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

An online room-letting platform claims rents have risen up to eight per cent in wake of the Tenant Fee Act. ideal flatmate...

The number of fake or fraudulent rental applications is on the rise, with landlords and letting agents being fooled by a...

A rent guarantor service says it’s already chosen 25 lettings agents to take part in a trial of what it calls...

The head of the country's oldest agency recruitment consultancy says the tenant fee ban will hit staffing levels in the industry...

The consumer charity Citizens Advice has hailed the Tenant Fees Act and the ban on letting agents’ charges to renters as...

Agents have reacted angrily to the way in which the government released a new set of rental documents updated to include...

Controversial London lettings agency Flintons has again been named by a BBC TV programme for allegedly unreasonable behaviour in relation to...

The head of an automated payment system for the rental sector says lettings agents can help offset losses caused by the...

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says the feared sell-off of private rental units is continuing apace on the eve of...

The public are described as being “sceptical and confused” over the fees ban that comes into effect tomorrow.  A survey by insurance...

The Tenant Fees Act coming into effect tomorrow and banning fees on tenants in England has been given a ringing endorsement...

The National Landlords Association says it’s concerned the Fees Ban coming into effect in just two days’ time may limit access...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says that success of its information centre shows that the industry wants more information on the deposit...

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

The best lettings agents will survive and shine through the ban of fees levied on tenants, which comes into effect this weekend. The...

ARLA Propertymark is urging agents across England and Wales to ensure they have every preparation in place for the arrival of...

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

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...

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

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it backs a new Trading Standards-led body which will enforce the Fees Ban starting  on...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has launched a 10-element tool kit for agents ahead of the fees ban on June...

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

PropTech company Goodlord is the latest entrant in the deposit alternative field. Under Goodlord Deposit Replacement Insurance agents can provide landlords with...

The mandatory Client Money Protection scheme membership that comes into effect today will protect landlords and tenants from letting agents that...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill passed its final hurdle in the Welsh Assembly yesterday evening. This has similar policies to...

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