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A trade body representing Build To Rent operators claims that the sector “already accommodates the Bill’s proposals” in terms of tenants’...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

A new communications log feature has been introduced by a PropTech supplier which allegedly makes it easier to gather evidence for...

There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

Propertymark says it will continue lobbying government for the implementation of the Regulation of Property Agents - even though the government...

A major agency has told the government to get on with ensuring the Renters Reform Bill is passed into law as...

Five Labour MPs have put forward an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling for rent controls - even...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

A prominent lettings agency claims the Renters Reform Bill is not proving a deterrent to buy to let investors. The Leaders Romans...

Landlords’ champion Paul Shamplina says more landlords should use lettings agents, who he describes as their “allies” in the battle to...

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

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been alleged. A survey of over 2,000 private...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

A national newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill is “on the brink of collapse” as Tory MPs are divided on their...

Propertymark will appear in front of the House of Lords’ Industry and Regulators Committee tomorrow morning, urging the regulation of lettings...

A charity providing support for older people facing financial hardship has hit out at the government over rumours concerning the Renters...

Labour has waded into the increasingly-fractious debate over the Renters Reform Bill. Activists in groups such as the Renters Reform Coalition and...

Shelter is asking for public support for radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill, now going through Parliament. The campaigning charity is...

Propertymark is urging the Sunak government to introduce specialist housing courts with expert Judges who can expedite cases and create a...

While most agents remain relatively tight lipped about party politics, the chief executive of Purplebricks has said the Tories should take...

Letting agents looking to boost the power of lead generation are invited to an exclusive event later this week. Agent Rainmaker is...

A pressure group unhappy about lack of progress on the Renters Reform Bill wants MPs to be bombarded with complaint emails.  Over...

Shelter is warning that the government’s failure to abolish Section 21 evictions will backfire and that “renters will remember who stood...

Prime London rental values fell closer to their longer-term average in January, as supply continued to increase - but worries about...

The Renters Reform Bill cannot succeed without proper engagement with letting agents and landlords, Propertymark argues.    According to a Freedom of Information...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

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

The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on no fault evictions and banks repossessing people’s homes...

Homelessness charity Crisis says the long-standing government pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers can’t come soon enough. The charity has backed...

Private landlords are abandoning their property portfolios in unprecedented numbers, a group of surveyors claims. The Manchester-based chartered surveyors and auctioneers -...

Measures contained in the Renters Reform Bill will fail without sufficient resources to ensure they can be enforced. The warning comes from...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims there’s a conspiracy amongst MPs, landlords and others in the private rental sector to water down the...

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

The Generation Rent activist group has come out against an amendment to the Renters Reform Bill which reversed the threat of...

A webinar is being held tomorrow, aimed to urging agents to get ahead of changes to the industry likely to be...

It’s claimed that as many as one in five tenants has lost out in a rental bidding war during the last...

A prominent housing expert has told MPs that letting agents could be used to police the standards off homes made available...

A row has broken out over Section 21 between Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and an all-party...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the Renters Reform Bill will be mentioned in today’s King’s Speech - and is part of...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur has written to MPs outlining detailed plans that he believes would ensure the controversial Renters Reform Bill...

A lettings and property management platform has broken ranks with much of the industry over the Renters Reform Bill.  While most agents...

Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...

MPs have given the Renters Reform Bill its Second Reading - a procedure which means it now continues into the Committee...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 activist groups and charities demanding changes to the private rental sector...

The latest stage of the Renters Reform Bill - and the likely delay in the abolition of Section 21 - will...

The government has been warned by trade body Propertymark that the controversial Renters Reform Bill must fairly reflect the importance of...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a sort of stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers. The abolition...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

A charity claims the Renters Reform Bill, which gets its Second Reading in the Commons next week, will help reduce homelessness. New...

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

Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Letting...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Parsons, Head of Partnership Development What is flatfair and what...

A prominent agent has called on politicians to scrap the Renters Reform Bill . He says it’s “ill thought-through and would be...

The government should “just get on with implementing the Renters Reform Bill” an industry figure says.  Jonathan Rolande of the National Association...

A prominent industry supplier is urging agents and landlords to lobby MPs to suggest improvements to the Renters Reform Bill.  PayProp UK...

A lettings trade body is urging the government to make clear how it will help courts tackle a growing backlog of...

A legal advice service for landlords and their agents says it’s identified several areas with particularly lengthy delays in finding court...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

Propertymark is pressing Housing Secretary Michael Gove to adopt a housing court system to solve the problem of abandoned tenancies. The agents...

Parliament resumes today following its summer recess but there is still a lack of detail on aspects of the Renters Reform...

The National Union of Students is urging the government not to give in to what it calls “exploitative” private rental sector...

Section 21 evictions are set to soar even higher, a property association leader forecasts - because of the threat to abolish...

A lettings industry trade body has written to the government urging fundamental reform of the court system to prevent it grinding...

Housing legal aid is increasingly out of reach for tenants who need help, the Law Society of England and Wales claims.  Quarterly...

Campaigning charity Shelter has renewed its calls for the abolition of S21 eviction powers. It says new Ministry of Justice data shows...

Millions of UK landlords will be adversely affected by the Renters Reform Bill, a solicitor warns - the latest law expert...

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

A law firm says the Renters Reform Bill is driving buy to let investors to quit because of their fears over...

Citizens Advice is calling on the government to provide an unspecified amount of assistance to renters during the current cost of...

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

The Co-Op Bank is joining forces with campaigning charity Shelter to argue against Section 21 evictions, and together they have organised...

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

Propertymark is supporting a new Anti Social Behaviour Awareness campaign, calling for greater clarity from government on how agents and landlords...

There’s another free webinar for agents to learn about the Renters Reform Bill next week. This one is organised by lettings-focussed PropTech...

Lettings chain Fine & Country says rents are likely to steadily rise through the summer. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine &...

A survey of nearly 700 letting agents from across England has revealed that the abolition of Section 21 continues to be...

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...

Two lettings experts are set to discuss what the government’s Bill means for agents at a free webinar. Well known property lawyer...

A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill. Knight Frank...

Lettings agents within The Guild of Property Professionals think that the Renters Reform Bill could cause many landlords to quit.  Graham Wood,...

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

A respected property lawyer is accusing the government of helping nuisance tenants at the expense of the weak and vulnerable. Ian Narberth,...

Tenant groups are cheering the proposed abolition of Section 21 eviction powers but there’s a legal warning that the reality may be...

The Centre for Ageing Better claims older tenants will benefit most from some of the provisions in the Renters Reform Bill. As...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

New government figures show how overdue the government's reform of private renting is, claims campaigning charity Shelter. The charity says the figures...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament this...

  The Renters’ Reform Bill is finally due to be published and introduced into Parliament next week. Housing Secretary Michael Gove has told Sky...

A charity is claiming that new powers to evict anti-social private tenants could lead to more homelessness, while those already living...

Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives...

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...