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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Gary Wright - Chief Executive Officer. What is flatfair and what...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Annalese Walmsley - Commercial Director at flatfair What is flatfair and...

The Competition and Markets Authority’s in depth investigation into the controversial deposit alternative concept has been welcomed by one of the...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has announced that its the first to integrate with The DPS. The integration will mean flatfair can offer...

A campaign group of activists says there have been only “few reports of dodgy behaviour” by agents and landlords in the...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

Trading Standards officers check for agents’ compliance by scrutinising their websites, it’s being claimed. Agents are being warned to ensure their websites...

The Observer newspaper has investigated the way letting agents apply so-called zero deposit schemes - and claims that in some cases...

A council’s Trading Standards team is warning letting agents of a new clampdown on compliance failures. Stoke-on-Trent Trading Standards says it’s received...

A group wanting pets to be allowed in private rental properties says its research shows the issue is not opposition from...

The latest update from industry discussions about allowing more pets in private rental properties suggests there’s not been a solution yet...

Propertymark is warning that higher Right To Rent costs are likely to hit agents when new processes kick in this autumn. From...

New details from a survey conducted by industry organisations concerning pets in rental properties show the extent of the problem. Some 537...

A prominent lettings industry supplier says uncertainty over the details and timescales to implement rental reforms will dog the sector for...

Since the Tenant Fees Act ban came into force, agents have been responsible for covering tenancy referencing costs, whether that’s by...

Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start...

Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer, more transparent and ultimately more...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

A London-focussed lettings agency group has paid £2,000 as a result of breaching the Tenant Fees Act. The issue relates to the...

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

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

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

The Welsh Government has revealed that it hasn’t had time to evaluate its tenant fee ban due to the pandemic. Tenant fees...

A new idea put forward by a student-focussed Build To Rent operator is likely to increase the momentum behind campaigners wanting...

ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...

Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...

New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...

As the summer begins to draw to a close and the letting market regains its stride, attention is turning to the...

A prominent lettings agency owner has given his verdict on the concept of charging renters to view a property - “it...

The controversy over whether a new PropTech service can be used by agents to charge people to view a property to...

Guidance from Trading Standards suggests that it is possible, in some cases, to charge tenants to view a property to let...

A new service has been launched to charge prospective tenants £30 - potentially even more - just to view a property...

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

Propertymark has waded into the controversy over whether private rental tenants should be allowed to keep pets in their properties. As reported...

There have been just 17 First Tier Tribunal cases involving allegations of fees charged to tenants in contravention of the Tenants...

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...

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

An investigation is underway into a lettings agency which has gone into liquidation owing almost £500,000 in rent to landlords and in...

A trading announcement by Belvoir reveals the company has seen another year of significant growth - its 24th on the trot. The...

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

An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...

ARLA Propertymark has given a detailed response to a government consultation on how the pandemic has hit the private rental sector. The...

A London lettings agency has described a £3,600 charge to a tenant as “entirely reasonable and legal.” The i newspaper has featured a...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

Countrywide’s latest trading statement covering the first half of 2020 shows it was hit more than most corporates by the market...

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...

One of the leading figures in the PropTech world is warning that letting agents must not be tempted into charging illegal...

A survey by The Tenancy Deposit Service suggests that half of landlords have experienced damage to their rental properties by pets.  And...

Shelter is calling for stricter enforcement against letting agents in Northern Ireland which it claims are illegally charging tenants fees for...

There’s been a surge in Google searches for issues concerning renters’ rights during the Coronavirus crisis. Research by heating company Boiler Plan...

Hunters has reported a small increase in pre-tax profit in it full-year results despite the impact of the ban on tenant...

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

The typical UK private rental deposit, often considered high in this country, is thought to be relatively low by international standards...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

A newspaper claims multiple councils are opening investigations into agents allegedly defying the tenant fees ban - and at least one...

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

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

The majority of letting agents have lost up to 20 per cent of their revenue because of the fees ban -...

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

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...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...

You don’t need to go far for news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to proposed...

The Property Franchise Group has issued an upbeat trading statement indicating that it’s mitigated much of the financial impact of the...

Just over a fifth of lettings agents questioned in a major industry survey are concerned that may not be complying with...

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

The likely general election is an opportunity for the government to make the lettings sector more appealing for would-be landlords, says...

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...

New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...

The cost of renting a room in the UK remained steady during Q3, according to SpareRoom. The country's biggest flatsharing site says...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act continued its upward curve in August. The...

A call has been made for the best letting agencies and other rental sector professionals to show how they comply with...

An estimated 20 per cent of letting agents have still not signed up for a Client Money Protection scheme, six months...

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

London Trading Standards has made the startling claim that 46 per cent of almost 2,000 agents it has surveyed are falling...

An agency in the north of England is continuing its strategy of acquisitions in a bid to offset the effects of...

Franchise agency group Winkworth claims the lettings fee ban impact has been less severe on its agents than on other companies,...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...

A respected transfer agent who has been selling lettings businesses for 25 years has issued a warning that tenant-find let-only portfolios...

Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...

Fixflo is launching its sixth annual Lettings Report for lettings professionals  The survey gauges the opinions of lettings professionals around the UK...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...

A London-focused PropTech startup has just won another £7m in funding. Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly to...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released a five point plan on how the public can choose a letting agent. 1....

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

The first ‘state of the industry’ report on the lettings agency sector since the introduction of the fees ban suggests individual...

Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant...

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

PropTech, and specifically Artificial Intelligence, could help letting agents better cope with new demands created by further industry regulation. That’s the view...

Belvoir has told its shareholders and the City that it enjoyed a strong first half of 2019 with its 300 High...

With less than four weeks to go to the start date of the Welsh Tenant Fees ban, the Association of Residential...

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a remarkable attack on a lettings agency, accusing it of “an abuse of power” over its...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says there has been a record number of rent increases reported by its members. In a...

An ‘open banking’ PropTech platform has partnered with two rental organisations which will offer agents, landlords and tenants direct payments and...