05 May 2017
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The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks is advising letting agents and landlords to be wary of any tenant seeking to ‘game’...
03 May 2017
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A tenant has been tracked down after a year-long exercise and has now picked up the deposit he forgot to collect...
12 April 2017
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A new study of landlords reveals that far more believe they will be affected by today’s buy to let mortgage interest...
06 April 2017
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Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are being urged to help private tenants personalise their rental properties. The plea comes from...
23 March 2017
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Citizens Advice has spoken out about soon-to-be-banned letting agent fees charged to tenants. The organisation's 'A State of Disrepair' report says that...
08 March 2017
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Student landlords are concerned that fast-track two-year degrees could have an impact on their rental businesses. This is according to StudentTenant.com, which...
08 March 2017
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London is the globe's second most expensive city for renters, according to research by housebuilder Barratt London. The study analysed 20 cities...
08 March 2017
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has written to six short-term lets websites calling on them to introduce a 90-day limit on rentals...
07 March 2017
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As the introduction of new energy efficiency regulations moves closer, landlords are being urged to check the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)...
07 March 2017
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Tenants face potential rent increases of between 20 and 30 per cent as a result of tax rises hitting landlords, says...
17 February 2017
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The latest survey from a specialist landlord insurance firm confirms what many in the industry will have known for a long...
17 February 2017
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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
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The buy to let mortgage market has suffered something of a battering in recent months but now Post Office Money is...
01 February 2017
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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
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Belvoir Cardiff has completed the acquisition of a management portfolio of 130 rental properties. The purchase of all properties managed by Letwise...
24 January 2017
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New research has revealed that the vast majority of tenants have experienced problems with damp or poor drainage. A survey of 1,000...
24 January 2017
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The average rental property was let for £830 a month in November according to Your Move - that means the average...
30 December 2016
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Around one in 12 properties currently available on the rental market could become un-rentable by 2018 if government energy efficiency plans...
16 December 2016
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An online student lettings agency claims there will be a growing number of students using the holiday season to boost their...
13 December 2016
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Tenants are becoming increasingly eco-conscious according to a new survey. Some 80 per cent of those questioned agree that landlords or their...
30 November 2016
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The soaring cost of a private rental deposit - now approaching £1,000 - makes the need for an accurate inventory greater...
14 November 2016
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The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it is concerned at the results of a survey suggesting 79 per cent of...
02 November 2016
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A trade body has accused some letting agents and landlords of “failing to get to grips” with several recent legal changes...
12 October 2016
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The Associaton of Independent Inventory Clerks is warning agents and others in the lettings sector to be careful when preparing advertising...
29 September 2016
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This week those working in the Private Rented Sector are being reminded of the importance of fire doors in rental properties. Fire...
27 September 2016
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Two landlord associations have criticised local councils for a lack of enforcement and failing to prosecute criminal landlords. The Residential Landlords Association...
26 September 2016
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A landlord has been fined £7,000 for letting two properties which were unfit for habitation. Shahzad Mehmood was prosecuted at Swindon Magistrates'...
26 September 2016
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One of Britain's best-known landlords, Fergus Wilson, has launched an appeal after losing a case regarding a damp property. The tenants, Attila...
23 September 2016
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To coincide with students' return to university, the trade body for Scotland's electrical sector, SELECT, has launched a radio campaign to...
23 September 2016
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Citizens Advice has recorded an increase in the number of problems with letting agents reported by tenants, with a sharp rise...
20 September 2016
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Some 40% of private tenants are aged over 46, according to a study by Your Move. The agency researched 36,500 tenants and...
20 September 2016
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The property industry is set to pledge its support to Gas Safety Week 2016, which starts today. The sixth annual event aims...
19 September 2016
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A letting agency and one of its landlords have been fined over £20,000 and given criminal records for failing to licence...
15 September 2016
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Almost all of the UK's major towns and cities saw fewer available buy-to-let properties listed during August when compared with July. Property...
15 September 2016
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The average UK tenant expects to remain part of the Private Rented Sector for a further decade, according to a new...
14 September 2016
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A high proportion of landlords play an active role in the management and maintenance of their rental property, a new study...
13 September 2016
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A firm has been fined £29,000 after a rental property was found to be - in the words of Nottingham city...
07 September 2016
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Kevin Hollinrake - the founder of franchise agency Hunters and now a Conservative MP - is calling for a cut in...
05 September 2016
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A lettings sector supply company has had to amend an advertisment after a complaint about its “misleading” statement over smoke and...
31 August 2016
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There are now 60,139 Build To Rent units constructed or in the pipeline across the UK according to the British Property...
17 August 2016
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A landlord has been left with a court bill totalling more than £6,000 after allowing a house in to fall into...
29 July 2016
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Buy to let investors face a ‘ticking timebomb’ that may force many of them to quit the sector in the long-term,...
16 June 2016
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The supply of rental properties fell by 5% during April when compared to the previous year, according to figures from the...
01 June 2016
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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
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Landlords and letting agents are coming across increasingly dirty rental properties at the end of tenancies, as a study reveals that...
26 May 2016
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The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched a new version of its Fire Safety Logbook which has been endorsed by the...
25 May 2016
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Some 36% of UK landlords have had a property abandoned by tenants, according to research. Abandonment - which occurs when a tenant...
23 May 2016
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Good news for agents having to work harder to persuade would-be landlords that buy to let makes financial sense after the...
22 April 2016
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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
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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
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A London landlord has been given an eight week suspended prison sentence after failing to have a gas boiler in a...
22 March 2016
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Future demand for rental property looks secure if Hamptons International's latest research is accurate - it says a typical single Londoner...
21 March 2016
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Connells says there is still substantial room for additional agencies in the private lettings sector and that it intends to add...
25 February 2016
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Returns from buy to let properties have risen to their highest level in over a year. Data from Your Move and Reeds...
19 February 2016
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It's more important than ever that letting agents stand out with their marketing messages. The British rental market is more crowded than...
15 January 2016
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Connells says that between December 2014 and December 2015 the number of valuations conducted for buy-to-let properties soared by 86 per...
14 January 2016
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18 December 2015
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Rent Smart Wales, the new registration and licensing system in Wales, launches on Monday - and it represents a major change...
20 November 2015
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Thanks to Accountancy Age for drawing to our attention to the fact that not every country is tightening up on the tax...
04 November 2015
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Tenants in the West Midlands are suffering the most from rent increases, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents’ monthly...
30 October 2015
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The new registration and licensing requirements under Part 1 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 will be launched on November 23,...
26 October 2015
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A landlord has been fined a meagre £265 after a defective gas appliance was found to be in operation at his...
21 October 2015
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The landlord of a rental property in Harrogate has been fined over £8,200 after pleading guilty to two offences under the Regulatory...
12 October 2015
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Rightmove says rents across England and Wales, outside London, are up 1.3 per cent in the past three months according to...
09 October 2015
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Three landlords have become the first to be prosecuted by a council - almost three years after the authority introduced a...
08 October 2015
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Another property crowdfunding platform is launching in a bid to attract would-be investors who cannot afford or choose not to enter...
05 October 2015
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There has been a sharp and rapid rebuttal of comments made by new shadow chancellor John McDonnell suggesting that private sector...
29 September 2015
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Scottish rents have fallen month-on-month for the first time since the start of the year - and rent controls may make...
24 September 2015
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The average void period has dipped below 2.6 weeks per year according to a survey of the private rental sector by...
23 September 2015
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The Daily Telegraph has undertaken an interesting exercise which effectively challenges Chancellor George Osborne’s assertion that buy to let tax changes...
16 September 2015
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Research by a prominent letting agency chain suggests that despite the onslaught of red tape thrown at landlords, almost half are...
16 September 2015
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Who are you? I’m the managing director of Fixflo and before starting Fixflo I worked as a property lawyer in London and...
14 September 2015
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The property industry has hit out at what appears to be government confusion over a raft of new rules coming into...
10 September 2015
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A group of estate agents have teamed up with a local fire and rescue service to launch an initiative aimed at...
27 August 2015
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has announced that it has joined forces with the Gas Safe Register to provide...
26 August 2015
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Some 71% of landlords have not yet organised a carbon monoxide alarm in their rental property, according to a survey of...
25 August 2015
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A landlord has been handed a total fine of £75,215 for a number of offences, including failing to licence four houses...
21 August 2015
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An inappropriate advert for a rental property has been removed from a flat-sharing website. The ad, featured on flatshare.com, was for a...
20 August 2015
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A survey of 750 letting agency branches and 70,000 tenant requests suggests agents are improving their management of repairs. The survey -...
07 August 2015
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Channel 5’s Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords programme, now in its fourth week, this evening looks at a serial bad tenant and...
15 July 2015
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The independent Institute for Fiscal Studies has described the justification given by Chancellor George Osborne for curbing tax breaks for buy to...
14 July 2015
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There has been no let-up in the anger expressed by sections of the buy to let sector after Chancellor George Osborne...
10 July 2015
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I don't think there is one person in lettings and property management who isn't alarmed at the scenes just over the...
03 July 2015
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Whether you are single or a family, looking to invest in rental property or want to lay down roots of your...
15 June 2015
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The government’s apparent opposition to council-wide landlord licensing schemes will be put to the test in the coming weeks following a...
12 June 2015
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A landlord has been jailed for four years for cultivating cannabis. Sixty-year-old James Sullivan was thought to have been overseeing the cultivation...
10 June 2015
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An industry study reports that the average tenancy length is now almost three years. Property consultancy firm Allsop’s fifth annual Rent Check...
10 June 2015
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Foxtons could be facing a hefty legal bill after charging a landlord over £600 to change a light fitting. In 2013 London...
08 June 2015
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Legal & General Capital (LGC) has announced that it is close to securing its second investment in the Build to Rent...
08 June 2015
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A Scottish agent has warned that government proposals to restrict landlord repossessions could negatively impact accommodation costs at the Edinburgh Festival. David...
08 June 2015
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An insurance firm has reminded landlords that recent changes in legislation require them to be responsible for any repairs to the...
08 June 2015
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A landlord has been hit with an £11,000 fine after putting his tenants' lives at risk. Javeed Hossain was prosecuted by the...
03 June 2015
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An electrical safety charity has written to the new intake of MPs to explain why electrical safety in Britain’s homes needs...
01 June 2015
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Britain’s tenants would overwhelmingly support the appointment of a government minister solely responsible for tenancy issues, according to agents Your Move...
29 May 2015
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling for more effective action to find the minority of landlords who are criminals. The Association...
28 May 2015
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A landlord has been prosecuted and fined for failing to carry out vital works on his rental property. Victor Robbins of Leigh-on-Sea,...
28 May 2015
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Almost half of students (49%) surveyed by Glide Utilities said their weekly rent represents good value for money, the firm has...
28 May 2015
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The number of landlords selling their buy-to-let properties increased during April, according to the latest report from the Association of Residential...
27 May 2015
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Rightmove says it has identified the 20 most expensive rental locations in the UK outside of London - and surprise, surprise,...