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Labour has outlined its proposals for the private rental sector if it gains power at the next General Election - and...

Reports have emerged this week that the government is planning a U-turn on its proposals to introduce mandatory three-year minimum tenancies...

Cleaning and property damage are the most common reasons landlords make deposit deductions, according to data released by The Deposit Protection...

Last week Shelter and the National Housing Federation took a swipe at lettings agents, and now Citizens Advice has joined the...

A trade body says it has been assured by the government that there will be no premature announcement introducing longer tenancies...

Belvoir says more landlords are selling up and fewer newcomers are investing in the private rental sector because of increased legislation...

Lettings agents for or against the government’s proposals for longer tenancies have only a very short time left to respond to...

The National Approved Lettings Scheme has issued a sharp rebuke to Shelter and the National Housing Federation following their controversial ‘End...

Speculation is growing that three year tenancies for private renters - long favoured by the government - could be announced as...

The Scottish Government’s private rental reforms are shaking up the sector according to new data, which reveals rental property sales have...

The Leaders Romans Group has snapped up yet another small independent agency - GPS Property Management based at Ravenshead in Nottinghamshire. For...

Agents and others wishing to respond to the official consultation on government proposals for longer tenancies have only until late evening...

Rent rises in the private rental sector have merely tracked inflation and the Retail Price Index over the past five years...

A leading trade body says EU citizens living in the UK run the risk of losing their rental homes without swift...

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has increased rents on all new tenancies in his property portfolio by £50 a week because of...

CityLets, Scotland’s largest online lettings listings service, says it’s business as usual for the market north of the border despite a...

Chestertons has announced record lettings results for the first half of 2018, claiming growth in market share and increased productivity. The agency...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it still believes there is an opportunity for the government to introduce mandatory inventory...

Britain’s most controversial buy to let investor, Fergus Wilson, has hit back and given his side of events on a series...

Newspapers in Kent are reporting that controversial buy to let multi-millionaire Fergus Wilson has evicted four single mothers from his properties...

An online lettings agency is the latest to voice opposition to the government’s proposed three year standard tenancies for the private...

The pressure group Generation Rent has joined forces with other critics of the private rental sector to demand an end to...

The Leaders Romans Group has acquired Upp Property Lettings in Oakham and Stamford. The acquisition will see the existing Leaders branch in...

The government has issued a new How To Rent guide - a key document which agents or landlords managing their properties...

The major legislative changes introduced in Scotland’s letting sector are a major turning point but should not be feared, says one...

Yet another leading lettings agent has hit out at the government over its proposals for three year tenancies being the norm...

The British Property Federation says there are now 124,037 Build To Rent homes complete, under construction and in planning across the...

A Tory activist has made an outspoken attack on the government’s policies towards the private rental sector on the pages of...

Well-respected London lettings agent and former ARLA president Lucy Morton is the latest key figure to pour cold water on government...

Close examination of the consultation document on possible three year tenancies issued by the government suggest that it may want rent...

Rural landlords say the government’s idea of making three year tenancies the norm across the private rental sector would damage the...

Buy to let landlords are welcoming proposals being considered by the government to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. In...

Arguments have already started over the government’s proposals to make three year tenancies the norm in the private rental sector. Letting Agent...

Leaks from government sources to at least two mainstream news outlets today suggest that radical proposals on longer tenancies and possible...

A PropTech company chief is backing the controversial idea of spot checks on private rental sector properties in a bid to...

The Independent online newspaper says Conservative MP Gary Streeter will tomorrow meet with Prime Minister Theresa May and urge her to...

A trade body is advising landlords and agents acting on their behalf to take precautions to protect their investments if they...

A prominent PropTech startup is questioning whether long-term tenants need to go through the traditional referencing process when moving between rental...

A Build To Rent company that scrapped deposits for tenants a year ago says it has saved renters almost £3m in...

Data from Your Move's England and Wales Rental Tracker shows that the number of tenants in arrears increased for the fourth...

The government has announced that it is to formally consult on proposals for longer tenancies in the private rental sector. Although there...

A trade body has stepped up its calls on government to help the lettings industry do more for older renters. Responding to...

Grainger says it’s ready to respond to the growing need for longer tenancies for families and older renters - the latter...

Strutt & Parker says the take up of new rental tenancies in prime central London in the first quarter of this...

Research by a prominent letting agency suggests that the majority of renters in his city would be happy to sign tenancy...

The government has been told is should simply adopt some Labour rental policies or risk losing the next General Election -...

Trade bodies have been responding to today’s report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee deliberations on the private...

A leading lettings sector trade body has repeated its call on government to offer a range of incentives to landlords and...

Build To Rent operator and long-term volume landlord organisation Grainger says it is pioneering five-year leases “in a bid to overhaul...

The rapid growth in alternative non-deposit schemes for letting agents, landlords and tenants has hit the market. This one, from Blinc UK, claims...

A leading Conservative peer says the government should cut taxes for buy to let investors and regard them as part of...

The buy to let sector still requires £400m spending on improving the energy efficiency of its stock in order to conform...

A Select Committee of MPs investigating the proposed ban on agents’ fees levied on tenants says the measure could save renters...

The consumer group Which? says the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards starting next weekend could affect 300,000 buy to let properties.  From...

A growing number of over 60s in the UK are renting, according to new research from the Centre for Ageing Better. It...

The British Property Federation is calling upon more councils to support Build To Rent following the government’s recognition of the sector in...

Belvoir says there is no evidence of a large-scale sell-off of buy to let properties by beleaguered landlords, but 85 per...

Well over twice as many Scottish tenants have seen their rents rise at the start of the year compared to those...

Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has launched a scheme of 29 two, three and four bedroom houses aimed...

A specialist insurance firm claims that only 17 per cent of tenants receive the latest version of the mandatory How To...

Trade bodies have started to react to last evening’s Panorama programme claiming alleged abuse of the Section 21 eviction system in...

Trade bodies including ARLA, RICS, NALS and landlord organisations have met with the government to send a clear message - think...

The man behind a leading lettings industry PropTech company says the new Code of Conduct to clean up the rental sector...

Vesper Homes, a high-end London property management firm, has developed an Alexa Skill which will mean landlords and tenants can receive...

There have been more expressions of support from industry bodies for the Private Members’ Bill from Labour’s Karen Buck MP which...

A new PropTech platform has launched today linking tenants’ rental payments with their Experian credit histories, as well as providing reports...

The troubled PropTech firm Goodlord - which creates software to allow tenancies to be handled on a single system - has...

One of the lettings sector’s biggest lenders, Santander, is allowing its buy to let landlord borrowers to offer assured shorthold tenancies...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has used a holiday season interview to repeat his pledge to swing powers back towards private tenants...

Foxtons insists the London rental market may now be in recovery mode with 9.2 prospective tenants per property registered in the third...

Prime minister Theresa May has repeated that the current government will not introduce rent controls in the private sector. The issue of...

Some 70 per cent of letting agents expect taxes on the rental sector to rise further next year according to research...

One of Scotland’s leading lettings and estate agencies, Galbraith, has given the thumbs up to a new tenancy process introduced north...

A large shake up of the private rental sector begins in Scotland tomorrow with the introduction of Private Residential Tenancies replacing...

The Scottish rental market continued to perform strongly in the year to the end of October with the average property let for £572 on...

The industry is awaiting details of the latest government consultation concerning the private rental sector which will consider longer tenancies. The consultation...

Stamp duty reform for first time buyers has taken pride of place in the Budget speech of Chancellor Phillip Hammond.   From today,...

The buy to let sector should prepare itself for issues which may arise if the government goes ahead with its intention...

The will exists in the private rental sector to provide the longer term tenancies advocated by the government, says a trade...

Trade organisatons have reacted predictably to the government’s latest announcements and publications concerning the private rental sector. Yesterday the Department of Communities...

A campaigning letting agent says that at the start of this financial year the total cash value of deposits held in...

The typical rent of a prime Home Counties property rose by 1.2 per cent in the third quarter of this year,...

EweMove - the online agency which is at the centre of a merger battle between its parent company and a rival...

  At Rent4sure we understand the challenges and increasing responsibilities that face every letting agent right now. With government plans for an outright...

PropTech company PayProp says the government’s outline proposal for greater regulation of the private rental sector should be treated as good...

Plans for new measures regarding leasehold tenancies to help create “a fairer property management system that works for everyone” have been...

The government has published long-awaited guidelines for the implementation of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the private rental sector.   The hefty 95-page...

Wear and tear can be a highly contentious issue for many tenants and landlords; many arguments have arisen because of unclear definitions...

Rents in the UK rose by an average of 2.1 per cent during September according to HomeLet.   HomeLet says last month’s rise continues...

Fixflo has teamed up with ARLA Propertymarket to launch a new Tenancy Builder tool to enable agents to easily build tenancy...

A new survey by a property insurance firm suggests more than half of private rental sector tenants have remained in the same...

The housing charity Shelter - which in recent years has been aggressively critical of letting agencies and landlords in the private...

A trade body says the expanding Build To Rent sector will never be large enough to meet tenant demand and as...

Rents in the UK rose by an average of 2.4 per cent during August - the highest rate of annual growth...

The majority of MPs speaking at a House of Commons debate yesterday acknowledged they are wary of the 'unintended consequences' of...

ARLA Propertymark has revealed what it believes is a 'big step forward' for letting agents processing large numbers of overseas student...

A report into the Scottish rental market by Your Move says letting agents north of the border are already preparing for...

Anti-deposits campaigning agent Ajay Jagota says the 2004 Housing Act - which actually came into effect in 2007 - may now...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a new guide for agents, landlords and tenants on how to make concluding a lease...

A new Build To Rent scheme from specialist developer Get Living is to charge from £410 a week for units at...

Prime Central London’s lettings market has improved gradually during the first two quarters of the year according to JLL.   It says transaction...

The average UK private rental tenancy is now 20 months, almost a fifth longer than in 2014 according to research from...

An energy efficiency lobbying group says it backs new government energy efficiency guidelines to improve 300,000 private rented homes - but...

A 3-in-1 referencing solution to help agents secure safer tenancies. Rent4sure’s 3-in-1 referencing solution has been specifically designed to help agents secure...

Younger people will have more difficulty finding rented accommodation in coming months as a substantial proportion of landlords actively cut back...

The BBC’s reality programme The Week The Landlords Moved In should act as an eye-opener for the lettings industry when it...

Activity in the super prime London market, where tenants are prepared to pay £5,000 or more per week for a home,...

Draker, which describes itself as the largest lettings-only agency in Kensington and Chelsea, has now expanded by opening a new office...

The current ‘busy season’ for lettings turnovers at the end of student terms would be made significantly easier if agents and...

A survey of letting and estate agencies suggest around half broadly back the changes to the private rental sector outlined in...

The Residential Landlords’ Association has been told in no uncertain terms by the government that changes to Energy Performance Certificate scheduled...

Proposals in Scotland for a minimum energy efficiency standard for privately let homes could damage the sector, especially in rural communities.   That’s...

The head of the parent firm of mydeposits is warning tenants and landlords tempted to enter into new ‘no-deposit’ schemes to...

Barbon Insurance Group, owner of HomeLet, today formally launches what it calls a "revolutionary" rent payment system aimed at locking tenants into...

Reports from Australia suggest some of the country’s leading letting agencies have inserted clauses into their tenancy contracts to ban renters...

The Queen’s Speech, outlining the government’s proposals for the next two years, has confirmed a pledge to introduce a ban on...

Southwark council in south London is sending leaflets to all its leaseholders to warn them that letting out homes on any...

A proposed amendment to the government's Housing and Planning Bill which suggests landlords are required to make homes 'fit for human...

A Build to Rent scheme in Salford is launching this week with tenants moving in to purpose-built rental accommodation at 'The...

Average UK rents fell in May, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The figures show that the average UK rent on...

In a blog which appears - perhaps surprisingly - to be supportive of Theresa May’s General Election manifesto, campaigning charity Shelter...

Data gathered for a specialist insurance firm suggests that 14 per cent of private tenants have moved in the last five...

Agents are being warned to ensure they serve eviction notices correctly as the ‘peak eviction’ summer period arrives.  Specialist tenant referencing service...

The Liberal Democrats want a raft of additional controls on the private rented sector aimed at addressing what it describes as...

Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.   As we reported when the story broke yesterday afternoon, one...

Two lettings agencies have this afternoon been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. In one case, TPO expelled Lettings Solutions Ltd...

The Labour Party has published its full manifesto for the upcoming General Election on June 8.  Titled 'For the many not the...

Rents on new tenancies in London fell by 1.2 per cent over the past 12 months to April - the first...

The British Property Federation says it is doing all it can to urge the fledgling Build To Rent sector to fall...

The number of people committing to tenancies for two years or more is declining according to new data released by Foxtons.   In...

New data from HomeLet shows that rental price inflation in the UK remained modest during March, increasing a small amount for...

The number of prospective new tenants in the Home Counties over the first three months of the year has risen 15...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has told its agent members that they should urgently lobby their Members of Parliament to...

ARLA Propertymark says it will launch a campaign against the government’s proposed ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants “in...

The fall in rents across prime central London’s lettings market are slowing according to Knight Frank. It claims rents have dropped 4.9...

A letting agent has been jailed for keeping more than £15,000 in client deposits. Thirugnanaselvam Damayantharan ran See Own Properties in Purley and...

Contrary to a number of trends identified by lettings organisations and surveys of tenants, an insurance firm is claiming that longer-term...

As the introduction of new energy efficiency regulations moves closer, landlords are being urged to check the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)...

Analysis of the government’s respected English Housing Survey suggests that the reality of the private rental sector is far from the...

Belvoir says new figures from across its network of agents shows that the government is wrong to claim that renting is...

Tenants in private rented housing are staying longer than ever in their current homes as the proportion of tenants with children...

Letting Agent Today’s Conor Shilling was in the audience of The Great Buy To Let Debate - always one of the...

Four in 10 people who rent a home expect still to be renting a property for up to a decade, according...

An online platform describing itself as a ‘matchmaker’ for prospective flatmates is temporarily offering letting agents free listings in a bid...

The government has stepped in to clear up misunderstandings emerging from the Housing White Paper following its high profile call for...

Shelter - the campaigning charity many feel has had influence on government policies for the lettings sector - has now turned around and...

The government has set out 29 key points in its Housing White Paper.   Introducing in the Commons this afternoon, Communities Secretery Sajid...

Government leaks to the Observer newspaper suggest that the Housing White Paper will show a huge policy shift towards renting - and may...

Rents in the UK were an average of just 0.7 per cent higher last month than in January 2016, the latest...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has repeated it call for the government to ban up-front letting agent fees at the...

Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings says it is encouraging its London landlords to avoid rent rises and instead focus on retaining...

Prime rents in the Home Counties dipped 0.8 per cent last year, but with the speed of fall appearing to be...

The couple believed to be the owners of Britain’s largest buy to let portfolio have defended sending letting agents an 11-point...

Citizens Advice says some 39 per cent of people living with their children in rented homes have a tenancy of six months...

Councils have been told to up their game to protect tenants from a minority of landlords providing sub-standard accommodation.   The call, being...

A leading personal finance journalist - and a former editor of Landlord Today - has used the columns of right wing...

  Over a third of landlords have never used a letting agent and manage all their properties themselves.    That is the finding of...

A London council has agreed to implement a new ‘standards charter’ for the private rental sector from next month - in...

A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that she is in favour of a tax regime that would reward...

New parts of the Immigration Act 2016 come into effect today, consolidating the Right To Rent regulations that came into effect...

There has been relief within the industry following an Appeal Court judgement that landlords are not responsible for paying the council...

Affordability pressures in the private rental sector mean that far fewer tenants are now renting properties with spare bedrooms according to...

Rents have fallen in prime central London for every month for the past year and tenants now have the whip hand,...

There has been a 25 per cent rise in the number of prime central London tenancies according to Knight Frank -...

Average rents across the UK are up eight per cent over the past 15 months according to Connells Group - but...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it is concerned at the results of a survey suggesting 79 per cent of...

Three quarters of a million private renters are stuck in the coldest and draughtiest homes, claims the Citizens Advice organisation -...

Age UK says the number of older people renting in the private sector is set to soar in the near future...

An industry body says more work must be done to reduce the number of tenancy deposit disputes, despite recent improvements.   The Association...

An industry group says the seemingly non-stop attack on the private rental sector by campaigning charity Shelter is “plain wrong.”   After a...

Regional lettings markets around the country are now outperforming London according to Your Move.    While rents in London grew 6.9 per cent...

New data produced by Knight Frank shows that the number of tenancies agreed in August this year was the highest on...

The average rent for a new tenancy in London during August was £1,765 per month, according to data from the Tenancy...

The newly-elected mayor of Bristol and the city’s council have endorsed a so-called ethical lettings charter created by a group known...

A report by buy to let guru Kate Faulkner says accidental landlords could unwittingly be contributing to some high profile problems in...

The London division of Jackson-Stops & Staff has launched a new residential corporate services department for corporate tenants looking to relocate...

Cleaning is the number one cause of disputes in the private rental sector since the introduction of tenant deposit protection in...

Another survey, this time from an online letting agency, reveals that as many as 70 per cent of tenants are concerned...

Leeds Building Society has changed its mortgage criteria in a bid to encourage longer-term private rentals.    The UK’s fifth largest society will...

New data from LonRes suggests achieved rental values rose 0.9 per cent in prime central London over the second quarter of...

The problem of cannabis ‘farmers’ using privately rented properties to mass-produce the drug is at its worst in the West Midlands,...

Ensuring that your business and your landlords’ interests are fully protected is now more important than ever and Rent4sure, as a...

Rents across the UK are still rising but the rate of growth continues to slow.   Data from HomeLet shows that rents agreed...

The new housing minister, Gavin Barwell, says he is behind the concept of longer tenancies for renters in the private sector.   In...

Jeremy Corbyn’s plans for rent controls and “secure tenancies” in the private rented sector would spell disaster for tenants, reducing the...

There is growing concern over a predicted £5,000 cost to make some buy to let properties energy-efficient under new government plans.   An...

Data from London agency Portico suggests rents dipped 1.7 per cent during the May to July period, covering six weeks leading up...

An industry body has blasted an analysis of housing trends in England that claims the private rented sector is ‘not fit...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike; this is...

Rents across the UK continued to rise during June, but the first half of 2016 has been characterised by a slowing...

A controversial Bill now being considered by the House of Lords has the controversial measure of banning lettings fees - but...

Tenancy deposits in England and Wales are typically £100 dearer than the Scottish equivalent.  Between June 2015 and May 2016, the average...

Letting agents will be pleased to hear that landlords who manage all aspects of tenancies on their own are being warned...

Rents across the UK continued to rise during May but at a decreasing rate, says HomeLet.  Data shows that rents agreed on...

Landlords and letting agents are coming across increasingly dirty rental properties at the end of tenancies, as a study reveals that...

New technology could help letting agents and landlords select tenants and check up on them during tenancies. Tenant Assured uses automated social...

Rent increases in Prime Central London have slowed due to uncertainty surrounding next month's EU Referendum, according to a new report. London...

Tenants spend an average of 18 months in a rented property before moving on, according to new research by insurer Direct...

An ‘ethical lettings charter’ set up over a year ago by a pressure group for improved private rental sector housing has...

HomeLet’s monthly rental market monitor shows that rents are still rising across the UK.  It says rents on new tenancies outside of...

MPs have approved measures that relax the previous threat of ‘immediate criminality’ for agents or landlords waiting to evict illegal immigrants. Changes...

As one of the UK’s leading suppliers to the lettings industry, thousands of agents nationwide rely on Rent4sure’s expertise and experience...

Average monthly rents for London two-bed homes will top £2,000 by the late summer according to letting agency Portico.  The average rent...

Research by HomeLet shows that rents on new tenancies outside London over the three months to March were on average 4.9...

A trio of criminals have been jailed for 18 years after using the cover of a lettings agency to allow them...

Today sees the first step of a long-term government drive to improve energy efficiency in the private rental sector through the...

Poor cleaning leads to some 60 per cent of the 36,000 deposit disputes referred for adjudication each year according to tenancy...

The average tenant spends a total of £577.64 on letting agent fees, according to new research. The research, carried out by an...

Two organisations are appealing to Scottish Ministers to ensure that businesses have the ability to supply accommodation for workers in rural...

The number of tenancies signed by a single tenant has fallen, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. Last year, tenants living...

A London letting agent has expressed their dismay with a canvassing email sent by Liberal Democrat London mayoral candidate Caroline Pidgeon. The...

JLL says there has been a remarkable 150-fold rise in the number of London residential properties listed on lettings website Airbnb...

Andrews Property Group says it welcomes the sentence imposed on one of its branch managers after a long-running court case involving...

Letting agents and landlords should prepare for longer-term tenancies by improving their management and giving more choice to interior design, fixtures...

An initiative between the Residential Landlords Association and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme Charitable Foundation will help charities and other organisations offer...

Landlords or agents acting for them will no longer be immediately criminalised for failing to pick up illegal tenants according to...

Seventy nine per cent of tenants are happy with their circumstances according to a survey conducted by the National Landlords’ Association...

A Liberal Democrat peer has accused the government of being “a bit rich” in its willingness to jail letting agents or...

A survey suggests that almost 80 per cent of tenants want a lease between six months and two years, with just...

Who are you? Jen Paice What does it say on your business card? Chief executive of SafeDeposits Scotland What does SafeDeposits Scotland do? We are...

MPs and members of the House of Lords want private sector tenants to be given clearer up-front information on the cost...

The controversial campaign group ACORN, which has made headlines by protesting outside letting agency offices in Bristol, is launching a new...

One of the UK’s largest suppliers of carbon monoxide and smoke alarm testing products has launched a record-pad to help agents...

Private rental sector tenancies are getting longer according to the Residential Landlords’ Association.  It says new government figures show that the average...

Government changes to remove housing benefit from 18 to 21 year olds from April will make it far more difficult for...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has obtained clarification from the government in relation to existing tenancies where an additional occupier...

Rents in Greater London for new tenancies are rising at the slowest rate for almost two years.  Data from HomeLet shows rents...

A legal expert is claiming that changes to S21 eviction procedures introduced back in October are not being adhered to by...

The new chief executive of Grainger has started setting out her company’s Build To Rent strategy. Helen Gordon has told the Sunday...

A land-owners’ group is upset at the Scottish Government’s alleged “disregard” for estate- and land-owners to be able to gain vacant...

Typical rents in Scotland are down from £757 per month to £747 according to Citylets - just as the Private Housing...

Britain's largest letting agency says rents grew by an average of 3.1 per cent in 2015, taking the average monthly rent...

The government has announced new dates for energy efficiency compliance in rental properties. The Residential Landlords’ Association says they are as follows: April...

New research from HomeLet reveals that Brighton, Bristol, Edinburgh and Newcastle recorded the largest increase in rents last year amongst the...

Letting agents or landlords who will be legally obliged to conduct Right to Rent checks on tenants from February 1 actually...

A survey by HomeLet suggests that nine in 10 landlords do not intend to raise rents on their existing tenancies during...

One of the biggest surveys of tenants in the private rental sector shows that a narrow majority favour a six month...

Vulnerable tenants will find it harder to access housing following the passing of the Welsh government’s Renting Homes Bill, according to...

Eight out of 10 in rental accommodation want tenancy agreements of one year or less, a large survey by The Deposit Protection...

Savills says mainstream UK rents are likely to rise by an average of 16.5 per cent by the end of 2020...

New legislation designed to reform Scotland’s private rental sector could make it harder for agents and landlords to tackle anti-social behaviour...

The government has updated online nine key prescribed forms for use in most private rental sector assured tenancies.  On its website it...

Stephen Moss, CEO of based Pring.co.uk the UK’s leading property investment search engine, takes a look at the impact of ‘Corbynmania’...

The Chartered Institute of House is setting up a new online qualification for anyone wishing to understand tenancies, property and tenancy...

A long-established letting agency and a campaign group have joined forces to analyse a UK government's private rental sector reform proposals...

With perhaps ironic timing, rents across some parts of Scotland are falling - just as the Scottish Government prepares to outline...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made a detailed case against so-called 'rent stabilisation' measures advocated by some on the...

Tenant Shop, which currently assists around 1,000 letting agents manage utilities and media for their properties, has relocated and aims to...

A total of 74,000 private sector tenants owe more than two months’ rent - this is up 4.4 per cent in...

Letting agents and landlords can use AIIC independent inventory clerks to conduct the checks on smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms...

Letting agents and landlords can use AIIC independent inventory clerks to conduct the checks on smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms...

Students are considered to be almost twice as likely to lose their deposit at the end of a tenancy than any...

No fewer than 45 per cent of tenants renewing their tenancies were given rent increases in August, the highest since Countrywide's...

Who are you? I’m the managing director of Fixflo and before starting Fixflo I worked as a property lawyer in London and...

Rent rises have moderated across the UK according to HomeLet.  In every region of the UK, the pace of rent rises slowed...

A group of estate agents have teamed up with a local fire and rescue service to launch an initiative aimed at...

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has backtracked on suggestions that the government may introduce longer standard tenancy agreements in the private rental...

Rents continue to rise across the UK with many regions now keeping pace with or exceeding the pace of price increases...

A report claims that agents and landlords are increasingly facing filthy property damage at the end of tenancies - and the...

Letting agents in two areas of Cardiff with large proportions of privately rented property will have to apply for consent to...

HomeLet’s rental index figures for June shows another rise with average rents outside of London now standing at £747 per month,...

An agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for a minimum of two years after failing to comply with...

Earlier this week the housing charity Shelter confounded many in the private rented sector by concluding on its website that tough rent...

The changes to tax relief for landlords comes on top of a blizzard of new health and safety requirements, regulations and...

Campaigning charity Shelter appears for the first time to have acnowledged that rent caps may backfire and end up harming tenants...

One of five people vying for selection as Labour’s candidate in the 2016 London Mayoral election says private sector rents can...

There has been a 94 per cent increase in prime central London tenancies year-on-year claims Lucy Morton of W A Ellis,...

Rents in prime central London are rising again after a prolonged period of stagnation, according to property advisers London Central Portfolio. “The...

The largest national letting agency, Countrywide, says the market is now so buoyant that a third of landlords are able to...

One of four MP candidates standing for the Labour Party leadership says Right To Buy should be extended - to private...

Private rents in the UK are the highest in Europe despite having amongst the least secure tenancies - that it the...

The immigration charity the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants says it is working with a range of other bodies...

New tenancy deposit rules come into effect today have been given the thumbs-up by The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks.  Under the...

New tenancy deposit rules come into effect today have been given the thumbs-up by The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks.  Under the...

Bournemouth council has set up a private sector rental company which will see it buy properties and then let them.  The decision...

Landlords could risk facing heavy fines if they fail to protect their tenants’ deposits before an important new deadline on June...

The Deposit Protection Service is reminding letting agents and landlords that they have to act with extreme urgency over older tenancy...

Rents have risen in all parts of the UK in the past three months with Greater London average rents now exceeding...

A spokesman for the mortgage firm Ocean Finance has made a startlingly outspoken attack on the private rental sector, accusing letting...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government’s controversial Deregulation Act, which is now in force, is creating critical new...

Forget those ideas that even posh students live in digs or shared houses - prime central London agency Napier Watt has...

One of London’s high-end letting agents says it has experienced a sharp increase in tenant demand since the election after a...

An industry study reports that the average tenancy length is now almost three years. Property consultancy firm Allsop’s fifth annual Rent Check...

Tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech outlining legislation for the next 12 months will include a pledge to roll out across England and Wales...

In 2007, the government introduced a compulsory deposit protection scheme as part of the Housing Act 2004 to help protect tenants...

The National Landlords Association has accused the Citizens Advice report of using “loose definitions to compound a perception that private housing...

A little over four weeks ago I was here musing what impact the impending general election might have on the property...

HomeLet says the average rent across the UK is now rising roughly in line with those in Greater London for the...

Alex Hilton - a fiercely outspoken critic of the property establishment, especially letting agents - is stepping down tomorrow from his...

Belvoir remains unrepentant after criticism from some quarters over an email sent to tenants last week intimating that a vote for...

So, a sigh of relief.  Most agents will be pleased with the election result - even if they are not Tory supporters...