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The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...

It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...

A representative of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents team has told agents to accept new rules about material...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to the proposed changes to the Renters Reform Bill being advocated...

Agents have expressed their anger at permanent rent controls proposed by the SNP and Green Party politicians running the Scottish Government. The...

Propertymark is highlighting new advice for agents and landlords given by Lets With Pets, the website of The Dogs Trust charity. The...

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

Propertymark has urged the Sunak government to press ahead with leasehold reform ahead of the Second Reading of the Leasehold and...

Propertymark is urging the government to tackle the problem of banks closing down undesignated or pooled client accounts of letting agents. HM...

Sharpened rules to double council tax on long term empty properties will come into force from April 1, says the government.  A...

Airbnb - which recently announced it’s sharing some information about its landlord hosts with HMRC - is now sharing data with...

A Parliamentary committee has heard that thousands of small and medium-sized letting agencies were debanked in 2023, with financial institutions forcibly...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget is set to hit Build To Rent. The British Property Foundation is reacting to news that Multiple dwellings...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Earlier this week Housing Secretary Michael...

There’s growing anger over restrictions on private homeowners using their properties via Airbnb and other short let platforms. Earlier this week Housing...

The trade body representing short lets providers and support companies has reacted angrily to government proposals for a radical shake up. Housing...

The excessive enforcement of council rules on private landlords while social housing is so poorly run will be ‘the next Post...

The government has ruled out any reform to the council tax system. There has been long standing criticism of council tax because...

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

Government figures suggest the UK population could reach nearly 74m as soon as 2036, largely attributed to rising net migration. This is...

Seventeen housing organisations have sent an open letter to the government rejecting its idea of prioritising British families when it comes...

Fines for agents and landlords who breach Right To Rent rules increase today from £80 per lodger and £1,000 per occupier...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Propertymark is hosting an Understanding Material Information for Lettings Agents on Thursday January 18 from 1230 to 1400. The National Trading Standards...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

ARLA Propertymark has urged letting agents to take breaches of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s  data protection principle regarding GDPR seriously.   The call comes...

A prominent housing market commentator says Labour would introduce a tougher version of the Renters Reform Bill if it forms the...

A register launched to shed light on overseas property ownership in the UK now has over 30,000 registrations.  The Register of Overseas...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...

Two property company bosses have been sentenced following an Insolvency Service investigation which found they had abused a £30,000 Bounce Back...

Propertymark has set out its pro-agency position on a range of issues contained in the Renters Reform Bill, currently trundling through...

A new report claims that Airbnb has generated tens of thousands of jobs in the UK and enables people to work...

It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

A government minister has pledged to act on the threat to lettings agents posed by banks acting against pooled client accounts. Many...

A prominent lettings agent has called for a wider reform of eviction rules. This follows a demand by a group of...

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner has given her party’s conference an outline of future policy plans. She says:...

Social housing provider Caridon Property is hosting a series of free seminars to prepare letting agents for the migration of Housing...

Airbnb has taken the unusual step of buying space on an influential Labour Party website, just ahead of the party’s conference. Amanda...

Propertymark has given strong support to the government’s “flexible and affordable” approach to the green policy agenda,  Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy...

A new survey reveals that rental properties with an EPC rating below C are already more difficult to sell to other...

A new report on the state of the lettings industry suggests figures are growing fearful of the impact of the Renters...

Private rents have continued to soar in Scotland according to DJ Alexander, the largest lettings agency in the country.  It says rental...

A move to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short lets has been put forward in the westcountry -...

Propertymark has created a series of fact sheets to help letting agents understand the Building Safety Act 2022, which carries complex...

The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is being urged to act now to stop the problems banks are creating for letting agents. Following a...

PropTech platform Goodlord has launched a one hour online course explaining the controversial Renters Reform Bill. The aim is to equip letting...

Airbnb has issued a statement responding to the call for a clampdown on short lets demanded by Labour’s outspoken London Mayor,...

The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning.  Dutton Gregory’s...

A property industry commentator wants buy to let mortgage rules to be relaxed so that frustrated sellers can let out their...

The Renters (Reform) Bill rewrites many of the rules that the private rented sector has played by for decades. This may...

A new action plan to tackle issues around HMOs is being drawn up by a Midlands council next week. West Northamptonshire council’s...

A new assessment of the average cost to a UK property owner of improving their EPC rating suggests it’s soared to...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today charing a crisis meeting of mortgage lenders, as calls mount for him to take action to...

A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

A Liberal Democrat council leader says all properties - even those in properly established lettings businesses - should be charged council...

The Renters Reform Bill can be the perfect opportunity for the industry to become more professional - just so long as...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...

A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...

A company that tries to encourage people to buy a home in ‘chunks’ says few first time buyers are interested in...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

A compliance expert is criticising unnamed agencies for risking fines “and wasting time and money” by relying on inadequate compliance reporting...

As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming...

New powers have been revealed to tackle what the Welsh Government calls the ‘problem’ of second homes.  A statement from the Senedd...

Airbnb says any new rules for short lets in Wales should protect hosts and the benefits they bring to the tourism...

A new 'How to Rent' guide has been released by the government today, with letting agents and private landlords reminded they...

The Property Ombudsman has ruled that a letting agency’s ban on renting to a family with children was discriminatory against women...

A clampdown on HMOs is to begin this week - and the council behind it is describing it as ‘preserving the...

At PayProp, customer service is a top priority. Our UK-based platform experts are always ready to go the extra mile to...

A prominent lettings agency has called for a delay to the government’s EPC upgrade timetable to be announced in this afternoon’s...

The head of a property investment firm has been disqualified from being a director for 12 years following the discovery that...

A new survey of landlords has revealed a patchy record of awareness of new energy efficiency regulations for the rental sector. The...

Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...

Trading Standards officers check for agents’ compliance by scrutinising their websites, it’s being claimed. Agents are being warned to ensure their websites...

An estate agency has been prosecuted and ordered to pay £35,000 for falling foul of property licensing rules. Green House Estate Agents...

A PropTech expert is warning that letting agents can expect hefty fines if they fail to comply with complex Client Money...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

The Valuation Office Agency has issued a reminder that changes to eligibility rules for self-catering properties will come into effect from...

Agents are confused over so-called digital identity verification - and some suppliers may be trying to dupe agents. That’s the claim from...

The Register of Overseas Entities, which came into force back in August, requires all overseas entities owning property in the UK...

Propertymark says banks are still misinterpreting Anti-Money Laundering rules regarding pooled client accounts, making life difficult for letting agents.  The trade body...

Airbnb has come out in favour of a short lets registration scheme across the UK - similar to the one promised...

Knight Frank is partnering with licensing compliance firm Kamma. The growth of discretionary licensing schemes across the 408 local authorities in the...

A lettings agent has been banned from holding office in a company for 11 years for abusing Covid loans - but...

The government claims buildings will be made safer under new proposals including compulsory second staircases for new tower blocks. It says this...

UK banks are closing client accounts held by established letting agents and refusing to open accounts for new businesses. The Problem A growing...

The Observer newspaper has investigated the way letting agents apply so-called zero deposit schemes - and claims that in some cases...

Lucy Noonan, founder of Atomic Consultancy, reviews how partnering with Atomic can help property and lettings companies buy or sell their...

A new lettings regime that is described as the biggest change in many decades comes into effect tomorrow in Wales, with...

A senior Savills figure, who chairs the trade body known as The Lettings Industry Council, has issued a warning to the...

Airbnb-style short-lets in another part of Scotland are to be subject to new licensing rules. The scheme, introduced by the Scottish Government,...

With only 48 hours to go before the Autumn Statement confirms stealth tax rises and massive public spending cuts, Propertymark has...

One of the country’s most respected lettings agencies says tax is dominating the agenda ahead of Thursday’s Autumn Statement from Chancellor...

With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing...