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An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...
11 December 2020
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ARLA Propertymark has given a detailed response to a government consultation on how the pandemic has hit the private rental sector. The...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A London lettings agency has described a £3,600 charge to a tenant as “entirely reasonable and legal.” The i newspaper has featured a...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...
05 November 2020
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Countrywide’s latest trading statement covering the first half of 2020 shows it was hit more than most corporates by the market...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Light has been shed at last on the long-running uncertainty about why some landlords choose to use lettings agents and some...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Trading Standards in one region of the UK is staging Twitter quizzes aimed at students, and asking about agents’ fees surrounding...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the leading figures in the PropTech world is warning that letting agents must not be tempted into charging illegal...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey by The Tenancy Deposit Service suggests that half of landlords have experienced damage to their rental properties by pets. And...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Shelter is calling for stricter enforcement against letting agents in Northern Ireland which it claims are illegally charging tenants fees for...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surge in Google searches for issues concerning renters’ rights during the Coronavirus crisis. Research by heating company Boiler Plan...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Hunters has reported a small increase in pre-tax profit in it full-year results despite the impact of the ban on tenant...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading PropTech expert has urged lettings agents to improve their administration and paperwork if they want to avoid what could...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The typical UK private rental deposit, often considered high in this country, is thought to be relatively low by international standards...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...
12 March 2020
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A newspaper claims multiple councils are opening investigations into agents allegedly defying the tenant fees ban - and at least one...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Confusion among renters over the complex Tenant Fees Act could trigger a surge in complaints about agents to redress schemes -...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
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Pet-friendly tenancies of the kind envisaged by the government could oblige some private landlords to quit the sector, it’s claimed. Over the...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The majority of letting agents have lost up to 20 per cent of their revenue because of the fees ban -...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...
30 January 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...
02 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News

You don’t need to go far for news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to proposed...
27 November 2019
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The Property Franchise Group has issued an upbeat trading statement indicating that it’s mitigated much of the financial impact of the...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Just over a fifth of lettings agents questioned in a major industry survey are concerned that may not be complying with...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The likely general election is an opportunity for the government to make the lettings sector more appealing for would-be landlords, says...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A co-founder of a room rental PropTech service says there’s no clear evidence yet that the fees ban introduced in April...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The cost of renting a room in the UK remained steady during Q3, according to SpareRoom. The country's biggest flatsharing site says...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act continued its upward curve in August. The...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A call has been made for the best letting agencies and other rental sector professionals to show how they comply with...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

An estimated 20 per cent of letting agents have still not signed up for a Client Money Protection scheme, six months...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News

We are at the beginning of the end for let only tenancies which have effectively been subsidised in the past by...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News

London Trading Standards has made the startling claim that 46 per cent of almost 2,000 agents it has surveyed are falling...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

An agency in the north of England is continuing its strategy of acquisitions in a bid to offset the effects of...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Franchise agency group Winkworth claims the lettings fee ban impact has been less severe on its agents than on other companies,...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A respected transfer agent who has been selling lettings businesses for 25 years has issued a warning that tenant-find let-only portfolios...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...
05 September 2019
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Fixflo is launching its sixth annual Lettings Report for lettings professionals The survey gauges the opinions of lettings professionals around the UK...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A London-focused PropTech startup has just won another £7m in funding. Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly to...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

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27 August 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released a five point plan on how the public can choose a letting agent. 1....
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...
19 August 2019
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The first ‘state of the industry’ report on the lettings agency sector since the introduction of the fees ban suggests individual...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The comparison website MoneySuperMarket suggests that renters spend an average of £670 in additional costs when they move, on top of...
13 August 2019
From: Breaking News
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PropTech, and specifically Artificial Intelligence, could help letting agents better cope with new demands created by further industry regulation. That’s the view...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has told its shareholders and the City that it enjoyed a strong first half of 2019 with its 300 High...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

With less than four weeks to go to the start date of the Welsh Tenant Fees ban, the Association of Residential...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a remarkable attack on a lettings agency, accusing it of “an abuse of power” over its...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says there has been a record number of rent increases reported by its members. In a...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

An ‘open banking’ PropTech platform has partnered with two rental organisations which will offer agents, landlords and tenants direct payments and...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Calls by Labour’s London Mayor Sadiq Khan to secure powers to implement private sector rent controls are facing increasing opposition. Business organisation...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been a sceptical response to news leaked from government over the weekend suggesting that a database of rogue landlords would...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from Rightmove suggests that demand from tenants looking for a new home has soared seven per cent since the Tenants...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from rental insurance firm HomeLet suggests that the Tenant Fees Act may already be causing more movement amongst tenants. The firm...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News

An online room-letting platform claims rents have risen up to eight per cent in wake of the Tenant Fee Act. ideal flatmate...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of fake or fraudulent rental applications is on the rise, with landlords and letting agents being fooled by a...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A national letting agency has vowed to return to an 'aggressive growth strategy' as it looks to make several acquisitions. Lomond Capital...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A senior London lettings agent has accused the government of “going to war” on buy to let investors. The director of Benham...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Monday marks the one month anniversary of the Tenant Fees ban coming into force, but a senior London agent warns the...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News
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If you are a letting agent who has begun to question your worth, stop. The value of property management is rising...
27 June 2019
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A rent guarantor service says it’s already chosen 25 lettings agents to take part in a trial of what it calls...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents need to be pro-actively using PropTech and improving their work methods to reduce voids for their landlord clients. That’s the view...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A research report claims letting agents could be missing out on thousands of pounds of potential income each year by not...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The 24 year old head of an online lettings platform called Bunk says it’s up to letting agents to show they...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of the country's oldest agency recruitment consultancy says the tenant fee ban will hit staffing levels in the industry...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The consumer charity Citizens Advice has hailed the Tenant Fees Act and the ban on letting agents’ charges to renters as...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents have reacted angrily to the way in which the government released a new set of rental documents updated to include...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Controversial London lettings agency Flintons has again been named by a BBC TV programme for allegedly unreasonable behaviour in relation to...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of an automated payment system for the rental sector says lettings agents can help offset losses caused by the...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says the feared sell-off of private rental units is continuing apace on the eve of...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The public are described as being “sceptical and confused” over the fees ban that comes into effect tomorrow. A survey by insurance...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tenant Fees Act coming into effect tomorrow and banning fees on tenants in England has been given a ringing endorsement...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association says it’s concerned the Fees Ban coming into effect in just two days’ time may limit access...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says that success of its information centre shows that the industry wants more information on the deposit...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...
29 May 2019
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The best lettings agents will survive and shine through the ban of fees levied on tenants, which comes into effect this weekend. The...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents and landlords are being warned to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once the fees ban kicks in...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being urged to consider how they can reduce their administrative workload, following huge growth in the size of...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Average rents across the UK continue to rise ahead of the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act next month, according to...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News

National sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has launched what it calls a 'pioneering new service' in the North East. The...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A new solution to help letting agents deal with the introduction of the security deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s now under four weeks to the introducing of the Tenant Fees Ban across England and the Association of Residential Letting...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of a specialist buy to let lender says increasing the rent to combat additional costs put on landlords...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says there is a record number of homes available to renters - but this does...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it backs a new Trading Standards-led body which will enforce the Fees Ban starting on...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Average monthly UK rent is now at its lowest level for three years according to the Deposit Protection Service. Average rent fell...
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that the Welsh version of the Tenants Fees ban will come into effect on September 1. “Agents need to...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has launched a 10-element tool kit for agents ahead of the fees ban on June...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The government has issued new guidance notes on the Tenant Fees Act, aimed at agents, landlords and tenants. The publications come ahead...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News

PropTech company Goodlord is the latest entrant in the deposit alternative field. Under Goodlord Deposit Replacement Insurance agents can provide landlords with...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The mandatory Client Money Protection scheme membership that comes into effect today will protect landlords and tenants from letting agents that...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s a vital time for letting agents to hammer home the benefits of buy to let and the dangers to landlords...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill passed its final hurdle in the Welsh Assembly yesterday evening. This has similar policies to...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

New ‘best practice’ guidance to letting agents and landlords has been introduced ahead of the introduction of the tenants’ fees ban...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The JLL lettings agency is warning that the five week deposit cap enshrined in the Tenant Fees Act is likely to...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Numerous regional independent agency chains have joined Zero Deposit, one of several rental deposit replacement schemes to have appeared in recent...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

An online platform says its management service for landlords can vary depending on individual client needs - a vital response to...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News

March 19 has been set as the next date for the Welsh equivalent of the Tenant Fees Ban Bill to be...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A senior Labour politician claims that “unscrupulous” letting agents are hammering tenants with higher-than-usual charges between now and June 1 when...
14 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The Let Leeds agency has completed on the acquisition of another firm in the city, Milnes Walker - and the purchase...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of a still-to-be-launched property portal says Christmas may have come early for letting agents because of the “huge...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A rental platform says it welcomes government plans to overhaul redress for tenants and others in the housing system but it...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has this morning told shareholders that the effect of the Fees Ban coming into effect in June will be less...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Tenants are in for a rocky ride this year - and it’s chiefly the fault of government, says the chief executive...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of the Citizens Advice consumer charity says she wants government “to do even more to strengthen the hand...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A warning has been issued to lettings agents to review tenancy agreements to see if they are fit for purpose when...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency boss who says she is actually in favour of the agents’ fees ban nonetheless admits there will be...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

English letting agencies could lose over £60,000 each in the next two years alone as a result of the Tenant Fees...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News

ARLA says it can help agents understand the intricacies of the Tenants Fees Ban, which completed its third reading in the...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Early bird tickets for this year’s ARLA Propertymark Conference, happening just days before the likely introduction of the ban on tenant...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Today’s vote in the House of Commons on Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal may be dominating the headlines but it’s the...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s 2019, and we may all be wishing each other a Happy New Year, but for UK landlords, the outlook might...
09 January 2019
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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...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Zero Deposit, the firm set up by former Zoopla commercial director Jon Notley, says it now has around 850 offices using...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says letting agents must provide value for their landlord clients through technology, transparency and service if they...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The government says it will not reveal an implementation date for the banning on agents’ fees on tenants in England until...
02 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The government has made the controversial claim that the ban on the levying of fees on tenants will not produce “significant...
31 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has revealed that it will shortly choose which local authority will be the...
28 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Labour claims it was the driving force behind the government’s decision to cap tenants’ security deposits from six weeks to five...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The death of the high street agency is a familiar headline, but PropTech can lower costs for bricks-and-mortar agencies and help...
07 December 2018
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An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A London-focussed ‘rental brand’ called Residently has just secured £2.5m in funding. Residently manages houses and flats for landlords, letting them directly...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has this afternoon confirmed that the amount tenants have to pay up front to secure a home will be...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says agents who accept that the lettings fee ban is coming and who plan positively for its...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News

An analysis of 30,000 tenancies by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that the upcoming ban on tenants’ fees could impact most on...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News

PropTech repairs service Fixflo has published its latest annual report on the industry, based on information from over 400 lettings professionals...
18 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The head of an online lettings agency says tenants are now left confused by what she calls “ill thought-out policy changes”...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The Tenant Fees Bill is back in Parliament this week when it goes for its Second Reading in the House of...
08 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A new branch of franchise agency Century 21 has opened in Chelmsford with two unusual pitches - its own ‘ban’ on...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Trading Standards departments in London are asking renters to name and shame letting agents who are not complying with the law...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News

MPs have proposed a series of amendments to the Tenant Fees Bill as part of its Report Stage and Third Reading...
06 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The House of Commons has published a briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes ahead of the Report Stage of the Tenant...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and landlords have been warned to expect a possible rise in arrears in the coming months if conditions in...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has written to two senior MPs in a bid to clarify two detailed provisions in the Tenants Fees Bill,...
19 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A Member of Parliament who says “the majority of agents” engage in “dirty tactics” when it comes to fees imposed on...
11 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief of what is described as Britain’s largest lettings agency has told an influential group of MPs that the proposed...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A high-profile landlord says the upcoming ban on letting agent fees 'can't come soon enough'. Writing a column in the Evening Standard's...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Letting agents - and anyone with ‘relevant expertise and experience or a special interest’ - have been invited to provide their...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News

An experienced agent claims that forgoing the services of a letting agent to save money is a false economy for landlords. In...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A national charity is calling on the government to tighten the 'default fees' clause which is part of the Tenant Fees...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News

MPs will today undertake the second reading of the Tenant Fees Bill which proposes to ban upfront tenant fees and introduce...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

LonRes, the data and agent network business specialising in central London, is entering into a strategic partnership with rental services provider...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The Lomond Capital acquisition bandwagon continues apace with the latest independent to be snapped up being the well known Bonett’s Estate...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The industry has reacted angrily to the announcement yesterday that the Tenants’ Fees Bill is now formally starting its progress through...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Proposals to cap security deposits for private rented housing to six weeks rent risk creating a charter for rent cheats warns...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson has completed a hat-trick of acquisitions taking its letting portfolio past the milestone of 5,500...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The head of franchise giant Belvoir says government interference in the rental sector is likely to result in a rise in...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News

An agency operating in London and Essex has launched an online petition to oppose the ban on credit and debit card...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has explained why the ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants will not be implemented until spring 2019 -...
11 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Communities and Local Government committee of MPs will on Monday hear their first oral evidence of the year for the...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Some 30 per cent of landlords may be discouraged from using a letting agent if landlord fees increase as a result...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Communities and Local Government Select Committee says it is to begin “pre-legislative scrutiny” of proposals to ban tenant fees imposed...
20 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A Birmingham agent has branded the government’s draft Tenant Fees Bill - which proposes a ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News

In the past 20 years the UK private rental sector has exploded! The sector has grown from under 10% of housing...
31 October 2017
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According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...
14 September 2017
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Belvoir, which has over 300 high street offices, has acquired Brook Financial Services Ltd, which trades as Mortgage Advice Bureau, in...
13 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Research by the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has identified that some 93% of local authorities have failed to issue a...
06 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK arm of Sotheby's International Realty has announced that it has removed all letting agent fees while the government consults...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A two-branch letting agent is offering landlords 0% management fees for six months in preparation for the proposed ban on agent...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has told its agent members that they should urgently lobby their Members of Parliament to...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The Liberal Democrats appear to be taking what they see as the credit for the government’s commitment to ban letting agents’...
13 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The government has finally unveiled its formal consultation process on the proposal to ban letting agents levying fees on tenants in...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman and the Chartered Trading Standards Institute have announced a second phase of their campaign to tackle letting agents...
28 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The substantial majority of landlords who now use letting agents will continue to do so even if they see their premiums...
21 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Agency chain Spicerhaart is warning that tenants could pay up to three times as much as they currently do, if tenant...
07 December 2016
From: Breaking News

City investment consultancy Jefferies has calculated the impact on landlords if the country’s second largest agency group - LSL Property Services...
30 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A letting agency says the scale of confusion over letting agents’ fees is such that some tenants actually believe the deposit...
29 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Online estate agent Urban.co.uk says it has created a league table of fees that tenants are charged by agencies in different locations...
25 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Lettings guru David Lawrenson has given an unusual perspective on the government’s commitment to ban letting agents’ fees on tenants in...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Approved Letting Scheme has stepped into the heated debate about letting agents’ charges by launching what it calls a...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Citizens Advice has recorded an increase in the number of problems with letting agents reported by tenants, with a sharp rise...
20 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Almost 60% of the 500 tenants surveyed by an online letting agent said they would rather rent rises were capped instead...
15 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A letting agency in London has announced that it has dropped all fees it charges to tenants. STANLEY Chelsea, a one branch...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Campaign group Generation Rent is running a research project into letting agent fees via a comparison website named Letting Fees UK. The...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News

An ‘ethical lettings charter’ set up over a year ago by a pressure group for improved private rental sector housing has...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s top lettings experts says last year’s law changes concerning the increased transparency of agents’ fees have “missed...
31 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The Guardian newspaper has taken a perhaps-predictable swipe at letting agents and property portals for the way in which they display...
29 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Earlier this week we passed the official deadline for letting agents to fully publicise their fees as well as providing evidence of which...
29 May 2015
From: Features

The general election result was greeted with a sigh of relief throughout the lettings industry. Thanks to the Conservatives' victory, the threat...
15 May 2015
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Belvoir remains unrepentant after criticism from some quarters over an email sent to tenants last week intimating that a vote for...