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Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

Propertymark says it will continue lobbying government for the implementation of the Regulation of Property Agents - even though the government...

A major agency has told the government to get on with ensuring the Renters Reform Bill is passed into law as...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

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

A webinar is coming up aiming to help agents make better decisions and more rapidly. It’s being run by Propertymark which says...

Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest and Rightmove have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business.  This is the first...

Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to the proposed changes to the Renters Reform Bill being advocated...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...

A group founded eight years ago to represent the Build To Rent niche has now rebranded in a bid to win...

The all-party House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has urged the government to get on with establishing a regulator of...

Propertymark is urging the government to tackle the problem of banks closing down undesignated or pooled client accounts of letting agents. HM...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Husband and wife Daren and Susan Cope, alongside son James and daughter Annie, are bringing their different agencies under one roof. So...

The latest edition of the Home housing index shows Conti suing close links between both the lettings and sales markets. The Home...

A prominent industry supplier is urging agents and landlords to lobby MPs to suggest improvements to the Renters Reform Bill.  PayProp UK...

An ex-ARLA supremo says technology is the best way for letting agents to cope with a huge rise in telephone calls. ARLA...

Professional cleaning firm Prompt Cleaners has created a league table of regions and local authorities where renting is cheapest and dearest. The...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the government to allow him to levy effectively uncapped council tax bills on...

Crisis, the homelessness charity, has slammed the government over the growing gap between housing benefit levels and even the lower end...

The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning.  Dutton Gregory’s...

My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...

Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...

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

The letting agent’s trade body Propertymark is concerned that the court system could buckle if eviction case numbers rise as a...

The government has taken the first step to introducing a mandatory ombudsman scheme which private landlords must join. This is effectively the...

A property firm is claiming that nearly half of the UK’s younger generation of renters stay up at night worrying about...

A council says it’s using planning powers to try to control the proliferation of Airbnbs, but suggests the real answer may...

An influential housing body has criticised the Green and SNP politicians behind the Scottish Government’s rent cap, which has been renewed...

Propertymark says banks are still misinterpreting Anti-Money Laundering rules regarding pooled client accounts, making life difficult for letting agents.  The trade body...

Today we are publishing a letter sent to us regarding the death of a relative who was living in rental accommodation.  We...

Propertymark has become embroiled in a war of words with a Scottish politician who has made a series of anti-agent and...

The government is urging all overseas entities who own property in the UK to register at Companies House. The Register of Overseas...

A survey among letting agents on Rightmove has found that on average they are managing 36 enquiries per property and spending...

OnTheMarket is today revealing another deal for agents - and this time it’s with insurance broker Simply Business. There are four new...

The short lets industry - consisting of suppliers and operators within the burgeoning sector of Airbnb-style lettings - is to stage...

The Belvoir Group is warning that the housing crisis within the Scottish private rental sector is rapidly worsening, thanks to the...

The law around the requirement for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental properties will change in England on October 1. Propertymark...

A former lettings agent has been jailed for almost three years after admitting conning landlords out of over £80,000. The sentence for...

A lettings platform has joined forces with - wait for it - an astrologer, to find ideal places for people with...

Propertymark is questioning whether the Scottish Government is adequately funding the First-tier Tribunal to cope with any extra demand placed on...

Beleaguered landlords increasingly require professional assistance not only to manage their properties but to cope with the growing bureaucracy associated with...

The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...

More than one in eight private renters may miss out on support to cope with rising energy costs, Citizens Advice claims.  The...

Zoopla is warning that the recent sharp rise in rents has stretched affordability with the average rent now accounting for 37...

ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that it should not delay further on its long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, because of the...

Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...

The chief executive of OnTheMarket says recent changes to his portal demonstrate that he has taken on board agents’ calls for...

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...

A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of...

The rental market shows no signs of slowing with ongoing high demand, fuelled in part by the pandemic, creating a buoyant...

The criticism by landlords aimed at Housing Secretary Michael Gove for some of his comments regarding the cladding issue, has now...

A service which describes itself as Europe’s “largest end-to-end rental accommodation marketplace” has announced a new acquisition. Housing Anywhere has acquired a...

Westminster council wants central London to have the same powers as Paris and Amsterdam to stop anti-social behaviour caused by Airbnb...

ARLA Propertymark is warning that new landlords must be drafted in to the private rental sector to replace those exiting in...

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for letting and estate agents in England.  - Isolation...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

Not-for-profit accreditation scheme safeagent wants the government to help tenants clear Covid-related arrears through an overhaul of Discretionary Housing Payments. Enhancing these...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

A new idea put forward by a student-focussed Build To Rent operator is likely to increase the momentum behind campaigners wanting...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Maxine Fothergill and for the past ‘almost’...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

A branch of The Property Franchise Group’s Martin & Co brand is stopping potential tenants from booking a physical tour of...

TM Group and sales progression solution mio have signed up as partners for the 2021 ESTAS Forum & Awards, sponsored by...

Consolidation within the industry continues apace with the Belvoir Group acquiring the Nicholas Humphreys Franchise Limited in a move announced over...

After years of deliberation there still appears to many to be little progress on the recommendations of the Regulation of Property...

A PropTech supplier says rental market activity remains relatively robust through this third lockdown, with a 25 per cent drop in...

An agency is warning that possible Capital Gains Tax changes are now a cause of major worry to their landlord customers.  Barrows and...

Letting agents have been told to document all arranging, planning and scheduling of work related to electrical checks in a bid...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued tips for agents and other industry professionals having to cope with working from home...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019’s 12-month transition period came to an end on 31 May, prohibiting various payments and charges that...

The Resolution Foundation has added its voice to that of many charities and other think tanks demanding more government support for...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how is the UK rental market coping with the fallout from...

The Chartered Institute of Housing claims there may be a “massive increase” in evictions in the near future. In a briefing paper the...

Letting agents are being warned that many risk a backlog of mandatory electrical checks unless they take rapid action to work with...

Airbnb is doing a U-turn with its global leader pledging to slash the number of professional landlords using the platform and...

A Liberal Democrat bid is underway to accelerate the government timetable to scrap Section 21. The Renters’ Rights Bill put forward by government...

There’s likely to be a further surge of new tenancies in the weeks to come, challenging agents’ ability to cope with...

The government has released new guidance regarding electrical safety checks - and there's a worry it may include thousands of additional...

ARLA Propertymark has set out its concerns over draft guidance on anti-money laundering produced by a body called the Joint Money...

The Chartered Institute of Housing has published proposals aimed at avoiding a spike in private rental sector evictions when the current...

The country’s largest provider of inventory services has launched its new processes, overhauled to cope with social distancing and the remaining...

A think-tank claims one in eight tenants has fallen behind with rent since the start of the Coronavirus crisis - a...

For the coming Bank Holiday on Monday, we’d like to show images of how agency offices have adapted to cope with...

Labour’s proposal to extend the current ban on private rental sector evictions could end up with some landlords in financial ruin.  Landlord...

A surge in rental activity has encouraged a London-focussed agency to un-furlough some of its staff ahead of an expected relaxation...

Here are two sets of advice from the good folk at Aston Mead Land & Planning - some more appropriate than...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with the...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

Franchise giant Belvoir says it’s helping its franchisees “reshaping their businesses” to cope with the Coronavirus crisis. In a trading statement showing...

All court possession orders are being suspended from today as part of the changes to the private rental sector to cope...

A leading Proptech expert says agents must have robust payment systems to cope with the unusual pressure of tracking mortgage and...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

A leading trade body is voicing concern over yet another council private rental sector licensing scheme - with particular worry over...

London courts are failing to cope with the volume of landlord repossession cases according to a trade body. New figures show the...

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

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