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The Association of Residential Letting Agents and other trade bodies have not yet responded to the government’s announcement over the holiday...
02 January 2018
From: Breaking News
Figures released by the government show huge support for the extension of the offences under which agents and landlords may in...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News
The government has released more details on long-discussed proposals to tighten up licensing in the private rental sector. It wants landlords in...
28 December 2017
From: Breaking News
London Bishops have written to housing minister Alok Sharma calling on him to do more to protect vulnerable private tenants. The Bishops...
03 November 2017
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Kitemark-style scheme SAFEagent is calling on the government to ensure plans to make Client Money Protection schemes mandatory are not ignored...
26 October 2017
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Housing minister Alok Sharma has been told face to face that he should rethink the government's plans to cap security deposits...
20 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Housing minister Alok Sharma has once again confirmed that the ban on lettings’ agents fees levied on tenants in England will...
15 September 2017
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Housing minister Alok Sharma has told a major residential conference that rent controls will definitely not be a policy of the...
14 September 2017
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The majority of MPs speaking at a House of Commons debate yesterday acknowledged they are wary of the 'unintended consequences' of...
07 September 2017
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The majority of landlords still believe that a cap on letting agent fees will be more effective than an outright ban,...
07 September 2017
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A Westminster Hall debate for MPs on letting agent fees will take place this morning in the House of Commons. The debate...
06 September 2017
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An attempt by a Labour council to encourage letting agencies to get ahead of the curve and scrap fees for tenants...
31 August 2017
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New government figures reveal that there are 80,855 Built To Rent homes either completed or planned. It says investment in this element...
04 August 2017
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The government has been urged by a London council to act now to end letting fees for private renters. Hackney council says...
31 July 2017
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Beleagured housing minister Alok Sharma has been told by a London council that his decision over an application for a borough-wide...
20 July 2017
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The government has revealed that it has received over 4,700 responses to its official consultation over the proposed ban on letting...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News
The substantial majority of landlords could soon be required to licence their properties in one London borough if the government agrees...
28 June 2017
From: Breaking News
After criticism of many younger voters allegedly failing to turn out during the June 2016 EU Referendum, new analysis of voter...