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A rogue landlord who divided his three-bedroom home in central London into eight flats has ended up with a bill of...

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

A landlord who failed to provide information regarding a buy to let property has been fined £2,080.  Tenants contacted Colchester council in...

A home being pet-friendly is the most desirable attribute in a rental property, according to research by a specialist mortgage lender.  The...

A Labour think tank considered on the right wing of the party says it wants rent controls that make a difference...

A Labour councillor on Islington council - which is controlled by the party and has Jeremy Corbyn as a local member...

Landlords in a part of Teesside are to be allowed to operate a “collaborative” licensing scheme after a council backed down...

A PropTech firm says it has calculated the true cost of being a buy to let investor.  Howsy says the average landlord...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is urging tenants to “walk straight out” if they believe an agency is breaking the...

We are at the beginning of the end for let only tenancies which have effectively been subsidised in the past by...

Young adults aged 20 to 29 spend up to a third of their pre-tax income on rent for a room according...

London Trading Standards has made the startling claim that 46 per cent of almost 2,000 agents it has surveyed are falling...

Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...

An agency in the north of England is continuing its strategy of acquisitions in a bid to offset the effects of...

The Liberal Democrat conference, which begins on Saturday, is to debate a resolution calling for the scrapping of Section 21 -...

The government has been criticised yet again for what is described as its “incoherent” approach to the private rental sector. David Miles,...

Data published by specialist lender Precise Mortgages suggests that over a fifth of landlords are planning to expand their portfolio with...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...

It can be done - a council has U-turned on plans for a licensing scheme for landlords. The move by Hounslow council...

More details have emerged about Labour’s controversial proposal to allow private rental tenants that right to buy their landlord’s property, at...

Online rental services platform Howsy - which last week revealed £5m new investment from backers - has acquired online lettings agency...

Housing minister Esther McVey has hinted that the government may finally decide as soon as next month on whether to introduce...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents wants agents and tenants to have access to the government’s high profile but so far...

There is increasing evidence of the so-called unintended consequences of the tenant fee ban according to a major regional lettings agency. Linley &...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £14,500 after he was found to be illegally letting his property out to 11...

Flatfair, one of the leading deposit alternative providers fighting it out for dominance in the burgeoning sector, has scored a coup...

As the row over Labour’s proposal rumbles on the think tank Centre for Policy Studies - which has previously argued that...

Enfield wants to be the latest London council to introduce large-scale additional and selective licensing schemes which would affect most private rented...

There’s more evidence today that pet-friendly properties are becoming increasingly popular with tenants.  A study by specialist lender Landbay quizzed 2,000 tenants...

Belvoir says consolidation between lettings and sales agencies across the industry is likely to increase as a result of greater regulation...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents appears to have joined the chorus of criticism against Labour’s controversial right to buy policy...

Property management platform Howsy has revealed new funding to the tune of £5m - and it now claims to be one...

There’s been a fierce outcry from Conservative MPs and the lettings industry in response to Labour’s threat to give private rental...

Belvoir Group has this morning announced its interim results for the first six months of this year - and they show...

Birmingham council has issued its first civil penalty against a House in Multiple Occupation landlord - and it says that move...

A council has used a drone with a thermal imaging camera to identify illegal ‘sheds’ where tenants are being rented beds...

A specialist lettings agency claims it is the first in the UK to only use renewable energy in the accommodation it...

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir.  The franchise...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...

Build To Rent developer Simple Life has launched 28 new BTR family homes in Newhall Harlow, Essex.  Part of a larger development of...

The Trussell Trust, which coordinates the vast majority of the food banks around the UK, is working with the National Landlords...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in July according to data just produced...

A PropTech lettings platform is claiming to be valued at over £2.8m. Inadash describes itself as an “on-demand marketplace” which via an...

More efforts are being made to urge London homeowners to consider short-term lets which in some cases can routinely earn an...

One of the country’s leading property management experts says buy to let is here to stay - but only if individual...

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...

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

London-focussed lettings agency Portico, which has expanded into the north of England, has identified part of Liverpool as the area where...

Universal Credit is causing tenants to fall behind with their rent according to lettings sector trade body the Residential Landlords Association. It...

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month.  The company...

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

Agents and landlords are being urged to back a legal case to protect their rights to repossess properties. This follows a recent...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants the government to implement recent recommendations to regulate the agency industry, starting with the...

A local council says it has now successfully prosecuted a landlord for flouting the law that protects the health and safety...

A leading industry figure is calling on agents to have a Plan B ready if their bank closes undesignated client accounts.  This...

There should be open-ended tenancies with reduced rent for long-term contracts and any rent increase tied only to inflation. This dramatic reform...

An agency which says it aims to be “the UK’s premier residential lettings company” says it’s offering itself free to landlords...

Anyone underestimating the size of the UK’s growing private rental sector ought to think again - new research shows its value...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

The Guild of Property Professionals has received confirmation that the government’s proposed changes to Section 21 will not be retrospective. “What this...

A pioneering lettings agency that allocates second and subsequent year students with private sector and university-owned homes has delivered its best...

One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that...

Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rising by 1.3...

Claims that the use of Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices is the leading cause of homelessness in the UK are...

A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed...

What is your business?    Bonds Estate Agents, the modern hybrid agent bridging the gap between the traditional high street agent and online...

The first ‘state of the industry’ report on the lettings agency sector since the introduction of the fees ban suggests individual...

Research by London agency Benham and Reeves says the cumulative cost of a landlord suffering a bad tenant and then evicting...

A private landlord has gone on record to explain her own dilemma with a tenant - and why the government’s scrapping...

A Labour council which has become famous for its critical approach to the private rental sector has now been given almost £200,000...

Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant...

The government has blocked a council rolling out selective licensing across no fewer than 3,000 homes in its patch.  Under Stoke on...

The comparison website MoneySuperMarket suggests that renters spend an average of £670 in additional costs when they move, on top of...

The Haart lettings agency says the government’s plan to abolish landlords’ Section 21 eviction powers may not be a bad thing. The...

New research shows more than half of landlords plan to use limited companies to buy properties in the year ahead.  The study...

A flat-sharing website has created a league table of average rents in locations surrounding the top-ranked universities in the United Kingdom....

Lloyds Bank appears to have contacted at least some of its letting agent clients to say that it is closing all...

A short lets management firm which was earlier this year at the centre of an advertisement controversy is now partnering with...

PropTech, and specifically Artificial Intelligence, could help letting agents better cope with new demands created by further industry regulation. That’s the view...

Manchester-based agency Ascend has revealed it’s now taken over the management of a Build To Rent fund’s portfolio of almost 1,000...

A respected lettings and sales agent has opened up about his own mental health issues and those which exist thanks to...

Rents in London are rocketing but a leading market commentator says this is no reason to give in to a “Marxist dystopia”...

A man who claimed he needed a council house but was actually a landlord has been ordered to pay back more...

Confusion reigns over inventory reports and how letting agents and landlords comply with the Homes (Fit for Human Habitation) Act 2018. That’s...

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was...

Lettings experts are being invited to the unveiling of a service described by its creators as “a revolutionary rental product.” It is...

A local authority is being warned that its landlord licensing and accreditation scheme is potentially unlawful. The Residential Landlords Association, which represents...

Zillios looking to become the leading portal for international property listings, appealing to property owners, estate agents, and property hunters alike....

Another local authority has announced that it wants to introduce another selective licensing scheme and designate its entire patch for HMO...

Hunters has expanded its franchise network once again with the opening of a new branch in Reading. Chas Shukla, director of Hunters...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says there has been a record number of rent increases reported by its members. In a...

A London lettings agency is launching a service to enable landlords to invest in mainstream buy to let or Airbnb-style short...

Foxtons has announced that it is officially freezing its fees to landlords. The move was previewed in Foxtons’ recent trading statement which...

Knight Frank says the number of new prospective tenants registering for prime central London properties in the second quarter of this...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts to complete the largest privately funded development in Wales, Cardiff Central Square, which will include...

A tenant pretending to be landlord has been ordered to pay more than £21,000 after he carved up five family homes...

If the government follows through with its plan to scrap Section 21 there could be more work for agents as a...

The right wing Adam Smith Institute is the latest organisation to voice its strong opposition to Labour’s proposed rent controls for...

An analysis of rental properties in Scotland to discover the most numerous overseas landlords has discovered, perhaps surprisingly, that they come...

An outspoken Conservative party figure says government policies such as the scrapping of Section 21 will play into the hands of...

In what some see as a sign of the growing importance of the lettings sector over sales, Rightmove has acquired tenant...

Manchester is becoming a buy to let investment hotspot according to the boss of a leading property management firm.  David Alexander of...

London is growing in its importance as a Build To Rent market according to new research released today. International property consultancy JLL...

Legal & General, one of the largest specialist builders of so-called retirement communities for the over-55s, is now going to let...

An ‘open banking’ PropTech platform has partnered with two rental organisations which will offer agents, landlords and tenants direct payments and...

A property education business says it’s targeting a major expansion with the launch of online additions to its nationwide courses in...

A platform which works with independent lettings agents and Build To Rent operators says it is linking them to provide mutual...

A surge in the lettings market has helped Chestertons post its best half-year profit level for the past five years. The London-focussed...

Northwood, one of the Belvoir Group brand agencies, has acquired independent agency Daisy Lets in Forest Hill. “Daisy Lets is a great...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following a complaint about an advertisement which claimed a flat was just a one...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair has been chosen by CBRE UK Residential Lettings as the race for prominence in the sector continues. This is...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it fears the government needs to do more to prevent the possibility of banned...

The Ministry of Justice has announced that body-worn cameras must be worn by bailiffs recovering debt from individuals. The ministry adds that...

Over-regulation of short-term let accommodation in some areas of rural Scotland could pose a risk to rural tourism, a business organisation...

There’s been a sceptical response to news leaked from government over the weekend suggesting that a database of rogue landlords would...

Some 12 per cent of homes to let are operated by a ‘company landlord’ according to an analysis by Countrywide high-end...

The number of film-related enquiries for short lets received by Knight Frank in the year to May has shown a rise...

There’s a warning this morning that the root-and-branch reform of the agency industry recommended by a government-backed working party will be...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been told by a lettings industry body that he’ll lose votes if he introduces rent controls...

Vulnerable tenants suffering a higher risk of rent arrears will be hit hardest by plans to change the way landlords can...

Buy to let investors in the UK are spending nearly £4.7 billion a year on their rental properties, an average of...

Letting agents need to adapt to changing landlord and tenant habits The way letting agents, landlords and tenants communicate has changed significantly...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

Trade organisations including the Association of Residential Letting Agents have welcomed today’s publication of the report of the Regulation of Property...

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

A leading industry trade body says the latest English Housing Survey report proves that criticisms of the private rental sector’s costs...

A rogue landlord in Chesterfield has received a hefty fine for a second time after the council took her to court...

A campaign by HM Revenue & Customs to encourage buy to let investors to ‘fess up’ to their unpaid tax has...

Goodlord has expanded its offering to enable corporate lets to be processed through its platform.  The move means agents who process both...

Portsmouth council is the latest local authority to offer to rent properties from private landlords to let out to the homeless.  The...

A lettings agency is believed to be the first to offer landlords a year's rent in advance in one lump sum...

A new white-labelled outsourced lettings management service is launching today, claiming to undercut all rivals. F%ur - a brand from 4percentproperty -...

Throughout April and May, we ran a high-profile campaign across our sites, Landlord Today, Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and...

The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...

The concept of a so-called rental property passport would rapidly improve the quality of accommodation and landlords, and would be far...

The chairman of Hunters estate agency, who is also a Conservative MP, has hit out at the government over its handling...

In the past 18 months more than 200 landlords from across Scotland have been found to be in breach of a...

Rents are rising at the fastest rate since 2017, pushing the average yield on residential property to 4.5 per cent, its...

The future of the lettings industry will be tech-driven says one of the industry’s leading consultants, who is now also director...

Both sides of the Right To Rent debate are squaring up for their latest court battle. Earlier this year the High Court...

A managing agent has been convicted by a local council for failing to properly license his property. Leon Hill, of Leighton Buzzard,...

Media reports in London suggest that Labour’s hyper-active housing spokesman on the Greater London Assembly may be under threat from Jeremy...

A trade association has called for a 'moratorium' on any further government intervention in the buy-to-let sector in order to stop...

The Welsh government is planning to make changes to the notice period for eviction which would see tenants given 12-month contracts...

The chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is predicting that augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology...

The number of fake or fraudulent rental applications is on the rise, with landlords and letting agents being fooled by a...

Tenants on state benefits could be the 'biggest casualties' of the government's 'ill-thought-out' plans to scrap the Section 21 evictions process,...

A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...

Property investors are calling for the government to provide more support to the UK property market. A survey of investors, carried out...

A survey of landlords has found that 39% would like to see a fast track housing tribunal introduced if and when...

A rise in the number of professional landlords means letting agents need to ensure their service meets the expectations of experienced...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

A national letting agency has vowed to return to an 'aggressive growth strategy' as it looks to make several acquisitions. Lomond Capital...

The number of buy to let products for first time landlords has risen to an all-time high. Data from independent mortgage market...

 – use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

A BBC investigation of 52 lettings agents has found that two thirds were levying charges on tenants, but it is uncertain...

A leading trade body is urging the candidates to lead the Conservative Party to adopt a more positive approach to the...

The government is considering the idea of a deposit passport for use by tenants when they move from one property to...

Second home owners, landlords and property investors are being urged to beware a “dramatic change” to the current capital gains tax...

Weak regulation of private renting is leaving hundreds of thousands of tenants living in hazardous homes in England, claims Citizens Advice. A...

An independent review into selective licensing in the private rental sector makes a series of recommendations to tighten processes, with the...

A trade body has accused the government of going back on its promise not to introduce a national register of landlords. The...

Letting agencies can reduce the number of complaints about the industry and improve their own customer service and relationships by improving...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme, which suggested a devastating fire in early January, has been recognised for the professional, efficient and calm...

A specialist student accommodation lettings and property management company says it’s preparing to grow through a series of strategic acquisitions. Bankers have...

A short lets management firm has acquired a PropTech platform and claims it will help owners “see their true profit potentials”...

The government has been told it needs to provide tenants with better information about their rights and responsibilities if it’s to...

An activists’s group which in the past has held protests immediately outside letting agents’ offices is appealing for £10,000 to develop...

University towns in the north of England and the Midlands score highest when it comes to yields and capital appreciation. The assessment...

A buy to let investor who let out an unsafe and unlicensed property in London has now been hit with a...

A group of activists has expressed outrage over a council’s private rental licensing scheme, claiming it is too small to catch...

A landlord who illegally converted a London home into two flats without planning permission has been given a prison sentence after...

Agents need to be pro-actively using PropTech and improving their work methods to reduce voids for their landlord clients. That’s the view...

A buy to let investor has been fined £4,800 and ordered to pay £2,200 in costs for failing to keep his...

The online platform teclet, which enables agents to automate the lettings and management process, has announced that Movinghub has become an...

The average cost of a new let in Great Britain has risen to £977 per calendar month.  That’s a 2.6 per cent...

A research report claims letting agents could be missing out on thousands of pounds of potential income each year by not...

High profile agency Haart has issued a warning to landlords on what it sees as the three key risks to successful letting...

A lettings sector trade body has written to a council accusing it of initiating an “unlawful” fee structure for a licensing...

Whirlpool has been ordered to recall 500,000 tumble dryers in what has been described as an “unprecedented” government move. Around half a million...

As competition hots up between different deposit replacement scheme providers, three new Build To Rent sign-ups have been announced by one...

Private landlords are being asked to consider letting out their properties through the local council.  Slough council is looking for flats and...

Administrators have been appointed as a result of action taken by a major creditor of Brighton Holiday Homes, the agency which...

A record number of tenancies have been agreed above £5,000 per week in London during the first four months of the...

Two landlords will this evening be seen securing the £16,000 they are owed by a rogue lettings agent - and TV...

Tenancy deposit alternative provider Reposit has been taken on by Devon-based agency chain Webbers.  The agency’s 15 offices operate in north Cornwall,...

Airbnb has issued a statement distancing itself from controversial advertisements from a short lets management service. Hostmaker - which describes itself as...

A statement issued by short lets management firm Hostmaker about its controversial advertising campaign has been branded “disgusting” by a campaign...

A trade body has hit out at government policy following a think tank’s claims that young people are less mobile because of...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech firm Goodlord shows that average rent increased in four of the eight regions of...

A think tank is blaming high rents for apparently stopping Millennials moving to better paying parts of the country. A report from...

A prominent consumer group claims that one in 10 tenants currently renting say they have at some point been evicted “for...

Belvoir brand Newton Fallowell has acquired the sales and lettings business of Grantham’s oldest independent agency, Escritt Barrell Golding.  EBG, which was...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is one of many industry groups in a new coalition calling for S21 repossessions to be...

The head of the country's oldest agency recruitment consultancy says the tenant fee ban will hit staffing levels in the industry...

A property management chief is arguing that rent controls would restrict mortgage loans to buy to let investors and drive existing...

Seven agencies have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman after failing to pay compensation awards made by TPO. All are...

Agents have reacted angrily to the way in which the government released a new set of rental documents updated to include...

The government has agreed that a council in London where all 51 councillors are Labour should go ahead with a five...

The head of an automated payment system for the rental sector says lettings agents can help offset losses caused by the...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says the feared sell-off of private rental units is continuing apace on the eve of...

The management company of a private New York City rental apartment complex is to install a facial recognition system which must...

The National Landlords Association says it’s concerned the Fees Ban coming into effect in just two days’ time may limit access...

Thousands of pounds have been paid to a short let and holiday accommodation agency in Brighton which appears to have closed...

A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...

An online lettings agency that has been operating for 12 years has now opened a High Street office. Nantwich-based LetLord, founded in...

The best lettings agents will survive and shine through the ban of fees levied on tenants, which comes into effect this weekend. The...

Lettings agents are being urged to educate themselves as much as possible about rival deposit alternative schemes which are becoming increasingly...

The fierce competition in the lettings market in parts of London means that some tenants will feel no benefit from the...

A lettings agency chief in Scotland says the upcoming ban on agents levying fees on tenants - to be introduced in...

PropTech supplier Goodlord says it’s updated its core product to ensure compliance with new regulations - and it says it’s offering...

A PropTech tool wants landlords to manage their own properties and is accusing agents of being likely to increase charges to...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of the two government-backed redress operators for the lettings and sales service, has outlined its work...

The Property Ombudsman has issued a reminder to all agents to ensure they have the correct redress membership to cover the...

There’s been another major industry survey revealing that a high number of lettings agents and landlords may quit the private rental...

The latest Your Move lettings index for England and Wales shows the average rent stagnating - rising just 0.5 per cent...

A PropTech platform launched three years ago acting as a search system for students wanting purpose-built accommodation is evolving into a...

Recent figures suggesting that nearly £1 billion was withdrawn by over-55s through equity release in the first three months of 2019...

Six months on from the introduction of stricter licencing for Homes in Multiple Occupation, awareness “remains limited” according to one of...

There’s been another call on the government to rethink its plans to change the Section 21 eviction process.  The founder of Landlord...

A council claims that its decision to set up its own lettings agency has prevented homelessness for almost 50 families and...

Hunters says it’s opened seven new branches this year so far - well ahead of the three it had launched at...

Not-for-profit operator Tenancy Deposit Scheme says early intervention between landlords and tenants across the UK is resulting in many more deposit...

Over 6,000 people have responded to the Residential Landlord Association’s survey asking what a post-Section 21 private rented sector should look...

The agency handling the largest volume of student accommodation in Lincoln is celebrating its fourth birthday by opening a second office...

An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...

An MP says he will raise with local police chiefs a series of claims from landlords and tenants concerning a lettings...

Agents and landlords are being warned to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once the fees ban kicks in...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on two adjacent sites in south London to deliver its largest Built To Rent scheme...

An estate agency that describes itself as a ‘social enterprise’ says it will spend its profits on the homeless and related...

London agency Stirling Ackroyd - owned by Nick Dunning Associates, led by senior ex-Countrywide staff - has snapped up another independent...

A rent guarantor provider claims that deposits which prospective tenants are required to pay are often reduced if such a service...

Foxtons has been named as one of almost 100 firms which will be highlighted for failing to boost the number of...

Letting agents are being urged to consider how they can reduce their administrative workload, following huge growth in the size of...

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday May 10,...

The typical landlord who sold a rental property in England and Wales made a gross gain of £79,770 before tax last...

The operations director of letting agency haart has told landlords not to 'stress too much' over Brexit. Paul Sloan says it's easy...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has urged the government to 'fix' the court system before it goes ahead with its plan...

A damning report on taxation in the private rental sector (PRS) has accused the treasury of appearing not to understand 'the...

The newly-formed Federation of Independent Agents (FIA), the network set up by former Property Franchise Group managing director Graham Lock, has...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is threatening Oxford Council with a judicial review of its landlord and letting agent accreditation scheme. The...

Housing charity Shelter has announced the launch of a £600,000 fund it is hosting, with the aim of improving the private...

Revenue raised by landlord licensing schemes should be used to enforce rental sector regulation, according to PayProp. It says that the money...

National sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has launched what it calls a 'pioneering new service' in the North East. The...

Tenancy deposit alternative Reposit has announced a partnership with Pattinson, the largest independent agency network in the North East. The 26-branch network...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has released its annual report for 2018, showing that for the first time the value of awards...

A rental market expert is urging landlords to be cautious when considering to use short-term lets websites such as Airbnb to...

A new solution to help letting agents deal with the introduction of the security deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act...

A compliance company has accused “thousands” of buy to let investors of failing to address major household hazards which render properties...

It’s now under four weeks to the introducing of the Tenant Fees Ban across England and the Association of Residential Letting...

New data from Proptech firm Goodlord suggests that the average void period for England and Wales is just 21 days. The longest...

HomeLet, the tenant referencing and specialist letting insurance company, has been announced as an ESTAS partner for the Estate & Letting...

Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...

A buy to let investor has been left with a £2,000 bill and a criminal conviction after letting out his property...

A quarter of private landlords are looking to sell at least one property over the next year according to new research...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

Northwood has snapped up two independent agencies - Northwood Warminster have successfully completed on the acquisition of Wilsons of Westbury while...

A controversial review website which says it identifies “good (and bad) letting agents” has introduced tools aiming to reduce disputes at...

A local authority has written to purchasers of former council houses and apartments warning them against illegally letting them out -...

Three years after the introduction of the second homes stamp duty surcharge, landlords are “beginning to come to terms with the...

Rents across England and Wales have not moved in the last 12 months, according to Your Move.  The agency says the typical...

The chief executive of Hunters has told MPs there are 19 properties on its books which specify ‘No DSS’ - but...

Increased use of PropTech by lettings agencies should allow staff to be freed up to engage in all-important face-to-face contact with...

Student demand for places across the UK - and therefore for accommodation - is holding up well despite Brexit uncertainty, according...

How is Inadash revolutionising the rental market? Searching for a new rental property can be a stressful, time-consuming and frustrating process, but...

Senior lettings agency figures are amongst those who will this morning give evidence to a committee of MPs investigating so-called ‘DSS...

A Liberal Democrat activist is considering establishing a landlords’ group consisting of party members. Tony Harris, writing on the LibDem Voice website,...

The senior executive who has bought out the lettings side of a Glasgow agency business says increased use of PropTech is...

A national newspaper story suggests that a couple seeking an apartment to rent in Brixton were signed up to the wrong...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it backs a new Trading Standards-led body which will enforce the Fees Ban starting  on...

One of the most vocal critics of lettings agents in recent years appears to be moving away from the property industry. Campbell...

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

The government consultation process which fuelled its decision to axe Section 21 eviction powers and move towards longer tenancies received only...

The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...

A leading legal firm is warning that Right To Rent could become even more complicated for letting agents and landlords after...

A dispute concerning a ‘no deposit option’ put forward by a letting agency has reached the Daily Mail. The newspaper’s online service...

SDL Property Partners, which describes itself as the industry’s first property management franchising scheme, is pushing for new members. Its training has...

A buy to let investor has received a hefty fine “for endangering the lives of his tenants by failing to meet...

There will be less buy to let remortgaging in future as landlords consolidate rather than expand their portfolios. The prediction comes from...

Average monthly UK rent is now at its lowest level for three years according to the Deposit Protection Service. Average rent fell...

Savills has launched a new residential lettings service in one of the country’s most successful buy to let and investment locations...

Tenant referencing, rent protection and insurance provider Rent4sure is to join other leading suppliers as an ESTAS partner for the 16th...

Mother and daughter lettings agency fraudsters have been told to expect jail sentences after defrauding landlords and tenants of £266,000 over...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Taha Dar, founder and CEO of SearchSmartly. What is SearchSmartly and...

The rapid growth of Airbnb-style short lets could lead to the loss of private rented homes and displacement of long-term residents...

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