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Tenants are in for a rocky ride this year - and it’s chiefly the fault of government, says the chief executive...

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

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

Today’s vote in the House of Commons on Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal may be dominating the headlines but it’s the...

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 leading PropTech entrepreneur says letting agents must provide value for their landlord clients through technology, transparency and service if they...

The government says it will not reveal an implementation date for the banning on agents’ fees on tenants in England until...

The government has made the controversial claim that the ban on the levying of fees on tenants will not produce “significant...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has revealed that it will shortly choose which local authority will be the...

Labour claims it was the driving force behind the government’s decision to cap tenants’ security deposits from six weeks to five...

The government has this afternoon confirmed that the amount tenants have to pay up front to secure a home will be...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says agents who accept that the lettings fee ban is coming and who plan positively for its...

PropTech repairs service Fixflo has published its latest annual report on the industry, based on information from over 400 lettings professionals...

The Tenant Fees Bill is back in Parliament this week when it goes for its Second Reading in the House of...

MPs have proposed a series of amendments to the Tenant Fees Bill as part of its Report Stage and Third Reading...

The House of Commons has published a briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes ahead of the Report Stage of the Tenant...

The government has written to two senior MPs in a bid to clarify two detailed provisions in the Tenants Fees Bill,...

A Member of Parliament who says “the majority of agents” engage in “dirty tactics” when it comes to fees imposed on...

The chief of what is described as Britain’s largest lettings agency has told an influential group of MPs that the proposed...

Letting agents - and anyone with ‘relevant expertise and experience or a special interest’ - have been invited to provide their...

An experienced agent claims that forgoing the services of a letting agent to save money is a false economy for landlords. In...

A national charity is calling on the government to tighten the 'default fees' clause which is part of the Tenant Fees...

MPs will today undertake the second reading of the Tenant Fees Bill which proposes to ban upfront tenant fees and introduce...

LonRes, the data and agent network business specialising in central London, is entering into a strategic partnership with rental services provider...

Proposals to cap security deposits for private rented housing to six weeks rent risk creating a charter for rent cheats warns...

The government has explained why the ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants will not be implemented until spring 2019 -...

The Communities and Local Government committee of MPs will on Monday hear their first oral evidence of the year for the...

A Birmingham agent has branded the government’s draft Tenant Fees Bill - which proposes a ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants...

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...