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Propertymark is lobbying Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to suggest that letting agents have a vital role to...

ARLA Propertymark and a number of other property industry bodies wants Housing Secretary Angela Rayner to regulate letting and sales agents. An...

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

Propertymark wants Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities to regulate property agents via professional bodies such as itself. The Department for Communities is...

A trade body representing Build To Rent operators claims that the sector “already accommodates the Bill’s proposals” in terms of tenants’...

Propertymark is demanding equal treatment with the social housing sector. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove intends to boost standards in social housing...

Propertymark is urging agents to get ahead of the curve and be ready for the next big initiative - Regulation.  Propertymark has...

A fledgling trade body has introduced what it calls “principles for a new Build to Rent Code of Practice that will...

Propertymark says the regulation of agents has come a step closer.   The trade body gave evidence at a House of Lords Industry...

A prominent rental activist is tomorrow going to tell a House of Lords committee about the need to regulate letting agents. Conor...

Propertymark says the regulation of property agents and the creation of a statutory Code of Practice can improve the transparency of...

The long-awaited Third Reading of the controversial Renters Reform Bill will not happen this week according to the Leader of the...

Propertymark's latest research report suggests some letting agents want radical changes to the Renters Reform Bill now going through Parliament.  The aim...

The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...

Propertymark is hosting a webinar where Scott Bailey - policy manager at the Home Office - will answer questions on Right...

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

The UK Apartment Association - effectively a trade body for the Build To Rent sector - is beefing up its top...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says the current debate on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is another example of how agent...

A revised code of practice for Right To Rent has been issued to agents and landlords. This sixth revision supersedes the previous...

Propertymark has called on the government to retain the option of fixed-term tenancies in the private rental sector where it is...

Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...

Propertymark has urged Labour to licence letting agents under its plans to ‘fundamentally reform the private rented sector’. The trade body also...

Propertymark has put forward a six-point plan to slash economic crime in the property sector. The trade body says a series of...

Thousands of listing for rental properties on two popular websites explicitly say children or pets are not welcome. A BBC analysis of...

The Property Ombudsman has ruled that a letting agency’s ban on renting to a family with children was discriminatory against women...

The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...

A new Home Office code of practice comes into force today making changes to what letting agents in England need to...

New rules out for consultation concerning block management aim to improve professionalism across the sector, root out rogue agents, and increase...

The Property Ombudsman and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors are seeking views of agents, landlords and tenants on a new...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents' wing of Propertymark says the recent expulsion of three agents from The Property Ombudsman demonstrates the...

A new report from the Nationwide and campaigning charity Shelter puts letting agents in the dock over the standards in the...

The Right to Rent scheme’s revised code of practice coming into effect next month does nothing to stop agents and landlords...

A leading PropTech figure says a political issue north of the border demonstrates the advantages of voluntary industry codes of practice over...

A lettings agency in one of the most competitive markets in Britain says it’s enjoyed a record year winning landlords from...

The new government must prioritise the implementation of proposals to ensure letting agents and others in the industry are appropriately qualified. That’s...

Just over a fifth of lettings agents questioned in a major industry survey are concerned that may not be complying with...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

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

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

New guidance from the government on its controversial Right To Rent scheme would see agents and landlords breaking the law if...

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...

A leading lettings expert insists that greater regulation in the private rental sector can work for the benefit of landlords and...

The Scottish Government is investigating 114 businesses suspected of carrying out letting agency work without registration and has issued 86 compliance...

The Home Office says it will reassess the Right To Rent scheme following last week’s decision by the High Court that...

ARLA Propertymark is warning members to be diligent in how they promote the letting agents’ code of practice.  ARLA has issued a statement...

New figures show that the Scottish rental market returned to growth in September with average growth of 0.1 per cent across...

The head of a lettings agency has refused to sign a pledge document put to him by a protest group - and...

The latest rental figures produced by Your Move for Scotland have prompted a claim that the country now has better yields...

Two more lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman as a result of unpaid awards following disputes involving landlords...

There are now only eight weeks left for agents to apply to join a new statutory register which comes into effect...

Which?, the consumer body that appears to be taking an increasingly-aggressive line against letting agents and landlords, has now issued a...

The major legislative changes introduced in Scotland’s letting sector are a major turning point but should not be feared, says one...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says he welcomes reforms currently moving through Parliament to professionalise the lettings sector - but he wants...

Letting agents have responded with enthusiasm to the government’s announcement over the Easter weekend that the industry would in future have...

The government has this morning - Easter Sunday - announced a crackdown on rogue letting agents in the shape of a...

The man behind a leading lettings industry PropTech company says the new Code of Conduct to clean up the rental sector...

The code sets out the standards to be met by anyone engaged in lettings including specific requirements around how clients’ money...

The Property Ombudsman scheme has today announced three expulsions of agencies as a result of non-payment of rent or awards. Firstly, a...

One of the most dramatic changes in the UK’s private rental sector regulations is set to take place in five weeks...

ARLA Propertymark has revealed what it believes is a 'big step forward' for letting agents processing large numbers of overseas student...

A report into the Scottish rental market by Your Move says letting agents north of the border are already preparing for...

The software company behind a new product claim it helps agents comply with The Property Ombudsman’s code of practice on referencing...

The first letting agents to have completed a new training course aimed at improving services for tenants and landlords have graduated.    Some...

The Property Ombudsman scheme is backing a national campaign to help more consumers find reputable and trusted businesses and services.    Consumers are...

Scotland’s largest professional organisation for letting agents is urging all those in the rental sector to ensure they are fully compliant with...

The Law Society of Scotland is urging letting agents to prepare for a new code of practice coming into force north...

The Residential Landlords’ Association says it stands by a claim that one in four landlords may sell up, and it refutes...

We often report local authorities criticising the standards of letting agents and landlords - now here's a quite different story. Letting agents...

The Property Ombudsman has issued new guidance concerning obtaining express consent from a tenant before accessing a property. The change comes as a...

A Bill has received all-party support in the House of Commons despite one industry body's view that it contains significant dangers...

On Friday afternoon Letting Agent Today broke the news of four letting agencies being expelled by The Property Ombudsman - and...

Four separate estate and letting agencies have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman and from registration for lettings redress...

A raft of regulatory and legal changes for letting agents in Scotland in 2018 is being flagged up by the Association...

Letting agents in Scotland have started to sign up to a new compliance programme which has the aim of stamping out...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has obtained clarification from the government in relation to existing tenancies where an additional occupier...

The charity Crisis is warning that an unintended consequence of the controversial Right To Rent legislation which became law this week...

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

Scottish Land & Estates, a body representing private landowners north of the border, says it is positive about proposals to improve...

Bruten & Co Limited, a sales and lettings agent based in Notting Hill Gate, London, has been expelled from membership of...

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation period for its proposed Code of Practice for Letting Agents.  The proposed Code of Practice...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is to take part in an urgent meeting called by the Home Office on the...

Allen & Crane Estates, a sales and lettings agent based in Burnham near Slough, has been expelled from membership of The...

An agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for a minimum of two years after failing to comply with...

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

Private landlords are being encouraged to sign up to a new local authority accreditation scheme which offers them advice and support...