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A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...

The substantial majority of tenants are completely unaware of the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been alleged. A survey of over 2,000 private...

A former housing minister responsible for the sell off of huge numbers of social homes has told the Prime Minister he...

Lettings agency Edward Mellor, which operates its 15 branches across Greater Manchester, has signed up to OnTheMarket. This follows the controversial CoStar...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

Controversy surrounds a government idea - floated over the weekend - to allow renters to secure mortgages with just one per...

Letting agents’ body Propertymark is throwing its weight behind a mandatory licensing and registration scheme for short let landlords. Anyone who lets...

Propertymark has urged its members who feel frustrated by the changes to the Scottish Government’s so-called Cost of Living regulations ending...

David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...

Propertymark has stepped into the row over a bank chief’s comments on first time buyers. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, responded...

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of warning that Tory splits over Rwanda and immigration could force an early election...

The controversial minister who steered rent controls through the Scottish Parliament has contacted Propertymark to reveal details of the next stage. Patrick...

Newspaper report claims some 710 properties have been put into the private rental market by the government - and they are...

Labour says it will keep the controversal Right To Buy policy in England if it wins this year’s General Election. This is...

The head of a major supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep pets is...

A prominent housing market commentator says Labour would introduce a tougher version of the Renters Reform Bill if it forms the...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

A new report claims that Airbnb has generated tens of thousands of jobs in the UK and enables people to work...

Controversial website content by the high profile website GetAgent must never appear again, according to the ad industry watchdog. The Advertising Standards...

The shareholders of OnTheMarket have reached their decision on the portal's controversial takeover by CoStar.  A statement released this afternoon says: "The...

Almost six years after her departure as chief executive of Countrywide, Alison Platt has been appointed to a new senior position. She...

Property portal Rightmove has increased its key revenue target in a bullish set of results which shows it has not been...

The company which in 2021 tried to introduce the concept of asking potential tenants and buyers to pay to view a...

It’s claimed that as many as one in five tenants has lost out in a rental bidding war during the last...

A row has broken out over Section 21 between Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and an all-party...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private sector have risen by double digits for the fourth quarter in a...

A free webinar on the controversial Renters Reform Bill is to feature one of the industry’s top legal experts. David Smith is...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur has written to MPs outlining detailed plans that he believes would ensure the controversial Renters Reform Bill...

One of the players in the controversial Deposit Alternative field is stepping up its case for this kind of service to...

The government has been warned by trade body Propertymark that the controversial Renters Reform Bill must fairly reflect the importance of...

A new director of property has been named by the John Lewis Partnership, to lead its controversial Build To Rent initiative. Martin...

A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Letting...

The government should “just get on with implementing the Renters Reform Bill” an industry figure says.  Jonathan Rolande of the National Association...

The Times is reporting that a delay to the controversial ban on gas boilers is being considered by the government as...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

Private rents have continued to soar in Scotland according to DJ Alexander, the largest lettings agency in the country.  It says rental...

The Competition and Markets Authority’s in depth investigation into the controversial deposit alternative concept has been welcomed by one of the...

One of the controversial Bruce brothers, founders of the ill-fated Purplebricks venture, is back in the agency business. It’s almost a decade...

The National Union of Students is urging the government not to give in to what it calls “exploitative” private rental sector...

The political alliance between the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens is likely to stay in place until 2026. Arguably the...

PropTech platform Goodlord has launched a one hour online course explaining the controversial Renters Reform Bill. The aim is to equip letting...

A planning committee meeting discussion on an application for 100 new apartments in Manchester turned into a forum for complaints about...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

After numerous stories of councils and letting agencies at each others’ throats over To Let boards, Trading Standards and other controversies,...

Propertymark is supporting a new Anti Social Behaviour Awareness campaign, calling for greater clarity from government on how agents and landlords...

A prominent lettings agency says capital values could be damaged if a controversial emissions scheme goes ahead in London. Research by Benham...

  A council has told letting agents to ‘get a move on’ as it admits there’s been a slow start to its...

The National Residential Landlords Association is looking for help from letting agents in building a case against rent controls. The association is...

A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill. Knight Frank...

Propertymark says it’s spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform...

Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...

Letting agents have a final chance today to have their say on a consultation into a newly proposed licensing scheme for...

The controversial Renters Reform Bill is not the anti-landlord charter that some in the h system claim it to be. That’s the...

Consumer champion Martin Lewis - the man behind the Money Saving Expert website and TV shows - has backed the Renters...

Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers is backing a clean air zone in its city.  The agency’s two cars, both Volkswagen ID-3s, are part...

One of the most controversial subjects affecting letting agents, tenants and landlords alike is back on the agenda. Two of the UK’s...

The controversial ban on private rental sector rent rises and evictions is to continue in Scotland for another six months at...

A new licensing scheme for HMOs, agreed by leaders of Portsmouth council, will be implemented from September 1 2023. Licensing of HMOs...

The controversial Boiler Upgrade Scheme - which Propertymark say is so complex many people don’t think it’s worth applying to -...

The lettings agency operated by controversial agent Ajay Jagota has been sold for an undisclosed sum. Jagota set up KIS Lettings with...

A scheme which some regard as the most controversial landlord licensing regime in the country is coming under scrutiny. Labour councillors on...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned advertorial material issued by the government department responsible for rental reform and housing. Two Labour MPs...

The latest update from industry discussions about allowing more pets in private rental properties suggests there’s not been a solution yet...

There appears to be no space for discussion on the government’s private rental sector reform policies at the Tory Party conference...

Zoopla is issuing a warning today that price cuts in the sales market are likely to hit pre-pandemic levels as affordability...

Shadow housing minister Lisa Nandy has unveiled a Charter for Renters which she says will be implemented within 100 days of...

A controversial database which will allow widespread access to the identities of rogue letting agents and landlords has been backed by...

Lee Rowley is the new housing minister, specifically responsible for taking charge of the government’s rental reform agenda. The government has confirmed...

Two new ministers have been appointed to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - but at this stage it’s...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The controversial rent...

The government is intervening further in the running of Liverpool council, which operates a controversial private rental sector licensing scheme. Housing Secretary...

It’s been confirmed that the controversial Renters Reform Bill will still be introduced by the end of this session of Parliament,...

Propertymark has spoken out against a possible loophole that might allow tenant arrears to go unpaid in certain circumstances. The trade body...

Purplebricks has set a date for a possible showdown with shareholders over the agency’s lettings compliance crisis amongst other controverisies.  It has...

Agents are being invited to comment on the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. And unusually the invitation comes not from any...

The financial fall out from Purplebricks’ disastrous lettings compliance crisis is likely to be revealed next week. The troubled agency says it...

If housing really is seen by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as one of his key policy goals, there must be uncertainty...

There’s concern in the student lettings sector about the impact of the government’s Fairer Private Rental Sector White Paper. For this specialist...

A prominent lettings industry supplier has asked whether the earlier-than-expected arrival of the rental reform white paper was a distraction from...

Last month’s local election results could yet impact on the private rental sector, a prominent industry supplier claims. The Association of Independent...

Speculation is growing that a high profile former leader of the Association of Residential Letting Agents may become the next chief...

An activist at the centre of a controversy involving a London letting agent has used a left-wing website to explain how...

An activist group in London has launched a scathing attack on councils which it claims have been ineffective in regulating rogue...

An agent’s plea to councillors to renew the HMO license for a landlord client fell on deaf ears in a controversial...

Propertymark has waded into the controversy surrounding regulations removing extended notice periods in Scotland. The notice periods for residential tenancies - extended...

PropTech supplier Goodlord is to host a webinar on Thursday answering letting agents' questions onthe implications of the landmark ruling on...

One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...

One of the leading lettings agencies in Liverpool has issued a warning about the city’s controversial new licensing scheme. The Labour council...

A controversial reform programme for the private rental sector in Wales is to go ahead from July 15 this year -...

Gary Barker - the ex-Reapit supremo who controversially did not take up the role of chief executive at Boomin - is...

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...

Purplebricks says its head of lettings has left after just eight months - and just days after a crisis involving tenant deposits. A Purplebricks...

Three Rightmove webinars in the next fortnight have significant interest for lettings agents. Tomorrow, December 1, sees Malcolm Driscoll, Lead AML Consultant...

There are fewer than 70 tickets left for December 7's rescheduled 25th ARLA Propertymark Conference and Exhibition. Originally due to take place in...

Property is fast becoming a preferred investing option for advocates of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, an investment company claims.  Sequire Property Investment...

Just as COP26 is drawing to a close, so one of the lettings industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the...

One of the industry’s leading suppliers says the controversy over pets in private rental properties could be defused relatively easily. Inventory management firm...

A high profile and respected lettings sector legal expert is inviting questions from agents at a webinar next week - and he’ll...

A £360 million wall of rental debt built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave...