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As energy costs continue to rise, agents are being urged to promote the use of smart meters. That’s the view of Safeagent...

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says it will take a year for court backlogs to be reduced substantially and even longer to...

The head of a lettings agency has drawn up a wish list for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to address in his Budget...

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...

ARLA Propertymark is calling on the government to properly fund local authorities so they can combat rogue operators in the private...

The short lets sector - already receiving political and community criticism for eroding the wider private rental sector - needs better...

The lettings agents’ group Propertymark has told Chancellor Rishi Sunak that unless the private rented sector is overhauled many landlords will...

A prominent industry supplier is warning the government not to damage the private rental sector in its push to promote ever-more...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the Labour Party conference that if her party wins the next General Election she will...

A statement from ARLA Propertymark has hinted that it believes politicians may be out of touch with the reality of how...

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

We may still be some months off 2022, but property experts are already beginning to make their predictions for next year...

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...

Build to rent providers are taking the lead against private rental sector homes by advertising developments as pet-friendly.  Research by furnishings provider...

Propertymark has called for a return of mortgage interest relief and a review of landlord taxes to boost the rental sector. The...

Almost half of renters in England have been victims of illegal behaviour from landlords or lettings agents, Shelter claims. The stark allegations...

The chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to make it more attractive for landlords to invest in the private rental sector. Sunak...

It is understood that Lloyds Bank may use local agencies to find tenants for new private rental sector activities. In recent weeks...

Agents should go further in allowing tenants to have digital access to key documents such as contracts and fees information. That’s one...

Propertymark is alerting agents to ever-more sophisticated fraudulent documents being used in the private rental sector. The organisation recently requested agents to...

The deal to introduce rent controls in Scotland - the result of a deal between two parties in the Scottish Parliament...

The scale of demand in the private rental sector is now the highest on record according to ARLA Propertymark.  The average number...

The value of the Private Rented Sector in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8 per cent to a jaw dropping...

Plentific - the PropTech firm that offers block management agents and Build To Rent operators a cloud-based maintenance platform - has...

Details are beginning to emerge of the measures likely to be imposed on the private rental sector in Scotland as a...

A prominent lettings agency owner has given his verdict on the concept of charging renters to view a property - “it...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heidi Shackell, CEO of The Lettings Hub. How has your...

A bizarre fine imposed on a managing agent by a local authority appears to have been reversed because the council flouted...

A survey of some 600 agents and landlords by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme has revealed the most popular cause of deposit...

An analysis of new government legislation on energy efficiency suggests it may lead to chaos in the private rental sector. Geospatial technology...

Agents’ body Propertymark says it wants a dedicated housing court because it’s lost faith in the mainstream court system to handle...

A housing market analyst is warning of "one heck of a dark cloud on the horizon for the lettings market” as...

The niche co-living portion of the private rental sector has been boosted by the pandemic according to one operator. Built Asset Management...

The Furnished versus Unfurnished debate in the rental sector has been going on for years but new research attempts to quantify...

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

A petition has been launched on the Channel Island of Jersey to prevent agents and landlords banning pets from the local...

A Labour council leader has hit after being attacked for his support for buy to let and property investment. Last week we...

Propertymark has joined four so-called ‘action groups’ advocating housing policy changes including the setting up of a national landlord register and...

A letter from a tenant’s union is demanding that a Labour councillor “publicly explain” his actions as an accountant advising investors...

Propertymark wants agents to come forward with examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement...

A new report calls for large scale reform of the private rental sector, including a national landlord register and changes to...

A leading private rental trade body says only bespoke financial help can ensure the private rental sector meets government energy efficiency...

The government has updated its guidance for agents, landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts...

The capital appreciation of the past year proves that there’s no better investment than bricks and mortar, according to an agency...

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

The rental sector bounce back in London and the Home Counties is now underway according to Knight Frank. The agency forecasts rental...

Last week the tax firm Blick Rothenberg advised John Lewis and Lloyds Bank to stay out of the private rental sector...

A new estimate put the value of the UK private rental sector at almost £1.4 trillion. Buy to let and investment consultancy...

Propertymark says new figures detailing the costs of energy efficiency improvements in the private rental sector show the need for a...

Bury council in Greater Manchester has adopted new measures to fine agents or landlords up to £30,000 if their properties fail...

Supermarket chains like John Lewis and banks like Lloyds - both entering the private rental sector as large scale landlords -...

The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...

There was much publicity this week for the efforts of the Welsh Government to deter the letting of second homes. Now it...

Lloyds Bank says tenants will “within the next few weeks” move into the first of a series of new developments it...

Propertymark has given its broad support to a new Private Members Bill introduced into the Northern Ireland assembly, aimed at improving...

A pet referencing service is being launched next month - but it expects agents and landlords to pay to see the...

The Labour-run Haringey council in London says some housing conditions in the private rental sector lead to anti-social behaviour. Letting Agent Today...

A leading trade body says the rental sector must not discriminate against tenants on benefits - and has told government it...

The government has pledged a White Paper to be issued in the autumn, dedicated to reform of the private rental sector. Some...

A politician in one of the poorest parts of the UK wants his local authority to declare a ‘housing emergency’. Cornish councillor...

A proposal for one of the country’s largest ever private rental sector licensing schemes has gone out to consultation. Manchester’s Labour council...

The man behind an early version of deposit replacement for the private rental sector has now set up a service encouraging...

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

There’s a large scale recovery underway in London’s rental sector according to the website Home. The site says that while average rents...

It is now cheaper to rent a home than buy one - the first time this has been the case since...

Paragon Bank increased its focus on specialist buy to let lending during the first half of its financial year as its...

The latest rental market snapshot produced by HomeLet shows average rents outside of London soaring to higher levels and dropping in the capital itself.  The...

Helping those in the private rental sector understand the latest changes to regulations due to Covid-19 is one of the aims...

Some low-cost energy efficiency improvements to a property could boost its EPC rating according to an analysis undertaken by Rightmove. The portal...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is now finally at an end and from today there is a change to the notice...

The president of the Law Society of England and Wales says tenants facing eviction as a result of the ban being...

Campaign group Generation Rent has set out a 10-point plan for reform of the private rental sector in favour of tenants. Its...

Another report by the campaigning charity Shelter is critical of the quality of Britain’s private rental sector - and indeed the...

Research by the British Property Federation shows that 6,937 new Build To Rent homes won full planning permission in the first...

An anti-money laundering PropTech consultancy claims agents are in serious danger of non-compliance with new regulations, unless they ditch paper documents and...

OnTheMarket has signed a 12 month exclusive commercial partnership with Canopy, the tenant referencing platform. The partnership will enable the portal to...

The Build to Rent market remains small in volume but it is making some inroads, leading to BTR rent rises predominantly...

The five years since the introduction of the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes has led to a...

A leading buy to let mortgage expert has backed the government’s pledge to issue a White Paper and additional consultation before...

Some lettings industry figures are beginning to express doubt as to whether the government’s broad commitment to reform the private rental...

The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions.  Whilst some notice...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...

A leading banking and wealth management company says a growth area for the rental sector in the years to come will...

The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...

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

A scheme being proposed in Northern Ireland has been branded as a threat to letting agents. The Northern Ireland Executive is considering...

Agents are being warned about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding rental property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest provider of...

Labour’s candidate for London Mayor wants to control private rents - and he wants the capital to be a template for...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests it was reducing in size for some years before the pandemic. Nationwide’s specialist...

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of purpose built student accommodation, has signed a deal guaranteeing a fifth of its annual...

Councils are failing to protect tenants in three out of four cases where they discover rental homes are unsafe, according to...

One of the country’s largest lettings operations has outlined the challenges it faced during the Coronavirus crisis. LSL Property Services’ latest trading statement...

ARLA Propertymark says there should be a long term appropriately funded strategy to help the private rental sector and home owners...

The two letting agents’ trade groups have backed a call for more upfront information to be given to prospective renters. The National...

Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham, says he wants to clamp down on the private rental sector. In his manifesto for next month’s...

Demand is still moving away from cities and towards suburbs and rural areas, according to Rightmove. “Areas around the North and South...

Buy to let investors are not cashing out of the private rental sector despite the restrictions and taxes imposed by government. Hamptons’...

As debate rages about whether pets should be allowed in more private rental properties, a senior house building figure has spoken up for...

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...

Leaders Romans Group is launching a consultancy and management service for Build To Rent developers - a bid to engage with institutions in...

The government’s embarrassing axing of the Green Homes Grant means there must now be a replacement to help the private rental...

The initiative which the government hoped would transform energy efficiency in the private rental sector is being axed this week. The Green...

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

The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...

The government has revised its official guidance for the private rental sector and local authorities in the light of imminently-changing Coronavirus advice. The...

An influential group of MPs has called for the replacement of “outdated” Energy Performance Certificates with new ‘Building Renovation Passports’. Currently EPCs...

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

Letting agencies are being urged to help to shape the future of the rental sector by completing a survey as part...

The pandemic has had a major impact on the student rental market with landlords suffering significant losses of income. A new analysis...

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...

The well known former managing director of the Association of Residential Lettings Agents, David Cox, is today attempting to explain what...

Many months on from its call for evidence, an influential committee of MPs has still to report on whether it considers...

There's been a warning that tenants should not be deceived when a landlords wants possession of their property. Lindsays law firm says...

Campaigning charity Shelter has criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for allegedly leaving “far more people on the brink of homelessness than homeownership.”  Chief...

Rightmove’s David Cox - formerly of the Association of Residential Letting Agents - is to talk through the Budget fallout for...

A report in the Financial Times over the weekend suggests that Lloyds Bank is poised to become a major residential landlord,...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector.  “Extending...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

A survey of private rental sectors in major European cities suggests London is one of the tougher locations for tenants working...

Rightmove has set out its innovation programme for the private rental sector. The portal has given over a substantial amount of its...

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...

A leading PropTech expert says the lettings industry hopes next week’s Budget will provide clarity on taxes - but he’s also...

There’s an hour-long webinar this morning, aimed at giving property professionals the latest information on arrears, possession cases and evictions.  It’s at...

A London council describes two new licensing schemes as ‘making renting fairer’ - even though they are launched during the pandemic. Islington’s Labour...

Airbnb and other short let operators will be the first part of the rental sector to recover once the pandemic eases, it’s...

An agency is warning that possible Capital Gains Tax changes are now a cause of major worry to their landlord customers.  Barrows and...

The government has announced yet another ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. The existing ban was due to expire...

There’s a been a slight fall in the size of the private rental sector in England according to government figures.  Latest data...

Another council wants an extension to the existing ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, which is scheduled to end on February 22.  Yesterday our...

Letting agents should help landlords through a blizzard of red tape and regulation cause by local licensing schemes, a PropTech entrepreneur...

Some of the most prominent names in the rental sector are taking part in a debate on threats and challenges for...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair says it’s set to make big announcements soon - and in the meantime it’s attracted a key...

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...

An online petition is voicing opposition to government calls for ever-improving EPCs in the private rental sector.  Nottingham landlord Tricia Urquhart has started the...

A call has gone out for the longer-term buy to let rental sector to have a similar tax regime as the largely-unregulated...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a list of 10 demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s long-awaited Budget on March 3, with a financial...

Build To Rent completions are estimated to double by 2025, a property company forecasts. Between 2017 and 2018, the number of new...

A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic...

Propertymark has responded to the official consultation on the government proposals called Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and...

A council is offering a free event for agents and landlords to get the latest updates on national and local private...

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

Two Labour MPs have made extensive claims about the number of evictions from the private rental sector likely to happen if...

A new property identification system which has won the backing of ARLA Propertymark and substantial parts of the industry has said...

The long-awaited Renters' Reform Bill, promised 14 months ago, is likely to be introduced to the House of Commons “very soon.” The...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...

A trade body wants the government to ensure its latest lockdown grants cover short lets businesses. The UK Short Term Accommodation Association...

A council claims that as many as a fifth of all the private rental sector homes in its area have a...

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

Lomond Capital, which owns Scottish lettings and estate agents Braemore and Stonehouse, is to merge with Yorkshire firm Linley & Simpson. The...

The next 12 months could be a surprisingly good year for the private rental sector despite some obvious challenges, according to...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has outlined what he sees as the main challenges for the rental sector for 2021. In...

Rent arrears in the private sector have actually dipped from their pandemic peak over the past two months - but they...

Many agents will be closed on New Year’s Day - the last Bank Holiday for some months and at the start...

Lettings agency Carter Jonas predicts the housing market - for both owner-occupiers and landlords - will become increasingly eco-focussed in 2021. It says...

A senior lettings agency figure says virtual viewings have transformed the rental sector. “The increased level of requests for virtual viewings has...

Rental growth expectations remain “slightly positive” across most of the UK according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market...

There are growing calls for so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ to face the same controls that are exerted over the rest of the...

A rental guarantor service claims that it and companies like it have helped keep the UK’s private rental sector buoyant during...

An investment group of companies specialising in student accommodation says letting agents can be very important - but it also says...

Today is the start of the official Christmas eviction ban ‘truce’ in the private rental sector - and it continues until...

An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...

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

London’s lettings market may never return to its pre-pandemic appearance according to a flat-sharing rental platform. SpareRoom says 49 per cent of...

Two industry suppliers are asking agents to contribute to a survey assessing how the lettings sector has performed in 2020. Government-authorised deposit...

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

A new assessment of legislation and council rules surrounding the private rental sector suggests a severe crackdown may be coming in...

A late-year surge in the number of Build To Rent applications has been forecast by a market commentator. Alex Blagden, senior researcher...

A Labour MP and a newspaper have joined forces to campaign against so-called ‘exempted rental accommodation’. One of Birmingham’s MPs - Jack...

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

Lettings agents have until January 11 to respond to the latest consultation proposal stiffening health and safety in the private rental...

One of the largest Build To Rent operators in the country is reporting that the pandemic has had relatively minor effects...

London’s Westminster council - with 43 per cent of housing stock in the private rental sector - has launched a consultation on...

Activists from the so-called renters’ union Acorn have held a protest outside the office of a lettings agency in Oxford. A photograph...

PropTech platform MakeUrMove, which launched back in 2008 as the first online lettings agency, has secured a £1.3m funding package from...

The Resolution Foundation has added its voice to that of many charities and other think tanks demanding more government support for...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a warning to government not to use Capital Gains Tax reform to further punish the private rental...

Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic.  Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...

A prominent agent and industry commentator says the threat of higher Capital Gains Tax risks forcing yet more investors to quit...

The government is urging agents and landlords to be “considerate” when deciding whether to accept tenants on the basis of their...

The latest Build To Rent snapshot up to late summer shows the number of BTR homes in stages of planning across...

A new report from the Nationwide and campaigning charity Shelter puts letting agents in the dock over the standards in the...

Another market snapshot from HomeLet suggests that there was a 2.2 per cent average rent increase across the UK in the...

The recent survey in Letting Agent Today on why many landlords didn’t use agents was interesting and informative. That only 42.5%...

Rental operators specialising in short lets are signing up to a tracking study to assess the sector’s size and significance.  The exercise...

The team behind Glasgow’s first major city centre Build to Rent housing development has announced another multi-million-pound BTR project. Kelvin Properties, which...

A local authority is launching a six month probe into rooms let out but exempt from rental sector regulation. The project is...

The Welsh Government wants to reform compulsory purchase powers - meaning any landlord with a long-term empty property in the region...

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

An organisation that wants rent controls, the scrapping of Section 21 and what it calls “indefinite tenancies” claims to have 4,000...

A Czech-based PropTech firm called Flatio says it’s entering the UK market and aims to have at least 10,000 properties listed...

A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...

Light has been shed at last on the long-running uncertainty about why some landlords choose to use lettings agents and some...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association, a new trade body representing the short-term rental sector, has added two new members to...

Shelter has returned to the attack on the private rental sector. In a new report it claims a third of tenants in England...

Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...

The huge disruption of the Coronavirus crisis to the UK's university education does not alter the sector’s long-term fundamentals, a specialist lettings...

One of the highest profile figures in the rental sector says rogue letting agents should be named and shamed as a...

Government intervention, which in recent years has seen scores of legal and regulatory changes to the private rental sector, may be...

New long-term targets for improving energy efficiency across the private rental sector simply are not realistic, the government has been warned. The...

It appears lettings agents may have escaped the recommended demands for referral fees to be made more transparent to customers. A statement...

Letting agencies and landlords are being invited by a local council to take part in what it describes as a “risk...

A rent guarantor service says the rental sector has investors and landlords who are happy for tenants to defer rent payments...

Hamptons International has given a rental market forecast for 2021 - and it doesn’t make for happy reading. The agency says the rental...

A leading trade body has broadly welcomed the Winter Economy Plan outlined by Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday, but says this still...

A leading figure in the private rental sector says the lettings industry has been largely ignored once again by Chancellor Rishi...

One of the country’s first specialist residential property fund managers has named the agency to handle its latest Build To Rent...

The government has accused campaign group Generation Rent of peddling “unreliable and misleading” figures about potential evictions in the private rental...

A London council has launched a strategy it claims will protect private tenants and ensure they live in good quality and...

The private rental sector dedicated to student accommodation in London could see a 24 per cent drop in income in the...

The Build To Rent specialist operator Wise Living has announced a new scheme in Lincolnshire being built in partnership with developer Seagate...

The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is joining forces with housing organisations to argue against private...

There’s a huge backlog of work required to be done across the private rental sector to meet the latest Minimum Energy...

One of the leading figures in the PropTech world is warning that letting agents must not be tempted into charging illegal...

A scheme providing interest-free loans to tenants with Covid-related arrears should be offered across the UK. That’s the view of David Alexander...

A new report demands that online rental platforms and portals allowing direct advertising by clients do more to deter fake landlords...

ARLA Propertymark is holding a webinar later this month to discuss the impact of Coronavirus on the private rental sector. It will...

Oxford council, which has 49 per cent of its housing stock in the private rental sector, is starting a formal consultation...

ARLA and the NRLA have teamed up with charities - some usually critical of letting agents and landlords - to lobby...

A leading trade body has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that some landlords face receiving no rent for two years.  In a...

A London council is telling its private rental sector residents to use a new tool to check whether they may be...

A prominent lettings agent has come out in favour of the eviction ban extension - but he wants government cash help...

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

The latest survey of buy to let landlords suggests a relatively healthy private rental sector notwithstanding the challenges of the Coronavirus...

A specialist mortgage operator is warning letting agents and landlords to gear up for a winter of discontent as a result...

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

Belvoir is backing a call for a loans scheme in England - similar to one in Wales - to protect tenants...

The author of a book described as being about “insecure renters haemorrhaging cash” has used her newspaper column to make a...

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

A trade body is reminding new landlords tempted by the stamp duty holiday of the raft of health and safety measures they...

The Short Term Accommodation Association, a trade body representing suppliers to the Airbnb-style short-term rental sector, has announced four new members. This brings...

Reports into Letting Agent Today suggest there’s still some confusion over new regulations surrounding electrical checks in the private rental sector. If...

Leading housing lawyer David Smith has become the legal counsel for the new National Residential Landlords Association. Smith is a partner at...

It came as little surprise after weeks of speculation but David Cox, chief executive of ARLA Propertymark, left the organisation officially...

A local authority has set up what it calls The Private Sector Landlord service to try to harness some private property...

There’s likely to be a further surge of new tenancies in the weeks to come, challenging agents’ ability to cope with...

A £266m package of help to support vulnerable people into long term accommodation includes possible options to use the private rental...

An influential think-tank wants private rental properties to have a minimum EPC rating of B by 2030. The Institute for Public Policy...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has entered the row over Labour claiming that the stamp duty holiday announced last week was in...

Buy to let landlords specialising in student accommodation are facing huge challenges with increased government legislation and the impact of Coronavirus. That’s...

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has written an article strongly defending the private rental sector, agents and landlords. Baroness Altmann...

A council with a large number of short let properties within its boundaries is urging owners to convert them to traditional...

A Bill which would have introduced a general cap on rent increases in the private rental sector has been abandoned by...

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

One of the rental sector’s highest-profile trade bodies has accused pro-tenant group Generation Rent of needlessly scaring renters with the spectre...

Some 47 per cent of all properties in the private rental sector in England are now managed by ARLA Propertymark member...

Confusion over Electrical Inspection Condition Reports, created by inaccurate statements from the government, has been slammed by a housing law expert.  Last...

The latest market snapshot produced by agent data suggests that rent increases have hit a new low as the Coronavirus impacts on...

The militantly pro-tenant Generation Rent group says it’s working with local councils to have a new “tenants’ charter” introduced. The new director...

Figures unearthed by the Daily Telegraph show the scale of the arrears and eviction court case backlog likely to face the...

A solicitor involved in the Court of Appeal case which ruled in favour of the private rental sector has spoken of...

A new Labour group - Labour Tenants United - has issued a four-prong attack on the current private rental sector including...

A legal expert says the Court of Appeal ruling on S21 possession orders last week has resolved one of the most...

The government has withdrawn its latest electrical safety checks guidance for the private rental sector, with immediate effect. However, there remains...

Successes for the private rental sector may seem few and far between these days but the Court of Appeal has now...

Apropos is a revolutionary digital property management platform which has recently launched in the UK. The new property management platform has...

Age UK is the latest campaigning charity to call for the repeal of S21 and the introduction of greater controls over...

The current restriction on Airbnb-style short lets to 90 nights a year in London could spread to other cities - and...

Two new handbooks have been released offering advice to the private rental sector on how to improve energy efficiency.  Electricity distributor UK...

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

A prominent figure in the lettings industry has warned that any extension to the current evictions ban would risk hurting the...

The campaigning charity Shelter says young adults are more in danger of homelessness than any other age group - and puts...

Accreditation service NAPIT has produced a publication for the rental sector ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

The Chartered Institute of Housing has published proposals aimed at avoiding a spike in private rental sector evictions when the current...

For Jill Griffiths, working exactly 25 years at the same agency is a cause for celebration - and her time serving...

Research shows that half of those in the private rental sector are aged 16 to 34, making the lettings industry vulnerable...

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

A new survey of tenants’ sentiment suggests that 54 per cent of renters feel confident to view a property with appropriate...

Rental app service Movebubble has launched its Home Walkthrough feature which it says it the first of its kind in the...

Labour’s proposal to extend the current ban on private rental sector evictions could end up with some landlords in financial ruin.  Landlord...

Deposit alternative service Flatfair has launched a tool for letting agents to help administer arrears run up by tenants during the...

A group of local landlords and others in the private rental sector are challenging a local authority’s licensing proposals with their...

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

Nearly half of households in the private rental sector have regrets about their home according to a survey by the HomeOwners...

A raft of measures from government and courts intended to help private tenants during the Coronavirus lockdown may be storing up a...

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

One of the official redress operators - Property Redress Scheme - has launched a tenancy mediation service for agents, landlords and...

The number of mortgage lenders still offering products to landlords is 42 - only seven fewer than at the peak of...

Different guidelines have been issued for the rental sector in different parts of the British Isles as devolved administrations get to...

A new analysis reveals three key figures that suggest the rental market will bounce back from the lockdown and the Coronavirus...

Agents and other property professionals have a week to submit their views to an enquiry into the impact of Coronavirus on...

The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be essential to keeping payments flowing through the rental sector, according to a leading...

Demand for homes to rent has surged back by some 30 per cent in the two weeks to April 14 according...

The director of the website Home says that investment in buy to let will look like a highly attractive safe haven...

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

A leading supplier says the current market standstill is an opportunity for the industry to rethink how short lets can be...

The commercial arm of Countrywide is urging landlords currently facing huge void periods because students have been ordered home, to reconfigure...

It’s not just navigating a path through the Coronavirus crisis that is proving the value of letting agents - it’s their...

Lettings management platform Howsy claims it has seen an increase in business since the lockdown 10 days ago.  It says it’s enjoyed...