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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...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has submitted its response to the government's consultation on scrapping Section 21 evictions, which closes tomorrow...

One of London's largest agencies, Chestertons, has reported a record month for revenues in September as well as its best ever...

Uncertainty around the UK's planned departure from the EU and the stability of the government is causing the super-rich to rent instead...

A Shropshire man has become the first in England to be banned from being a landlord.  In a case brought by Telford...

We are at the beginning of the end for let only tenancies which have effectively been subsidised in the past by...

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...

The Liberal Democrat conference, which begins on Saturday, is to debate a resolution calling for the scrapping of Section 21 -...

Data published by specialist lender Precise Mortgages suggests that over a fifth of landlords are planning to expand their portfolio with...

Housing minister Esther McVey has hinted that the government may finally decide as soon as next month on whether to introduce...

Rents across prime central London have been roughly flat over the past year - although yields are up as a result...

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir.  The franchise...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...

There should be open-ended tenancies with reduced rent for long-term contracts and any rent increase tied only to inflation. This dramatic reform...

The Guild of Property Professionals has received confirmation that the government’s proposed changes to Section 21 will not be retrospective. “What this...

A pioneering lettings agency that allocates second and subsequent year students with private sector and university-owned homes has delivered its best...

Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rising by 1.3...

Claims that the use of Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices is the leading cause of homelessness in the UK are...

Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...

If you want a barometer of a stable lettings market, this appears to be it - rents are now rising at...

The comparison website MoneySuperMarket suggests that renters spend an average of £670 in additional costs when they move, on top of...

The Deposit Protection Service has revealed that more than four out of 10 of the tenancy deposits it manages are currently...

A lettings group says the high-profile struggle performers at the Edinburgh Fringe now face to find affordable short-term accommodation was entirely...

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has become the “exclusive deposit replacement partner” of the National Landlord Association - less than two...

Knight Frank says the number of new prospective tenants registering for prime central London properties in the second quarter of this...

A surge in the lettings market has helped Chestertons post its best half-year profit level for the past five years. The London-focussed...

The supply of lettings property has begun to increase in higher price brackets in prime central London, leading rents to fall...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has sharply criticised the PRS as being ill-equipped to cater...

A leading industry trade body says the latest English Housing Survey report proves that criticisms of the private rental sector’s costs...

Goodlord has expanded its offering to enable corporate lets to be processed through its platform.  The move means agents who process both...

Data from rental insurance firm HomeLet suggests that the Tenant Fees Act may already be causing more movement amongst tenants. The firm...

There has been no change to rental yields across the UK over the past month as the lettings market settles down...

A leading trade body is urging the candidates to lead the Conservative Party to adopt a more positive approach to the...

Monday marks the one month anniversary of the Tenant Fees ban coming into force, but a senior London agent warns the...

A director of a lettings agency has been fined for creating false tenancies in a bid to avoid paying council tax...

Agents need to be pro-actively using PropTech and improving their work methods to reduce voids for their landlord clients. That’s the view...

A call by Shelter for England to adopt Scotland’s model of indefinite tenancies in the private rented sector has been attacked...

A research report claims letting agents could be missing out on thousands of pounds of potential income each year by not...

Two housing organisations have come together to fund a major research programme to improve standards in the private rental sector. They are...

A record number of tenancies have been agreed above £5,000 per week in London during the first four months of the...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech firm Goodlord shows that average rent increased in four of the eight regions of...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is one of many industry groups in a new coalition calling for S21 repossessions to be...

The Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with deposit alternative service Zero Deposit. The RLA says the service will be...

A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...

The head of a firm that seeks investors to put money into residential property funds rather than individual homes for tenants...

The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...

A survey of 500 undergraduates has given a rare insight into what they want as accommodation priorities.  The study, by a landlord...

PropTech supplier Goodlord says it’s updated its core product to ensure compliance with new regulations - and it says it’s offering...

There’s been another major industry survey revealing that a high number of lettings agents and landlords may quit the private rental...

There’s been another call on the government to rethink its plans to change the Section 21 eviction process.  The founder of Landlord...

Only one in six private landlords say they would support the Conservatives in an election according to a new poll. Buy to...

A council claims that its decision to set up its own lettings agency has prevented homelessness for almost 50 families and...

An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...

Agents and landlords are being warned to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once the fees ban kicks in...

The impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has not hit the central London lettings sector as much as...

Letting agents are being urged to consider how they can reduce their administrative workload, following huge growth in the size of...

Average rents across the UK continue to rise ahead of the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act next month, according to...

A new solution to help letting agents deal with the introduction of the security deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act...

New data from Proptech firm Goodlord suggests that the average void period for England and Wales is just 21 days. The longest...

A quarter of private landlords are looking to sell at least one property over the next year according to new research...

The chief executive of a specialist buy to let lender says increasing the rent to combat additional costs put on landlords...

A senior lettings agent has raised the spectre of rental properties in future being German-style ‘empty shells’ - without even white...

The scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers has been welcomed by the London Assembly - but apparently it doesn’t go far...

The scrapping of Section 21, as proposed by the government, shows that Whiteall has “a Dickensian view” of the buy to...

The government consultation process which fuelled its decision to axe Section 21 eviction powers and move towards longer tenancies received only...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

The government’s plan to scrap Section 21 is personally backed by the Prime Minister and will begin formal consultations today. If the...

The latest lettings sector index suggests that monthly rents increased from February to March in six of the eight regions of...

A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...

The government has issued new guidance notes on the Tenant Fees Act, aimed at agents, landlords and tenants. The publications come ahead...

Latest lettings market data from high-end agency Knight Frank shows that average rents in prime central London rose 1.1 per cent...

Another think-tank has come up with reforms which it wants the government to make to the private rental sector - and...

An online lettings service says it will pay existing tenants for finding replacements and handling viewings, in a bid to reduce...

Today the long-awaited Homes (Fitness For Human Habitation) Act comes into force, pioneered by Labour MP Karen Buck and giving people...

The JLL lettings agency is warning that the five week deposit cap enshrined in the Tenant Fees Act is likely to...

A Scottish mediation company and the SafeDeposits Scotland Trust are to create eight workshops aiming to improve relationships between agents, landlords,...

Labour’s proposal to introduce indefinite tenancies along the lines in a bid to emulate the German model reveals the party’s “fundamental...

Labour says it will introduce new ‘indefinite’ tenancies for private tenants, based on rules currently in place in Germany. It claims German...

More than a third of landlords are looking to cut their annual spending - and many of them are considering ending...

A new index for the lettings sector in England and Wales by PropTech company Goodlord gives a clean bill of health...

Data from Knight Frank shows that annual rental values actually grew in parts of prime outer London last month for the...

Momentum is building in the campaign to end ‘No DSS’ discrimination against private rental sector tenants in receipt of housing benefit. Late...

Rents over three prime London areas rose by 1.9 per cent in the final quarter of 2018 according to property data...

You may be forgiven for thinking that rent takes up an ever-greater proportion of tenants’ income - but new figures out...

High-end lettings agency Strutt & Parker says the take-up of new rental tenancies decreased by 5.4 per cent over 2018 as...

Private rental sector tenants in England stay an average of 4.1 years in their property - casting doubt over the justification...

Specialist student utilities and service provider Glide has launched a product it claims removes the admin and hassle traditionally associated with...

Knight Frank has given an upbeat snapshot of the lettings market in Prime Central London, based mostly on higher rental growth...

TV property pundit Phil Spencer, who now runs property advice site MoveIQ, says letting agents may introduce new administration fees on...

A warning has been issued to lettings agents to review tenancy agreements to see if they are fit for purpose when...

There has been a massive surge in the volume of lettings properties under construction for the burgeoning Built To Rent sector. Data...

The government has been accused of not helping thousands of landlords who may have inadvertently granted assured tenancies instead of the...

Zero Deposit, the firm set up by former Zoopla commercial director Jon Notley, says it now has around 850 offices using...

The government says it will shortly respond to over 8,700 responses it received about its suggestions for longer standard tenancies in...

Knight Frank has issued a relatively upbeat assessment of the prime London lettings market as the year draws to a close.  Firstly...

Home ownership rates for families aged 25 to 34 are rising for the first time in 30 years but high barriers...

Three letting agents who failed to return tenants’ deposits or pass on rent payments to landlords have been convicted of fraud...

Embattled London Labour mayor Sadiq Khan says he wants rent controls to be introduced in the capital’s private rental sector, but...

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

Private landlords have to wait an average of over five months to regain possession of a property when applying to the...

Today sees the Second Reading in the House of the Lords for the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, promoted by...

Fewer than one per cent of private tenancies end in a dispute over the deposit - and the figure is this...

A substantial study by university academics suggests that changes to the benefit system lie behind the long-term rise in homelessness from...

The take up of new rental tenancies across prime central London decreased by no less than 12.7 per cent in the...

The number of lettings listings in prime central London fell 18 per cent in the year to September, says Knight Frank. The...

The Leaders Romans Group has revealed its acquisition of yet another independent agency - Property Concept. Based in Clifton, Bristol, Property Concept is...

An online toolkit for tenants on how to best navigate the rental system has been launched by Shelter Scotland with funding...

The party conferences of the two main political parties threw up some interesting developments with regards to housing and the rental...

Buy to let investors in England and Wales who own particularly cold homes are being targeted by new regulations. Since April this...

An analysis of 30,000 tenancies by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that the upcoming ban on tenants’ fees could impact most on...

Rental sector experts are expressing growing fears that the relatively low-key Budget announcements made on Monday could herald something more dramatic...

Tenants are now a step closer to being able to sue landlords if they do not properly maintain their properties. The Commons...

MPs in the House of Commons will today debate the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, promoted by a Labour backbencher...

One of London’s most respected lettings agencies says it’s recorded its best-ever quarter for business - defying claims from some that...

Urgent action is needed to tackle discrimination against benefit claimants by buy to let mortgage providers according to a leading trade...

A poll of 1,250 landlords suggests that far from being concerned about the profitability of buy to let, almost 80 per...

Fergus Wilson, frequently labelled Britain’s biggest individual landlord, says he is stopping letting out properties because of a shortage of East...

The growth in tenancies agreed in London’s super-prime sector has slowed sharply from 20 per cent earlier this year to just...

New research may explain why the government and Labour appear to be competing with each other to attack landlords and letting...

A new quarterly overview of the UK lettings sector reveals three key trends: viewings are rising and more tenancies are being...

The Home Secretary has been asked by a leading lettings sector trade organisation to ensure hard copy documents are given to...

There has been limited support given from some parts of the lettings industry to a proposal offering Capital Gains Tax relief...

Media speculation over the weekend has suggested that the government may be about to give tax breaks to landlords agreeing to...

The shock findings of a new survey suggest that 32 per cent of landlords would be less likely to buy new...

North west lettings and student accommodation specialist Mistoria Group has purchased an independent with 200 properties under management across Greater Manchester.  The...

The Deposit Protection Service says almost a quarter of students lost part of their tenancy deposit when they left their accommodation...

The Association of Residential Letting Agencies has set up a course - for non-members as well as members - on Ending...

Changes to the Section 21 Notice come into force for letting agents and landlords on Monday.  This will require all Assured Shorthold...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released details of its response to the government’s official consultation on possible three year...

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...