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Leaders Romans Group has entered a three year deal with The Depositary, which is claimed could save the group tens of...

A prominent lettings agency chief says the lifecycle of a typical tenancy has been transformed in recent years, as a result...

A new PropTech link up pledges to be a win-win for agents, landlords and tenants. Muuvo, a platform which is free to...

London-focussed agency Foxtons says the tenancy renewal numbers seen by the company this year are “unprecedented”. Gareth Atkins, lettings managing director at...

London rents are rising at a record pace with growth being driven by tenants returning from outside the capital.   That’s the suggestion...

The cost of living crisis may be changing tenants’ preferences to such a degree that bills-inclusive properties are becoming increasingly popular. That’s...

A London agency says properties in its patch let in just five days.  Draker Lettings in Fulham has just 22 available instructions...

Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...

Propertymark members are to get a briefing on Northern Ireland’s new Private Tenancies Act at a webinar hosted by the trade...

Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...

Propertymark is calling on candidates in next week's Northern Ireland Assembly elections to support policies that will increase housing supply and...

Foxtons has reported to its shareholders that its lettings revenue in the first quarter of this year was a stunning 21...

The number of properties available for let in prime central parts of the capital has consistently trended down from the peak...

The industry’s main trade body for lettings agents is telling its members to let the BBC know if they believe the...

Agents and landlords are being warned by a government minister not to charge all-inclusive HMO tenants more than necessary in a...

London-based lettings payment platform Yorlet has launched a new PropTech partnership with Canopy, TDS and Alan Boswell. The platform offers automated workflows,...

A council is launching a form on online letting agency which wants to push agents and landlords into agreeing two year...

Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

A warning has gone out to politicians from lettings agency trade body ARLA Propertymark - don’t try to fix a system...

With the steady introduction of rental platforms and apps designed to bypass letting agents and property managers in the tenancy process,...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...

The success of Foxtons’ lettings division has directly attributed to the London-focussed agency’s strong performance in the past year. A trading statement...

A 68-page academic report urges governments not to adopt hard controls that simply freeze rents - even though it acknowledges that...

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has accused governments across the UK of using Covid 19 rule changes to slip in...

Propertymark has waded into the controversy surrounding regulations removing extended notice periods in Scotland. The notice periods for residential tenancies - extended...

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says teclet, a wholly owned subsidiary of OnTheMarket plc, has integrated with the TDS API - aimed...

The number of prospective tenants asked to provide guarantors ahead of renting has risen by a huge 36 per cent over...

The leader of one of Britain’s highest profile lettings agency operations has let rip at the government for what he calls...

Lettings software provider Acquaint CRM has integrated its technology with the new API solution created by government-backed Tenancy Deposit Scheme.  The TDS...

A prominent London buying agent says her property management team is letting out homes in the capital in a matter of...

The Property Franchise Group now manages in excess of 74,000 rental properties on behalf of landlords, according to a new trading...

Lettings franchisees under the Belvoir banner delivered the group an additional 10 per cent management service fees last year according to...

Extending the length of Notice to Quit periods in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland to up to six months...

There’s been yet another acquisition of an independent agency. Leeds-based property company, Adair Paxton, has snapped up longstanding Rothwell estate agent, William...

There’s still some way to go for the lettings market to return to its pre-pandemic best according to Knight Frank -...

A senior Welsh politicians has urged anyone who has fallen behind in paying rent because of the pandemic to contact their...

A PropTech firm is pledging its new service allows agents to complete identity checks, upload the necessary documentation to let their...

A little-known law may require tenants to pay stamp duty on the rental properties they do not actually own. London lettings agency...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Purplebricks could face a bill of as much as £30m “after it put thousands of landlords...

The National Residential Landlords Association says average rent debt owed by tenants as a direct result of the pandemic is still...

The classic winter time arguments between tenants and agents over what is damp and what is mildew can be resolved by...

ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...

Buy to let investors many quit the sector if proposals in the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill go-ahead in their existing...

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

Figures from the Deposit Protection Service suggest that students returned to university in greater numbers this year compared to 2020. The service...

Consultation begins today on a selective licensing scheme for privately rented housing in 25 wards of Birmingham. Under the suggested scheme, all...

Research from lettings management software provider teclet shows how important 24/7 transactions are in the industry today. Results show that 33 per...

Lettings technology platform Goodlord has acquired a new app called acasa.  acasa is a fintech platform which allows tenants to manage household...

Lettings platform Goodlord has opened its doors north of the border.  Agents based in Scotland can now sign up to Goodlord, which...

It’s been announced that UK Sotheby’s International Realty has secured tenants for 20 apartments in record time at Embassy Gardens, a...

A £360 million wall of rental debt built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave...

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

New laws to limit rent increases to once a year in Northern Ireland have moved a step closer and lettings agents...

There’s been a call for government to do more to support letting agents as an autumn of rental reform begins. Mark Hayward,...

The lettings market continues to boom, with HomeLet’s latest index showing average UK rents at a record high for the third...

Reluctance to move during the pandemic is thought to be a key reason for a sharp drop in tenancy disputes between...

Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities is extending the regulations for the period of notice a landlord must give a tenant before...

Rent controls are to be introduced into part of the UK as a result of a deal between two political parties. The...

Earlier this week Propertymark revealed it had co-signed an open letter criticising proposed government cuts to benefits.  That open letter was co-signed...

How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...

One of the largest new additional licensing schemes for HMOs anywhere in the country is set to come into force in...

A study by Hamptons shows that so far this year 10 per cent of new tenancies have been taken by someone...

A petition has been launched on the Channel Island of Jersey to prevent agents and landlords banning pets from the local...

The lettings market in London and the Home Counties continued its journey back towards normality in July according to data from...

Barbon Insurance Group, which already owns Let Alliance and HomeLet, has now acquired PropTech platform Rent4sure. Luke Burton, Rent4sure’s chief operating officer,...

Lettings income has played a major part in the upswing in income for the Belvoir Group, reported to shareholders in its...

A PropTech company has revealed what letting agent hate and love most about their work. On the plus side the RentProfile platform’s...

A leading private rental trade body says only bespoke financial help can ensure the private rental sector meets government energy efficiency...

The latest version of the government’s guidance to agents over how to operate during the continuing pandemic suggests that virtual viewings...

The Generation Rent campaign group and Labour are again uniting to argue in favour of rent controls in London. Just last week...

Bury council in Greater Manchester has adopted new measures to fine agents or landlords up to £30,000 if their properties fail...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back at a demand from London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan that he be given the powers to...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has made a new call for power to cap private rents. He’s claimed that rents in the...

London’s rental market gathered momentum in June as tenants anticipated a return to the office with 24 per cent more tenancies...

It always pays to rely on the services of a reputable referencing company. The lure of free credit checks or basic referencing...

The John Lewis Partnership has released more details of an ambitious plan to build and furnish private rental properties. In a bid...

The average UK rent now stands at a record £1,007 per calendar month - the highest ever, according to HomeLet. It’s up...

A new £10m grant will be introduced in part of the UK to help private rented tenants struggling to pay rent...

Propertymark has joined forces with the likes of Generation Rent and Shelter to step up the campaign for the provision of...

The prime London rental market is still in the doldrums but the rent falls are less pronounced than before.  Knight Frank says...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents’ wing of Propertymark is demanding to see the results of a mediation project initiated by...

The increasingly strong rental market is set to last throughout summer and beyond according to the latest analysis by PropTech platform...

The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies - and agents who fail to use them risk having...

Campaign group Generation Rent has set out a 10-point plan for reform of the private rental sector in favour of tenants. Its...

Data from a property consultancy suggests that two thirds of renters who use virtual viewings sign tenancies without actually visiting their chosen...

The head of the tenants’ campaign group Generation Rent has condemned the government as “reckless” for ending the eviction ban on May...

A scheme being proposed in Northern Ireland has been branded as a threat to letting agents. The Northern Ireland Executive is considering...

A letting agent has been fined £11,500 for breaking HMO houses and fire safety rules at a property he manages. Agent Benjamin...

A leading figure in the lettings sector says the government’s new Housing Possession Mediation Scheme can help agencies and landlords recover...

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

Inventories PropTech service Inventory Hive has integrated with Reapit via its Foundations platform, meaning agents who use both services will be...

Changes to electrical safety standards rules applying to existing tenancies came into force at the start of the Easter break and...

With Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirming the next phase of the roadmap out of lockdown, a PropTech firm has reflected on...

Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...

The government’s embarrassing axing of the Green Homes Grant means there must now be a replacement to help the private rental...

A charity is calling for a new national body to oversee the private rental sector. Citizens Advice makes this one of three...

The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...

A lettings trade body says the sector - and local councils - should do more to cater for the older and...

Two franchise giants - Hunters and The Property Franchise Group - say their combined lettings book underpins their recent deal. In a...

An influential group of MPs has called for the replacement of “outdated” Energy Performance Certificates with new ‘Building Renovation Passports’. Currently EPCs...

The pandemic has had a major impact on the student rental market with landlords suffering significant losses of income. A new analysis...

Foxtons has made no bones about how it sees future growth - it wants to acquire lettings books from other agencies. “There...

An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...

Knight Frank says the plummeting rents in prime central London have at least managed to attract a surge in the number...

Foxtons says the reason behind its purchase of rival London agency Douglas & Gordon was to get its lettings book. The deal, for...

A PropTech supplier says rental market activity remains relatively robust through this third lockdown, with a 25 per cent drop in...

An MP who says no one should have to give up their pet to live in a rental property insists that...

A PropTech firm says agencies adopting livestream viewing could win more instructions and save thousands of pounds, all the while abiding...

Government data suggests that scare stories talking of a glut of evictions if the current ban is lifted are simply unfounded. Data...

Another council wants an extension to the existing ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, which is scheduled to end on February 22.  Yesterday our...

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...

An online petition is voicing opposition to government calls for ever-improving EPCs in the private rental sector.  Nottingham landlord Tricia Urquhart has started the...

For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...

Average rents in prime central London fell 13 per cent in the year to January as over-supply still dominated the market, according...

Letting agents have been told to document all arranging, planning and scheduling of work related to electrical checks in a bid...

The controversial subject of pet-friendly tenancies has been grabbed by the scruff of the neck by the government. The Ministry of Housing,...

Industry supplier The Lettings Hub has launched what it calls a free to use pre-tenancy management platform for agents. Called BOX it...

Another major agency operating in central London confirms that the fall-out from the pandemic continues to produce a glut of units...

A prominent agent says a huge over-supply of available rental property is now flooding the central London market, just as demand...

The government has been urged to backtrack on proposals for letting agents to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on day one...

Propertymark has responded to the official consultation on the government proposals called Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and...

Major players in the Build To Rent sector are joining forces to see if they can give the industry a more...

The average rent in the UK, measured just before the turn of the year, is £979, showing a 2.7 per cent...

Propertymark is making it clear that rent controls are not the way to operate an efficient lettings market. In a formal response...

Only 0.3 per cent of all tenancies in England and Wales ended with a dispute over the deposit in the six...

The government has told letting agents in Tier 4 areas that their first priority must be the safety of their tenants. The...

A new report from the government says it’s too early to tell whether lettings agencies are abiding by new anti-money laundering...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

ARLA Propertymark has written to the government to voice fears that letting agents will not be able to comply with new...

A warning has been issued by one of the most acquisitive letting agencies that future mergers and takeovers could be hit...

A renters’ union in Scotland claims a proposal to cap rents in the country doesn’t go far enough. The Scottish Parliament’s Local...

Knight Frank says it’s seeing tenants in the prime London niche reflecting the same trends as those in the wider property...

A lettings expert claims that many agents are failing to comply with appropriate legislation, rendering their landlord clients liable for legal...

There’s widespread concern that a freeze on the Local Housing Allowance will worsen rental arrears. Although Chancellor Rishi Sunak failed to mention...

ARLA Propertymark is one of seven trade and charity groups calling on the government to help bail out private renters with...

Foxtons has acquired a London lettings agency and along with it a lettings book comprising 689 tenancies. The deal is worth £2.2m. In...

Some 90 per cent of branches from franchise giant Belvoir believe house rents will rise or at least stay static in 2021,...

The private rental sector should embrace the idea of tenants with pets and not object to the prospect. That’s the view of...

Lettings agents have until January 11 to respond to the latest consultation proposal stiffening health and safety in the private rental...

An exercise by PropTech company Goodlord has given an insight into what the lettings market may look like in parts of...

A Conservative MP’s bid to ensure pets are allowed in private rental accommodation reaches its next stage in the New Year. Andrew Rosindell,...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell by almost a fifth in the year to the end of September according...

Three lettings agents who kept tenants’ rent instead of passing it to the landlords have been ordered to pay almost £100,000...

Foxtons has posted what many consider to be disappointing lettings figures for the third quarter of the year. The company’s lettings-related revenue...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

Rental operators specialising in short lets are signing up to a tracking study to assess the sector’s size and significance.  The exercise...

Pressure appears to be building for more pet-friendly lettings properties with two Build To Rent operators promoting animal-friendly tenancies. BTR operator Fizzy Living...

London Central Portfolio, an investment consultancy, says the capital’s prime central area is seeing a demographic change as younger British tenants...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a cross-industry call for more information to be provided to politicians who go on to make housing...

An organisation that wants rent controls, the scrapping of Section 21 and what it calls “indefinite tenancies” claims to have 4,000...

Anger continues to mount over government plans to make rental properties more energy efficient, with one agent advising his landlords to make...

A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...

Light has been shed at last on the long-running uncertainty about why some landlords choose to use lettings agents and some...

Trading Standards in one region of the UK is staging Twitter quizzes aimed at students, and asking about agents’ fees surrounding...

ARLA Propertymark has welcomed the creation of a financial lifeline for tenants in Wales in arrears because of Coronavirus.  The association has...

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

Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...

The latest monthly rental index produced by insurance provider HomeLet shows a four per cent surge in the all-UK average rent...

New long-term targets for improving energy efficiency across the private rental sector simply are not realistic, the government has been warned. The...

A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...

The number of new prospective tenants is at its highest level ever according to data just released by ARLA Propertymark. The association’s...

There have been more Coronavirus-inspired changes to lettings regulations in Scotland. Firstly the Scottish Government has passed the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment...

The government has set out confirmation of the new regulations and protocols that agents and landlords will have to follow if...

Ahead of the evictions ban being lifted on Sunday, ARLA Propertymark has written to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick, setting out a...

Lettings supplier Blinc UK has acquired a 50% stake in Pink Chilli, a new pre-tenancy software platform for letting agents. Pink Chilli...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) and safeagent have announced two new e-learning modules for letting agents and landlords. The modules, which form...

Data from Knight Frank suggests that average rental values in prime central London fell one per cent last month, taking the...

There have been changes to the Notice To Quit process in Northern Ireland. The Private Tenancies (Coronavirus Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020...

The first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...

With college and university terms about to start, and ever-more diligence required over Coronavirus, the Deposit Protection Service is offering an...

A lettings agency that told a prospective tenant it had a policy of not offering tenancies to housing benefit recipients has...

There’s a huge backlog of work required to be done across the private rental sector to meet the latest Minimum Energy...

Management software provider Goodlord has added Reapit to its list of integrations, with a preview for customers being available on a...

Last month, we were all caught by the surprise news that the government was extending the temporary ban on evictions just...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging its members to write to their MPs over the provision of cash help...

A council says it's identified hundreds of rental properties within its boundaries which apparently do not comply with key energy efficiency...

The average rent across the UK is now £985 per calendar month, up some 2.1 per cent on four weeks ago...

A rent guarantor service has rejected criticism of so-called Coronavirus break clauses in rental contracts. There’s been criticism in recent months of...

ARLA and the NRLA have teamed up with charities - some usually critical of letting agents and landlords - to lobby...

A leading trade body has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that some landlords face receiving no rent for two years.  In a...

ARLA Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants continued to rise in July, hitting the highest number on record. The average...

The Law Society has set out exactly what the extension of the eviction ban, announced on Friday, means to agents, landlords...

The Generation Rent pressure group has made a last-ditch argument in favour of keeping the evictions ban, which will lapse at the...

Letting agents are being warned they are likely to face a higher number of mandatory electrical checks as the sector expands...

A leading lettings sector trade body has set out reasons why the eviction ban should be lifted - which may help...

A leading PropTech figure says a political issue north of the border demonstrates the advantages of voluntary industry codes of practice over...

The largest survey yet conducted about rent payments during the pandemic shows the claims of pressure groups about widespread evictions are unfounded. Over...

New research pours cold water on claims by anti-agency campaigners that there will be a glut of evictions when the ban ends...

The average rent in the UK has risen 1.5 per cent in just a month, but it is still a fraction...

Campaign group Generation Rent says private tenants could miss out on an energy efficiency drive if they are not given the...

There’s a warning this morning that the consequences of the Coronavirus crisis mean that rents will fall at least five per...

The Welsh Government has temporarily increased the notice period landlords must provide from three months to six months to end Assured...

New tenancies recorded by The Deposit Protection Service suggests the market is back almost to its pre-pandemic levels of activity. Data in...

There’s likely to be a further surge of new tenancies in the weeks to come, challenging agents’ ability to cope with...

A £266m package of help to support vulnerable people into long term accommodation includes possible options to use the private rental...

Average rents in most regions of the UK have fallen slightly in the past month according to the latest HomeLet market...

One of the capital’s largest lettings agencies says business is recovering well, although ironically rents are down 10% and increased activity...

A Bill which would have introduced a general cap on rent increases in the private rental sector has been abandoned by...

The National Residential Landlords Association has dismissed the latest claims by campaigning charity Shelter that landlords have not done enough to...

ARLA Propertymark and other organisations from across the housing sector have joined forces to support tenants and landlords facing rent arrears...

The government appears to have confirmed that the evictions ban will end in late August and courts will resume hearing possession...

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

The latest market snapshot produced by agent data suggests that rent increases have hit a new low as the Coronavirus impacts on...

The number of rental deposit disputes lodged with one of the government-authorised deposit schemes has fallen 15 per cent across England...

The arrival of mandatory enhanced electrical checks so soon after the chaos of the Coronavirus pandemic represents a perfect storm for...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My Name is Rob Trotter. I’m married to a vet,...

The government has withdrawn its latest electrical safety checks guidance for the private rental sector, with immediate effect. However, there remains...

The government has released new guidance regarding electrical safety checks - and there's a worry it may include thousands of additional...

Apropos is a revolutionary digital property management platform which has recently launched in the UK. The new property management platform has...

Rents on renewed tenancies across Great Britain fell 1.6 per cent in May, the third consecutive monthly fall.   Data from Hamptons International...

PropTech lettings platform Herddle has announced two new senior hires. Hurdle describes itself as the tech-enabled lettings and property management agency that...

A lettings sector group says there was never any eviction crisis looming for private tenants, contrary to a slew of recent claims. New independent...

PropTech firm Goodlord says there’s been “a remarkable bounce back” in the lettings sector since the market resumed. It’s been three weeks...

Accreditation service NAPIT has produced a publication for the rental sector ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued guidelines ahead of new electrical safety checks coming into force for...

The Deposit Protection Service and safeagent (formerly NALS) have created a free, online course showing best practice in starting tenancies.  The new...

The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...

A council wants buy to let landlords with one-bed flats or rooms in shared homes to help it find homes for...

A leading trade body is backing calls by MPs for additional financial support to tenants during the Coronavirus crisis. The National Residential...

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

Rents on renewed tenancies fell for the second month in a row according to data from Hamptons International.   In April the average...

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

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

A new automated lettings platform claims to automate key processes around compliance, marketing, leasing and management for letting agents. Ringley Group, a...

It’s only eight weeks to the start off the new Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector which come into...

The latest market snapshot by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that while new and completed tenancy volumes dropped rapidly in the first...

A surge in rental activity has encouraged a London-focussed agency to un-furlough some of its staff ahead of an expected relaxation...

A raft of measures from government and courts intended to help private tenants during the Coronavirus lockdown may be storing up a...

A consumer charity has been blasted by a landlords' trade body for making “irresponsible” claims about tenants and the Coronavirus crisis. Research...

Once the worst of the Coronavirus crisis passes there’s likely to be much more regulation of parts of the rental sector...

A leading PropTech expert has urged lettings agents to improve their administration and paperwork if they want to avoid what could...

Different guidelines have been issued for the rental sector in different parts of the British Isles as devolved administrations get to...

Private landlords want the government to stop local authorities charging council tax on rented homes left empty because of the Coronavirus.  The National...

Seven out of 10 tenancies that were due to end in March were renewed according to Hamptons International - the highest...

The new National Residential Landlords Association has backed calls from the Labour Mayor of London to ensure the benefits system covers...

A leading London lettings agency is reporting only a very low rent default rate so far, despite fears that the Coronavirus...

High-end lettings agency Knight Frank says the lettings market “could explode quite quickly” when the lockdown ends. The agency says that in...

New and newly-refurbished properties are letting more readily as virtual viewings become more widespread during the lockdown. That’s the view of Knight...

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

Knight Frank is predicting that the number of tenancies agreed in the prime markets across London and the Home Counties in...

Demand for rental properties has predictably plummeted thanks to the lockdown. Data from PropTech company Goodlord shows that while a surge for...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

All court possession orders are being suspended from today as part of the changes to the private rental sector to cope...

Despite the challenges being thrown up to the lettings sector by Coronavirus, this is a reminder that new MEES regulations on...

Paperwork released overnight by the government appears to confirm that the notice period for evictions is extending from two months to...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it has contacted the government to see whether its members are deemed ‘essential’ and...

It’s easy to forget in the Coronavirus frenzy but from tomorrow, Friday March 20, all tenancies are to become subject to...

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

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act came into force across the country on the 20th March 2019. The act is designed...

An online student publication is urging readers who are tenants to “go lawsuit crazy” when the full provisions of the Homes...

A pet care company claims that millions of private renters are being denied the benefits of pet ownership because of landlords...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent developers says it is specifically targeting certain tenant types for one of its...

Confusion among renters over the complex Tenant Fees Act could trigger a surge in complaints about agents to redress schemes -...

The latest lettings market snapshot provided by HomeLet shows that the average rent across the UK as a whole is now...

Pet-friendly tenancies of the kind envisaged by the government could oblige some private landlords to quit the sector, it’s claimed. Over the...

One of the growing number of deposit replacement providers claims that there could be £1.2 billion in deposit monies that are...

Nearly half a million properties could be removed from the long-term lettings market as disenchanted landlords move to short-lets. A survey by...

A new lettings platform claims it can help existing agents and staff working for companies quit and fulfil their dream of...

A campaign group that has held protests outside letting agents’ branches and has been fiercely critical of fees, says it’s seen a...

It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new...

There’s been an angry response by the rental sector following the latest attack by campaigning charity Shelter. The organisation claims that private...

McCarthy & Stone, long associated with retirement properties only available to buy, has introduced a renting option at a number of...

The Labour party has mocked the government’s £4m new funding for councils to combat rogue agents and landlords as “puny.” A statement...

A legal firm is warning agents and landlords that they have less than three months to prepare for the latest MEES...

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge...

There’s a heightened risk of voids in the New Year period and agents and landlords should prepare: that’s the warning from...

A leading law firm has highlighted four key dates for letting agents and landlords to watch for in 2020. Paul Barnes, head...

Letting agents and landlords who prepare for a dispute at the outset of a tenancy increase their chances of avoiding one...

The owner of two properties has been fined £35,000 for breaches of the selective licensiing regime in his local area.  At a...

A short lets firm that describes itself as an “Airbnb management service” is launching an advertising campaign to woo landlords away...

Labour’s policies for the private rental sector are “too extreme ... unrealistic and will be hugely damaging to housing supply in...

Labour has given shocking new details of its proposals for the private rental sector including £100.000 fines if properties are deemed...

As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...

The Liberal Democrats is the first of the major parties to release its party manifesto for the December 12 manifesto, and...

Another think tank has come up with proposals to scrap Section 21 eviction powers and cap rents - and it also...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Lettings agents who diversify to offer tenant liability insurance not only broaden their own business but also increase peace of mind...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has launched his party’s General Election campaign with an attack on what he describes as “dodgy landlords.” He...

One of the leading lettings sector trade bodies has unveiled what it describes as “a positive vision for the private rented...

A new report from Knight Frank shows how the country’s most expensive lettings market - prime central London - has boomed. The...

Countrywide’s high-end Hamptons International brand says it’s growing its lettings business “ethically and sustainably, regardless of market conditions.” It has ended the...

A co-founder of a room rental PropTech service says there’s no clear evidence yet that the fees ban introduced in April...

The Leaders Romans Group has acquired yet another independent agency - this time it is Essex and Suffolk Lettings. Based in Colchester,...

Another law firm has sharply criticised the government’s proposals to abolish Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Devonshires says the government should...

Government plans to end so-called ‘no fault’ evictions may backfire and not improve tenants’ security at all. That’s the warning from Osbornes...

The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...