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Propertymark has welcomed the government’s commitment to end the practice of council tax of banding single rooms in HMOs, potentially saving...

Propertymark has welcomed the pledge by Housing Secretary Michael Gove not to introduce rent controls in England. The trade body says such...

Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...

Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has slammed the current lack of consistency of council tax on HMOs. It describes today’s system...

Propertymark has renewed its call for Local Housing Allowance  - which has remained static since 2020 - to be increased. It says...

Letting agencies with physical offices are being presented with a new business rates system in the future. But Propertymark says the changes...

The Valuation Office Agency has issued a reminder that changes to eligibility rules for self-catering properties will come into effect from...

The government has made a general commitment to work with those who want council tax reforms for Homes in Multiple Occupation. Earlier...

A lettings network is urging landlords to back a campaign to abolish council tax re-banding for shared houses. Platinum Property Partners says...

The Valuation Office Agency, which compiles information on rents as part of its lettings market overview, is asking for help from...

The government says it’s finalising plans for a new tax regime to apply to additional homes, and in particular those used...

Latest official figures show that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1.0 per cent in the...

A trade body has hit out at “clear inconsistencies” in an online news report claiming that renting an ‘average London flat’...