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The chief executive of industry accreditation service Safeagent has made another plea for unity within the private rental sector. In a response...

An activist group that has staged many protests against letting agents must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar aimed at...

An hour-long webinar this week aims to inform agents how to deter property fraud by greater emphasis on compliance, due diligence...

A lettings agent who also runs a tenant complaint insurance service has renewed his attack on landlords and local authorities. Ajay Jagota...

Just as COP26 is drawing to a close, so one of the lettings industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the...

A high profile and respected lettings sector legal expert is inviting questions from agents at a webinar next week - and he’ll...

A leading property lawyer is warning that a tribunal case between a London letting agent and a tenant - involving a...

As a letting agent in the UK, you might think what happens in China has no bearing on your work here....

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

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

Prominent property lawyer David Smith - recently in the news for his guidance for agents and landlords over the eviction ban...

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

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

There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...

Leading property lawyer David Smith is to give agents an update on a key legal case at a webinar next week. Smith,...

There’s been a further tweak to the eviction controls introduced in England for the duration of the lockdown, lasting until December...

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

A lockdown emergency webinar is to be held tomorrow to help letting agents get the regulatory and restriction lowdown on how...

A top property lawyer says a recent decision by bailiffs not to forcibly evict anyone in Tier 2 and Tier 3 is an...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

Changes to the codes of practice surrounding Right To Rent are introduced on November 2, and tomorrow there’s a useful webinar to...

The Right to Rent scheme’s revised code of practice coming into effect next month does nothing to stop agents and landlords...

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

David Smith - a solicitor specialising in residential property, agency and regulatory law - today launches a book advising property professionals...

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

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

Repairs and maintenance management software provider Fixflo is hosting a webinar later this week to debate how letting agents can find...

PropTech company Teal Legal has designed a new tool which it says will help restore confidence in the property market once...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with the...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

A jailed letting agent in a long-running legal saga has now been told she must repay her victims some £43,000 -...

A new piece of legislation has been invoked to ban a landlord from any involvement in the private rental sector for...

A lettings agent jailed in March for taking £220,000 from tenants and landlords is now in trouble over her legal representation. Heather...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

A council in the west country has launched a grading system for property agents which it says is designed to be...

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

A legal firm has renewed its criticism of local authority licensing schemes, accusing them of “persecuting” landlords. David Kirwan, managing partner at...

An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...

In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by the CPRs. In our next blog we’ll look at the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

The private rental sector is likely to benefit as a result of first time buyers’ lack of understanding of the timings,...

The Law Society Gazette has given more details of a Parliamentary Bill in preparation to give more powers to tenants to...

A leading legal firm is staging a free and interactive seminar on sub-letting, aimed at letting agents. The event takes place on...

One of the leading eviction specialists is calling for unregulated companies offering similar services to sign up to redress schemes in...

A series of six video ‘shows’ - ideal for agents to promote to would-be investment buyers - has been launched by...

1) Who are you? Kevin Ward – Director and founder of Agentlocator.co.uk 2) For those not familiar with Agent Locator, can you explain...

The Law Society of Scotland is urging letting agents to prepare for a new code of practice coming into force north...

Buy to let landlords may be forced to raise rents or even sell their properties because of the government’s new tax...

An enterprising letting agency in the east Midlands is to stage a series of events under the title The Future of...

ARLA is stepping up its call for letting agents to have professional qualifications in a bid to combat fraud.   In a contribution...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has given its support for what appears to be a government U-turn on Client Money...

Foxtons has been served with a ‘letter of claim’ which warns that unless it enters into talks concerning fees charged to...

A property solicitors’ practice says buy to let investors who intend using their property to fund some, or all, of their...

A firm of specialist solicitors claims that one in five landlords say they will be “out of business due to government...

In my recent article, ‘Is Gazeal for Real?’ I reported on the imminent launch of this new product that claimed it...

Foxtons could be facing a hefty legal bill after charging a landlord over £600 to change a light fitting. In 2013 London...

The issue of some estate agents insisting that buyers and/or sellers use a particular solicitor or conveyancer has reared its ugly...