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Propertymark has responded to the formal consultation schemes being imposed by a string of local councils - but says such measures...

Anyone renting an Airbnb or other short let property in Edinburgh from the summer of 2026 is likely to be hit...

A Labour council in London is seeking much greater control over the creation of so-called ‘small HMOs’. Lambeth council wants anyone creating a...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has appointed Victor Olowe as the chair of its new Valuation Assurance Committee. Oluwe is a...

Propertymark is today launching a consultation exercise, seeking the views of lettings and sales agents - amongst others - about Material Information...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a warm welcome to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s planning reforms. This week Rayner...

Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has launched a comprehensive review of the National Planning Policy Framework. The objective is...

A controversial council has launched a 12 week consultation on its policies restricting Airbnb-style short lets. Edinburgh council insists that new Airbnb...

There’s a call from a prominent international building science service for the new Labour government to review the Energy Performance Certificates. EPCs...

Labour is likely to make rental sector reform and regulation a priority - at least partly because it will be low-cost...

A review of Edinburgh’s controversial short term lets licensing will take place this summer. City councillors agreed to publicly consult on the...

Development company Select Property has launched Select Residential, one of the first in-house lettings businesses of its kind by a build-to-sell...

The Property Energy Professionals Association - a trade group representing accreditation schemes for energy assessors - is complaining that it’s not...

Leasehold reform still has a long way to run, according to the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP). The major party manifestos...

Political parties should not allow the lengthy General Election campaign to delay work on a new and beefed-up Energy Performance Certificate...

Propertymark has come out in support of the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team’s probe into Rent-to-Rent.    NTSELAT has...

A council claims it’s reached an important stage in the process of deciding whether to implement the Article 4 Direction power...

The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...

The Housing Secretary in Wales says that nation is unlikely to follow the example of Scotland by introducing rent controls. At a...

Half of all private renters would not know where to turn to if a letting agent failed to address a problem...

An amendment is expected to be made by the government to its Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill. The Bill, put forward by...

Propertymark wants HM Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  HMLR launched a consultation last month as...

Propertymark wants the government to cool down on its enthusiasm for brownfield development. It says in a response to a consultation that...

What appears to be another government housing policy U-turn - this time on ground rents - is being hailed as “a...

The new Labour leader in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has received an early shot across the bows from Propertymark. Gething was elected Welsh...

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

Sharpened rules to double council tax on long term empty properties will come into force from April 1, says the government.  A...

Propertymark has welcomed proposed reforms to evict tenants who show persistent anti-social behaviour.   In 2018, a Northern Ireland Department of Justice consultation...

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

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

A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...

Prominent MPs from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have renewed their onslaught on Airbnb and other short let platforms.  Former Lib...

The Renters Reform Bill cannot succeed without proper engagement with letting agents and landlords, Propertymark argues.    According to a Freedom of Information...

Scottish councils must engage with letting agents and landlords if radical rental reforms have any chance of working. Propertymark argues that the...

Qualifications for property managers in the social housing sector should be extended to the private rental sector too. That’s the view of...

Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...

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

Agents who want to put their arguments for lettings fiscal reform to the Chancellor have until 5pm next Wednesday to submit...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark says one of the UK governments should go further in ensuring the safety of tenants...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

Agents, landlords and others’ views are being sought in a consultation on proposals to introduce a borough-wide additional licensing scheme for...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Neil Cobbold, Managing Director What is PayProp and what does it...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given what some commentators have interpreted as a sign that private rental sector licensing from councils...

Propertymark has responded to two consultations on the proposals to introduce electrical safety standards and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in...

Propertymark has urged the government to do more to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens heat their homes.   Office for National Statistics...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

A Labour-run London council is consulting on a new licensing scheme for private rented property.  If it goes ahead it will be...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

A trade body representing short lets operators has slammed government housing failures. The Short Term Accommodation Association says it’s analysed local authority...

Franchise giant Belvoir is the latest agency group to sign a deal with geospatial technology firm Kamma. The partnership will offer all...

It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement to reveal measures affecting both the rental market and the wider property industry.  The Local Housing...

A 335-unit Build To Rent scheme has reached practical completion stage in Sheffield. Going under the (perhaps bizarre) name of PLATFORM_, the...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

Propertymark wants Housing Secretary Michael Gove to continue with ground rent reforms for leaseholders following the launch of a consultation into this...

The government is considering five different options for ground rent as the reform process for the sector begins. The government is committed...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private sector have risen by double digits for the fourth quarter in a...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

Harlow council says it wants to take a harder line against agents and landlords who knowingly let unsafe and substandard properties...

Reapit has inked a deal with fast-expanding PropTech service Kamma to automate information about private rental sector council licensing. This year is...

Propertymark has issued a statement warning politicians not to introduce rent controls by the backdoor through processes which tinker with the...

A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...

It looks as if the government is accepting that there is a problem with how banks treat Pooled Client Accounts -...

Proposals for rent controls made in a government consultation document have been slammed by a prominent industry commentator and PropTech entrepreneur. The...

Propertymark says it hopes that a Welsh Government White Paper proposing that nine devolved housing tribunals are consolidated into a single...

Propertymark has responded to an HM Treasury consultation on anti-money laundering processes - and in doing so it’s slammed “heavy handed...

Propertymark is urging agents to give it their views on two consultations on health and safety issues coming out of Northern...

Two massive new rental licensing schemes are set to be approved in Brighton - and part of the reason is “uninterested...

There’s to be a consultation this autumn about a proposed selective licensing regime in Scarborough. The proposal covers parts of the Castle,...

A move to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short lets has been put forward in the westcountry -...

The Competition and Markets Authority’s in depth investigation into the controversial deposit alternative concept has been welcomed by one of the...

A hate campaign against AirBnb appears to have been launched in a Welsh village. Newspaper reports say a sticker reading 'Death to...

A consultation setting out proposals to reform domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates has been opened by the Scottish Government.  It feels...

Council tax premiums being considered in Wales would be insufficient to persuade short let and holiday home owners to move their...

HM Treasury has published a consultation on reform of the anti-money laundering supervisory system, giving four options. Currently the supervisory system is...

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...

Colliers, the agency and property consultancy, has issued another outspoken attack on government policy - this time prompted by a formal...

Buy to let investors who want to convert family homes into HMOs in Hounslow for three to six tenants will now...

An attempt to introducing statutory licensing for Airbnbs and some other tourist accommodation has got a frosty reception. The Welsh Government -...

London letting agents and landlords have so far been hit with more than £900,000 in fines in the first half of...

John Lewis is pushing ahead with its commitment to build and manage rental homes as part of a drive which it...

It looks as if the Labour Party is turning its back on rent controls on England and Wales. In the past year...

  A council has told letting agents to ‘get a move on’ as it admits there’s been a slow start to its...

The National Residential Landlords Association is looking for help from letting agents in building a case against rent controls. The association is...

Two prominent trade bodies representing elements of the private rental sector are fighting back against the latest attempt to impose rent...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months, despite widespread opposition from the lettings...

Propertymark is backing the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all residential buildings in Wales. The Welsh Government is proposing to amend...

Letting agents have a final chance today to have their say on a consultation into a newly proposed licensing scheme for...

A new consultation by one of the national governments within the UK advocates giving more councils power to make huge rises...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the idea of a compulsory national register of landlords and hosts operating Airbnb and other...

As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming...

An agent has spoken out about a proposal to allow huge council tax rises on second homes and empty properties. New Scottish...

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

Airbnb is warning the UK government not to be heavy handed in its planning controls restricting the short lets sector. At the...

The new trade body for short lets has reacted angrily to a government plan for AirBnb and other short let hosts...

New powers have been revealed to tackle what the Welsh Government calls the ‘problem’ of second homes.  A statement from the Senedd...

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

Airbnb says any new rules for short lets in Wales should protect hosts and the benefits they bring to the tourism...