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21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Alternative agents trade body to ARLA claims record membership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The UK Association of Letting Agents says it now has a record membership of 1,200. UKALA describes itself as “a professional association...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Staff appraisals key to retaining top agents, says trade body](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentOnlineSearch-400x310.png)
A lettings sector trade body says implementing well thought-out appraisals is a key element to attracting and retaining valued personnel. The UK...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sign up to scrap tax changes hurting landlords - agents told](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
A letting agents’ trade body is urging the industry to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes for...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents Warn - tough year coming up for rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agent1-400x310.png)
The UK Association of Letting Agents says a survey of its members suggests that 2023 will be a tough year for...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Trade body launches four new products to agent members](/upload/images/Back-link-images/Can_%20a_%20tenant_%20withhold_%20rent_%20over_%20a_broken_%20boiler_%20.jpg)
The UK Association of Letting Agents is introducing four new products to its agent members. Several of the products are from the...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Loss of Section 21 may not be catastrophe, trade body suggests](/upload/images/Back-link-images/AdobeStock_273446847.jpeg)
The small UK Association of Letting Agents trade body says that the government’s proposal to scrap Section 21 is grabbing headlines...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents should get fewer time-wasters if property details improve](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/landlord-licencing400x310.png)
The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents should act now ahead of Carbon Monoxide alarm laws](/upload/images/CarbonMonoxideAlarm-400x310.jpg)
Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Alarm Law Change: trade body backs ‘equality’ measures](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/smoke%20alarm.png)
The UK Association of Letting Agents says it welcomes new rules for alarms which put the social and private rental sectors...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rogue Agents' Database: still no response to formal consultation](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/CourtImage-400x310.jpg)
There has still been no formal response to a government consultation on the database of rogue agents and landlords, 25 months...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ group warns of widespread evictions without government support](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Trade body rival to ARLA reports another boost in membership](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK Association of Letting Agents - a trade body rival to ARLA Propertymark - says it’s seen “a robust membership...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rival lettings agency trade group reveals membership surge](/img/default/lat.png)
A rival trade body to the Association of Residential Letting Agents has announced what it calls “a robust membership result.” The UK...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents back idea of renters getting more upfront info](/img/default/lat.png)
The two letting agents’ trade groups have backed a call for more upfront information to be given to prospective renters. The National...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ group recommends referral fee policy of transparency](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK Association of Lettings Agents is recommending transparency in relation to the disclosure of referral fees to landlord clients. Last month...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agent's fury at three month delay in getting proof of CMP policy](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings agent says she has just spent three months trying to get evidence of her Client Money Protection policy -...
22 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Five CMP providers but government says more may be approved](/img/default/lat.png)
The government says it is still considering applications to operate Client Money Protection schemes from April, despite approving five schemes so...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News
!['Total loss' client money protection is latest to win government backing](/img/default/lat.png)
Another client money protection scheme has been given approval to launch itself before regulations go live on April 1. From that date...
21 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: where voids are at their worst (and their best)](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK Association of Letting Agents has revealed where voids are at their worst in the rental sector - and where...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![UKALA in deal to allow total loss client money protection through agents](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK Association of Letting Agents has launched a deal with insurance firm Let Alliance to allow total loss client money...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents told to ensure they recognise and report modern-day slavery](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK Association of Letting Agents is putting out an appeal to the agency industry to ensure it is not accidentally...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![More landlords using agents after buy to let taxes kick in](/img/default/lat.png)
The proportion of landlords who use a letting agent to help manage their property has spiked since the end of last...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlords will still use letting agents after fees ban - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
The substantial majority of landlords who now use letting agents will continue to do so even if they see their premiums...
21 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Trade body claims half of landlords would ditch agents if profits fell](/img/default/lat.png)
A trade body claims that 47 per cent of landlords would cease to use letting agents if their profits began to...
14 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Fees ban: Industry bodies dismayed after failing to convince Hammond](/img/default/lat.png)
Industry groups have warned that the government’s ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants in England will backfire, with most...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agents' association switches redress scheme after bidding process](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK Association of Letting Agents will not be using Ombudsman Service: Property to provide its dispute resolution service from the...
14 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![New fee structure for agents announced by Rent Smart Wales](/img/default/lat.png)
New licence fees for letting and managing agents have been announced by Rent Smart Wales, the Welsh Government’s registration and licensing scheme which...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Lettings groups modify advertisements after complaints to watchdog](/img/default/lat.png)
Three lettings groups have modified their advertisements after complaints were received by the Advertising Standards Authority. The UK Association of Letting Agents...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Sean Hooker, Head of Redress, PRS](/img/default/lat.png)
Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...
23 December 2015
From: 60 Second Interview
![UK agents body wants more young Euro-renters and buyers](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK Association of Letting Agents has teamed up with around 30 other European professional property bodies to consider how to...
03 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Deregulation Act: Agents in the know stand out](/img/default/lat.png)
After the passing of the Deregulation Act deposits deadline this week, Richard Price, Executive Director of UKALA, is in a contemplative...
26 June 2015
From: Features
![Mayor’s LRS criticised for ‘failing private renters’](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the Labour party’s London Assembly members has criticised Boris Johnson’s London Rental Standard (LRS), saying it is ‘falling private...