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The UK Association of Letting Agents says it welcomes new rules for alarms which put the social and private rental sectors...

There has still been no formal response to a government consultation on the database of rogue agents and landlords, 25 months...

The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...

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

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

The two letting agents’ trade groups have backed a call for more upfront information to be given to prospective renters. The National...

The UK Association of Lettings Agents is recommending transparency in relation to the disclosure of referral fees to landlord clients. Last month...

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

The government says it is still considering applications to operate Client Money Protection schemes from April, despite approving five schemes so...

Another client money protection scheme has been given approval to launch itself before regulations go live on April 1.  From that date...

The UK Association of Letting Agents has revealed where voids are at their worst in the rental sector - and where...

The UK Association of Letting Agents has launched a deal with insurance firm Let Alliance to allow total loss client money...

The UK Association of Letting Agents is putting out an appeal to the agency industry to ensure it is not accidentally...

The proportion of landlords who use a letting agent to help manage their property has spiked since the end of last...

The substantial majority of landlords who now use letting agents will continue to do so even if they see their premiums...

A trade body claims that 47 per cent of landlords would cease to use letting agents if their profits began to...

  Industry groups have warned that the government’s ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants in England will backfire, with most...

The UK Association of Letting Agents will not be using Ombudsman Service: Property to provide its dispute resolution service from the...

New licence fees for letting and managing agents have been announced by Rent Smart Wales, the Welsh Government’s registration and licensing scheme which...

Three lettings groups have modified their advertisements after complaints were received by the Advertising Standards Authority. The UK Association of Letting Agents...

Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...

The UK Association of Letting Agents has teamed up with around 30 other European professional property bodies to consider how to...

After the passing of the Deregulation Act deposits deadline this week, Richard Price, Executive Director of UKALA, is in a contemplative...

One of the Labour party’s London Assembly members has criticised Boris Johnson’s London Rental Standard (LRS), saying it is ‘falling private...

After celebrating its year anniversary this week, Boris Johnson’s London Rental Standard has been criticised for signing up only 12% of...