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  Zoopla says its new digital ‘guide’ programme has been a tremendous success and is evidence that the portal’s investment in new...

A lettings sector trade group says lavish additional services are being offered by landlords who are nervous that Brexit will lead...

An agent acting on behalf of a landlord has defended a bid for retrospective planning permission, but a Labour councillor has...

A new lettings platform claims it can help existing agents and staff working for companies quit and fulfil their dream of...

A trade body has come out against a council’s HMO licensing scheme, claiming that its consultation period was too short -...

Research from Hamptons International suggests that millennials are paying a lower proportion of the total rental burden in Britain than a...

A council is lobbying the government to ask for landlords using Airbnb and other short let platforms to be charged business...

A new survey suggests there may be an exodus of investors out of buy to let - some 27 per cent...

A leading agency in a part of the UK where local government wants to clamp down on the spread of Airbnb...

A campaign group that has held protests outside letting agents’ branches and has been fiercely critical of fees, says it’s seen a...

A lettings agency admits that the proportion of net income required to cover rent has hit 75 per cent in some...

London courts are failing to cope with the volume of landlord repossession cases according to a trade body. New figures show the...

Specialist letting agency and property management company Student Housing has had its busiest quarter, it says. The Lincoln-based agency added 30 new...

It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new...

A lettings management boss has been disqualified for six years after failing to safeguard over £68,000 worth of tenants’ deposits. Kelly Louise Forrester...

There’s been an angry response by the rental sector following the latest attack by campaigning charity Shelter. The organisation claims that private...

The fallout continues over the government’s shock refusal to allow Liverpool council to continue its huge landlord licensing scheme. Yesterday we reported that...

Plans to end the freeze on housing benefits will still leave many tenants unable to afford rent say landlords. Following the announcement...

A council getting government cash for rental enforcement is using it to introduce a review service allowing tenants to comment on...

A rental management platform has compiled a league table of where tenant demand is strongest for homes to let - and...

Durham county council wants to spend just over £250,000 setting up a lettings agency to place tenants with private landlords. The authority...

A trade magazine is reporting that online lettings agency Upad has been bought out by a PropTech platform. The Negotiator says Howsy...

A company that slots temporary tenants into properties that it manages has been found guilty of 15 charges connected with Homes...

Poor communication remains the chief reason for disputes between agents, landlords and tenants at check-out time according to the latest research. A...

It’s here - the Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive comes into force today with significant challenges and implications for letting agents. The...

A protest has been held outside a lettings agency in Manchester by tenants demanding that the firm ‘sacks’ one of its...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has thrown its weight behind an initiative by the Scottish Government to control the growth...

A Labour council serving one of the largest private rental communities in the country is reported to have failed to have...

A ginger group that supports the Labour party says the government’s bid to stop pet bans is meaningless and does not...

The rental market is stable as it enters 2020 according to the latest index from PropTech company Goodlord.  Five out of the...

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

A legal firm is warning agents and landlords that they have less than three months to prepare for the latest MEES...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and The Guild of Property Professionals have both given their backing to the government’s latest...

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 government has announced an additional £4m in funding for local councils to combat rogue agents and landlords - but it’s...

A new rental deposit alternative scheme claims that some renters have to resort to high-interest payday lenders in order to afford...

Oldham council is the latest to seek an extension of a selective licensing scheme beyond its mandatory five year term -...

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it will be issuing resources to support for lettings agents in the coming days...

The owner of a Derbyshire property must pay out more than £3,000 after being found guilty of failing to comply with...

There’s been an upbeat prediction on the lettings market given by leading market commentator Lucian Cook, head of residential research at...

Letting agents can beat the upcoming ban on Section 21 by updating key documentation and automating arrears management to reduce the...

One of the leading providers in the hyper-competitive deposit alternative niche has made a bid for support from London tenants by...

Knight Frank forecasts cumulative rental growth of 11 per cent in prime outer London and 10 per cent in prime central...

No date has been set by government for the second reading of the Renters' Reform Bill 2019-20. The Bill was announced in...

A rogue landlord has been fined £1,384 for failing to get a council licence for two buy to let properties. The case...

A rogue landlord has been found guilty of unlawful harassment and misleading and aggressive practices, and will be sentenced next month. Ragoopathy...

The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge...

Just over third of private landlords are planning to quit the sector or cut the number of homes they let in...

There’s a heightened risk of voids in the New Year period and agents and landlords should prepare: that’s the warning from...

An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...

The government’s Queen’s Speech has confirmed what the industry has effectively been expecting for some months. There will be a new lifetime...

A Southampton lettings agency owner has been jailed after defrauding landlords and tenants out of £230,000. Andrew Whitehead has been jailed for...

The new government must prioritise the implementation of proposals to ensure letting agents and others in the industry are appropriately qualified. That’s...

New data from the Association of Residential Lettings Agents shows how the festive slowdown has hit the market. The number of tenants...

Atlas Residential - a Build to Rent developer with over 75,000 international properties - is partnering with deposit alternative supplier flatfair...

A landlord has been banned for two and half years after repeatedly putting tenants’ lives at risk by letting unsafe housing. This...

The giant Hunters franchise chain, which has over 200 offices across the UK, Is boosting its technology through a strategic partnership...

Number 10 briefings to the national media suggest that the scrapping of Section 21 - long talked about by the previous...

A league table has been drawn up revealing the UK’s possession order hotspots - just as the government seems keen to...

If letting agents want more satisfied clients and fewer disputes they should provide better information to tenants. That’s the view of PropTech...

An undercover investigation by the LBC radio station has revealed unscrupulous landlords who expect sex from women tenants in return for...

Generation Rent, a campaign group that is consistently critical of lettings agencies and landlords, says a priority of the new government...

The National Landlords’ Association says the new Conservative government must do two things in its early phase in office. The NLA, which...

London as a whole has seen rental stock plummet by 22 per cent in just one year according to a market...

A prominent industry trade group says the new government must honour its manifesto commitment to strengthen the right of “good landlords”...

A trade body is warning of a crisis in the private rental market as new figures show a sharp drop in...

Luton council has opened Lets Squared, a High Street lettings and estate agency using public funds - even though the town...

The sales market in London continues to wreak havoc with agencies, as yesterday’s Foxtons story revealed, but one lettings agency is...

One in seven British renters expect their landlords to resolve arguments over bill payments, a utilities provider claims. The study, by Glide,...

Lobbying government can work, at least in some circumstances, as the Association of Residential Lettings Agents has seen in Wales.  Letting agents...

A prominent buy to let mortgage chief says lenders should be able to access the rogue landlord database launched last year. John...

Owners of buy to let properties across the UK could be entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges according...

The average deposit paid by a new private tenant is now £1,299 according to a new player in the deposit alternative...

An industry supplier says letting agents should respond supportively to the growing eco-consciousness shown by younger people who are likely to...

Letting agents and landlords who prepare for a dispute at the outset of a tenancy increase their chances of avoiding one...

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

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

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled in favour of deposit alternative scheme flatfair in a dispute which began with a complaint...

New research from the National Landlords Association reveals that migrant workers, and not professional executives, provide the best rental yield. The NLA...

A rogue landlord has been fined more than £150,000 after failing to rectify safety hazards in a property he let. Latif Rehman...

The latest rental market snapshot from the Association of Residential Letting Agents suggests that 50 per cent of agents witnessed an...

A dawn raid by enforcement officers from a London council has discovered 17 men sleeping on mattresses in a three bedroom...

A roundtable discussion of rental industry leaders has produced a recommendation for the mandatory regulation of lettings agents. The objective, they say,...

A new product in the increasingly competitive field of deposit alternatives has been launched by lettings and landlord insurance industry giant,...

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

A landlord has been hit with court fines for a fourth time for failing to properly manage his rental properties.  Landlord Jack...

The relatively low profile 99home online agency says it is now the UK’s fifth largest operation in the online sector after...

A broad commitment to strengthen landlords’ rights has been made in the Conservative manifesto - and it’s been welcomed by a...

The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru is pledging tax credits for private tenants whose rent and utilities bills add up to...

A pressure group that has spoken out against letting agents and landlords is urging private tenants to take part in a...

Labour has given shocking new details of its proposals for the private rental sector including £100.000 fines if properties are deemed...

There’s been a steep rise in the costs of landlord joining a compulsory licensing scheme operated by Labour-controlled Nottingham city council. The...

A leading provider of deposit alternatives has voiced concern at the Conservatives’ proposal to have a lifetime deposit scheme to make...

As the battle of political policies continues ahead of next month’s General Election, now Labour has unveiled a raft of initiatives...

The Conservatives’ new concept of a so-called Lifetime Deposit has been welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association.  Yesterday, Letting Agent Today revealed...

On the day that Labour launches its proposals to reform the private rental sector, the Tories have announced so-called Lifetime Rental...

The Liberal Democrats is the first of the major parties to release its party manifesto for the December 12 manifesto, and...

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

A long-established lettings company in Scotland has acquired a three year old independent with a small portfolio of 45 properties. Riccardo Giovanacci...

An inventories supplier is advising that the growing number of sub-letting scams can be reduced by regular property visits by agents...

The pressure group Generation Rent, which in the past has been highly critical of letting agents and other aspects of the...

A rogue landlord and the property company he ran have been fined £22,000 for dishing out ‘sham licences’ to tenants in...

A controversial private rental licensing regime that has already made the headlines for the wrong reasons has now been branded a...

A local council claims it has received over 500 complaints from private rental tenants since the start of April - approaching...

The Chartered Institute of Taxation is urging tenants not to ignore a letter if they receive one from HM Revenue &...

Labour has dropped its controversial policy under which private tenants would have been able to buy their homes at a discount. Press...

One might have thought that if private rental tenants were as badly treated as some people suggest, housing would be their...

New figures just released by the government emphasise the significance of creating a specialist housing court says one of the lettings...

The appeal by Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to be given powers to introduce rent controls have been dealt a...

The property management platform Apropos, scheduled to launch early next year, says it’s signed up 25 business partners ahead of schedule. The...

The normally-sedate Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued an unusually stark warning to government, telling it to “stop meddling” in...

The growing chorus of calls to professionalise the short lets sector has won influential backing from a senior PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold...

A leading agent is the latest industry figure to speak out against rent controls, which continue to be advocated by Labour...

The Welsh Government says it’s going to issue clarifications to some issues before the end of this year; if agreed by...

The government and local authorities run by all political parties are keen to advocate measures to curb rogue letting agents and...

It looks likely that the Conservative party is set to formally oppose rent controls when it publishes its manifesto, probably in...

Higher housing costs - including private sector rents - have reduced incomes and increased inequality as the poorest families have borne...

Countrywide has issued an unusual statement saying that the veteran lettings expert recruited to steer the organisation through the tenant fee...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has returned to his campaign to win powers which would allow him to impose rent controls. Khan...

Citizens Advice wants the next government to radically alter the private rental sector in favour of tenants.  The charity’s 2019 election manifesto,...

A leading London lettings agent wants increased regulation over Airbnb in a bid to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. Martin Bikhit, managing...

Knight Frank says the supply of new lettings properties in prime central London is likely to slow - and as a...

Labour’s controversial proposal to oblige landlords to sell their buy to let properties to tenants who wished to purchase them, unveiled...

Around 40 per cent of tenants currently in the private rental sector believe they will never be able to buy their...

A lettings guru who worked at Purplebricks for five years in a string of key roles has quit the company to...

The government has given an extra £3.8m to councils to come up with ways of catching rogue landlords - and in...

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

Lettings agents who diversify to offer tenant liability insurance not only broaden their own business but also increase peace of mind...

Martin & Co says it has compensated clients fully after a rogue lettings agent in Cornwall added sums to invoices sent...

A collective of activist renter groups has set out a manifesto of what it wants from the winner of next month’s...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has launched his party’s General Election campaign with an attack on what he describes as “dodgy landlords.” He...

The Deposit Protection Service has teamed up with Comparethemarket in a bid to offer utility deals to tenants.  Renters who have their...

An insurance firm has broken down the causes of major problems for buy to let landlords and tenants - and, perhaps...

One of the leading providers of deposit alternatives in the UK wants the government to embrace the option - even to...

One of the leading lettings sector trade bodies has unveiled what it describes as “a positive vision for the private rented...

A new trade body is being set up in a bid to professionalise the short lets sector. The sector - which embraces...

A new report from Knight Frank shows how the country’s most expensive lettings market - prime central London - has boomed. The...

A new piece of legislation has been invoked to ban a landlord from any involvement in the private rental sector for...

Zoopla is beefing up its customer relationship management programme with the appointment of RAPP UK to evolve the portal’s data infrastructure...

Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...

The growing deposit alternative sector continues to be ultra-competitive with 15-branch agency Kings Lettings signing up to Zero Deposit. Kings Lettings operates...

The owner of a house believed to be occupied by multiple tenants has been prosecuted by a Kent council for failing...

Rent controls similar to those demanded by Labour in London and other major cities in the UK do not work, and...

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

A solicitor has urged the government not to reform or scrap Section 21 eviction powers simply on the basis of protests...

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

A trade body says the private rental sector is facing a major crisis - more landlords are selling properties than buying...

The typical delay in tenants receiving their returned deposits is “crippling” for many. That’s the view of the Association of Independent Inventory...

The controversial tenants union Acorn has set up a web page where disgruntled renters can lodge complaints about letting agents. In the...

Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets....

Contrary to the impressions given in some quarters, no fewer than 75 per cent of tenants are happy to rent, and...

Belvoir has confirmed that its Brighton franchisees have acquired the independent Homelets agency in the town - for a cool £1m. Existing...

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

A seaside council has issued over £15,000 in fines to owners of unlicensed HMOs.  Torbay council in south Devon adds that “a...

Life insurance sold to tenants could provide a valuable additional income stream for agents whose revenue has been hit by the...

Three criminals have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering involving an online lettings agency. The sentences follow an investigation spearheaded...

Property development and investment firm SevenCapital has released a top 10 league table of UK cities which it claims will perform...

One of the country’s leading lettings experts has outlined why the government is wrong to suggest that Section 8 powers could...

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

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

Giant glow-in-the-dark swear words, a sex toy and a pet python are among some of the items that students left in...

Government plans to end so-called ‘no fault’ evictions may backfire and not improve tenants’ security at all. That’s the warning from Osbornes...

A PropTech platform that earlier this year was reported to be valued at £2.8m is making an unusual offer to letting...

The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...

Consumer charity Citizens’ Advice says government proposals to reform or possibly scrap S21 eviction rights do not go far enough.  The group...

Several lettings agencies have stepped up to offer help to stranded customers of the collapsed online service Upad. A notice on Upad’s...

A lettings agent jailed in March for taking £220,000 from tenants and landlords is now in trouble over her legal representation. Heather...

A senior Labour housing spokesman is urging the government to press on with plans to outlaw the use of Section 21...

The online lettings agency Upad has this weekend published an immediate closure announcement on its website. It reads: “We regret to inform...

As winter is coming, it’s time to think about how to protect your property from damp and mould. This silent assassin...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has submitted its response to the government's consultation on scrapping Section 21 evictions, which closes tomorrow...

Uncertainty around the UK's planned departure from the EU and the stability of the government is causing the super-rich to rent instead...

A landlord has been fined almost £2,500 for breaching an improvement notice issued by Cambridge City Council. Noelle Salameh was fined after...

A letting agency has denied that 'highly toxic' gas is leaking into one of its tenant's homes in Worcester. Leaders has said...

Rental platform Canopy, which allows tenants to rent without a deposit, has announced a new partnership which will allow agents and...

A new ethical letting agency has launched in partnership with a housing association and is promoting its low fee structure. Home Makers,...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has accused courts across the country of failing to follow their own rules when it comes...

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

Landlords have urged the authorities not to introduce rent controls in Manchester as they would 'choke off' supply of housing in...

Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...

An online letting agency which launched last month has announced the recruitment of two former Purplebricks staff. Michael Booth, the hybrid agency's...

A group of landlords in the North East are the latest to criticise Labour's plans to introduce a Right to Buy...

Two university dropouts who started their own student letting agency have recorded their busiest ever start to an academic year. Harry Conti,...

There has been a significant spike in activity in the East Hampshire lettings market, according to analysis from Zoopla. Over the last...

An independent letting agency has reported its success in helping two large Build to Rent (BTR) developments to successfully let properties...

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...

Rightmove has at last completed on its acquisition of tenancy referencing firm Van Mildert, first announced two months ago. The deal, reported...

An umbrella organisation representing councils is calling for greater freedom to introduce more and larger rental sector licensing schemes, without the...

The private rented sector would shrink by 20 per cent if Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions are abolished, according to an economic...

There’s a warning from a leading agent that the unregulated proliferation of Airbnb-style short lets will lead to mainstream rent rises...

Letting agents are to be offered free training in managing tenancy deposits and disputes if they operate in Edinburgh. In the last...

Did you know that preparing for a deposit dispute starts at the beginning of a tenancy? When tenants and landlords disagree about...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused Labour of being thin on detail when it comes to the housing policies...

The lettings agency owners behind the Advanced Rent Option, which provides landlords with up to 12 months’ rent in advance, says...

High end London estate agency Chestertons has signed up with Zero Deposits, one of the deposit replacement services expanding across the...

High end agency JLL says it’s seen a consistent rise in London owners becoming landlords, with a 15.3 per cent increase...

The quality of accommodation in the private rental sector has drastically improved in the past decade according to a survey by...

Legal & General is introducing a Rental Protection Plan for tenants, thought to be one of the first examples of this...

The majority of the UK’s private renters don’t want to purchase a home according to new research, coming just as the...

A leading PropTech chief says there is nothing inherently wrong with private tenants being given the right to buy their property,...

The weekly economic and financial research magazine The Economist has made a scathing attack on rent controls. The publication says rent controls...

High profile eviction company Landlord Action says as many as 50 per cent of Section 21 cases it handles involve tenants...

The rental sector needs to prepare for the demographic challenge of an increasingly older population, says the head of a high...

The Nationwide is investing in a digital lettings service called Bunk - it’s headed by a 24 year old who has...

A Shropshire man has become the first in England to be banned from being a landlord.  In a case brought by Telford...

Labour is backing new guidelines which ban adverts which can be interpreted as encouraging landlords and home owners to flout restrictions...

A leading lettings sector trade body says evidence shows the direct payment of benefit to landlords is the biggest possible contribution...

As expected, the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth has backed a motion calling for the scrapping of Section 21 - effectively...

A landlord who failed to provide information regarding a buy to let property has been fined £2,080.  Tenants contacted Colchester council in...

A home being pet-friendly is the most desirable attribute in a rental property, according to research by a specialist mortgage lender.  The...

A Labour think tank considered on the right wing of the party says it wants rent controls that make a difference...

A Labour councillor on Islington council - which is controlled by the party and has Jeremy Corbyn as a local member...

The most controversial local council rental licensing scheme in the country has been deemed a success - at least by the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging tenants to “walk straight out” if they believe an agency is breaking the...

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

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...

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

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

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

Utilities management service Tenant Shop says demographic changes leading to more families and older individuals renting privately represent an opportunity for...

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

New research from an international law firm shows that the rental sector in major cities is now changing its demographic make-up...

HM Revenue & Customs has launched what appears to be a fishing expedition to find out information about investor landlords who...

PropTech firm Goodlord is hosting a webinar this week when the chief executive of the Association of Residential Letting Agents, David...

More details have emerged about Labour’s controversial proposal to allow private rental tenants that right to buy their landlord’s property, at...

Housing minister Esther McVey has hinted that the government may finally decide as soon as next month on whether to introduce...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents wants agents and tenants to have access to the government’s high profile but so far...

There is increasing evidence of the so-called unintended consequences of the tenant fee ban according to a major regional lettings agency. Linley &...

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

A national awareness campaign is required to help landlords get to grip with new Energy Performance Certificate legislation. That’s the view of...

Rents across prime central London have been roughly flat over the past year - although yields are up as a result...

As the row over Labour’s proposal rumbles on the think tank Centre for Policy Studies - which has previously argued that...

Enfield wants to be the latest London council to introduce large-scale additional and selective licensing schemes which would affect most private rented...

There’s more evidence today that pet-friendly properties are becoming increasingly popular with tenants.  A study by specialist lender Landbay quizzed 2,000 tenants...

A lettings platform has analysed the current average annual rental cost of different parts of the UK and how that relates...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents appears to have joined the chorus of criticism against Labour’s controversial right to buy policy...

Property management platform Howsy has revealed new funding to the tune of £5m - and it now claims to be one...

There’s been a fierce outcry from Conservative MPs and the lettings industry in response to Labour’s threat to give private rental...

One in six landlords is seeking to reduce the size of their portfolio in the next 12 months and around half...

A council has used a drone with a thermal imaging camera to identify illegal ‘sheds’ where tenants are being rented beds...

Labour has this morning pledged to introduce a shock new policy if it wins the next general election - giving private...

A specialist lettings agency claims it is the first in the UK to only use renewable energy in the accommodation it...

With the country in febrile election mode, it’s perhaps unsurprising that the Association of Residential Letting Agents has got in on...

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir.  The franchise...

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

Police in South Shields have called for the sharing of information about tenants in HMOs - and a council is considering...

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

The Trussell Trust, which coordinates the vast majority of the food banks around the UK, is working with the National Landlords...

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

A PropTech lettings platform is claiming to be valued at over £2.8m. Inadash describes itself as an “on-demand marketplace” which via an...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...

Universal Credit is causing tenants to fall behind with their rent according to lettings sector trade body the Residential Landlords Association. It...

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month.  The company...

It may seem as if governments and councils are falling over themselves to change the private rental sector to win the...

One of the suppliers in the fiercely competitive world of deposit alternatives has introduced an ‘unlocking deposits’ option. From today, Zero Deposit...

Energy market regulator Ofgen is considering an amnesty for tenants and landlords, amongst others, to own up to ‘stealing’ energy through...

A lettings agent says she has just spent three months trying to get evidence of her Client Money Protection policy -...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants the government to implement recent recommendations to regulate the agency industry, starting with the...

A local council says it has now successfully prosecuted a landlord for flouting the law that protects the health and safety...

There should be open-ended tenancies with reduced rent for long-term contracts and any rent increase tied only to inflation. This dramatic reform...

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

An agency which says it aims to be “the UK’s premier residential lettings company” says it’s offering itself free to landlords...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents made a short sharp attack on the government last night, over freedom of movement and...

A new rental option for landlords could see them receiving an upfront annual lump sum of over £10,000. The Advanced Rent Option...

Anyone underestimating the size of the UK’s growing private rental sector ought to think again - new research shows its value...

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

The Labour Party appears to be entering the arena of organising private rental sector tenants who have grievances. Party leader Jeremy Corbyn...

The Guild of Property Professionals has received confirmation that the government’s proposed changes to Section 21 will not be retrospective. “What this...

One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that...

Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rising by 1.3...

Claims that the use of Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices is the leading cause of homelessness in the UK are...

A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed...

Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...

Research by London agency Benham and Reeves says the cumulative cost of a landlord suffering a bad tenant and then evicting...

PropTech supplier Movebubble claims that over 450,000 tenants use its app. Users can schedule viewings, share feedback with agents or landlords or...

A private landlord has gone on record to explain her own dilemma with a tenant - and why the government’s scrapping...

A Labour council which has become famous for its critical approach to the private rental sector has now been given almost £200,000...

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...

Private tenants are being disadvantaged because of the government’s focus on boosting homeownership. According to the latest figures from the Royal Institution...

The Haart lettings agency says the government’s plan to abolish landlords’ Section 21 eviction powers may not be a bad thing. The...

The Ministry of Justice says it takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a repossession claim to the...

A flat-sharing website has created a league table of average rents in locations surrounding the top-ranked universities in the United Kingdom....

Prime London’s lettings market is growing but has seen fewer new lets over the second quarter of the year according to...

A short lets management firm which was earlier this year at the centre of an advertisement controversy is now partnering with...

A lettings group says the high-profile struggle performers at the Edinburgh Fringe now face to find affordable short-term accommodation was entirely...

Manchester-based agency Ascend has revealed it’s now taken over the management of a Build To Rent fund’s portfolio of almost 1,000...