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PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

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

A so-called ethical lettings agency run jointly by two local authorities is handling private rental properties but is charging landlords just...

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a new Tenancy Compliance service through its pre-tenancy progression software, BOX.  The Lettings Hub says...

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

The Home Office has issued yet another iteration of its guidance for agents on how to conduct Right To Rent checks. The...

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

As energy costs continue to rise, agents are being urged to promote the use of smart meters. That’s the view of Safeagent...

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

A lettings agent has been jailed for three years for defrauding tenants and landlords out of more than £182,000.  Lee Clarke, 42,...

A survey of some 600 agents and landlords by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme has revealed the most popular cause of deposit...

The Oxfordshire based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant,...

A Manchester agency says there’s been a 400 per cent increase in enquiries from international students. This huge number of enquiries for...

A leading buy to let mortgage expert has backed the government’s pledge to issue a White Paper and additional consultation before...

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

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

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

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

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

Several pet charities are supporting an attempt by an MP to reform lettings regulations to permit more pets in private rental...

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

A new PropTech tool called Lettings Intelligence is being launched this week with the claim that it is “revolutionising the way that lettings...

The role of lettings agents has never been more crucial to landlords and tenants than it is now and will be...

Student renters want break clauses automatically included in tenancy agreements to protect them financially in the event of a second wave of...

A lettings agency is launching a service that allows landlords to list their properties on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for just...

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

There’s been a substantial 20 per cent rise in formal complaints about agents taken up by The Property Ombudsman.  The figures refer...

Agents and landlords who use unorthodox methods of securing obligations from tenants to pay their rent during the Coronavirus crisis may...

London agency Chestertons reports that despite the lockdown it’s registered 2,369 new tenants needing to move, conducted 3,432 virtual viewings, received...

Labour’s latest suggestion for the private rental sector - a rent holiday for tenants during the Coronavirus crisis - has been...

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

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

The West Midlands Police force says it’s secured what it calls a “landmark court order” against a rogue landlord who turned...

Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...

The government - which over the weekend made a surprise move to try to stop landlords banning tenants from keeping pets...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is to overhaul the model tenancy contract to make it easier for tenants to have pets. A surprise statement from the...

The fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents has this morning revealed that it’s linking with Training For Professionals, the largest provider of...

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

A new PropTech app-based service claiming to reduce paperwork in property management is rolling out in London and the south east. Herddle...

Welsh housing minister Julie James is to address agents, landlords and other property professionals at the Residential Landlord Association’s Future Renting...

A leading agent has repeated his controversial belief that the proposed scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers should be seen as...

Government data suggests that almost 54 per cent of the UK’s remaining smokers are tenants - and against that backdrop, an...

Another online lettings agency has come forward with a deal to help landlords and tenants stranded after the closure of Upad. Last...

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

Void periods have fallen to record lows across the UK in August, with average voids standing at just 11 days.  The data,...

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...

One of the growing number of deposit alternative services, flatfair, has announced a partnership with lettings platform Goodlord. Agents and landlords can...

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

Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...

The head of a major property management firm says the controversial proposal to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a series of events to educate letting agents and landlords on deposit protection. Starting next month...

A buy to let investor who converted three family homes to HMOs without securing planning permission has been jailed for falsifying...

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

The chief executive of the Citizens Advice consumer charity says she wants government “to do even more to strengthen the hand...

A PropTech firm is offering landlords the opportunity to manage their portfolios from £35 a month, suggesting it could be a...

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

The Residential Landlords Association’s membership has hit a new high of 35,000.  Established in 1998 the not-for-profit association - which describes itself...

A PropTech platform claims landlords can cut administration costs so much that they could afford to offer their lettings units furnished...

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

After reporting record summer figures from its lettings division, Chestertons says it’s on the acquisition trail and looking for agencies to...

Two private landlords have been found guilty of managing Houses in Multiple Occupation with dangerous and sub-standard conditions, following a successful...

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

Which?, the consumer body that appears to be taking an increasingly-aggressive line against letting agents and landlords, has now issued a...

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...

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

Two landlords have been hit with hefty court fines for failing to comply with a local licensing scheme. The pair are the...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has announced new dates for its academy courses, delivering training on tenancy deposit disputes and adjudication to...

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

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

A leading legal expert specialising in the private rental market says the sector should set up basic procedures to protect against...

A strong majority of tenants admit that they have broken tenancy rules in at least one significant way. A study for interiors...

A London council is using dawn raids in its clampdown on illegal subletting and on so-called ‘beds in sheds’ where tenants...

The government has been urged by a London council to act now to end letting fees for private renters.   Hackney council says...

A survey of over 2,000 private renters for an animal insurance company apparently produces the result that 27 per cent of...

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...

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

Agents and many industry bodies have expressed their disappointment and anger at many provisions of the Housing White Paper produced by...

An online student lettings agency claims there will be a growing number of students using the holiday season to boost their...

Failing to pay rent on time or at all is the most common rule broken by tenants that is set out...

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

Yet another council private rental sector licensing scheme is being drawn up with the claim that it will improve standards of...

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

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

A new survey by insurer Direct Line for Business suggests that landlords who have not instructed letting agents to act for...

Lettings companies and an organised group of criminals described as a “gang of chancers” have been hit with fines and costs...

A property company managing an HMO in prime central London has been £47,900. The fine is in relation to 24 charges under...

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

We’ve seen large numbers of local councils set up private rental accreditation systems, and a string of politicians from all major...

Two letting agencies in the London borough of Camden have lost their appeal against fines for failing to join a redress...

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

The energy price comparison website recently acquired by Zoopla, uSwitch, is urging letting agents and landlords to do more to allow...

A signed tenancy agreement is not worth the paper it is written as tenants are blatantly ignoring its terms and conditions...

The broker Independent Mortgage Solutions - which until now has found loans for clients interested in residential sales, self-build and buy...

Investors with HMOs are better placed than other landlords to combat any financial damage caused by future interest rate rises. Analysis carried...

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...

Leading letting agency improves efficiency and customer satisfaction with DocuSign. Company’s Top Objectives LSL Property Services is a leading provider of residential property...

Company’s Top Objectives Established in 1964, Martyn Gerrard is an award-winning, family run agent, letting and selling property firm in North and...

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

With the Conservatives now having an overall majority, there is speculation that the pilot immigration checks which letting agents and landlords...

A private landlord who provided false documents and endangered the lives of his tenants has been ordered to undertake 200 hours’...

There are “advantages all round” in the certainty that three-year tenancies and even rent controls can offer, according to the head...