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The government’s failure to act on the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working party - chaired by Lord Richard Best and...

A prominent PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents and other in the property industry to engage with those wishing to introduce regulation...

A report being considered by a council says one of the UK’s biggest cities could see an 80 per cent collapse in...

Two prominent trade bodies representing elements of the private rental sector are fighting back against the latest attempt to impose rent...

Trade bodies have been trying to shore up investor confidence after the latest house price index, by the Nationwide, showing another...

A charity is claiming that new powers to evict anti-social private tenants could lead to more homelessness, while those already living...

Landlords and agents acting on their behalf are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives...

The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...

The government has delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document - it had been expected today.  The How to Rent...

Students face chaos as government plans to reform the rental market threaten to cause widespread uncertainty as to whether housing will...

The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...

It’s being reported in Scotland that Propertymark, along with other lettings sector trade bodies, are seeking legal advice on that country’s...

New details from a survey conducted by industry organisations concerning pets in rental properties show the extent of the problem. Some 537...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it’s going to propose evolutionary changes at its upcoming annual general meeting. This will include...

Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents and the Institute of Residential Property Management have been merged under the name The Property...

Letting agents are being urged to respond to a consultation opening today from rhe independent Office for Tax Simplification.  The OTS has published an...

The Association of Residential Managing Agents and The Institute of Residential Property Management have informed their respective memberships that they are pondering combining forces. The...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

Agents joining one of the industry’s major trade bodies is to be offered exclusive digital marketing packs created by Starberry. Members of...

The UK Association of Letting Agents - a trade body rival to ARLA Propertymark - says it’s seen “a robust membership...

Labour’s candidate for London Mayor wants to control private rents - and he wants the capital to be a template for...

The first short lets sector trade bodies’ conference since 2019 is to be held in London on September 14. The conference -...

A rival trade body to the Association of Residential Letting Agents has announced what it calls “a robust membership result.” The UK...

Scotland’s official clampdown on short lets is gathering pace with the country’s housing minister advocating a licensing regime and so-called ‘control...

A London council has been found to have operated an unpublicised consultation exercise for a licensing proposal - and is now...

It is thought likely that the new four week lockdown in England coming into effect on Thursday will mean evictions will...

A top property lawyer says a recent decision by bailiffs not to forcibly evict anyone in Tier 2 and Tier 3 is an...

The government is asking bailiffs not to enforce court possession orders in areas with the highest Coronavirus restrictions.  So although evictions can...

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association, a new trade body representing the short-term rental sector, has added two new members to...

There’s likely to be a further surge of new tenancies in the weeks to come, challenging agents’ ability to cope with...

One of the rental sector’s highest-profile trade bodies has accused pro-tenant group Generation Rent of needlessly scaring renters with the spectre...

Successes for the private rental sector may seem few and far between these days but the Court of Appeal has now...

Research by the National Residential Landlords Association and the Which? consumer body has revealed that some 53 councils in England alone...

One of the lettings sector’s biggest trade bodies is calling on government to make a clear statement to help landlords who...

The much delayed merger of the UK’s two landlord bodies has officially happened today. The National Residential Landlords Association has been formed...

One of the lettings sector’s leading trade bodies has called on the government and lenders to agree a package of measures...

The Budget has failed tenants by doing nothing to increase the supply of private rental property according to two lettings sector...

The National Landlords Association has issued advice for the lettings sector on the coronavirus infection. Although much of the advice is a...

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

This month sees the launch of a new trade body for the lettings sector - the National Residential Landlords Association. It’s the...

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

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

One of the industry’s leading trade bodies has revealed that the number of laws creating an obligation on landlords in the...

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

Members of the industry’s two major landlord bodies have backed a merger which will now take place on January 1. Members of...

The two largest landlord trade groups are to merge. The National Landlords Association and the Residential Landlords Association will unite to form...

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

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

The government says it wants “an immediate change” in the policy of some letting agents and landlords who advertise ‘No DSS’...

There’s been a broad welcome from the industry to new guidance on room sizes on rented homes. The guidance was released just...

A trade body has spoken out about the lack of detail in government plans for Right To Rent, as contained in...

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill has achieved Royal Assent, meaning that it will soon become an act of Parliament. Put...

MPs in the House of Commons will today debate the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, promoted by a Labour backbencher...

Trade bodies have welcomed a government initiative to get more homeless people, as well as those at risk of becoming homeless,...

Lettings agents, landlords and consumers are being warned about a growing number of ‘for-profit’ companies claiming to be independent inventory trade...

The first of the industry trade bodies to issue a series of demands for this month’s Budget is the National Landlords Association...

There’s less than a week to go to the introduction of new rules broadening the range of houses including in mandatory HMO...

MPs want a review of laws surrounding private rental standards, including councils having the right to confiscate buy to let properties...

Trade bodies have been responding to today’s report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee deliberations on the private...

The chief of a PropTech firm says letting agents should consider participating in the growing Build to Rent sector.  Until now, many...

One of the industry’s highest profile trade bodies has rebranded with a new logo and heavily revised website.  The National Landlords Association...

Trade bodies have started to react to last evening’s Panorama programme claiming alleged abuse of the Section 21 eviction system in...

Trade bodies including ARLA, RICS, NALS and landlord organisations have met with the government to send a clear message - think...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and other trade bodies have not yet responded to the government’s announcement over the holiday...

One of the industry’s leading trade bodies wants the government to halt the Right To Rent programme after evidence shows some...

A campaigning lettings agent says proposals to allow renters to transfer tenancy deposits between properties are to be welcomed – but...

PropTech firm PayProp has welcomed the latest measures to clamp down on rogue elements within the lettings industry - but warns...

A new report identifies in detail over 145 laws and regulations governing the private rental sector, varying across the four countries...

The National Landlords Association and Residential Landlords Association have joined forces with Leeds city council to create a new accreditation system...

A leading letting agent campaigning against rental sector deposits is warning that the industry might be hit with “astronominal” insurance premiums...

The Fair Fees Forum, a platform for letting agencies and trade bodies set up by the National Approved Lettings Scheme, has...

Several influential industry bodies have thrown their weight behind a review into whether Client Money Protection should be mandatory for letting...

It is to the credit of our political parties - and our own industry’s lobbying - that so many housing-related matters...