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A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...

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

The majority of short lets operators in a sector trade body say they will maintain Covid-safe protocols for the foreseeable future,...

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...

The government has extended the ‘special arrangements’ for Right To Rent checks - these will now be in force until September...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That's very retro - I have not had one of...

Propertymark has produced new guidance for letting agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid restrictions. It says:...

Letting agents are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued updated guidance to include the recent extension of the bailiff enforcement...

An assessment by Savills suggests capital values - including those for properties in the lettings sector - are likely to soar...

An agency says it has recently let 26 properties in one month without conducting any physical viewings. Oakwood Homes, operating in Kent,...

Letting agents and the rental market in England are still in business even during the national lockdown already in force. The government’s...

Weekend statements from the government and Housing Secretary have made it clear that the rental market remains open for business even...

One of the largest players in the Build To Rent sector, Legal & General, says it’s to have a second significant...

Inventory clerks can continue their regular work through the lockdown so long as they adhere to Cobid-safe protocols. That’s the message from...

2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

A fully electronic check-in process can help to protect landlords’ properties and tenants’ deposits as students return to university over the...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

A service called Landlord Advice UK is offering free no-obligation consultations with landlords dealing with evictions over the coming months. Under the...

The Generation Rent campaign group has made its second plea to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick in 24 hours - both on...

The government has outlined new court procedures to address the expected backlog of cases when eviction proceedings resume on August 24. For...

While England’s housing market is almost fully operational, within social distancing guidelines, there are still some restrictions in Wales. Now the Welsh...

The BBC has shone a spotlight on lockdown parties being held in contravention of social distancing rules at properties advertised on...

A new online self-screening bot questionnaire has been launched to check agents and customers are symptom-free before a physical viewing takes...

Knight Frank is the latest agency to produce evidence that the lettings sector has rebounded in the four weeks since the...

The country’s largest provider of inventory services has launched its new processes, overhauled to cope with social distancing and the remaining...

A company is marketing an app which monitors social distancing; it says this could be applicable in agents’ offices. Called iTWOsafe is...

Aldermore Bank is this week resuming physical mortgage valuations on properties for house purchase and remortgage in England, where strict social...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Letting Agent Today and Estate Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

Propertymark has created a 29-point checklist in line with the Government’s current property industry guidance, most recently updated on May 13.  Propertymark...

It’s a Bank Holiday weekend and if you’re taking time off we hope you and your families enjoy a well-earned break. We’ll...

For the coming Bank Holiday on Monday, we’d like to show images of how agency offices have adapted to cope with...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme is inviting agents and landlords to a series of webinars to discuss the three stages of a...

Tenants’ safety should be letting agents’ first priority in the new era of activity during the Coronavirus pandemic. In a new document...

From midnight lettings agents in England have been able to resume work thanks to an amendment to Coronavirus legislation that was...

Three groups of rental activists have demanded the government scrap all rent payments immediately and cancel all arrears - but mystery...

The rental market effectively disintegrated in the early days of lockdown before showing signs of a rebound which are still active...

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting two webinars - the first of which is today - looking at issues surrounding rent defaulting...

A short-lets rental platform says it has evidence to show that nights booked in April are down 90 per cent compared...

The government issued further guidance on the private rental sector over the weekend. The new 21 page document - a link to...

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...