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

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

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

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

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

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

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

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was...

Data from Rightmove suggests that demand from tenants looking for a new home has soared seven per cent since the Tenants...

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

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

A lettings agency chief in Scotland says the upcoming ban on agents levying fees on tenants - to be introduced in...

An estate agency that describes itself as a ‘social enterprise’ says it will spend its profits on the homeless and related...

The head of a major property management firm says the controversial proposal to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is...

It’s been revealed that the Welsh version of the Tenants Fees ban will come into effect on September 1. “Agents need to...

March 19 has been set as the next date for the Welsh equivalent of the Tenant Fees Ban Bill to be...

A senior Labour politician claims that “unscrupulous” letting agents are hammering tenants with higher-than-usual charges between now and June 1 when...

The Tenants’ Fees Bill has now become law, receiving formal Royal Assent yesterday afternoon - and within minutes, the government issued...

The Let Leeds agency has completed on the acquisition of another firm in the city, Milnes Walker - and the purchase...

Another major franchise agency says its preparation work ahead of the June 1 tenants fees ban mean the impact of the...

The tenants’ fees ban coming into effect from June 1 could help traditional lettings agents keep their place on High Streets,...

The government has published an independent assessment of its Tenants Fees Bill proposal - the ban on fees levied by letting...

Almost the entire lettings industry has viewed the upcoming ban on tenants fees levied by agents in England and Wales as...

Knight Frank has given an upbeat snapshot of the lettings market in Prime Central London, based mostly on higher rental growth...

ARLA says it can help agents understand the intricacies of the Tenants Fees Ban, which completed its third reading in the...

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

Online letting agency MakeUrMove has launched a new subscription model which it claims will ”ready landlords for the incoming tenant fee...

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...

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

An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...

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

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

The government has announced that the Report Stage for the Tenants’ Fees Bill will be held on September 5, the day...

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

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

A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...

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...

A prominent campaigner for alternatives to traditional rental sector deposits is welcoming the government’s commitment to consider the issue in the...

A consumer group says that the Tenants Fees Bill - which will eventually ban letting agents’ fees levied on renters -...

An agency operating in London and Essex has launched an online petition to oppose the ban on credit and debit card...

The Communities and Local Government Select Committee says it is to begin “pre-legislative scrutiny” of proposals to ban tenant fees imposed...

Campaigning lettings agency chief Ajay Jagota says he is unconvinced by government plans to make it a criminal offence for letting...

Ian Wilson, the head of Martin & Co, recently threw his hat into the ring regarding Labour’s stated intention to cap...